paizo.com Favorited Posts by Steven Purcellpaizo.com Favorited Posts by Steven Purcell2022-08-18T22:17:12Z2022-08-18T22:17:12ZRe: Forums: Comics: New Order of the Stick Strip UpSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ljn0&page=126?New-Order-of-the-Stick-Strip-Up#62622021-12-14T08:04:47Z2021-12-14T04:32:34Z<p><a href="https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1250.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dive In</a></p>Dive InSteven Purcell2021-12-14T04:32:34ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Mourning RiteSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lixk?Mourning-Rite#162016-08-02T04:45:01Z2016-07-08T01:49:50Z<p>A very nice tribute. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.</p>A very nice tribute. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.Steven Purcell2016-07-08T01:49:50ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: The Adventures of YouTube!Steven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hgbc&page=20?The-Adventures-of-YouTube#9632015-10-15T04:03:06Z2015-09-03T23:37:21Z<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9BqrSAHbTc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">What you look like in UV</a></p>What you look like in UVSteven Purcell2015-09-03T23:37:21ZRe: Forums: Comics: New Order of the Stick Strip UpSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ljn0&page=53?New-Order-of-the-Stick-Strip-Up#26422014-07-08T14:38:34Z2014-07-05T02:33:43Z<p><a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0957.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Just to get back to our regular reason for coming to this thread...</a> Belkar may be suspicious but he might need a bit of work on how to resolve the issue.</p>Just to get back to our regular reason for coming to this thread... Belkar may be suspicious but he might need a bit of work on how to resolve the issue.Steven Purcell2014-07-05T02:33:43ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadQin Shi Huangdi (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=28?Quotes-Thread#13862012-07-20T05:56:08Z2012-07-17T22:38:53Z<p>Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
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Mahatma Gandhi</p>Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
Mahatma GandhiQin Shi Huangdi (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-07-17T22:38:53ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Advanced Race Guide is Away!Qin Shi Huangdi (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ld8j&page=3?Advanced-Race-Guide-is-Away#1172012-03-15T05:56:47Z2012-03-15T01:23:53Z<p>Merisiel to the Tengu and Harsk: "Looks like kobold's back on the menu boys!"</p>Merisiel to the Tengu and Harsk: "Looks like kobold's back on the menu boys!"Qin Shi Huangdi (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-03-15T01:23:53ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: What a weird worldLock and Key (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lkd9&page=3?What-a-weird-world#1322012-04-06T22:00:47Z2012-03-05T03:23:54Z<p><a href="http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Maps gets a frightening new app - Nukemap</a></p>Google Maps gets a frightening new app - NukemapLock and Key (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-03-05T03:23:54ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadIcaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13312012-06-21T01:01:24Z2012-02-18T20:33:12Z<p>"This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years."
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Ferdinand Foch on the Treaty of Versailles, 1919</p>"This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years."
Ferdinand Foch on the Treaty of Versailles, 1919Icaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-02-18T20:33:12ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: The Adventures of YouTube!Icaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hgbc&page=19?The-Adventures-of-YouTube#9172012-05-09T19:24:44Z2012-02-18T20:26:42Z<p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/01/31/qba-what-happens-if-you-are-exposed-to-the-vacuum-of-space/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">What happens if you go into the vacuum of space without a spacesuit?</a></p>What happens if you go into the vacuum of space without a spacesuit?Icaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-02-18T20:26:42ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Today in the NewsIcaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jhed&page=41?Today-in-the-News#20412012-02-21T07:32:33Z2012-02-18T20:25:05Z<p><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/real-life-dinocrocs-crushed-the-competition/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dinocrocs crushed the competition</a></p>Dinocrocs crushed the competitionIcaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-02-18T20:25:05ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Oh God! I can see Forever!Icaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lhae&page=2?Oh-God-I-can-see-Forever#972012-02-21T06:59:32Z2012-02-18T20:07:27Z<p><a href="http://alicerosebell.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/science-history-and-the-blue-circles-of-london/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Science, history and the blue circles</a></p>Science, history and the blue circlesIcaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-02-18T20:07:27ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: What a weird worldElk Island (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lkd9&page=3?What-a-weird-world#1292012-02-09T09:16:28Z2012-02-09T04:07:32Z<p><a href="http://blastr.com/2011/12/astronomer-6-reasons-why.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">6 Reasons aliens would never invade Earth</a></p>6 Reasons aliens would never invade EarthElk Island (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-02-09T04:07:32ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadElk Island (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13282012-05-07T02:50:27Z2012-02-09T03:41:12Z<p>If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
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—Winston Churchill</p>If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
—Winston ChurchillElk Island (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-02-09T03:41:12ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: The Adventures of YouTube!Argentavis (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hgbc&page=19?The-Adventures-of-YouTube#9142012-01-30T04:33:58Z2012-01-30T01:05:02Z<p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/01/21/time-lapse-yosemite/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yosemite in all its glory</a></p>Yosemite in all its gloryArgentavis (alias of Steven Purcell)2012-01-30T01:05:02ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13232012-06-21T00:58:48Z2012-01-18T03:28:02Z<p>We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old.
