Sara

[color=#b0000b][size=1][strike]Congratulations! You have a cookie! Unfortunately, your absolutely normal cookie [i]was[/i] absolutely normal...three years ago. You break a tooth trying to bite it, and have to spend the rest of the day in the waiting room at the dentist's office.[/strike] [b]I wish I had a mopdog.[/b] ---- Grr. Congratulations, you're with Jeremy. Why you want him to watch while you're being rebirthed by a chicken, though, is anyone's guess. ...I still want a mopdog. A non-rabid mopdog, without parasites.[/color][/size]

[QUOTE=Hanabishi Recca]Sorry sir (miss?), If you commit one of sin, you commit them all. Says it in the Bible.[/QUOTE][color=#b0000b][size=1][size=3][center]zomgsauce?!?![/center][/size] It would be helpful if you would include references (or exact quotes) for your Biblical arguments. It's very difficult to justify taking someone at face value whose only arguement is "Says it in the Bible," especially when they don't give context--not everyone is familiar with the Bible, and that unfortunately includes a lot of people who use it as their argument. In this case, I think you're referring to James 2:10: [b]For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.[/b] However, verse eleven does go on to say: [b] For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.[/b] Which to me doesn't imply that murder=adultery (or that swearing=murder), but that the law is [i]just as broken[/i] in both cases. [All of the quotes I'm using, unless otherwise noted, are from the NIV Bible. If anyone wants to cross-check and see what the verses read in other translations, [url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%202:10-11]This is a useful site[/url].][/size][/color]

[quote name='Retribution][size=1']Well, it's not a pass-fail test if you're Catholic (Purgatory and all that jazz), but I see your point. My whole point was not that we can attain perfection, but that certain sins make you lose more "points" than others, if we want to run with the test analogy. [/size][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]Ah, right. I guess I knew that, but it totally didn't occur to me when writing that post. I guess it shows that I'm not Catholic, huh? But yeah, that does bring another light to things. It doesn't change my view (that it doesn't matter how many "points" you lose), but I definitely understand where you're coming from (and have all along, even if I didn't manage to associate it with Catholicism). And again, (to anyone entering the conversation) I do not claim that cheating on a test is as dire an action as killing a person. This is in a purely theological context.[/color][/size]

[color=#b0000b][size=1]I've got nice breasts. They're a bit bigger than I'd like, but I doubt that bothers the male species. Also, they are nice and squishy.[/size][/color]

[quote name='bellpickle][SIZE=1]Foreign live-action movies, however, I [I]always[/I'] watch in the original language. Watching live-action movies dubbed just feels too unnatural for me to properly enjoy it.[/SIZE][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]I agree with bellpickle. With anime, I don't really have a preference on sub or dub, and when I have a choice, I usually end up watching it both ways eventually. But any live action film needs to be subbed. Absolutely.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Retribution][size=1']I was just saying that there are degrees of "sin" -- in society for sure, and (arguable) to God as well. I just don't think a girl who lied to her parents is going to get the same punishment as someone who killed someone.[/size][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]I don't know if the point is really whether or not there are degrees of sin or (maybe better put) degrees of evil. (I have been following along, and I do realise why the topic came up.) The idea that are sins are "equal" comes up (as an example) in this verse: [i]For [b]all have sinned[/b] and [b]fall short[/b] of the glory of God...[/i] (Romans 3:23) The "glory of god" thing is a Pass-Fail test where the passing grade is 100%. Even if you miss by half a point, you still miss. You still fail. That's the idea. Definitely, some things have much greater negative impact than others (you could try to argue otherwise, but it would be pretty tiresome), but that's not the point. The point is that, no matter how slight the sin, you fail to attain perfection. In [i]that[/i] sense, all sins are equal. (Of course, I have to follow all of that up with its sister verse: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,[i] and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.[/i] Romans 3:23-[i]24[/i].) On another note, I would say that [b]intent[/b] is important in the "sinfulness" of an action. Certainly we see intent playing a role in one direction: [i]You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.[/i] Matthew 5: 27-28 However, I would be very careful when saying that intent plays a role the other way. There are a lot of people who have tried to justify their (terrible) actions by claiming "it was God's Will." And there are a lot of people who act hatefully because they believe (or claim to believe) it's what God wants. In those cases, I really recommend considering the first letter of John (not the Gospel, but one of the last books of the New Testament.) I'm not going to quote the entire thing, but here are some passages from Chapter Four. [quote=1 John 4][size=1](1) Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (7) Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (8) He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (11) Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. (18) There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (20) If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (21) And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.[/size][/quote]With this in mind, I would counter Retri's "sick child" example by saying that, rather than considering "magnitude" of sin, I would not consider that action a sin at all. It is taken in love for the child, in order to save the child (whom the parent has [b]a responsibility[/b] to care for to the best of his ability). Of course, there are alternative courses of action in such a situation (and alternative interpretions), but I've stated my opinion, and I think I'm going to leave that topic alone now. Of course, no one (least of all, God) is asking me.[/size][/color]

