While We Wait for the Next Chapter
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 00:07
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Actually I exist on poweraid and onion-rings (The kind you get in chipshops) -------------------- *Eyes potential targets* Posts: 942 | Registered: Sunday, October 8 2006 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 00:12
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Well, thank goodness for that, dear. -------------------- Always try to be true to yourself - unless you suck Posts: 183 | Registered: Sunday, March 19 2006 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 00:13
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It's a hard life, but I try my best. -------------------- *Eyes potential targets* Posts: 942 | Registered: Sunday, October 8 2006 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 02:34
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w00t! [ Tuesday, April 15, 2008 02:35: Message edited by: Drew ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 14:23
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quote:Thanks. I was going to post, but didn't want to come across as flippant. How about them Yankees? Also, on topic, I hope Dikiyoba includes a trifle in the next chapter. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - You don't want to know. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 17:34
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quote:FYT. Just couldn't resist. But you can't deny that a truffle would be nice. Edit: I can never get quotes right on the first try. [ Tuesday, April 15, 2008 17:34: Message edited by: The Ratt ] -------------------- Ornks, Guac, Gazers. 'Nuff said. =:T:= Posts: 454 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 19:42
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quote:True, but that sort of thing doesn't go on everything. I've had peanut butter on stuff where it truly doesn't belong (with chicken, red peppers, and sardines… yuck). Drew: I was gonna respond, but I don't think another pointless heated debate would be a good thing here. Suffice it to say, I meant no offense to anyone. -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar ET reminds me of myself before I was taken into a small chatroom by TM, Alec, and various other members. They then proceeded to beat some sense into me... -Lt. Sullust My website: Nemesis' Refuge (Last Update: 3/16/08) Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 20:57
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Pointless debates cause fewer puncture wounds. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, April 15 2008 21:10
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quote:Sorry to respond in such a way. I definitely understand how upsetting violent crime is, and that the motivation for revenge can drive people. But I think also we all need to step back and realize: (a) the system isn't perfect, sometimes with the very worst consequences when it gets the facts wrong and the death penalty is involved; (b) society should be looking for the most utilitarian approach to these problems. The death penalty is not a good deterrent to other murders (either they don't think they'll get caught, or they don't care), and the economic cost of administering the death penalty typically is greater than that of life without parole, though the later has much the same effect for society (murderers off the street) without the potential for an irreversible mistake as outlined in point (a); and (c) perhaps most controversially, in my opinion our society should be better than dropping to the level of what criminals do to their victims when we punish them. Philosophically speaking, the only person who should have "revenge" against a murderer is the victim, and that can't happen; none of the rest of us are so entitled, because the crime wasn't carried out against us, no matter how close we may have been to the victim. I don't think that making someone suffer before his sentence is carried out in order to slake the rage of a family member or loved one makes our society any better. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 01:47
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quote:A nice sherry trifle would be nicer. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - You don't want to know. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 07:26
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 Even better! -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 10:26
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In Nalyd's opinion, a murderer should be quickly killed the moment they are found guilty. But he's a huge fan of "an eye for an eye", taken very literally. Do exactly to them what they do to their victim. -------------------- Fear us, mortals, but never envy, for though we burn with power, our fuel is our sorrows. Indeed, mortals, we envy you. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 10:30
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quote:Child molesters are sooooo screwed. On a second note, hasn't anyone noticed how finicky the UBB is? -------------------- Jim, the end of the world is here, the Xel'Naga have returned -Zeratul in Starcraft 2 trailer I will rule this sector or see it burnt around me! -Arcturus Mengsk We have cared for Auir and you people, even when you shun us for rejecting the Khala - Zeratul No matter what name I have, people can call me Xel Pylons! Posts: 301 | Registered: Tuesday, August 21 2007 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 13:58
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quote:  But, you'll have to have them all pulled out after the Savoy Truffle. I'm basically against the Death Penalty for two reasons, one being "Live and [/i]Let Live[/i]" and the other being everything Drew stated. Really, the Death Penalty is just barbarism at its highest. Nalyd: I don't want to be blind. Also, good luck definitively proving someone's guilty, especially of something as irreversible as murder. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy "All (Spiderweb) servers should be taken down, erased, and then subjected to dissolution by alkahest." -Alorael Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 17:48
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quote:A scripting accident plunges the boards into darkness, while man-eating plants get out of vats in Geneforge boards? That sounds like a promising plot for Episode 6. :P -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 18:21
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Meh. Diki could definitely pull it off. And there are enough extremist Geneforge fans to make it happen. -------------------- Ornks, Guac, Gazers. 'Nuff said. =:T:= Posts: 454 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 20:02
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quote:That's my thinking too, but Drew has a point. If they find out later that the conviction was wrong, well… there'd be a hell of a price to pay, at least. Goldenking (I think that's him, anyway) says it true: the death penalty is irreversible. What we need are some life balms or phoenix downs, or something of that nature. quote:*sigh* Now if only the murderers lived by that philosophy. :/ EDIT: Grammar problems are crap. [ Wednesday, April 16, 2008 20:04: Message edited by: Nemesis. ] -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar ET reminds me of myself before I was taken into a small chatroom by TM, Alec, and various other members. They then proceeded to beat some sense into me... -Lt. Sullust My website: Nemesis' Refuge (Last Update: 3/16/08) Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 20:49
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There is only a single, but critical problem with the concept of retribution. You are more sensitive to harm that happens to you than harm that happens to someone else. So, given this imbalance in perception, if everyone tries to make the other guy suffer just as much as he did, do you know what happens? (Well, actually, what happens then is what happens right now in the Middle East. But what I was going for was the more poetical "global blindness" bit.) -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 22:43
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Quick update on the fish sticks. I battered up and deep fried a lb of tuna loin and a lb of halibut the other night. They were both delicious, so I'll have to try again to really define which I prefer. I waited on the sablefish and black rock fish because they weren't visible in the freezer, but will dig a little next time. The best is salmon, so I'll end up having to make a third batch with salmon and the winner of the halibut/tuna vs sablefish/rockfish contest. First though, it's time to change the oil. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 22:49
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Curious. I would have thought halibut too fat a fish to be made into a 'fishstick'. I really love smoked halibut in a avocado-cucumber sushi roll (I know that's not Edo style, but it tastes mind-bogglingly delicious). What kind of batter did you use? -------------------- Always try to be true to yourself - unless you suck Posts: 183 | Registered: Sunday, March 19 2006 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 22:55
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I made a simple batter of dark porter and flour. All I did to the fish was rinse, lay it on a paper towel, and then sprinkle with salt and Old Bay seasonings. Note: Very important to use Old Bay, and not Old Spice. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, April 16 2008 23:13
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quote:That sounds nice. I have to look if I can get Old Bay Seasonings over here|the land of chocolate, since it's not easily available in Europe for all I remember. To be honest, I had totally forgotten about its existence since my high school year in Canada. And that's a long time ago. Thanks for bringing back a fond(haha) memory. Old Spice should obviously only be used for marinades. -------------------- Always try to be true to yourself - unless you suck Posts: 183 | Registered: Sunday, March 19 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, April 17 2008 02:33
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quote:Dude, anybody could write that story. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - You don't want to know. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, April 17 2008 06:48
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quote:IMHE this is not so. BTW: Does anybody from, say, England know if you can get Old Bay Seasoning at Tesco's or any other supermarket? It turns out a friend is going over soon and asked if he could bring anything. I need to know. Pleeeease! -------------------- Always try to be true to yourself - unless you suck Posts: 183 | Registered: Sunday, March 19 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, April 17 2008 13:44
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In response to the above post: Yes. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - You don't want to know. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |