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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell [/i] [B] I'm getting a tatoo when I'm fifteen ^_^ I'm allowed to, just go to a tatoo parlour and either lie about my age or have parents permission... [/B][/QUOTE] so um... no you're not really allowed to if you lie about your age, are you? :therock: :D I say that you shouldn't need to remove the peircing for the interview.. because although lots o' people these days do judge people by how they look, the people doing these interviews shouldn't really. I thnk they'll only judge you badly if you give them good reason to ;)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tien [/i] [B] There are always one or two idiots at schools which judge people and think they are better than everyone. [/B][/QUOTE] And behind those two idiots is always a swarm of fools with no self esteem or will power...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=royalblue]I don't use the word parasite in a bad way -- I'm using it as a technical term[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Hmmmm... when I first read that post I thought 'perhaps 'parasite' is a bad word to use'.. but you're right, one of the definitions of parasite is: [QUOTE]2. a. Biol. An animal or plant which lives in or upon another organism (technically called its host) and draws its nutriment directly from it. Also extended to animals or plants that live as tenants of others, but not at their expense (strictly called commensal or symbiotic); also to those which depend on others in various ways for sustenance, as the cuckoo, the skua-gull, etc. and (inaccurately) to plants which grow upon others, deriving support but not nourishment from them (epiphytes), or which live on decaying organic matter (saprophytes).[/QUOTE] and in my opinion, 'An animal or plant which lives in or upon another organism and draws its nutriment directly from it', is a pretty accurate description of a fetus, so yeah, 'parasite' is probably the best word to use. Just to clear that up for anyone who might argue with that.

Curling... I don't know [i]what[/i] is going on with curling. Apparently the guys sweeping the floor ahead of the... thing.... it changes something about the floor so that... thing... goes faster, or can steer. Agh.. very vague I know, but it's all I remember.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kittie [/i] [B][COLOR=seagreen]i had a list of all the people i want or would kill..[/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE] I had a err... [i]mental[/i].. list of who I would kill... matter o' fact, I still do :shifty: :shifty: ... though there's no one any of you would know in there.

Gah... this is gonna sound bad.. I just know it is.. In my opinion, though the fetus beyond Day 42 (going by CWB's timeline) is considered to be alive, it can not have a true awareness of it's surroundings. The brain, though operating, is still developing, and the fetus has little memory. Most people don't remember anything further back than when they were 5. Personally, I can remember some things from when I was 3 and a half, but for most, it's 4-5. Newly born babies have a [i]very[/i] short memory span, so in my opinion (I can neither prove nor test this) a three month old fetus should surely have little or no memory. OK, that was my analytical view point, but at the same time, abortion bothers me. Although I think that the fetus's capacity of thought is very small, it is a living being. One that could grow up into an adult. I think that the people on the pro-abortion side seem to forget.. or rather, ignore.. this fact. Because the fetus is not very developed, it is easy to forget that we were once like that. and about what CWB said about coat hangers.. I've heard that before also. Though not quite that specific. All I knew was that women used to take the fetuses out themselves.. though, not quite put that nicely. I think that if abortion is made illegal (in places where it is legal) this sort of thing will be far more common.

we never had spelling bees at my school, we just had 'spelling tests'... those be bad.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by boris [/i] [B]yeah, but compared to my uncles and grandpas, i am short, my granpa wore a 18 boot, and waighed a light 320 pounds, and he was not fat.... [/B][/QUOTE] ????????? a 'light' 320 pounds? do you have any idea what you're saying??? a 'short' 6'4" and a 'light' 320 lbs?? are my expectations too low? ermm... take no offence at that. Please.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by boris [/i] [B]well, it seams that many have started talking about waight. i am a short 6'4 and waigh a light 230 pounds, by the way, i am not fat or big boned, i have mucle [/B][/QUOTE] hmmm.. I think I'm nearly the same... 6'2", and I'm 100 kilos... that's probably about 230-240 pounds, though I don't know... damn I just don't work that way. and I'm not fat neither.. I just spend too long bench pressing 80 kg... o.O .... manually.... man, when I did machine bench press I did way up in the 130's. o.O;;

