The Spectacular Professor

[IMG]http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/pr/press/2005/img/al_kahn2.jpg[/IMG] Uh-oh, it's the bane of all Anime: Mr. Alfred R. Kahn!

You know, I've never been smacked AND given Chalupas in the same post before. I guess Rat Boy's yours then, Aaryanna! Chain him well! No one wants the thread? It's a niiice thread!

The RIAA has a rich history of hitting hard for misdemeanors. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-grdpKVqg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-grdpKVqg[/URL] Okay, so Weird Al may be exaggerating with the electric chair, but the "grandma" and "7-year-old girl" jabs are based on real events. They may be protecting musician's rights, but most of us can agree that they're a little... gruff at times. Prison for one-time-use of Kazaa? I think not.

[IMG]http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/04/18/harry_potter_narrowweb__300x437,0.jpg[/IMG] Axe murdering candy moguls? Bring it on! Main characters can't die! (Or can they? Yesss, no easy answers for you, movie watchers!)

Neh, neh, neh. In the past year, I've MAYBE played 3 hours total. This is why I suck so bad.

[quote name='Vicky'][SIZE=1]There aren't many school shootings in England, to my knowledge, because obtaining a gun is hard, being... illegal and all. Not saying no one [i]owns[/i] a gun, but it's going to be harder to obtain one. High-school shootings aren't too popular because normally kids aren't involved too much with gangs to obtain arms.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] You know, you just hit the nail right on the head. It really depends on your area, but one of the main problems where I live is gangs. Therefore, you see more knives and drugs and such. However, gun use is strictly restricted even in the States. For example, you need a special license to own one in the first place. On top of that, you can't legally obtain automatic weapons, concealed weapnos are hard to justify and the police always have more bullets than you. I would, admittedly, be much happier if the gun was never invented, but it seems a nessecary evil in many parts of the world.

[quote name='Sandy']Shooting someone isn't a legal way of self-defense, at least not in my part of the world. And you make it worse by saying it's the only way of self-defence. We use mainly words, cellphones, portable alarms, pepper sprays and our fists to protect ourselves here. Sure, they won't help you in a gunfight, but they prevent you from going to jail for overprotection instead of the assailant.[/QUOTE] The point was, shooting BACK is usually an accepted method by police. You don't have to shoot to kill. Heck, I know a few choice leg areas you only have to poke to remove mobility temporarily. I'm a martial artist, I know there's more than one way of disarming someone. I hate guns, but not everyone knows how to paralyze a gun arm before the attacker can react. Fastest method of disarming otherwise? Another gun. I'm just saying that you have to do what you can to stay alive.

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]The setting, players, and options really determine the atmosphere of the game, though. If you look up some videos of tournament SSBM matches on YouTube you'll see people pulling off crazy combos you probably never thought possible, without items and on stages without hazards. When people take Smash Bros. seriously there's nothing random about it.[/color][/QUOTE] To tell the truth, I always find that kind of tounnament play to be depressing. It's like a bad dub of a good anime, bland and stripped down. Half the fun in Melee was the complete off-the-wall randomness that came from behind and bit you in the tucchas when you least expected it. I mean, If I ever end up playing Melee with a guy who insists Final Destination with one stock, no items and Fox only, I'm going to decide to stop playing pronto. Makes me wanna tell 'em to play Street Fighter which, don't get me wrong, is fantastic, but is NOT SSB.

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]I'm selling my font and my signature... but I don't know what else... Can we sell Gavin?[/font][/color][/QUOTE] I'll take it. 45 dolla. I think we should sell... Aaryanna (dog) (No, I'm kidding! Please don't kill me!) this thread is pretty nice. Active, not too spammy, mod-frequented... Let's start the bidding at 35 cents, shall we?

