Charles

[quote name='Desbreko][color=#4B0082]:triforce: [b]I AM LINK IRL![/b'] Recognize my niftiness! :triforce:[/color][/quote] I'm disappointed. lol I thought you were going to link directly to that image. Man, it's been at least a couple years since I've seen that thing. I should really do a new one since my photoshop skills are much better now.

[quote name='NekoSama101']but with her thinking that he likes her makes me want to prove her wrong and show her that he likes me instead by going out with him[/quote] Such zen-like wisdom. Perhaps you should make a thread where you offer advice for those seeking help with their relationship problems. I'm sure your outside-the-box thinking and insightful nature will make it a great success.

[QUOTE=vegeta rocker]way i see it you have nothing to be jealous of. I am jealous of my ex's new chick but thats because he is with her. You on the other hand have him already, don't be jealous, be proud that he has chosen you. making you jealous is why she is doing all of this anyway. If you show her your envious side she will think she in winning. Besides if you keep getting jealous he might get tired of you as well and just avoid the both of you to avoid the drama. thats me dos pesos[/QUOTE] Haha you should read Nekosama's previous thread about this guy; she probably shouldn't be proud and chances are (and don't mistake my frankness for rudeness here) that he's tapping that other chick on the side like a keg in an Irish pub on St. Patrick's Day.

[QUOTE=Sting]Meh. Charles pretty much said everything plus more. Really, I don't know if I can contribute to saying anything without repeating what he said. I will be getting this for sure though. Everything that's featured in this game and it's only 29.99. Question(s). I know the so-called problems are being fixed for MGS3, but are they fixing anything for the 1st MGS or are they gonna leave those the same? (I really wish they add shooting in FPV in the 1st MGS. Feels funny without it. I started off playing MGS2 1st, so maybe y'all can see where I'm coming from.) And then theatre mode. I'm assuming this is going to be a mode that lets you look at the cinema's? If so, will it just be for MGS3 or for all?[/QUOTE] Two things. 1) There are two variations being released. The limited edition with the third disc is $39.99. Whether you want the theater mode or not is up to you. 2) You misunderstand. The first two Metal Gear Solid games are not being included. The first two Metal Gear games (from the MSX computer) are. Which, of course, is a nice touch considering we've never received a stateside release of the true Metal Gear 2 (forget that Snake's Revenge crap).

[QUOTE=Qman1]I cannot wait till this game comes out...Its finally going online. I cant wait to shoot up people. Subsistence is supposed to have MGS1 and 2 included also... who else is going to get this game?[/QUOTE] Do I even have to answer this question? :D I pre-ordered mine yesterday and picked up the Metal Gear Saga DVD. This is the first time I've ever double-dipped on any kind of "special edition" video game but I'm a Metal Gear fanatic which makes the idea of an [i]improved[/i] Metal Gear Solid 3 sort of a wet dream for me. The original was already damn-near perfect but the new camera angle, theater mode, online play and other new features put it over the top. Even minor quibbles, such as a brief pause in the healing menu that bothered some people has been ironed out. I've heard that the frame rate (which was good to begin with) is supposed to be somewhat improved too, which contradicts skeptics' statements that the original didn't adopt a third person view because the frame rate would drop. It won't be 60 fps like MGS 2 but it's no big deal. Seriously, for those of you clicking on this thread who, for whatever reason, haven't played this masterpiece, now is the time to experience it. Even if you generally don't like stealth games this one is pulled off so well that you'll be willing to play all the way through once you start. It's so flexible that it can be played like an action/shooter if you want anyway. Plus the direction of the cinematics is almost unparalleled in video games. A must-play.

[quote name='Shinmaru']Looks like you'll be taking the wrong person to court, because it was actually RiflesAtRecess who posted that quote. :p[/quote] The court room drama has already started!

