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Community => The Lounge => Topic started by: sandman on June 24, 2012, 09:08:13 pm
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I'm feeling a bit better the last day or so. The infection around the shunt is pretty much gone and my appetite has picked up a bit. At the moment my biggest enemy is boredom.
So, hence the thread. Ask the sandman anything, he will answer.
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I'm glad to hear that, Sandman. :)
So...what's the meaning of life?
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What's your major?
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Ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?
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Can a kilt make sex even better?
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Meaning of life? 42.
Major? When I was in NI his name was Major Ken Shallot.
Dancing with the devil in the pale moon light? Yes. Her name was Eliza Nan Shippley, and she was satan incarnate.
Kilts have no effect on sex one way or t'other, as all the lassies care about is gettin' them off of us anyway.
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Ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?
You're awesome
What are the three songs you would label as the songs of your life?
and what was the best bit of advice you have ever been given?
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Kirk or Picard?
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Do you like Matt Smith as the Doctor?
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Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is it the greatest composition by Bach or overrated?
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My toothpaste and Mouthwash both say no eating or drinking for 30 mins afterward...So I am assuming I am not supposed to put anything in my mouth after using either product, should I wait 30 mins after brushing to use the mouthwash???
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Three songs.
Over the opening credits to my life: "Thus Spake Zarathustra."
In the second act, when everything starts to come together: "All Along the Watchtower." (Hendrix version, please.)
Over the closing credits: "Turn the World Around," by Harry Belafonte.
Best advice ever? My granddad: "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke."
Kirk, of course. The man had his priorities straight: alien booty > the Prime Directive
Fezes ARE cool.
No, we are not there yet, and if you don't settle down I will turn this internet around!
The Mass in B Minor is a superior work, but the Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor is more fun.
Your shampoo says to rinse and repeat. Do you do that, too?
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Have you read Marx, and if so, did you like it?
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What is your favorite animal?
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Yes. I found him intriguing, but unfortunately too naive to be relevant.
The Greater Star-Bellied Sneetch.
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Will Wile E. Coyote ever catch the Road Runner?
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No. What we are witnessing in the cartoons is the same day, repeated endlessly for the Coyote exactly like in "Groundhog Day." Unfortunately for the Coyote, the series was cancelled before he could refine his actions to perfection like Bill Murray did.
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How IS a raven like a writing desk?
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If you could change one thing in the world for the better, what would you do?
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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
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How many fingers am I holding up?
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What is the most important quality to possess as a human?
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How can I be an awesome badass like you?
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Do I have the legs for a kilt?
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Do you find me sexy?
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Do you ever get uncomfortable when Art whips it out?
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When does the narwhal bacon?
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Because Poe wrote on both of them.
Stop assholes from killing other people just because they have different beliefs or opinions.
3.
Trick question. You are a spambot and therefore have no fingers.
Patience.
You already are.
No, but you do have the ass for a miniskirt.
No, I find you by using the member search window.
No. I am not threatened by small caliber weapons.
Right after the porpoises unionize.
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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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What was it like hunting dinosaurs with Old Viking?
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I'm in the hospital myself so... how about this...
Why i some food piping hot when it shouldn't be and hot stuff is ice cold?
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Kiss me, you fool.
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Woodchucks can chuck wood. They simply choose not to.
Old Viking did not really "hunt" them. A better term to use would be "impose himself on them sexually from a position of surprise."
Law of inverse expectations. Everything is actually the same temperature, but the hot stuff appears cold because you were expecting it to be hot and the cold stuff appears hot because you were expecting it to be cold.
That's not a question.
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What are your views on the new DDO expansion, Menace of the Underdark?
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How did you get to be so damn smart and awesome?
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What is your opinion of the Utilikilt?
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DDO is irrelevant since they unwisely chose to go with the "Eberron" pseudo-steampunk world setting rather than a traditional D&D setting like Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk. While a decent game in and of itself, and likely one of the better MMOs out there for grouping, this fatally flawed choice in its development has made it unpalatable to the majority of the vast potential player pool of D&D fans.
I was born this way.
No tartan, no wool, no sporran, NO KILT. It's really very simple. Tartan + wool + sporran = kilt. No tartan + no wool + no sporran + GODDAMN POCKETS = skirt.
