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No one accepts media interviews on hot topics with out getting a question list first. No one with half a brain, anyway.

(I'm lookin at you, Sarah Palin).

And what exactly should he go on the news for? All he did was take something he owned out into his own front yard in an area that it wasn't against the law to discharge a firearm, and shot said thing.
His daughter wasn't present, she was in no danger. There was no risk of injury.

This is not against the law. He did nothing wrong.

Had he gone into her room while she was on facebook, and blasted it, that would be an entirely different matter.

My wife and I have gone back and forth on the issue of shooting someone in effigy, and it's legality. My wife agrees with you and feels he overreacted but did nothing illegal, but I think he might get in trouble ad shooting someone in effigy (in this case by shooting something he have to someone else because he was mad at them) falls into the category of menacing, which is a misdemeanor. Again, I'm not saying this guy should lose access to his kid or anything like that, but I do think he showed poor judgment here. It's not that he shot it is its that he videotaped himself doing it, and sent it to specific people as a warning.

This is exactly how I have been handling critical hits since 3.0.

FREEHOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you and your #$@$%#@!! snow dances. Guess what! You missed!

whoops. Sorry about that. starts with left foot this time

SQUEEEEE!

And look! She's a redhead! Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

I loves me some redheads.

I'm running a game this weekend and this font would really help. My e-mail address in my profile.

AZ, you win zombie father/husband of the year.

Weeeelll....a size 16 NOW is very different than a size 16 then, I think. I've been working on losing weight for over a year now, and I'm juuuust getting to the point where I could consider a size 16 jean (my new 18s are almost too loose...yay!). As excited as I am to be nearing the point I could wear a size I haven't worn since high school, I have no illusions I'm approaching Marilyn Monroe's size. :)

The sentiment in general, however, is appreciated, I think. :)

I'd take a redhead over a blonde any day of the week!

Not by everyone.

I prefer cats myself.

And, yes, I WILL be naked in my own home whenever I want!

HELLS YEAH HD!!!!!

Man, this show Dan Vs. really speaks to me...Not sure why.

Freehold DM wrote:

Jeremy Mcgillan wrote:

A warning to all my FAWTL brethren, do not read my facebook feed. I warn you do not look at it!!!

destroys Facebook just to be on the safe side

It's better this way.

Nope his love for all things ** spoiler omitted ** still shows.

*click*

Hey, hey, HEY! I hate Jar Jar Binks as much as the next guy!

Freehold DM wrote:

Aberzombie wrote:

Rassum frasssum dang gummit! Stoopid cold weather.

does Wunian Snow Dance

Hmm..where is that Weather Dominator I got at the Cobra Auction...?

Winter comes and goes. But Alton Brown and Joss Whedon are with us all year.

completes construction of army of Rube Goldberg-esque golems, cranks them up and sends them in the general direction of Alton Brown, Joss Whedon AND Mark Zuckerberg

We will see about that....

Hm...In that case, send her my way. Sounds more like my kind of woman.

Yeah, I'm being very selective this time. Dating, taking my time, waiting for the one that makes me say "yep, time to hang up the spurs, she's the one" to come along.

I'll have a lot of fun looking though, trust and believe...

Oh, so it's a young(or maybe not so young) lady! Go for it man. Remember, if she's making you quit smoking and go to church and eat vegetables and you don't even notice you're doing it, she's worth it.

A warning to all my FAWTL brethren, do not read my facebook feed. I warn you do not look at it!!!

destroys Facebook just to be on the safe side

It's better this way.

Also, I was at Starbucks today, and somebody had left the keys to their Aston Martin on the counter. I didn't see anybody come back for them, either. I mean, if they don't want it...

An Aston Martin? CH, this really IS your year!!!! I know I would have taken it.

I passed my Series 6!

And there was much rejoicing...

CH, F*%% YEAH!!!

Rassum frasssum dang gummit! Stoopid cold weather.

does Wunian Snow Dance

Hmm..where is that Weather Dominator I got at the Cobra Auction...?

Freehold, 2012 is our b#$&+ for sure. Things are looking good for your boy :-)

beats spear against shield HD, F*&& YEAH!!!!!

I'm starting my taxes today, as well as my FAFSA form and working on my bosses for a recommendation letter to college this week.

Charlie Bell wrote:

lynora wrote:

I might want to be Merisiel, but Imrijka looks a lot sexier.