You guys did an outstanding job this year; you really outdid yourselves. I love the presentation. A big congratulations for all those involved. Otherwise I can only say, Doukeshi, I have no idea who you are or how to pronounce your name, but you are in big trouble, mister. Anyone who is anyone from Group Sounds knows that I'm the one who started the crybaby joke by posting a picture of that very infant, and converting it into a smiley appropriately named :baron:. I'll see you in court! [CENTER][IMG]http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/article/585/585409/gyakuten-saiban-ds-20050204110224424.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[CENTER][IMG]http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/4159/logo4sm.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] The answer is simple, let me tell you. Date him. Act repulsive or insane to the point where [i]he[/i] dumps [i]you[/i]. Consider talking about having kids together and getting married on the first date. Perhaps complain about a burning or itching sensation around your crotch region. If he gets past that, on the first kiss just open your mouth wide, stick your tongue straight out, glare into his eyes, and groan like you're taking a crap. Problem solved. He'll be running for the hills without the pain or rejection weighing heavily upon him.

[quote name='NekoSama101']yeah and all my friends will be like "what the hell is wrong with you?" and he gets kinda stalkerish sometimes to the point where i CAN'T avoid him.[/quote] Just make sure you avoid situations in which you're alone with him. You'll give in because you want to. [CENTER][IMG]http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2430/babooveryverybadman7sz.gif[/IMG][/CENTER]

[quote name='NekoSama101']yeah i guess you're right....but it's hard. when you're talking to him, you'd never think that he was such an a** hole. i tend forget that sometimes...[/quote] I understand. The worst kind of guys are usually very good at being charming. Remember, as a liar, that's what he does. It's his thing. Just have some respect for yourself and don't fall into that trap. Otherwise, you'll regret it and I'll be there to post a picture in the thread you make basically telling me I was right. Oh, and being just friends with him won't work. Your convictions obviously aren't strong enough to allow that. You'll end up letting him have his way with you. Sorry. Best to stay away from him altogether.

[quote name='NekoSama101']what's the face for?[/quote] Well, it should be obvious. Let's be realistic here. It's unbelievable that you would even consider having a relationship with this guy. Sometimes I really think girls [i]like[/i] to be treated like ****. Seriously, you shouldn't need advice on the Internet to tell you that if you [u]don't want to be hurt[/u] you shouldn't date a guy [b]who has a reputation for hurting people![/b] If you feel that this is the kind of guy that can make you forget all your problems then perhaps after he cheats on you and the relationship ends you can find someone with a reputation for beating their girlfriends, get married and live happily ever after. It should make an interesting follow-up thread. I think the biggest mistake people make is believing that somehow things will be different with them. They won't be.

[quote name='NekoSama101]There's this guy who likes me and I like him back (though I don't know why) all my friends have been telling me to go out with him. There's just one problem, [b]he lies to me all the time, he's a pothead, and every girlfriend he's had so far he's cheated on[/b]. Plus, he's too shy to even tell me that he likes me, I had to find out from his friends. However, whenever I'm around him, he makes me forget all my problems and I feel as though with time, I'll be able to tell him anything. [b']I've been hurt by guys before and I don't want it to happen again, what do you guys think I should do?[/b][/quote] [CENTER][IMG]http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9717/yuuchan3bc6cv.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[quote name='Ziggy Stardust][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=Sienna]Hey Charles, where exactly [I]did [/I]you find a picture of some rednecks gang-raping an ET with milk, anyways? I think it might be an interesting story.[/COLOR'][/FONT][/quote] It's not as interesting as you'd think. lol It's a picture I've had for about a year. I saw it while browsing another forum I frequent. Someone had created a thread asking what exactly was going on in the picture. No one knew there either. At any rate, I hope it's not a depiction of a true story.

[QUOTE=Ikillion][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][FONT=Comic Sans MS]"Just say no to bukkate" It makes you wonder doesnt it?[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] Haha, after much deliberation I've decided to go with this one solely because I didn't know what "bukkate" was so I looked it up on google and found "bukkake" which was amusing enough to put this one on top. Everyone deserves credit though. I just wanted to play this game so I could post that pic because I never knew what in the devil was and I wanted to see how people would interpret it.

Finally, I can stop flaming people for their poor taste (picking anyone but me) and just post my damn picture. Thank you Rapture Ruckus. :catgirl: [CENTER][IMG]http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8655/ohgod6eu.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[img]http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7002/lumber6ol.jpg[/img] [/color] This poor automobile was weighed down more than Gavin's stunted sense of humor.

