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Title: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-03-2012, 05:03:02
I might have gotten the title wrong but hey, lets not have that ruin our lifes (except those who loved U&R so much).

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To start off, I'll use my space here to reply to theta's request on getting me to steam yesterday evening: Sorry, I noticed that message too late and I was just about to hit the bed. I'll try to be on steam this evening at around 1800 UTC and so on.

Aight, I'll gotta run to work. Dont start any fires.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-03-2012, 05:03:32
Captain's log:

06:30 AM: 3½ hours until deadline, 2 hours of effective writing time left. Question #1, #2, #3, and #4 of assignment done. Unexpected toughness in Question #5 and #6. 9 cups of coffee have been consumed. Breath smells like anus. Shaking like a recently stabbed crack-whore. Motivational factor - zero.

Biiviz the Great, supreme commander of the order of the smiling eggs, signing off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Moose on 15-03-2012, 05:03:00
At risk of this not being just a bunch of untidy posts that do not string together, I actually want to have discussions like other forums do and lets see where it goes. It's 70 degrees here today which is crazy for March in minnesota, global warming is for real...real.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 15-03-2012, 07:03:36
Just wait 'til Fuchs and CPS get here. U&R Returns, I never thought I'd see the day!

Just like moose, spring has come to Sweden, it is just... lovely
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Moose on 15-03-2012, 07:03:29
Yeah I am loving it. I am taking my gf to the beach saturday, its supposed to be 25+ C and theres still Ice on the lake!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 15-03-2012, 09:03:59
spring weather is hiding behind some clouds today - tomorow will be better

have to write 10 pages about clouds - and how the form till next week, in addition making some power point presentation for that.
and gas price reaced new all time high of 1.52€ yesterday in Graz -
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-03-2012, 09:03:28
Captain's log:

06:30 AM: 3½ hours until deadline, 2 hours of effective writing time left. Question #1, #2, #3, and #4 of assignment done. Unexpected toughness in Question #5 and #6. 9 cups of coffee have been consumed. Breath smells like anus. Shaking like a recently stabbed crack-whore. Motivational factor - zero.

Biiviz the Great, supreme commander of the order of the smiling eggs, signing off.

(http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/001/253/everything_went_better_than_expected.jpg)

Anyway, yeah, spring is starting to come to Finland as well. It sure is a magical season. The sun is shining, birds are chirping ,and the dog poo is melting. Such a magical time indeed.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna throw up some coffee and pass out. G'night!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-03-2012, 09:03:05
Irish, that gas price is nothing. Euro 95 here: 1,76 average. Cheapest: 1,74 and highest something in the 1,80.. That said, the government still has this 25 cents on top of the gas price introduced by the labour PM Kok..

Just wait 'til Fuchs and CPS get here. U&R Returns, I never thought I'd see the day!

Just like moose, spring has come to Sweden, it is just... lovely
It's been almost 4 years, Marshall, but we are back. Let's make this a nice and tidy discussion thread about all kinds of things like Moose said.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 15-03-2012, 09:03:38
Yeah I know that Austria is under the average price of EU - still its madness. EU or at least Austria is turning into a car hating community.
Example:
In Vienna there are the Greens in a coalition with the social democrats since 2 years.
What happend in that time - Subway on weekends in the night - costs about 5 millionen € for the handfull of party makers.
Reason: no money for other stuff - Solution " mh we have XY amount of car drivers, let them pay more"
In the inner parts of city you need to pay for car parking on the street- now they are making 80% of the city into car paying zones - (grammar nazi I know) Im living in the western suburps, not far away from Wiener Wald, and even here is that shit. Parking for one year cost 270€ if you live in that area, for the others: Half hour 1€ - - -
Now you could think "mh so lets park the car at the end of the city, take the train?" "Sounds good" well then I can tell you that they also raised the prices of puplic transport.
Sucks . . .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 15-03-2012, 10:03:21
You poor guy, as I used to live in a city I got rid of my car and laughed at those people who needed 15min of their free time after work to find a parking space far away from their apartment...  ;D
Public transport prices went up, hell why shouldn't they, energy prices have risen, the bus and tram don't just run on city love. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: [130.Pz]S.Lainer on 15-03-2012, 10:03:52
It's 70 degrees here today which is crazy for March in minnesota, global warming is for real...real.

I am gonna kick you right in your newly formed cunt.   So how did the operation go anyway?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 15-03-2012, 10:03:57
Anyone on FH2 forums play Tribes : Ascend?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 15-03-2012, 10:03:43
Anyone on FH2 forums play Tribes : Ascend?
I was in beta (it's now released right?) and I actually liked it. I just changed back to my other PC and don't have it installed now. Maybe someday I'll install it again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 15-03-2012, 10:03:42
You poor guy, as I used to live in a city I got rid of my car and laughed at those people who needed 15min of their free time after work to find a parking space far away from their apartment...  ;D
Public transport prices went up, hell why shouldn't they, energy prices have risen, the bus and tram don't just run on city love. ^^
its not that I use the car a lot in the city - and I dont live in Vienna atm so I dont care much, where I live I have enough space to park 20 cars^^.
But cars are important, I dont want to miss it anymore for shoping, driving to other cities, going to friends in the evening ect
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-03-2012, 11:03:02
Cactus friends are banned.

Anyone on FH2 forums play Tribes : Ascend?
One of the best PC shooters in a looong time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-03-2012, 11:03:17
Wow, that's racist!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 15-03-2012, 11:03:06
Anyone on FH2 forums play Tribes : Ascend?
One of the best PC shooters in a looong time.
One thing puzzles me though. How are they going to make money? If person likes the gameplay, he propably has patience to grind xp without boosts and after while people will have the stuff they like most anyway, at that point they again have no need to pay. Obiviously there were no high end level people playing in beta, but atleast then it felt like starting wepons were more than enough to be best player on server, even against "better" equipped players. I fear Tribes could turn into BF heroes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-03-2012, 11:03:50
Proponents of printed and redacted encyclopedia criticized Wiki. It grew because of recent decisions by owners of encyclopedia Britannica to stop producing their print editions.

But how the hell will I get info about all Spitfire and Bf-109's variants if not Wikipedia? They even make 2 exclusive articles for just covering the variants of Spitfire!!!! Isn't that something not to dislike? Not written by qualified experts?

I am always at doubt with people called so-called "experts" and such. My career experience would normally grant me the title "IT expert" in scholar's or academician's eyes. Yet in the face of 18 year old random 4chan anonymous hacker, I am nothing in the IT world.

My experience has always been: those crazy geeks sometimes know much more than those guys on the field. One senior pilot (4,000 flight hours on various 737 series) failed to identify a Douglas Dc-8 sitting somewhere in Los Angeles Intl Airport, referring to it as "Airbus A340," due to the similar configuration (4 engine, single floor passenger jet). Well A340 is a plane roughly 2 times larger. A random plane geek (not even working on airline or plane manufacturer) on the internet quickly corrected him.

In WW2 sense, I would trust Mudra or Taranov more than those professors randomly commenting WW2 vehicles on Discovery and History channel and especially generalizing "encyclopedia entries".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 15-03-2012, 13:03:56
Oh, there was this time in 2008 when I didn´t even bother to put fuel into my car when the price was above 1,30 €. What we see now is just ridicolous. They go higher and higher with their prices. I don´t know why the Cartel-Office hasn´t intervened yet. Everyone knows what´s going on. I can´t believe that there is no proof at all that they are having arrangements to keep the price way up.

And driving Car is one of the most fun things to do. I will never stop it. :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-03-2012, 14:03:38
Standardized testing week at my school for underclassmen, so school has been starting at 10 am for me all week.  unfortunately I also have a math test today that I am certainly going to fail.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 15-03-2012, 16:03:08
Ah the imminent doom of a math test you're unprepared for. I know that feel well...

So summer is coming to the SoCal desert too. It's not even chilly in the mornings anymore. Seriously summer is a bummer out here. highs of 115+ with a decent amount of humidity from the surrounding farmlands. I've been in two summers here. I hope I can escape a third.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 15-03-2012, 16:03:22
And driving Car is one of the most fun things to do. I will never stop it. :/
Yeah, the current prices suck, and it'll be even worse. I guess its time to move east and smuggle petrol from Ukraine
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-03-2012, 17:03:40
And driving Car is one of the most fun things to do. I will never stop it. :/
Yeah, the current prices suck, and it'll be even worse. I guess its time to move east and smuggle petrol from Ukraine
Word on this. I have to pay one euro fucking 70 cents for ONE liter GASOLINE for pity sake

Diesel prices are maxium 1.55 euro
How are the oil prices in other countries?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 15-03-2012, 17:03:51
In Iran its around 30 cents iirc ^^
Too bad to gonna have nuclear fallout incoming this summer when Israel starts their attacks. . . .
Will be pretty bad for the whole world,
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-03-2012, 18:03:27
In Iran its around 30 cents iirc ^^
Too bad to gonna have nuclear fallout incoming this summer when Israel starts their attacks. . . .
Will be pretty bad for the whole world,
Yeah. Both isreal and Saudi-arabia mean buisiness. They dont have anyone to answer to.

And if Saudi attacks, Jemen, qatar, UAE and other nations there will insta-follow

Why do you think These nations purchased tonnes of equipement the last 5 years?

Saudi arabia for billions of new equipment (mostly tanks and AFV)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-03-2012, 18:03:50
In Iran its around 30 cents iirc ^^
Too bad to gonna have nuclear fallout incoming this summer when Israel starts their attacks. . . .
Will be pretty bad for the whole world,
Yeah. Both isreal and Saudi-arabia mean buisiness. They dont have anyone to answer to.

And if Saudi attacks, Jemen, qatar, UAE and other nations there will insta-follow

Why do you think These nations purchased tonnes of equipement the last 5 years?

Saudi arabia for billions of new equipment (mostly tanks and AFV)
they know that, because of the effectiveness of the Mossad, Israelis will be in Teheran in less than a week, why wouldn't they follow
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-03-2012, 18:03:43
Irans oil supplies are attractive foir everyone  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 15-03-2012, 18:03:27
stop driving your damned cars and buy a bicycle! Especially in the summer its everything but a punishment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-03-2012, 19:03:00
i only drive my car in the weekends when im going out

Bike ftw!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 15-03-2012, 19:03:08
stop driving your damned cars and buy a bicycle! Especially in the summer its everything but a punishment.

No thanks
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-03-2012, 19:03:53
i only drive my car in the weekends when im going out

Bike ftw!

What? You only use your car when you go out drinking?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Moose on 15-03-2012, 19:03:12
Yeah that seems like kind of the backward way to do things  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 15-03-2012, 19:03:22
i only drive my car in the weekends when im going out

Bike ftw!

What? You only use your car when you go out drinking?

What you expect him to operate a bicycle while drunk?

I like driving too much. I may drive to Yuma and back for their bookstore this weekend. Hour each way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 15-03-2012, 19:03:44
Car driving in summer is even twice the fun. Window down, music loud! I just love the smell of grass, fuel, cars and hot asphalt combined with the wind and the music and of course the speed. Haters gonna hate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 15-03-2012, 19:03:44
only those hate who dont have a car. or those who suck at driving, ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 15-03-2012, 23:03:38
And driving Car is one of the most fun things to do. I will never stop it. :/
Yeah, the current prices suck, and it'll be even worse. I guess its time to move east and smuggle petrol from Ukraine
Word on this. I have to pay one euro fucking 70 cents for ONE liter GASOLINE for pity sake

Diesel prices are maxium 1.55 euro
How are the oil prices in other countries?

Filled up for €1.96 per liter today, my other car that drinks less got totaled last friday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 15-03-2012, 23:03:31
The gas station by my house is $4.23 a gallon last time I checked....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 15-03-2012, 23:03:42
Pfffff, silly yanks and their gallons  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-03-2012, 23:03:28
They don't even use proper gallons either...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 16-03-2012, 00:03:08
 €1.45 per liter here.Thats $7.17 a gallon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-03-2012, 00:03:40
Thanks for the conversion Musti, gives more of a perspective than other liter/gallon posts.

Back on with Theta and the magical bycicle, everything I need, is within biking distance.
Deli? Check
School? Check
Library/booktore? Check
WW2 model shop & museum? Check!

Little to no need to drive around for me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-03-2012, 00:03:56
I got rear ended today.  Fortunately my poor little Taurus only got some paint chipped.  Some ponce stopped to make a left turn very suddenly and I almost rear-ended the guy behind him, but I stopped in time.  The guy behind me did not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 16-03-2012, 01:03:12
I got rear ended today.  Fortunately my poor little Taurus only got some paint chipped.  Some ponce stopped to make a left turn very suddenly and I almost rear-ended the guy behind him, but I stopped in time.  The guy behind me did not.

Welcome to the club, brother :O

The guy that rear ended me sent me into a tree (sorry bout quality, old Nokia E6 cam phone :P)
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww31/thanamestolga/cakelalabren2.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-03-2012, 01:03:12
stop driving your damned cars and buy a bicycle! Especially in the summer its everything but a punishment.

So far I did not manage to mount my 600W stereo on a bicycle. Takes up half of the space in my trunk. But considering smartphone development these days, everything might be possible soon. People will hate me even more then.

However, I was just refuelling an hour ago for 10 €uro. Super E5, 95 octane, 1,699 €uro per liter.

Ah, and if any developer comes around looking for inspiration for his next eastern front map, I got this lying around for quite a while now:

(http://oi39.tinypic.com/hteohl.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-03-2012, 02:03:54
Dukat. Dude.
Just build your own speaker system into the trunk. There are some cheap speakers you can get (I'm working with 8 Ohm ones atm) that produce great sound and are easy to put together. The best part is, you can customize it to whatever you'd like! Want volume? Run a small potentiometer up to the handlebars! Switch system? Easy.

Not to mention, learning to solder comes in handy
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-03-2012, 02:03:54
Well, the stereo is about 10-15 years, had been in several cars by now. Takes me already hours to lay the cables each time. Biggest problem is always to get the power supply cable from the front battery to the rear without drilling holes, as it is about 1cm thick. However, the stereo has been paid already.

On top of that, I don't know how to miniaturize a stereo properly. I'm not that much of a technician. Accordingly the parts are just very big. My cube:

(http://arch7.okr.ro/auctions.v3/700_700/2010/07/23/a/0/246676307-3544292-700_700.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-03-2012, 05:03:21
Good luck mounting that monster on a bycicle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 16-03-2012, 08:03:55
Holy shit, Tolga, a lot  more damage than what I got last december when someone speeded through a red light and made me spin over the entire road. My poor little Audi 80 total'ed :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-03-2012, 15:03:13
that was your favorite car wasn't it, Fuchs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-03-2012, 15:03:14
Old audi's are best audi's  :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 16-03-2012, 15:03:46
Got to say I'm bit jealous to you guys in middle/west/south europe. You can say old audi (or any car) is best car. Here it WILL be rusty as hell. Founding over 10 year old car with little to none rust, would be miracle. Used cars also cost way too much in finland  :-\.

My neighbor has perfect condition ford capri from 70s though, but that's just because she bought it when it was new and never used it in winter  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-03-2012, 15:03:59
I told a friend of mine this story, he's a mechanic and he loves those old audi's. He was heartbroken.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 16-03-2012, 15:03:20
Old audi's are best audi's  :'( :'( :'(

Except for the new ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsLdLKT9Vvs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Gezoes on 16-03-2012, 16:03:12
Modern cars all look like the same curvy bubbles to me. Yesterday I saw an yellow Opel Manta roar by, owning everything on the crossing. Given, they are fuel-whores, but that's a car. I like edge's more I guess ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 16-03-2012, 17:03:57
Modern cars all look like the same curvy bubbles to me. Yesterday I saw an yellow Opel Manta roar by, owning everything on the crossing. Given, they are fuel-whores, but that's a car. I like edge's more I guess ;)
My opinion! Todays cars look like shit. When girls say they "find them cute" you know what you are at.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 16-03-2012, 17:03:01
Give me a car of the 1920s and 30's any day...just put in a proper engine and seatbelts of course :P

To be more percise...give me that STYLING.

(http://www.anythingaboutcars.com/images/1935CadillacTwelvetowncar.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-03-2012, 17:03:39
Give me a car of the 1920s and 30's any day...just put in a proper engine and seatbelts of course :P

To be more percise...give me that STYLING.

(http://www.anythingaboutcars.com/images/1935CadillacTwelvetowncar.jpg)
what else?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Moose on 16-03-2012, 17:03:19
I think it all depends on what new cars you're talking about. New generic GM, Fords, Hondas, Toyotas. Yeah they look like boring no fun kind of cars. But then you look at some of the other ones....and then you have this

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Caterham_Roadsport_with_Ford_Sigma_engine._125_BHP_5-speed..jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 16-03-2012, 17:03:44
Yes it was Battleaxe, one of the few 80 Comfort Edition's in the Netherlands. It had only 1 rusty spot and that was because it was not properly fixed many, many years ago. Luckily I got another one now. And this 2 liter 4 cylinder packs almost double the horses. Also my old 1.6 Comfort Edition was declared total loss because the damage was higher than the value so the insurance wouldn't pay that. Damage estimate is 3,000 Euros and well repairable. But it might need a new axle too. It's still waiting to be either sold in parts or to someone who dares to repair it. Call your friend  ;D

And Ajappat, these Audi's don't rust if they never had damage. The whole body shell has been galvanised, if the paint stays on and if you don't replace parts with non-galvanised platework it will last 'till 2512. Also, a straight-5 2.3 liter Quattro 80 is probably one of the best things to have in a country like Finland. What are you waiting for? Go to Germany and import one!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 16-03-2012, 18:03:06
True, many modern cars either look like shit, or are all exactly the same.And they are constantly getting fatter and heavier, the New VW Golf weights 1340kg, that's almost the same as My 1990 Volvo 740.

@Moose
Thats not really a new car, its just a modernised '50 car, and its brilliant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Moose on 16-03-2012, 20:03:58
Oh I know, but they redid it with a new body and engine...so :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 17-03-2012, 02:03:15
Good luck mounting that monster on a bycicle.

I'm still not sure whether the dynamo at the front wheel will provide enough power for both lighting and the amplifier. Well, who needs lights nowadays?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-03-2012, 04:03:18
True, many modern cars either look like shit, or are all exactly the same.And they are constantly getting fatter and heavier, the New VW Golf weights 1340kg, that's almost the same as My 1990 Volvo 740.

Regarding the model, not always. One or two models from big manufacturers will come out brilliantly unique like this recent best seller in Indonesia, which is a British design:

(http://photos.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_703/car_photo_351742_7.jpg)

or super tacky like this American nightmare:

(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/2010/12/10/autos/honda_element_rip.fortune/2011_honda_element.top.jpg)

Quote
@Moose
Thats not really a new car, its just a modernised '50 car, and its brilliant.

That's new car. Caterham always produce cars with that kind of model. You could see one of them in Test Drive game series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham_Cars

http://www.caterham.co.uk/

One thing about car weight though. They are heavier for safety reasons.
But British sports car designers like Lotus, TVR, and Caterham have different mind.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg/800px-2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg)

For example, the new version of that Lotus Elise above only weigh 800-900 kg.
source:
http://www.lotuscars.com/gb/our-cars/current-range/elise-specifications
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-03-2012, 10:03:33
As dumb as I personally think this car looks, I give them props for trying something kinda new and not putting out another round medium sized SUV that induces gags.

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/31/automobiles/600-cube-span1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 17-03-2012, 10:03:28
Looks to me like they want it fail.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-03-2012, 10:03:53
But it's different! Also, I know plenty of people with one and see them all over. : | People seem to think theyre...cute.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Miklas on 17-03-2012, 10:03:09
But British sports car designers like Lotus, TVR, and Caterham have different mind.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg/800px-2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg)

For example, the new version of that Lotus Elise above only weigh 800-900 kg.
source:
http://www.lotuscars.com/gb/our-cars/current-range/elise-specifications
Still, the original Lotus Elise 111 from 1996 weighted only 720 KG.
They've gotten fatter and fatter over the years. The last Exige that still had a four-pot weighted close to 1000 KG.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2KRujMJJPhY/TtSr7tVAB3I/AAAAAAAAE70/mpvJ-JruxsE/s1600/1996_Elise_Type_49_lotus-wallpapers.jpg)
^Type 49  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-03-2012, 11:03:08
Obviously it weighs less because they took the bikini top off. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 17-03-2012, 11:03:56
(http://arch7.okr.ro/auctions.v3/700_700/2010/07/23/a/0/246676307-3544292-700_700.jpg)
I see you and I raise you:
(http://i.imgur.com/oNCuW.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-03-2012, 11:03:44
I have a set of Polk Audio 2 and 3 way speakers in my Camry (2 6.5" & 2 6x9"). I cant decide if adding a sub is worth it. : \
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 17-03-2012, 12:03:05
I have a set of Polk Audio 2 and 3 way speakers in my Camry (2 6.5" & 2 6x9"). I cant decide if adding a sub is worth it. : \

That depends - are you going to listen to music in your car or are you going to drive around blasting noise to "impress" others?

If option B, kill yourself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-03-2012, 12:03:45
A sub on a sedan?

Unless it is station wagon Camry (Venza), it is not worth it. You'd only "impress" dead body on your trunk.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-03-2012, 12:03:21
I have a set of Polk Audio 2 and 3 way speakers in my Camry (2 6.5" & 2 6x9"). I cant decide if adding a sub is worth it. : \

That depends - are you going to listen to music in your car or are you going to drive around blasting noise to "impress" others?

If option B, kill yourself.

Lol Option A please. Option B is part of what gives me pause. I dont know if it would add much to lower tones or it would just increase "noise wall" and waste trunk space. I've messed with the EQ and gotten a decent balance with my current setup though.

The only problem I have is the result of my paying someone to run the cables. I figured a common 4 dr Camry (sedan zoologic) would be routine for them, and I had no experience. However, one thing I quickly gathered from every search result about car audio though: "Dont run the power and signal cables together."

Guess what I found zip tied together all the way down the side of the car? : (
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 17-03-2012, 15:03:13
New subject!!!

God, I hate Sylvia Plath...

research comes up with not much useful, make that into a 4000 word paper, excluding footnotes and bibliography...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-03-2012, 16:03:12
Anyone know good books and/or documentaries about the battle of narva 1944, especially material about Otto Carius would be highly interesting to me. I know his book (Tigers In The Mud) so that dont have to be mentioned.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 17-03-2012, 17:03:36
There is a documentary of the History Channel about Otto Carius (history channel niveau however). I can´t find the whole episode there but at least you know the title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYW4Q6D-q_c&feature=related

There is also anotehr Episode about Ludwig Bauer who got shot down 5 times in his tank throughout the war. First he´s driving a Panzer II, then a Panzer III, then a StuG and finally a Panther. His story about how an American watched down into his Panthers hatch is quite funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOpAAva5svo&feature=related

Edit: I wouldn´t call that an awesome documentary, but when you come home are lazy and just want some popcorn-kino like documentary its quite entertaining. Just try not to facepalm yourself when they are talking about Jagdtigers and are showing Jagdpanzer IVs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-03-2012, 17:03:46
There is a documentary of the History Channel about Otto Carius (history channel niveau however). I can´t find the whole episode there but at least you know the title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYW4Q6D-q_c&feature=related


I got this episode and that part you can see in this video is in latvia, malinava, and not in Narva. What I meant with my original question was material about Carius during the battles of Narva in the winter/spring of 1944. The same episode of that said series starts off at Narva with Carius' stopping a soviet assault at the southern bridgehead, but it is quite poorly done that it doesnt specify any areas. If someone can find detailed maps for example that shows various settlements, outposts and movements of troops, that would be the most appreciated.

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There is also anotehr Episode about Ludwig Bauer who got shot down 5 times in his tank throughout the war. First he´s driving a Panzer II, then a Panzer III, then a StuG and finally a Panther. His story about how an American watched down into his Panthers hatch is quite funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOpAAva5svo&feature=related

Edit: I wouldn´t call that an awesome documentary, but when you come home are lazy and just want some popcorn-kino like documentary its quite entertaining. Just try not to facepalm yourself when they are talking about Jagdtigers and are showing Jagdpanzer IVs.

Yeah I know what you mean. I got both seasons and while they really arent anything except the usual american way of doing documentary, they are something you can watch if you are absolutely bored. Some bits are nice but the battles are always the ones in which the allies win. It has its good and bad sides. One of the things I hate is that why on earth the yankees dont like subtitles, the silly russian/german accents piss me off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 18-03-2012, 01:03:02
How about "Revolting Unition" for the thread title?

Rolls off the tongue smoother.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 18-03-2012, 15:03:39
Dear me, this thread is really happening, isn't it?
And thanks for the hint about the documentary concerning Carius. I did never quite manage to convince myself to visit his shop for whatever reason, I guess I'd feel like a tourist in bermudas, sandals and socks wandering around in Buckingham Palace.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 18-03-2012, 17:03:11
Dear me, this thread is really happening, isn't it?
And thanks for the hint about the documentary concerning Carius. I did never quite manage to convince myself to visit his shop for whatever reason, I guess I'd feel like a tourist in bermudas, sandals and socks wandering around in Buckingham Palace.
Thanks for giving life signs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-03-2012, 18:03:28
It was on your command, Heidi.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 18-03-2012, 19:03:27
Thanks for giving life signs.

Did someone declare me dead?

It was on your command, Heidi.

So you noticed it? I already forgot about it. But funny, writing it on your steam wall for nostalgias sake and two months later, this.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-03-2012, 19:03:50
It took me a couple of weeks but certainly, I read it. I think I even posted something on your profile too. After that I flew to Finland and put this small chip in Flippy's brain that somehow makes him think this thread is a good thing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 18-03-2012, 21:03:02
Chip?

It was the suitcase full of money that you gave me, not a chip.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-03-2012, 21:03:13
The chip story is way cooler. Bribing was just cheaper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-03-2012, 21:03:19
Well Warhorse was possibly the most melodramatic movie that I have ever seen in my life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 18-03-2012, 22:03:55
That depends - are you going to listen to music in your car or are you going to drive around blasting noise to "impress" others?

If option B, kill yourself.
You just don't understand how effing good it feels, rolling down the windows, idling discreetly down the street, waiting to get near the intended as of yet unsuspecting victims, and then start blasting a Scooter song on full volume.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 18-03-2012, 22:03:16
That depends - are you going to listen to music in your car or are you going to drive around blasting noise to "impress" others?

If option B, kill yourself.
--rolling down the windows, idling discreetly down the street, waiting to get near the intended as of yet unsuspecting victims, and then start blasting a Scooter song on full volume.
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 18-03-2012, 23:03:00
A burning world cooks the best smores youll ever taste.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-03-2012, 01:03:47
You just don't understand how effing good it feels, rolling down the windows, idling discreetly down the street, waiting to get near the intended as of yet unsuspecting victims, and then start blasting a Scooter song on full volume.

Rolling down the windows is for wimps. :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-03-2012, 08:03:01
Blast the windows off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 19-03-2012, 09:03:42
Hahaha that makes me think of an episode of X-Files I just saw.

Three guys in a car, closed doors and windows
One guy shoots another guy in the head with I assume a 9mm
No one has earplugs
Other two exchange dialog in normal conversational voices

This show is so unrealistic.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 19-03-2012, 10:03:20
Blast the windows off.
Actually, that would be possible. Even at low volumes (volumes low enough to maintain some degree of hearing) the rear window starts to resonate. With a suitable tech-house track and volume pumped to the max it could be quite possible to blast it off. Along with your eardrums, eyeballs, and all sorts of fragile things within the car.

Of course, with the boot opened, it's mostly harmless, and there's nothing like demonstrating to your friends (and the entire neighbourhood within the kilometer) the power of bassdrum. Bonus points for driving to the beach and doing this there (sound waves travel awfully far over water, apparently). Special achievement awarded if it's late summer night at a summer cabin and you decide it's time for a rave (achievement requires you park your car as close to the shore as possible with the woofer facing the water).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-03-2012, 18:03:33
Well Warhorse was possibly the most melodramatic movie that I have ever seen in my life.

Yeah, poor German chaps.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 20-03-2012, 01:03:50
You think WW1 was horrible?

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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 20-03-2012, 03:03:16
You think WW1 was horrible?


Pffffftttt hahahahaha...Ohhhh marketing. Never change.

Could it be Mel Gibson made this game after The Patriot came out?

Blast the windows off.
Actually, that would be possible. Even at low volumes (volumes low enough to maintain some degree of hearing) the rear window starts to resonate. With a suitable tech-house track and volume pumped to the max it could be quite possible to blast it off. Along with your eardrums, eyeballs, and all sorts of fragile things within the car.

Of course, with the boot opened, it's mostly harmless, and there's nothing like demonstrating to your friends (and the entire neighbourhood within the kilometer) the power of bassdrum. Bonus points for driving to the beach and doing this there (sound waves travel awfully far over water, apparently). Special achievement awarded if it's late summer night at a summer cabin and you decide it's time for a rave (achievement requires you park your car as close to the shore as possible with the woofer facing the water).

Ill post again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_gyFD2Ndk

Your car alarm is outdated.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 20-03-2012, 06:03:09
I know it's just a music video, but why didn't the guy in the rear kick in a window... a well, just another case for the Darwin Awards...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 20-03-2012, 07:03:52
...bwhahahahahahahahahha.


IMO, the most gruesome war in history is the last one that Liechtenstein fought in, declareing war on Italy in 1866.  They sent a massive 80 MAN army to support the Austrians against Italy.  They returned after the war with 81 men, because they made a friend along the way.

And yes, this is true history ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 20-03-2012, 10:03:03
Oh yes, Liechtenstein's feared army, they come right behind Iceland's wild hoard!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 20-03-2012, 15:03:21
Well, why set up a massive army and fight battles when you have a lot of money and might instead make some friends.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-03-2012, 16:03:04
German logic always wins!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 20-03-2012, 16:03:16
I'd rather call it swiss logic. Judging by the current situation of Germany in the EU german logic would rather be "have a lot of money and yet rather few friends".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-03-2012, 16:03:35
I'd rather call it swiss logic. Judging by the current situation of Germany in the EU german logic would rather be "have a lot of money and yet rather few friends".

The German thirst for world domination still exists, you're just doing it by economical means now. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 20-03-2012, 17:03:28
Hush! You vill not spoil ze plan by betraying our sekretz to ze enemy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-03-2012, 17:03:54
LOL, isn't Finns just the same with its territorial ambitions? They want to bail Greece out in exchange for their land mortgage?

This will be a TLDR post, you've been warned! Skip!


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Germans and others are just doing it right. They were bombed into oblivion after WW2, discriminated against by many bankers. Yet they woke up and overtook UK and France. But, you can't look upon yourself based on your past status. Before 1998 Asian crisis, we were rich people, I can afford to spent a week on US east coast holiday with ease. Now, I am just regular middle class people who can't even afford the west coast, let alone European holidays. Have to live by that fact, once a spoiled rich kid, now a start-up paper pusher.

We understood that it is not our place to bitch out about how unfair that US and other foreign investors controlled our economy and how IMF/World Bank told us to do shit. At that time we and those Asian countries borrowed too much money to develop industries we don't really need while they should have built our direly-needed infrastructures.

However, we and the whole Asia didn't get the same privileged treatment that European PIGGS get from IMF at that time like debt write-off, haircut, and so on in return for austerity measures. They have to repay all creditors 100%.

Yes, no generous write-offs like Greece get, except that 10% Indonesia get from Japan and easy loan from Germany. In addition, we had to relegate many economic controls to IMF, thus killing many strategic industries, giving up several controls over expensive natural resources extraction projects to foreign investors, selling assets to foreign investors. All of these "necessary steps" (according to IMF) to make up for the deficit to pay our installments, including that IMF loan.

In that situation, USA can just print money and refuse to do anything (like reducing their spending), they just keep borrowing money and people still buy that junk Yankee bond. Investors like China can't do anything because they depended on them, if US stop spending, whose going to buy all that junk they produce? Garbage in, garbage out, that easy.

Yet those PIGGS still moan like bitches about it. Racial preference and discrimination is on blatant display here and they still talk trash about Germany and other non-troubled EU countries? Aren't those PIGGS spoiled by their status as European? They need to get right
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-03-2012, 18:03:00
LOL, isn't Finns just the same with its territorial ambitions? They want to bail Greece out in exchange for their land mortgage?

The same? The infamous Finnish thirst for world domination still exists, we're just doing it by economical means now? Ignoring that I was jokingly referring to a German stereotype and how they are trying to grab more power within the EU (not related to Greece), you base this on the fact that we don't want to donate billions without safety to countries that have cheated themselves into the Economic and Monetary Union, and failed their economy, when we in Central and Northern Europe have done things by the books and therefore stayed afloat? Basically, us suffering from their mistakes.

No bank in the world lends money without safety, and neither will we. I'm all for injecting money into Greece as a temporary solution, but doing so without a safety net when you know you yourself is on the knife's edge economically, is damn near suicidal. Also, we can't keep repeating the bail-outs forever. In that case, sooner or later the Greeks will have to leave the EMU.


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Germans and others are just doing it right. They were bombed into oblivion after WW2, discriminated against by many bankers. Yet they woke up and overtook UK and France. But, you can't look upon yourself based on your past status. Before 1998 Asian crisis, we were rich people, I can afford to spent a week on US east coast holiday with ease. Now, I am just regular middle class people who can't even afford the west coast, let alone European holidays. Have to live by that fact, once a spoiled rich kid, now a start-up paper pusher.

We understood that it is not our place to bitch out about how unfair that US and other foreign investors controlled our economy and how IMF/World Bank told us to do shit. At that time we and those Asian countries borrowed too much money to develop industries we don't really need while they should have built our direly-needed infrastructures.

However, we and the whole Asia didn't get the same privileged treatment that European PIGGS get from IMF at that time like debt write-off, haircut, and so on in return for austerity measures. They have to repay all creditors 100%.

Yes, no generous write-offs like Greece get, except that 10% Indonesia get from Japan and easy loan from Germany. In addition, we had to relegate many economic controls to IMF, thus killing many strategic industries, giving up several controls over expensive natural resources extraction projects to foreign investors, selling assets to foreign investors. All of these "necessary steps" (according to IMF) to make up for the deficit to pay our installments, including that IMF loan.

In that situation, USA can just print money and refuse to do anything (like reducing their spending), they just keep borrowing money and people still buy that junk Yankee bond. Investors like China can't do anything because they depended on them, if US stop spending, whose going to buy all that junk they produce? Garbage in, garbage out, that easy.

Yet those PIGGS still moan like bitches about it. Racial preference and discrimination is on blatant display here and they still talk trash about Germany and other non-troubled EU countries? Aren't those PIGGS spoiled by their status as European? They need to get right

So, in short: even though Germans got fucked over, they got their economy back on track. Good job. On the other hand, south-east Asians got screwed and no-one was there to help them like the PIGGS (isn't the term PIIGS?) are generously helped today.

Might be seen as unfair, but these countries (PIIGS) have a common currency which of course makes them worth saving, lest we ourselves get dragged with them. Or am I missing something here?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-03-2012, 19:03:55
Might be seen as unfair, but these countries (PIIGS) have a common currency which of course makes them worth saving, lest we ourselves get dragged with them. Or am I missing something here?

Yes, it is PIIGS, sorry (Portugal Ireland Italy Greece Spain). The PIIGGS includes Great Britain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIGS_%28economics%29), which is out of my scope. I exclude them because I like Brits and I am biased.

My rant isn't about the unfairness, but rather the blaming and finger pointing instead of getting in right: live by your own measures. Especially, it is easier to blame foreign parties for what is clearly your own fault. Our leaders tried to paint the US and their eeebul wests as the culprit. But the BS fall short, because too many people know that our government themselves are corrupt as hell. And little know that the people themselves are largely unready for modern economy and perhaps misunderstand the whole concept about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-03-2012, 10:03:38
Unrelated to the previous discussion; but oh God, the Jehova's Witnesses season has started. FML

Gonna start searching for a new apartment >:I
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-03-2012, 11:03:40
I've only had one JW visit.  I find the charity cases trying to get your card details are far more annoying and far more common.  I might have to start throwing copper coins at them (I'm building up a small arsenal of them as we speak).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-03-2012, 11:03:15
Unrelated to the previous discussion; but oh God, the Jehova's Witnesses season has started. FML

Gonna start searching for a new apartment >:I
I've never been visited by jehovas witnesses. I kinda wish some would knock on my door so i could be real rude to them and pick on their religion
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-03-2012, 11:03:26
Unrelated to the previous discussion; but oh God, the Jehova's Witnesses season has started. FML

Gonna start searching for a new apartment >:I

You think that is bad? My girlfriend wants to BE one of them! She already goes to church with them every week and was even invited to a wedding party by them!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 21-03-2012, 11:03:57
You think that is bad? My girlfriend wants to BE one of them! She already goes to church with them every week and was even invited to a wedding party by them!

Don't worry, just go to their Überguru and tell him, that the two of you have had premarital sex.
Case closed.

I always enjoyed their visits. I let them preach a bit and then I come with the big hammer of logic and humanism... I had one even leave with the words: "Well you have it figured out, I guess I have to think about some things for myself..."  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 21-03-2012, 14:03:48
What is Jehova's Witnesses ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DaWorg! on 21-03-2012, 15:03:24
International religious organization feeding people with bullshit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 21-03-2012, 15:03:59
I see, could you be a bit more specific?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-03-2012, 15:03:43
International religious organization feeding people with bullshit.

Infamous for going door-to-door and trying to shove their beliefs down your throat at 9 AM.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 21-03-2012, 15:03:54
Wikipedia is your friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses

Oh some great memes here:
(http://openparachute.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/political-pictures-jehovahs-witnesses-doing-whatever-it-takes.jpg)

(http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/political-pictures-jehovahs-witnesses1.jpg)

(http://chzbronies.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-brony-share-the-magic.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-03-2012, 15:03:26
Wikipedia is your friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses

I was just about to ask if he is unable to use a search engine such as... oh, I dont know... google?  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 21-03-2012, 15:03:22
It is because I don't want to waste my bandwidth by googling fringe religious loonies
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-03-2012, 15:03:46
I've only had one JW visit.  I find the charity cases trying to get your card details are far more annoying and far more common.  I might have to start throwing copper coins at them (I'm building up a small arsenal of them as we speak).

JW and some guy selling home-made Christmas decorations are the only ones who've come to my door unannounced here, but when I was younger and living at home, gypsies came once or twice. I didn't even let them open their mouths until I slammed the door shut. Then I watched them through the window to make sure they didn't steal anything off our yard as they left.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-03-2012, 15:03:00
Now now, they are not that bad, i know some nice Jehovah witnesses, they are nice people to be honest. Just don't mention religion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-03-2012, 15:03:28
Now now, they are not that bad, i know some nice Jehovah witnesses, they are nice people to be honest. Just don't mention religion.

I was polite towards the JW. I was referring to the gypsies in the second half of my post.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 21-03-2012, 15:03:26
Oh that's quite thin ice to racism there...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 21-03-2012, 15:03:34
When i was a kid, a man knocked on our door and when i opened he fell on his knees, jabbering in a foreign language and startet crying while pointing on the picture of a litle girl. I was so shocked that i gave him 1 euro..when he left i watched him through the window and saw that he pulled out a brend new phone and startet talking, clearly not being sad or desperate or whatever. What a scam..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-03-2012, 15:03:51
There is a difference between people begging for money and people trying to help you (in their eyes)

I never give money to beggars. 95% are scammers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-03-2012, 15:03:08
Oh that's quite thin ice to racism there...

I'm not referring to all gypsies, only the ones who come to your door. They are the ones who made stealing raids through the country during the 70's, 80's, 90's. You think they are hated all over Europe for no reason whatsoever?


Fortunately, in at least Helsinki an ever increasing percentage of them are starting to go to schools and getting an education, saving them from a life of... questionable choices.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-03-2012, 15:03:01
Last group of burgles here that where caught where Romanian, land of the gypsies, coincidence? I think not!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 21-03-2012, 15:03:55
Oh that's quite thin ice to racism there...

I'm not referring to all gypsies, only the ones who come to your door. They are the ones who made stealing raids through the country during the 70's, 80's, 90's. You think they are hated all over Europe for no reason whatsoever?
Yap, once had few on our door selling some gloves or something. We didn't buy anything and as they were walking to their car, one of them disappeared into our carage. My dad drove them away and next morning we noticed that 'someone' had stolen our broken lawnmower from carage (only thing not behind locked door)  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-03-2012, 15:03:42
They stole jewelery from my parents, tools from our neighbors, and emptied a friend's safe.  ::)

Heh, my mom told me that at her work whenever it got known that gypsies were in town, the employees were allowed to go home to make sure their doors were locked and nothing was left outside. Wonder why...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 21-03-2012, 16:03:11
Well Romania is a piss poor country. Wonder why the people there rely on theft?  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-03-2012, 16:03:05
Romani != Romanians.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-03-2012, 16:03:10
They are everywhere. I know one, he is very reserved about it when not selling. But when you display a bit of mental weakness (such as complaining about life), you're in for their religious conversation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-03-2012, 18:03:04
Happy to have never encountered crazy ass gypsies here in CA.

I'm tired of all the Mormons/Jehovah's Witnesses coming by.
Once had one comeby, I made the mistake of opening the door and he immedietly tried to get into the doorway all the while spouting about jesus. I stepped in his way and gave 'im a cold look and told him I wasn't interested.

Closed the door, walked into the kitchen and stepdad saw him pissing in the little courtyard we have. The guy is now in prison :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 21-03-2012, 18:03:06
Now now, they are not that bad, i know some nice Jehovah witnesses, they are nice people to be honest. Just don't mention religion.
+1, they might be annoying as fuck when they try to sell God at your doorstep, when they don't wear their non-fancy clothing they are really nice people. Got a JW girl in my class. Very nice girl and acts like everyone else except that she almost never swears. And she got a huge rack.

Also, the JW HQ here is settled in a special building in the city nearby. My mom used to work at the city district and handled all things regarding buildings etc. so she also knew all the rules and regulations the JW's had to follow so they could reside in that building. One of those rules was that if someone said they didn't want the JW's to come back they had to put their names on a list and never come back to that house. So once they visited us my mother told them to put our house on the list as she wasn't interested. Couple of weeks later they did came back and my mother asked them if they wanted to stay in that building because if they didn't she would call her boss and the deal would be terminated. They never returned.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 21-03-2012, 19:03:26
Happy to have never encountered crazy ass gypsies here in CA.

I'm tired of all the Mormons/Jehovah's Witnesses coming by.
Once had one comeby, I made the mistake of opening the door and he immedietly tried to get into the doorway all the while spouting about jesus. I stepped in his way and gave 'im a cold look and told him I wasn't interested.

Closed the door, walked into the kitchen and stepdad saw him pissing in the little courtyard we have. The guy is now in prison :)

He wasn't pissing he was blessing your house with holy water to ward against gypsies. You think you haven't been visited because you're lucky? It's because of the blessings Jehovah's Witnesses have placed on your house, regardless of your rudeness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-03-2012, 23:03:10
Burrowing owls.

They are owls and they live in holes in the ground. Owls. In ground holes.

(http://www.eastbayexpress.com/binary/a5ca/1328826318-burrowing_owl.jpg)
How awesome are they!

(http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/speocun1953.jpg)
They are like meerkats. But owls.

(http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/briccetti/images/owls.jpg)
Look at them. Maybe the most awesome species ever.

Discuss.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-03-2012, 23:03:28
Nah, they aren't all that goo at all.  The top one looks evil too.  They should be sent to re-education camps where they will be instructed to build proper nests like proper owls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 21-03-2012, 23:03:33
I disagree with EU, and will challenge him to a duel if he does not change his abhorrent views on the matter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-03-2012, 23:03:21
Armstrong-Witworth 4pdr cannonettes at dawn it is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 21-03-2012, 23:03:43
IT IS AGREED THEN!

(http://sharetv.org/images/guide/135540.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 22-03-2012, 00:03:43
I can't resist to add my story on jehovas witnesses:

When I was as boy, they came to our door occasionally. My mom was a patient housewife, but got rid of them someday.

About 10 years later my mom died, and, guess what, I had them on my door again. 3 visits within 2 month.

The last time they came it was about 11 o' clock in the morning: Some dad bringing his 5 year old son. That made me totally freak out. I told him that the boy would belong into the kindergarden/school, instead of listening to his dad discussing religion with strangers. I pointed out that I see why they are suddenly coming for me after 10 years of silence on our doorstep, and that they should be ashamed of that approach to catch me in the moment of a familiar tragedy.

That was the first time I saw some jehova witness almost lose temper. But after that, they never came again.

Nowadays a fellow worker of mine is a jehova witness and I bite my tongue every time she mentions religion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 22-03-2012, 01:03:13
Am I the only one here who simply doesn´t open the door?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 22-03-2012, 01:03:16
I got the tendency to open the door when somebody is knocking. Strange, isn't it? :P


Well, and then, I'd like to post this new video on Sim City 5, overall their conception makes a solid appearance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS0qURl_JJY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 22-03-2012, 01:03:56
A friend of mine from Maui had a KISS Idea. He used to just open the door butt naked and start a normal conversation with them. >_>

Oh, the construction site Ive been working at has to be careful not to disturb burrowing owls. They get a cordoned off area extending several hundred feet from their nest if they settle down. All the piping had to be covered so they wouldnt be tempted to upgrade to a metallic interior design. There was one nest nearby but not close enough to get in the way.

We figured wed just route a burst of compressed gas into a nested pipe if we found one. Inter Continental Owl Launcher.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 22-03-2012, 01:03:50
Owlz

Discuss.
I think that owls who refuse to live in trees as they are supposed to must have some suspicious reasons.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 22-03-2012, 04:03:42
How do computers delete data? Do they.. burn it? How does it workzorz
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-03-2012, 05:03:52
Data are stored in Hard disk, which is a disc. It is very sensitive to magnetic interference, so they use that to "write, delete, and manipulate" data, basically like "scratching" the surface of the disc in some probably gentle way that it won't scar it forever, so it can be written off later.

When they delete, they don't magically wipe out everything clean, how do they do that, I don't know exactly how, but they seem to scatter it around. Thus, there are some hash codes/tags/sums (fraction of data) left in the disk. We use some special reading tools to assemble them back, using whatever information left like the original file size compared to the fractions, and fill the missing hashes using whatever method the tool use like playing puzzle, maybe, or better perhaps, like logical guessing.

Read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_function
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 22-03-2012, 05:03:55
From what I understand, hard drives are a platter of sectors that could be written with data by magnetically setting individual bits on the disk to 1 or 0, organizing those bits into bytes of more meaningful info, and going up from there to KB, MB, and GB. The spindle on a hard drive interacts with the bits, writing or reading their state of 1 or 0. There is an index that the drive refers to to find sectors associated with a specific file. When you delete something, the HD notes that all the sectors containing that file are "deleted," and pretty much ignoresthat file...until the drive needs the room to write a new file. At this point, it will write over the sectors of the "deleted" file with the new file.

If you actually want to truly delete a file, you have to use a program that writes a random array of 1 and 0s over the sectors. Even then, advanced hardware and software can tell what was written there before. A military grade wipe is something like 30 random 1 0 writes over the disk.

data is recoverable from scratched, bent, shot, and even magnatized disks. Thermite does a good job though.

Feel free to make a fool of me. This was picked up by osmosis so a lot of it is assumed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 22-03-2012, 06:03:50
Even magnetized? Damn





Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-03-2012, 07:03:15
Owlz

Discuss.
I think that owls who refuse to live in trees as they are supposed to must have some suspicious reasons.

At least they kill the whole "owling" nonsense.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owling
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 22-03-2012, 09:03:25
At least they kill the whole "owling" nonsense.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owling

What? ... and miss out on the chance to look pretty girls under their skirts?
(http://www.google.de/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://pauloflaherty.com/files/2011/09/U-Mad-Bro.jpg&sa=X&ei=V99qT86vI4LNtAam553CAg&ved=0CAUQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEMp15ynlM73hEggDJ8tuZNDEpc9g)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-03-2012, 11:03:08
Owlz

Discuss.
I think that owls who refuse to live in trees as they are supposed to must have some suspicious reasons.

At least they kill the whole "owling" nonsense.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owling
BRB, going out to diggy diggy a hole.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 22-03-2012, 11:03:12
Owlz

Discuss.
I think that owls who refuse to live in trees as they are supposed to must have some suspicious reasons.
Maybe it's not a choice, maybe they are born that way?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-03-2012, 12:03:26
I think they are the owls of the underworld. CPS has got to be right on this one, it is very suspicious.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 22-03-2012, 12:03:35
What Flyboy wrote makes sense, so basically there's 0s and 1s that will be written over, when deleted, those 0s and 1s will ignore the data to make place for new data. So basically your HDD is full of 0s and 1s ready to have data writen over.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-03-2012, 13:03:55
Owlz

Discuss.
I think that owls who refuse to live in trees as they are supposed to must have some suspicious reasons.
Maybe it's not a choice, maybe they are born that way?

Maybe it's Maybelline!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-03-2012, 16:03:24
What Flyboy wrote makes sense, so basically there's 0s and 1s that will be written over, when deleted, those 0s and 1s will ignore the data to make place for new data. So basically your HDD is full of 0s and 1s ready to have data writen over.

0 and 1 is a signal for electricity current to "go through" (1) or don't go through (0). So data is a kind of records of on and off switches.

"Ignoring" means you erase the pointer or reference to a particular area of "0s and 1s," so the data could no longer be found.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-03-2012, 01:03:54
One bit can either be 0 or 1.
Eight bits are 1 Byte.
1024 Byte are 1 Kilobyte(kB).
1024 kB are 1 Megabyte(MB).

When the harddrive adds a headline on the level of Megabyte stating 'empty space', it doesn't have to erase the content below digit by digit. Then the content is still there, it has just been marked as 'empty space'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 23-03-2012, 02:03:00
One bit can either be 0 or 1.
Eight bits are 1 Byte.
1024 Byte are 1 Kilobyte(kB).
1024 kB are 1 Megabyte(MB).
A byte is almost always (but not 100%) 8 bits, and kB can mean either 103 or 210 bytes (the latter given more properly by KiB).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 23-03-2012, 05:03:29
HD manufactures use the base 10 Gigabyte, which is slightly smaller than the base 2 measure software and computers use for data. That's why your HD always looks smaller when you inspect it in windows. For instance, my 160 GB hard drive is 149 GB in windows.

Hey Weebl's stuff, what do you think of Owls?

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Owls/

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBpF_Zj4OA

Indeed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-03-2012, 06:03:53
I got my wisdom teeth out today, interesting day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-03-2012, 07:03:13
Feeling any wiser?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 23-03-2012, 08:03:49
I got my wisdom teeth out today, interesting day.
About year ago, I got my both left side wisdom teeth out at same time. Upper wisom teeth was under noraml teeth, so that was taken out too  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-03-2012, 09:03:35
HD manufactures use the base 10 Gigabyte, which is slightly smaller than the base 2 measure software and computers use for data. That's why your HD always looks smaller when you inspect it in windows. For instance, my 160 GB hard drive is 149 GB in windows.

Hey Weebl's stuff, what do you think of Owls?

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Owls/

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBpF_Zj4OA

Indeed.

The hard drives you buy are in GiB as in the exact number of bytes, this was done once as a marketing trick to make it seem you buy more memory, now all company's do it. (as in 1MiB are 1000 Bytes, while 1MB is 1024 Bytes thus your computers gives a smaller number then what the manufacturer says.)

Data is stored in 0 and 1, we all know that, it is deleted by deleting the small piece of information witch tells your computers where exactly on your disc it wrote that information. without that the next time you save something it will just over write your old data. Information is saved in different "blocks", you can choose the size of them from a few Kb to a few MB and you can select the size normaly when formatting a HDD. No matter how small a file is it will always take minimum 1 block of space.

To delete a file there are also different methods, for secure government information it is not good enough to just delete that small file, you can still easily recover it, there they use special software and change all the bits to a 0, or a 1 for example, some software only changes some bits in semi random order, it goes faster but is not as safe.

Hmm, i still remember something from computer class it seems, this is all from my memory folks, i might not be 100% correct but i think i am.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-03-2012, 11:03:21
Yes, to safely erase data from a hard disk you have to de-gauss it. Using a very strong magnetic force to scramble the disc arrangements.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-03-2012, 11:03:39
Is it still recoverable if you save some other stuff over it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-03-2012, 11:03:53
The rumour is that apparently they can, you need to over write it at least 3 times. But that is only with that super duper secret government software.

But this makes your hard drive safe
http://www.truecrypt.org/

No need to erase, they can't get to it without the key, plain and simple.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 23-03-2012, 16:03:15
The rumour is that apparently they can, you need to over write it at least 3 times. But that is only with that super duper secret government software.

But this makes your hard drive safe
http://www.truecrypt.org/

No need to erase, they can't get to it without the key, plain and simple.

...and then they simply get a court order demanding your key.

Or a 5 dollar wrench. (http://"http://xkcd.com/538/")

But that's assuming somebody actually wants your data. I dont think anyone wants folders and folders of internet pictures and a handful of my essays from school.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-03-2012, 16:03:25
Aah, yes, but you put hidden encrypted file in an encrypted hard drive, that's like 2 layers deep, just give them your password then. data still safe.

Or a hammer, screwdriver and strong magnet do the trick perfectly. Add some fire for show as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 23-03-2012, 16:03:47
I can't resist to add my story on jehovas witnesses:

When I was as boy, they came to our door occasionally. My mom was a patient housewife, but got rid of them someday.

About 10 years later my mom died, and, guess what, I had them on my door again. 3 visits within 2 month.

The last time they came it was about 11 o' clock in the morning: Some dad bringing his 5 year old son. That made me totally freak out. I told him that the boy would belong into the kindergarden/school, instead of listening to his dad discussing religion with strangers. I pointed out that I see why they are suddenly coming for me after 10 years of silence on our doorstep, and that they should be ashamed of that approach to catch me in the moment of a familiar tragedy.

That was the first time I saw some jehova witness almost lose temper. But after that, they never came again.

Nowadays a fellow worker of mine is a jehova witness and I bite my tongue every time she mentions religion.

My buddy became one to dodge his conscription draft \o/

Only came across them in NY, they'd come to the door at around 10 am once or twice a month, wanted to kill the biches with their own pamphlets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 23-03-2012, 16:03:37
...and then they simply get a court order demanding your key.

I'm not an expert on this matter, but a friend who happens to be an IT-guy told me that some types of HD-encrypting software allows you to set an alternative password, which, when you enter it, won't give access to the real, encrypted data on your HD, but to an alternative section/partition that you may set up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-03-2012, 16:03:11
Your copy of Windows 7 is already equipped with encryption tool:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/bitlocker
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-03-2012, 17:03:31
The rumour is that apparently they can, you need to over write it at least 3 times. But that is only with that super duper secret government software.
From what I've read, with modern HDD's (let's say >100 GB) the data density is so high that overwriting once should be enough. Apparently, back when the disk of same size only held 100 MB, this was easier. Recovery after physical damage (fire etc.) is also becoming more difficult due to this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 23-03-2012, 17:03:42
Aah, yes, but you put hidden encrypted file in an encrypted hard drive, that's like 2 layers deep, just give them your password then. data still safe.

Or a hammer, screwdriver and strong magnet do the trick perfectly. Add some fire for show as well.

I always firgured the best bet would be to mix up some thermite, set it in a flower pot in the bay above the HD, put the pot base beneath the HD to catch the melted remnants, and rig up a magnesium ignition device. Instant liquid hard drive!


I'm not an expert on this matter, but a friend who happens to be an IT-guy told me that some types of HD-encrypting software allows you to set an alternative password, which, when you enter it, won't give access to the real, encrypted data on your HD, but to an alternative section/partition that you may set up.

I've seen a lot of discussions about the multiple layer approach and programs that hide encrypted partitions/files. The way I understand it, If there's an encrypted file, they'll demand the key, if they find evidence of a missing/inaccessible file or partition, they'll demand that key too.

So the only way to pull this off would be to trick any partition/disk analyzer they use into thinking an area of the HD is blank, and then covering any digital tracks within the computer referencing this area. For instance, you cant tell the OS not to write files to specific sectors of the HD, cause this is a giveaway. Having a 3 GB encrypted file, then opening it to show 2 GB will also point to an alternate encrypted file.

"I forgot the password" wont really work either: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/laptop-decryption-appeal-rejected/


The rumour is that apparently they can, you need to over write it at least 3 times. But that is only with that super duper secret government software.
From what I've read, with modern HDD's (let's say >100 GB) the data density is so high that overwriting once should be enough. Apparently, back when the disk of same size only held 100 MB, this was easier. Recovery after physical damage (fire etc.) is also becoming more difficult due to this.

Ah this is interesting. I've always heard it took at least a few wipes, plus extra for government type stuff. But then, many military computers are using what we would consider very outdated hardware, so I wouldnt be surprised if some disks were still in the 100 MB range.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-03-2012, 01:03:57
I got my wisdom teeth out today, interesting day.
About year ago, I got my both left side wisdom teeth out at same time. Upper wisom teeth was under noraml teeth, so that was taken out too  :-X

They want to take mine out for like 20 years now, but I refuse. As long as I don't have them causing any pain, I keep them. Mankind survived for millions of years without them being taken out, but I can't keep em nowadays?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 24-03-2012, 14:03:16
So, I just bought myself Nicki Minaj tickets in a crazy impulse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 24-03-2012, 14:03:45
Who's that?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 24-03-2012, 15:03:43
This woman:
(http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07r470zY21r0dhtao1_500.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 24-03-2012, 16:03:22
A Harddrives read-write heads can get slightly misaligned over some time of using it. This means that they don´t move over the center of the area used to store the individual bits anymore. So if you overwrite your old data, the areas won´t be completely re-magnetized anymore, but the hardrives head that rewrote them will not notice this, because it will move over the remagnetized parts and not notice that half the area of the bit is still having the previous alignment.
The point here is that sophisticated Data recovery engineers can open your hard drive and read the plates with a laser and so reconstruct the old data that the intact harddrive didnt reach anymore.
So the only sure way is physical destruction of the drive.

About the encryption. Don´t trust Bitlocker :) I´m sure the Microsoft software has a backdoor or factory default key to comply with american law. The FBI, CIA and Homeland Defense will be able to read them pretty sure.
Using Truecrypt on the other hand is much more safe. You can be sure they don´t have Backdoors in their Software because it´s open source and everyone can take a look at the source code and could find those.
They also support hidden volumes that you can not detect without knowing the password. http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 24-03-2012, 16:03:22
Interesting first paragraph Mayhemic, thanks.

Also, Nicki aint that bad guys, I kinda like her. I am looking forward to it. Stupid me missed the chance to buy tickets for Rihanna a few months back so I had some extra cash around. Now I just have to find a girl that wants to join me.

I am weird, did I tell you guys?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 24-03-2012, 16:03:08
If you are going to a concert of a Orange eyelidded girl, I guess you are


Does anyone know why my L4D CTDs on windows 7 ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-03-2012, 16:03:22
I got Shogun 2 Total War: Fall of the Samurai.

Does this make me a sellout? 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 24-03-2012, 16:03:12
They want to take mine out for like 20 years now, but I refuse. As long as I don't have them causing any pain, I keep them. Mankind survived for millions of years without them being taken out, but I can't keep em nowadays?
"Mankind" as in our current form of Homo sapiens is estimated to be no more than 200 000 years old. During this time however, evolution has not stopped and humans have continued to evolve. One of the things that has changed most notably in the evolution of man is the skull, especially our cranial capacity, our foreheads and our jaws. Just looking at our predecessor Homo erectus should make that clear.

(http://i.imgur.com/6DjKs.png)
Top: Homo erectus est. 1.7 My - 0.3 My
Bottom: Homo sapiens est. 0.2 My - present

Over the past million years, the 'human' jaw has become notably smaller and thus has far less room for as many teeth. Indeed, Mankind has not been "doing fine", as as much as 35% of humans do not have wisdom teeth. The fact that wisdom teeth are not always life-threatening and do not become a problem until after reproductive age means evolutionary pressure is low, but I do not doubt that, had we evolved a few hundred thousand years longer before inventing safe pre-emptive surgery, humans would not have wisdom teeth at all.


That said, my dentist has told me that if your wisdom teeth aren't bothering you, there's no real need to have them removed. As such, I also still have mine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-03-2012, 17:03:23
Interesting first paragraph Mayhemic, thanks.

Also, Nicki aint that bad guys, I kinda like her. I am looking forward to it. Stupid me missed the chance to buy tickets for Rihanna a few months back so I had some extra cash around. Now I just have to find a girl that wants to join me.

I am weird, did I tell you guys?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZdkWaFzZtA&feature=youtu.be

The way she says BITTCCH

dayum
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 24-03-2012, 17:03:51
@ Lightning, it is not just that, more and more people seem to be getting a extra lumbar vertebrae these days. I know a girl that has one extra. We are still evolving it seems. One can only wonder what else is changing or will change.


If you are going to a concert of a Orange eyelidded girl, I guess you are


When my Nigerian friend puts on gold/yellow and purple make-up it looks absolutely amazing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-03-2012, 17:03:56
I got Shogun 2 Total War: Fall of the Samurai.

Does this make me a sellout?

gameplaywise, no
historically speaking, you know Vonmudra's opinion on it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 24-03-2012, 18:03:27
@ Lightning, it is not just that, more and more people seem to be getting a extra lumbar vertebrae these days. I know a girl that has one extra. We are still evolving it seems. One can only wonder what else is changing or will change.
Actually, Homo erectus had 6 lumbar vertebrae, so it's more likely to be a leftover than a genuine new mutation. Still, I have to disagree that humans are evolving. Natural selection is quickly disappearing, as we use our technology to correct our afflictions and shape our surroundings to fit our needs, rather than evolving to better fit our surroundings. Yet the real end of our 'natural' evolution will be when our understanding of genetics reaches the point where we can safely modify our genome, which I'm reasonably sure, will be within our lifetimes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-03-2012, 23:03:54
Oe lucky me, i consider wisdom and speech as evolution too  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 25-03-2012, 00:03:18
Oe lucky me, i consider wisdom and speech as evolution too  8)

Well it is, but that is cultural evolution, not genetical evolution.  :)


Speaking of genes, did I ever mention that I'm black?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8n5PVSDXo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8n5PVSDXo)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-03-2012, 01:03:40
This woman:
(http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07r470zY21r0dhtao1_500.gif)

I've seen her before. Her voice clearly fits to the picture:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjlomn_david-guetta-where-them-girls-at-ft-nicki-minaj-flo-rida_music (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjlomn_david-guetta-where-them-girls-at-ft-nicki-minaj-flo-rida_music)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-03-2012, 09:03:05
Fucking youtube causing me grey hair so early in the morning. God damn bloodsuckers I hate them. Going through FH's tube channel for any vids that was caught by the nets of the copyright nazis and whaddyaknow, 0.7 release trailer got caught but fortunately not blocked. This really pisses me off, like I want to stress over some ancient old videos because they used edith piaf or something.

I'd understand all these nazis if we were hosting a whole movie or a television series in our tube channel, then they'd have all the rights in my eyes to go for it but nowadays logging to our tube channel makes me feel sick from the sheer thought "what will I find this time?" when I go to see copyright section...

Oh how I'd love to back our things and move the channel to some place where we'd be free but I dont think theres a good alternative and besides, everyone's at youtube so theres no other benefits for moving. Its only about time that video makers, ours and the public alike, needs to start using music thats free-to-use... Sucks but at least then we dont have to put up with this shite despite all videos having the same musics in the end.  :P

Goddamnit.

EDIT: Lemme add this bit... YT could slap ads to all of our vids or next to our videos as long as it meant we do not get videos taken out. Im totally fine with that. Gimme ads damnit!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 25-03-2012, 15:03:17
I don't understand this stupidity. What if you payed for the Edith Piaf music? You can then upload it on youtube no? You fucking paid for it so why can't you let other people listen to it? Youtube is not a downloader, even if software exist for it, YT should not recognise them.

It's like if I bought an Edith Piaf's music then let people listen to it in a club, what's the problem? And in the clubs they even earn money, while you don't on your youtube video.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-03-2012, 15:03:00
I don't understand this stupidity. What if you payed for the Edith Piaf music? You can then upload it on youtube no? You fucking paid for it so why can't you let other people listen to it? Youtube is not a downloader, even if software exist for it, YT should not recognise them.

It's like if I bought an Edith Piaf's music then let people listen to it in a club, what's the problem? And in the clubs they even earn money, while you don't on your youtube video.

When you throw official parties like i do with friends you would know that you have to pay ridiculous amounts of money to be able to play that music for you.

The amount you have to pay is calculated on factors like how many people will come, how much do you charge for entry, how long will the party last, ...

I can guarantee you, if we give a party we have to pay 250 euro MINIMUM. So a party with less then 50 people and no entry fee. If it gets bigger (like 1000 people, 8 euro entre fee) then it can be over 1000 euro to be allowed to play music for an evening.

If you think having a live band fixes it, then you are wrong, you still have to pay.

You don't buy a song, you have permission to listen to it by yourself or a few people, but no more then 12 at a time and at a private location. If you break these rules you have to pay extra copyright moneys to the big cooperation.

Hence, i support anything that stands up to things like SABAM or RIAA or BREIN or whatever criminal copyright organisation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 25-03-2012, 15:03:17
SABAM ruined the school senior's ball last year. They were there unannounced and fined the organizers. Poor girls...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-03-2012, 17:03:12
Burrowing owls.

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Discuss.

This might change your view on owls forever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2-GFZ4bdSiQ#!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-03-2012, 19:03:42
If you look at some software's EULA, you too can't display games like Flight Simulator to the public even for promotion purposes that might help the game's sales.

For music and movie, they are also not for public consumption (stated clearly in any legit DVD movie opening screen/back cover). I don't know if what siben says are true, but, I guess it is. Different rates could apply for public usage, and special permissions is needed as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-03-2012, 20:03:27
Here is the price list if you want to give a party. The left shows the entry fee that you ask, the top is the space (in m²) of where your party will be, the rest are the prices.

http://www.sabam.be/sites/default/files/Nederlands/Utilisateur/Musique/Tarif/De-temps-en-temps/tarief_nl_af_en_toe_105.pdf

So example, if the place that your party is is 600m² (or 30 x 30 meters) and you ask people to pay 5 euro, then you have to pay the criminals 304.84 euro, if you don't ask it in time then add 15% If you fill in the form wrong, add 40%.

If the price of your drinks is more then 1.40 euro, then the difference is added with the entry price and can get you in a higher scale.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 25-03-2012, 21:03:30
Out of curiosity I've read about this SABAM thing on wikipedia. This one bit was Quite interesting
Quote
In March 2012, SABAM threatened several libraries in Belgium, attempting to extort an annual fee from them for allowing volunteers to read books to small groups of children.
This is just ridiculous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-03-2012, 21:03:23
Out of curiosity I've read about this SABAM thing on wikipedia. This one bit was Quite interesting
Quote
In March 2012, SABAM threatened several libraries in Belgium, attempting to extort an annual fee from them for allowing volunteers to read books to small groups of children.
This is just ridiculous.
What a bunch of dickheads.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-03-2012, 16:03:05
^this

I agree
Zhey will be put up against ze vall und be shot!

(http://www.denofgeek.com/siteimage/scale/800/600/14611.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-03-2012, 16:03:08
Out of curiosity I've read about this SABAM thing on wikipedia. This one bit was Quite interesting
Quote
In March 2012, SABAM threatened several libraries in Belgium, attempting to extort an annual fee from them for allowing volunteers to read books to small groups of children.
This is just ridiculous.

Ugh, just exactly what I feared. This is too Orwellian to me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-03-2012, 17:03:24
Theres retards, then there are greedy nazis


SABAM is the combination of those
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-03-2012, 09:03:35
Out of curiosity I've read about this SABAM thing on wikipedia. This one bit was Quite interesting
Quote
In March 2012, SABAM threatened several libraries in Belgium, attempting to extort an annual fee from them for allowing volunteers to read books to small groups of children.
This is just ridiculous.

Ugh, just exactly what I feared. This is too Orwellian to me.
nope, it's just Belgium
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 27-03-2012, 11:03:00
Out of curiosity I've read about this SABAM thing on wikipedia. This one bit was Quite interesting
Quote
In March 2012, SABAM threatened several libraries in Belgium, attempting to extort an annual fee from them for allowing volunteers to read books to small groups of children.
This is just ridiculous.

Ugh, just exactly what I feared. This is too Orwellian to me.
nope, it's just Belgium

German GEMA works exactly like that. For example, when we held a concert for school or a party to raise funds for our graduation ball we needed to pay them a huge amount of money and file paperwork like we were trying to import nuclear weapons. And this in the same country where we could just pick up a license to sell hard liquor for a few bucks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-03-2012, 11:03:19
I wonder if Beethoven, Bach, Goethe, or maybe Michelangelo and Da Vinci gave a lot of ratass about license like today's whiny copyright crazy artists.

For me, as long as the guy mentioned my name on the credit, I'm happy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 27-03-2012, 11:03:12
In India, all you have to do is to burn a CD put it in a disc player and press the play button because nobody gives a f**k. Best system ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 27-03-2012, 11:03:59
I wonder if Beethoven, Bach, Goethe, or maybe Michelangelo and Da Vinci gave a lot of ratass about license like today's whiny copyright crazy artists.

No they didn't, but they were paid for their work by wealthy individuals and autocratic leaders, who could not buy and multiply copies of their work.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 27-03-2012, 17:03:01
^this

I agree
Zhey will be put up against ze vall und be shot!


Picture immediately reminded me of this guy...

(http://www.mitvergnuegen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/eventlocation_kurtkroemer.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-03-2012, 15:03:27
^this

I agree
Zhey will be put up against ze vall und be shot!


Picture immediately reminded me of this guy...


Make it 20 peasants
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-03-2012, 03:03:24
I got a droid phone  wooo now i'm socially acceptable!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 29-03-2012, 08:03:30
I got a droid phone  wooo now i'm socially acceptable!

You should have gotten a Windows Phone 7 and thus remained a smart phone Paria like me. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 29-03-2012, 12:03:06
I got a droid phone  wooo now i'm socially acceptable!
Welcome to the death of conversations and serious restlessness whenever you don't have your phone in arms reach.

Edit: btw, this is my second post in this thread. Who would have thought I'd stay away from a "Revolting Uniting" thread?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 30-03-2012, 01:03:28
I wonder if Beethoven, Bach, Goethe, or maybe Michelangelo and Da Vinci gave a lot of ratass about license like today's whiny copyright crazy artists.

No they didn't, but they were paid for their work by wealthy individuals and autocratic leaders, who could not buy and multiply copies of their work.

Both germany and italy were splitted into hundreds of individual states, loosely bound by the Reich and its emperor who was voted into office by the members. If the individual sovereigns wanted to be regarded powerful and cultivated, they had to keep up with the others in terms of culture. They paid musicians, philosophers, artists and academies. Thus you got that huge amount of german and italian artists.

Meanwhile it was the opposite in France and Britain. The landlords were strongly bound to the kings, had to spend their time in Paris and London and had to spend their money in the capitals instead of their counties. Thus they got these huge centralized capitals today, gleaming above the borders of the city as a symbol for the whole country.

Well, nobody asked for this, did somebody? :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 30-03-2012, 10:03:46
No, I don't think so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-03-2012, 15:03:47
Yeah, I read Beethoven's story, he was like supported by some noblemen, Graf something. I even read that Bach was invited to the palace by King Frederick the Great himself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 30-03-2012, 17:03:01
Yeah, I read Beethoven's story, he was like supported by some noblemen, Graf something. I even read that Bach was invited to the palace by King Frederick the Great himself.
Quite interesting to see someone from east asia interested in this  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 30-03-2012, 17:03:16
Music transcends all boundaries




Unless you are deaf
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 30-03-2012, 17:03:54
And finally I found out myself why the 762-server is a mess, a menace to the community.  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-03-2012, 17:03:55
South-East-Asia to be precise.

And yeah, I like Bach. European history and culture are pretty much my breakfast. Because once or twice in everyday, you have to deal with it. From weird Greek mythologies to World War 2, I think, I could somehow picture what was happening, in much clearer description than specific ancient Chinese Dynasty era like warring states era, 5 dynasties era, Southern and Northern dynasties era etc etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-03-2012, 17:03:48
And finally I found out myself why the 762-server is a mess, a menace to the community.  ::)
you needed 3 years to figure that out?

The moment they started banning people for using PIATS against infantry.........
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-03-2012, 17:03:13
Lets not bring that discussion here, thanks theta & Schneider.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-03-2012, 17:03:44
We are terribly sorry



Almost got killed this morning by a truck, sorry mudra, you dont inherit my rifles (yet)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-03-2012, 17:03:55
Dont have to sound snippy about it.

Anyway, dont you get killed yet, I need you to send me something.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-03-2012, 18:03:21
Dont have to sound snippy about it.

Anyway, dont you get killed yet, I need you to send me something.
Hahaha oh yeah, and that  ;D

i aint snippy.......:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-03-2012, 18:03:49
Ah seriously? I thought a more expensive goon would finish the job. I'll just save more money for the next attempt..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 30-03-2012, 23:03:57
Lets not bring that discussion here, thanks theta & Schneider.

Sure thing Mr. Bear.
And yes, Theta was snippy, I am not. That's what german bias really is about.

Ah seriously? I thought a more expensive goon would finish the job. I'll just save more money for the next attempt..

If you wanna do something right...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-03-2012, 23:03:35
What are you charging?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 31-03-2012, 00:03:21
I'm going to Belgium this summer, I'll do it for free.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 31-03-2012, 09:03:38
And what are you charing if you do CPS too?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 31-03-2012, 14:03:22
Come over to Mechelen Fuchs, we've got several social housing blocks filled to the brim with the people you need
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 01-04-2012, 13:04:15
Planning my Around-the-world-super-awsome-once-in-a-lifetime-adventure-time-trip

any reccomendations on where to visit?

i do love tropical areas and sandy beaches that are far away from your normal tourist traps... ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 01-04-2012, 14:04:18
I'm going to Belgium this summer, I'll do it for free.

Never hire someone that says they will do it for free :| I'm flexible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 01-04-2012, 15:04:20
You have Canadian dollars Fuchs?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 01-04-2012, 17:04:59
I don't use weak currencies. How about gold?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 01-04-2012, 18:04:16
How about a Kidney?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 01-04-2012, 18:04:19
I only take Egyptian cotton socks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 01-04-2012, 19:04:18
I only take Egyptian cotton socks.
You're hired!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-04-2012, 19:04:46
And what are you charing if you do CPS too?
So that's why you shot me today in FH...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 01-04-2012, 19:04:20
I only take Egyptian cotton socks.
You're hired!

Wise choice sir :|
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 01-04-2012, 19:04:50
Planning my Around-the-world-super-awsome-once-in-a-lifetime-adventure-time-trip

any reccomendations on where to visit?

i do love tropical areas and sandy beaches that are far away from your normal tourist traps... ;D

Specifics son, specifics! I can generate a list of places that could be candidates but specifics are needed :|

double post. I thought I was editing my first post for a minute.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 01-04-2012, 21:04:28
And what are you charing if you do CPS too?
So that's why you shot me today in FH...
I only hurt you out of reflex. Lightning however seems to have a grudge against Pyjama Sharks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-04-2012, 21:04:30
And what are you charing if you do CPS too?
So that's why you shot me today in FH...
I only hurt you out of reflex. Lightning however seems to have a grudge against Pyjama Sharks.
That's true, it's not every day you get teamkilled by a bazooka.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 01-04-2012, 22:04:11
Those rockets go everywhere. They have a mind of their own!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-04-2012, 01:04:51
The trading card post wasn't that bad, that it would have required deletion. I had a serious laugh. Though the design was pretty ugly. My favourite is still the StG44 ZF.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 03-04-2012, 19:04:05
The trading card post wasn't that bad, that it would have required deletion. I had a serious laugh. Though the design was pretty ugly. My favourite is still the StG44 ZF.

Well, the StG44ZF is nice, but I somehow always feel that I neither have a real cq-auto rifle nor a full scale long distance sniper rifle...

And Fuchsy, you sneaky little bastard, I was right about the hslan server rules:

Quote
1. Dont attack or enter uncapturable mainbases!
Only planes are excepted from this rule.
Temporary pushmap-uncaps are NOT considered as uncapturable mainbases.

So you see, I was fully authorized to run people over at the british airport in Mersah Matruh with our Kübelwagen.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 03-04-2012, 21:04:44
For some reason I have yet to actually break into really posting in this new version of Unite and Revolt.  What gives people?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 03-04-2012, 22:04:46
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-04-2012, 22:04:56
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?
Lubricants, remember to use lubricants.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 03-04-2012, 22:04:22
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?
http://www.varusteleka.com/product/food-and-drink/scho-ka-kola-100-g-tin-can/_35P0SWIVD

You're welcome.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 03-04-2012, 22:04:11
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?
http://www.varusteleka.com/product/food-and-drink/scho-ka-kola-100-g-tin-can/_35P0SWIVD

You're welcome.

These are actually quite tasty. Even without considering how stylish they are, in a retro kind of way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 03-04-2012, 22:04:33
The trading card post wasn't that bad, that it would have required deletion. I had a serious laugh. Though the design was pretty ugly. My favourite is still the StG44 ZF.

Well, the StG44ZF is nice, but I somehow always feel that I neither have a real cq-auto rifle nor a full scale long distance sniper rifle...

And Fuchsy, you sneaky little bastard, I was right about the hslan server rules:

Quote
1. Dont attack or enter uncapturable mainbases!
Only planes are excepted from this rule.
Temporary pushmap-uncaps are NOT considered as uncapturable mainbases.

