Farto the Magic

[QUOTE=2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkOrange] The only one getting anything out of it is that guy who jumps in, says stupid things and gets yelled at by others. He's just looking for attention and validation and gets it through making people hate him. And at the end of the day, he's laughing while a war without meaning is being typed out in front of him. [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Don't mind if I do. I think that we should go on a good, old-fashioned crusade. Of course, its not a very Christian thing to do, but then again, neither is being a Muslim. But I'm not calling this out on Muslims. I like those guys. They have a sweet culture. I think we should have Christians go on a crusade against aetheists and pagans. And pull out all the stops (this is, after all, the first crusade in a good long time). I mean, we should toss people in lakes to see if they're witches...cause that's cool. And in the case of aetheists, we should put them in a fenced-off area, with trees and tigers. If you're a monkey, you should retain the ability to climb, dufus! Just fyi, I don't believe anything I just said...I just thought it was fun. One thing that ticks me off is those dumbass guys in school who are only good at sports, who go on to college to be business majors, because its easy. They only go because they want to play sports. And then they think that life is still like in high school, and they still own everything. In that case, I generally like to put them in their place...by speaking such fouls insults to them, the likes of which they have never and never again will hear. The very words of Hell. I love those words...[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkOrange] [QUOTE]1. [B]White People[/B]. Some of yall are okay, but as a whole, I just can't stand white people. Our race is a bastard. I mean seriously, while a lot of us here on OB belong to the cool part of white people, that's only a tiny fragment of white people as a whole, especially in the US. White people as a whole need to get their act together.[/QUOTE][/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange][QUOTE]10. [B]White chocolate[/B]. It just isn't very good.[/QUOTE][/COLOR] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Maybe he just hates the color white. Are you racist against the color white? Because I hate purple. I think that purple is too gaudy for everyday use. Purple is going down! Another thing I hate, and no one can help this, not even me, but those random pains that spring up for no reason. Like just now, I was taking a nap, and then I woke up because I had a sharp pain in my chest. I was convinced that I was going to die and it scared the bejesus out of me. Stupid body, scaring me up like that. The final thing I have for now: those jackasses down the hall who make so much noise, while playing halo. "He's got a rocket launcher! HE'S GOT A ROCKET LAUNCHER!" "**** him! Kill him anyway!" These guys are excessively loud, late into the night, when I'm generally attempting to sleep, because that's what people do late at night. I swore, last night there was a monkey in my wing, but it turned out to be those guys, screaming and hollaring about that stupid game. Its fun, yeah, but calm the **** down.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Ðeadly][B][FONT=papyrus][COLOR=Red] Thank god for Hot Topic. [/COLOR][/FONT'][/B][/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]I second that thanking. I live in a fairly redneck area, so I hate when people call me goth, because I like to wear black. I have blond hair and generally weaqr black to accentuate the few colors I DO wear. Idiot rednecks.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Dude, I just remembered this. I took the ACTs, but I think the same principle applies. The questions will be stated in such a way that, if you can comprehend what they're asking by the time the question is over, the answer is obvious. Oh, and get a good night's sleep and drink plenty of Redbull. That stuff saved my college career.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]One day, the raisins will throw off the yoke of oppression and take arms against such haters as yourselves. On that day, they will determine with a single, sun-dried voice to cast off the shackles of bad-tastiness and taste hella-cool! On that day, they will become awesome-cool cookies and only those who had accepted them in their current putrid form will be allowed to take a seat at the table of the raisins and partake of their shriveled goodness. Wow, I should be an orator...[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=ForgotteÑ-HerÖ][COLOR=Blue]The pressures of relationship and responsability.[/COLOR] [COLOR=DimGray]My pearents let me do stuff don't get me wrong, but they over protect me. I want to go to town, she complains about something, it bugs the **** out of my soul!!! Such things have gotten me in trouble with the band I'm in. Death Vaprs (or DVP) Is one of my top priorities. Plus, I don't get to see my girlfriend much. Her mother's boyfriend lives in the town next to mine, yet it's not the same without her here, plus it's made me make some bad choices in my life. (Don't want to tell them.)