[color=#b0000b][size=1]I went to a very small high school. Only two official AP classes were offered (U.S. History and English Literature), although if you "felt confident" you could register for AP tests in Calculus, and perhaps the 4th year language courses. None of our classes were weighted, and we didn't receive extra points for taking them. Most people just used them as a way to get the teachers they wanted. (The AP History teacher was greatly preferred to the other history teacher.) A couple people were really upset because we didn't have a weighted grading system, and the public schools in our area did. They complained a lot (they were straight-A students anyway, so I'm not sure what the issue was), but nothing changed.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Shi no Tenshi']Yep it's to do with the little pictures. I'm researching identity tourism on the internet (there have been some classic examples coming up in this topic - which is brilliant!). Avatars are the only image we have of a person when we go onto a forum or visual chat, and they are often specifically chosen or made to represent the individual. As a result they are a subject of great intrest in internet psychology.[/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]...Upon closer examination, I do not actually have an avatar right now. [size=1][b]4. What gender and race are you?[/b] Female, Caucasian. [b]5. When you meet someone online, unless they specify, do you feel you naturally think of them as white? (Answering yes is not racist - this is much more common than you think)[/b] I would say so. [b]6. Do you roleplay? If yes, identify your roleplaying character in terms of race, history, gender and sexual preference (if applicable).[/b] My characters have been consistantly female. Sexual preference has rarely come up, but I would assume that most of them have been straight. With two exceptions (an aging schoolteacher, and a younger businesswoman), they have been my age (at the time of playing) or younger. Most are caucasian; one was dark-skinned (particular race unavailable, as it was a fantasy setting); one is fair-skinned with "african" features. [b]7. Have you ever been mistaken for another race or gender or have been asked due to the lack of detail in your profile?[/b] Before my username was a variation of "Sara," people often assumed that I was male. [b]8. Have you mistaken others for being of another race, age or gender? How many times (if applicable)?[/b] Certainly. I tend to assume that everyone is either a.) my age or b.) thirteen, so I've been wrong about that a lot. [b]9. What does your online nickname mean or how did you come up with it?[/b] Sara is my name. It seemed silly to have some people refer to me by my screenname, and other people refer to me by my real name. I changed my username to my real name for this reason. [b]10. Do you think people online tend to correctly guess your age, race or gender most of the time without being told?[/b] I don't think anyone has mistaken my gender for several years, but people sometimes confess to me that they assumed my age incorrectly. [b]11. Do you think people tend to correctly guess your sexual preference without being told?[/b] Probably. [b]12. Would you feel threatened if people online knew your age, gender, race or sexual preference? If so, why?[/b] I admit that it is a little awkward when people I have not spoken to before IM me and address me by my name. [/size][/size][/color]

[color=#b0000b][size=1]What are the requirements for your senior project? We didn't have such things at my school, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.[/size][/color]

[color=#b0000b][size=1]By "avatar," I'm inclined to think you mean the more abstract sense of "online representation of yourself," rather than "the little picture that you have above each of your posts." Correct me if I'm wrong, and I'll edit my post to include the appropriate answers to your survey.[/size][/color]

[quote name='NekoSama101']Wow, body hair because of socks, that's a little too much info. I like ankle socks. They feel right, i don't know why, they just do.[/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1][i]That[/i] is the part of Dessy's post that you thought was "too much info"? ... I dislike ankle socks, because they always slip into my shoes and scrunch up (down?) too much. They're just uncomfortable. I really like knee-high socks, though. They make me feel silly and fancy. :)[/size][/color]