ha ha ha... I'm in my evil specific scientist mood today.... The time is still not truly symmetrical... due to the fact that the time is 20:02:00 , 20/02 , 2002 to 20:02:59 , 20/02 , 2002... and thus therefore the time will not be truly [i]symmetrical[/i] until 00:00:01, 10/01, 100000 and only for one second :p but then, we do not consider milliseconds, or even microseconds, and either way, you'll never get the same number three times if you consider precise times... my point is... the reason that time is symmetrical at that point is because of our measurement of time. I use the same reasoning for such events as the new millenium.. it only happened a few years ago cos we count in base 10. If we counted in a higher base number, we'd wait longer, and if we counted in a lower base number, we wouldn't wait as long. for example, if we counted in base 2, there would be a millenium every 8 years! which wouldn't be a very significant event. :)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Adam [/i] [B]Alright isn't a word[/B][/QUOTE] 'Tis not? damn... I've used that word all my life... hmmm... I just checked and you're right... though it [i]does[/i] appear in the dictionary, it appears as a mis-spelling, so yes. I never realised that. back to the purpose of this post... well done, Adam... from the sound of that email, that guy is just an idiot trying to stir some *insert descriptive word for excrements here*.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] politicians are evil, here is a common discussion.... secretary: sir, we are at war, what do you think we should do? politician: .....raise taxes politician2: i second that motion politician3: i third it! polititian: then its agreed, tax increase, bwahaha! [/B][/QUOTE] ..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: why can I actually imagine that. ... err... cos it's true

Unfortunately it's just the way that people are: insecure. It's the way that all life on this planet has eveloved.. you see something that looks strange to you, and in most cases you don't trust it. Unfortunately that little gem of knowledge, which applied pretty well when we were all savages, has no real purpose in the world today. That's one of the setbacks of evolving our culture faster than our minds, lots of people still think the same.

It's not very often I actually start an RPG.. cos I don't get ideas very often.. but when I do... this sort of thing happens.. the idea just gets really big... enjoy..... [i]Long ago, amid the chaos of the early universe, there was one prosperous race, named the arkali. A small race, only 35 of them ever existed. No details are known of how they came to be, but the story of their end has been passed down the generations to a select few: "One day, long ago, the peaceful race of the Arkali became under threat by a truly powerful force. They decided that their only chance to preserve their life's work and accumulated knowledge was to merge into 7 powerful beings to combat the force. Each of the 7 beings was a merging of 5 Arkali, one each of their 5 sub-classes- Leader, Warrior, Scholar, Mage and Priest. The 7 beings were able to vanquish the evil force looming over their land, though in the merging process their bodies had to be discarded, only 7 spirits remained. Though successful in defending their land, the arkali themselves were no more." The spirits travel the universe, inhabiting the bodies of beings from the day they are born, and leave the bodies when the hosts die. They provide these beings with unimaginable power, in exchange for the chance to experience life again. But this did not last long. Many of the hosts along the generations used the spirits' power for evil, consumed by their own greed. After a few generations had passed, the evil minds of the hosts had their effect on the spirits, and they too became consumed by dark emotions. Instead of simply allowing the hosts to use their powers, they struggled to dominate the hosts' bodies and minds. Many great wars were caused by the spirits, barely shells of their original selves, with no capacity for rational thought. A few hundred years ago, the generation of 'arkali warriors' at the time realised their power, and set up an institute to try to gain control over their powers. It was found that by resisting the arkali spirits' attempts to gain control, and by using their powers when they were subdued (not in control), after a while the host had almost complete control over the spirit. The arkali warriors, later known as 'the seven emperors' dominated a large part of the galaxy with their seemingly endless powers, and the arkali empire was formed. This empire stood for only 70 years. When news reached all of the kingdoms that the last emperor had died of old age, a massive revolt started, as rebel factions on every planet launched massive attacks against their oppressors, no longer fearing the powerful emperors. Now the arkali empire is nearly completely forgotten, and after 400 years, the worlds that were dominated by it are back to the way they once were. The institute set up by the seven emperors still exists somewhere, concealed in the darker parts of the galaxy. Today, mystics from all around claim to feel a dark, powerful force coming. Those who know the history of the arkali believe it to be the same dark force that threatened the arkali long ago, and hope that somehow all 7 of the current generation of arkali warriors can be united to combat this great force again, as they know that no one else can. What is unknown even to the select few that know of the arkali is that three of the spirits have already 'awakened', a few years ago. The First, the spirit named 'Shadow Wraith' inhabits a commander of a military on a planet near the centre of the galaxy. Shadow Wraith's host never shows his/her [/i](It doesn't matter to me)[i] true power, nor identity, having learned from the example of the seven emperors. Only those that he/she is about to eliminate get to know this. The second, the spirit named 'Fire Storm', inhabits a mercinary, known for reliability and coldness. It is said that something terrible must have happened to the family of Fire Storm's host long ago, as he/she has no recollection of his/her past, and has lost the ability to care for others. In reality, this happened ten years ago, when Fire Storm tried to take control it's host, and had all but succeeded. It's last action before the host drove Fire Storm out of his/her mind was to damage his'her mind in any way it could. The third, the Spirit known as Light Bringer, is the most powerful and aggressive arkali spirit. As a result, it's host is in a constant struggle for sanity, always trying to stop the spirit from taking control. He does not fully understand what is happeneing to him, and finds it hard to keep friends for a long time because of it. There may be others that have already awakened, but nothing is known of them yet. Though the arkali spirits provide their hosts with a great power, it is only a fraction of their full power. From time to time, the arkali spirit takes control over the host. This usually happens in times of great stress, pain, or anger, as the host's mind does not concentrate on blocking the spirit as much. In the process of 'awakening', the spirit suddenly awakes, being dormant until that moment. As the host has no experience in controlling the spirit, the spirit usually has control for one to two hours. When the host manages to block the spirit, he/she regains control, disoriented, and with little memory of what happened other than a vague 'like a dream' kind of memory. When the spirit is in control, a higher amount of power is available to it, but still only a fraction of it's full power. There is a way to unlock the spirits' full powers. All will be revealed later.[/i] Post stats like this.... Name: Arkali spirit: (Only seven, remeber, and two must be fire storm or shadow wraith) Age: Planet of Origin: (All arkali warriors are human)(Planets names are up to you) Description: Bio: Start weapon: Final Weapon: (leave balnk for now) or, if more want to join, do the same but without arkali spirit and final weapon... and if you really want, you can be a different race... here goes me... Name: Deus Arkali Spirit: Light Bringer Age: 19 Planet of Origin: Ghilloria Description: 6'2", blue eyes, short brown hair, always looks on edge Bio: see first post Start weapon: Talon Blade Final Weapon: PS edit: two notes.. 1- sorry bout the double post... too long for one, it was ;) (ignore this, it's sorted now) 2- don't join unless you think you'll stay oh yeah and, 3) if I find the time, and creativity.. I may write a 'history of arkali' or something, story in the stories/poetry section. ;)