[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen] Suck. But hey, at least you have a girlfriend. I'm in college and I have poor taste in women. I generally want to pick the one that is the hardest to attain or maintain (in the most chivalrous sense, I assure you). The current one may very well work out, if either I don't screwup, or the other guy she likes keeps on doing what he's doing. My grades are mediocre and I have one class that's kicking me in the nuts daily. I could drop it, but its required for my major. Its pretty much a sucktacular class and its mildly interesting, but its difficult. I just need to learn how to study appropraitely for this kind of crap. Of course, life could be worse. You could be bedridden or morbidly obese or have cancer or genital warts. As for colleges, keep looking. Some of them have lax standards.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Clurr][FONT=Arial] Once I was at a fast food place and I heard the order of the guy behind me in line. It was something like "Two large double bacon cheeseburgers, a large chili cheese fry, a large Big Buford (some huge burger, I think), a large spicy chicken sandwich, and [B]a small strawberry milkshake.[/B]" I lol'd.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Dude, that reminds me of another thing that makes me upset....or laugh. When people gets superfluous amounts of food, and then order a diet soda, because they're watching their weight. In fact, I get pissed whern people order superfluous amounts of food in general. Who needs to eat four to five burgers by their lonesome? Now one is perfectly fine, two is still good, three is a bit much, but ok, but four?! Honestly, I think they should have some sort of rule that states that a fast food employee may cut a customer's order off for their own good, should it exceed so much person. Like "I'll have two large double bacon cheeseburgers, a large chili cheese fry, a-" "Stop right there." "What?" "Save some food for the other customers, sir. I'm going to cut you off after the fries, because you look hungry, but no more for you." "I'll take my busisness elsewhere!" "As long as you take that fat *** too." I call it the "tough love diet."[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Nerdsy][color=deeppink']Yeah, I also hate when people discriminate against the elderly.[/color][/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Yeah! Who doesn't want to have sex with the elderly? That was about the most simple line in the most awkward context ever. I went on a diet once. I was a fat lil piggy though. I drop 65 pounds and sped up my metabolism. I used that thing called moderation. I worked wonders. One thing that pisses me off. When people go to college and want to be teachers SPECIFICALLY because they want to be coaches. I was taught by these people, in a school that acted like Sparta, but with less skill. It tore me up inside to know that my teachers didn't inherently know or love what they were doing, and that they were just using teaching as an excuse to get to a coaching job. People, there is more to life than sports. Now, if they wanted to be PE teachers, that's one thing, but a history teacher should know and love history, a science teacher should know and love science, and an english teacher should know and love english. Can I get an amen?[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE]AMEN![/QUOTE]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]The thing to remember is that, when they ask if you did it, say no. They're trying to get you in trouble. Just remember that for the future. Or blame it on a gorilla that escaped from the zoo...or a clown from outer space.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Nerdsy][color=deeppink']To illustrate my point a little better, two people can each say "I know Larry," and both be right, even though they are talking about two different people.[/color][/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]I know Larry! He's a plumber. It seems to me that Daasheus just hates people who hate him (I assume you're a guy, because you have girl problems...though that's me stereotyping)...and people different than him. Is that maybe why other people sterotype him? Because he's different than them? Because he scorns all non-rock music, Christians, and everyone not like him. It sounds kind of bigoted. "I hate everyone who's different than me." One thing I thought of that I hate. Those little restaurants that you go to that charge you seven bucks for a mediocre burger, which you could've bought at McDonald's for two. Now, I hate McDonald's as much as the next guy, but I'm reasonably certain that my body can regenerate the devastaing effects of one burger, for the sake of five bucks, you know? And then old people think these restaurants afe "quaint." No, they are "expensive" and "not that good." This is kind of a complex issue too, and I'll probably lose a few folks, but the fact that the government doesn't fund paleontology pisses me off. If we can make national parks devoted to showing off our kick-*** natural history, than why can't we extract it at the expense of the government? Ok, I found fossils in the Badlands and got a tidy little fine for it, but the fossils I found should've been flund already, had they paid people to dig them up. You know? If they're important enough to have laws that say you can't take them, then why doesn't the government fund it, so the correct people could do so?