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Official Election Final Round Voting in General
Sir David
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Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 14 2005 20:19 Profile #32
quote:
Originally written by Frankie Vallium:

Arancaytar voters are encouraged to change their votes to Stug for strategic reasons.
Oh hey, look! Free PR for Aran. Fortunate man - I don't see how he can lose with the two of us upholding his candidacy so firmly.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
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Regrettable But in General
Sir David
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Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 14 2005 19:51 Profile #25
Alec, that you think you can use the word "shameful" to describe anything but your own actions and words is mind-boggling. That you and TM are personally attacking Kelandon, of all people, for supporting a candidate other than yourself, is simply inexcusable. If the two of you would stop worshipping yourselves and acting like toddlers with sticks up their asses, maybe you'd be able to win your own election even without biasing it in your own favor. Kel is blameless, as you well know, so accept some responsibility for once, cut your losses, and resolve your own grudges before you make much more of a fool of yourself.

EDIT: Too late. Professional dignity? Blood feud? Cost him dearly? What the hell? Who do you think you are?

[ Thursday, July 14, 2005 20:00: Message edited by: Lady Davida ]

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Official Election Final Round Voting in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 14 2005 13:41 Profile #12
As my number is not on the list, I can vote for Thuryl in spirit only.

To the rest of you, remember: if you do not vote for Thuryl, the dingoes cannot be held responsible for their actions.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Favorite web comic. in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 14 2005 07:12 Profile #3
Bigger than Cheeses, Sinfest, and The Order of the Stick.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
The Election in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 14 2005 06:40 Profile #18
Brilliant. Who needs penguins and Germans in lederhosen when you've got Archmage Alex?

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Election Primary Results/Vote Reassignment in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Wednesday, July 13 2005 06:40 Profile #108
quote:
Originally written by Unpleasantness for its Own Sake:

quote:
Originally written by Archmage Alex:

quote:
Originally written by Stugri-La:

quote:
Originally written by Drew:

quote:
Originally written by Stugri-La:

quote:
Originally written by Kelandon:

Racist.
White Supremacist. :eek:
Um, caste-ist.
Confederate!
Over-crunchy turnip!
Trotsky-fascist!
Utopian!

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Showering in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Wednesday, July 13 2005 06:28 Profile #8
quote:
Originally written by Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door.:

By the third day without show...
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Recently, I suppose the longest I've gone was five days - I was on an island in the middle of a lake on a week long camping trip. I did take a bath (with environment-friendly soap) in the lake during those days, though, and on the fifth day we had to go to shore to get water and such and I took a shower then. I'm somewhat obsessive when it comes to showering, to be honest. I probably average over one per day as well.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
How many hours of sleep do you get per 24 hours, on average? in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Tuesday, July 12 2005 23:10 Profile #3
I said nine, which may or may not be true. It's certainly possible, though, during the pre-work weeks of the glorious summer...

During the school year, of course, it's a different story - I averaged 4 hours at most during the weeks I kept track for health class. My teacher couldn't rememeber having a student with more hours of sleep debt than me. Speaking of sleep, it's 4:10 AM... g'night.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Tuesday, July 12 2005 22:09 Profile #677
Get over yourself. (Not you, Spring.) That is all.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Human nature in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Tuesday, July 12 2005 21:10 Profile #2
quote:
Originally written by Frankie Vallium:

As a policy, I refuse to say anything about human nature; doing so is inherently repugnant. Any dialogues about human nature will intrinsically limit it into compliance with the ideological traps of the dialogues' bearers.
Thus, we should discuss nothing but the availability of fresh produce and the newest BoA scenario, and even then, personal opinion must be avoided at all cost. Or we could pull our heads out of our self-indulgent rears and realize that virtually anything could be substituted for "human nature" in your last sentence without affecting its verity. If that's enough to prevent you from adding your input, why hasn't it worked in the past?

That said, I have nothing to add to the topic at the moment, although I do generally agree that a feeling of security can help to combat greed. It can also do the opposite, though - what if a man's security opens his eyes to the oppurtunities to manifest his greed, and gives him the confident to pursue these oppurtunities? I suppose the effect depends on the individual.

[ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 21:18: Message edited by: Lady Davida ]

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
If You Had A Billion Dollars... in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Tuesday, July 12 2005 20:38 Profile #20
Pfagh. Shoes. I'm glad to be male.