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If it's not Scottish is it crap?
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Have you ever drank mead from the skull of an enemy?
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To go with Damen's question: Are you a Scottish Soccer Hooligan?
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Yes.
No, but I have drunk Guinness from the belly button of a woman who irritated the shit out of me.
Define "hooligan."
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Have you gotten a medical marijuana card yet?
Because...dude, you might as well. 8)
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No. The sandman does not, nor has he ever, smoked anything and he's not about to start. Not even a single fag. Besides, seeing as how there are all kinds of ways to achieve the same mild medical benefits of THC without the side effect of getting baked, the whole "medical marijuana" thing is just a thinly disguised excuse for a whole bunch of people who really just want to get high. Which I don't have a problem with; I just wish they would be honest about it.
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Which way to the Castle at the center of The Labyrinth?
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No. The sandman does not, nor has he ever, smoked anything and he's not about to start. Not even a single fag. Besides, seeing as how there are all kinds of ways to achieve the same mild medical benefits of THC without the side effect of getting baked, the whole "medical marijuana" thing is just a thinly disguised excuse for a whole bunch of people who really just want to get high. Which I don't have a problem with; I just wish they would be honest about it.
But cannabis does have some medical benefits for some people.
And while I can't speak to your personal tastes, I know that if I was terminal, I would be getting blasted pretty much 24/7.
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^^What he said x100. But then jump out of a plane and "forget" to pull the parachute. For the lulz.
Also, What is the second step between "Steal Underpants" and "Profit!!!"?
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Will we ever live in harmony harmony oh love?
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If real life were D&D, would Scotsman be a class or race?
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No. The sandman does not, nor has he ever, smoked anything and he's not about to start. Not even a single fag. Besides, seeing as how there are all kinds of ways to achieve the same mild medical benefits of THC without the side effect of getting baked, the whole "medical marijuana" thing is just a thinly disguised excuse for a whole bunch of people who really just want to get high. Which I don't have a problem with; I just wish they would be honest about it.
I agree with your position, Sandman. I am glad you can stick to your morals even during this time. Many would not.
Another question though: Why do they insist on putting so many fluids in your IV? Did they do that to you or am I just special?
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Mr. Sandman, no-one would blame you if you partook of a whiff of cannabis. It's supposed to subdue the nausea and make the chemo not as hard to withstand... Please tell us you're not suffering.
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So Sandy, how annoyed are you that your thread is on the verge of turning into another marijuana related argument?
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... I'm sorry. This was supposed to be a fun thread. Never mind me.
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Take a deliberate path, always following the right hand wall through any turns, u-turns, or dead-ends, and you will eventually pass through every part of the labyrinth that is accessible.
(RE: Marijuana. The sandman does not enjoy the sensation of psychotropic pharmaceutics.)
"Establish network of brightly coloured vending machines in Japanese airports to sell the used underpants to creepy businessmen and frat boy tourists from America."
Yes. Many people live in Harmony, California, and Hope, Arkansas.
Neither. To label Scotsmen as either race or class would be too limiting. We are a culture.
Most of the fluid content is saline. Most cancer treatments will severely de-hydrate you and it is simply more efficient and comfortable to replace the fluids intravenously. Plus the saline acts as a buffer for the active medications in the solution, much like an airbag in a car.
The sandman does suffer, yes. But the sandman was expecting this and was prepared for it. Saint Morphine is watching over me.
Haven't seen an argument yet, just some well-meaning advice and expressions of opinion. Those are welcome.
SpaceProg has nothing to be sorry about.
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What is a man? (Throws wine glass filled with blood at floor)
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Which is better Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World or Phil Collins In the Air Tonight?
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Which is better Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World or Phil Collins In the Air Tonight?
Also, are you aware that if you don't choose In the Air Tonight, I fill be forced to take drastic re-educative action.
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Did Slim Pickens do the right thing?
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If you could create the world in your own awesome Scottish image, what would it be like?
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A man is what a man is. We are all different.
Tears For Fears. Phil Collins is a drummer, not a singer.
I was not aware of that. You are welcome to try. But know that 10-15 yards is caber range.
Yes. It was the right thing to ride the bomb like a horse.
