Skwish-E

Playable Minotaurs!

There are people labeled "Merchant" in the game. You cannot sell to them or buy from them. They are just there as extras. All of the people you can sell to or buy from have names. Who are you trying to deal with?

Originally Posted By: Your Ad Here ... —Alorael, who wants a diamond-tipped chainsaw where the chain is still plain metal and the handle is encrusted with diamonds. Those are really rough on the hands.

Well, well. Thanks Lilith. I had been working under a false assumption for years, it seems. Good thing I always give for the right reasons instead of for a tax deduction. I might have felt cheated otherwise!

Don't forget the tax write-off. A properly sized deduction can mean more money to the bottom line if it is just barely enough to change your tax bracket.

It is interesting to note that Middle Class has been defined by some as household income between $20,000 and $100,000, but the 2009 US Poverty Guidelines put a family of 4 with a household income of $22,050 or less in the poverty class. What does Middle Class mean anyway? Five minutes of research on the subject will tell you that nobody really knows what middle class is as an absolute, but everybody uses the term to argue some point. Of course, more research may find better answers. Do any of you have a chart of what middle class household income should be adjusted for family size (and location/cost of living)?

In a shaper, I consider Murdersous Rage an asset. I would call it an advantageous trait, with no experience penalty.

Squid People?

With a Lexmark printer you should be able to set Print Quality to Fast Draft, or Greyscale (Black Ink Only).

Yep, they are even harder to see now than they were in Avernum.

Don't forget the Hittites and the Mosquito-Bites

If you have 5 kids (or 5 Skwishlets, as the case may be) to put through college, you might be in a real bind. Maybe you are middle class, and make enough money to not qualify for a needs-based scholarship or grant, but not enough to pay for 4 kids in college at the same time.

I find self-satisfaction works best in ignorance.

Fluffy Turtles? Curse your sudden, but inevitable betrayal!

My first time through, I had to follow him for 5 laps before I got it right, and I was just about to give it up as a bad bet when it finally worked. The second playthrough, I got him on the first lap.

I got started on diapers, then I learned to use the potty like a big boy.

Up to a point, then it doesn't hurt at all.

This has led to some awkward moments on the playground, with taunting singsong chants of "Silicon Based Life Form! Silicon Based Life Form!" followed by screams and crunching noises.

Originally Posted By: Randomizer You are just using two gyroscopes that want to conserve angular mometum. It's changing the direction that causes problems. It is true that the faster you go, the harder it is to fall over.

Would that make the old Scots the first commandos?

Yeah, especially if it's fuel injected.

Well, we don't ride motorcycles because it is SAFE. I'm glad you're OK. Even low-speed spills can cause serious injury. If you want to learn about how engines work, though, you should get an old motorcycle and take the whoile thing apart and put it back together. You will learn a lot about internal combustion, gearing, clutches, and drive trains. You can also try the Visible Engine project from the Smithsonian. It is a plastic engine that you put together as a working model. (it turns by electricity - battery operated, not combustion, but all of the major working parts are there.)

@SoT I would look at you funny if you had more than one colon.

If ya don't wear your kilt true, why even wear it at all, laddie?

I'm descended from a long line of Scots, and can trace my family back to King Nomenoe of Brittany who died in 851 AD. We fought for the freedom of Scotland with William Wallace, supported Robert the Bruce, were targeted for death by the English king, lost our lands and clan status (we were late taken into the Clan Douglas as a sept, but had to give up our tartan which has been lost to history), had to flee Scotland for Ireland (and then the New World), and were some of the first Americans. (OK, not going to argue the Native American thing here. I also have a healthy dose of Cherokee blood in me. Does that make me an American-American?) Charleston, WV was founded by one of my ancestors. If you want to pick on me for that, go ahead. I can take it. :-P