Threadjack (as if this thread could get any more jacked). Merisiel is way hotter. I never got what people see in Imrijka from the purely physical attractiveness standpoint. Is it racism if I don't like tusks and forearms like tree trunks?

Nah, that's not racism. you like what you like. For me, Imrijka is the sort of curvy, confident female that I find attractive. If Merisiel is more the type that gets your motor running, there's nothing wrong with that. People like different things. It's all good. :)

pro-Imrijka fistbump

I'm alllllll for Imrijka, myself. I love Alhazara's outfit, but she's a *bit* too skinny for me.

Glad he made up with his daughter, but I'm thinking he's missing a few things here.

My wife and I got into quite the debate about this, primarily because we are considering having a kid. My wife went on and on about how important the internet is and how posts she made might negatively affect her and her father for the rest of her life and that her father made the right decision. I had no problem with that, for the most part, but everyone seemed to ignore the fact that her father's video may have just done as much damage as a booze fueled breast exposed Spring Break pic/movie. I do see that he alludes to this at the end of his written response, but the internet IS forever, and I think there may be some far reaching consequences for both her and him professionally.

Oh man...what a horrid, horrid loss. Thought her music was a bit much, but WHAT A VOICE! RIP!!!!

Thanks for reminding me, I gotta get bacon for sunday breakfast.

Crimson Jester wrote:

Spanky the Leprechaun wrote:

BACON!

EGGS!

TOAST!

Twas an excellent episode. Also, did you know my very first role in a school play was from a twilight Zone episode? It was from one of my favorite episodes, the monsters are coming to maple street. I played Pete van Horn, I believe, which was a very short role, considering...

And yes, I do watch it naked.

Crimson Jester wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

Sebastian wrote:

Crap. That reminds me that I still need to send you that Rome Moorluck!

sweat it pony, I'm just happy that you're willing to give it to me. :)

o_0

I could hit you right now, but I'm to busy trying not to laugh. >;)

And the wife ribs me for being into my little pony...

Wife says she has no problem with it, and in fact she finds it funny. Interesting.

takes two steps forward, throws hands up and begins to sparkle, then takes two steps back

I frakkin LOVE Jason Statham. I'm even willing to forgive that dungeon siege movie and crank 2. He better not make a 3rd, though.

Having taught at a school that dealt with girls like the father describes, I will concede that sometimes you have to use drastic measures. This is more extreme than I would like, but perhaps he should look into a residential treatment program for his daughter. One the specializes in blended families would be ideal because issues involving divorce and remarriage can lead to extreme emotional problems.

fair points, all. But all this over a Facebook post? I'm wondering what happened beforehand that caused her to be grounded for 3 months. There is an issue of scope here.

Spoiled princess? I dunno. She isn't really asking for anything or why she doesn't have anything she's bemoaning the work she's being made to do. I'm really hoping he didn't just viral video his way into a child protective services visit.

I dunno. She deserves a smack across the back of the head for putting it on Facebook, but I don't think the father realizes the can of worms he may have opened here. He says he was a volunteer firefighter and in college AND high school at the same time he was working a(presumably part time) job AND he moved out and was paying rent?? That's sounding near superhuman to me -what volunteer corps is going to have a 15 year old a job other than maybe answering the phone? I'm familiar with high school and college simultaneously going on, and if that's how he got his degree, that's awesome. Still, it's quite a boast he makes, and the Internet is a merciless place and I'm sure someone with time on their hands is going to attempt to verify. However, what bothered me most was that he (perhaps unintentionally) just confessed to the Internet that he hacked his kid's fb account, which is quite a foul in most people's books. Maybe she's that much of a handful that he needs that level of supervision over her, but that's another thing that's damaging his case. Being paid for chores wasn't an issue in my household(it was the only way I could get money at a certain age), but that could be one in his. In terms of getting a job, I was eager to work outside of the home at that age, so her argument loses me there.

Now, pulling out a gun to shoot the laptop? With another round in there from mom? That's where sharks are jumped, and makes one wonder what happens when other arguments occur in the home. He really, really shot himself in the foot here -around where I live such testimony is used to build cases against people on grounds of assault. ESPECIALLY since he did not address the issue of his daughter bringing him food and drink -a competent family court lawyer could build a case. Not that that should happen, mind, but but he really didn't think that last part through. He could have easily made his point by driving over the laptop with a truck or throwing it out a window (I know I would have). I don't see much beyond a pissed off dad here, but you have to question how he would got the info(hacking, possibly) and the use of the gun(going so far as to describe the rounds used) along with him taking away means of reaching the outside world other than school. I empathize, to a degree, but he went too far after a while.

