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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 13:35
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I was just wandering, what do people mostly use the internet for? Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 33 user(s) have voted. Voting started at March 14, 2005 02:34 PM board time. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=WDPiwMIhyFJx"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=WDPiwMIhyFJx"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- Important Information about Stuff Posts: 258 | Registered: Wednesday, March 9 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, March 14 2005 13:38
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To answer these polls. . . -------------------- "The bad news is you and Latin music go together like chocolate ice cream and an onion."—Simon Cowell about John Stevens Posts: 458 | Registered: Friday, August 6 2004 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, March 14 2005 15:19
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porno wasnt on there so i had to vote other ;) -------------------- Avernum is as addictive as skribbane!!! Withdrawal symptoms are harsh so I just keep playing. Free skribbane at Wal-mart Posts: 296 | Registered: Monday, September 22 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 15:36
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How about relaxation, whatever site that may be :) -------------------- Scandalous Stories, fishing,and great photos Posts: 294 | Registered: Monday, November 24 2003 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, March 14 2005 15:52
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All of it. And in pretty equal proportions in fact. Today I used Google to find out something about I Ching divination, Google News to read up on the body count in Iraq, Iran's nuclear development, Wikipedia to learn about the history of the Communist Manifesto (for an internet discussion), Hyperiums and some other text-based morpgs, as well as exactly four message boards. [ Monday, March 14, 2005 15:54: Message edited by: I'm Late, I'm Late, For ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, March 14 2005 15:52
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How about all of the above... -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 16:05
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An option to check more than one would have made it more accurate. This board, research, other stuff like that, and I can honestly say I have never looked for porn. -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, March 14 2005 16:09
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Pretty much everything. Mostly games, and surfing. Never looked up porn?! Just once try a Google image search for... uhh... something that sounds interesting. [ Monday, March 14, 2005 16:10: Message edited by: the Real Demonslaya ] -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 16:12
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Maybe It's because I'm female, or I don't get off on pictures, I don't know :P -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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written Monday, March 14 2005 16:16
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Hey, it's not just pictures. A friend of mine spends a considerable proportion of her time online reading erotic stories. This wouldn't be so bad, except that she uses the publicly-accessible computers at the university library to do so... -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 16:18
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I don't know I would count erotic stories as porn, it can have the same result, but it's not a visual. That is, it's text. Edit: I see your point :P , that and I suppose imagination is equivalent to visuals. [ Monday, March 14, 2005 16:23: Message edited by: Dolphin ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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written Monday, March 14 2005 16:19
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It's still an irresponsible use of educational resources. :P (And incidentally, the etymology of "pornography" does derive from the Greek for "writing about prostitutes"; the term was originally applied mainly to written works.) -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, March 14 2005 17:25
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Internet porn? Why bother with all the terribly lousy stuff on the web when you can just download a DVD rip of a quality porn movie using a file sharing program? I tend to use the internet mostly for forums, online journals, sports news, and the Facebook, a social network for college students. [ Monday, March 14, 2005 17:29: Message edited by: This Glass Is Half Stugie ] -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, March 14 2005 17:53
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Looks like Stugie has this down. I recall Eros a writer, correct? -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, March 14 2005 18:06
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Eros? As in the son of Aphrodite, commonly referred to as Cupid? He may have corresponded with Sappho once in a while, I guess... There is erotic art and there is pornography. There are erotic stories and there is pornography. Any medium can be used to produce worthless smut and, because we're talking about the internet here, it is. Frequently. —Alorael, who is an internet omni-user. If it's online, he uses it. If it's not, it should be! He demands convenience! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 18:15
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I only use the Net for research. Is there another use? :o -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, March 14 2005 21:22
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I marked "other" for similar reasons as posted above. Other than chatrooms per se, I use internet for all the other options and, as Stugie remarked, I also do some downloading and ripping. And I guess the other thing is internet shopping, since that's pretty much the only way I can buy things here. (I still refuse to go to the street vendors and buy pirated DVDs, CDs, etc. It's amazing how open that piracy is here in Venezuela (yeah, that's right interpol agent perusing this post (right) come down here and stir some nests.)) -------------------- quote:Random Jack Vance Quote Manual Generator Apparatus (Cugel's Saga) Posts: 604 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, March 14 2005 21:23
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quote:Why the hell are you at these forums?! Reasearching anything? :P [ Monday, March 14, 2005 21:23: Message edited by: I'm Late, I'm Late, For ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 21:40
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quote:Oh Mos Def, these forums are my chief mode of research. How many places can you find such an assortment of mental patients. I maintain that no matter what site I visit on the Net be it Maxim,Much Music,MacAddict or otherwise I am still conducting research of national importance. So yeah lotz of research. :P [ Monday, March 14, 2005 21:48: Message edited by: VCH ] -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 09:46
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What? Us?! Mental patients?!? I may have mental problems, but I'm not anyone's patient, because of them, yet. I use the 'net for alot of stuff. From chatting with mates, during lunchtime, when they're at school to finding images of cute fluffy animals. Like kittens. -------------------- Aut Tace Aut Loquere Meliora Silencio Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 11:14
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The net is where I get my news and my adult conversation. I play a few games at yahoo too. -------------------- Forever Always on Past the End tracihedlund@charter.net[/url] TrueSite for Blades - Blades Walkthroughs Pixle Profusion - BoE Graphics Archive Posts: 563 | Registered: Tuesday, July 27 2004 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 13:50
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I will post a more accurate poll unless people tell me not to. -------------------- Important Information about Stuff Posts: 258 | Registered: Wednesday, March 9 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 14:43
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Don't, I'd say. This thread is quite fine for discussion, we don't need another poll and another thread filling up the boards. :) -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 14:46
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Agreed please don't, I only said that for future reference, not for a second almost identical poll to be added. -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 15:03
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I've heard that there is now a reputable and recognized sub-specialty of sociology, appropriately termed cybersociology, that would concern itself with forums. So yes, we may all be guinea pigs. —Alorael, who has trouble associating "sociology" and "reputable" anyway thanks to his personal prejudices. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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