So you see, I was fully authorized to run people over at the british airport in Mersah Matruh with our Kübelwagen.  :)

I said I had doubts! And it was Alam Halfa. And I greatly enjoyed the cruising rides along unsuspecting uncivilized Brits.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-04-2012, 00:04:56
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?

Never been there but i bet some form of pain relieves could be an option?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 04-04-2012, 00:04:43
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?

 Keep a regular sleeping schedule.
Do not eat a full meal during the shift, it is alright to snack but keep most of your food intake to your regular daytime schedule.
Coffee will help somewhat but nothing beats a good pillow session, besides you will get fierce indigestion if you drink too much.
You are in a unionized workplace so don't be afraid to tell your supervisor if you have any concerns that being over-tired will affect your work productivity or personal safety.

IF (big IF) you are allowed to, a quick nap will make all the difference in the world. The last time that I worked graveyards was in a hotel (a grocery store also but rarely) and we could always crash in a spare room or the break room but we were only allowed to nap during our lunch break. Personally, i found a 20 minute snooze worked wonders.


@ Mudra, I bet you would post here more often if someone was talking about side-buttoned pants and Chef Boyardee's.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 04-04-2012, 00:04:51
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?

Lets have a deal. I stay awake all night and do the job for you. Easy task. Will you get up at 8 o'clock in the morning for me in return?
Just because that is my biggest problem.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 04-04-2012, 01:04:51
So I've been helping at the primary school my Mum works at, carting stuff out of the old building into the (yet to be finished) new building.  I never realised just how much crap is needed to teach kids how to talk (the school has a large special needs unit).  When I found out that the mountain of stuff that had taken 3 of us 4 hours to cart across was used by 10 kids and 2 staff on half days only, I raged.  Mind you, I've not seen what the larger classes need bringing over yet.  Could be much worse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 04-04-2012, 01:04:11
 If you are getting paid, quit whining...

If you are volunteering, write a letter to your MP whinging about unnecessary equipment and costs and get the whole school program axed.


 :D ;) :) ;D 8) :P :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 04-04-2012, 01:04:16
I'm being paid, but if I didn't complain I'd be the odd one out.  The elder of the two caretakers is seriously the most pessimistic guy I've ever met.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 04-04-2012, 01:04:12
 it is in the very nature of those who nurse from the public teat to voice their resentments accordingly.


At least your Mum gets a new school to work in, and perhaps the new environment will lift the heavy heart of these caretakers that are probably working the hardest that they have had to in years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 04-04-2012, 01:04:51
That might help, sheik....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 04-04-2012, 01:04:48
No, I don't think the new building will have any effect ;D  I'm also of the opinion that you think that I'm being serious, while actually I'm not.  I guess my Mum will like her new office, her temporary one had her desk with the network switch box above her head with its fans whirring away all day long.

I think the caretakers are pretty happy, they say that when they moved all the stuff into the old building (from the now destroyed old-old building), it took them ages.  This time we have some trolleys that they 'borrowed' from a supermarket warehouse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 04-04-2012, 02:04:31
 serious about what?  didn't you notice my judicious application of smiley's?

 My point still stands though, show me a public servant that doesn't bitch and moan.  i don't care what country you come from as public servants will always complain.

Doesn't it suck when you have a good job, with benefits and the power of an entire bureaucracy to  bolster your position?   As I tell my friends who work in government, "go dig some holes for minimum wages and you will soon reverse your opinion"

That might help, sheik....

 i stopped buying boyardee's, there's something about the GMO products and the new recipes that have turned me off bigtime. At least i still have Kraft dinner and frozen pizza's to tide me over when I don't want to cook and do the subsequent dishes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 04-04-2012, 02:04:49
I haven't had to do frozen/cheap food for awhile, since I'm back to living at home now that I've graduated.  However once I can get into a grad school, I'm going to work on moving out as soon as possible to be with my bf.  Then I'm gonna go back to the usual cheap frozen and canned food. x3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 04-04-2012, 03:04:42
what are you hoping to be after grad school?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 04-04-2012, 03:04:42
 The living at home option expired for me about 14 years ago, enjoy every moment while you still can. especially the little things like having a clean house, a full fridge, clean dishes and LAUNDRY!!!


 have you lived with your beau before? if not, you may be in for a surprise if they have any domestic skills applicable to making a house into a home. You don't necessarily need to go back to atomic age cooking a la microwave, with some planning and compatible appetites, it is a cinch to make food ahead of time that will keep you well fed all week long.


 Baked potatoes in the fridge (as and when needed), my kick ass frozen Shepherd's pie and some frozen pasta sauce and I can live all week long without really exerting myself. I can only imagine how much easier it becomes with some extra help in the kitchen. (even if they can only be counted on to rinse the plates and set the table)

what are you hoping to be after grad school?
Employed !!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 04-04-2012, 03:04:28
Employed is damn right x3

And Pft, I have to mop the floors, take out trash, wash dishes, and do all my laundry already. :P  Plus I do work for my dad's business on the side.  I have lived on my own for 4 years of college, so I sorta know what it's like.  What I'm not looking forward to is getting a real job and having to deal with the rest of life (bills and taxes x3).

And we haven't lived together on a perm basis, but I've been over at his for a few days in a row several times, and him with me as well.  We are both quite aware of our culinary abilities, plus our cleanliness is rather equal.  But we'll see how it all works out x3

And yah, I learned in college to do things like getting some cheap chicken breast from the grocery store, bread it, grill it, and I'd have enough food for lunch/dinner for the next few days.  Plus, I never ate breakfast, so that helped a lot on money....
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Post by: ajappat on 04-04-2012, 12:04:01
High five Smiles  :P
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Post by: Tankbuster on 04-04-2012, 15:04:43
Never ate breakfast, but how ???
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 04-04-2012, 15:04:09
I never eat breakfast either.  It makes my tummy feel sick.
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Post by: Tankbuster on 04-04-2012, 15:04:17
How do you work/study with that rumbling feeling in your stomach?
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Post by: Zoologic on 04-04-2012, 15:04:46
Have to it breakfast man... otherwise it will eat your stomach, especially those who don't have much body fat like you. Saving on food while sacrificing health is not okay, cause health bill is always expensive, unless you are covered by "Obamacare"

Just throw in a glass of milk or juice will be a breakfast already.

pre-cooked chicken breast in a poultry shop is very cheap, it only cost me AUD 4.50 per whole. I can eat it for like 2 days. Also cooking pasta is the second cheapest thing, boil it with a bit of salt, throw in some olive oil and garlic, oregano or basil in a cooking pan, and I call it done.
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Post by: Smiles on 04-04-2012, 15:04:48
High five Smiles  :P

Are we just that childish or noone cared enough to notice  ;D?
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Post by: Paasky on 04-04-2012, 17:04:37
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?
http://www.varusteleka.com/product/food-and-drink/scho-ka-kola-100-g-tin-can/_35P0SWIVD

You're welcome.
My friend bought three tins of those for our InterRail trip last summer, they are delicious. Not a replacement for coffee though.
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Post by: Flyboy1942 on 04-04-2012, 17:04:25
So, i have my fist night shift coming up next week, i have to work from 10 till 6, i will get home with some luck at 8 in the morning, anybody got some ProTips?
http://www.varusteleka.com/product/food-and-drink/scho-ka-kola-100-g-tin-can/_35P0SWIVD

You're welcome.
My friend bought three tins of those for our InterRail trip last summer, they are delicious. Not a replacement for coffee though.

http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/fast-lane

I have a box I mean to try out sometime. Their Morning Thunder Tea isnt bad.

As for working a night shift...the day of the first night shift, wake up early at a normal time, and dont go to sleep till you get off work and get home. Youll end up with 24+ hours without sleep, but this is the best way to reset. Exhaust yourself then go to sleep at the bedtime you want to set. The same thing when switching back to days. Stay up after your normal night shift bedtime all the way till 10 or whatever you want to reset to.

I dont know what you will be doing on night shift, but I do recommend staying busy with something. Coffee is a morning thing for me, so I tend to drink tea during the night. Dont underestimate the caffeine in a few cups of strong black coffee. ; )
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-04-2012, 02:04:03
Stupid Dutch people
http://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/
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Post by: Fuchs on 07-04-2012, 10:04:16
That website is the bastion of truth! Although I make more hours a week, sad state of affairs that is. And I hate mashed food.. But I love jokes about Germans!

A Dutch man sees a man on his knees using his hand to drink water from one of Amsterdam’s canal.

He walks up to him and says in Dutch “Hey – you can’t drink that water, it’s dirty and will make you sick”.

The tourist shouts back in German: “Was sagen Sie?“ (What are you saying?)

The Dutch man responds in German: “Sie sollen mit zwei haende trinken, das geht besser!” (Use both hands, it’s much better!”)
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Post by: Tankbuster on 07-04-2012, 10:04:20
Evil Dutchmen

Like in the Austin Powers movie.
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Post by: Lightning on 07-04-2012, 11:04:33
Awesome site that. Remarkable how many things that seem so normal here are foreign to others.

And all of it's true, of course.
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Post by: Zoologic on 07-04-2012, 11:04:33
Hagelslag? We know them as Meisje chocolates, because Dutch girls always bring them to picnic back in colonial era.

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/binapratama/6924231c36143e088ef3b53372de89a31.jpg)

Also, I noticed how eerily similar our preference is, except probably Ikea and Licorice, since we don't have them both here.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-04-2012, 11:04:42
Highly interesting read. Been spending the past hour reading and I am now highly edumacated of dutch culture.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 07-04-2012, 12:04:02
Voor de streep geen staanplaatsen!
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Post by: Fuchs on 07-04-2012, 13:04:53
Voor de streep geen staanplaatsen!
Hahaha! In the town next to me there's a refugeecenter so there's a lot of Mbuena's and Abdullah's traveling with the bus to the city and I sometimes take the bus to school so it's always fun to be on board with all those people who are just flabbergasted at the way things work here. And then theres the bus drivers who are not that good at English; 'for the stripe no standing place!' It confuses them even more, hilarious.
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Post by: Smiles on 07-04-2012, 13:04:28
I did not know hair gel is such a problem outside NL  ??? Rewally only use it when going out but.. i thought it was a widespread phenomenon
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Post by: siben on 10-04-2012, 17:04:33
So, today i slipped on the wet floor after taking a shower and fell on the rack where we keep our towels. I hit the rack with the left side of my torso and i seem to have a handpalm size bruise, also under my arm i have a reasonable size bruise, my ass hurts from falling on it. Nothing that bad but rather annoying to be honest.

My question is, do any of you guys had similar things happen where you make a really stupid fall and hurt yourself?
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Post by: Fuchs on 10-04-2012, 17:04:42
Ah, shower falls.. Swift and unexpected and they hurt the most. Sometimes happens, luckily I can do a safe by restoring balance on the right moment to avoid falling.

Hopefully they will fix shower falling in the next patch.
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Post by: Lightning on 10-04-2012, 18:04:58
My question is, do any of you guys had similar things happen where you make a really stupid fall and hurt yourself?
Funny you should ask that today. Just this afternoon, I tried to jump up to see over something and rammed my thumb into a chair while swinging my arms. My entire nail is purple and bloody.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 10-04-2012, 18:04:27
FatJoe! Tell the story how you were almost killed by a pack of hungry, huge and vicious nettles!
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Post by: Paasky on 10-04-2012, 19:04:02
So, today i slipped on the wet floor after taking a shower and fell on the rack where we keep our towels. I hit the rack with the left side of my torso and i seem to have a handpalm size bruise, also under my arm i have a reasonable size bruise, my ass hurts from falling on it. Nothing that bad but rather annoying to be honest.

My question is, do any of you guys had similar things happen where you make a really stupid fall and hurt yourself?
I took my bike out for the first time this year. It had almost no air in the wheels. I cycled over to my parents house. It was not a long trip. Google says it is 1.5km. It has one big down hill, one small up hill, one big up hill and one small down hill. In the end I was exhausted and cursing my bike.

Then I thought I'd have a beer. The front door was bolt-locked. I left my jacket by the front door and went to the back door, which is also the cellar door. I opened the back door and heard the burglar alarm had gone off. I then ran upstairs to the front door to try and turn the alarm off. I then remembered I don't remember the key-combo. I then tried to open the bolt-lock with a key that is in the clothes cabinet. Unfortunately the key couldn't open it from the outside.

Then I tried calling my mom for the key-combo, but realized my phone was in my jacket pocket. So I ran downstairs, then back up to the front door and got my phone. Then I ran back down and called my mom, so I could finally disable the burglar alarm upstairs.

Now I really thought I deserved a beer so I took one and drank it on the porch with lovely sunlight warming my arms and face. Then I pumped air into my bike tires and headed back home.

I'm now looking to buy a used bike which isn't a ridiculous forward-leaning piece of shit biltema bike with a butt-clenching seat, but one of those nice ones I had for 4 months in Holland.



Not really a fall, but it was fairly stupid.
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Post by: Tedacious on 10-04-2012, 20:04:29
FatJoe! Tell the story how you were almost killed by a pack of hungry, huge and vicious nettles!
Gather 'round people, and listen to this great story of heroism and ignorance
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Post by: VonMudra on 10-04-2012, 21:04:55
So I'm learning Polish, and so far, I absolutely love saying "Książką"  Seriously Poland, that word rules.  Also, Nauczycielką.
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 10-04-2012, 21:04:33
Really? And could you write it down phonetically?
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Post by: VonMudra on 10-04-2012, 21:04:53
Really? And could you write it down phonetically?

I honestly wouldn't know where to begin. Kishohnshkohn, only the oh is nasal, and the n isn't a full in, just more like the very soft beginning of an n.  Or something like that....  Either way, I love saying it. It means book.
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Post by: Musti on 10-04-2012, 22:04:06
Im surprised you are still alive, Polish language is so retarded (and awesome at the same time).
Książką - K -shi-ohh- shh kohhn. And it means "with a book" (more or less)
"book" is "książka" with a normal "A" at the end.
Yuup, i know, completely fucked up.
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Post by: VonMudra on 10-04-2012, 22:04:52
Im surprised you are still alive, Polish language is so retarded (and awesome at the same time).
Książką - K -shi-ohh- shh kohhn. And it means "with a book" (more or less)
"book" is "książka" with a normal "A" at the end.
Yuup, i know, completely fucked up.

Ah, yes, that's right.  Still, I like Książką the best :O
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Post by: Flyboy1942 on 10-04-2012, 23:04:19
My question is, do any of you guys had similar things happen where you make a really stupid fall and hurt yourself?
Funny you should ask that today. Just this afternoon, I tried to jump up to see over something and rammed my thumb into a chair while swinging my arms. My entire nail is purple and bloody.

Heat up a needle in a flame and stick it through the nail to drain the blood. Dont worry, you shouldnt be able to feel anything. If you leave the blood it will harden and expand/crack, causing further damage to the skin trying to heal underneath. There's a good chance your nail will fall off if it's bad enough, but you want to get the blood out now so the skin underneath can heal while the nail is waiting to fall off.

A couple years back I had the tip of my middle finger slammed in a 90 minute fire door. It swelled up and turned purple, but I didnt know this trick. The nail fell off eventually, but the skin underneath had healed all weird because of the chunk of trapped, dried blood. There is still a bit of mis-healed skin under the tip of my nail.

EDIT: Decent example...
http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2007/05/stab-finger-to-release-pressure.html

More informative post...
http://rafael.net/2006/03/how-to-treat-smashed-finger.html
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Post by: LHeureux on 11-04-2012, 01:04:22
A couple years back I had the tip of my middle finger slammed in a 90 minute fire door.


THE PAIN  :-[
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Post by: Flyboy1942 on 11-04-2012, 17:04:53
A couple years back I had the tip of my middle finger slammed in a 90 minute fire door.


THE PAIN  :-[

:( The worst was that night, when my finger started painfully throbbing and keeping me in a semi-asleep, feverish state. I worked with a guy studying to be a EMT at the time and he told me the little bone at the end was likely broken, and that there was not much to do about it but let it heal (splint wouldnt really help). So many ice packets...
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Post by: Smiles on 11-04-2012, 20:04:41
Simple question: who of you are overweight?
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 11-04-2012, 20:04:32
Simple question: who of you are overweight?
Almost underweight.
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-04-2012, 20:04:28
Simple question: who of you are overweight?

define overweight
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Post by: Eat Uranium on 11-04-2012, 20:04:04
Apparently I'm 9st 9lb, which I think is probably underweight.
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Post by: Biiviz on 11-04-2012, 20:04:10
Simple question: who of you are overweight?

define overweight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight


My BMI was 22 last I checked, i.e. in the middle of the 'normal' range. I can lose weight easily by eating less, but I can only gain weight by intensive training. I gained nearly 16 kg during my military service even though my body fat stayed at around 12%. I've since lost almost the same amount as I don't work out as much.
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Post by: LuckyOne on 11-04-2012, 21:04:55
I'm just under the (middle of) "normal range" according to that chart... Seems I could use a few more pounds...   :-\
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Post by: Fuchs on 11-04-2012, 21:04:08
Slightly overweight but very healthy was the result of a health test I did. They tested blood, blood pressure, breathing, length, weight and mental state. Name any nonsense and they tested it, was fun though. Some national research about health, have to come back every 5 years for the next 30 years.

And I go 2 or 3 times to the gym a week and work days of 10+ hours in a restaurant. Going to the gym doesn't really make me lose weight, the fat I train off comes back as muscle tissue and sporting makes a man hungry. And working in the kitchen is too much temptation for a Fuchs  :) It's a cycle, which will end in a few years, it's in the family. My mother used to have that when she was young and she's really skinny now.
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Post by: VonMudra on 11-04-2012, 21:04:00
BMI:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index#Limitations_and_shortcomings

Also: Not overweight, but not average.  Have a bit of a gut that I want to work to get rid of.  Was underweight most of my life though.
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Post by: :| Hi on 11-04-2012, 21:04:15
16.3 on the BMI.
Always been underweight, still cant find a way to break the 120lb threshold.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-04-2012, 21:04:49
6 feet , 9 stone 4 pounds  (130 pounds), underweight according to that.  Though i've always been underweight and i feel most runners are.
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Post by: Ciupita on 11-04-2012, 22:04:07
Simple question: who of you are overweight?

Underweight...
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Post by: Butcher on 11-04-2012, 22:04:25
BMI of 23 which is perfectly fine. It used to be lower before I used to exercise, around 19. Thus I think the BMI is bullshit. Muscles do weight more than fat.

Added to that I eat every sort of trash, meat and whatnot. Eating vegetables is something I do, but that´s usually not more than ingestion. I don´t enjoy that shit. Every nutritional consultant would start to cry when seeing what I eat. In fact I have to eat all this stuff to not lose weight.
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Post by: Dukat on 11-04-2012, 23:04:20
I simply don't know my weight. Has been ages since I stood on a scale. *insert trollface here*
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-04-2012, 23:04:33
4 kg overweight yay
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Post by: VonMudra on 12-04-2012, 02:04:05
No one read my link did they.


BMI IS BULLSHIT.  IT ISN"T ACTUALLY ACCURATE AT ALL, AND WAS INVENTED BY A QUASI-DOCTOR TO HELP SUPPORT IDEAS SIMILAR TO SKULL MAPPING.  IT WAS NOT, AND STILL IS NOT, REAL SCIENCE.

There. |:
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Post by: Surfbird on 12-04-2012, 02:04:29
Due to BMI i am underweight. Due to a doctor i am still underweight but not as much as BMI tells me ;) Anyway, i have a naturally very low % of body fat and i am sporty and healthy.
I still want to add some pounds to my body though. But i do not manage to do so, at least not with real success, no matter how much i eat. So i began building up muscles a few months ago, works quite well.
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Post by: Zoologic on 12-04-2012, 04:04:20
My BMI say I'm borderline normal to overweight.
5'9" (175 cm) weighing 85 kg (188 lbs).

Waist-to-hip ratio wise, I'm also slightly overweight. Cause: input > output. Pushing papers is not a good lifestyle, need more workout.
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Post by: Tedacious on 12-04-2012, 07:04:36
Of course BMI isn't to be trusted. But if nothing else,  it does give you a general idea of peoples proportions.

Last time I checked i was 21 on the BMI scale. I'd say i'm thin to average, though I've got the beginning of a beer-belly now.
Still, I'm in the worst physical form ever (as in muscles and mainly stamina) and have thusly began going to the gym for the first time in my life, hopefully to gain a few pounds in the right places.
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Post by: DLFReporter on 12-04-2012, 11:04:02
I'm just about normal weight.
1.92cm and 97kg with a fat index of 16% so there you go... now you know me inside out. :D

Bullsh. BMI says 26.3... go figure?! ^^
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Post by: Zoologic on 12-04-2012, 13:04:04
Yes, because if you are muscular (and stocky) like me, they'll count that muscle mass into the BMI component as well. So I'm more into waist-hip ratio.
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Post by: Schneider on 12-04-2012, 22:04:27
Bullsh. BMI says 26.3... go figure?! ^^

(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQbM54V1HO3iCBkmBsp3Cl5vkhkWfeKm3qmFfh7PWaMkdnTmyJ5_w)

Just kidding.  ;) You're lifting missiles on a daily basis, as we all know, that sure makes for some muscle growth and explains everything!

Waist-hip ratio sounds interesting, I couldn't resist testing it and I come out with something about 0.84.
BMI is 22, but yeah, it's Dreck. Two years back when I was at the gym my weight raised about 8kg, but muscle-gain only, no increase in fat at all, and then my BMI was at 24.8. So yeah, BMI, go and be inappropriate somewhere else.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-04-2012, 00:04:22
Practically the whole day spent within Minecraft and listening to bunch of lets plays on youtube. I see blocks even if I close my eyes. And the worst thing is, Im working on a huge city project in creative flatland on minecraft so its a lot of work. Water is such a pain in the ass in it.
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Post by: Fuchs on 14-04-2012, 00:04:16
Heck yes, Minecraft! Hired a 4-slot survival server a couple of days ago. Something went wrong and I had some guy from the hosting company fix it. Now it has 20 slots  :) I of course never noticed that!

I don't really like creative-mode though, I like the challenge of survival in Minecraft. Creative feels so pointless. Building giant structures in survival-mode gives much more satisfaction.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 14-04-2012, 00:04:08
Heck yes, Minecraft! Hired a 4-slot survival server a couple of days ago. Something went wrong and I had some guy from the hosting company fix it. Now it has 20 slots  :) I of course never noticed that!

Whitelisted FH community server... Make it happen!
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-04-2012, 00:04:28
I like both but its just way easier to get around doing things in creative if you got a plan. In survival you can plan but more often it takes way longer than you expected. Only getting enough resources to make something is something that I simply dread. I play survival for the survival aspect and creative for... well, being creative and building things. Altho I have always liked the idea of playing survival with friends, creating own base and going for mining trips etc.
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Post by: Fuchs on 14-04-2012, 01:04:19
If you want PM me your MC name and I will put you on the whitelist of my server. I play on it with Arisaka92 and two classmates.

I actually like taking one person with me and go out searching for caves and resources. We currently have a small village with a three-story building with crafting/smelter basement and giant mine, a small church, a library in progress, a farm with cows, sheeps, chickens, wheat, sugar cane and pumpkins and we want to make a fortress and a wall around it. And some more houses. We could use some hands with that.

So yes, I would be up to make a whitelisted FH community server. Entry is VIP only though, so PM me if you want to join and I will throw it in the group.
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Post by: :| Hi on 14-04-2012, 01:04:53
Pascucci told me about the church  ;D
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Post by: Fuchs on 14-04-2012, 02:04:21
The glorious church of Jesus Praisers! Don't forget to throw gold and diamonds in the fountain.
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Post by: Schneider on 14-04-2012, 03:04:25
Heck yeah. I had a 4-slot server with a friend, his friend and his friends friend. But they lost interest, so no server anymore for Schneidi.  :(

Didn't play it for a while, hence. I'd sure share in in some FH community gam... err, mining.
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Post by: Fuchs on 14-04-2012, 12:04:01
PM me your username Heidi.
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Post by: Smiles on 14-04-2012, 15:04:02
According to that BMI shizzle im overweight lol. I should drop 10kg to be in the safe zone but than ill be as thin as a broomstick^^.
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Post by: Harmonikater on 14-04-2012, 15:04:58
BMI fails. no taking into account proportion of body fat and muscle. according to BMI some olympic athlets are overweight
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Post by: Tankbuster on 14-04-2012, 15:04:05
They include Weight Lifters?
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Post by: Smiles on 14-04-2012, 23:04:57
I expected more fatguys :o. Who is lieing?
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Post by: Schneider on 15-04-2012, 01:04:13
I expected more fatguys :o. Who is lieing?

I am.

(http://hbfser.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/really-fat-guy-on-computer.jpg?w=510&h=381)
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Post by: Flyboy1942 on 15-04-2012, 02:04:02
Wizardry! Im on the chubby side; have a gut that I keep meaning to evict, but hes related to me so it's complicated.

Im not surprised, I associate FH people with reenactors hikers and innawoods types for some reason.
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Post by: Smiles on 15-04-2012, 13:04:40
i associate every game forum visitor as a creepy basement type of guy to fat to bend over and capable of eating his mom if she doesnt get him food fast enough, shows how wrong a stereotype can be.
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Post by: siben on 15-04-2012, 14:04:47
I can barely touch my knees when bending forward.

My BMI seems to be 24, many people guess my weight up to 10kg less then what i really weigh, i have, just like my whole family, a lot of lower back fat that is a pain to get rid off.
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Post by: Smiles on 15-04-2012, 16:04:25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsSeVr5NSI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsSeVr5NSI)  might suit you
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Post by: siben on 15-04-2012, 16:04:06
I already have the black "jumbo" model.
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Post by: cannonfodder on 16-04-2012, 12:04:44
I have to run around in the shower to get wet.


So much for stereotypes... :P
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Post by: Tolga<3 on 17-04-2012, 02:04:59
16.3 on the BMI.
Always been underweight, still cant find a way to break the 120lb threshold.

Two less and you'd be hospitalized in the UK, at least thats what my aunts husband (who's a forensic psychiatrist in the UK) told me. My sister is in the 16 point range as well.

I'm overweight according to BMI, screw that :|
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-04-2012, 04:04:53
Got IL 2.  It is very good but I am very bad at it.

Also watching the HBO Series Rome, which rocks.

And it is senior tag season here, so i spent a large part of today staking out some guy to shoot him with water guns!  Does anyone else do similar things in their school?
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Post by: :| Hi on 17-04-2012, 04:04:27
We have quite a few ditch days.

Can't bring squirt guns to school though, archaic post-9/11 post-columbine mindset still here in CA, it's ridiculous.


The biggest thing I remember was having a school wide zombie game, admin wasn't happy about it, but what are you going to do to control 4600 kids? Use the 5 security guards?
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Post by: Zoologic on 17-04-2012, 10:04:31
Got IL 2.  It is very good but I am very bad at it.

Good, just practice a little bit, and buy a decent joystick if you have the budget.

You need gunnery skills much more than other flying skills if you want to have more fun in Il-2.

One and only flying tip: don't play too hard on the stick, keep the airflow steady on the wing. Some planes can easily flip over when exceeding its maximum AoA, while some (like Japanese planes) don't.
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Post by: Tedacious on 17-04-2012, 11:04:21
Also watching the HBO Series Rome, which rocks.
It is pretty damn awesome. I really hould rewatch it.
Only sad thing is that it would have a season 3 and 4, but not enough people watched it. Being the series with the highest budget ever (at that time) they couldn't afford to make new seasons :(

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 17-04-2012, 22:04:05
Also watching the HBO Series Rome, which rocks.

Good man. This ranks in my Top 3 of TV shows, easily.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 17-04-2012, 23:04:59
Only sad thing is that it would have a season 3 and 4, but not enough people watched it. Being the series with the highest budget ever (at that time) they couldn't afford to make new seasons :(
Long ago, I had an idea of Season 3, being inspired by what Caesarion said at the very end of Season 2: that one day he would reclaim what is rightfully his and would clear his father's name. My idea would have been that at some point, Tiberius is "replaced" and thereafter impersonated by Caesarion; either during Tiberius's youth or during his exile to Rhodos. Tiberius's later military merits would of course be due to him being raised by Titus Pullo.

Of course, the deaths of Octavian's (Augustus's) nephew Marcellus, grandsons Gaius and Lucius, and stepson (rumoured to be real) Drusus, all heirs to the throne before Tiberius, would be arranged by "Tiberius"; Marcellus's and Lucius's "illnesses" would be actually poisonings and Gaius's fatal wounding in combat would have been prearranged, and Drusus, having falled off a horse, conveniently dies only after "Tiberius" has joined him in Germania. Postumus Agrippa, the only other possible claimant, is discredited due to having been framed by "Tiberius", and quite conveniently, he was executed by his guards at the time of Augustus's death.

When Augustus is lying on his deathbed, "Tiberius" would whisper to him, revealing his true identity, to which Augustus would then reply his last words: "If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage." which could - from a certain point of view - refer that "Tiberius's" impersonation has been a "play" presented on a "stage", and Augustus has been an unwitting participant.

Season 4 would be in my vision focus on the power struggle following Tiberius. In this vision, Caligula would not have been the insane tyrant he's described in histories written by his political opponents, but at odds with the Senate still clinging to power, and unwilling to pretend being a "concerned citizen" anymore while clearly having the powers of a God-Emperor, and some of his antics would be actually aimed to ridicule his opponents, but twisted posthumously to be proof of his madness. His successor, uncle Claudius, would of course be (as historically described, by his opponents, of all things!) handsome and intelligent, but limping due to previous polio infection and prone to stammering when excited. Like Caligula, Nero would not be the cruel madman but just brutally cool and calculating, and compassionate when needed; much of his "tyranny" would also be only be misleading interpretation of later historians and his opponents.

Of course, the death of Nero (who would not even commit an "assisted suicide", unlike record states, but was killed by the Senate troops and declared to have been suicided instead) at the end of Season 4 would tie nicely with the end of the entire series, what with the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 18-04-2012, 00:04:21
An interesting way of embedding the loose ends presented at the end of the Rome series into the historical setting at the early principate. However I feel that it would be just over the edge, a little too liberate in terms of historical accuracy, compared to the rest of the show - which, I find, has found quite an interesting compromise between a certain historical accuracy and the dramatic and emotionally involving plot that a good show needs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-04-2012, 16:04:43
Gentlemen,

Historia is in election mode for the next week. The praesidium is running at its end and a new one has to be chosen.

There are 2 parties, first up: Ellen for Praesident (capitalists), they are made up of current MP's and are looking to continue the dynasty set by our over(gay)lord Cedric. They have some good things going for them: an armed bodyguard from the Netherlands, a few ladies including the one who has been named Historia Babe and Historia Boobs (we call her tettemie) and a lot of free food and drinks.

The other party is called "The Party". They are the communists. In their party program we see such things as a rocket launch, a MAD cantus, more free food and drinks, more vodka, an Iron Curtain party, a long-term future planning and a lottery, where you can win a shed in Ninove (I shit you not).

Here is my dilemma: for whom should I vote? I like the communists only for their connection to Russia, which is a cool place with a cool language. I could vote for them but if I do, I would be betraying myself and my allegiance to Mon Empereur (not to mention an angry dutchman with a musket).

opinions?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-04-2012, 17:04:45
What the hell is that all about?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-04-2012, 17:04:20
election of a new praesidium for the historians of Leuven
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 18-04-2012, 18:04:29
Don't vote for the commies, they destroy everything
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 18-04-2012, 18:04:35
I still do not get what kind of election that is and what exactly are the historians of leuven ? I found out that leuven is a city in belgium. Are there parties for the chairmanship of a club with historical interested people or what ? (wtf, that sounds too strange to be true)

Generally, go for the capitalists. The fact that the communists have a better connection to Russia is funny for sure, but more frightening than positive to me.

Anyway, choose waht you feel best to choose and please explain me what the hell this election is about :D Your first post is like 100 % mindfuck to me, sry xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 18-04-2012, 19:04:15
So, today i saw a train derail, not that much damage, just 2 carriages left the tracks. It made less noice then i thought it would, i was about 50 meters away and the train was not going that fast, maybe 40km/h. Still impressive, the carriage was really shaking hard when driving next to the tracks and i thought it would flip.

Do any of you have ever seen something rather special, rare, spectacular?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 18-04-2012, 19:04:20
When I was younger I saw an orange fireball slowly decending through the sky and disappear behind the mountains. Like a shooting star/comet but a lot more awesome. Of course, I noticed it when I was falling asleep, woke up in a jolt and couldnt convince myself to stop thinking about all those History Channel meteor impact shows I had watched. >_>
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 18-04-2012, 20:04:10
I saw a piece of ceiling fall on my friend's head in the classroom...

It seemed so... unreal... I guess my brain couldn't comprehend what was happening.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 18-04-2012, 20:04:06
So, today i saw a train derail, not that much damage, just 2 carriages left the tracks. It made less noice then i thought it would, i was about 50 meters away and the train was not going that fast, maybe 40km/h. Still impressive, the carriage was really shaking hard when driving next to the tracks and i thought it would flip.

Do any of you have ever seen something rather special, rare, spectacular?
Me and two friends had an Indiana Jones-moment in the Paris Metro, we had just exited the last train of the night and were walking for the exit, and saw the cleaning lady was lowering the security-fence, so we started to run towards it shouting wait and slid under it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 18-04-2012, 21:04:18
It can't be an Indiana Jones moment unless you had to reach under the closing slats to retrieve your hat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-04-2012, 21:04:39
I once saw a confused man shitting on the platform in the subway during rush hour. I noticed there is a very high percentage of weird people driving underground, this was just the weirdest of them all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-04-2012, 21:04:47
Do any of you have ever seen something rather special, rare, spectacular?

Hmm. That's an interesting question, actually. At the moment I can only remember a couple of car incidents. Nothing amazing, but still.

-As a small child my dad, sister, and me were heading from our summerhouse by car in the night. I was in the passenger seat asleep when we hit a quite large deer. I didn't wake up until later when a cop was shining his light in my face asking my dad if I was injured. I didn't know anything about the crash until the next morning when I saw the remains of the car... let's just say it was beyond repair.

-Going home from school in a friends car, I was again in the passenger seat. The car in front of us slammed the breaks because a cat (!) was crossing the road. We smashed into their behind. I saw it happen in slow motion as I just turned my head from the side window towards the road. I just said "Ei vittu" ("Aw, fuck") and grabbed the ceiling handle a second before we hit them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-04-2012, 21:04:31
-I saw a group of polish people charge into a group of turkish people and they started to fight. Little detail=I was in the middle

-Saw how a motorcycle got scooped up by a truck but the guy landed in a pond of water, saving his sorry ass

-Saw once an sudden engine fire on a fouga magister on kleine brogel during sanicole airshow, that was some pretty neat shit
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 18-04-2012, 22:04:49
A mate drove to an away game taking 4 people with him. I sat on the backseat. On a (german) motorway junction there are those very long but tight turns, recommened speed is 40-60 km/h. He went in with nearly 100.

At the beginning i just thought, that its probably a bit too fast, then too fast, then way too fast. At the last part of the turn, the car was nearly unable to take the turn and close to hit the guardrail. Then the driver swang the steering wheel to the right.
The car was sliding first, probably looked like a decent drift lol. Then the car suddenly was driving on the 2 left tires, while the right ones were a bit in the air.
Due to that the driver was unable to control the car for that time and nearly drove into the guardrail, he just got the car turned though.
At the end of the turn you drive up on the regular motorway again, car was still sliding with the rear more left than the front and we barely missed a car with the rear of ours, which was driving on the right of the motorway.I felt like in an action film.

Funny thing is that you tend to forget such things quite fast, but it was so close to a really tough accident.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-04-2012, 22:04:14
Car-slowmotion, I know all about that Biiviz. Last december I was driving in my car, looked to the right and saw a Ford coming at me driving pretty hard. All I thought was 'oh, fuck' and my foot went down on the gas paddle. Then I looked forward again heard a large bang and saw the world spinning. But yeah, that 1 second felt like 10. And that kids, was the day your uncle Fuchs almost broke someone else's neck in public.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-04-2012, 22:04:53
And that kids, was the day your uncle Fuchs almost broke someone else's neck in public.

What about the other times?


Also, one time I fell head-first from the second floor of a building and sprained my ass. I have no idea how it happened.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-04-2012, 22:04:57
Then I actually did it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 18-04-2012, 23:04:29

Also, one time I fell head-first from the second floor of a building and sprained my ass. I have no idea how it happened.

It's called alcoholism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-04-2012, 23:04:19

Also, one time I fell head-first from the second floor of a building and sprained my ass. I have no idea how it happened.

It's called alcoholism.

I could've broken my neck. Alcoholism saved my life!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 19-04-2012, 08:04:07
Well you hit your head and rolled on your ass... no rocket science there... ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 19-04-2012, 11:04:33

Do any of you have ever seen something rather special, rare, spectacular?

Few days ago a 50 year old dude farted the loudest i had ever heard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:05
How do i tell a girl, a cute beautifull gorgeous girl


that she unleashes huge morning farts while she is still asleep?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-04-2012, 22:04:58
"You take my breath away"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:40
Start wearing a gas mask. Maybe she'll take the hint.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:53
"You take my breath away"
Not a first thing i would say, but i keep this one as 'Plan B"


Start wearing a gas mask. Maybe she'll take the hint.
Roger that

She is sleeping over and for the last 2 days.....My god. I wake up at 6 Am not because my alarmclock went off, but because of her huge fart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4laAnumSVVo

0:20

thats how it sounds like


Edit=okay she read it over my shoulder.......Her entire life was a lie so it seems or she dam well knows how to pretend she dint knew=FACE RED OF SHAME
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:32
You are weird.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-04-2012, 22:04:55
She's a lady, woah woah woah!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:23
You are weird.
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ka7tTKp1qk8qcu.jpg)


What? girls in finland dont let go of morning bowel gasses?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-04-2012, 22:04:57
At least she doesn't queef.


Does she?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:58
You are weird.


What? girls in finland dont let go of morning bowel gasses?
That doesn't enter into it. You're still weird.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:38
At least she doesn't queef.


Does she?
Havent noticed it, but if she does, and her queefs are as powerfull as her morning farts then i am horribly screwed tonight

You are weird.


What? girls in finland dont let go of morning bowel gasses?
That doesn't enter into it. You're still weird.
It took you 3 years to figure that out?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:12
I'm just in the mood of stating the obvious.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-04-2012, 22:04:19
"Horribly screwed" haha, I see what you did there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-04-2012, 22:04:35
Quote
She's a lady in red
-She's a lady in red!

She likes to shit in my bed
-She likes to shit in my bed!

Sing naa-na-na-naa
-Sing naa-na-na-naa!

Sing ououou
-Sing ououou!

There. Now go sing and cheer that poor woman up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-04-2012, 22:04:26
This thread has been the best thing in years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 20-04-2012, 00:04:03
Pray to god she didn´t see the URL of this site and checks all your comments. Every dirty comment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 20-04-2012, 00:04:12
Theta wouldn't even see her for the months it would take just READ all his posts...  ::)

Sheesh quite your moaning and get her a filter.

(http://fart-x.com/assets/images/fartx_501x107.jpg)

http://fart-x.com/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 20-04-2012, 08:04:14
THeTA, why would you ever post something like this about a girl you are looking forward to fuck...
(http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1591301401/Jackie-Chan-Meme.jpg)


Oh found something for flippy. :)
Bears... flying... with lasers for eyes! wuuuuuh!

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cy6KinI1eM/Two0Z6B3rOI/AAAAAAAABAc/5qBCfej5PH8/s320/tumblr_lt15j3UsNu1qhk65ho1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 20-04-2012, 09:04:18

Oh found something for flippy. :)
Bears... flying... with lasers for eyes! wuuuuuh!

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cy6KinI1eM/Two0Z6B3rOI/AAAAAAAABAc/5qBCfej5PH8/s320/tumblr_lt15j3UsNu1qhk65ho1_500.jpg)

Second only to f*cking sharks with f*cking lasers on their head.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-04-2012, 09:04:27
My ass Tanky. Laser sharks can swim, they cant fly. Bears can do both, not to mention that bears are excellent fishers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 20-04-2012, 10:04:59
On the other hand, sharks don't fall sick, thus they will stay on the job until they die. Also they can withstand large amounts of pressure that would make a bear crumple like a packet of dry crisps.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 20-04-2012, 10:04:46
Bears are cuddly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-04-2012, 11:04:35
Bears are superior. Or have you heard of russian shark cavalries?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 20-04-2012, 14:04:03
What are Akula class submarines powered by?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-04-2012, 14:04:26
What are Akula class submarines powered by?
Bears on tricycles.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 20-04-2012, 15:04:32
WHAT?!
How can it handle so much power?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 20-04-2012, 15:04:14
WHAT?!
How can it handle so much power?

That's soviet engineering right there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 20-04-2012, 16:04:10
(http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/12/11/00b9e954-dcb8-4659-9a1c-6742779d7e4a.jpg)

Wich rocket is this one? Spoutnik?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 20-04-2012, 16:04:28
More specifically, Vostok still attached to the 3rd stage of its Vostok rocket.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-04-2012, 16:04:49
Quote
- One word posts arent allowed.

This rule also includes pictures. Posting nothing but a picture gets it deleted.

This rule also applies to moderators, eh Töris?

Carry on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 20-04-2012, 16:04:54
Oh wow, you just got owned there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-04-2012, 16:04:04
Piss off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-04-2012, 16:04:16
My deepest apologies


(http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/12/11/00b9e954-dcb8-4659-9a1c-6742779d7e4a.jpg)

SO yeah

no mather how much bears on tricycles=Components? American components, russian components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEkOT3IngMQ

better?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-04-2012, 17:04:11
So I had a trial exam today on History of the Modern Times, didn't study a lot, got my questions: separation of powers and communes. structured the bits and pieces of my memory and presto, there's your answer.

@surfbird: Historia is my student's association, every year a new praesidium has to be chosen. So now you've got the 'decent' people, the capitalists, and the lolcrew aka the commies.

So basically everyday office politics
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-04-2012, 17:04:45
Two days ago it was snowing, yesterday it was sunny and the streets were dry, and today the snow is pouring down again.

What the hell's goin' on!? >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 20-04-2012, 17:04:18
@surfbird: Historia is my student's association, every year a new praesidium has to be chosen. So now you've got the 'decent' people, the capitalists, and the lolcrew aka the commies.

So basically everyday office politics

Ah, thanks for clearing that up :P

Biiviz. I guess living in Finland is going on :P
Some hundred kilometers south of you the sun shines, the birds tweet, the trees finally have fresh green leafs. Spring has arrived :))
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-04-2012, 17:04:42
Well, something's up when you can hear seagulls squawking but you can't see them because of all the snow...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-04-2012, 17:04:10
Been raining the whole day. Snow nowhere to be seen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-04-2012, 18:04:24
The very reason why I hate springs. Weather swings around like a moody teenager who suffers from mental problems. First day you have very warm and sunny weather, next day its raining/snowing/both sideways and as a cherry on top, you get strong winds too. Lovely.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 20-04-2012, 18:04:59
Well, something's up when you can hear seagulls squawking but you can't see them because of all the snow...
Been raining the whole day. Snow nowhere to be seen.

On the other hand temperatures here are touching 35 C.
The very reason why I hate springs. Weather swings around like a moody teenager who suffers from mental problems. First day you have very warm and sunny weather, next day its raining/snowing/both sideways and as a cherry on top, you get strong winds too. Lovely.
How can a bear hate spring?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-04-2012, 18:04:16
You'd hate it too if you had to wake up after few months, your cave smells of piss and shit, your stomach is totally empty, your skin is saggy because you have lost so much weight and your fur is filled with all sorts of little parasites and the cave floor would be wet from all that melting snow. Its like a super hangover.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-04-2012, 19:04:25
Which is exactly why the fox is superior, 'cuz we just keep on goin', biatch!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-04-2012, 19:04:42
In the end we are both fooled a time and a time again by a rabbit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-04-2012, 21:04:49
Don't start about rabbits. Now my winter depression is back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 20-04-2012, 21:04:13
I think spring is the worst season. All the crap let by dogs and cats during the winter flow down on the sidewalk with the snow melting, awfull. Always have to watch your steps.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-04-2012, 21:04:35
Which is exactly why the fox is superior, 'cuz we just keep on goin', biatch!
I thought we were Cactaceae pals
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-04-2012, 22:04:54
Of course we are, CPS. But we both know that you will always be an endangered pajama shark and I will always be a sly, deceiving and most of all douchy fox. It's the way things are.

The Amicus Cactaceae will live on forever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-04-2012, 22:04:15
Just saw some FarCry 3 gameplay, and apparently you can do 'shrooms and hallucinate and stuff. I guess that's why they chose the dubstep trailer music.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 21-04-2012, 02:04:18
You'd hate it too if you had to wake up after few months, your cave smells of piss and shit, your stomach is totally empty, your skin is saggy because you have lost so much weight and your fur is filled with all sorts of little parasites and the cave floor would be wet from all that melting snow. Its like a super hangover.

And now I thought that is just how an average finnish guy is used to experience spring...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-04-2012, 18:04:13
Just saw some FarCry 3 gameplay, and apparently you can do 'shrooms and hallucinate and stuff. I guess that's why they chose the dubstep trailer music.


Sounds about right.

I considered getting FC3, but after seeing the trailer, decided otherwise
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-04-2012, 18:04:23
Of course we are, CPS. But we both know that you will always be an endangered pajama shark and I will always be a sly, deceiving and most of all douchy fox. It's the way things are.

The Amicus Cactaceae will live on forever.
You'll always be the young and naïve Lord_Invictus to me!

Cactus friends forever, I love you guys <3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 21-04-2012, 19:04:31
Who tactically avoided 60% of the threads by JumJum because he found them very complicated and out of his grasp of the English language.

Didn't you put a suggestion thread up for a Maus, Ted?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-04-2012, 20:04:10
Nah, I had seen a pic of the Ratte somewhere, then my first post were asking about what that thing was. People interpreted it as a suggestion though :(

My avatar was the most shown picture of Montgomery
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-04-2012, 20:04:20
just watching armageddon, seeing steve buscemi at his best once again

So the scene where the choppar lands on oil rig, US Navy personell tell harry (Bruce willis) to get on the chopper immediatly(For big asterioid thingy)

then steve buscemi pops up from behind, not knowing whats going on
-Harry i swear to god, she never told me her age.
Harry=Relax its all about me
*Steve looking surprised and "'oh shit" at the same time=
-oh...Forget it!
*walks away

NUCKY? what you doing on a oil rig?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-04-2012, 21:04:41
I really don't get what those equal-signs are doing there Theta

(http://loliesomerolig.blogg.se/images/2010/bastardino_med_76127500.jpg)


Going to watch Mystery train tonight, with the great actor Steve Buscemi, and the all time greatest person Joe Strummer
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-04-2012, 21:04:49
Nah, I had seen a pic of the Ratte somewhere, then my first post were asking about what that thing was. People interpreted it as a suggestion though :(

My avatar was the most shown picture of Montgomery
I refuse to go reread my first posts, i doubt they were very enlightened. 

anyway I have kept the same avatar forever, because i dress like that in real life so that if i am ever murdered and you see it in the newspaper you will know it is me.
with the great actor Steve Buscemi,
Shut the fuck up Donny!
(http://assets.sbnation.com/imported_assets/81072/donny_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 21-04-2012, 22:04:35
 A really great movie by Steve Buscemi is called "Tree's lounge"


 It came out well before he was given any real credit for his acting abilities. At least with HBO, a whole new generation is finally exposed to his amazing character acting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-04-2012, 22:04:35
I've always liked Buscemi and it was one of the main reasons why I wanted to check out Boardwalk Empire when it started. Glad I did because Im so hooked it has changed some elements of my life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-04-2012, 22:04:02
I refuse to go reread my first posts, i doubt they were very enlightened. 
I tried to look up yours, but it won't let me go more than 300 pages back through your posts. So your first post is shown to be in april 2009.

Went through a few FF threads, haven't seen mudra in a while, maybe this will draw him out:

(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/441/hotchickbf3.jpg)

And for fuchs:
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2276/sea18iw1.png)


Haters gonna hate: I still miss GF
I've always liked Buscemi and it was one of the main reasons why I wanted to check out Boardwalk Empire when it started. Glad I did because Im so hooked it has changed some elements of my life.
Indeed, that was the same reason I first started watching.
Rewatching S2 as we speak. It's great having waited 6 months, there are some parts I don't remember.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 21-04-2012, 22:04:39
Damn, I love that ship. I still remember making that with paint. I should redo it in Photoshop.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 21-04-2012, 23:04:18
What would you rather lose?

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

I would go for smell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 22-04-2012, 00:04:47
When you lose smell, you lose taste (mostly), correct me if I'm wrong.
I'd go for the taste anyway.It would make life a lot less enjoyable (cause food is awesome), but it wouldn't restrict me in any way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-04-2012, 00:04:49
What would you rather lose?

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

I would go for smell.

Without your smell you can only taste salt, sour, sweet, bitter and umami.

/Edit: Aw, too slow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 22-04-2012, 00:04:30
What would you rather lose?

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

I would go for smell.

Without your smell you can only taste salt, sour, sweet, bitter and umami.

/Edit: Aw, too slow.
What else is there anyway?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 22-04-2012, 00:04:54
What would you rather lose?

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

I would go for smell.

I would say hearing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-04-2012, 01:04:13
What would you rather lose?

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

I would go for smell.

I would say hearing.

Was gonna say that as well.

I love food, so I need both taste and smell.
I also enjoy life, i.e. women, so I need sight and touch. But I can live without her nagging! Right? Right?!


...guys?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 22-04-2012, 01:04:29
Yes, hearing. It's a hard choice and still not a perfect choice but all the other one's are more vital to me. Sight for the movies, games and the female gender.
Taste for food, for that is the greatest thing in life.
Touch for well, we all know what we want touch for.
Smell also because of food.

Woah, Biiviz, we match. Wanna date?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 22-04-2012, 01:04:09
I can't see how taste and smell are together with Sight and hearing though. I can't see me enjoying life without either hearing or sight.
Of those, I do think I'd give up smell. I don't smell that well anyway. But indeed that is a tough one.

The one I've asked myself, and friends, more is if you had to choose, would you be
1. Blind
2. Deaf
3. Mute

but then it's even easier, I'd rather be mute. it can be replaced by say, writing. And it comes back to that life is so beautiful I need to see it, and I need music.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-04-2012, 01:04:28
Hmm. On the other hand, if I was deaf, I wouldn't be able to succeed in my chosen career or live life the way I do now. The smallest change to my current life would be to lose my sense of taste. Perhaps I'd still experience some kind of taste by my sense of smell. It would make life a lot easier in some regards. For example, I'd save tons on only buying the cheapest, most tasteless food products as long as they contain the nutrients I need.

Also, I'd become the #1 oral sex champion of the world. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-04-2012, 02:04:28

Also, I'd become the #1 oral sex champion of the world. ;)

 that made me laugh way too hard man,       
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 22-04-2012, 03:04:25
What would you rather lose?

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

I would go for smell.

All or nothin.

Had a new run with das Polo, beat my previous record in the picture, also went 4 km/h faster than Volkswagen tests for top speed on the particular model but couldn't catch pic at the time... it (2011 Polo GTI) starts swerving side to side after 220. Ran into similar problems in Peugeot 207 after 210 km/h so meh... don't get either of the two if you plan to speed.
(http://i.imgur.com/VoLhv.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-04-2012, 05:04:35
European cars... cheap but still with the quality.

Locally made Japanese car will kill you: no airbag, no safe cage (steel reinforced zone chassis), featureless overpriced crap (yes, due to sole distributor agents and weird car sales law here). It is basically designed to carry more people and consume less fuel.

(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5505/avanzavspeugeot.jpg)
left - Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia, right - Peugeot 206.

Korean brands are much better and reasonably priced. But since people cared so much about resale value (used Toyota and Honda models still retains 70-80% of its value in 4 years), they can overprice as much as they want.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 22-04-2012, 06:04:50
I post this for the free people of the world to view! (I am Pasqueegee)

(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/arisaka99_bucket/Untitled-2-1.jpg)

(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/arisaka99_bucket/Untitled-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 22-04-2012, 06:04:21
The Belgian offends me :| I've had the pleasure of chatting with a few people from this forum but not so much as a Christmas card from Theta :/

European cars... cheap but still with the quality.

Locally made Japanese car will kill you: no airbag, no safe cage (steel reinforced zone chassis), featureless overpriced crap (yes, due to sole distributor agents and weird car sales law here). It is basically designed to carry more people and consume less fuel.

(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5505/avanzavspeugeot.jpg)
left - Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia, right - Peugeot 206.

Korean brands are much better and reasonably priced. But since people cared so much about resale value (used Toyota and Honda models still retains 70-80% of its value in 4 years), they can overprice as much as they want.

I've shown a pic (on this thread) of what a 2011 Volkswagen looks like when it hits a tree doing 110 km/h. Its not a pretty sight to say the least.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 23-04-2012, 09:04:45
Had a new run with das Polo, beat my previous record in the picture, also went 4 km/h faster than Volkswagen tests for top speed on the particular model but couldn't catch pic at the time... it (2011 Polo GTI) starts swerving side to side after 220. Ran into similar problems in Peugeot 207 after 210 km/h so meh... don't get either of the two if you plan to speed.

Why, oh why would you go for a Polo GTI? That's like buying a 30x overpriced go-cart...*shakeshead*

My 2003 VW Passat Variant with 130HP does 220km/h as well, is stable at that speed, can load 500kg cargo while doing that speed and costs less than a Polo GTI. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 23-04-2012, 13:04:57
You are less cool driving a Passat than someone driving a Polo GTI, true story.
But you probably don't care about that, i wouldn't either, so you are right.

Atm i got to stick to my Polo III though, it gets to 160 km/h but then you are ready to take off and you think that loud, vibrating little fireball is going to explode any second. Going that speed not recommended when it is a windy day. And yea its ugly. But im fine with it, driving mostly local traffic anyway. That little thing fits in every parking spot, a Passat doesnt btw :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-04-2012, 13:04:12
Yet have to test the limit of my 2 liter injection engine with 115hp. Audi lists the top speed as 200km/h but knowing Audi it's a bit higher.. Produces a lovely sound though, even if it has only 4 cylinders.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-04-2012, 15:04:20
Finally received the two books I ordered: "Battle For Narva 1944" and "Tigers In The Mud". On top of that, Boardwalk Empire's second teaser for season 3 came out today too. Week starts nicely at least.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-04-2012, 15:04:41
Korean brands are much better and reasonably priced. But since people cared so much about resale value (used Toyota and Honda models still retains 70-80% of its value in 4 years), they can overprice as much as they want.

I've shown a pic (on this thread) of what a 2011 Volkswagen looks like when it hits a tree doing 110 km/h. Its not a pretty sight to say the least.

Well,

(http://www.mediaindonesia.com/public/gallery/large/2011_12_28_05_24_46_ztabrak2B.jpg)

This happened in a highway 80 km/h vs. 100 km/h head on. (We drive on the right)
The inverted white car is 2011 Hyundai Tucson and the wrecked silver crossover is 2009 Honda CR-V, no deaths, only minor injuries. The Tucson lose control, hit the railings and flew over the CR-V, with its right front tire hitting the CR-V's right windshield column. Then it flips over.

The Tucson still remains largely intact, while almost the entire left side completely shattered. The passenger cabin however, the steel cage does it job properly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rawhide on 23-04-2012, 21:04:22
Best part of Today? Good day at work, lot of things done but still a lot to do.

Another good part, a new episode of Mad Men with Roger Sterling being Roger Sterling. Awesome.

Worst? I made an application for a manager position at a large company in Sweden. Applied several months ago knowing that their recruiting is very slow and it might take some time before they give a callback and book the interview.

After several months they finally said something.

By email.

Saying they had gone on with other applicants.

I'm no grumpy old man and I know how big companies work and that the wheels turns slowly. I have no issues with that. But, I think there's something wrong when you apply, spend your time with an application and all and send it in and you do your best and all you get is an email back from an no reply address.

That's just wrong in my book but still, big companies...

Better luck next time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 23-04-2012, 22:04:36
Just came home from the restaurant, with my and my gf's family, celebrating my birthday. I ate the best rump steak ever! and I'm so content now.  :)

@Fuchs: Oh say is that minecrafting server still down?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-04-2012, 23:04:14
It's been up for a long time now, haven't been on it for a few days though. Tell me on Steam when you get on so I can teleport you to our 'civilization'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-04-2012, 20:04:54
Vote's up tomorrow, will be voting for the capitalists, just to make sure everything stays like in the age of the SpaceSuttel. Oh and there will be poffertjes

Edit: and beer...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 24-04-2012, 21:04:12
lulz @ minecraft. Playing with blocks for adults.  ;D

(Although secretly I played it for a while and got pretty into it).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-04-2012, 21:04:57
Do any of you poopwads own Mount & Blade Warband?  If so we should all get The Deluge Mod and play it together.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-04-2012, 21:04:31
Deluge is great! Hit me up on steam, Cap'n, and I'll play it with you. And screw you Tasser, playing with blocks is cool. I miss Lego..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 24-04-2012, 21:04:25
Vote's up tomorrow, will be voting for the capitalists, just to make sure everything stays like in the age of the SpaceSuttel. Oh and there will be poffertjes

Edit: and beer...
Wth, Belgian elections?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 24-04-2012, 22:04:11
Do any of you poopwads own Mount & Blade Warband?  If so we should all get The Deluge Mod and play it together.

I keep telling myself I'll get it ever since I found out about Mount and Musket, but I never get to it...
This mod sound really interesting... How different is it form the latest Mount and Musket?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 24-04-2012, 23:04:38
The Deluge mod is great, and the Napoleonic War's DLC that just got released (basically MM gone commercial with massive improvements) is quite nice as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-04-2012, 00:04:47
A friend of mine actually got me back into M&B:Warband yesterday
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 25-04-2012, 00:04:42
And screw you Tasser, playing with blocks is cool. I miss Lego..

Actually, I miss Lego a lot too... Spent countless happy hours playing with those.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 25-04-2012, 01:04:07
I've played quite a lot of Warbands too, but I lost interest about half a year ago. Played the cRPG mod back then. That Deluge thing looks interesting though. I guess I'll have to try it out!  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-04-2012, 01:04:36
Yes, let us all play a round of Invasion on it sometime soon!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-04-2012, 01:04:34
Watch out though, CPS is pretty desperate for a play mate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-04-2012, 02:04:24
no i'm not i'm cool and hip and you are just jealous
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-04-2012, 02:04:46
Why don't you go outside for a walk? Or you afraid for some water?

Oh and Tedacious, I need to tell you something about our friend CPS.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-04-2012, 03:04:20
Why don't you go outside for a walk? Or you afraid for some water?

Oh and Tedacious, I need to tell you something about our friend CPS.
]
no, i'll just get nekked.

anyway, I'm proud of my heritage whatever you say! thug lyfe mane
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 25-04-2012, 03:04:58
Had a new run with das Polo, beat my previous record in the picture, also went 4 km/h faster than Volkswagen tests for top speed on the particular model but couldn't catch pic at the time... it (2011 Polo GTI) starts swerving side to side after 220. Ran into similar problems in Peugeot 207 after 210 km/h so meh... don't get either of the two if you plan to speed.

Why, oh why would you go for a Polo GTI? That's like buying a 30x overpriced go-cart...*shakeshead*

My 2003 VW Passat Variant with 130HP does 220km/h as well, is stable at that speed, can load 500kg cargo while doing that speed and costs less than a Polo GTI. ^^

I made somewhat of a mistake buying the Polo, the reason was Istanbul traffic on the Euro side was always very "tight" and congested (tight for lack of better word for traffic that requires small cars and not one with a big wheel base), due to it being historical with very small one way streets. So I bought it, and then moved to the Asian side where everything is bigger including the roads and now I'm forever doomed with das Polo. Between fixing my wrecked 270 km/h MK5 R32 and the huge prices of cars its going to take me a while to replace my Polo but eventually I will go for an Audi or maybe a Passat, something German :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-04-2012, 04:04:24
All your money goes towards shoes and cars  xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 25-04-2012, 06:04:54
All your money goes towards shoes and cars  xD

Fortunately the shoe crisis ended, however it was replaced with watches :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 25-04-2012, 08:04:54
Vote's up tomorrow, will be voting for the capitalists, just to make sure everything stays like in the age of the SpaceSuttel. Oh and there will be poffertjes

Edit: and beer...
Wth, Belgian elections?
No, the next elections in Belgium are on the 14th october, for the city council.

This however, is much more prestigious, go read the post on page 23.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 25-04-2012, 17:04:16
Fortunately the shoe crisis ended, however it was replaced with watches :(

Watches can be such a money pit... Do you own any nice ones?

The only one barely worth mentioning that I have is a decent Victorinox Chronograph.
http://www.biggerbids.com/members/images/17813/public/1981890_DSC06615.jpg (http://www.biggerbids.com/members/images/17813/public/1981890_DSC06615.jpg)

I'm interested in getting an automatic next, haven't decided how much I want to spend yet though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 25-04-2012, 20:04:41
Ehhh the nicest one I have is a gift which was a Hublot "Big Bang". Wonderful name for a watch. The nicest one in my opinion that I actually spent my own money on is an Omega Speedmaster, which is a terrible name but still a wonderful wonderful watch :)

Yours looks awesome by the way, black dials compliment the rest of the watch pretty well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 25-04-2012, 22:04:20
Thanks very much! And actually it's funny you mention the Speedmaster, because that's one of the top ones on my list haha. Excellent choice!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 26-04-2012, 01:04:27
 I stopped wearing a watch 10 years ago,  it's far easier to just glance at my cellphone which I always carry with me anyways.


 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 26-04-2012, 02:04:40
A wristwatch is much easier to look at than a mobile phone, and is about three thousand, seven hundred and forty six times more classier (if digital rather than analogue this drops to only seven hundred and nine times classier).

Also, anyone else missing their avatars after the downtime today?  I tried to put mine back and it told me I didn't have write permissions for that folder.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 26-04-2012, 02:04:18
Thanks very much! And actually it's funny you mention the Speedmaster, because that's one of the top ones on my list haha. Excellent choice!

Its the only watch thats worth its price IMO. Costs about 2,000-3,000 dollars but well worth it. Most of the other watches are just overpriced for their actual worth. I would highly suggest one. Not much of a fan of digital, have a Casio Protrek for work thats about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Cory the Otter on 26-04-2012, 02:04:05
I wanted to get one of them Luftwaffe Chronograph, but they were almost $2,000...so I got a $30 Timex.
Analog, of course.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 26-04-2012, 02:04:09
I feel like a lot of watches are overprized to me. I do not need to spend 1000 $ to get a good looking watch. I wear a 100 € (~130 $) Fossil watch and i am totally fine with it. A lot of those very expensive watches do not even look better than a lot cheaper watches. You just have to search for the right one and then you will probably find one you like, even in lower price segment. But I can understand that owning an expensive watch feels good and some of the expensive ones are just as beautiful in look as in quality. But I can not afford such things and in the end watches are pure luxury.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 26-04-2012, 03:04:40
I agree, you could buy a $300 Seiko that has the same steel casing/strap and blue dial as Omega, which is priced in the thousands. Depends on what you like and how much you'd spend. Personally I myself find it weird people spend tons and tons of money on super duper computers to play things in high quality, and they might find that me buying a 3,000 dollar watch might be weird but eh, depends on your interests entirely :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-04-2012, 03:04:18
In terms of functionality, I see watch as fashion thing. So I normally see all of them as grossly overpriced. For $3,000 you can get a decent motorbike that can move you from one place to another 100 km away. You just look at it to know the time, almost nothing else. But that's how I see it.

I wear a $100 Guess with black straps, very classy looking and it works underwater up to 50 m depth. Overall I like it, and it was a birthday present from my brother.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-04-2012, 04:04:53
Speaking of watches, I need to get my pocketwatch a new battery.

Would love to get my hands on an older wind-up pocketwatch, but those are very pricey locally. $200 minimum, so instead I carry a $150 pocketwatch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 26-04-2012, 04:04:27
I carry a pocket watch too, battery though.  I do have a windup, but it was my greatgrandfather's gold watch that he brought here when he immigrated from England in 1900.  So it sits in a glass display case. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 26-04-2012, 05:04:52
Speaking of watches, I need to get my pocketwatch a new battery.

Would love to get my hands on an older wind-up pocketwatch, but those are very pricey locally. $200 minimum, so instead I carry a $150 pocketwatch.

 American pawn shops kick ass and should be where you start looking. Mind you a couple hundred bucks for something that will last forever isn't such a bad deal.

don't forget to haggle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 26-04-2012, 08:04:32
$200 for an old school pocket watch really isn't that bad, even the G-Shock which is probably the most well known/cheap/rugged watch out there costs between $50-$200. Hate pocket watches though ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 26-04-2012, 12:04:05
lol wut, no avatars?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 26-04-2012, 12:04:24
$200 for an old school pocket watch really isn't that bad, even the G-Shock which is probably the most well known/cheap/rugged watch out there costs between $50-$200. Hate pocket watches though ;D

I wear a G-Shock and those things can really take anything, water resistant up to 200 m, shock resistant, tons of functions, 10 year battery... It might not look that classy but it's the ultimate watch when it comes to ruggednes at that price point.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-04-2012, 13:04:08
Am I the only person who uses his mobile phone as a watch with call and text options? I used to always wear a watch but always having a phone on me sort of made it useless to also carry a watch. Plus I never got my head around analogue clocks, still takes me 5 to 10 seconds to realize what time it is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-04-2012, 13:04:07
Am I the only person who uses his mobile phone as a watch with call and text options? I used to always wear a watch but always having a phone on me sort of made it useless to also carry a watch. Plus I never got my head around analogue clocks, still takes me 5 to 10 seconds to realize what time it is.

A wristwatch is faster and is a fashionable accessory that can complement your outfit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-04-2012, 15:04:33
Disagree on the first part, can agree on the second part. Once I go corporate, there sure will be a nice wristwatch with me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-04-2012, 15:04:41
Disagree on the first part, can agree on the second part. Once I go corporate, there sure will be a nice wristwatch with me.

If you'd learn to read an analog watch, it's faster than reaching into your pocket and pulling out your phone. Unless you're constantly walking around with your phone in your hand, of course.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-04-2012, 16:04:07
Trust me, some people just can't learn that. I tried, gave up and got a digital watch. That was one fine watch. And 2 milliseconds are not a reason to also get a watch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-04-2012, 16:04:51
Wristwatch was really handy in the army. But before and after that; phone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-04-2012, 16:04:29
Wristwatch was really handy in the army. But before and after that; phone.

Having a Nokia was really useful in the military.


...It still works ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 26-04-2012, 16:04:06
Having a Nokia was really useful in the military.

...It still works ;)

"Gentlemen, we'll begin the attack promptly at 0530. Let's synchronize our cell phones."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 26-04-2012, 17:04:31
Wristwatch was really handy in the army. But before and after that; phone.

Having a Nokia was really useful in the military.


...It still works ;)
Agreed.

Finally retired my old Nokia last year when I got a smart phone. But I do still take it with me as a backup phone when I go travelling, I don't trust my cheap chinese ZTE to work forever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-04-2012, 17:04:03
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 26-04-2012, 21:04:47
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.

In other words...

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=furry+porn
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-04-2012, 21:04:02
Plus I never got my head around analogue clocks, still takes me 5 to 10 seconds to realize what time it is.
Hahahaha you are so dumb
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-04-2012, 22:04:34
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.

In other words...

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=furry+porn

I think you've got me mixed up with some of our other... less reputable forum members.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-04-2012, 22:04:43
It's actually pretty common, CPS. At least it's less dumb than being a ginger-gangster!


On a whole different note; my brother has been missing for over 24 hours. Last seen in Belgium.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 26-04-2012, 22:04:12
Hope everything is OK Fuchs...   :-\

Good luck to you and your family in the matter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2012, 22:04:24
Had a roadkill today, some fox jumped in front of my car

On a whole different note; my brother has been missing for over 24 hours. Last seen in Belgium.
(http://www.myfacewhen.net/uploads/516-poker-face.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-04-2012, 22:04:22
Hope everything is OK Fuchs...   :-\

Good luck to you and your family in the matter.
My family doesn't know. He was on this highly secret mission to assassinate the most annoying spammer on the FH forums. But damn, I think he's been compromised. Not even a distress signal though, must've been Lumberjack Commando's..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2012, 22:04:39
He made a triple backflip when i rammed him and the body landed in front of a police combi

Police officer replied with a oddball like voice=

maaan that was like a triple backflip dude.....


Nice try gentlemen to take me out
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af3/Insaneicide/flick.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 26-04-2012, 23:04:09
I think Fuchs now is the time for you to start hiring professionals!
*cough*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-04-2012, 23:04:01
But a pizza and 5 euros is really overpriced, Musti. We talked about that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 26-04-2012, 23:04:10
Pfffff if you'd rather have him running around freely, doing whatever he does, your choice.
I'm here, far away so i don't care.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 26-04-2012, 23:04:21
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.

In other words...

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=furry+porn

I think you've got me mixed up with some of our other... less reputable forum members.
Finland is making a large impact there for a small country.  I'm afraid that the statistics don't lie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-04-2012, 23:04:19
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.

In other words...

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=furry+porn

I think you've got me mixed up with some of our other... less reputable forum members.
Finland is making a large impact there for a small country.  I'm afraid that the statistics don't lie.
It is known.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-04-2012, 00:04:54
Speaking of watches, I need to get my pocketwatch a new battery.

Would love to get my hands on an older wind-up pocketwatch, but those are very pricey locally. $200 minimum, so instead I carry a $150 pocketwatch.

 American pawn shops kick ass and should be where you start looking. Mind you a couple hundred bucks for something that will last forever isn't such a bad deal.

don't forget to haggle.

I've been practicing my haggling as of late, thanks for the heads up
(http://www.visiting-uganda.com/shopping/images/brian.jpg)

Still getting it down though
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 27-04-2012, 00:04:04
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.

In other words...

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=furry+porn

I think you've got me mixed up with some of our other... less reputable forum members.
Finland is making a large impact there for a small country.  I'm afraid that the statistics don't lie.

We have a disproportionately large amount of 4channers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 27-04-2012, 00:04:30
But a pizza and 5 euros is really overpriced, Musti. We talked about that.

All I need is a pair of Egyptian cotton socks and it'll be handled :|

..think about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 27-04-2012, 00:04:11
I changed mine for a smartphone as well. I need constant Internet access for various different reasons daily.

In other words...

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=furry+porn

I think you've got me mixed up with some of our other... less reputable forum members.
Finland is making a large impact there for a small country.  I'm afraid that the statistics don't lie.

We have a disproportionately large amount of 4channers.

And here I thought the constant need for fur coats and warm clothing naturally lead to these preferences.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 27-04-2012, 00:04:52
I had a couple of watches in my life. Usually the wristband or some connection with the clock itself broke after a few month and then the watches were lost. Then there was this long decade when I didn't even dare to buy or wear watches. But since 2009 I got a Motorazr V3 mobile phone, since then it does the trick for me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 27-04-2012, 01:04:58
And here I thought the constant need for fur coats and warm clothing naturally lead to these preferences.

We just have a different view on what "furry porn" is. Porn that is furry, not FurrypornTM.


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Be4viz/durr.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 27-04-2012, 02:04:30
Oh man, I'd do that sexy looking hat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 30-04-2012, 02:04:50
You probably remember the Kittyhawk which was found in Egypt from the announcement thread; here is a really nice photo-collage of it I'd like to share.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQepSizX26o&feature=g-all-u (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQepSizX26o&feature=g-all-u)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-04-2012, 08:04:46
Hey Fuchs
This dark secret about CPS? what is it?

Also, is Mount & Blade: Warband very much fun? worth getting? I have no idea what the game is. Just watched 1 trailer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 30-04-2012, 08:04:07
Hey Fuchs
This dark secret about CPS? what is it?

Also, is Mount & Blade: Warband very much fun? worth getting? I have no idea what the game is. Just watched 1 trailer.
You see many people playing warband because of the new DLC: Napoleonic Wars.

Sure the game worth getting, should be very cheap nowdays too. Naploleinic wars is MP only DLC.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-04-2012, 11:04:21
Hey Fuchs
This dark secret about CPS? what is it?

Also, is Mount & Blade: Warband very much fun? worth getting? I have no idea what the game is. Just watched 1 trailer.
He wants to be a gangster boy, a real MC. The bloods, the crips, CPS will join them all!

And yes, it's mostly popular at the moment because of the Napoleonic DLC. And that one is a lot of fun. Base game + DLC would be 15 to 20 euros at the right moment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-05-2012, 11:05:18
Unite, revolt and such.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ731aR_SBY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 01-05-2012, 13:05:58
i shaved my belly hair and now i look awsome. Im summer ready  8)

Made me wonder, do you people shave your chest belly private parts legs feet fingers ears nose?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 01-05-2012, 13:05:31
Sharp razor blade dry on the skin while showering.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 01-05-2012, 15:05:29
Unite, revolt and such.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ731aR_SBY
Love it. This, the swedish version and some other socialist songs is all i'll be playing today, as I really can't go out protesting today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 01-05-2012, 15:05:32
People protest stuff on May 1st? ???

I'm too busy working atm.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 01-05-2012, 16:05:15
i shaved my belly hair and now i look awsome. Im summer ready  8)

Made me wonder, do you people shave your chest belly private parts legs feet fingers ears nose?

Hell no, way too lazy for that. Half the time I don't even shave my face.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 01-05-2012, 16:05:04
Made me wonder, do you people shave your chest belly private parts legs feet fingers ears nose?
Nose, I cut the hairs that protrude out. Ears, don't have hair there. Armpits and private parts, don't shave but I do cut the hair with small scissors to a reasonable length (they would be REALLY hairy otherwise). Other body hair below neck I leave as is. Wish I had as much chest hair that I would have to be worried about whether to shave it or not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 01-05-2012, 18:05:53
i shaved my belly hair and now i look awsome. Im summer ready  8)

Made me wonder, do you people shave your chest belly private parts legs feet fingers ears nose?

Chest yes, private parts yes, legs when I am not lazy, etc.  Not arms though, and if you're hairy enough to need to shave your nose, ears, and fingers, you're probably Armenian.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-05-2012, 18:05:13
i can understand zhe private parts. But legs? Seriously?


What are you? GAY?

(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llagsyD7531qg2zsz.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-05-2012, 19:05:26
Are you a fucking moron slightly deranged in the head?

Oh, wait...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-05-2012, 19:05:02
Are you a fucking moron slightly deranged in the head?

Oh, wait...
;D ;D

ITS RU BABY! anything is possible! The posibillities...possibillitie..GODDAMIT FUCK YOU ENGLISH
the OPTIONS are before you! You just have to embrace them. GIVE in to your anger!



As to stay ontopic in the offtopic that is RU
People protest stuff on May 1st? ???

I'm too busy working atm.
Its socialist day in Belgium and others. They fight capitalism and shit, i dislike capitalism but capitalism gave me a 150% payed day today
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-05-2012, 20:05:24
While we are at shaving. I just bought a special razor this week to cut my hair on the head. I have never done that before. Because of a receiding hairline (what´s the correct english name for those edges) I prefer to wear them short. But I´m to greedy to pay the hairdresser 15€ a month for basically doing nothing. I have attachments for 1,2cm 0.9cm and 0.6cm.

I want them short, not "skinhead-short" to make things clear here.

Any experiences with that. What do I have to pay attention to? What looks better: Everything on one length or the sides shorter than the top? What can go wrong?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 01-05-2012, 20:05:02
Are you a fucking moron slightly deranged in the head?

Oh, wait...
;D ;D

ITS RU BABY! anything is possible! The posibillities...possibillitie..GODDAMIT FUCK YOU ENGLISH
the OPTIONS are before you! You just have to embrace them. GIVE in to your anger!



As to stay ontopic in the offtopic that is RU
People protest stuff on May 1st? ???

I'm too busy working atm.
Its socialist day in Belgium and others. They fight capitalism and shit, i dislike capitalism but capitalism gave me a 150% payed day today
Capitalism most definitely did not give you 150% pay, that's exactly what the "they fight capitalism and shit"-people were and are fighting for. Things like 8 hour work days, extra pay for weekend/holiday/night shifts, payed summer vacations etc.

With all their modern camp-ness, the socialist movement has made life infinitely better than it was 130 years ago when it began. Don't forget that ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-05-2012, 20:05:37
Meh they are the same for me. Socialists, liberals, democrats, capitalism, communism....

I hate politics and stuff like that
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 01-05-2012, 20:05:18
Meh they are the same for me. Socialists, liberals, democrats, capitalism, communism....

I hate politics and stuff like that
Yet you enjoy their fruits...

Shame on you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBU5OwPCczc + http://lyricstranslate.com/en/oppimisen-ylistys-ode-learning.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-05-2012, 22:05:23
Can some german translate this

Und was in der sunten kunten, kunten under war,
und was is in der salt-lieb kunten tunten kunt die sahr.

I cant google translate it :/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kRuTlOXs5o
1:44 is when it comes
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-05-2012, 22:05:26
That is pseudo german.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-05-2012, 22:05:23
That is pseudo german.
Translate it or Belgium INVADES you

Our forces are already in PARIS!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-05-2012, 22:05:46
Ok:

Translation of what is written there. The words that aren´t german at all are marked with a star. Im then trying to find some german words that exist and sound the same:

And what in the sunten* kunten*, kunten* under* was,
and what in the salt-friendly kunten* trannies kunt* the sahr*.

sunten ---> unten : under
kunten/ kunt---> konnten : they could/ he,she,it could
under ---> unter : under
sahr ---> Saar? The name of a river

And this totally fucks up german grammar. So you can´t translate that.  :(

listening to it doesn´t help either. Pseudo german it is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 01-05-2012, 22:05:11
That is pseudo german.
Translate it or Belgium INVADES you

Our forces are already in PARIS!
I think Germany should invade Belgium if you think that this is German Theta ;D

Seriously, i have no clue what it is supposed to mean. What is the rest of the "song" about ? Or does this have nothing to do with the restof the song ?