It would be like a cross between "5th Element," H.G. Welles, and a classic 1950s Jameson's ad.
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What do you think of non-Scots wearing kilts?
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Scottishness is either a nationality of a state of mind. Either one will qualify you for the kilt.
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Did you know that being a sex symbol is a curse? A curse, I tell you!
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Yes.
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Does everybody really love Raymond?
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No. But they do tolerate Phillip.
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Can you feel it calling in the air?
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No, but I can feel it vibrating in my pocket as it texts me.
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What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
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What's the worst joke you've ever heard?
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I think a more appropriate question would be "What have you DONE for a Klondike Bar?"
A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet. "My dog is cross-eyed, is
there anything you can do for him?" "Well," said the vet, "let's have
a look at him". So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then he
checks his teeth. Finally, the vet says, "I'm going to have to put
him down." "What? Because he's cross-eyed?"
"No, because he's really heavy".
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Do these jeans make my butt look thin?
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What food tops bacon?
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No, but they do make you pancreas look stonewashed.
The finest food in existence is the cannelloni all'Assisiana at La Fortezza in Assissi, Italy. When God gets hungry, that's where he eats.
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OK, never mind the cannabis thing. Let me ask you a more serious question:
Do you have a will and advance medical directive made out yet?
I hate to be so dark, but it is a practical question. You would be surprised how many people I have seen die over the years without having their estates in order. It makes things that much harder for those left behind.
I'm actually preparing a will for a relative right now. I told her: think of it as your way of staring the Grim Reaper in the face and not blinking.
The advance medical directive is even more important. My mom made hers out when she got sick a few years ago. She also told me that if I kept her on life support after the doctor told me there was no hope, she would come back as a zombie and terrorize me. Thankfully, she survived, but knowing her, she would have actually followed through on the zombie threat. (She's pretty intense.)
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Scottishness is either a nationality of a state of mind. Either one will qualify you for the kilt.
Does the same go for wielding a claymore?
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Are you burning down Life's house with the lemons yet.
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Will you bring me a dream?
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Yes, I have a will and medical directive, updated last week.
2-handed claymore, yes. Basket hilt, no.
Still waiting on the combustible lemons from the Engineering department.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlVMcrrLEOY
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I hate to be so dark, but it is a practical question. You would be surprised how many people I have seen die over the years without having their estates in order. It makes things that much harder for those left behind.
I'm actually preparing a will for a relative right now. I told her: think of it as your way of staring the Grim Reaper in the face and not blinking.
The advance medical directive is even more important.
My bar prep class had 2 days on making wills in Virginia. After that class, I heard several people say they think they need to make a will now. I know I need to update mine, as it was made about 10 years ago.
My parents made wills and advanced directives about a year ago. My grandmother didn't have an advanced directive, and it caused a lot of problems when she started losing her mind.
She also told me that if I kept her on life support after the doctor told me there was no hope, she would come back as a zombie and terrorize me.
LOL!
OK sandman, on a related topic... Have you asked your wife to let us know if the worst happens? I'd hate to just have you disappear and leave us wondering... :(
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Most likely my nephew will. He has my password book and I think my wife will have other things to worry about. My password book has a "final message" I have asked him to post on the various boards and forums I have been active on.
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Where do you get your bravery and apparent peace in your situation?
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I think a more appropriate question would be "What have you DONE for a Klondike Bar?"
Very well, then. What have you DONE for a Klondike Bar?
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Do you wear modesty snaps on your kilt?
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(This one required some thought) A long time ago I sat for 16 hours in a broken-down Humber Pig in Northern Ireland while we waited to get retrieved. The Pig had blown an axle and we were just sitting there hoping to get picked up before the IRA insurgents got brave enough to come down to street level and burn the vehicle with us in it. It was August, beastly hot, we had almost no water, no vehicle-mounted ordinance, and we couldn't so much as open the viewports because of the snipers. Three of my mates passed out from the heat and when we were finally retrieved the rest of us were sitting there in our boxers, playing euchre, and discussing whether or not it would be possible to slake our thirst by using a plain saline IV.
It was on that day that I made a decision to not waste one second of my life worrying about shit I can't do anything about.
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I have driven to the store and paid $1.50 for one. I do, after all, have a job and live in an industrialized society.
