Squinky

1. Not bad. Nice to see you in this thread again, Maresy.
2. Cry in my coffee, because said best friend has probably blown me off to go do who-knows-what with Mr./Ms. Wrong again.
3. Cry in my coffee, then move on. Whatever I had with said love interest was most likely all in my head, anyway.

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1. Do you frequently find yourself confused as to whether people over the internet are being serious or sarcastic?
2. How sarcastic do you tend to be over the internet?
3. How sarcastic are you in real life?

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Panthera

1. Not so often as some other ppl. I've seen, but there is times I really wonder what the writer means..
2. Sometimes, but I try to emphasize that I'm sarcastic much more than I do in real life..
3. I'm very sarcastic.. Probably at least once a day..

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1. Favourite 80-series (live action)
2. Your favourite police series? (Morse, Frost, Columbo)
3. Will Matlock ever come on DVD?

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Maquisard

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation, I guess. Not many other 80's shows I'm familiar with.
2. Monk.
3. Should I care?
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Thanks. It's good to be back.

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1. Do you like Sarah Silverman?
2. Who's your favorite comedian?
3. WTF?

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Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere!
No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply!
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Squinky

1. I haven't seen anything of her (at least, I don't think I have). Perhaps I should...
2. Myself, when I'm in a good mood.
3. OMGWTFBBQ!

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1. Do you think Chit Chat is too cliquey?
2. If you found out that some forum members avoided Chit Chat like the plague claiming it was too cliquey, how would you react?
3. Are you a fan of cliques in general?

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Maquisard

1. Somewhat. But we're fairly tolerant of n00bs.
2. I think I would should myself...with cocaine? Yeah, that'd make me feel better.
3. No, they suck.
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1. Now playing?
2. What are you eating and drinking?
3. What do you look like?

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By no rocket’s blue shade am no shells dead down there,
Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere!
No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply!
Under land of no free! Am us home coward-leeee!
~Excerpt from the Bizarro Anthem

Hammerite

1. You're not anymore.
2. No! Spread the word!
3. You should ask how you can fit a rhino in a suitcase.
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1. How can you fit a rhino in a suitcase?
2. Any good confidence increasing tips?
3. Show your signature on the Quick Reply? I'm confused.

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tsa

1. Use the incredible shrinking machine! Or make a really big suitcase... or make a suitcase out of the rhino.
2. If I have to do something I'm nervous about I try to see the whole thing as a game. Don't take it too seriously, is what I mean.
3. I usually don't show my sig on Quick Reply.

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1. What is a good online radio station that doesn't play rap or hiphop or house?
2. Is it OK to send your ex (who is a nice person) a Valentine's card?
3. What are the first steps you have to take to become famous?

Squinky

1. Once I start listening to online radio stations, I'll let you know.
2. If one of my exes sent me a Valentine's card, I'd likely become depressed. And if it were a particularly bad day, I'd probably send them back some hate mail in anger. But then, one can argue that I'm not a very nice person.
3. Develop your talents enough that you have something to show that can make you famous. Then, self-promote like crazy until you have a fan base. Having your own blog helps.

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1. How does one determine whether a person is famous?
2. D'you think I'll ever be famous?
3. What should I do on Valentine's Day, bearing in mind that I despise all it stands for?

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tsa

Thanks for your advice Squinky. I won't sent a card

1. I think a person is famous when his/her fanbase consists mostly of people (s)he doesn't know, and (s)he is mentioned in the media every now and then.

2. I think you're more likely to become famous than me. Although my stories about Sophie are nice, they can never stand in the shadow of your adventure games

3. If I were you I would nail my mailbox shut after the post has been delivered next tuesday, and stay in bed all wednesday.


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1. Does being an avid adventure gamer automatically make you a nerd or a geek?

2. Do you often play games on your mobile?

3. Skype or MSN?

Squinky

1. Of course. And one should bear such a label proudly.
2. I used to, but then I got a DS and now play games on that instead.
3. Skype; however, the majority of people I know insist on using MSN, and I am therefore forced to follow suit. In any case, I use Trillian, so it all looks the same to me.

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1. If someone were to refer to you as "cuddly", would you take it as a compliment or an insult?
2. Do you find it difficult to pay attention during lectures?
3. When's the earliest you've ever gone to bed?

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Trumgottist

1. I'd take it as a joke. I can't see the term "cuddly" applied to me. I'm more of a spindly person. If I was a rounder person, I think my reaction would depend on who said it. I wouldn't take it as an insult unless it was meant that way. (I hope.)
2. If it's a bad lecturer.
3. That's difficult to answer, since any answer is a special case. If I'm ill, I can go to bed at any time of the day. Then there's the time when I was riding my bike home from Visby, and my bike broke 35 km from home. It was too late at night to go knocking on strangers' doors and I had no cell phone at the time, so I walked the rest of the way, carrying a trumpet. I arrived home at about six in the morning and went straight to bed. But when I'm simply tired, I can go to bed as early as five o clock. That's not common, though.