And no, this is not even pseudo German. This is bullshit with some German conjunctions :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-05-2012, 22:05:39
Okay guys, thanks alot. The song is a bit of a joke song, pretty popular in holland and belgium.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-05-2012, 00:05:34
Actually it looks like dutch to me. That doesn't make any sense in dutch language either?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 02-05-2012, 00:05:41
Are you a fucking moron slightly deranged in the head?

Oh, wait...

Only a sith like Theta deals in absolutes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-05-2012, 01:05:32
Actually it looks like dutch to me. That doesn't make any sense in dutch language either?
It's fake-German by a bad comedian and singer from the Netherlands. He sings the entire song in Dutch and then adds a few lines in 'foreign languages'. Notice how he shouts the fake-German, that's why it's fake-German.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 02-05-2012, 02:05:22
Dutchies, having the strangest language in the world try to joke about German, unbelievable. I knew you guys are crazy ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 02-05-2012, 08:05:11
It's fake-German by a bad comedian and singer from the Netherlands. He sings the entire song in Dutch and then adds a few lines in 'foreign languages'. Notice how he shouts the fake-German, that's why it's fake-German.

What? Damn we Germans always shout!
NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN.... :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 02-05-2012, 11:05:18
i shaved my belly hair and now i look awsome. Im summer ready  8)

Made me wonder, do you people shave your chest belly private parts legs feet fingers ears nose?

Chest yes, private parts yes, legs when I am not lazy, etc.  Not arms though, and if you're hairy enough to need to shave your nose, ears, and fingers, you're probably Armenian.

I'm a man! Real man have lots of hair, semi man shave it, girly man dont grow it.

New question. On another forum ive found a topic in wich people direct eachother to GORE sites. Beheadings, horrible accidents, executions, burnings etc. And they mreally seem to love watching it: out of interest or maybe even some wierd fetish.

Its been (i guess) 5 years ago since i saw the beheading of a brit/american i dont recall, wich was really really awfull. it took them 3/4 minutes to cut of his headf and during that time he was allive and screaming. Till this day i regret watching it and do not have any intention of watching another one, hopefully ever again.

Have you seen clips/movies like that? Do you search for it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 02-05-2012, 13:05:04
^ No cause I'm not that much mentally ill...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 02-05-2012, 13:05:21
No, not at all. Seriously, you can not be alright if you love watching such things. I can not understand people watching awful things like that. To me, someone regularly watching stuff like that for joy is a case for the psychiatrist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 02-05-2012, 13:05:46
It's fake-German by a bad comedian and singer from the Netherlands. He sings the entire song in Dutch and then adds a few lines in 'foreign languages'. Notice how he shouts the fake-German, that's why it's fake-German.

What? Damn we Germans always shout!
NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN.... :D

Stop talking trash!
WE DON'T ALWAYS SHOUT!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-05-2012, 15:05:19
Yes schweinhund, feigling, alle verbotten...

*speaking like a random American trying to sound like foreigner.

Sometimes I wonder if all those American WW2 games have the Germans speak weird languages. I only remembered they scream "Amiiissss.."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 02-05-2012, 18:05:22
Amiiiiis is from Cod2 ;D

When you play an English version of Company of Heroes, the Germans speak a mix of English and German and also speak English with German accent. Sounds pretty weird, but funny.

I hate about FH2, that the US guys have some awesome "Chaaaaarge", "LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO" and the Germans got "DEUTSCHLAAAAAND" with a highly retarded voice.

That is sooo creepy. Every time i hear that I always have to think about the fucked up picture of the Wehrmacht soldiers. That they were overall patriots charging to battle for Hitler and the Nazi Empire.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 02-05-2012, 20:05:45
When you play an English version of Company of Heroes, the Germans speak a mix of English and German and also speak English with German accent. Sounds pretty weird, but funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4SpP7VBtA8

;)  The grenadier voices are the best. On the other side I hate my Amis and Brits shouting stuff in german. It just doesn´t fit. Especially because you can´t fake an english accent or the way they speak in the german language properly.

Btw: The "Deutschland"-sound in FH2 is indeed highly retarded.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 02-05-2012, 21:05:43
Thanks a lot for the video. That's so funny ;D

Love how the sniper says something like: "I got sniper training but I am still running around like a ungelernter Arbeiter" :D

I use German voices for German (as I have the German version anyway) and replaced the voices of the other factions with the original from the English versions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 03-05-2012, 01:05:44
A triple brested route (http://g.co/maps/xhz79).  I'm so mature.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 04-05-2012, 11:05:23
May the fourth be with you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-05-2012, 11:05:06
May the fourth be with you!
Revenge of the fifth!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 05-05-2012, 19:05:11
May the fourth be with you!
Revenge of the fifth!
HAhahah not bad  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 06-05-2012, 23:05:13
Bye bye Sarkozy.  I don't really have any opinions on the election itself, but I do know that Ireland can kiss goodbye any chances of getting a bail out.  We probably didn't deserve one, but still. 

Any other thoughts on the new French prez?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 06-05-2012, 23:05:52
I wonder what will happen now. I heard from someone he wants to lower the retirement age :P Lazy French bastards!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 07-05-2012, 01:05:44
I haven't been that into it, but a change to a "socialist" president will only get better. At least the right-wing extremes didn't win (Sarkozy having some strange opinions on immigrants himself).

But then again, Hollande isn't exactly socialist. And like every election in the western world, it will be the same but different.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 07-05-2012, 01:05:23
As far as I know the party is not too far left. More like social democrats, maybe a little more left. He guess he is gonna do more for the French people than Sarcozy did.

The only thing I liked about Sarcozy was his quick acting at the Lybia crysis. Just a few days or weeks later and it could have been too late already, but thats my very personal opinion about that. I doubt Hollande has the balls for giving the order to intervene in such a situation.

As a French I'd be happy though. Without knowing too much about French politics, Hollande is the better man for the country, since he probably can not be worse than Sarkozy relating home policy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-05-2012, 03:05:38
We shall see. 

To change topic, I wasted 10 bucks today on the Warband Napoleon DLC, which is broken for some reason.  Cannot join servers, nothing I have tried works to solve it. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 07-05-2012, 15:05:01
If you apologize for your treacherous language I might lift the CPS boycott.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-05-2012, 18:05:04
Great, Belgium squashed between Holland and Hollande...

I believe it is time to implement the plan devised by our great King Leopold II to invade Holland, and then my own plan to occupy Wallonia
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 07-05-2012, 22:05:50
Nonsense, there's a fair piece of land between Belgium and Holland.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-05-2012, 22:05:24
If you apologize for your treacherous language I might lift the CPS boycott.
I apologize for my treacherous language.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 07-05-2012, 22:05:53
Great, Belgium squashed between Holland and Hollande...

I believe it is time to implement the plan devised by our great King Leopold II to invade Holland, and then my own plan to occupy Wallonia
Well, since "Holland" in French is "Hollande" Belgium is stuck between Hollande and Hollande
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-05-2012, 10:05:27
Now look what you've done!! YOU RUINED THE PUN!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-05-2012, 16:05:14
No, Belgium is not. Since Holland is only 1/10th of the Netherlands. In between Holland and Belgium is Zeeland/Noord-Brabant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-05-2012, 16:05:40
Just open one floodgate by the sea... a nation gets wiped out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 08-05-2012, 16:05:01
No, Belgium is not. Since Holland is only 1/10th of the Netherlands. In between Holland and Belgium is Zeeland/Noord-Brabant.

Aww, that's so sweet how you guys try to explain the segmentation of your fatherland again and again :D But I'm sorry, for Germans Holland is = Netherlands. I even think that lots don't know that Holland is just a part of NL, quite shameful though. I guess it's the same in Belgium.

Sorry Fuchs, Holland just being a part of the Netherlands will never be accepted in your neighbouring states :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-05-2012, 16:05:11
I know, I just want to ruin the pun  :) Even Dutch people say Holland but 'Hollander' (a person from Holland) is slowly starting to become an insult for arrogant people who live in that area and then leave for the countryside.

And as Flippy said, open a floodgate and Holland is gone. Luckily I'm far above sea level.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-05-2012, 17:05:20
Well, I use "Holland" in our local tongue, so it means the Netherlands. But Holland is a great place to start, besieging Amsterdam, then flooding it, then move on to Den Haag or something like that, PLUS Amsterdam gives you access to the inner seas

In relation to the pun: know your Tintin, chaps!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-05-2012, 17:05:12
You can have the Thrashlands. Don't venture north though, beyond the Wall there's wildlings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-05-2012, 18:05:30
In Drenthe as well?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-05-2012, 18:05:20
(http://images.travelpod.com/users/caribbeankirk/1.1294424856.holland-bakery.jpg) (http://www.hollandbakery.co.id)

Complete with Windmollen stereotype to reinforce the argument.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-05-2012, 18:05:20
And orange clothing.

Need tulips, pot, clogs and a bicycle in order to be totally stereotypical.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-05-2012, 18:05:29
And orange clothing.

Need tulips, pot, clogs, pornography and a bicycle in order to be totally stereotypical.

you forgot something
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-05-2012, 18:05:54
I cant say I know any dutch porno.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-05-2012, 18:05:03
in college, we've got a few dutchies, and one of them described in detail the contents of a Handyman film, i.e. the Dutch porn stereotype
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 08-05-2012, 22:05:05
AAAAAAHHHHHHH THE CHANGES! THEYRE HAPPENING!!!!!!!

(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/Ghanrage/aaastaryyy.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2012, 17:05:26
Random question: Do you guys ever have a shower beer? Like, do you drink beer while showering? I asked the same question to a couple of friends and they all do the same when preparing to head out to the pub.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-05-2012, 17:05:34
Uhm... no...


I dip myself into gin.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2012, 18:05:57
But when you shower you're missing out on at least 10 minutes of beer drinking time! >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 11-05-2012, 18:05:08
This is not a bad idea actually. I have to think outside of the box more often.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 11-05-2012, 18:05:55


I dip myself into gin.
No thanks, I think I'll use red wine for marinades
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 11-05-2012, 18:05:13
I did it when I was on drinking vacation in Prague, because my mates recommended it to me. Early evening, right before going to pub as well. It's indeed cool, especially when the beer is really cold and you have a warm shower :) Didn't do it since then though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 11-05-2012, 18:05:30
Just inject yourself with ethanol and get done with it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 11-05-2012, 19:05:12
This is not a bad idea actually. I have to think outside of the box more often.

maybe if you had done more thinking inside the box, you might have thought of drinking inside the box ;)

(unless you decide to beerbath instead)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 11-05-2012, 19:05:42
Shots and shave? :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 11-05-2012, 20:05:35
Anyone other than me worried about Obama's statement on gay marriage?
From a prejudiced perspective, never having been to the US, I fear this will all but help him in the coming election.
Brave thing to do so close to the election, but perhaps foolish.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 11-05-2012, 21:05:17
The people who are against gay marriage wouldn't vote for him anyway, but the ones for it/don't care either way might be turned off if he was against.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 11-05-2012, 21:05:51
It's a political football move. I'm for gay marriage but am not moved by this statement. Even a little annoyed that he's obviously using it to drum up attention and solidify votes. When it comes down to it, this is not a question of Executive policy, this is a matter of the Supreme Court. What the president thinks about it has no effect on the matter, just like what I think about it. Or what the Supreme Court thinks about it really. Their job is to lay aside personal opinions and consider the rights objectively.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-05-2012, 00:05:14
Random question: Do you guys ever have a shower beer? Like, do you drink beer while showering? I asked the same question to a couple of friends and they all do the same when preparing to head out to the pub.

That is the strangest idea I've ever heard. But then I googled and it seems like it is only strange to me.

(http://www.eatdrinkandrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6378.jpg)

Ánd I always thought coma drinking is already the end of the development line. As Thorondor said already, the logically next step is a direct injection. Which wont happen, because you'll need much less alcohol, which will annoy the brewery lobby. And you can't win against the brewery lobby, otherwise the brewery lobby would not have been that successive branding every other drug illegal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 12-05-2012, 01:05:19
Drunk showering is one of the biggest crimes within the walls, it's like drunk driving.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 12-05-2012, 01:05:04
Yeah, I'll pass on drinking whilst in the shower....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 12-05-2012, 09:05:22
So happy about Obama's support for other humans.

48% of people in USA are against gay marriage
52% of people in USA are for gay marriage

Seriously?! So happy to be born in the cold north then, sharing human rights with my human brothers and sisters.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 12-05-2012, 13:05:16
I don't think Obama really cares about gays and marriage LHeureux, he just wants votes. It's politics, he's not supporting anyone but himself and his financers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-05-2012, 14:05:56
exactly what you said. Sometimes when im preparing myself to go out, i take my beer with me everywhere, shower or toilet, garden or neighboors.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 12-05-2012, 15:05:03
I don't think Obama really cares about gays and marriage LHeureux, he just wants votes. It's politics, he's not supporting anyone but himself and his financers.

No matter if it's pure populism, in this case it's probably even less populism than in most other statements. Best thing would have been to say nothing probably. I like it when he takes a stand, no matter if it hat just a political background or not. We all have opinions about this and a president is allowed to have them aswell.

Germanys Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel is the complete opposite. As soon as parties are discussing things or there is criticism, she does not say anything to that. Imo that's a lot worse. She stays in the background while everyone is waiting for a statement from her and tries to stay out of general discussions. Its the job of politicians in the most important position of their country to give away their opinion. They are the reason for a lot of votes, so they are responsible for their electors. Merkels behaviour makes me sad :(

To me, the argument of populism a bit weak, because everything a politician does is usually populism. If Obama says nothing its populism too, because he prevents his prestige from taking damage. Note that the opinions are almost 50/50 and a president takes a risk by telling the people his opinion.

But as soon as a president gives away his opinion close to the elections it's suddenly pure populism to everyone. Apart from that, I like that he said that because I share this opinion and there are definately people in the US that look up to him and think about such themes and maybe change their minds.

I just think that people should appreciate it when the president shares his opinion, there is some kind of  political and populist background anyway, but in this case he risks something and supports freedom of minorities.

I do not say that to you Fuchs (I know what you tried to express and you are often right with that, but it just does not for this case imo), it's more of a general thing I noticed when elections are closing in and people are permanently trying to discredit politicians for populism, ignoring the effect that statement has on the population.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's his personal opinion to allow gay marriage as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 12-05-2012, 16:05:19
You can't compare the US President to Germany's Federal Chancellor, two very different jobs. You also have a President, Merkel's job is just to hold the government together and the President needs to be the face of the whole nation.

This thing Obama did, was all a part of his campaign. I do believe he personally doesn't really care if gays get married, he'd just allow it, but he's a politician so before he states he's supporting it he needs to wait for the perfect moment to say it. What better moment to do than when so many conservatives have angered progressive Americans by stating they hate gay marriage etc. Obama doesn't take risks, he's the most skilled 'politician' I know. Not that I agree with his views but the way he acts in public, makes his statements, all those things. Obama can now count on even more votes. And probably will win since a lot of people I know, even Republicans, are now voting for Obama since he's, and I quote, "the lesser evil".

And you are totally right, basically all things they say are populism. Those who truly hold only to their opinions are very rare and most of the time extremists. And I'm not trying to discredit Obama, I think he's doing his campaign very, very well seeing his goal is to get re-elected.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 12-05-2012, 16:05:14
Fuchs is absolutely correct about Obama.  He has played gay rights as politics for his entire term.  For instance, gays in the army.  Don't Ask Don't Tell was an executive order given by Bill Clinton.  Executive Orders can be overturned at a whim by any sitting president just by issuing another executive order.  At ANY POINT, Obama could have just issued the executive order and it would have been gone.  Instead, he did nothing, and let congress bitch and fight about it for over a year.  It was all just a political game, a distraction, that left LOTS of the gay community feeling upset about Obama.  So this is just another political ploy, a way of trying to drag back the gay support, without actually having to commit to anything.  He went out of his way to state that his "support" of gay marriage is purely a personal point of view, and still believes that it "should be up to the states to decide."

Also, if you research his views on gay marriage, one finds that he spent most of his life going back and forth  between supporting it and being against it, so he absolutely plays this purely for politics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 12-05-2012, 16:05:37
Obama has no authority over the issue, so him saying it "should be up to the states to decide" is meaningless, because that's exactly the way it is. The thing is, if you look at this without the filter of personal bias, it becomes an issue of personal rights, which puts it in the domain of the Supreme Court, which means neither the President or the States have any say in the matter.

So, in a way, him saying it's for the states to decide isn't actually saying nothing, it's also denying gay marriage as a right, framing it as a regulatory matter for the states.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 12-05-2012, 17:05:36
@ Fuchs

Well your right, our president is indeed the head of the country and he maybe would give away his opinion. Our old one (that got abolished due to cases of fraud, which is good because he was a dweeb) wouldn't, our new one probably would.

Anyway, I did not relate Merkels passive behaviour to the gay-marriage or a similar ethical theme, more for general political questions.

Merkel has been critiziced a lot for her passive behaviour. There are political questions people expect a reaction from. I know it goes away from the topic of gay-marriage but there are questions that people expect Obama and Merkel to comment on in their countries.

Her job is a lot more than just keeping the gouvernment together. People expect statements and a clearly drawn political line, but do not get that.

What our president says is not that interesting to the people, he is just the representative of our country and his words are usually not worth a lot, because he is not the one who can make a change. Again: you are right, he would definately be the one stating his opinion about ethical themes.

So home policy unfortunately comes down to Merkel, and she does not say anything most of the time.

So better there is an important politician that gives away a populistic opinion, than one that does not take stand at all. No matter how much Obamas and Merkels positions differ, in general political questions people demand a reaction from both, we usually do not get one, nor the coalation, nor her own party which leads to different political camps in the gouvernemnt itself, which leads to an implausible gouvernment at the moment. Mission of keeping the government together imo failed, and a clear political line is missing there.

Obama got one, and as you said he has great success, in Germany we lack something like that atm, that was all I wanted to express with that :)

Edit: Thanks for clearing that up mudra, estimated Obama himself a bit wrong then. I nevertheless like that he said that, even if it's pure populism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 12-05-2012, 17:05:56
he needs to wait for the perfect moment to say it

unfortunately he had the moment picked by his sidekick


And you are totally right, basically all things they say are populism. Those who truly hold only to their opinions are very rare and most of the time extremists.

even though i disagree with most of what Ron Paul says, i still respect him for having pretty much always had the same position on his issues. (unlike certain flipfloppers)

Also, if you research his views on gay marriage, one finds that he spent most of his life going back and forth  between supporting it and being against it, so he absolutely plays this purely for politics.

well thats not good. hopefully the other candidate have a record of consistency.

oh wait.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 12-05-2012, 17:05:00
teehee

(http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20120512.gif)

http://www.smbc-comics.com/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-05-2012, 19:05:29
I'm quite confused with US situation.

Race card is a major problem and the contrast between liberals and conservatives.

I used to follow a discussion, whether a certain minorities are heavily discriminated against in US. Surely the liberals are on fire regarding how profiling is one of the major issues. But statistics does say, that the majority of crimes are committed by that minority and the majority of the victim are also the same group. I settle by that fact, period.

Then, the case shifted into, whether the prosecution are biased if the victim is from the majority. The case become blurred because the majority really take advantage in certain situation, while the minorities sometimes played their cards well. A fact came from BBC told us, that death penalty was easily given to black perpetrators when the victim is white. But that draws statistics spanning from the segregation era, when racism was sponsored by the government. (unclear)

A real case emerged, a Hispanic guy shot a black teenager. Typical reaction emerged. My only reaction was, disgusted towards the media, not the case itself. Because they quickly jumped into the "whiteness" of that Hispanic guy. It is not a fact finding anymore, but a racism issue. Fuck it! Then I read Mudra's post, adding another (unchecked) fact that the guy was actually a teacher to poor black community. The liberals and media stirred the issue too much in this case, so I couldn't care anymore for the outcome here.

Am I being steered by Mudra's opinion?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 13-05-2012, 17:05:44
"States' rights" mentioned.

Last time I heard this being invoked, it was followed by "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-05-2012, 18:05:32
It is like "yeah whatever you guys at there say, but personally I don't like -insert some group of people- the way I live should be me, myself to decide."

Well yeah, they are just making the lives of several groups of people more difficult. At least, they shouldn't forget to put a sign "go away from here if you are -insert some group of people- and please apologize for accidentally visiting this area."

What a fucked up logic.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-05-2012, 02:05:59
HBO's Rome is literally the best tv show that I have ever seen.  Finished the first season today.  brilliant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 14-05-2012, 03:05:44
Started watching Falling Skies.

Ok so far all series that I watched where humans are in an apocalyspe (Falling Skies, The walking Dead) always go the same way : they find a good place to stay, then the relationships within the group goes down and the series forget it's roots (killing zombies and aliens), then it becomes humans vs humans.

Boooooring
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-05-2012, 15:05:04
HBO's Rome is literally the best tv show that I have ever seen.  Finished the first season today.  brilliant.
I really gotta rewatch it for the fourth time.

If anyone hasn't seen it, you shouldn't need any persuasion; The most costly show ever, and it's HBO.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 14-05-2012, 16:05:54
HBO's Rome is literally the best tv show that I have ever seen.  Finished the first season today.  brilliant.
Then live with this happiness and do not touch season 2. I admit, season 2 was fun to watch but they cramped so much in that season that it feels empty, lame and leaves you with a troubled feeling like "That's it?".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-05-2012, 16:05:09
Really? I liked Season 2, not as good as the first but still really great.
the "that's it?" feeling might come from the fact that they planned for a third season, but it was too costly relative to the low ratings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 14-05-2012, 18:05:58
They squeezed 2 or even 3 seasons into 1 season. That's what made it empty compared to season 1. I know about the troubles with Rome, Ted.. The world wasn't ready for a show of such epic proportions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-05-2012, 20:05:15
The world wasn't ready for a show of such epic proportions.
But is it any readier now?

If it were, I have been having a fantasy of seeing a season-length HBO adaptation of The Egyptian ever since I read the book. The novel (at least the Finnish original - don't know about the "abridged" ie. censored English translation that is the only one available) is already neatly divided into 15 "books" that could be made into individual episodes. Hey, if it was already good enough for Hollywood once, and they're back to remaking the old epics, then why not? Yes, there was an abortion of a movie way back in 1954, which completely alters the message, invents a happy ending, adds exaggeratedly overt fundamentalist Christian preachings, not to mention ditching all the philosophical ponderings and most of the plot along the way, making the end result incomprehensible. So at least the remake could not be any worse... :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 14-05-2012, 20:05:24
TV series based on Surgeon's Stories (Välskärin Kertomuksia). Ten episodes per book.

Make it happen HBO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtPmpY3P6wQ
(Prologue for the novel... eeeepiiic)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-05-2012, 00:05:55
Really? I liked Season 2, not as good as the first but still really great.
the "that's it?" feeling might come from the fact that they planned for a third season, but it was too costly relative to the low ratings.

Season 2 was a disappointment. Was still good enough to legitimate watching, but overall it is only shadow of season 1, I totally agree.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-05-2012, 19:05:35
Day 254. I managed to got myself into a trap set up by fuchs, lead doctor of the Fh2 rehab clinic. wounded yet not defeated, i managed to kill the chasers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-05-2012, 19:05:22
If I created THeTA0123 in The Sims game... I will award him "clumsy" trait.

Why the hell you've been involved in more than two major incidents in these last 3 months? Crashed a car... check, injure a tendon... check, what else?

You should drink some Mana potion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 16-05-2012, 19:05:13
Strangely, Theta reminds me of myself when I was younger :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 16-05-2012, 19:05:46
Chief-Doctor's Log, entry 178. Suspect once again escaped, house destroyed, 4 men killed in action. The Cactus Friends are not happy with the results. Will hire Lumberjack Commando's, may the Seven have mercy on that guy's soul.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-05-2012, 20:05:34
Ah you boychiks, T.C.F will eventually become filling for my icebox.

(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m26s59yn9G1qbiyqp.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-05-2012, 20:05:44
Chasing party report 173: Austro-Belgian Landesschützen have made contact, are now in pursuit, will have to be replaced by dragoons. Request permission to requisition the garrison of Mechelen. Subject is moving fast... Have received report on mental status. This is going to be a tough one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 16-05-2012, 22:05:34
Shazbot!

[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGTG] I am the greatest!
[VGTG] I am the greatest!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 16-05-2012, 22:05:08
Shazbot!

[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGS] Shazbot!
[VGTG] I am the greatest!
[VGTG] I am the greatest!
[VGTGVGS] I am the shazbot!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 16-05-2012, 23:05:51
The best one is this one :

[VGTG]-[VGCS]-[VGS]

When you time it well and like a pro it does :

I am the great shazbot!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 17-05-2012, 01:05:56
I am the shazbot!
Well, that's nice. But are you crescent-fresh?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-05-2012, 01:05:11


Why the hell you've been involved in more than two major incidents in these last 3 months? Crashed a car... check, injure a tendon...
Crashed a car? i never did that. A good friend of mine did a frontal barrel rol with her car

And clumsy? I never placed that plate in that rack bud
..
ye i am clumsy, so what, i aint working in a nuclear power plant so  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-05-2012, 01:05:43
If you were working on a nuke, trying to cut your foot in half would mar your employer's saftey record and get the whole company kicked off the job. : P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 17-05-2012, 03:05:47
Wow my body clock is messed up. Woke up at 2am and:

(http://i.imgur.com/SCBYp.jpg)

(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m391naXczc1qi3rkr.jpg)

Why are my hands shaking...?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-05-2012, 06:05:50
You know, imagining that thing fall into your feet. That must have hurt like a bitch...

Why didn't you turn into green monster?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-05-2012, 11:05:52
You know, imagining that thing fall into your feet. That must have hurt like a bitch...

Why didn't you turn into green monster?
Vicodin my good friend
vicodin

But ye, at first it dint hurted.

But after 10 minutes, all hell broke loose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-05-2012, 18:05:04
So my cat of 16-17 years is on his deathbed, curled on a bed made from a box and my robe.  Over the past week, he has deteriorated quickly, and now has lost the ability to walk.  He refuses food, and barely drinks water.  He seems generally confused and scared....  This morning he's started to feel cold, and his breathing is getting shallower.  He's, thankfully, not in any pain, and is just quietly lying on his bed beside me, looking up at me.  I'm afraid to hold him anymore because his body is so limp I have to hold him tight to keep him on my lap, but his breathing is so weak, that holding him tight might suffocate him....


I really need some support..... v.=.v...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 17-05-2012, 18:05:34
I have 7 cats.

Had 4 cats before, all dead. I lost 4 cats, I know how it's like  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-05-2012, 18:05:43
So my cat of 16-17 years is on his deathbed, curled on a bed made from a box and my robe.  Over the past week, he has deteriorated quickly, and now has lost the ability to walk.  He refuses food, and barely drinks water.  He seems generally confused and scared....  This morning he's started to feel cold, and his breathing is getting shallower.  He's, thankfully, not in any pain, and is just quietly lying on his bed beside me, looking up at me.  I'm afraid to hold him anymore because his body is so limp I have to hold him tight to keep him on my lap, but his breathing is so weak, that holding him tight might suffocate him....


I really need some support..... v.=.v...
man i am cat person myself and i feel your pain .My condolences
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-05-2012, 18:05:42
Here's a photo of Logan..an old one, when he was at his peak (30lbs...he slimmed down after that, but now is very very thin, from detoriation plus barely eating/not eating over the past couple weeks):

(http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2687/lc0bdbec1874e0872868f15.jpg)

He is my 3rd cat, and the 3rd to die...we already have decided we'll get another cat, but not until the grieving process is over for Logan....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-05-2012, 18:05:47
Looks like he had a happy life.

Is he a British Shorthair?

In my life, I only had 1 cat and 3 dogs. A random domestic cat which simply came to the house and we feed him and then lived with us. He is semi-feral, so we let him to roam free and return by himself. He died from traffic accident. I was too young to feel sadness at that time.

Our current dog is adopted by my Mom, and also nearing his end, his right eye is already not working. This time I think I'll feel the loss, he grew old with me, from my high school years up to now. It's been 14 years already. I rarely took him outside, since he is a very very small fragile Chihuahua. So we let him play all around the house and the backyard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-05-2012, 19:05:30
We think he's a chartruex, but can never be certain.  He was a rescue cat, found on the porch of an adoption agency with a litter of kittens.

And :(  Many hugs for you Zoo....  Logan seems to be slowly slipping away...he is feeling colder, and his breathing seems to be getting shallower.  I put a towel over him, and slipped a heating pad under my robe for him.  He just lies there constantly looking up at me, and I'm powerless to help him....  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 17-05-2012, 20:05:08
Good luck, every passing is hard, especially with one of your friends.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 17-05-2012, 20:05:38
Don't try to extend his life Mudra, that will only be worse for the old boss. Just be with him.

Our cat died aged 19 last year. She used to be fat but still always lived outside and the last 2 years of her life he was getting slim, still nice and was always around the garden. Last 2 months of her life she was like.. gone. Saw her rarely and she didn't seem to recognize any of us. We think it was dementia. One day we caught her and she looked terrible, lost so much weight that she was a walking skeleton with fur. And there was puss coming out of her mouth too. That turned out to be a loose teeth (those where falling out too the last couple of years) that got an infection. Then we got the choice to lock her up, give her medication and feed her special food or to put her down. My father wanted to try that at first but luckily I convinced him not to, this cat had always been outside. Locking that old lady up would've made her the most unhappy cat on the world. And she was old enough.

This is Saab, named after the car since she loved sitting on chairs warming them up for us. Back in the day that was mostly a Saab thing. We cut her ears off because we didn't like the ears on the cat (She actually got skincancer there so they where removed, I liked the seal-look though).

(http://i45.tinypic.com/34y1veo.jpg)

'Twas a really special cat. Dumped very, very young in a bag at the side of the road, my father found her. So she was never properly raised by mother-cat. She didn't have a cat-nav in her head so she used to get lost and then decided not to go further than 50m around our house  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-05-2012, 20:05:56
Daw...she was a cutie....

And don't worry...we refuse to take him to a vet.  All that will buy is maybe a day or two of miserableness.  We have just been trying to make him as comfortable as possible, with lots of petting, scratching, and a warm place to rest.

He's still hanging in though.  Such a trooper....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 17-05-2012, 20:05:51
Don't be fooled, that was the most grumpy and evil cat ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 17-05-2012, 21:05:08
Sorry to hear it old chap, that's a really sad situation, having that cat for 17 years as a close companion. Our first cat died after 3 days, it was a little white kitten with blue eyes. We called him James. We picked it up fom the asylum and started learning it to take the stairs, two days in, he started throwing up yellow-green slime. The next day, he was totally apathic. We took him to the vet's and it was toxoplasmosis, 100% death rate with kittens. :'(
Still get tears in my eyes when I think of him.

Now we have a new cat for 3 years already, we called her James as well, and she's the nicest cat you could wish.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-05-2012, 23:05:36
I can't stop crying....

Logan just passed away in my arms, about 10, 15 minutes ago.  We were sitting here at my computer, when he suddenly starting moving around, trying to get out of the box.  I thought he wanted some water, so I picked him out and sit him down by the water dish, and he immediately collapsed down, unable to get to the water.  So I held him up, holding his head over the water, but he didn't drink at all.  At that point, I took him into my arms, and he started mouth breathing, gasping for deep breaths.  I walked out to my mom, and she (having had our other 2 cats die in her arms) immediately knew what was happening.  So we walked outside (Logan was an indoor cat, but the past few days, the he started begging to go outside, and we couldn't say no, so we took him on guided walks around the backyard.  He loved it.) and sat down on chairs, with me holding him in my lap. 

We sat for a long time, when he suddenly started twitching, little twitches like muscle spasms in his legs and neck and tail.  This went on for awhile, and his pupils started getting really big.  We brought out his fave toy (a little chew toy turtle stuffed with catnip, we got it for him for x-mas last year, and he loved it).   My mom picked a flower from her garden, and held it in front of his eyes, so he would have something to look at.  We talked and sat and petted him for awhile, soothing him through the occasional convulsions.  Me and my mom started talking about past memories of him and such, periodically checking to make sure he was still breathing, which he was, but just barely.

Then, after an hour or so, my mom looked at him (we hadn't checked in few minutes) and noticed he had stopped breathing.  We moved him around a little, trying to get any response at all, and my mom and I took turns holding him and the other putting an ear to his chest to listen for a heartbeat.  But there was nothing.  Logan passed away, quietly, peacefully, on my lap and in my arms.

This is the last picture we ever took of him, from yesterday.  He had managed to walk almost the whole way from the hallway (he had collapsed there earlier from trying to walk) to the den just down the hallway, and in to his spot we always have for him at the window (he likes to lay there in the afternoon sun).  He collapsed just before reaching it, and I had to pick him up and lay him down onto the blanket.  He curled up into it and looked so relaxed, almost normal, like nothing was wrong.  So I went back to my room, got my camera, and snapped this photo:


(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/8049/img0165sn.jpg)

Rest in Peace my dear, sweet Logan....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 17-05-2012, 23:05:05
16 to 17 years sounds like he had a happy life.
My girlfriend and I had a cat. Was a citycat. Life in the city is hard for cats. Cars, children, people, asshats. After a couple of years he didn't come home. We were looking for him, but of course we didn't find him. So, compared to ours, yours probably had a really great life.

And then there was his companion, a female cat. She was the smartest cat I've ever seen. Very adopted to city life. She could sense danger from miles away. But she also loved attention of peaceful crowds. She was a real star. When we found her at the age of 6 to 8 weeks on a cold february evening, she was almost dead. Only half the size of what cats are used to be at that age, having worms and kitten flu. She greatly recovered, but never grew beyond the size of a 5 or 6 month old. She also loved to go for walks with us. When a leashed dog passed, she was so cool. She simply sat down and looked elsewhere. No situation hard enough for her to deal. When my girlfriend and I parted, my girlfriend moved down the street to another house and the cat decided to stay with the neighbours. She had her own mind we let her have her will.

So, What I wanted to say is that I'm sorry for your upcoming loss.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-05-2012, 23:05:59
Lost many pets during my life and still got one dog that has reached the age of 14, I know he wont be around for that long anymore so I try to be prepared for when that time comes and Im certain it wont be easy for me. I know how you feel bro, strength to you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 17-05-2012, 23:05:54
That made me tear up Mudra, I hope you can find some peace yourself. Seems like you gave your cat a home he was happy to stay in for years and years and years. His owners should take some consolation from the happiness he left this world with.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-05-2012, 23:05:18
Like Dukat said 17 years is a very long time for a cat, not of that course that that makes his death any easier.  Losing pets sucks, I'm a cat guy and it took me a little while to get over the death of both my last cat and dog.  But now when I remember them I can do so happily, because they were such good friends and cos I had a bunch of fun with them, but it was so hard when I lost them.

So i'm really sorry Mudra cuz i know it's so hard, but at least your cat died peacefully.  When my last cat was put down my mom stayed with her and comforted her as she died from the euthanasia. The veterinarian says she always encourages people to be with their pet when they die, because they will look around for their owner if they're not there.  god i am getting teary eyed just writing this.  But that was good that you stayed with him right until the end, that's what matters. 

And maybe you can take comfort that he's in kitty heaven or the summerlands or wherever, and if you don't believe in that then at least he's at peace.  and don't feel bad about crying how can you not when something like this happens, I think the death of an animal is even harder sometimes than the death of a person.  a person has many flaws, animals are essentially innocent of everything.

when i was a really little kid my mom showed me this poem to make me feel better about our cat dying:
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....


Nowadays that poem still touches me for whatever reason, but I also like this Marcus Aurelius quote:
Death, like birth, is willed by nature, so how can it be bad?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 18-05-2012, 00:05:25
Sad stories there guys, I always wanted a cat, but never had one so far. I'll probably get one in the future as long as time allows it, because I love cats.

I'm sure you feel rewarded and well when you think back at your time with her Mudra. You will never forget her and it's great you have been able to spend such a long time with her. I just hope you are going to handle the loss as well as in any way possible
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-05-2012, 00:05:03
i've always been a cat person, and this really really made me shed a tear...

Rest in peace logan.....

My deepest condolences mudra  :'( :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 18-05-2012, 00:05:37
Thank you...so much for the kind words my friends....  And CPS, I showed the poem to my mother.  It made both of us break down for awhile.

We will be taking Logan to a pet cemetery tomorrow morning, for cremation, and he will take his place next to the ashes of our other two cats, with his collar and little chew toy turtle on top of the oak chest....

Once again, thank you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 18-05-2012, 01:05:19
These last pages made me sad. Your story was touching Mudra.
I'm a cat person too. Never had any myself but my grandparents living in the countryside had several cats.  They had 3 cats and they were "appointed" to me and my 2 brothers. "my" cat was an asocial one, always at least 2 metres from anyone, still I liked that cat. He was something special to me. Then when I was maybe 6, it suddenly had disappeared. Everyone said he had run off, and that he wouldn't come back unless my grandfather started to plow the potato-field they had. Every summer from then when I was there, I begged him to plow the potato-field (of course he did, when I wasn't there) so that the cat would come back. Now I'm wiser and know what it was about.

Not as touching, but your cat-story got me sentimental. Cats are so great.
My condolences Mudra.
I do love how everyone here kind of unites (as per thread title) and most shed a tear for a cats passing. :)


Still, reading all this makes me feel lucky and deeply frightened at the same time.
I have never had any first hand experence with death. Only one in my family (one of my grandfathers) have died, but him and my father were everything but friends, so never met my grandfather (died when I was 14). Makes me feel lucky, but still really scared. My last grandfather, and both my grandmothers don't have long left. At 21, I have no idea how I will take it, I kinda think maybe, as horrible as this sound, I should have been exposed to death at a younger age, before I understood what it means.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-05-2012, 03:05:42
I understand what you mean, 18 years and never really had to face it.  Never met my dad's parents and my other granddad died when I was two.  So slightly terrified to have to face it anytime soon.  Unless I count a cat and a dog, which was still pretty tough at the time to be honest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-05-2012, 06:05:52
I feel a kind of emptiness after somebody's or some animal that you know's passing. I lost all my grandparents, except my Grandma (from Mom).

Emptiness that makes you think, "there will be no more this and that with this guy/cat/dog."

But I'm always hoping that those sentient creatures died happy.

I'm really sorry for your loss bro. I feel it too. It is very difficult to part with one of your family member.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Raziel on 18-05-2012, 07:05:04
I'm sorry for your loss Mudra! I know what it feels to lose a pet! Take care and always keep in mind that your friend is in a better place for sure.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-05-2012, 14:05:09
My most sincere condolences Mudra, losing a pet and a good friend is always hard... :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 18-05-2012, 15:05:16
Wish you well Mudra.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 18-05-2012, 16:05:56
Thank you once again guys...we're leaving here in 15 min or so to take him to the cemetery for the cremation  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 20-05-2012, 15:05:06
summer is here!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/552864_10151749621350001_897590000_24225662_379449726_n.jpg)

Training for when im going to enter the army in august  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 20-05-2012, 19:05:56
World in Conflict style of place  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-05-2012, 04:05:07
Watched an eclipse today, very cool
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-05-2012, 11:05:44
World in Conflict style of place  ;D

no, THIS is world in conflict style  ;D

(http://d2b4wtkw5si7f7.cloudfront.net/fc/fe/i41221884._szw1280h1280_.jpg)

taken 10min drive from my place by my stephdad
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 21-05-2012, 11:05:34
Wow, looks amazing !

Are that fishfarms in the foreground ? :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 21-05-2012, 12:05:14
Are you still working on it Zeno?  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 21-05-2012, 12:05:21
Oh yeah also, my Province just passed a law that can put me in jail for inciting people to manifest, even through social networks. So we can't post events and board messages saying to people "Go protest on May 22!"

Also tomorrow's protest will be freaking huge.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-05-2012, 13:05:03
Wow, looks amazing !

Are that fishfarms in the foreground ? :D

yes, we have thousands of those fishfarms dotted along the coastline, giving us fish that we can sell to japan  ::)

They sure love Norwegian salomon ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 21-05-2012, 14:05:35
The map Zeno, is there any progress  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-05-2012, 14:05:31
The map Zeno, is there any progress  ???

ahh, you mean Cold Response?

its been in the cold (pun intended) since last year, but i intend to finish it whenever i get the time  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 21-05-2012, 18:05:52
Yes, been waiting for my WiC dose now. While Saarema did bring a nice WiC feel, it needed BlackHawks :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 21-05-2012, 22:05:57
Oh yeah also, my Province just passed a law that can put me in jail for inciting people to manifest, even through social networks. So we can't post events and board messages saying to people "Go protest on May 22!"

Also tomorrow's protest will be freaking huge.

 What a total load of bullshit you are telling us,

 CEGEP students are bombing subways, shutting down entire schools, terrorizing student's and professor's and yet, you make it sound like the Quebec government has a boot to your neck.  Due to the extreme cost of school in British Columbia, I have no sympathy whatsoever for Quebecker's and their outrageous demands for subsidized school costs.


 Try and pay for one semester in Ontario or in BC and every single Quebec student would shut the fuck up for eternity (6000 Dollars for one semester @ UBC makes McGill look like a dollar store). These protests are symptomatic of a much larger problem within Quebec and that is simply the fact that your expectations are no longer grounded in a fiscal reality. Quebecker's bitch about reasonable accomodation, yet they won't even act rationally or even pretend towards fiscal responsibility.


 I love Quebec but I seriously hate the "welfare mentality" that kills the province, its' ingenuity, and its' prominence in the world at large.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-05-2012, 22:05:27
Mind telling to full story before starting a personal crusade  ;)?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 21-05-2012, 22:05:13
Try and pay for one semester in Ontario or in BC and every single Quebec student would shut the fuck up for eternity (6000 Dollars for one semester @ UBC makes McGill look like a dollar store). These protests are symptomatic of a much larger problem within Quebec and that is simply the fact that your expectations are no longer grounded in a fiscal reality. Quebecker's bitch about reasonable accomodation, yet they won't even act rationally or even pretend towards fiscal responsibility.
Any higher education (in Finland) costs me the books required + nothing else (minus living expenses payed by the government), yet it is one of the least in-debt countries in the EU + best educated + in the top 10 in freedom of press in the world.

(http://static.tumblr.com/avxdhvl/n80lslh5c/u_mad.jpg)


Well educated citizens = prosperity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-05-2012, 22:05:22



Well educated citizens = prosperity.

same here in Norway, wonder why its so hard to have the same system in other countries  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-05-2012, 23:05:01
Summer is nice and all, but there are few drawbacks. Or actually one.

Sleeping.

It is just too bloody warm in my bedroom. Today was sunny day and "only" +26°C, but at the moment the temperature inside is +27°C. A bit too much for me. All the windows are open but it doesn't really all that much. Nice bonus, though, is the huge bird cherry tree (http://hotel-104.srv.hosting.fi/fi/imagebank/image/40/40309/Tuomi,+Prunus+padus+40309.jpg) just outside my window. The scent here is fabulous. Should get a mosquito net or something though. Because the windows are open, everything smaller than a lark gets in.

Should probably get some curtains too. It's now midnight, but the sun is lurking just below the horizon, ready to pounce on me in few hours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 00:05:52
Mind telling to full story before starting a personal crusade  ;)?
No crusade here man, just responding to a bullcrap assertion that was made. (for the record, I am a proud Canadian and Quebecker, my family history in Quebec started in 1642 and I truly have no claim to being from anywhere else)

Anyhoo, short version...
 The province of Quebec (CANADA), struggling under a massive debt load, has recently enacted legislation which is intended to recover more of the costs associated with providing higher learning at the Post-Secondary level.

 As proposed, the provincial government wishes to increase tuition on a very gradual basis (40% over 7 years as recently negotiated, which works out to approximately 400 dollars per year) in order to provide greater capital, infrastructural improvement, increase retention of professor's and essentially make student's more responsible for the costs of receiving a high quality education.

 The problem in Quebec resides mostly with the fact that this "higher education" is not actually resulting in any long term benefit to the Quebec economy (let alone that of Canada). Quebec's GDP is dropping, wages are decreasing and student's are not applying their studies to relevant fields of employment. (eg: pursuit of degree's for personal satisfaction like getting a master's in poetry so you can work in a coffee shop)

personal anecdote: Doctors in Quebec are so short staffed that retirement is not even an option. In Laval (suburb of Montreal) ,where my family is, my grandparent's doctor at the age of 68 is still practicing because his children (who are both doctor's) both enjoyed 100% subsidized education in Quebec and then moved to New York and Saskatchewan to make more money and work less. While only 1 example, this does speak volumes of the reality that Quebec faces.

 With a downward demographic trend (in terms of population), this situation is becoming increasingly severe as costs rise to provide education to a dwindling population that is not returning a significant economic benefit to the province itself.

 As a direct comparison, after all tuition increases, Quebec student's will still enjoy the lowest rates in North America and will tend to graduate with extremely low debt associated with their education. On top of this, Quebec has a low cost of living and provides decent social services, yet these student's will raise hell about paying a little more to enjoy a privilege that can not be shared amongst all Canadian's.


 this issue has been pervasive for decades as the Quebec population has fostered a sense of entitlement that far exceeds their means. For too long, the previous generations of Quebecker's have burdened their offspring with major debts and it has now reached the point of no return. If no action is taken immediately, there will be no CEGEP (post secondary system) for future generation's.


 essentially,  Quebec is to Canada as Greece is to the European Union.   While somewhat rhetorical in my statement, the economic reality of Quebec is becoming increasingly dire. Without action now, the economic future of Quebec is unsustainable and will result in even more draconian measures that will be even further widespread amongst the entire population of Quebec.


 I fully support universal access to education but only on the grounds that the education is relevant to the needs of the population and within Quebec there is virtually no application of this basic concept. I know many of you are resident's of the Nordic countries but it must be understood that certain constructs are not easily translated across borders and social values. With the expectation of social values, there is a tandem responsibility to act accordingly social but the general sentiment in North America (let alone Quebec) is that every man must earn his keep and not be expected to provide for others'.

 Additionally, there are certain economies of scale that the European countries can employ that are not available within a large country like Canada (let alone the massive taxation that is incurred in order to provide this "free education")

 Quebec student's own Ipod's, brand new Mac computers, have high speed internet, and drive around in their car but resent paying a little more for not only their own future, but the future well-being of the province that they claim to love.

 This story will play out like every other social transition in Quebec's history. the calamity will die once this current generation gets privileges that they will not give to their very own children.

 Nuff said, Sheikyerbouti out    "Je me souviens"

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 22-05-2012, 00:05:54
yes, we have thousands of those fishfarms dotted along the coastline, giving us fish that we can sell to japan  ::)

They sure love Norwegian salomon ;D

Predator fishes being fed with fishmeal, produced from fishes caught in the southern pacific. We humans just feed fish we do not like to eat to these fishes that we do like to eat. That is so clever, we can now carry on another 50 years until all those fishes we do not like will have been wiped out as well. Meanwhile those fishes in norway will shit the heck into those norwegian fjords until they turn into a sewer. But who cares, I'm dead in 50 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ZufwW1f7U
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 22-05-2012, 00:05:23
It's cool, so because they pay higher over there, we should pay higher too right? It's a step backward. Seriously, rising tutions fees while there's so much more to raise fees and taxes at?

They got scorpions in Australia, so we should not complain about mosquitos right? What a flawed logic. Why should our fees be raised while it will only bring 1.2% more money to the Education Minister? Charest could make a shitload more money if he upped redevences on private corportaions, or make state corporations like Hydro-Québec and Loto-Québec that would mine our iron instead of chinese doing it for a low price? It's simple, it's easier for Charest to put money in his OWN pockets with private corps.

Also the new Law 78 is the thing that will upset most citizens in the following days/months. I can get fees for inciting people to go to a protest. The Ministre de l'Éducation, maam Courcshene also gets full power.

"9. Pour assurer la mise en oeuvre des articles 2 et 4 à 8, le gouvernement, sur la recommandation du ministre de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, peut prendre toutes les mesures nécessaires, notamment prévoir les dispositions législatives et réglementaires qui ne s’appliquent pas et prévoir toute autre adaptation nécessaire aux dispositions de la présente loi ainsi qu’aux dispositions de toute autre loi et de ses textes d’application."

"9. To assure the execution of articles 2 and 4 to 8, the governement, on the recommandation of the Minister of Education, of Loisir et du Sport, can take all necessary measures, notably to anticipate the legislatives dispositions and reglementations that do not apply and to anticipate any other necessary adaptations to the dispositions of the current law and also to all dispositions of any other law and of it's application texts"

So yeah, they can change some of our currents laws to apply articles 2, 4 to 8.

But coming from Sheikyourbouti, the guy owning a corporation and selling cars to stupid europeans I don't see how you would support a movement against the current corrupted governement. So people are talking about free scholarship, personally, I just want it to be back to what it was, as in, what students were protesting first. But with the recent police abuse this is going to grow over all the population :

Want to see police brutality, and that BEFORE the law was passed? Just go ahead :

Here, one man threw insults and a can to the officers, so of course it was justified from those officers to spray pepper all over the bar and to throw gas in the bar :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-m6F0lFsyg

The man lost tons of money and lots of people went without paying, who did the damage? Officers, so yes it will sue them.

Protests over the different months and police brutality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL1Gd1qjqEg&list=FLUS1vafnI5v2Jtm1qubZYrA&index=3&feature=plpp_video
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 22-05-2012, 00:05:13
Also tons of students had their Iphones and Macs WAAAAY before the total announcement of the raise in fees.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-05-2012, 00:05:20
Try and pay for one semester in Ontario or in BC and every single Quebec student would shut the fuck up for eternity (6000 Dollars for one semester @ UBC makes McGill look like a dollar store). These protests are symptomatic of a much larger problem within Quebec and that is simply the fact that your expectations are no longer grounded in a fiscal reality. Quebecker's bitch about reasonable accomodation, yet they won't even act rationally or even pretend towards fiscal responsibility.
Any higher education (in Finland) costs me the books required + nothing else (minus living expenses payed by the government), yet it is one of the least in-debt countries in the EU + best educated + in the top 10 in freedom of press in the world.

(http://static.tumblr.com/avxdhvl/n80lslh5c/u_mad.jpg)


Well educated citizens = prosperity.
Yep. Take belgium
Our country is theoretical not rich
But our citizens are amongst the richest of europe.
Mostly thanks to our very good universities.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 01:05:33
 @ L'heureux,

 I don't own a corporation but I do have over 10 thousand in debt from only 2 years of college. I had to drop out because I cannot afford the tuition but i do plan on moving back to Quebec to take advantage of the low cost education. You get what you pay for and Quebec has not been paying their bills for a very long time. Blame our parents  for taking advantage of the system.


 I completely agree with free/low cost education but only if it repays the social obligation for receiving such generous support in the first place. In Quebec, there is an expectation of social service without being responsible for those very costs. these costs are now so extreme that some one will have to pay the bills and guess what, there's no money left. (this is diametrically opposite to the European social system which expects reciprocity, through national service or through forms of higher taxation)

p.s. bullshit red herring about China miners in Quebec. None of you Pure Laine want to leave Montreal to go work for a living and with a Conservative government you will not get any money from the rest of Canada for being lazy.

 There is a reason why the economic power in Canada lies in the West.  Go ahead and blame Jean Charest and the Liberal's if you want but Pauline Marois, Rene Levesque or Robert Bourassa would have made the same decision.

 Quebec is killing itself by enabling a sense of entitlement that far exceeds their means and their will to repay the social dividend.

 Dialogue will result in success, not by terrorist bombings of the Metro or burning cars and ransacking hard working business ventures. Protest in the legitimate forms is always welcome and in fact, reflects very well upon a civil society but in the case of Quebec's student protests, these protests are disrupting daily life and economic activity far in excess of any benefit you will receive in the future.

 After all is said and done, you will still have the lowest schooling costs in North America but still the Quebec sense is to keep bitching about it and not actually provide any rational decisions that will ameliorate the situation.


 Like i said earlier, you do not have the sympathy of those of us that have truly been burdened with outrageous school costs. Walk a mile in our shoes and you will soon recant your outrage.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-05-2012, 01:05:25
(http://teaspoonsinterrogated.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/canada.jpg)

*Smacks table
OK what is this all aboot
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 01:05:31
 It's class warfare Theta,
 working class versus welfare.


 McGill university arts degree, main campus Montreal = $2492.70
 annual estimated cost of living $11 000    (but can be much cheaper)
 ~ $13 492.70 per annum
source: www.mcgill.ca

 University of British Columbia arts degree, main campus Vancouver = $4700.40
 annual estimated cost of living $16 763  (reasonable estimate IMO but does not include additional student association fees and book costs) 
~ $ 21 463 per annum
source: www.grad.ubc.ca

 In real terms of cost comparison, Quebec student's are afforded a tremendous advantage. The math doesn't lie, it's just too bad that quebecker's won't pull out their calculator's. The imbalance grows stronger when comparison is made to advanced degree's such as medicine or engineering.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 22-05-2012, 05:05:16
I agree with you but it's sad that you see the criminals as the majority, you can't control everything, students want and always wanted peacefull protests but there's always assholes that breaking bank windows and make some smoke in a metro. In 100 days of protests there was less fire and shit than in 1 night in Vancouver when their hockey team lost.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 05:05:03
 Actually,
 you don't know what you are talking about, so let's stay relevant and on topic. The last hockey riot in Montreal was way bigger than what happened last year in downtown Vancouver.


 The cost of everything is rising, yet FECQ and the other groups are opposing a very small increase in order to recoup the losses that the Quebec education system creates on a long term basis. This problem started in the early 1980's and successive Que. government's have been too afraid to actually confront the problem.

 my post above is actually under-representative of true costs as Quebec student's enjoy major benefits that are not equalled anywhere else in North America. The protests in Montreal lost all legitimacy the minute that the Radical groups were allowed to participate as equal partner's.

p.s. : it was an act of terrorism to smoke bomb the Metro,
"do you honestly believe that incident was not terrifying to the innocent passenger's who were unaware of the true motivations of the actors involved?"

 Kudos to Charest for displaying the balls that Quebecker's usually tuck inside...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 22-05-2012, 05:05:50
The problem in Quebec resides mostly with the fact that this "higher education" is not actually resulting in any long term benefit to the Quebec economy (let alone that of Canada). Quebec's GDP is dropping, wages are decreasing and student's are not applying their studies to relevant fields of employment. (eg: pursuit of degree's for personal satisfaction like getting a master's in poetry so you can work in a coffee shop)
This is why you have the government telling schools how many people can start studying x subject each year. Like in the past 10 years, the allowed starting places for metal & wood industry-related studies have been cut while nursing & IT have been allowed to increase. Sure it lags behind by 3-5 years, and they still allow too many humanist subjects with very little real employment possibilities, but the majority will study something that is useful for both themselves & society as a whole.


FYI increasing tuition costs may seem like a quick way to spend less on education, but it very quickly increases the difficulty of "social class movement", aka someone coming from a poor family will have an even more difficult time trying to climb the social (income) ladder. This idea was pushed through by the socialists here in the 50's & 60's and has been such a huge success (we were one of the poorest & technologically backwards nations in Europe up to the early 50's) that any suggestion to have people actually pay for higher education is immediately shot down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 06:05:20
 I am incredibly familiar and quite jealous of the advantage imposed by Euro government's when it comes to schooling but that situation does not relate well to the issues faced by student's in North America. (of attention is the fact that your country and many other European nations demand national service in order to compensate for your demands of social equity. Additionally, European social standards impose limits on wages, hours of employment and sundry other details that are not reflected by our Laissez-faire, free market based system). eg: A doctor in Finland is probably not allowed to refuse patients, yet that is the norm across Canada (if you can even find one).

 Essentially, our system is dictated by student demands, not by nationally/ provincially imposed enrolment. Our government's let personal choice prevail over common sense decisions, hence the result that we have PHD's working for minimum wages in fields that are totally unrelated to their studies. By continuing an ongoing direct government subsidy, there is little chance for the reform's needed to make the system both affordable to the taxpayer and valuable to the student body as well as the economy at large. (how is this fair to future generations? let alone honest to ourselves?)

 As a spin off result, employer expectations are far exceeding the actual demands of various positions. (I don't need a degree to answer phones but that has become the norm here in vancouver, as well as across Canada). Another unfortunate result from this governmental position is that core areas of employment demand cannot be accomodated by the current curriculum.

 In terms of Canada, core employment needs reside in Healthcare, Engineering, and Resource extraction, yet the student bodies are demanding to be educated in frivolous subjects like poetry and classic studies that do not return benefit to the economy, distract precious teachers from vital areas of education, and create an imbalanced situation whereby the rich can truly take advantage by using their wealth to monopolize the limited classes that are both lucrative and limited in availability.

 So what does our government end up doing? they recruit from foreign nations and encourage their establishment in Canada as either part of the social elite or as an absolute social underclass. What is truly needed in Canada is a national dialogue with a mindset towards a permanent remedy that values the taxpayer, either as a janitor or as an engineer.

 The status quo is corrupt, it is incumbent upon our generation to make the necessary and relevant change. Otherwise we are dooming ourselves to failure...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 22-05-2012, 08:05:46
Uuuh a nice theme. And I fully agree on that sheik:
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The status quo is corrupt, it is incumbent upon our generation to make the necessary and relevant change. Otherwise we are dooming ourselves to failure...


To put up something more to flame a long shitstorm: Strict Gun-laws they might just work.

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According to Germany's Der Spiegel, German police shot only 85 bullets in all of 2011, a stark reminder that not every country is as gun-crazy as the U.S. of A. As Boing Boing translates, most of those shots weren't even aimed people: "49 warning shots, 36 shots on suspects. 15 persons were injured, 6 were killed."

http://news.yahoo.com/german-police-used-only-85-bullets-against-people-155155175.html

Edit: I know neither site is a good source for news... ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 09:05:18
 Those 49 warning shots should have been used by a firing squad on those Neo-nazi's that were killing immigrants last year.


 Remember guns don't pull their own triggers,
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 22-05-2012, 09:05:17
Nope sorry, no capital punishment in a civilized country. You as a Canadian know that as well.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2012, 09:05:06
 IMO there should be capital punishment. Some people like Breivik don't deserve the opportunity to burden us for the rest of their lives.

 bring back the gallows... or the firing squad, I will personally volunteer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-05-2012, 11:05:51
"Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-05-2012, 13:05:32
Life is unfair, get over it.

In belgium, people where given funds to place solar panels, in wich in 5 years, you would have earned back your investment and you would recieve 330 euro per 3 months for delivering electric power to the net. On average

Then count away your electricity bill


Now thousands of families and cooperations did this.

Now they reduced these funds, the entire solar market in belgium collapsed, and anyone who does NOT HAVE SOLAR PANELS HAS TO PAY 20-40% MORE ON THERE ELECTRICITY bill


In other words, I have to pay for my neighbours there solar panels. While they earn tonnes of money

Fair? No. Can we do anything about it? no. Thats life
Life sucks
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 22-05-2012, 14:05:29
overall, true story...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 22-05-2012, 19:05:05
"Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends"

My  precious, Gollum

Life is unfair, get over it.

In belgium, people where given funds to place solar panels, in wich in 5 years, you would have earned back your investment and you would recieve 330 euro per 3 months for delivering electric power to the net. On average

Then count away your electricity bill


Now thousands of families and cooperations did this.

Now they reduced these funds, the entire solar market in belgium collapsed, and anyone who does NOT HAVE SOLAR PANELS HAS TO PAY 20-40% MORE ON THERE ELECTRICITY bill


In other words, I have to pay for my neighbours there solar panels. While they earn tonnes of money

Fair? No. Can we do anything about it? no. Thats life
Life sucks


On the other hand the Solar market here in India is booming, too bad it hasn't penetrated too much into the Urban parts of the country.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 22-05-2012, 23:05:44
You mean they dont exist at all, or they arent as prevalent per capita?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-05-2012, 08:05:44
Did you ask me that?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 23-05-2012, 10:05:07
 @ Tankbuster,
 Flyboy was directing his question at you.   

 From my understanding, solar infiltration is proportionally larger in rural India (which needs the power desperately), contrasted against the largely coal powered energy that is provided to urban/ industrial regions.

 The problem with solar is that it doesn't meet the large industrial demands of say a factory but it will certainly light a family home or power a radio. (it's all about demand and solar can't even charge an Iphone or higher end electronics but it will some day)

 I have been reading about OTEC power generation (thermal difference power generation using temperature variation between Ocean surface water and deep Ocean waters) and that, to me, seems to be a very elegant, lower cost solution for the equatorial regions. Provided of course that the world will move on from coal and oil powered electrical sources. Combined with nuclear power generation, the world will never run out of power.

 All we need is the willpower and less environmental activists.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 23-05-2012, 15:05:08
The solar distribution based on demand makes sense. I had wondered if it had to do with population density and the proportional amount of surface area between rural and urban areas; thanks for clearing that up.

I remember something about hotels using a similar thermal difference to help with air conditioning. It sounds like a great idea, but I wonder if it can scale cheap enough to be a player at this time. There still has to be an economic incentive to build a power generating mechanism, and a lot of cool ideas are still far to expensive, at least for heavy commercial and industrial applications.

Which is why I support building nukes. It seriously is the cleanest, most powerful alternative energy source we have at the moment. The main drawbacks are safety and waste. Safety is already sky high with these way over-engineered plants, and extreme incidents like Fukushima simply strengthens other plants. As for waste being "a problem for millenia of future generations;" if in the next few hundred years we dont develop the heavy lift capacity to simply chuck the waste into the sun, we've done something wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 23-05-2012, 15:05:05
...
 The problem with solar is that it doesn't meet the large industrial demands of say a factory but it will certainly light a family home or power a radio. (it's all about demand and solar can't even charge an Iphone or higher end electronics but it will some day)
...

The first part is true for heavy industries needing megawatts of power 24/7. We'd need a rethinking in the way we share work on this planet for those to ever work with regenerative energies like solar power plants. They can have enough power to keep those big things running, as long as there is sunlight. Factory owners will just have to adapt to the energy supply and not the other way round. They could build factories in different countries around the globe north and south of the equator to keep up the production et voila, everyone is happy. Yay Globalism used with a good purpose! :)

The second bit isn't really true, you can charge an Iphone using solar cells.
A small charger will even do the trick it just depends on how fast you want it fully charged. As for higher electronics, the ~500sqm Solar Array on my companies roof is giving us about 30kW at the Moment (hazy day). That's about the energy we are using to power everything running on a normal working day (office applications with 4 servers, 4 workstations and 35 Notebooks).

I have been reading about OTEC power generation (thermal difference power generation using temperature variation between Ocean surface water and deep Ocean waters) and that, to me, seems to be a very elegant, lower cost solution for the equatorial regions. Provided of course that the world will move on from coal and oil powered electrical sources. Combined with nuclear power generation, the world will never run out of power.
 All we need is the willpower and less environmental activists.

Aren't the environmental activists the ones creating the willpower? :)
Anyhow, I wouldn't add nuclear power generation to that bit, as we'd also run out of uranium in a century if we'd rely on that alone as of today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 23-05-2012, 16:05:27
Aren't the environmental activists the ones creating the willpower? :)
True, but they are also the people saying that you can't build renewable power generation source x at place y because of either rare habitat z or NIMBY.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-05-2012, 16:05:57
Environmental activists are also the typical white-washing guilt people, like throwing rocks at the mirror of their own. They drive more polluting cars, yet protested about pollution produced by airplanes.

My house use energy-saving light bulbs in every corner, energy saving AC with inverter (consuming only 125 watts when not condensing, 750 watts at start), and energy saving refrigerators. Not because we cared about environment first-hand (our house was built in 1994, way before global warming was a hipster thing). But we cared more about electricity bills, it's our TV & computer (500 watt PS sucking 100-350 W) that sucks most of the electricity.

Yet in 2008, when I go to Australia, I see that most houses still use the classic filament light bulb. It needs the government environmental/energy-saving agencies to send each houses free energy-saving light bulbs. I don't know why, but I get the impression that Australians do bitch a lot about environmental problem awareness than most countries I know of (I've been reading US news as well), yet they still somewhat reluctant to save energies at their own homes.

We are not better either, maybe I'm not an environmentalists. But I certainly don't want to breathe polluted air (contributed mostly from me by my car) and drink acid waters (mostly caused by my favorite subject, airplanes).
Indonesians mostly don't care about environments, all the government say about preserving the rainforests are utter bullshit. We lost a lot of natural habitat for wildlife at worrying rate, yet those face-saving corrupt politicians still debate with green peace regarding statistics and data they use to rebut the accusations.

No, you don't fucking need data and complex statistics, just go there and see for yourself and hear from the local people. Local mining companies already tried to spend some of their profits to re-plant and terraform the land after stripping it for coal. But the local government rejected the activity, and tell the people that they want to do it by themselves (citing land use plan and such) at the company's expense. When the company paid the expenses, those corrupt officials did nothing with the money. Later, when the issue arises, they just blame the company. Foreign companies are easy targets for such blaming, just like foreign countries and immigrants are easily blamed in US and Europe for their problems.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 24-05-2012, 06:05:25
 i probably should have been more specific but small scale solar cannot provide sufficient charge on its' own to recharge high drain devices. However, when you have a 30kw facility on the roof, it will do almost everything you need. (mind you 30 kw is far beyond the reach of household finances in even the wealthiest country)

 Grid stabilization and power storage are what we need most, some promising concepts are on the horizon but it will be some time yet before these options become economically viable.

 I will have to track the name of the facility down but the Tennessee Valley Authority runs a nuclear facility that is used for constant demand but also pumps water overnight into a reservoir that can provide hydro-electricity on demand (France runs this same system as well). These multi-purpose facilities are the future IMO

 We need to save the oil for the other useful properties that it can offer us, not for simply providing a cheap combustion effect.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 24-05-2012, 10:05:26
Part of the problem with those energy-saving bulbs is the price.

When you could still buy them, the old filament bulbs would set you back 80-90 cents per bulb, the energy-savers will set you back around $3-3.50 per bulb.


It's all a load of BS anyway, if the government was serious about saving energy, they'd ban the sale of electronic equipment that doesn't have an ON/OFF switch for starters.

I was very close to putting my widescreen Samsung TV back in the box and returning it when I discovered it didn't have one (thus it's on permanent stand-by)...


Saving the environment? Same thing, if they'd pull their heads out of their arses for 5 minutes and fix the joke that is Sydney's public transport system, they might just find people are quite happy to leave the car at home and train it to work.

And if enough people do this, given time, that dirty fucking smog cloud that hangs over western Sydney every day (the one you can see from the Lower Mountains on a clear day) might just disappear.


But that'll never happen, and that smog cloud will only get bigger when they finally stop passing the buck and start building that second airport in the Sydney Basin (the one they've been planning to build for the last 20 years)... ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 24-05-2012, 11:05:34
i probably should have been more specific but small scale solar cannot provide sufficient charge on its' own to recharge high drain devices. However, when you have a 30kw facility on the roof, it will do almost everything you need. (mind you 30 kw is far beyond the reach of household finances in even the wealthiest country)
...

Come on, this unit cost my company aprox. 50k € and it loses quite a bit of energy due to us having a flat roof, a unit of half the size is enough for a normal German household and would have a higher efficiency due to most houses here having 30Deg roofs and being orientated in North-South direction. I know of people who spent more money on a bomb shelter, so why not use the money to make yourself free from those greedy energy companies?! ^^

Grid stabilization and power storage are what we need most, some promising concepts are on the horizon but it will be some time yet before these options become economically viable.

There are quite a few good ideas, like storing the generated access power via pressurized air below the wind parks themselves, or using this power to generate Hydrogen for those times of the day without wind or sun. All you need is the incentive and will of the community, I've seen some nice plans for entire towns going into their own energy production and storage. :)

I will have to track the name of the facility down but the Tennessee Valley Authority runs a nuclear facility that is used for constant demand but also pumps water overnight into a reservoir that can provide hydro-electricity on demand (France runs this same system as well). These multi-purpose facilities are the future IMO

AFAIK every country does this with it's power plants in times of low demand, as far as they have the ability to use lakes for power storage.




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It's all a load of BS anyway, if the government was serious about saving energy, they'd ban the sale of electronic equipment that doesn't have an ON/OFF switch for starters.
I was very close to putting my widescreen Samsung TV back in the box and returning it when I discovered it didn't have one (thus it's on permanent stand-by)...

That's why I love those multi-outlets with power switch. One kick of the foot and everything is off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 24-05-2012, 11:05:43
 here in Vancouver a 4-pack of 60w bulbs cost around $3 and will last me a long time and also do a good job of heating up my house.

 the compact fluorescent bulbs cost about $5-6 for one bulb, they dont fit into any of my light diffuser's and the landlord won't pay to replace any of the light fixtures. CFL bulbs also make me violently ill, take forever to warm up, and do not provide a quality of light that I can appreciate.

 thank god for Chinese dollar stores that don't give 2 shits about the environment.

 Personally i don't blame the humble lightbulb at all, I blame perpetually on devices like TV's and fridges, PC's, charger devices and careless homeowner's that leave everything on.  it is 2 in the morning here and half of downtown is lit up clear as day, yet hardly a soul is awake. Our hypocrisy boggles my mind sometimes!!!


@ N24,  I was referring to small households. you are talking about the cost of a car in relative terms and that kind of money can be well beyond the reach of many, many people in rich countries; let alone the outrageous cost differential when compared against the poorer nation's of the world.  Solar is a good thing but it is still economically out of reach of many people who support it.  (I would do the installation work myself but the landlord would never let that happen, let alone pay for it)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 24-05-2012, 11:05:25
...
@ N24,  I was referring to small households. you are talking about the cost of a car in relative terms and that kind of money can be well beyond the reach of many, many people in rich countries; let alone the outrageous cost differential when compared against the poorer nation's of the world.  Solar is a good thing but it is still economically out of reach of many people who support it.  (I would do the installation work myself but the landlord would never let that happen, let alone pay for it)

I think we had a slight miscommunication here. If you own a house in Germany, then you aren't poor. With houses ranging from 200k upwards the 15-25k for a solar array won't spoil your costing.

If you rent a house, then of course you'd have nothing of the benefits. But alas there are some nice community projects here in the area, where you can buy into a solar array (e.g. one on a big roof of a farmer in your neighbourhood) and where you receive your share of the winnings at the end of the year. This is a nice way to make solar power more affordable for everyone and to build up independent community power grids.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-05-2012, 13:05:26
Saving the environment? Same thing, if they'd pull their heads out of their arses for 5 minutes and fix the joke that is Sydney's public transport system, they might just find people are quite happy to leave the car at home and train it to work.

I am quite happy with those Shittyrail and Shittybus. I paid $3 for a transport from North Epping - Macquarie Uni. That's effing too much, but alas, they are at least decent enough for me. It's only their schedule that is quite bothersome.

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But that'll never happen, and that smog cloud will only get bigger when they finally stop passing the buck and start building that second airport in the Sydney Basin (the one they've been planning to build for the last 20 years)... ::)

What happen to all those expansion of tram networks? It saddens me when I read that Sydney closed that service while the buses can't just cope with the demand, even in the downtown. It need to pass 5 buses (from Wynyard to Central through George St.) before finally catch one with space for 1 standing person.

The monorail is certainly a joke, after 3 years, I finally board one, along with me German tourists. When we stop near World Sq. the carriage lost power and the door won't open. Those people smirked. Yeah, by European standards, Sydney public transport is seriously concerning.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 24-05-2012, 17:05:02
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It's all a load of BS anyway, if the government was serious about saving energy, they'd ban the sale of electronic equipment that doesn't have an ON/OFF switch for starters.
I was very close to putting my widescreen Samsung TV back in the box and returning it when I discovered it didn't have one (thus it's on permanent stand-by)...

Pull out the plug then.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 24-05-2012, 22:05:23
Come on, this unit cost my company aprox. 50k € and it loses quite a bit of energy due to us having a flat roof, a unit of half the size is enough for a normal German household and would have a higher efficiency due to most houses here having 30Deg roofs and being orientated in North-South direction. I know of people who spent more money on a bomb shelter, so why not use the money to make yourself free from those greedy energy companies?! ^^

I might be wrong here, but doesn't german law prohibit you using the energy produced by your solar unit to power your electric circuits?
As far as I know you are, instead, required to feed the electricy you produce into the grid and get a certain fee per kW. You are only allowed to utilize your solar power yourself if you use it to produce warm water to substitute heating with gas or oil.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-05-2012, 23:05:55
still 2 weeks that i gotta stay home

does anyone has some reccomendations? i cant drive nor do any sports


Some books, movies? other stuff?

because i am going to lose it.
go crazy
nuts
insane
bonzo
no longer in possesion of ones faculties
3 fries short of a happy meal

WAAACKKKO

(http://img.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/happy-jack.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-05-2012, 23:05:57
alcohol and drugs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flyboy1942 on 25-05-2012, 06:05:05
You could do this...

(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/wisdom_teeth.png)

Or you could play 2, maybe 3 games of SoaSE:Rebellion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 25-05-2012, 08:05:56
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I might be wrong here, but doesn't german law prohibit you using the energy produced by your solar unit to power your electric circuits?
As far as I know you are, instead, required to feed the electricy you produce into the grid and get a certain fee per kW. You are only allowed to utilize your solar power yourself if you use it to produce warm water to substitute heating with gas or oil.

Sure you are right, but I meant my point in a broader sense. Atm we basically pay for our power, with the money that we earn through our solar array. So it doesn't really matter if the electrons first leave the building, what matters is that the capacity to run autonomous is there. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-05-2012, 09:05:55
here in Vancouver a 4-pack of 60w bulbs cost around $3 and will last me a long time and also do a good job of heating up my house.

 the compact fluorescent bulbs cost about $5-6 for one bulb, they dont fit into any of my light diffuser's and the landlord won't pay to replace any of the light fixtures. CFL bulbs also make me violently ill, take forever to warm up, and do not provide a quality of light that I can appreciate.

 thank god for Chinese dollar stores that don't give 2 shits about the environment.

 Personally i don't blame the humble lightbulb at all, I blame perpetually on devices like TV's and fridges, PC's, charger devices and careless homeowner's that leave everything on.  it is 2 in the morning here and half of downtown is lit up clear as day, yet hardly a soul is awake. Our hypocrisy boggles my mind sometimes!!!


Agreed on every point. And also I think the filament lightbulbs we have today are a scam... They shouldn't burn out so quickly. Check out this baby, 110 years and still working!

http://www.centennialbulb.org/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 25-05-2012, 09:05:04
still 2 weeks that i gotta stay home

does anyone has some reccomendations? i cant drive nor do any sports
Two words: Dwarf Fortress
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 25-05-2012, 10:05:22
Only problem with switching it off everytime I'm finished with the TV, etc., is the powerboard that all the "permanent stand-by"  stuff is plugged into is behind a rather large entertainment unit thingy.

It's not on wheels and I have to do my best contortionist impression just to reach the board, so...but then if I was overly concerned about conserving power I wouldn't be running an overclocked PC... ;)



@sheik: Agreed, CFL "bulbs" are horrible. The halogen ones are better, though still pricey, and the best part is they are an actual bulb, so they fit anywhere the filament bulbs did.



@Zoo: A couple of months ago, I heard the monorail is going to be torn down and the tram/light rail network is going to be extended.

It never really was a success, not sure why, high ticket prices and a poor station layout I think.


Yeah, if you're lucky enough to live/work close to it, it's pricey but it works. Problem is, there's so many areas where it's just not a viable option.



One week 'til winter and it's already too cold... :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 25-05-2012, 11:05:07
still 2 weeks that i gotta stay home

does anyone has some reccomendations? i cant drive nor do any sports


Some books, movies? other stuff?

(http://mbtcentral.net/v2/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/forgotten_hope_2_530.jpg)
No excuses.

For books: Simon Beckett "The Chemistry of Death" is good if you are into crime stuff and want to know how bodies decay.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 25-05-2012, 14:05:45
^this

Blackadder, Allo Allo, Stargate SG-1, Waterloo, Midsomer Murders, ...

Whatever you want?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 25-05-2012, 19:05:18

Agreed on every point. And also I think the filament lightbulbs we have today are a scam... They shouldn't burn out so quickly. Check out this baby, 110 years and still working!

http://www.centennialbulb.org/

Thats the price for getting it so cheap.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-05-2012, 02:05:46
2 am just got home

tired
but i won

What do we say to the god of alarm clocks?

NOT TODAY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-05-2012, 00:05:14
silly swedes winning eurovision
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 27-05-2012, 01:05:54
Yeah. I just came home, brought up a newspage, saw that there was the songcontest with a winner being choosen. So I was curious, wanted to have a look at the song.

Gawd, it is worse than DJ Bobo. Being worse than DJ Bobo is a remarkable achievement in terms of failure. Honestly, I'd prefer listening to a jack-hammer instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4PMQB5zmAU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 27-05-2012, 01:05:48
Being swedish, I thought the one place I can turn to without hearing about the ESC would be these boards. but no...

Facebook and twitter cluttered with Loreen and "OMG WE WON<3<3". I won't even touch any newspapers for the next week.

Quoting the lyrics of a swedish punk band as a response:
Music made to sell, and not for your mental health - will fade away
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 27-05-2012, 01:05:43
So Sweden won the Eurovision Politics Contest then?

Was there anything to rival the Epic Sax Guy of a few years back?

Did the UK get more than zero points?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 27-05-2012, 01:05:59
Who watches this for listening good music is totally wrong. This is a worthless battle of national pride under the protective cloak of a music contest. Apparently retarded moves and pseudo-epicness did the job for sweden this year. And it's indeed worse than DJ Bobo :D

I basically wanna puke when I see the grinning reporters from the different countries going like: "Oh my gooood, you are all sooooo amazing, this is sooo great !!!" - Nope, it's not.

