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Wahida Mohamed, better known as Um Hanadi, is a 39-year-old Iraqi woman who leads a force of about 70 men in the fight against ISIS in the town of Shirqat.


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Game designer Richard Garfield (b. 1963; creator of Magic: The Gathering, BattleTech, and the Star Wars Trading Card Game) is the great-great-grandson of United States president James A. Garfield.


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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.


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Snowblind, Snarkwyrm wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
#2 makes me cry.
Why is that?
FDM has a profound love for everything Joss Whedon, including Deadpool. He is probably really sad that it just barely missed #1 by that much.

what? I had no idea Whedon had anything to do with the Deadpool movie. I don't think he did. Did he?

I just haven't forgiven Ryan Reynolds for being in Green Lantern.

And i won't forgive him.

Ever.

His little joke in Deadpool did not redeem him.


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British actor Brian Blessed (b. 1936; alt. spelling: BRIAN BLESSED) has attempted to climb Mount Everest three times, reaching heights of 28,200 feet (8,600 m) in 1993 and 25,200 feet (7,700 m) in 1996, but without reaching the summit. However, he has reached the tops of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In addition, he is the oldest man to reach the Magnetic North Pole on foot, and has undertaken an expedition into the jungles of Venezuela, during which he survived a plane crash. Blessed has also completed 800 hours of space training at Star City in Russia.

Why did he bother trying to climb it when he could simply yell and have it kneel in submission?

Getting as far as he did is impressive, that mountain kills people practically every year.

Wonder what the point of the space training was.. there's no way he'd actually be going up... he's not that rich.


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Freehold DM wrote:
Snowblind, Snarkwyrm wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
#2 makes me cry.
Why is that?
FDM has a profound love for everything Joss Whedon, including Deadpool. He is probably really sad that it just barely missed #1 by that much.

what? I had no idea Whedon had anything to do with the Deadpool movie. I don't think he did. Did he?

I just haven't forgiven Ryan Reynolds for being in Green Lantern.

And i won't forgive him.

Ever.

His little joke in Deadpool did not redeem him.

Joss Whedon had nothing to do with the Deadpool film. His only involvement so far with Marvel films was to write & direct The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) for Marvel Studios, as well as creating the TV series Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. for ABC Studios and acting as a script doctor for several Marvel Studios films. Deadpool was directed by Tim Miller for 20th Century Fox.

Also, there were definitely at least two (likely more) references to Green Lantern (2011) in Deadpool.


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That William Shatner was in the 1958 film adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, "The Brothers Karamazov"? as Alexi Karamazov?

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Drahliana Moonrunner wrote:
That William Shatner was in the 1958 film adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, "The Brothers Karamazov"? as Alexi Karamazov?

... did Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley play the other two brothers?


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Drahliana Moonrunner wrote:
That William Shatner was in the 1958 film adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, "The Brothers Karamazov"? as Alexi Karamazov?

Wow. Did not know that.


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"In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti."

I'd like to know what the Paizo version of these monsters is. I know what some of them are, but what are they all?


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Drahliana Moonrunner wrote:
That William Shatner was in the 1958 film adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, "The Brothers Karamazov"? as Alexi Karamazov?
... did Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley play the other two brothers?

Would you acccept Richard "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Basehart and Yul "The King And I" Bryner instead?


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David M Mallon wrote:
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.

Plus...pretty much anything in any later monster manual and most other books, with the exception of the Psionic and epic books and whatever made it into Tome of Horrors.

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Drahliana Moonrunner wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Drahliana Moonrunner wrote:
That William Shatner was in the 1958 film adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, "The Brothers Karamazov"? as Alexi Karamazov?
... did Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley play the other two brothers?
Would you acccept Richard "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Basehart and Yul "The King And I" Bryner instead?

eh


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Speaking of Yul Bryner...

Did you know that He and his wife, actress Virginia Gilmore, starred in the first TV talk show, Mr. and Mrs. (1948)?

