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Sorry to ask but what exactly do you mean by "negative relationships" ?

I agree completely

I wish I could go into details, but seeing as this is a family board I can only give you the PG version.. I had been talking to 2 girls for a few minutes, when one of the confessed she loved poledancing, luckily for me there was a stage and a pole nearby, so I pulled them up there and started dancing with them egging them to dance together and use the pole - 5 minutes later we had a show going. Then this Swedish girl comes up and ask for lessons, so I ask one of my new friends to show her the ropes me and the other girl judge her progress. She was a quick learner, but then again most Swedish girls are.. long story short, I decided to go for the Swede and had a blast of an evening. NY as in New York I assume.. How is that city during New Year? It has to be pretty crazy. Wow, that did sound fun and completely hedonistic. A worthy New Year No I just meant a New Year celebration and it was in South Africa. We went to a prominent dance club and there were 3 international DJ's. They played excellent minimal and tech-house music. It was really festive, free champagne...but no dance poles

http://www.cinelinx.com/game-editorials/item/3281-skyrim-one-year-on-why-fallout-new-vegas-is-better.html Interesting read about why Fallout: New Vegas is a better game than Skyrim. It makes some good points?

I ended up going out after all to a large NY celebration, it was good fun. But I am very interested in your night and what happened? Especially why you feel it lived up to its name of Sin City

Gorth if there is anything you don't understand about the ME plot or universe please ask and I'll gladly explain. For many people the concepts of ME can be a little daunting What's to explain? The entire codex for the ME series is so deliberately vague and full of weasel-words that it has effectively no value, frequently contradicts itself (even in the same installments,) betrays a total lack of even basic high school knowledge of biology on the part of its writers while ME2 and 3 show just how little thought they put into it all. Whereas ME's fans put way too much thought into all of it. It doesn't need explanation if there was nothing worth explaining in the first place. I can't decide which is worse, the entry on Biotics ("it's space magic, not a living component of a community!") or Asari, who are repeatedly described as "CULTURAL" without any of that culture ever being defined beyond their expletives being "oh my GODDESS *wink wink nudge nudge* get it, guys?" and their culture demands they pork every animal in the universe aside from their own species. Your cynicism and, at times, your jaded outlook to games makes me laugh AGX Cerberus was just a minor sub-quest enemy, (an alliance black ops group gone rogue,) in ME1, but the guy who was head writer of ME1 bailed and the guy who came up with Cerberus was made the new head writer for ME2. HENCE THE FALL. None of those plot details were explained because they were busy throwing the Reapers onto the back burner so they could make Cerberus from an appetizer into the main dish. I am glad you answered that question. That seems like an accurate response

Hi Nep What do you mean she thought you were too white? I don't mean to pry its just interesting

Hi All I know this may be a little late but what are your plans for NY? How are you celebrating, if at all, and I am also interested in a post after NY explaining how the night actually went. Normally we go to large events and get home 24 hours later. But this NY I want to do something different and wake up on NY day. So I have bought all the necessary ingredients for a Cheese Fondue and my g-friend and I will be eating at home and then watching the various NY events around the world on different News Channels What are your plans?

Gorth if there is anything you don't understand about the ME plot or universe please ask and I'll gladly explain. For many people the concepts of ME can be a little daunting

That sounds really fun, being able to visit places like Universal Studio's and experience all those rides is another advantage to living in the USA. Nice one. Shame your son has this look on his face that says " Dad are you sure you know what you are doing "

A little repetitive but more frustrating if I had to describe it. If I just had the ability to block and dodge, I wouldn't care. You had to dodge in the first Risen and time your attacks. Throwing sand does nothing, kicking them does nothing, and distracting them with a parrot does nothing... it's just frustrating. I haven't tried voodoo yet so I am considering another play-through with the natives. I did enjoy the story and its' characters. And I agree, exploration was good, but I think suffered a bit due to smaller islands... and the loot you find in ruins/caves isn't that great. It still has the PB feel to it -- the farther you get from civilization, the worse it gets. So no qualms there. Yeah I hear you about the combat but I am sure my kick did work? Against the giant crabs it was an effective strategy. The story was good, I enjoy the way PB creates RPG. You always need to join a faction and when on a quest the objectives are not always this blinking marker on a map, it makes the game more challenging

Holy Smoke, that is impressive. I always feel a little guilty when I see people who have DIY or general craftsmen skills, I am one of those people who battle to change a light bulb But I am a fairly good cook

I enjoyed Risen 2, I am a sucker for exploring lands in any RPG. So the issues with combat weren't such a big deal for me. But I can see how you think it was repetitive .

