Pokemon-freak89's Random Banter number eleventy-twelve... uhh... I mean... number 174

[Teddy]

Yha, yha, I understand. I don't believe I knew about the brothers thing, which explains it more. I'll try to not bother you as often as I do now, considering all the stuff you've got going.

*hugs*

I think I've mentioned it once or twice, but it was probably rather indirect and interwoven with other stuff...

Also, you're bothering me often? I think I'll have to rewrite my definition of the word.

Did we really go from discussing not wanting to acknowledge bad sequels to flirting with Godwin's law and historical revisionism?

Really?

Natural discussion progression. Why do you think Godwin's law is a law to start with?

[LaZodiac]

I think I've mentioned it once or twice, but it was probably rather indirect and interwoven with other stuff...

Also, you're bothering me often? I think I'll have to rewrite my definition of the word.

Well, every time I bug you about it, I feel like I'm stepping to far.

[AsteriskAmp]

I'm not arguing that history is (at least for most of the part) written by the winners (although it has changed significantly with increased litteracy and access to writing materials, as well as other media). I'm just maintaing my statement that when we overwrite the actual events of the past, it's for worse, or, to analyse my original snarky response to your original statement (taking the sarcasm into account), for as long as rewriting history has lead to anything bad at all, it still stands (or falls, if taken sincerely).

And I maintain that we only know it is from worse from examples of those who failed to edit history. Those who succeeded in doing so we can't know about.

I never said that. I just argued against that sequels never can be bad (or how to say it), because you can always ignore them if they are, by saying that ignoring isn't always that easy.

But it is possible, it's just that other might not agree with the statement of dis-canonity

Everyone have their own standards. What one person can call a sidestep from canon, another one can't, because they have different ideas about what counts as canon. The CDI Zelda and Mario games (which have utterly hillarious cutscenes, by the way) are generally easy to disregard as a sidestep from canon, because their production shares pretty much no common elements with the production of the original games. Book 2 in a trilogy by the same author might not be as easy to ignore to everyone.

Still, it can be ignored, people just won't, but it can be ignored and assumed as such for personal purposes.

So? It's still just neural patterns, like everything else. I'm merely saying that just because something is mental, doesn't mean that you can throw it out if you grow tired of it.

But canon isn't mental, it's based on either a legal criteria (who has the rights) or on consensus by the community of followers of a work. You may ignore it, but it is still there, not that it matters since again, you can simply ignore it.

Yes, I realised that about a minute after posting, but I was in a hurry and never got around to editing it. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is more what I was thinking about. Bottom line is, I'd put it on equal levels with torture if I were to face it myself. Given, I'm a trypanophobic myself, and repeatedly being stung with syringes comes pretty close to torture anyway...

I don't think trypanophobia is treatable through in vivo experience (or at least not legally).

Is this some personal experience of yours, or are you just hypothesising? Because I for one can't stand being in the same room as syringes or similar implements, even if I can't see them. Merely knowing about their existence unnerves me up to the point where I start to crack and need to leave the room. Telling me that no one will touch them won't help me either, because my imagination is providing me with enough panic fuel as it is.

That was a personal experience of mine. Twice, once as spectator.
But most of the times, phobias can be controlled to a respectable degree at least to the point of functionality with due environmental control by those around and lots of water. An analogous case would be having to share your house with a diabetic, both can make efforts to reduce the uncomfortable situations but it is outright insensible to outright get rid of his/her needles or for him/her to place them in plain view and scattered around the property.

Did we really go from discussing not wanting to acknowledge bad sequels to flirting with Godwin's law and historical revisionism?

Really?

You forgot the psychology sub-plot.

[Coidzor]

Natural discussion progression. Why do you think Godwin's law is a law to start with?

I rather doubt we'll get to wide-spread denial of WWII having happened out of people wanting to not acknowledge the star wars prequels or Highlander 2.

[Thufir]

I rather doubt we'll get to wide-spread denial of WWII having happened out of people wanting to not acknowledge the star wars prequels or Highlander 2.

No, but I find it very easy to imagine how Godwin's Law could arise in an argument about bad sequels.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Somehow by the time I graduate next year, I'll have more credits in math then any other subject.

[Coidzor]

No, but I find it very easy to imagine how Godwin's Law could arise in an argument about bad sequels.

Haha. I knew there was a reason we loved ya!

I actually fell out of my chair on that one.

[Coidzor]

Wuff. I have had a night, let me tell you.

On behalf of the group of all people named whatever it is that you all think my name actually is, I sincerely hope that you all had a much better night than I did.

What with having had to go to the ER twice and one of those times involving walking in on someone naked and the assorted and sundry things leading up to, filling the space between, and fully fleshing out those things.

The hot nurse being rather mitigated by the situation and lack of grounding on the proper technique for being a proper shameless ass and hitting on a nurse on duty in the ER ward.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I know I've said this before, but it bears repeating ... The older I get the better my dad's stories about the 60s get. I mean ... Yeesh.

[LaZodiac]

Wuff. I have had a night, let me tell you.

On behalf of the group of all people named whatever it is that you all think my name actually is, I sincerely hope that you all had a much better night than I did.

What with having had to go to the ER twice and one of those times involving walking in on someone naked and the assorted and sundry things leading up to, filling the space between, and fully fleshing out those things.

The hot nurse being rather mitigated by the situation and lack of grounding on the proper technique for being a proper shameless ass and hitting on a nurse on duty in the ER ward.

I can't say I understand what you just said, but let it be known that we're, or atleast I, am rooting for you! Whatever happened, I hope it improves/gets worse depending on which would be better in the current situation.