[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Nerdsy][color=deeppink']I think the only solution is to keep killing until there's no one left to stop you.[/color][/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]I concur. The best way to cover up a murder, is to make several, to throw them off your trail...even if you did them. Just make them random people, so they can'ttie them to you. And destroy the weapon afterwards.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=White][COLOR=DimGray] [FONT=Tahoma]I do. :whoops: I also enjoy hockey, lacrosse, snow (though I do get sick of it), beavers, toonies, and poutines. Poutines can be evil though, I only started eating them a while ago and I came to love them. Unfortunately you can basically buy a poutine anywhere in Canada (the movie theatre I work at even sells them) so I've been eating too many. >.>" Seriously, though. What grinds my gears is when you really look forward to a game and when you finally get your hands on it you find out it's horrible. Sucks to be disappointed[/FONT].[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]That does suck. I spent 50 bucks on LotR: the Third Age, because I heard it was awesome. I hated it. I found elite gondorian armor in Moria. I also PWNed the balrog, but PWNed in turn by a single orc outside of Moria. The orc didn't even have a nametag. It was sad. And I swear, they threw in legendary things for the sake of legendary crap. Like the last axe made in Moria. It was worse than one of the standard axes, like a dwarf would buy at Sears...sad times...[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Hmmmm...some people say boys are trasparent. Some say they're not. Some say they like people being direct. Some don't. Some like talk. Some like deed. I think the problem we're having is about personal preference. To me, the right look is better than saying anything. To others, words are key. Maybe, to fix this, we need to learn more about this guy. What's he like? Is he energetic? Is he reserved? This is going to have to go on a case-by-case basis. I think that, to establish a good solution, we need to learn more about the people involved, as most of us seem to give our personal preferences. Am I on to something, or just ranting?[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Kazuwa Nomura][B]Well, I'm a male homosapien. I'll help you out there... Listen, this chick is gonna have to make a move, because you can't rely on boys to make a move...Especially if they're like me. I've liked this girl I've known for a long time now...and I'm like...frozen. I can't ask her out when it gets to the perfect time. Sometimes it better like that, though. So... It's about...1/4 okay to ask her over IM or phone...if you're in middle school...but if your older...bout my age...then... DO THE RAIYUU! W00T![/B][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Its ok to be frozen when around someone you like. The thing is though, that some people (I and a friend of mine, at least) sort of...transcend their bodies and run on instinct. It sounds retarded, but it works for me. Just keep casual and smile a lot. And if you can talk face-to-face, it'll be loads better. That way, you can potentially have a serious conversation and get to know what its like to be in the presence of other people. Some people drive me nuts. I won't date them. Have serious conversations and drop obvious hints. (smile, tilt the head, and look them in the eyes for three seconds...its the easiest way I know) Part of learning if someone likes you is about their body language, so don't use words so much. Use them as a last resort. Just flirt with them...a lot. Just today, I went into this girl I like's room (Sue, for those who care). I learned that she plays classical guitar, so we talked while she played. We talked about high school, music, and tons of other crap. It was just me, her, and the guitar. Nothing else mattered. It was amazing, and I can tell that she likes me significantly more because of it (she gives me these looks that imply potential interest). And it also gives you a chance to interact with the environment. Like, we went through a book of art in the Louvre and critiqued them. At one point, she screwed up a song and Wake Me Up When September Ends became Lake of Fire. Interraction with the environment helps, because now she'skind of turned on to Nirvana (which I also love) and the reason was justified. The point is, AIM is not nearly as good as a face-to-face conversation...when available. You can't just show up at someone's house and talk forever with them (or can you?). I would suspect most people here of being in high school, so AIM may be your best choice. But if you get the chance, take a personal conversation.