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Luigi (including his rabbid counterpart) is the undisputed hero of the game. Nice to see that weird loser take the top spot for a change.
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V-E-G-Y- posted...

Wtf where are da No votes

You'd have to be living under a rock in the deep south to not know who he is tbh
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Cookie Bag posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Many of the responses in this topic only highlights why this sperm bank was made in the first place

Scientists: it is untransmissable in sex and childbirth because of medicine
CE: bUt tHiNK oF thE chILDreN

They can say whatever the fuck they want about it, like someone said its 1 fuckup away from disaster

That is true of any sperm bank my dude

We have long established medicine that makes HIV little more than a nuisance in peoples lives, but the biggest problem for people with HIV is how fearful everyone else is around them. If you want to talk about disasters, start with that one.
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Many of the responses in this topic only highlights why this sperm bank was made in the first place

Scientists: it is untransmissable in sex and childbirth because of medicine
CE: bUt tHiNK oF thE chILDreN
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meralonne posted...

pinky0926 posted...

It even teases you to start with. That first time you spread your hand out and stream a cloud of fiery death at a zombie is terrific. So you're like, "hey, this is what I'm gonna make. A guy that burns people to death with hand flamethrowers and other nasty spells". And there's no indication until around level 30 that this is a bad plan.

Only way Ive found to compensate for this is to have a decent conjured buddy to draw aggro while abusing the enchanting skill to make it cost nothing to cast Destruction spells.

Which is fine if you don't mind a long fight but you're still strafing about casting endless amounts of fireballs which do about as much damage as throwing peas. Lacks that sense of awe.
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It was when I was playing Monster Hunter World that I realised I take this kind of thing for granted. All the facial hair options are very asian, and I wasn't really liking any of them.
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You are the single most joyless poster on this board, and that's coming from a guy who drinks space goop. Just thought you should know
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Rainbow...Jihad? How many times did that guy say it too?

Lol. Republicans taking notes from Trump on "if you keep repeating a nickname, eventually it will stick"
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Living up to your namesake in bizarro world as always, @Awesome
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Awesome posted...

instead of drinking that trash just get some goat milk

loooool
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Megaman50100 posted...

The filler scene when Franky is running on tea instead of cola is probably the best thing the anime ever did.

looool that was great
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Remember this scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kohraW3rj3M

That's why the anime is/was great
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Megaman50100 posted...

I'd just like to reiterate that the anime is a bad way to consume One Piece. (Besides the music).

No reason to do yourself the disservice of time slot padding and filler on a series of its sheer scale.

I constantly hear this but I prefer the anime to the manga. Shrug.

Padding issues aside I think the comedy pops better with the amazing voice actors they've got going on. And the music is great.
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Is it still the same ship?

Apparently...yes?

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Poe's law.
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kirbymuncher posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Like a "meal" is about 1.50.

I dunno exactly how it's like over there but I remember looking up similar products here and they make their cost appear lower than it is by mentioning a stat like this and hoping that you don't realize it requires 6 "meals" per day to actually get enough food

The maths is quite easy to work out since the amount of food is very easy to measure.

3 scoops is a "meal" of around 450 calories. So basically I could hypothetically drink 2000-calories a day on this stuff for 6. Which is very cheap all things considered. No electricity required either, so you'd be saving on the cost of running the oven, boiling the kettle, having the gas on, etc. That's a month of food and no electricity spent to make it for what, $200.

For myself living on it full time sounds like hell so I'm just content to replace some or most lunches at work with it. It gives me an extra half hour at lunch too since I don't need to prepare or shop for anything.
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Also here's another guess. When they get to laugh-tale and do whatever happens on that island, they will find a huge mountain of treasure. And everyone is gonna think that's it, that's the One Piece treasure.

But actually it'll be something else entirely.
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1337toothbrush posted...

Wouldn't that make you a soyboy?

I suppose it would yes
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RedWhiteBlue posted...

I'd love to try the soylent products. Don't make enough to justify buying it, though.

I'm not 100% on Soylent, but Huel (UK ripoff) works out cheaper than actual food, for me.

Like a "meal" is about 1.50.

So yes, the bag is expensive, but that's gonna last you at least a month.
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...

pinky0926 posted...