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— Winston Churchill, Speech in the House of Commons, 4 June 1940</p>We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and...Steven Purcell2012-01-18T03:28:02ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: What a weird worldSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lkd9&page=3?What-a-weird-world#1222012-01-30T04:11:56Z2012-01-16T01:34:47Z<p><a href="http://www.merzo.net/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Starship dimensions comparing the sizes of various SF starships and structures side by side</a></p>Starship dimensions comparing the sizes of various SF starships and structures side by sideSteven Purcell2012-01-16T01:34:47ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13212018-10-17T02:50:52Z2012-01-16T01:15:38Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/warren-clements/a-radical-redefinition-pipeline-proponents-take-note/article2301636/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">A few quotes about radicals:</p>
<p>Radicalism is “the conservatism of tomorrow injected into the affairs of today.” - Ambrose Bierce, <i>The Devil's Dictionary</i></p>
<p>“I am in every fibre of my body a radical” - Theodore Roosevelt</p>
<p>“I tell you the so-called radicalism of our times is simply the effort of nature to release the generous energies of our people.” - Woodrow Wilson</p>
<p>“A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air”-Franklin Delano Roosevelt</p>
<p>“Don’t get the idea that I’m one of these goddam radicals. Don’t get the idea that I’m knocking the American system.” - Al Capone</p>
<p>“If a man is right, he can’t be too radical; if he is wrong, he can’t be too conservative.” - Henry Wheeler Shaw, pen name Josh Billings</a></p>A few quotes about radicals:
Radicalism is “the conservatism of tomorrow injected into the affairs of today.” - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
“I am in every fibre of my body a radical” - Theodore Roosevelt
“I tell you the so-called radicalism of our times is simply the effort of nature to release the generous energies of our people.” - Woodrow Wilson
“A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air”-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“Don’t get the idea that I’m one of these...Steven Purcell2012-01-16T01:15:38ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: What a weird worldSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lkd9&page=3?What-a-weird-world#1202012-01-30T03:49:08Z2012-01-03T01:43:27Z<p><a href="http://madartlab.com/2011/12/14/fantasy-armor-and-lady-bits/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">An armourers take on female fantasy armour</a></p>An armourers take on female fantasy armourSteven Purcell2012-01-03T01:43:27ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: What a weird worldSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lkd9&page=3?What-a-weird-world#1172011-12-15T13:20:49Z2011-12-15T02:55:23Z<p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665327/infographic-if-7-billion-people-lived-in-one-city-how-big-would-it-be" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">If 7 billion people lived in one city...</a></p>If 7 billion people lived in one city...Steven Purcell2011-12-15T02:55:23ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13142016-02-28T15:49:27Z2011-12-09T01:34:12Z<p>"To win a hundred battles is not of the supreme excellence. To subdue one's enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War</p>"To win a hundred battles is not of the supreme excellence. To subdue one's enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." - Sun Tzu, The Art of WarSteven Purcell2011-12-09T01:34:12ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: What a weird worldSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lkd9&page=3?What-a-weird-world#1162011-12-09T13:26:27Z2011-12-09T01:20:14Z<p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/11/25/the-icy-brinicle-of-death-or-at-least-of-coolness/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Just because it is too cool not to link to (pun intended)</a></p>Just because it is too cool not to link to (pun intended)Steven Purcell2011-12-09T01:20:14ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13122011-11-27T02:31:06Z2011-11-26T03:37:55Z<p>Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.</p>
