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Rasmoh posted...

True, it is very cowardly to want to be able to protect my family in the event of a home invasion. My 62 year old aunt who had to use her gun to fend off a tweaker looking to break into her home is also a coward.

A person can protect themselves and others without using something as lame as a gun, well they should be able to anyways. If they can't, they deserve whatever happens to them for being weak.

Veedrock- posted...

He's clearly calling the cops cowards, aka trolling.

Well that goes without saying doesn't it? They're often as bad as the people they go after, and that's aside from their cowardly tactics.
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Statistically, that is unlikely, relatively speaking.
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Right now.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, guns are for cowards, and make cowards even more cowardly. It's sad, really.
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I guess this is beyond PotD.
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minervo posted...

So... what is the purpose of body modification exactly? Even tattoos are a turn-off on women for me, let alone more extreme things.

Poor long term thinking skills.
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I just made that word up on the spot, not sure if there is another word for it. What I mean is caring, or pretending to care about people outside your immediate life. I understand what it means to be empathetic to a sibling, friend, lover, etc. but people I've never met? Why would I waste my time and energy worrying or feeling bad for someone on the other side of the planet? Even if they were part of my ethnic, religious, ideological, etc. group, I still don't know them. It seems highly illogical to pay the slightest attention to anything about them. If anyone honestly did feel sorry for all the people in the world the way they would for someone close to them, I would have to guess there was something wrong with their head. Thankfully this doesn't seem to be the case and yet... People like to pretend it is? People will say they feel bad after reading/hearing about some tragedy in a far off country, but it's so obvious they don't care, and yet people still buy it? It's like a big joke everyone's playing with each other or something. More interesting is when something hits relatively close to home, without directly effecting them, then the care seems more genuine. My theory is that seeing something that they think could potentially happen to them or a loved one (regardless of the chance of it actually happening vs. anything else, as people can worry about anything, especially things the media tells them to worry about) causes a fear in them for their own safety, so the emotions are real, but they are only directed at others because it "makes more sense" so to speak, and in truth are only directed inwards and towards loved ones.

Thoughts?
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DanKiller7 posted...

JOExHIGASHI posted...

How many human souls does it take to forge this sword?

Alright this was pretty great haha

Not going to lie, it took me a few hours to get it, but yeah.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Source?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/nyregion/fire-upstate-new-york.html
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TheWorstPoster posted...

And?

Dreaming_King posted...

And that's why you leave the forging to the professionals boys and girls.

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80/80

And that's why you leave the forging to the professionals boys and girls.
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I got a 1TB PS4 slim, a small 1080p monitor, some mid-high end wireless earphones, Nier Automata, Persona 5, Skyrim Special Edition, FF15 Deluxe Edition, Dark Souls 3 Complete Edition, Bloodborne and some indie games all for about... $600? I know I saved at the very least $300 so it was worth waiting.

As for gifts for other people I'll spend about $0 this season I assume.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Honestly if it wasn't for penises I'd bang some dudes and I'm heterosexual.

Yeah... Not how it works bro.
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I was at my grandmother's house looking after her cat since she went out of town for Thanksgiving and since it's way bigger than the place I live at now I decided to practice my rolls. It's been awhile since I'd even done them, but it's like riding a bike apparently.

Anyways, it's cool to be able to do a dodge roll, but would it ever really come in handy in a fight? It's quick, but not as quick as a side dash or back hop and it is pretty discombobulating, for me at least. I also tried it holding one of my Gma's canes as a make shift weapon, and if it had an edge I would have been in trouble.

Still, I have to wonder why so many games use it as a way to dodge attacks if there isn't some merit to the technique.
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So I could return it to her obviously, which I promptly did.

Now 1. We aren't supposed to have our phones on the floor in the first place, leads included.

2. If she'd been wearing her uniform instead of skinny jeans (which she's been told not to wear multiple times before) it probably wouldn't have fallen out of her pocket in the first place.

3. For someone who is constantly whining about money to everyone in earshot, she was certainly careless about a $1000 piece of tech, not to mention her job potentially (she JUST got wrote up twice in the last two weeks)

...so considering the type of person she is, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when she didn't even say "thanks" to me when I gave it to her.

