Electric flute.

At 11/23/09 10:05 AM, ItsAGirlGamerlOmg wrote: Gender changing concepts...you can't help but wonder, but sometimes it doesn't fit, huh?

Not to mention, you have to stand in absolute awe of how much it encourages gender roles and social normsi n terms of gender.

At 11/23/09 03:16 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: Yes, on Watchmen they did. A fictional movie. In Otto's mind (Fish Called Wanda), they won. But, it's called Ho Chi Mhin city, not Saigon.

However, it is quite possible that the exiled Vietnamese government may return from exile, or Monarchy supporters might be reinstated as was in Cambodia. I do hope for this actually. But it must really piss you off that America lost.

Well, don't know about actual Americans, but it gives me something to say when Americans at yelling at us about World War 2 ("WE SAVED YOUR ASS!") or revolutionary war or whatever it's called ("WE KICKED YO ASSES!").

At 11/23/09 03:07 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: It must piss you off that we won right?

Bah, of course they're not pissed off. It was fun and if they yell to themselves enough times, they'll first believe it was a "tactical withdrawal", then north Vietnamese isn't worth the trouble and then that America actually won.

At 11/23/09 01:48 AM, MonkeyV wrote: Thought about it even more for some reason, and I came to the conclusion that logical thought might be (or is probably?) incorrect. We've lived our lives assuming that 2 + 2 = 4. That's because people think logically (as far as I've seen. If you can give me an example of someone who understands that 2 + 2 =/= 4, then I will rethink my case). What if there's a sat of laws that controls the universe on an even higher level than logic? Well, I can't prove that there is, but you can't prove that there isn't. Also, if you're thinking that this is that same argument that stupid people use to justify their belief in God, it's not. There are logical reasons for why that argument doesn't work in most situations, but it works at least somewhat better in this situation because any attempt at arguing that logic is correct would be redundant in that you are using logic to debate it.

I think the concept that, say, 2+2=4 is an example of higher logic is just silly, to me at least. It's information that has been handed down from generation from generation as a measuring tool and simply that. In a way, I think you may of over-analysed how everyone agrees that 2+2=4 as because over a "higher-logic" rather than because of a shared socialisation globally (and countries who disagree are quietly socialised into our train of thought and people who disagree are labelled either delusional or stupid). With enough thought, you can believe 2+2=/=4, but you'd then have to question the entire numeral system. Even after that, chances are, you'd end up with the same system with new names. You could say 2+2=7 and, assuming you'd make everything else in the same order, 2 would still be half of the result. You could name every number after different train stations and be able to get the same answer. You could name it after letters, naming it from 0-10 as A to J and then just slap the letter before it to show what "10" it is (e.g. 26 could be BG).

I've probably over-complicated it, but it's really socialisation and a shared global numeral system.

At 11/23/09 12:51 AM, Kokojo wrote: - Do you think it is unusual to imagine people, imagine their voice, and take actions accordingly from these mental images ?

I think schizophrenia is unusual.

- Do you actually feel special when you talk about your problems, or things you do, you see, you make, and what you think ?

Actually, as much as people would think otherwise, no.

My point stands there. Why ''escape'' into personas and alternate realities ? Bring me ''Human-dragons'', bring me ''humans with animal senses'', bring me a genuine animal, and then I might beleive.

As I said, alleviates stress.

Stop looking for hapiness in a world that does not exist. You exist, and you alone can model your existance. Always question your motives, your very existance, think, double-think, question your every mouvements... And then you may learn to know yourself...

There is a healthy amount of insanity that exist, to the degree that the concept that we are all sane people who live in reality is fucking stupid. To one extent, or another, we play around in a world that doesn't exist. Let it be just someone having an ego-trip and convinced they're the next big thing when they sound like a dying rat and have the intellect of someone half his age with down syndrome, or someone who has taken some time out to just role-play with someone else. Everyone does it. The concept that there is one entire shared reality is most likely true, but there is a great deal about perception. Your world may be different to mine, just because I've perceived things things differently. For example: Last night, apparently, some girl who went to my school got hit by a train. Now, people can perceive it as a bad thing. I perceive it as more of a good thing. People will perceive me as sick, and they wouldn't even care for reasons why I think that way. Another example is someone may be severely depressed as hell constantly. To everyone else, he has no reason to bitch and whine. To him, there's so many reasons, that he begins to lose count and can't be bothered listing them all.

The individualistic perception that is in all of us, is what makes us absolutely truly unique. It's only when the perception starts interfering with lives that people get to a stage that they may need a psychiatrist. You can be depressing, morbid and pessimistic, but the second you think of suicide or it interferes with the productivity of any work you do, that's when your individualistic perception has turned into a problem.

At 11/23/09 02:30 AM, Robotchk12 wrote:

At 11/23/09 02:26 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: Well, no, not really. EA may "own" Valve (although I think it's more of just a publishing deal than actual ownership) when they make console games, but I don't recall any EA names popping up when I've played any Valve games through Steam.

Valve teamed with EA for distribution on console versions, since they already handle Steam on PC.
Ever since The Orange Box, I think.

I stand by my original comment. I would add Take-Two, but who ever decided that Max Payne by Rockstar would end up good should just be shot.