Only song I ever considered as really good was Glow by Madcon and that flashmob dance to the song in 2010. For a few minutes there was the spirit like it should be. As far as I can remember the 2010 contest was overall better than usual anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3gEHRENCHc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3gEHRENCHc&feature=related)

Note the retarded presenters once again at the start =D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 27-05-2012, 03:05:57
One guy shot some people in Finland?

EDIT : Yup  :-[

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1194842--finland-shootings-gunman-arrested-after-2-killed-7-wounded
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 27-05-2012, 03:05:51
I´m quite tipsy, so excuse me if my emotions are influencing my comment.

I really wonder about the music you get in the television and radio 24/7. Not a single rock, metal, electro or whatever good genre song. Just this stupid singing about feelings and some hipsters singing about love (you know, young men with a beard, hood and earrings holding a guitar). Where the fuck is real music? Haven´t heard electric guitars in quite a while on the radio. I´m forced to listen to this other shit when driving car because the radio in it is so crappy I can´t attach my mp3 player. All people I know agree that there is just shit in the media, but how does it come it´s in the charts? Are there so many 13 year old girls voting bullcrap into the charts or is the whole society going down the drain? Is it managers/labels not giving a single fuck about music but just producing shit after shit that sells to make their profits?

I don´t wanna hear Bruno Mars singing about "how much he loves a girl". I don´t want to hear milow and all this other shit. i don´t want to listen to dull Rihannas voice. This makes me angry. Today I spent a whole hour switching through the 4 radio stations available on my cars radio and noticed I didn´t stick on a station for longer than 2 mins the whole fucking way.

The Eurovision Song Contest is the epi-center of shit offering nothing but that crap you also hear on the radio, if not worse.

Fuck this shit I´m going to bed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-05-2012, 04:05:58
but really though who doesn't love Jedward???

honestly though I do like pop music.  Just cause it isn't soulful doesn't mean i can't think its fun to listen to. 

Edit: Also the chick from Greece was really fucking hot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 27-05-2012, 09:05:47
I´m quite tipsy, so excuse me if my emotions are influencing my comment.

I really wonder about the music you get in the television and radio 24/7. Not a single rock, metal, electro or whatever good genre song. Just this stupid singing about feelings and some hipsters singing about love (you know, young men with a beard, hood and earrings holding a guitar). Where the fuck is real music? Haven´t heard electric guitars in quite a while on the radio. I´m forced to listen to this other shit when driving car because the radio in it is so crappy I can´t attach my mp3 player. All people I know agree that there is just shit in the media, but how does it come it´s in the charts? Are there so many 13 year old girls voting bullcrap into the charts or is the whole society going down the drain? Is it managers/labels not giving a single fuck about music but just producing shit after shit that sells to make their profits?

I don´t wanna hear Bruno Mars singing about "how much he loves a girl". I don´t want to hear milow and all this other shit. i don´t want to listen to dull Rihannas voice. This makes me angry. Today I spent a whole hour switching through the 4 radio stations available on my cars radio and noticed I didn´t stick on a station for longer than 2 mins the whole fucking way.

The Eurovision Song Contest is the epi-center of shit offering nothing but that crap you also hear on the radio, if not worse.

Fuck this shit I´m going to bed.
Don't you have some kind of "Klassischer Rock Radio" or similar in Germany? There are at least 2 radio stations with good music here in Poland. :D

Also, here you go a song about the issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Gs4xGw1Eg
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 27-05-2012, 10:05:43
@Butcher: IMO, listening to "Top 40" music gives you brain cancer.

Thank god for non-commercial radio stations... ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 27-05-2012, 11:05:46
I´m quite tipsy, so excuse me if my emotions are influencing my comment.

I really wonder about the music you get in the television and radio 24/7. Not a single rock, metal, electro or whatever good genre song. Just this stupid singing about feelings and some hipsters singing about love (you know, young men with a beard, hood and earrings holding a guitar). Where the fuck is real music? Haven´t heard electric guitars in quite a while on the radio. I´m forced to listen to this other shit when driving car because the radio in it is so crappy I can´t attach my mp3 player. All people I know agree that there is just shit in the media, but how does it come it´s in the charts? Are there so many 13 year old girls voting bullcrap into the charts or is the whole society going down the drain? Is it managers/labels not giving a single fuck about music but just producing shit after shit that sells to make their profits?

I don´t wanna hear Bruno Mars singing about "how much he loves a girl". I don´t want to hear milow and all this other shit. i don´t want to listen to dull Rihannas voice. This makes me angry. Today I spent a whole hour switching through the 4 radio stations available on my cars radio and noticed I didn´t stick on a station for longer than 2 mins the whole fucking way.

The Eurovision Song Contest is the epi-center of shit offering nothing but that crap you also hear on the radio, if not worse.

Fuck this shit I´m going to bed.
Get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/FM-Transmitters-MP3-Player-Accessories/b?ie=UTF8&node=13981621
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 27-05-2012, 13:05:24
...

Couldn't agree more. There are some good internet radios I heard, doesn't help you in the car though. I don't listen to radio a lot anymore, you brought up the reasons for that already.

There still is good music out there and you can't really blame the radio stations. If they don't fit the mainstream anymore, they go down. It's the society that develops and supports this shit.

I just have to look on facebook and see people posting bullshit party music and going crazy about it.
Well, I can not blame people for liking a style of music I don't like. But to me everything seems soulless, unsincere. Every song sounds as the other, it's horrible.

I think people pushing this music are female 10-20 year olds.

Don't get me wrong I don't want to attack any pop music listeners, I also like a song here and there, but generally I think it's sad that you dont get to listen that e-guitar anymore. But how many real rockbands are still out there and have really big, worldwide success ? Not a lot. So everything you get to hear is some Foo Fighters song here and there on the radio. Usually that one that has most pop-elements in it.

But there is still good music of all kind, I don't feel that everything is crap, I actually feel quite fine listening to music, just not on the radio, just not too much of that mainstream stuff. Still a sad developement to me.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 27-05-2012, 13:05:20
Thank you, you restored my faith in humanity. And Musti than you for that song!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Gezoes on 27-05-2012, 14:05:12
www.shoutcast.com might interest you. I've been a visitor for over 15 years now. Take your pick! :)

Who won the Eastern European Freak Contest anyway? Let me guess, the grannies from Russia? Or Albania maybe. Bus accident Bjork, owww. I remember there being strange competitors when I was young, but man, since Dana International, it's just a freak show.

Holland shouldn't complain either, since TROS TV took over, all we are sending is F-artists that are considered huge talents in a small inbred, nationalistic and drugridden fishing village called Volendam. That is the reason you are seeing IQ-less acts from Holland that would do great in 1965. I apologize on behalf of the rest of the country. We could have sent a babe in a Cher suit (yep, such a suit) + dito background girls or some slick dime-a-dozen soul dude.

But no, they sent an indian that can't sing, and the year before that...don't even get me started. 500.000 euro's we can cut right there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 27-05-2012, 15:05:16
This is highly related to TV-shows like Idol.

Short explanation why I hate those shows more than anything.

The people who win/go far in those contests can only sing "by the book", and that really isn't what matters. Of course I can admire them for singing well, but that does not make a great singer/song. Lyrics and especially passion and feel are way more important.

Put an unknown Bob Dylan or Joe Strummer, or even Robert Plant in those contest. They would be laughed at and kicked out in the first round.

Still the public praise these Idol-singers, "OMG I love them!" when (I'm sure) no one of them writes their own songs, and their songs are just bland and generic, sounding exactly like the one who won the year before, only to have been forgotten within 5 years.

Same goes for ESC, except that is even worse, the way they try to exploit the concept in every way possible to make money. With all the qualifications etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 27-05-2012, 21:05:25
honestly thats why i never listen to the radio while driving. however i do sometimes forget my mp3 player connecting thingey, in which case i might listen to the classical channel (also only channel that sometimes plays jazz) or, if im not driving for more then half an hour, the news channel (cause otherwise you hear the same stories all the time)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 27-05-2012, 21:05:09
Actually I didn't extend my car antenna. And the connector isn't plugged into the radio. I'm not even tempted to listen to those 4 and a 1/2 radio stations at all. I use my MP3 player or I enjoy the silence.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 27-05-2012, 22:05:38
Radio with CD player/MP3 is a very good investment, there might be a slight problem with finding one that isn't flashy, blinky and bluey. But a normal, yet functional radio has to be out there somewhere.

About ESC/Radio friendly songs etc. Its to music what COD is to FPS, the only good thing ever to come out of ESC is the Epic Sax Guy, and he is still unbeaten.
Get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/FM-Transmitters-MP3-Player-Accessories/b?ie=UTF8&node=13981621
I wouldn't recommend those, they work but the sound quality is bad, real bad. (unless something changed in the last year, you never know)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 27-05-2012, 22:05:38
Radio with CD player/MP3 is a very good investment, there might be a slight problem with finding one that isn't flashy, blinky and bluey. But a normal, yet functional radio has to be out there somewhere.

About ESC/Radio friendly songs etc. Its to music what COD is to FPS, the only good thing ever to come out of ESC is the Epic Sax Guy, and he is still unbeaten.
Get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/FM-Transmitters-MP3-Player-Accessories/b?ie=UTF8&node=13981621
I wouldn't recommend those, they work but the sound quality is bad, real bad. (unless something changed in the last year, you never know)
Depends on the model. I used to have a great quality one which I used to make the cockpit of my XA-200 into a movie theater (watched Slum Dog Millionaire, Mad Max, etc with the alik). Obviously if you have super-hifi stereos it's not good enough, but if you just have a stock FM radio & stock speakers, it's plenty good enough.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 28-05-2012, 00:05:17

Get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/FM-Transmitters-MP3-Player-Accessories/b?ie=UTF8&node=13981621

How sweet.

This is my set: (I hope the pics will load. :P )


(http://codedradio.info/pics/BLAUPUNKT/neworleans_dj.jpg)
(http://www.mp3-player.de/images/hama/00115222/hama_adapter-kassette_schwarz.jpg)
(http://di1-1.shoppingshadow.com/images/pi/13/44/9d/85227347-260x260-0-0_Samsung%2BYP%2BU5%2B2GB%2BMP3%2BPlayer%2Bblack.jpg)
(http://www.we-shop.eu/images/product_images/popup_images/ArtZAST-USB-2A.jpg)

If the radio gets any older, I can label it antiquated, selling it to some museum. The funny things is, that people usually compliment me on the sound quality. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-05-2012, 05:05:47
I have graduated the high school.  Time to join the French Foreign Legion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-05-2012, 05:05:48
I'm not that hipster enough for refusing to listen to modern mainstream music. For me, if the atmosphere and situation fits, the music will be good. So every music is event-based for me.

Listening to Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Deep Purple, the Kinks, Bee Gees doesn't make me instantly hate Bruno Mars or Selena Gomez and alike.

Radio with CD player/MP3 is a very good investment, there might be a slight problem with finding one that isn't flashy, blinky and bluey. But a normal, yet functional radio has to be out there somewhere.

There are many of those. Most modern car audio head units can play MP3 very well. Kenwood models are some of the examples. So you just need AUX cable, not that weird big barcode scanner-like FM transmitter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 29-05-2012, 00:05:52
I have graduated the high school.  Time to join the French Foreign Legion.
Congratulations! I presume you jest about the legion?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-05-2012, 04:05:54
I have graduated the high school.  Time to join the French Foreign Legion.
Congratulations! I presume you jest about the legion?
Haha thanks, and yeah not going to the legion.  Off to university to study history and political science.  And going to Belgium tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-05-2012, 04:05:53
Good luck, master assassain.


Edit: Oh shit, broke 4k posts. Probably all spam, the lot of 'em
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-05-2012, 05:05:01
he will not escape this time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-05-2012, 09:05:07
I have graduated the high school.  Time to join the French Foreign Legion.
Congratulations! I presume you jest about the legion?
Haha thanks, and yeah not going to the legion.  Off to university to study history and political science.  And going to Belgium tomorrow.
Whatever you do, don't underestimate the history course, historical method (source criticism, interdisciplinarity) is a hard one. Most likely, if you fail that class, you probably have to do your year again. Other than that, it's going to be fun, you'll meet a lot of like-minded people for you to discuss with etc etc. Also you will get to grip with some very obscure terms such as nicolaism, defenestration of Prague, the Winter King... One more thing: the classes of History of the Modern Period (1789-1945) are rather socialistically inspired at my uni, probably at yours as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-05-2012, 09:05:54
I have graduated the high school.  Time to join the French Foreign Legion.
Congratulations! I presume you jest about the legion?
Haha thanks, and yeah not going to the legion.  Off to university to study history and political science.  And going to Belgium tomorrow.

Acquire some skills for making waffles or taartjes while in Belgium... therefore you don't need to live on negative side of the economy by being historical subject academicians or politicians.

Anyway, congratulations and welcome to your new life!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 29-05-2012, 11:05:44
very obscure terms such as nicolaism, defenestration of Prague, the Winter King... One more thing:
The Winter King? That sounds awesome
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-05-2012, 13:05:00
Yes, the Elector Palatine of Bohemia, Frederick V, was elected king in 1619 by the protestant inhabitants, as an act of rebellion against the Austrian Habsburgs, which sparked the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). In 1620, Frederick was defeated by a Hispano-Austrian army and catholic rule was reinstigated. He only ruled during the winter of 1619-1620, hence the Winter King.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-05-2012, 13:05:01
Currently I'm not sure what to do with a history degree.  My dad wants me to learn Arabic and do Middle Eastern history, which could be pretty useful for the government and such, though I am primarily interested in the 20th century and the classics.  My sister has a masters in French social history and is currently working toward her doctorate so she can be a professor, which is also something I would like to do, or maybe teach in high school.

And in Belgium, besides assassinating Theta, I am going to Bruges, Brussels, Ypres and the Menin Gate, Waterloo, down to Verdun and maybe Bastogne in France, then perhaps to Luxembourg and Germany for a bit.  An exciting 11 days back in the old world!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-05-2012, 14:05:38
Which uni are you going to? And you should visit Mechelen, the birth town (not sure) of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Margaret of Austria lived here all her life, Beethoven was born here IIRC, and the beer is smashing. And 'tis of course the residence of yours truly. You could pass when going from Bruges to Brussels, with a small detour
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 29-05-2012, 15:05:07
Only reason I am not going to study History is because of the unsecure situation on the job market. A friend studies History and Middle Eastern culture or something like that. Not sure how it's exactly called. Hes doing fine and happy with this. He was not really interested in the theme, but he is by now, because it turned out to be pretty exciting to him and he says it's indeed one of the best ways to have chances on the job market when you are interested in History and do not want to end up in an archive.

(Did a practicum for school in an archive 2 years ago. You can watch really nice pictures and get to work with great stuff, but it's totally boring and the people there were strange =D)

I am going to study Geosciences this fall. Simply because I am very interested in it and like to be out there in the nature a little. I'm gonna have Maths, Chemistry and Physics the first 2 terms, but it's fine. I'm not too talanted at that, but I'll work a lot and after that I don' have any of these subjects again. It's just needed as a basis.

Good thing is that Geoscience is really widespread, so I have a lot of choices during the studies, but probably have to switch the university half way, because each of it is specialized on some themes more than the other. But I'm fine with that. Looking forward to that time :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-05-2012, 17:05:20
Going to Ohio State University in Columbus, which is a pretty good school.  I'll see if I can get the parents to take a side trip to Mechelen, haha!  But yeah I am hoping the jobs situation improves and if not, there's always law school.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 29-05-2012, 17:05:15
I have graduated the high school.  Time to join the French Foreign Legion.
Congratulations! I presume you jest about the legion?
Haha thanks, and yeah not going to the legion.  Off to university to study history and political science.  And going to Belgium tomorrow.
Whatever you do, don't underestimate the history course, historical method (source criticism, interdisciplinarity) is a hard one. Most likely, if you fail that class, you probably have to do your year again. Other than that, it's going to be fun, you'll meet a lot of like-minded people for you to discuss with etc etc. Also you will get to grip with some very obscure terms such as nicolaism, defenestration of Prague, the Winter King... One more thing: the classes of History of the Modern Period (1789-1945) are rather socialistically inspired at my uni, probably at yours as well.

We did those obscure terms in 9th grade at my high school. :P  And it would be hard pressed to find Polish history classes at american universities...very few eastern european professors even exist here (part of the reason I want to do my PhD in it).  Mostly, at least in california, history departments focus on chicano, minority, and women's studies, followed by asian studies, and european studies is sort of a forgotten realm.  Some universities are even canceling their graduate european studies programs due to lack of interest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-05-2012, 18:05:07

We did those obscure terms in 9th grade at my high school. :P  And it would be hard pressed to find Polish history classes at american universities...very few eastern european professors even exist here (part of the reason I want to do my PhD in it).  Mostly, at least in california, history departments focus on chicano, minority, and women's studies, followed by asian studies, and european studies is sort of a forgotten realm.  Some universities are even canceling their graduate european studies programs due to lack of interest.

Well, it's Thirty years war, but you must have seen something on Habsburg and other Louis XIV's. We haven't exactly seen a lot on American history apart from the obvious War for Independence, but IIRC there will be a course in one of the following years specializing in the US. We rarely saw any real conflict in the 19th and 20th century in much detail. We didn't even see WWII and everything past that, Napoleon was just several powerpoint slides and WWI was not much better. :( On the opposing side: socialism was a subject we quite literally turned upside down.
It seems that war is a subject that is best avoided for the more recent history in European uni's, though I cannot state this with any certainty.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-05-2012, 00:05:33
Hope it will be different when I go to university. I need more Napoleon than socialism to suppress my cravings and Hulk-feelings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-05-2012, 00:05:34
myth confirmed

The AK47 magazine is a out-fucking-standing bottle opener
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-05-2012, 21:05:16
at first i could only acces steam and no internets

now it is the bloody OPPOSITE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 31-05-2012, 22:05:37
Belgium is silly. I want to learn Flemish though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-06-2012, 00:06:06
flemish language does not exist. Its hundreds of versions of the dutch language
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-06-2012, 09:06:09
Belgium is silly. I want to learn Flemish though.
Belgium=Ministry of Silly Laws. Where else in the world can you make a deal with a prosecutor, a deal in which you have to pay a certain sum of money, as defined by the aforementioned prosecutor, to buy yourself out of a conviction, even if the evidence against you is rock solid, walk away as a free man, even without a criminal record. Only applies for sentences up to 20 years imprisonment...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 01-06-2012, 09:06:27
It's just called Flemish to quell Dutch nationalism in Flanders. The same reason why the Swedes count a pidgin dialect of Finnish called "meänkieli" as a distinct language, so that Finnish as a whole would not show up as a significant minority language. (Oh well. Even the Swedish taught in Finnish schools is not "standard" Swedish, it's a local dialect thereof.) Or why the Russians claim that the East Karelian dialect is a actually language called "Karelian".

However, why Afrikaans is then considered a separate language? Once I had a chat with a South African (natively bilingual Afrikaans/English speaker) who claimed that it's mutually intelligible to Dutch (and Flemish).

All this will be so much simpler once English finally manages to extinguish all the other silly national languages. It just needs to get rid of strong verbs and apostrophes, and then forum dwellers will already be fully fluent as theyve always writed that way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 01-06-2012, 09:06:14
Well everything above 20years is a capital crime, so it ain't that silly. :)

Edit: There has been a major move towards simplifying English, just read below: ;D
Quote
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five year phase-in plan that would be known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be ekspekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.

By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. Ze drem vil finali kum tru! And zen world!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-06-2012, 09:06:31

However, why Afrikaans is then considered a separate language? Once I had a chat with a South African (natively bilingual Afrikaans/English speaker) who claimed that it's mutually intelligible to Dutch (and Flemish).


It is, if you don't count in the accent and some of the words, it's pretty much all the same.

@DLF: it still leaves drug dealers, homejackers, etc..., the most invasive criminal kinds are in the clear if they managed to steal/deal/scam enough money. And every punishment under 3 years is never executed due to overpopulation in the prisons, life sentence is 30 years, unless you're someone like Dutroux or Ronald Janssen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-06-2012, 11:06:15
the problem in belgium wet le jeune

If a burglar breaks into a house and he gets arrested, he is RELEASED a few hours later. After months and months and MONTHS he MIGHT get a trail in wich the judge says=now be a good boy and dont do that again!

and he gets released

Another story

A man gets arrested for=possing dozens of illegal firearms, including .50CAL sniper and a RPG7 with 12 rockets, explosives,a huge weed growing plantage, possessing 30 000 illegal weapons part, hundreds of thousands of illegal ammo, dealing in stolen goods,providing arms to crimenal gangs and criminal conspiracy.

This man recieved a sentence of 4 years of wich he did 3 years! AND he gets released.... Later he grabs a FN FAL,Smith & Wesson Model 27 and 24 hand grenades and he kills 7 people and wounds 125 people last year in Liege.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-06-2012, 11:06:09
Because it is a civilized country no?

If capital punishment is prohibited, is exiling somebody classifies as capital punishment?

Quote
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five year phase-in plan that would be known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be ekspekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.

By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. Ze drem vil finali kum tru! And zen world!

Fourth Reich masterplan as pre-sighted by Bouras!!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-06-2012, 11:06:01
Because it is a civilized country no?

If capital punishment is prohibited, is exiling somebody classifies as capital punishment?

Quote
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five year phase-in plan that would be known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be ekspekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.

By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. Ze drem vil finali kum tru! And zen world!

Fourth Reich masterplan as pre-sighted by Bouras!!!!  ;D


Funny, but sounds french when I read it out loud xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-06-2012, 13:06:51
Read it in Schwarzenegger's voice and it sounds German.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-06-2012, 13:06:04
Well, I think it sounded Austrian...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-06-2012, 13:06:54
Well, I think it sounded Austrian...

Because Austrians speak Austrian? :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 01-06-2012, 13:06:43
According to the text only the spelling changes, not the pronunciation, so it sounds like regular English or you're reading it wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-06-2012, 13:06:58
Yes, the same argument can be applied to whether Hitler is a German or Austrian  ;D

(http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2010/9/21/5d1b71f5-e08e-49c5-9a17-cf18a96ba4af.jpg)

Plus,

(http://www.nonsenswoerterbuch.at/pics/Schilder/ortsschild.jpg)

(http://www.epiclol.com/cdn/pictures/2012/03/not-exactly-austrian_1332227470_epiclolcom.jpg)

(http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/world/42807-what-do-you-know-about-austria-633527090050554585-austrailiaworstcountryineurope.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 01-06-2012, 14:06:55
Quote
...
Fourth Reich masterplan as pre-sighted by Bouras!!!!  ;D
Funny, but sounds french when I read it out loud xD

No it sounds more like Günther Oettinger speaking English to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RrEQ8Ovw-Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RrEQ8Ovw-Q)

And that guy is a Eu Commissioner  ::)

@ Zoologic

Yay, let's hate Austria ! I feel strange when someone says those evil Austrains speak German. Go to Tirol, listen to the people speaking "German" and you know they don't !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-06-2012, 14:06:28
According to the text only the spelling changes, not the pronunciation, so it sounds like regular English or you're reading it wrong.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Be4viz/thunderp.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-06-2012, 16:06:17
@ Zoologic

Yay, let's hate Austria ! I feel strange when someone says those evil Austrains speak German. Go to Tirol, listen to the people speaking "German" and you know they don't !

Let's add fuel to the fire!

We know to whom Tyrol really belongs to  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 01-06-2012, 18:06:10
Yes. Tyrol got independend in the 13. century. Bavaria became part of the Reich at its foundation 1871. I also understand the foundation of Germany as a Prussian and Middle German initiative. Bavaria even had special rights in the early Reich and still has a own "constitution" today (it just has a symbolic value though) Furthermore, Bavarians are suspect to me even nowadays.

So, "NEIN": No fuel added ! Keep the fire on Austria  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-06-2012, 19:06:12
Eduard khil has sufferd a major stroke and is now in a coma :(

Dont leave this world at a time like this!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-06-2012, 19:06:17
Oh! He haven't made his Trololo world tour. Let's hope for the best for him :-\

Anyway,

Yeah, Austria... I wonder why such a landlocked country could become a majorpower in past Europe. I thought it was because of the Habsburg dynasty, which has vast amount of wealth and power amongst other chunk of territories across the world. Even after the German states united in 1871, Austro-Hungarian empire, despite being stripped from much of the peak of Habsburg dynasty's territory, was still viewed as European major powers, along with Great Britain, Russia, and France.

Were they:
Replacing the Ottoman empire as major powerhouse in the Balkan region, while the former empire descends into abyss?

Helped by the Danube river economic activities, just like how a tiny country like the Netherlands managed to build its economies by trading through seaports?

Hitchhiking the German hegemony, because they somewhat speak the same language?  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-06-2012, 19:06:28
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/Kilrathi/M95/M95a.jpg)

Steyr mannlicher M95. Nuff said
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 01-06-2012, 19:06:04
@ Zoologic

Uh, that question is in depth. THe point with the Ottomans plays a major role I think.

They nearly defeated Austria and were in front of Vienna 2 times. When Vienna falls, Austria does. In the Great Turkish War the Ottomans were defeated though and Austria was able to become a major power in Europe around 1700.

Until that, Austria only fought defensive wars against the Ottomans and after that they started to join offensive wars with Russia or something and just abandoned the plan of annihilating the Ottoman Empire, because there were also a ton of wars between the Ottomans and Russia and they wanted to keep the balance of mights and keep Russia away.

In the end the geographical position of Austria made it so important, because it was one of the 2 gates to Europe for the Ottomans. But Russia is a large country and they failed there as much against Austria. Vienna was in range for the Ottomans and so important for Austria that they always tried to conquer it.

This helped Austria to get from a regular country to a important country, since they got territory after the Great Turkish War and the respect of other nations by defeating the Ottomans or just loosing a bit territory to them, but never Vienna.

That's my thought about that. My knowledge about that is not too detailed, and I dunno how the Wars between the countries usually ended. I just know that Vienna never fell and there were a ton of different wars and Austria cam out on top in the end.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-06-2012, 20:06:59
Indeed, and Austria, landlocked? Don't make me laugh. At the height of their empire, during the 18th and 19th century, Austria controlled a large part of the Adriatic coast, partly due to the Ottoman losses, as you said, and partly due to the Vienna Congress of 1815, there it was established that Austria would gain control of the regions of Venice and Milan, previously French.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-06-2012, 20:06:58
the guy with porn stash and GF are at it again  ;D

ooooh the discussion! SHE ACTUALLY believes that he slept with the girls IN THE PORN

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-06-2012, 20:06:01
the guy with porn stash and GF are at it again  ;D

ooooh the discussion! SHE ACTUALLY believes that he slept with the girls IN THE PORN

Pfffffrrr, HAHAHAHAHAA, grab another beer/tea against the flu, and grab another chair

I mean HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET??
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-06-2012, 20:06:51
Was it amateur porn?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-06-2012, 20:06:39
we won't know until theta has finished his beer
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 01-06-2012, 20:06:56
Wtf THeTA, you changed your avatar, it's like starting a new reputation! Under this avatar you will use proper "you're, your and you are".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-06-2012, 20:06:36
Wtf THeTA, you changed your avatar, it's like starting a new reputation! Under this avatar you will use proper "you're, your and you are".


All in accordance, vote Aye or Nay.


I vote Aye.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-06-2012, 01:06:45
He has already failed us with not using proper capitals in 'The North remembers' and 'Winter is Coming'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 02-06-2012, 01:06:24
These are Northmen, uncle. The North remembers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 02-06-2012, 07:06:54
Sorry if I mess up since I'm new to learning German, but, couldn't you say that:

These are Northmen, uncle. The North remembers.

He has already failed us with not using proper capitals in 'The North remembers' and 'Winter is Coming'.


The characters in the show base their grammatical model off of the German language? I.e. capitalizing nouns, etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 02-06-2012, 08:06:46
Sorry if I mess up since I'm new to learning German, but, couldn't you say that:

These are Northmen, uncle. The North remembers.

He has already failed us with not using proper capitals in 'The North remembers' and 'Winter is Coming'.


The characters in the show BOOKS base their grammatical model off of the German language? I.e. capitalizing nouns, etc.
'North' is an old kingdom in Westeros, thus it's written with a capital letter ('Northmen' obviously being the demonym). 'Winter is Coming' is a motto of a major house, thus written with capitals.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-06-2012, 01:06:22
I see, never got around to reading the Game of Thrones series


Edit: While watching the Toonami re-boot, they came up with the commercial for the new version of Robot unicorn attack.

Robot unicorn attack: Evolution

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-twitchy-online-game.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-06-2012, 21:06:58
i always liked soda. I have beenbegging for the US to send mountain dew to belgium

in the meantime i got hooked up on this shit
(http://nodeli.files.wordpress.com/2005/10/almdudler.gif?w=600)

Dam you austrians know how to make SODA

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 05-06-2012, 22:06:51
You guys don't have Mountain Dew?  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-06-2012, 22:06:16
You guys don't have Mountain Dew?  :-\
no

and i am close to killing everything
i love mountain dew
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 05-06-2012, 22:06:04
fuck mountain dew! Solo is tha shizle!

been the favourite soda in norway for the last 80 years and are now being exported to many other nations for the first time, if you have the chance you should try one!  ;D
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Solo_mp_pack.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-06-2012, 05:06:28
In Australia, they use that name for something different.

(http://www.aussiefoodshop.com/i/Feb%202008/solo_lemon.jpg)

They are quite good actually.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 06-06-2012, 10:06:09
Yep, Mountain Dew is terrible...  :P

Solo is great on a hot day, it's less carbonated than most other soft drinks so it's easy to skull.



Anyone see the transit of Venus? I missed it, too much cloud... :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 06-06-2012, 10:06:55
Jean a des longues moustaches, je répète: Jean a des longues moustaches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PMoNSFmACWI#t=235s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PMoNSFmACWI#t=235s)

Discuss!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 06-06-2012, 14:06:17
In Australia, they use that name for something different.

(http://www.aussiefoodshop.com/i/Feb%202008/solo_lemon.jpg)

They are quite good actually.
I love that Solo, like cannonfodder says, great on a hot day.
Or to make goon more drinkable (and actually quite tasty)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 06-06-2012, 14:06:11
Soda. The ingenious idea of diluting juice with sweetened, carbonated water until only about <5% of total volume is juice, and then charging a premium price, because, you know, water is more expensive than juice, right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-06-2012, 14:06:37
in soviet russia vodka is cheaper then bottled water
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 06-06-2012, 14:06:47
Soda. The ingenious idea of diluting juice with sweetened, carbonated water until only about <5% of total volume is juice, and then charging a premium price, because, you know, water is more expensive than juice, right?
But damn is it tasty!


Theta, here the cheapest liquid I've found in a store is store-brand Ice Tea, although the price has gone up from 0,66€/L to 0,73€/L during the last year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 06-06-2012, 14:06:45
The cheapest liquid I've seen in a bottle in a store was 2 litres of value coke for 17p.  Lemonade was 18p.  Both are not very nice to drink, but for that price who cares?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 06-06-2012, 14:06:08
a normal 0,5Litre bottle of soda here costs 2,60 Euro...

damn you socialist Norway!! ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-06-2012, 16:06:36
Schweppes' Solo is a little more sweet, and less sour, in all, they have the best compo of all lemonades.

The cheapest liquid on store: store-brand bottled water, IDR 3,000 (USD 0.35) for 600 ml.
In the whole town (drinkable): street-side hot tea in glass, IDR 1,500 (USD 0.18) in a 500 ml glass.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-06-2012, 12:06:42
So guys, how are the exams going?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-06-2012, 12:06:45
So guys, how are the exams going?

It is killing me, i have one tomorrow, oral, everything you must know about a train, from brakes, tracks, heating, cooling, power conversions, doors and much more, 5 Engineers will be testing me with 2 hours of continuous questions.

But if i pass then i am set for life with my job.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 14-06-2012, 12:06:18
Finally took a Commerical law exam that I've been putting off for months. Felt good, I had expected worse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-06-2012, 14:06:30
I get my results tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 14-06-2012, 16:06:02
So guys, how are the exams going?

F**K YEA! just finished my Entrepreneurship exam an hour ago!
 
scored a solid 5  ;D

now im finished with 13 years of school and finaly joining the army!  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 15-06-2012, 10:06:28
Well whaddya know, a dingo really did take her baby.

 - http://abcasiapacificnews.com/stories/201206/3522903.htm
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-06-2012, 23:06:52
I get my results tomorrow.
Actually, they were released about an hour or to after this post I made, at which point the website you got them on crashed for 20 hours.

Anyway, I got a 64% for the year: a 2:1.  Now I have to start packing so I can go home tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 16-06-2012, 14:06:16
Dear moderators, if i answer a question just with "great" it means my exams are going "great".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 16-06-2012, 14:06:35
I presume you mean "dear Flippy".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-06-2012, 22:06:51
Dear moderators, if i answer a question just with "great" it means my exams are going "great".

Dear smiles:

Topic rules (http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=16957.0)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 18-06-2012, 10:06:20
Quote
A new campaign has started for TimeSplitters 4 that has reached the attention of Crytek's higher-ups. Even former Free Radical members are intrigued about the new campaign that is aiming to hit 100,000 fans to help get TimeSplitters 4 made...

 - http://www.cinemablend.com/games/TimeSplitters-4-Possible-Facebook-Page-Reaches-100-000-Fans-43666.html


Awesome, I'd love to see another Timesplitters. Not to mention the FPS genre is crying out for a game like this, if I see another modern military-themed FPS I think I'll puke.


Anyone on Facebook wanna do me a small favour? (If you're an FPS fan, you'll be doing yourself a favour too)... :)


http://www.facebook.com/Timesplitters4PLZ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rawhide on 18-06-2012, 11:06:31
Gosh, TimeSplitters for PS2 back in the day.

I totally sucked at it every single time I played it on multiplayer but still I had great fun!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-06-2012, 13:06:14
197th Waterloo anniversary today!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-06-2012, 21:06:06
My finnish vocabulary got expanded today with jumalauta thanks to ajappat!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-06-2012, 21:06:56
Perkeleen perkeleen helvetin perse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-06-2012, 21:06:48
and one other word but its a bit to naughty
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-06-2012, 21:06:24
and one other word but its a bit to naughty
The equivalent of the c-word methinks. Yeah.. it's good to draw the line somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-06-2012, 21:06:02
and one other word but its a bit to naughty
The equivalent of the c-word methinks. Yeah.. it's good to draw the line somewhere.
Yep   that one

Perkele and jumalauta are like the classic 'fuck" and "goddamit" wich are awesome. the third one is one i wouldnt use aswel.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 19-06-2012, 21:06:31
Perkeleen perkeleen helvetin perse.
We speak English on this board, so English or Thorondor will ba..Never mind, carry on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-06-2012, 21:06:39
Perkeleen perkeleen helvetin perse.
We speak English on this board, so English or Thorondor will ba..Never mind, carry on.
Voor de streep geen staanplaatsen, biaaaatch!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 20-06-2012, 08:06:49
Perkeleen perkeleen helvetin perse.

Funny thing, my translator gives me this as a translation: "The Devil the Devil damn it lost."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 20-06-2012, 10:06:58
Perkeleen perkeleen helvetin perse.
Funny thing, my translator gives me this as a translation: "The Devil the Devil damn it lost."
Literally, it is "Devil's Devil's hell's ass".

Also, the word TheTa learned (I assume it begins with "v") is really useful. It can be used for the c- and f-words, also in a less literal sense as a replacement for the d-word, h-word, and s-word, and it can change the modus of any verb into "aggresive". Also, it can be used as a sort of filler word like Native American "ugh" (which itself is a mistranslitteration of an actually meaningful word, oh well). Also, the youth use it as a sort of informal greeting, both when meeting and when parting.

EDIT: The v-word has almost as many uses in spoken Finnish as "bitte" has in German. So you can use it instead of "Yes, please", "Thank you", "Here you are", "I'm sorry", "Excuse me", "I did not understand", etc., or at least the youth seem to use it this way. Also, it can be added as a genitive-looking adjective to any noun.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-06-2012, 16:06:30
You could make the same kind of educational film about the usage of the word "vittu" like there is about the word "fuck".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 20-06-2012, 17:06:23
I thought vittu meant pussy?

"Voi vittu" we used to say when we were real young. Thinking that meant "butter-pussy", not that we had any idea if it did, just rumour around schools.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-06-2012, 17:06:31
I still wonder how people understand each other while speaking Finnish. It's not the gibberish like a cat walked over the keyboard kind of spelling, it's more the words with a thousands meanings. Vittu, perkele. How do you do it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-06-2012, 17:06:22
The Italian way, gesticulation... Wild guess
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-06-2012, 19:06:18
Perkeleen perkeleen helvetin perse.

Funny thing, my translator gives me this as a translation: "The Devil the Devil damn it lost."
One does not simply translate finnish into english

Lesson number 1 i learned from ciupita
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-06-2012, 20:06:55
We were out of spoons in the house, then I remembered I had this baby.

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5xio5wWtK1r8dl06o1_500.jpg)

East German NVA spoon, presumably manufactured in 1963. The lucky charms taste good too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-06-2012, 22:06:54
how does a house run out of spoons
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-06-2012, 22:06:24
They are all dirty and I am too lazy to wash one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 20-06-2012, 22:06:59
it takes like, 5 seconds to wash a spoon with a sponge.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-06-2012, 22:06:10
But like 5 years to get it back from the magpies!
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/22307353.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 20-06-2012, 22:06:03
I thought vittu meant pussy?

"Voi vittu" we used to say when we were real young. Thinking that meant "butter-pussy", not that we had any idea if it did, just rumour around schools.
Yes, "vittu" means pussy. Actually, in Old Finnish, there used to be distinct words for the genitalia of a small girl, a girl who had had her period, a girl who had become a woman, a woman who had given birth, and post-menopausal (or infertile) woman; IIRC "vittu" means the one who had not yet given birth but was no longer a virgin.

"Voi vittu" is idiomatically translated as "Oh fuck": "voi" is in this case a lament and not the foodstuff. Even if you did not know the context (which is of course helpful), "butter pussy" would be spelled as "voivittu" (compound words are written together in Finnish - yes, this means that you can make completely nonsensical but grammatically correct compound nouns infinitely long even in their nominative case).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-06-2012, 22:06:19
aaah so it is not the same as the "C" word in english?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-06-2012, 22:06:09
aaah so it is not the same as the "C" word in english?
Means the same thing and is considered to the the most vulgar swear word in Finnish. So in that sense it's closer to the c-word than the f-word.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-06-2012, 22:06:39
Roger that


Facisinating language

Please! Teach us more!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 20-06-2012, 22:06:16
I thought "cunt" and "pussy" both mean the same in English, except when they are used to describe a person: "cunt" is arrogant, pushy and narcissist and "pussy" a coward. "Vittumainen" as an adjective describing a person does mean the former (as a general adjective it can mean irritating, difficult and/or generally unpleasant), but there is no idiomatic or direct translation for the latter meaning because there are no cowardly Finns. However, when referring to female genitalia, "cunt" would be translated as "vittu" and "pussy", as a less harsh, perhaps "pillu" (still meaning the birthing canal), though "vittu" would not be exactly wrong either.

Idiomatically, "vittu" is also indeed equivalent to "fuck", because there is no comparable Finnish word (all direct translations used to describe only the act of copulation). Then there is the word "vitutus", which roughly means "feeling very irritated".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-06-2012, 22:06:51
Roger that


Facisinating language

Please! Teach us more!
No, I'll teach you some Swedish: 'Ö' means 'an island' and 'Å' 'a small river'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-06-2012, 04:06:53
The first and best cultural exchange that can happens: teaching each other how to swear in own languages.

In our swearing vocabulary, the most vulgar one is equal to English F-word, not the C-word. The second one roughly translates to "brock/scoundrel/scum/knave/ruffian and such"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-06-2012, 07:06:17


In our swearing vocabulary, the most vulgar one is equal to English F-word, not the C-word. The second one roughly translates to "brock/scoundrel/scum/knave/ruffian and such"

(http://students.cis.uab.edu/kdevi/brock.jpg)

Clearly we have a difference in culture when it comes to insults
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-06-2012, 12:06:28
Just say fuck or cunt, it doesnt make any difference.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-06-2012, 16:06:01
This article the Economist just posted coincidentally was talking about the exact same thing:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2012/06/swearing?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/verymuchlostintranslation
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-06-2012, 17:06:14
Im wondering. What if i post a porn vid of me and a chick and some site uses it as a part of their paying sections, can i take legal actions?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 21-06-2012, 17:06:35
Ummmm, depends on if, in the site contract, you signed over rights to any videos you post....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-06-2012, 17:06:16
Feel free to share zhe porn Smiles!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-06-2012, 18:06:42
What site? If it's pornhub then just call the webmaster, Frank, he removes people's videos all the time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 21-06-2012, 18:06:25
What site? If it's pornhub then just call the webmaster, Frank, he removes people's videos all the time.
Personal experience?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-06-2012, 19:06:47
Let's just say you won't find any results for "asian midget horse DP bukkake" anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-06-2012, 19:06:21
Asian midget horses.

Asian. Midget. Horses.

Think about that for a moment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-06-2012, 19:06:41
At least you won't go to jail by that. Or are we classifying some rare miniature equine breeds?

Anyway, Smiles, first you've got to find out where the site is based before taking legal actions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-06-2012, 19:06:07
Are chemical names different per language?  For instance, Hydrochloric acid.  Or the periodic table of elements. Is Hydrogen for me different for somebody in German?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-06-2012, 19:06:30
IIRC The only difference is the non-scientific English name for certain elements which is different from its symbol. E.g. Gold for Aurum, Silver for Argentum, Iron for Ferrum, Potassium (although we sometimes also use this one) for Kalium, Mercury for Hydrargyrum.

I also notice that English call Fluor, the element as Fluorine.

For easier reference, just click "Languages" selection of a Wikipedia page on the left hand side of any article page. For example this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorine
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluori
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluor
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-06-2012, 22:06:48
its all purely hypothetical im just wondering  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 22-06-2012, 08:06:34
IIRC The only difference is the non-scientific English name for certain elements which is different from its symbol. E.g. Gold for Aurum, Silver for Argentum, Iron for Ferrum, Potassium (although we sometimes also use this one) for Kalium, Mercury for Hydrargyrum.

I also notice that English call Fluor, the element as Fluorine.

For easier reference, just click "Languages" selection of a Wikipedia page on the left hand side of any article page. For example this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorine
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluori
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluor

Eh, you forgot Tungsten (W) [Wolfram]
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 22-06-2012, 11:06:13
IIRC The only difference is the non-scientific English name for certain elements which is different from its symbol. E.g. Gold for Aurum, Silver for Argentum, Iron for Ferrum, Potassium (although we sometimes also use this one) for Kalium, Mercury for Hydrargyrum...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's not so much "non-scientific" as it is modern terminology.

Who still refers to these elements by their Latin names?



Bit of WW2 news:
Quote
More than 30 Australian Bomber Command veterans will gather in Sydney on Friday before departing for London on Sunday to witness the unveiling of a new memorial by the Queen on June 28...


...Bomber crews had little prospect of surviving a tour of 30 to 35 operations and by 1943 just one in six was expected to survive their first tour of duty.

One who lived through an incredible 33 missions over France and Germany unscathed was Arthur Loudon.

Mr Loudon, originally from Goulburn in NSW, was a 21-year-old Flight Sergeant and a navigator on board a Lancaster bomber between 1944 and 1945.

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for his efforts with 12 Squadron.

"I got that medal for putting up with six Pommies for a year," the 90-year-old said.

 - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/honouring-our-brave-australian-bomber-command/story-e6freuzr-1226403574163

 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-06-2012, 11:06:22
Yeah, but that would be the source of difference between languages.

Tankbuster:
We also refer W as Tungsten in Indonesian.

Others like Tin (Sn) and Copper (Cu) are usually discovered and named before Latin naming convention take place.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-06-2012, 11:06:56
Are chemical names different per language?  For instance, Hydrochloric acid.  Or the periodic table of elements. Is Hydrogen for me different for somebody in German?
Yes they are different. For example, Hydrochloric acid in German is Salzsäure and Hydrogen is Wasserstoff. Salzsäure is of course the trivial name, but the systematic name Chlorwasserstoffsäure is also clearly different. Elements whose latin names are used in English are mostly the same, but not always. Elements whose non-latin names are used are almost always different.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 22-06-2012, 13:06:11
Jaegerbombs or vodka & redbull! dicuss! ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 22-06-2012, 13:06:04
Are chemical names different per language?  For instance, Hydrochloric acid.  Or the periodic table of elements. Is Hydrogen for me different for somebody in German?
Hydrogen is Wasserstoff.
Hydrogen = Vety, GET IT RIGHT!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-06-2012, 16:06:37
Hydrogen is Hidrogen... we are very uncreative  ;D

Hydrochloric Acid is Asam Klorida... with asam = acid, Klorida refers to Chlor, the Cl ion.
Hydrofluoric acid, which is also an acid, is simply called Asam Fluorida. We usually do not incorporate the "Hydrogen" name in any acidic Hydrogen bond compound.

Well, Zeno, I never dared to drink caffeine after consuming large amount of ethanol. I could drink 8 pints of beer in a night, but don't want to try any kind of bombs... I'll chicken out for that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 22-06-2012, 16:06:33


Hydrofluoric acid, which is also an acid,


It is a poor joke of an acid
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-06-2012, 17:06:42
Jaegerbombs or vodka & redbull! dicuss! ;)
Jägerbomb I assume means that the shot is mixed into the energy drink by the bartender, and not "dropped" as in the traditional "U-Boot" or "depth charge" drink (which is a stupid and bothersome custom anyway)? Because in some places, it means one or the other.

Once you go Jäger, you taste nothing else for the next couple of days. The stuff is extremely sticky, toothbrushing and rinsing the mouth don't help at all. Been there, done that, and energy drink late in the night means a terrible night followed by even worse headache and tiredness that would follow from normal hangover. Even gin & tonic or gin & grapefruit juice long drink are more merciful (though anything gin-based causes a hangover like no other, except red wine).

To answer your question, if I would have to choose between the two, then vodka & energy drink mixed, but I'd prefer neither.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-06-2012, 17:06:29
Beer. Always beer. I never buy shots at bars anymore, after learning the hard way that spending 150+ euros in a night leads to economic shitfuck. Usually I just drink beer when partying and of course vodka shots and wines at dinners. The occasional whisky goes down with ease when friends are at my place or when relaxing after work/school.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 22-06-2012, 18:06:05
i essentially only have vodka, because since drinking age is 21 here in the states ::) and vodka is easier to hide at parties than large stacks of beer. also the only beer i can afford is shitty beer.  so whisky is my favourite to have generally.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 22-06-2012, 18:06:19
Redbull in the fridge, Jäger in the cupboard, vodka on the table.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-06-2012, 17:06:32
Look at this magnificent bastard:

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af77/NyooNyoo/Storage/punakuonokas.gif)

Look at it! Awesome.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 23-06-2012, 18:06:41
Definitely with Biiviz.
Beer and only beer.
Decided this winter to practically stop drinking strong liquor, mainly because I'm tired of getting so hungover, and because drinking beer lets me handle my drunk much better, It's hard to get too shitfaced drunk with only beer.
I do have the occasional shot, like yesterday on midsummer I had a nubbe for example.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 23-06-2012, 19:06:50
Beer. Always beer. I never buy shots at bars anymore, after learning the hard way that spending 150+ euros in a night leads to economic shitfuck. Usually I just drink beer when partying and of course vodka shots and wines at dinners. The occasional whisky goes down with ease when friends are at my place or when relaxing after work/school.

you should try that in Norway! you would end up with a 300-400 euro bill the day after  ;D

i mean, we pay 13 euro for ONE shot at a bar... ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-06-2012, 19:06:34
Look at this magnificent bastard:

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af77/NyooNyoo/Storage/punakuonokas.gif)

Look at it! Awesome.
what is this strange beast
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-06-2012, 19:06:46
Look at this magnificent bastard:

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af77/NyooNyoo/Storage/punakuonokas.gif)

Look at it! Awesome.
what is this strange beast
Rufous Elephant Shrew. God amongst cute small buggers.

That nose... AAAAH!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-06-2012, 19:06:33
My Jack Russell terrier would kill that thing so fast you wouldnt even react to it until it was too late.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-06-2012, 20:06:50
was drunk

saw a group of finnish metalheads
jumped in front of them and shouted PERKELE

then.........


we went to camping and we drank drank drank :p
Lapin kullta they had, wich appearntly the finns give it the nickname:poron kusi

but when you're drunk, everything taste good :p   exept heiniken
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 23-06-2012, 21:06:37
Beer. Always beer. I never buy shots at bars anymore, after learning the hard way that spending 150+ euros in a night leads to economic shitfuck. Usually I just drink beer when partying and of course vodka shots and wines at dinners. The occasional whisky goes down with ease when friends are at my place or when relaxing after work/school.

Haha wow, you either are a hell of a drinker or you pay a lot more for shots than I use(d) to.
When my buddies and I go out to really drink a lot, we're going to a place where the shots and mixed drinks cost 1€ on saturdays... the only way I might get to spending 150€ on one such night would be if you would count the fees for the ambulance transport.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-06-2012, 21:06:21
Look at this magnificent bastard:

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af77/NyooNyoo/Storage/punakuonokas.gif)

Look at it! Awesome.
what is this strange beast
Rufous Elephant Shrew. God amongst cute small buggers.

That nose... AAAAH!

(http://birdsflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kiwi-Bird-Pictures-Image.jpg)

The noble Kiwi.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-06-2012, 21:06:27
the noble Bruttino
(http://www.tokidoki-blog.com/images/bruttino_vinyl.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 23-06-2012, 21:06:57
Beer. Always beer. I never buy shots at bars anymore, after learning the hard way that spending 150+ euros in a night leads to economic shitfuck. Usually I just drink beer when partying and of course vodka shots and wines at dinners. The occasional whisky goes down with ease when friends are at my place or when relaxing after work/school.

Haha wow, you either are a hell of a drinker or you pay a lot more for shots than I use(d) to.
When my buddies and I go out to really drink a lot, we're going to a place where the shots and mixed drinks cost 1€ on saturdays... the only way I might get to spending 150€ on one such night would be if you would count the fees for the ambulance transport.  :P
Wow seriously? 1€? Cheap drunk in other words.
Say a 4cl tequila shot, cheapest one I've seen in sweden would be 8€, but can range up to 13-15€ (another reason why i'm cutting down on shots, other the hangover)



Also, Bruttino better watch out. Bastardino is on the prowl
(http://cdn.publishdev.se/cdn/4/1750009/images/2010/bastardino_med_76127500.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-06-2012, 21:06:59
Check out this new one: Porcino
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qdewv0OOgJw/TpW_6yhjmEI/AAAAAAAAV-Y/0OgeBnhj23k/s1600/porcino.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-06-2012, 22:06:14
Damn, I knew the day would come when cactus friends would be back on here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-06-2012, 00:06:27
I never pay for shots in bars in the Netherlands, you always get ripped off if you arnt known there and pay 3 times the money. Ins ausland though i drink more hard stuff because its way cheaper *poland...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-06-2012, 00:06:17
I have long dreamed of this sweet day. Magnificent beast, Thor, yet it is outmatched by the cactus friends. What a jolly bunch.

I rarely go out but if I do it is strong liquor, I still don't like beer. It's a family curse, we don't like sparkling drinks and even beer is carbonized.. And I'm more a relaxed drinker, enjoying every sip of a good liquor or whisk(e)y.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-06-2012, 00:06:16
the good news is that I found a liquor store that doesn't id!  hurrah, no longer will i only be able to attain shitty vodka from shady folks and carefully hoarded stocks of whisky.   

on a side note I sometimes think about actually purchasing a cactus friend.  would look nice in my university dorm.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 24-06-2012, 19:06:48
Beer. Always beer. I never buy shots at bars anymore, after learning the hard way that spending 150+ euros in a night leads to economic shitfuck. Usually I just drink beer when partying and of course vodka shots and wines at dinners. The occasional whisky goes down with ease when friends are at my place or when relaxing after work/school.

Haha wow, you either are a hell of a drinker or you pay a lot more for shots than I use(d) to.
When my buddies and I go out to really drink a lot, we're going to a place where the shots and mixed drinks cost 1€ on saturdays... the only way I might get to spending 150€ on one such night would be if you would count the fees for the ambulance transport.  :P

The times I spend that much is when I buy shots for the whole gang... I do tend to drink a lot, but the weekend prices are 5€/beer, 5-8€/shot, and 15€/champagne (with my uni's "studying card" ;D) which leads to extreme depression the day after when checking the bank account.

Seriously, 5 euros. Per beer. God I hate those thieving bastards.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 24-06-2012, 19:06:31
I can't really remember the point of that post but I'm kinda drunk so fuck it. Happy midsummer y'all!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-06-2012, 22:06:19
What the hell, who in their right mind charges 5€ for a single beer? Now tell me it's 0.33l and go shoot yourself. Jesus, we get 0,5 for like 1.2€
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 24-06-2012, 22:06:43
5€ is standard in Stockholm, at the nicer places you have to count on paying 6€ but often can go up to 7€. I try to stay out of those places out of principle though.

Edit: if you want a proper beer, and not just Heineken, then you need to pay at least 6€, the nicer beers up to 10€
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 24-06-2012, 22:06:01
You're not a Stureplan kinda guy Teddy Westside? :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 24-06-2012, 23:06:39
Hell no! I'm Teddy Southside!
I'm not into clubbing with music so loud I can't hear my own thoughts. But foremost I despise the people on Stureplan!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 25-06-2012, 00:06:19
What the hell, who in their right mind charges 5€ for a single beer? Now tell me it's 0.33l and go shoot yourself. Jesus, we get 0,5 for like 1.2€
Say hello to stupid Finnish hypocrites who believe that when 90% of the price of the alcohol is tax, nobody will be drunk.

This must work 110%, because everyone knows Finns rarely drink and that there are no alcoholics here at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 25-06-2012, 01:06:36
What the hell, who in their right mind charges 5€ for a single beer? Now tell me it's 0.33l and go shoot yourself. Jesus, we get 0,5 for like 1.2€
Say hello to stupid Finnish hypocrites who believe that when 90% of the price of the alcohol is tax, nobody will be drunk.

This must work 110%, because everyone knows Finns rarely drink and that there are no alcoholics here at all.
But hink how many alcoholics we would have should the taxes ever be lowered ;)

All I can say is: it's good to live 3h from Tallinn ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 25-06-2012, 09:06:03
 Just make your own booze if it so expensive.


 All you need is some potatoes, fruit, or corn, yeast, time, and heat. Google is your friend on this and the end product can be wicked tasty. I have made beer, wine and moonshine and I haven't lost my eyesight yet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-06-2012, 09:06:45
Just make your own booze if it so expensive.


 All you need is some potatoes, fruit, or corn, yeast, time, and heat. Google is your friend on this and the end product can be wicked tasty. I have made beer, wine and moonshine and I haven't lost my eyesight yet.

Yeah, a friend made moonshine when we were 15. Getting drunk on hard liquor ever time is pretty terrible, though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 25-06-2012, 13:06:12
 The only hard stuff that I can stomach anymore is Drambuie or the odd single malted scotch but making your own beer is immensely satisfying.

try it,  you could use some of the beer to poach the best eggs you have ever eaten in your life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-06-2012, 16:06:26
Beer in cooking is highly underrated, I can recommend it to everyone. Especially when barbecuing, so many things you can marinade in beer with a few fresh spices. Delicious. I always found Drambuie interesting, not delicious but.. an interesting flavour to taste.

And I still want to make my own booze one day..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 25-06-2012, 16:06:07
Beef stew with Gouden Carolus, probably the best in the world

Take my word for it, or come and have some...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 26-06-2012, 02:06:06
 Do it Fuchs,

anyone who makes booze, especially beer will not be disappointed. With little practice and almost no equipment, it is possible to make some stellar products.

Beef stew with Gouden Carolus, probably the best in the world

Take my word for it, or come and have some...

 Would that not require visitng Belgium?  Don't want to run into Theta and his arsenal, plus there's more reasons to visit the Netherland's for its' cultural selection of MARIJUANA and Hookers... Lol
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-06-2012, 02:06:33
but Belgium was so nice. It was like a more polite and modest version of France and then half of them spoke Elvish or something.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-06-2012, 10:06:24
Haven't the Dutch banned Marijuana sales to tourists already?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 26-06-2012, 11:06:55
Only in the southern parts. You are still more than welcome in the midlands  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-06-2012, 16:06:45
Come to the north, we have weed! But yeah, worst law ever. Crimes related to drugs will only increase.. Idiots.

And I certainly will one day Sheik, currently lack the space and time to be honest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 26-06-2012, 18:06:58
My dad used to brew a lot of beer when I was younger. I'm thinking of taking up that tradition in the coming year.

When I was 16-17, me and two friends brew our own wine. We were actually allowed to buy everything needed for that, even though we were underaged. spent around 30€ in total, resultet in 30 litres 17% strong wine.
It. was. delicious.   We tried it one night, it tasted like lemonade. We got absolutely shitfaced, and after that I couldn't even feel the smell of the wine without getting sick.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 27-06-2012, 01:06:26
 You drank it too early, young wine has this "fruity" character that may seem appealing but really only amounts to good case of rotgut. (might have been too much sulfite as well)

@ Smiles,  YAY... I thought the rules were for the entire country.

 And, I agree with Fuchs. Restrict the rules that already exist and have worldwide legend is a bad idea. all you end up doing is profiting the black market/ criminal elements.


edit: post in wrong thread
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 28-06-2012, 02:06:21
Need some help, trying to find a website I used to have bookmarked awhile ago.  I know I've posted stuff from it here before, but I can't find anything.  It was a german website, that gave full unit organization tables for the german army.  Like, it would show a company of soldiers, and would go through it squad by squad showing the official full strength numbers, weapons, etc, that a company would have, including officers, supply units, etc.  Any help?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 28-06-2012, 03:06:35
have you tried looking over your post history Mudra?

I do it every once in a while to re-visit posts from the late and great's that used to patronize these forum's.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 28-06-2012, 09:06:01
Need some help, trying to find a website I used to have bookmarked awhile ago.  I know I've posted stuff from it here before, but I can't find anything.  It was a german website, that gave full unit organization tables for the german army.  Like, it would show a company of soldiers, and would go through it squad by squad showing the official full strength numbers, weapons, etc, that a company would have, including officers, supply units, etc.  Any help?

I´ve asked you the same question some months ago and you´ve sent me the link, so I could bookmark it. I´m glad I can return the favor. ;)
http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/ (http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-06-2012, 04:06:55
Just found this old thing again:

(http://satwcomic.com/art/sauna-time.jpg)

Finns have more natural blondes per capita than any other nation. Fuck right off SATW.

SATW Finn is the only guy with unshaved chest.

And his friends, according to you are cigar butts


Must be a cigarette? ajappat wtf?



Finns have more natural blondes per capita than any other nation. Fuck right off SATW.

How about unshaved chest?
Who shaves his chest anyway? Must be fag...

Unshaved chest?  Ew...no thanks  :-X
That kind of confirms my theory  ;D.

No effing way. I'm definitely straight and unshaven chests are just a no-go. :-X
I bet you won't even shave your armpits... hmmmm a stinking jungle under your arm... delicious...  :-X

OT: I love SATW. Damn she gets the characters in such a great way. Australia with his blond long hair, tan and leather surfer's armband just nails the spot. ^^
Reporter stop reading the Cosmopolitan as your guide to society. And use deodorant under your armpit, shaved or not shaved.  ;D
Only thing worthwhile shaving or trimming is the area around your pointy end. Nothing annoys the ladies more then flossing with your pubic hair.

Believe me, the ladies will thank you as well when your chest isn't a wire brush.

am i the only one with no hair anywhere but the head and pubic area? D:

Believe me, the ladies will thank you as well when your chest isn't a wire brush.

Some indication of being Maschilismo is needed, besides that, since when isn't a face scrub good for the skin. Throw away your srub cream, go with chest hair!

Your chest better be hairy or have no hair at all. Never do a half-assed job.

(http://poplicks.com/images/hair-kini.jpg)

Under my stomach, it was all monkey parts. They are hairy to the point where it needs to be shaved regularly to look human.

I shave and it has been my best decision since shaving around my dick (no balls, and not everything, that itches like hell!).

Dude, don't forget the balls! A hairy sack when you put the balls to the walls is just ugly. It will only itch the first time you do it, trust me. ;)

I cut the hairs, but no clean cut...

No way am I putting a razor on the skin of my balls.  I mean, sure I've experimented with short hair there*, but not risk-of-castration short.

*didn't think to much of it, probably won't do again.

but the wimmenz don't want to find a hairy pair down there

<rolls eyes>  I've never cut myself before, it's safe, trust me.


So my current girl wanted me to shave under my arms and I did that. Wasn't that much of a problem. She also stated that she don't mind me being unshaved down there. So I don't do that.

For once I had a girl that explicitely didn't like men to be shaved down there. She said she'd otherwise have the impression to be with a little boy.

None ever asked me to be shaved down there, but might be they just didn't dare to say it. I can't say for sure. However, I'm already 34 years old, so I don't know about the later generations.

However I don't see big problems, as my pointer itself isn't hairy anyway. So I get no major setback from that.


What bugs me much more is women that want to change my underwear. When they do that, I'm off. I'm wearing cotton boxershorts and I could never ever wear regular panties. I'd go crazy in those.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 29-06-2012, 06:06:31
Uhhh, Dukat....panties is female underwear.....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 29-06-2012, 07:06:57
I think he means the speedo-type of underwear, instead of the boxer type.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 29-06-2012, 13:06:15
Haha cool story Dukat. My ex always begged me to shave but i felt it was something for the pussies to do such a thing. When we broke up i started building and noticed my hair didnt do much positive for me and since average joe goes out as bold as a potato i decided to give it a try. Now i feel like a boss everytime when im fresh and shaved  8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMj-UzoZhc8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMj-UzoZhc8)

My friends make fun of me though, they are still oldskool.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-06-2012, 13:06:42
I think he means the speedo-type of underwear, instead of the boxer type.

He might mean briefs?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Gezoes on 29-06-2012, 15:06:19
I was looking for the Forgotten Hope 2 forum LOL, but alright.

I keep the lawn tidy, but that's about it. Relationships are giving and taking, but as soon as a girl starts 'molding' me in any way, she's out, rapido.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 29-06-2012, 18:06:18
In wich battles did Stukas take part in Normandy?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-06-2012, 19:06:20
the only one i can recall is the strafing on purple heart lane

Most stukas got send to the eastfront. Exept to see alot there
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 29-06-2012, 19:06:01
Ok... what ablout BF109s then?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-06-2012, 21:06:58
oh my it is 36 degrees and my air conditioner broke and i am dying
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 29-06-2012, 23:06:33
Au moins vous vous ne gelez pas l'hiver  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-06-2012, 23:06:53
No we do cos I live in the Mid West... we have the worst of both seasons. And I jus lost my power and I write this on my dying phone... CPS signing out for some time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 30-06-2012, 00:06:23
Ok... what ablout BF109s then?

BF109's were around for the entire Normandy campaign, but there were not many, and the entire Luftwaffe was very rarely seen in the skies.  IIRC there were only a couple hundred planes in the whole of France when the campaign began, and not many replacements in the offing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-06-2012, 05:06:22
Were there more FW-190s than Bf-109s during 1944 Normandy?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 30-06-2012, 05:06:24
TBH, I don't know, but Fw190's never supplanted Me109's, they operated in conjunction.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 30-06-2012, 10:06:04
:| Hi: 1  Fuckwad spiders lurking in house: 0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2012, 10:06:26
20 000 FW 190's built. 33 000 ME 109's built.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 30-06-2012, 11:06:05
But the FW 190 got introduced in 1941, BF 109 in 1937. One could think that the numbers especially after the Battle of Britain (about 800 BF 109s destroyed) and the battles all around Europe, shifted more and more towards the FW 190 as the war progressed. A number of BF 109s got lost because of the landing gear issues (wheels mounted under the middle of the plane instead of the wings). I once read that the BF 109 was considered outdated by late ´42 anyway. So the number of those two planes available at the same time should be roughly equal later in the war - at least not as different as the two numbers (20000 and 33000) would let you think.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2012, 11:06:05
Well the Me109 was a nice plane but lacked armour, operational range and ye, the landing gear issue.

1/3 of all ME109 where involved in landing accidents of wich 10% where completly destroyed

Also alot of FW 190's where assigned to defend germany against bombers.


But a Me109... During testing they found out that a .50CAL bullet had no problem in going in the engine block and coming out at the other end. It was a nice plane, but like the spitfire, not so well armoured.

It remained in production because of the low cost of these aircraft methinks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2012, 13:06:02
Hey guys

can anyone identify this ship?

http://www.worldofbattleships.com/media/wbs_screen_07.jpg
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 30-06-2012, 14:06:02
The one in the foreground should be the Fuso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Fus%C5%8D) or its sistership Yamashiro.

Edit: Also possible that it's a ship from "Ise class". Looks similar. The screenshots cannon positions apply more to the Fuso class though, so I think that's one of the 2 from that class.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-06-2012, 16:06:29
The Me-109 has better performance in higher altitude compared to FW-190 with radial engines (series A). Thus the 109 was kept in production, and even upgraded with DB-605, a more powerful engine with better supercharger, making the plane comparable to late-war adversaries.

Moreover FW-190 has a problem with heat. Although a radial engine, it needs an extra reciprocating fan to be installed in front of the massive BMW 801R to cool it down. Installing a bigger supercharger will only increase its weight and reduce reliability. Thus it can't fly high to intercept Allied bomber formations, let alone its escorts. But then FW-190 got new engine, it was called FW-190D, the long nose Dora, which is fitted with Jumo inverted V-12 engine. It became perfect. The Jumo (forgot the serial) can produce up to 2,000 HP at boost, enabling it to match the latest American fighter. However, its aging airframe design from 1941 limits its top speed. It can't easily catch or  outdive Mustangs nor Thunderbolts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2012, 16:06:50
The one in the foreground should be the Fuso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Fus%C5%8D) or its sistership Yamashiro.

Edit: Also possible that it's a ship from "Ise class". Looks similar. The screenshots cannon positions apply more to the Fuso class though, so I think that's one of the 2 from that class.
Its

so beautifull



The Me-109 has better performance in higher altitude compared to FW-190 with radial engines (series A). Thus the 109 was kept in production, and even upgraded with DB-605, a more powerful engine with better supercharger, making the plane comparable to late-war adversaries.

Moreover FW-190 has a problem with heat. Although a radial engine, it needs an extra reciprocating fan to be installed in front of the massive BMW 801R to cool it down. Installing a bigger supercharger will only increase its weight and reduce reliability. Thus it can't fly high to intercept Allied bomber formations, let alone its escorts. But then FW-190 got new engine, it was called FW-190D, the long nose Dora, which is fitted with Jumo inverted V-12 engine. It became perfect. The Jumo (forgot the serial) can produce up to 2,000 HP at boost, enabling it to match the latest American fighter. However, its aging airframe design from 1941 limits its top speed. It can't easily catch or  outdive Mustangs nor Thunderbolts.

And i think operating costs where a important factor.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 30-06-2012, 16:06:01
Basically Butcher, as far as I know and can tell, the Bf109 and Fw190 were about even numbers after 1942/43 or so.  The Bf109 never stopped getting upgraded through the G and K models, and the Fw190 got a rebirth with the D long nose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 30-06-2012, 16:06:35
While we are at it:

I got my name from the nickname of the FW 190: "Butcher Bird"
Did the BF 109 have any nickname?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2012, 16:06:16
germans used  may hundert-neun  and British emm ee one-oh-nine

German pilots often used the variants names as nicknames.

Russians called the Me 109 "The skinny one" (because the FW 190 appeared more fatter)


The G-6 model got called by luftwaffe pilots =Die Beule

But a common nickname? like spitfire, mustang, butcher bird
ME109 dint had that
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-06-2012, 17:06:02
Finns called them as "Mersu" (Messerschmitt).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 30-06-2012, 19:06:18
Finns called them as "Mersu" (Messerschmitt).
..though "Mersu" even at the time had originally referred (and still refers today) to Mercedes-Benz. However, since Bf 109 was powered by Daimler-Benz engine, the nickname was doubly appropriate. :P It wasn't the only one to get a recycled car nickname, one of Brewster 239's nicknames was "amerikanrauta" which was a common nickname for all American cars ("American iron" literally or "American hardware").
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-06-2012, 20:06:43
I heard that since FW-190D entered production, Me-109 was like completely replaced from front line duties. It was into short-range interceptors or relegated into just "airbase guards."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 30-06-2012, 22:06:42
I have never heard of that, and considering the shortages in aircraft, highly doubt that would ever happen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 30-06-2012, 23:06:01
:| Hi: 1  Fuckwad spiders lurking in house: 0
HOLY SHIT, same hour, same time, there was one fuckwad spider in my house too, had to terminate it. Otherwise I can't sleep.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 30-06-2012, 23:06:46
Spiders are friends!

(http://images.encyclopediadramatica.se/c/cb/Spiderbroirl.jpg)

Like owls. Owls are friends too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 01-07-2012, 00:07:46
Instead of becoming more creepy this one actually took advantage of evolution; making himself/herself cuter. I'd never smash that cutie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 01-07-2012, 02:07:22
I heard that since FW-190D entered production, Me-109 was like completely replaced from front line duties. It was into short-range interceptors or relegated into just "airbase guards."
190D was still at its best at medium altitudes at the most (which of course was an improvement over the 190A which was at its best at low altitudes). In exchange for higher top speed and climb rate and better performance at altitude, the D gave up a lot in roll rate and turn rate. And in the end, the current 109 model (K) was still faster at altitude. 109 was built as a high-altitude interceptor from the start, too bad that its aerodynamics didn't allow much in the way of heavier weaponry (apart from upgunning the engine cannon from 20 to 30 mm caliber and the cowling guns from 7.92 to 13 mm  - which despite similar barrel caliber still had only about half of the kinetic energy of the American .50 BMG round) - external weaponry made 109 into another bomber-destroyer that needed fighter cover to survive actual fighters (like the Sturmbock 190's). Also, the airframe was at the end of its evolution: the supposed next steps, the 209-II and 309, were epic fails that were actually inferior to the original 109G/K and the 190D.

All the improvements in 190 meant that the D was no longer completely worthless above 6 klicks, but the 109 still performed much better there. Also, the American fighters they were supposed to encounter there were actually optimized for high-altitude flight. Notably the Jug became the more manoeuverable (relative to other fighters) the higher up it went (when the absolute area of wings and control surfaces finally overcame the problem of wing loading, and the wtfhueg turbocharger could shine). In the East, though, there it would have made actually sense to replace the 109 with 190D as the fights never really went up above medium altitudes, being usually low (and what with there being the F and G ground-attack variants also in heavy use there). Not that it would have made any difference against the wtfhueg numbers the Soviets had to throw against them, either (also with the sneaky Murricans producing a low-altitude optimized strike fighter, the Kobruysha, for the Soviets).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 01-07-2012, 03:07:32
Instead of becoming more creepy this one actually took advantage of evolution; making himself/herself cuter. I'd never smash that cutie.

 if I ever encountered that little fucker, I would probably freak out and kill it by instinct. Then, out of regret, I would go and work on getting my karmic balance back into the positive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 01-07-2012, 05:07:37
So you guys said it only itches the first times right?  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-07-2012, 06:07:31
 ;D


ANYWAYS.

:| Hi: 2 Fuckwad spiders: 0

Finally got the motherfucker who has been living in my computer case for two/three weeks.
 He would constantly disappear when I would reach for my sandals. Not today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 01-07-2012, 06:07:53
;D


ANYWAYS.

:| Hi: 2 Fuckwad spiders: 0

Finally got the motherfucker who has been living in my computer case for two/three weeks.
 He would constantly disappear when I would reach for my sandals. Not today.
Hahahahahahahah, talk about dusty. Old ass computer that you didn't use?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-07-2012, 07:07:26
Nah, it liked the warmth apparently.

I ought to clean my computer though...

It seems we are bretheren in the order of spider killers though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-07-2012, 07:07:04
I think the Fw 190 had more weapon payload and space than the Me 109. Like the japanese Zero fighter the Me 109 became under-armed during the long war. That made the Fw 190 worthwile. It was simply a later design with more firepower.

IMHO
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-07-2012, 00:07:58
Help, I can't post in the PotD thread. It gives me an apache error message. What can I do?

Edit:// ok, there was a problem with the url or something, apache didn't like it, somehow. I did a test post and edited it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 02-07-2012, 01:07:36
So you guys said it only itches the first times right?  :-[

Believe me, it'll get better.  Just make sure to do it every other day or so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 02-07-2012, 10:07:11
I think the Fw 190 had more weapon payload and space than the Me 109. Like the japanese Zero fighter the Me 109 became under-armed during the long war. That made the Fw 190 worthwile. It was simply a later design with more firepower.
True.  109 was undergunned to begin with, and like I said, it was not possible to add firepower significantly without hampering performance (no space in the thin wings or the thin fuselage).

190A was superior to 109 at low altitude, and had superior firepower and payload. 190D was superior to 109 at low to medium altitudes, and had superior firepower and payload. So East Front and Jabo duties and low-level interception should have been left to them altogether.

However, for the still-missing high-altitude interceptor - that would have had ample firepower and could also survive the escort fighters - there was actually a better solution solution than 109 or 190 that had superior performance and firepower already in '43, but we all know how that ended up: the dear old Gefreiter ordered the 262 be turned into a piss-poor bomber (bombs dropped at twice the designed speed from a design without bomb sights does wonders to accuracy, never mind that the bomb pylons screwed the centre of gravity and hampered the performance due to too high load, and the range was insufficient for a bomber to begin with, and that the 190 was infinitely more surviveable and suitable for the Jabo role) which took over a year and even after that the bulk of 262's went to converted bomber units, not fighter wings. GG.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-07-2012, 12:07:35
FW-190 was originally designed as a true fighter from the birth. Kurt Tank envisioned of all things necessary to make a true air dominance fighter back in 1941. While 109 is born as a racing plane, trophy grabber, or science toy. Thus it suffers similar things like all other racing planes do, such as Spitfire: limited range (small fuel tank due to limited space), high wing loading design (to improve performance at high speed), lightweight airframe (weakly armoured), and cramped cockpit (poor vision).

Bf-109 originally had two 7.92 mm MG installed in the engine cowlings. But then it received additional 20 mm cannons installed on its wings, making it slightly thicker, and taking spaces for the radiator heat exchanger, so it was installed completely outside of its wing (Bf-109E). Cannon rounds will scatter when fired at low speed, the aircraft will buffet from the recoil. Same thing happened with Spitfire and its Hispano Suiza 20 mm cannon, thus the BS attacking maneuver done by Ben Affleck in Bay's Pearl Harbour movie is pretty difficult to execute. Then later, the designer of Bf-109 simplified all of the gun layouts, beginning with F-series placing the main cannon in the nose, with the barrel running through between the V-shaped space of the DB-600 engine series cylinders.

I can understand how difficult it was for German designers to work with the already available fighter designs. It was quite a challenge already in 1944, with the appearance of Griffon and high-altitude American fighters.

Were they really superior to their counterpart from the allies? I can't say that these German fighters have a definitive superiority to be a "punchline" winning criteria for air combat. They do have some advantages, like maneuverability, climb performance, but some are only marginal.

One question though: I read that contemporary German fighter plane engines were rated at typical late-war max power of between 1,400 to 1,800 HP. But they were only achieved when using boost such as MW50 and alike, unlike the allied airplanes power output rating, which were achieved without using any boost or other temporary measures like water injections or methane injection. Is this true?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 02-07-2012, 14:07:05
I agree that 190 was a fighter and 109 a sports plane with guns (much like Zero). As to the MW50 and why Allies did not require it...

A litre of gasoline contains the same amount of energy, no matter what the octane rating. However, high-octane gasoline takes higher pressure and temperature to ignite. German synthetic fuel (that they were forced to use late in the war) was commonly only about ~85 octanes (roughly comparable to 80/87 rating) or even less: Allied engines commonly used 100+ octane fuel, with some extreme examples like P-38 Lightning requiring 130+ octane (115/145) fuel to run properly.

What happens is that if you raise the boost pressure too high for low-octane fuel, it will prematurely detonate and actually use part of its energy working against the movement of the piston, a phenomenon called "knocking". The lower the octane rating, the earlier the detonation and the more energy is wasted and converted into extra heat. The MW50 (50/50 mix of water and ethanol) was used to overcome this temporarily by cooling the engine and thus delaying the detonation, so that high boost pressure could be used (temporarily) with the low-octane synthetic fuel. And here's the kicker: MW50 was only effective up to about 6 klicks of altitude, after which it starts to lose its edge. Now where have I heard that before, surely that is not the altitude at which a certain fighter started to lose its performance?

There was an alternative, the GM-1, which car tuners of today know as NOS, ie. liquified nitrous oxide, which instead increases the amount of oxygen in the fuel, acting more like an "extra turbo", and that worked at any altitude and for all octane ratings. Which is why it was used in Ta-152H (high-altitude interceptor variant of 190, hint hint) alongside with the MW-50. The Ta-152 does also prove that the 190 design still had much more development potential left than 109. However, GM-1 had negligible effect in low altitude compared to MW-50, and it was really complex to install dual system, and when not in use, both added significant weight.

What this means is that Allied engines were designed for continuous higher boost without the need for extra gimmicks because they had high-octane fuel available in large enough quantities.