I don't think standing in from of a reactor naked is a good idea. That said, I used to stand in front of a microwave a lot as a kid -I used to think it word give me superpowers.

So how close are we to the record now?

Sounds like a certain badger got all his homework done.

Ok, I misread this as "how close are we to the reactor are we now. Because I was wondering if we should break out the funky yellow suits.

But... I though we were gonna hang out in Chinatown together!

If there may be lives at stake, it's always worth it, no matter how unpleasant.

But then, Jess, you know me. Not being blunt is antithetical for me anyway.

The more I read this thread, the more disconnected I feel from a lot of these issues. My awkward phase was normal teen stuff, and never carried over into adult life. I live in a completely different world than most of the gamers I know outside of my immediate gaming circles (on these boards that would be Jess, Kirth, Wolfthulu, TOZ and his wife, Silverhair, Androstre, Psychotic Hamster and a few others).

I'll be honest, I can't stand being around or being associated with most of the gamers I encounter. Outside of the people I know and have personal relationships with, most of the people I met at OwlCon would never get an invite to a beer or to my home. Yeah, I'm a social snob to a degree. I don't live in geek world outside of gaming. Most of my leisure activities have nothing to do with geeky stuff (I like some TV shows - firefly, star trek, stuff like that, haven't read a superhero comic since I was a kid, this is the only gaming forum I remember my log in to, hate anime and manga with a passion, pretty much can't stand Japan worship at all (seriously? one of the most racist and xenophobic cultures on the planet is somehow cooler than ours?), don't play video games outside of Madden and NBA Live with my nephews (Skyrim? Meh.) and have a hard time getting worked up about whatever geeks get worked up about).

I just like playing rpgs because I started young and it stayed with me.

So, when I read an article like that, I don't think "what can we do to make the culture more accessible", I think "why would she WANT to hang out with a bunch of geeks, I don't even really like to".

backpedals wildly uh... Well, at least you weren't physically violent towards them!

I'm sorry, jess. I thought you were more diplomatic in that scenario. Still, you showed more restraint than some, I'm sure.

Re: dealing with weirdos when you're a weirdo yourself

in my experience as a perennial stranger in a strange land (even my wife and parents and friends think I'm strange), it's all a matter of how you go about it. Coming across like weirdo police, by and large, does NOT work. It makes one seem
You're-doing-it-wrong-hypocritical at best and everybody-stop-doing-what-I-don't-like-bullying at the worse. I have found that it is better to address individual behaviors that one encounters as they come up,right then and there, and even then only if one has the energy for what could be a struggle. Jess Door deserves sainthood for the situation she encountered, I would have left immediately unless I had the fortitude to get into why such pregens were unacceptable. Largely because when you are encountering someone with a low level of social functioning, they really *don't* know something is wrong until explained to. While yes, there are a lot of people who are just plain obstinate, angry, bitter or for whatever reason have decided to reject social cues, such people are rare. Has anyone else had similar experiences? Am I off the mark somehow? I did give blood yesterday, so I may be a bit off anyway.

I loved the cheesy version, and am looking forward to the more serious version. The understand that a lot of fans were let down by the earlier film, but it had stallone in it - you had to know what was coming.

Except sheep, because they don't hatch.

in one of my favorite games, odin sphere, you can grow sheep from seeds and pick them off the vine when ripe.

That's awesome.

So, back when I first started working here in Philly, we had a much easier computer system to work with. Easy in that we could actually load whatever software we wanted.

With that in mind, a bunch of us had Unreal Tournament loaded on our machines, and during lunch we'd sit at our desks eating and playing Unreal. Good times. My character was named HK-47, after the assassin droid from the Knights of the Old Republic games.

So, just recently, I came across some screen captured images of me winning a few rounds with old HK. That got me hankering to play again. I talked to the guy who original had the game, and he got a copy of it to me on a flash drive. Now I've got it on the computer at home and have been playing a bit.

Also, as i post this, I am on the bus. Young man sitting across from me is rocking the flat top. I can't believe it's back! I wonder if I should grow mine out again, or if I should keep the bald, buzz look.

I believe it was Neil Tyson DeGrassi who is responsible for this. I hated hs decision so much that I made him a minor villain in a short lived scion game. Ah, scion. Another example of white wolf not playtesting a damn thing in the name of the rule of cool.

