Philocthetes

Philocthetes

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Banned because capes aren't underwear, the costume top was not at all revealing and the bottom hardly so, and ages for manhood vary from culture to culture. Burt Ward was young when he wore those green trunks, but he wasn't a minor.

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[quote who="MottiKhan" reply="214" id="3054159"]Having already wiped Gamestop/Impulse from my main gaming computer, I'm looking forward to this too. Especially the web based version. [/quote] I'm with you in general, but for the FE beta I'm wishing that SDC v2 was here. The first beta didn't even have the update-nagging functionality that was in the WoM betas. If I didn't follow the boards, I would not have known I needed to download and install

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Banned for trying to make me 'go there.' Unless you breeder boys are actually ready to see the other side of a serious chain of boob-based bans? Just typing about hotties with external genitals usually seems to send you lads into tizzy, not to mention how scary beefcake photos seem to be.

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[quote]...So, I think "Enjoy this time" shouldn't be advice only given to new parents. We should all make sure we enjoy our time. Don't forget about the past but don't live there either.[/quote] In a general sense, I very much agree with you here. Some of my happiest moments have come when I was prepping food or cleaning up and listening to loved ones enjoy the aftermath or anticipation of a meal or a round of good snacks. But I've been observing parents for a

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[quote who="Kamamura_CZ" reply="27" id="3068927"]I don't know in which universe do you live, but it can't be this one.[/quote] We share the same universe, but I'm tired to the bone with broad-brush rants, sweeping generalizations, and excessive wallowing in anger. I never said a thing to imply that there is no problem with the role that campaign finance plays in our system-- Citizens United v. FEC is possibly the worst Supreme Court decision handed down in my lifet

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[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="24" id="3068870"]1) Until they check your credit rating. 2) The Secret Service's too.[/quote] I have my cynical moments far more often than I'd like, but your credit rating is a moot point in this context. Staffers will check to see if you are a regular correspondent and how often you vote. They understand that word of mouth is still an important 'marketing' channel. The spooks are hopefully irrelevant, and the Secret Servi

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[quote who="alaknebs" reply="8" id="3068519"]search is just plain broken for me. probably noscript/cookie issue (oddly.. worked a few days ago...)[/quote] For years now, I've gotten much better results by using the site:forums.elementalgame.com tag at a real search site, or better yet a privacy-respecting Google alternative like http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm . I haven't tried the local search in qu

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[quote who="starkers" reply="40624" id="3068380"]Banned for saying I 'own' one... [/quote] Banned for having sold your body, or at least a bit of it. Unless you're a very rare physical specimen, there's more long-term income potential in renting yourself.

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[quote who="Seleuceia" reply="18" id="3068473"]In all honesty though, George Washington (and his Cabinet) are often considered the best of America's presidencies...and the key difference between him and his successors is that Washington didn't really want to be president...[/quote] We still have clean elections in the U.S., so the real people to blame are the citizens who keep returning 'despicable' people to office. The truly vexing irony for many politi

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Banned because you seem to think penis jokes are 'meh.' That's all cocked up. [quote who="starkers" reply="40620" id="3068128"]Yeah, I know.... banned for penis jokes.[/quote] Banned for cockophobia. That's really silly when you own one.

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[quote who="starkers" reply="13" id="3068149"]Ah, but you don't live where I do, and my elected official has so much wax in his ears that no amount of direct bitching is gonna make a difference.[/quote] Ah, but I seem to have fell into an unusual trap for a political scientist--I was concise to a fault. My notion of direct engagement doesn't require that any of my representatives be clearly interested in opinions from people like me. My current member of the U.S. House

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[quote who="Spitz" reply="6" id="3067595"]Hm. Should faction reputation also be a minor factor desertion risk, or is that a step too complicated?[/quote] Not too complicated for me. And I especially like the idea of the occasional game where I got to win over a rival's champion instead of simply killing him or her.

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Banned because the original KY formulation was a basic supply cabinet item for doctor's offices and hospitals. It helps with inserting various sorts of examination instruments, for people of all sexes.

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Banned because water bases are best. Petroleum bases ruin condoms and all the oily bases tend to both stain textiles and get absorbed fairly quickly into skin. KY is cute these days with their breakout into the fun market, but they don't have the economy sizes that old-school brands like Wet offer.

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Much of the ranting above exemplifies the classic mistake of conflating a set member with a full set. Idiots abound everywhere, and their presence in the ranks of elected officials is no excuse for wallowing in broad-brush bitching instead of directly engaging your elected representatives about specific policy issues that matter to you. My rant aside, the news from EFF is that this particular tempest in a teapot probably never passed tropical depression status. <a href="

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[quote who="Uvah" reply="40587" id="3066458"]Banned for anarchy is well on its way.[/quote] Banned for using the sloppy/casual sense of anarchy. Real (philosophical) anarchy is a long way off; it needs the species to evolve past our tendency to organize to use violence. The Reign of Terror in France is a swell example; it was murderous semi-chaos, not anarchy.

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