He also had a previous career as a trapeeze artist and masked much of his life in mystery and outright lies designed to tease people he considered gullible. It was not until the publication of the books "Yul: The Man Who Would Be King" and "Empire and Odyssey" by his son, Yul "Rock" Brynner, that many of the details of Brynner's early life became clear.


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GreatKhanArtist wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.
I'd like to know what the Paizo version of these monsters is. I know what some of them are, but what are they all?

I'm fairly certain that, while a few have loose analogues (i.e. neothelids, proteans, serpentfolk, etc.), most of them do not. I would assume that the good folks here at Paizo wish to a) create a unique and distinct setting while retaining some of the original D&D flavor, while also b) not infringing on copyright.


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MMCJawa wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.
Plus...pretty much anything in any later monster manual and most other books, with the exception of the Psionic and epic books and whatever made it into Tome of Horrors.

True, but the eleven listed above have been named specifically by Wizards Of The Coast due to their being listed in material otherwise covered by the OGL. Material covered under the OGL includes the D&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, Epic Level Handbook, Deities & Demigods, and the Expanded Psionics Handbook. In addition, the razor boar and scorpionfolk monsters from the Monster Manual II and "variant rules" segment of Unearthed Arcana are also covered.

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In the Diablo III video game, the great James Hong provides the voice of Covetous Shen, Jeweler.

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The fastest car in the world is faster than the rest of the cars.

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Aberzombie wrote:
The fastest car in the world is faster than the rest of the cars.

*throws peanuts*

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David M Mallon wrote:
MMCJawa wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.
Plus...pretty much anything in any later monster manual and most other books, with the exception of the Psionic and epic books and whatever made it into Tome of Horrors.
True, but the eleven listed above have been named specifically by Wizards Of The Coast due to their being listed in material otherwise covered by the OGL. Material covered under the OGL includes the D&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, Epic Level Handbook, Deities & Demigods, and the Expanded Psionics Handbook. In addition, the razor boar and scorpionfolk monsters from the Monster Manual II and "variant rules" segment of Unearthed Arcana are also covered.

WAIT, Deities & Demigods and Epic Level Handbook are OGL?!?

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T-Rex can't high five because they're all dead.


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Rysky wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
MMCJawa wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.
Plus...pretty much anything in any later monster manual and most other books, with the exception of the Psionic and epic books and whatever made it into Tome of Horrors.
True, but the eleven listed above have been named specifically by Wizards Of The Coast due to their being listed in material otherwise covered by the OGL. Material covered under the OGL includes the D&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, Epic Level Handbook, Deities & Demigods, and the Expanded Psionics Handbook. In addition, the razor boar and scorpionfolk monsters from the Monster Manual II and "variant rules" segment of Unearthed Arcana are also covered.
WAIT, Deities & Demigods and Epic Level Handbook are OGL?!?

According to d20SRD.org


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Aberzombie wrote:
The fastest car in the world is faster than the rest of the cars.

1 in 5 of the world's cars represent 20% of the cars on Earth.

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David M Mallon wrote:
Rysky wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
MMCJawa wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there are eleven "monsters" (enemy creatures) which are considered "Product Identity" by publisher Wizards Of The Coast, and are not covered under the Open Gaming License, nor are they present in any non-proprietary System Reference Document (i.e. d20SRD.org). This list includes the beholder, gauth (beholder-kin), carrion crawler, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, kuo-toa, mind flayer, slaad, umber hulk, and the yuan-ti.
Plus...pretty much anything in any later monster manual and most other books, with the exception of the Psionic and epic books and whatever made it into Tome of Horrors.
True, but the eleven listed above have been named specifically by Wizards Of The Coast due to their being listed in material otherwise covered by the OGL. Material covered under the OGL includes the D&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, Epic Level Handbook, Deities & Demigods, and the Expanded Psionics Handbook. In addition, the razor boar and scorpionfolk monsters from the Monster Manual II and "variant rules" segment of Unearthed Arcana are also covered.
WAIT, Deities & Demigods and Epic Level Handbook are OGL?!?
According to d20SRD.org

SWEET! Atropals and Dire-Dire-Wolves for everyone!