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='r2vq][color=#007520']I don't even like Maple Syrup, eh. :( I do believe, though, that french fries aren't as bad as Farto may have one believe. With a little bit of gravy and some cheese curds we haver the greatest reason for a heart attack.[/color][/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Mmmm...poutine...the best Canadian food. Because maple syrup is just too darn runny. It doesn't glop like the maple-flavored corn syrup that I eat. Its too fast for my waffles. I too, have worked in the food industry. Customers generally made me angry. Like this one guy. I worked at McDonald's and this guy would bring his family in every day. He was always really short with people and he brought in his two daughters and his wife. His younger daughter was nice, and his older daughter was just like him. Both were severely obese. His wife had a cane and those thick black shades that people get when they're recovering from eye surgury, and I'm fairly certain that she had diabetes (both of my grandparents had it on one side). But the thing that annoyed me was that he couldn't see that he was destroying his family, in the name of saving the time from not cooking. That same guy flipped a tit on one of the employees once. His youngest daughter placed an order while he was doing something else, so he came and placed his order. He also ordered for his daughter, and the guy thought that it was weird, but he wasn't sure if it was actually for her, or if they had an extra person coming, so he took it. Then the guy freaked out on the employee and started yelling. The poor guy just looked at the manager, who saved the day by explaining what happened. That guy was a jack***.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='The Enemy']Anywho where was I going there...ah yes. Canada doesn't have the weapons or soldiers to attack a random country, but that's because we have no plans to, duh.[/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen] Like DeathKnight said, you have no plans to attack, because you have no ABILITY to successfully attack another country. Additionally, it seems that Americans are quick to point out the problems of America. I asked a Canadian today, and got no response. Apperantly, there are no problems. No unity problems, either... Another thing that makes me mad. French fries. Waffle fries are superior. Anyone want to debate that? First of all, french fries are too thin to maintain a consistent heat, making them cold. They also get limp, when they're not cooked long enough. Waffle fries have this deficiency too, but they at least look more attractive on a plate, by a fat juicy steak. Also, people who claim to be able to grill, who mean that they can cook the **** out of it. Steak is expensive and requires finesse to make well. And it must be seasoned appropriately.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE][COLOR=Gray] No, you pretty much did. Until your little apologist line at the end, you basically said everyone from Canada is an ignortant ego-maniac with an inferiority complex. Maybe you should watch your words a little more closey. Let's go in depth in your original post, shall we?[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Ok.[/FONT][/COLOR] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray] Ah, a wonderful sample size. Like, maybe 100 imports at the most, yea that sounds like enough to base an entire opinion about a country on...[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Well, as its all that I have to work with, I think I will. What should I do? Go to Canada and find someone who proves my opinion wrong? **** that! Why should I wste my time, when I have Canadians at-hand? I'll just assmue that they're an accurate representation of their countrymen.[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray] It [I]is[/i] amazing. Just because we don't have some Manifest Destiny-esque desire to put our finger into everybody else's pie (like a certain country I could name, but won't) doesn't make that any less true. Canada is a virtual paradise - try and live here before you talk ****.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]I don't need to live in Africa to know its screwed up. I don't need to live in Alaska to know its cold. I don't need to live in Canada to say I don't like it. I drove 12 hours to go to Manitoba, and it was exactly like the place I left. You guys got sweet forests, I'll give you that, but its the same as America...just further North. And if its such a paradise, why is there such a worker shortage?[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray] Yea. You're right. We should totally, like, pick up our guns and go and, oh, I don't know, invade some poor country. Maybe piss off a few religionuts and disregard the UN, act like a bunch of teenage kids with firecrackers, that'd make us cool, right? No one will mess with us because we don't give them any reason too, genius. I can't see any problem with that.