[quote name='Lunox'][font="trebuchet ms"] Ok, but that sort of strengthens my point. 125 students versus 666... big difference. I'm not saying teachers are supposed to get in their faces and get to know them all, but if a group of teachers can't keep track of 125 students, they maybe shouldn't be teachers. And by 'know' I mean judge whether they'd become violent and harm other students, which can be hard, yeah, but teachers should at least have a general idea.[/font][/QUOTE] Actually, being a teacher is hard work. You've got paperwork, after school hours, attendance sheets, teaching itself. I should know, My dad's a teacher. On tho of all that, it's basically the most thankless job in the world. The kids don't feel grateful, half the parents think of you as a tax-based babysitter, the pay is terrible, plus you don't have much time to get to know the kids one on one in the first place. I do what I can myself to keep my dad informed about the little psychopaths he teaches, although he's actually pretty good at picking out the problem kids (he teaches band. band is an elective. If you're there to spew crap, you don't need to be there at all.)

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy] What about sleep deprived health care workers? [/color][/font][/QUOTE] Umm... Should I convert my bid into Munnies? 15 bucks. Any other items up for bid?

[IMG]http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall02/Patterson/images/alsharpton.jpg[/IMG] Reverand Sharpton does not approve of clairvoyance. Edit: PLEASE don't tell me I just won with Al Sharpton. Someone's gotta be able to do better than this.

[quote name='Charles']I have no shame. I will consider donating for advertisement if we can get new (better) members who will actually play with me though. Even if I have to sell Japan_86 on the streets to do it![/QUOTE] You don't have to sell J86 on the streets. We have an Ebay thread for that! But seriously, we really don't fall into a specific niche here. We're just a place where people come to talk about anything and nothing all at once. The Otaku moniker kind of throws people off due to the fact that there's one little, lonely forum where you can discuss Anime and Manga. We're about community more than otaku now. To sum it up: We just talk here.

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#3399ff][font=lucida calligraphy]I'm out... And dammit doesn't anyone want to bid on me?[/color][/font][/QUOTE] I would, but... Not into Desperate Houswives. Oh, fine. 12 polygons for Chibi.

I'd like to take this time to remind everyone that the only reason that both Jackie Chan and Jet Li exist is because Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked Bruce Lee in half. Thank you. Anyway... [IMG]http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/04/08/matrix_wideweb__430x326.jpg[/IMG] Your machines are powerless against T3H Y2K!!!!! Oh, and it also means no Notty pics for Quagmire.

[IMG]http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/54/039_20147~Chuck-Norris-Posters.jpg[/IMG] The End.

[IMG]http://www.divogames.com/content/divo/pics/gallery/bomb.gif[/IMG] Everything goes boom, but the torpedo doesn't make it's target.

[quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]Now if America would just get its **** together and ban guns...[/font][/QUOTE] I'm just gonna go with the crowd and say... no, just no. If someone's dead set to kill you, which is illegal, they're not gonna concern themselves with legal weapons. It's far more efficient to encourage someone sane and responsible to carry a gun, so as to shoot the shooter. Think about it: Virginia Tech. If Crazy McIdiot wasn't the only one carrying a gun, you think he'd have made it all the way through the building? No. [U]He[/U] would've gotten shot back. Not that I love guns. Far from it. But we can't all be Batman. There are practical uses for guns. Anyway, School violence in general. I live in what I like to call "North Mexico." it's a small, drug-ridden craphole in the middle of Northwest America. Don't get me wrong, I have a good many Mexican friends, but part of the culture is gang affiliation. Our school is considered to be in a state of Nirvana if we don't have 3 fights a week. The worst part of this is what most of the fights are over. Boyfriend/girlfriend quarrels. Let's dissect the logic, shall we? Point 1: If they cheated on you, are they really worth fighting over? Point 2: "Yes, I'm flattered that you think enough of me to fight over me like that, but I kind of feel sorry for the guy you just beat the everloving crap out of..." And it becomes apparent what I have suspected for 3 years: My school is full of militant idiots. When I hear about a fight (that's right... they're SCHEDULED.) I usually tip off my dad, who works at the school, because it's a pain to fill out all that paperwork over hearsay, and if I break 'em up myself (which I most assuredly CAN,) I get in trouble. Also, we have bomb threats from time to time. We never find any bombs, but you don't wanna take that risk. Most of the paranoia is reasonable, but "no hoods indoors?" Seriously? Is there a Hoodie Jihad going on somewhere I should know about?

