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I've got 5 cats, one is a Norwegian forest cat and the rest are just domestic shorthaired cats, some with lynx-like tufts on their ears. I don't have any particular breed preference or something, I do like the white cats we used to have here though, but they're gone now do to castrations and sterilizations. I love cats, I wanted to see what a Norwegian forest cat looked like so I googled it. They are adorable

Maybe they were just having a rabbit gang bang? Hi Nep Where have you been, there has been a lack of posting lately from some of the regulars and I was getting worried In court at the Finnish equivalent of Innsmouth and stressed out of my brain. Well good to have you back, I was starting to miss that 'lawyer humour and chatter " that I'm use to

Like a...like a...spider-man RPG?

Maybe they were just having a rabbit gang bang? Hi Nep Where have you been, there has been a lack of posting lately from some of the regulars and I was getting worried

You make some good and thought provoking points, its a pity you aren't a proud promancer. Our army could effectively utilize someone of your insights and erudition

Do you live in a western country? If so, maybe you should travel to countries were actual repression is present, maybe it can put some perspective in you. I agree with Tagaziel on this point, even though you can find similarity in some of the points I mentioned in Western countries you don't find it in the degree that you find it in Russia or the fact that's is legalised, for example the latest Homophobic Bill that is now law in Russia.

What type of cats do you have and how many?

Do they? Many do. How many is the question. Good question, I don't know. I will have to do some research to find out

ea I still think that visiting a country is essential for considering whether or not it would be a suitable place to migrate to, but eh. To answer your question, I'd probably choose to live in Monaco. Nah, just kidding, it's not even a real country anyway. But seriously, I'd probably choose Sweden. Insane taxes but great living standards and public services. Now, what does this have to do with anything? Thanks for responding, I need you to answer one more question. If you choose to live in a particular country would any of the following effect how you view if you could live in that country persecution of the free press arrests of journalists who don't tow the incumbent party line blatant discrimination against minority groups, for example homophobia lack of rights for immigrants and abuse of there basic human rights egregious corruption and nepotism Its fine if these things don't bother you, the truth is for some people they don't. As long as they aren't on the receiving end some people can live anywhere. So please be honest about if these things would bother you and impact where you could live I've decided to make my point around this topic. The first part of this post positions some context and some of this people will know or has been posted already After the collapse of the USSR many countries gained there political freedom and hoped for independent economic prosperity. Fast forward 24 years and we have a mixed bag of results for the previous members of the USSR. Some countries are doing really well economically, like Poland and certain Baltic states, and other countries not doing so well like Bulgaria and Ukraine. But the reality is that the Ukraine wants to align itself with a union of countries to ensure economic upliftment. And they only have two real choices, the EU or the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. So my first point is people shouldn't ask " what makes you think that Ukraine needs to be part of any Union, why can't they just be independent" This is not even part of the debate as we know Ukraine wants to go one way or the other. This is where the political dichotomy comes into the equation and where the protests in Ukraine began. The president of Ukraine, Yanukovych, decided that talks with the EU would end and he seemed to be favouring the Russian union only. People took to the streets in protest and violence has been steadily getting worse over the last few months. So the question we need to ask is "what is the best option for Ukraine, the EU or the customs Union with Russia" because they can't be part of both. This boils down to a subjective debate for some but the reality is it seems the majority of Ukrainians want the EU union. And what is very important to realize is this is not only about the perceived economic prosperity that the EU may bring, in fact I would say that the average Ukrainian doesn't think of the EU as some sort of financial panacea as we all know the EU is facing an economic slowdown amongst some of its members. This is much more about the ideological union that the EU brings. Ukraine will always have strong ethnic and cultural ties to Russia but for most Ukrainians they would prefer a future that is aligned politically and ideologically with the EU. This is not because the Ukraine will be guaranteed to do better economically in the EU. So the final question may be "but what makes the EU a better choice than Russia ideologically" That question is easily answered if you ask yourself a simple question " where would you choose to live if you could". And as I mentioned many factors influence this decision but for almost all of us the answer is obvious " the EU". That's the way the Ukrainians see it as well

I see they are allowing a Dog companion, I am concerned that this isn't realistic and accurate to Medieval history. What are we going to do about this?? Even if you mean it as joke its quite off because there were quite a lot of dogs in medieval history, but maybe you can raise and issue that you cant choose gender of that doggy Excellent concern raised Chilloutman, if we can't choose the gender of the dog companion then the dog companion shouldn't be in the game. I like the way you think

Welcome, a fellow South African...yaaaaaaaaaay I hope you are active on these forums, I seem to be the only one who posts regularly. I use to live in DBN, in Westville

I see they are allowing a Dog companion, I am concerned that this isn't realistic and accurate to Medieval history. What are we going to do about this??

I ilke that, for me that's a sensible and sensitive way of dealing with the little critters.

