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July 1997 --Supreme Court strikes down the Communications Decency Act under the "Bodacious Hooters" clause of the Constitution. August 1997 -- Netscape introduces revolutionary "streaming handjob" technology. All twelve Junior High School boys not already on the Web join up. October 1997 -- The new Merriam-Webster Standard Edition dictionary includes the following definition for "cyber-": "It doesn't seem to mean anything, really. People put it in front of words, but we can't for the life of us figure out why." September 1997 -- Microsoft includes Internet Explorer with Windows 97, declares the Internet an extension of Windows, and starts to collect royalties. January 1998 -- Cure for cancer found when researchers search on Alta Vista for "+cure.for.cancer." August 1998 -- Netscape announces that it will no longer allow people to download and use its browser for free. Market share drops 80% in two minutes. December 1998 -- All U.S. elementary schools are hooked up to the net. America's schoolchildren can finally enjoy the benefits of being able to call up week-old "Dilbert" cartoons. February 1999 -- Aliens invade. A wily computer hacker defeats them by infecting their computers with a virus that prevents them from using "smileys" and other emoticons, thus making it impossible for them to communicate effectively via e-mail. April 1999 -- Bill Gates is discovered feasting on the flesh of interns. Cannibalism is declared an industry standard. Apple attempts to gain market share by releasing an easy-to-use ritual sacrifice interface, but fails. June 1999 -- Ed Begley, Jr. receives a special entertainment award for being the only remaining member of the Screen Actor's Guild not to have a fan page on the Web. October 1999 -- The consulting firm of Heinrich & Platt reveals the only known method of making a profit on the Web: "You tell them it's a porn site, and when they pay to get in--no porn, sucker!" January 2000 -- Jesus descends from Heaven and does battle with Satan. The righteous rise to eternal glory and the wicked are cast into the pit of fire. Bob Gilmond of West Piltdown, OH publishes "Bob's Page of Cool Rapture Links."

I don't know about the price.

I attempted to spare her, and she just attacked me again.

http://www.gamedaily.com/playstation2/arti...ce=00001&rp=750 Supposedly it will come out again mid-September for all those that missed the boat earlier.

The Brunching Shuttle****s used to be a truly great site. It isn't active anymore, and the search function doesn't work, but there is still some great stuff buried there.

Your avatar is a tiny, two-dimension static image, and a chibi one at that. I don't like its chances in a fight.

I fail to see where the rules comes into effect for why FR:DS was a flop. You don't need a D&D ruleset to play in a D&D setting IMO. A setting is a setting, and if someone made an RPG that was unequivocally the best, most diverse and open ended RPG with a tight story and tons of roleplaying options and variety, I wouldn't chastize it if it didn't strictly adhere to the D&D rules. If the game's fun, it's fun. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree, and I largely prefer to play in a fantasy setting with a different ruleset such as Exalted or Earthdawn. However, when you buy a game that says D&D on the box, I expect it to feature the D&D rules so you know what you are getting.

If she wants to put the umlauts over her e, she can.

Hi, I'm Satan, and I'd like to talk to you about proper hygiene. Kids, I know it may sometimes be a drag when your folks tell you to take a bath, but believe me, you need to bathe regularly, or you'll go to Hell. Me, I like to bathe two or three times a day in the blood of the damned. I can relax after a busy day, scrub my festering wounds with the souls of the tormented, and watch the torture of some poor sod who, more often than not, is suffering in my domain due to a clerical error. Yes, a good bath in the morning will refresh you and prepare you for the day ahead. And while we're preparing, let's not forget to brush our teeth regularly. Trust me, not brushing can lead to cavities, an ugly smile, and eternal damnation in Hell. Your teeth do a lot of work for you, so it's only fair that you do something for them. And treasure them while you can, because there's no teeth in Hell. Oh sure there's all kinds of tough, chewy meat to eat, but no teeth, so everyone has to gum their food until their mouths are filled with blood and pus. So take care of your teeth. Now let's talk about mouthwash. No one likes bad breath. It's smelly, it's disgusting, and yes, it will send you straight to Hell. I have horrible breath, and I like those around me to know this, constantly. So I tend to breathe upon my doomed flock all day long, flames shooting out of my mouth and turning any and all in my path into a crispy, charred mass. But you can avoid this with a simple mouthful of Scope. In short, take care of yourselves kids. Because if you don't, you'll go to Hell. I'm Satan, see ya later! http://brunching.com/satanhygiene.html

What about installing a VapoChill? Hey, I installed a Thermaltake Crystal Orb on my PS2s Emotion Engine. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Plenty of people have done fanmods. I was considering putting a Vantec Stealth in mine, but I don't think my XBox is that loud honestly.

I never played any of the Myst games.

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I like Rhomal, and I normally dig his rants. But I;m with the masses here in that I don't care for this rant, nor the tone of it. I agree with the spirit of it however. While I'm not opposed to innovations, change, first-person or 3d worlds in RPGs, I would rather that entire RPG genre didn't all suddenly become FPS clones with weak RPG elements.

I didn't care about the sites beforehand.

Red X is your favorite villian? The Guardian from the later Ultimas is a pretty good villian.

I think this is pretty silly. How do you negotiate with a computer AI?

I've met potheads who smoke a good 4 times a day, and then hold the smoke in their lungs much longer than cigarette smoke, so you ingest much more of the tar and carcinogens.

Yep. We're having a girl named Zoe Marie.

Yep.

Zoe simply means life. Technically, it should have umlauts over the e, but since we silly Americans don't use umlauts, it would look pretentious.

I think flash memory will drive down the costs on all the IPods in the near future.

I really hope the Red Sox can win their upcomming series with the Yank-Mes.

You included Eru? And Ender you should create an Joint acct with the kids' baby pix as the avatar... that way we can watch him grow... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think I will do that.

Seasons of Love - RENT Soundtrack COMPANY 525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life? How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of love. SOLOIST 1 525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan. 525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man? SOLOIST 2 In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried. In bridges he burned, or the way that she died. COMPANY It