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Happy Birthday! Ah, 22, I remember it fondly. That was the age I met my wife. Enjoy it!

I golfed with my Dad for his birthday. It has been quite a few years since I have done so. I hit the range a couple times earlier this week to try and prepare, but it was still a pretty sorry performance. I was pretty happy I got par on one of the par 3's, but double and triple bogies were the norm.

I don't think he's a hypocrite because of his religion or beliefs, it's the because of the way he conducts himself. edit: Maybe there is a better term than hypocrite? I think there is, but I'm tired and I can't think of one.

I'm pretty sure he's gone, guys. That's another part of his MO, when more than a few people start to tell him about his hypocrisy, he disappears for awhile. Which I suppose is a bonus for us.

I might have come across as too severe with the whole 'can't afford, don't play' argument. What I really should be saying is 'can't afford brand new games, find another alternative for games'. That's the thing, there are a ton of alternatives out there for people on a budget. There is oodles of shareware and freeware on the internet, and most games hit the bargain bin after awhile. So to stick with my analogy, instead of going skydiving, you go to one of those simulated wind tunnel places. Or you just jump off a tall building To go with your ice cream analogy, I never buy Ben and Jerry's ice cream at the store unless it is on sale. It is too expensive for me to buy at full price all the time. If I was really budget conscious about ice cream, I'd buy the cheap kind on those plastic tubs.

Isn't that pretty much all of this forum ? Not at all, there are quite a few folks here that are humble, care about others, and can carry on genuine conversations. Sure, we all have our quirks and hot button issues, but it's a pretty solid community.

So is bible bleeding heart not a personal attack? Maybe I misunderstood, I thought that was what we were going for here. If it was meant differently, you have my apologies.

There are a lot of hobbies I would enjoy doing but find cost prohibitive. I'd like to go skydiving, but that doesn't mean I'm going to sneak onto planes and jump out of them because it is too expensive to take a class. Video games are just not essential or even all that important, and stealing them because they are overpriced is why the 'entitlement' buzzword gets used so often. Of course I'm making this argument while rolling around in my bed of money, so there ya go

You got me! You are just too intellectual for me, I have been overpowered by it. I definitely don't think it is a waste of time to discuss this stuff with you. You are so well-educated on this stuff that I really feel it is like a gift when you impart your wisdom upon us. Some might feel that it is dripping with condescension and arrogance, but I see the purity of your message and I bask in it.

I think we can stop here then. That was pretty funny though.

I always thought Thanksgiving was in February - (reading about it on wikipedia).. seems a little late for a harvest festival? Most of the harvesting is over in October.. But happy Thanksgiving to all Americans and Canadians who celebrate it. We just finished up the harvesting in my area last week. I live across from a food processing plant, so I'm pretty happy that the 24/7 schedule they have kept in the last month will be ending. But I'm sure each region is different, we also only had our first cold day yesterday.

I've never heard of these. Are they new games? Which console are they on?

Garrus was my favorite NPC. I used him a lot on my second play through of ME1, so he was a natural choice for me in ME2. I also was trying to stay away from Cerebrus influence, and Garrus and Tali were the only two I felt were trustworthy.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm always thankful for this community, you guys make me smile, laugh, and think on a daily basis. I need to go for a walk now with the kids and build up my appetite.

Defendor - Woody Harrelson plays a learning disabled superhero. It was surprisingly heartwarming. I enjoyed it a lot.

That was pretty irritating. These are both your quotes, the top is what started this argument. Do you see the problem here? Ok, sure, except this is the way you state your facts: That is hardly looking at facts. These are loaded statements designed to cast as negative a light as possible on organized religion. That is fine, but don't try to deny you have an agenda here, you are looking to trash organized religion. Own it, because comments like this make you look bad: I don't have a dog in this fight. I'm not Christian or Muslim or a Buddhist. My personal beliefs are along the lines of Deism. I do spend a lot of time studying religion though. It is my job to do so, but it is also something I find fascinating. I take part in a variety of different religious events, from Ramadan to Christmas to Rosh Hashanah to the Chinese New Year. I've even attended a Wiccan handfasting ceremony. And you know what, they all share the same basic concept of community. It is impossible to measure pros and cons of organized religion like some sort of metric system. It is too big. It is like arguing the true nature of humans.

The problem I have with your posts on organized religion is they are way over to one extreme. I usually do take exception to people attacking organized religion as some sort of evil incarnate. I also take exception to the folks who believe organized religion is infallible. Religion is simply a manifestation of human nature. It is as great and terrible as man himself. When you make a claim like "Our world history would be a LOT more peaceful" it is rife with problems. What if a pagan religion had dominated Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire instead of Christianity? Do you really imagine it would have been sunshine and butterflies for everyone? Most pagan religions practiced various forms of sacrifice, and the tribes that practiced paganism weren't known for their peacefulness. What if Buddhism swept across the world? Buddhists have a history of violence as well. It's just not a realistic argument, religion has always existed and, as I said earlier, it can be as great and as terrible as human nature itself.

Geez. I have a hard time believing she will even get within sniffing distance of the Republican presidential nomination.

Bible bleeding heart, awesome! I will be honest, you are probably the most close minded person on this forum, so it is funny to hear you go on about this stuff. Not sure if you've noticed, but no one has condemned you for being wiccan, while you seem eager to condemn folks for being Christian...even when they haven't stated their beliefs.

But organized religion is teh bad! All those soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and community outreach programs are tools of the devil.

I'm glad my daughter can now yell at me when I forget to do her buckles.

Even the Crusades were a response to the crumbling of the Byzantine Empire.

That was pretty random. I'm going to go out on a limb and say alcohol was involved in this post

ugh, really? I thought you could activate it online. I mean, this version I have here, it's in english, in order to play it I just have to buy a serial code and then activate the game. or I can play through the tutorial for free. or it's available only in Europe? I hear it's sketchy to get it that way, I'll wait for the NA release. It will also give it time for bugs to get worked out. I also have a crappy internet connection.