So if you ever wonder why IL-2 Sturmovik (the game) has underperforming American (and to lesser extent, British) fighters, especially for the late-war designs: dear Oleg only trusts "neutral" sources, in this instance, German (and in some cases, Soviet) test flight reports of captured American planes. Which obviously had very poor performance when running on wrong kind of fuel, but since factory test flight reports and first-hand experiences by American pilots are all untrustworthy propaganda according to Oleg & co...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-07-2012, 15:07:29
Yeah glad that I played Il-2 mods. The airplanes are much more comparable now. The unreliability of Soviet planes, the relatively unresponsive American planes in low alt, etc can be clearly felt in the HSFX mod.

And that higher octane rating fuel is also one factor that I already suspected but not yet certain on the issue. Thanks for the explanation Kelmola.

So if you ever wonder why IL-2 Sturmovik (the game) has underperforming American (and to lesser extent, British) fighters, especially for the late-war designs: dear Oleg only trusts "neutral" sources, in this instance, German (and in some cases, Soviet) test flight reports of captured American planes. Which obviously had very poor performance when running on wrong kind of fuel, but since factory test flight reports and first-hand experiences by American pilots are all untrustworthy propaganda according to Oleg & co...

In many petty debates among sudden experts, people often argued how one side is superior to others in very wrong sense, generally fueled by Hollywood and anti-Hollywood point of views. As far as I understand it, Hollywood (and History Channel to some extent) tries to portray Mustang to have all-round superiority over the opposing fighters. So I guess Oleg Maddox tried to avoid that notion heavily, in order to get favourable opinion from a strong "anti-hollywood for no reason" community of hardcore gamers.

I too once held into this kind belief and school of thought, which is heavily influenced by the slightly incompetent and the only local aviation magazine (that time), "so-called realistic" video games, Hollywood and anti-Hollywood stance. But first hand experience and deeper involvement in my hobby community has taught me different point of view, new lessons and better understanding in how to actually compare stuffs.

I really like when we can discuss thing the way they are, not with some fanatic hot heads coming from whichever obvious school of thought.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-07-2012, 02:07:49
Went to Anime Expo 2012, had a awesome time.
I picked this up, thought some of you might like it.

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6k5brJbXu1r8dl06o1_500.jpg)

Got some pokemon badges too, cool stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 03-07-2012, 02:07:02
I like that T-shirt, although I don't like the red colour too much. Of curse coke= red but a grey or beige tone along with a washed-out imprint would have made it even more awesome imo :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-07-2012, 02:07:50
Yeah, the red is definitely not that bright, I just took the picture with my toaster phone.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Color_icon_red.svg/200px-Color_icon_red.svg.png)

Its a lot more middle-left
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 03-07-2012, 20:07:41
RIP Matlock :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH7VhP0Yr7c
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2012, 00:07:31
1 hour did i talked with somebody on the effect of having a jar off piss under her bed....We dranked vodka and she still believes still that having a jar of piss is super effectivr against burglars but common if i recieved a jar of piss on me i would be fucking pissed(get itlol) and be goddam angry

Meanwhile flippy is being grammar nazi to me on steam wich çis pure because of the alchohol


gooooood night everyone
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 05-07-2012, 00:07:52
No your spelling is ruined by the effects of the alcohol. Your grammar is terrible because you don't know grammar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-07-2012, 01:07:21
I clicked on the last page, saw Lightning's post and immediately knew the previous post contained a drunk-Theta post.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 05-07-2012, 04:07:34
 who really cares about his grammar...

 it's the constant relation to Lesbo's that I find retarded. I think Theta is repressed and wants to get a sex change (secretly wants a vagina of his own).


 Do it Theta, you will be the most heavily armed Trans-gender in probably the whole planet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 05-07-2012, 08:07:33
Not sure about that. Often I prefer female company over male company as well. Still, I don't want a vagina nor do I want to change my sex at all. Usually I accompany heterosexual females, which indicates that Theta might be as weird as I am, just with another streak.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 05-07-2012, 09:07:12
I am actually wondering why friendship between "traditionally behaving" straight men and "butch" lesbians is not more common, after all, it should be easy to socialize with people who behave and think more similarly. I mean, friends are friends, and if you consider her to be "one of the boys", what's the problem?

It's only a problem if you have delusions of grandeur and actually believe that the storylines in your average porn would make sense, and you would be The Chosen One who converts her to at the very least bi, or with whom she (and usually her girlfriend, too) wants to experiment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 05-07-2012, 09:07:39
Also, if TheTa would change sex, we would have to change the Ackbar meme to read "ITS A TRAP!" ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-07-2012, 10:07:23
I just assume most lesbians hate men, which is why they drifted over to catch for the other team (you can't swing without a bat :P).

/Edit: On the other hand, that's probably just how Hollywood likes to depict them. Either that, or as manhungry sluts who just happen to like squish mitten just as much as they like pork sword.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-07-2012, 10:07:22
Most butch are born from the ultra feminist line. But some like my friend is because she hangs around boys too much and watch porns that subjects girl too many times. It seems that not all of them "are born that way." She still likes girly boy (metrosexual and all of that kind), however.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 05-07-2012, 12:07:03
Lol my friendship with females doesnt go furhter than "go get me some coffe, do my essays and notify me of any deadlines in the future".

And for Thao 321: I talked to some gay dude in a bar this weekend, he said i used a bad pick up line to take him home. My homophobia said: punch him! My awsome "im so open for everyone said: fuck you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-07-2012, 13:07:18
I just assume most lesbians hate men, which is why they drifted over to catch for the other team (you can't swing without a bat :P).

Are you a fucking moron?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-07-2012, 14:07:18
I just assume most lesbians hate men, which is why they drifted over to catch for the other team (you can't swing without a bat :P).

Are you a fucking moron?

Either that or you didn't read the other half of the post.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-07-2012, 14:07:58
I just assume most lesbians hate men, which is why they drifted over to catch for the other team (you can't swing without a bat :P).

Are you a fucking moron?

Either that or you didn't read the other half of the post.
I choose to ignore it and call you a moron because it was more enjoyable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2012, 17:07:39
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EyDKrVc4tOo/TygLpnJQgaI/AAAAAAAAAro/3KPXkmycLrc/s320/oh+god+why+harry+potte+meme+troll+rare.jpg)


not again..............
who really cares about his grammar...

 it's the constant relation to Lesbo's that I find retarded. I think Theta is repressed and wants to get a sex change (secretly wants a vagina of his own).


 Do it Theta, you will be the most heavily armed Trans-gender in probably the whole planet.
What can i say? i had a much better time talking/hanging out with lesbo's then with most straight people. I currently know 3 couples and 2 singles and they are all awesome

I just assume most lesbians hate men
...Because all lesbians are girls who where once raped by men, right?

I admit....One of them...was.. And she was terrified as fuck for men. Took me alot of effort to get her to accept me around her in a 5 meter radius but if you know her story :(  sad sad sad...


And the first couple i met, wich all started it.....just broke up...I cant believe it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-07-2012, 17:07:30
Look, a cactus friend:
 (http://www.kirinhobby.com/shop/images/TY3/TYST01419_01.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-07-2012, 17:07:37
Ahhh, it's so cute.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 05-07-2012, 18:07:40
I wish I was this cute :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-07-2012, 18:07:40
Why the fuchs it has to have a cat face and quadrupedal?

not again..............
who really cares about his grammar...

 it's the constant relation to Lesbo's that I find retarded. I think Theta is repressed and wants to get a sex change (secretly wants a vagina of his own).


 Do it Theta, you will be the most heavily armed Trans-gender in probably the whole planet.
What can i say? i had a much better time talking/hanging out with lesbo's then with most straight people. I currently know 3 couples and 2 singles and they are all awesome

Normally, people will find more comfort hanging around honest people who are open and have "nothing to lose." It is better that way, at least in western world, they put some care into making their feelings known and be honest about it. I think those people who have been victimized brutally and realize that they have some sort of social stigma feel that they have nothing to lose when going on in any kind of relationships.

In Asian sphere, people simply put too much effort to look nice and cool in their own standards. They rather stay away from people when in bad mood.

But an average guy here would say "I'm an asshole, because I am slightly different consonant than awesome." It's different, and we rarely pity ourselves, that's why I like it here.

People who put "Open minded, Simple, Cheerful, Likes Nice People, Aquarius, Sanguine, Serious, etc" in their description sounds far less than a fake to me. Everybody has got to be an asshole at least a hundred times in their life, however nice they really are. I lost count on how many fuck ups I did, but I never fake it: as law abiding citizen, helpful, productive member of society I am, I never claim to be "a simple nice guy who happens to love playing historically accurate FPS game"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 05-07-2012, 18:07:18
Wtf is happening here?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2012, 18:07:14
Wtf is happening here?
I swear i had NOTHING to do with it!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-07-2012, 18:07:42
Wtf is happening here?
It's a revolution! Look at your friend and colleague Thorondor, he has seen the light. Have you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 05-07-2012, 19:07:35
Fly on Kiwi, fly on (http://www.indiatvforum.net/forum/images/smilies/salute.gif)

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jr5hsM2l1qg39ewo1_500.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-07-2012, 20:07:53
Aw man, fuck you. That video was sad
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2012, 20:07:52
that was indeed a very sad video

And then some retards who dint "heard" the ending

very sad
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-07-2012, 21:07:04
Kiwi dump

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5r4lh4ooE1r9zryeo1_500.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5r4ro9puY1r9zryeo1_500.jpg)
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6grchiio71qgplodo2_250.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5r512uffl1r9zryeo1_500.jpg)
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5r53apamZ1r9zryeo1_500.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pknfLmnG1qmy02co1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-07-2012, 23:07:21
Sloth dump:

(http://files.sharenator.com/sloth_5_Baby_Sloths-s500x333-301463-580.jpg)
(http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b0134880dcdbc970c-800wi)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gETmBuOPL7o/TleWmXuebpI/AAAAAAAAFf8/GA3xyezqrdM/s1600/tumblr_ln8z4d2E521qzvp4l.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpc0bkxzNj1qzbgzto1_400.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3312/3258382431_11c90eb5df.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 05-07-2012, 23:07:55
Naked mole rat dump:

(http://www.allmystery.de/i/tb51336_91205995485919966780.jpg)
(http://cdn4.spiegel.de/images/image-270983-panoV9free-mqjw.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-07-2012, 23:07:09
Or what your penis will look like after years of nuclear fallout.

*shiver*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: McCloskey on 06-07-2012, 00:07:45
Or what your penis will look like after years of nuclear fallout.

*shiver*

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-, srsly, man? srsly?? now I can't sleep :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 06-07-2012, 00:07:35
look at dis cute thing
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/20/article-2063680-0EDDA13B00000578-901_634x416.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2-_Q8gNDDQ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 06-07-2012, 00:07:07
I yield, Butcher wins!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-07-2012, 04:07:06
Pangolin
(http://www.factzoo.com/sites/all/img/mammals/baby-pangolin.jpg)

Snakeskin fruit (salak)
(http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20080707-snakefruit2.jpg)

Kiwi
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jhW52aMy8UU/TQFujLv9DiI/AAAAAAAAB1c/2gESeFgcJmE/s1600/kiwi-bird-2.jpg)

Kiwifruit
(http://www.charmingconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Kiwi-sweet-fragrance-make-you-live-forever.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-07-2012, 09:07:13
Capybara:
(http://www.neverendingvoyage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/capybara.jpg)

Avocado:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h-Vr3JAa0Aw/TOhk8V497uI/AAAAAAAACP8/1LbwGtknFbA/s1600/avocado.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 06-07-2012, 09:07:39
Tapir dump:
(http://akrainforest10.pbworks.com/f/1271288592/tapir1.jpg)


(http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b0147e2a8bd5c970b-500wi)


(http://www.tapirs.org/img/assorted-species-shots/zoos/venezuela-zoo/baby-tapir-fundacion-a.jpg)


(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kav8e-CDtIU/S4cQeip53DI/AAAAAAAAAh8/2o9Puvb-0rQ/s400/babytapir.jpg)


(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01431/Tapir_1431170i.jpg)


Pumpkin:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Pumpkins.jpg/800px-Pumpkins.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 06-07-2012, 12:07:21
More Cactus friends
(http://images.vinylpulse.com/vp_pics/strangeco/tokidoki/cactus_pups/ann/cactus_pups3_b.jpg)
(http://www.kirinhobby.com/shop/images/TY/CMBO00023_kh.jpg)
(http://images.vinylpulse.com/vp_pics/strangeco/tokidoki/cactus_cats/cactus_cats1_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 06-07-2012, 13:07:31
Here's a butterfly taking a shit:


(http://i.imgur.com/kqJPc.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-07-2012, 13:07:58
 Quit posting idea's for recipes guys.

 I am getting hungry...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: GuinNess on 06-07-2012, 13:07:33
I can't get that pic of the rat off my mind :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 06-07-2012, 13:07:03
I can't get that pic of the rat off my mind :-X

Here, use this:

(http://failposters.com/uploads/saved_posters/fail-poster-i708j4tvsf-BLOBFISH-!.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: GuinNess on 06-07-2012, 14:07:22
Ok enough i'm out of here...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 06-07-2012, 14:07:44
You ain't seen nothing yet

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2279/2037829948_b1ed9dc957_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 06-07-2012, 15:07:03
Pumpkin:
No, this is Pumpkin:
(http://i.imgur.com/xh16X.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 06-07-2012, 15:07:09
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2359664&Sku=H24-15271&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001b-_-CatId_17_H24-15271

Guys, do you think this laptop would run FH2 OK and ArmA II on its lowest settings? I need one for school and am working off of a very limited budget, being able to play games is a secondary objective, but it sure would be nice if it could!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-07-2012, 15:07:41
Fh2 easily with max settings, not sure about ArmA II
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 06-07-2012, 16:07:10
Arma II should work on low.... fps won't be high tho.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 07-07-2012, 00:07:34
Ive got to ask, Thoronder: are you gay?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 07-07-2012, 00:07:06
Ive got to ask, Thoronder: are you gay?
* EXTRA EXTRA Read all about it! *
New form of Gay-Dar discovered! Anyone who posts pictures of Capybaras must be of the homosexual persuasion!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 07-07-2012, 02:07:30
Ive got to ask, Thoronder: are you gay?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/punakuonokas.gif)


PS. Yet another (incorrect) way to write my nick.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-07-2012, 04:07:42
Is that Chinchilla?

Btw, my guess Thondoror swings both ways... Online cookie, NAO!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-07-2012, 09:07:05
:| Hi: 3  Asshole spiders: 0.

Do I get a UAV now?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 07-07-2012, 10:07:51
Is that Chinchilla?
Rufous Elephant Shrew.
:| Hi: 3  Asshole spiders: 0.

Do I get a UAV now?
You will be court-matrialed, murderer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 07-07-2012, 10:07:32
:| Hi: 3  Asshole spiders: 0.

Do I get a UAV now?

 you get bad luck and a shitload more bugs in your room.  trap them alive and they will take the hint and move on.


maybe try cleaning your room as well, you don't get bugs unless you invite them in somehow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-07-2012, 18:07:56
:| Hi: 3  Asshole spiders: 0.

Do I get a UAV now?

 you get bad luck and a shitload more bugs in your room.  trap them alive and they will take the hint and move on.



maybe try cleaning your room as well, you don't get bugs unless you invite them in somehow.

Probably from keeping my window open all the time at night. I've got a garden right outside it and the screen on the window has been there since we first got the house~16 years ago. There are a few holes in it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 07-07-2012, 18:07:53
* EXTRA EXTRA Read all about it! *
New form of Gay-Dar discovered! Anyone who posts pictures of Capybaras must be of the homosexual persuasion!

How about comic strips?  :P

(http://www.hingos.com/patches/strip/040601.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 07-07-2012, 18:07:14
you get bad luck and a shitload more bugs in your room.  trap them alive and they will take the hint and move on.

maybe try cleaning your room as well, you don't get bugs unless you invite them in somehow.

Probably from keeping my window open all the time at night. I've got a garden right outside it and the screen on the window has been there since we first got the house~16 years ago. There are a few holes in it

 Step 1) tape measurement of window screen. check how it is installed (normally little plastic clips that pop in to the wells of the window frame)

 Step 2) go to Home Depot/ Lowe's/ local hardware store and purchase a new screen or a patch kit (cost virtually nothing)

 Step 3) enjoy the rest of your life being spider free in your room

until of course your parent's boot your ass out of the house :p   P.S. make sure to visit us on the server's one of these days, I know being a beta is hard work but you need to join us every once in a while to get a whuppin' from the crew....

love Sheik,
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-07-2012, 19:07:23
went to the amazing godlike starbucks in zaventem

orderd myself a nice vanille latte

The girl behind the counter, i think she was from thailand asks =Name for CUP?

So i say=Glenn

Then later after i paid, i come near the barista and he says=
"One vanille latte for.................................Graan?"
Graan...Is wheat in dutch....

I became a fucking Cereal
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s480x480/179115_3031222199742_1525175707_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-07-2012, 19:07:38
you get bad luck and a shitload more bugs in your room.  trap them alive and they will take the hint and move on.

maybe try cleaning your room as well, you don't get bugs unless you invite them in somehow.

Probably from keeping my window open all the time at night. I've got a garden right outside it and the screen on the window has been there since we first got the house~16 years ago. There are a few holes in it

 Step 1) tape measurement of window screen. check how it is installed (normally little plastic clips that pop in to the wells of the window frame)

 Step 2) go to Home Depot/ Lowe's/ local hardware store and purchase a new screen or a patch kit (cost virtually nothing)

 Step 3) enjoy the rest of your life being spider free in your room

until of course your parent's boot your ass out of the house :p   P.S. make sure to visit us on the server's one of these days, I know being a beta is hard work but you need to join us every once in a while to get a whuppin' from the crew....

love Sheik,

I'll do what I can, dl-ing is just so slow ^^


On another note.

:| Hi: 4 Spiders: 0

This one was a little grass spider that my cat brought in on his fur.

Number 3 was a kind of mean orange legged white arse spider that has a nasty bite, nonvenomous, but the bite swells up a ton.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 07-07-2012, 19:07:06
 Just teasing you HI,

 It has been pretty epic teamwork on WaW lately and a few more of the pro's would always be welcome to our little party.

@ Theta,

Starbuck's is shitty coffee. Don't waste your money on that crap when you can go to that American store and buy good things like Jiffy peanut butter and Kraft dinner.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-07-2012, 19:07:01
I figured you were telling me to teta-best more, which I'm working on now, actually.


However I will visit WaW more often, I stopped by for a bit for the unofficial WOLF friday yesterday until my ping started to spike, it was good to see some old friends
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-07-2012, 20:07:44


@ Theta,

Starbuck's is shitty coffee. Don't waste your money on that crap when you can go to that American store and buy good things like Jiffy peanut butter and Kraft dinner.
I am going this friday to the store

And i love starbucks   ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 07-07-2012, 20:07:58
Ive got to ask, Thoronder: are you gay?
* EXTRA EXTRA Read all about it! *
New form of Gay-Dar discovered! Anyone who posts pictures of Capybaras must be of the homosexual persuasion!

If anything you lose your manhood by posting those pictures, and we all know how manly bears are so.. no.. thats not what made me ask.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 07-07-2012, 20:07:47
 Watch it Smiles,

 talking about 'manly bears' opens a whole can of worms that you may not want to be part of...

 Inside joke that I am positive Mudra will enjoy.


 @ theta,
drinking mud or gasoline has the same effect as Starbuck's. I have only been to Scotland but I choked when I saw how much they charge for what amounts a cheap cup of brown water. Seriously, make your own or support a local coffee shop that actually takes pride in what they serve and even knows how to spell "large" on the side of a cup.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-07-2012, 21:07:10
Dont tell me what to Drink!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 08-07-2012, 00:07:14
hehe, I never told you what to drink.

 i just voiced the opinion that Starbuck's coffee is shite. I live in Vancouver, so we got tired of Starbuck's around here well before you ever heard of it.

 Although, I will say that the original shop in Seattle has a certain charm. It has a wooden mermaid with exposed breasts (quite risque when they first opened). It's right by the Pike Place market and the location is one of the neatest places that I have ever visited.

 Just don't eat outside of Ivar's, the gulls will tear you apart.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-07-2012, 00:07:52
Well Belgian starbucks use diffrent coffee then american ones. Belgian coca cola tastes so much better then american one

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 08-07-2012, 00:07:41
Gentlemen, I give you light-speed made visible: http://youtu.be/-fSqFWcb4rE (http://youtu.be/-fSqFWcb4rE)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-07-2012, 02:07:47
:| Hi: 5 Spiders: 0

I get artillery now, ja?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-07-2012, 03:07:24
Hi, I think the spiders begin amassing on your location. It seems the number keeps on growing.

Or is it the summer effect? Keep in mind, that spider species mostly affected by the summer are commonly burrowing ones, which tries to escape the heat on the ground by venturing into cooler location (normally inside an insulated house). In Australia, this kinds of spiders are usually the most poisonous ones, e.g. Sydney Funnel Web spiders. Luckily, despite staying over a year in the northern suburbs, I never met any of those.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-07-2012, 05:07:38
I've noticed primarily grass spiders for the moment, fortunately.

We do get black widows and other fun things, like vinegaroons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegaroon)

The bug guy came by for his biyearly spray of the house, so that ought to put a stop to the spiders.
On the brightside, my fear of spiders has considerably lessened since this started.

On a related note to the vinegaroons, one summer a few years back, we had a swarm of them in the backyard.


Hundreds upon hundreds of these things, dead in the pool, and then hiding elsewhere, not a fun summer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 08-07-2012, 09:07:04
Well Belgian starbucks use diffrent coffee then american ones. Belgian coca cola tastes so much better then american one

I don't know about Belgian Starbucks, but Austrian Starbucks tasted like sugary death. It felt like we were breaking some unwritten law when we went to Starbucks in Vienna, a city with amazing coffee culture, but we just had to try what all the fuzz is about. I found no answer that question.

As for Coca-cola, the only country that doesn't use the original recipe is the country that the recipe came from; USA. They use corn syrup as sweetener instead of Sucrose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-07-2012, 10:07:47
We belgians use our own locally produced sugar from Sugar beets. Our coke is ranked in the top 3 of the world  ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 08-07-2012, 12:07:21
Your mass-produced soda is top 3 in the world, huh? That such a ranking even exists is kind of depressing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-07-2012, 14:07:15
Your mass-produced soda is top 3 in the world, huh? That such a ranking even exists is kind of depressing.
Glorious capitalism  ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-07-2012, 14:07:49
Air temperature few hours ago: +29°C
Dew point: 18°C

Now the wind is rising and it's starting to rain. Temperature fell quickly to 23°C.

Yeah, it's going to be a nice thunder storm. First of the summer.. it was about the time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 08-07-2012, 15:07:01
We belgians use our own locally produced sugar from Sugar beets. Our coke is ranked in the top 3 of the world  ;D
Number one if you look at Europe only !
http://en.rian.ru/world/20110814/165773831.html
oh, wait..    :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-07-2012, 16:07:26
DAMMIT BOY you blown our cover!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-07-2012, 00:07:33
Rome - Finished.

I have never felt such sadness, goodbye to Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo. and Mark Antony!

And of course, to this guy:
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4vjW7i7hA290SFPCRZMWS9WusmUHpvUqrQj-xJLi-Xbj1PX8w9R7Pl_Az)

But hello to beginning reading and watching Game of Thrones!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 09-07-2012, 00:07:28
It's decided. Will rewatch rome for the 3rd time. Amazing series
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-07-2012, 04:07:02
I bought the series on dvd, convinced my friends and my sister to watch it.  Lucius Vorenus is my role model.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 09-07-2012, 06:07:49


And of course, to this guy:
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4vjW7i7hA290SFPCRZMWS9WusmUHpvUqrQj-xJLi-Xbj1PX8w9R7Pl_Az)


That guy is by far the best character in the show.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-07-2012, 21:07:36
Norway=Norge
Sweden=Svenska
Denmark=Danmark



Finland...=SUOMI

Dafuq?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 10-07-2012, 21:07:31
Norway=Norge
Sweden=Svenska
Denmark=Danmark



Finland...=SUOMI

Dafuq?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Germanic_languages

vs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finno-Ugric_languages
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 10-07-2012, 21:07:27
What thorondor said. Swedish is linguistically more related to Hindi than to finnish.
Also, it's Sverige and not Svenska (svenska = Swedish)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-07-2012, 22:07:21
Ye did a little mixup there

Norge
Sverige
Island
danmark


suomi
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-07-2012, 23:07:21
Play Crusader Kings II and it will all make sense.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 10-07-2012, 23:07:05
In Crusader Kings 2 I hired a mercenary of like 17,000 and they were routed by an army from Munster of like 1000.  wat. explain dutchboy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-07-2012, 23:07:38
When hiring them you need to wait for the moral bar to rise, I suspect you did not wait and sent them into battle straight away. This is to represent the gathering of supplies, troops, etc. It's the bar next to the troop numbers, wait until it's green.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-07-2012, 00:07:55
Oh that makes sense.  I thought they were just the worst soldiers ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 12-07-2012, 08:07:42
:| Hi: 7 Spiders: 0

Aw ye, I get dogs now.


Got two tonight, one orange one thats common around here for being very aggressive, and another, presumable, grass spider.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-07-2012, 15:07:07
I just killed a wasp with a kukri. :I

Usually I just catch them and release through a window, but this bugger aggroed. :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-07-2012, 16:07:17
But wasps are naturally aggressive, aren't they?

I meet one fucking scary hornet one day. It looked like a toy robot because of its red eyes. Killing them with electric flyswatter takes a lot of time and it looks like a bug abuse (poor stupid hornet, but they just got lost).

(http://sclick.net/cool%20gadgets/coolest-newest-fun-high-tech-gadget/00/latest-fun-top-cool-new-high-technology-gadgets-mosquito_racket.jpg)

Even using the highly amplified one. This bugger seems to home at heat sources, striking light sources, my PC, and everything that emits heat. It produce quite a noise, so I decided to end its suffering before something broke or gets allergy reaction. Squished it flat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 12-07-2012, 16:07:09
So, would anyone of the devs or related personnel mind to delay the patch for one week?
I was actually planning to buy Combined Operations today to be able to play me sum DayZ.
Else I have to play both and need to go get me some infusions at the hospital, cause I won't have enough time to drink or eat this weekend.

Btw, is the passworded installer not going to be released early? I thought it always came a few days early the last patches.

Edit @Zoologic: I don't know about Philippine wasps, but for the european species it is safe to say that common wasps are far more aggressive than hornets, even though the latter look more ferocious. They're actually pretty cool and chilled and won't usually sting you unless you a.) swat them or b.) they get squeezed by grabbing them, stepping onto them or pushing them against some surface.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-07-2012, 16:07:42
But wasps are naturally aggressive, aren't they?

I meet one fucking scary hornet one day. It looked like a toy robot because of its red eyes. Killing them with electric flyswatter takes a lot of time and it looks like a bug abuse (poor stupid hornet, but they just got lost).
No, not really. The ones in Finland rarely bother you as long as you don't get too close to their nest. Finnish hornets are even calmer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-07-2012, 16:07:09
Well, I wouldn't mind a release delay. Somebody from Australia is going to check out my work for the entire next month. And they have quite an appetite for local food. Spent the entire summer accompanying expats from Denmark, Germany, UK, Japan, touring their companies. Haven't played FH2 for like a month already.

About the hornet, I met this one:

http://www.vespa-bicolor.net/main/vespid/vespa-tropica.htm

They are about as big as your thumb.
It entered my room from unknown location, got lost and start striking objects and producing thunky noises. It appears aggressive by repeatedly buzzing over you at close range (perhaps broke their sensories when striking one of the objects). BTW, it is in Indonesia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 12-07-2012, 16:07:09
I have one of those electric fly swatters.  They are amazing :3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-07-2012, 17:07:53
:| Hi: 7 Spiders: 0

Aw ye, I get dogs now.


Got two tonight, one orange one thats common around here for being very aggressive, and another, presumable, grass spider.
You and the spiders must make peace.  Think of all the biting bugs and pests we would all have in our houses if not for spiders!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-07-2012, 17:07:44
I have one of those electric fly swatters.  They are amazing :3

I had one too but it broke under peculiar circumstances.

Nothing like trying it with your tongue...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 12-07-2012, 17:07:07
Wasps are okay, quite neutral if you ask me. They like to buzz around you but as long as you don't smack them with anything they wont hurt you. Same story for bees and their big bro.

And spiders.. I rarely kill spiders. I see them all the time but just let them be. And if there's like a huge one I catch it and throw it outside. Or smash it, depends on how gentle I handle the piece of paper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 12-07-2012, 17:07:53
I once accidently strummed a finger across my swatter, whilst it was on.  That was quite....SHOCKING. HA HA HA HA.... |:
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-07-2012, 19:07:35
ugh terrible.

Ordered the complete series of Rome on DVD, it arrived today on Blu-Ray.  Fuck Blu-ray!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 12-07-2012, 20:07:12
I just killed a wasp with a kukri. :I

Usually I just catch them and release through a window, but this bugger aggroed. :(

I imagine something akin to Day Z, you being stealthy until you hear "FWAGHLBRARRR" and had to whip the big guns out
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-07-2012, 21:07:13
I feel like I should mention that the was was flying when I hit it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-07-2012, 21:07:21
I just killed a wasp with a kukri. :I

Usually I just catch them and release through a window, but this bugger aggroed. :(

Lol! Same here and i feel really bad for my impatience, killed it with a newspaper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 12-07-2012, 21:07:13
Flat or edge of the blade?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 12-07-2012, 22:07:53


And of course, to this guy:
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4vjW7i7hA290SFPCRZMWS9WusmUHpvUqrQj-xJLi-Xbj1PX8w9R7Pl_Az)


That guy is by far the best character in the show.
You must have forgotten this little guy
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/Posca.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-07-2012, 00:07:42
A very close second.  I was glad to know he SPOILERS guess I can't say what happened :3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-07-2012, 00:07:21
Posca was pretty funny in the episode where Atia heads to Egypt.  I trust that doesn't really spoil anything. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-07-2012, 01:07:07
Anyone know how long after the expiration date Ibuprofen (the brand is Burana) is safe to use? I really need to get my fever down and nothing is currently open at 02:30 AM.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2012, 01:07:55
Anyone know how long after the expiration date Ibuprofen (the brand is Burana) is safe to use? I really need to get my fever down and nothing is currently open at 02:30 AM.
It shouldn't turn into a poison, but if it's very old it might have lost a bunch of its effectiveness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-07-2012, 01:07:59
Thanks, that's what I was thinking. Found some Aspirin with a 2015 date, though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-07-2012, 17:07:27
So I won't be here for the release of FH 2.45.  But I have a valid excuse:

I'm going to the local animal shelter to try and find a new kitten that can steal my heart.  I feel the time is ready after Logan's death to have another loveable fuzzball in my life. x3  Wish me luck!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2012, 17:07:14
Post pictures.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 13-07-2012, 17:07:13
Post pictures.
But only if it's a lady kitten.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2012, 17:07:48
Post pictures.
But only if it's a lady kitten.
I bet you couldn't even tell the difference.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-07-2012, 18:07:19
Post pictures.
But only if it's a lady kitten.
I bet you couldn't even tell the difference.

You can tell by the distance between anus and genitals. The female has a shorter distance and the genitals look like a small blob. The male genitals look like two blobs, a few millimeters apart. I had to look this up recently to decide which of our kittens we wanted to keep. Cat genders have always been a mystery to me, but luckily there's Internets for that sorta thing.

The kitten is now about 2 months old and is basically trashing my parents house, one vase, table cloth, curtain and carpet at a time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-07-2012, 19:07:51
So why again do you detailed photos of a kittens anus?

Anyways, I am planning on a male.  I will probably be leaving shortly after my car gets done at the car wash, which means a half hour or so.  Basically, I'll be leaving just when 2,45 releases xD. I will be playing almost all day and tomorrow though :3. Then sunday i must go apartment shopping with teh bf.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-07-2012, 19:07:03
So why again do you detailed photos of a kittens anus?

To determine gender. I thought that was pretty clear.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-07-2012, 19:07:07
Just checking xP. And yay, car is almost done!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2012, 19:07:25
Then sunday i must go apartment shopping with teh bf.
Post pictures.

Of the cat.

In the apartment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-07-2012, 20:07:45
:| Hi: 8 Spiders: 0

I had the A/c on and was watching Centurion last night. The movie ended at around 2337 and as the credit rolled, I started to hear this kinda snapping noise.  I took my headphones off (Sennheiser, the best kind!) and turned the lights on to find that:   

1. The a/c unit was leaking water

and

2. The water was dripping down onto a fucking wall outlet.    Evidently, the designer of this place is a fucking brain surgeon.


When the lights went on and I had noticed all this, I also noticed a spider. I killed it.

Had to turn the electricity off, dry the place off, and take out my 3DS charger that was in the lower outlet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-07-2012, 20:07:34
Then sunday i must go apartment shopping with teh bf.
Post pictures.

Of the cat.

In the apartment.

I will post pics of kitten.  I will also get pics of apt when we actually move into one, probably in 3 weeks or so :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 13-07-2012, 23:07:02
Torrent is slow as fuck, so no 2.45 for me today, nor kittens. But at least I bought DayZ yesterday. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-07-2012, 23:07:56
It's official.  Maine Coon mix, 3 months old, male.  Will not have it till tomorrow, they need to do all the vaccinations and such, plus they did the microchipping.  I can't wait :3  He's very bright eyed, eager to explore, but still a bit nervous.  He did like being held, has a sweet purr, and really enjoys getting his neck rubbed. ^.=.^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 14-07-2012, 00:07:59
Mother of god  :o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbP7bw1HYA&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbP7bw1HYA&feature=player_embedded)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 16-07-2012, 21:07:19
Theodolphus "Theo" Palmer. He is 3 months old, and a Maine Coon mix, that I adopted from the Harbour Animal Shelter. Unfortunately, not all is roses...a day after we adopted him, he has come down with a cold, complete with fever, sneezing, and not eating. We took him to the vet today who gave us antibiotics, as well as administering a double dose of antibiotics whilst we were there, plus a subcutaneous injection of fluids. She said that it should be cleared up in a week, but that if not, it could take a much more serious turn.... :(

(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/528156_10101191814835371_814653199_n.jpg)

(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s720x720/555997_10101191815174691_40031025_n.jpg)

(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/599324_10101191815419201_1213064460_n.jpg)

(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/487744_10101191815015011_1255323117_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-07-2012, 21:07:36
Way to copy/paste your description lazy bum  :P

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 16-07-2012, 22:07:40
Way to copy/paste your description lazy bum  :P

Didn't feel like typing out the same thing that I wrote on facebook.

Either way, I am not gonna be playing much FH for awhile, until he's better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-07-2012, 22:07:58
Get well!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 16-07-2012, 22:07:46
Oh what a beautiful cat, I love that ears & whiskers combo. Hope he gets well!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 17-07-2012, 00:07:41
Damn, those are some Rodrik Cassel level whiskers!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-07-2012, 02:07:07
Yes, they are.  Me, my bf, and my dad all thought Theodolphus was a rather regal sounding name, and very fitting for him.

And some small good news.  We found online that cat colds can be helped by giving them a humid environment, to loosen mucus in their nose, and get them eating again.  So we ran the shower hot for a few minutes, and, after not much happening cept me injecting in another syringe of water for him, he got off my lap, walked to his food bowl, and promptly devoured half the food.  He didn't have any water, so we're still worried, but this is a very good step. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 17-07-2012, 03:07:04
If it breaths, eats and snors your aight. Ofcource the drinking part is sketchy but in my experience cats dont like to drink near anyone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 17-07-2012, 03:07:23
I suppose it has a sort of older gentleman look to it (hair coming out of everywhere).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-07-2012, 03:07:46
The hair is common Maine Coon feature.

And it will get as big as a Lynx perhaps. BTW, where did you found this fella? Is it from a breeder or city pound/shelter?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-07-2012, 03:07:46
Yes, and it's a feature that I love.

I got him at the pound, I've never been a fan of adopting from breeders.  I'd rather save a kitten from a rough life that could end in death, than a kitten from a breeder that will eventually find a home for sure.  My mom also adopted a kitten, Molly, who is generic domestic cat.  She is healthy but we have to be careful now that she doesn't catch this cold.  We think Theodolphus caught it whilst at the pound.

Also, he is feeling better already :)  When my dad got home, he was going to remove the drawer from above the shelf that Theo likes sleeping on in the bathroom, so that he has more headroom.  So we took Theo out, and lo and behold, he started wandering a little. He went out into the hallway, used his scratching post a bit, played with a wand toy slightly (mostly just tracked it waving around with his eyes, but did a few tiny grabs at it, much better than yesterday when he was just ignoring them).  He then wandered into my room and lied on my pile of dirty clothes.  I let him there for a bit, then decided to try and give him a few kitty treats.  He was hesitant at first, but ate all 3 that I gave him, then mewed and hopped up on my couch, where he still is. :)

We're gonna do some more syringe feeding, but also try some wet food with him later tonight.  Plus, he needs his meds at around 9:00.  So hopefully all will be well, and he'll continue to get better tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-07-2012, 04:07:04
Wow, so this guy can quickly learn how to use scratching post after a few days at new home.

I really like his fur pattern, the mackerel/tabby pattern fits Maine Coon pretty well, especially when he grow big after time. He will look badass someday, like a lynx or mountain lion perhaps.

But for me, I prefer Ragdoll or Raggamuffin which you couldn't easily found on shelters. But any cat with tuxedo coat is great for me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-07-2012, 05:07:53
Both cats that I've ever had as pets in the family were orange females, which is supposedly rather rare for domestic shorthairs.  My old cat was intelligent but anti-social outside of a few people, my current cat is very playful and sweet but a huge ditz who constantly rolls of tables and such.  I love cats.

Good that you adopted from a shelter VM!  My mom volunteers at a local cat shelter and sometimes I go too, to help get kitties adopted.  Fortunately it is also a no-kill place now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-07-2012, 06:07:37
Actually, he learned in seconds.  When I introduced him to it, he didn't know what to do.  Then I raked my finger nails on it.  He immediately copied me, and figured it out then and there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 17-07-2012, 09:07:37
 I have had about 30 cats in my lifetime and believe me, they come in all kinds of colours.

 Remember, they eat when they want to and drink only fresh water. If you are really concerned, just turn a housetap to a trickle or leave the toilet seat up and make sure his water bowl is changed 2 - 3 times a day. (clean dish but no soapy taste/residue)

 You can also try a bowl of milk or cream but only served chilled and in a clean dish.

 A great tip to prevent them from scratching up stuff that is verboten is to firmly squeeze their paws when you catch them until the cat freaks out a bit and tries to run away. (they will learn quickly, even the stupid ones)


 And don't worry about the cold, they (cats) get sick like humans do. if the animal goes away to hide (I mean really hide, like under the hot tub or in the attic away from reach), then you need to worry because cat's can sense doom. As long as they are social, you are A-ok.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-07-2012, 16:07:43
Actually, at first, he WAS hiding, in the bed he had under a shelf, very secluded.  He went there when we first brought him home, as a hidey hole, and then started going there a lot, and when he got sick, he refused to leave unless we picked him out.  The vet said we caught it early, but that there still was a chance of it getting serious, as he had a very high fever (he had 100.5 when we adopted him, and 103.5 when we brought him in).

The good news is, he's eating now, drinking, and is being social.  He slept in my bed with me all last night, and this morning ate some food and drank.  So he's at least feeling better.  Still gotta continue antibiotics and probably water syringes if he doesn't drink enough, he has yet to use the litterbox since saturday night.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-07-2012, 19:07:24
Discovery of the year:

pv zk bschk zk pv zk bschk zk pv zk bschk zk pv zk bschk kkkkkk bschk zk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk

into google translate

language from english to slovak

listen
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 18-07-2012, 00:07:28
 I meant really hide Mudra,

 Like in a church belfry, 100 feet from the nearest human.

 it's good you took him to the vet, follow his advice but remember this is an animal and most Vets don't know what to do other than give them another shot and wait for improvement.

 The animal kingdom is tough and any housepet that makes its' way into our homes has got a much better life than they could have had anyways. Circle of life yadda yadda yadda...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-07-2012, 09:07:59
Good to see you got a new cat vM, we did the same when our cat died.

Also: had my wisdom teeth removed yesterday under complete narcose. Now going about with a fowl taste of blood in my mouth. Benefit: ice cream for dinner. Drawback: pain, big pain killers, and mouth wash strong enough to blow your socks clean off
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-07-2012, 15:07:14
You are going to love when you graduate to solids.


I remember getting home from wisdom teeth removal and going "yeah, I'm pretty hungry, I'll make some top ramen!"

Maybe 5 minutes in, I was hardly able to eat any at all, and my top ramen had turned pink  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-07-2012, 16:07:34
already managed to devour the leftover penne, while being very careful. but really, that mouthwash is pure gelignite, when I first tried it, I was perkele'ing for 5 minutes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-07-2012, 16:07:14
I only had two wisdom teeth and they weren't impacted, I was pissed that I had to get them out in the first place.  I was able to eat solids the evening I got them out, but I convinced my mom to let me stay out of school for a few more days haha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-07-2012, 22:07:35
So i was working on my Steyr mannlicher M95-30

When my finger recieved pain
alot
and blood


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGhoye7asA
1:20

The bolt slammed shut and my finger between it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 19-07-2012, 03:07:38
I have 4 wisdom teeth, and one (lower left) is impacted.  Visiting the dentist in a week or so, last time I saw him, he said it could wait since it causes me no pain.  Probably will end up with it removed though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 19-07-2012, 08:07:22
I have 4 wisdom teeth, and one (lower left) is impacted.  Visiting the dentist in a week or so, last time I saw him, he said it could wait since it causes me no pain.  Probably will end up with it removed though.

If it does end up with removing, just hope for a good anaesthetic guy. I have had 3 removed under full narcose, I was K.O. in 5 minutes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 19-07-2012, 09:07:57
Had them removed some 2 years ago, but didn´t get full narcose. The actual process was okay, the only thing that was weird was that, even though i felt no pain, I felt the pressure in my mouth. Very freaky feeling.
The time afterwards was bad, though. I was on pretty strong pain killers, my face was swollen, I constantly had the feeling of blood in my mouth and wasn´t able to eat much.
On the plus side the army paid for it and I had around two weeks of sick leave. :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 19-07-2012, 13:07:50
Yea, have bad memories about that. Got them removed 3 years ago and it went quite bad for me. Had a full narcose and when I woke up I felt really bad. Had all the pain you guys ahd as well probably, but something went wrong.
The doc accidently stimulated one major nerve, which led to a the nerve being damaged. I had a numb feeling at the right half of the chin due to that. They said the sense is gonna come back, but it's numb until today ;) It's not totally numb and I got used to it. When I tip with my finger on it I clearly feel the impact but it feels weird. But as I said, I got used to it and it does not really bother me. At the beginning it was quite weird and disturbing though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 20-07-2012, 19:07:54
So, i need some woman advice. What should i do.

I have been with my girlfriend for almost a year and a half. a few months ago she started getting really jealous about another female friend of me. A very good friend where i used to chat online with for hours on end. We never met much in real life though but that was no that important for us, i just liked chatting with her. Now, she started harassing my friend, trough facebook first, then by calling her. After 2 months my friend was so tirred of it that she just removed me and no longer chats with me out of fear.

So tell me internet, what should i do? I like my girlfriend, but what she did was a very mean thing in my opinion and i don't know what the best reaction would be.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-07-2012, 19:07:58
Honestly, i dont know. But seeing as she is so harrasive/stalking type i would To be honest, do a very good conversation about what the fuck is going on between you and her :/

if you would break up with her, somewhat i could understand it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 20-07-2012, 20:07:24
With no experience of such things, I'd say ask & talk about it with your GF. I never understood why people keep stupid secrets & grudges instead of just asking about it. If she goes all psycho on you, well, you connect the dots.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-07-2012, 01:07:22
propose a threesome! works every time  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 21-07-2012, 08:07:02
 If she is paranoid about a woman that you never see, what is she like when you are around women she can put a face to?

 tough decision but remember there's like another 3.5 billion of them to choose from.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-07-2012, 22:07:23
I need a picture to determine her hotness and if she is worth all the crazy shit she pulls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-07-2012, 00:07:18
Well, thats one of the reasons i think she did it, my friend was younger and better looking. Hell, 47kg with 1m62 at age 20, that is pretty darn tight!

Can you friendzone your gf? try to sail the high seas for better booty?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 22-07-2012, 01:07:09
Can you friendzone your gf? try to sail the high seas for better booty?
Can't tell if sarcasm.

But just break up with her god damn it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-07-2012, 02:07:12
Well, thats one of the reasons i think she did it, my friend was younger and better looking. Hell, 47kg with 1m62 at age 20, that is pretty darn tight!

Can you friendzone your gf? try to sail the high seas for better booty?

What the fuck? 2 times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-07-2012, 03:07:11
Back from a 72 hour op, I am fucking pooped.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-07-2012, 09:07:07
No, you made it to make no sense.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-07-2012, 11:07:56
No, you made it to make no sense.
in other words: SNAFU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 23-07-2012, 11:07:28
Is it just me, or are the people really just complaining about FH2 and not playing any more?
Kinda depressing to come back after a weekend and to see all those threads...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 23-07-2012, 11:07:53
Is it just me, or are the people really just complaining about FH2 and not playing any more?
Kinda depressing to come back after a weekend and to see all those threads...
Complaining requires much less effort than playing or god forbid playing well.


Although the tank siren is retarded :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-07-2012, 16:07:51
Is it just me, or are the people really just complaining about FH2 and not playing any more?
Kinda depressing to come back after a weekend and to see all those threads...

Haven't noticed, I mostly just read the OT section. Remember, though, it's summer, most people prefer spending their time outside in the sun.

Unfortunately, this summer blows major chunks over here. We've had what, one full week of sun and high temperature so far? Meh.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-07-2012, 17:07:04
Is it just me, or are the people really just complaining about FH2 and not playing any more?
Kinda depressing to come back after a weekend and to see all those threads...

Haven't noticed, I mostly just read the OT section. Remember, though, it's summer, most people prefer spending their time outside in the sun.

Unfortunately, this summer blows major chunks over here. We've had what, one full week of sun and high temperature so far? Meh.

In Belgium not much better, this summer has been mostly rain, drizzle, torrential downfall and more rain
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-07-2012, 17:07:45
I like this summer quite a lot actually. It works out just fine for me since I am an autumn person anyways. We havent had a summer yet, just an early fall.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-07-2012, 17:07:05
Pff, summer is only fun if you don't have to work in it. 20° and clouds are perfect for me. If i want sun i just take a free train to the south of France.

We have hot weather coming up for the rest of the week, clear sky and easily up to 28° (keep in mind, Belgium is moist as hell, it feels more like 35° and everyone is so sticky)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 23-07-2012, 18:07:32
Meh, people always complain, either because there is no sun, or because there is too much sun.
I wouldn't mind some 30+ degree weather, always nice to have a little bit of sun.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-07-2012, 18:07:58
You want to run around outside in a uniform with long sleeves with 15kg of gear on your back? Climb into steaming hot trains/locomotives that have been standing in the sun for hours? i do at work and it SUCKS when it is warm and sunny, perfect for a bbq though but not working.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-07-2012, 22:07:16
Is it just me, or are the people really just complaining about FH2 and not playing any more?
When did TheTA ever actually play FH2? :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-07-2012, 22:07:58
I have never seen TheTa play. Ever.

I have played with Tolga before, but never Theta.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 23-07-2012, 22:07:26
(http://i.imgur.com/m300t.png)

Captured from this Zeppelin documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFfUbk6Tk8&list=PL93767C3840F1EFA2&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-07-2012, 23:07:52
I have never seen TheTa play. Ever.

I have played with Tolga before, but never Theta.
I saw him playing today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-07-2012, 03:07:27
I like the weather. This year people complain all day about not having any sunshine. But despite the rain and clouds we have 15°C - 25°C here and if it was just me, it could be like this all year long.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-07-2012, 10:07:17
I have never seen TheTa play. Ever.

I have played with Tolga before, but never Theta.
I saw him playing today.
I saw you play aswel :)

@Hi  i cant play videogames beyond 11 PM. only in emergency situations. I dislike playing games that late. And then with the time diffrences between Europe and America, the chance of seeing me playing is small

Is it just me, or are the people really just complaining about FH2 and not playing any more?
When did TheTA ever actually play FH2? :P

Bitch please dont get me started, i wasted hundreds of hours on 2.15,2.2 and 2.3  :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 25-07-2012, 01:07:43
 that means nothing Theta,

 you have been on these forums for 2.4 and 2.45, yet you didn't find the time to get online and support the game whose forums you love to troll.


 Bitch please  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-07-2012, 03:07:46
I think he have been here since 2.2 and before. Shirley, you can't be serious if you don't remember his rants.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 25-07-2012, 04:07:52
 I have watched with great fondness as Theta has slowly lost his grip on the English language since those heady days of jumJum, Stylie, Donutz, Lobo, biiviz and his eggs as well as the rest of the FileFront crew.


 I was making fun of his "bitch please" comment. Besides, with the new patch, 2.45 plays and feels like an entirely new game. (which is a given considering how long they took to produce it)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-07-2012, 05:07:50
I didn't remember him back in FF days, because I momentarily left FF between 2007-2008 and when I came back it is already gone. Along with it they took my favourite posts by many.

Before I left, I remember that it was PropaMcGanda that post updates.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-07-2012, 10:07:01
2.2

The version in wich the german bias meme started..........


Somebody who kept getting killed by panther tanks ranted about them being overpowerd and suggested that they should be 1s1k on the sides.
Wich the devs eventually agreed with in 2.3..

Ooh wait! ZHAT was MOI!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-07-2012, 16:07:41
after my cross country season ended my body fell into disrepair as I completely neglected to run anymore.  but a few weeks ago I got back into my exercise routine and voila! 5k runs are back to being easy again.

Are there any other runners here on the forums?  and what exercise routines do the rest of y'all have?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 25-07-2012, 16:07:22
I don't run at all. I'm a defender in Lacrosse... big, heavy and slow, a mobile wall to let attackers bounce off on. ^^
And when they try to be smart and pass by me, I give 'em love with my Long-pole ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 25-07-2012, 17:07:31
i ran a lot of km last 2 years but dropped it recently due gym. I didnt have any program or whatever.. just ran my ass of. I run around 10/12 km. Atm i visit gym 4 times a week.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 25-07-2012, 18:07:53
I used to be one hell of a sprinter, now I'm out of breath within 100 meters :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 25-07-2012, 18:07:02
I used to play pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) when I was a wee lad.

Nowadays I walk and cycle a lot. Running has been out of the question since I busted my leg in the army. It's more or less healed by now but I'm going to give it a good rest nevertheless.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-07-2012, 18:07:29
I'm going to be starting a running program on monday actually, gonna be running 5k by the time I'm done.

I used to be one hell of a sprinter, now I'm out of breath within 100 meters :(


You used to run every few mornings too xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 25-07-2012, 18:07:20
I started running with my flatmates during the semester and we actuallly motivated each other and actually ran around 10km at one time, but due to exams (and probably lack of discipline) we kinda dropped it again.
Fortunately I´ll have much more time during the summer, so I´ll hit the track again.

Right after basic training I was pretty fit and fortunately I still have a certain level of fitness even with a lack of regular training.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 25-07-2012, 19:07:42
I went to a gym this spring, since I got a discount at the universitys gym. Went there 2-3 times a week.

Membership ended a month ago, I have not worked out since. I play football with mates twice a week. My stamina is at its bottom, it has never been this low before. Which kind of sucks, but running is so incredibly boring, I can't see me ever taking that up.
Solution? More football!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 25-07-2012, 20:07:57
I'm going to be starting a running program on monday actually, gonna be running 5k by the time I'm done.

I used to be one hell of a sprinter, now I'm out of breath within 100 meters :(


You used to run every few mornings too xD

The good ol days :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 25-07-2012, 23:07:50
Today is a good day.  I passed my driving theory test, I bought some really nice tea and someone set up a [mostly] working >64 player FH2 server.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 26-07-2012, 00:07:11
Today is a good day.  I passed my driving theory test, I bought some really nice tea and someone set up a [mostly] working >64 player FH2 server.

i did that on monday! Double High five! ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-07-2012, 09:07:46
Today is a good day.  I passed my driving theory test, I bought some really nice tea and someone set up a [mostly] working >64 player FH2 server.

What kind of tea?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-07-2012, 09:07:41
Yeah, this is important.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 26-07-2012, 09:07:14
Oh god, one more potential maniac on the streets... damn they seem to let anyone pass nowadays. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 26-07-2012, 13:07:01
a music festival in my home village have gone full retard...

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/406188_10152130009810001_44795097_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 26-07-2012, 14:07:05
What kind of tea?
'Russian Caravan'.  I don't really know what I'm doing with types of tea, but it seems nice and it was recommended to me.

Oh god, one more potential maniac on the streets... damn they seem to let anyone pass nowadays. ^^
Don't worry, by the time I'll have managed to drive to Germany, I'll either be safe or dead.  As it is I haven't learned to reverse properly yet ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 26-07-2012, 15:07:50
God Bless the non existing bridge between mainland Europe and Great Britain. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 26-07-2012, 15:07:43
But some idiot dug a tunnel  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 26-07-2012, 15:07:43
Ah the French Masterplan. :)
Napoleon would have been proud. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 26-07-2012, 16:07:44
Did the stars change above avatars?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 26-07-2012, 17:07:02
Did the stars change above avatars?
Ah, so I'm not imagining this change.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-07-2012, 17:07:34
Did the stars change above avatars?
Ah, so I'm not imagining this change.
'fraid not

Also: of all days to have the stitches removed it had to be my birthday, for an hour I sat in a sweaty, humid, scorching hot waiting room for something that took literally 5 seconds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-07-2012, 19:07:41
Stars look fancy.

:| Hi: 10 spiders: 1

Got a double pack today, nothing too serious. Last night I saw a huge fucking spider but he disappeared before I could whoop his ass, I presume the bite on my arm I found this morning was from him.

(http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/samuel-l-jackson1.jpg)

It's on like donkey kong now, motherfucker better watch out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 27-07-2012, 04:07:16
a music festival in my home village have gone full retard...

party cat is not amused about your lack of spirit.

(http://oi50.tinypic.com/2dtnd09.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 27-07-2012, 08:07:52
....
party cat is not amused about your lack of spirit.
...

That's the Cheshire Cat and he/she is not amused. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-07-2012, 09:07:37
I decided to nickname the spider "Gigantor" after the film Night at the Museum, partially because he is a large spider and because he only appears at night. No signs of him tonight though, but I'll be looking for him to pop up somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 27-07-2012, 12:07:23
Sweden better watch out! Zeno is comming to town  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 27-07-2012, 12:07:57
I decided to nickname the spider "Gigantor" after the film Night at the Museum, partially because he is a large spider and because he only appears at night. No signs of him tonight though, but I'll be looking for him to pop up somewhere.

 He is out to get your ass Whitey,


 you better start running or crack seal the shit out of your room. The poison spray didn't work, it only served to piss them off even more.


 And you are the target.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-07-2012, 12:07:24
Hi for pity sake use a flamethrower :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 27-07-2012, 13:07:00
scary shit man, im glad we only have spiders here as large as the tip of your thumb.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 27-07-2012, 14:07:25
You know nothing, Mister Smiles. I've seen huge spiders here, way larger than my thumb  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 27-07-2012, 16:07:46
I'm glad I wasn't indoctrinated into the 'kill all spiders because they're scary' camp.

Also:
(http://i.imgur.com/igFcz.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-07-2012, 16:07:31
that almost looks cute, in a very odd way
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 27-07-2012, 16:07:58
While spiders may be usefull I have a slight arachnophobia. If I see one I tell myself it´s going to trap and digest some insect while it´s alive. So there is no need to show mercy. Stomp it!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 27-07-2012, 16:07:04
You know nothing, Mister Smiles. I've seen huge spiders here, way larger than my thumb  :P

The black ones? Thosw wich live in your house but dont bite and shizzle? Else i dont wanna know. i dont care for them creepers but big hairy legs make me a little bit girly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-07-2012, 16:07:04
You know nothing, Mister Smiles. I've seen huge spiders here, way larger than my thumb  :P

The black ones? Thosw wich live in your house but dont bite and shizzle? Else i dont wanna know. i dont care for them creepers but big hairy legs make me a little bit girly.
kill them with fire then...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 27-07-2012, 16:07:30
I don't like spiders either. The problem: I don't want to kill those poor dudes, so I try to put them outside which can be tricky sometimes. I'm not afraid of them but I don't like them to walk on my arm or something.

My scariest experiences with spiders took place in Australia though. I remember finding one's hull which was apparently recently dropped on a cupboard at my exchange students home. Quite huge and hairy. Then found the real one. In my backpack, flat like a flounder between my notepad and the inside of the backpack. And although it was so flat, it still moved.

Then there was a medium sized totally orange one in the bathroom of the bungalow village we were at. Looked dangerous lol.

And then finally in the bungalow we lived, a funnel-web spider in a fissure of the doorframe. Huge and a serious danger.

After being in Australia I got a bit cured from being afraid of German spiders though^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 27-07-2012, 17:07:19
Even the Australian spiders with heath bars aren't that bad. But if you see s spider with mana bar... run.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 27-07-2012, 17:07:01
Hi for pity sake use a flamethrower :/

Don't listen to this strange Belgian, Evic :| Shoe will suffice!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 27-07-2012, 17:07:28
Are you sure tolga?

(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01080/earth-graphics-200_1080291a.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 27-07-2012, 17:07:56
Well.. you'd need big feet if you want to kill that thing with a shoe :(

I was wrong, show no mercy :|
(http://i.imgur.com/i63e6.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 27-07-2012, 17:07:55
You know nothing, Mister Smiles. I've seen huge spiders here, way larger than my thumb  :P

The black ones? Thosw wich live in your house but dont bite and shizzle? Else i dont wanna know. i dont care for them creepers but big hairy legs make me a little bit girly.
Just native spiders. I saw one on the garage door this spring and really.. Two fat thumbs wouldn't do it. Largest spider I ever saw. Yet I must've been the largest human he ever saw, he ran off.

Rarely kill spiders. Cool with you around but if you sit on me you deserve it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-07-2012, 19:07:46
Honestly, if everything around my house didn't have a large chance of being poisonous, I wouldn't give two shits about them if they didn't have that chance.  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 27-07-2012, 19:07:57
(http://94.100.121.164/938750001-938800000/938767801-938767900/938767849_5_wLA4.jpeg)

there are 2 of m but its the best picture i could find, but you get an idea how big (small) our greatest national bug killers are (as i am aware of).

I dont kill spiders either, i normally get rid of anything unwanted by casually throwing them outside. If its too big my cats will take care of it or after a third warning, and when i need to get up, they are usually in deep shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-07-2012, 19:07:47
I see no option for peace there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-07-2012, 19:07:15
I went on a 5 mile run today, and one of the usual paths that I take had turned into a swamp with all the rain that Ohio has had recently.  I had to stop every 5 seconds because I kept running into spider webs.
Now I am no arachnophobe, actually I kinda like spiders and I never kill them, but there is still some element of primal fear in me so that when a large spider is suddenly plonked on my face I freak out a little bit. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 27-07-2012, 19:07:45
Fucking Avast! is giving some false positive about some steam file and now I can't get my steam open  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 28-07-2012, 02:07:13
Invertebrates get exterminated in my premises. No exceptions.

That includes (but is not limited to) insects, arachnids, snails, worms, shoggoths, and Elder Things.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-07-2012, 02:07:54
I like the subtle forum upgrade
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-07-2012, 07:07:55
yeah, the upgrade is nice.

I was a bit bored this morning at 4 at work so i went for a walk in the train bundle "group R" just north of brussels. I saw a bunch of rabbits, a fox and 2 guys spraying grafitti. I was a bit hidden and just observing things. I kind of liked it eventhough i only stayed an hour.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-07-2012, 08:07:06
My only complaint is the
"Show unread posts since last visit."
and
"Show new replies to your posts."
Not the greatest shade of yellow, imho
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-07-2012, 15:07:15
Fucking Avast! is giving some false positive about some steam file and now I can't get my steam open  >:(
Any luck getting it back up?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-07-2012, 20:07:04
Had a Gigantor sighting several minutes ago, however, he dashed under some furniture and I didn't have an angle with my shoe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 28-07-2012, 21:07:16
Seriously, just buy a shotgun or something :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-07-2012, 21:07:15
I did think about getting my airsoft 1911 out and firing a round or two at him, but I don't have my safety goggles here and I'd rather not risk it  :P

I always feel a little more accomplished when I kill the super fast spiders like Gigantor via melee
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 29-07-2012, 00:07:58
but I don't have my safety goggles here and I'd rather not risk it  :P


congratulations, you qualified for the FH2 forum special price: Pussy of the year  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-07-2012, 01:07:08
Ey man, I've already got glasses, I aim to keep my eyes as healthy as I can for as long as possible ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 29-07-2012, 02:07:26
Sounds like WW2 outside my window at the moment. A thunderstorm swept in and all hell is breaking loose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 29-07-2012, 04:07:18
 Little help here,

 How does one go about getting a ban reversed from 762?  That fucking server is run by what seems like kids and i got kicked by Odium for a misunderstanding on his part.

 I realize it is like almost 5 am in germany and he must be cranky as shit but come on, as an almost 5 year long player of Fh2, I am positive that I know and abide by the rules (regardless of server).


 Unless of course the rules are permeable based on some kids attitude...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 29-07-2012, 07:07:50
Fucking Avast! is giving some false positive about some steam file and now I can't get my steam open  >:(
Any luck getting it back up?
Yes, took only an hour. I added steam to exceptions list, but it took 3 computer reboots and countless reboots of avast to actually stop blocking steam.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 29-07-2012, 10:07:17
Sounds like WW2 outside my window at the moment. A thunderstorm swept in and all hell is breaking loose.
T'was awesome, had plenty of lightning strike just outside my window.


In other news, I went to Kaljakellunta 2012 yesterday, great fun!
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_floating)

(http://i.imgur.com/nQaJm.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/jdPMH.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/2g5Aw.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-07-2012, 10:07:58
Sounds like WW2 outside my window at the moment. A thunderstorm swept in and all hell is breaking loose.

Yeah, it was like an artillery barrage. It was flashing more than it flashes "normally" and the roaring thunder was quite insane. Woke up at around half past two to what seemed like an explosion and then proceeded to watch the display from the balcony for about an hour.

And I loved it.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-07-2012, 10:07:04
Until now, I was partially convinced by Natty's crusade at defending his industries' concentration (or perhaps "move") to leave the PC gaming community.

But see these:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/03/06/gdc-2012-pc-games-raked-in-18-6-billion-in-2011/
http://www.techspot.com/news/47701-dead-or-alive-pc-gaming-generates-a-record-186-billion-in-2011.html

I have no more words for those industry lobbyist. Perhaps you should fire your internal sales/marketing team.

Even the Olympic 2012 game is as stupid as it is (a port from XBOX360)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dJipUiJ9wY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 29-07-2012, 12:07:59
Temperature around 28°C and dew point almost 21°C...

And yes, had a nice thunder storm last night. Very pretty.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 30-07-2012, 20:07:50
I bought one of those nifty things that send your internet signal to your computer true your power cables.
Anyone else also using that?
I am happy do far, it seems that i can play games again online now. My wireless just did not cut it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-07-2012, 20:07:19
We have it for downstairs and works like a charm :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 30-07-2012, 23:07:02
I bought one of those nifty things that send your internet signal to your computer true your power cables.
Anyone else also using that?
I am happy do far, it seems that i can play games again online now. My wireless just did not cut it.
Yep, had that for couple of years when I lived at home. It did have some random connection failures every now and then. Maybe few times a week or something. It was always fixed by turning it off and on again  :P.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 31-07-2012, 09:07:14
At first, mine gave some problems, but strangely, that was due to the socket it was in, so for FH2 I had to go downstairs and plug my laptop into the hard line. Now with the thing in another socket it work perfectly
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 31-07-2012, 18:07:32
Aah, good to hear i did not waste my money on it then :)

We had a little incident last Friday at work, it was in the newspaper so i just took a picture of there picture, I had night shift at the time so I missed it all.

(http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2663/20120731071911.jpg)

One very lucky guy, he is still in the car on this picture, he had only light injuries, it was his last day before he could go on his holiday, it was almost the last day of his life. It took them 45 minutes till they got him out.

Fun info, the train was going 30km/h.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 31-07-2012, 21:07:54
Somehow this came to my mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86hajc3AoiA

Nothing to do with car though  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-07-2012, 21:07:05
Somehow this came to my mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86hajc3AoiA

Nothing to do with car though  ::)
-The locomotive in its natural habitat, runs the moose to exhaustion before swallowing it whole.
-Why didn't the train go around it?
-The moose had a one track mind.
-Damn train snuck up on the poor bastard

the comments are hilarious  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 01-08-2012, 01:08:10
Stricktly moraly speaking, is making a move on the best friend of a girl that you dated a year ago (and still talk too sometimes) wrong?
they are both redicilous hot but i dont feel that im getting anywhere with the girl that i first dated, (we slept together and kissed alot but did not have sex) and her best friend is really into me...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 01-08-2012, 01:08:02
If you're over with the other, it's not wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 01-08-2012, 01:08:46
Somehow this came to my mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86hajc3AoiA

Nothing to do with car though  ::)
-The locomotive in its natural habitat, runs the moose to exhaustion before swallowing it whole.
-Why didn't the train go around it?
-The moose had a one track mind.
-Damn train snuck up on the poor bastard

the comments are hilarious  ;D

See, that's why we ban Moose around here...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 01-08-2012, 05:08:02
I feel its time to bring up gas prices again :| I filled up my car today, at a whooping €1.95 per liter, resulting in a €98 bill :( Whats worse is, with my driving I'll have to do this again in 2-3 days :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 01-08-2012, 09:08:32
Why do you drive a car with a 50L gas tank? ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 01-08-2012, 13:08:10
I feel its time to bring up gas prices again :| I filled up my car today, at a whooping €1.95 per liter, resulting in a €98 bill :( Whats worse is, with my driving I'll have to do this again in 2-3 days :(

Wait is it a car or a truck? Or do you travel 500 km every few days?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 01-08-2012, 14:08:20
His foot is probably made of lead :D
And whats wrong with 50l tank?
I feel its time to bring up gas prices again :| I filled up my car today, at a whooping €1.95 per liter, resulting in a €98 bill :( Whats worse is, with my driving I'll have to do this again in 2-3 days :(
Prices suck, as always. Only its getting worse and worse. You can (or should) choose Diesel or LPG/CNG if you want to make it (a lot) cheaper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-08-2012, 15:08:38
I saw something interesting today:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/juna.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 01-08-2012, 16:08:47
Stricktly moraly speaking, is making a move on the best friend of a girl that you dated a year ago (and still talk too sometimes) wrong?
they are both redicilous hot but i dont feel that im getting anywhere with the girl that i first dated, (we slept together and kissed alot but did not have sex) and her best friend is really into me...

My dad did it and the first one is my godmother :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-08-2012, 19:08:34
Run out the guns! Gather your rifles! Pick up thy pitchforks and torches! Michelle Martin, the ex-wife of Marc Dutroux is to be released under the Lejeune law after 16 years imprisonement instead of 30. Which should have been death by falling in a mineshaft, actually.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 02-08-2012, 00:08:25
My patience is about expended.  I've sat here today and had the internet go down for 3 minutes every half hour since midday (12 hours).  Normally it goes down once or twice a day (and has done for years).  If this happens tomorrow I'll probably have to destroy something.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 02-08-2012, 02:08:06
I feel its time to bring up gas prices again :| I filled up my car today, at a whooping €1.95 per liter, resulting in a €98 bill :( Whats worse is, with my driving I'll have to do this again in 2-3 days :(

Wait is it a car or a truck? Or do you travel 500 km every few days?

Golf 6 TSI, hatchback. I don't drive economically, so the range of it is brought down dramatically :O Still, whether you drive economically or not, fuel is too expensive here :S

I thought about a 105 PS Golf 1.4 Diesel, but haven't really decided yet. One thing is for damn sure, I'd use a lot less fuel with it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 02-08-2012, 08:08:56
I feel its time to bring up gas prices again :| I filled up my car today, at a whooping €1.95 per liter...
:o

Jeezuz, and I complain about having to pay $1.40 per L (about 1.25 euros)... :)

If I had pay that much I'd sell the car and get a motorbike.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 02-08-2012, 09:08:35
Well, since I wrote that its gone up :) Its risen to 4.41 TL, which makes it exactly €1.99 or $2.44 per liter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-08-2012, 09:08:24
1.7€ here
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 02-08-2012, 09:08:57
That is obscene...but no doubt I'll be paying those sort of prices too, sooner or later.  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 02-08-2012, 11:08:57
Last I checked, the closest station had 1.699€/l for 95E10.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 02-08-2012, 13:08:36
at times the price goes over 2.1 here in norway  >:(

atm its around 1.8 euro for leadfree 95

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-08-2012, 22:08:31
i used to watch strike witches wich was a wacky anime in wich girls aged between 14-21 with no pants have engines on there legs in wich they use magic and ww2 weapons to fight alien invasion during 1940-1945

Never was for anime but i liked the historic aspect of this anime. Every WW2 nation is included. The weapons are authenthic, the striker things are based after WW2 era planes and every girl or witch, is based on a real WW2 ace/pilot.


It spanned 2 seasons. Appearntly alot of new mangas where produced but i cant read that shit.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7osoeucla1qiyjfoo1_1280.jpg

Then girl i know sended the above thing
Some other squadron. 2 from Belgium (Called belgica) so i was like=Good show! (the 2 on the right)

the names are quite amuzing for the countries=
US=Liberion
Germany=Karlsland
UK=brittanie
France=Galica
Belgium=Belgica
Finland=Suomus
Russia=Erussia
Italy=Romanga

yet i wonder who the hell makes this stuff up in Japan?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-08-2012, 00:08:44
Last I checked, the closest station had 1.699€/l for 95E10.

I filled mine for 1.689€ per Liter (Super 95 E5) 2 days ago.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 03-08-2012, 21:08:53
I just destroyed my Logitech G500 mouse by accidently making it fall on the ground, it still works but the cursor gets caught all the time. I guess the laser is fucked up  :'( Now I have to use a crappy laptop mouse which is slow and small and I cant afford buying a new, good mouse atm, fuck that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-08-2012, 21:08:52
I'll let you in on a dirty secret, I only use the keyboards and mice that come with my computer cases.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-08-2012, 22:08:24
I'll let you in on a dirty secret, I only use the keyboards and mice that come with my computer cases.
same here
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 04-08-2012, 02:08:10
Went to my first reunion, saw all the kids from my 8th grade class, I was expecting them to be fatter.

One of them already has some sickness the doctors havn't seen and another had an STD. Jesus christ.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 04-08-2012, 12:08:11
Well, I trashed my 2nd car of the year, so I guess fuel prices are the least of my worries now :|
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-08-2012, 12:08:06
Well, I trashed my 2nd car of the year, so I guess fuel prices are the least of my worries now :|
dude you alright? what happend?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 04-08-2012, 13:08:28
Well, I only had some glass get into my arm/hand but my car got the worst of it :< Taxi hit me in the back, sent me into a tree. Kind of ironic, the exact same thing happened a few months ago except at higher speed, meh. They used this torch thing to burn the areas where the glass went in (after taking it out ofc) it hurt like a bitch, the smell of my burning flesh wasn't very pleasant, but outside of that I walked out and smoked till the emergency services people arrived :|

So yeah, all good. I'll upload pic of the car as soon as my friend who took them with his phone sends it :<
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-08-2012, 13:08:52
fucking taxi wankers
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 04-08-2012, 13:08:11
fucking taxi wankers

x2 brah x2
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-08-2012, 13:08:34
i almost got rammed of the road by one. fucker his mirror hitted me :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 04-08-2012, 13:08:56
I know that feel bro, if Belgian taxi drivers are anything like the Turkish ones then were all screwed. The worst part about this was I was meters away from hitting a Porsche Cayenne and a BMW X6, had I hit those it would've been a €250,000 accident and I would've been screwed lol. Thank jeezus for the tree.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 04-08-2012, 13:08:26
Damn Tolga! You plow through those cars real quick. But yeah, could have been a lot worse
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 04-08-2012, 13:08:52
Damn Tolga! You plow through those cars real quick. But yeah, could have been a lot worse

Indeed, what do I get and trash next? Decisions, decisions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 04-08-2012, 14:08:38
I agree on the taxis driving like nut jobs in Turkey, Italy, and Spain. I think Italy might actually have been the worst. The first time I was in Rome, some football team (Roma?) had just won a tournament or something and everything was just chaos.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 04-08-2012, 14:08:24
I think I'd not want to drive a car in Turkey, sounds like mortal danger, lunatic (taxi-) drivers and chaos :D

But isn't it the taxi drivers fault if you'd have hit the BMW or Porsche ?

At least here it's the fault of the ramming car because it obviously did not stick to the minimum distance you must have to the car in front of you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 04-08-2012, 14:08:37
Damn Tolga! You plow through those cars real quick. But yeah, could have been a lot worse

Indeed, what do I get and trash next? Decisions, decisions.
Buy an old Volvo :D. 15 kilometers of finest Swedish steel, The only thing able to even scratch these is another Volvo, or at least a MBT. Seriously though, i think there are plenty of cars that would allow you to survive harsh turkish driving environment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-08-2012, 14:08:29
http://www.riemurasia.net/jylppy/media.php?id=100043

somebody please tell me the name of this song from my childhood
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 04-08-2012, 15:08:02

Indeed, what do I get and trash next? Decisions, decisions.

Buy a tank.
Nothing would pose a threat to you...except RPGs and mines maybe, but I hope those are to be found not very often on Turkish roads. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 04-08-2012, 15:08:49
http://www.riemurasia.net/jylppy/media.php?id=100043

somebody please tell me the name of this song from my childhood
Elektronik Supersonik by Zlad. You can see it in the video :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-08-2012, 15:08:44

Indeed, what do I get and trash next? Decisions, decisions.

Buy a tank.
Nothing would pose a threat to you...except RPGs and mines maybe, but I hope those are to be found not very often on Turkish roads. :P

not unless in Kurdish territory...

also would be fun in Great Britain, tanks are congestion charge exempt, so you could go through London in a straight line, without paying a single penny pollution tax.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 05-08-2012, 04:08:43
Damn Tolga! You plow through those cars real quick. But yeah, could have been a lot worse

Indeed, what do I get and trash next? Decisions, decisions.
Buy an old Volvo :D. 15 kilometers of finest Swedish steel, The only thing able to even scratch these is another Volvo, or at least a MBT. Seriously though, i think there are plenty of cars that would allow you to survive harsh turkish driving environment.

Indeed, hatchbacks aren't cutting it anymore, they get messed up even at slow speed collisions, the chassis of the Golf has literally bent at the front apparently :D I talked to the X6 owner, apparently he got damage from the taxi but blamed the taxi on the whole thing, so me and him ended up being friendly and decided to blame the damn taxi together ;D Thinking about an Audi, unfortunately I can't buy a tank lol.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-08-2012, 07:08:28
Learning a programming language.

Python or Javascript?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 05-08-2012, 11:08:16
Learning a programming language.

Python or Javascript?

Python, then start coding for FH2 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-08-2012, 22:08:10
went to luxemburg

loot of the day

(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/616574_3127367763321_558226817_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 05-08-2012, 22:08:10
It is possible that you might die.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 05-08-2012, 23:08:47
It is possible that you WILL might die.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 06-08-2012, 15:08:58
No he won't, he's Belgian. We can survive pretty much any gastronomical onslaught.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 06-08-2012, 21:08:53
Yeeehaaaa, Surfbird just raged while playing FH2 with the shitty mouse and did not want to give up his broken gaming mouse, so he puts different gamepads under it, and on one of them the laser is working again, fuck yea! I'm happy now :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-08-2012, 22:08:24
There is a spider with her eggsack that lives right outside my door.

Kill or kill not?

The decision is in your hands, Forgotten Hope community. By 13:30 tomorrow I will act.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 08-08-2012, 22:08:04
huuuu, social experiment!

I'm afraid it won't end well for the spider. Catch it, bring it out of your house but don't kill it.

1:0 for not killing it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 08-08-2012, 22:08:31
Don't do it! the blood of innocents will be on your hands! spiders r friendz

this is my 4000th post so it should count as 2 votes!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-08-2012, 22:08:07
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-08-2012, 22:08:47
The spiders have not wronged our nation, Senators. It is unjust to strike their very centre, their weak children, mothers and what not more.

As Tribune of the Plebeians I use my veto over this bill, for the sake of our nation and theirs. The populus says no!

99:0
Spiders live.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-08-2012, 22:08:55


(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/256/402/27f.jpg)

The emperor says=live!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-08-2012, 23:08:05
Emperor? The Republic has no monarch!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-08-2012, 23:08:42
VIVAT AVGVSTVS CAESAR IMPERATOR!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-08-2012, 23:08:16
The spiders have not wronged our nation, Senators. It is unjust to strike their very centre, their weak children, mothers and what not more.


I am the Senate.
(http://blog.m-lynge.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Emperor-Palpatine.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 08-08-2012, 23:08:40
Emperor? The Republic has no monarch!
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 09-08-2012, 00:08:41
Traitors! All of you! The Republic was sacred! You swore to uphold her! What will your ancestors say?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 09-08-2012, 00:08:47
Spider and eggsack?
(http://demotivators.to/media/posters/634/269209_kill-it-with-fire.jpg)
The fire is pure. It cleans the world. Use the fire.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 09-08-2012, 09:08:33
Traitors! All of you! The Republic was sacred! You swore to uphold her! What will your ancestors say?