[QUOTE=Ziggy Stardust][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=Sienna] EXACTLY! The game was hailed as groundbreaking and teriffying, but it was hardly either. The scariest thing in the entire game was a freaking twitching sac in a dumpster - A TWITCHING SAC! Somone at Capcom HQ frogot that graphics don't make a game scary.[/quote] [CENTER][img]http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/1740/11297631180737an.gif[/img][/CENTER] A game doesn't have to be groundbreaking or terrifying in order to be simply and utterly fantastic. Unlike previous Resident Evil titles, which relied heavily on scripted "surprise scares" that wore thin, Resident Evil 4 goes the intelligent route by providing constant, in-your-face action. The player is constantly being swarmed by dozens of enemies. There's rarely ever a static moment where the player is aimlessly wandering around collecting pointless items. So, there's a feeling of tension present in Resident Evil 4 that's absent from most games. And, although the game doesn't reinvent the wheel as far as shooters go, the game is more polished, responsive and enjoyable than most games on the market. Little details such as the way enemies convincingly recoil at the impact of a gun's report, or the ability to shoot incoming projectiles down from mid-air really make Resident Evil 4 special. Capcom really deserves credit for going back and addressing the issues plaguing a stagnent franchise. [quote]The plot was terrible... the original RE had a very subtle plot that you had to put together yourself through various clues that you piece together over time. RE4 was like a James Bond movie... 'Rar, an American agent has infiltrated our village, rar! Oh, and by the way, the target he is looking for is located in the wooden house behind the woods... follow the path to your left... press A to open the door... look out for Dr. Salvadore to your left...'. I can't make this stuff up people! They actually have a file called 'Our Plan' in which they detail exactly what is going on for you! I'd also like to ask; who are these files being left [I]for[/I]? They are written in perfect english, while everyone else in the village is Spanish... oh wait, never mind, they're mindless zombie-things anyway! PLOT HOLE![/quote] If you want Shakespeare, go read Shakespeare. The plot is thankfully not the primary focus of Resident Evil 4. It's just there to move the game along. For once a big developer decided to let the gameplay do the talking and I think the fact that the game plays fantastic is much more satisfying than watching big budget cut scenes. I mean, Jeez, since when were the plots great in Resident Evil games to begin with? Since when was the acting good? You do realize that the Resident Evil series is supposed to pay homage to B-horror movies, right? [quote]I'd also like to point out just how stupid the enamies seem... especially Lord Saddler. He's also pissed off that his pathetic underlings can't kill you, but every time he has an opertunity to kill you he just walks away laughing maniacly.[/quote] If he killed you when he had the chance the game would be over after about an hour. You also seem to forget that [spoiler]Leon was carrying a parasite. Saddler recognized his incredible potential and wanted to wait for Leon to succumb to the las plagas so that he could use him as a personal bodygaurd.[/spoiler] Perhaps you should pay closer attention to the plot before criticizing it. [quote]Ah, the bosses! The one thing that might actually have been skill testing, if each one wasn't instantly killable with a rocket launcher... did I mention you could buy rocket launchers? They're a dime-a-dozen from the convienently placed Merchant. Honestly, ANYTHING in the game dies in one hit with a rocket launcher - even Lord Saddler, who turns out to be the easiest boss since the dude at the end of Tales of Symphonia.[/quote] The bosses are easily the best collection of bosses in a game this generation. If you want to spoil the fun by beating them with rockets, then that's your fault. If I remember correctly though, rocket launches were hardly a "dime a dozen." They were pretty expensive. [quote]The Puzzles! Oh my god how easy were the puzzles! They were linear and boring and repetitive and EASY! The most skill testing one in the game was lifted directly from RE1 (Even the room looked the same!) but was ruined by one of the easiest answers of all time; press button 1, 2, 3, and 4 in that order. But never fear, there's also an alternate answer! 4, 3, 2, 1! MY SKILLS HAVE BEEN TESTED![/quote] Um, hello? Resident Evil 4 isn't a puzzle game! The primary focus was the action. The puzzles weren't supposed to be time-consuming. They weren't even necessarily supposed to be challenging. They were merely put in for variation. They were a big improvement over the cumbersome puzzles in past Resident Evil titles. [quote]The game was filled with so many plot holes it's incredible; like, for example, at what point did Leon become a kung-fu master (his kicks do more damage than a shotgun shell to the head...) and a super soldier (1 man vs the entire population of Spain? Bring it on!), not to mention an acomplished medic (Hmm... random green plants... maybe if I put this here... A HA! Full health!), and a bat-man impersonator? (He has a grapling hook just like Batmans!)[/quote] Are you telling me that you don't understand why an agent of the president of the United States should be versed in martial arts or first aid techniques? The melee attacks themselves are powerful because it's [i]a video game[/i] and they're meant to get the player out of tight spots. [quote]Oh yes, and the voice acting! Ya know, Capcom doesn't really have a good track record for voices (The original RE1 sounded like a 4th-grade nativty play)... but the voices and dialouge in the REmake were superb, I thought they'd learned their lesson. NOT SO. Leon sounds ok, but everything he says is a cliche! EVERY SINGLE THING! And if you thought Alfred Ashford was the most annoying character in history, you've never heard Lord Salazar. He sounds kind of like Alfred with a girble clawing away at his throat from the inside, with a bad cold.[/quote] See my comments above. [quote]All in all... a terribly addicting sin againts nature that deserves to burn in hell. I'm still going to beat The Mercenaries though :cool: [/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE] Speaking of Mercenaries mode--it's an unlockable and it's so enjoyable that it could be a game of its own. I'm usually open to peoples' opinions but anyone that believes Resident Evil 4 sucks shouldn't be playing video games.