Moral of the story: Don't help people who don't deserve it in the first place.
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kangolcone posted...

Sounds like you shouldn't get a car then. I have to get to work using highways and I have two children so biking is not an option for me.

I guess it's almost as if something that is true for some people, might not be true for people in different circumstances.

If only the people telling me what I should do could understand that.

JOExHIGASHI posted...

have you even driven before?

Yes, I had my permit and drove quite a lot years ago, but I never bothered to take the test. I dislike it because of the other people on the road not paying attention, but I was a perfectly fine driver myself.
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HelIWithoutSin posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

Swords aren't that heavy, I could carry several at once.

Slap four wheels and a motor on one and it could carry you!

A think a flying sword would be cooler



The wings could fold down during combat to augment the blade and the thrusters could then be used for quick and powerful stabs or if reverse wielding, burning people.
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Andromicus posted...

Aspie doesn't understand a social norm

I could just report you for that, but instead I'll point out your foolishness first. How, pray tell, am I lacking in understanding that having a car is a "social norm"? From which post did you appropriate that information, or was it a simple (heh) inference? I assure you I know full well, but simply know better than the masses what is to be done and what is not. Ask the common man what " freedom" is in the first place and watch as he flounders and reveals his ingrained ignorance. Actually, how's about you answer that question yourself? If you can not do not feel bad, as you will only be meeting my expectations.
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GanonsSpirit posted...

Are you even capable of carrying a sword?

Swords aren't that heavy, I could carry several at once.

EclairReturns posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

I'll head over to the BMV first thing in the morning

You mean the "DMV".

I meant what I said.

Zeus posted...

...how old are you?

Early 20s, in the prime of my youth.
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Rockies posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

I'm 6'2" and 140~lbs.

Please eat something

darcandkharg31 posted...

Holy fuck, twig territory, can you even lift a bag of potatoes?

DEX>STR

Well really INT>DEX>STR, but I'm fine. I'd rather be underweight than overweight.
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darcandkharg31 posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

darcandkharg31 posted...

You could take a girl out if you have a vehicle

Why should I have to pick up the girl? Besides, walking gives people more time to talk, since one of them isn't controlling a 2 ton mass of metal that can move at speeds humans were never meant to travel at.

We've seen how fat you are, you don't walk or bike ride anywhere.

U wot m8? There isn't a single picture of me on the internet, so unless you're stalking me IRL you have no idea what I look like. To assuage your ignorance on this subject though, I'm 6'2" and 140~lbs.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

I'm pretty sure the panties hit the floor hard when women meet a guy who looks like a potential financial burden.

Right, because choosing to not waste money on a car means... I have no money at all? Anyways, if all a girl cares about is money or possessions she wouldn't be worth my time in the first place.
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darcandkharg31 posted...

You could take a girl out if you have a vehicle

Why should I have to pick up the girl? Besides, walking gives people more time to talk, since one of them isn't controlling a 2 ton mass of metal that can move at speeds humans were never meant to travel at.
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Yeah, like the "freedom" to pay a ton of money on gas, insurance, repairs, and the car itself, the "freedom" to have another thing to stress over, the "freedom" of driving around on the same roads as a bunch of fools, the "freedom" of losing out on the exercise and personal time of walking and riding a bike, the "freedom" of having people bum rides off me, the "freedom" of contributing to the destruction of the environment, etc. etc. Yeah, I think I'll head over to the BMV first thing in the morning. #Sarcasm

Also, why do quotation marks still take up so many characters? They could add emoji functionality and other garbage like that, but not fix the quote thing?
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Metro2 posted...

Most of human history was populated by crazy and cruel people.

It's really only in the last century that we started making some progress at being decent.

You've got it backwards. The way most people act now is completely unnatural and is the primary cause for our current fall into decadence.
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So no one has actually answered my question, you know.
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

...The game came out last year.

Most people here don't live in Japan.

...And your point is?
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wwinterj25 posted...

Persona 5

Smiffwilm posted...

For me personally, overall, Persona 5.

TheSlinja posted...

Persona 5

CaptainStrong posted...