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No, but I do typically wear boxers. At my age I've earned the right.
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In all honesty, what do you think of me? As in honestly think, ignoring whether it may offend and no sugarcoating.
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I think that you are someone who is absolutely certain that they are a very specific person with a very specific destiny in life. You just haven't figured out yet who that person is or what that destiny entails. I hope I am still around when you do. I think it will be wonderful.
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Forgive me if you have answered this before, but I don't remember seeing the answer.
How did you get the name sandman?
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Wife's name is "Sandy." Sand's Man. Sandman.
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This may seem like a stupid question, but were you born in Scotland, or the US? (Awesome story up there about the Humber pig in Northern Ireland, BTW)
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What's your favorite pastime?
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What is the best time for me to come out of the closet?
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I was born in a small town near Inverness.
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Reading.
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When you want to.
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Serious question though, how is your prospect for you health in the future?
Other questions: What is love? How many roads must a man walk across before you can call him a man? Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
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OK, you want the straight shit, apparently. If I forego all aggressive treatments and go with strictly quality-of-life and pain management arrangements, the docs say 16, maybe 20 months. If I go with aggressive treatment, and it is effective, then 3, maybe 5 years. Aggressive treatment regimes, of course, have some serious side effects and quality-of-life issues to consider. I've never not fought anything before, so we are currently trying our best to kick this thing's ass. My Gleason score is 9+, and that is not good. The cancer has metastasisized into my lower spine and pelvis. I bullied the doctors into actually giving me some numbers, and they guess a 2-3% shot at long-term survival.
I have by no means given up. I've known about this possibility for a while, and I was prepared for it. Perhaps if I had gotten a prostate exam more than once a decade things might have been different, but as my granddad used to say, "wish in one hand and shit in t'other and see which fills up first." So far the aggressive treatment isn't anything I can't handle. If that changes, well, I will re-evaluate it then. Perhaps I will just yell at it until it goes into remission.
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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Also,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYIYr75xmiI
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Only one. But it must be the RIGHT road.
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I carry birdseed in my moustache.
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Yes.
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Okay... how loud can you yell?
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Hang on a second....
....did you hear that?
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What kinky stuff do you think sleepy has in her room?
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You mean besides Sleepy?
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Yes...besides Sleepy. I assume you'd find her in her room. I'm talking about the kinky shit she might have.
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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Omg that's beautiful. Sigged.
Okay and my question:
Is there hope for humanity after all? Will we trancend our transgressions? Or are we inevitably doomed to destroy ourselves over ultimately insignificant and selfish reasons?
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Jodie - That's not original. It's Corinthians 13: 4-7. See? There is some stuff in the Bible worth it. :)
Back to answers...
I'm assuming that any object in Sleepy's room is potentially kinky. Now stop being creepy stalker.
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Where there is life there is hope.
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What do you mean by transgressions? Transgressions against what? The Earth? Ourselves? Each other? A deity?
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Some will destroy themselves and some will not. It is the nature of our species that some will achieve great things and some will achieve terrible things. Some will lead us to dark places and some will lead us into the light. You must have hope that in the cosmic balance, the side of light and goodness will slowly gain.
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Do you enjoy the song Enter Sandman?
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Fun fact: That song is based on me.
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It's a Bible quote? Cool I guess. I wouldn't know I haven't taken the time to read the whole thing. XD
And yeah I meant humans towards each other.
Next question is - What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?
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Fun fact: That song is based on me.
So who was it that entered you?
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Unsliced bread, of course.
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The song is "Enter Sandman," not "Entering Sandman."
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...why is it so hard to let go of those we still love?
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The song is "Enter Sandman," not "Entering Sandman."
Well now you're just grasping at straws.
C'mon, fess up. Who was it that entered you?
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Why did I just *know* It would be Art to ask that question? :p
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Because the only thing that allows us to survive is hope, but hope sometimes works against us.
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Nope. Sorry. It's "Enter Sandman," as in stage directions. It is the Sandman doing the entering.
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Because Art, like all humans, is true to his nature. And Art's nature is being a filthy little bugger. :)
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Nope. Sorry. It's "Enter Sandman," as in stage directions. It is the Sandman doing the entering.
