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At 3/29/08 12:37 AM, RydiaLockheart wrote: I can't say why they don't fall, but it has been proven that autistic kids have a higher tolerance for pain. When I was a kid, the other kids would be running back to mommy after falling off the slide and I'd still be playing with skinned knees, so I guess it's true. Mom would have to get me to stop playing so she could use Neosporin or something.

It might not be a matter of pain tolerance so much as alternative interpretations of the situation. No boo boo in the world hurt as much as little kid makes it out to (with the possible exception of getting your ears ripped off, that seems excruciating) the response of running home to mommy is probably more environmentally conditioned than an actual response to pain. Since autistic children interact with their environments in a different way than other children they may not have received the conditioning.

Differing perceptions of their environments may also explain why they don't fall and run into people. You can pretty much surmise that non-autistic children aren't very good at running around the pool simply because paying attention to what they are doing is probably the last thing on their minds in an environment as stimulating as a public whereas an autistic child may not even perceive the distracting stimulants. Then there's always the possibilities of differing motivations and planning.

At 3/28/08 06:15 PM, lapis wrote: Question for native English speakers: is "newslet" an acceptable abbreviation of "news outlet" or is it something completely different?

Why not?

Lots of common words are of portmanteau origins.

At 3/28/08 08:54 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote:

At 3/28/08 07:37 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Skunky, I have missed you. You haven't been on as much!

That's because NG is blocked at work as "Tasteless and Offensive" :)

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C'mon ... offensive, well sure it can be called that to a certain degree. But not everything here is.
But tasteless ! it has many different 'tastes' as it were. Not all may be ahhhhh,,,,,, in the best of taste mind you, but it certainly isn't tasteless.

At 3/29/08 01:38 AM, BeFell wrote: blahblahblah

where the fuck has your Mormon ass been!

i keep walking into the wrong forums: "Metal Gear Colab? what the hell is going on here?!?!".

At 3/28/08 08:54 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote:

At 3/28/08 07:37 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Skunky, I have missed you. You haven't been on as much!

That's because NG is blocked at work as "Tasteless and Offensive" :)

Tell me about it - the library (where I usually get online as it's, y'know, free) has NG blocked off...but porn sites are easily accessible.

At 3/29/08 03:01 PM, D2Kvirus wrote: Tell me about it - the library (where I usually get online as it's, y'know, free) has NG blocked off...but porn sites are easily accessible.

I would imagine that the library would be a rather awkward place for one to watch porn.

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I need to express my disappointment that despite the fact my macbook has a camera built into it, there isn't any program that can actually utilize it...at all. which is rather annoying as it's a fucking good camera.

Also: Kids are wonderful. Especially when yo can have fun with them and then just abandon them to their parents when you get bored :P

At 3/29/08 03:24 PM, Tri-Nitro-Toluene wrote: Also: Kids are wonderful. Especially when you can have fun with them and then just abandon them to their parents when you get bored :P

O_O

TOMMY CALL THE POLICE. WHERE DID HE TOUCH YOU?!?!

*le gasp*

=)

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At 3/29/08 03:32 PM, reviewer-general wrote: O_O

TOMMY CALL THE POLICE. WHERE DID HE TOUCH YOU?!?!

*le gasp*

=)

MY COMMENTS WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND MISCONSTRUED IN A NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN TO TARNISH MY IMAGE!

No really...I'm truthing.

At 3/29/08 03:44 PM, Tri-Nitro-Toluene wrote: MY COMMENTS WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND MISCONSTRUED IN A NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN TO TARNISH MY IMAGE!

Goebbels has nothing on me.

Hey, Godwin's Law...

No really...I'm truthing.

lol, k

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At 3/29/08 03:57 PM, reviewer-general wrote:

At 3/29/08 03:44 PM, Tri-Nitro-Toluene wrote: MY COMMENTS WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND MISCONSTRUED IN A NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN TO TARNISH MY IMAGE!

Goebbels has nothing on me.

Hey, Godwin's Law...

It's not really a debate though so I'm not sure it counts :P

OH YEAHHHHH

At 3/29/08 04:26 PM, Christopherr wrote: OH YEAHHHHH

*lights cigarette*

You're welcome, baby.

Wut?

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I think i'll call this thread a failure. was a bad idea JMHX

At 3/29/08 04:35 PM, zoolrule wrote: I think i'll call this thread a failure. was a bad idea JMHX

Do you ever have anything useful to say? I mean, ever?

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Woo

Got tickets to see The Boss.

So going to kick ass.

At 3/29/08 03:24 PM, Tri-Nitro-Toluene wrote: I need to express my disappointment that despite the fact my macbook has a camera built into it, there isn't any program that can actually utilize it...at all. which is rather annoying as it's a fucking good camera.

I repeat: PCs FTW!

