Gavin

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]Point of advice: men are really bad at expressing emotions or feelings that they're [I][U]actually[/U] [U]having[/U][/I], so guys who say stuff like that are probably saying it to say it because they've figured it's the quickest way to . . . whatever they happen to be after at that moment in time. When we really want to say something, we tend to take forever to actually come around and say it. So if it seems like it was easy and fluid and awesome....[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]While the level of difficulty expressing emotions varies from one man to the next, generally speaking yes, we're none too fine at articulating how we feel romantically at any given point... Something to do with being repeatedly conditioned that showing feelings are unmasculine and may result in emasculation by our peers. Or something like that anyway. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']Well there won't be any heads exploding now since it's not n00b. [URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE55913M20090610"][U]Web 2.0 crowned one millionth English word[/U][/URL] Oh well, perhaps another time? :p[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]You mean n00b got pwned ? Yes, lame joke but I still felt it had to be made. ;)[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus'][spoiler]スタークがソイフォンの戦闘をみて卍解は皆あんな強いのかをきき、さらに非番谷と享楽だとどっ ちが強いかを 問う。 Stark saw Soi Fong's battle and asked, "Everyone's bankai sure is sort of powerful, aren't they?". He also asked, "I also wonder which one of you and Hitsugaya is stronger..." 享楽は、彼は天才だからあと百年もしたら追い抜かれちゃうと思う、と。 Kyouraku "Because he's a genius, If he had lived a century more, I think he would surpass me."[/spoiler] I'm not going to start speculating yet, but in the back of my head, I'm thinking this really sucks.[/QUOTE] [CENTER][IMG]http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm12/yagamisan/Gifs/Noooo.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="1"]Just no.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']People were bored... I can't believe I just watched that entire thing... >_>[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Well at least it's more imaginative than most of the 300 stuff out there.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]The fact that Kubo hasn't made any reference to Barrigan being killed by Soifon's bankai leads me to believe when the smoke clears he's going to be standing there shielding himself with his axe and looking rather miffed. Interesting fusion idea behind Stark, I remember reading something along those lines a couple of weeks ago when possible resurrecions we being discussed but thought it was just WMG in action. [/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]I'd genuinely love to know what circumstances lead to this idea behind [url=http://www.pown.it/1333?r=1389529][b]this[/b][/url] being formed.[/SIZE]

[CENTER][YOUTUBE="Eastern Promises"]y-0iPiaNuNA[/YOUTUBE][/CENTER] [SIZE="1"]Fast becoming one of my favourite pieces of classical music from a soundtrack.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Dun. Dun. Dun!! Danzou has given the order to execute Sasuke after the Cloud-nin delivered their message, Lord knows Kishi didn't need to spent and entire damn chapter on that piece of plot everyone knew was coming.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Drizzt Do'urden']I'd like to comment on the catholic vs. christian thingy. Catholics ARE in fact christian, the reason they choose to classify themselves as Catholic publicly is because there is such a large group of Protestants out there. While methodists, presbyterians, lutherins etc can get along with one another, Catholics TYPICALLY (please note I use the word typically there because I don't want people to cry about how I'm judging a whole group) don't condone other forms of christianity. It's TYPICALLY (See how I did it again) if you aren't catholic get the **** out. [/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Catholicism is a [I]denomination[/I] of Christianity, the reason we refer to ourself as Catholics is simply because we are members of the Catholic faith and follow Catholic doctrine. Historically the reason Protestants referred to themselves as such was to distinguish themselves from Catholics after the Reformation and not vice-versa. That said, I don't believe Protestants refer to themselves under the umbrella term Protestants, but rather under their own denomination as Anglican, Lutheran, Calvinist etc in the same way Catholics do. As for your remarks about the unity among the Christian denominations I've never had that experience that Catholics are any less welcoming than other denominations, and historically from an Irish perspective the reverse would be true. Also the term typically does imply the majority Drizzt, so when you use it you are actually judging the majority of the group rather than a segment of it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Agreed. It's about damn time we got some guns in Bleach, shame if previous fights are anything to go by Kyouraku's bankai will be specifically designed to negate his attacks.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Seeing an old TNG episode with David Warner has made me realise a villain cannot truly be properly sinister and sophisticated unless he has a clipped English accent[/SIZE].