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]It not that I have a problem with Canada's politics, its just that I disagree with their obvious sense of nationalism. I wouldn't consider myself a nationalist, but I hate when people pat themselves on the back for no reason than to say that they rock. We do it too, but we at least attempt to have some reason to justify our pats.[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray]Er? You really don't understand anything about politics or warfare, do you?[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Yes. I understand politics and warfare...to a frightening degree. But we're not politicians, are we?[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray]Yea, sure [I]sounds[/i] like you're only talking about certain Canadians here... [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Maybe I'm talking about very specific Canadians here...ones that get incredibly offended by the opinions of another person...[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray] Man, no ****. There are dumb mother****ers in every corner of the world. There are stupid Chinese people, there are jerk-*** French people, there are English ********, there are people everywhere who will say stupid things. Don't be one of them.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Ok. I won't attack people for no reason than because I can and they believe things differently than I do. Or maybe I'll hold my opinions, because they're my perceptions of the world and no one will tell me what's right. Especially not someone who comes out, guns blazing like that...[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE][COLOR=Gray]Yea. You're right. [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]I know...[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Big Sky][COLOR=Gray] You're stereotyped as ignorant people who know nothing about other cultures and peoples. I don't believe that to be true, but your rant about [I]us[/I], regardless of what inspired it, does nothing but confirm this. You hate a whole country because a few imports talk smack about you and yours? I know a whole lot of Americans who are ignorant and stupid and moralist, but I don't go around saying that they represent the whole of America.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]And I didn't say that everyone from Canada was bad. I just said that I hate Canadians who hate me because I'm American. And then I followed through with a mockery of those people. If you felt included in the mockery, consider yourself formally excluded. I like some Canadians, just not the ones who are nationalist.[/COLOR][/FONT] [QUOTE]EDIT: And I just now read Farto's post about Canadians. Basically you're saying that because 10% of the people in your school dislike americans so you're going to hate on their country of origin? Let me tell you. I was born and raised in Canada and I have lived here 16 years now. I can safely say the majority of Canadians I have met are really nice people. I realize you may have had a bad experience with Canadians but lets not go hating on 32,870,000 other people just because you met some jerks. Thanks.[/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]If you have bad experiences with a people, why would you think of them as good overall. I hate car salesmen, because they're pushy. All of them? Probably not. But that doesn't change my perspective on them.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Name: Gorluk Age: 20 Gender: male Race: orc Major Skills: Blunt, sneak, hand-to-hand, block, and athletics. Profession: Barbarian Appearance: [URL=http://www.tessource.net/files/images/Tattoo%20Orc-1.jpg]*clicky*[/URL] Personality: Gorluk is seriously dumb. But he's also seriously strong. Strong enough to wrestle a village of Nords to submission. And he's not keen on mercy. He IS keen on money though. He picked up his first weapon because he needed to make a septim, and that's why he's still carrying it. Binge drinking and murder don't fund themselves, you know. He also doesn't use armor, because he has magical tattos. They're really not magical, but anyone who attempts to tell him otherwise discovers that heads cannot withstand a blow from a maul. In reality, he can merely absorb a superfluous amount of damage. Worship Practices: He worships only his own ability to end the lives of other living creatures. Guilds: Psh! He's too much of a rogue for the Fighters' Guild, and not enough of a rogue for the Thieves' or Assassins' Guilds. He doesn't even know what magic is. Past: Gorluk is a typical barbarian, but in the extreme. His father was an arena combatant, but was tempted after a fight and stole a weapon from the battle matron...a magical weapon. He was on the run with his magical hammer for many years, finally hiding out in the mountains. Gorluk was trained by his father, slaying bears with his bare hands at the age of fourteen. He was a strong lad, and his father meant to send