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Heh, that's pretty funny.

Who was it who originally postulated that theory? I forget the work that it first appears in, but wasn't it an early 20th century historical text?

Yup, taks, pure democracy is nothing more than mob rule.

Well, there ain't much difference between me and my "deg" persona; 'bout the only one that I can think of is that I'm less worried about offending people as deganawida. In RL, I am far too nice, even when I shouldn't be. Preacher's kid syndrome and all that.

It was never intended to be. It was meant to be, depending on the name one prefers, either a Federal Republic or Constitutional Republic.

Well, just a random thought, really. During my lunch break today, a cafeteria worker asked me for my name. I had to stop myself, as I nearly answered, "Deganawida". This has been happening more and more of late, as I find that I identify myself more as deganawida than as my RL name. I believe that this is due in part to the fact that my father and I share the same first name and middle initial, and as a result I often get his mail, calls from his clients, his credit report (not fun), and have had to identify myself for years as "____ the younger". Thus, deganawida has become a means to live out from under the shadow of my father's name, and be recognized as myself rather than my father's son. So, do any of y'all have "identity crises" resulting from juggling real-life personas and internet personas?

I can never tell the difference.

Yes. Proof: Feargus is Darth Sidious. 'Nuff said.

Was the thread deleted by the topic starter, and redone? That would explain it.

Oh, I agree.

Yeah, but Vick is practically a football team in and of himself. I've never seen anyone move like that guy. Still, not really a Falcons fan. How are the Jags shaping up?

Do not insult me again, PotC. If you cannot provide any evidence to counter mithie's argument, then bow out.

No, you don't get out of it that easily. Here, I'll make it simple for you: Either post some legitimate evidence that backs up your assertions, or quit telling everyone who disagrees with you that they are ignorant and "have the awareness of a 4 year-old".

And still you have presented no evidence to prove your point. Still you persist in calling those who question your statements "blind" and "herds". Still you have proven nothing.

Huh? Why can't we buy TSL? I was under the impression that it'd be out for Christmas.

All right, do you have any kind of proof to back up anything that you're spouting, PotC? Whitemithrandir's proof is available in any college-level biology text, and has a substantial body of research behind it. What do you have to bring to this? And no worming out by claiming that I'm close-minded and too "old man" to be able to understand; in debates, one side presents their arguments and evidence, and then the other side does the same.

So, let me see if I understand this...Once again, we have some crazy white man publishing theories of how aboriginal peoples and certain other peoples are genetically inferior to the white race. Hmm, sound familiar? If not, just keep goosestepping along, and I'm sure that eventually it will.

Is it that time again already? Blast it, I haven't been keeping up. Who looks good this year?

They're just called the "hand" spells in the SRD. However, I don't think that will help, as those are all 3.5 rather than 3.0. Sorry, dude, but I sold all my 3.0 books a year ago.

Well, you never know. So many are transplants... I have family in Duvall/Jacksonville, and have been all over FL. Nice state, great weather. Never lived there, though; right now I live just outside Savannah, which is a great town. The area's a bit worried about Frances, but I'm looking forward to it. If it comes up this way, I'm gonna try to convince wb (the wife, for the uninitiated) to put the gun down and let me ride out the storm as near the beach as I can get (yeah, I'm a nut like that; man vs. nature and all that stuff).

I believe that's Orange County, California. As in, Irvine. However, it's nice to see someone other than me knows of the Florida Orange County.

What site was that? I'm very familiar with Eberron, and I've never seen Keith Baker (the creator of the setting) or WotC say anything to that effect. The closest thing that I can think of that was said about Eberron and video games is, when the first announcement was made, the press release stated that the campaign setting would be fully supported, and would include novel lines and video games set in Eberron. This makes it no different from FR. Eberron is closer to Edgar Rice Burroughs meets The Shadow meets The Maltese Falcon meets H.P Lovecraft meets Tolkien. There are a wide variety of influences that are not commonly drawn upon when one creates a fantasy world (though those influences can be found in most), and it gives Eberron a unique flavor. Seriously, check it out better before you bash it; you might be pleasantly suprised. For your enlightenment: Eberron Official Home Page Keith Baker's website One of two ENWorld reviews The other ENWorld review Sean K. Reynolds' review (SKR worked for BIS, and was one of the main writers for Forgotten Realms 3.0 CSB and the Ghostwalk CSB)

Masaaki Hatsumi, grandmaster of the Togakure Ryu, originally got into ninpo because he was teaching American soldiers in post-war Japan and was being surpassed by his bigger, stronger American students. He was shocked at how quickly they picked up styles that he had spent most of his life studying, and given the extra strength and reach they were more than a match for him. So, he sought out a style that gave him the advantage again, and the rest is history... Anyway, one should remember that speed is a function of strength. The type of muscle one develops can affect speed (bulky vs. lean), but generally speaking stronger people are faster. I'm 6'2", and weigh 215, and I'm faster than 90% of the smaller guys and gals I've gone up against. It still surprises me, 'cause even though I know that speed is attributable to strength, I still have that "big guys are slow" mentality in my head whenever I spar or fight.

This is somewhat problematic to me, as well, as Batman has always been depicted as a large man. He is, according to the comics, 6'2" and 210 lbs (vital statistics can be found here); while he is often depicted as lean over bulky (though Miller did a great bulky Bats, as did Jim Lee in "Hush"), he is definitely larger than your average athlete (he's Olympic-class). It seems that finding an actor who matches Batman physically is problematic for all Batman directors; I certainly wouldn't call Keaton a paragon of physical fitness (he's a pigeon-chested tosser), and Kilmer, while muscled enough for some of his roles (The Ghost and the Darkness) doesn't approach the level needed for Batman. I'm not even going to touch Clooney. All this said, I am not too worried about it, as Bale seems to possess one characteristic that previous Batman actors did not: intensity. Bale in the trailer came off as one very intense individual; if an average person had heard Bruce Wayne say that in a conversation with him, I imagine that said person who feel quite uncomfortable. Bale comes across as being totally dedicated to his cause, while previous actors have portrayed the Batman as a playboy's hobby or eccentricty. Given that Bale seems to have gotten the personality of Bruce/Bats down pat, I can overlook the failure in finding an actor who matches perfectly Batman's physical qualifications.

I thought so, too. A few things that I noticed: 1. The "rabbit hole" made it in. I like this bit of the Batman mythos, and I'm glad to see it made it into the movie. 2. It seems that the movie will finally accurately portray the relationship between Alfred and Bruce. In the comics, Alfred is as much Bruce's confidant as he is his butler, and has proven time and again to be a kind of mentor to Bruce. Note the scene, presumably at the funeral, where Alfred is comforting Bruce. Very promising. 3. Finally, for the first time on film, it appears that audiences will learn that Bruce studied to become the Batman. For far too long Bruce's dedication to his chosen path in life has either been glossed over (very rarely) or completely ignored (the rest of the time). Batman is a very dedicated individual, and in the comics he devoted his entire youth and young adulthood learning those skills that he would need to wage his war on crime. Too often it's just assumed that he was a wealthy playboy with a hobby, rather than an individual for whom "Bruce Wayne" is the mask, and the Batman the true persona (there was a run in JLA a few years ago which illustrated this perfectly; some alien entity split the JLA's alter-egos into different individuals, and Bruce turned dark and violent; good story). Anyone else notice anything of note?