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2011-08-30, 10:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
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2011-08-30, 10:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 10:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rawhide Is The Lord of ALL!(Random Banter #167)
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2011-08-30, 10:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 10:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 11:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rawhide's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
What's Rawhide done now, Sheep?
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2011-08-30, 11:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rawhide's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
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2011-08-30, 11:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 11:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 11:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Rawhide Commands you to post on Random Banter #167
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2011-08-30, 11:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 11:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
Didn't Moonie have a post here?? About edits or something? Where'd it go? Ohh..edited it out...clevah.
Night unicorn-avatar! Sleep dreams, kill all the bedbugs, have a nice tommorow!Last edited by Mutant Sheep; 2011-08-30 at 11:31 PM.
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2011-08-30, 11:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 11:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-30, 11:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-31, 01:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
Blue Ghost, Lawful Good generalist wizard, at your service.
Love wins. S'agapo.
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2011-08-31, 01:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
Spoilera is for araveugnitsuga
b is for Blue Ghost
c is for Crimmy
d is for Dragonprime
e is for Eon
f is for Fin
g is for Gorbash Kazdar
h is for Heliomance
i is for Icewalker
j is for Jibar
k is for KuReshtin
l is for LaZodiac
m is for Mooncat
n is for Nerd-o-Rama
o is for Occasional Sage
p is for Prime32
q is for Qwertystop
r is for Rawhide
s is for Strawberries
t is for Tyndmyr
u is for Urpriest
v is for Vael
w is for wxdruid
x is for Xander Morhaime
y is for Yora
z is for Zeb the Troll
There were some letters where I had like 3 or 4 names ready and some letters I had to think for a while. All in all I should have just used the friend list...The Iron Avatarist Crypt of Fame - Exorcising photobucket from the historic archives of the forum.
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2011-08-31, 01:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
Should I attempt to compile a list now?
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A: araveugnitsuga
B: Bor the Barbarian Monk
C: Cobalt
D: Dragonprime
E: Eon
F: Fredthefighter
G: Grim Ranger
H: Heliomance
I: Introbulus
J: Je dit Viola
K: Keveak
L: LaZodiac, Lady Moreta
M: MoonCat, MonkeyBusiness
N: Nevitan
O: ORIone
P: Peregrine
Q: Qwaz
R: Rae Artemi
S: Silverraptor
T: Tragic_Comedian
U: Urpriest
V: Vonriel
W: Watcher
X: Xyk
Y: Yora
Z: Zarae
For the most part, I tried to stick to people with whom I've had personal interaction, though it wasn't possible for all of them (particularly the later ones).
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2011-08-31, 01:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
Believe it or not, there is a method to their madness. Basic Combat Training (it's often truncated to just Basic or Basic Training, but for the Army at least, BCT is the full and correct title as of 1990 when I went through it) isn't supposed to be easy. It's emotionally and physically challenging for a reason. It's supposed to make new recruits capable of being passable soldiers in a matter of weeks. All the yelling and degrading at the beginning is to make sure new recruits know, in no uncertain terms, who is in charge. Many a youngster comes in with a big chip on their shoulder and it needs to be removed before a proper military bearing can be instilled. However, the vast majority of the people who've gone through it look back and say "you know, it sucked at the time, but it wasn't really that bad" unless they're trying to impress you with stories about how much it sucked. Yes, for some people it's too much. A secondary function of the stresses of BCT is what they call a gut check. If you can't handle the stress of Basic, you probably can't handle combat either, so it's best everyone figures that out now instead of later.