[color=#b0000b][size=1]http://obclone.proboards55.com/index.cgi That is the [i]real[/i] OtakuBoards. This site you are currently on is actually a copy of that one, and it stole all its ideas. (You can tell, because that one still has T3h N3xoos. James saw that and thought it was a really good idea, but he finally realised that he didn't really know what it was for, so he finally took it down--you can read about it in the latest site-wide announcement.) Shortly after [i]this[/i] site was made, James had his technical staff hack the other site and change its name to "clone." (He also hacked most of the profiles, adding "clone" to the ends of their names.) He did this so that no one would ever find out that he stole the ideas from them. Since you discovered it, he'll probably ban you now. That's what usually happens when someone unearths his dirty secrets. It was nice knowing you.[/size][/color]

[center][img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25302&stc=1[/img][/center][quote name='Ziggy Stardust][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]'Let's make a movie so bad that thousands of internet nerds bash the **** out of it[/COLOR'][/FONT][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]Dude, who's bashing? This is going to be [i]the greatest movie ever[/i]. I've been looking forward to it for months.[quote=I Find Your Lack of Faith disturbing]As the great Sam Jackson would say: There are ************* snakes on the ************* plane. What else do you need to know? How the snakes get on the plane, what the snakes do once they're on the plane, who puts the snakes on the plane, who is trying to get the snakes off the plane...This is not for you to ponder. There are snakes on the plane. End of ******* story. [/quote] Oh, yes. This will be a very good movie.[/color][/size]

[quote name='Reiku][color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Have you ever mistaken someone for the opposite sex, or, have you had a similar Gender Bender experience?[/color][/size'][/b][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]There's a guy who lived in my dorm last year--I'm casual friends with him; we hang out with some of the same people, and he's a great guy--but for quite a while before I met him, I just assumed he was a girl. Cute clothes, girl jeans, chin-length blond hair... Whoops! It was a while before I saw him up close (or learned his name). I was pretty...surprised. Heh. Looking back (and knowing him now), it's hard to believe I mixed it up, but I did.[/color][/size]

[QUOTE=D. Resurrected]Hello everyone anyway heres the riddle of the day :D Part carbon, part water, I am poison to the fishes. Many falsely claim my name, I am the pause that refreshes. What am I? enjoy :D[/QUOTE][color=#b0000b][size=1][spoiler]Coke.[/spoiler] Pause that refreshes, heh. [/color][/size]

[color=#b0000b][size=1][b]Posting in a legendary thread![/b] I love socks! For a very long time, I only wore white socks (well, that's what my mom bought me), but of course, those are a pain to match up (especially when you live in a family of five, and almost everyone has several different kinds of white socks. Ew.) A couple years ago, I started getting plain white socks with light blue heels and toes. That worked really well, because it meant (first) that all of my socks matched each other and (second) that no one else in my family wore that kind of socks. It made doing my laundry [i]so[/i] much easier! A little while ago, though, I started buying novelty socks at the dollar store. They're thin, so they don't last long...but then, they are only a dollar, heh. And you know what? I really like wearing colored socks! My favorite pair of socks (they wore through and I tossed them out a while ago) used to be a pair of brown socks--they had red and white stripes at the top and toe, and the words [font=times new roman][b][size=2]Tootsie Roll[/size][/b][/font] on them--so if you can picture a tootsie roll in the shape of a sock, well, that was them. Ha ha, so much fun. My favorite pair of socks right now are knee high pink and hot-pink striped fluffy socks. I got them from Target; they were about five dollars. They are [i]amazing[/i]. I [b]heart[/b] them.[/color][/size]

[color=#b0000b][size=1]Silly thoughts and "I love you"s can be fun... although they seem to belong in a cheesy song more than they do in a conversation. Personally, I think it's much sweeter when he says "I thought about you today when...." or "This reminded me of you." I like knowing that he thinks of me when I am not around.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Anime Elf']How many changes has this board gone through in the past few years anyway? [/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]This is version seven, although there have been some "half" versions in the past. It depends on how you look at it, I guess. Was your original username Anime Elf? [/color][/size]

