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[quote name='Ace][FONT="Comic Sans MS"']This implies that I have the money to do so.[/FONT][/quote] [FONT=Calibri]Yes it does. It does not, however, specify the source of said money.[/FONT]

[quote name='chibi-master']Guess who just bought Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 2: Earth Volume 2 (which contains the first episode where Toph appears)?!:catgirl:[/quote] [FONT=Calibri][COLOR=DarkRed]Ace[/COLOR].[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE="4"]HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP I FOUND THE R.O.D. OVA FOR DOWNLOAD[/SIZE] =DDDDDDDDDDD[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]Did mine in Excel. =P [B]Edit:[/B] Totally welcome. (Actually had it finished yesterday, just got sidetracked by tangible people.)[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri][COLOR=DarkRed]Zen[/COLOR], that's gross. Incidentally, I burgled the zodiac chart from Wikipedia and added a third 60-year cycle to it that runs from 2044-2103, in case anyone wants to double-check their sign with their age. (Although to keep the file size from being stupid I did chop off a bit of the bottom of the chart; if you really want a year earlier than 2044 that got slashed in that second column there, the original chart can be found [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac#The_years"][COLOR="Blue"]here[/COLOR][/URL].) I plan on finishing this (or at least mostly finishing it) today. If I don't, I have a load of time tomorrow to work with. [B]Edit:[/B] Of course, depending on exact dates, is it conceivable that a person might be one year off (on either side) of their 'mathematical' sign.[/FONT]

[SIZE=1]This is essentially a commitment post. I have a design in my head but have been occupied with trivial things lately, such as Resident Evil 5.[/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][B]Name:[/B] Serpent's Tongue [B]Birth Name:[/B] Gabriel Yu[/FONT][SIZE=1] (order deliberate; Gabriel is only half Chinese)[/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][B]Sex:[/B] Male [B]Age:[/B] 27 [B]Zodiac Sign:[/B] Earth Snake [B]Status/Occupation:[/B] Information Broker [B]Affiliation:[/B] Free Agent, depending on treatment received. [B]Personality:[/B] Slippery and smooth. Gabriel can be as suave as the best high-class gentleman and as harsh and uncaring as he feels you deserve, and he gives as good as he gets. Go out of your way to tread on him and expect your fortune to quickly deteriorate. Show him respect and you may see favors more willingly given. [B]Biography/Motivation:[/B] Gabriel was conceived to an American call girl and discarded at a Chinese soup kitchen almost immediately. Though he was fortunate enough to be taken in and nurtured, he was always an outcast, a half-breed—a ‘chink’, to the less polite. Gabriel never developed the physique to silence his tormentors through straightforward means, and so as he grew older he turned more and more information as defense. Eventually he realised that the knowledge he acquired and contacts he developed had more than a personal worth, and he began to push for it, making himself invaluable to the right people and indispensable to the wrong. His network is far-reaching and well-hidden, making use of others looked down upon or taken for granted. He calls himself Pi-his’ Mouth, but those who do not respect him refer to him as the more commonly heard Serpent’s Tongue . . . if they grace him with [I]that[/I]. [B]Appearance:[/B] [CENTER][IMG]http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1387/00301581wu5.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER][/FONT]

[quote name='Knuckles' Girl']So my question is this, does anyone else have a problem like this or are they just lazy?[/quote] [FONT=Calibri]My mother would say yes. Not sure what advice she'd give, although there is the method of making a cyclic chore list (shifts every week or so, something like that) and restricting access to privileges until some or all of them are done. Never bothered me when I had to do stuff, but that could be because I was a reasonable kid.[/FONT]

[quote name='Miss Anonymous']No. And I don't see how bringing back that stupid joke is funny or relevant at all.[/quote] [FONT=Calibri]Moral: It is never a good idea to try and be clever when I am irritated.[/FONT]

