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| Topic | What age is too old for a man to be wearing band t-shirts? |
| Orestes417 04/23/23 10:22:18 PM #49 | Heat death of the universe. --- A robot heart for a robot boy who dreamed he was a lion Our lives in these empty spaces aside |
| Topic | $1,000,000 but your favorite game never gets a sequel |
| Orestes417 04/16/23 12:33:53 AM #21 | Deal sucker. I'd pay money to guarantee many of my favourite games never, ever get followed up. --- A robot heart for a robot boy who dreamed he was a lion Our lives in these empty spaces aside |
| Topic | New Aliens game coming out in June |
| Orestes417 03/22/23 4:07:53 PM #6 | Isolation should stay a one off unless they can do something new and unique with the concept. The original game was great but dragged on a third to long, nothing good will come from going back to that well directly. --- A robot heart for a robot boy who dreamed he was a lion Our lives in these empty spaces aside |
| Topic | Which of these classic FPS games would you like most to be remade? |
| Orestes417 03/22/23 3:28:30 AM #5 | Quake's kind of a waste of a slot seeing as it's source ports see active development to this day. Me personally I'd say Red Faction with geomod updated to make modern hardware cry for mercy. --- A robot heart for a robot boy who dreamed he was a lion Our lives in these empty spaces aside |
| Topic | Do you ever blame god when bad things happen to you? |
| Orestes417 03/22/23 1:08:42 AM #14 | Do we consider legions of followers acting in a "God"'s name to be a bad thing happening to me? If yes then sure I blame the concept of God and extend two middle fingers heavensward in case the universe has a sense of humor and one or more exist. --- A robot heart for a robot boy who dreamed he was a lion Our lives in these empty spaces aside |
| Topic | You become a god, but the person closest to you dies. |
| Orestes417 03/13/23 7:06:12 PM #21 | Deal. And then 5 minutes later when I poof you out of existence in a pink cloud and bring them back anyway I invoke that most holy of god tropes: "I lied" --- A robot heart for a robot boy who dreamed he was a lion Our lives in these empty spaces aside |
| Topic | Ben Stiller REFUSES to APOLOGIZE for Tropic Thunder |
| Orestes417 03/08/23 10:07:41 PM #69 | Stiller needs to utter those two words that the offended folks desperately need to hear and end this definitively. Those words? Fuck Off. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | Honestly Chris Rock kinda sounded like a lil bitch in that special |
| Orestes417 03/05/23 8:56:05 PM #5 | So basically like Chris Rock has sounded every day of his life so far? It's kind of his brand. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | Unpopular opinion: salad is better without dressing |
| Orestes417 02/24/23 9:31:10 PM #14 | Why are you eating the food my food eats? --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | Is Dave Mustiane the worst rock vocalist ever? |
| Orestes417 02/24/23 9:23:16 PM #30 | Ivan Moody comes to mind as does Jeremy Spencer. And don't even get me started on shit like Blood on the Dancefloor's creepy pedo whose name I forget. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | MTG just claimed that 6 billion people crossed the border illegally |
| Orestes417 02/23/23 11:05:17 PM #12 | But MTG, Republicans don't consider brown humans or anyone with a bank account below a certain threshold to be people. Didn't you read the party email? --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | Detroit cop enters woman's property, shoots her dog, and hides it in trash can |
| Orestes417 02/23/23 11:03:28 PM #5 | In addition to what is hopefully a hefty lawsuit loss, the cop should be required to answer to the neighborhood as to what the hell they were thinking. Exhaustively until everyone who wants a say gets to have it. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | How do you feel about Street Fighter 6's more realistic art style? |
| Orestes417 02/23/23 10:55:45 PM #17 | My interest in the post SF Alpha II/III era of the series is minimal at best. Okay, so maybe I'll do a round or two of Third Strike here and there but that's about where it ends. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | List of ways DMC2 and DMC5 are similar |
| Orestes417 02/23/23 8:27:40 PM #8 | Of all the games in existence DMC2 is... no I just can't do it. I can't acknowledge that abomination. Your opinion is made of pure undiluted fail and has made hungry kittens in Africa cry. I hope you're proud of yourself. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | Huge explosion at a metal manufacturing plant in Bedford, Ohio. Mass casualties |
| Orestes417 02/20/23 11:11:42 PM #65 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] The word casualty certainly seems to be. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | I can't buy a fully automatic gun to protect myself in America |
| Orestes417 02/20/23 9:10:46 PM #12 | KobeSystem posted... Can't even buy a nooob tube to smoke all those noob militias smh Sure you can. Ammo is a considerably harder story. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | Huge explosion at a metal manufacturing plant in Bedford, Ohio. Mass casualties |
| Orestes417 02/20/23 9:06:34 PM #10 | That's not good. I blame the Browns trading for DeShaun Watson for bringing all this evil down on the state. --- Toylike people make me boylike. |
| Topic | I can't buy a fully automatic gun to protect myself in America |
| Orestes417 02/20/23 9:00:23 PM #8 |
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| Topic | Do you believe the Superbowl was rigged? |
