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[size=1][b]I understand what you mean, James. And I will check to see if this source is legitimate. I knew this issue would come up after I re-read the rules after I posted this sign-up. I was going to delete it until I could get definite approval. But, for some reason, I couldn't. I dunno what the deal was there. Anyway, I'll go and check that out and get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for preventing me from comitting a banishable offense. EDIT: I could not find any information(at all) on the validity or legality of the information posted on the website I have suggested. So, sadly, I have decided to discontinue this book club until I have found an adequate and leagal source. Sorry. [/size][/b]

[size=1][b][color=darkgreen]Thanks, both of you, for your advice. I'll try doing what you said. If anyone else out there has something they'd like to add, please do. I need all the help I can get.[/b][/color][/size]

[font=Arial][size=1][color=darkred][b]I am imaginative, and I am also quite a competent artist. I am wanting to write and draw my own manga, but I have no idea where to start. [/b][/color][/size][/font] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000][/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000]I have no manga of my own. I have very little(no) funds. The nearest source of anime(besides cartoon network) or manga is 50 miles away. So, you can see what I mean by disadvantaged.[/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000][/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000]If anyone could give me any advice on what I could possibly do, that would be fantastic. Can any of you help me? Or am I just screwed? [/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000][/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000]Please reply as soon as possible. Because, I'm afraid that if I don't get these ideas out on paper, I'm gonna forget them. And that's not good for anybody.[/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000][/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#8b0000]Any help would be much appreciated. [/color][/size][/font][/b]

[font=Arial][size=1][color=darkred][/color][/size][/font][b][font=Arial][color=darkred]I have read throughout this entire thread and not one person has mentioned .hack//sign or Lupin III. Sheesh, people. I thought you had good taste in anime. j/k, I love just about every anime mentioned so far.[/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000][/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000]If I had to choose, though, I would probably pick the Lupin-verse. Cuz, even though a lot of the time something goes wrong, it all seems to work out in the end. Plus, there'd be some hot toon on toon action between me and Fujiko.:tasty: [/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000][/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000]One thing bothers me, though. Don't you think that they'd be so super-rich by now that they wouldn't need to steal anymore? I guess it would go against Lupin's moral code[/color][/font][/b][b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000].[/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000][/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][color=#8b0000]If I was magically transported out of the Lupin-verse (it could happen...), I would want to go to BeBop world. I would get a ship of my own and lead a separate crew, though. I also wouldn't waste my money like they do. I'd get it all my wulongs in cash and hide them away... somewhere...[/color][/font][/b]

[font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][b]My parents suck. Don't get me wrong, I love 'em. But they suck. My dad is a crime-drama fanatic(Law&Order, JAG, CSI, Without a Trace, etc.). And he watches them avidly. Every night at six o'clock he's in front of the tv watching old ep's of L&O. [/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][b]But, when I try to watch Cartoon Network and anime comes on, he thinks it's so f-ing hilarious to do a racist impression of a Japanese person. It disgusts me. Now, to another point. When it comes to the american cartoons on adult swim and my mom walks into the room and sees the [adult swim] logo in the corner, she's all like, "Are you supposed to be watching this?'[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][b]Then I say, "It's no different from any show dad watches." and she'll just go into the other room. But whenever someone says "hell", "damn" or sometimes even "crap" she'll, pretty much, crash into my room and tell me to change the channel.[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=1][color=darkgreen][b]I seriously doubt that hearing the word "Damn" in a cartoon will warp my mind any more than seeing a dead 8 year old boy who'd been molested on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[/b][/color][/size][/font] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#006400][/color][/size][/font][/b] [b][font=Arial][size=1][color=#006400]Once again; My parents SUCK.[/color][/size][/font][/b]

[b][size=1][color=darkgreen] Geez, people! You guy's fears are way too logical. And some make no sense whatsoever. You need to be more like me. Laid back and psychotic. I'd rather be that than sane and uptight. Anyway, here's my list: Death:[/b] Not dying. Death. The Grim Reaper. Joe Black. The Big Kaibash. He's comin after me and he's gonna chop off my head with the sickle. Or, is it a scythe. I don't numember.[b] Drug Overdose:[/b] Even though I don't, and never will, do so-called "hard drugs", it still scares the ******* out of me. (Get off my back, I don't criticize you for your lifestyle choices.)[b] Accidental Suicide:[/b] I don't want people to think I killed myself. Everyone that knows me, knows that I think anyone who commits suicide is a coward. I sympathize to those of you who've lost someone due to suicide, but this is one of my strongest moral values.[b] Ventriloquist Dummies:[/b] Nuff said.[b] I think that pretty much covers it for now. If I think of anything else, I'll add them later.[/b][/size][/color]