Draw a picture of her, give it to her and tell her that you want to be together with her forever. If that doesn't work, you might have to be a little more assertive. Women like that. When there's no one around and you have a moment of privacy, try grabbing her by the arm and pulling her aside. Don't let her arm go. It's important to be tender, so give it a firm squeeze, glare into her eyes, and reiterate your desire to be with her forever.

Funny, this thread ([url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=49023&highlight=dinosaurs+exist[/url]) was all about questioning the existence of dinosaurs and it garnered twenty-five replies before being closed.

Thanks, Shy. I really despise OtakuBoards Fan-Fiction as well. It held its charm back when it was something new and fresh but none of it is really unique anymore. No offense to anyone who posts that kind of stuff, but it's generally so nonsensical that it's unenjoyable rather than funny. It also panders to people by using nothing but very obvious jokes without much wit added for good measure. Either that or they're inside jokes that no one is really going to understand with the exception of two or three people. With this, there are going to be obvious jokes but I want to include a lot of clever wordplay and subtle touches to make them more satisfying. If it's familiar, it's because you have very good taste in literature or you were forced at one point to read what I consider to be very good literature. I sort of wanted to parody the entire situation by loosely modeling it after Shakespearean tragedy. I've even included an imitation of blank verse to an extent (since I rhyme it's hardly "blank" verse, but given the poetic characters I had to adapt it so). In any case, that's probably why it's familiar. I've read a lot of drama and a lot of Shakespeare over the last couple of years and I've used that form as a foundation. Anyway, thanks for that closing compliment. Something like that isn't handed out so it means a lot. Especially when it comes from a Parappa fan!