[quote name='Miss Anonymous']What if they're trying to spell the word "allot"? Then they're still being stupid, just not for the reason you were expecting.[/quote] [FONT=Calibri]Shall I bring back Shino the Wino? ♥[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]All right, all you stupid people listen to me. Also all you people who get mad when someone says "all you stupid people listen to me" because you're afraid I'm talking about you, you also listen just to be on the safe side. There is [U]no[/U] [U]such[/U] [U]word[/U] as "alot". The word is two words. They are: [CENTER][SIZE="8"][B]A Lot[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] Stop being retarded.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]What the deuce would I do with the universe? That's a lot of stuff to manage. Do you have any idea how complicated delineating all that responsibility would be? Let alone remembering who had control of what. I [I]will[/I] take a feifdom of a region large enough to encompass Columbus and greater Chicago, though.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]They're racist against Bidoof. Incidentally, the plural of Bidoof is Bidoof.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]They were meeses. lolyerabidoof[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]Narcissus and himself.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]Live from Campus, it's schooltime! Well. On Thursday.[/FONT]

[quote name='chibi-master']...from here on end.[/quote] [FONT=Calibri]Translate this for me, please. [SPOILER]Hint: the phrase is actually "from here on in", which makes actual sense.[/SPOILER][/FONT]

[FONT="Calibri"][INDENT][I]"The snakes' owner tried to revive another by massaging it and blowing into its mouth through a plastic pipe."[/I][/INDENT] [/FONT] [CENTER][IMG]http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/08/10/laugh460.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER]

[FONT=Calibri][URL="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34712375/ns/today-white_house/?gt1=43001"][COLOR="Blue"]Article[/COLOR][/URL]. In a stunning display of "...why is this even an issue", the White House is currently denouncing longtime animal-rights . . . er, activist (term used loosely) organisation PETA for using the First Lady's image without permission in a recent anti-fur advertisement campaign. The ad features the madam Obama alongside Carrie Underwood, Tyra Banks, and Oprah, emblazoned on the sides of minivans and DC metros and featured in magazines and on the organisation's website. Well. You have to look for it, [I]now[/I]. Anyway, yes, the White House is up in arms because the image of the First Lady is being used "without permission", despite the statement of Michelle's press secretary, earlier this year, that the First Lady does [I]not[/I] wear fur. Which, you know, I would kind of hope the secretary was being serious and not just mouthing off for publicity an PR and what. PETA claims it did not seek actual endorsement because "it knows that she [Michelle Obama] can't make such an endorsement" (article). To be fair, PETA has done some bonehead things in the past, and will most likely continue to do so because the organisation is rife with—oops, I about said something politically incorrect, didn't I? :catgirl:—but, really, this shouldn't even be a problem, considering the ad is saying all of "these women don't wear fur", which is about the same as Reebok saying "Michael Jordan wears sneakers". So all I can think of here is a very insightful phrase from one of my favorite comedians. [INDENT][I]"Is [U]everybody[/U] dumb?"[INDENT][SIZE="1"]—Louis Costello[/SIZE][/INDENT][/I][/INDENT][/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]Speaking of throwing things out there, how about giving the thread containing each post (and in the second case the post in question) so the people running this thing don't have to either waste hours of their time searching for them or disallow the nominations because of the aforementioned waste of time? Just figurin' it would be a nice thing to do while you're tooting your own horns and all. :p[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]Couple of names come to mind for me. First up is [URL="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s182/Artysci_FW/Nikana/devil_may_cry_vergil.jpg"][COLOR="Blue"]Vergil[/COLOR][/URL], the [I]other[/I] son of Sparda. Vergil is essentially the exact opposite of Dante: he does not speak or move more than is necessary; his dress is refined and carefully chosen; he is smooth and patient and the epitome of power through precision. And even though fighting him is an absolute *****, you just can't help but look forward to every time he shows up. Personally I like his coat. . . . and vest shirt and tie. > > Other one I thought of is the infamous [URL="http://supersmashbrosbrawlvideogame.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/starwolf5lv.png"][COLOR="Blue"]Wolf O'Donnell[/COLOR][/URL] of Star Wolf, even if he's now an overused meme. With probably over a hundred individual 64-game story-mode completions under my belt, the only thing I always disliked about the most lucrative stage path (which is [I]not[/I] the one listed in the Nintendo Power guide, actually, dunno what that team was thinking) is that I only got to face Star Wolf once, at the very end on Venom 2. To this day I firmly believe that a wing of Fox, Falco, Wolf and Leon could probably shred the combined forces of Corneria and Andross and probably even the Empire, provided the old rabbit was overseeing things from Great Fox. I also always wondered why Wolf was on that particular side to begin with. Best I can come up with is he was a merc and got the lunatic floating monkey head to pay him 90% up-front.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]I would like to make a correction. The food I enjoyed yesterday is called a priazzo, not a briazzo. I blame my father's enunciation and my tendencies towards phonetics. =P Borderlands is a pretty fun game. I like sending out a hawk that explodes my enemies into tiny bits, in my mercy.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]This year.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]I shall be putting mine up piecemeal as I think of them. For now, [B]1.) The Boner Thread[/B] Submitted under the title [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=60831"][COLOR="Blue"]Two Points Of View[/COLOR][/URL], this ballsy topic asked us to examine ourselves in a most . . . unique way. Most of us declined in favor of cracking nut jokes. Like that one. Also I got to slap a big fat TMI sticker on it.[/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri]You know how when you get strawberries you put them in a bowl and sprinkle sugar over them, and how after a while the sugar kind of dissolves and combines with strawberry juice to make this super-sweet concoction of sugar death? I had a friend drink two-thirds of a glass of that stuff once. He about passed out from the rush, and couldn't stand up for several hours without flopping back to the floor. I wish I'd been able to see it. Also I am at present eating a literal pizza pie, called a briazzio (apparently Pizza Hut used to make them decades ago, when my father was employed by them). It is delicious.[/FONT]