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Ooooooo, that also means the Abomination "Type" is also open content.... dood...

*wrists menacingly*


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The French call paper clips 'trombones', but also call trombones 'trombones', which must have made life very confusing for Kid Ory when he toured in Europe.


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The map of the continent of Westeros in author George R.R. Martin's A Song Of Ice & Fire novels (as well as Game Of Thrones, the television series based on the books) is modeled on a slightly distorted map of the British Isles, with Ireland rotated 180 degrees and stuck onto the southern tip of of Britain. However, Martin has stated that Westeros is around 60 times larger than the British Isles, making the continent roughly the same size as South America.

For comparison, the United Kingdom (encompassing all of Britain and part of Ireland) is approximately the same size as the country of New Zealand, or the U.S. state of Michigan. Ireland is approximately the same size as the Czech Republic or the U.S. state of Indiana.


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Windsor Castle, at Windsor, Berkshire, England, built in the late 11th century CE/AD, has been occupied by royalty since the reign of King Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135 CE/AD), making it the longest-occupied palace in Europe (possibly the world; disputed). After centuries of additions and improvements, the castle now currently occupies 13 acres (plus over 5,000 acres of surrounding grounds), and is the home and workplace of over 500 people, making it the largest inhabited castle in the world.


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Aberzombie wrote:
T-Rex can't high five because they're all dead.

I saw this same list on Facebook yesterday. I giggled for 5 minutes after reading it.


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The English word "dungeon" refers to a room or cell (often underground) in which prisoners are held. "Dungeon" is derived from the Middle French dongeon (modern French: donjon), meaning "keep" (fortified castle tower). The proper original meaning of "keep" is still in use for academics, though in popular culture it has been largely misused and come to mean a cell or prison.

In modern French, donjon still means "keep," and the English term "dungeon" refers mostly to the French oubliette (a cell accessible only by a trapdoor in the ceiling). Donjon is therefore a linguistic false friend to "dungeon." However, the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game is titled Donjons et Dragons ("Keeps and Dragons") in its French editions.


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The early West Wing second season scenes of Leo going to Manchester, New Hampshire to recruit then Governor Bartlet to run for president was shot on the set of Gilmore Girls.

Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman) and Joshua Malina (Will Bailey) first met on-stage during the original Broadway production of A Few Good Men, when Whitford came on as a replacement actor in the role of Lt. Kaffee.*

In 2005, Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn) also appeared in a stage production of A Few Good Men as Lt. Kaffee.

*:
The role played by Tom Cruise in the movie.


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Kajehase wrote:

The early West Wing second season scenes of Leo going to Manchester, New Hampshire to recruit then Governor Bartlet to run for president was shot on the set of Gilmore Girls.

Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman) and Joshua Malina (Will Bailey) first met on-stage during the original Broadway production of A Few Good Men, when Whitford came on as a replacement actor in the role of Lt. Kaffee.*

In 2005, Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn) also appeared in a stage production of A Few Good Men as Lt. Kaffee.

** spoiler omitted **

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!


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Aberzombie wrote:
The fastest car in the world is faster than the rest of the cars.

Do you have a source for this outrageous claim?


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David M Mallon wrote:

The map of the continent of Westeros in author George R.R. Martin's A Song Of Ice & Fire novels (as well as Game Of Thrones, the television series based on the books) is modeled on a slightly distorted map of the British Isles, with Ireland rotated 180 degrees and stuck onto the southern tip of of Britain. However, Martin has stated that Westeros is around 60 times larger than the British Isles, making the continent roughly the same size as South America.