<p>Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.</p>
<p>But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. - Abraham Lincoln</p>Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live....Steven Purcell2011-11-26T03:37:55ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13112017-09-20T18:48:57Z2011-11-26T03:36:51Z<p>"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. " - Thomas Jefferson</p>"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain...Steven Purcell2011-11-26T03:36:51ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13092016-02-28T15:48:44Z2011-11-01T02:11:56Z<p>"I plan to live forever, of course, but barring that I'd settle for a couple thousand years. Even five hundred would be pretty nice." - CEO Nwabudike Morgan, <i>Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri</i></p>"I plan to live forever, of course, but barring that I'd settle for a couple thousand years. Even five hundred would be pretty nice." - CEO Nwabudike Morgan, Sid Meier's Alpha CentauriSteven Purcell2011-11-01T02:11:56ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Oh God! I can see Forever!Steven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lhae&page=2?Oh-God-I-can-see-Forever#822011-11-16T10:22:12Z2011-11-01T02:03:57Z<p><a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/on-common-names/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">On common names</a></p>On common namesSteven Purcell2011-11-01T02:03:57ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadQin Shi Huangdi (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13062011-10-16T01:31:28Z2011-10-14T23:15:44Z<p>"I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch. I am not of Aryan extraction: that is Indo-Iranian; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects. But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people." - J.R.R. Tolkien, responding to a potential German publisher for The Hobbit, as a Take That against the then in power Nazi regime</p>"I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch. I am not of Aryan extraction: that is Indo-Iranian; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects. But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people." - J.R.R. Tolkien, responding to a potential German publisher for The Hobbit, as a Take That against the then in...Qin Shi Huangdi (alias of Steven Purcell)2011-10-14T23:15:44ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadIcaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=27?Quotes-Thread#13012011-10-16T01:32:10Z2011-09-29T02:47:46Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/warren-clements/going-out-on-a-limb-from-limoges-to-limerick/article2178056/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“I am sick, of obscure towns that exist ... for the sole accommodation of these so-called limerick writers – and even sicker of their residents, all of whom suffer from physical deformities and spend their time dismembering relatives and attending fancy dress balls.” - The editor of the Limerick Times, circa 1900</a></p>“I am sick, of obscure towns that exist ... for the sole accommodation of these so-called limerick writers – and even sicker of their residents, all of whom suffer from physical deformities and spend their time dismembering relatives and attending fancy dress balls.” - The editor of the Limerick Times, circa 1900Icaronycteris (alias of Steven Purcell)2011-09-29T02:47:46ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadArgentavis (alias of Steven Purcell)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=26?Quotes-Thread#12992011-09-15T00:14:07Z2011-09-15T00:11:45Z<p>War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life and death, the road either to survival or ruin. Hence, it is imperative that it be studied thoroughly.
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— Sun Tzu</p>War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life and death, the road either to survival or ruin. Hence, it is imperative that it be studied thoroughly.