[font=Calibri][b]â??Weâ??ve received reports of our people engaging hostile trainers here, here, here, and ... here, sir,â?[/b] said one of Mortyâ??s leaders, indicating locations on the map spread on the meeting hallâ??s center table, [b]â??and more forces have been spotted in these regions here and here advancing on the center of the city.â?[/b] Morty wiped his brow. [b]â??Theyâ??ve already surrounded us?â?[/b] [b]â??It looks that way,â?[/b] said another. [b]â??They must have been planning this attack for some time.â?[/b] Morty grimaced. [b]â??Weâ??re going to need a defensive ring around the gym, then,â?[/b] he mused. [b]â??It needs to be large enough to minimise the risk of proximity to the gym itself, but small enough to not use all our forces so we can shift fresh teams in for relief.â?[/b] He turned to the first leader. [b] â??Whatâ??s the largest we can make that formation with our current forces?â?[/b] Before he could get an answer, the door to the meeting hall flew open and a stricken-looking trainer burst in, stumbling and catching himself on the doorknob. [b]â??Sir!â?[/b] he rushed, gasping for breath, [b]â??theyâ??re attacking us!â?[/b] [b]â??Yes, theyâ??ve ringed us,â?[/b] answered a perplexed Morty. [b]â??We expect to be engaged on all sides soon.â?[/b] [b]â??No, you donâ??t understand. Azaleaâ??s trainers are ordering their pokémon to attack [i]us[/i], not our pokémon.â?[/b] The boy gulped. [b]â??Two of us are dead, and there are eleven more wounded in the medical ward. I just came from there,â?[/b] he added, [b]â??and itâ??s bad. Thereâ??s one kid who got gored by a Heracross. They donâ??t think ... he, uh, he might not....â?[/b] The boy trailed off, and Morty stared at him aghast. [b]â??...you mean,â?[/b] he managed after a moment, [b]â??that [i]people[/i] are being attacked?â?[/b] [b]â??Yes sir,â?[/b] said the boy. [b]â??Sir, if thatâ??s true, we need to think about civilians, too,â?[/b] offered a leader. [b]â??If Azalea is attacking people, they might attack anyone. The shelters are no longer safe, and we canâ??t defend them all [i]and[/i] the gym as well without stretching ourselves dangerously thin, and if we keep losing menâ??â?[/b] [b]â??I know,â?[/b] said Morty, sinking into a chair. He cupped his jaw in his hands and stared at the ground. [b]â??We have to counter-attack,â?[/b] another spoke up. [b] â??We might not be able to defend, but if we push them back, force them to retreat, we might be able to save most of them.â?[/b] [b]â??No,â?[/b] Morty answered. [b]â??No, weâ??re already surrounded. If we attacked them now, the farther we pushed outward the more thin weâ??d have to spread, and then theyâ??d find a way in through the holes. The defense line has to be airtight.â?[/b] [b]â??Itâ??s the ring thatâ??s killing us,â?[/b] said the first leader. [b] â??We canâ??t defend because we have nothing to put our backs against and no definite point to stop their advance at. Weâ??re just going to keep shrinking farther and farther in towards the center until weâ??re overwhelmed.â?[/b] [b]â??Unless we broke out,â?[/b] the other countered. [b]â??If we break through their lines and come at them from behind, we donâ??t have to drive them back. We can pin bits of them, and then deal with the rest bit by bit.â?[/b] [b]â??But we donâ??t have the strength to counter-attack. Weâ??re already losing forces, and Iâ??m not ready to start telling my pokémon to kill other people yet. Itâ??s too risky.