[QUOTE=black bird]Holland would be screwed. Funny that you say that , I live in Holland . And I read in the news papers a few weeks ago that the west of Holland will be under water in about 50 years ... eek!!!! :eek: That's why my ice cap worries .....[/QUOTE] [size=1][b] No crap!?! Pardon me if I find that FRICKIN' HILARIOUS. Not about the underwater part. About you living in Holland. I went to Amsterdam once. A long, long time ago. Nice countryside, I remember. Then I think we drove to The Hague. Is that in Holland? I'm not good with geography. [/size][/b]

[b][size=1][color=darkgreen] The Usual Suspects:[/b] I am Kaiser Sersei.[b] Reservoir Dogs:[/b] Cuz I'm stuck in the middle with you.[b] Memento:[/b]Remember Sammy Jenkis. [b]Others include: The Three Amigos!, Spawn(live action and animated), The Mummy(original and remake), The Mummy Returns, The Matrix, My Cousin Vinny, Casino, Scarface (of course), Hidalgo, LOTR 1-2 (haven't seen 3 yet), They Live, Half Baked, Pacific Heights, Stephen King's: It, Powder, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon, The Omen, The Apostate, Joy Ride, The Royal Tenenbaums, Biloxy Blues, Beavis and Butt-head Do America, John Carpenter's Vampires, North by North-west, et cetera. These aren't in order of popularity with me. The first three I like most, equally.[/b][/size][/color]

[b][size=1] Semjaza Azazel. hmmm... That sounds familiar for some reason. Anyway, more to the point, I did see it. It looked really cool in the commercials, but it didn't end up being anything I thought it would be. I was thinking more along the lines of [u]Alice in Wonderland.[/u] So, I wasn't all too interested in it. But then I was on a commercial from the other show I was watching (Mad Mad House) and I saw the wax lion talk. So, I decided to finish watching the whole thing. It was pretty good. I just got one question: Is she schizophrenic? I dunno. But, all in all, it's fine by my standards.[/b][/size]

[size=1][color=darkgreen][b]"How hilarious is that?" -Peter Griffin In my never ending quest to be an OB moderator, I find these posts to be very useful. You're like the Tony Wobbins of modding. And, exploitation of human foibles and mannerisms is always a plus. BTW: I'd gladly be shinmaru's biatch if I could make a cameo like my hero Wesley Snipes. :love: hahaha.[/b] *someone stands up and claps twice more. everyone in the room looks at him and he sit down silently*[b] I also like the ability of the people to remain alive even after they're dead...if that makes any sense. Kudos to you all. Mmmmm, a granola bar sounds good...[/b][/size][/color]

[color=darkred][b][size=1] In many of my posts, I have made references to the books [URL=http://www.huxley.net/bnw/][color=blue][i]Brave New World[/color][/i][/URL] by Aldous Huxley. And, I am saddened to say that I have not recieved one reply even acknowledging its existence. The only thing I can think of is that no one has read it. Which, to me, is extremely surprising. This site is full of sci-fi fans and Huxley was so far ahead of his time, it was almost rediculous. This is why I feel it important to inform and culture you in something other than manga. Not to say that manga isn't one of the greatest things in the world, but there are other options. What I hope to do, with the blessing of the OB staff, is to have a bunch of people join this book club and we read it. I Know what you may be thinking: I'm not buying a book just for some stupid thread some 16 year old boy started. This is not necessary. I have found a website that features the entire novel. It is formatted in 18 easy to read, one-chapter pages that are very useful in the set-up of this club. What I propose is: There will be a sign-up for the club. All you have to do is write a post saying that you want to join. No need for a bio or weapons. We will read one chapter a day and discuss it in this forum the next day. That's it. Pretty simple, huh? Anyone is welcome to join, so long as they join before we start reading the book. If this proposition is acceptable to you, please feel free to sign up. I will let you know when this is starting and I will wait three days for a confirmation PM from you so I and you know that we are all on the same page, so to speak. P.S.: I f you want to get a head start, or if you just want to check out the lay out of the book, click on the link above. Thanks and happy posting.[/color][/b][/size]