I've been working on this for a while. It's been difficult due to time constraints but I figured the ideal way to send off both Mitch and Alex would be to provide this epic tale. I've shown an earlier version to them both and they loved it. So, I see it as a way to put a positive spin on a negative situation by objectively retelling their story in the form of a tragedy. This is the first of three acts. The cast list will be updated each time I post a new act (to reflect the introduction of new characters). This should be fun, easy and fast to read through, so even the laziest of Anthology lurkers should give it a whirl. I've integrated a lot of little touches into the dialogue, such as actual poems and blog entries from Mitch and Alex among others (albeit modified to fit my structure) to lend some more authenticity to the proceedings. Of course, this is a tragedy and there is drama but it's naturally going to be comedic due to the nature of the piece. I'll probably update myOtaku when I get the chance and use it as a venue for "bonus content" (i.e., pointing out which pieces of dialogue were inspired from actual posts or poems and giving links to each example to see how it was modified to work here). Have fun! Cast: The Chorus (the general OtakuBoards public) Men: Alex Mitch Alan Heaven's Cloud Drix Lost Prophet King James Desbreko Shy Charles Retribution Adahn Fasteriskhead Women: Annie Lady Asphyxia Dagger Chibihorsewoman Scene 1. [Alex and Mitch are sword fighting atop a mountain peak] Chorus: The clashing of their swords in the distance, Defies everyone?s wishes for their quarrel?s subsistence. Hear their hatred rising relentlessly so As they deal yet more verbal blows. Two word smiths always entangled in battle Fated to the cost of their venomous prattle. Friends and foes alike implore them to make peace But only in death can their dispute cease. One once a moderator so gifted with bliss The other a respected member full of promise. Their futures now coalesce, leading to dismay They drink from the poison chalice of hatred to their last day. They enter the winter of their lives so cold Now we witness one of the greatest tragedies ever told. Alex: Wretched fool, you have no talent or taste. Each drop of ink you use is a precious waste. Your comedy?s tragic, your tragedies amuse. All who read your writing are subject to your abuse. Mitch: Villain! I shall separate you from your poison tongue! Alex: You are nothing but a hack. And I shall hack away at your limbs to Prevent you from further embarrassing Yourself and my time. Mitch: Oh, how my blood boils! Stay still, why don?t you, you pompous wind bag? Alex: Mitch, your fighting technique is just as weak And sloppy as your writing. Here take this! Mitch: Is that your best? You should stick to verbal Abuse. [Enter from the right Annie, Alan, and Heaven?s Cloud] Alan: Oh, miserable day, they are at it again! Annie: Quickly, we must fast pull them apart! Heaven?s Cloud: Come now! Why bother? Should one Attempt to separate the heavens from the stars? Or offer a gracious hand of peace between two naturally warring beasts? T?would be just as easy to let one vanquish the other. Their quarrels never cease. They only spread like a disease and become volatile and more dangerous! Leave them to it now, let their bloodlust be Their peace meal. Leave them to it now, I say So that we may go back to my place and get blazed. Alan: I don?t interpret the problem that way. Heaven?s Cloud: There is only one way to look at this situation. Annie: Shush, Heaven?s Cloud! It?s Alan?s interpretation! He is allowed to it. And I also share it. We must do what is right. I loath to see These two, whom I consider good friends fight While we hesitate their battle worsens. The venerable OtakuBoards staff Is likely to notice this disturbance. We must quell their rage immediately! Alan: She is right. At any rate I have now Witnessed enough to gossip about on this night. [They approach Alex and Mitch] Alex: But soft! Who dares to disturb my most glorious critique? Mitch: Just when I was About to loose your blood upon this fair Peak. Annie: Mitch! Alex! Please! I beg you both to stop! You have both been warned more times than I can Count! Mitch: You fretful creature. Keep your numbers. Can a number show me the root of a tree? Can a number measure what it is to be free? Can a number subtract all the losses in my life? Can it add all the beauty that's in my sight? Alex: Do you see what I mean? His poetry Is More painful to endure than any physical wound he could hope to inflict upon me! [Alex charges at Mitch. They swordfight until Alex disarms Mitch] Alan and Annie together: Alex you must stop this now! Heaven?s Cloud: Alex you Have gone too far. Withdraw from here right now. Alex: If you were smart Mitch you would throw yourself Off the mountain with your sword. End it now. Mitch: I regret nothing but I do agree. This must end now. Perhaps it's only a matter of time before it manifests itself -- again. But with will alone I will be sustained. And here I am, in surreal survival. I used to devour the greatness of this land Now, instead, I cultivate the fields That i used to lay in ruin And instead of dancing to thanatos I dance to dance alone Living life with dark shades between You all must dance, dance and see This is the dance of survival This is the dance that is the essence That is what human is Do not be afraid, and open your eyes Fear makes us tremble, and to shake is ruin Trembling without fear makes mountains, oceans And a life so endless and new. Now, poison-tongued villain, have at you! [Mitch and Alex begin to wrestle] Annie: Oh, this will surely be the end of them both if we fail to intervene this time! Alan: But they still do cling to that deadly sword. Surely its edge will wet the earth with blood And whet their appetites for destruction But I risk not my blood or destruction! [Enter Lady Asphyxia from the right on a horse.] Lady Asphyxia: Alex! Mitch! Settle your warring spirits! Mitch, who was once as gentle as a lamb, Alex who can be meek and brilliant too. I have appealed to your better senses. And yet, temper still gets the best of you! Alas, each time your quarrel?s quieted Each time peace is settled, anger?s renewed. You recklessly wrestle on a rampage Like two wild creatures lacking all culture. I have consulted the staff countless times In regards to finding a permanent solution to your hot-blooded tempers. But if you don?t cease this disturbance at once, then I promise a solution will become apparent sooner than later. And it will be an outcome neither of you will appreciate. [Alex and Mitch release one another] Mitch: I am ashamed. Ashamed of what?s become of Otaku Boards. Lady Asphyxia: Oh? What do you mean by that my lord? Mitch: My complaint will surely strike the wrong chord. Regardless it is for your ears to hear. I?ve grown tired of posting written work That I