â?[/b] [b]â??We canâ??t just sit here, though!â?[/b] Morty stood up suddenly. [b]â??No,â?[/b] he said, [b]â??heâ??s right; we canâ??t attack. We have to get out. Protecting the citizens is our main focus now. â??Weâ??re going to have to break out, but not necessarily all at once. If we can rupture Azaleaâ??s line at [i]one[/i] point and hold it open, we can secure an escape route out of the city, and then our defenders can let the ring collapse in on them and fall back at the last minute through the breach.â?[/b] [b]â??So ... we let Bugsy [i]push [/i]us out?â?[/b] Morty nodded. [b]â??Pretty much. But that means our line opposite the breach has to hold for the longest time and risk being surrounded themselves right before they get out. Itâ??s the most dangerous spot to be in and will require our best and freshest fighting teams. â??You!â?[/b] he said, motioning to the messenger. [b]â??Find Terry Nimitzâ??s unit, tell them to head for the east side of the city. Tell him I said to find a way to force Azaleaâ??s line open on that side and hold it open wide enough to evacuate civilians.â?[/b] The boy saluted and fled the room. Morty was galvanised. [b] â??I want you three to get to the civilian shelters,â?[/b] he continued,[b] â??and start moving the people there through the city towards the breakpoint. Get people from the medical staff to help you as needed. If youâ??re attacked, engage long enough to ward your enemies off, but stay with the civilians at all costs. â??You two, gather your people and come with me. Weâ??re going to buy some time.â?[/b] [center]- - - - - - - - - - - - - -[/center] Saul wasnâ??t sure who he had expected after hearing Raâ??s message, but the dark-haired woman waiting on his front porch wasnâ??t on the list. [b]â??Sayo!â?[/b] he exclaimed.[b] â??What are you doing here? Ra told me you were someone from Blackthorn.â?[/b] [b]â??I [i]am[/i] from Blackthorn,â?[/b] Sayo replied. [b]â??Claire recruited most of Viridianâ??s old members a while ago, not long after Blue left.â?[/b] Saul didnâ??t think his eyebrows could go any higher. [b]â??So Viridian is closed again? When did this all happen? And where did Blue go off to?â?[/b] [b]â??Most everything happened a month or two after you said you were leaving for Hoenn,â?[/b] said Sayo, [b]â??so Iâ??m not surprised you donâ??t know. That was when Red disappeared, and Blue vanished shortly afterwards.â?[/b] [b]â??Whereâ??d they go?â?[/b] asked Saul. [b]â??No one knows where Red went. He just turned up missing one day, went out for an excursion and didnâ??t return. No signs of foul play or struggles or anything. The League searched for almost two months.[/b] [b]â??And then Blue said he was shutting down Viridian Gym for a while, and he left, too. There was a lot of tension building between certain leaders by that point, too, so Claire pretty much snatched all of us up as soon as she could. She heard you were due back in today, and since youâ??re one of the last few trainers left who isnâ??t associated with anyone, she sent me out to see if youâ??d come back.â?[/b] [b]â??But Iâ??m retired,â?[/b] objected Saul. Sayo nodded. [b] â??We know. Did I mention thereâ??s a lot of tension right now?â?[/b] [b]â??Uh.â? [/b] The journalist frowned. [b]â??Can we talk about this inside? I have something I want to take care of real fast, and from the vibes youâ??re giving me I think it might interest you.â?[/b][/FONT]