— Sun TzuArgentavis (alias of Steven Purcell)2011-09-15T00:11:45ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=26?Quotes-Thread#12902011-08-22T01:46:09Z2011-08-22T01:30:27Z<p>"The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide. This has been so since antiquity." - <i>The Romance of the Three Kingdoms</i></p>"The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide. This has been so since antiquity." - The Romance of the Three KingdomsSteven Purcell2011-08-22T01:30:27ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=26?Quotes-Thread#12802011-08-14T11:54:36Z2011-08-12T01:26:07Z<p>"Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?" - George Patton replying to Dwight Eisenhower's order to bypass Trier, as Eisenhower thought it would require too many forces to take</p>"Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?" - George Patton replying to Dwight Eisenhower's order to bypass Trier, as Eisenhower thought it would require too many forces to takeSteven Purcell2011-08-12T01:26:07ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=26?Quotes-Thread#12762011-08-03T15:20:42Z2011-08-03T02:42:20Z<p>Am I missing an eyebrow? - Adam Savage</p>Am I missing an eyebrow? - Adam SavageSteven Purcell2011-08-03T02:42:20ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=26?Quotes-Thread#12752018-12-15T10:39:31Z2011-08-03T02:39:49Z<p>"I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow; a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering and to conquer....And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another; and he was given a great sword.....I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand, and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!'...I looked and there was a pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed with him; they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and pestilence, and by the wild animals of the earth." - Revelation 6</p>"I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow; a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering and to conquer....And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another; and he was given a great sword.....I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand, and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat...Steven Purcell2011-08-03T02:39:49ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=26?Quotes-Thread#12742018-12-15T10:39:17Z2011-08-03T02:35:34Z<p>The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky</p>The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever. Konstantin TsiolkovskySteven Purcell2011-08-03T02:35:34ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: "Advanced Race Guide" Wish ListSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2meoy&page=8?Advanced-Race-Guide-Wish-List#3842011-08-05T07:49:12Z2011-08-03T02:19:10Z<p>Tengu in section 2 (probable anyway but just wanted to make sure it was said)</p>
<p>0HD lizardfolk in section 3</p>
<p>0HD dogfolk in section 3</p>
<p>0HD cat-type race in section 3</p>
<p>I think that covers it for me</p>Tengu in section 2 (probable anyway but just wanted to make sure it was said)
0HD lizardfolk in section 3
0HD dogfolk in section 3
0HD cat-type race in section 3
I think that covers it for meSteven Purcell2011-08-03T02:19:10ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Today in the NewsSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jhed&page=40?Today-in-the-News#19742011-08-11T20:33:09Z2011-07-30T04:56:32Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/what-does-143-trillion-look-like/article2113681/?from=2114420" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">What does $14.3 trillion look like?</a></p>What does $14.3 trillion look like?Steven Purcell2011-07-30T04:56:32ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Oh God! I can see Forever!Steven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lhae?Oh-God-I-can-see-Forever#412011-06-20T04:25:35Z2011-06-20T02:57:00Z<p>Blending into the background</p>
<p><a href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2011/02/18/the-invisible-man/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Part one</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/10/04/camouflage-art-by-liu-bolin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Part two</a></p>Blending into the background
Part one
Part twoSteven Purcell2011-06-20T02:57:00ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=25?Quotes-Thread#12272011-07-10T00:48:21Z2011-06-09T02:11:41Z<p>"I've never wished a man dead, but I read some obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow but, due to common misappropriation of that quote, later said, "I've never killed anyone, save for idiots attributing my god-damn quote to Mark Twain."</p>"I've never wished a man dead, but I read some obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow but, due to common misappropriation of that quote, later said, "I've never killed anyone, save for idiots attributing my god-damn quote to Mark Twain."Steven Purcell2011-06-09T02:11:41ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=25?Quotes-Thread#12262020-04-07T16:37:38Z2011-06-09T02:03:10Z<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/21/jon-ronson-how-to-spot-a-psychopath" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">"I shouldn't have done my research just in prisons. I should have spent some time inside the Stock Exchange as well." - Bob Hare, psychiatrist on where to look for psychopaths</a></p>"I shouldn't have done my research just in prisons. I should have spent some time inside the Stock Exchange as well." - Bob Hare, psychiatrist on where to look for psychopathsSteven Purcell2011-06-09T02:03:10ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Today in the NewsSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jhed&page=39?Today-in-the-News#19052011-06-08T04:03:24Z2011-06-08T02:04:28Z<p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/06/01/meet-mephisto-the-worm-that-rules-the-underworld/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The most placid resident of the Underworld (Underdark, Paths of Khyber, Darklands, etc.)