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TopicI'm going to use this gif to react to everything
Zeus
02/15/18 1:03:48 AM
#4
Muffinz0rz posted...
LS1s9DN


If I wasn't so lazy, I'd make a gif from that scene where young Moana tilts her head during that village song.

At any rate, what was wrong with that other gif you were touting? You know, the one of that athlete nobody knows because he's not Jordan-famous? >_>
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Topic43 y/o Pennsylvania Man who RAPED a 4 YEAR OLD GIRL is voted FIRE CHIEF!!!
Zeus
02/15/18 12:57:59 AM
#25
FellWolf posted...
Zeus posted...
Full Throttle posted...
Roger vows he's a "changed man" and said "That was 20 years ago. You know, the story you are telling kids is once you make a mistake, you will be punished for the rest of your life. I've changed my life for the better. Every day i get up and try to do good"


If people who serve their time in prisons aren't given a second chance, what's the point of releasing anybody from prison? Seriously? It's not like he's a teacher or some role where he's with kids, he's a VOLUNTEER fire chief.


He can get a second chance by not being in prison and getting a job where he doesn't interact with children.


He doesn't interact with children, he's a VOLUNTEER fire chief. The only time he might interact with them is when saving them from a burning building and that doesn't give much time to take liberties. Frankly, whatever job he has probably gives him greater access to kids, whether he's working in a store or restaurant.

VioletMassacre posted...
What exactly did he do to the girl and what happened to her? Calling it "intercourse" sounds a bit tame considering the age.


Given the age, there's not much he could have done. If you really care, there might be a record of the case you could look into.
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TopicWhat was the WORST SEQUEL you've ever seen??
Zeus
02/14/18 11:59:17 PM
#74
elg3cko posted...
The sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) > TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze (1991).

I think the director change really hurt the sequel! It simply felt too silly and aimed at a younger audience, lacking the dark, grittier feel of the original.


I... what? Did you forget how silly the first one was? And it still beat them going back in time.
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TopicWhat was the WORST SEQUEL you've ever seen??
Zeus
02/14/18 11:56:27 PM
#73
ReD_ToMaTo posted...
Zeus posted...
BADoglick posted...
Aliens and T2 are two of the top ten greatest action movies of all time, and T2 is arguably at the top along side Die Hard.

BADoglick posted...
Anyone who has ever said there's no such thing as a wrong opinion has never heard your opinion


Your opinion is garbage.


ReD_ToMaTo posted...
Your opinion is garbage.

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Topicwait, so, if you get a heart shaped pizza from pizza hut
Zeus
02/14/18 11:55:11 PM
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old_school227 posted...
Papa Murphy's is still around because you can buy it with food stamps, since they don't cook it.


Oo

Kinda neat business model, I suppose.
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TopicThey'll play what I tell 'em to play
Zeus
02/14/18 11:54:15 PM
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Smiffwilm posted...
For you're quoting something that was edited completely out of every future rerun of that episode lol.


Was it? I could have sworn seeing it re-runs.
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TopicNo funny exaggerated title for this news: It's just that sad
Zeus
02/14/18 10:37:36 PM
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...why is it sad? She was wasting time on the floor where, instead of debating anything, she was trolling by listing donors. It's not much different than a really shitty filibuster.
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TopicThis was the HERO Mom who Busted her HUSBAND and DAUGHTER having INCEST SEX!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 10:25:55 PM
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likehelly posted...
Zeus posted...
America and China are pretty much the only nations on the planet where cousin marriage is illegal anywhere in the country. In fact, I'm not even sure if anyplace outside America considers it incest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_regarding_incest

pretty much everywhere


Your link doesn't seem to specifically cover cousin marriage and, more importantly, it claims that incest is legal in China which conflicts with other Wikipedia pages which note that even cousin marriage is illegal there.

More importantly, if you actually go to the cousin marriage page, it shows that cousin marriage is legal pretty much everywhere except the US and China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage#Legal_Status_and_Prevalence

The subject literally came up the other month where Duckbear #FakeNews claimed it was only legal in the US, when the literal opposite was true -- the US is one of the only places which bans it and the rest of the world has it legal.
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TopicThese 17 y/o North Carolina Girls broke into a Home and KILLED 2 PARAKEETS!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 10:19:49 PM
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Prison or a mental institution. I hear Arkham has some rooms opening up.

Full Throttle posted...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/13/01/49273DCD00000578-5383829-image-m-106_1518484518036.jpg


There's something really off about her face.