Now, now, Tribune Fuchs, do not make me cross my 5 legions over the Rubico.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 09-08-2012, 12:08:43
Screw you guys, I'm going to Carthage.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 09-08-2012, 12:08:39
Screw you guys, I'm going to Carthage.
By Jove! They killed Cunedagius! You illegitimates!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 09-08-2012, 12:08:51
Ceterum autem censeo Spider delendam esse.

Kill it, before it gives birth to a whole host of unholy hell spawn!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 09-08-2012, 12:08:10
Screw you guys, I'm going to Carthage.

Still a province of Rome.

Anyway, OPEN THE GATES OF JANUS, WAR ON THE SPIDERS!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 09-08-2012, 13:08:41
A province of Rome? We don't even hold all of Italy, fool.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 09-08-2012, 13:08:54
If you kill it... Make sure you do it thoroughly... I once killed one of those "pregnant spiders" and hundreds of little spider children started running around my floor... Horrific sight.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 09-08-2012, 17:08:21
Thus far if I have counted correctly in my early morning pre-run daze, it is 4:4.
Myself on the killing side.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 09-08-2012, 18:08:11
Capture it, give it food till the eggs hatch, starve them to death.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 11-08-2012, 02:08:07
what to do when im to drunk to sleep and to awsome to stay awake?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 11-08-2012, 03:08:47
Start a long game in Civ 5
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 11-08-2012, 03:08:12
When I'm drunk I can't focus the screen. So, what a messy situation you brought yourself into. Hmm, maybe try a puke?  :P ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 11-08-2012, 03:08:04
When I'm drunk I can't focus the screen. So, what a messy situation you brought yourself into. Hmm, maybe try a puke?  :P ;D

just smoked a cuban, my room smells like shit and im dissy as fuck...

tried some mapping, ended up painting small dicks all over the map with the paint tool...

i need to get a more entertaining hobby  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-08-2012, 10:08:13
not of a fan of big cigars
but cigarillos are awesome
(http://www.havana-guide.com/images/CheGuevarawithCigar.jpg)

"A smoke in times of rest is a great companion to the solitary soldier"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 11-08-2012, 13:08:40
Should have tried weed, itll make you go BOOM :z. (o and feel bad).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 11-08-2012, 13:08:54
Should have tried weed, itll make you go BOOM :z. (o and feel bad).

tried it once, just a couple of drags..

was awsome, really chill mood and just a lot of laughter
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-08-2012, 13:08:18
tried it once. it was fun but     meh

not gonna try it again, bad for my condition
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 11-08-2012, 13:08:41
Found this bastard in my garden (not my picture)
(http://www.golb.be/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/hoornaar1.jpg)

I dislike these creatures eventhough they are beautifull.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 11-08-2012, 13:08:32
KILL IT WITH FIRE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 11-08-2012, 19:08:30
Since no major consensus was reached, the spider now lives in the lantern outside my front door.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 11-08-2012, 21:08:41
I applaud the decision.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-08-2012, 00:08:31
I am curious, do any of you do pointless things when you are bored? For instance, at my last night shift I usually finished my work at 3AM but i have to stay till 6AM. At 4AM train drivers start to arrive, to give them some help I always start up all 5 train locomotives and drive them till just in front of the stop light so that they are all nicely lined up. I put the heater on in the carriages and put the lights off with the doors locked.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-08-2012, 00:08:10
Yes, I do. When I'm finished with my work, I go to the other fellas and help them getting their work done. That got me into foreman position easily and quickly. Nowadays, I don't leave before the last employee has left, just to make sure everything is alright. Plus: Most fellas like me already for helping them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-08-2012, 10:08:18
Yeah, we do that as well most of the time, we start and finish together.
I did notice that I barely have to do dirty work nowadays, and my promotion is already approved even though officially I still have to wait a year before I should have been able to even apply for it.

The general mood at word is very good though, we have a new big boss, a woman, fun as hell and only 1 year older then me. And my direct boss and his superior are my age and we have been out drinking a few times already.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 14-08-2012, 14:08:14
I haven't slept in like 50+ hours now  :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-08-2012, 15:08:41
When I'm bored at uni, I usually visit the library, in search of useless, but fun facts. So far, I've found a comprehensive encyclopedia of battles and sieges, a book with the casualties among officers and NCO's for every French regiment during the Napoleonic wars, a nazi called Flick (no joke!), and a biographical encyclopedia on the battle of Waterloo...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-08-2012, 18:08:26
I haven't slept in like 50+ hours now  :-*

My record is 74 hours
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-08-2012, 19:08:58
sigh

tommorow starts the misery by taking a medicine to prepare for a bowel examination this thursday. I am very worried as my health has deteriorated the past weeks wich may be a kickup from my illness.....

but it could also be something else and severe. chances are very small but you never know

i am so worried and stressed up at the moment, sorry if i made some bad replies :(:(:(:(:(::(:(:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 14-08-2012, 20:08:00
I haven't slept in like 50+ hours now  :-*

My record is 74 hours
I'm trying to push to around that, just for fun lol, best way to stay awake is to go walk at night  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 15-08-2012, 07:08:26
I'll beat you :| Hi  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-08-2012, 08:08:01
I have about 4-5 days before college starts, I have plenty of time to re-establish my dominance  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-08-2012, 09:08:39
Fh2Hi: 12 Spiders: Still 1

YEAH MOTHERFUCKER, WALK ON MY FUCKIN WALL YOU GET THE MOTHAFUCKIN SHOE. JESUS CHRIST.    Spider's body was about an inch long, very fast too. Fuck that shit
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 15-08-2012, 09:08:29
Fh2Hi: 12 Spiders: Still 1

YEAH MOTHERFUCKER, WALK ON MY FUCKIN WALL YOU GET THE MOTHAFUCKIN SHOE. JESUS CHRIST.    Spider's body was about an inch long, very fast too. Fuck that shit
I was walking on a bridge earlier this night, HOLY SHIT there was a shit ton of spiders along the birdge ramps, like that :

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4828248382_000255b261.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/upstatelisa/4739486493/lightbox/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 15-08-2012, 10:08:45
Ach those are sweet and small! :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-08-2012, 19:08:04
Thats not too bad, I would be wary of the chunky black one though :|
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 15-08-2012, 19:08:22
Spider season is about to start here, then you can see the spider webs i have to remove every day just to get from the shed where my bicycle is to the road. Always fun to do in total darkness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-08-2012, 19:08:57
This thread needs more cute.

The unit of cute based on this fella. He is exactly one thousand cutes, or one kilocute:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/punakuonokas.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 15-08-2012, 19:08:57
^And a repost.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-08-2012, 20:08:29
^And a repost.
I have posted this mighty beast a good five time.

Oh look! Here it is again!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/punakuonokas.gif)

Edit: From Planetside Universe IRC:
[21 45' 45''] <PS2TV|Grinn> great reaction gif
[21 46' 26''] <Srixun|NC> Its kinda cute.
[21 46' 41''] <PS2TV|Grinn> going thru the pics, thats by far the cutest pic of an elephant shrew I've found
[21 49' 37''] * Harrod|VS gives Thorondor123 one internets for his find
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 15-08-2012, 22:08:50
Start deleting your own posts now thorudor
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-08-2012, 22:08:08
Start deleting your own posts now thorudor
What now?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 16-08-2012, 00:08:30
:| Hi, I've beaten you, 77 hours. Had a good sleep too  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-08-2012, 01:08:54
If I'd stay awake that long I'd probably suffer a heart attack. And after that, I probably would find no sleep another 2 days due to having adjusted. And once I'd find sleep, I'd probably never ever get up again. I'd sleep for 4 days, I bet.

However, the human body takes its downtimes. At some point you believe to be awake, but you're not. Or at least half of your brain is asleep. That is when you can't remember your thoughts or actions in the past five minutes. Because there were probably none.

For me, it is often hard to fall asleep, so I didn't expect myself to fall asleep unwanted. But since I once fell asleep on the highway, driving 140km/h on the left lane, I know better and take precautions. I found myself waking up while feeling refreshed, because there was this bright red light in my eyes. The car in front of me was hitting the brakes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-08-2012, 21:08:45
Just finished week 4 of the pushups, holy fuck. The last day's 5 sets are 160 pushups, good god.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 17-08-2012, 23:08:34
May i ask, exactly why are you doing this  ;D?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 17-08-2012, 23:08:57
Why not? :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-08-2012, 00:08:29
Why not? :P

Thor has got it. No point not to do it, I get more strength and some muscle tone for giving a couple minutes everyday  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 18-08-2012, 01:08:45
Well, if you enjoy it.  ;)

I think I don't.

(http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/cecilio/95303569/1/ZHCX8t4m4m6kz3gxx4CXA0Ck)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-08-2012, 05:08:53
Eid Mubarak to all Muslim friends! Hope your whole month of fasting were equally rewarded!

Currently enjoying the festivity holidays, starting from Friday 17 Aug (our independence day) up to next Thursday 23 Aug. Got no plan to go, but enjoying the now less crowded city of Jakarta. Every migrant workers are moving back to their hometowns, gather with their close relatives in their parent's home. An approximate reduction of 5-6 million people, so I can have Jakarta for myself and some of my friends.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-08-2012, 21:08:14
4 firetrucks passed by my house. a Fire about 250 meters away from my house, cant see WHATS on fire cause of the forrest. But dayum thats a pretty big smoke cloud

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-08-2012, 22:08:13
This is my ginormous cat Felix.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yx8rGep61rbbexvo1_500.jpg)

That pillow is 2.5 x 2.5 ft ^^

Here is a picture of him sprawling out. He isn't a fat cat and is very fit. I've seen him leap and catch a low flying bird in mid air  ;D

Took a little belly rubbing to get him like this
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yxc3V5gs1rbbexvo1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-08-2012, 09:08:36
4 firetrucks passed by my house. a Fire about 250 meters away from my house, cant see WHATS on fire cause of the forrest. But dayum thats a pretty big smoke cloud

someone with a gopher problem set the golf terrain on fire  ;D

edit: cute cat Hi
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 23-08-2012, 02:08:59
So look what we got here. That's the wall opposite to my bedroom door. One of the bigger ones I've seen in the past and I don't feel well at all about that thing. I don't like to kill it but I don't see how I am able to grap it and carry it out either :D

I think I'll wait till next morning. But when it's gone by then I have a huge problem.

It looks weird by the way. It got something like antennas in front of its head. Uaaargh, anyway. I won't touch that thing, I would need some kind of box if I save it...So what should I do when I have to get rid of it next morning ?

EDIT: I leave it alone 5 minutes and IT'S GOOOOOONE. Searched everything where it could hide - nothing D:, NOT gonna sleep well at all now lol. Fuckin beasts from hell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-08-2012, 03:08:35
Fuck that shit  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-08-2012, 04:08:19
I found one that could cover the entire palm of my hand when I came home from work very late last night. I just stared at it with amazement for a long time.

I killed it in the end, for the sake of the realm. He was sentenced to die; even spiders need to know modesty. Acting above his rank. He was executed swiftly, by me of course. He who passes the sentence must swing the newspaper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-08-2012, 10:08:39
I woke up from my phone alarm and just as I opened my eyes I saw an attack spider crawl from under the bed up next to my pillow. I just flicked it down onto the floor, rolled over and went back to sleep.

TL;DR You guys are pussies (unless the spiders have strong venoms or some shit).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-08-2012, 13:08:30
Tltr: pussies. Everywhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-08-2012, 14:08:12
Hey, I even poked it. It did not run. He could've ran away but he didn't. Or she.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 23-08-2012, 15:08:49
I admit I am a pussy when it comes down to spiders of that size. It's somewhere in the house now. I figured I can live with it. It probably hides in some corner anyway, and it's just scary when I have to see it :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-08-2012, 15:08:22
Lately, I've whacked unusually high number of crane flies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly) in my apartment. NO WAI I'm going to believe the part where it says it doesn't bite or suck blood, something that looks like WTFHUEG SPIDER OMFG IT FLIES KILL IT WITH FIRE will be terminated with extreme prejudice in these premises.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-08-2012, 15:08:40
Lately, I've whacked unusually high number of crane flies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly) in my apartment.
Same here. Some of them large as birds, WTF.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 23-08-2012, 15:08:25
Lately, I've whacked unusually high number of crane flies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly) in my apartment. NO WAI I'm going to believe the part where it says it doesn't bite or suck blood, something that looks like WTFHUEG SPIDER OMFG IT FLIES KILL IT WITH FIRE will be terminated with extreme prejudice in these premises.
Are you living next door? They keep swarming in every time I open window.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-08-2012, 16:08:37
These?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/CraneFly.jpg/492px-CraneFly.jpg)

Had a shitload of them at our summer house. Most awkward mosquito ever. They feed on nectar and fly into stuff when scared. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 23-08-2012, 17:08:43
That's a Mayfly, IIRC.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-08-2012, 17:08:11
That's a Mayfly, IIRC.
Nope, mayflies are closer to dragonflies.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 23-08-2012, 17:08:51
Oh.  Well, learn something new every day :3  Either way, they all die by fire, or by my cat...he has killed 4-5 flies and 2 crickets since we brought him to the new apt xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-08-2012, 17:08:37
I wish I had an interceptor spider to deal with them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 23-08-2012, 18:08:02
Reminds me of the time I nailed a crane fly from across the room with a rubber band.  It disintegrated back into its component parts.  It was amazing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-08-2012, 19:08:01
There's a either a common lime (linden, or Tilia in Latin, not the tropical fruit) or a small-leaved lime (can't tell them apart) growing right next to my balcony (a whole row of them has been planted in front of the apartment block), I don't even have to reach in order to grab the nearest branch, the crane flies most likely come from there.

On the other hand, I get to watch a family of half-tame red squirrels that do all kinds of fun and cute stunts, they really like the limes and the cover the leaves offer in the summer. Also, people most probably either feed them or forget food on the balcony, because they patrol the balconies as well, and once I had to chase the little fella out, it was sitting on my sofa, looking intensely at my toy squirrel. The little chap (or lass, didn't check what type of connector it had) was well-behaved though, did not chew anything or poop inside and did not go for the kitchen, so I felt kinda sorry chasing him away. Maybe I should start leaving a few (non-salted) nuts for them every once in a while (not so often that they would become dependent on feeding).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-08-2012, 20:08:27
I wish I had an interceptor spider to deal with them.

I too, want a spiderbro. However I can't bring myself past the "acceptance" phase of dealing with spiders except in extreme rare cases ala preg spider.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 23-08-2012, 23:08:01
I have never seen a red squirrel, we only get gray and black squirrels around here  :-\

Anyway, I get loads of moths at night, and my cats love to chase them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 24-08-2012, 00:08:24
Yeah, I've seen 3 Red squirrels in my life, all of them in the Lake District.  All we get round where I live are Eastern Greys.  Coincidentally, a grey squirrel is the only living thing that I've ever seen sent physically flying .44 magnum Hollywood style from being shot.  Mind you, it was less than a foot from the muzzle of the gun at the time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-08-2012, 08:08:21
My cat has a better hunting record: 7 small mice, 6 birds, several moths, attempts on a red squirrel and a hedgehog or two. Most of the animals she caught were still alive when she brought them in.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 24-08-2012, 12:08:34
I admit I am a pussy when it comes down to spiders of that size. It's somewhere in the house now. I figured I can live with it. It probably hides in some corner anyway, and it's just scary when I have to see it :)

So what suddenly sits just in the middle of my room ? That fuckin spider. I decide to finally get rid of taht thing like a boss, grap a piece of paper, go to the window, open it a bit too loudly and.... that thing speeds up like hell, hiding under my computer desk. I pull it away, see the spider, which runs under it again, and then it's GOOOOONE. Holy crap, it just disappeared. I don't get it. And now this thing is somewhere in my room. It obviously hase invisibility skillz and is as fast as a Formula One car. Awe-some.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-08-2012, 13:08:00
 maybe it will lay eggs in your skin in the middle of the night
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 24-08-2012, 13:08:58
maybe it will lay eggs in your skin in the middle of the night

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoptena_cervi

I hate those fuckers so much.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 24-08-2012, 16:08:48
"What is taking so long? Just how hard can it be? Goddammit, the service in this establishment is slow! Listen carefully, I shall say this only once. I'm going to say the same thing General McAuliffe said to ze Naziz during the siege of Bastogne: NUTS!"
(http://i.imgur.com/KXdra.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 24-08-2012, 16:08:16
"Who's gonna put the nuts in their mouth?"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-08-2012, 11:08:00
Random question: Why doesn't Vossenack get played on any servers? I understand there were some crash or lag issues in the last release, but what about in 2.45? I really miss that map.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-08-2012, 11:08:57
played the map 3 times in the last 2 weeks. No problems whatsoever
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-08-2012, 11:08:34
So I've just had bad luck when joining the servers? The map rotation happened to be in a spot far away from Vossenack?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 25-08-2012, 12:08:52
Think so. Played it a few times as well, not too often, pretty much what Theta said. I'd say you see it every third or fourth evening. I don't know about 762, but on hslan it's in the rotation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-08-2012, 12:08:07

ooh ye these where on hslan btw. 762 does not have vossenack in the rotation
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-08-2012, 12:08:48
Someone should make an app that notifies you when a certain map is played on a certain server. You would make millions!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-08-2012, 20:08:27
Where's orangeball when you need 'em
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 25-08-2012, 20:08:12
Yep, the maplist is so long, that there's good chance that one certain map doesn't get played at all when there's players online.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 25-08-2012, 20:08:08
This is something I ever wanted to say: Vossenack is one of my favorite maps. But not because of the unique map layout, or gameplay wise. There are other maps I like for that aspects.
But I like/hate Vossenack so much from a artistic point of view. I live in a comparable region of germany and the landscape and terrain looks basicly the same. Small villages, hills, small valleys with small creeks and this all between forrest and fields. When I look out of my window and the autuum begins it looks exactly like this map; even the sky texture covers perfectly the wheather in germany.
When I played vossenack for the first time, I took a trip along the road in the south to attack the south-western flag. It was scary because this could have been easily around the village where I live. I mean there are a lot of other maps which looks like the real places, but all those places are far away from my everyday life; just look at the real life versus fh thread. But playing Vossenack felt a little bit too close for me. Good job Kettcar and LiliMarlene!

My last words: For me this is one of the masterpieces in the mod and bring it back one some servers!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-08-2012, 12:08:01
vossenack
hurtgen

these areas of germany are so beautifull in the autumn. The coloured leaves of the trees. The old styled houses. The very very friendly people. 3 cafe's i entered. All 3 of them, people saw i wassent local, asking from where me and my friends where. 2 cafe's we even recieved free drinks! Quite alot of people there who still felt guilty to what the imperials and the nazi's did to us in WW1 and WW2. Some where shocked to hear that few belgians felt a grudge against the germans.


On a sidenote. a girl i knew for quite a while i back with her boyfriend. This fucker beated her several times, forced her into sex things she did not like, cheated on her 15 times, he was flirting with her sister right in front of her...
She came crying to me and 2 other persons for her misery, pain and stress.

Yet she still goes back to him for the 3rd time.....

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 26-08-2012, 13:08:27
Jerking around in the army

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/284686_10152226428105001_756378820_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-08-2012, 13:08:41
god that view

almost as good as sex


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 26-08-2012, 19:08:16
Sincere thanks to the admins for locking such pointless threads like Battlefield 3 and Inefficiency of the 75mm/L48, that shit got waay off topic and flaming.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 26-08-2012, 19:08:58
Sincere thanks to the admins for locking such pointless threads like Battlefield 3 and Inefficiency of the 75mm/L48, that shit got waay off topic and flaming.

You welcome ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-08-2012, 19:08:05
All those PM's... Its like Im the headchief... errr... main urinal, and everyone seems to take their business to me when something that upsets them, happens.

@Zeno; location?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-08-2012, 20:08:39
Sincere thanks to the admins for locking such pointless threads like Battlefield 3 and Inefficiency of the 75mm/L48, that shit got waay off topic and flaming.


Agreed

Edit: Oh new page, guess I ought to add a little more to my commentary

The Battlefield 3 thread was outrageous, the last 55 threads must have been petty arguments instead of people talking about say, Birgirpall or what their favorite gun ingame was, etc. It wasn't even a thread anymore, just a flame war.

The 75mm/L48 I didn't even touch after I finally looked at it. Wish I could have had an "ignore" button for those threads.

That said, I think the mods made a good move closing both.

/discuss
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 26-08-2012, 21:08:17
@Zeno; location?

Setermoen aka the middle of fucking nowhere
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-08-2012, 21:08:45
Hah, sounds like it too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 27-08-2012, 02:08:41
Is this the thread for spiders?
Never see spiders bigger than 1 centimeter. Now I see one walking on my bed, around 10 cm. Creepy as fuck! Tried to catch it in a glass but it was too fast. Wonder if I'll be able to sleep now.

And yes, I'm a pussy
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-08-2012, 02:08:03
I would suggest a good Nerf gun or shoe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DaWorg! on 27-08-2012, 05:08:50
Is this the thread for spiders?
Never see spiders bigger than 1 centimeter. Now I see one walking on my bed, around 10 cm. Creepy as fuck! Tried to catch it in a glass but it was too fast. Wonder if I'll be able to sleep now.

And yes, I'm a pussy

Convince it to bite you, you'll get superpowers
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-08-2012, 05:08:14
On an arachnid note, the mother and all her little spiderlings parted ways. All I've left is a small little web in the lantern outside my door.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-08-2012, 17:08:46


On a sidenote. a girl i knew for quite a while i back with her boyfriend. This fucker beated her several times, forced her into sex things she did not like, cheated on her 15 times, he was flirting with her sister right in front of her...
She came crying to me and 2 other persons for her misery, pain and stress.

Yet she still goes back to him for the 3rd time.....

Faith in humanity restored! She left the guy on her own and she might press charges against him!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 27-08-2012, 17:08:45
I think i forgot to tell the end of my spider story. I went for playing football last week and picked up a jacket in my room, when I put on my shoes shortly after, i watched into a mirror and saw the spider running down my jacket. So no invisibility skillz, just a good hiding place in my jacket all the time :D I expected myself to hysterically move, but I stayed calm and it ran down my jeans to the ground. That was next to the door so I just made it run out of it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 27-08-2012, 21:08:04
Apparently in the wastelands also known as rail yards tomatoes are the only plants that manage to grow for some reason.
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3743/20120821133749.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 27-08-2012, 21:08:26
Now you have food source in possible apocalypse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 27-08-2012, 21:08:42
Tried to upgrade the firmware in my Samsung Galaxy S Plus.
Upgrading got stuck at 21%.
Phone is soft-bricked.
Fuck.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-08-2012, 11:08:01
Apparently in the wastelands also known as rail yards tomatoes are the only plants that manage to grow for some reason.
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3743/20120821133749.jpg)

Ha, saw the same thing several years back in the Mechelen station, it was bigger and the tomatoes were getting red

@theta: shoot the bastard...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 28-08-2012, 17:08:10
Regarding that other thread: since posting when drunk is always fun, I reserve the right to post intelligent, thoughtful walls of text in reply to even such posts, rather than pretending I'm on /b/ instead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-08-2012, 18:08:39
Tried to upgrade the firmware in my Samsung Galaxy S Plus.
Upgrading got stuck at 21%.
Phone is soft-bricked.
Fuck.

Bought a 59€ Nokia. Finally a phone I can rely on again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 28-08-2012, 18:08:13
Been using same Nokia for 3 years now. Otherwise it works, but screen is getting so scratched, that it's impossible to see anything in sunlight :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-08-2012, 18:08:04
Nokia=win. My current cell phone is one as well, and I'm happier than I was with my 35 € Sony Ericsonn
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 28-08-2012, 18:08:51
I´ve got my iPhone 3GS for over 3 years, aswell. Since I´ve upgraded the firmware it runs slower, but otherwise it still works fine. Not that I´m an Apple fan boy (in fact, I´ll never touch Apple again in the future) but it´s still quite impressive.
Especially if you consider how often they release new iPhones....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 28-08-2012, 18:08:19
Yep, 3 years is good for new phones of these days.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-08-2012, 18:08:00
I would've switched back to my good ol' 2730 Classic, but the battery's dead. It stayed with me for years, even through my military service. Albeit, after that, the screen has a huge crack, it's scratched all over, found sand and pine needles in the shell and under the screen, the camera is scratched to hell, the recharging outlet is broken and it smells like sweat and smoke.

Anyway, now I have this Nokia 113 to use while I wait for my Samsung to get back from Gigantti's service.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 29-08-2012, 00:08:51
250kg bomb had to be detonated in Munich city today. Still quite a nice boom considering that this is one of the smaller bomb types.

http://vimeo.com/48399328 (http://vimeo.com/48399328)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 29-08-2012, 02:08:53
Nice fireball. I like the look of the explosion at that scenery, being so close to the old houses, great picture.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-08-2012, 02:08:20
Holy shit, good stuff
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-08-2012, 04:08:58
3000 people evacuated, afterwards several roofs caught fire, lots of broken windows. There are still thousands of these bombs in european soil.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 29-08-2012, 05:08:09
Why did they blow it up in such a highly populated area? They could've just blown off the detonator or burned the explosive material.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 29-08-2012, 07:08:39
Sometimes the bombs have deteriorated to a point, where you can't handle them any more.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 29-08-2012, 11:08:03
I got a -75% coupon on portal 2 and i've got portal 2 already, and the coupon expires tomorrow, anyone interested, PM me. Or post here, whatevs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-08-2012, 11:08:57
I got a -75% coupon on portal 2 and i've got portal 2 already, and the coupon expires tomorrow, anyone interested, PM me. Or post here, whatevs.

Sure, why not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 29-08-2012, 12:08:03
Aand that's it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-08-2012, 12:08:08
I thank thee vewy many.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 29-08-2012, 12:08:53
about the bomb.
there was a 500kg bomb in Graz trainstation last year found during construction. They wanted to cutt of the fuze with a shaped charge, but it went wrong, and the whole thing exploded. Trainstation and surounding houses were damaged, and my windows 4km away were vibrating.

At munich: they but straw on the bomb, thats why its burning in the air and also why some roofs were set on fire (why the hell straw - ah munich - capital of farmers  ;D )
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 29-08-2012, 12:08:46
Why did they blow it up in such a highly populated area? They could've just blown off the detonator or burned the explosive material.

I read that the experts said it has a complicated chemical detonator and that a little punch would have been enough to blow it off. So trying to defuse it manually was too dangerous and not an option. They tried defusing it with a remote-controlled device then but failed. So they built sandbags around it and blew it up. It's not that they did not try to avoid material damage, but in this case it seems that blowing it up was the only way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 29-08-2012, 16:08:04
Short story
In my house lives a family with 2 little children (4 and 5)
When I came home from Holiday there was a condolence that the mother passed in a car accident at the age of 34.
Today I saw the boy talking with his dad, and the boy said " I want to be a turtle" - "why" did the dad ask " so I never die - turtles never die"

 :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 30-08-2012, 03:08:33
I f*cking hate periods... That's all..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-08-2012, 05:08:52
I know most of you will not know what Im gonna go on about but individuals such as Thorondor will find this interesting, I hope...

So MaximusBlack, aka Jeff (a starcraft 2 player/caster), received something like around 4000 5000 6000 canadian dollars via donations during todays/tonights stream. I went to bed at around 1:30 finnish time and I woke up at around 4:20 because I just couldnt sleep. I turned the stream back on an decided to lie in bed and listen to the stream.

Then at some point during a regular SC2 game he began distracted by some people in the stream chat and after ending the match, he basically flipped the shit when he realised he had received roughly 3000 dollars because of couple very generous donators.

All the epic things we've seen during this stream makes it so much worth it that I couldnt sleep for more than couple of hours. We've seen the usual Master Exploder (feat. neighbours complaining & cops), gangnam style dancing in toga... etc... Epic stuff.

Its currently 7 AM, my eyes are in splinters and I'll propably ruin my day because Im not sleeping but I'll suffer because of such bouseness.

EDIT: Fixed some moulah amounts because the donations just keep flowing in.

EDIT: Gave away something like over 500 dollars worth of gift cards and shit to followers.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 30-08-2012, 13:08:49
Hahaha yeah this guy is hilarious  ;D :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdW1iVVSlbw
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 30-08-2012, 14:08:26
Oke, but could you please give a really easy summary for the people who dont know what happened. I saw "donation" + "stream"+ "starcraft". So.. what and why happened ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 30-08-2012, 14:08:14
Is anyone familiar with the Mario-game competitor back in the day, called The Great Giana Sisters? Well, they're doing a re-make called Project Giana.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/project-giana/project-giana

(Gameplay video)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 30-08-2012, 16:08:36
Happy 70th anniversary of Alam el Halfa.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-08-2012, 17:08:57
I f*cking hate periods... That's all..
When i have an upkick of my condition, it is simular to the pain felt during female periods so i kinda share your pain

just not monthly
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-08-2012, 17:08:55
Happy 70th anniversary of Alam el Halfa.

we really need a few people to make announcements for other events like that...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 30-08-2012, 22:08:53
Fapped for the first time since i arrived at base 2 weeks ago

 best. Feeling. Ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 30-08-2012, 22:08:33
Fapped for the first time since i arrived at base 2 weeks ago

 best. Feeling. Ever.

You should´ve posted this here (http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=5324.0).
But yeah, barracks and basic training (you´re in BCT?) are mighty libido killers. But once you´ve got some time for yourself...oh boy!

Guess this one fits quite well:
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3833/20101129strip84jackshac.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 31-08-2012, 09:08:06
- Get some well earned sleep after a night of practically no sleep.
- Sleep for roughly 11 hours.
- Wake up and turn on your computer, proceed to check forums.
- Feel like sleeping for another 12 hours after trying to read Damaso's latest brainstorm's.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 31-08-2012, 12:08:26
- Get some well earned sleep after a night of practically no sleep.
- Sleep for roughly 11 hours.
- Wake up and turn on your computer, proceed to check forums.
- Feel like sleeping for another 12 hours after trying to read Damaso's latest brainstorm's.

your life would be much simpler if you didn't worry about the vagaries of a teenager's mind.

 the kid is like 15, he has barely discovered puberty and you want him to grow up as fast as you seem to have.


"deep breath,  ignore thread, and life goes on... Rinse and repeat"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 31-08-2012, 12:08:11
Oh Sheik, always up for good tips and hints in life. Thank you, it brought sunlight into my grim day. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 31-08-2012, 12:08:54
 Go for a walk, breathe in the air, and then go to the target range to get rid of some of that passive aggression.


 it's the internet. if we took it seriously then there actually are Nazi's on the moon, Elvis is still alive,and Jesus walks amongst us.

I f*cking hate periods... That's all..
When i have an upkick of my condition, it is simular to the pain felt during female periods so i kinda share your pain

just not monthly


 That Crohn's can be a bugger I suppose. I know a person who just smokes a little weed and it mostly goes away. A solution to your ailment is out there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-09-2012, 09:09:49
Playing the third installment to a particular game.

Holy shit.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 01-09-2012, 17:09:54
- Get some well earned sleep after a night of practically no sleep.
- Sleep for roughly 11 hours.
- Wake up and turn on your computer, proceed to check forums.
- Feel like sleeping for another 12 hours after trying to read Damaso's latest brainstorm's.

your life would be much simpler if you didn't worry about the vagaries of a teenager's mind.

 the kid is like 15, he has barely discovered puberty and you want him to grow up as fast as you seem to have.


"deep breath,  ignore thread, and life goes on... Rinse and repeat"

Exactly how I feel :3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-09-2012, 17:09:30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_drop_experiment


Quite the experiment
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 01-09-2012, 17:09:11
Code: [Select]
To date, no one has ever witnessed a drop fall. The experiment is in the view of a webcam but technical problems prevented the most recent drop from being recorde
let the conspircany begin!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-09-2012, 17:09:21
So I am not a very sporty guy, and today is the beginning of the American college football season.  I go to OSU and I feel like i'm the only kid on campus... tens of thousands of studnts go here and yet i am pretty much alone because everyone else is at the game.  spooky!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 01-09-2012, 19:09:43
Perfect time to hit on the chicks who don' t give a damn about (i presume american) football.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 02-09-2012, 03:09:05
Out drinking tonight, meeting all the friends from school. Made a promise to myself to start being less of an asshole and start treating people and especially women with respect (no one-night-stands) and so on. We'll see how it goes. Though I have to say, the new girls...

(http://pichars.org/store/8339_original_YesJackNicholson.gif)

(Hnng!)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 02-09-2012, 04:09:14
Oh, and that goes for y'all as well.

Theta, your spelling is totally fine. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 02-09-2012, 11:09:27
Theta, your spelling is totally fine. :)
I don't know what you're having, but I want some too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-09-2012, 14:09:51
Oh, and that goes for y'all as well.

Theta, your spelling is totally fine. :)

Lying is even more evil than being honest. You are the biggest asshole I have ever seen.

- Ruin people's intentions, check.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-09-2012, 14:09:37


Theta, your spelling is totally fine. :)
no it is not :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-09-2012, 17:09:45
a friend of mine  is a dancer so I went to her apartment last night for a party with her other dancer friends.  dancers are beautiful people, but now I have learned that they are also among the most conceited folks that I have ever met.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 02-09-2012, 17:09:41
a friend of mine  is a dancer so I went to her apartment last night for a party with her other dancer friends.  dancers are beautiful people, but now I have learned that they are also among the most conceited folks that I have ever met.

Go for amateur actresses next time. If they're anything like the one I've met, you're in for a beautiful friendship
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 04-09-2012, 17:09:35
400 m cue to the pub 18:15 on a Tuesday. I might as well stay at home. :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-09-2012, 17:09:09
Just came home from an after work party (lasting from 1 PM till 4 PM, drinks at half price!)

i saw an ex-coworker of me. This fellow is gay and he fancies me like LT gruber fancies Rene  ;D

And he can say those akward things wich make me wanna jump trough a window to escape :/

also sad news everyone

(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/5268356_460s.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-09-2012, 17:09:59
i saw an ex-coworker of me. This fellow is gay and he fancies me like LT gruber fancies Rene  ;D

And he can say those akward things wich make me wanna jump trough a window to escape :/


He has been sent by ze Gestapo for ze paintings of Ze Fallen Madonna Vit Ze Big Boobies by Van Clomp and ze Cracked Vase Vit ze Big Daisies by Van Gogh. Offer him a cognac...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-09-2012, 18:09:32
i saw an ex-coworker of me. This fellow is gay and he fancies me like LT gruber fancies Rene  ;D

And he can say those akward things wich make me wanna jump trough a window to escape :/


He has been sent by ze Gestapo for ze paintings of Ze Fallen Madonna Vit Ze Big Boobies by Van Clomp and ze Cracked Vase Vit ze Big Daisies by Van Gogh. Offer him a cognac...
"Are you one of them? *WINK"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-09-2012, 18:09:49
Is it zhat obvious... ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-09-2012, 05:09:40
Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 05-09-2012, 08:09:31
a friend of mine  is a dancer so I went to her apartment last night for a party with her other dancer friends.  dancers are beautiful people, but now I have learned that they are also among the most conceited folks that I have ever met.
It got to be even worse if they're french lmao.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 05-09-2012, 12:09:08
Last exam done this morning. One of my friends apparently has a truly rubbish schedule. She has like 7 exams in two weeks. And they're not easy ones, I can tell you that. Poor girl...


Edit: hurt my leg, have a limp
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 05-09-2012, 13:09:30
Sad day today for Canada :

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/quebecvotes2012/story/2012/09/05/marois-victory-speech-shot-fired.html

We had our provincial elections yesterday for Québec, some crazy guy tried to break in the PQ (won with a minority) assembly during the victory speech with what looks like to be a CZ 858 wich is a semi-automatic rifle and is LEGAL in Canada. He killed one man (bus driver we think) and injured another, just guys doing their job :(. Then he set fire to a dumpster, trying to get the building in fire.

He shouted in french with a pronunced english accent "The english are waking up!" "Enough". To me it looks like this guy just wanted to have his moment of "glory" and did not really do this to show that "The english are waking up"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-09-2012, 16:09:05
be glad it wassent a automatic firearm...but this is a sad day for many :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 05-09-2012, 17:09:06
He seems to have brain freeze. Wonder how many Gun Control Supporters will go nuts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-09-2012, 17:09:16
Former F1 driver Alex Zanardi won gold at the London 2012 Paralympics

(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/5/1346857948463/Picture_186.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-09-2012, 18:09:37
today was to be a good day with BWE season 2 DVD box entertainment

The courier got a car accident and i have to wait another day :'(:'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-09-2012, 19:09:36
today was to be a good day with BWE season 2 DVD box entertainment

Indeed.  ;D

Been watching them quite a bit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-09-2012, 05:09:02
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19431000

These people went into popularity pissing contest.

We haven't got to see who is smarter than whom. I do sincerely hope that the whole America does not take their campaign seriously. And in my good will gesture to welcome our village idiot back, I will not say bad things about USA.

Critics of Obama says, he will lead US into 1,000 years of darkness... at least USA can survive that long.

(http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg)

Critics of Romney hinted his faith disconnection with mainstream US.

(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/26164675.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 06-09-2012, 07:09:46
Spider spotted. I'd say about an inch in length, he eluded me and I could have easily pursued and killed, however I need to sleep.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 06-09-2012, 08:09:05
Hehe, I will try to get a pic of a local bus station here at Lake Constance, if you go out for one of their brethren, then that means war... but beware, the pic won't be good for people suffering from arachnophobia. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 06-09-2012, 13:09:06
So, I don't have to work for 3 days, piece of metal fell on the back of my foot at work right where the muscle is attached to the heel. Hurts like hell and I don't seem to fit in my shoes anymore due to swelling. I am glad nothing is riped or broken though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-09-2012, 14:09:13
That kind of accident happens so often in your environment eh?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 06-09-2012, 14:09:42
In our workplace, yes, fatality every 5 years, serious incident every year, small things like this, weekly.

As example, I got burned twice this year, once by a boiling base, once by electricity (a lamp that was not working, but turned out to be incredibly hot) Also various small cuts, but those are no big deal, and now this.

Also, last Tuesday somebody was opening up an air-conditioning unit that was installed in the roof of a train. When he opened the hatch above him a large piece of metal that had gotten loose fell down just in front of him, could have easily gave him a big cut on his head.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-09-2012, 15:09:36
Man, safety procedure in your workplace must improve, otherwise you will experience shitty period of lacking of manpower. Adopt a few practices from aerospace industries, they are one of the best in the field.

I remembered now, it was TheTA0123 who were having the same injury as you (his foot tendon was injured/nearly severed).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 06-09-2012, 16:09:50
Safety is already rather high, problem is so is the workload. If we follow the rules to the letter then we would not even accomplish 1/4 of what we do now. Changing a light bulb in a train would literally be a 30 minute job for 2 people. We cut corners where we can without bringing ourselves in danger to much.

What happened to me now was my own fault, I was aware of the situation, I just moved to slow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-09-2012, 17:09:00
A 5KG steel plate fell on my foot, i still go working siben  :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 06-09-2012, 19:09:53
To behonest 5KG doesnt sound impressive at all tao..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-09-2012, 19:09:58
5kg plate. If it was the edge that hit his foot... I wouldn't like to try that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-09-2012, 19:09:44
5kg plate. If it was the edge that hit his foot... I wouldn't like to try that.
Yes. This happend 2 months ago and i spended 3 weeks in a plaster

The one of today fell from 1 meter height aswel
Fucking gravity
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-09-2012, 04:09:41
Safety is already rather high, problem is so is the workload. If we follow the rules to the letter then we would not even accomplish 1/4 of what we do now. Changing a light bulb in a train would literally be a 30 minute job for 2 people. We cut corners where we can without bringing ourselves in danger to much.

What happened to me now was my own fault, I was aware of the situation, I just moved to slow.

Yeah, sometimes the current procedure is too stringent and irrelevant to real situation. That happens very often, but people rarely revise the document.

Get well soon then... meanwhile, enjoy your rest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 07-09-2012, 11:09:12
I love "Safety Madness" (as I like to call it).  :P

It's why I try and avoid working on construction sites, too many pointless hoops to jump through.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 07-09-2012, 11:09:06
I love "Safety Madness" (as I like to call it).  :P
It's why I try and avoid working on construction sites, too many pointless hoops to jump through.

Ah construction sites... I remember one in Dubai, where they managed to 'dispose' 2 workers into the foundation of a skyscraper. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 07-09-2012, 18:09:04
Spider spotted. I'd say about an inch in length, he eluded me and I could have easily pursued and killed, however I need to sleep.

I saw a bigass moth today... I think it was similar to this one on this pic:

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hCvOn9Q0-1I/Thykahz04iI/AAAAAAAAHEI/Oi7qG7drTwQ/s1600/privethawkmoth1_whetstone110711_mps.jpg)

I poked it with a stick and it fell to the floor... I guess it doesn't like flying in the sunshine... I'm sure the hotel pool occupants were pleasantly surprised when they spotted it under their sunbed...  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-09-2012, 19:09:59
I thought it was venomoth?

Oh well, too lazy to google.



@LuckyOne
When I was in a Kung Fu dojo, I think back when I had my yellow belt, the place was swarmed with gigantic moths. 2-3 inches big height wise just for the body. We started to call the first one Bob, and any others would be "Oh that's Bob's cousin. There's his wife"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 07-09-2012, 20:09:54
Just checked Vaasa University's freshmens' initiation ritual. At pretty much every station they had to take their clothes off which of course was nice, and at the last station they all took all their clothes off and gathered into a huge pile and a fire truck came and hosed them down while they were chanting and music blasting in the background. Some sweet asses this year, I can tell you. Some people were so drunk they just ran around naked hugging people.

I just came home to eat and restock on beer and now I'm off to a pre-party. This night's gonna be legen-, wait for it...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 07-09-2012, 21:09:23
In case anyone in Steam is wonedering "where did Steel go?" I've changed my Steam-name to Hosenführer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 07-09-2012, 21:09:44
Just checked Vaasa University's freshmens' initiation ritual. At pretty much every station they had to take their clothes off which of course was nice, and at the last station they all took all their clothes off and gathered into a huge pile and a fire truck came and hosed them down while they were chanting and music blasting in the background. Some sweet asses this year, I can tell you. Some people were so drunk they just ran around naked hugging people.

I just came home to eat and restock on beer and now I'm off to a pre-party. This night's gonna be legen-, wait for it...


Be careful Biiviz, remember your promise!

Out drinking tonight, meeting all the friends from school. Made a promise to myself to start being less of an asshole and start treating people and especially women with respect (no one-night-stands) and so on. We'll see how it goes. Though I have to say, the new girls...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 08-09-2012, 02:09:09
Now this was weird. When watching some vids on youtube, there was this video advertised as hot in the related videos and now I keep asking myself: is she wearing a corset or does she simply have a fat ass?  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAZUkkWMQWU

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 08-09-2012, 10:09:34
Dat HindQuarterz
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-09-2012, 10:09:02
Now this was weird. When watching some vids on youtube, there was this video advertised as hot in the related videos and now I keep asking myself: is she wearing a corset or does she simply have a fat ass?  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAZUkkWMQWU

:megusta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqlgUuYQU30

t + 40 seconds



oh no

Calmness at its finest
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 08-09-2012, 12:09:23
Just checked Vaasa University's freshmens' initiation ritual. At pretty much every station they had to take their clothes off which of course was nice, and at the last station they all took all their clothes off and gathered into a huge pile and a fire truck came and hosed them down while they were chanting and music blasting in the background. Some sweet asses this year, I can tell you. Some people were so drunk they just ran around naked hugging people.

I just came home to eat and restock on beer and now I'm off to a pre-party. This night's gonna be legen-, wait for it...


Be careful Biiviz, remember your promise!

Out drinking tonight, meeting all the friends from school. Made a promise to myself to start being less of an asshole and start treating people and especially women with respect (no one-night-stands) and so on. We'll see how it goes. Though I have to say, the new girls...

That's more of a guideline than a promise per se.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-09-2012, 12:09:43
I'm considering to buy this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf1fRu9YgfE

Nokia Lumia 900. It is tough as usual Nokia, and it is an actual smartphone, not some qwerty cellphone like crackberry.

But I want to get Android too, since it has more apps. And Microsoft has generally been corporate elitist when it comes to contents sourcing, making Windows 8 mobile rather unattractive to casual users who likes moar and moar apps.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 08-09-2012, 18:09:44
You're on a crossroad. One path leads to the left, one to the right.
There is no going back.
Each path takes you somewhere. One of them takes you to the Truth, salvation, and the other one into failure and destruction. You, of course want to get to the Truth. You don't know which path is which.

By each path, there is a man standing. One man always tells the truth while the other one always lies.

You can only ask one of them a single question, in order to reveal which path is the one you wish to take (the Truth one).

What do you ask him?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 08-09-2012, 19:09:15
Is it so that the left path takes to the truth and you tell the truth, or the left path doesn't lead to the truth and you are a liar?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 08-09-2012, 19:09:10
 When the one man always lies, simply ask one of them something that can not be true like: "Have you been on Mars ?" When the answerr is "no", you are right. Only works if the man is unable to lie about a lie though :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 08-09-2012, 19:09:41
Kalkalash, those are two questions.

Surf, let's try to imagine it's an apstract place so he may or may not have been on Mars, so that all real world connections don't work, such as "What time it is" or "is it sunny". What you need to do is try to use logic to trap him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 08-09-2012, 22:09:11
Ask them: "Are you lying to me now?"

The truthsayer will say "no", which is true.

The liar will say "no"... whoops, but then he would be telling the truth. So he will say "yes"... but, but, in that case he is lying. Guess I just did the philosophical equivalent of division by zeFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU---
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-09-2012, 23:09:13
I think that it is possible to go all Boolean algebra up in that bitch. Truth tables might be involved if I recall correctly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 09-09-2012, 01:09:28
The "real" solution IIRC goes "What will the other guy say if I ask him, whether the road you are standing on leads to Truth?"

Case #1: Truthsayer is standing on the path to Truth.
Truthsayer says: "No". Liar would say No, because the path Truthsayer is standing on leads to Truth.
Liar says: "Yes". Truthsayer would say No, because the path Liar is standing on does not lead to Truth, but Liar is compelled to lie and twists his words.

Case #2: Truthsayer is standing on the path to endless reruns of The Young and the Restless, The Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful, Sturm der Liebe, and every other daytime soap ever.
Truthsayer says: "Yes". Truthsayer is not on the right path, but you know, liar liar pants on fire.
Liar says "No". Truthsayer would actually say Yes, but Liar.

Therefore, you always pick the path where the guy answers "no" to the question above.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 09-09-2012, 03:09:28
I just realised, i do my hair like that dude...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-09-2012, 04:09:58
You can always ask their reasoning.

"Why are you telling me this?"

You could start better by doing that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 10-09-2012, 00:09:05
Last night someone got stabbed to death pretty close to where I live. Felt weird watching that spot I pass more or less daily and where someone died some hours before...and the police does not have any witnesses or any clue who did that yet. They assume it was a dispute and one guy flipped out. Pretty curious what exactly happened and it's a bit scary too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 10-09-2012, 00:09:05
seems like i stabbed this thread to death.

So, winter is coming upon us. Its getting dark earlier in the evening and due to uni/colege/school or old mans jobs we are getting up earlier.
Winter is having quite an impact on me every same season. I look paler/unhealthier, i eat like a monster and im a little less extravert/+introvert.

Summer/spring is my season, i wake up happy everyday and i love evryone, in the winter its just.. meh... I am looking for different mindsets to break this unhealthy loop, combined with a possible tanning routine every two weeks.

Anyone else suffer from "winter depression" and how do you deal with it, or do you think its total nonsense and people like me are little pussies and should man up? In before the Nords.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 11-09-2012, 18:09:58
I am alive during the winter. No hay fever, no heat. Only thing I'm not a fan off is the waking while it's pitch black outside because of fucked up timezones. I love winter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 11-09-2012, 20:09:37
I love winter too with the exactly same exception. Waking up when it's totally dark outside makes it even harder to get up and I really feel some kind of winter depression in the early morning hours. What I love about winter is snow, the cold air that feels fresher and the joy of free-skiing sooner or later. I skied since I'm 2 years old and it's my personal highlight every winter and somehow my essence of life I need. Makes me hope that the winter is cold so there is lot of snow in the alps. The anticipation on that makes things a lot easier to endure.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-09-2012, 20:09:34
I have always been a winter person. Love the cold, love the snow, love sitting inside nice and warm while outside it is freezing -10 degrees and snowing

as for waking up. No problems :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 11-09-2012, 21:09:50
I love the winter because the cold makes things feel more real I guess.  I hate being hot.  The lack of light has never really bothered me that much (though that might change once I have a full time job).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 11-09-2012, 21:09:39
Same here. Even finnish summers feel too hot for my taste  :). Though the -30C isn't much better, it simply is so cold that there's no way to do anything outside. Car's have problems and stuff  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sn00x on 11-09-2012, 21:09:44
Army exersise in 40-50 effective minus isnt much fun either..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 11-09-2012, 21:09:36
You tell me >:(

Was -35 at our first basic training camp.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sn00x on 11-09-2012, 21:09:55
our first was -31  :( i disapprove!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 11-09-2012, 21:09:14
-47oC

That's cold.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 11-09-2012, 21:09:12
I like all seasons, don't mind if its hot or cold, I only dislike winters without snow, grey , cold, wet and unpleasant (who needs winter if it isn't snowing?!)
-47oC

That's cold.
Sounds fun
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 11-09-2012, 23:09:09
You tell me >:(

Was -35 at our first basic training camp.
Almost +35. Gotta love Finland. If it's not too cold or too hot, it probably rains.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 11-09-2012, 23:09:37
Pft, I was lugging around 20 pounds of gear all weekend in 43C weather.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 12-09-2012, 00:09:43
-27 to -31C during our first field exercise. It sucked ass. Some guys' fingers were black from frostbite.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-09-2012, 05:09:25
Anyone else suffer from "winter depression" and how do you deal with it, or do you think its total nonsense and people like me are little pussies and should man up? In before the Nords.

Depends on how much sunlight I get. Speaking of sunlight means any form of natural light, even on a snowy wintersday when the streetlights barely turn off. If I get no sunlight for several month at all, I might get troubled.

I guess if you would tell your doctor about it, he'd give you anti-depressiva for the critical month to prevent the depression. Depends on whether you would like to consider that at all. Otherwise, try to get into sunlight (more) often.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-09-2012, 05:09:25
Its called SAD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder), legitimate thing too affecting the entire planet so no worries Smiles.


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 13-09-2012, 06:09:21
Daw, Smiles is sad!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 13-09-2012, 08:09:53
We really are living inside the Matrix...

Quote
The essence of Rich’s theory is that a “programmer” from the future designed our reality to simulate the course of what the programmer considers to be ancient history—for whatever reason, maybe because he’s bored.

According to Moore’s Law, which states that computing power doubles roughly every two years, all of this will be theoretically possible in the future. Sooner or later, we’ll get to a place where simulating a few billion people—and making them believe they are sentient beings with the ability to control their own destinies—will be as easy as sending a stranger a picture of your genitals on your phone...

Quote
...Rich has even gone one step further by attempting to prove his theories through physics, citing things like the observable pixelation of the tiniest matter and the eerie similarities between quantum mechanics, the mathematical rules that govern our universe, and the creation of video game environments.

Just think: Whenever you fuck up there could be the intergalactic version of an overweight 13-year-old Korean boy controlling you and screaming “Shit!” into an Xbox headset. It sort of takes the edge off things...

 - http://www.vice.com/read/whoa-dude-are-we-inside-a-computer-right-now-0000329-v19n9


So that's what my problem is! I'm being controlled by a noob.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 13-09-2012, 09:09:03
Omg, now the feeling after a night of getting drunk and partying has a meaning! My user has  major lagspikes from all the p0rn he gets on those nights! Sweet!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 13-09-2012, 09:09:19
I love the winter because the cold makes things feel more real I guess.  I hate being hot.

I know what you mean. In the summer I´m often tired by the heat and blinded by all the light. In the winter the cold and freezing wind wake me up. The sun isn´t burning or blinding me and thus I can open my eyes and everything looks more clear. I feel more awake.

As for Smiles winter-depression stuff: See it positive. I´m living under the roof and in summer I hate sweating into my bed, even if I showered minutes before. In winter I like the cold in my flat and then the child in me comes back to life: I like to take two thick blankets, one thin blanket and two pillows and build myself a fort make it comfortable for me. I like reading inside in the winter in my bed, having something to eat and a hot milk with honey etc. next to my bed. My mum used to do bring me that when I was younger, so I continued doing so.

For me however it´s horrible to stand up in the monring, even in summer... in winter that is hell.

The other thing I hate is driving my car in winter. I hate scraping the ice off the windows (outside and inside of my crappy car) and then while driving over a country road it freezes again and I can´t see anything.

To get over this "winter-depression" you should make some kind of sport or at least move your body some times a week.

One tip to not get ill during winter: Keep your heating moderate. People get ill if they come out of overheated rooms into the cold. Also your lips don´t get dry and start "breaking/rip" in the cold.

Edit: The thing I do not hate, but FEAR is the moment christmas cookies show up in the supermarket while it´s still september - I have not seen them yet, but I´ll keep you informed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-09-2012, 12:09:21
Thx for the advice.

Im not a medicine type of guy, i consider this as an absolute normal reaction and anti depres is way to much for my "troubles". Keep in mind its not a real depression, its ab out being down.

As for move your body and go outside part. I work, go to uni, go to gym 4 times a week and go out every weekend. Its not the lack of social/fysical activities wich are "killing" me. Its the average setting were in from this month till march. Ofcourse i enjoy the beatifull clear nights mid winter, but the typical weather will be: windy,wet and cold. Working out and being active does help much though. Cant imagine sitting in front of the computer/teli every evening from 6 till 12.

You know, the best thing would be a blond double D godess wich will be there every evening to comfort me with a hug :'(.

What i noticed a few years back is music affects me big time. If i would choose to listen to some hard rock/metal band ill be down in seconds. Funk/jazz is my neutral and house hard funk is a grand upper for me. My mood will be rising within seconds and reach a plateau wich i can hold for a few hours. In this case:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8HXUZGSkw&feature=relmfu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8HXUZGSkw&feature=relmfu)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-09-2012, 04:09:48
When you go to university, pick a seat by the window. If it is warm enough, pull up your sleaves and simply let light fall on your skin. Except..., are you from northern Scandinavia? :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 14-09-2012, 09:09:30
If you live above the Arctic circle, Rovaniemi city for example, the sun doesn't rise for like 2 weeks in December.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-09-2012, 09:09:57
You could buy a sun lamp I guess.  Won't help much from a mental side (except maybe as placebo), but should help with physical side.  I know the one my mum bought and had on for 15 mins a day in the morning seemed to make her happier.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 15-09-2012, 01:09:29
Read an article today about Cassidian passive radar to be released in 2015. The system is passive, which means it doesn't emit radar waves for localization but uses the echoes of coventional radio and tv emitters. They claim that this allows them to even locate stealth airplanes.

Considering that western supremacy depends on air superiority, this might bring some changes in warfare once the technology is available for the average dictator in a third world country. And meanwhile, 30 years of expensive stealth development have reached the point of absurdity.

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2012/07/24/Cassidian-announces-passive-radar-system/UPI-77081343130481/ (http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2012/07/24/Cassidian-announces-passive-radar-system/UPI-77081343130481/)

(http://cdn1.spiegel.de/images/image-401144-galleryV9-ppbi.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 15-09-2012, 03:09:51
You could buy a sun lamp I guess.  Won't help much from a mental side (except maybe as placebo), but should help with physical side.  I know the one my mum bought and had on for 15 mins a day in the morning seemed to make her happier.

Wait, making her seem happier was a physical side? But yeah, that can work. Same with keeping the curtains open instead of sitting in a dark room in front of your computer the whole day.

As for SAD, for me, the idea of winter coming is a bit depressing. Feeling chilly isn't that nice, if it's a cold day you just feel like staying under your blanket nice and warm. In addition, the fact that it's pitch black during the morning, and when you get back from school or work, it's getting dark again. It's also a problem for NEET people if they have messed up sleep patterns. Waking up when it's dark already, huh?

But the darkness of winter can seem nice and atmospheric too. It's just that the suburbs don't look really great, the snow is dirty due to cars, the lamp posts don't give a nice lightning for dark. The orange steet lights suck, don't they? Also in some cities, perhaps with sea air contributing, the air feels somehow bitter when it's cold but still a bit humid. If there are factories around, the stink of cellulose seems to be more prominent during the winter. Plus, if your car breaks down during the winter, or you have to do choirs that require you to be outside, it's not very nice.

The truly traumatic experiences from the army might be a contributing factor to the dislike of the winter too. I don't recommend a two-hour trip on a truck bed with cold wind blowing under the truck bed cover when it's close to -40 C in February. Not having to be in cold is a luxury!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 15-09-2012, 11:09:58
Edit: The thing I do not hate, but FEAR is the moment christmas cookies show up in the supermarket while it´s still september - I have not seen them yet, but I´ll keep you informed.

Well, I saw them already 3 days ago in a local supermarket and it's ridicolous -.- I won't even think of touching this stuff before Christmas time. Seeing that stuff in september makes me mad every year again...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 15-09-2012, 16:09:20
Im just gonna fill up my social agenda so its 100% tight. I say yes to every party/birthday/band invitation/grabbing food whatever. Already bought tanning tickets, i read some studies psychs did who concluded its all placebo but i dont care, im really good in tricking my mind in to something so it works(i know, contradiction much).

O well, seems like im the only wussy around here ;D i feels bad for you nords  :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-09-2012, 16:09:31
look what i got in my youtube inbox today

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-09-2012, 16:09:01
Thats plain wrong. A person only becomes Muslim if he/she wants to, not by someone sending them Islamic propaganda. These kind of people haven't studied their religion at all.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-09-2012, 23:09:21
Edit: The thing I do not hate, but FEAR is the moment christmas cookies show up in the supermarket while it´s still september - I have not seen them yet, but I´ll keep you informed.

Well, I saw them already 3 days ago in a local supermarket and it's ridicolous -.- I won't even think of touching this stuff before Christmas time. Seeing that stuff in september makes me mad every year again...

The cookies are already there. Since September 10th. I also noticed that half of the products are sold out out in december already. Accordingly you're forced to buy your favourite cookies early before they're gone. Each year it is itching me to ask the personel for (sold out) christmas cookies in december, just to see their stupid faces when explaing that christmas season is over.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 17-09-2012, 11:09:39
Christmas cookies in September, Easter eggs in February, but my personal favourite is the Aussie retail sector trying to cram Halloween down our throats.

How dare they try and fill the gap between Father's Day and Xmas with a holiday that has no relevance in this country...  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 17-09-2012, 14:09:52
Re the depression -- hey hey hey, it's another wall of text! No tl;dr for you ADHD kids, eat your Ritalin! For the rest of you, this is what I have learned (from personal experience, as you might guess).

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I would not try antidepressants for seasonal depression (unless it gets REALLY bad, in which case there may be an underlying chronic depression that just gets worse during wintertime), because they don't work that fast (see below) and the side effects can be quite unpleasant, literally almost anything, and are wholly individual.

A given antidepressant markedly improves the condition of roughly 1/3 of depressed patients, 1/3 are unaffected, 1/3 gets worse. So if you go down the medical route, be prepared to try several of them (for me, a combination of 5th and 2nd medicine worked, 2nd alone didn't). Also, it takes about a month for the effects to even start to show (much longer for fully "cured"), and usually your dose is upped once or twice before switch is considered, so it takes 2-6 months to fully test one antidepressant on you, and while the side effects can appear within hours of starting, benefits will take weeks and months to manifest. In mild to moderate depression, difference between an antidepressant alone and placebo is not statistically significant (hence the above 1/3 division), they only really work well for MAJOR depression, SEVERE anxiety, etc. For mild and moderate depression, "conventional" means and/or psychotherapy (psychoanalysis is so last century: solution-oriented or behavioral-cognitive are more recommended) work better, and even for major depression, combination treatment is more effective than antidepressants alone.

The most commonly prescribed SSRI (eg. escitalopram, a second-generation SSRI; first-generation SSRI's like Prozac are on the way out) and SNRI (teh latest dopes; eg. venlafaxine) type medications, which are otherwise the safest and most effective, often cause erectile dysfunction and/or difficulty having orgasm in addition to excessive sweating; mirtazapine (tetracyclic type; tricyclics are no longer prescribed) most often causes weight gain and drowsiness; bupropion (substituted amphetamine) and moclobemide (reversible MAOI, the only MAOI in use anymore) will have many patients losing sleep altogether. All have the potential to "dull" your emotions (both positive and negative), and/or subject you to extreme mood swings (nearly all recent school shooters have been on antidepressants at the time). YMMV whether these effects (which should go away once you stop the medication, though sexual side effects may persist longer) are worth it instead of seasonal depression.

Antidepressant labels on the bottle all say to avoid alcohol while on these, it's more because of alcohol's depressive qualities and less because of actual physical danger. Taking a bottle of antidepressants at once by themselves is usually "safe" (though not recommended unless you have a stomach pumping fetish), taking a bottle of hard liquor less so but often still results in passing out before lethal poisoning, but the combination of the two (as in a bottle of each at once) may be fatal - thus the labels say "no booze". There is a scientific study done in Finland (inb4 the usual jokes, no surprises there) about the role of antidepressants in fatal alcohol poisonings. OK, on average people coming to the morgue for "poisoning" (whether accidental or intentional) had 0,15% BAC (had been higher at the time of death ie. respiratory/cardiac failure, because liver enzymes metabolize stuff several hours afterwards), but these include suicides and combining alcohol with ludicrous amounts of antidepressants, benzodiazepines, opioid painkillers, and whatnot. Ruling out obvious suicides and combinations with other medications, on average people using only antidepressants and booze came to the morgue with 0,32% BAC, while those having no medications (or at least no therapeutically significant amounts were detected), having only drunk themselves to death the old-fashioned way, had 0,33% BAC, which is statistically not significant (and even less so, because drinking yourself to death takes some effort and the worst alcoholics are rarely those who would take antidepressants). So moderate drinking while on them is mostly a psychological problem, however some of them (especially mirtazapine, but sometimes SSRI's & SNRI's) may increase cognitive and motor impairment and drowsiness (ie. you become intoxicated easier). If you decide to risk drinking, start out slowly and at home in company of friends until you know how they affect YOU, because cross-tolerance is again individual: some can go pubcrawling at the heaviest possible dose while others pass out from a single glass when still on starting dose; some will have terrible lizard nights and monumental hangovers with gigantic melancholies, some will have no ill effects. But since they affect different brain receptors than alcohol, benzos, and opiates/opioids, they are unlikely to contribute to breathing depression or arryhtmia. Actually, since buropion is a stimulant, it may actually increase your perceived tolerance to alcohol (though some report this effect on SSRI & SNRI as well).

Sometimes, atypical second-generation antipsychotics (eg. quetiapine) are given in small doses (as in 1/10 or 1/20 of what would be prescribed for full-on psychosis, schizophrenia, split personality, bipolar mania, etc.) to "boost" the effect of antidepressants and improve sleep quality, but may cause vivid dreams (as in REALLY bad delusion you seemingly can't wake up from) in the short term (and are also REALLY incompatible with alcohol) and if used long term and in large doses these have a (rather small, but still) chance to royally frak up your brain permanently as in lowering your IQ for good or taking away the ability to fall asleep without pills altoghether (even though they are prescribed off-label for eg. insomnia because they are not as addictive as benzodiazepines; however, mirtazapine is also used off-label for insomnia, and it's far safer, so there you go) so should not be used lightly. Antipsychotics are very much incompatible with alcohol, though, because they alter your brain chemistry in a much more profound way (and scientist are still not fully sure, how and why).

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Apart from medical means and therapy, and the commonly adviced physical excercise and social contacts and bright light lamps, there's some other "conventional" things you can try for seasonal and non-seasonal depression.

- Cut down on the booze, because alcohol lowers your serotonin (ie. the chemical antidepressants try to increase) and dopamine (ie. the chemical antipsychotics try to increase) levels even though you would feel "elevated" while your level of intoxication is rising. Of course, "social drinking once a week" is not as harmful (because social, and thus can be even beneficial) as "sixpack plus some shots and maybe a glass or two or three of wine erry nite".

- Suprisingly, play vidya gaemz (such as some obscure WW2 total conversion whose name escapes me at the moment) against human opponents. Srsly. Latest research shows that if you know (or think) you're playing against a human/humans and not the computer, winning (or bi-winning, if you're a wizard with tiger blood) increases your dopamine levels more than any other medicine apart from LSD (which would be safer than antipsychotics if administered clinically instead of your pusher who might sell you laundry detergent instead, and would be actually be more effective combatting depression and anxiety than antidepressants, and would treat alcoholism better than antabus or AA, but remains banned, because it has recreational purposes besides and thus "abuse potential", but I'm veering off the subject now).

- "Wax on, wax off." Srsly. Observe your behaviour. What do you do when you are not depressed? Even if it takes some forced effort, try to do those same things whenever you feel down. Your body "remembers" and should produce the same mix of chemicals.

- "Mindfulness". Observe your surroundings. What do I see? Name five things. What do I hear? What do I feel? What do I smell? What do I taste? Repeat the exercise after a while or whenever anxiety sets in.

- "Resource circle". Remember a moment in your life when you felt happy. Then imagine a circle. Step into that circle and remember the moment, feel the same feeling. Don't laugh, this is an actual technique your therapist might actually recommend for you.

- "Totem". Remember Inception? Instead of testing whether you're in the real world, you use a "totem" to reinforce positive feelings. Pick an item you always can carry with you. It should be something you can associate with being safe, being happy. Whenever you feel down or afraid, touch your totem.

- Self-suggestion. Hypnosis can be a form of therapy (wiki hypnotherapy), but remember that even the hypnotist is just the enabler: the person doing the all the work is actually the person being hypnotized and puts himself/herself in the hypnotic state. To really simplify this, whenever you feel "awwww, it's cold and dark, I feel sleepy" you should be instead like "YEAH BABY! PUMP UP THE VOLUME! FASTER! HARDER! SCOOTER!". There are also various self-hypnosis techniques, you can google up some but remember that anyone can say anything on the Internet so I'm not responsible if you hypnotize yourself to believe you are one Emperor Bonaparte commanding the Imperial Guard to charge in Waterloo.

- NLP as in neuro-linguistic programming. Lots of pseudoscience has been written about this and the jury is still out whether NLP actually works as a therapy or is it just useful as a psychological manipulation tool. When you are in company of friends, especially happy friends, observe what they do. Try to synchronize your actions to them; assume the same posture, track their eye movements, turn your head at roughly the same time, take a sip of your drink in unison, etc. If they are happy, and you have the slightest feel of empathy, the theory says that you should start to feel the same way (again, "you are what you do", but this also requires a degree of self-suggestion). Do remember that NLP could also work (if it works at all) the other way, so when meeting strangers and discreetly imitating them will make them more receivable to to you and your ideas (this is actually what a lot of the "nonverbal communication" courses, whether for business or for finding love, are about). When on a date, applying NLP should increase your chances to score (if you had any chances to begin with, that is). In a job interview, the person more likely to be hired is the one doing things in unison with the interviewer. In a meeting, the one most likely to support you is the one who does the things at the same time. Etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 17-09-2012, 15:09:45
Thats too long to read this early in the morning.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 18-09-2012, 00:09:10
Christmas cookies in September, Easter eggs in February, but my personal favourite is the Aussie retail sector trying to cram Halloween down our throats.

How dare they try and fill the gap between Father's Day and Xmas with a holiday that has no relevance in this country...  >:(

About 15 years ago, when I was around 20, we didn't care about Halloween. It was as far as Ramadan. But then about 10 years ago, the next generation had the great idea to take Halloween as an occassion to booze. Since then, Halloween is a binge like Father's Day, Carnival and New Year's Eve.

Tell me, Americans, what booze is your favourite present for those kids when they threaten you at your door? Do you give away beer or liquor? I'm asking because we europeans like your culture and we try hard to adopt. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 18-09-2012, 02:09:11
For those kids just do your best "creepy molester impression". Tell them the candies in the back, if they want it they have follow you to the back room. If your creepy enough at some point they should drop there shit and run like hell. Thats the fun of halloween. As a kid its a wonderous time. Bands of kids roaming the streets with no adult supervision. Try to score as much candy as you can, but watch out for the bag snatching bandits.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-09-2012, 02:09:36
We are scariest house in the neighborhood every year.  ;D

The only thing that topped us was an 80 year old neighbor who had a LIVE DJ in her yard two years back.
Then when people came to the door, she handed out a single miniature tootsie roll  ;D


When I'm not on door duty, I like to be camped out in a hiding spot in our yard around 10-11ish and plink off the wanna-be TP-ers with a 650 fps airsoft gun  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-09-2012, 02:09:43
Last year on Halloween I was back at my parents home and we had some children ring the bell. My father opened and told them almost to friendly "I´m deeply sorry, we don´t have any sweets, come back at St. Martins" and closed the door.

Fuck Halloween.  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 18-09-2012, 12:09:26
Some years ago, my brother and me were like the pioneers of Halloween in our neighbourhood. We invited some friends over, made the house look spooky, dressed up in spooky costumes and just walked through the neighbourhood, ringing door bells, asking people for candy.
Was pretty cool, even though not many people knew the concept of halloween. When we explained them what we did (and why) most gave us tns of candy, even the French peole living in our village (had French soldiers and their families living here).
Since we didn´t have any competitors, we got lots and lots of candy. Some years later others were doing it, as well, though it never reached the grand scale as in the USA.
For kids it´s lots of fun and since Christianity borrows heavily from heathen traditions and Halloween has heathen roots, as well, I see nothing wrong with it. It´s not like it destroys "European Culture" or anything...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-09-2012, 13:09:20
The annoying thing is that the children want to get twice the amount of sweets (okay, who could blame them for doing so?). But that´s what St. Martins is for already... and that only two weeks later. When I was a kid only 12 years ago - there was nothing like Halloween and I was happy with what I got on St. Martins. Spoiled brats. I hate how it´s really forced on you here so there is another event to sell stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 18-09-2012, 13:09:51
It´s up to the parents to raise their children so they don´t become spoiled brats. I guess it´s a problem rooted in society, with children becoming more and more spoiled by their parents, so the economy is simply "importing" holidays like Halloween or Valentines Day to raise their sales numbers.

Or maybe it´s just the "old timers" glorifying their "simple, but good past". After all, even Plato bitched about the spoiled youth, some thousands of years ago. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 18-09-2012, 13:09:20
Good post Kelmola, made me wonder though: what made you write about the first subject anti dep? Any hands on experience or second hand experience? Reg visitor of Pubmed or whaa ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 18-09-2012, 16:09:11
Hands on experience, unfortunately. ("A combination of 2nd and 5th" - not mentioning which they were, but there you go - is the key phrase.)

Got out of hand (as my posts usually do), then I thought what the hell, let's put all the info in one post if someone here really is non-seasonally depressed, or has GAD, social anxiety, or something similar. Though if you're just looking for non-medical solution for seasonal depression, then the latter part (mental exercises etc.) is relevant.

tl;dr was probably that antidepressants (even if the first one you tried happened to be the right one) don't work fast enough for seasonal depression and the side effects are not worth it in that case anyway: after all, I've been really lucky for not getting some of the stranger but still "common" side effects (the "uncommon" are even more exotic) like constant tinnitus (only occasional; never had one before), altered senses, dizziness, migraines, joint pains, muscle pains, digestion problems, nausea, rash and itching, which the science cannot really explain except that they may come bundled with antidepressants and there's no logic whatsoever involved in who gets them and from which antidepressant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 18-09-2012, 17:09:33
Maybe if you shot yourself in the foot you wouldn't feel so depressed Smiles.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-09-2012, 18:09:28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGh1YYT4vI

Top comment after 3 years!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 18-09-2012, 20:09:00
I just watched the "innocence of muslims". People really kill because of that video? Shows how fucking stupid religious people are.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-09-2012, 20:09:58
I just watched the "innocence of muslims". People really kill because of that video? Shows how fucking stupid religious people are.

The Onion did a causerie on that story:

Quote
No one Murdered Because Of This Image
WASHINGTON—Following the publication of the image above, in which the most cherished figures from multiple religious faiths were depicted engaging in a lascivious sex act of considerable depravity, no one was murdered, beaten, or had their lives threatened, sources reported Thursday. The image of the Hebrew prophet Moses high-fiving Jesus Christ as both are having their erect penises vigorously masturbated by Ganesha, all while the Hindu deity anally penetrates Buddha with his fist, reportedly went online at 6:45 p.m. EDT, after which not a single bomb threat was made against the organization responsible, nor did the person who created the cartoon go home fearing for his life in any way. Though some members of the Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist faiths were reportedly offended by the image, sources confirmed that upon seeing it, they simply shook their heads, rolled their eyes, and continued on with their day.

WARNING! Contains picture of crudely drawn genitals on religious beings.

No One Murdered Because Of This Image
http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one-murdered-because-of-this-image,29553/

WARNING! Contains picture of crudely drawn genitals on religious beings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 18-09-2012, 21:09:47
They forgot mohammed from that pic  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-09-2012, 21:09:19
They forgot mohammed from that pic  ;D
*facepalms

thats the whole point

god, abraham, budda and elephant guy(ghisu?) having gay sex

nobody kills nobody

One video of muhammed......
well
protests, killings, ambassadors being murderd..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 18-09-2012, 21:09:46
Hey, I'm not stupid.

It would still be intresting, watch muslim world go apeshit about pic that makes fun of many major religions and others just "roll their eyes", as said in article.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 19-09-2012, 06:09:21
Last spider kill: Page 78.

Me: 11 Spiders: 1.

Fucker tried to ambush me this morning when I wasnt wearing my glasses.

Fortunately even being near sighted, a giant floating black blob sticks out well over white tile.  :)

I sprayed some raid when I came home for lunch, checked back two hours later, and now there is a dead spider.
Would have preferred shoe but I didn't have an angle
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-09-2012, 06:09:24
Nice, I hunted 218 flies in a week last summer.  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-09-2012, 06:09:18
They forgot mohammed from that pic  ;D
*facepalms

thats the whole point

god, abraham, budda and elephant guy(ghisu?) having gay sex

nobody kills nobody

One video of muhammed......
well
protests, killings, ambassadors being murderd..

The "elephant guy" you mention is Ganesh, or Ganesha in Indonesian, the god of knowledge and wisdom in Hinduism.

The Buddha depicted there is Maitreya Buddha, or the happiness Buddha, or the foretold Buddha, you can always distinguish the Buddha by His "smiling" expression and generally bald head and heavy built, even in that picture. The mainstream Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama, which depiction is modeled after Greek god Apollo.

Well one of my Muslim friends told me that "Innocence of Muslims" is more like an insult to cinematography rather than an insult to Islam. The film is poorly made and too corny, like typical cheap American political campaign ads you see in TVs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 19-09-2012, 08:09:32
They forgot mohammed from that pic  ;D
*facepalms

thats the whole point

god, abraham, budda and elephant guy(ghisu?) having gay sex

nobody kills nobody

One video of muhammed......
well
protests, killings, ambassadors being murderd..

The "elephant guy" you mention is Ganesh, or Ganesha in Indonesian, the god of knowledge and wisdom in Hinduism.

And the first among equals. (since he is worshipped first)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-09-2012, 23:09:05
came home from the gunrange. The girl who vommited on my car called me, said she was to drunk to get home

i said 'i'll come pick you up"

Noo....noo.......no need......im at ur door

so i open up...drunken then Lainer she stands in front of me....she fell instant asleep and she is snoring louder then a freakin gaint
i would do everything for a camera right now!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 22-09-2012, 01:09:09
She must actually like you a lot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 22-09-2012, 10:09:01
She must actually like you a lot.
Smells more like the infamous "friend zone"...poor Theta.  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 22-09-2012, 12:09:12
Yeah, you must definately show/tell her that you want more of her. Don´t be to intrusive/pushy though. Eye contact and a smile (no creepy staring) could be a sign. But if you always help her and are a good friend you automatically slip into the friendzone. Don´t be some kind of "mother" who cares for her.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-09-2012, 13:09:20
Maybe if you shot yourself in the foot you wouldn't feel so depressed Smiles.

Im not depressed, i was adressing a condition called"winter depression" wich doesnt even come close to a mild depression. Im still a very happy person, i just notice a change in my happiness when it gets darker and colder.


Why not charish a friendship? In my opinion its worth much more than quick loving if you actually care for eachother. Fuck that friendzone bullshit, that shit is for desperate suckers.

Ive some friends wich are just my friends. Good looking girls with wonderfull characters. Your dick takes over from time to time, but thats the same for the girls. You just gotta know your boundaries.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-09-2012, 13:09:53
Being a friend to a girl makes her friends more easily approachable, so it's not all bad. Also, sometimes you may need advice in something concerning the relationship to the opposite sex or their general opinion and asking that online (remember, there are no gurlz on teh interwebz) will just result in replies that start with "surprise buttsecks" (being the most reasonable and least suspicious of the suggestions), so having a lady friend in that kind of situation is also a plus.

Just don't start wishing too much that the friendship would suddenly turn into pure animal lust.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-09-2012, 14:09:50
If you are being "friendzoned" its due you or her/him not making clear enough what your/her/his intentions are with the friendship. Friendships are very usefull and satisfying, with same or opposite sex.

That being said, i consider a girlfriend as a best friend who you happen to fuck on a very regular basis.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-09-2012, 14:09:31
Got friendzoned alot but in return, it did gave some very good friends.

And sex well...Ye i had one wich i could hop on several times.


That being said, i consider a girlfriend as a best friend who you happen to fuck on a very regular basis.
^This

She must actually like you a lot.
She's cute and yeah she "likes" me but she is a way diffrent type then me.