[quote name='Chabichou][COLOR=#004a6f']The thing is, you can't switch between ronam numerals and arabic numerals in the same equation. At least for these, I'm not sure if it is mathematical rule (it probably is though, as the person who gave me the riddles was a mathematician, and when I gave the answer ll = Xl, I was told it was wrong).[/COLOR][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]I see what you are saying. Although techically 11 does equal XI, it's not precisely a mathematical equation. With that in mind, I do think I figured it out. :) [spoiler]In words, one equals the square root of one. I[b]I[/b]=VI Rotate the bolded [b]I[/b] ninety degrees and place it above the I on the second half of the equation, and it will form a radical sign with the V.[/spoiler] Not sure how to pull that off in type, heh.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Ramen_Mido]Mugen and Fu didnt like each other[/QUOTE][color=#b0000b][size=1]Do you really think so? I think they got along just fine, really--and Fuu certainly liked Mugen. I got the vibe that Mugen treated Fuu like a little sister--he teased her a lot, certainly, and was often annoyed with her, but he didn't dislike her. As for Fuu, she definitely liked both Mugen and Jin a lot. When she has to choose between them, she can't do it (and ends up being a little tricksy so she won't have to give either of them up). [spoiler]"Mugen would go with Sara in a heartbeat, so I'll keep him with me. Jin wouldn't [i]really[/i] leave me, would he? ...So I'll ask [i]him[/i] to go with Sara, and he won't do it."[/spoiler][QUOTE=Stafal-chan]I'm sad...Samurai Champloo is over[spoiler'] i'm upset that they split up...like after all that they just kinda went their seperate ways...[/spoiler][/quote]Aw, don't be sad. :) I finally watched the last two episodes last night with my friend (he says it's been almost a year since we started the series; that's hard to believe!), and although half of me was dead convinced that [spoiler][i]everyone[/i] would end up dying[/spoiler], I kept trying to convince myself that it wasn't so. And it wasn't! Ha HA! I think the fact that the three [spoiler]go their seperate ways[/spoiler] in the end is just as symbolic as [spoiler]the swords breaking[/spoiler]. Although they'd [spoiler]split up[/spoiler] before, I'm pretty sure it was only initiated by Mugen or Jin. (Or Sara, heh.) Fuu always fought to keep [spoiler]everyone together[/spoiler]. In the end, though, she is the one who [spoiler]sets off. She's grown up a lot, and she no longer worries about losing Mugen and Jin. They've been through a lot together, and they know that they are friends. They'll see each other again.[/spoiler][/color][/size]

[quote name='Chabichou][COLOR=#004a6f']Unfortunately, that is not the answer. But that's a good guess though.[/COLOR][/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]Well, it might not be the answer you were thinking of, but it is certainly an answer. [b]Stuck just there above the heart, Trembles with every beat, And offers silent greeting To everyone you meet[/b][/size][/color]

[QUOTE=sakurasuka][SIZE=1]I skimmed through, and it didn't appear as though this one was answered... But I may be wrong. Meh. [spoiler]Okay, one way is to put a line from the top of the first + to the left side of the +, thus making it a 4. 5[i]4[/i]5 + 5 = 550. The second way is to simply do the same on the second +. 5 + 5[i]4[/i]5 = 550.[/spoiler][/SIZE][/QUOTE][color=#b0000b][size=1]Oh, that's clever. I would have just put a slash through the equals sign, myself. (Of course, that wouldn't really make the [i]equation[/i] true, would it? Just the statement.[/color][/size]

[quote name='ceath']So do you believe that love is the answer to immortality or just a method of control, to ensure no matter what we will never achieve absolute individuality?[/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]Does it have to be one or the other? That seems like a rather narrow (and cynical) range of choices for something so abstract.[/size][/color]

[quote name='frankieanime']fell free to discuss what ever you like[/quote][size=1][color=#b0000b]Oh, may I? May I, please! Thank you! Thank you, frankieanime, for the wonderful opportunity! As far as anime characters go, I like Vash. His deadly serious side is pretty world-view shattering, and very admirable (and, I shall admit, lustable.) It makes his goofy-annoying side all the more precious. :)[/color][/size]

[quote name='AnimeRules15421']In my oppinion who's more of they idiot Bush or the people who re-elected him. Wow you Amarican's should think twice next time.[/quote][color=#b0000b][size=1]I am astonished at your idiot-determining skills. I'm afraid I can't quite make out your oppinion, though. Who [i]is[/i] more of an idiot? Bush or the people who re-elected him? You didn't say. And I'm sure that the many people who did [i]not[/i] vote for President Bush, including the many not-yet-eligible-to-vote members of this board, do not particularly appreciate being lumped into one idiotic group by someone who cannot spell "American" correctly.[/size][/color]