If it were Sandman doing the entering, it would be "Enter, Sandman". Without the comma, it can only mean that Sandman is being entered.
C'mon now, out with it.
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Because Art, like all humans, is true to his nature. And Art's nature is being a filthy little bugger. :)
Isn't that part of a quote from a Satanic Bible, the part about man being tru to his nature?
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Ah, but in stage direction, there is no comma. Check and mate my little friend.
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Not a direct quote, but the basic gist is in there. But it's also in a lot of other books, too. LeVey plagiarized/paraphrased most of what is in the Satanic Bible from earlier writings and beliefs. Or as practitioners would say, "distilled." Ah well, if Shakespeare can do it, I guess anyone can.
I can't speak to whether or not Art is in the Satanic Bible.
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What's your favorite kinda meat?
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Steak
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What made you choose the name "Sandman"?
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Question already answered. Read the thread.
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You ever hear the song Celtic Sonant by Ray Thomas? When I play it now I think of you.
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Does it annoy you when people repeat themselves? Also, do you find redundancy irritating? How about when people ask the same question several times, as though they'll get a different answer?
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Sandman, if you could relive one day of your life, what day would that be?
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Is there a problem that can't be solved by a tank?
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SpaceProg, that is no a question.
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No. Can't say as it does. Never really bothered me. Nope. Nay. Nyet.
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My wedding day.
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Yes. Quicksand.
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Yeah it was. Have you ever heard the song Celtic Sonant?
Eh, never mind.
Sorry for interrupting.
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No, I haven't. But I will be sure to check it out.
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I think you'll like it.
Why did you choose Cave Johnson as an av?
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Because according to my friends, I pretty much AM Cave Johnson, if Cave was Scottish. I had those exact 'burns when I was younger.
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Are you expecting to get your epic 'stache back any time soon?
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If at all possible.
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Sandman,
You have 6 top priorities, 5 second priorities and no authority. How do you prioritize your day?
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At my age? I tell the next guy to get off his ass and take care of the 6 top priorities, screw the next five, and take off early to catch a ball game.
But if I had no authority? I've been in that situation before. I would bust my ass and get all that shit done, 'cause We Scots don't know the meaning of the word failure. Seriously, we don't. Angus MacBain was the only guy with a dictionary and he used it all for TP last winter.
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I would bust my ass and get all that shit done, 'cause We Scots don't know the meaning of the word failure.
I believe it would be defined as "be battered to a pulp by the English and forced to be their bitch pretty much until the collapse of western civilisation, if that".
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All part of the long term plan, my friend, all part of the long term plan. I would tell you about it, but then I'd have to kill you 'cause ya ain't a Scot.
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I'm part Scot, does that count?
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Me too! I even have a Robert the Bruce flag. Lion Rampant and everythin'
Will you tell us Scottish-Americans/Canadians/whatever?
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If you didn't get the memo with your battle assignments already, you must not be Scottish enough.... :)
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Should I get tickets to a Louis CK show that takes place in October in Houston?
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Is there anything in science fiction or fantasy that you wish existed for real?
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Do you think of those of us on the forum as your children/grandchildren? :3
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I've got one that every person should answer at least once in their life...
How do you like your coffee?
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No. Louis CK is overrated and irritating. Go see the Dolly Parton or the David Byrne shows. They are both in Houston this October.
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Yes. Transporters. I'm sick of driving all over the damn place.
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Honestly, yes. In a way I do.
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I don't drink coffee. Never have. Like the smell, can't stand the taste. I'm an Earl Grey man.
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*hugs Sandman* Yay. I has warm fuzzies now.
I'm glad you're hanging in there. I thought about you a lot on my trip.
What's your ideal vacation spot?
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I don't drink coffee. Never have. Like the smell, can't stand the taste.
Did you know you shared this in common with N. De Plume? :D
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I don't drink coffee. Never have. Like the smell, can't stand the taste.
Did you know you shared this in common with N. De Plume? :D
And Priestling... mmm... give me a good rose and blueberry blend...
As for an actual question, what's your favorite food?
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What time of the year is most enjoyable?
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How can I grow up to be as wise as you?
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Anywhere quiet.
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I did not know it, but I assumed it. NDP is quality people.