</a></p>The most placid resident of the Underworld (Underdark, Paths of Khyber, Darklands, etc.)Steven Purcell2011-06-08T02:04:28ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=25?Quotes-Thread#12132011-06-03T20:00:51Z2011-05-19T00:28:09Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/warren-clements/hitching-your-wagon-to-a-certain-meaning/article2013007/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“In a good marriage, each is the other’s better half.”-Alfred Hitchcock</a></p>“In a good marriage, each is the other’s better half.”-Alfred HitchcockSteven Purcell2011-05-19T00:28:09ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=25?Quotes-Thread#12032011-06-03T20:02:41Z2011-05-08T02:08:09Z<p>"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
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— Sir Winston Churchill</p>"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
— Sir Winston ChurchillSteven Purcell2011-05-08T02:08:09ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=25?Quotes-Thread#12022011-06-03T20:02:59Z2011-05-08T02:07:46Z<p>It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
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— The Diary of Anne Frank, 1944</p>It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
— The Diary of Anne Frank, 1944Steven Purcell2011-05-08T02:07:46ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=24?Quotes-Thread#11602023-12-05T14:11:05Z2010-12-25T01:32:13Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/here-we-come-a-wassailing-the-globes-holiday-editorial/article1848885/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Some Christmas carols with updated lyrics reflecting on the past year, such as:</p>
<p>The first new oil</p>
<p>The coastlines did see</p>
<p>Bubbled up from a well</p>
<p>That went boom for BP.</p>
<p>And to the Gulf</p>
<p>It gave a great scare,</p>
<p>Coating lobsters and seabirds</p>
<p>And fish ev’rywhere.</p>
<p>New oil, new oil, new oil, new oil.</p>
<p>How many beaches can one well despoil?</p>
<p>Then from BP</p>
<p>T. Hayward did say</p>
<p>That the ruddy disaster</p>
<p>Was spoiling his day.</p>
<p>He said he wished</p>
<p>To get his life back.</p>
<p>To no one’s surprise</p>
<p>He came under attack.</p>
<p>Oh hell. Oh hell. Oh hell. Oh hell.</p>
<p>Some people urged that his head plug the well. </a></p>Some Christmas carols with updated lyrics reflecting on the past year, such as:
The first new oil
The coastlines did see
Bubbled up from a well
That went boom for BP.
And to the Gulf
It gave a great scare,
Coating lobsters and seabirds
And fish ev’rywhere.
New oil, new oil, new oil, new oil.
How many beaches can one well despoil?
Then from BP
T. Hayward did say
That the ruddy disaster
Was spoiling his day.
He said he wished
To get his life back.
To no one’s surprise
He came...Steven Purcell2010-12-25T01:32:13ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Other Agathions?Steven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2le0r?Other-Agathions#112016-01-18T23:02:13Z2010-10-16T01:32:33Z<p>I've always liked the Agathions and there might be ways to get certain ones in that would not cause potential legal issues (small though such might be). For a wolf-like agathion call it a Lycanal or Lycaenal; Lyca- or Lycae- meaning wolf (see werewolf, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaenops" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lycaenops</a>), Arktonal works for a bear-like agathion, I'm thirding the Corvinal recommendation, Delphinal for a dolphin-like agathion (although it's possible that one has already been covered if some of the art previews are any indication), Gulonal for a wolverine-like agathion, Tigrinal (who says tiger-like outsiders are all evil?) and a number of ideas Set put forward sound good as well. Although fox has already been done see Vulpinal in The Great Beyond. Maybe the Alcinal, moose-like agathion could work. Camelopardinal (giraffe-like) just sounds crazy yet awesome. Maybe the Octopinal, an octopus-based one. Also for a small cat-like agathio, the name Ailuronal would probably work a bit better than Felinal, although Lynxinal could work depending on the creature as well.</p>I've always liked the Agathions and there might be ways to get certain ones in that would not cause potential legal issues (small though such might be). For a wolf-like agathion call it a Lycanal or Lycaenal; Lyca- or Lycae- meaning wolf (see werewolf, Lycaenops), Arktonal works for a bear-like agathion, I'm thirding the Corvinal recommendation, Delphinal for a dolphin-like agathion (although it's possible that one has already been covered if some of the art previews are any indication),...Steven Purcell2010-10-16T01:32:33ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=21?Quotes-Thread#10412022-01-21T17:00:33Z2010-08-27T00:44:46Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/predictive-policing-snooping-today-give-back-our-kremlin/article1686522/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.”</p>
<p>– Baruch Spinoza (1632-77)</a></p>“What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.”
