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• • What do you do besides game?

  • First off (priority order it seems), DAMN you're good. I can see the lack of musical education coming through in your playing style, and whilst if I were critiquing singing or something that would be a negative comment, I don't think I could mean it in any more positive a way. You should check out David Mead if you haven't already, as (whilst being an educator himself) his style is quite similar to yours, as is his music. You clearly have a lot of natural talent and understanding of the instrument, not to mention music and tonality itself. I could quite happily chill out for hours on end listening to this stuff.

     

    Whilst your recording stuff isn't exactly 'pro quality', you've got a very recordable sound. That is to say, the art in a good recording is making each note different from the last one, whilst making it essentially the same. An easier example than a guitar one is drumming for me - if I'm recording a straight 8 rock beat, I want the backbeat (big snare hit on 2 and 4) to be IDENTICAL every time I hit it, so I strike exactly the same part of the drum head with exactly the same force (in theory ;) ). Your sound is very clean and pleasant to listen to as consequence of this. I'm working my way through your videos whilst typing, and loving all of them.

     

    For a broken guitar with toothpick, you sure as hell get a nice sound out of it. My recommendation would be to get your hands on a new mic/recording suite asap really, as your recorded sound is only ever as good as your recording equipment, and never as good as your guitar. With a proper mic setup, you'll probably begin to pick up some of the negative qualities of the guitar, in which case, I'd then get a new guitar asap if you want to take guitar playing anywhere (which imho you really should). Then these recordings would easily be of 'CD quality', and quite ready to hit the streets with. 

     

    Now who is this weirdo advising/critiquing so much on a random forum? Noone you'd know by name unfortunately (one day I hope ;) ), but my answer to that comes in my answer to your original question. I play drums, and have done since i came to secondary school. Only taken them seriously for a couple of years though, and I'm teaching drums as my full-time career now, and utterly loving it. I also play keys, guitar and bass, and whilst none to the standard I drum, they give me a good insight into what's going on with bands I play with, and equally, into your videos.

     

    Over the next month most of my free time is getting devoted to practicing (even moreso than usual), as I'm about to be drumming for a production of 'Chess' (if you don't know it, I suggest you check it out; it's awesome-wicked-cool!) at the end of July.

     

    Other than drums and gaming then... I don't think I do much actually! Hahaha! Now I feel sad :/

     

    Anyway, keep up the good work!!

  • Posted: 6/27/08 5:00 PM
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• • Women are unreliable

  • Originally posted by Briansho
    

    Originally posted by PureChaos
    

    Originally posted by Chiram
    

    Originally posted by Briansho
    

    Don't put all your eggs in one basket, try to have a backup chic.

    Don't date chics who are dad haters, leave them to the jerks/assholes to continue the cycle of abuse.

     

    Far too many seem to follow this route :(. I worked with this one woman who went through her 5th abusive boyfriend, she picks the same type each time. Shes like WHY CAN'T I FIND A GOOD MAN!!.. well heres a hint, don't date pricks who call you fat on the first date.

    This one always got to me especially when its "HELLO RIGHT HERE CMON!"

    Luckily i found mine by doing the same thing(yes i met mine in WoW, funny how it works out with that 1 and 1mil chance). Anyway keep trying, i got lucky and found someone who thinks the same as i do and we understand each other prty well have fun together and do w/e while we think the same we express or we are better at diff things(think like WAR classes, generaly same role just diff flavor). Funny how a what if question can lead to isnt it?

    Man logic and women logic usualy doesnt go together its a =/= equation.

     

    First question for a potential chic is, "Do you get along with your parents."

     

    I'm intrigued by the logic here. Care to explain?

     

    Myself, ordinarily I'd have jumped on the womyn (long story) bashing bandwagon immediately on spotting this thread, except that as of exactly one hour ago, I've just gone 'official' with one of the most wonderful girls I've ever met.

    Just a reminder for you all then, THIS is why we don't give up on women altogether. It feels DAMN FUCKING GOOD when it works.

     

    Give me 3 months and I'll be back for some womyn-bashing with a vengeance I'm sure ;) Hahahahaahahaha!

     

    On girls being unreliable/predictable though, in going over to surprise 'my girlfriend' (feel special, you're all the first people I've called her that too :o ) and ask her out 'officially', I rang her and asked her to come to the door of the house she was babysitting in. She did... And she wasn't stood infront of me... Strange I thought, so I asked which house it was again... Apparently she'd changed plans for where she was babysitting, so i had to leg it half a mile down the road in order to ask her hahahaha!

  • Posted: 6/27/08 4:35 PM
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• • Worst pickup lines?

  • Personal favourite (as I saw a guy who I'm 100% sure is as gay as the day is long use this on a girl):
    
    "Honey, is that a mirror in your knickers (panties), because I can sure see myself in them!"

     

    The most successful 'ice breaker' line I've ever found/used:
    
    "Smile if you want a kiss."