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1. Would you like to be famous?
2. What part of Irish traditional music do you like best?
3. How about Swedish? (Or nordic in general, if you're not familiar with Swedish.)

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SnorkleCat

1. Maybe- if it is for something good. I don't want to be famous for doing something stupid- dying in a really embarrassing manner for instance.

2.I'm a big fan of the reels and bodhran (sp?)...fast fiddle tunes and so on. I like Scottish trad as well, and of course I grew up with Appalachian mountain music which has its roots in both...

3. I love the nyckellharpa (sp?)...that pleasant jangling sound. Is that Swedish? The group Vasen...are they Swedish or Norwegian?....

1. What the hell is wrong with you?
2. What the hell is wrong with me?
3. What the hell is wrong with the world?

Trumgottist

Assuming you mean Väsen... (The dots make a big difference - it took me some googling to figure out what you might have meant, even though I'm familiar with the group and like them. Vasen = The Vase. Väsen = Beings, or Sound.) Yes, they're Swedish.

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Squinky

1. *snerks* Don't get me started...
2. Er... you like adventure games?
3. It's going through a bit of a transitional period at this point in history, as we adjust to living as a global society rather than as smaller, fragmented groups. As a result, we're having to gradually replace our old ways of thinking with new ones, and such a transformation doesn't come about without its fair share of sturm und drang. So, while it may seem like the world is a horrible place full of war, poverty, and prejudice, we're actually a lot further along than we were years, decades, and centuries ago, as people become more aware of important social issues that used to be simply taken for granted. It'll all turn out okay in the end. I think.

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1. What talent of yours do you pride yourself most on having?
2. Do you, personally, see society as getting better, worse, or staying the same?
3. Do you ever have those moments where you stand back and find yourself amazed at how people from all over the world can gather on these forums and talk about life, love, and adventure games?

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Trumgottist

1. Depends on context, but staying calm is something I do well. Maybe that doesn't qualify as a talent? In that case I'll claim to be somewhat musical.
2. It looks as if things are getting worse.
3. Not so often, but it has happened.

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1. What is right with you?
2. What is right with me?
3. What is right with the world?

(Not the most imaginative questions, but I prefer to look at things from that direction, rather than "what's wrong with...".)

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Hammerite

1. Being me, I suppose (cop out!)
2. It doesn't really matter, I just stay with the good people.
3. Yes. I think this forum has helped me a bit with my lovelife (which shows how shite it was before).
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1. Are you master of your domain?
2. Can you guess what I just watched for the first time on YouTube?
3. Any other good episodes?

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Squinky

1. Well, there must be something all right with me, if people are actually playing the games I make.
2. You're a talented musician, artist, programmer, and game designer, and a kind and friendly person too, to boot. At least, this is what I've gathered from interacting with you over the internet over the past seven or eight years or so.
3. It's still here, and still functioning. Plus, independent game development appears to be on the rise.

Mine too, believe it or not. At the very least, it's reaffirmed for me that I don't particularly need a so-called "love life" to be happy. And hey, I got a pretty cool gay boyfriend out of the deal.

1. If, by my domain, you mean deirdrakiai.com, then YES!
2. I'm afraid I'm out of the loop on this one. *feels old*
3. Sam & Max for teh win!!!1!

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1. What is the meaning of "good"?
2. What is the meaning of "right"?
3. What is the meaning of "ought"?
3a. Can you tell I've been doing too much philosophy homework?

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linus81

1. "Good" can only ever be a subjective and relative property of a thing. From the subjective point of view a positive value is attributed to the thing the word "good" is used to describe.
2. "Right" is a subjective property based on ethic and moral standards. If two decisions about right and wrong are based on the exact same moral and ethic principles, this decision should be considered right by all people who share these principles, therefore making right an absolute property amongst a group of individuals holding the same values. To make matters simpler, right is also the opposite of left
3. The word "ought" expresses a felt obligation to someone or something. It may also be an obligation to oneself, one's ideals and values. It is therefore closely connected to the conscience and to doing what one considers right.
3a. Nope

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1. Has every interesting story already been told or is there still room for something new and surprising?
2. Do you get tired of seeing classic story types being recycled or does it make you feel "at home" in a story?
3. What piece of fiction had the greatest emotional impact on you in recent time?

Squinky

1. There's always room for "new and surprising".
2. It's usually not the story type itself that matters so much as the manner in which it is told.
3. If by "recent" you mean "over the past year", probably the movie Conversations with Other Women.

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1. What do you think of branching narratives?
2. Name something (or someone) you have a love-hate relationship with, and explain why.
3. Name someone (or something) you envy, and explain why.

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SnorkleCat

Ah yes thanks...that's who I meant...I can't figure out where the international symbols are on this keyboard. Tried every combination I can think of...