Full Throttle posted...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/13/01/49273DD100000578-5383829-image-a-107_1518484529229.jpg


...good lord, that smug expression. wtf.

Full Throttle posted...
Parakeet -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/02/14/06FB9062000005DC-4658752-image-a-26_1499000650003.jpg


...that's not a parakeet? That looks like a parrot.
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TopicMan causes OUTRAGE after he called a 17 y/o Gold Medalist a HOT PIECE OF ASS!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 10:16:35 PM
#34
dioxxys posted...
In what delusional world is 17 pedophilia?


The crazy SJW virtue-signaling world, mostly.
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Topic43 y/o Pennsylvania Man who RAPED a 4 YEAR OLD GIRL is voted FIRE CHIEF!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 10:15:19 PM
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Full Throttle posted...
Roger vows he's a "changed man" and said "That was 20 years ago. You know, the story you are telling kids is once you make a mistake, you will be punished for the rest of your life. I've changed my life for the better. Every day i get up and try to do good"


If people who serve their time in prisons aren't given a second chance, what's the point of releasing anybody from prison? Seriously? It's not like he's a teacher or some role where he's with kids, he's a VOLUNTEER fire chief.
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TopicWhat was the WORST SEQUEL you've ever seen??
Zeus
02/14/18 10:09:25 PM
#67
yutterh posted...
I'm sorry but your wrong on some of your choices for bad sequels. Blade 2 was badass, blade 3 was terrible. Jurassic park 2 was badass, Jurassic park 3 was the terrible one. 2 fast 2 furious wasn't a bad sequel, Tokyo drift was the terrible sequel.


No, JP2 sucked. JP3 was an improvement over JP2. For starters, JP2 had a slaughtered crew where the T-Rex might have escaped then locked itself back in. And Tokyo Drift may not have worked as a great Fast & Furious sequel (simply for covering unrelated events), but it was a pretty good film. The problem with 2 Fast 2 Furious was simply bringing back the wrong guy. Paul Walker is okay, but Vin Diesel was the real draw.

I_Abibde posted...
TyVulpine posted...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest probably.


That one, I enjoyed. At World's End sucked hard, though (IMO).


While Dead Man's Chest wasn't great, World's End just made it worse retroactively.
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TopicWhat was the WORST SEQUEL you've ever seen??
Zeus
02/14/18 10:05:33 PM
#66
BADoglick posted...
Aliens and T2 are two of the top ten greatest action movies of all time, and T2 is arguably at the top along side Die Hard.

BADoglick posted...
Anyone who has ever said there's no such thing as a wrong opinion has never heard your opinion

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TopicA Geektivus For The Rest Of Us
Zeus
02/14/18 10:01:16 PM
#197
The Wave Master posted...

Jason Jordan is hurt. Well, not good news because I don't want anyone to get hurt, but Jason Jordan is out a few months with a neck injury.

I say good news because he won't be on television for quite a while. His whole story arc with Kurt Angle as his daddy is just dumb. Plus he's got the charisma of shoe scum, he's just boring as hell. Yes, he's decent I the ring, but everything else is lacking.


Jason Jordan has always been one of those guys who I had hoped would succeed, but knew he never had it what takes. Meanwhile we have Shelton Benjamin, a guy who's fully equipped to be a main event star, and he's just tag teaming.
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TopicI don't get why people just can't stay off their phone while driving.
Zeus
02/14/18 9:56:42 PM
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WastelandCowboy posted...
You're operating a several-thousand pound conflagration of steel and machinery and yet, you're giving your attention to a small phone and the message contents of a just-received text. Is that text so important that it can't wait for you when you're out of the car or at least, stopped and NOT at a stoplight or in traffic?


Texts, sure. But what if there are some fly Pokemon around. Huh? Huh?!

hSay5rh
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TopicIf there's such a thing as "gold diggers....."
Zeus
02/14/18 6:54:28 PM
#4
Go_Totodile posted...
Why do you talk to yourself constantly?


The better question is why is he here?
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TopicLook at this piece of shit
Zeus
02/14/18 6:52:34 PM
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It's important to ask permission. Don't want to get sued! >_>

mastermix3000 posted...
Holy shit, I'm reading that guy's tweet rn and that wasn't the only news caster...

wow


tbh, it seems like it would be an industry practice. It's cringy but... idk, the kid took the time to Tweet it, so...