[b][size=1] The most frustrating moments are: (not in order of annoance) 1: Gargoyles for Sega Genesis. I never got past the first level. Granted, I was 8 and had a very short attention span. 2: Multiplayer games in which your opponent knows all of the cheats and won't tell you any. Particularly on "007: Goldeneye" on N64. I hate that a**hole. (grumble, grumble) 3: Cheat codes that are impossible to enter. Or, fake cheat codes that you think are real but just entering wrong. Wasting a good 10-20 minutes for nothing. 4: Atari's "Moon Patrol". But, that was only because I had a broken controller. 5: Games with slow controls which require fast reflexes. There are many of them out there. There's more, but I can't think of them right now.[/color][/b][/size]

[b][size=1][color=darkgreen] I just got this game 2 days ago and it's pretty good. It's hard, though, if you don't know what you're doing. The controls need a little getting used to, but that's the case with any new game. There are no cheats, that I know of, that are available for this game.(except for a guide book, $14.99 at any game store) It's cool because it has voices from the TV show. There is a lot of use of disguises and unconventional weaponry. Pick-pocketing is an invaluable skill and problem solving is key. You play as Lupin.(Goemon and Jigen on certain levels) And each character has their own different controls and weapons. The very beginning of the game is a bit annoying because there are lots of pop-up screens that guide you through the controls. It's really annoying when you've already figured out the controls but are killed and have to restart the level. All-in-all, I have to say my favorite part of the game so far is: the puzzles. They're not too difficult.(actually they're really easy) But, getting certain items that you need to get to the puzzles is hard. And once I finally get to the puzzle, I have a great deal of self-satisfaction that I finally figured it out.[/b][/size][/color]

[b][size=1]Sometimes I wonder why you people even bother with slang. A lot of them seem more complicated than saying the actual words themselves. Hehe. HE WAS A TOTAL THESPIAN: refers to the ummm, "not-so-straight" people in drama club. WORD: my response to anything that goes over my head or I don't understand. F**K TUDDRUSSEL: refers to anyone who is very stupid or annnoying. like Buck Tuddrussel from "Time Squad" on Cartoon Network. BONER: a really big mistake. as in, "I pulled such a boner when I wrecked my mom's car." RABBLE!! RABBLE, RABBLE!!: refers to what we say in class, over and over, whenever a mean substitute is being mean and we want to get on their nerves. (it's from south park) Then there is the universal "cough statement". Which is where you say something when you cough. But, that's fairly obvious. I don't even know why I felt like I had to explain it. [/b][/size]

[b][size=1] And, I also said I'm sorry if I assumed too much... Apparantly, I did. I really think that, by the time the ice caps melt down completely, it will have happened at a slow enough rate that the world can adjust. Holland would be screwed. But I think studies have shown that the world would hardly be completely submerged in water when they finally do. I'm not berrating your last post, black bird. This is just one more point I wanted to make.[/b][/size]

[b][color=darkred][size=1] Arguyle pulled open the very heavy steel door and it closed with a surprisingly loud crash. There were some clicking sounds and Nina turned around to investigate, but Arguyle rushed her away into the next room. "Who are you and what did you do to me?" she commanded. She didn't seem to content with his company anymore. "I'm Arguyle Morton." he told her in a cold voice while he was adjusting the heavy curtains over the windows. "Ok 'Arguyle'." she said mockingly, "Now, what the f**k did you do to me?" He went over a mental checklist, just to make sure he didn't forget to lock anything. He was fairly certain that he hadn't. "I'm a vampire. And now... so are you." she stood there, stunned. "You don't know what you're talking about. You're crazy." she tried to convince herself. She ran to the front door to attempt an escape. But when she pulled on the door, it wouldn't budge. Then she ran over to the window. This whole time, Arguyle stood and watched her. She wasn't sure why he wasn't trying to stop her, but then she saw why. Gigantic steel blast doors had covered the windows. "Realx. I'm not going to hurt you. I made you." he reclined himself on the sofa in his living room and she timidly sat in the armchair. Arguyle was guite comfortable right where he was, but he needed to find out who had been chasing them. "I have to go." he told her. "Where." she said quietly. "I gotta find out who was chasing us. And I have to get you some food." Nina hadn't realized how truly hungry she actually was up until this point. But she was also mortified at what he considers food. He went upstairs to his study and climbed a ladder to a trap door on the ceiling. "Don't bother trying to escape." he warned her, "This place is a fortress." As soon as he closed the trap door, Nina heard a click and she was locked in. Arguyle walked to the edge of the roof and sniffed the air. That scent. It was very familiar. Freesha blossoms. The scent filled the air, so that he couldn't get a definite location of his attackers. He strongly suspected that they weren't even here anymore. His home was built specifically to prevent vampires from entering. "I need to find her." he told himself. A moment of silence and he was gone. Disappeared into the night. [/color][/b][/size] [b][size=1] OOC: I "might" have left the basement door unlocked. She can escape if anyone's post requires her to.[/b][/size]

