Allamorph

Isn't that because, as I understand it, insurance is a business now instead of an actual coverage system? Refusing claims saves the company money. The less money the company spends, the more it makes. The more it makes, the more it can pay certain employees. Same thing happened with the loan "industry"â??it shouldn't have been an "industry" in the first place.

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']Goodness Shy, I think this is one of the silliest threads you've started yet. ;)[/quote] [FONT="Arial"][INDENT][/late][/INDENT] [/FONT]

[quote name='Magus'](Ryu vs Cloud in the future? :o)[/quote] [FONT=Arial][spoiler]That's what I'm assuming. I'm also guessing that the bodies of the Final Fantasy crew are being collected/harvested for a decent reason . . . and who knows, maybe we'll see some Squall show up. Although I was psyched at the Ninja Gaiden cameo. =D[/spoiler] And yes, I was directed to this place way back when he first released Haloid, and it is loads better than watching fan-recorded videos with stupid cheering people. [B]Edit:[/B] Also, where the frick are Rinoa and Rachel during all of this? I hope he didn't forget....[/FONT]

[FONT="Arial"]The floor is beneath me; I shall lie down. It resteth me upon shag carpets; It layeth me beside wooden moulding; It restoreth my spine. It leadeth me in the motions of Swiffering, For its shine’s sake. Yea, though I sit in the Chair of the Poor-Postured Hunchback, I shall fear no scoliosis; For thou art ‘neath me. Thy flatness and thy hardness, they comfort me. Thou supportest a table beside me in the presence of my dining room; Thou annointest my head with dust bunnies, Until I vacuum. Surely carpet and linoleum shall be tread on by me All the days of my life; And I shall pay off the mortgage for their house Forever.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]For those of you who haven't heard yet, Dead Fantasy [URL="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/dead-fantasy-monty-oum/52613"][COLOR="Blue"]3[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/dead-fantasy-monty-oum/52837"][COLOR="Blue"]4[/COLOR][/URL], and [URL="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/dead-fantasy-monty-oum/53444"][COLOR="Blue"]5[/COLOR][/URL] have been released. MontyOum has upped his skill since last time. [SPOILER]Which means he's confident enough to use male figures now.[/SPOILER] This is getting awesome. For anyone just getting into this, or if you just want to start tracking him, you can find his submitted works [URL="http://www.gametrailers.com/game/monty-oum/4712"][COLOR="Blue"]here[/COLOR][/URL]. I recommend Icarus, myself.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]There was a copy of Pokemon Crystal in the GameBoy SP I found in a trash can (which is still in perfect working order, go figure). I put the game back in the trash can and kept the handheld.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Meaning, I gather, that [COLOR="DarkRed"]Nerdsy[/COLOR] could care less about it. Poor unloved wombat. :([/FONT]

Some do . . . or are at least capable of acting in a manner so we ascribe emotions to them. But only Koreans eat cats and dogs.   CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT

[FONT=Arial]And here I was just letting him think he was being sly.[/FONT]

[size=2][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]After his son had exited the chamber, the patriarch focused his dispassionate gaze on the now-former clergyman, still engaged in half-breathed timid groveling. He stood a moment, watching. [b]�It amazes me,�[/b] he said at length, [b]�that a . . . a man such yourself would risk concerning himself with such a dangerous game as rebellion.�[/b] He sneered at the thought. [b] �According to my son, you have made yourself quite comfortable as a priest. I can only assume you joined those against me for the same reason you joined the Order: to further your own gain. Am I far off?�[/b] he added. The priest muttered some incoherent frightened syllables and made a sluggish effort to strain against his bonds: a few knotted cords of twine. Matteus�s paralysis had made chains needless. Tyr Akanessler sighed. [b]�I am certain that you are terrified because it is well known that no one who comes into my dungeons comes back out, but let me assure you that it is not always because they are dead.�[/b] The priest�s eyes flicked to him in sudden horror. [b]�I will not ask you to tell me anything,�[/b] Tyr continued calmly,[b] �for you will reveal anything I wish to know in time, and you will beg for the opportunity to do more. Believe you me,�[/b] he said, leaning forward and dropping his voice to a murmur, [b]�you will not know death for an age to come.�[/b] On his forehead, a single sigil blazed to life, and he began whispering into the priest�s ear. The man�s breath choked in his throat, and blood began to ooze from the corners of his eyes and ears.[/font][/size] [center][size=2][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]- - - - - - - - -[/font][/size][/center] [size=2][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Tyr left the man gibbering insanely to himself and exited the dungeons, passing on the way the young lord Benwyck who had by now completely destroyed his voice. A half-thralled servant was tending a fire pit behind the suspended man, and an iron rod lay with one end in the midst of the blaze, the other slanting up to contact the man�s genitals. Simple, but fitting. And Benwyck was still screaming, even without his voice. Another servant, also bearing the semi-vacant stare and glowing, mid-forehead tic of the half-thralled, offered the patriarch a robe, and Tyr accepted, allowing the man to drape it loosely over his shoulders. All of his dungeon servants were half-thralled. It was necessary, Tyr had decided some time ago, so that they could not empathize with the people they were required to tend, while still retaining enough of their will to tend them. He met his advisor�also one of his sons�at the entrance to the dungeons, the man falling into step beside him as he headed back towards the main chambers. [b]�We must prepare for your feast soon, Father,�[/b] the man offered respectfully. [b]�Yes, in time. But first we must make plans for a journey.�[/b] [b]�Another conquest, Father?�[/b] Tyr nodded. [b] �A nearby lord was harboring a fugitive from me, and my daughter was forced to burn his estate to the ground. If his people are left leaderless, it will not be long before roving brigands begin to prey upon them.� �And do you plan on going yourself?� �Of course.� �Shall I prepare the usual escort, then?� �Yes. Wait,�[/b] Tyr amended quickly. [b] �two changes. Have Matteus and Lyfe accompany me. Jagan will remain here.�[/b] His advisor glanced at him. [b] �Are you certain, Father? They have never accompanied you before. And Jagan will be displeased.�[/b] [b]�Jagan will subjugate his pleasure for mine,�[/b] said the patriarch firmly, [b]�and he shall govern the dun in my absence. I would hope that would be enough to satisfy him.�[/b] The advisor bowed his obedience. Tyr continued to his room, listening to and amending plans for the feast,[/font][/size]