Hi GD What is the reason you keep rabbits? For food or just as pets ? Hmmm that question actually has two answers. Let's just say some things changed when Lady GD moved in. Oddly enough she has no qualms about eating the odd wild rabbit I have gotten during hunting season. But it's a lot harder to eat a critter you see every day and have named. For some at least. I hear you, I love eating wild rabbit. Its amazing how many people won't touch it because they see it as a pet

I've just started on Metro Last Light and I'm really enjoying it, I like the artistic interpretation of the post-apocalyptic world and the various factions that exist, like The Reich. I did have some lagging issues that are known about but by disabling Physics its seems to have resolved it

Hi GD What is the reason you keep rabbits? For food or just as pets ?

Well so what to your so what which links to his so what which really means I'm saying so what to..... Thanks Amentep....now I'm completely confused

When I first moved to live in JHB 15 years ago I lived in a small holding in a relatively rural area. There use to be mice that lived in my place. I use to hear them running around at night, I decided to use Rat Poison to get rid of them. The one day I saw the one die slowly from the Rat Poison, it was cruel death and horrible to see. After that I left the mice alone

Thanks I appreciate the constructive criticism and I'll endeavour to do better How am I doing in response to your post?

Shame Volo, you and Malc must be really disappointed with how well Canada is doing. Well the good news is maybe they will get beaten by the USA so you can start cheering soon

Shady your wife is Latvian?, I know its one if the Baltic states What is traditional food like from the Baltic states..is it mostly meat or fish for example?

Good point, so all I want to do is to do cardio and to continue to improve on cardio, I have no interest in doing weights . I want to able to run faster in those 20 minutes and eventually get to the point where I can sprint, or max the treadmill, at 15 km\hour in those 20 minutes. At the moment I run between 10-11 km/hour. I do my running at the end of all my other cardio training, which is cycling and rowing

I still think that visiting a country is essential for considering whether or not it would be a suitable place to migrate to, but eh. To answer your question, I'd probably choose to live in Monaco. Nah, just kidding, it's not even a real country anyway. But seriously, I'd probably choose Sweden. Insane taxes but great living standards and public services. Now, what does this have to do with anything? Thanks for responding, I need you to answer one more question. If you choose to live in a particular country would any of the following effect how you view if you could live in that country persecution of the free press arrests of journalists who don't tow the incumbent party line blatant discrimination against minority groups, for example homophobia lack of rights for immigrants and abuse of there basic human rights egregious corruption and nepotism Its fine if these things don't bother you, the truth is for some people they don't. As long as they aren't on the receiving end some people can live anywhere. So please be honest about if these things would bother you and impact where you could live

A much better investment? For whom? The Germans? Some elite in Ukraine? I'm a bit tired of hearing all these buzz words and given assumptions thrown around when this sort of topic turns up. It's meaningless and repeating it over and over serves no purpose other than, perhaps, achieving the relaxing and mind-numbing effect that mantras have. And why must it be either Russia or the EU? You'd think the Ukrainians would be a bit more reluctant to give up their sovereignty again so shortly after reclaiming it. If it's such an obvious choice, why don't you dial back on the snark and explain why? Should be easy right? edit: herp derp I want to ask you a simple question so I can understand your perspective. If language wasn't a problem and you could choose between living in Russia ( or Belarus or Kazakhstan) and a country in the EU where would you choose? So basically this boils down to factors like the social conditions and where you feel most comfortable. Please don't provide any information expect for what's relevant to the question, we can get to everything else later. Anybody else can also respond to this question if they are interested Can I choose "neither"? If not, can I choose which EU country in particular? This question also seems to imply that joining the EU is magically going to turn Ukraine into, say, the Netherlands. If only it worked that way... Also, not having been to Russia, I feel I lack necessary judgment elements. Maybe I'd like Russian women better, or maybe I'd hate -50º C winters. Why is this relevant, again? From reading your other posts and opinions I consider you a highly intelligent and informed person so you don't need to have travelled to particular country to answer the question. You can choose any EU country, I just want to know the reasons why you would choose that country to make your home. I'll explain the relevance once I get your answer

A much better investment? For whom? The Germans? Some elite in Ukraine? I'm a bit tired of hearing all these buzz words and given assumptions thrown around when this sort of topic turns up. It's meaningless and repeating it over and over serves no purpose other than, perhaps, achieving the relaxing and mind-numbing effect that mantras have. And why must it be either Russia or the EU? You'd think the Ukrainians would be a bit more reluctant to give up their sovereignty again so shortly after reclaiming it. If it's such an obvious choice, why don't you dial back on the snark and explain why? Should be easy right? edit: herp derp I want to ask you a simple question so I can understand your perspective. If language wasn't a problem and you could choose between living in Russia ( or Belarus or Kazakhstan) and a country in the EU where would you choose? So basically this boils down to factors like the social conditions and where you feel most comfortable. Please don't provide any information expect for what's relevant to the question, we can get to everything else later. Anybody else can also respond to this question if they are interested