[b][size=1][color=darkred] Everything looks great. I have all of the crimebosses and now I just need three more second's in command. Everyone, so far, is accepted. I will PM one of you after everyone has posted at least once, to let you know who will be the terrorists. Chop, chop OB'ers. Time's a wastin'. We still need three more before we can get this off the ground. Happy posting.[/b][/color][/size]

[size=1][b][color=darkred] What I want is a simple Lupin banner. I want Lupin holding up his 38., just to the left of the Lupin The 3rd logo. And to the right of the logo, I want Jigen holding up [i]his[/i] gun. Above the logo I want Goemon's eyes staring at me. Then I want Fujiko reclining across the bottom of the banner. I also want it all on a burgundy background, just like my font color. Thanks a lot, it's much appreciated.[/b][/color][/size]

[quote name='minkus_334']When all of the countries in the world are equal in all aspects, such as development, government, and oppurtunities, then what motivation would people have to work in the lower class jobs, like food service, or janitorial work?[/quote] [size=1][b][color=darkred] What the hell is that supposed to mean? The food-service part, I mean. I certainly hope you meant that part to be for McDonald's employees. I take personal offense at people belittling the food-service industry. I'm not calling you stupid for saying that, I can see how people might think that food service is "lower-class". But, really think about how many people actually work in food-service. How many restaurants did you got to last week? There are tens of millions in the U.S. alone. And we're not the most culinarily advanced civilization in the world, if you know what I mean. I seriously doubt that there'll be any shortage of employees in the food industry. Ever. Well, maybe not "ever". But not for, at least, a century or two. On another matter, I really don't forsee much of a decline in any so-called "lower-class" jobs. It is not, and will never be a matter of opportunity. It's a matter of motivation. People are lazy. And I can tell you right now, It's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better. America is comfortable, just as it is, sitting on its fat arse, working at said McDonald's. (Keep in mind, that I am talking about America in all these first lines. I make no assumptions about any other nation.) Somebody said that all of the water is gonna go away after all of the ice caps melt, or something to that effect. I won't even begin on the fundamental flaws of that statement. Nuff said. On the matter of fossil fuels... I believe that the world will lose its dependancy on them sooner than you may think. Hydrogen cels are being developed that go further, faster and more efficiently. The only problem is with the shortage of pure hydrogen. I know what you may be thinking: Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. True. But most of that hydrogen has already bonded with other elements to make practical use of it impossible. It's only a matter of time, though, before they solve this problem. And, not to mention MagLev technology. It's come a long way. I have seen a basic design for an under-ocean MagLev vacuum transit system in the works in "Popular Science" magazine. I really have no idea if this system will actually be utilized, but the math seems solid. On the matter of politics. Who needs 'em? All they do is get in the way and annoy people. Keep in mind that I am grossly undereducated in the field of politics. Religion. Ah, that old nutshell... It's only a matter of time before politicians think that they can solve this issue once and for all. I know they think they can do something about it now. But it's gonna be a long time before they can actually get anywere with it. As long as excommunicated extremist groups are misinformed, closed-minded and even suicidal, there'll be no progress whatsoever. (Again, if I assume too much, please forgive me.) [quote name='minkus_334']Here is a hypothetical situation I came up with as I was reading my Geography textbook: When all of the countries in the world are equal in all aspects, such as development, government, and oppurtunities, then what motivation would people have to work in the lower class jobs, like food service, or janitorial work? Movement to other countries would halt to a standstill, because who would need to come to the ?Land of Oppurtunity? if they have the same oppurtunities in their country? We would all be required to learn necessary skills, and be completely interchangeable drones. Or, all lower class jobs would be ?manned? by machines, and as any paranoid fan of the Terminator movies can tell you, that plan has its flaws too.[/quote] The truth is, if there is no if opporunities are the same all over the world, then the entire planet becomes the land of opportunity. It'll then become a matter of where you feel comfortable living. Or, if your job is region specific (i.e. farming). I have no opinion on the last two sentences of that quote. Well, I shouldn't say I have no opinion. I'm just not quite sure how to express it at the moment. Anyway, if you havent read the book [URL=http://www.huxley.net/bnw/][color=blue][u]Brave New World[/u][/color][/URL] by Aldous Huxley, you should. That is the perfect novel if you are considering all of the possibilities on that issue. That guy was a genius.(I'm sure the mescaline helped his viewpoint, though.) I suggest highly that all of you, anyone reading this post, ever, at any time, read his works. If you have read [u]Brave New World[/u] or [u]The Island[/u], I seriously wouldn't be surprised if the world really did turn out like that. (I'd be anxious to try the soma[inside joke]) On the point of overpopulation... I really have no idea. Finally, click the link above to read my favorite book of all time.(hehe) BTW: If it matters... I'm American. [/size][/b][/color]

