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My guild hasnt quite figured out 10-man ToC yet and 25-man is still far out of reach. Answer me this though, you know how you dont get a break between bosses in 10-man ToC? Does that mean there is only one loot drop at the end of the third boss? As you can tell by that last sentence, Ive yet to be in a group that passed the second set of bosses (the two worms).

Never played No One Lives Forever 1/2, The Longest Journey, Portal or Beyond Good And Evil? I weep for you. No, Ive never played any of those. I even go so far as to try to make the avatar look as close as possible to me, but there usually isnt a good looking enough portrait to choose from.

What is TC? Seriously. Thread Creator? EDIT: I can kinda see the op/tc's point. I wouldnt enjoy being forced to play a female and probably wouldnt buy the game either. I want my toon to be my virtual asskicking self.

Sometimes that's what happens in Raids. But with the badges you're getting it should start evening out. Besides ToC is FAR easier with better gear. Yeah, Ive alread mined 5-man ToC for every possible mage item. On the upside, my Venomhide mount will be ready in 4 days and Ill get the 45 Emblem of Triumph shoulders in 7 days.

*sigh* Ulduar is starting to piss me off with the lack of cloth drops. With the exception of Ignis (who ownes our faces for some reason) Ive killed; Flame Leviathan, Razorscale, XT, Kologarn, Freya and Hordir multiple times and have yet to see single cloth piece drop. All I walk out of there with is a huge repair bill and 40g worth of potions lighter.

Me either, thank god. If I ever do encounter something, all that ghost is going to see of me is a vapor trail heading in the opposite direction.

Not to mix in too much reality here, but are the bows really oversized? Werent English longbows around 6 feet from end to end?

Of course it's a divergence from societal norms. That's just a statement of the obvious though, rather than providing any sort of reason. If it wasn't a divergence from societal norms, it wouldn't be an issue at all. Tomboy only applies to younger women. However, a "tomboy" is certainly more accepted than an effeminate young man. Why is that? Both are divergences from societal norms, yet one will be significantly more ostracized than the other. Why is that? Because its a "mans world" and men are expected to be "manly"? IMO, in our "mans world", being an effeminate male (even if straight), or being gay, is a sign of weakness when compared to the male norm, not because we think that person wants to be a female and we think less of females. I also think our male dominated society, on some level, finds female homosexuality to be arousing, thus more acceptable, but that may just be me.

Yes, but why do you think that is? I think you agree with me more than you disagree. As you mention, the problem with the little boy is the assumption that he is either gay, or will grow up to be gay. And what is he doing by being gay? He is lowering himself to being like a woman. The stereotype of gay men is that they are like women, they enjoy and take part in the kinds of things that only women are supposed to. Gay men are like women and thus less than men. When a straight man freaks out because a gay man came onto him, it's because he's scared it will cast doubt on his own sexuality. People might think he is is gay, people might think he is less than a real man, more like a woman. Homophobia is not a fear of people who are gay, it's a fear of an association with homosexuality, having your masculinity and maleness put it doubt. I dont think the lack of acceptance for homosexuality is due to fears over a male lowering himself to being like a woman, but more based on the fact that its a rather large divergence from societal norms. I think anything that strays too far off the norms of the society you live in suffers the same ostricism. After all "tomboy" is not complimentary, we are not elevating the female for acting male, we are specifically point out how that female is different from the female norm.

Wow, the V2 is one hell of a machine, but that price doesnt include a display? Ouch. Whats the processor speed of the 950 chipset? As to your question, sorry but Ive never heard of iBUYPOWER.

I disagree on this point. I dont think its so much that a female is "elevating" herself while a male would be "lowering" himself as it is a (wrongful) assumption on the males sexuality. Homosexual acceptance has come a long way but, imo, a homosexual male is much less acceptable to society then a homosexual female.

^Did you actually see it in its full 3D glory?

Yikes, they had to swear to remain virgins! Whats the point of having buxom female bodyguards if they are virgins? Also, not as hot as Israelis:

How will this stop them from drinking? They better be carrying a scarlet letter or how else would a bartender know they have been "outlawed from drinking". Also, arent bars in the UK just allowed to toss and ban someone? There has to be a law for this? Ever hear of a bouncer?

Yes, they do rock ridiculously hard. Last time I saw them was back in '95 in Vegas, during the Heatseeker tour iirc. Do they still end the show with two huge cannons rising from the stage while playing For those about to rock? Man, I can still remember the concussive force hitting me in the chest when they fired those cannons.

Is she breaking the 4th wall there or am I reading it out of context?

You have a physical document you need to digitize? Any scanner offers that. If its just a one off project, use the one at the library, although they are pretty cheap to buy too.

Heh, the name "Shlomo" always makes me laugh.

What was there?

Wow, really sorry to hear that. My condolences.

Hmm, was that a Borg sphere right there at the end?

Honestly, I dunno. I think Im fixated on it now, lol. Im more curious if it was a design decision after the NWN2 conga-line-to-the-mage-while-ignoring-all-else mini backlash.

It had it coming I say.