[FONT=Arial]Then keep a skillet handy and commence [strike]virtuous mission[/strike] epic kitchenware fight scene.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]You should say "I'm just using my talents. Some people are better at winning arguments. I'm better at intimidation. Do you want to be responsible for the psychological damage that squelching my talents would bring?" And then glare, maybe. And then grin [I]really fast[/I].[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]I unintentionally memorise the scripts of movies I have watched more than once. [/FONT]

[QUOTE=KimmehWolfwood][COLOR="Green"][SIZE="2"][FONT="Tahoma"]Why yes, I'll help pay to get our economy out of the hole. Sure, I'm not throwing enough money away as it is, right? :l[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]The one gripe I've had with the Economic Recovery stuff: where do people think all this money is going to come from? Our leaders all say 'we have to tighten our belts and get through this', and yet 'tightening our belts' means spending [I]less[/I]....[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Borrowing Reese's slogan: "There's no nice way to kill a chicken." [CENTER]- - - - - -[/CENTER] From my father: "You know, we used to have to kill chickens by wringing their necks. The phrase 'running around like a chicken with their head cut off'? I've seen friends of the family cut off a chicken's head and set it down, and it run around in circles until it fell down. And we were goin', 'That's cool!'."[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Dear Korey, Although I really enjoy your sense of humor and your personality, I enjoy it most because it's yours. Please stop pretending you're me. [INDENT]?A[/INDENT][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]I tick people off because I don't carry my cell phone with me all the time and can actually sustain my existence without constant contact with the people I'm not currently around. The heck do I need Twitter for? D'ruther just yell out the window for what it would accomplish. What did we do without it? Uhh . . . probably didn't go around thinking we were somebody important enough to merit ten-second play-by-plays of our lives to the general internet. And then there's productivity. Although to be honest I don't even see the point in DDOSing it. Why bother? (but how do I really feel?)[/FONT]

[quote name='chibi-master']I'm not quite sure if the shivers going up and down my back are because I have my windows open, or because you're so creepy...:animedepr[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Sorry 'bout that. I was practicing my ghost writing. ...my eyeballs are tired, and I am rather hungry. I wish the yogurt wasn't gone.[/FONT]

[quote name='Korey][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][COLOR="DarkGreen"]His name says it all. Allamorph, meaning shapeshifter....[/COLOR'][/FONT][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Oh, right. You people wanted a definition. [INDENT][I]I am not who I am; I am who I choose to be.[/I][/INDENT][/FONT]

[quote name='I, Colossus']I've never understood the concept of a word being "bad". ... Kind of ridiculous if you ask me.[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Parents instilling in their kids the concept of "bad words" that "are bad to say" instead of believing their kid is capable of grasping (with help) the concepts of vulgarity and strong speech. And then said kids never growing out of it. There are some words I don't say because I consider them vile. (Unless I'm demonstrating.) Other than that, I use strong language when it has the best impact and don't when it doesn't, because if I used it all the time it would just get boring. I think this quote used it rather well.[/FONT]

[quote name='Botar][COLOR="DarkGreen"']Financial hoop-la will always get ya.[/COLOR][/quote] [FONT=Arial]How else did you think accountants were going to talk about their A-games? "Well, babe, according to Rule 69, here, you came to the right person, your investment is safe with me, your [I]money[/I] is in good hands if you know what I mean, bow-chika-WOW-WOW".[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Korey][FONT= Franklin Gothic Medium]I thought it was rule 69...... *shot mercilessly*[/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial][INDENT][B]Rule 69:[/B] Very similar to Rule 72, Rule 69 states that an amount of money invested at r percent per period will double in 69/r (in percent) + .35 periods. For example, if you bought a share of ADR yielding an annual return of 25%, the investment will double in a little over three years. 69/25 + .35 = 2.76 + .35 = 3.11 years.[/INDENT] There you go.[/FONT]

[quote name='Botar][COLOR="DarkGreen"']So i ****** up, woop-de-do. Oh well, i'll fix it. Thanks guys.[/COLOR][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Good. 'Cause Rule 88 is "if it exists, there is a furry version of it". And although that kind of might could fit the category, I figured you'd want the real deal.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][COLOR="DarkRed"]Botar[/COLOR], your signature is wrong. Should be Rule 34.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Actually, it's more like this: [I][SIZE="1"]*ruffles basement cat's fur, in the [U]wrong[/U] direction*[/SIZE][/I] .-.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]From the amount of lines I come up with that you people try to use back on me, it appears that no one really worships my partner at all. She gets cranky when she doesn't have followers. And if she's not happy, I'm not happy, and then ain't nobody listening to [I]anything[/I] except "Chocolate Rain".[/FONT]