Shows how much attention I pay to space. Sometimes I think every generation of scientist change things just so they can feel smarter than the previous generation. :P

And it wasn't supposed to be permanent. :/

Forum members, I turned 41 today. 364+ days more then I turn 42.

That is all.

Hey, happy birthday, dood!

Man, there sure are a lot of old people on these boards. What's a handsome young guy to do? flexes taut 30 year old body for the ladies

takes a bite out of the food pyramid this ain't half bad!

And does anybody else miss the FOUR!! Food Groups? I hate this stupid ass pyramid they're shoveling nowadays. What's next, a Nutrition Hexagon?

...And get off mah lawn.

sneezes

Hater's gonna hate.

Me & the hubby are trying to start a trend of photo-blocking when we see folks (yeah, usually 30s-40s guys) trying to take wholly uncool pics of cosplayers. Not skimpy-dress types - I mean the zoom lens from extreme angles, make your own RL fanservice type.

I would be cautious here. Remember, security is at the con for a reason. Attempting to encourage vigilante behavior on the con circuit, especially for good reasons that are probably already acknowledged by con staff- isn't a good idea.

A little out of it after giving blood and working a full day, but that's about it.

Thanks for the link. As before I agree with some and disagree with others.

Good points mandisa, and it's great to see you again!

Ion Raven wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

I would say the larger problem is that he is expected to ask at all. Why can't she ask him (and if she is so slovenly as you state, run the risk of being turned down) ? Isn't part of equality stepping away from such stereotypical behavior? This is another area where the bulk of feminism falls apart for me.

For some reason there are a lot of [male] geeks, that just expect to be asked out without any effort. It's rather mind boggling.

Nobody should expect to be asked out without making any effort, male or female.

I don't think it's some huge shock to recognize that most people who self-identify as geeks (which is not everyone who loves geeky things, oddly) are often shy, or socially awkward, or have higher-than-average issues with self-image and/or self-esteem. Asking someone out on a date is a big step, fraught with social complexity & risk, and often requires more than a small amount of self-confidence and hope of success. I've seen many folks in my club take 3-6 months before they even tell us their name & favorite series, and it's a pretty low-stress social environment. So 'geek love' has more than its fair share of obstacles to overcome.

As for the original article and the thread, while I think pin-up art in SF/Fantasy in general is a whole can of clashing commercial vs aesthetic interests and personal opinions (which reserve the right to change daily), I think the main issue is how we as geeks treat each other, especially in clearly-delineated "geek havens".

I've seen the atmosphere at anime & general geek cons get progressively more welcoming and egalitarian to different flavors of people, but it seems like there are still odd little nooks that put out a sense of "go away and don't bother us". Similar deal with some of the comics & game shops (here in NYC), even as retail stores close left and right, there are some shops that act like a woman's money isn't as green or something.

I'm all for your friends lifestyle, dood. It's about time we saw some parity here- a man doing the same thing world be held up as a paragon of stereotypical idealized behavior.

Ion Raven wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

What bothers me here is that your "opposite land" easily describes my childhood-young adulthood home, with a slight gap for when my mom got married and divorced.

Yeah it does happen. There are women out there who think that they should control men, and there are women who think that men are their little boy toys. There are even women out there who think of men as a separate subspecies that need to be controlled.

I do not like to associate with those kinds of women.

OMG! so you know my friend Courtney too. She likes to describe herself as a free spirit but when she has 5 different guys living with her all at the same time so she has variety that's a little too free even by my standards as a hard core slut.

Back to the main topic however. All I can do to try and correct the wrongs of objectifying women in art and so forth and horrible assumption of "male" privilege is to try and objectify men more often. I honestly thought that subject was well taken care of by any of the Savage Sword of Conan magazines, the He-Man cartoons and the twilight series. Men are becoming more objectified all the time( I'm trying as hard as I can)

Seriously though. I guess I have had a incredible gaming experience. I started gaming in a group with 19 people and 3 of them were women, the next group was with 4. me and the DM his wife and our other female friend from the first game so as players it was me and two women, 3rd and 4th group all men 5th group two women and 4 guys one of the girls was learning to play and was like the groups little sister because she was in high school at the time. During those times I can remember seeing beautiful women in the artwork dressed as sorceresses,fighters,rogues, and anything else you can imagine. The men too. What king of guy goes into battle against a heavily armored opponent in a furry loin cloth? I don't care what kind of roids the guy could have done that didn't make any sense until I just realized it's the artists...