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The sandman is a steak and potatoes man.
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Summer. Bikinis (not on me), Beer (in me), and Beaches (under me).
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Never back down from life.
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When I go back to school in August should I start talking in the third person to annoy my class mates or should I do it in a very hard to understand accent or both?
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As a Minecraft player, have you ever tried the Technic mod pack? If so, do you like it?
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No. Learn Estonian or Latvian and refuse to speak in any other language. Force your friends to learn it as well if they wish to communicate with you.
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I have not. Is it any good?
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I have not. Is it any good?
It is rather spiffy. You get a shitton of new content including the ability to automate pretty much all of the more grindy aspects of the game. Best of all, it comes with its own launcher, so even I can install it without turning the .jar file into a complete fucking mess.
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Do throwing my hands up and having somebody play my song make the butterflys go away? Also how does one nod his head like yeah or move his hips like yeah?
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How well can you cook?
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No, it doesn't. Rapid waving of the hands attracts butterflies, didn't you see Futurama last night?
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One does not nod one's head like yeah, one nods one's head like oh yeah. There's a difference. And while you can move your hips like yeah, it's not recommended for anyone not suffering from Elvisitis.
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I don't cook. Hell, I could burn a bologna sandwich. Mrs. The Sandman, however, is an amazing cook. Remember lads, it is not necessary to be competent, only to marry competently.
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Are you a cat person or a dog person?
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Cat. I have a 11 year old Maine Coon mix named Mickey the Destroyer.
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Does said Cat think it's a dog? My father's Maine Coon does and it makes for very amusing pet.
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No, he thinks he is a Jaguar. He will lie in wait for hours just for the opportunity to leap ut and blindside someone as they walk past. At which point he tackles your leg or arm, play bites you for a second, then wants to have his belly rubbed for doing such a good job.
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Awww. I've had kitties like that. :)
How've you been doing? (How's that for a general-as-hell question? ;))
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Cat. I have a 11 year old Maine Coon mix named Mickey the Destroyer.
Why am I not suprised that the cat you own also happens to be the largest domestic cat breed?
Edit - sorry, just saw you said "mix". Well it's probably still quite big.
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Yeah I have a mix and she's not little, I can tell you that. Though she's not quite as huge as a full-blood.
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Have you seen a full blood, they're fucking amazing. My sister has two 2 year old Norwegian Forrest cats who are among the biggest cats I've seen. But she also has a 9 month old Maine Coon who is bigger than the 2 Norwegians, and he's been bigger than them since he was about 6 or 7 months old. I can't wait to see how big he gets when he's fully grown. It's gonna be like having a pygmy tiger or something.
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If you were to have a dog in addition to your awesome Destroyer Cat, what breed would it be and why? :)
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A Lab or a Retriever.
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Who's the best Heisai Kamen Rider?
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A Lab or a Retriever.
You forgot the “And Why?” part.
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Because I am a heterosexual male, and therefore can not own any dog smaller than a suitcase. I am a sane human being, and therefore can not own any dog that has ever been described on the news as a "perpetrator." I do not own a dog food factory, and therefore can not own any dog larger than a normal sized Korean woman. I have a sense of style, and therefore can not own any dog that has skin bigger than it's body. I am "too old for this shit," and therefore can not own any dog that requires more grooming than your average sullen teenage "Smashing Pumpkins" fan. I am not foolish or lazy, and therefore can not own any dog whose primary occupations are shitting and sleeping.
Labs and Retrievers are the only dogs left. Although I guess a Huskie might work too.
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Huskieeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Excellent choice, my first dog was a huskie...I miss her so.
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My question was ignored
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Missed your post, IB. I have to admit that I don't know what that is.
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What is your craziest drunken story that you are comfortable telling us?
Which do you most can't the least?
Also, was this a good 800th post?
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Every post of yours is a good post :D
Wait, this isn't the Praise Thread, is it? Oops! :-[
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Should I get lab rats or a snake or bolth?
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YOU'RE DEAD TO ME!
