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Anything that isn't directly about Obama's statement is a threadjack. The rest of the discussion here is rehash of a dozen other threads with the exact same players saying the exact same things. Yawn. It's like watching reruns of Happy Days, but only the later season ones without Ritchie. What is Happy Days? 
I'll make this a slow strip, it's been a while since I blessed this thread with my naked glory. *Holds up 1's!!* Woo Hoo!
TOPWait, you said "bottom" in the previous post. Make up your mind. Don't have to... I'm a woman! :P
I have decided... I use wayyyyyyy too many :), ;), :P, >.>...... etc when typing :P 
unions recognized by the state/nation are secular, and marriages are religious.Disagree it is neither.Marriage is a state issue not federal.Ahem (thanks to a Facebook friend for the link). Nail hit head. 
Pssst.. its the 21st century.Could the president have found his spine?About time he entered the 20th century. I know. I said what I meant. By my standards Obama is at least twenty years behind the times. 
Most are aware of FHDM's distaste of Whedon, but has anyone been coming across the "Kirby or Die!" fanatics? The ones that won't see anything because Kirby is not being properly recognized in their eyes and that Lee & Marvel is the soulless sucking conglomerate? I know one guy that won't pay one cent for simply that reason because he complains (loudly, I may add) that Kirby's heirs aren't seeing a dime. He was surprised that I mentioned that Kirby was mentioned in the credits at least twice. I told him that he should just see the film and if he's that concerned, just write a check and find out where to send it toward Kirby's estate. He mentioned that he may wait until it comes out in the library to see it so he's satisfied that he didn't spend a dime on it. Then I followed up with a conversation about how it reminds me of Gygax and Arneson. "Who's Arneson?" he asks. "You play D&D, right?" "Yeah..." It was an exercise in irony, to say the least. :) 
but more seriously, I am honored to to be deep 6 fawtls 50k post. I have never been happier to be part of this community. I would also be like to share the wonderful news that I just got offered office hours at the second job!! This is a wonderful opportunity for me to get more involved with the second job and research. No hateratin in this post folks, just love. 
Oh, and I look at 2E as karma biting Gygax in the ass. One of the main reasons that he created 1E was to have a version of D&D selling for which Dave Areneson did not get any credit/royalties. So it's a bit ironic that he found himself in the same position a decade or so later.
Hookers serving Popeyes chicken wrapped in bacon. I want <count fingers> twelve. 
Which came first, the hooker or the John? If the hooker's any good, it would be the John. Or is that not what you meant? 
What fun is blow without hookers? It's like Popeye's without biscuits.How can we relax if all the hookers are gone?Do we still have blow? Like Sebastian without Skittles.
It's all about finding a group of people that all play the same way you do. Be that high theatre or tabletop wargaming. 
Spellcraft is to Knowledge Arcana as Painting is to Art History. Exactly. Or for the techies, Knowledge: Arcana is Science, and Spellcraft is Engineering.
What about Church's? Save for human consumption or bio-hazard?You and all the other poor denizens of Vegas. I had no idea you were so deprived! Oh well, at least you get legal hookers. Any fried chicken that isn't Popeyes is crap.
I did read that they're going to push for another installment of The Incredible Hulk ... ... to be directed by Joss Whedon. <hears the butthurt all the way from Brooklyn> :) 
Oh, look, this thread never got closed. The Constiutional Crimes of Barack Obama by Dave Lindorff Choice bits: "As we slog towards another vapid, largely meaningless exercise in pretend democracy with the selection of a new president and Congress this November, it is time to make it clear that the current president, elected four years ago by so many people with such inflated expectations four years ago (myself included, as I had hoped, vainly it turned out, that those who elected him would then press him to act in progressive ways), is not only a betrayer of those hopes, but is a serial violator of his oath of office. He is, in truth, a war criminal easily the equal of his predecessor, George W. Bush, and perhaps even of Bush’s regent, former Vice President Dick Cheney." --- "I have no illusions that the current even more craven and spineless Congress, even with the House in the hands of Republicans, would seek to impeach this president. Indeed, many of the crimes listed above involve activities that the Republicans in Congress themselves actively support and are thus also guilty of, such as threatening Iran with war, supporting the ongoing theft of the nation’s wealth by the financial industry, or ignoring the threat of climate change. It is nonetheless important, I believe, to publicly announce this bill of particulars, so that it is clear that we continue in the United States to be led by a gang of thieves and sociopaths." Hee hee! 
The Federal government executing one doesn't count?A corporation is a person when "it" serves in the military. You know the only real measure of reality is when Texans say it's so, Derek! :D 
Super PACs do this because of the campaign finance laws that exist, and were written by the incumbents. Which is why our last several presidential elections have featured multi-millionaires. They're the only ones who can afford to get in the game. Wanna know a dirty little secret? Big business loves big government. Why did Wal-Mart support Obamacare? Because it would create a huge burden for any other retailer to enter anything other than a mom-and-pop operation. And WalMart crushes them on price. An amendment to further limit the freedom of the individual would only empower . . . those who can game the system already. The responsibility for a government that doesn't overpower the individual lies with the individual, and if you continue to vote for the person with a D or an R after their name for no other reason than "we can't let the other guys win" you're part of the problem. A senator in my state is up for election, and is finally facing a primary challenger. This guy's been our senator for 36 years. He doesn't even hold residency in our state anymore. I don't care what the letter is after his name, it's time for him to go. He's part of the problem. 