put a lot of myself into And visiting there and listening to Alex always finding fault and never Commenting on the good aspects of my work. Alex: Thou must provide good aspects for me to comment on. Lady Asphyxia: Silence. Let the poor boy finish, please. Mitch: I?ve grown very tired of OB and It is a much more hostile place due to people like Alex and so now I go. Now I go away from Otaku Boards because it no longer brings happiness. [Exuent Mitch] Scene II. [Lady Asphyxia stands before Alex while Alan, Annie and Heaven?s Cloud look on.] Alan: Tell me right now, what were you critiquing with Mitch there? Oh vile cousin of mine you, like a dog, attack his viewpoint, his own fundamental philosophy. There's no critique here today. Critique you maintain, is just ?being realistic.? Nay it's you, being Alex, attacking Mitch no matter what he says or where he says it every step of the way. God, only God knows what drives the madness in your breast. Tough love with writing intended for the public is fine. Mitch has even said that to me - what you did there was not tough love, and it wasn?t even on writing intended for public viewing. T?was just you being argumentative! Alex: I am a villain? Then by whose standards? What a standing honesty earns for us! To be sure--I a villain? I ask you Is the sun which weans the earth we live on contemptible for shedding light on a desolate landscape? Or is it the night meek for hiding it? Alan does either change reality? Is this sad landscape any the better regardless of the light it?s cast in? No, for the truth remains regardless. Lady Asphyxia: Alex, please to stop this now. The foundation of this site has been rocked Our rules and regulations have been mocked. I say to you, this discussion is locked. Those who read this thread will bear the sad news. This will be the last time a thread by Mitch receives views. Now, I order you all to part. [Exuent, to the left, everyone but Alex] Alex: I think--I think I want to maim people. Yes, it sounds interesting. The word "maim" is a very catchy word. It plucks the broken strings of my heart. If only they knew how the foundation of my being is slowly crumbling apart. ?Maim,? yes. It sounds nice. I want to maim people because I'm sick and tired of being who I've been for the past twenty-two years. My own eyes Now betray me as they succumb to tears. I hate myself. I do. I hate nearly everything about me. I hate how I'm manipulative. I hate how I'm a doormat sometimes, and a monster others. How quickly they are to betray those who claim to be my brothers. They can all rot. I just want to be a monster all the time--but alas Alex is too polite. [Drix enters from the right unnoticed] Alex: I hate being polite. It is a curse. Introspectively I want to see night. Why do I always feel compelled to be pleasant to even those who lionize mediocrity? I choose to speak truth when I do for the better of others. And yet, I am the one called villain? Ha! So they don't like what I say. I care not! So they?re upset. From now on, I care not! Drix: Alex, friend, I can bear to hear no more! The pain that pours fourth from your heart is more than I can endure. Friend, please take some rest Each syllable you sling is an arrow That pierces my breast. Alex: I did not see you. But, perhaps it?s better this way Jordan Let me ask you, have you ever felt so dead inside that you couldn't imagine why anyone would want to spend time with you, and then you feel so awful about yourself and what you've become that you just don't deserve company. You tend to just not mention things. Drix: O worthy cousin, this Conflict has drained your spirits. Please rest now and regain your bearings. Let?s go. Alex: There is something to what you say my friend. I will be with you in just a moment. [Exuent Drix to the left.] Alex: Bless you for trying to make peace within me. But even you cannot my anger distill. After today, everyone will know the endless rage of Lord Brasil. For we cannot mend those broken dreams and tears, of a society now shredded at the seams, when blood and sweat flow down this boulevard of disease,through this land of broken dreams. It carves a path where we once went, revelry and joyful pleasure long since spent. For now that fetid, putrid stream has transformed our love into that land of broken dreams. They have trampled on a young man's heart. Now I will tear them all apart. Scene III [Enter Mitch, from the right, who is wading through the dark wood of error. The Chorus enters from the left.] Mitch: The sky is especially dark tonight. Heaven is as bleak as my intentions. Now I wander these unfamiliar woods Left to enjoy the discourse of branches That quiver in the cool breeze that stills my heart. All because of Alex, the author of my sorrow. Now, where do I go? Chorus: Mitch, OtakuBoards' son, lost in vertigo! Mitch: That I am. A dizziness seizes me. My happiness has thinned and waned. What once brought me happiness, now just pain. Presently just my gravest passions soar. For, I, Mitch, have resolved to post no more. I'll uphold my promise and walk away. I'll allow criminal behavior to seize the day. Chorus: You know not where to go. You Have lost your way. Mitch: Otakuboards has injured me with its treason. Chrorus: Alex may still be a friend yet. People change, just like the seasons. Mitch: Not him. Hope for reconciliation has flown. He speaks to me like I don't have a clue. I write from my heart. What can be more true? Yet he criticizes me, makes me feel insignificant. [Enter Lost Prophet from the right.] Chorus: For that he is wrong. Your writing is beyond comprehension. It is magnificant. Mitch: Such true words friend. Lost Prophet: Yet, your days of posting are at an end? Mitch, this plan will fail you. Please, I implore If his replies bother you so, just place him on ignore. Chrous: Listen Mitch, he is wise. Mitch: Enough! Rather than view that site I would put out both my own eyes! Lost Prophet: Thou speaks falsly. Thy fate is rooted with that fair forum. Former mod, adopt better decorum. Mitch, thou will return to OtakuBoards. It is a destiny you can't resist. Chorus: Please, listen to Lost Prophet, we insist! Lost Prophet: If thou returns and engages in yet more of the trouble with Alex at hand Brave, noble Mitch, you will surely be banned. Thy nerves are rattled, thy judgement is weak. For just a moment, let noble Mitch speak. When regret has made malleable thy iron-clad resolve, the permanence of thy decree will dissolve. So be warned Mitch once banned, thou will surely be sorry, yes. Consider my warnings or suffer a tragic fate. Place him on ignore before it is too late. Mitch: Thou has no right to speak to me because I am no longer lost. I've found my way. My joy is true. Leaving OtakuBoards was the cure. [Exuent Mitch to the left.] Lost Prophet: Then thou is lost all the more. [Exuent Lost Prophet to the right. The curtain lowers. End of Act I]