Persona 5

...The game came out last year.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Besides, stats>>>>>>>>>style.

For most of history that was definitely the case, but in this relatively peaceful time I would argue style trumps stats, although only to a degree. If stats alone were still viable I would be wearing body armor and using a gun, not a melee weapon. Style is important because it shows a regal nature in a better light than domination granted by high stats. Now what kind of King wears black and grey with a brown briefcase?
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

What viable options do I have?

Is it leather?

As far as I can tell. I can't find an sort of identifiers on it at all, but it's leather or faux leather.
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Mine isn't out yet, and won't be until 12/25. An excellent date to cement it's place above all other games.


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Hmm... You might be onto something there, a flame would blacken it and give it an interesting look... Maybe some light burning and a coat of some sort of varnish to stop the ash from rubbing off on things?
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wwinterj25 posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

Do you think I can just paint it or something?

Spray paint it and decrease its value.

It wasn't all that expensive in the first place, but on principle I don't want to ruin it. I'm thinking something as low grade as spray paint would do that. What viable options do I have?
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Zeus posted...

Was the owner of the antique shop a sinister old man who kept repeating, "You don't pay with money here"?

No, well he was vaguely sinister, and apparently they really prefer cash since there was a sign that said anyone using a card would get no discounts... and pretty much everything in there was discounted. I got some pretty cool books for $1 a pop since the lady who owned that section of the shop was moved into a nursing home and they were getting rid of her stuff, I might go back and get some more in the next few days.
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No idea how old the thing is, but it seems to be in good shape.

It's pretty heavy even when it's empty and has a nice a sturdy construction, so I'm thinking if I filled it with a bunch of metal or something I could have a potentially deadly improvised weapon in plain sight and work on my strength at the same time.

It would also be pretty hilarious if someone ever tried to steal it only to be taken off guard by the weight, giving me a chance to take them down.

Anyways, the only problem is that it's brown and all of my clothes/accessories are grey-scale so it doesn't really match. It seems to be made out of some sort of leather, real or otherwise. Do you think I can just paint it or something? Seems like a pain to try and replace all of covering.
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argonautweakend posted...

I dont get what you're saying. If you encounter a crime so bad you cant think rationally within a week, you should have even more impetus to report it?

No, because as you said, you arent thinking rationally.

In the majority of cases a person should be able to report a crime against their person that bothers them for those reasons. Sometimes a person's disposition will be such that they do not however. In this case, after the person can think rationally they should accept their failing and endeavor to never let it happen again.
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SushiSquid posted...

This is among the stupidest things I've read in the past month. We can all know one thing from this topic, TC has never had anything bad happen in their life and clearly thus doesn't understand trauma.

I see you haven't been visiting this board very often.

Obviously I've had crimes committed against me large and small. Sometimes I reported them, sometimes I didn't either to get justice for myself, because I wasn't really bothered, or because I forgave the perpetrator. Regardless of my choice I understood that while I can't control the evil actions of others, I have control and responsibility over myself and my actions since I'm an adult.
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argonautweakend posted...

But what if somebody is under too much duress or mental anguish to report within a week? The pain doesnt go away.

One time somebody stole $300 from me and I didnt tell anybody until after a week had passed because I was too upset/felt like a loser for letting it happen I was too embarrased to say anything.

my money didnt magically reappear after a week ya know

The pain should have dimmed by then to the point of being able to think semi rationally, and if the crime is so bad it hasn't, then all the more reason to have reported it right after it happened, as is normally the case.

In your case your pride was worth more than justice, you choose to pay $300 to maintain a facade more or less. If you aren't happy with the end result you have no one to blame but yourself.
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Mead posted...

No.

Riveting counterargument.
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This is excluding situations where the victim is being physically impeded from reporting the crime, is physically unable because of death or serious injury, or isn't capable because of mental condition (and I mean things like being seriously mentally impaired or being a literal child, not "oh I was too scared to report it! ;_;"

If a person can't find the will to say something, any collateral damage or consequences on their part be damned, within a week, then they should just have to deal with it.

The police shouldn't waste time with crimes so old that testimony and evidence are likely to be compromised, and that the victim didn't feel strongly enough to mention for months or even years in the first place.
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MartianManchild posted...