Also: Kids are wonderful. Especially when yo can have fun with them and then just abandon them to their parents when you get bored :P

Today my mum celebrates her birthday, and the son of a friend of hers is coming and he is reaaaaaally a spoiled brat; we're getting the house ready

At 3/29/08 03:01 PM, D2Kvirus wrote:

At 3/28/08 08:54 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote:

At 3/28/08 07:37 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Skunky, I have missed you. You haven't been on as much!

That's because NG is blocked at work as "Tasteless and Offensive" :)

Tell me about it - the library (where I usually get online as it's, y'know, free) has NG blocked off...but porn sites are easily accessible.

In every cyber café with a pr0n blocker I've been in, NG was locked =(

At 3/29/08 05:40 PM, MortifiedPenguins wrote: Woo

Got tickets to see The Boss.

So going to kick ass.

What is that?

Hey! Wazzup guys?
I have been very busy with the university, so, I didn't have too much time to post here.
Now, I have a week off

So, How's everybody doing???

At 3/29/08 06:05 PM, Piromano wrote: Hey! Wazzup guys?
I have been very busy with the university, so, I didn't have too much time to post here.
Now, I have a week off

So, How's everybody doing???

A friend of mine passed the School of Medicine's Admission Exam for the UNLP (La Plata's National Univeristy for you yankees) with 51/60! He's one of the 28% that passed! =D
He wins!

At 3/28/08 09:11 PM, stafffighter wrote: Do you think this is why he hid so long?

Possibly. I always used to think his stage outfits and weird presence as front man for Tool was just some kind of weird modern art performance, but now I'm not so sure.

When he finally showed all I could think was "The dude from linken park has a little brother?"

I shouldn't be laughing, I really shouldn't...

*chuckle*

At 3/29/08 02:39 PM, Malachy wrote:

At 3/29/08 01:38 AM, BeFell wrote: blahblahblah

where the fuck has your Mormon ass been!

He has a real life and significant other he can sleep with on a regular basis, he doesn't need us anymore. :-(

At 3/29/08 06:05 PM, Piromano wrote: So, How's everybody doing???

A bit aggravated. I went to Wal-Mart today to get a few things and they had Saw 4 on DVD for $20, but I'm having to watch my spending this week because my check sucked, so I couldn't get it. Granted, I already know what happens from reading plot summary's online, but I still want to see the movie.

At 3/29/08 06:12 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: A friend of mine passed the School of Medicine's Admission Exam for the UNLP (La Plata's National Univeristy for you yankees) with 51/60! He's one of the 28% that passed! =D
He wins!

Are you trying to provoke me man??
Well, let me ask you something... how much he had to pay to pass????

Everyone knows that exam is fixed for those who have a lot of money to pass it.

Never Back Down was the most steriotypical white guy martial arts action sports flick ever. Of course that's exactly what I went there for.
If you're in that mood I reccomend it. Plus the bad guy looks like the dude from Pete and Pete, the older Pete. So if you ever wanted to see him get his ass kicked that's a bonus.

At 3/29/08 06:34 PM, Piromano wrote: Are you trying to provoke me man??
Well, let me ask you something... how much he had to pay to pass????

Everyone knows that exam is fixed for those who have a lot of money to pass it.

Well, he has a brain, and he studied for a whole year before sitting for the exam.
What do you say about paying?? HELLO you go to a PRIVATE University. Not only it is shitty, but you basically BUY your degree.
Eg, if you pay, you get a "summer course", that gives you a chance to pass every subject.

At 3/29/08 06:42 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Are You Afraid of the Dark was good though.

No, shut up.

I only recently got over that fear.

Is it possible for old fears to return and then leave again?

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At 3/29/08 06:42 PM, SevenSeize wrote:

At 3/29/08 06:38 PM, stafffighter wrote: Never Back Down was the most steriotypical white guy martial arts action sports flick ever. Of course that's exactly what I went there for.
If you're in that mood I reccomend it. Plus the bad guy looks like the dude from Pete and Pete, the older Pete. So if you ever wanted to see him get his ass kicked that's a bonus.

I never could get into Pete and Pete.

All the cool kids watched it, I just never could.

Are You Afraid of the Dark was good though.

I watched those shows! One of the petes was in "Home Alone", and Are you Afraid of the Dark (Le temes a la oscuridad?) was kewl, but it scared me =(

At 3/29/08 06:49 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: I watched those shows! One of the petes was in "Home Alone", and Are you Afraid of the Dark (Le temes a la oscuridad?) was kewl, but it scared me =(

You had a better childhood than I did.

I've never seen either.

HAHA UR AN AMERICAN AT HEART

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At 3/29/08 06:59 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Saying shut up costs you 10 minutes of recess in my classroom.

I is sorreh. =(

*sits in corner quietly, sobbing*

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At 3/29/08 06:59 PM, SevenSeize wrote: I only watched them when I went to my friend's house. We didn't even have TV, let along cable tv, when I was a kid.

Aw.
But now you have satellite TV and a car that's teh kewlness!
U WIN AT LAIF!

At 3/29/08 07:02 PM, reviewer-general wrote: I is sorreh. =(

*sits in corner quietly, sobbing*

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Can I hit him? Please =D