| Orestes417 02/13/23 5:20:10 PM #14 | Vegas would take anyone caught rigging sporting events, especially major ones, into the desert and leave them there in pieces. That or have them wishing they had when the lawyers were done. Fixing games is unsustainable at best. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | What is an acceptable age gap between *consenting adults*? |
| Orestes417 02/10/23 12:47:43 PM #61 | Cobra1010 posted... Our morals are dictated by the laws it seems on here. Personal morality has no place in the discussion. After all, who the fuck are you or I to impose our standards on others? --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | What is an acceptable age gap between *consenting adults*? |
| Orestes417 02/10/23 12:48:01 AM #18 | VampireCoyote posted... Its up to them Bingo. Past the legal mark, whatever the legal mark in their municipality happens to be, it's not my business or anyone else's. Busybodies should promptly be told to get fucked if they offer unsolicited opinions. That's pretty much my absolute stance on any matter. If all parties are legal, consenting, and no one gets hurt that does not want to get hurt then I have bigger problems in life than worrying about their business. So do you. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Can we shut the fuck up collectively and talk about some gangster shit? |
| Orestes417 02/06/23 7:45:53 PM #20 | This isn't a topic about Bugsy Seigel? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Scenario: Neckbeard bites you in the arm. |
| Orestes417 02/04/23 1:39:51 AM #3 | Look at them like they're stupid, ask wtf?, and if they approach again probably do significant damage to the joints of the arm that's closest as I put them on the ground in no uncertain terms. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 8:53:01 PM #169 | If you're in stabbing range a gun's a liability more than a help both in difficulty of getting off a shot and the fact knives don't run out of ammo. Not to mention the chance your wild shots hit bystanders. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 8:41:19 PM #166 | Flauros posted... Maybe if you have 0 gun training. But if you regularly train with your firearm, you can draw and start getting shots into a target in under 2 seconds. Observable evidence of people doing the Tueller drill in it's various forms, which if you've trained you should be well aware of, says otherwise. Get in closer than 20 feet and your chances drop dramatically eventually ending up with the armed attacker winning virtually every time against the guy drawing. You might get shots off as and after they get to you, but by that time you're injured too. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 8:31:06 PM #163 | Agonized_rufous posted... Gun Assuming an opponent who isn't an idiot, that you allowed to get within let's call it 20 feet or so and they have their weapon out you're not going to get your gun drawn in time to get off a clean shot. You might not be getting off a clean shot if your gun is already drawn but not pointing at them. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 7:13:08 PM #156 | DrizztLink posted... I throw the knife. It's not the worst idea actually. Throw the knife to distract them while you bum rush them. If you can get the fight onto the ground it becomes a different situation entirely. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 6:51:41 PM #151 | Tom_Joad posted... I didn't write what you have quoted as my words. That's a quote from @the_pika.Yeah I saw and fixed it. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 6:45:04 PM #149 | the_pika posted... you have to swing the bat with enough power to cause damage Not at all a problem the_pika posted... the other person can block your strike if your swing wasnt powerful or skilled enough I very specifically said that we're ignoring any skill differences. It's weapon vs weapon, not user vs user. the_pika posted... but tHe dIsTaNcE Go do any martial art, if they tell you that going against an opponent with nearly half again your range isn't a disadvantage demand your money back and walk out. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Memphis authorities released the video... |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 2:59:06 AM #62 | They talk of the thin blue line... cases like this make me think we need a line drawn in the blood of the victims. If you're on the other side of it, we're at war and there will be no quarter given. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | Bat vs. Knife. Which weapon would win in a fight? >_> |
| Orestes417 01/28/23 2:49:58 AM #145 | removing skill from the equation, the bat all day every day. Anyone who knows anything about martial combat will tell you range is king. IF the knife got inside the bat's guard it'd be dangerous but against an equally skilled opponent good luck with that. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | What is your specialty? What are you particularly good at or know a lot about? |
| Orestes417 01/23/23 8:40:20 PM #25 | Computers, all manner of machine tools, and just a smidge of up close magic. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | The US military is struggling to find new recruits. |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 11:10:08 PM #30 | I can't imagine why young folks wouldn't want to go be shot at in the middle of nowhere for goals not even the commanding officers are sure of. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 10:53:19 PM #139 | Nemu posted... If your goal is to stop an extraordinarily small percentage of the population per year from committing atrocities, you're not going to have much luck through that method, at least any time soon. Figuring out some way to get free and easily accessible mental health care would be a much better use of time if that's your goal. If your goal is the complete removal of gun related deaths, it'll probably take 50 years, but it's certainly fine to advocate for it. Thank you for actually getting it. 50 years is extremely optimistic though. Maybe if you had wide support from the people you need support from but reality strongly suggests that is unlikely. Too much money at play, too much partisan nonsense. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 10:45:19 PM #136 | Kloe_Rinz posted... So because its hard its not worth it to even try? Not when there are other more immediate steps that can be taken with higher odds of useful results. The aforementioned uniform legal code and proper enforcement for example. More thorough background checks. Harsher punishments for strawman purchases. More stringent education requirements. Increasing voluntary turn in programs... all more practical than "Hey guys, we're gonna take all the guns off the street" nonsense. And don't even get me started on the idiotic demonizing of arbitrary gun types by politicians and media. So much wasted time on that bullshit it's unreal. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 10:35:07 PM #134 | "Proven working" in vastly different cultural scenarios involving countries that didn't have a significant issue to start with. That's a lower bar than you'll admit. Doesn't change the fact that it's the truth. It's sadly funny that people think a country that can't get it's shit together enough to have one law set at the national level preempting all the states' nonsense is going to be logistically capable of removing more guns than we have people from circulation, and that's just the ones we know about. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 10:28:11 PM #132 | Kloe_Rinz posted... And America chose not to implement gun control in response to any incident and has constant incidents increasing in frequency until today where theres more than 1 daily mass shooting. Its a problem of their own creation through their inaction We're not in disagreement there. We ARE in disagreement on what constitutes a worthwhile course to pursue. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 10:24:45 PM #130 | Kloe_Rinz posted... Wrong. Australia implemented gun control as a reaction to a mass shooting. Get your facts straight please. Yeah, in response to one specific incident. The Port Arthur Massacre. Not several dozen a year. It was a statistical outlier. Most of the countries that get held up as examples of successfully banning weapons are a similar story. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 4:46:25 PM #118 | Would that be the Norway where over a quarter of the population has firearms and mass shootings are near nonexistant? --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 4:39:28 PM #114 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] [LFAQs-redacted-quote] I'm pretty sure belief is no longer required. hockeybub89 posted... Why fix your own country if the rest of the world isn't already a utopia? Don't be obtuse. No one is suggesting nothing be attempted, just that things with a price that doesn't justify the realistic benefit not be pursued. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 4:13:18 PM #110 | Blightzkrieg posted... China has triple the population and you can pull out like one news story from the year of our Lord 2014 It's the one I remembered the most for the sheer scale of it. No real effort went into finding it in particular as should be obvious by the speed of reply. [LFAQs-redacted-quote] But but, mass murders don't happen in countries that have banned guns! --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 4:10:07 PM #106 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] If we dilute the definition far enough then sure. They're probably happening near constantly all over the world. If the criteria is 3 casualties one could probably do a stock market style ticker and still not have enough room. If the criteria isn't 3 casualties then that list you posted needs some serious pruning. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 4:06:30 PM #103 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] Here's one for ya. China's got some of the strictest gun laws on the planet. This happened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Kunming_attack Or https://nypost.com/2022/11/28/university-of-idaho-murders-update-what-we-know-so-far/ Or https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/06/saskatchewan-stabbings-canada-attack-victims-suspects-weldon-regina-update-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-sask-stabbing Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_New_York_City_truck_attack I could keep going for quite a while i you like. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 3:57:19 PM #96 | VampireCoyote posted... guns are the problem, accept it Show me a gun of it's own volition doing anything let alone going on a killing spree. I'll wait. Meanwhile I got a stack of broken individuals doing just fine fulfilling the mass murder criteria with things that aren't guns. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 3:54:51 PM #93 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] Yeah, no. When people say "mass shooting" they tend to mean public rampages, not any random ass normal shooting with three casualties. The decision to stretch the definition to include those was no doubt at least partially politically motivated. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
| Topic | 10 people killed in mass shooting near LA after a Lunar New Year festival |
| Orestes417 01/22/23 3:45:29 PM #89 | The definition has been stretched to include things that wouldn't have been front page news on a slow day in most cities. --- "The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett |
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