Can we at least do a topic where we all post our own personal sword drawings and give each other feedback before you go?

Actually, yeah that sounds great, I'm in.
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PyroBlade1985 posted...

What are you talking about?

I'm done posting on this forum.

For now.
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I really hope you're proud of yourself. You should be.
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Currant_Kaiser posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

DirtBasedSoap posted...

we should just take pedophiles out back and shoot them. especially when theyre in government.

The word you're thinking of is hebephile (and even that is wrong since he is obviously attracted to adult women too) but there is nothing inherently "bad" about being one of those or a pedophile.

It's true that pedophiles can't really help what they're attracted to, it's just that when they start getting sexual with the underaged or come into possession of CP that I take issue with them.

Right, having thoughts you can't control is one thing, committing crimes is entirely different. Another thing that people seem to not understand is that not all, or even most of the people who commit those types of crimes are actually pedophiles, they're opportunistic predators.

PaddysPub posted...

lets not sympathize with fucking child molesters guys. rapists cant help it either. shit logic.

child molester =/= pedophile is my point. Also as for someone using the defense of "oh, but I couldn't help it, I'm sick!" or whatever after committing a crime, for a small number of them that might be true. All the same they need to be locked up to protect the general public which is the responsibility of the government. That said, attempts should be made to help them in the system or at the very least learn more about their thought patterns.
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DirtBasedSoap posted...

we should just take pedophiles out back and shoot them. especially when theyre in government.

The word you're thinking of is hebephile (and even that is wrong since he is obviously attracted to adult women too) but there is nothing inherently "bad" about being one of those or a pedophile.
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Thanks for the one other person ITT who actually understood what I meant.
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You can't make me.

I'd rather be scorned and hated than partake in the madness of the masses myself.
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I like how people want to try and argue their point without even reading the article first.
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EightySeven posted...

Dreaming_King posted...

The key is that those two statements aren't inherent to one another. People and their assumptions these days, always looking for something to get into a tizzy over, and inventing reasons if nothing exists. I certainly wouldn't be bothered in the least if someone said the same for the state I live in, why would I?

There was nothing ambiguous about anything you said. Stop making excuses and accept that you said a shitty thing and got fairly moderated. I'm not whining about how I got moderated for insulting you even though the insult was well-deserved. It was against the TOU, I got moderated, that's it.

Here's the thing, why would anyone be offended enough to report me? Look at it like this, from the view point of a reasonable man.

If someone like you said "I hope Dreaming_King gets struck by lightning while a weasel chews his face off while falling off a cliff (which is about as likely as a nuke hitting California) because I hate him" I would mark them on the principle alone, otherwise being indifferent.

If you said "If Dreaming_King got struck by lightning while getting his face chewed off by a weasel as he fell from a cliff I can't say it would bother me much, after all, I don't know him personally." I would judge it as a fair and logical statement that lined up well and take no action.

If you said "Man, I would be really sad if Dreaming_King got struck by lightning while getting his face chewed off by a weasel as he fell from a cliff, it would really tear me up." I would be pretty well disturbed since you don't know me and have no normal reason to care about my wellbeing.

The simple fact of the matter is, people have no obligation to feel anything for people they don't know and likely never will. Have you shed any tears for the 200+ people who were killed in Mexico by that earthquake? I'm sure you have heard about it by now, what did you think when you first heard the news? Were you crushed?

Now imagine if you suddenly got the news that your mother/father/best friend had been in some horrible accident, how would that feeling compare to the one from a few extra hundred people getting killed? If it would be more intense, why? Aren't all lives equal in your eyes, including ones you have nothing to do with? Forget the earthquake, there is untold suffering around the world every single day and night, murders, rapes, slavery, genocide, are you telling me you really care deeply for everyone out there writhing in their agony the same as you care for the people closest to you? Yeah right.

The only thing I did to get modded was refuse to wear the mask everyone else wears to hide their "selfish" nature which is a completely normal and beneficial nature that always leaks out in the end anyways.

Anyways back to the real topic: I really hope they expand amiibo support in the new game, I have so many of the things now that hardly have a real use.
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