[SIZE="1"][I]Everybody and their mums is packin' round here.[/I] Pretty much the first thing I thought of after reading the article.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Well good on Gates, I suppose we can just hope he's not planning an Adrian Veidt on all of us should he find the world is heading towards a self-induced apocalypse. All kidding aside it really is good to hear a member of the ultra-wealthy preach to his peers about doing real good around the world.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]I lost the game.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Son of a...[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][B]Berserk [/B]- [spoiler]The entire original Band of the Hawks with the exception of Guts, Caska, Griffith and Corkus (because I never liked Corkus)[/spoiler]. After all the group went through those deaths certainly did create a massive downer, of course considering the anime ends pretty soon after that I guess that made it even worse.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Cod with a garlic and herb breadcrumb coating is possibly the most disgusting concept for a flavouring of fish to have been invented.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']I agree, Lawliet. It's only natural for the captains bankai resemble, or have some characteristics of their shikai. And seeing how Soifon's don't have any type of resemblance (maybe the blast will kill in one shot?) what so ever, this opens up quite a few doors as to figuring out what kind of bankai the other captains (as well as Aizen and Gin) has. I really wish Omaeda would just die already. I don't find him funny at all, and he's real annoying. Ukitake's a pedo... (As well as Yoruchi. Seducing a younger Byakuya.. "coughs") Man these people really know how to make me dislike them. If he's going to kill the girl, just kill her already. All this sandbagging is garbage, and did he not forget that this is war. If he dies he deserves it. This makes me wish Kubo would go back to Ichigo and folk (when I'm tired of seeing them.) One more thing. Is Ukitake even sick anymore? I don't know what TB does, but seeing how when he has panel time he don't cough or anything. He looks as if he is as healthy as can be. Playing around with little girls and whatnot.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] Basically Soifon's bankai is just a gigantic stinger thereby tying it back to her shikai and overall "bee" theme, whether or not it retains/improves on the two-strike kill of her shikai will probably be covered next week. Also agreeing on Omaeda's need to die, he's taking up panel time that could be better dedicated elsewhere towards actually advancing the story instead, though Barrigan is obviously equally a moron for chasing a Lt when there's a wounded Captain to be killed. As for Captain TB, it seems his condition seems to strike during periods of great emotional stress, i.e. when Kaien was possessed and Rukia was scheduled for execution. Given the fact he fought Yamamoto with Shunsui which would likely have caused considerable physical exertion it's entirely possible his TB is primarily psychologically driven and his lack of connection with any of the Arrancar is unlikely to trigger it. If the Vizard arrive and turn out to be Soul Society's enemies however that will likely change.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']Err... Madara=Danzou. Yeah, I didn't really care for this chapter.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] Impossible. Their combined levels of dickishness could not be contained in a single body without it exploding from all the hate directed at them from just about the entire world. Of course it's probably true anyway seeing as it's been one of the longest running identity theories for Madara.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Ukitake apparently enjoys beating up children.. My idolisation of Captain TB has come crashing down...[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Having just read the fully translated chapter, I'm going to just pretend this is all a very late April Fool's joke and plead with God that we'll have some kind of improvement on the plot next week. On a side note, the Cloud-nin's reaction to seeing Konoha after the preceding panels was just hilarious.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]I actually just logged back on to post a thread on this, seems you beat me to it Korey. Quite sad to hear about his death, although I've never actually seen Kung Fu Carradine was certainly an actor with a great presence on-screen in what I had seen him in, and its certainly a sad loss to the film industry that his life has come to an end. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial][I]*guffaws at [COLOR="DarkRed"]Gavin[/COLOR]*[/I][/FONT][/QUOTE] :p

[quote name='Magus']Daimyo? The hell? It's good that they're incorporating actual aspects of ninja's (I suppose) now, but there's never been mention of a daimyo until this spoiler. The damiyo should just become hokage himself if he has/she has final say. Anyway, I agree with you. Nagato should've left everyone dead if this was going to happen. But then again, these idiotic villagers (those who're left alive) should protest about Danzou not doing a thing while the village was in turmoil. This is definately setting up the whole confrontation with Sasuke's revenge crap, but it does make me wonder if everyone else is going to support Danzou or will there be a 3-way battle.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] The Daimyo has had a few mentions in the series before, he appeared in the Chuunin Exams and Asuma was a member of his personal guard for a while (hence the sash) although this is the first time he's had a major role in any story arc. Admittedly however this is the first time it's ever been mentioned that the Daimyo has any say in who takes over the office of Hokage, given he made no appearance after the 3rd died and it seemed the Elders made the call or rather let Jiraiya find someone willing to take the job this seems more like a retcon. Whether or not this will be a 3-way fight is pretty much up for debate. I figure originally Sasuke will ally with Naruto and co. in bringing down Danzou and the Elders but then break away/be cast out when the others realise just how far he intends to go over his quest for vengeance. Lord knows it's going to be complicated.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Apparently Soifon doesn't like her BFG because it's not very stealthy. Given however it's pretty much an established rule that Bankai are inherently large she might've expected it, although admittedly to go from 2-hit kill to Wave Motion Gun is a bit surprising.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']Who was it that nominated, or put Danzou through? Them old people? Err.... Yeah...[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Apparently the Daimyo is the one who has the final say on the promotion of someone to Hokage at least that's what the spoilers imply though it may also involve the Elders. Basically Danzou bitched that everything that all the major attacks on Konoha had been a direct result of the Third's teachings and students and that obviously Kakashi would be equally tainted by them...he forgot to mention that those threats were also dealt with by the Third and his students while Danzou hunkered down in a bunker waiting for his chance to coup. Apparently the moron Daimyo agreed and promoted him on the spot. Methinks Nagato needn't have revived all those people, seeing as it's going to be civil war hell within a few chapters.[/SIZE]