Smarkil posted...
>school shooting
>better get on twitter


I never get that, but I'm not that active on social.
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TopicTrump lawyer admits to paying off Stormy Daniels
Zeus
02/14/18 6:16:49 PM
#19
File this one under: "Who cares?"

Even Melania probably doesn't give a shit. It was an event that happened years ago before he had entered the political arena. If he was doing that shit now, then it might be newsworthy.

Andromicus posted...
Except it was when he was married, which is fucked up


tbh, FDR cheated on his wife with his cousin while he was in office and he's still a beloved president >_> Then you have Bill Clinton who was alleged to have sex in the Oval Office with an intern yet his approval ratings went up.
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Topicrip tide pods i hardly knew you
Zeus
02/14/18 6:11:56 PM
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Cacciato posted...
TheWorstPoster posted...
Should have named it Tide_PotDs

Holy fuckin shit this is actually a good post


v4zJ00o

Sarcasthma posted...
In their defense, it was one of your accounts. Of course you were going to commit some shenanigans with it.


They were being proactive for a change XD Or maybe it's just the fact that Helly got warned a bunch of times for Tide Pod-related shit.
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TopicAnyone else here married to their highschool sweetheart?
Zeus
02/14/18 6:02:44 PM
#14
Fuck no. Marrying that young sounds like hell. Otherwise I had a few high school sweethearts and there are laws against bigamy in this country.
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TopicI went 10 years without wearing any jeans
Zeus
02/14/18 5:56:27 PM
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tbh, I went 10-15 years without wearing jeans then got into them a few years ago after buying and liking a pair of jean shorts. Before that, hadn't really been comfortable in denim. Now, I'm not sure why I went so long without considering that they're more durable than slacks/khakis, wind chill is less of a problem when I'm out walking, etc. The only thing I don't like is the pockets.

But why haven't you worn jeans?

trodi_911 posted...
Have you gone 10 years without wearing shorts?


Bv0xWCo

MICHALECOLE posted...
I also do not wear jeans

I am not a cowboy



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TopicLucky class > all
Zeus
02/14/18 3:37:25 PM
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I want to believe that this is a thing.
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TopicOld People here, give me some words of wisdom
Zeus
02/14/18 2:30:36 PM
#6
mastermix3000 posted...
-Mediocrity/Average seems to be the least stressful life to live and it is so easy to keep it that way





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Topici feel like adultswim's never gonna let the cleveland show die
Zeus
02/14/18 2:24:33 PM
#2
NightMareBunny posted...
would anyone be shocked if adultswim led to a revival of the Cleveland show?


Yes, because they don't have access to Fox money.
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TopicThis was the HERO Mom who Busted her HUSBAND and DAUGHTER having INCEST SEX!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 2:14:10 PM
#24
wwinterj25 posted...
Full Throttle posted...
Would you vote to have incest remain illegal?

Some forms of it are actually legal over here at least. Cousins for example. Personally, although I find direct incest disturbing I wouldn't vote for it to remain illegal for any form of incest. The problems begin however when direct family relations produce children. That can be problematic and the only thing I'd be against.


America and China are pretty much the only nations on the planet where cousin marriage is illegal anywhere in the country. In fact, I'm not even sure if anyplace outside America considers it incest.
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TopicAw, ImmortalityV sent me a Valentine.
Zeus
02/14/18 2:00:32 PM
#46
Not sure why they don't limit his messages further.
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TopicATTN EclairReturns
Zeus
02/14/18 1:58:39 PM
#8
RCtheWSBC posted...
You fucking win man, lmao

That was perfect


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TopicWhite Girl gets FIRED for RACIAL PROFILING Black Women at Applebees!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 1:54:11 PM
#10
How was that profiling?

Full Throttle posted...
Yes..i've been profiled because of my skin colour

Yes..i've been profiled because of my age/gender/how i dress


There should just be a "yes" option because there's no way of knowing why you're being followed unless they tell you. And most people aren't about to ask, I know I never have.
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TopicWhat's the deal with job titles?
Zeus
02/14/18 3:20:44 AM
#7
Rockies posted...
It's silly when I come across job titles like "Solutions Engineer", "Knowledge Engineer" and "Continuous Improvement Engineer". I've learned they tend to refer to fairly specific and consistent things, but at face value you'd think those could apply to any engineer. I assume most engineers have knowledge, come up with solutions and like to continuously improve.


Well, everybody likes to feel important.

Red_Frog posted...
Titles are cheaper than raises.