(As an aside, yardwork? Really? That's part of the "horrors" of BCT? Not even "we had to cut the grass with dull nail clippers while lying on our bellies, in the RAIN!" or anything? Newsflash! Millions of people do yardwork on a weekly basis without a DI yelling at them about it. If he thought about it, that yardwork was probably a light day for him compared to what he was doing the other 6 days a week. I mean, for Pete's sake, if someone's going to tell about how much Basic sucks, at least make it good. )
You can't honestly believe that acceptable practices in 1918 are still acceptable practices nearly 100 years later, or that yardwork on Sunday is comparable to beatings and lye. When my dad went through BCT in the late '60s, the Drill Instructors were allowed to beat soldiers who were not performing to standard and "sock parties" were fact instead of fantasy. When I went through in 1990, both practices had long since been abandoned and outlawed. When I was a young NCO in 1995, fresh soldiers straight out of their job training told me they were allowed to give their DI's "stress cards" that entitled them to a time out from his tirades. (I'm told this practice was short lived.) Some things never change?
Ask your friend if he regrets having gone through it. Ask him if he feels a sense of accomplishment for completing it. Ask him if he doesn't have at least a bit more self confidence because he's been pushed to limits beyond what he thought he was capable of prior to going. Don't just listen to the horror stories. Those are often told so that the listener has a deeper respect for the teller for having survived the nightmare. "Let me tell you how much those 6/8/12 weeks sucked so that you can be impressed that in spite of it all, I didn't quit, I endured and came out the other side."
Don't get me wrong. If the military's not for you, that's fine. It's certainly not for everyone. But please refrain from making snap judgments based on one person's experience and hundred year old diaries.
On a final note, thank him from me, personally, for accepting the challenge and enlisting. Long gone are the days when active duty personnel could look down their noses at the "weekend warriors". It should be no surprise by now that National Guard and Reservists face the same risks as active duty service members these days and I have the same respect and gratitude for them as I do everyone else who volunteers.
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2011-08-31, 02:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
I'm actually shocked that I recognize most of those names. I guess this place realy has grown on me.
What Zeb said. It's a harsh reality, but damned if it doesn't work.
Though I think it does mentaly scar some people. My Dad is disciplined, but he's also the aggrocrag of trolls in this family, and I think the army caused that in him.Last edited by LaZodiac; 2011-08-31 at 02:29 AM.
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2011-08-31, 04:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
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2011-08-31, 08:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
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2011-08-31, 10:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
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2011-08-31, 10:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
What is up with good games becoming absolutely terrible (the correct words to use here can't exactly be used in polite company) and absolutely insanely frustrating right at the end? It's much more common and worse on console-esque games (generally with limited saving ability), even if released on PC only. It's not even a gradual thing, it's almost like a, "Oh no, the players are almost finished! What will we do? I know, let's suddenly throw this insane curveball out of nowhere just to frustrate them and artificially keep the game length going!"
I was playing Psychonauts, finished now (Rank 96), and one section in one level in the final world almost completely removed and undid the enjoyment from the entire rest of the game.
Non console-esque games are not immune either, i.e. Half-Life and its Xen levels.
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2011-08-31, 11:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
I challenge you, good sir! I suggest we use the Old London 1996 rules for this game.
I shall select Westminster bridge as a starting point. Granted, it'll delay me a little in the early game, but it does prevent the most commonly used cut-off strategies to block my path. In addition, it puts me right at the Thames river and near the Westminster Millenium Pier, which will provides me the benefit of being able to use transport by ship. This will give me a decent chance to overtake others who prefer a ground-based route. Now to see how long it takes for people to figure it out...
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2011-08-31, 11:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
Are we going to play with Deuce Trade-ins or not? If we are, then I'm starting at Monument, if not, Waterloo.
Edit: If anyone wants to jump in, you can start at any point! Just pick a station to start at, the objective is to get to Mornington Crescent Station, using a map of the London Underground. The rest you can pick up as you go.
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2011-08-31, 11:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
I think there was a Mornington Crescent thread in SMBG a while back, actually...
"'But there's still such a lot to be done...'
YES. THERE ALWAYS IS."
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2011-08-31, 11:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heliomance's Bemusing, Confusingly Inconsistent Random Banter #167
The old standby of Tottenham Court Road is always safe, but I'm starting to find it a little boring. I think - especially if we're playing with deuce trade-ins - I'll start at Harrow on the Hill.
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