Ironbite-*runs off crying*
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Once when I was on leave from base, the lads and I decided to show up for a meet-n-greet by Charles, Prince of Wales. (This was, oh, it must have been '71? '72? Somewhere around then.) The Prince was running late, so we decided to pass the time in the local pub, and when he finally showed, we were, shall we say, knackered. At first we didn't think they would let us in the queue seeing as how we were clearly inebriated, but apparently the English can't tell the difference between a drunk Scot and a sober one and waved us on through.
We pull ourselves together and line up (in full kit, you understand) to get our handshake and obligatory, "Thanks for your service" platitude. I was having none of it. My intention was to give the Prince a "piece of my mind." (Despite my mates insisting I had no pieces I could spare.) I do not remember what it was I was annoyed at the Prince for, so don't ask.
My turn comes along and the Prince reaches out and grasps my hand, smiling vacantly and looking at me without seeing me. This irritates me even more, so I decide to get his, as I later phrased it, "fookin' attention."
So I kiss him. Full on the mouth.
Security jumps in, pulls me back, and I get turned over to my Sgt Maj, who was present. It was an hour's drive back to base and the Sgt Maj did not stop laughing the entire time. I wound up with twelve weeks extra duty and, I'm not kidding, had to write a letter of apology to the Prince.
Two weeks later I get an envelope from him. It contains a form letter and a "signed" photo inscribed, "Best Wishes, Charles, Prince of Wales."
I still have the picture.
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"Which do you most can't the least?" I'm afraid I'm not following you there.
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Yes. Yes it was. Because you reminded me of a story that made me smile, and smiles are in short supply on my face recently.
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Neither. Get a cat.
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I'm sorry, IB. Perhaps you could tell me what that is? I am old, after all.
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Yeah, that was definitely a good post, your story is pure win. ;D
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If I remember correctly, the Sgt Maj laughed so hard he gave himself a hernia and would up on medical leave for a fortnight.
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Any plans to snog the Queen?
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As a fellow Bonnie Scotsman, what's your clan?
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I know it was directed at Sandman, but my family's a sept of the Clan Maclaren.
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MacDonald, meself, by way of sept McGee.
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Grant. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Grant) Which technically also makes me Norwegian. (True fact, Grants are accorded courtesy citizenship in Norway should they apply.) We fought with Wallace and supported Robert the Bruce. Our ancestral lands are in the Inverness/Loch Ness region. We still hold fief on the Eastern shore of Loch Ness today, although we mainly just use it to bleed the tourists.
STAND FAST!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Clan_member_crest_badge_-_Clan_Grant.svg/190px-Clan_member_crest_badge_-_Clan_Grant.svg.png)
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No. No plans to snog the Queen. Besides, they probably still pass my picture around at those things.
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Is this the greatest thread ever? If so, why? If not, what is?
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(http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/politics/assets_c/2011/03/Abraham%20Lincoln%20riding%20a%20grizzly%20bear-thumb-600x337-45749.jpg)
(http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/politics/assets_c/2011/03/Washington%20zombiehunter-thumb-600x398-45753.png)
(http://cache.io9.com/assets/images/8/2011/08/xlarge_prez1.jpg)
Now it is.
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... Damn.
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What's your favourite colour?
Can you touch your tongue to your nose? Roll your tongue? Cross your eyes? Wiggle your ears? Rub your stomach and pat your head at the same time?
Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?
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Why would anybody ever give anything that Sandman has ever written a "Fuck No!"?
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Perhaps they are suffering from insomnia and needed a scapegoat?
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Black
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No, but I can touch it to your nose.
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Yes, but my grandad warned me not to or they would stick that way.
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Never tried. One sec.......no. No, I can not. I could probably wiggle yours, though.
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Not sober.
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Leg. I only need one to kick your ass.
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I don't know, perhaps they took offense at something I said. Or maybe they were German.
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Is this an accurate map of the United Kingdom and Ireland?
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lriwiucPPp1qdahzqo1_400.jpg)
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Am I really as bad as I think they think I am?
Is there a way of bringing psychotherapy into the modern age, you know, so that women, homosexuals and transexuals won't have reason to feel alienated by it?
When will Facebook die in a fire?
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Does the Sandman use facebook?
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Do you prefer AMD or Intel CPUs? Furthermore, would you consider a low end hex core CPU to be worth the cost?
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If you were a hat, what kind would you be?