Kek.
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TopicMan causes OUTRAGE after he called a 17 y/o Gold Medalist a HOT PIECE OF ASS!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 3:07:44 AM
#8
I'm outraged by this inappropriate remark. She's not very hot.
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TopicThis was the HERO Mom who Busted her HUSBAND and DAUGHTER having INCEST SEX!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 3:05:55 AM
#8
Mead posted...
Muscles posted...
As disgusting as that is, all you are doing is ruining 2 consenting adults lives


but what if they have a mutant baby


Then they could find a school for gifted youngsters to send it to so it could its powers under the watchful eye of an old guy in a wheelchair.

Kyuubi4269 posted...
I'd bang her.


Unless you're related to her, I don't think she'd be into it.
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TopicMan cleans graffiti from his building; ordered to pay "artists" $6.7M
Zeus
02/14/18 2:37:40 AM
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Insanity.
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TopicDakota Meyer files for DIVORCE from BRISTOL PALIN!! The Redneck Party is OVER!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 12:32:03 AM
#6
Full Throttle posted...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/13/23/492FB3DE00000578-5388171-image-a-39_1518564816027.jpg


That guy is awesome.
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TopicI'm new, AMA
Zeus
02/14/18 12:30:15 AM
#43
Well, story checks out. I'm going to tag you "Not Erik P" to remind myself that you're not Erik P.
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Topic2/13/2018 wow way to shame people gfaqs
Zeus
02/14/18 12:29:08 AM
#6
Look out, WC, he's going to accuse you of projecting!

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Topicsome lonely people on gfaqs
Zeus
02/14/18 12:28:09 AM
#31
Nade Duck posted...
spore was broken too, that's why it's on so many smeargle sets. hypnosis can also s the d.

sleep. is. bork'd.


Smeargle wasn't RBY but sure, it's cool that he gets it. His stats are absolute garbage so he can't do much with it, though.
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TopicWii eShop, how to spend some spare points?
Zeus
02/14/18 12:25:26 AM
#10
Mario RPG was pretty fun, so do that.

And, tbh, there were a bunch of games I kept meaning to get on that shop.
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Topicwhen will older folks stop acting like great handwriting is required for life?
Zeus
02/14/18 12:23:53 AM
#48
What if NMB is proposing that we tie a great handwriting requirement into life? Like maybe he's suggesting that there be a writing test and the losers will be executed? I, for one, don't like NMB's horrible suggestion!
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TopicThis was the HERO Mom who Busted her HUSBAND and DAUGHTER having INCEST SEX!!!
Zeus
02/14/18 12:22:01 AM
#2
How is she a hero exactly? She didn't do her daughter any favors, because she's in prison. Her granddaughter life is going to be a bit more fucked up now since her mom is in prison.
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TopicKid from 2030 says Trump will be RE-ELECTED and PASSED a LIE DETECTOR TEST!!!
Zeus
02/13/18 10:18:34 PM
#6
Meanwhile I'm from the year 2525 and nobody wants to hear about giant robots conquering the surface world.

Full Throttle posted...
Lie detector tets do not say if things are objectively true but that the person who is making the claim believes that they are true


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02/13/18 9:57:56 PM
#27
Nade Duck posted...
there were multiple moves that caused sleep, singling one out is dumb.


In was mentioned in the context of a specific Pokemon who had it vs other Pokemon who didn't. Besides that, there were only three specific sleep-inducing moves in RBY: Spore (exclusive to the slow, weak Paras/Parasect), Sleep Powder (shared by a handful of grass Pokemon), and Hypnosis (held by more top-tier Pokemon, but only 60% acc).
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TopicWhy do people bid on things on eBay and then just not pay
Zeus
02/13/18 9:39:52 PM
#14
They get caught up in the heat of bidding then later decide they don't want it at that price? Or maybe sometimes they bid on multiple auctions for the same thing then decide to go with the lowest?

idk, a few times when I've tried to get a seller to cancel my bid when I made a mistake or found something else, they never responded and I've paid for everything I've won -- although I've been stiffed at least a few times but, because the seller stalled out the window, I wasn't even able to leave negative feedback let alone get my money back.

Not to mention the times when a seller has sent me the wrong item then wanted me to pay the return shipping on their fuckup.
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TopicHow hard do you think it is to make a decent living in the u.s. without a
Zeus
02/13/18 9:29:31 PM
#12
If you go into sales, your income potential is higher than somebody who got a degree and is attempting a traditional career path.