him to the arena, but he never got the chance. He father was slain by wild boars on a hunt. Gorluk's mother had died several years previously. He horked his father's jealously-guarded hammer and wandered back into civilization, begging for money to buy food. He found work as a hired hand for several years, but a bandit raid showed him his true calling: wanton slaughter. Wearing naught but his underwear, he single-handedly devastated the bandits' number, until they fled. Then he followed them. He hunted them and feasted on the corpses for long enough, that they were all but dead. Then he wandered the countryside, striking fear into the hearts of bandits, marauders, and goblins, eating those he slew, occasionally making some money from a terrified peasant or merchant. Gorluk is a simple man at heart...a simple, simple man...with a heavy weapon... Equipment: A silver maul. He doesn't need more than that, as he sneaks to within twenty feet of an opponent, then roars and charges, weapon drawn. Smart foes will drop and beg for mercy, because he's been nice once or twice...if he's tired...or sick...or drunk. To run would only make them die tired, and they WILL die.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Big Sky][COLOR=Gray] Everything you just said confirms their opinions of you. Maybe if you want to talk about us, you should grow up first, ya? I don't hate Americans, but sometimes I wonder why...[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Grow up first? And talking about an entire country behind their back is mature? That's pre-teen stuff, mate. And their opinions of me are justified by my opinion of them, based on theirs of Americans as a whole? So by not liking that they hate me because of a stereotype, I fall into the stereotype? What are we stereotyped as? Hating Canadians because they hate us first? A non-vague explanation would be nice... In other news, I don't like it when people cram their religion down the throats of others. I've been everything; there and back again, from pagan, to Christian, to Buddhist, to Shinto (go figure on that one). I don't know. I've formulated my own beliefs and I'll be damned if someone is going to tell me that what I think is wrong. Another thing I hate: when you can't find the droids you're looking for...[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]People who obsess about things way too much. Its ok if I've never read the Simarilion, I can still like Lord of the Rings. I appreciate it enough as-is. And Star Wars. Who cares about all the details. I can think its kick-*** without knowing what happens fifty years after the last movie ended. I would like to know more about my favorite characters, butr I don't need to read fifty books to find out. I think I'll wiki it. Canada. At my school, 10% of the population are Canadian, and most hate Americans for no apperant reason. It annoys me that their country sits up in a corner, poking fun at everyone else and acting like its so amazing. Ego-maniacal when it comes to politics, them. No one will mess with you because you don't do anything, Canada.Not because you're all-powerful. If they wanted your land, they'd sweep in from the North, because by the time the Canadians would figure out that something was up, the other guy would be about a hundred miles from the American border. Stupid Canadians. Now don't get me wrong. I went to Canada, and there were some nice people up there. But there were also some real d*****bags. Living in the Midwest. The closest federal court is seven hours away. That drive would've cost more than the fines I had to pay, had my mom not given me cash. And it always smells like manure in the spring, when the ground thaws. I think everywhere does, to some degree, but not to this degree. And there's just corn. For miles, all you can see is corn. And the winters are regularly about 0 degrees, or less, while the summers are generally 100 degrees or more (fahrenheit). Big cities. When it gets above 100 in New York, its a serious heatwave and its televised all over. When it gets below 0, its a serious freeze and its likewise televised all over. In Iowa, it gets that way regularly, but we don't get televised. We dress accordingly. And while I'm on this topic, why did so many hobos die during the Arizona heatwave? Didn't they know that Wal-Mart is open 24/7? Which leads me to my final rant. Kids who kill homeless people. Those kids are screwed up. They kill homeless people "because its fun." WTF? Who kills because its fun? Who thinks killing is fun? Those kids have serious issues and need to be sent off to an island in the middle of nowhere or something.