    Works a charm - you don't get a kiss, but you can guarantuee they smile, and from that moment onward you're totally in there.

     

    And the most successful one-liner for actually getting a fuck I've ever seen, used by my friend at a field party out in the sticks:

    "Hey darlin', this party fucking blows! Wanna go fuck in the woods?"

    On two different girls, neither of which I would consider overly 'easy', that line worked in the same night. The party honestly wasn't that bad either!

     

     

    Off the top of my head, other lines:

    "Hey baby, let's play pearl harbor. I'll be America and you can be Japan." (the response) "huh?" "Well, I lie down, and you blow the fuck outta me."

     

    "Hey baby.... *long pause*... F*cking hell.....  I'm so sorry - I had a fantastic line, but I can't even think straight, I'm just starstruck looking at you."

     

    "Get your coat love, you've pulled."

     

     

     

  • Posted: 6/27/08 2:46 PM
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• • Ireland: get the the heck out of our EU!

  • Originally posted by Elikal
    

    First, I respect that a nation votes no, what I do NOT accept is

    a) the vote is cast on the minority, since only 45% took part in such a vital decision

    b) most anti-EU campaigns were based on totally hilarious fear inducing topics like the contract bring prostitution, abortion and drugs!

    c) Ireland took all our money gladly but now that some loyalty is requested they say nay.

    Bottom line for me is, you either want in the EU or you leave, Ireland is a free nation, so be free to go. As the old saying goes: dont let the door hit your arse on the way out.

     

    Once again, you appear totally ignorant of what you're actually saying.

    A itself is fair enough (although not unlikely, as most elections for parliament see similar turnouts), but you're missing the point that if the other 55% were going to vote yes, they would have turned up for the vote, because it would have been important to them. The fact that a majority of that 45% saw it as worthwhile to turn up just to say 'no thanks' is testiment in itself to how unacceptable they view the idea.

    B i almost agree with I suppose; there always is a lot of false advertising from 'patriots' about what the EU creates.

    C is a total waiver of all that democracy is. You cannot buy someone's allegiance in a democracy: people vote for what they want. If you were giving them money in order for them to vote yes constantly, that's as good as bribery. Would you have helped them out if you knew they weren't going to support the same thing as you? If no, you REALLY are misunderstanding this 'democracy' thing.

    As to your last paragraph, the EU is not defined by what you define it as. It's defined by the voting system it itself has decided on, and thus, Ireland does want in the EU, and they want it as it is, which is entirely within their rights as a member state. Just because they aren't voting to change it does not mean they don't want to be a part of it. If you want an EU different to what they do, and you want to circumvent their vote, then really it is you that does not want to be a part of the EU.

    If you circumvent the Irish vote here, then Ireland leaves the EU and you get to have the EU that you want. So what happens when France wants something the other 25 countries don't? You circumvent them too so they leave. Then Spain does the same, so you circumvent, and once again, they leave. A democracy is no kind of democracy at all if votes can be discounted like that.

     

    Either learn to love what you've created and stop complaining that you don't get your way, or leave it so you can have your own way all the time. You might even be able to bring some countries with you, but uhoh, what is it you're doing there? You're fragmenting europe further, and weakening it even more.

  • Posted: 6/14/08 2:47 PM
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• • Ireland: get the the heck out of our EU!

  • Originally posted by Elikal
    

    Originally posted by Kurush
    

    Originally posted by Elikal
    

    I know for our American Neighbours it sure seems of little significance. For us Europeans, it is a vital, decisive question, wether or not to unify Europe to strengthen us for the future. Let me say this clear, by heart I will always be way more German than European, but in my mind it has always been clear to me that Europe has only a future if we are able to create a unified Federation of states, in the long run like the USA. I know, thats not what many Europeans like, in their hearts they cling like to the historically grown nations, like I do. But reason and science all show that we are to unite or to loose our significance in the world.

    Ireland, I dont get it... NO other nation has benefitted greater from European Union than they! Billions of Euro went into the once poorest nation of the EU, special contracts, laws, any kind of support. But people are fooled by the most stupid arguments now.

    It has already been the same a short time ago, when the Europeans Nations forged a European Constitution, one of the most modern ever made, which would replace the entanglement of bureaucrats with simple and democratic structures, more direct democracy, more transparency. The bad thing is, 90% of all people who voted against the Constitution never read it. They claim all evil to the Union and all good the National states. Then the Constitution was stripped of the ideals and reduced to a contract, which now was under vote of the 27 member nations. So far all had agreed, all but the Irish, those who always had gotten the greatest gain, the most money from the EU. And with what arguments? The EU contract would bring in drugs, prostitution and abortion - appealing to the LOWEST fears. It were only 45% Irish who even WENT to the vote, and now a nation with a mere 4 million inhabitants has over-voted the other 500 million Europeans! Democracy ad absurdum.