[b][size=1] When i was a little kid, I had so many ambitions. Key word being: had. Now, life pretty much sucks and I have no motivation. I'm a big ma.. I mean procrastinator.(hehe) Anyway, I wanted to be an archaeologist, artist, author, chef or the white Big Bad Beetle Borg.(Oh God, they were so lame) All at the same time. Oh, yeah. I also wanted to become a genie. Or find a genie. Either was fine with me. Now I either want to pursue a career in the culinary arts or be a physical therapist for premature children.(personal reasons for both)[/b][/size]

[size=1][b][color=darkred] So far, everything looks good. I just need one more leader to sign up. Then the other three underlings. I'm not quite sure how long that will take, though. Hopefully very soon. I'm anxious to get this started. [/b][/size][/color]

[size=1][b][color=darkred] Cold water ran down the pale form of Nina Cartwight's body, erasing the dried blood. Arguyle brushed his hand over her face to wipe off streams of tears. A moment passed and while he gazed into her face, she awoke. This time she wasn't scared. Instead, she seemed comforted by his presence. She lay on his shoulder, for what seemed like hours, just crying. When she was clean, she dressed and they stood there silently. Suddenly, there was a flash in the back of Arguyle's head. He sensed someone coming. "We need to get out of here." he told her. "Wh-why?" she squeakily sobbed. "Someone's coming for us." he revealed, "Now come on. Let's GO!" He grabbed her wrist and pulled her out the window. She let out a yelp of fear as they plumetted toward the ground, but stopped when she instinctively landed on her feet. "Good." he told himself. "She's starting to learn." "What's going on?" Nina spoke up, "Where the hell are we going?" "Back to my place. We should be safe there for a little while." He stopped and grabbed he other hand so that they were facing each other. "You need to clear your mind for a moment." "What?" she asked increduously. "Yeah, you probably wouldn't be able to do that in your present state." he thought for a second, "Okay, close your eyes and focus on something very small. A speck of dust. Just imagine it floating in a completely dark room." There was a crashing sound and Nina could see a flash of blue through her eyelids. "Okay, you can open them now." he told her. They were now in a completely different part of town. "Where are we?" she sounded scared. "My place." The both walked inside the brick building and Arguyle closed then locked the heavy steel door behind him...[/b][/size][/color]

[b][size=1][color=darkred] Dirty kitchens:[/b] Being the son of two professional chefs, cleanliness is a must. Cleanig's a *****, but I don't wanna eat food in a restaurant with rat turds in their salad.[b] Ill mannered people:[/b] No one wants to hear your belch, flatulence or any other bodily gasses escaping at high velocity. Nor do we want to hear about the rash on your testicles. Get my point?[b] Stupid people:[/b] I don't mean people with learning disabilities. I mean the people who think it's funny to spit on a hamburger and let someone eat it. Or the people who tell a joke that is kind of humorous then kill it to death by playing on it every single minute of every single hour of every single day.[b] Celebrities:[/b] The entire concept of celebrity is absurd, to me.(*cough*carson daily*cough*)[b] thats' all i can think of for now, it's 6:58 a.m. and i haven't been to bed yet.[/b][/color][/size]

[b][size=1][color=darkred] Geez, people. I've read through this whole thread and you people need to get stronger stomachs. I admit, that if you get a bad batch, it could ruin your appetite. But you should always live by the culinary golden rule: Always try something twice. That way you are guaranteed that you don't like it and didn't just get a bad recipe. More to the point... I would have to say that the weirdest thing I have ever eaten was a coagulated blood cake. And it was the most vile thing I have ever ingested.[/b][/size][/color]

[b][size=1][color=darkgreen] I have soooooo many worst case scenarios. I pulled so many boners, it's not funny. Boners, as in screw-up. Not as in...well...you know. Let us begin: I had been 16 for about two week and I had not yet gotten my license. So, I, the dumb***, decide it would be a good idea to steal the car for a half hour or so while my parents went grocery shopping. So, what do I do? I park the car that had been detailed, the very day before, in a small creek. It was a miracle that I was still alive afterwards. If you could see the car, you'd be surprised I'm still alive too. God, I'm such a dumb***.[/b][/size][/color]