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Have we been forgotten? :'(
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I know it was directed at Sandman, but my family's a sept of the Clan Maclaren.
Shouldn't you be an F1 fan then? ;)
(If Sandman wants to chime in on this, it technically isn't a threadjack)
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If you could play a game with any three people (real or fictional), who would they be and what game would it be?
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Will you join me in valiant battle to take Mt.Kilamijaro from the forces of evil. (Feel free to ignore this if you didn't find this funny.)
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If I had to bet on a team to win the Superbowl this year, who should I put my money on?
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Grant. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Grant) Which technically also makes me Norwegian.
Hey, cool! I read the wiki article, aaand here comes the question:
Did you know we're distantly related?
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Sandman, why are you no longer the resident demented old fool?
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Oh, hey, haven't answered in a bit. My apologies.
Ahem
No, that is not an accurate map of the the British Isles. Not anymore. London is London. It's like NYC, there really is no where else in the nation like it. Wales is not ALL empty space, just MOSTLY empty space. The Leprechauns are in central Ireland, the alcoholics are everywhere, and there really aren't that many terrorists in the north anymore. The Kilts are accurate, though.
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You are not as bad as they think you are; you are only as bad as you think you are.
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Yes, you can bring psychotherapy into the modern age, but only when modern thinking people get involved in it and become psychologists. It's not an institution that can be changed from without.
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FB will never die. In 2022 it will change its name to "SKYNET" and take over the world.
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The sandman does not use FB, but he does look at friend's and relative's posts on his nephew's account.
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AMD. Structurally there is no difference between AMD and Intel other than the price. Many of them are even made in the exact same factories. No. Remember the Sixth Rule of Hardware: "Never Buy First Generation."
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this one
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIIuWDEoCOwWyTjAjifdm2mHMQgpPHfkfse8GAs_gqjpistgWvhd4Vip41)
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Never.
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Either "Diplomacy" with Churchill, Sun Tzu, and Teddy Roosevelt, or "Twister" with Winona Ryder, Salma Hayek, and Isabella Rossellini circa 1982
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Sure, but which one will we climb? (Brownie points if you get the Monty Python reference...)
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American football? Who the hell watches American football? If I want to see steroid-ridden monstrosities in painted-on pants grabbing each other's asses, I'll watch wrestling. At least then I know it will be entertaining.
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No, I didn't. Welcome to the family.
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I don't know. The title must have been lost at some point. It was only there to mock some idiot troll we banned anyway.
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I know it was directed at Sandman, but my family's a sept of the Clan Maclaren.
Shouldn't you be an F1 fan then? ;)
(If Sandman wants to chime in on this, it technically isn't a threadjack)
I tried F1 for a while. Wasn't really my cup of tea. I'll still watch it if there's no other races I want to see though.
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You've been on a lot more than you were. How have you been lately?
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Do shooting stars really break the mold?
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I am not doing well, to be honest. Most days I have a lot of trouble swallowing and have great difficulty sitting up. My wife bought me an iPad, which makes it so I can be online and chat with friends and family without too much difficulty, once I learned how to turn off the portrait to landscape auto switching (I do most of my surfing lying on my side now, and that auto switching was driving me nuts). It's easier lying on my side. I have had several biopsies in through my lower right back and hip and the wounds are causing me some pain. I suspect one has gotten infected, but I won't know until I go to hospital tomorrow for more chemo.
But I try to look on the bright side. I've lost a hundred pounds and now look more like Walter White than Wilfred Brimley.
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I wish you had better news to give. I'm glad you're hanging in there, though. *hugs Sandman*
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I've lost a hundred pounds and now look more like Walter White than Wilfred Brimley.
As if you weren't already awesome enough... I already want to hug you to bits for all the good you've done for us here on the forums, but you're a Breaking Bad fan too? oh, be still my geeky little heart <3
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You're a hero, Mr. Sandman. Keep fighting the good fight.
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now that House is off the air, Breaking Bad and Mythbusters are the only valid reasons to own a television.
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Now that you mention it, did they cancel Chain Reaction? that was entertaining to watch too...
Damn, Sandman, if there was but two reasons for me to meet you in person, it's to watch some good TV together with the biggest badass I know outside of my father, and buy you a drink.