Been having a bit of a busman's holiday lately, as an ortho patient getting Xrays. (I have flat feet and the treatment has worstened my knees) np biggie,but the colossal waste of time that it is to see a doctor in the states has me shaking my head. Off to get an MRI this evening so I may not get to everyone

In reply to Narrator (msg # 435):

Worked through lunch and forced into overtime. Smdh.

i was looking chye over, and i noticed i hadn't minority (sahudese in northport) -10, down where it ought to be. so i took his obsession (mastery) -5, and compulsive behavior (tournaments) -5, and made them each quirks, and took the -10 and gave him that disadvantage, alright?
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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 437):

As long as the points add up.

they do, disads balance out to -50 and i got my 5 quirks. i felt the need to fix it, cos that disadvantage is more key, then what the compulsion and obsession were, being who he is and where he is. besides, even though everyone else might react to him at -2, his own react to him at a +2. :D +4, actually, cos he's impressive and charismatic. so that fact mitigates the minority thing anyways....
This message was last edited by the player at 02:54, Fri 29 Sept 2017.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 439):

Them silver chased nunchaku have something to do with that.

don't that stack, on top of his charisma and attractive bonus? :D*

Sorry all.  Rough couple of days, bunch of long shifts with less than 10 hours between them.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 442):

Ouch. Heavy art production day (5 hours digital cleanup) chasing commissions dow, will be back tomorrow with sage responses.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 443):

Aargh. Doctor visits, shoping trips, laundry, a commission   and arguing with strangers on the internet about gun control have jept me away today. Back early tomorrow.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 444):

Lol, never argue with a fool: people might not be able to tell the difference!

I had that as "Never argue with idiots.  They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

Of course, with some debates, it's hard to tell which side is right.  Or whether there's a "right" at all.  And being right doesn't always keep someone from being an idiot.

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 446):

Some of them were insistent and persistent and changed their reasoning after each point I dismantled until the purpose of being armed was to fight the army and the national guard, and were on the edge of suggesting that common folk should own nukes...

That's like (and about as likely) as giving everyone a lightsaber that wants one.

It's eventually a self-solving problem.



Also, wow.  I'm sorry you had to endure that.  No matter which side you're on, when a "debate" goes that far, you end up arguing over llama rights vs the negative impact vegans are having on the ozone and we all know where that leads.

Well, the thing about items such as gun control is that it's not just a 1 or 0 solution.

You can say multiple things about it on either side of the argument and be correct. Either way, maybe it's best not to discuss any of the finer details here (especially since i'm a dirty pommie? limey? English fuck, or whatever you call us); stop abandoning us to argue with people on the internet.  The RPG is much more fun and rewarding, and much less stressful also.

I concur ... neither the NRA or the Anti-Gun groups make a lot of sense with their positions.
Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Father's put the 2nd Amendment in the constitution for a very good reason, but I doubt they foresaw anything like modern military firearms. Likewise, mental issues were not as well understood then as they are now. But Logical debate seems impossible.

i agree with the notion of the citizenry having the means to fight the army, if need be. this is because they will be the tool by which tyrannical government will achieve totalitarianism.
this includes assault rifles, with 30+ clip capacities, and drums with 75-100 round capacities. bolt action hunting rifles and shotguns aren't going to cut it.
another civil war is unlikely, and while i can see our troops try a gun grab, i can't see them go all out war against it's own people. EU troops will be deployed, since they have no ties to our countrymen, and morale won't be affected. nukes are right out, however... that's just ridiculous. nukes, shouldn't even exist... they spoil the land, wherever they strike, for eons and are just plain impractical for warfare. main thing i believe, is every time a society loses it's guns, they get steamrolled over, by government. just look at other countries. look at western europe... gun control isn't about guns, it's about control. i'm libertarian with conservative values, and these are my beliefs.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgmZoqswQiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTo9s87YIhM
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Our soldiers are our citizens and are going to view any such power grab poorly. The EU isn't going to be sending large numbers of soldiers here for any American politician (Hell, they don't even like supporting NATO and the UN); furthermore, the US armed forces would take very poorly to such an attempt as well.

i agree with that, and i would love for that to be true. then, things needn't ever go that path!
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"Everyone should just accept Sethygg's coils and allow his venom to heal their hearts instead of being so bent on harming each other.  Please, my brothers and sisters, come pray with me."

OOPS, I RP'd in the OOC again.

don't tread on me! xD ( hey, sethygg should like that motto.. there's a snake on the flag! )
This message was last edited by the player at 19:51, Thu 05 Oct 2017.

Don't get involved in arguing about American Gun Control. Its awful. The politicians seem to care about scoring political points instead of solving the issue.

I'll come down on the side of agreeing with everything Chye said (though I'm a good bit more liberal than a lot of folks who believe in armed citizenry).

First order of business, in my opinion, is for the US military to remember their oath: "Defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic."  The biggest enemies of the Constitution at this time, so far as I can see, are in Washington, D.C., sitting behind the desks of government.  The ones who refuse to follow their own oaths of office.

Apologies to foreigners who don't find our guns/no guns dichotomy sensible.

In reply to Oly (msg # 452):

EU, oops, i meant UN troops. they and their vehicles are already occupying our country, and why do you suppose that is?
http://www.thecommonsenseshow....ps-on-american-soil/
This message was last edited by the player at 22:47, Thu 05 Oct 2017.

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 457):

... and to obey the officers appointed over me ... is the next phrase. Since there is no obvious treason, just bountiful greed, they are not really able to respond, that is the American Populace's job.  And they vote for that trash in DC.

As for that link Chye, sorry, won't buy it... not even a little bit.