Hmmm... I can't decide what this will do ya. What kind of currency is a can of cheese whiz, anyway? Is that what they use in Canada now? How does it compare to an American dollar/euro/yen? Eh, screw it. I'm only selling DB for Taco Bell Chalupas and Internets (the ultimate currency. I accept paypal.)

[quote name='2007DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]ZOMG SunfallE, big again! PLEASE!!![/COLOR][/QUOTE] I'd take you off the market, but I'm enjoying this too much. No takers on the brawl thread?

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy] Pah I'll see your five bucks and raise it to 30 euros (Right now the Euro is higher than the dollar, so there ya go CHW for the win. I need an evening babysitter and someone to take a few of my clients![/color][/font][/QUOTE] I can imagine his response now... "You think I'm appropriate for CHILDREN?! Like the kind that watch... PUBLIC TELEVISION?!" [/blatant Strong Bad ripoff] Also, I think I'll sell... The Super Smash Bros. Brawl thread! Who else feels like wasting their free time arguing over whether wifi NEEDS communication or not!

Here's one possible problem with the absence of new members. Most of us know each other, either that or there are too many inside jokes. Most of us snipe at 2007digitalboy every chance we get, because it's either an inside joke or we get bored. Heck, he goes on himself sometimes (Heck again, I just put the guy up for auction.) Think about it, though. You just join a board. If YOU go after the scapegoat, it'll look like you either join a crowd really easily or don't get the joke and genuinely dislike the person. That's why every board has lurkers. (Yes I know y'all are out there. Post something! The water's great!) I'm just saying it's a little akward sometimes. My 2 cents, ya know.

[quote name='Tatsubei Yagyu'][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Navy"]Ben Holiday... I have to thank you for reviving the One Piece thread. *bows* Now to the topic matter; I don't think that [spoiler] the shadows made a huge difference in their strength... I really doubt that Zoro could beat a Legendary Swordsman without all his power. And Sanji beat the hell out of Absolom (sp?). I'm just thinking Oz is just that strong. :S [/spoiler] Can't wait for tomorrow's chapter, as last week didn't have one. ;o;[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE] Hey, folks. I'm back. Point: [spoiler]Absalom[/spoiler] doesn't count. He's not a zombie. Neither is [spoiler]Perona.[/spoiler] They're alive, although Abs has had some reconstructive surgery, apparently. Besides, didn't Moria himself say that [spoiler]Shadow owners have at least half the bearing on the strength of the zombie?[/spoiler] Anyway, If you all have read this week's chapter, you know that [spoiler]BARTHOLOMEW FRIGGING KUMA[/spoiler] has arrived in Thriller Barque. Also, as per chapter 453 spoilers, he seems to have news of our favorite [spoiler]pyrokinetic[/spoiler] (Hint, hint.) Edit: Now that I see what you were talking about, I agree. I don't think [spoiler]shadow loss affects shadow owner[/spoiler] [color=darkblue][size=1]Keep talk of the anime to the Anime Lounge thread, please. Thanks! —Kei[/color][/size]

I'll put five bucks on Rach. Any other takers on 2007?

[quote name='2007DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]I would have bought the E for sure were it not that I already have the character limit in my name.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] Say what you will, Rat Boy. According to the rules I can put you up for bid! How about it? anyone want an annoying, psychotic Otaku who lives in his parent's basement and fends off rats? He'll grow on ya, trust me! Plus, you'll love him. Unfortunately, as I have discovered, it's impossible not to. (Actually, this sounds like the kind of description I'd give myself. Go fig.) Asking price: Howzabout I pay you? :animesmil