I returned from my Xmas holiday with my family at the coast. My cousins own a beach cottage next to our one so we had a shared Xmas lunch which was very social and completely scrumptious. Turkey, Gammon, Roast Potatoes and Chicken were the main food options on the table. The weather was perfect, very hot but in the afternoon it was windy so that kept the temperature down. Overall a really nice Xmas excursion

Its funny you mention watching a certain movie, but we do exactly the same thing but on Xmas Eve. We watch Jingle All The Way with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Its a classic, I recommend it to all

Sounds fun, I also love Xmas. I find that everyone is generally in a festive mood but its more the time to spend with friends and family. I had never heard of tri-tip, so I checked it out. It looks like a good recipe and something applicable to cook for a group.

Not sure I can agree with this. Unless you have connections with some sort of criminal element, I don't know if he'd be able to acquire the weapons as easily. This is 100 % true The 2 handguns and the automatic weapon that was used in the Sandy Hook school shootings were Adam Lanzas mothers, do you think she would have had been able to get these weapons through illegal means? Highly unlikely

I think the point that most people (well, reasonable people) are trying to say is that Guns are ok in america, but Assault weapons and automatic weapons are not. https://www.youtube....h?v=f0BVxO_61HE A question on assault weapons from that election thing that we've moved on from (thank god). Illustrates my person views pretty well (well, Obama does. Romney's "Get married for gun control" isn't really my position). That's a superficial and unimportant difference. A trained shooter with a Glock can kill a room full of people just as fast as someone with an assault rifle. An assault rifle is an army weapon designed to kill people at a 100-300 meters. Those are the demands of modern combat. As most shootings happen at close ranges all the advantages of an assault rifle, its additional range and precision, are lost. When firing on unarmed and unprepared targets all guns are equally deadly. In short, it makes no difference whether the shooter comes with two glocks or one AK if he's shooting up people at 0-15 meters. Yes but the majority of people who commit these acts are not trained shooters, they are not military personnel . They are normal people who have suffered from a mental breakdown so once again the the choice of weapon is relevant to the overall causality list

Sorry but you logic is incorrect and ignores certain facts .First of all most of America wants some kind of more restrictive gun control. Obama is now pushing for a ban on automatic weapons. No one is suggesting a ban on all guns. Reducing the ownership of automatic weapons will most certainly reduce the causalities in these types of attacks. We know this as we can see what happened in China with the attack on the school recently. No children were killed as the attacker only had access to a knife. The facts are simple, you cannot prevent an insane person from trying to commit mass carnage but you can reduce the likelihood of him getting access to weapons that will dramatically increase his number of victims These are the incontrovertible points.

That cute, what do your cats do when they have to wear these hats. Pleas post some pictures if you do make them wear hats

That sounds great, I haven't ever had goose before. I know that Roast Potatoes cooked in Goose fat is apparently the most scrumptious and decadent way to do them.

Gorth please don't forget to do that shopping, the thought of you eating re-heated pizza for Xmas upsets me Even if you don't have the traditional Xmas lunch table cooking something like Curry will be delicious.

Like I said, it's my own fault for not going in with more knowledge of what it would be about. But in my defense, I'd assumed it would play like other Rockstar made games like GTA or Sleeping Dogs, both that are sort of "shooters". Or even a third person shooter version of Deux Ex: Human Revolution. Obviously story and combat heavy, but with "downtime" between missions. I can understand this, but the other 2 MP games were exactly the same. There wasn't any downtime. But try to finish it anyway, even if you feel the gameplay is a little repetitive.

Hi All What are your Xmas plans? How are you celebrating or relaxing. Also what ends up on your table on that much anticipated Xmas lunch spread. I am driving down to the coast in 2 days, my family has a beach cottage that is about 20 meters from the actual beach. So its really picturesque and the perfect place to relax. We always have a big Xmas lunch that includes Gammon, Turkey and Lamb. Yummmmmy, I can't wait

Its my last 2 days of work before I go on leave till the 14/01/2012. I am still busy despite the fact many people are on leave and most companies are in there end of year freeze so we can't make any changes to there systems. But its all good because I can feel that wonderful holiday spirit just around the corner