- feel morally superior

Lol how

The entire marketing gimmick behind this stuff is that it is:

- vegan
- nutritionally complete
- precise amounts of every thing your body is supposed to need
- makes calorie counting a walk in the park

So maybe I should have just said "superior", since I don't want to get into a weird CE argument about veganism
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MrNintendo1213 posted...

Kaiganeer posted...

the friends they made and the adventures they had along the way

It is pretty much this. Except in a better more physical way. Everything in the world that the King of the Pirates finds is One Piece. Because wherever the King of the Pirates goes, everything and everyone belongs to him, just based on how he acts. Which is why Luffy is already the King of the Pirates.

It's based on what Gold Rogers says in every episode. "I left everything I own in one piece." Because everywhere he goes everything is his. And he just leaves it alone, in one piece without messing with it.

Sorry to burst your bubble but that is certainly a translation mistake. He actually said "in that place".
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(Actually Huel but translating for y'all)

Just as a kind of lunch replacement for those times I don't bother to bring lunch into the office

Pros:
- feel morally superior
- incredibly cheap
- incredibly easy

Cons:
- People ripping on you all the time
- Ripping massive farts a lot
- People acting weirdly defensive after they ask you what it is
- the melancholy of knowing you could have had real food but instead you chose a sad milkshake
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SF_Okami posted...

I walked around the town and every bar had a line out the door. Some had about 50 people waiting to pay a 20 dollar cover to have the privilege to buy drinks for probably 10+ dollars a drink. Holy fuck. Its nights like this I am thankful I dont have a taste for alcohol. Tastes like piss

I love bars but this is absolutely my worst idea of a bar. Sounds more like a club but where people don't bother dancing.

A bar to me is a nice place to get out the house, catch up with folk and soak in some culture. Somewhere busy enough for atmosphere but not so busy that I need to wait more than a minute or two to be served. Maybe even some live music.
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ssj3vegeta_ posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Yes and no. It's a flawed masterpiece imo.

It has some of the greatest moments of anime of all time, and for a shonen it really takes risks that others don't or can't do. I mean, I and everyone else cried because a boat got set on fire. Think about that. Writing so good that you're crying because of a boat.

And then it has the pacing issues. Those don't even need explanation. I remember watching in the anime how Bellamy fought Luffy the second time around for literally 30 episodes.

Comic/manga version only. the anime should really be taking breaks like the newer anime for example my hero and OPM

woah hold the phone

Did you just actually say "the", properly?
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If you boil shrimp in my house we can't be friends
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Yes and no. It's a flawed masterpiece imo.

It has some of the greatest moments of anime of all time, and for a shonen it really takes risks that others don't or can't do. I mean, I and everyone else cried because a boat got set on fire. Think about that. Writing so good that you're crying because of a boat.

And then it has the pacing issues. Those don't even need explanation. I remember watching in the anime how Bellamy fought Luffy the second time around for literally 30 episodes.
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My second vote goes to Jeremy Clarkson, who suggested that the reason kids these days don't care about his car show anymore is because of Greta Thunberg
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ssj3vegeta_ posted...

Shitty bleach gets 50 posts but GOAT manga gets 1

Yeah but bleach girls were actually hot whereas one piece girls are...odd looking

Anyway my vote goes to Igaram or bon-clay
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pres_madagascar posted...

pinky0926 posted...

It even teases you to start with. That first time you spread your hand out and stream a cloud of fiery death at a zombie is terrific. So you're like, "hey, this is what I'm gonna make. A guy that burns people to death with hand flamethrowers and other nasty spells". And there's no indication until around level 30 that this is a bad plan.

There's mods that balance magic to scale with player level properly. It's invaluable if playing mage.

I know but that doesn't invalidate the criticism of the game devs
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The kids in my 1st year university philosophy class.

You're 18 years old Steve, put away the corduroy waistcoat and stop bringing up solipsism at parties, she's not going to fuck you.
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averagejoel posted...

that is... not true

while not all the characters have that much time on the page (especially post-timeskip), they still seem largely consistent.

sanji and usopp have both had cool character growth moments, and Franky won a fight by suplexing his opponent into subrission. what more do you want?