Still, i wont be her chauffeur forever :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-09-2012, 01:09:09
That being said, i consider a girlfriend as a best friend who you happen to fuck on a very regular basis.

Not for me. If I want a girl to be my girlfriend, I have a strong desire for her. If there are girls I don't feel this desire for, they end up in the friend zone. However sex with a friend is just horrible. Or at least not good at all. Especially when it happens on a regular basis without any feeling of love on my part.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2012, 06:09:53
When I try to distance myself from a girl, but she kept coming back at me, what is it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 23-09-2012, 06:09:46
When I try to distance myself from a girl, but she kept coming back at me, what is it?

That's because you are a pervert.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2012, 06:09:00
LOL.

It is "distancing" like not contacting her for weeks, stop sending messages, etc. Not keeping the "distance" like a sniper to spot its targets.

I liked her once, but once I knew she already have a boyfriend so I start distancing myself from her. Moreover, a few background check revealed that I shouldn't be really into her. So I start going after another girl.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-09-2012, 12:09:25
So, got back from holiday in turkey, and noticed the world has gone nuts...

*shrugs*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-09-2012, 13:09:26
So, got back from holiday in turkey, and noticed the world has gone nuts...

*shrugs*

Where did you visit?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-09-2012, 14:09:21
Side, just for a suntan, and the peace and quiet
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-09-2012, 14:09:18
Side, just for a suntan, and the peace and quiet

Ah, yes; Side  8) lovely place.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2012, 17:09:19
a small advise from uncle theta

stay off absinthe.......

i was like "Hey one drink cant hurt tonight. Whats that green stuff you guys drinking? absinthe? never heard of it, lets try it....."

One small drink was enough to destroy any bacteria in my mouth all the way down to my stomach
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-09-2012, 17:09:10
You'd think any bacteria that can survive in your mouth would also live fine in absynth or industrial waste.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2012, 17:09:34
You'd think any bacteria that can survive in your mouth would also live fine in absynth or industrial waste.
Why so rude and insulting?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-09-2012, 17:09:13
You'd think any bacteria that can survive in your mouth would also live fine in absynth or industrial waste.
Why so rude and insulting?

It was a joke in a joke thread. Rather come up with a good zinger to get back at me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 23-09-2012, 17:09:04
Since the last airworthy mosquito crashed in 1996 mankind has been deprived of this awesome plane in its natural habitat.

But alas theres hope! We might soon see one reclaim the skies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7vQOY3d89JE

That engine noise :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2012, 17:09:51
You'd think any bacteria that can survive in your mouth would also live fine in absynth or industrial waste.
Why so rude and insulting?

It was a joke in a joke thread. Rather come up with a good zinger to get back at me.
i cant, i surrender.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-09-2012, 17:09:42
Since the last airworthy mosquito crashed in 1996 mankind has been deprived of this awesome plane in its natural habitat.

But alas theres hope! We might soon see one reclaim the skies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7vQOY3d89JE

That engine noise :D

Cool plane, its got the popcorn going on but the engines are very quick to start up time lapse or not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 23-09-2012, 18:09:53
Probably because you drunk absinthe straight up and not the correct way to drink it.  It's a fucking concentrate people, you're supposed to dilute it heavily with water and sugar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-k0e4FawyQ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-09-2012, 20:09:34
i had the manliest day ever yesterday.  i went and shot guns with some friends, i don't own any guns of my own but they were kind enough to let me shoot a Glock, a Winchester Trench Gun from 1918, an M1 Garand, a Luger, and an Ar-15.  it was awesome! especially because i've only ever used a gun once ever in my life before then.

then last night i went to a party at a friend's apartment. she's a dancer so all her fellow dancers were there.  about 4 guys and 20 girls.  needless to say the ratio was in my favour.

but then this morning I lost the key to my dorm and apparently it will cost like $100 to get a new one  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-09-2012, 22:09:11
Lol gods were in favor for me last night. Hot blond chick kablam, my mate scored kablam, other mates birthday (hedidnt get lucky ;() and a random other girl messaged me. Woopie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2012, 22:09:36
i had the manliest day ever yesterday.  i went and shot guns with some friends, i don't own any guns of my own but they were kind enough to let me shoot a Glock, a Winchester Trench Gun from 1918, an M1 Garand, a Luger, and an Ar-15.  it was awesome! especially because i've only ever used a gun once ever in my life before then.

then last night i went to a party at a friend's apartment. she's a dancer so all her fellow dancers were there.  about 4 guys and 20 girls.  needless to say the ratio was in my favour.

but then this morning I lost the key to my dorm and apparently it will cost like $100 to get a new one  :(
God gives
god takes
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 23-09-2012, 22:09:28
Lol gods were in favor for me last night. Hot blond chick kablam, my mate scored kablam, other mates birthday (hedidnt get lucky ;() and a random other girl messaged me. Woopie.

She's probably a disgusting slut.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-09-2012, 23:09:35
I sure hope so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 23-09-2012, 23:09:31
I sure hope so.

Hope you get cancer from her.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 23-09-2012, 23:09:17
I sure hope so.

Hope you get cancer from her.
Not if he uses a condom.

P.S. Do I have to tell you that it was a joke?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 24-09-2012, 00:09:00
Sorry, I was offended by his values.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 24-09-2012, 10:09:17
stay off absinthe.......

i was like "Hey one drink cant hurt tonight. Whats that green stuff you guys drinking? absinthe? never heard of it, lets try it....."

One small drink was enough to destroy any bacteria in my mouth all the way down to my stomach
A friend of mine - who is a heavy drinker, being a career officer in the Army - once tried absinthe. He and his pal (not me)bought a bottle each and since it was a nice summer day, sat on the park bench and opened the bottles (this is Finland, after all). The next recollection my friend had was that he woke up in his apartment the next afternoon. When he went to the kitchen, he saw through the window a 20-metre tall Genghis Khan standing in the front yard in full Mongol warrior garb. He then decided that it was a bad idea to drink absinthe, because the hangover was so terrible, even though seeing Genghis in all his 20-metre glory was kinda awesome.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 24-09-2012, 19:09:47
Probably because you drunk absinthe straight up and not the correct way to drink it.  It's a fucking concentrate people, you're supposed to dilute it heavily with water and sugar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-k0e4FawyQ

Must I quote my post on absinthe?

If you're drinking it straight from the bottle, you're doing it wrong.  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-09-2012, 19:09:55
i did not used enough water and sugar.  Stupid me
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 24-09-2012, 20:09:33
mix Jaegermeister and 80% absinthe = epic win

(went totaly nuts and totaly wrecked the house we were staying in)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 24-09-2012, 20:09:31
I wouldnt call that an epic win then.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 24-09-2012, 20:09:07
Didn't you know? Drinking obscene amounts of alcohol, wrecking properties, your friends, and yourself and then passing out in a ditch is hip with the kids!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 24-09-2012, 21:09:19
Didn't you know? Drinking obscene amounts of alcohol, wrecking properties, your friends, and yourself and then passing out in a ditch is hip with the kids!

nothing serious, just a casual drunk weekend that went a bit overboard  ::) dont normaly drink that much or wreck stuff
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-09-2012, 21:09:30
(http://images.nitrosell.com/product_images/12/2939/salad-flask.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.0.400.400/p403x403/545271_332545520174808_1788793936_n.jpg)

HAters gonna hate.

(no idea if its a legit quote from Sinatra though)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 24-09-2012, 21:09:55
They have a word for it when you are old and still do the drinking, wrecking and passing out thing. Hmm what was it again ... ermMmm..Oh Yeah a drunken loser!

It's ok for the youth, as long as they wreck their own house or that of their close friends, so your father can punch you in the mouth when you wake up.
(http://eu7.memecdn.com/College-Freshman-Got-Drunk-At-a-Party_c_91852.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: HappyFunBall on 25-09-2012, 02:09:24
They have a word for it when you are old and still do the drinking, wrecking and passing out thing. Hmm what was it again ... ermMmm..Oh Yeah a drunken loser!

You are also either:

a) Childless and probably still single; or
b) A really bad parent and probably divorced.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 25-09-2012, 09:09:01
A friend of mine - who is a heavy drinker, being a career officer in the Army - ...

I call BS, or I want to know which brand he had!  ;D
Absinthe is awesome, it's the only kind of Alcohol that I can stomach without getting depressed when I'm drunk (I'm the quiet drinker type, you know the ones that hang in the corner and think about life when drunk).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 25-09-2012, 09:09:45
^Sounds terrible. :(
Anyway, I´m on the way to Munich now, getting ready for Oktoberfest. See you guys in three days!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 26-09-2012, 00:09:08
I don't get shitfaced drunk anymore, and it feels real good.
I defnitely enjoy a drink or two, and to get quite drunk. But I've had my share off memory-lapses, throw-ups and passing-outs.
But most i've had enough heavy hangovers where my head hurts all day, I only get out of my bed to run to the bathroom and puke and eating is out of the question.

A year without being THAT drunk now. It's true, I have so much more when I don't get that drunk but stop drinking when I peak.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 26-09-2012, 01:09:03
Stopped drinking over the limit aswell, still happens here and there though. Unfortunately a good bunch of my friends like to break the limit on purpose, kinda hard to resist and stop sometimes. Problem is I am getting a hangover pretty fast. When I am at the state of being a little bit more than just drunk, I need to drink 1-2 liters of water before sleeping, otherwise headache of doom in the morning; that kind of headache where painkillers are useless. And even when I jsut drink a few beer and I'm not even drunken I might get headache the next day. That tought me to drink less, but sometimes I feel like drinking more, but with every hangover I get more careful I think.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 26-09-2012, 01:09:23
A friend of mine - who is a heavy drinker, being a career officer in the Army - ...
I call BS, or I want to know which brand he had!  ;D
Wouldn't be so sure if even he remembers it. Also, wasn't probably even the only thing he drank. Considering he has no memory past the park bench, and that alcohol does not "wipe" memory, (that would actually require brain damage, you simply don't record anything to memory when drunk enough) he must have been drinking something else before (and maybe afterwards too). But it's the only time he has seen things while drunk or hung over, so he put it to absinthe.

For me personally, absinthe falls into the same category as all the other herb liquors and such (Becherovka, Black Balsam of Riga, etc.): it's a shame to ruin perfectly good alcohol. Though these are still nowhere near the horrors of Slovakian plum vodka and its kin (Slivovits etc.). Those things are like surströmming, they have to be opened underwater lest everybody present faint. Oh well, then there is the Chinese bai jiu, the last time I drank it I got a headache from the first shot already, what with the terrible taste and smell. But it's still better than those "let's forget the fruit into the bottle for a few years" type of drinks.

Jägermeister mixed with energy drink is borderline case, it keeps you going and going and going but the next day your entire mouth tastes like Jägermeister.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-09-2012, 03:09:05
Puke-free since Februar-ee.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 26-09-2012, 10:09:18
 I simply never puke, pass out or demolish shit at peoples house. I stay pretty close to myself and just talk more, make fun of people on a good way or hit on hot babes. When i go really bad is when i drink more than 0.3 cl whiskey/vodka you name it and mix it with beer. I hate myself when im like that so i avoid abusing hard liquor like a plaig:p. The only bar i got kicked out was in Poland after to much vodka so yea..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-09-2012, 10:09:57
The hell do you have to do get kicked out of a bar in Poland?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 26-09-2012, 22:09:05
My baby for the next year <3  ;D

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/ultrakill91/Mobilbilder/IMAG0074.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-09-2012, 22:09:06
Other than having a fuck-you gun, what is it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 26-09-2012, 23:09:14
Other than having a fuck-you gun, what is it?

A M109 A3GNM

its huge and its mean  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 26-09-2012, 23:09:29
The hell do you have to do get kicked out of a bar in Poland?

No idea, i dont speak Polish ??? It had something to do with me being an ass on the dancefloor or something as he kept pointing towards it. Even drunk i was scared for the big ass dudes there..

Edit: I should add that the only thing they served was vodka after 2am, wich costs me around 1 euro a shot  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-09-2012, 23:09:31
so i'm fasting today for Yom Kippur.  no I'm not Jewish. just wanted to try. i am hungry
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 27-09-2012, 01:09:42
 Try fasting for Ramadan.

 that will really throw you for a loop.

p.s. you are breaking the spirit of Yom Kippur by using electricity and communications.

edit: p.p.s. Masl Tov, you are a mitzvah goyim
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 27-09-2012, 07:09:39
Isn't Rammadan only through daylight, so they have massive feasts before sunrise and after sunset?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-09-2012, 07:09:39
AFAIK, yes. It's so that Allah doesn't see them while feasting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 27-09-2012, 08:09:04
Isn't Rammadan only through daylight, so they have massive feasts before sunrise and after sunset?
Kind of but you need to bear in mind that it is fasting from sun up until sundown and the "iftar" (fast breaking meal) is only taken after prayers. Also goes for almost a month, which is a hell of a long time.

 try and get up before the sunrise and have breakfast (I can barely get out of bed somedays before noon), eat nothing all day and then go to church before you are allowed to have a nibble. It's way tougher than you would think...

p.s. the custom is not really a massive feast but a normal meal.  The big feast comes for Eid, which celebrates the end of Ramadan


AFAIK, yes. It's so that Allah doesn't see them while feasting.

 it's opinions like this that explain why some muslims want to blow us all up...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 27-09-2012, 08:09:09


No idea, i dont speak Polish ??? It had something to do with me being an ass on the dancefloor or something as he kept pointing towards it.

You kept groping one guy's package, remember?

But I don't think you should be scared of big guys in Poland either, unless they're the chav type wearing sweatpants. There's this television show called Brit Cops, and every episode mostly consists of drunk Brits beating the crap out of each other in bars and outside them. That's probably the reason Brit tourists usually aren't that liked in foreign bars either, if you take a look at those "least favourite tourists" polls.

I've never seen someone fighting in a bar or outside, so even if there are heavy-drinking people that doesn't necessarily mean they're violent idiots.


Quote
it's opinions like this that explain why some muslims want to blow us all up...
Behead all those who say Islam is violent! That's my favourite protester line. They don't see a hint of irony in it, though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 27-09-2012, 08:09:12
The both times I went to Tenerife, travel guides warned other nationalities to steer clear of the bars frequented by Britons in nighttime (especially the Veronicas "mall" or bar cluster), because ENGLAAAAAAANNNNNNDD would come up with some excuse to beat them up. After witnessing a couple of brawls with Tommies beating the living snot out of each other (fortunately) at the hotel pool  in the morning, and narrowly avoiding a fight with a group of them in the street in broad daylight, I decided not to risk it and decided that at least Finns usually just get drunk or fight among themselves.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: HadrianBT on 27-09-2012, 10:09:05
Jagermeister... I used to like it, but then stopped :) In fact, a lot of my friends totally hate it. One guy decided to be smart and bought a bottle of Jagermeister for one of the New Year parties we had 2 years ago (we selebrated New Year on the 31st of December, 1st, 2nd and 12th of January - the latter being the New Year according to the Julian calendar XD ). Everybody was choosing a bottle of hard liqior at the shop so that it is all consumed together. So there it went, we drank all of our Russian vodka, then some whiskey (not sure about the brand), then Henessy (my pick), then all the wine appropriated from the poor girls and even the beer we had stashed after some other occasion. So in the end the only bottle standing was Jagermeister. The dude thought that nobody would drink it besides him. Wrong! Everybody drank it and then they've been cursing him for several hours, because they still hated it. Well, for a true Russian, no alcohol is bad enough ;)
P.S. The wine appropriation was a win-win scenario, since we needed the girls to be sober to be able to bring all of the "animals" back to their respective homes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-09-2012, 12:09:07
Cat brought in a mouse again, mouse went in hiding behind the cubhert.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-09-2012, 16:09:37
Isn't Rammadan only through daylight, so they have massive feasts before sunrise and after sunset?
Kind of but you need to bear in mind that it is fasting from sun up until sundown and the "iftar" (fast breaking meal) is only taken after prayers. Also goes for almost a month, which is a hell of a long time.

 try and get up before the sunrise and have breakfast (I can barely get out of bed somedays before noon), eat nothing all day and then go to church before you are allowed to have a nibble. It's way tougher than you would think...

p.s. the custom is not really a massive feast but a normal meal.  The big feast comes for Eid, which celebrates the end of Ramadan


AFAIK, yes. It's so that Allah doesn't see them while feasting.

 it's opinions like this that explain why some muslims want to blow us all up...

That opinion is quite legit amongst many of those pretending-to-be-Muslims down here. Some people chose to remain ignorant so they can taste pork without being purportedly sinning. Fuck the logic, because there is always justification/condonation to every of your act, including murdering innocent people. Personally, I believe that you shouldn't abuse the Teachings to suit your situation and make you "look good" in front of your Deity.

The Sahur (first day meal) is done before the Imsak prayer time, which is sometime around 4-5 AM. If you missed the time frame, your fasting is cancelled for the day, as you can't eat after the call to prayer is heard. So you better cancel the fasting rather than risking it with totally empty stomach.

The Iftar (break fasting meal) is debatable, some say it is after the sun sets, and some people say it is around the Maghrib call to prayer (also timed after the sun sets), and some say "just do it at 6 PM."

The schedule will be messed up outside tropical zones. Since Muslims use Arabic lunar calendar that has 11 months, the Ramadhan festivities will move through the Gregorian calendar, this year it fall between the end of July to the mid of August. Well, good luck for Muslims living in the Subtropical Northern/Southern hemisphere if the fasting month fall on Summer/Winter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-09-2012, 17:09:35
Try fasting for Ramadan.

 that will really throw you for a loop.

p.s. you are breaking the spirit of Yom Kippur by using electricity and communications.

edit: p.p.s. Masl Tov, you are a mitzvah goyim
oops.  if it makes you feel better i didn't wear leather shoes and I wore mainly white
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 27-09-2012, 17:09:30
An outbreak of a nasty diarea/vomit sickness has occured in camp, already they have placed a total lockdown on the next-door barracks.. 2 weeks incubation time makes it extremely hard to get rid of  :(

Just hope i dont get it, feels like 28 days later in here :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 27-09-2012, 17:09:14
Actually shiek, direct quote from some muslims my friend's father met whilst he was on vacation in Turkmenistan (he grew up in the USSR), when he asked some muslims he found drinking vodka at night why they were drinking:  "Well, we figure that it's night time, so allah can't see us."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 27-09-2012, 22:09:28
...which is why in some Moslem countries there are underground windowless bars that are probably supposed to sell booze only to infidels and foreigners, but are still full of locals because "Allah sees everything under the sun" -- no sunlight, IT'S AWWWRIIIIIGHT.

Though a Moslem colleague from a few years back didn't have any excuses as to why she could drink a Finn under the table but found the energy to argue in airport's check-in whether the possible gelatin in her requested special meal was really guaranteed to be at least 130% certainly pork-free (a sure-fire way to get a very special and personalized security check post-9/11, especially if you at the same time try to board the plane using an expired Belgian ID card that shows you to be a French national but born in Morocco with dual citizenship... no, this is not from a sitcom but really happened).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 28-09-2012, 01:09:23
2 weeks incubation? That does not sound like your usual norovirus (that does stay infectious for two days after symptoms have subsided, but symptoms should appear in a day or so after infection) ??? Oh well. It sure cannot be related to all these reports all around the world of people going berserk, biting other people, and being immune to pain--- OHHHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-09-2012, 01:09:44
Yeah.... Sorry mate, it's zombie-flu.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 28-09-2012, 08:09:05
its seems to have spread from the quarantine zone and have spread to our barracks also... atleast 4 persons in the other side of the building have been infected..

(http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18434597/images/1332573085106.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 28-09-2012, 08:09:31
...Though a Moslem colleague from a few years back didn't have any excuses as to why she could drink a Finn under the table but found the energy to argue in airport's check-in whether the possible gelatin in her requested special meal was really guaranteed to be at least 130% certainly pork-free (a sure-fire way to get a very special and personalized security check post-9/11, especially if you at the same time try to board the plane using an expired Belgian ID card that shows you to be a French national but born in Morocco with dual citizenship... no, this is not from a sitcom but really happened).
LOL... :)

Just proves the old saying right: Truth is stranger than fiction.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 28-09-2012, 09:09:19
its seems to have spread from the quarantine zone and have spread to our barracks also... atleast 4 persons in the other side of the building have been infected..

Quickly, take this free interactive 3D Zombie Apocalypse survival course:

http://www.nomoreroominhell.com/

 :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-09-2012, 09:09:43
In Qur'an (Koran to silly American English speakers), it is explicitly stated that eating pork is forbidden. While there is no clear mentions regarding alcohol. The only prohibition against it is to not drink something that reduces your level of consciousness or stuffs that cause drunkenness. There you go, that is why some Muslims feels okay to drink booze, as long as they don't get drunk but goes crazy when it comes to pork.

Some sickos goes into alcohol avoiding crusade as far as not using perfume, soaps, and any other ordinary household products just because they fear it could contains alcohol.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-09-2012, 11:09:24
Im alright with alcohol as long as I dont get really drunk and Im also fine with pork, you know pigs were dirty animals at that time but now they are cleaned better in farms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: HadrianBT on 28-09-2012, 11:09:02
Well, concerning those religious "laws", the best thing I have ever heard was a story from a friend of mine (me lived in Israel for a long time, even fought in the 2nd Lebanon war) about pork in Israel. Apparently Torah or some other book of high significance says that "no pig shall walk on the land of Israel". Well, no problem, they grow pigs on elevated wooden platforms, so they never touch the ground in their lifespan.

Concerning muslims in Russia (not sure about the former USSR), I am yet to find one that DID NOT DRINK. I know, this must be Russian influence, but still...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-09-2012, 22:09:10
http://i.imgur.com/r6xHX.jpg

The view outside of my German class.

A pidgeon built its nest in the intake
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-09-2012, 00:09:19
In Qur'an (Koran to silly American English speakers), it is explicitly stated that eating pork is forbidden. While there is no clear mentions regarding alcohol. The only prohibition against it is to not drink something that reduces your level of consciousness or stuffs that cause drunkenness. There you go, that is why some Muslims feels okay to drink booze, as long as they don't get drunk but goes crazy when it comes to pork.

Some sickos goes into alcohol avoiding crusade as far as not using perfume, soaps, and any other ordinary household products just because they fear it could contains alcohol.
In a way, that makes sense. Because the most usual excuse for behaving like a dick is "I was not myself; I was drunk". Bull--, erm, felgercarb. Alcohol just takes away your ability to pretend the more you drink it. But if you don't pretend in real life to begin with, you can drink without becoming "intoxicated" because you behave like you would usually do. :P

By the way, does it hold water (pun intended) that the hadith banning alcohol originally referred to wine made of grapes? So beer, whisky, vodka, calvados, tequila, etc. would be allowed, while only wines, brandy/cognac and the like would be banned. ;D

I mean, it's one thing if one decides not to drink (a friend of mine does that actually - not for religious reasons or alcoholism, he just one day decided to quit), and another to force it upon others. But good luck avoiding alcohol touching your body altogether, as the bacteria in your intestines actually produce small amounts of it endogenously due to fermentation taking place there. Apart from that... Disinfectants? Alcohol-based usually. Liquid medications? Solution tends to be alcohol-based. Etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-09-2012, 05:09:35
There are many controversies regarding the religious ruling of everything.

For example, besides the alcohol, the meningitis vaccine is made of pig brain stem. When the hajj pilgrims noted this, it causes a bit of uproar, and some conspiracy theories leading to condemnation of US and its effort to undermine the muslims to become more pious. But then again, after a heck lot of muslim doctors defended the meningitis vaccine culture method (using pigs instead of rabbit), the uproar was immediately silenced.

The bullshit usually comes from what my muslim friends called "street-side imam-wannabe preachers made famous by idiots." Because those kind of public figures are highly revered here, and people here (incl. many of my friends) are generally ignorant about stuffs. The society here tend to take things that they think doesn't affect their income/money source less seriously. Unlike in the west and other developed worlds, where they plan and think of everything thoroughly.

Example of how ignorant thoughts passed is similar to how fanatic American creationist managed to pass "banana video" to the Youtube. One of those kinds of imam preached how Jakarta-Jeddah flightpath for hajj pilgrimage flight is changed so not to overfly Sri Lanka, because those who perished in an accident near Sri Lanka were Syuhadas (martyrs). He stated this, despite being completely ignorant about aviation stuffs. Another claimed that Neil Armstrong renounced his faith in Islam, and US hide the fact to discredit them. Then the US government also trying to hide the evidence that the call to prayer was actually heard from the moon (it seems the moon is a kind of holy object for some of the fanatics). This phenomenon of pseudo-scientific anecdotes is referred by my muslim friends as "claimatology" (claiming anything possible) and "matchingonomy" (matching coincidental stuffs using ignorant arguments).

I love how those fanatics think they are better than most of their brother-in-faith. That's kinda perversion of the Teaching, isn't it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 29-09-2012, 10:09:55
 well said Zoozoo,

 I enjoy reading your posts as you bring a perspective to the table that i would not otherwise encounter in my day to day life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 29-09-2012, 14:09:57
Why are almost all religious fanatics ugly people? I live in a village with quite a few hardcore christians. All the women look like %^&**( and the guys also look like beaten pigs. At my uni the scarfed women are pale/white and full with skin handicaps. The only girls i know who pull it off are the free ones who once in history have been subjected to brainwashes and kitchen talk, but now ae in their full beauty.

The men tend to take care of themself a lot better when they age than the girlz.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-09-2012, 15:09:55
Psychological defense mechanism, living in denial. They are not getting as much attention as they would like and/or less attention than their more attractive peers. Since the alternative is admitting that they're ugly and they would have to at least put some effort to increase their "market value", they instead decide that sex is wrong, sinful, etc. and that they are actually better off without it, and most importantly, those having lots of sex and having a choice of partners are actually the biggest baddies on the entire planet.

Let's be honest, most "ugly" people can look passable enough with a little effort: choosing hairstyle (and with women, makeup) that does not accent the facial features, and keeping oneself fit, because with "ugly" features extra weight soon becomes much more disturbing. OK, maybe they're still not supermodel material (then again, few are), but enough to be able to socialize with "average" people.

That said, most religious extremism includes some variation of controlling the sexuality of the cult followers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 29-09-2012, 23:09:38
(it seems the moon is a kind of holy object for some of the fanatics).

Well, isn't that interesting. Moon gods and the crescent (Islam uses a crescent and a star as a symbol even today) were highlighted in the  Arabian mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_mythology) since 2000 BCE. Hubal was worshipped mostly in Mecca, and there are many similarities.

These facts are used by Christian fundamentalists to show that Islam is "pagan", but naturally we also know that many of the stories in the Bible are from the Mesopotamian mythology and some of the most important festivities seem to be at the times of solstices. It would be fair to say that all the Abrahamic religions have pagan backgrounds and are syncretic, but worryingly some religiously motivated scholars and politically correct researchers seem to disagree.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 30-09-2012, 01:09:52
Noticed today that one of the default speakers in my car is broken. No matter what volume, it only says chhhrrrrrr, chhhrrrrr, chrrrrr. I'm so pissed. I need replacement ASAP. And I can't even pull the plug from the speaker or exchange it myself, because its all hidden behind the interior panels. Hmm. Monday morning, 7.30 AM, car dealer, emergency service? Maybe. :P
I bet they'll have to ship a new speaker from Japan. Duration: 4 weeks. :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 30-09-2012, 04:09:50
Why are almost all religious fanatics ugly people? I live in a village with quite a few hardcore christians. All the women look like %^&**( and the guys also look like beaten pigs. At my uni the scarfed women are pale/white and full with skin handicaps. The only girls i know who pull it off are the free ones who once in history have been subjected to brainwashes and kitchen talk, but now ae in their full beauty.

The men tend to take care of themself a lot better when they age than the girlz.

Nice try at lying. You're just sad because they won't consider you and you'll only have access to sluts all your life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 30-09-2012, 21:09:58
Lol you hater stop hating, start loving!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 02-10-2012, 11:10:54
Noticed today that one of the default speakers in my car is broken...
You would be better off taking it to a dedicated car audio retailer/installer rather than the factory dealership.

A car audio shop should be able to supply and install a better pair of speakers for less.

Unless your car is still under warranty, the dealership will probably charge you for a pair anyway (I doubt they'll sell them individually), so you might as well put better ones in.


Although this does all depend on the car, some actually have very good audio setups (and not just the head units but the speakers as well), but any half-competent car audio guy will be able to tell you which speakers are better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-10-2012, 22:10:02
Speaking of revolting, 68 years ago general Komorowski signed capitulation of his troops in Warsaw
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-10-2012, 22:10:30
Saw several statues of him in Krakow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-10-2012, 02:10:54

You would be better off taking it to a dedicated car audio retailer/installer rather than the factory dealership.

A car audio shop should be able to supply and install a better pair of speakers for less.

Unless your car is still under warranty, the dealership will probably charge you for a pair anyway (I doubt they'll sell them individually), so you might as well put better ones in.


Although this does all depend on the car, some actually have very good audio setups (and not just the head units but the speakers as well), but any half-competent car audio guy will be able to tell you which speakers are better.

Yeah, I'm still thinking about this. Your idea isn't bad. However, if I'd knew how to get the interior panel away, I'd replace the speaker myself. So my thoughts are focussed on the panel right now. It is a Honda. Should be easy if you know how to. You can see the left speaker on this picture:

(http://oi45.tinypic.com/n6q921.jpg)
No, this isn't my car. The car in this picture is for sale in the Philippines.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-10-2012, 12:10:11
Today is the day i stop watching porn (well actually since sunday). Porn makes it to easy to be lazy and think "it all will come on time". Been on no faps a few more times and after a few days i feel a new urge is giving birth and forces me to take action. Now i want to take it a step further and ban porn out of my life.

Edit: is there anyway to delete your browsing history but saving your bookmarks? I have all these wiki/youtube/training links bookmarked but im afraid loosing it. ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 03-10-2012, 13:10:51
Edit: is there anyway to delete your browsing history but saving your bookmarks? I have all these wiki/youtube/training links bookmarked but im afraid loosing it. ???

Browsing history deletion does not delete your bookmarks... And who the hell watches porn without using Private mode?  :P

Anyway nice decision, now just ban games out of your life and the girls will be all over you!

At least they say so, I wouldn't know as I'm still on the "games" stage... Hard to quit when you get into it!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 03-10-2012, 14:10:39
Today is the day i stop watching porn (well actually since sunday). Porn makes it to easy to be lazy and think "it all will come on time". Been on no faps a few more times and after a few days i feel a new urge is giving birth and forces me to take action. Now i want to take it a step further and ban porn out of my life.

Edit: is there anyway to delete your browsing history but saving your bookmarks? I have all these wiki/youtube/training links bookmarked but im afraid loosing it. ???

Porn as a surrogate for a relationship or am I reading you wrong? Well good luck with it.
@Lucky
Nothing wrong with a man having a hobby, most women I know hate it when you overdo it. But never give up hanging out with your mates, playing games, sports what have you. They define a part of what you are.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-10-2012, 14:10:21
I believe porn is not a complete surrogate for a relationship. I watch porn when im in a relationship, but yea you read me wrong, i banned porn out of my life as of today.

APA calling in. And i am out.

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Browsing history deletion does not delete your bookmarks... And who the hell watches porn without using Private mode? 

Anyway nice decision, now just ban games out of your life and the girls will be all over you!

At least they say so, I wouldn't know as I'm still on the "games" stage... Hard to quit when you get into it!

My intentions are to complete myself as a social person. I have no problem with getting girls and i always tell them i play games like bf2 and guildwars, never been a problem before. Just make sure you can name more than that, like sports/music/whatever.

Really no use in banning games out of your life if you enjoy doing it, and never ever stop doing something just for the ladies, its you whom its about.

Edit: How do you even delete your browsing history using Chrome?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 03-10-2012, 14:10:34
Well good for you. I also decided to break a habit (been smoking for 12 years) to see if I have the discipline and because it became disgusting. After two failed attempts I succeeded. Haven't been smoking for 10 years now, well a cigar once in a while doesn't count in my book  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-10-2012, 15:10:40
Hehe quitted smoking last week. Im quitting to many habbits in one time actually, might gonna bite me in the ass but ill see.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 03-10-2012, 17:10:30
You say you quit smoking last week is too soon. Say you quit smoking when you've been off smoking for at least 6 months. Week is too short of a time to conclude that you have quit it. Altho I do have a friend who can quit smoking the instant he says he will. Altho he more takes a break from smoking than really quits it. One time he was smokeless for two years. But good luck to you anyways, its a good decision. Hopefully you can tell us again you've been off smoking after six months. :)

-

Found a new-to-me cafe today. I gotta try that cafe out and see if I can make it into my place. Its right in the city center too which would be a great target for daily walks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 03-10-2012, 17:10:52
So, I'm sick as f***, coughing my lungs out, and I have to do over the first year of history. Bit annoying seeing stuff you still know, but the people are still fun, so is the café.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 04-10-2012, 11:10:42
If porn prevents you from attempting to get a relationship, it's an addiction and needs to be treated. On the other hand, if escaping to porn is easier than facing the fear of rejection, a therapist might be able to help. But if you watch porn only because it's porn, why quit?

Also, a fap a day (in absence of a willing partner) keeps the doctor away: daily ejaculation is scientifically proven to significantly cut down the risk of getting prostate cancer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: cannonfodder on 04-10-2012, 13:10:16
However, if I'd knew how to get the interior panel away, I'd replace the speaker myself...
The problem with removing interior trim is not knowing what sort of clips/fasteners hold them in place. Many will come out by simply pulling on the trim in the right place, while others need to be turned like a screw.


 - Are there any big do-it-yourself car wreckers nearby?

Ideally, if you can find the same model at the wrecking yard, you can do a practice run on that.


 - If not, try and find a factory manual* for your car.

Probably means you'd have to buy one, although FWIW, my local public library has factory manuals for most popular makes and models.


 - Failing that, just have a go mate, but be gentle!

Get your fingers (or a screwdriver) under the edge and try lifting/levering the trim. If it just flexes, you are too far away from the clip. If they are of the type that just pop out, and you lift/lever next to it, it shouldn't require that much force.

The main thing to remember is, if the trim is flexing to the point where you think it'll break, you're doing something wrong and need to change your angle of attack.


If you're really lucky, it'll be one of those bits of trim that's locked into place by other pieces of trim, and by the time you get the original piece out, you'll have dismantled half the interior... ;)




*= Just to be clear, I'm not talking about the handbook that came with the car or a service manual, but a proper factory manual. They're usually a couple of inches thick at least and they tell you how to do everything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-10-2012, 19:10:20
Okey Flippy Warbear, i decided i wanted to quit smoking wich caused me not to smoke 7 days straight. Better now  ;D?

Quote
But if you watch porn only because it's porn, why quit?

I want to quit looking for the perfect tits and asses on the internet, wich ill never find because i always want something different/better. Now ill just try this in the real world. +  i want to get rid of fantasising hot babes in porn postures. Im not prude in anyway but i feel porn makes me respect females less and less :-\.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-10-2012, 19:10:45
Oh Smiles... lad... have you not learned this simple fact of life: After you get what you want, you dont want it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO139V8M_n0)

 ;)

No but seriously, you should keep porn as porn and life as life. And like I said before, I wish you good luck with the smoking strike. I have no first-hand experience how difficult it is to smoke because I have never smoked a single cigarette, so I do not know how much effort would YOU personally need to overcome it. But as long as you stay your course. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-10-2012, 19:10:16
Its a test, not a religion. Ill see where i stand in a month or two.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-10-2012, 00:10:13
...I have never smoked a single cigarette...

I knew I wasn't alone on this planet. Everyone who I met has smoked once, bravo Flippy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-10-2012, 05:10:27
Not only you two, I never smoke a single cigarette too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 05-10-2012, 09:10:55
Not only you two, I never smoke a single cigarette too.

Never have I personally smoked a cigarette, unfortunately a few members of my family used to smoke, so that's passive smoking at christmas etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 05-10-2012, 09:10:10
I haven't smoked either.
Being jammed into a car on a desert highway for a couple of years with 2 people smoking in the front seats and no way to open a window has turned me off smoking for the rest of my life (which might have been drastically shortened by the experiance [thanks parents...])
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 05-10-2012, 11:10:11
I've not smoked ever, well, I have passively many times :-\

I still think that the smell of just lit cigarettes is pretty amazing, but that never lasts.  Before long I have to move away from the junky because the smoke turns awful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-10-2012, 11:10:01
Only things that I have had an urge to try are cigars, but thats mainly because they smell nice and one would imagine they would fit perfectly for a whisky person like myself. Doesnt come up as a surprise that whenever I do have a strong urge to try one out, its usually when Im smashed on scotch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 05-10-2012, 14:10:07
Only things that I have had an urge to try are cigars, but thats mainly because they smell nice and one would imagine they would fit perfectly for a whisky person like myself. Doesnt come up as a surprise that whenever I do have a strong urge to try one out, its usually when Im smashed on scotch.

If you do decide to try one, go light and try to find a vanilla flavored one. After that you should move onto any regular ol' cigar. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-10-2012, 15:10:29
Agreed, cigars smell great. The smell of cigarettes is a foul stench but cigars.. If I ever try tobacco, it's a cigar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 05-10-2012, 16:10:18
Agreed, cigars smell great. The smell of cigarettes is a foul stench but cigars.. If I ever try tobacco, it's a cigar.

Either that, or a pipe
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 05-10-2012, 16:10:17
My fav tobacco products:

Cuban cigar

"Nargile" (dunno the English form)

Clove cigarettes
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 05-10-2012, 16:10:21
Nargile would be hookah, or water pipe. And I believe the tobacco used in it is called "shisha", cant remember really. :)

They have a great smell too, depending on what flavor mostly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 05-10-2012, 16:10:08
not a fan of clove cigarettes.  tried unfiltered cigarettes once to feel like a cowboy, twas a bad idea.  hookah is ok.

I have a question for my Finnish friends.  how the barnacles did Finland remain fully independent after World War II.  wasn't it the only Axis power not occupied after the war?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-10-2012, 16:10:38
I have a question for my Finnish friends.  how the barnacles did Finland remain fully independent after World War II.  wasn't it the only Axis power not occupied after the war?

By mastering the art of bowing to the East without mooning the West.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 05-10-2012, 16:10:11
I have a question for my Finnish friends.  how the barnacles did Finland remain fully independent after World War II.  wasn't it the only Axis power not occupied after the war?

By mastering the art of bowing to the East without mooning the West.

and this is how Finland is doing so well with EU stuff... They just changed Moscow to Brussels :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 05-10-2012, 17:10:00
I have a question for my Finnish friends.  how the barnacles did Finland remain fully independent after World War II.  wasn't it the only Axis power not occupied after the war?

By mastering the art of bowing to the East without mooning the West.

TBH, the real reason was that Stalin basically said "fuck it".  After Illomantsi and Tali-Ihantala he just felt that, whilst he could take Finland, it would take too much time and distract him from the real price, Germany.  So since Finland was already trying to negotiate peace he got it finalized and was able to turn away and go back to the real problem.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 05-10-2012, 17:10:19
All three of the above + the fact that we had to actually drive the Germans out of Lapland, and while they retreated, they blew up all the bridges and torched whatever they could. Also we managed to pay up all the reparations USSR demanded.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-10-2012, 17:10:15
The reason why Soviet russia invaded finland in the first place, was to invade Sweden. Sweden has huge Iron ore supplies that stalin wanted. But once WW2 was over, stalin realized he couldnt continue these plans because well...he suddently had plenty of new countries to play with
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-10-2012, 21:10:16
On the subject of cigars, thanks for the hint Tolga, but I am quite certain that I will steer away from anything like that, even thought I do sometimes get these urges wanting to try them out. :)

TBH, the real reason was that Stalin basically said "fuck it".  After Illomantsi and Tali-Ihantala he just felt that, whilst he could take Finland, it would take too much time and distract him from the real price, Germany. 

They were even after the losses at Tali and Ihantala still quite determit to continue the given tasks, even thought they were certain that eventually they would be able to crack the defenses and then the way to heart of Finland would be open. To them the battles at Tali and Ihantala were at first just setbacks, but were later categorized as "turning point" in the battles for Karelian Isthmus. At the same time large battles raged at the Vyborg bay and at Äyräpää-Vuosalmi (2nd biggest battle of Continuation War). After the battles of Vuosalmi, Leonid Govorov admitted that nothing has been gained after the capture of Vyborg. Battles for Karelian Isthmus at this point ceased and Red Army started to hack and slash their armies there and divide them into other fronts such as Estonia and Olonets Karelia.

But even at Olonets Karelia the things werent going as planned for the Red Army and they were finally stopped at U-Position in Ladoga's Karelia (north of lake Ladoga). Last final try was done at Ilomantsi region but after hitting their heads against the brickwall, and actually managing to rescue large portions of their trapped troops in the wilderness, they decided its not worth it to try and get through at this location. They would have to keep on sacrificing more and more troops for every little they would gain. Besides, by the time of battle of Ilomantsi, peace negotiations were already going on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 05-10-2012, 21:10:38
Cigars won't get you hooked like cigarettes. And you tend to smoke less of them, mostly when enjoying a good malt, New Years Eve or Christmas. At least that is what I tell myself  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 06-10-2012, 00:10:46
Bwarg, Cigars. :o

How can you? They're just disgusting.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 06-10-2012, 08:10:14
We had an incident with a water pipe back when I was in the army (god I feel old saying that) when one of our officers located it while checking equipment. The MPs came and confiscated it, but since we had no illegal substances and no residue was left on the pipe they let the guy get it back. The MP commanding officer had said that it was the first time he'd seen that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 06-10-2012, 13:10:09
As a smoker i am disgusted by the scent of cigars. Hurghhh the smell penetrates my soul and bones.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-10-2012, 14:10:39
As a non-smoker I get fascinated by the scent of cigars.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-10-2012, 14:10:13
Installed the very first Call of Duty today, going to give it a spin in a moment. If I can find my disc for United Offensive, I'll install that too. Back to memory lanes. Also planning on installing Aliens vs Predator 2 at some point.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 06-10-2012, 15:10:21
As a non-smoker I get fascinated by the scent of cigars.  :)
Same thing  ::). Cigars smell kind of good, unlike cigarettes. Would never smoke either though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 06-10-2012, 15:10:58
In my opinion, cigars have a sticky, burning, foul smell. Cigarettes have, depending on brand, a much smoother smell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 06-10-2012, 19:10:39
AvP2 was a cool looking game, remember when I was very young, watching a mate play it, scared the shit out of me
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-10-2012, 19:10:47
AvP2 was my first super serious multiplayer game. Loved the game, hated the netcode. I still think the story in AvP2 is great. That game has a special place in my heart and I think its one of my all time favorite games on any platform.

Playing Call of Duty on hardest difficulty after all these years, haha, this is actually as much fun and thrilling as it used to be when the game came out!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 06-10-2012, 19:10:38
Ah, AvP2.  Stalking people as predator, springing the perfect ambushes...such great memories :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-10-2012, 19:10:33
Used to be one of the top Runner (aka Dog Alien) and Johnson (a female marine) players in the multiplayer back in the day. First started as Predalien but later switched to Runner. Good times.  :)

I'd go bananas if there would be an updated re-release of this game with the modern graphics, even if it was just the singleplayer. The newest AvP (AvP 2010 or AvP3, whichever you wanna call it) had its moments and I generally enjoyed the singleplayer campaigns but the multiplayer was such a letdown. It was fun for few matches but then it just died on its ass. :(

In AvP2 multiplayer one of the funnest gamemodes were evac and survivor. Evac in the custom map "Jungle" was so thrilling! Couple of predators in the high trees trying to stop the marines from escaping, the last moments when you had to get these huge doors open in order to get to the tunnel system... that last stand was always such an epic moment.

Survivor was a fun mode too. Nothing like bunnyhopping around the aliens and stagger-firing them with pulse rifle, they became soooo sour.  ;D

Screw the memories, time to install that biatch!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-10-2012, 23:10:26
Me: 14 Spiders: 3

Had a two bites on my arm last week.

Killed one of the aggressive ones at 0130ish this morning while playing L4D2 with a mate the highlight being "Taste the rainbow you fucking dicknugget" as I mashed him with my shoes several times, he was quite resilient.


On another note, we were about to play our second round of this. (http://www.l4dmaps.com/details.php?file=8996)

Really fun map, we lasted 17 minutes and 37 seconds
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 08-10-2012, 11:10:35
Bwarg, Cigars. :o

How can you? They're just disgusting.  :P

Don't inhale the smoke it is easy. As for the smell and flavour, go for Meharis mild and sweet if you find regular cigars too heavy. They smell like vanilla.

(http://www.vantoor.com/upload/fb_images/41258020/full/41258020.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 08-10-2012, 14:10:22
Those are cigarillos though, not cigars.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 08-10-2012, 14:10:53
Correct they are little cigars also known as cigarillos.

I wonder if big cigars work the same a large cars ... I must observe this behaviour.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-10-2012, 16:10:13
Open your pants then, you got a BMW.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 08-10-2012, 16:10:54
Correct they are little cigars also known as cigarillos.

I wonder if big cigars work the same a large cars ... I must observe this behaviour.

There are vanilla cigarillos that are pretty cheap but good, cafe creme vanilla or something like that. They're smuggled into Turkey so I get them for a higher price (trying to avoid cigarettes) but you Euvopeans shouldn't have a problem getting your hands on some.

That sort of logic would work with an Audi A8 by my guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 08-10-2012, 17:10:47
Cigarillos and cigars should be smoked only into the mouth.  Just like pipes, you NEVER inhale them.  Also I smoke the very rare cigarillo or such, maybe once every couple of months or so.  Not enough to actually harm me/get addicted, but it can be relaxing once in a great while.  I do, however, plan on taking up a pipe the day I turn 70.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-10-2012, 19:10:36
I do, however, plan on taking up a pipe the day I turn 70.
My plan is to do that when I turn 75 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 08-10-2012, 19:10:55
Either or ;)  MY thinking is, by that time, I'd be long dead before any of the bad side effects happen.  Plus, all grandfathers should smoke a pipe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 08-10-2012, 19:10:48
That actually an idea, buying flavored cigars (moods) when i go out. I failed this weekend btw, was with this girl and had to smoke after....
O well dont care, havnt smoked since ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 09-10-2012, 01:10:14
Don't inhale the smoke it is easy.

Whatfor do people smoke then?

(http://www.gmod-community.de/wbb/wcf/images/photos/photo-512-c03b1349.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 09-10-2012, 08:10:24
Don't inhale the smoke it is easy.

Whatfor do people smoke then?

At first things like coffee, alcohol, smoke, etc. taste horrible. After a while your brain starts drawing connections between the usage of the substance and feeling good (release of dopamine, endorphins etc.). There might also be associations made of having a good time socially while using the substance. Subsequently your body starts telling you it tastes good.

I could tell you that I'm right now enjoying my first cup of coffee this morning, and oh boy does it taste great. I think... but if I really concentrate and analyze the taste objectively I do quickly realize that what I'm drinking really does taste bitter and not very desirable at all. Oh well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-10-2012, 11:10:08
Speaking of which, I have never been a coffee drinker in the sense that I just have to have my morning coffee or that I'd drink few cups a day. No, I've been a tea person instead but I have a tendency to be a social coffee drinker. Very recently however I stumbled upon instant coffee and while you could wonder whats the deal with that since instant coffee has been around for a long while now, well the thing is I had no idea of such because I really dont wrap my mind around something like coffee brands.

But instant coffee has increased my coffee drinking because now I just need to boil water. Dont have to hassle with the coffeemaker or anything, its much for convinient for me since I mostly just drink a cup a day if I drink at all. With water boiler I can choose wether it'll be coffee, tea, hot juice, coco or just water with some lemon in it.

What goes to caffeine in general... I have my intake's and overdoses with scho-ka-kola instead.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 09-10-2012, 17:10:32
<cough>  It's about the taste of the smoke, which some might find compliments scotch or other dark liqours due to the smokiness and earthiness matching well.  Also, cigar smoke and pipe smoke is only brought into the mouth because it is far, far more powerful, and can reduce even the heaviest chain smoker to gagging and coughing (I have seen this before).  However, luckily, it has been proven that even smoking a cigar or pipe once a week has almost no effect on health, so me having it once every couple months is basically nothing.  8)  The reason smoking is identified with smoking is the same way you get cirrosus if you drink every hour on the hour for your entire life.  The build up of carcinogens becomes enormous, versus having a drink every month or so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 09-10-2012, 17:10:36
Some friends like to have a cigar break while drinking alcohol. I personally find any kind of smoke disgusting. But I would not smoke anyway because of performance in sports and my parents did a good job at educating me being strictly against smoking. In my opinion that's a good thing. Right now I don't like smoke and I'm not gonna try more of it because I don't want that to change.

----------------------------------------------------

Visited my first math lecture at university tofay and I was surprised what kind of people become docents, as this one is a total retard. Speaking in a comparably small lecture hall without microphone and soo quiet and incomprehensible that you understand every third word if you are lucky. Everyone asked him to speak louder but he said that he is loud enough, like wtf.

And then the content is bullshit and nothing like they told us it is before and that idiot has nothing better to do than calling exisiting numerative systems bullshit and the biggest mistake in human History (lol) and claims that numbers are non existent things and stupid as well. Made things quite fun though as none of us had a clue what the fuck he is talking about, so it was kinda enjoyable - I'm worried though, in view of the examn especially.

Seems like mathematicians are just the weirdest and most unenjoyable people around. Was like that at school and it seems to continue...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 09-10-2012, 18:10:50
Just because you're extremely good in your field of studies does not mean your are good at pedagogy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 09-10-2012, 18:10:16
That's the problem. I seem to have a lot of docents that are normal people, that guy is just extremely weird and it's sad that such people become docents. He is not even a professor, maybe he lacked the social qualities there. The interest and comprehension unfortunately depends a lot on the docent. But it seems like people like that guy are at every university, you just don't get rid of socially and educationally incompetent people that are supposed to teach you stuff I guess  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 09-10-2012, 19:10:56
Is it true european peanut butter tastes like shit compared to us peanut butter?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 09-10-2012, 20:10:28
That's the problem. I seem to have a lot of docents that are normal people, that guy is just extremely weird and it's sad that such people become docents. He is not even a professor, maybe he lacked the social qualities there. The interest and comprehension unfortunately depends a lot on the docent. But it seems like people like that guy are at every university, you just don't get rid of socially and educationally incompetent people that are supposed to teach you stuff I guess  :-\

Welcome to University my friend :P
But you will figure soon that you have to do most of the work on your
own and that lectures are a waste of time when most of the
professors have less pedagogic skills than a depressed sloth...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 09-10-2012, 23:10:09
And this concludes the end to this evenings showing "The Theta Show" tune in next time!
(http://i.imgur.com/scmB0.jpg)

Out of nowhere since the conversation had died awhile back (on peanut butter), I came back to this after having been afk.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 10-10-2012, 01:10:08
Is it true european peanut butter tastes like shit compared to us peanut butter?

Actually, I prefer jelly or hazelnut cream, while I find myself making an awful face when thinking about peanut butter. I guess many people in europe don't care about peanut butter as much as you do, so they never developed a taste, being able to differ good from bad. Just as much as I got no clue about maple syrup. Which is the worst here in europe, according to Canadians. Though I remember my mother to have developed a taste on sugar beet syrup. Which would probably be a no-go in Canada. *giggles*. So yeah, at least I can confirm to have heard the same rumors as well: Peanut butter over here is awful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 10-10-2012, 01:10:57
We Europeans know that peanut butter is not edible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 10-10-2012, 01:10:05
From everything I know, peanut butter in Europe is nothing like peanut butter here.  Corn at least used to be the same way, as it was thought inedible and only useful for fodder for animals.  Not sure how it's treated now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 10-10-2012, 01:10:21
@Thor Mmm, I see, how unfortunate. Perhaps someday I shall mail peanut butter to a lucky few of you.

@Dukat, fortunately even this south of Canada, we still get the occasional thing of maple syrup from our good neighbors up north, good stuff hope you get a chance to try it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 10-10-2012, 01:10:17
The peanut butter I've tried tastes like peanuts (non-salted roasted ones), i.e. like dry, bitter ass. I don't eat jelly because of the high sugar content either, so you're not really gonna convince me either way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 10-10-2012, 04:10:34
The peanut butter I've tried tastes like peanuts (non-salted roasted ones), i.e. like dry, bitter ass. I don't eat jelly because of the high sugar content either, so you're not really gonna convince me either way.

Ew, that is def not what peanut butter should taste like, at all....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-10-2012, 06:10:51
Peanut butter down here is mostly imported from US like Goober's (Smucker), Skippy's.

They tasted like real peanuts, heavy soil, earthy, but a bit salty at times, and sweet from the jelly. BTW, it is not "jelly" as in European Gelatin dessert, a chewy pudding some sort of. But jelly in US means a preserved fruit jam/spread.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: [130.Pz]S.Lainer on 10-10-2012, 06:10:06
And this concludes the end to this evenings showing "The Theta Show" tune in next time!
(http://i.imgur.com/scmB0.jpg)

Out of nowhere since the conversation had died awhile back (on peanut butter), I came back to this after having been afk.  ;D

Ta fuck..This kinda ties in with my last post in another thread.  If free healthcare was splashed upon me from the stars above and my government was in no way shape or form involved I would take it with both hands and make sweet love to it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 10-10-2012, 07:10:36
Is it true european peanut butter tastes like shit compared to us peanut butter?
Send me some US samples for testing (scientific purposes only ofc.) and I'll give you the answer.
I like EU peanut butter (or whaterev that is) so I can safely do some testing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 10-10-2012, 10:10:03
Open your pants then, you got a BMW.

Soon little one, I will have a BMW. It is the size of the car not the brand. Seeing SUV in an Urban environment makes me go .. WHY?!

Is there anyone besides crazy Dutch people that eat "Drop" (Liquorice). I recently saw Swedish Liquorice in a pharmacy and thought, finally contact, we are not alone!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 10-10-2012, 10:10:06
I guess it´s the same with soft drinks. A buddy of mine was lucky enough to get his hands on original Coca Cola from the USA, including Vanilla Coke.
I really dislike the German version of Vanilla Coke, but to my suprise found the US version really good. The secret is probably a higher amount of sugar plus the fact that instead of cane sugar, it probably contained corn sugar, which seems to be so popular in the USA.

On the other hand, I quite like peanut butter, especially the crunchy version. It´s a nice addition to jelly and Nutella. :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 10-10-2012, 13:10:21
Is there anyone besides crazy Dutch people that eat "Drop" (Liquorice). I recently saw Swedish Liquorice in a pharmacy and thought, finally contact, we are not alone!

And you have never been so. Especially salty liquorice (salmiakki) is common in the Nordic countries.

Available as candy:
(http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/pic/saltliqr.jpg)
(http://www.finlandiashop.fi/en_shop/images/tyrkisk_peber_salmiak_set_1104_b88.jpg)

Xylitol chewing gum
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_a0f0CzR3YfI/S_DFUVvMhII/AAAAAAAAAAU/-ettMa5vr_U/s1600/IMG_0121-rotated.JPG)

Cookies:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-edtlSmUBRU/S4hJlU5U3qI/AAAAAAAAAA8/oCPR_xxm8sw/s640/IMG_0042.JPG)

As filling in chocolate:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qss1Qcm4qFQ/TPl7qiZrLoI/AAAAAAAABto/hw83XZijp2Q/s1600/IMG_3477.1.jpg)

As ice cream:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya9Jkm2ZPns/T2j_wwN20WI/AAAAAAAAAhA/aX09HC4ZL9k/s1600/Finland+Salmiakki+Ice+Cream.jpg)

As shots:
(http://www.itusozluk.com/image/salmiakki_70404.jpg)

...and the list goes on; Sauna oils, vitamin supplements, cooking spice etc. Everything edible is also available with salmiakki. Some, like the Tervaleijona brand has an additional tar flavor as well for their candy, shots and what not. Absolutely delicious.

/Edit: Ah yes, and we do have the pharmacy salmiakki as well. They used to sell it in small paper bags but have in recent years commercialized it. The Haganol brand is usually found in the pharmacies and they sell both candy and booze mixer.

(http://www.luontaisporssi.fi/shop/images/apteekin_salmiakki_0801_492.jpg)

"Pharmacy salmiakki - mixer"
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/150349333_4388e10909.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-10-2012, 15:10:15
So I had to go check the new mall they opened here in september and of course I spent 200 euros.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 10-10-2012, 16:10:41
Melted Tyrkisk pepper and vodka is awesome! Its better than the "hot and sweet" you can find in the liquor store.  You can also melt other candy, but its often too sweet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 10-10-2012, 21:10:10
This is good news, it means I can go and live in other countries and not fear for lack of Liquorice.
Yes I am douchebag that takes his "Drop" with him on vacation ;-)

So what is the one thing that you have the bring with you on vacation or travelling? (Right hand not including or left if from UK)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-10-2012, 22:10:05
Open your pants then, you got a BMW.

Soon little one, I will have a BMW. It is the size of the car not the brand. Seeing SUV in an Urban environment makes me go .. WHY?!

Is there anyone besides crazy Dutch people that eat "Drop" (Liquorice). I recently saw Swedish Liquorice in a pharmacy and thought, finally contact, we are not alone!

Alright, big one. I thought you had one already with a car-picking thread a year, or two, back. But yes, SUV's are the ugliest things ever and make me shake my head often enough.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 11-10-2012, 00:10:59
I like Range Rovers to be honest, but true they're pointless in the city. The building I live in has a Q7, a few Range Rovers and a Cayenne in the parking lot. I just don't see the point to it when were in the middle of fkn Istanbul. Even supercars are pointless, I drove a 2005 Ferrari 360 recently but you just can't drive it in a city with all the tight streets and bumps on the roads.

Mid sized German cars are the only hope for humanity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 11-10-2012, 00:10:21
Uhh. I consider the new Range Rover hot.

(http://images.zeit.de/auto/2011-08/bg-suv-iaa-bilder/Range%20Rover%20Evoque%20(1)-540x304.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 11-10-2012, 01:10:04
That thing looks hideous. |:

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tolga<3 on 11-10-2012, 02:10:31
When I see that Evoque in traffic, I give their drivers the finger. Vogue is where its at.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 11-10-2012, 07:10:40
SUV's are hopeless, (just like all cross-overs) They can't really go off-road, they will never be good at being "Sports" (weight and size), so whats the point? You can just buy something like Audi A4 , Subaru Legacy or Volvo V70, all have 4WD option for all your winter driving needs and are much better at everything when compared to SUV.

I wouldn't call Range Rover a SUV, maybe the Range Rover Sport but that one is terrible.
Its more like off-road and luxury, rather than sport.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 11-10-2012, 08:10:56
What do you expect? Evoque is designed by a pompous pop artist.

That car screams "tacky."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-10-2012, 08:10:16
I dont think SUV's and jeeps should be allowed in major cities. They cause trafffic and leave no space to park, and always douchebags and stupid girls who talk on the phone drive them. They are nothing but trouble in a big city like Istanbul.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 11-10-2012, 09:10:44
It's impractical to the max and costs you a leg.
Have you ever sat in one? The rear view is atrocious with the small window. Without the parking sensor you wouldn't be able to park that car on an empty football field. It looks big from the outside, but the interior is smaller than a VW Golf6... ;D

All SUV Coupé drivers should be tarred and feathered.  8)

*still ROFLing at the idea... a coupé SUV...ROFL*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-10-2012, 01:10:59
There is no space on the roads for large cars. The only solution to acquire space easily is growing in height. And all car manufacturers serve the market for a while now. It is not only the SUVs, but also conventional cars, box type trucks and vans that grow in height. Accordingly height is the new chic these days.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-10-2012, 05:10:26
Height reduces aerodynamic qualities. Mid 2000 models may grow in height, but post 2010 models came slightly lower now (my 2012 crossover is lower than my 2008 MPV).

The trend is still: fuel efficiency and emission control, I wouldn't opt for anything else.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 12-10-2012, 19:10:56
Have fun international egg day Biiviz  ;D

http://thinkegg.com/index.php/world-egg-day/?lang=en
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Gunnerz on 12-10-2012, 21:10:08
This is pure art.

 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Chadoi on 12-10-2012, 23:10:23
What do you expect? Evoque is designed by a pompous pop artist.

That car screams "tacky."

Simply not true. Victoria Beckham customised a limited edition of the Evoque. She was not involved in the design of the car in any way, shape or form.

The Evoque is basically the LRX concept car put into production form.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-10-2012, 18:10:59
So guys, was your vote as futile as mine?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-10-2012, 21:10:42
I have voted in every possible election since 1996 and only once the candidate I voted for was elected (latest presidential election).

I keep on voting nevertheless, because when people stop voting because "their vote does not matter", it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: those active in politics will always vote (for themselves and their buddies) so in the end, they will be the only ones voting. Plus, the next election could theoretically be the one where miracles do happen and people do arrive at the booths by thousands and the candidate I voted for gets elected. (Yes, I also fill the lotto coupon every week.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-10-2012, 17:10:39
Getting another finnish lesson from Ciupita

im trying my best to understand the suomi language but

my mind goes=
(http://www.pcstats.com/articleimages/200409/BSOD_2.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-10-2012, 17:10:23
You still need to learn how to use = and :
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-10-2012, 18:10:57
You still need to learn how to use = and :
YOUR pissing me off! THEIR must be a way to defiantly end this for once and for all!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-10-2012, 19:10:16
If you are going to emphasize the wrongness, you should have boulded "defiantly" as well you crazy Belgian  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-10-2012, 19:10:46

im trying my best to understand the suomi language but

I've got some homework for you over at the joke thread.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2012, 19:10:51
I love uludag gazoz
I love Cola turka

But now i am hooked even more to turkish sodas with!!

(http://nodeli.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/camlica_sm.jpg?w=600)

THAT-IS GREAT STUFF MAN
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-10-2012, 20:10:42
I once tried this one kind of cola from somewhere in the middle east, it wasn't too bad, but it was extremely sugary. I could only drink it in sips
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2012, 20:10:45
Ahh, çamlıca soda; I remember old people giving this to kids on national holidays, it even had different flavours  8) so many good memories. Say, how did you find a drink from a very far country?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2012, 20:10:55
Belgium has a large turkish population and there are some turkish supermarkets. I bought a case there
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2012, 21:10:30
Oh, didn't know. Interesting  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2012, 21:10:11
well The extreme right political parties can go fuck themselves. I love my uludag gazoz, this new soda, My kebab, my durum, my Shizekebab, my Sucuk.....And so on and so on
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2012, 21:10:34
You pretty much know the basics of Turkish food. That surprised me  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2012, 21:10:37
You pretty much know the basics of Turkish food. That surprised me  :D
I am proud to be flemish. But appearently, if you are proud to be flemish, you have to be racist. Wich i am not. I am a big fan of certain foreign cuisines. I like Turkish and morrocan foods because they are well sold here. And i can eat most of there things without fear of my illness kicking in. I like Morrocan food for the Bread/meat combination. And i really like turkish food for there various types of meat

I also forgot Shoarma!
SHOARMA FTW

I also like scandinavian food,deutsche food, certain types of american food and East europe cuisine. But i do say i have a disliking towards asian, indian and tropical cuisine.

My relation with Hispanic cuisine is neutral aswel.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-10-2012, 21:10:03
You just don't like spicy food theta, I love it, together with African food.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2012, 21:10:23
Im not allowed to eat spicy food  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-10-2012, 22:10:11
I thought so, It sucks not to be able to eat what you want.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-10-2012, 22:10:21
scandinavian food

Smalahove anyone?

(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmKJ5Fwqn16tSPRmHAbagurqGNHcJMDQoD-VcMd5fTi2N2nji-FKHmW6vFFw)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2012, 22:10:33
scandinavian food

Smalahove anyone?

(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmKJ5Fwqn16tSPRmHAbagurqGNHcJMDQoD-VcMd5fTi2N2nji-FKHmW6vFFw)
Exept that

And rotten shark that can potentially kill you
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2012, 22:10:08
Is that a head of a cow?  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-10-2012, 23:10:59
Silly moderators being silly and posting one word posts. Tsk tsk tsk. Should have learned by now.

This shall be a good time to remind everyone in general:

- One word posts arent allowed.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ScreamingEagle_USA on 22-10-2012, 16:10:43
today i have decided i am a libererarian. Sorry Mudra for upsetting you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 22-10-2012, 16:10:52
today i have decided i am a libererarian. Sorry Mudra for upsetting you.
What´s that? A dyslexic Libertarian? Or a dyslexic Librarian?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-10-2012, 16:10:58
My no fap is going strong. been on 3 weeks streak with watching porn 1 time. Honestly i feel some positive shit, like giving women more honest attention, being more confident around dudes and genereally feeling more energetic. It helps when you have sex though, cant really imagine doing this this long without having some form of output every now and than. Sex takes longer for me now though, one would think it would be over in a few secs but it reeeeeally takes a long time before lift off :o. Its really a +1 experiment and ill keep practicing.

I failed no smoking though, i feel really weak and disgusted but when going out i need to smoke, my friends smoke and the girl im seeing too so its almost impossible for a weak loser like me to say no...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-10-2012, 17:10:35
My no fap is going strong. been on 3 weeks streak with watching porn 1 time. Honestly i feel some positive shit, like giving women more honest attention, being more confident around dudes and genereally feeling more energetic. It helps when you have sex though, cant really imagine doing this this long without having some form of output every now and than. Sex takes longer for me now though, one would think it would be over in a few secs but it reeeeeally takes a long time before lift off :o. Its really a +1 experiment and ill keep practicing.

(http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg)

Quote
I failed no smoking though, i feel really weak and disgusted but when going out i need to smoke, my friends smoke and the girl im seeing too so its almost impossible for a weak loser like me to say no...
Thats the problem yeah... you go out. You see your friends. Some of them smoke maybe. But always somebody in the room who is smoking. Then you get that temptation.


Then again...if you see that hot girl again from last week who has that gorgeous outfit on...

(http://venomazn.de/images/2010/02-Februar/%C3%BCbungmachtdenmeister_250210/must_not_fap.jpg)


A girl i know, is extremely addicted to the taste of lipton ice tea. When i was at her home 3 weeks ago for watching a marathon of animes(Ye she that loco girl that introduced me to strike withes), she drank like...1  2Liter bottle every 1 hour.....
That she issent a diabetic, surprises me
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-10-2012, 17:10:50
My no fap is going strong. been on 3 weeks streak with watching porn 1 time. Honestly i feel some positive shit, like giving women more honest attention, being more confident around dudes and genereally feeling more energetic. It helps when you have sex though, cant really imagine doing this this long without having some form of output every now and than. Sex takes longer for me now though, one would think it would be over in a few secs but it reeeeeally takes a long time before lift off :o. Its really a +1 experiment and ill keep practicing.

I failed no smoking though, i feel really weak and disgusted but when going out i need to smoke, my friends smoke and the girl im seeing too so its almost impossible for a weak loser like me to say no...
Quit the bad stuff, keep doing the good stuff. Not the other way around.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 22-10-2012, 18:10:14
Yeah, you kinda have it backwards there Smiles....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-10-2012, 20:10:28
Explain yourselfs please because i see nothing wrong with the things i said besides not quitting? Your not saying sex is bad right ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 22-10-2012, 20:10:55
17 days here, Smiles
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-10-2012, 15:10:31
Fapping is good. Smoking is bad. You succeeded in quitting the one habit that does not endanger your health, quite the contrary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FatJoe on 23-10-2012, 15:10:25
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/26394034.jpg)


scandinavian food

Smalahove anyone?

(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmKJ5Fwqn16tSPRmHAbagurqGNHcJMDQoD-VcMd5fTi2N2nji-FKHmW6vFFw)
Exept that

And rotten shark that can potentially kill you

Rotten shark that can potentially kill you is bad as well..

but mm mm mmmm, Rotten peed-on shark that can potentially kill you, and a shot of 'BlackDeath'.. Yum!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-10-2012, 23:10:23
sup /RV/ fags


i have carnaval next year. 4 days of party hard, beautifull ladies in sexy outfits, beer and costumes

I have 3 of the 4 costumes already set.

-Ozzy osbourne
-Richard harrow of BWE
-Either the TF2 spy or Solid snake with cardboard box

Now for the 4th day...i was thinking of a steampunk outfit. I recently got facinated in this genre. The music, the clothing, the victorian/wild west alternative age.
Something like this
(http://dreampunkgeek.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/steampunk-men-3.jpg?w=490)

Or this
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vz2F0hN6T-g/TY8ZziqUrAI/AAAAAAAAOkA/Tow78d0WZr4/s400/tumblr_limkrk3x4J1qi9su9o1_500.jpg)

Any ideas on what looks better? Scoundrel pilot with goggles? or a gentlemen coverd with brass trinkets?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-10-2012, 10:10:37
It is called steampunk, so you better dress up like a real machine operator from James Watt and Richard Trevithick era.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 24-10-2012, 10:10:12
And for people who havent got the slightest clue who Richard Harrow (character in Boardwalk Empire) is and dont wish to google him (shame on you), he is a wounded/traumatized world war 1 veteran, a marksman, gun nut and while he isnt ruthlessly killing people he is melting hearts with his isolation and loneliness.

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcdg1hQvNV1qbl454o5_1280.jpg)

One of the most interesting characters in TV for a long while. He was supposed to appear as a guest for an episode or two but viewers loved him so the writers decided to give him a bigger role and from second season forward he has been part of the main cast. So in my opinion it is not a bad choice from THeTA0123 to have a Harrow costume.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-10-2012, 13:10:12
Problem with a costume like this is if you dont pull it off perfectly you will look like a dork, so you better be wearing it like your own skin TAO ;D.

Quote
Fapping is good. Smoking is bad. You succeeded in quitting the one habit that does not endanger your health, quite the contrary.

I agree, partially. Fapping is a great output from time to time but combined with porn and all the other naughty stuff it can be an escape route. As i stated before, if i didnt have regular sex i wouldnt be continuing this for as long as i did now. And smoking IS bad but its also a great way to relax and enjoy a good night out. And nothing beats having a cig after a few beers or lady time. I know, as a non-smoker it might be hard to grasp but sometimes its orgasmic :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 24-10-2012, 18:10:53
One thing that annoys me with steampunk is the propensity for just wearing a waistcoat and calling it a day.  Frock coats are a MUST for victorian gentlemen, no victorian would be caught without a coat on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-10-2012, 18:10:46
One thing that annoys me with steampunk is the propensity for just wearing a waistcoat and calling it a day.  Frock coats are a MUST for victorian gentlemen, no victorian would be caught without a coat on.
Dam true. I have one. Nice and brown. Now i need a proper hat and the little trinkets that go with it

If you have any suggestions mudra, please share them  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 24-10-2012, 18:10:43
http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/gentlemans.php

My top hat, dress shoes, and cane are from here, they're quite good.  As for shirt, go here:

http://www.riverjunction.com/Victorian-Shirt--White-Cotton--Heritage-Brand_p_46.html
http://www.riverjunction.com/Last-of-Stock-Celluloid-Collars_p_231.html
http://www.riverjunction.com/Cloth-Collar_p_230.html
http://www.riverjunction.com/Gold-Plated-Collar-Studs-set-of-two_p_232.html

You'll also want a pocket watch for sure.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-10-2012, 15:10:15
Here we go again...

(http://i.imgur.com/vkmJy.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 25-10-2012, 15:10:47
Let's see if we'll get snow here in the south tomorrow. Next week looks to be warm and rainy though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 25-10-2012, 16:10:02
Here we go again...

(http://i.imgur.com/vkmJy.jpg)

cool story bro.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/525617_10152375666775001_1278271854_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-10-2012, 19:10:14
Here we go again...
[pic]
About bloody time it snowed! October's almost over for heaven's sake.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-10-2012, 20:10:16
Do not want. I want it to be autumn forever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 25-10-2012, 20:10:56
Autumn sucks... autumn is boring.

Summer > Spring > Winter > Autumn

Jaja, I know it´s different in Finland.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-10-2012, 20:10:07
Suck my nuts boychik.  :-*

Autumn is the best solely because I love wearing jackets and coats. Winter is OK if it doesnt snow too much, so that white shite wont block every place. Never been a spring or summer person and I'll be honest: Im glad we skipped summer this year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-10-2012, 21:10:35
Winter>Spring>autumn>Summer

Always was a winter person. I love the cold, i love the atmosphere that goes around it. The christmas markets all over the place...Jenever everywhere. Wearing my Army greatcoats and people begging for one aswel. Yaaah WINTER IS COMING!

Also
i saw a deer getting hit today. The animal jumped across the road, it met a 50 ton MAN truck.

so much blood :( :(  even on my car..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-10-2012, 21:10:07
+1

Im a winter typecof guy. It always makes me happy, I dunno but I enjoy the dark weather.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-10-2012, 21:10:09
Winter all the way, autumn and spring are second, but I like summer too, just not that much. Can't stop sweating, it's driving me mad.


Cold means overcoats greatcoats (pardon my french - pardon my ignorance), and those are awesome.  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-10-2012, 21:10:23


 Winter is OK if it doesnt snow too much, so that white shite wont block every place.

What is this "snow" substance you talk about

Here in my area of SoCal, winter = constant 20-30 mph wind and low 50s F
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-10-2012, 21:10:09
How nice, they give freezing temperatures from Sunday onwards, just when I start my nightshift again...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-10-2012, 23:10:38
Love winter, hate spring. I blame hay fever. Like the summer as well, as long as I got no hay fever because summer is money time. Autumn is okay. Winter is best.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 26-10-2012, 05:10:56
I'd say winter>summer>autumn>spring. Deciding whether winter or summer is better is a bit hard, it depends so much on what they are like. I like summer and warm just as much as the other person, but it has to be warm, not hot. Something like 20 C, so you can go outside in your shorts and a t-shirt but not sweat like a pig. Best winter weather is -20 C, completely clear sky and no wind. Just absolutely amazing weather.

Autumn is a bit of a neutral season, it's a bit boring and it doesn't have anything special, it's basically summer but colder (or winter but warmer). I understand that how nature looks during spring might look pretty for city-folk, but I've lived 15 years of my life in the middle of a forest and I've had my fair share of seeing fucking brown leaves.

Spring is the shittiest season, it's wet, there's slush, sleet and shitty snow everywhere. If only you could jump straight to summer from winter.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-10-2012, 09:10:13
If we're talking weather Summer>Autumn>Spring>Winter

With other factors involved Autumn>Spring>Summer>Winter


Autumn - Back to school! Includes meeting old and new friends, having shitloads of Uni. parties, loose women, and still pretty warm outside. Feasts: Crayfish parties, (plus various big Uni. events)

Spring - School continues after a long Christmas break, parties, women, etc.! Only downside is the snow is starting to melt which leads to the "melting dog poop"-phenomenon. Feasts: Easter, Walpurgis night, May 1st, (plus various big Uni. events)

Summer - Work instead of school, nice weather, beautiful green environment, swimming, parties at different summer houses all over, less clothes. Downside is no Uni. parties. Feasts: Midsummer, music festivals

Winter - Cold as fuck, army flashbacks, leather shoes get a beating, lots of clothes, terraces closed, caffeine and alcohol consumption through the roof to compensate. Feasts: Halloween, Little Christmas, Christmas and New Year's Eve, (plus a few Uni. events)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-10-2012, 09:10:20
Well its snowing right now. I did not order this. Who is to blame?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 26-10-2012, 09:10:53
Natty.  ;D
No snow here at Lake Constance... only fog... phew.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-10-2012, 10:10:39
Natty.  ;D

Now that would be too easy.

--

Off to shave, shower and shomething elshe beginnin with sh. Gotta do the groceries, do some other businesses, etc. It's literally now snowing so much I cant see past ~100 meters out of my window. Meh, doesnt really matter anyway since Im driving and I changed winter tires yesterday. I'd wish it was colder thought so I could wear my overcoat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 26-10-2012, 10:10:18
No snow here at Lake Constance... only fog... phew.
One of the worst seasons to live here. Despite having a certain charme of its own, constant fog can become quite depressing and I´m kinda looking forward to spring.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Natty on 26-10-2012, 10:10:57
author=DLFReporter link=topic=16957.msg278159#msg278159 date=1351238273]
Natty.  ;D
No snow here at Lake Constance... only fog... phew.
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It's just snowed a bit in stockholm over the night, I was up and did a little snow-dance, it worked  8)
Some of that white stuff is still left... hope it melts away fast. I rather have bare ground until new years, snow in stockholm is quite pointless...

Tonight we have a halloween party at work, I might dress up a zombie, will be DJ:ing as well, and this one is a given one to play, such masterpiece! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aDf4mmC3hQ then it will be some dark and dirty dubstep to scare the nerdy game developers with  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-10-2012, 10:10:57
Dress up as a zombie BioWare or Westwood.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 26-10-2012, 11:10:44
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/Kuva0028.jpg)(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/Kuva0027.jpg)

Beautiful, just absolutely beautiful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 26-10-2012, 13:10:07
^Until all that snow starts to melt and you´ve got a big amount of grey sludge, mixed with salt, pebbles and ice. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-10-2012, 15:10:48
^Until all that snow starts to melt and you´ve got a big amount of grey sludge, mixed with salt, pebbles and ice. :P
That'll be next Monday at least here in the south ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-10-2012, 16:10:29
Im sick as fuck, never gonna eat seafood again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-10-2012, 17:10:49
Im sick as fuck, never gonna eat seafood again.
Been eating salmon from the Albert Heijn, have we?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-10-2012, 18:10:05
Foppen salmon is best salmon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-10-2012, 19:10:56
Just saw the 4th episode of Forward Unto Dawn. For a budget of only $10 million, its pretty damn exceptional. If ever they were to make a Halo movie, that is how it should look.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-10-2012, 22:10:41
Failed three times when I left home.

Should always remember that even if theres not many minus degrees outside, theres still a high propability that it'll wind and therefore can get quite pretty darn cold. Naturally I didnt have my scarf nor earbags, so my neck and ears were catching the wind like no tomorrow. Strikes 1 and 2.