– Baruch Spinoza (1632-77)Steven Purcell2010-08-27T00:44:46ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=21?Quotes-Thread#10132022-01-21T16:56:10Z2010-08-07T16:32:47Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/hiroshima-youth-embrace-lessons-of-the-bomb/article1665274/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“In Hiroshima, we are reminded of war all the time,”</p>
<p>“In Tokyo and other cities, they are passive and they never think about real things in the world such as war. But here, it’s in front of our eyes. Everybody has relatives who suffered from the atomic bombing. So we really think about how to change the world.</p>
<p>“We have to blame ourselves also, and take responsibility, which Japanese don’t like to do. We are always asking other countries to apologize to us. But we should apologize also. If we really want to make world peace, we have to have more events here, instead of just one day a year. We need to bring the whole world here to see how terrible war is.” -Kaori Sasaki, Japanese nurse and resident of Hiroshima, on the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima</a></p>“In Hiroshima, we are reminded of war all the time,”
“In Tokyo and other cities, they are passive and they never think about real things in the world such as war. But here, it’s in front of our eyes. Everybody has relatives who suffered from the atomic bombing. So we really think about how to change the world.
“We have to blame ourselves also, and take responsibility, which Japanese don’t like to do. We are always asking other countries to apologize to us. But we should apologize also. If...Steven Purcell2010-08-07T16:32:47ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=21?Quotes-Thread#10092022-01-21T16:55:24Z2010-08-03T23:59:40Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/monkey-wanted-to-cuddle-an-orangutans-day-anguish-for-eggheads/article1660854/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“Human beings have a strong tendency towards rationality and decency. (If they had not, they would not desire to legitimize their prejudices and their passions.)”</p>
<p>– Aldous Huxley</a></p>“Human beings have a strong tendency towards rationality and decency. (If they had not, they would not desire to legitimize their prejudices and their passions.)”
– Aldous HuxleySteven Purcell2010-08-03T23:59:40ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: 100 Decisions that would have spawned an Alternate HistorySteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l2y0&page=5?100-Decisions-that-would-have-spawned-an#2042015-02-10T21:30:15Z2010-08-03T23:51:47Z<p>An English scholar by the last name of Tolkein decides not to write fiction, preferring to concentrate on English scholarship. Not a huge impact on the world in general, but the hobby that brought all of us here either wouldn't exist or would look radically different, wouldn't it?</p>An English scholar by the last name of Tolkein decides not to write fiction, preferring to concentrate on English scholarship. Not a huge impact on the world in general, but the hobby that brought all of us here either wouldn't exist or would look radically different, wouldn't it?Steven Purcell2010-08-03T23:51:47ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Quotes ThreadSteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htl4&page=21?Quotes-Thread#10072022-01-21T16:54:54Z2010-08-03T00:07:18Z<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/vegabond-living-let-your-dog-move-we-were-snacks/article1659350/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“Experts believe the iPad will revolutionize the way people procrastinate.” – David Letterman</a></p>“Experts believe the iPad will revolutionize the way people procrastinate.” – David LettermanSteven Purcell2010-08-03T00:07:18ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: 100 Decisions that would have spawned an Alternate HistorySteven Purcellhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l2y0&page=4?100-Decisions-that-would-have-spawned-an#1962015-02-10T21:27:13Z2010-08-03T00:04:42Z<p>Ramses the II chariot forces wipe out the Hittite advance force at the battle of Qadesh before the Hittites can successfully cross the river. Hittite King Muwatellish's reserves, comprised of forces from the Hittites allies are also cut down. Ramses' forces, emboldened by their victory, continue north, eventually conquering the Hittite Empire and allowing Egypt to stand against the Sea Peoples and Babylonian Empire.</p>Ramses the II chariot forces wipe out the Hittite advance force at the battle of Qadesh before the Hittites can successfully cross the river. Hittite King Muwatellish's reserves, comprised of forces from the Hittites allies are also cut down. Ramses' forces, emboldened by their victory, continue north, eventually conquering the Hittite Empire and allowing Egypt to stand against the Sea Peoples and Babylonian Empire.Steven Purcell2010-08-03T00:04:42Z