That's exactly it. Less time on page = less of that golden camaraderie I was talking about. It feels a bit more like each character only has time to get out their gimmick sometimes.

I've been watching Alabasta recently - Luffy was definitely a little smarter back then.
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Brewmaster at Brookyln Brewery
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My life was better 60 seconds ago before I knew this person existed

Thanks TC
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This topic is a lowpoint even for CE
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Akagami_Shanks posted...

former villain becomes ally

Bonus point: former villain's mass atrocities are entirely forgotten because of sad backstory flashback followed by moving friendship speech
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In a career spanning over five decades, he has received several accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming one of the few performers to have received the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also been honoured with the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts.

I think he's doing fine
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...

I loved those early chapters where it was just Luffy and Zoro. They have my favorite chemistry of the crew.

One thing that makes me sad now is that there's less of that golden camaraderie now, or at least it seems that way. So many characters in the crew that each has been flanderized to their base gimmicks a little more.
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It even teases you to start with. That first time you spread your hand out and stream a cloud of fiery death at a zombie is terrific. So you're like, "hey, this is what I'm gonna make. A guy that burns people to death with hand flamethrowers and other nasty spells". And there's no indication until around level 30 that this is a bad plan.
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Akagami_Shanks posted...

the first 30 episodes of one piece are quality 90s shonen stuff wtf are you talking about. Sanji tearing up at leaving the baratie, Zoro vs Mihawk, all great

That's just it though. Not everyone has the patience for 90s shonen. I know I struggled. Some of my friends struggled. It's a slow start for sure.

To add to this, if you don't know One Piece and its sense of character, then the idea of a dumbass protagonist in a stupid hat who stretches his arms like a rubber man is honestly very stupid and unappealing.
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@Wii_Shaker
@Sir_Cyrus

There's actually an abridged movie that goes through the entire first 30 episodes in under 2 hours, might be worth checking out as it's also good animation.

In fact I believe they're making abridged movies for more or less the entire series.

I haven't seen it though so someone else might be able to weigh in.
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Wii_Shaker posted...

Honestly, this was to circumvent how nerfed mages are in Skyrim.

It was so disappointing. I know game development is hard but how could they not realise that it's literally impossible to be a destruction mage?

Think about that. You're a game developer making an RPG about dragons and magic. And you decide at some point that the most powerful spells in the game are actually weaker than a regular sword and take about 10x as long to cast. In essence, being a mage that attacks things directly with magic is not viable.

Or maybe you didn't realise. How that could happen is incredible.
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Wii_Shaker posted...

I have been looking for an excuse to get into One Piece. It's just easier for me to watch dubbed anime as I can do other things while it's on. It's on Hulu+ subbed.

The hardest part is that the first 30 episodes are lame and the animation is like, Dragonball Z quality for the first like...250 episodes.

Seems stupid to tell someone to stick out 30 fucking episodes before it gets good though, but it really does. It went (in my estimations) from "what is this stupid shit" to "Naruto and Bleach authors must be crying at their complete lack of depth right now".
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AirFresh posted...

MedeaLysistrata posted...

What are the chances the dude can't even think of what it should be so the show goes on forever?

Or he thought of it being a gag like a one-piece and is now in a bad situation.

Honestly I reckon this is it. There are so many gags like that in the story, it's possible that's what he intended this to be back when he started writing it. Maybe he intended to finish it off in a year or two.
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My original thought was that it would literally be a one piece swimsuit, but after 20 years that would be a pretty stale punchline.

In fact it's been so long now I don't know what could be not lame. Is it gonna be some existential concept, like the spirit of friendship or adventure or whatever?
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Switch and PC is what I've got too. PC for heavy duty games. Switch for everything else, since the only real time I make for playing games is long train journeys.
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

I thaw mine in a pan with warm water. Warm enough to get the job done in 30-40 minutes but not warm enough to start cooking it. Still in the freezer bag of course.

Yeah exactly this.
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Also the quickest way that I've tested (without cooking the meat) is to put it in a water bath with water at 150F thereabouts. The water quickly cools down so you need to refresh it every so often. So long as it doesn't stay about 140F for any amount of time. You'll thaw out chicken thighs in under half an hour like that.
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