[Ranger Mattos]

Somehow by the time I graduate next year, I'll have more credits in math then any other subject.

Same here. Although for me it probably has something to do with the fact that by the time I finished middle school I already had 3 high school math credits. I also plan on taking a math class every year.

[Dark Elf Bard]

BOO! I'm here!

[Mutant Sheep]

Oh god its a pony! GET IT AWAY ITS A GHOST ELF POLYMORPHED INTO A DEMONHORSE.

[Dark Elf Bard]

Demon? Drow.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Same here. Although for me it probably has something to do with the fact that by the time I finished middle school I already had 3 high school math credits. I also plan on taking a math class every year.

I hate math. Hate. I'm pretty good at it though. However, I don't have any math credits from Middle School, as ... The books we were using made no sense. To me, anyway.

So yeah. It's weird. The reason I'm going to have so many is that I'm taking both Pre-Calc and Statistics next year. ... What on Earth have I signed up for.

[Ranger Mattos]

I hate math. Hate. I'm pretty good at it though. However, I don't have any math credits from Middle School, as ... The books we were using made no sense. To me, anyway.

So yeah. It's weird. The reason I'm going to have so many is that I'm taking both Pre-Calc and Statistics next year. ... What on Earth have I signed up for.

You fool! What have you done?

[AtlanteanTroll]

You fool! What have you done?

I ... I ... I DON'T KNOW! *cries*

The Pre-Calc teacher is suppose to be really good though, and I know the Statistics one is. Seeing as I've had her for both Algebra and Algebra II. (And if I get really, truly stuck, my dad is a math major.)

EDIT: I can connect Linkin Park to Sonic the Hedgehog in three steps, IDK why, but that makes me happy.

Steps: Linkin Park's lead singer is Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington was the producer for Julien-K's debut album, Julien-K has done two songs for Sonic Games: This Machine and Waking Up.

[Coidzor]

I can't say I understand what you just said, but let it be known that we're, or atleast I, am rooting for you! Whatever happened, I hope it improves/gets worse depending on which would be better in the current situation.

Haha, well, at this point, everything's taken care of and all, but I'm still feeling pretty woozy since I finally got to bed around 11 AM. Ah, playing taxi service to crises and drama.

[LaZodiac]

Haha, well, at this point, everything's taken care of and all, but I'm still feeling pretty woozy since I finally got to bed around 11 AM. Ah, playing taxi service to crises and drama.

And that's why I can't drive.

Though I will intend to learn how to drive later.

Regardless, *hugs*

[Coidzor]

And that's why I can't drive.

Though I will intend to learn how to drive later.

Regardless, *hugs*

Ah, see, family you can just whomp on a bit.

Roommates and friends, you have being irascible and trying to foist the dog off onto you when they got to go to bed at 5 AM and slept for 12 hours and you only just now barely had a nap and woke up from it.

[LaZodiac]

Ah, see, family you can just whomp on a bit.

Roommates and friends, you have being irascible and trying to foist the dog off onto you when they got to go to bed at 5 AM and slept for 12 hours and you only just now barely had a nap and woke up from it.

I can't hit my family and I have no roomates (thankfully). So I can't really feel your pain. Still, sounds really rough.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Can't LaZ, or won't?

[LaZodiac]

Can't LaZ, or won't?

Which one of those falls under "am not aloud to hit". Because I can understand that reasoning being under can't, but it also fits under won't as well!

[Worira]

Mayn't.10charizards

[LaZodiac]

Oh, also, guys! I just checked my banking. I have FOUR MORE PENNIES then I did last month! Woo, unlimited riches! Mwahaha.

[Coidzor]

Which one of those falls under "am not aloud to hit". Because I can understand that reasoning being under can't, but it also fits under won't as well!

Sometimes all a panicking parent needs is a good sharp rap on the knuckles to get them thinking clearly again.

And usually if a teenage sibling is having a crisis they need to be hogtied and sat on until they're no longer a danger to themselves or others. Or at least sat on.

Because if a 12 year old is out after midnight and before 4 AM in a place it shouldn't be such that it has to wake people up and be rescued in such a way that the parents are not the first choice, well, it's clearly taken leave of what little 12 year old senses that it had and gotten involved in something of questionable legality.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Because if a 12 year old is out after midnight and before 4 AM in a place it shouldn't be such that it has to wake people up and be rescued in such a way that the parents are not the first choice, well, it's clearly taken leave of what little 12 year old senses that it had and gotten involved in something of questionable legality.

LaZ's 12 year old sister was out between those hours?

[Coidzor]

LaZ's 12 year old sister was out between those hours?

She said that people in her family having crises that would necessitate her having to go and get them in the wee hours of the morning (like I had to this morning) were the main reasons that she was resistant to learning how to drive in the first place.

The idea of one's parents who aren't complete wrecks doing that is kind of incongruous, and if they did then they kinda forfeit their ability to have authority over her if they're putting themselves subordinate to their own daughter.

And younger siblings that get into things they're not supposed to and that are likely of questionable legality generally makes for good blackmail material to use as leverage against them with the parents, at least, if one doesn't actually like one's siblings at all or have any eye for ensuring they don't do anything quite so stupid again.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I thought she was saying she wouldn't want to be in your situation. My bad.

[LaZodiac]

I was ALSO saying I wouldn't want to be him in that situation. And really, maybe it's just because I've never expierance anything like it, but I've never been in a situation where the only one who was able to drive in an emergency has been me. Whenever something bad happens to, say, my sister (who is currently 13, for you curious) my Dad is always around to help.

I'm probably just lucky.