    The only realistic fear of Ireland was the strengthening of democracy! Currently the EU is lead by Commisars, unknown bureaucrats, free of influence of the EU parliamant, and one Commisar from each of the 27 Nations. All decisions must be accepted by ALL 27 members atm! This principle was ok when the EU only consisted of 6 or 8 members, but with 27 it makes it almost impossible to go ahead, and no decision can be made about anything now! It twists the weight of the actual number of people, when a nation with 4 millions has the same weight as a nation with 80 million people! In any REAL democracy there is one principle: One Man One Vote! The Constitution as now the contract who was in question, would have replaced the Commisars with a real kind of government, directly under the control of an elected Parliament, where one European person is ONE vote, as Democracy SHOULD be. There are so many parts of the Constitution and the contract who would have strengthened democracy and the influence of the people, but most followed whims and prejudices, when it came to one of the most important decision of Europe since the end of the World War II.

    I do respect any Nation decides not the be part of the European Union, even if I find it extemely selfish of Ireland only to take the good (our money) and then dont stand for the obligations and responsibilities. Thats no decend behavior. I hope those states willing to ratify the contract, or better the Constitution, will form a new European Union and those who are unwilling are leaving! We Europeans must set a good example to create a modern, democratic Federation at the beginning of the new century, and not loose ourselves in stupid bickering over false rumors and hearsay! This is a shameful day for Ireland. IF you dont want to be in, fine, but then get the heck out of our European Union!

     

    We Europeans must set a good example to create a modern, democratic Federation at the beginning of the new century.  Yeah, right.  You're complaining because Ireland's constitution requires any amendment be ratified by a popular vote, including acts that have constitutional strength like treaty modifications.  Damn democracy getting in the way of my democracy.  Kick 'em out.  Let me make some things clear for those Americans here who don't follow this shit.

    1.  This is largely an end run around the rejection of the EU Constitution.

    2.  The reason the Lisbon Treaty doesn't require as many popular votes as the EU Constitution is because, legally, it's just a modification of existing treaties, rather than a whole new binding document like the EU Constitution.

    3.  This was deliberately done to avoid further popular votes, as out of the five countries that held a referendum to determine the fate of the EU Constitution, two rejected it then.  Out of the three that passed it by referendum, one country had a very low voter turnout, and the other two passed it by a very narrow margin.

    4.  As a result of this shift in tactics, Ireland is the only country that had a popular vote this time around.

    5.  In fact, while the Lisbon Treaty dropped many of the more controversial terms of the EU Constitution, it contains rehashes of many others, just in non-binding language.  It would eventually be made binding if this came to pass.

    Now why don't the Irish like it?  Well, if you listen to the OP, who is not Irish and obviously has no idea of their concerns beyond the quatsch he has read in the German papers, it's because they're insular morons.  Here is the actual truth.

    1.  France is taking leadership of the EU next.

    2.  You know what France loves?  One of the issues that really gets them hard when it comes to EU policy?  Normalization of corporate taxation.  They've pushed hard for it before, and they will push hard for it again.

    3.  Guess what country's recent economic growth has been the result of massive corporate investment due to a very low corporate tax rate?  If you guessed Ireland, you win the prize.

    4.  Does the treaty contain binding language forcing the Irish to alter their tax code?  No.

    5.  Would it eventually lead to that happening in a few years time?  Probably.

    Well, those are the answers by the numbers.  Here is a hint, Elikal.  It's not democracy if you discard the results you don't like.  You have a process in place.  Live with the results.

    Oh yeah, just another little thing to consider for the Americans who don't care about this shit.  EU governments are already publicly talking about ways to circumvent Ireland's decision.  That's right.  They're coming out and saying they're looking for a legal way to get around this.  They agreed to this setup with their recent treaties, and now that something has happened which they don't like, they will find a way to simply push aside the dissenting party.

    1919-1933.  1945-2008.  I guess with only 77 years of democracy, it's not too surprising that Germany isn't quite sure of what the word means.  The Indians learned to accept the bad decisions with the good, and they have about twenty less than you guys.  Maybe you should outsource your governance to them, Elikal?

    
     

    You disqualified EVERYTHING you said with a ridiculous statement like "Germany isn't quite sure what democracy means". All your credit in your other arguments was nullified then. End of debate with you.

     

    Humourous comments which should have been taken in jest (perhaps Germany isn't sure what that means either? ;) ) do not, regardless of how badly taken, nullify an otherwise perfect treatise on the current situation in the EU. You cannot circumvent someone telling you what's really going on, even if it's against your own point of view, by pointing out a sentence they wrote that offends you; that's even more childish than writing an offensive statement. Instead, you rise above it, and respond intelligently to the rest of the argument. A response I'm eager to see frankly, because I do not believe your point of view is anything more than ridiculous and ignorant.

  • Posted: 6/14/08 2:00 PM
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