[quote name='Minako][COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Trebuchet MS]You may be wondering why I picked such an interesting subject line. Well, you see, I must be a convicted thread killer. It seems like whenever I post in a thread that I think is interesting, it dies after I do so. Very rarely does it happen that it moves on after me, but I must be a bad omen or something on OB! :animedepr [/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote] Where were you when ChibiHorsewoman was posting about a dozen threads a week? Make it up to me by posting in the following threads: [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=49238[/url] [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=52093[/url] [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=41879[/url] [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=52170[/url] And especially this one: [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=52169[/url]

[quote name='Ziggy Stardust']I love Poseidon jokes.[/quote] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.patandkat.com/pat/weblog/images/rummy-confused.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] What kind of bar does "Ziggy Stardust" go to where they sit around and tell Poseidon jokes? [Sorry, I didn't count on posting in here again but I couldn't resist with that picture.]

[QUOTE=DeathKnight][img]http://my.magicsig.com/oika4rvgb3.gif[/img] [color=crimson]Awesome.[/color][/QUOTE] [CENTER][IMG]http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/2687/iseewhat3ag0dx4fy.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[quote name='Sayuri-sama']actually you do need to research your opponents strategy, stengths and weaknesses ao that you can preanticipate plays. so in a way it is a think at the moment and a think ahead game. its a little of both. GO STEELERS!:D[/quote] All right. a) You just said the same exact thing I said, only less eloquently. b) The Steelers aren't playing because the season is over. c) Did you watch the Pro Bowl, and if so, how was it? I only caught it for a moment and I believe the score was tied at 10 a piece.