The only campaign finance reform that would ever matter: A FLAT TAX RATE OF 20% on everything and everyone. No loopholes, no differentiation between income and capital gains or farm revenue and interest earned. A FLAT RATE. No offshore dodges. Followed with an amendment to the Constitution that dictates the government may not spend more than 18% of GDP in a fiscal year. (Balanced Budget Ammendment) Once this is done election expenses are born equally by mandating equal FREE ads for all candidates of all parties to be carried via any FCC regulated medium. Remove the need, for corporate money from politics. Remove the ability of politicians to manipulate the tax code for fundraising and/or vote pandering. No one will ever back it, we'd all pay more. But it would be fair and maybe even honest. In my experience fair and honest aren't really very popular. And a question;
Comparatively, AD&D isn't that well designed. It's really just a bunch of houserules with inconsistent math. It was fun but some of it just strains the mind. I'd say that with all the stuff we've been through with 3e and 4e, I've come to the conclusion that AD&D was a lot better designed than a lot of people give it credit. It may have lots of varying subsystems, but the game still holds together really well.
I wrote a big long post about Obama and the Democrats and American imperialism, but, whatever, I've said it all before. Obama sucks.
Added musical interlude.
I can remember the 1-spell wizards... I used to make a second one to play when my first inevitably died... 
Wizards had like 1 spell, so they'd pop that and then they had to throw darts at stuff. 
I remember back in the old days, when rolling up a totally s!%$ character and surviving anyway was badass. I played thieves in 1st edition. I hid. A lot.
I remember back in the old days, when rolling up a totally s#@$ character and surviving anyway was badass. 
Patrick Curtin
(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Campaign Setting, Companion, Battles Case Subscriber)
Meh. I freely admit I suck at the rules. I've played so many versions of D&D/Pathfinder I get them all jumbled up. I couldn't tell you who gets what in battle or how much of a bonus a flanking attack gets. Still, people keep asking me to GM for them. I tell them sure, but to expect mistakes and weird rulings. I also am open to suggestions from my more rule adept players. Somehow we all manage to have fun. It's just a game after all...
Don't forget the food that other people spend time and energy cooking so we can show up and devour it. Mmmm.....spiral ham. 
Huh. That's not what these forums taught me. I learned the true meaning of Christmas. Spoiler:
Presents, duh. 
Actually I am going to have a crack at this. Our group has two GMs who alternate (two campaigns) The other GM has a Cheese allergy, anything that even has a whiff of munchkin sends him into apoplexy. Sometimes its even hard to get pure vanilla past the post on the grounds there is suspicion there might be cheeze hidden in there somewhere. Personally I find it stifling, limiting of concepts, and frustrating, but I understand his position. Me personally I sort of son't mind when Munchkinism rears its ugly head as a GM, and we do in fact have one player who must spend 24/7 tinkering away trying to unlock the DaVinci Code of Feats to make the perfect Uber. So how does this play out? Personally I let the cheezemonkey go as hard as he likes, sure we get some oddball stuff at the table from time to time, but given the nature of the games I run he usually ends up the annoyed one when his hyper-specialised character has to stand around scratching his backside when the campaign is playing out a different way that session. For example during a rather long session where the players had to run counter-assassination at a masqued ball, his lack of social skills and Dumpstat CHA meant he had to simply go off on patrols a lot, and the bulk of the roleplay and investigation involved him drinking coffee. When it comes to fight time though he does great! as long as its his preferred terrain etc. Furthermore what I DO like about his cheezy ways is that the inevitable case put forward encourages debate and fine reading of the rules. I have learnt more about the PF ruleset while trying to untangle huge webby strands of cheeze than I would have just reading them without that prism for context. SO TL;DR - Cheezemonkey Munchkins are healthy for GM's. PS: Should I choose to invent the biggest cheeze character that is 100% pure Gouda, this doesn't in ANY way shape or form reflect on my RP capability. A poor roleplayer is a poor roleplayer, and a good one is a good one, and neither has even the VAGUEST SHRED to do with the character sheet in front of them and how optimised it may or may not be. 
Well if Monte is out in Washington state already... At least he could freelance for the FAQs :) 
but should everyone just have things handed to them without having to work for it? I wish we didn't have anyone who just had it handed to them without them having to work for it, but that's a different problem, isn't it? Equal opportunity =/= equal outcome. 
*cracks knuckles* Well, me and Gorb are here, just need one more to make a 'few'.
Wait, they're not the same guy??? They've got to be. Dude's just a serious polymath, like Ted Williams or Buckaroo Banzai. Spoiler:
I'd've loved to have caught the exchange when Williams was inducted into the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame after he retired from MLB:
Announcer: "So, your name is Ted Williams, like the baseball player?"
Maybe, but he's more likely to resort to a more familiar throwing weapon: poo. 
I just realized that every single other member of your party can potentially craft as well. I would politely apologize to them for causing such a stir, admit that your character is too selfish to be trusted with this power and ask the GM to allow you to take another feat instead. Let one of the less selfish characters spend a feat to take on the charity crafting mantle. *Grabs bucket of popcorn and waits eagerly*
Wait - didn't you switch presidents? They're the same guy. Dubya bought a rubber mask and took some speech lessons, then got himself re-elected for a third term.
If things go as planned, Houston may be seeing more TOZness in a year or so. We must turn Houston into a FAWTL mecca! :)
If things go as planned, Houston may be seeing more TOZness in a year or so. 
WOW. just wow. I'm sorry, but one game like the ones described here and you wouldn't be invited back to my table. I'm not a social worker, its not my job to "fix" you. My job is hard enough as it is. If you're going to be an antisocial jerk at a GAME, you're not coming back. Simple.
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