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Andrew][SIZE=1']To further add to what I said earlier, I really hate the way that Americans butcher our words. Aluminium. Say it with me now people: Al-u-min-i-um! Aluminium! Gah! It makes my blood run cold when I hear an American say it. *Shivers at the thought*[/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]You know what? You can take a nap in a pool of mutated leeches! No, I don't care that much. I hate every form of the word. Its such an awkward word. I just got back from a long car trip, so I have a huge list of things. I hate when spending too much time with people who are sensitive. They're like "I can't help but feel like something's wrong. What is it?" Get out of my ****ing face for a while and the problem will go away! Its called personal space and I treasure it above all other friendships. Sorry. People who are excessively loud in restaurants. I went to a Subway, and they were doing repairs, so they ran a tablesaw in a tiny little restaurant. That ruined the already mediocre meal. Songs that get stuck in your head. But only bad songs. People who try to talk to you when you're trying to study or sleep. I'm obviously busy, so talk to someone with nothing better to do. Cold french fries. I don't mind if they're limp, but cold, I can not deal with.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=PiroMunkie][SIZE=1]When people don't know what they want when they pull up to my menu board. When people don't know what they are actually ordering off my menu board. When people don't have their money ready when they get to my window ([i]especially[/i] if they have waited a little bit). When people sit at my window and start eating their food. When people call in and claim we messed up their order, the [i]entire[/i] thing. All wrong. The fact we have to replace it no matter what as long as it's under $10. Yeah, I work fast food. Customer service breeds customer hatred.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Amen brother. Amen. I got out of that death-trap a year or so ago. Mud. I hate it. Its never there when you expect it, and as soon as you drop your guard, your new shoes are ruined. People who apologize all the time. "Could you hand me my sandwich?" "Sorry." I want my ****ing sandwich, not an apology. You are not Socrates, I will hear of no apology from you. This guy who is uber-aggressively in love with this girl I like, who likes him back, but won't ask her out. He's a jackass. I want to do things to mean things to him. Not because we like the same girl, but because he's a coward and an ego-manic. Girls. They are a mystery. Not even they know how they work. Bathrooms. Why are they only far away when you're sleepy and have to go to the bathroom? Washington. Its a desert on one side, and a perpetual storm on the other. Dutch Calvinists. I grew up around gthese people and they seem narrow-minded and bigoted towards others. But that may be my own bias. Donuts. They are too good for their own good. Pandas. Make babies or die! Simple concept. And their teeth are designed for eating meat, so who told them to eat bamboo, of all things? They probably don't have many babies because they're unhealthy from eating wood all their lives. People who don't read the laws before they tell on people for breaking them. Spear-fishing is fun and legal, people. Stop wasting the DNR's time. This is just a few of many.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[QUOTE=Retribution][size=1]But that's the thing... the wrongs of slavery have persisted to be relevant to this day. Slavery has been directly responsible for the condition of black community since 1863. I hold no ill will towards modern whites, since they have no control over their father's actions, but I do think a "Sorry" from the government is appropriate. I'm going to make the dubious claim that the Dutch weren't as screwed over as the Africans brought over and enslaved for 300+ years. And I think you go a bit too far in being [i]thankful[/i] for slavery. I'm thankful for not being an African at this point, and I have infinite respect for my ancestors who bore the horrors of slavery, but to say "You're lucky slavery happened, better than being in Africa" is overstating it.[/size][/QUOTE] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Touche, dude. I guess my point is that people should learn to forget what is in the past, because it is in fact the past. The government probably should apologize for slavery, but it wasn't a government sanctioned thing (or was it?). To my knowledge, it was just a controversy back then, much like abortion is a controversy now. Not to say that the two were in the same boat, atrocity-wise, but you get my drift. I guess I understand that slavery is a horrible thing, and that the black community has a right to be pissed. But I also see (from my personal view) that my ancestors weren't even in this country when that was going down, and I shouldn't be in trouble for something that no one in my family has ever put forth on anyone. I'm kind of sick of people holding it over my head, like a black halo, when many white people's families weren't even in this country yet.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]You know what other weapon is cool? An old germanic pig-sticker. You know the kind: a huge spear with barbs up and down the tip, so you rip the flesh when you pull it out, turning a grazing wound into a critical injury. Another sweet weapon? An old-west gattling gun, like the ones on The Last Samurai.[/COLOR][/FONT]