I rather suspect the Marlenny Foundation would be quite a job in itself, if done in such a way as to be worthwhile. To not be forced to hold the kind of job generally thought of as such, though, would be very nice.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
If You Had A Billion Dollars... in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Tuesday, July 12 2005 18:17 Profile #16
To be honest, I'd spend as little of it as possible. I'd certainly set up some way of staying rich, and I'd put most of it aside just in case. With the money I'd have left to myself, I would moderately improve my own life and those of my loved ones. I wouldn't hold back from those who need it, locally. However, rather than donating the rest to a reputable charity, I would start my own organization for the construction of relatively self-sufficient model communities in Africa and possibly Asia, to be built, populated, and maintained by the homeless, the hunger-stricken, etc. Personally, I don't trust anyone more than I trust myself, and I find that goal much more useful and compassionate than the education of Americans or even the protection of wildlife. The millions I'd have saved would be fed into the organization for as long as necessary, but knowing me, I'd probably die with plenty left over

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Family Guy!!!! in General
Sir David
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Member # 919
 written Monday, July 11 2005 21:32 Profile #24
Some of Family Guy seems forced, but on the whole, I find the show hilarious. Futurama, the Simpsons, not so much. Stewie and Brian are unbeatable.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Lucien 'Thuryl' McMahon Is Naked in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Monday, July 11 2005 21:18 Profile #97
You didn't recognize this as an old resurrected topic? I'm somewhat disappointed that it wasn't resurrected with a more specific purpose in mind, though...

What's up with Saunders' post on this page? Did she lose her old account?

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Favorite Beatles Songs in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Monday, July 11 2005 21:06 Profile #19
I'm not a huge fan of the Beatles, but in my house, they're virtually unavoidable. It's not that I dislike them so much as I find them extremely overrated and somewhat repetitious. Some of their songs, such as Come Together, contain a few seconds of likeable material sandwiched by musical inanity on both sides. On the whole, though, while I listen to few of their songs intentionally, I can listen to the majority of them without wishing I weren't. That said, my top five favorite Beatles songs are as follows:

1. "Eleanor Rigby"
2. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
3. "Dear Prudence"
4. "Here Comes the Sun"
5. "Hey Jude"

EDIT: Err... Ashy, since when do heavy metal and good lyrics mix?

[ Monday, July 11, 2005 21:11: Message edited by: Lady Davida ]

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Forum Statistics in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Monday, July 11 2005 20:30 Profile #9
quote:
Originally written by Niemand:

Average karma level: 3.2710978342046304

...Excluding profiles with zero posts:
Average karma level: 3.2445141065830723
Just goes to show, it pays to keep your mouth shut.

Nice work, Niemand. One question, though - if this was all computerized, were variations on the theme of "Student" included in the calculations?

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Election Primary Results/Vote Reassignment in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Monday, July 11 2005 20:19 Profile #88
Dolphin, unless something very unlikely involving Zeviz happens, I don't see how it's a problem...

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Creating your own graemlins in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Saturday, July 9 2005 19:17 Profile #19
EDIT: Both hands are in plan view, and that grey thing is definitely a mouse.

I use gifbuilder to make graemlins, but unfortunately, I've finished nothing worth putting on EM's site. If anyone knows of a graemlin that is similar to the one posted below but is on fire, please let me know. It would make my life quite a bit easier.
IMAGE(http://www.polarisboard.org/board/html/emoticons/blink.gif)

[ Saturday, July 09, 2005 19:19: Message edited by: Lady Davida ]

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Were we prepared? in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Saturday, July 9 2005 13:36 Profile #53
quote:
Originally written by Formerly I:

On the former topic: Poor English people... Well, it's your own fault for raping countries of their resources and installing puppet dictators. (Then again, it's not like we in the US didn't do it either).

Right, blame it on the victims. How insensitive.

On religion in general: It's quite regrettable that people can get tied up in this sort of scam. There is no evidence that any religion is valid. Sure, miracles can happen, but I'm just of the opinion that they were simple luck.

You're as welcome to your opinion as religious people are to ours. There certainly is evidence that religion is valid - the question is not whether it's there, but whether it's enough.

If religon was truly rational, people would think things through before going out to slaughter people in the name of a God who, if they're reading their religious text right, expressly told them not to kill. Or who told them not to drink, and then had them perform a ritual based on it.

If you were truly rational you'd know that a) most people do think things through first and b) the majority of us don't agree with the actions and opinions of the few you have chosen to represent the rest of us. From what you've said you seem to pin more violent intentions on religion than are actually rooted in it. You are right to wish for more open-mindedness among the religious, of course, but remember, improvement begins at home.


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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Election Primary Results/Vote Reassignment in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Saturday, July 9 2005 13:32 Profile #12
Then I transfer my votes to Stughalf and encourage other candidates (besides Arancaytar and Thuryl) to do the same.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Election Primary Results/Vote Reassignment in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Saturday, July 9 2005 13:11 Profile #10
How many candidates will be in the final round? (Or if you're going by number of votes, how many must a candidate have?)

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
ANNOUNCEMENT in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Friday, July 8 2005 20:53 Profile #49
...Aran didn't make that up?

I must've missed something big - what was TM banned for? Not that he doesn't deserve it, of course, but it must've been bad if he finally got it after this long without...

