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Here in Indy, we've gotten quite a bit of snow, in two major falls, one a couple of weekends ago, and just last night/this morning.

That's okay, they look much more threatening in a group. *shudders*

Originally Posted By: Tirien If I do the reviving, then the mods will get me and replace me with a bot. Maybe thats what happened to Arancaytar... You're assuming that you aren't already a bot, whether you are programed to not realize this, or you are aware but will deny it, I'm watching you!

Do not let this thread devolve into conspiracy theories! That's just what the people of the secret forums want! All in the effort of distracting us from finding them!

Since our party got to rest last time, I get a new spell. Click to reveal.. Silence: (1Sta) Target is unable to cast spells or talk for a number of rounds.

Less than an hour to go.

It's true for some of them, it won't let me play Halflife 2 (episodes as well) with out the connection.

Originally Posted By: Goldenking Originally Posted By: Enraged Slith Obama just extended the Bush-era tax cuts, and I really don't know what to think. It was a move of political necessity. Obama and the Senate Democrats are trying to get the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia to pass, preferably in the lame duck session. However, Republican Senator Kyl was leading a coalition to block passage of the treaty unless the tax cuts were extended. Since sixty-seven votes are needed to pass the treaty, Democrats cannot use simple majority. Thus, it was decided that this compromise bill could be allowed in favor of getting the treaty passed. Except it's unlikely that they'll get the treaty passed in the lame duck session, anyway, due to time constraints. I argue the necessity, Obama has made many concessions to try and get the cooperation of the republicans, only to have minimal, if any, success. Especially now, after the elections, you have idiots like Beoner talking about putting all of the republican effort towards making sure Obama doesn't get reelected, yeah that'll put our country in a great position in a couple of years, Obama isn't reelected, meanwhile, the rest of the country has gone to [censored] because our goverment has failed to be "For the People", wait nvm, this is happening anyway.

Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity The names of the two major American political parties no longer have much to do with their platforms. They're just labels. My own rather casual guess is that the United States of American is starting to have serious problems, because it's still running Democracy 1.0, and an OS from the 18th century is really showing its age by now. The American constitution is just outdated, but it'll be really hard to upgrade it. In particular I suspect the country desperately needs ruthless campaign finance reform, with some frankly tyrannical rules to limit the extent to which people are allowed to spend their own money to advocate their own opinions in public. But the principles of individual liberty on which the country is founded are set firmly against any such tyranny. Unfortunately, this particular identification of liberty versus tyranny is one of the outdated relics of the 18th century. Decades of democratic experience around the world have since shown that campaign finance limits do not lead directly to Gulags, and are actually more of an aid to liberty than an inhibition. I agree, unfortunately we've recently taken a step backwards. With the Supreme Court ruling that corporations are "people", effectively allowing them to spend money on campaign adds, there will be ever so much more bull crap polluting our air during elections.

That was quite interesting, thank you for sharing it.

Originally Posted By: Tirien Thats why you ask for something useful, like a waffle iron. Makes your waffles taste like thanksgiving! Mmm, Turkey Giblet Waffles, yum! Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Also, DVDs made out of giblets tend to gunk up the DVD player. Dikiyoba had a chicken instead of a turkey and so did not recieve any giblet-based gifts this year. That's to bad, I got a new coat, aside from the flies being a bit annoying, it's quite comfy and warm.

Originally Posted By: Ephesos Originally Posted By: Master1 Where are you at, Eph? Is it your or Niemand who is in Wisconsin. St. Louis, so one of the nexuses of weird weather in the U.S. I live in Indianapolis, so I know how you feel there. Originally Posted By: Ephesos Originally Posted By: Randomizer On Thanksgiving night, the Great Turkey rises out of the garbage can and brings presents to all the good little rug rats. Downside: All the presents are made out of giblets. How is that a downside?

Snow eh? It's done nothing but rain for two days straight here. I am stuffed!

What did you do? Try to pep talk me into climbing down a cliff?

Well, sounds like it got real exciting after I had to go, now I really can't wait to read the log!

I will not be able to do Monday, as it is one of my normal nights to work, I've submitted with the calendar. Thanks again to Sarachim for taking over for me. Eph, if you could pm me what I'm currently carrying, I've no idea if I "picked up" anything else after I left, also my current HP/Stamina, thanks. That done, my level, though I still need to get a new spell. Click to reveal.. (Josun) Name: Josun Race: Dragonborn Occupation: Cleric Alignment: Calm Deity: Phol-Phoram Strength: 4 Dexterity: 3 Intelligence: 8 (+1) Speed: 5 (4 w/armor) Health: 0/33 Stamina: 1/10 Skill Points: 2 Magic (Conjuration): 6 Magic (Abjuration): 5 Religion: 6 (+1) Martial (Mace): 4 (+1) History: 2 First Aid: 1 Composure: 1 Perks: -Divine Healing - When healing, heal 1 extra HP. Also +1 to all healing rolls. -Break Enchantment - Attempt to dispel an enchantment or curse.

Watching with rising dread as four figures quickly climbed through the shattered window, the glint of cold steel showing in their hands, Kulthonk planned her first strikes.

I have a slight hitch, I'm going to have to work tomorrow night, which means I'll have to leave at 10:30 EST.

The Smell my feet version I remember ended with "if you don't, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear."

I was a Viking, was going to go trick or treating, but didn't end up doing so.

Did you learn nothing from the Hitchhiker's Guide?

I've been reading The Chronicles of the Necrmancer by Gail Z. Martin. I've started on the fourth book, and they've been good enough to keep me reading.

Declaring neutrality in no way guarantees lesser risk to American soil, and in some ways increases it. Especially when you have to decide how neutral to be. Should we stop trading with a country that goes to war? If we don't, it could be seen as helping them against there enemy. If we do, it could endanger our relations with said country. A good example of this would be the Export Control Act created in 1940. Which caused Japan to Bomb Pearl Harbor, mostly to prevent us from taking action in the Pacific, but partly in retaliation for limiting trade with them. On the opposite side of this, in the same time period, Germany declared war on the U.S., even though we had not done anything to put us directly in conflict with them, and even though a large portion of our population was crying heavily for us to remain apart from this war.

Originally Posted By: The Mystic I used to like Joust back in the day. That's probably because for the longest time, it was one of the few games I was any good at (so good, in fact, that I was on the list of high scores at a local skating rink for a year or two). Joust, I used to love that game too, always liked to play with my dad on the Atari growing up, that and Robotron! I still play Fallout and Fallout2 on occasion, tried playing Pool of Radiance a bit ago, but the graphics weren't working right. Anyone here ever play Hardwar?

I have a number of family members who have served in various wars, my Father was in the Navy, but never saw combat, his father however was a career Airforce officer, now retired. If my having Asthma didn't preclude me from joining, I would of been in the armed services as well. However, I've never really done anything for Veterans day for a long time, not since I was in the boyscouts anyway. As for immigrants, I'm not sure when members of my family came over, however I do know that my Great Great Grandmother on my dad's side was Native American, so I chose that(also, no one else had picked it, I felt I had to represent).