That said, a lot of jobs which don't require a college degree now want people with degrees since college degrees are absurdly common and, between higher enrollment and lowered standards, have largely become devalued.
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TopicLongsword vs Katana
Zeus
02/13/18 9:21:00 PM
#58
mayatola posted...
and in the east, samurai believed that only cowards hid behind shields and were ready to die for their lords in combat.


jJmiG2h

Literally none of that is true. The reason samurai didn't use shields is because they were bowmen (and, if you think a shield is "cowardly," what about using a bow?). And, in ground combat, they were more likely to use a polearm than a katana.

mayatola posted...
A katana wielder could easily close in on a longsword and disarm the wielder due to the comparatively unwieldy nature of the weapon (when compared to the katana).


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TopicLongsword vs Katana
Zeus
02/13/18 9:20:30 PM
#57
darkknight109 posted...
Katana designs were anything but standardized, unless you're talking about relatively recently. Size and shape were highly variable, from short swords to swords that were longer than the samurai using them was tall. Even the characteristic curve of the modern katana wasn't a universal design and, particularly in its earliest incarnations, straight-edged katana do exist.


You're basically describing fringes, though. More importantly, there was far less variation among katana than longswords.

mayatola posted...
but military historians widely regard both the gladius and the katana as the two best developed swords in the world.


[Citation needed]

They each excelled in their respective roles: the gladius as a short, thrusting weapon used in close combat in conjunction with the scutum (the roman shields that basically covered the entire left side of the soldier)


Given the mechanics behind a thrust, a longer weapon adds more power. As a one-handed sword, a gladius wouldn't have nearly as much thrusting power in the first place.

mayatola posted...
the katana as a two-handed weapon cutting weapon (


A what?

mayatola posted...
but yes, it can also thrust, and I did practice Shinkendo for around 2 1/2 years


So can a scimitar and khopesh, but it's not as practical.

mayatola posted...
The longsword is a long, straight, double-edged blade. It didn't cut as well as the katana, and as far as thrusting, yes it was long, but that's what made it unwieldy. For thrusting, you only needed to penetrate three inches into your opponent's midsection or torso. The gladius did that very well while allowing you to fully control your shield (which was the real workhorse). Also, because it's short, it's very easy to retract the blade after you hit your opponent for another thrust (likely at another opponent). In a crowded melee, you'll probably have to drop your longsword and draw your short sword or dagger after you pierce your opponent. As for the katana, you just cut through your opponent and your blade was free to strike at another. Of course, the katana wasn't designed to cut through opponents wearing full plate, so I couldn't really argue about it's effectiveness against a knight, but it definitely cut through conscripted soldiers with ease.


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1) The longsword isn't any more unwieldy than a katana, especially considering variations within the longsword (doubly so since shorter versions *could* be used one-handed)

2) The gladius was generally used against less-armored opponents. And shield-heavy tactics were a bigger thing back before people started to wear stronger armor.

3) Given that longsword and katana had similar length, any concerns about "crowded melee" would apply to both.

4) The shorter end of the longsword continuum (39in) isn't much longer than a longer gladius (which ranged 24-33in)
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Topicif we are going to tip we should tip the chef
Zeus
02/13/18 7:46:31 PM
#33
What, you've never wanted to tip a waitress? >_>
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TopicWoman brags on Twitter about beating up guy who grabbed her butt
Zeus
02/13/18 7:44:16 PM
#46
LittleRoyal posted...
For being assaulted, and actually standing up for herself?

Sure she took it too far, but he took it too far as well anyway.


Your next sentence answered your question: she clearly went too far. Considering her psychotic reaction, it's plausible that he may not have even groped her at all -- he may have accidentally brushed her -- and then she blindsided him from behind before he even knew what happened. Given the size difference, it fits the scenario.

Revelation34 posted...
Oh I missed this the first look. "A small guy popped down from the platform after a bit, tried to stop her I pulled him back No no no, dont you touch her. He assaulted her. The poor guy looked confused about this woman giving this downed guy a thrashing."


tbh, anybody would be confused by that fucking stupid response. The guy she was with sounds as crazy as she is.
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TopicBest Buy is reportedly going to stop selling cds soon.
Zeus
02/13/18 7:01:10 PM
#48
TsC_PoLiTiKz posted...

Sucks for anyone that still buys them, though!


I pretty much just buy them used anyway, so not really that affected.
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TopicLast account
Zeus
02/13/18 6:59:28 PM
#3
Why the fuck are you closing your account again? Stop drinking already.

Also you could do better than her, unless she was like some super genius with a great job or something at which point you might not be able to do better.
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