I joined a gym about a year and a half ago. I went regularly for about a year, but then when I started at uni I slacked a little. Though I can still kick all my friend's asses on the bench press :D

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vegitto4 [/i] [B]The labeling is gay, but whatever. [/B][/QUOTE] That won't go down too well. Just thought I'd forewarn you. I don't like any particular kind of music. I like what I like, and what I like, I like. That's about it. And as for labels.. hmm.. I'd admit that people can show behavioral traits which can be generalised to fit a certain pattern, but everyone shows so many of these which are all different that labelling is not viable. :)

I'm 1/2 english, 1/4 irish, and 1/4 welsh... apparently. :)

Very nice work, kittie ;) . Very original. Ummm.. I can't think of any criticism, so I'll leave it at that ;)

favorite movies? the Rock, the Matrix, and all the Indiana Jones movies :D

yes, I found that by mistake while checking my profile earlier. I'm using the new one right now. It's not that I don't like the other one, I just also like this one. good work, james ;)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B]the thing is, here in the UK they don't ask you for fries or stuff like that, you just order your food, and thats it, no questions asked.... though I have to say, it would be funnier if it was vegita rather than son gokou in the sketch.... [/B][/QUOTE] what what WHAT??!? I get asked all the time!! hell I can't ask for something in macdonalds without being asked 'would you like fries with that' or 'would you like anything else'... maybe we're just strange where I come from... yeah... that must be it. :freak:

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B]more people should become invisible things, that way they can kick all politicians in the crotch, after all, they deserve it.... what do I have to say to politicians? *points to avatar* [/B][/QUOTE] lol, why do I get the feeling that Seph doesn't like politicians.. :D .. does anyone? I second the invisible being comment. I'd love to be invisible... who wouldn't? :D :devil: :D

.....?? it does? ......oh I see... you mean in order of the plot, as in ocarina in time is kind of a prequel to link to the past... I see now. though I think that the 'getting better looking as they age' isn't quite right. I just think it's a 3D faerie gone wrong. I don't think they planned it that way

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by asar [/i] [B] that's a good point, though i think even goku might get pissed off at those damn pesistnet questions...do you want fires...large...apple pies....hotcakes....sundaes.......AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! [/B][/QUOTE] hell, I'd blow the place up after all those questions :D , of course, I wouldn't be able to use any powers, I'd have to rely on good ol' fashioned dynamite :D that comic/drawing was funny tho!

YES! YES! I found this one by mistake... go into your profile, then select 'options', and go down to where you choose your avatar. There's a little box above it that says 'style set'... change it to '4.0', then go back to the home page.... :D :D :D 'Tis cool!! a whole new colour scheme!