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No offence Wals but that story sounds fishy from her side. Although Ive never partaken in methadone or heroin I would imagine that drinking said drink would get you wildly hammered, thus prompting one to ask themselves why they got so wasted on a drink that produces a completely different "high" from normal alcohol. And then she kept drinking them until she got addicted and moved on to heroin? Condolences that someone you care for is addicted to hard core drugs. If true, that dude is a special kind of scumbag. I 'know' you better than to take offence, mate. I'm touched you'd consider it enough to be suspicious. According to wikipedia methadone can be taken orally, so I guess spiking a drink should be possible. This is a guy she was living with while she herself was struggling with self-harming so I guess she trusted him and wasn't seeing things clearly. But I totally take your point, some people can be nice people but lie, even about something like this. She's been off methadone and heroin for some years now, and she's getting support from HM Govt. in the form of housing and so forth. But she could have done so much in her life that she never can now. At least that's how it feels. I'm trying to talk her into having the confidence to write - she's a very refreshing writer. No tired cliches.

Don't explode. Pro tip.

I imagine one might learn of certain peccadilloes entertained by your friends in such a gaming situation. This strikes me as moderately disturbing--didn't wanna know that about Hank. It was more kind of Martin Limon style than directly disturbing. I just realised that you could call my adventure style 'hero-procedural' lol.

Good luck, Cal. You let us know soon as you do. ~ I have to get this off my chest because otherwise I won't be able to concentrate all day. You recall I've been corresponding with my exes and helping each other talk through tough stuff? I just found out that one of them only got onto heroin because the subhuman f*** she was seeing spiked her drinks with methadone. I mean _what_? She was this educated caring smart girl, who was just reaching out and he... I just don't have the words. I'm feeling like Rorschach. I do feel better for venting. Thanks.

Would it work on toast? EDIT: I just found out that apparently that's what Gentleman's Relish is.

I've been trying to explain this so it'll be funny, but I can't. Tabletop session had us in hysterics, but you'd have to know the characters and how serious things have beeen getting before the sudden light relief effect would work. There was a lady of negotiable affection, and a halfling, and well anyway.

Oh god, what if there's some sort of horrifying Vietnam style war happening in Cottingley? There's some imp in aviator sunglasses saying "Brownie don't surf"

Well, it's because otherwise the target falls off the table. I think this entendre just failed.

You can plug the timeshare gap, but the victims and the threat will just turn up elsewhere. Not wanting to sound harsh. I just mean you can't expect a static defence to work.

In shove ha'penny we just use one finger.

I absolutely love Blood Bowl and am annoyed I discovered it late. Although their commercial team are f***ing arseholes. I'm not even going to say why. Those who know will know what I'm talking about.

An April Fool's Day prankster has sold the mummified remains of a "dead fairy" for nearly £300. Magicians' prop maker Dan Baines, 31, from London, was flooded with e-mails on 1 April when he published pictures of his creation online. He claimed a dog walker had found the tiny corpse at Firestone Hill in Duffield, Derbyshire. Mr Baines, formerly of Derby, later admitted it was a hoax, but sold the fairy on an internet site for £280. He said: "There are still a lot of people who believe it's real. It's started quite a lot of conspiracy theories. One claims that the fact I revealed it was a hoax was because of government pressure to stop people digging the ground up." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/6545667.stm

Well, obviously I'm interested in whether you agree. It would be baffling (to me) if I wasn't. The simple fact that it's excited such a range of comments illustrates that the forum has some thinkers in this area. Elitists might criticise that I should go to talk to respected academics. But academics are either too nice or too busy to talk about these things, in my experience. Re-reading the comments I suggest two alternative rejoinders forming: 1) The results are calculable, we just aren't trying hard enough 1b) The calculations have to take into account activity and strength before, during AND after the battle 2) No-one wins wars in the classic tidy sense. Fair?

Sorry. I can't get over wondering what a "maroon" is.

Up betimes, after a fantastic night's sleep. Coffee and cold chicken. I plan to do some sunbathing in the garden, then this afternoon we have a huge session of tabletop RPG planned. My lads have just been arrested, and I have to finish mapping the jail they're in before we start. EDIT: "Their" instead of "they're"? What the blistering knee-demons is wrong with my brain?

Abnett's books are pretty well layered, going beyond and behind the front lines. My money's on starting out as part of an Inquisitor's band, then he gets knackered and you have to take it over. Corruption vs fascism. Huzzah!

I am randomly reminded of David Mitchell saying "Twitter is for people who won't shut up, even when they're on their own."

Someone should invent a system based around throwing darts at a dartboard, and drinking shots of bourbon.

If I printed this onto 2000 leaflets I could get elected at the next local elections.

This sounds sensible, but I'm too drunk to understand just now.

The thing that always amused me was how none of the chick tracts or whatever bothered to ask what we DID with the wizards and demons in the dungeons. The answer being "set fire to them, chopped them into salsa, and seized all their misbegotten treasure" you'd have thought they'd approve.

Could be just FIBUA Fighting In Bloody Unpleasant Areas

BBC Report on smartphone addiction: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22397932

Well, Zor, there IS a point to it, because governmental decisions always come back to the Treasury. Maybe Enoch will back me up on this. And the Treasury isn't interested unless and until you can slap a numerical assessment on something. Hence - and if you've never come across this before prepare for your mind to be blown - Quality Adjusted Life Years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year

The guy listening isn't the character. Bernado Barracuda is going to be in the main story. I found it amusing that the player chose that name so that every time he said it he would find it easier to put on a Spanish accent.