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Were we prepared? in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Friday, July 8 2005 19:54 Profile #43
*sigh*
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

A danger in the world today is rising religious fundamentalism, regardless of the actual religion.
Or lack thereof. Religious fundamentalism is by no means the only kind - it may be the most prominent, but as Kel said, you can't forget the others.

quote:
Originally written by Mister Maoben:

Islam is cousin to Christianity? O_o
Ben, please do yourself a favor and read some kind of secular history of world religions, or at least Abrahamic religions. I don't mean that sarcastically - I really think it would be beneficial to you.

quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

My sense is that Ben has been indoctrinated to such a degree that he is incapable of listening to opposing views. It is unfortunate, given that he is young, that he has such a strong opinion on this matter. It is one of the most refreshing aspects of youth to have an open mind, constantly seeking to absorb new and different information.
Agreed, but he's not incapable. I must say, I'm impressed with the overall reaction to Ben in this topic. Since when are Spiderwebbers this reasonable? If the underlying hostility were done away with, maybe you would be able to get through...

quote:
Originally written by ef:


quote:
I think part of the issue may be that Ben is underestimating just how different religions can be from each other.
I think he knows that. But he is absolutely sure that the only true faith is his faith, and the only existing God the one he believes in. So Muslim or Shinto, where's the difference, he knows they are both wrong anyway.
No, Thuryl's right. You may be right too, ef, that he is absolutely sure of his own faith and thus regects others equally, but maybe if he understood other religions and the differences between them, this would not be true to such a degree.

EDIT: Ben, I held the same belief several years ago. I completely understand where you're coming from - it made perfect sense to me at the time. However, God is God. We call him God, the French call him Dieu, the Spanish Dios, and the Muslims, Allah. Faithful Muslims worship God just as faithful Christians do. Satan's deception, in this case, does not come in the form of a false god - it comes in the form of faulty worship, incorrect beliefs, etc. - Christian and Muslim. Quite frankly, we're all wrong. Only God can know the truth in its purest form, and neither you nor I nor the ayatollah nor the Saudi bookseller is God, so we cannot know the whole truth. Does the imperfection of your belief system and your worship make you a devil-worshipper? I'll leave that up to you, but my answer is no. We're all worshipping the same God, we're just worshipping him incorrectly (and in different ways).

quote:
Originally written by Mister Maoben:

The Bible has no revision, barring the differences in translations, but even there the main points aren't significantly altered.
Mmm... no, unfortunately, not true. Did you know that a footnote written by a monk describing his own feelings about the Trinity was later included as a part of the King James Version of the Bible, and is now in all Christian bibles that I know of except the Jehovah's Witness New World Translation? The Trinity is certainly a main point. I'm glad you recognize that no translation is perfect, though - it's best to leave some room for error when reading the Bible.

quote:
Originally written by Manhood Typing Kelandon:

In theory, one should not worship saints. Catholics have thought that saints can act as go-between with God — it's a lot easier to talk to a person than a mysterious divine entity — so you can pray to a saint, but not worship one.
This serves to illustrate my point about misguided worship on the part of Chrstians. I don't think that worship of saints is all that common today, but it's certainly not non-existant, and the use of icons has often become idolatry in the past. That is the way of Satan, Ben, not setting himself up as Allah.

Check your PMs, please, Ben.

EDIT2: Make that email, since I'm on your ignore list and all.

EDIT3: That's blocked too. How frustrating. I'm not going to expose you to spam or flaming or anything. Would you please unblock me or at least send an email I can respond to?

EDIT4 (sorry): Never mind, found it. All I can ask now is for you to read it and not delete it, I guess.

[ Friday, July 08, 2005 20:48: Message edited by: Lady Davida ]

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Were we prepared? in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 7 2005 17:48 Profile #14
Ah, ze French. No, I really doubt that - they're not that crazy. Someone mentioned the Olympics, too - can't see what that has to do with anything, except that the attack raises new security issues. Well. I don't know how much can be done to prevent this kind of thing, but I wish you Londoners luck. If you discover an effective method, let the rest of the world's threatened cities know as soon as possible. Congratualtions on the Olympics. It was ironic to see celebrating crowds in the paper and then look up to my computer screen and see the more pertinent news... *sigh*.

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
London Bombings in General
Sir David
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
 written Thursday, July 7 2005 16:55 Profile #33
B@stards. The lives of innocent Londoners were taken with no benefit to anyone, and I hope the rest of the world gets that message. My heart and my prayers go to the victims and their families, and all those still at risk (which constitutes a group larger than I'm comfortable with). I suppose we're fortunate that there haven't been more such attacks, really - either that or we're protected better than we think.

quote:
Did you see what they said they'd do to any prank callers at the moment?
...Actually, no. What did they say, and who are "they"?

Ben, no. Salmon, please don't get him started. Zeviz, good timing...

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And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it.
-The Last Pendragon

Polaris = joy.

In case of emergency, break glass.
Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00

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