At 11/22/09 06:21 PM, Robotchk12 wrote:

At 11/22/09 06:16 PM, Lost-Chances wrote: Activision Blizzard is the devil, EA is the devil and so are every other company except maybe Valve.

Are you happy now?

Too bad EA owns Valve.

Well, no, not really. EA may "own" Valve (although I think it's more of just a publishing deal than actual ownership) when they make console games, but I don't recall any EA names popping up when I've played any Valve games through Steam.

Activision Blizzard is the devil, EA is the devil and so are every other company except maybe Valve.

Are you happy now?

For about a month or two, I went vegan. I can't say I hated it nor enjoyed it.

Eh, personally, I'd give it to Killing Floor. I mean, they're by no means even remotely a large company, but it's clear they don't want to rip the player off yet are willing to allow them new things.

However, more likely, Modern Warfare 2 will get it.

Just give her money and tell her to grab whatever she wants.

I mourn the living like a good Christian.

I put "I feel like" and I get this nonsense.

At 11/22/09 03:46 AM, TheGodfather wrote:

At 11/22/09 03:42 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: Or, you know, making her become a hollowed mess because she can't get over you and distance forbids her to date you also works.

Yeah basically, why not? I see no problem there. I'd most likely be in the same boat.

There's a large difference, at least I think. Your ex-to-be wouldn't do it on purpose. On the other hand, you're planning to.

Write NG users in a marker all over his body.

At 11/22/09 03:33 AM, TheGodfather wrote: Holy. Fucking. Shit. This is an amazingly awesome answer because it's worked for me before.

Ha. I never thought of her doing that. So basically I should dig into her and make her miss me?

I want to live by this code now. But what do you mean by "get weird with her"?

Or, you know, making her become a hollowed mess because she can't get over you and distance forbids her to date you also works.

MSN, phone and every-so-often visits could work?

Get Maus to shake her money-maker. If a bulge appears, it's a man. If a larger bulge appears, it's a woman.

Or, even better:

Just order from New Zealand or England. No need to get a new TV or console.

If it was Prey, I could blow my brains out, relax in some weird place for a while if things get wild, and then shoot enough spirits to come out alive just as the cops are just about to drag me away.

At 11/21/09 07:41 PM, Legionnaire-X wrote:

At 11/21/09 07:21 PM, 7NatioN wrote: Marcus Fenix as a girl would make Gears of War friggin' weird.

Marcy Fenix.

"One way to know for sure".

At 11/21/09 05:28 PM, JohnnyWang wrote: Tangiently related thing, but a girl I liked and hung out with when I was 14-15 (she was dating someone at the time, so we never were an item) recently told me that she's also bi, and that it had caused trouble with her new boyfriend, who was really jealous, and when he found out, got really suspicious about her spending time with her female friends.

She was also the first person I came out to IRL, now that I think of it. I still love he, you know. She's the type of person you really don't get over like that. But we can never be, waht with her having achild and living in aanother city and other such trivialities.

Honestly, the first person I came out to IRL took it badly. She now has a kid and a boyfriend. I now have my confidence knocked back a ton and now am less likely to come out. I'm currently just seeing how things go and may make some form of a move when I get to uni since they some form of gay/bi thing happening.

Well, I already have enough money to keep me happy and income can be easily created. So love.

At 11/21/09 05:16 PM, JohnnyWang wrote:

At 11/21/09 05:12 PM, Lost-Chances wrote: 1. Cheating.
2. Bandwagon assumption.
3. You're drunk.

Bandwagon was right. The other things were "been bisexual for 4 months" and no, not the cheating, but the assumption that bisexuality requires polyamory and/or promiscuity.

Eh, it's not assuming that it requires, but allows that annoys me. No one assume it's a requirement, but people assume "OH, YOU'RE BISEXUAL, YOU MUST DATE WOMEN AND MEN AT THE SAME TIME!". It fucking irritated me how someone I used to know used to get creeped out that I may look at men sexually while dating her. Which I just thought "why would I think of ANYONE else when I have you?".

And no, I am not drunk, you ARE alcohol, drunk of power, that is!

Pft, I wish I had enough alcohol to be the drunk of power. I barely have enough to be the light-headedness-of-power.

aactually I'm just really tired, which makkes me get all rambly.

Bah, close enough.

At 11/21/09 04:44 PM, JohnnyWang wrote:

At 11/21/09 08:24 AM, camobch0 wrote: Hey guys, just wanted to see if I could get in on this rainbow bandwagon. I've been bi for about 4 months, and currently have a girlfriend and a boyfriend.

Excuse my self-righteousness, but I can find three infuriating statements in that post. Points for spotting hich ones, aand for what reason.

1. Cheating.
2. Bandwagon assumption.
3. You're drunk.

Ching ching ching?

Have fun.

Game shops often employ people behind the till with different information on different consoles. So one person may know about online games, another about Nintendo games and another may know a bit about PC and PS3 games.

It's kind of neat that the best pre-order gear is only in America and they receive the game in America before everyone else.

It's like the game industry just hates everyone else, especially English people.

Because deviating from the old myth of vampires is fine, to a degree. It's okay to start to suggest that vampires attack werewolves and that they can look normal until they switch into their vampire form, but the second you start to make it sound like a vampire can be skinned to be used as a disco ball, that's when you start to ruin it.

There's also the fact that when a story seems too much like the author compensating for her lack of a social or love life, it commonly goes to hell.