The people are actually 60 times as large as well, as this is the past world of Irwin Allen's "Land of the Giants". :)

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DungeonmasterCal wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
T-Rex can't high five because they're all dead.
I saw this same list on Facebook yesterday. I giggled for 5 minutes after reading it.

Someone sent the list to me. I'm going to make good use of it.

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The leading cause of brain cancer is having a brain.

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Aberzombie wrote:
The leading cause of brain cancer is having a brain.

I don't know, sounds like zombie propaganda to me.

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Pringles are called Pringles because someone named them Pringles.

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Apple juice doesn't taste like watermelon.

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Apple juice doesn't taste like watermelon.

Watermelon flavored drinks tastes nothing like watermelon.

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Pringle are only 40% potato.


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Rysky wrote:
Watermelon flavored drinks tastes nothing like watermelon.

Mrs Gersen always refers to "green apple" flavored candy as "wheeze flavored." The first time she said it, I immediately understood what she meant, without needing to ask for clarification.

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I often decide what's for lunch/dinner based on how much space I have to fill in my dishwasher,


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I often decide what's for lunch/dinner based on how much space I have to fill in my dishwasher,

When Mrs Gersen and Baby Gersen are out of town, I don't even use the dishwasher. I recycle one coffee cup, one glass, one plate, one set of silverware -- wash them after use, ready to use the next time.

To Mrs Gersen's mind, this is utter madness.


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Kirth Gersen wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
I often decide what's for lunch/dinner based on how much space I have to fill in my dishwasher,

When Mrs Gersen and Baby Gersen are out of town, I don't even use the dishwasher. I recycle one coffee cup, one glass, one plate, one set of silverware -- wash them after use, ready to use the next time.

To Mrs Gersen's mind, this is utter madness.

This makes perfect sense to me. I do it, too. But I live alone and don't have a dishwasher, so it's largely out of laziness.

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DungeonmasterCal wrote:
But I live alone and don't have a dishwasher, so it's largely out of laziness.

Before my kidlets came along, the wife and I didn't have a dishwasher. I did it all by hand. I do still wash all my beer glasses by hand, as well as my brewing implements and certain items I deem not right for the dishwasher.

That being said, I hate the dishwasher I have now. It's a standard model that came with the house, therefore a piece of shit. My old one, which I had installed in the house in Philly before the boy was born, was a top of the line. Damn thing was so quiet you had to go stand next to it to make sure it was running.


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lucky7 wrote:
Pringle are only 40% potato.

Pringles have about 42% potato content, the remainder being wheat starch and mixed flours (potato, corn, and rice) combined with vegetable oils, an emulsifier, salt, and seasoning. Pringles varieties vary in their ingredients.

In July 2008 in the London High Court, Proctor & Gamble lawyers successfully argued that Pringles were not crisps (even though labelled "Potato Crisps" on the container) as the potato content was only 42% and their shape, P&G stated, "is not found in nature." This ruling, against a United Kingdom VAT and Duties Tribunal decision to the contrary, exempted Pringles from the then 17.5% VAT for potato crisps and potato-derived snacks. In May 2009, the Court of Appeal reversed the earlier decision. A spokesman for P&G stated it had been paying the VAT proactively and owed no back taxes.


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DungeonmasterCal wrote:
Kirth Gersen wrote:
I recycle one coffee cup, one glass, one plate, one set of silverware -- wash them after use, ready to use the next time.
This makes perfect sense to me. I do it, too. But I live alone and don't have a dishwasher, so it's largely out of laziness.

I do the same thing. Also, you misspelled "pragmatism."


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Japanese actress Ayako Fujitani (the Last Ship, Gamera: Guardian Of The Universe) is the daughter of American actor and martial artist Steven Seagal by his first marriage to martial artist Miyako Fujitani. Seagal and Miyako had married in 1975 in Japan, and opened an Aikido dojo in Osaka, making Seagal the first foreigner ever to own and operate an Aikido dojo in Japan.

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Why you gotta upstage me, Mallon? Fight me irl!

:)

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