Also, when you see clearly out from the window that its snowing and not that gently either, you'd think you would be wiser to put on your winter shoes instead of the shoes that you have been wearing since spring. Strike number 3, you're out!


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 27-10-2012, 10:10:19
The derp is strong with this one.

Autumn break ending soon, terrible backache. Going back to civilization today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-10-2012, 07:10:09
And it happens again, every single fucking year..


It's me B-day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-10-2012, 07:10:52
Sometimes you wish the number went down instead of up, don't you think?

Anyway, hope you had a great day!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-10-2012, 07:10:57
What do you mean, "had?" It's 8.30 in the morning. But yea, the child in me wishes that I was 10 so I could get free stuff. Then again, I got free stuff (A scarf, made by a chick)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-10-2012, 08:10:28
What do you mean, "had?"

Typo, sorry, I thought you meant yesterday, I just woke up when i read it and since it was still so early i just assumed...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-10-2012, 08:10:43
flu

fuck OFF
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-10-2012, 08:10:40
flu

fuck OFF

Such a shame that you have to miss Ciney Thetao.
Hope you get well soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-10-2012, 09:10:31
flu

fuck OFF

Such a shame that you have to miss Ciney Thetao.
Hope you get well soon.
Thank you my kind friend
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-10-2012, 09:10:40
What do you mean, "had?" It's 8.30 in the morning. But yea, the child in me wishes that I was 10 so I could get free stuff. Then again, I got free stuff (A scarf, made by a chick)

Grandma's are lovely, arent they? ;)

Happy birthdays!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-10-2012, 10:10:06
I've been on a trip to Bozcaada island (A.K.A Thenessos) for a national holiday. But the last night was windy and all boats back to mainland have been cancelled. Looks like Im stuck on the island. I like it, I dont wanna go back to Istanbul and my school and stuff, so Im actually cool with it!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-10-2012, 10:10:52
This morning i woke up. Despite being sick, i looked outside to see the first winter frost. Morning dew frozen to everything. It was cold. Birds picking on the seeds i placed outside. The beautifull ice white grass, trees and my car also in a blanket of frost

my cats stood at the door, looking with eyes that said= GET OVER HERE YOU WOBBO AND LET US IN FOR FUCK SAKE ITS COLD HERE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-10-2012, 10:10:21
my cats stood at the door, looking with eyes that said= GET OVER HERE YOU WOBBO AND LET US IN FOR FUCK SAKE ITS COLD HERE

Haha, that was funnny,  ;D

I havent seen quality snow for years where I live, always that sloppy grey ice. Ah, I remember those times where I used to go to the park with my sled and slide down the forest, trying to avvoid hitting trees, good ol' times, there was real snow here back then  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-10-2012, 10:10:38
i love driving in my car when it has snowed like hell. When the first heavy snow falls here, everybody panicks and alot of people crash there car. I drive slowly, enjoy the scenery.  Never had any problems whatsoever

it did got my laid once. Girl i know her car ended up in a ditch, i pulled it out with my Slopel Corsa. I could "warm up" in her house

(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/103/740/Me%20Gusta.png?1318992465)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-10-2012, 11:10:24
Too bad about the flu, old chap, hope you get well soon. Looks like Ciney in the spring for both of us, as long as no hay fever...

Edit: 666 posts
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 28-10-2012, 11:10:59
So, I was reading a paper for university when I noticed something small moving on my screen. My first thought was "bug on my screen!", but as I wanted to squish it, I noticed, that it´s actually inside my screen!  :o
The fuck!?  :o
Edit: It´s a so-called "thrips" and seems to be a common problem with TFT screens. o0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-10-2012, 11:10:15
What do you mean, "had?" It's 8.30 in the morning. But yea, the child in me wishes that I was 10 so I could get free stuff. Then again, I got free stuff (A scarf, made by a chick)

Grandma's are lovely, arent they? ;)

Happy birthdays!

My grandma baked me a cake, but didn't knit the scarf. And I don't think that the one who did the knitting is my grandma, since she's 19. Unless I'm a time traveller.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-10-2012, 11:10:13
Oh, a sister.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-10-2012, 13:10:32
Oh, a sister.
No.

Seriously? What the fuck is suddenly wrong with everyone? If I said it was a friend in school, you'd probably say shes lesbian. Whatever. Haters gonna hate. Is this some kind of autumn cynicism?

There's so much hate on this forum anyway. Almost every possible thread ends up in a flame war. What the hell? I respect everyones opinion, and looking at how old members are here, I expect something better. Grow up, people. Seriously.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-10-2012, 13:10:31
Jesus, arent you a touchy fella. I throw in a joke accompanied by a smileyface, even wished you happy birthdays and now you are throwing a fit?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-10-2012, 13:10:20
Well, I guess my English sense of humour isn't that good. And I really didn't pay attention to the smiley. But I can now see the humor in your post.

But then again, my post wasn't aimed at you specifically, but to the whole community in general.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-10-2012, 14:10:51
I thought it was an appropriate joke to make since grandmothers knit all sorts of stuff to give their grandchildren as gifts. Infact, I got a scarf from my grandma few years back.

Relax and enjoy your birthday. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-10-2012, 14:10:59
From now, I shall. Spent last 5 hours hunting, catching nothing. And my back hurts for the fourth day in a row. I guess that with age come back problems, but come on, I'm 21.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-10-2012, 14:10:10
Nothing but a boychik.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 28-10-2012, 14:10:40

Its fckn cold outside, like 1 degree or wtf. Its only oct, fuck off winter~!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-10-2012, 14:10:35
Going with a couple of friends to see Skyfall tonight. Haven't seen a Bond movie at the cinema since The World is not Enough, which wasn't all that good. Hope it'll be worth it this time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 28-10-2012, 14:10:04

Its fckn cold outside, like 1 degree or wtf. Its only oct, fuck off winter~!

brol story co.
(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/ultrakill91/Mobilbilder/IMAG0092.jpg?t=1351421732)

-14*C tonight
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-10-2012, 15:10:30
Like 15 degrees here in sunny Ohio.  I went to a Halloween party last night dressed as a mime and stayed in character for  5 hours.  interestingly not being able to talk meant i had to be way more outgoing so i had a sweet time
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-10-2012, 15:10:52
-14*C tonight

Where do you live?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-10-2012, 16:10:07
Russia IIRC
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 28-10-2012, 16:10:26
Norway actually.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-10-2012, 16:10:33
O yeah, you're right. I was mixed up with those pics of a Russian baptism.

My apologies, Zeno.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-10-2012, 16:10:30
I suppose -14 is normal around there.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 28-10-2012, 17:10:05
Setermoen military camp, right outside Tromsø city at the moment  ;D

and that "Russian baptism" as you call it, is actually from a Norwegian graduation tradition where you become a "Russ"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-10-2012, 15:10:30
It's getting colder, the people easier annoyed, traffic goes nuts... Winter is coming...

Also: Women driving and cell phones are a bad combination
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 29-10-2012, 15:10:15
Also: Women driving and cell phones are a bad combination

Pffftt.... Women and driving is a bad combimation before that...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-10-2012, 18:10:11
Also: Women driving and cell phones are a bad combination

Pffftt.... Women and driving is a bad combimation before that...

I'm inclined to agree. All the teenage female drivers in my neighborhood do 50mph around the small streets and do not use their turning signals for jack shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 29-10-2012, 20:10:28
Also: Women driving and cell phones are a bad combination

Pffftt.... Women and driving is a bad combimation before that...

I'm inclined to agree. All the teenage female drivers in my neighborhood do 50mph around the small streets and do not use their turning signals for jack shit.


It drives me crazy we I see a 20yr-old girl driving a huge SUV in a small street. They basically cause armageddon wherever they pass.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 29-10-2012, 21:10:43
Let's try to drift away from the casual chauvinism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-10-2012, 21:10:47
Haha, "Drift". I noticed that. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 29-10-2012, 21:10:41
Umm, whatever you saw there was most likely not intentional.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 29-10-2012, 21:10:48
My mother drives better than most idiots, but she is awsome though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-10-2012, 21:10:48
ahhhh Hurricane Sandy madness!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Easy Eight on 31-10-2012, 23:10:16
Not sure if I'm in the right thread here but I have just a quick question: Does anyone know what you call that angle between the machine guns on planes?

http://imgur.com/wOLCq


€: Thanks Leibermuster & Biiviz :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Leibermuster on 01-11-2012, 11:11:46
Convergence Angle no? not sure if this is the "technical term" tho.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-11-2012, 12:11:29
Convergence Angle no? not sure if this is the "technical term" tho.

Can't be. I already posted that but my post got deleted by a mod.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-11-2012, 12:11:59
Convergence Angle no? not sure if this is the "technical term" tho.

Can't be. I already posted that but my post got deleted by a mod.
*Deleted by a Flippy
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-11-2012, 12:11:20
It consisted of only one word. How many times do I have to repeat myself?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-11-2012, 12:11:37
So I tried to help a guy out by quoting his post and answering his question (the answer being one word: Convergence), but get rewarded with a delete. No wonder this place is so resentful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-11-2012, 12:11:00
Perkele guys, everyone=

(http://joeorlandino.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/oddballkellysheroes2t11.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-11-2012, 12:11:39
Lets get this straight:

This thread has no topic, so you are allowed to talk about almost every topic as long as it doesnt break our other forum rules regarding hate-speeches, racism etc. Therefore as a compromise there are four modest rules that I enforce in this thread and which I wish people would kindly follow, they are in no way asking for too much of effort from those who post into this thread.

Thread was originally put up so there's a place for all the off-topic that tends to scatter all over the forums in various threads. So if you had a question to ask or to post something which there was no thread for, you dont have to put up a thread just for that when you can post it here instead.

Its unfortunate if you feel like its unfair towards you but thats just how the rules are and if you dont like it, you dont have to post in this thread. And from what I see in your case Biiviz, you have been quite active in this thread in the past and never have I heard any nagging regarding the rules from your direction. Now it has become a problem all of a sudden?

Like I said, the rules in this thread arent asking much compared to that you can have chatter about anything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-11-2012, 14:11:02
All right, let's start things off then...

I am moving up the social ladder among my friends of the opposite sex. Yesterday, I was invited to accompany a very good friend to her place for pizza and a movie. I had 3 hours until my next class, so I saw no reason not to accept.
Apparently, I have become a sort of personal advisor to her. She mentioned her relationship with a guy I know as well, he's a good chap, but it seems he's a bit too nice to her, up to the point of obnoxiousness (Am I the only one sensing a break-up?). And then she started talking about more sensitive subjects, concerning her person...

So 2.5 hours later, the pizza was consumed and the movie has a happy ending... I went off to the class, after that I headed to the station. I realized I didn't properly thank her, so I texted. What I received, boils down to: "you're a very nice chap, and if this kind of thing happens again, call me, you're always welcome."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-11-2012, 14:11:50
you'll get friendzoned, trust me
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-11-2012, 14:11:50
Worth a try however. Try to establish sexy eye contact. Not creepy, but smile at her every now and then and look her into the eyes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-11-2012, 14:11:01
Worth a try however. Try to establish sexy eye contact. Not creepy, but smile at her every now and then and look her into the eyes.
That's standard with me. Thank God she's got some eyes to lose yourselves in.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-11-2012, 15:11:36
Dont talk about history stuff and you'll be fine then  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-11-2012, 15:11:20
It gets better, old chap, she studies history as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-11-2012, 15:11:59
It gets better, old chap, she studies history as well.
BLIMEY Old bean! Thats superb!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 01-11-2012, 16:11:51
New computah! Let the skynet program begin...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 01-11-2012, 17:11:07
Worth a try however. Try to establish sexy eye contact. Not creepy, but smile at her every now and then and look her into the eyes.
That's standard with me. Thank God she's got some eyes to lose yourselves in.

Question is: do you want a relationship with a girl who ditches her boyfriend for a new guy? Very often the same thing happens to the next boyfriend too. Not to scatter your dreams or whatever. Try to sex her if thats what you want and let it go
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-11-2012, 17:11:00
that point is still miles away, like 200 miles away, so no reason to get ahead of things. For the moment, I'm just a person she trusts very much, and of whom she likes to hear the opinion. If that guy continues to be the over-nice guy, I would advise to maybe make an end to it.
I stick to my code of honour, sir, never break up someone's relationship.

And by the way, I need to get back into shape first
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-11-2012, 17:11:10
To quote Smiles back then:

Stop mindfucking yourself, or at least do something about it.

I am in the same situation as you, and now it is even getting worse. I do something, but it was for no avail, and I practically mindfucked myself. She is cute, nice, lives nearby (nearer to me than her boyfriend). Could have asked her 6-7 years ago, but now she has been like 5 years with 2 years of hiatus with her current bf. Dunno what to do.

So, if you got to shtick with your code of honour or that bro-code or something, better stop mindfucking yourself, and forget about doing anything. I regretted that I made such a move, which she responded quite positively. Now things started to get confusing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-11-2012, 20:11:32
Thou shalt be pleased to know then, that I do not, what you call, mindfuck myself. I know my position. I don't know what I said to make you think I have the hots for this girl. Yes, she looks rather good, and yes she has beautiful eyes, but I am just a very close friend whom she trusts very much.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 01-11-2012, 20:11:27
Well this part got me into thinking like that  ;D:

Quote
(Am I the only one sensing a break-up?). And then she started talking about more sensitive subjects, concerning her person...

So 2.5 hours later, the pizza was consumed and the movie has a happy ending... I went off to the class, after that I headed to the station. I realized I didn't properly thank her, so I texted. What I received, boils down to: "you're a very nice chap, and if this kind of thing happens again, call me, you're always welcome."

Oh and this:

Quote
And by the way, I need to get back into shape first

maybe ur a greasy fat fuck, i dont know but as far as my experience goes most girls really dont care that much bout a ripped dude. I started working out last summer (towards a weightlifting fysique) and am in shape, but a friend of mine who has a beer belly and a neglected beard has as much, maybe a little more succes than me with women. Man however dig me more, but i dont go that way.
But working out is great and led me to a powerfull tool controlling my body and self-confidence/cocksureness
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-11-2012, 21:11:13
Thou shalt be pleased to know then, that I do not, what you call, mindfuck myself. I know my position. I don't know what I said to make you think I have the hots for this girl. Yes, she looks rather good, and yes she has beautiful eyes, but I am just a very close friend whom she trusts very much.

Maybe just think about it less. You don't know what she is up to, so wait if anything further will happen next. Even if nothing will happen between the two of you, she might have some lovely female friends. On the next party you might have a chat with her, drawing all her female friends attention on you. Things like these will automatically develop without your actions actually having a big effect on anything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-11-2012, 09:11:17
Thou shalt be pleased to know then, that I do not, what you call, mindfuck myself. I know my position. I don't know what I said to make you think I have the hots for this girl. Yes, she looks rather good, and yes she has beautiful eyes, but I am just a very close friend whom she trusts very much.

Yeah, about this girl I am after... she said, "it all started when I love to share my feelings with him, he listens, and we feel the chemistry between us, so we dated."

And for all the beautiful qualities that she has, well, that is just making it easier. If she is not this cute, I bet she won't have that dude as her boyfriend by then. She will be comfortably "friendzoned" as a friend who the dude just trusted, no romances. She is too nice to admit it, and she won't even admit that she does look good, shy maybe, but that's her quality.

And this:

Maybe just think about it less. You don't know what she is up to, so wait if anything further will happen next. Even if nothing will happen between the two of you, she might have some lovely female friends.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 02-11-2012, 10:11:08
To make things more clear, let's answer those posts one by one.

@Smiles: Well, that's a feeling I had when she told me about him. And that text was pretty much exactly what she said. The getting back into shape was more of a personal sidenote.

@Dukat: Perhaps...

@Zoologic: That's pretty much my situation, minus the dating, unless you count having the occasonal pint together as a date. And indeed, she is rather shy and refuses to admit she looks good.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 02-11-2012, 11:11:20
Quote
Could have asked her 6-7 years ago, but now she has been like 5 years with 2 years of hiatus with her current bf. Dunno what to do.

Zoo, please tell me you seen other women in this timespan?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-11-2012, 11:11:29
hey guys, for sending money to paypal's. Does anyone know how long this can take for the money to arrive on the paypal account?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-11-2012, 11:11:36
Do you mean transferring money to your own paypal account or using your paypal account to transfer money to someone else?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-11-2012, 11:11:49
Transferring money from my banking account to Paypal :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-11-2012, 11:11:29
It can take from a couple of hours to a day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-11-2012, 11:11:52
Transferring money from my banking account to Paypal :)

It took 24 hrs in Australia.

Quote
Could have asked her 6-7 years ago, but now she has been like 5 years with 2 years of hiatus with her current bf. Dunno what to do.

Zoo, please tell me you seen other women in this timespan?

Of course I did. I went through several heartbreaking experiences as well during those years (might be the reason why I overlooked her). After all, Australian chicks are pretty good to talk to and they are very open. It heals my bad experiences quite fast, can't forget Aussies.

Well, I was like her secret admirer during that timespan. She is too cute to be unnoticed, I stayed away from her because I thought she was out of my league or something like that. From the first year of the Uni, she dated a good-looking jerk from senior batch. Then I don't know what happened, we were like smiling to each other. It turns out she broke out with the overprotective jerk on the second year. Many popular guys were after her, but AFAIK none were successful. But it started earlier this year (7 years later) that I realise she is responding to me. But then, she dated with somebody outside the circle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-11-2012, 11:11:58
Well i sended the money yesterday, but that was on all saints day. I hope the banks do not have a bloody bridge day today as i have. I want my Catapult CP-K2 on mechwarrior!

(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCFHIoKjw6m6ArmrGAyXA71LC72LhfJZBUMSr4qs0qwU-5fAAeEHKdqmhL)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FatJoe on 02-11-2012, 12:11:50
I'm curious.. what is this women you guys talk about.. perhaps a hardware add-on for my computer, and if so, does it come with USB-3? :|

in all seriousesnesses though.. I seriously need to get out more :\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 02-11-2012, 12:11:32
Damn Joe, there I thought you'd go all out Wiking and steal some hot women on your trip down to main land Europe.  ;D

You islanders need new blood!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FatJoe on 02-11-2012, 12:11:39
I spent 2 nights sharing a bed with another person!
But that was with Knoffhoff :\

The only 'action' I got in that trip was a hug from a near 40 year old woman and an exchange of smiles and glances from a hotel waitress in Brüssels as I was checking out..


I haven't crushed my enemies, seen them driven before me, nor heard the lamentation of their women..
My inner Viking is weak, my spirit broken. (not really.. but it sounds deep.. adds to the drama)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 02-11-2012, 12:11:54
What's wrong with Knoffhoff?  D:
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-11-2012, 14:11:41
Banks are closed today


i guess this means no paypal money today
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-11-2012, 14:11:29
Why dont you have PayPal directly transactioning your purchase(s) so you dont have to upload money first, wait and then buy? :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-11-2012, 14:11:16
Wait what? HOW?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 02-11-2012, 15:11:33
Lmfao, best thread page to read in the morning.

Gotta go to the mechanic today, my car has been acting up, thermometer likes to max out (shooting up) and then sink all the way back to regular levels. All the coolant and oil levels are fine, so we think its a shitty thermometer.

Fortunately after I get home, its about 14 hours of hanging out with the gf. We've been plowing through Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker together.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-11-2012, 18:11:42
I spent 2 nights sharing a bed with another person!
But that was with Knoffhoff :\

The only 'action' I got in that trip was a hug from a near 40 year old woman and an exchange of smiles and glances from a hotel waitress in Brüssels as I was checking out..


I haven't crushed my enemies, seen them driven before me, nor heard the lamentation of their women..
My inner Viking is weak, my spirit broken. (not really.. but it sounds deep.. adds to the drama)

I was in Reykjavik a few days ago and could not find you.

And I feel for you man, 25,5% tax. And I loved how they had 1 krone coins. Value: 0,006 Euro.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FatJoe on 02-11-2012, 18:11:11
I was in Reykjavik a few days ago and could not find you.

And I feel for you man, 25,5% tax. And I loved how they had 1 krone coins. Value: 0,006 Euro.

Really?!
You didn't call me or meet up with me?! I'm on this island in the middle of the north Atlantic, cut off from the mainland, isolated from the rest of the world..
alone :-\
cold :-[
and vulnerable :'(

...

Seriously though, should have sent me a PM man to meet up for a beer, what were you doing here anway? :)

Yeah we have 1 króna coins still.. -_-
Not that you can get anything for just 1 króna. However you get a lot of them with all the prices being ##99.

You left at the right time though, massive storm here now..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-11-2012, 19:11:19
so you guys complain about taxes

big deal

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Income_Taxes_By_Country.svg)



And its gonna be increased overall with 1% again
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 02-11-2012, 19:11:25
But Fatjoe, i thought you were a little older, like mid 30's? From what i heard it gets easier and easier to get laid. You have a wide variety of choice between 20 and 30 women. You happen to live in a minivan parked near the vulcano or w0t? Fuck that, that would make you even more interesting.
Id love you if you look like your avatar  :-* and female.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 02-11-2012, 23:11:38
I spent 2 nights sharing a bed with another person!
But that was with Knoffhoff :\

The only 'action' I got in that trip was a hug from a near 40 year old woman and an exchange of smiles and glances from a hotel waitress in Brüssels as I was checking out..


I haven't crushed my enemies, seen them driven before me, nor heard the lamentation of their women..
My inner Viking is weak, my spirit broken. (not really.. but it sounds deep.. adds to the drama)

Here lies your problem Joe. If you spell Brussels like it is a German city, you probably were thinking you were in Germany and doing your best on a "Danke Schön Fraulein" to some poor Belgian waitress. Those glances and smiles you saw were actually a mix of indecision and fear whether or not she should call the cops on you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FatJoe on 03-11-2012, 02:11:57
Haha, NTH, nawh, I made sure to read upon the countries I visited, and found that I were absolutely not to speak German in the French speaking part or French in the German speaking part.. I just stuck with English with a heavy Icelandic accent. ;)

Smiles, Perhaps not as stunningly handsome as the avatar ;) but my problem is not that I'm not handsome or fun, it's my self confidence.. I'm way too passive, and at times, self destructive..

This is an open mic thread, right? I'll just ramble along for a bit, for anyone interested in knowing more about me, if tl;dr then move on ;) (we need spoiler tags in this forum by the way..)



Self destruction and passiveness has sadly become a fundamental part of who I grew up to be, being bullied beyond belief. At first you start trying to stick to the shadows as much as you can. Don't make any sudden moves, roll over, play dead, if you're lucky they won't notice you and walk on by. You fight back physically and verbally, you resist, but slowly all the bad name calling sinks in and you start believing them, you start feeling you deserve the punches, the names. It eventually reaches a point where you start picking up bullying yourself, at first in some desperate attempt to somehow fit in with the rest, but later you feel wrong with out it, as if something is missing, something that's always been there..

It wasn't really until perhaps 6 years ago that, with the help of my family and some well chosen friends, I managed to start climbing up from this dark damp hole in my soul where I had crawled into as a kid, in hiding of all the bad people out there, throwing fists and shouting words. Your confidence is in that hole with you, and while you might not like it you grow used to it, it becomes home. Climbing out of it isn't simple and it's easy to fall back into it, home sweet home.

The way I see confidence in general is.. well, imagine an open field of green grass stretching to the end of the horizon, this is where everyone start at, at birth. Through life you either build yourself a small mound or a hill to stand on, a confidence, self belief. Or you start digging yourself down into a hole, a hole of insecurity. Some people dig your hole for you, until you start doing it yourself. Others, friends, tend to help you build your hill, though you don't want to build it too high, a mountain of ego, a place to look down to others, and you certainly don't want to end up in a hole too deep, a dark pit of self hate and angst.

6 years ago, I started climbing out of this hole. And with each step closer to the surface it became more and more wonderful. Life on the surface is amazing. I've even started building a mound to stand on, but it's difficult to stand on for long, looking down besides me into this dark deep hole I've spent so much time in, knowing that if something happens, one misplaced step and I can fall right back down into it again. Building a hill besides a hole is the wrong way of doing it, it's rushing things, it's not facing the problem.

This I've learned recently, and so instead of building a hill I've started filling up a hole. A hole I need to fill up to feel comfortable and to stand sure that no matter if I fall, I won't fall into this hole again. A hole that no matter how fast I fill it up, can't go away fast enough, and a hole that I will happily build a hill on top of, to stand tall and proud on and never again try to convince myself that "Nawh, I'm not good enough."


Just to be clear, I'm not looking for sympathy or complaining that I had it really bad and that I survived something truly horrible. Others out there have gone through so much more worse than I have. Heck, my 'problems' may seem as first world problems in comparison to others. Perhaps you've gone through something much worse. I'm only writing this because it feels good putting it into perspective for myself, and to share my background and thoughts that are important to me in my current point in life, with people, a community, that I'm quite fond of. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-11-2012, 09:11:37
last week i had the flu

i still have some form of it this week with massive headaches and stuffed nose


Getting pretty tired of this bullshit :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-11-2012, 09:11:56
last week i had the flu

i still have some form of it this week with massive headaches and stuffed nose


Getting pretty tired of this bullshit :/

Pffft... N00b. I have migrane and thr genes of stuffed nose and they will be there for my lifetime.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 03-11-2012, 10:11:07
I hate All Saints' Day. Every goddamn store is closed and I'm hungry >:(. All I have in my fridge is butter and ketchup.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-11-2012, 10:11:43
last week i had the flu

i still have some form of it this week with massive headaches and stuffed nose


Getting pretty tired of this bullshit :/

Pffft... N00b. I have migrane and thr genes of stuffed nose and they will be there for my lifetime.
i got crohn. your argument is invalid
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 03-11-2012, 11:11:51
Stuffed nose? I suffered from multiple sinusiti every year (basically, every common cold developed into one within days) since I was a kid. Then I discovered the joys of nasal irrigation.

SRSLY. It's even more efficient than nasal sprays, antihistamines, and/or ephedrine (tried'em all - and only got prescribed these well into adulthood, oh well, didn't even have the sense to buy OTC nasal sprays until a doctor recommended them). Those things just alleviate the symptoms. Nasal irrigation gets rid of the problem, it flushes away mucus and the saline solution sterilizes the membranes and sinuses.

After I started nasal irrigation, I have not had a single sinusitis. Even the symptoms of common cold vanish quickly, so quickly that I cannot really say I would even have had a proper cold after I began.

It's not snake oil, it works. Wiki says:
Quote
Treatment guidelines in both Canada and the United States now advocate use of nasal irrigation for all causes of rhinosinusitis
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 03-11-2012, 12:11:59
on monday ill get to fire my first 155mm round  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrvXh6uBaA

(im gonna be the guy to the left, loading grenades and arming them)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-11-2012, 12:11:19
on monday ill get to fire my first 155mm round  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrvXh6uBaA

(im gonna be the guy to the left, loading grenades and arming them)
Have so much fun bro!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 03-11-2012, 14:11:56
I was in Reykjavik a few days ago and could not find you.

And I feel for you man, 25,5% tax. And I loved how they had 1 krone coins. Value: 0,006 Euro.

Really?!
You didn't call me or meet up with me?! I'm on this island in the middle of the north Atlantic, cut off from the mainland, isolated from the rest of the world..
alone :-\
cold :-[
and vulnerable :'(

...

Seriously though, should have sent me a PM man to meet up for a beer, what were you doing here anway? :)

Yeah we have 1 króna coins still.. -_-
Not that you can get anything for just 1 króna. However you get a lot of them with all the prices being ##99.

You left at the right time though, massive storm here now..

Haha, sorry man. I was there for a very short trip. My grandfather always wanted to go there but passed away before he could, now grandmother had sold her house and funded the trip for her and the family. Not a lot of free time, which I thought was the only downside I love just wandering around cities, but compliments on the island; awesome place.

Definitely going there a second time, so we'll fix that  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 03-11-2012, 14:11:23
That is very poetic Joe, a bit difficult to understand, but I get that you are somehow "moving on." Well that's good on ya! Good luck bro!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-11-2012, 20:11:57
So, I got new computer and I like to save my password on all sites so that I'm automatically logged in, on these forums and youtube for example. Even if I click "stay always logged in" box, I have to write it all again every time.

Is there some setting in win7 that I'm not aware of, that would prevent me from saving passwords?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 03-11-2012, 21:11:17
That is quite a story to tell Joe. Takes courage to be open about it. For what it is worth from your posts I can tell you have a good head on your shoulder. Not that many decent folk around anymore, especially on the Internetz.

@Appajat
Are you doing private sessions with Internet Explorer ? In those sessions nothings gets saved.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FatJoe on 03-11-2012, 22:11:46
I don't mind talking openly about it, I think people should be aware of the effect that bullying can have on people.
But thanks, Zoologic and NTH, I quite like my head as well ;)

Definitely going there a second time, so we'll fix that  :)

You bet! I'll have an ice cold beer waiting for you here! ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 03-11-2012, 22:11:31
I've been there, Joe, and I understand you completely. My self-confidence was in ruins for many, many years. It started growing back in the army, where I was accepted as myself, since there ere so many different kinds of people under the same roof. And recently I've got a sudden boost of it due to having a date with a studentress on my class last Thursday and at the Halloween party the night before.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-11-2012, 23:11:07
Confidence is everything. I grew up shy and insecure but developed during my puberty into a weird extravert weirdo. I still have my shyness and self conciousness but who cares. I learned to love life and myself. Will reread your story when sober Joe.

Tonight is gonna be another weird evening. Will be winging with a virgin friend of mine whos really overdue. Now listening to : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=26ViaNNEqVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=26ViaNNEqVI) wich i horrible but is boosting my game. Will be meeting up with a girl  and tonight shell bring some friends, shes miiiiiinneeee. Wooppie hangover here i come!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-11-2012, 23:11:34
Are you doing private sessions with Internet Explorer ? In those sessions nothings gets saved.

Not feeling suicidal.

I'm using firefox.

Edit: Browser also seems to forget volume levels on youtube. Old PC used to save that info too  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 04-11-2012, 02:11:46
all of my roomates are snooring, what 2 do? ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 04-11-2012, 02:11:30
Deserting would do the trick. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 04-11-2012, 11:11:13
ajappat, try deleting all cookies, cached content, and forms data. The same phenomenon happened to me once and that fixed it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-11-2012, 11:11:09
all of my roomates are snooring, what 2 do? ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8

You´re welcome!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-11-2012, 14:11:36
Deserting would do the trick. ;D

Listen to this
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-11-2012, 05:11:08
The stressful moments wether you get the newest episodes of Boardwalk Empire and The Walking Dead done before leaving for work. First world problems are such a bitch. :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-11-2012, 09:11:00
I don't mind talking openly about it, I think people should be aware of the effect that bullying can have on people.
But thanks, Zoologic and NTH, I quite like my head as well ;)


You are very welcome, Joe.

I was once a bully subject too. Too easy on stuff, a boy without direction, a boy without something to show off. But I overcome the stuffs. The only after effect is my difficulties in approaching girls: they are either mostly taken because of my previous awkwardness or shy-ness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 05-11-2012, 16:11:50
When the skies colour stone gray (think Revell matt 75 enamel paint), it's probably a good idea to stay inside with the current Belgian weather.

Also: the amount of things where I'd rather point a Russian pike at is increasing to an alarming level.


Lucky shot: the weather forecast just became a reality.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 05-11-2012, 16:11:03
Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

$$$ protestantz 4 lyfe $$$
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 05-11-2012, 16:11:13
Oh yeah, forgot about him completely. 1605, wasn't it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-11-2012, 19:11:18
I've got a quick 6-question survey on Facebook usage and ads. I'd appreciate if you'd take a minute to fill it out.

http://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/C31268C13F4D7471.par
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 06-11-2012, 00:11:57
Done. That was easy. I like surveys like these.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 06-11-2012, 09:11:35
Didn't have choice "I don't use facebook".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 06-11-2012, 09:11:23
Didn't have choice "I don't use facebook".

Yeah, it was originally posted only on FB so the assumption was that the person answering would be using it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 06-11-2012, 12:11:03
speaking of surveys, today I shall finally be able to use my vote in the us election. yay citizenship and being 18!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 07-11-2012, 22:11:36
got to blast my first 155mm rounds yesterday! that shit was intense!  :o

damn heavy also, 45kg per round.. we got to shoot about 50 rounds, but next week we are allocated 5000 rounds dispersed over 11 guns, my arms and shoulders are going to be totaly destroyed   :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-11-2012, 13:11:40
Got food poisoning by eating mouldy bread yesterday. Either that, or it was the egg on my sandwich from lunch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-11-2012, 15:11:31
Beat Halo 4 yesterday, fun shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-11-2012, 19:11:03
Anybody else thinking it's not the best idea to stuff yourself with vanilla pudding right before a college freshman party?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 09-11-2012, 19:11:29
There is never an excuse not to stuff yourself with vanilla pudding. You did well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 09-11-2012, 19:11:46
Fuck yeah vanilla pudding.

(http://thecartdriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/VanillaPudding.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 09-11-2012, 20:11:30
I've heard you're a big fan of vanilla pudding vM.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 09-11-2012, 21:11:06
I am indeed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-11-2012, 22:11:06
Tommorow concert of a cover band! Hard rock and heavy metal!
Last year i got pissed drunk, no voice for 5 days and i slept in my car. With a girl on my backseat  ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThOXlmVbQGs


I WANT to ROCK
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 10-11-2012, 13:11:38
Going back up north after traveling 3000+ km to get to be home for 1 day >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-11-2012, 13:11:08
Military helicopter crashed, 17 dead.  :'( and on this day? Really!? Fuck you destiny.  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-11-2012, 13:11:52
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/960/Buitenland/article/detail/1531989/2012/11/10/Helikoptercrash-kost-17-Turkse-soldaten-het-leven.dhtml

RIP :(    What type of helicopter was it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-11-2012, 14:11:11
Sikorsky S70 afaik. Looks like foggy weather made them crash into a mountain. Really bad news, I hate it how peoples lives are so easy to lose.  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-11-2012, 11:11:24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4NtSqZcT_4

11 november today. Lest we forget
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-11-2012, 13:11:24
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie
         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 11-11-2012, 14:11:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fssPqRWx9U0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fssPqRWx9U0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3-Gt7mgyM&feature=related (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3-Gt7mgyM&feature=related)

"Well, I'm afraid it'll have to wait. Whatever it was, I'm sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman round here? [a whistle is heard] Good luck, everyone. [blows whistle, and they go over the top]"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 12-11-2012, 20:11:53
Thorondor, you should've stayed at KaartJR and become a movie star:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwsJMm08XIo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-11-2012, 17:11:24
Got the unofficial Fakbar-achievement of being the first guy on tuesday to order a beer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-11-2012, 20:11:12
god she is CUTE/HOT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCmEVmlf0A&feature=context-gfa

I watch every of her blog videos even tough i dont know the fuck she is talking about  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-11-2012, 19:11:52
Black Ops 2
(http://fuck9gag.com/images/1353003895.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-11-2012, 23:11:34
2 weeks ago i used the metal saw to cut several L-shaped metal profiles for a construction worker of a company. For the police office in mechelen

http://www.gva.be/regio-mechelen/mechelen/arbeider-52-krijgt-betonplaat-op-zich.aspx

....this monday...while he was working there a huge concrete slab fell on him, from 3 meters high.killing him

Man this feels so weird and sad  :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 17-11-2012, 11:11:46
Yeah, corruption levels are so high they can't even afford basic safety equipment without touching their own pockets
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 17-11-2012, 23:11:24
Jezus internet is boring me out. i have 3 forums i check daily and they all seem to be less interesting every time i visit them. Did i outgrow internet!?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 17-11-2012, 23:11:28
Jezus internet is boring me out. i have 3 forums i check daily and they all seem to be less interesting every time i visit them. Did i outgrow internet!?
Just post something in our good old tank thread and grab some popcorn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 18-11-2012, 01:11:56
Try picking a 4th one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-11-2012, 02:11:00
Jezus internet is boring me out. i have 3 forums i check daily and they all seem to be less interesting every time i visit them. Did i outgrow internet!?
Say something bad about german things. Always works to keep me entertained


2.15 AM  just came back from a shitty party.....Beer was shit, the music was sheisse, the girl i HAD TO ABSOLUTELY COME FOR OR SHE WOULD KILL ME said 5 words and i never saw her again (well fuck you to bitch)...

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-11-2012, 11:11:24
Say something only bad stuff about german things. Always works to keep me entertained.
Fixed it for you.

Beer was shit...
Dude, you are from Belgium. This is simply not possible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-11-2012, 11:11:00
Say something only bad stuff about german things. Always works to keep me entertained.
Fixed it for you.

Beer was shit...
Dude, you are from Belgium. This is simply not possible.
Actually yes. We have so many beers. and all of them are great.

But we have several "common ale"s"
Stella artois
jupiler
Cristal alken
Maes
Primus

Jupiler, stella and cristal are great. Primus needs to be tapped

Maes is beer wich is very bitter and only liked in the east of belgium...Well we had Maes and its not popular here for a reason :(


(And we like foreign beers aswel, me in particular, am a big fan of this type of german beer http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Hefeweizen_and_kristallweizen.jpg )
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-11-2012, 17:11:46
What's with all the damn adbots lately?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-11-2012, 17:11:52
They hit message boards with German efficiency.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-11-2012, 17:11:09
They invade and then get deleted?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 19-11-2012, 00:11:18
Went out yesterday. Total failure. Bar was felt with 80% dudes. Approached a total of 5, yes 5 women. 1 rejected me within the first 3 sentences she threw out. 2 didnt want to buy me beer (my pickup line) and the other 2 i cant remember or are fictive. No action, no number.. nothing. Girl ive been seeing says she needs a break for some stupid chick reason. Met a girl who turns out to be some kind of pro in whatever she does, to scared to add her on facebook since i met her a week ago, dont wanna look like a creep. Just fapped, new no fap starts today.

New semester starts tommorow. To lazy, need to read a lot of shit i havnt last year. No motivation. I need positivity whilst everyone around me seems to be felt with negativity. Dear diary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-11-2012, 05:11:00
Nothing like banning couple of dozen of bots early in the morning.

*rolleyes*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-11-2012, 14:11:32
Perhaps the WD forums need an anti-bot system when registering, for example good ol' Captcha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-11-2012, 17:11:55
I hatev the new youtube/google + collaboration. How do I retrieve my old youtobe account?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-11-2012, 17:11:59
Perhaps the WD forums need an anti-bot system when registering, for example good ol' Captcha.
There should be one. And until Friday it worked just fine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-11-2012, 18:11:14
There is but its pretty damn simple.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 20-11-2012, 01:11:11
The new captcha is a piece of shit, put it back quickly before we're overrun!

Bloody hell, three new spam posts in less then two minutes...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 20-11-2012, 01:11:10
I hatev the new youtube/google + collaboration. How do I retrieve my old youtobe account?

You pick the option No, I don't wanna use my real name. When they ask you for the reason, tell em you're a VIP.

I mean, what does Google expect? If all user would be forced to use real names for their internet activity, the overall activity would decline by 50%. And the remaining activity would consists of posts like these:

Dear diary.
Went to the church today and included my mother in law and my employer in my prayers. After that I went for a walk with my grandma, watching birds in the park. It is now 8.00 PM and I'm planning to go to bed, getting ready for work tomorrow. Honestly, I love my life, I'm so happy, I wish it could stay like this forever.

Yours

Alan Parker

Market Lane 2336, Madison, Wisconsin. Social security number: O-01675383390136
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-11-2012, 06:11:11
So there is no turning back? This sucks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-11-2012, 18:11:32
Enemy spambot spotted!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 20-11-2012, 18:11:16
(http://nocna-dostava.com/dostava_non_stop/zagreb-dostava.gif)

I shaved.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-11-2012, 19:11:55
I need a quick help, I just downloaded an addon for AIX 2.0, but I dont know how to apply it. Here is what I encountered:

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4195/adszaqsw.png)

When I click client (I suppose that is the thing that should intsall it) All I get is these modding files. I dont see any "Alcatraz_AIX" or some file like that which I can put into the "bf2/mods/Aix/levels" folder so, what now?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 20-11-2012, 19:11:29
Are there instructions in that info folder?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-11-2012, 19:11:57
Are there instructions in that info folder?

yep, checked it and has nothing else than map loading pictures and preview pics.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 20-11-2012, 21:11:46
Those archives are part of the map files.  You should extract info\ client.zip server.zip and init.con into the folder ...\maps\your map name here\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-11-2012, 03:11:27
Currently playing The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

man i forgot how much I love Zelda games
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-11-2012, 17:11:12
so i came out of the store..once again are the vegan anti-meat, animals suffer OMG community standing outside

This cunt, im gonna call her a CUNT, starts to talk to me about how the steak i bought, came from a living animal, bla bla bla bla bla, animal got hurt,bla bla, we all need to stop eating animals NOW bla bla bla, people who eat animals are BAD MKAY bla BLA

So i explain to her the following
1. I can eat whatever i want if it is legal by law( so no i cant eat a tasty german)
2. Nobody Prohibits me what i BUY and what i EAT wich is legal by law
3. I have Crohn wich means i can eat >Zero< Fruit, barely any vegetables(carrots, peas, a few cole's,selery and leek are allowed). I have to be carefull with multi grain bread and i cant eat fresh potatoes. Meat is one of the few things i can eat without worry and where i can get those hard needed nutrients
4. I explain to her that existing alternatives are also forbidden to my diet (TOFU and all that type of stuff)

So she starts to get ANGRY.....AND swears against me....

So i dump the stuff i bought, went back INSIDE the store, came out with SUPERIOR german meat products=

-A huge knockwurst
-15 canns of Zwan sausages
-3 bottles of frankfurter sausages
-A box of Bifi beer sausages

And i dam well made sure she saw it on my way out. i spended 35 euro's extra on sausages....I DONT CARE.


Third time i encountered these wenches at the Okay supermarket
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 21-11-2012, 18:11:49
Good job. Perfect reaction to this. Have not seen such people at my local supermarket yet, but I'd somehow love them to in order to tell them my opinion clearly though.

That people are so stupid to stand in front of the super market and try to tell others what to eat is one thing, lacking understanding after you tell them you have a disease that limits your selection of food is outrageous, I'm not sure if I had been able to stay calm, probably would have started a serious argument there...

Some people seem to be too blind to realize that convictions have their limits.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-11-2012, 18:11:27
Good job. Perfect reaction to this.
The best way to handle it would have been to walk away. Not act like an angry 12 year old.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-11-2012, 18:11:15
Good job. Perfect reaction to this.
The best way to handle it would have been to walk away. Not act like an angry 12 year old.
for your information, she blocked my cart and refused to let me go :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-11-2012, 18:11:42
Look at her angrily and push the cart harder.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-11-2012, 18:11:31
Look at her angrily and push the cart harder.
but she was cute  ;D

She was a cute cunt
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 21-11-2012, 18:11:34
I hate people that tell me what I shouldn't do. Glad I don't run into protesting vegans.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-11-2012, 18:11:04
its become quite the plague here in belgium.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 21-11-2012, 18:11:02
Good job. Perfect reaction to this.
The best way to handle it would have been to walk away. Not act like an angry 12 year old.

I see no need to tolerate such behaviour when it offends me. I rather tell people straight to the face what I think, why not let them see they offended me when I think so. Although they might be disgusted, they get a different point of view on things. And being impolite in some situations is fine when the other one did so too.

I get annoyed fast by random people that try to tell me what to do regarding private stuff. Going out of the supermarket with more meat is a "funny" way to tell them the opinion. Although there are situations where it's better to let people think and do what they want, this is a thing that would go too far to simply tolerate it if it happened to me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-11-2012, 19:11:01
I once had a similar situation but nowhere as bad as what theta seemed to have with "not letting you go and swearing at you" bit. I did have these hippies telling me that being a carnivore is bad, so I stood there looking serious, listening to them talk their hearts out about it and when they were finished, I scratched my forehead, shrugged and asked "que?" and walked away, leaving them dumbfounded.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 21-11-2012, 19:11:51
Driving a van to university and some Hipster/ treehugger about to cross my lane shakes his head, telling me how ruthless I´m for not caring about the environment.

Look at their face. Slowly look down to their shoes and back up to their face again and bring out an irritated/amused/distraught smile - as if a pervert had spoken to you. Leave so that they can see that their very presence disgusts you. In that case I could leave with a loud "vrooom".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 21-11-2012, 19:11:29
Theta, next time you see them, say that knockwurst isn't just good for you, it also contains a valuable piece of art, free with each knockwurst.

Edit: We don't have them here in Mechelen. Send them over, so I can have a laugh when they try to harass people
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-11-2012, 19:11:06
Or just open up a BBQ stand right next to them  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 21-11-2012, 19:11:16
Or just open up a BBQ stand right next to them  ;D

Also a possibility...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-11-2012, 20:11:46
Im sure they'd turn back to being a carnivore when they get that delicious smells of steak going throught their nostrils. Mmm... Im hungry now  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 21-11-2012, 20:11:38

I pwned vegetarian terrorists


dude...you're awesome  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-11-2012, 20:11:09
Its the third time i encounterd the same bunch of Jobless, long haired hippies and this time i was just fed up with there crap
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 21-11-2012, 22:11:07
Do you have a Belgian variant of Crohn disease? I thought you have to eat rich fiber rich food like bread, vegetables (not Paprika!) and stuff like that.
Fish is also good for you. Go to a fish store, they won't bother you there , if they do buy a swordfish and stick it to them  ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-11-2012, 23:11:13
You didnt even say "wanna taste a piece of my meat? Its still allive".
WOuld have done the job perfectly and sounds like she deserved it.. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ScreamingEagle_USA on 21-11-2012, 23:11:14
Today I go to church and get ready for a massive thanksgiving feast. I am excited because I get to give a speech before eating and say the blessing :).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-11-2012, 23:11:16
Do you have a Belgian variant of Crohn disease? I thought you have to eat rich fiber rich food like bread, vegetables (not Paprika!) and stuff like that.
White bread is fine, multi grain brown/black one is not

For a belgian, priorities are
-Potatoes
-Fries
-Potatos
-Fried potatos
Then comes meat
And then SAUCE  ;D
and then veggies. But we actually use quite alot of them in our meals. Mostly carrots, peas, selery, leek, onion's, Celeriac. Paprika's are used in a few traditional dishes but only a few

i also cant eat icecream(Fffuu), and i have to be VERY carefull with alchohol(FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU)

As a belgian, that sucks
we love beer and alchohol

Today I go to church and get ready for a massive thanksgiving feast. I am excited because I get to give a speech before eating and say the blessing :).
Not religious i am, but i did participated in a real thanksgiving diner with the yanks at the airforcebase of kleine brogel, and boy what a FEAST of a meal that was
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 22-11-2012, 00:11:09
Look at her angrily and push the cart harder.
but she was cute  ;D

She was a cute cunt

So you made a happening out of it, flirting with her. Must have been really terrible.  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-11-2012, 03:11:04
but she was cute  ;D

She was a cute cunt
Do remember though that she won't swallow: vegan, you know.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 22-11-2012, 04:11:37
Ok, so as I was walking to the bus stop, I pass this elementary school and this little girl, maybe 2nd or 3rd grade yells at me through the fence "Hey there cutie, looking for a date?" I busted out laughing, waived and kept walking, thinking "what a funny little girl". After the giggles wore off, it dawned on me, wait, that girl is too young to be a comedian of such caliber, shes probably been exposed to that stuff in her family. Terrible, just terrible..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-11-2012, 09:11:11
Kids nowadays.

Back then, when I was little, my TV shows are Barney, Sesame Street, and all those happy-go-lucky children shows. The actresses and actors were children, singers too, there was this kid's music charts back then.

But now, there are Justin Beiber, Nicky Minaj, and all would-be teenagers already listening to their musics and watch cheesy romance like Twilight series and Hunger Games.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-11-2012, 12:11:15
Umf im eating like a mad man to gain extra weight, im spending so much time on the toilet im out of reading material.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-11-2012, 00:11:19
Why would you want to gain extra weight?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 23-11-2012, 10:11:00
Kids nowadays.

Back then, when I was little, my TV shows are Barney, Sesame Street, and all those happy-go-lucky children shows. The actresses and actors were children, singers too, there was this kid's music charts back then.

But now, there are Justin Beiber, Nicky Minaj, and all would-be teenagers already listening to their musics and watch cheesy romance like Twilight series and Hunger Games.
The terrible thing is thats how hookers proposition you around here. They usually say 'hey honey' or 'hey cute thang, need some company' or something like that. I was thinking maybe one of the older women in her family does that, and she sees it. Her chances arnt good if thats the case. But maybe she saw it on tv and gets the humor in it.

The original transformers cartoon was big stuff to me when I was a kid. Also super heros and king kong for some reason. I had this poster size drawing of king kong my mom drew for me that I had to have with me at all times.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-11-2012, 22:11:32
so i have a new avatar

(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/020/8/3/dat_face_by_avarisr-d37ml9b.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUU3zncVmI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 25-11-2012, 23:11:12
Dude, that's so awesome on so many levels..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-11-2012, 06:11:08
This looks really cool. Who drew it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 26-11-2012, 07:11:51
Some dude named Ralph Thompson. It's in the top right corner of the pic.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-11-2012, 15:11:58
3 weeks till the so-called end of the world...

It does make you think about the things you accomplished during your life, doesn't it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-11-2012, 15:11:40
Not really. Not like it's the first alleged end of the world even this year. And there was at least two last year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-11-2012, 16:11:04
I'm still dealing with the nuclear winter from Y2k
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-11-2012, 17:11:27
Thanks for the cynicism, guys (no sarcasm ment). Feared I was going nuts...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 26-11-2012, 18:11:05
I thought I'd rather ask this from you idiots than the idiots at /b/:

A bit over a month ago I met this really cute Russian student at a birthday party. We ended up talking almost the whole time, and have been chatting on FB almost daily since. She's drop-dead gorgeous (at least in my eyes :P), really smart (studying economics at Helsinki University, NOT an easy place to get into), and has the same weird sarcastic sense of humor as I do. Case in point: I found a roll of bubble-wrap at work, she told me she was super-jelly about it. So for her birthday I got her comfy slippers (winter's cumin') wrapped in bubble-wrap, and she seemed to enjoy the bubble wrap more :P *pop-pop-pop!*

Now we've met at various exchange-student parties since, she invited me to her birthday party, and she pretty much immediately accepted my invitation to a movie night + Finnish feast + sauna I held last weekend. I can make her laugh and show her beautiful smile within two sentences of starting a conversation. So I thought: yeah, things are seemingly going well.

Last Monday, with some Dutch courage, I asked her if there was, or could be, an "us" & confessed my crush on her. Unfortunately the answer was she'd seen this coming, but didn't feel that way & really wanted to stay friends cause she enjoys spending time with me. So after a brief moment of sadness I told her it was fine, "thought I'd ask before getting really serious about it." I was telling myself "she's waaay out of your league anyway buddy."

So last Friday during my party everything was fine, no awkwardness at all. She even got me a bottle of Italian red wine as a gift (I had had her over a week earlier for some home-made pizza, wine & a movie). Same on FB, everything's fine. Problem is, I can't stop thinking about her :-/ I really don't want to lose the friendship, but I want it to be more... What do???



TL;DR: Paasky may be hopelessly in love.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-11-2012, 18:11:41
Everybody is falling in love suddently


this means only one thing!
WINTER IS COMING
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 26-11-2012, 18:11:03
Well you've got to get your bed warmers on time..  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 26-11-2012, 18:11:21
@Paasky:

So she likes hanging out with you, you make her laugh you get each other gifts and the she says she's not interested? What cock-tease.

Well, either tell her you how you really feel (thinking about her daily etc) and hope that she might give you a chance or distance yourself from her and hope the crush goes away.

Or you can chop her with an axe and bury her in the woods. That way you'll have her forever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-11-2012, 19:11:29
FRIEEEEND ZOOOONEEEEED!!!

Backed up my files and its time for the first format on my PC after 5 or so years with absolutely no disc cleaning. Out of two HD drives with over 500 GB's of space only 4gbs where useful and have been saved.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-11-2012, 19:11:59
3.9GB being porn?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-11-2012, 20:11:58
Nah im ditching my hidden porn stash. imma make a new library :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 26-11-2012, 20:11:38
A new library of non-hidden porn? Seems legit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-11-2012, 20:11:05
All these people changing their avatars, now I have to actually read your names to have any idea who the fuck you are.

well, 'cept theta
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 26-11-2012, 20:11:43
I feel sorry for you paasky :( better tell her what you really feel wityhout loosing to much of your face and ditch - no contact. Youll kill yourself in no time if you do anything else.
Man i miss falling in love, winter is indeed coming and i need to find myself a girlfriend.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 26-11-2012, 20:11:28
You messed up by even asking the question, you ask their dads maybe but you TELL the girl how its gona go down. See, that question sets up a premature boundry now, where before this you could blur the line between freinds and lover. Just regroup a little. I know you wana stick your dick in her, like right now, but if you come from a place of desperation, it will bleed through and its really unatractive. Dont limit yourself on "shes out of my league". How you feel about yourself really dictates your actions. You need to genuinely feel good about yourself and you wont even have to think about what to say or how to act. Make her laugh, move toward what you want in an unthreatening care free way, see what happens. Lifes fun.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-11-2012, 20:11:44
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-11-2012, 20:11:17
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head
And mine not? It must have been more than a year ago that I changed H. Nelson for the sigel of my people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-11-2012, 20:11:15
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head
And mine not? It must have been more than a year ago that I changed H. Nelson for the sigel of my people.
I reminded you with nelson man! i dont know the sigil of your people  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-11-2012, 21:11:17
All these people changing their avatars, now I have to actually read your names to have any idea who the fuck you are.

well, 'cept theta
Hey, this picture speaks for itself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 26-11-2012, 21:11:06
Here, I changed my profile picture to a nice steak just for you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 26-11-2012, 21:11:46
Paasky you are suffering from tunnel vision right now. This must be solved with lot's of beers and hanging out with mates.
This is also a cure for a lot of other problems.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-11-2012, 21:11:24
Here, I changed my profile picture to a nice steak just for you.
No

put it back to theon :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-11-2012, 22:11:02
Well i changed from Vegeta to snake (Big Boss) because he is the most bad ass game character ever.




edit-

I changed my download region at steam from Italy to Greece and it told me i needed to restart. I did as i was instructed and upon restarting steam i got an error "Failed to load SteamUI localization file". Now it does that everytime.

So any help? Perhaps it will fix itself with the next loan from EU?

-edit-edit

Fixed it by deleting a blob file in the steam directory. Had tried that before but only worked now. Funny thing, as steam was starting news came on about the new loan talks being successful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-11-2012, 23:11:26
I liked your Vegeta one bouras, it helped me to not make Greece economic jokes because I too enjoyed DBZ  ;D


Mayhaps I ought to change mine up
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 26-11-2012, 23:11:57
Mayhaps I ought to change mine up
No! It reminds me of the time the Simpsons were still funny.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 27-11-2012, 02:11:24

Now we've met at various exchange-student parties since, she invited me to her birthday party, and she pretty much immediately accepted my invitation to a movie night + Finnish feast + sauna I held last weekend. I can make her laugh and show her beautiful smile within two sentences of starting a conversation. So I thought: yeah, things are seemingly going well.

Last Monday, with some Dutch courage, I asked her if there was, or could be, an "us" & confessed my crush on her. Unfortunately the answer was she'd seen this coming, but didn't feel that way & really wanted to stay friends cause she enjoys spending time with me. So after a brief moment of sadness I told her it was fine, "thought I'd ask before getting really serious about it." I was telling myself "she's waaay out of your league anyway buddy."

That seems to be some bitchy move from her. There is some detail to be considered though. Is she staying for a limited time in Helsinki? Does she leave in 6 month anyway? Would make the move even more bitchy.
Do you wanna get her into your bed, or are you looking for a long time relationship? If you're looking for a f**k, forget about her. If you're looking for a long time relationship, consider the duration of her stop in Helsinki.

But then there are some questions to be asked. How much time did you spend with her? A couple of talks? A couple of hours? Makes already a difference.

The problem now is that you asked. Never ask questions like these. The best is to wait for a intimate moment with the privacy of nobody listing or paying attention to the two of you. If a woman is really interested, she'll hope for intimacy and privacy as much as you do. On a party, outside taking a fresh breeze, something like that. That is when you should look for eye contact. Close eye contact. Then there are only 2 options left: She will either looks distressed and try to get out of the situation, or the will keep smiling, enjoying the moment.
Even if she feels uncompfortable with you being so close to her, the situation is still less embarrassing than the situation when you ask and get a rejection.

In order to get into such situation, a couple of talks or a couple of hours might not be enough time. That is why I asked how much time you spend with her.

Now that you asked, you've reached a deadline. If she is not a bitch, she'll try to contact you less, in order not to feel pressed or getting into such situation again. That will be good for you then, to get over it. If she keeps dating you like before, you'll still have the chance to look for a kiss someday. But chances are much bigger now that you'll date her in vain, never getting beyond a friendship, only having to suffer from having fallen hopelessly in love.

So, wait what she will do, observe the situation, don't stalk her. There isn't much you can do.


Edit:// IMHO
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-11-2012, 13:11:41
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head
but I has never even changed my profile pic since the old forums
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 27-11-2012, 14:11:24
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head
but I has never even changed my profile pic since the old forums

Don't worry. When I see FileFront I think of your avatar, and when I see your avatar I think of FileFront.


When I close my eyes I still see that damn magnificent avatar ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-11-2012, 17:11:33
I never understand that egg, what is that for?

Currently, I am starting a series of modern fighter jets avatars in the same style.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-11-2012, 18:11:33
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head
And mine not? It must have been more than a year ago that I changed H. Nelson for the sigel of my people.
I reminded you with nelson man! i dont know the sigil of your people  ;D

use google: kring historia
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 27-11-2012, 19:11:00
Hah paasky  ;)

I study international degree thus met a lot of people around the world, attended this one party where I was only finn roughly a month ago, met this vietnamese girl, didn't really go there to hook up with anyone but to get to know more people and taste some vietnamese food and just the usual other shit at parties with new perspective.  Wasn't even sure how her name was supposed to be spelled next morning but I gotta say I liked her a bit. Facebook really didn't prove to be any use of for finding that out. Then she got in touch with me and said she likes me. Met her since quite a few times but finding this private space and time I've found hard as I still live at home with my family and she lives with 3 other people she has known for couple of months and I for a month and if I've got it right she actually shares a room with another so really doesn't make it any easier  :( Coming winter sort of doesn't help too much.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 27-11-2012, 20:11:25
Ah well, after this on FB: "As for italians - Laura is single as far as i know ;)", I'm pretty sure it's friendzone for ever for me. But the Italian girl she's referring to was a lot of fun too, so here we go again! This time no pussy-ass "ohh I wonder if she likes me", just go for it. Good thing I seem to have a knack at making smart girls laugh :)

As for the "hurr durr into her pants" no, it's nothing like that. We're so alike I would've wanted to be more than friends, but if not, fine. Que sera. And of course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMUfA-a32yA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-11-2012, 21:11:55
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head
but I has never even changed my profile pic since the old forums

Well, PJ and Biiviz too. Albeit neither of you post as often as Theta or Muddy.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 27-11-2012, 21:11:02
Flippy, Hi, Siben, GuiNness,bouras are people who's avatars i know out of my head

And here I though my rolling dice was impossible to miss... Well thanks for proving me wrong...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-11-2012, 21:11:10
Who are you?  ???

I'm joking of course, but those were the first ones to come to mind, mostly because they post the most
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-11-2012, 22:11:06
So i just read that zoophilia was legal in Germany up until now so long as the animal was not hurt...Huh that is something...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 28-11-2012, 00:11:23
Hmm. If I get that right, accordingly to wikipedia, zoophilia is still legal in germany. Since 1969. It is only being discussed for a couple of years now to give animals more proper protection in the animal protection law. However, animal porn is forbidden since ever.

Honestly, I didn't know. But it seems to be proven that there are no animal-whorehouses in germany. Accordingly, the number of zoophiles must be rather low.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 28-11-2012, 03:11:53
I find that signatures are better immediate identifiers, and then avatars.  Having said that, I didn't give any of you permission to go changing your avatars while I've been busy ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-11-2012, 04:11:36
Ooh, 5 away from 4k EU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-11-2012, 10:11:34
I never understand that egg, what is that for?

Click my signature.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-11-2012, 17:11:13
I find that signatures are better immediate identifiers, and then avatars.  Having said that, I didn't give any of you permission to go changing your avatars while I've been busy ;D

Meh, always preferred avatars over signatures, unless, of course, they are super-identifiable, like VonMudra's lafette, or yours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 28-11-2012, 17:11:36
Signatures are just annoying meanless pictures between posts  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-11-2012, 17:11:17
Signatures are just annoying meanless pictures between posts  ::)

You can always disable avatars and/or signatures if you dont feel like having them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-11-2012, 21:11:38
In just a few days it will be National Day here in the UAE. Everyone is a zealot, and I swear that I have found this level of patriotism no where else in the world.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/nationgeneral/2012/November/nationgeneral_November462.xml&section=nationgeneral (http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/nationgeneral/2012/November/nationgeneral_November462.xml&section=nationgeneral)
Flags are everywhere; cars, buildings, faces, trains, clothes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-11-2012, 05:11:26
Are you sure?

Here in Indonesia you'll say we are all fascist then. People here still think nationalism is morally positive and should be sanctioned.

There are guidelines of expressing it, such as not allowing to wear flags or national symbols on humiliating/embarrassing paraphernalia for celebration like we usually see in the US: bikinis, underwears, thongs, tattoo on private parts.

My way of nationalism is different now. To bring good reputation for Indonesia, I must show that, I, as the citizens, have to behave in certain way that benefits the whole mankind, not to fuel nationalism ego of certain people of certain nations. That way, Indonesia will be viewed as contributing something positive to the world, not some crazed, self-aggrandizing idiots whose pride is made out of nothing. After all, we share places in this tiny little planet in the middle of fucking nowhere, just 146.1 million km from a star that we identifies as "the sun."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-12-2012, 10:12:10
Jehova's Witnesses came back a 3rd time. Once again I was half-naked.

(http://i.imgur.com/Z9djM.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-12-2012, 11:12:02
I'm sick as hell, two times in as many months. Colds are free these days, especially if they are distributed on the cattle car of the Airport Express... >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 01-12-2012, 14:12:16
After all, we share places in this tiny little planet in the middle of fucking nowhere, just 146.1 million km from a star that we identifies as "the sun."
Even at perihelion the Sun is still 147.1 million km away from Earth, but the semi-major axis is 149.6 million km. (And perihelion isn't until January 5th, currently the Earth-Sun distance is 147.5 million km.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 02-12-2012, 17:12:21
My dad is derp and drove over the heater cord of my car. While he was driving it. Yeah..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 02-12-2012, 18:12:44
Define heater cord, I've never heard of that
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 02-12-2012, 19:12:33
Cord that goes from outlet to car to give electricity for block heater.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_heater
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-12-2012, 20:12:36
And I consider heatable exterior mirrors already as luxury.  :D (If you can get those, I can recommend that for winter times.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-12-2012, 07:12:38
Wow, interesting stuff, never heard of that before. Does the cord have a little area under the hood that it usually stays in, or am I to assume all "northern" cars have a little cord hanging out the front?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-12-2012, 10:12:38
Original block heaters (installed by car manufacturer) just have plug somewhere hidden.

(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee516/hattiwatti666/defa.jpg)
See the small plug on same grill where fog lights are.

Later installed could have cord sticking out if mechanic was lazy  ::)

Edit: So the cord is plugged in from both ends and usually kept inside car when driving, not under the car  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-12-2012, 19:12:58
I've got a GTX 660ti 2Gb gfx card. If I were to grab a GTX 660ti 3Gb card, would I be able to run it in SLI without a problem?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 05-12-2012, 20:12:48
RIP Dave Brubeck...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJE92phKzI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 05-12-2012, 21:12:46
Aw ill think about him whilst i whistle  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 06-12-2012, 15:12:22
Anyone else having trouble with videos on steam? I just get a green screen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: GuinNess on 06-12-2012, 16:12:42
RIP Dave Brubeck...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJE92phKzI

During this summer we always listened to take five when we were driving home from a party. Just beautiful, may his music live forever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-12-2012, 23:12:38
(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/6014979_700b.jpg)
Happy independence day finland
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 06-12-2012, 23:12:52
I first thought why the heck the tail is burning as I somehow did not see the gun in the man's hand and thought of


(http://www.pokewiki.de/images/thumb/1/1c/Glumanda.gif/110px-Glumanda.gif)

:)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 07-12-2012, 11:12:09
Jati-Matic <3

Another great example of technologically very good product defeated by Finnish international marketing skills. ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-12-2012, 12:12:44
That's quite clearly an MP-7 though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 10-12-2012, 15:12:47
Looks like a bomb attack was just denied a few hours ago here...

Police detected a suspicious bag on the rails at the central station. They evacuated the area and hit the bag with a water cannon to blow it up. I've read it was a pipe bomb. Consequence for now is a closed train station, police everywhere and a general traffic disaster. Kinda awkward feeling...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 10-12-2012, 16:12:39
So just a wild guess, you live in Bonn? I heard that news like a few minutes ago.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 10-12-2012, 19:12:46
Yea, right. But it seems media, internet newspaper as well as TV (and the policeman I spoke with) told some kind of shit/unverified information. Bag most likely did not blow up and it's not clear yet if the powder inside is explosive. Might take a few days until things are cleared up...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-12-2012, 11:12:44
"Once our Finnish general Ehrnrooth was in Britain.
-A British Admiral asked that how many Soviet troops are there placed in Finland.
-Ehrnrooth answered that about 200 thousand.
-British Admiral got a weird look and asked that where?
-Ehrnooth answered: All across the border about two meters deep."


Is this true?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-12-2012, 14:12:55
No idea, but General Adolf Ehrnrooth was indeed known for being straight to the point and for standing up for the veteran community.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 11-12-2012, 15:12:52
Relating the bomb at the Bonn central station here:

Looks like police caught some Somalian suspect who is known to be a terroristic danger. It's pretty certain they got the right one or at least one of those who were involved. He or they seem to have a Salafist/Islamist backgrond. Furthermore, some media describes the powder in the bag as highly explosive but yesterday there was no trace of a fuse or maybe the fuse just did not work, as the bomb was selfmade of course. Anyway, the powder seemed to be inside some kind of metal pipe, probably causing deadly shrapnel when the bomb goes off too.

Also, one of my best friends arrived at the platform and was sent away a minute later as police arrived and identified the bag as potential danger, evacuating the area.

The bag was at Platform1, which is where all the regional trains stop by and connect Bonn with Cologne for example. I'm there weekly and there are always very many people around.

Just kinda shocking that this most likely had a real terroristic background. When I first heard it's a real bomb I even thought it might have a Salafist background (as they are pretty active), but I abandoned that thought soon as Ic ould not believe it is something like that and was rather thinking it was some random idiots, and I stll had lots of hope it just was a fake bomb.

It can still be a fake bomb of course, but why would you put explosive powder in a fake bomb instead of some cheap stuff like fluor or whatever, if anything. The effect of a bag with a metal pipe and wire inside it would have been fake enough. Still waiting for more official statements.


Edit: TV news just confirmed it was most likely a real bomb and had much bigger effect than the police stated yesterday (I guess they wanted to avoid panic). It was also stated that it's likely that the fuse got completely destroyed when they blew up the bomb. So I am pretty sure it was a serious terrorostic attack now, feels bad.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 12-12-2012, 01:12:02
Sounds like the real deal over there in Bonn. Those salafist are unreasonably angry little boogers aren't they? What could they possible have against the random people on the train? Not good, not good at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 12-12-2012, 01:12:35
Attacking random people is probably the most typical method of such groups to provide fear. People know they are not attacking any specific institutions or specific groups now, but random people.
Making people know that they are in potential danger when at the wrong place at the wrong time results in this fear, which is one of the things they want to achieve.

The fuse is still not found or got destroyed and it will take some time until police tells what happened in detail. But no matter if it was a real or a fake bomb, the Salafists set an example. People feel a less safe now, therefore a fake bomb would be terror too. And what starts with a fake bomb, can result in a more serious attack one day.

I've seen a documentary about the Salafists recently and their activities here in Bonn were part of it. I was even wondering if some day something is going to happen here. They had street battles with the police in the past, some months or like a year ago they attacked and injured policemen with knives during such a demonstration. The documentary also showed an interview with one of their local leaders which already included threats that attacks will happen. That guy has disappeared to Egypt, most likely being in contact with higher scale Islamistic terroristic groups.

I don't panic, but this stuff is one the one hand interesting and on the other hand memorable to me. Terrorism can always happen, but Germany has been pretty lucky with that in the past I think and this incident makes me remember that such stuff can happen here too. At this point I am just very interested how much of a danger that really was and how close this was to a catastrophy. Next days and weeks will show...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 12-12-2012, 03:12:02
To what end is my question. The destruction of civilization for the hell of it? Some grand idea of world domination or right given by god? It must suck going around hating the world so intensely. Miserable bastards. I take comfort in knowing that free sane men will take care of the problem accordingly(hopefully).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-12-2012, 06:12:59
Many jihadists are misguided at a young age. Once interrogated a young fellow, asked just how much he knew of Islam and jihad. Not to my surprise it was something along the lines of "Die fighting foreigners, go straight to Jannah". Allah have mercy on them, but send their corrupters to hell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-12-2012, 04:12:18
finished first semester of college, got all A's except one...

failed calculus 1... math is the worst thing ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-12-2012, 05:12:45
Math is amazing, I love trigonometry and physics especially. In everything I see, I see a mathetmatical equation. And I mean for everything; the moving of a hand, waves of sound, chemical reactions. Its all there, for everything, right down to a zeptometer. Its happening at once, mathematics, all throughout the universe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-12-2012, 09:12:54
I watched the entire series of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The ending was the trippiest thing I have ever witnessed, almost positive it blew Akira's ending straight out of the water.

I need to stop watching shit like this at the ass crack of night.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-12-2012, 16:12:54
Math is amazing, I love trigonometry and physics especially. In everything I see, I see a mathetmatical equation. And I mean for everything; the moving of a hand, waves of sound, chemical reactions. Its all there, for everything, right down to a zeptometer. Its happening at once, mathematics, all throughout the universe.
yes well... i am not so gifted and I don't quite see calculus as necessary for a history student.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-12-2012, 12:12:08
Math is amazing, I love trigonometry and physics especially. In everything I see, I see a mathetmatical equation. And I mean for everything; the moving of a hand, waves of sound, chemical reactions. Its all there, for everything, right down to a zeptometer. Its happening at once, mathematics, all throughout the universe.
yes well... i am not so gifted and I don't quite see calculus as necessary for a history student.

IMO, math is not needed, it is even one of the reasons I went for history. I sucked at math, so sciences was out of the question for me anyway. So history it was, and damn the person who tried to make me love math.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 15-12-2012, 16:12:37
I never even made it to Trigonometry in highschool, much less calculus.  Has never affected me though, being a student of history and whatnot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-12-2012, 18:12:14
Trigonometry was the only math I liked  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-12-2012, 19:12:50
Fuck math  >:( I hate it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-12-2012, 22:12:07
You guys need to embrace maths and see the 2 · π-1/2 · 0x e-t2 dt of your ways.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 15-12-2012, 23:12:00
You guys need to embrace maths and see the 2 · π-1/2 · 0x e-t2 dt of your ways.

A wild guess... the error of our ways?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-12-2012, 01:12:06
Plain English and a lot less effort to type, Knacky wins
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 16-12-2012, 05:12:45
d = v cos theta / g (v sin theta + sqrt v^2 sin^2 theta + 2gyo)

Isn't that just beautiful? Hah, I love the applications of this one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-12-2012, 05:12:09
wat

do not want
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 16-12-2012, 05:12:31
Around 17th century professional culverin/cannon gunners would use r = vo^2 sin 2 theta / g and other related equations to calculate their shots. And this is still used on more modern artillery pieces.

Perhaps in the future with computers and robotics, maybe that could be applied to high precision sniper rifles. Been fantasizing about that for a decade or so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 16-12-2012, 10:12:30
theta is a greek alphabet, not related by anything to THeTA.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 16-12-2012, 10:12:58
Damn it! I thought they would just take Theta and use him for aiming artillery.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 16-12-2012, 15:12:46
d = v cos theta / g (v sin theta + sqrt v^2 sin^2 theta + 2gyo)

Isn't that just beautiful? Hah, I love the applications of this one.

That is not, what I would call math. Thats plain physics. But where do you take friction, wind and the turning initial frame of reference into account?  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-12-2012, 15:12:34
.......im a greek letter?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 16-12-2012, 15:12:03
There you go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 16-12-2012, 15:12:35
I actually thought that was your intention:

- The Tao (123) (from taoism)
- Theta (0123) (greek letter)
- 0123 (silly numbers)

Having three different combinations in only one nick; thought it was pretty decent. But obviously you have no clue, so now I just want to puke.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-12-2012, 17:12:12
I always read it "The Tao" myself also.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-12-2012, 17:12:17
Yeah me too.

Otherwise, from l33t type perspective, it would read like thetaoize, like Republic of Ireland's executive power "the Taoiseach".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-12-2012, 17:12:38
actually it came from star wars battlefront. The clone trooper AI's were all named after the greek alphabet  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-12-2012, 17:12:09
Yeah me too.

Otherwise, from l33t type perspective, it would read like thetaoize, like Republic of Ireland's executive power "the Taoiseach".
haha, i am very impressed that someone from Indonesia would know the title of our prime minister!  especially because ireland never does anything bloody significant

now i'll probably always see his name like that!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-12-2012, 17:12:37
...and 0123 is just numbers?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-12-2012, 18:12:13
i just typed 0123
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-12-2012, 18:12:15
Well, since every Irish is stereotypically depicted as ginger with green suits and we know how THeTA looks, sometimes I confuse him to be an Irish. I need to be constantly reminded that he is actually a Belgian.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 16-12-2012, 19:12:47
His name is Tao! TAO!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-12-2012, 19:12:16
So the correct spelling is The Tao 123?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 16-12-2012, 19:12:10
Theta and nevermind the numbers
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 16-12-2012, 20:12:01
So the correct spelling is The Tao 123?

Indeed. Everyone else is just trying to trick you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-12-2012, 20:12:14
Nice Battlefield Cinematic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Dc7YUvh3VHA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 16-12-2012, 22:12:19
Finally Sibelius (my music notation program) is giving me useful tips on startup.

(http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/6474/bild1wb.jpg)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-12-2012, 22:12:57
Well, since every Irish is stereotypically depicted as ginger with green suits and we know how THeTA looks, sometimes I confuse him to be an Irish. I need to be constantly reminded that he is actually a Belgian.
SATW belgian is also depicted as a ginger

(http://satwcomic.com/art/core/900x1358xdrunken-party.jpg.pagespeed.ic.SNIGu1uOSl.jpg)

Basicly think away the green clothes and the glasses and you have moi :>
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-12-2012, 23:12:21
Fuck. Monday again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-12-2012, 00:12:29
but is my birthday
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-12-2012, 00:12:30
but is my birthday
then let me be the first
HAPPY birthday!

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-12-2012, 06:12:01
Happy birthday.  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 17-12-2012, 14:12:14
Happy birthday, lad

Tempus fugit, historia manet
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 17-12-2012, 17:12:05
Cried today, which rarely happens. 15+ years of playing these classics, its hard for me to believe its really the end.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/12/10/gamespy-shuts-down-multiplayer-support-for-swat-4-neverwinter-nights-and-other-classics/

As someone commented, and I completely agree, "This is a clear example why games should never EVER be dependant on 3rd party hosters".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 17-12-2012, 18:12:51
1) Install Hamachi/Tungle
2) Play in LAN mode
3) ???
4) PROFIT!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-12-2012, 14:12:57
Sudden snowstorm started here, car cant move. Damn you Fiat Ducato!  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-12-2012, 14:12:00
Sigh... I remember reading Paasky's post about falling in love with an exchange student, feeling pity for him, and thinking "That's gotta suck".

Now I'm in a similar position:
-Hopelessly in love with German girl
-She has boyfriend back home
-Is leaving tomorrow

On the flip side:
-She loves me and has been drifting apart from her bf
-We had sex a few hours ago
-She'll come back in March just to see me

Still, seeing some kind of future is really hard at the moment. :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 20-12-2012, 14:12:52
Now I'm in a similar position:
-She has boyfriend back home

On the flip side:
-We had sex a few hours ago
Wow, sounds like a bitch! She will leave you if she finds someone else and you aren´t there. And why do you fuck her if she has a boyfriend? :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-12-2012, 14:12:39
She's probably the sweetest most innocent girl I've ever met. That being said, I can be pretty persuasive, downright charming. As for the last part, well, it kinda happened, and some dude I've never met was the last thing on my mind.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 20-12-2012, 14:12:17
Well, I don´t know her. But I know for sure I wouldn´t want a cheating girl for a long-time (far-dsitance) relationship. The being sweet and innocent thing is often enough just some kind of facade - those girls are the worst in my opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-12-2012, 15:12:17
Ahh, love. What a magical feeling.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-12-2012, 15:12:53
Well, I don´t know her. But I know for sure I wouldn´t want a cheating girl for a long-time (far-dsitance) relationship. The being sweet and innocent thing is often enough just some kind of facade - those girls are the worst in my opinion.

I know what you mean; a long distance relationship is off the table, that'd kill me. Don't think I'd trust anyone else either for 6 months or more apart. As for the last comment, yes, you're right - you don't know her. I appreciate your honesty, though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-12-2012, 15:12:19
World ends tomorrow, dont bother with it.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-12-2012, 15:12:36
World ends tomorrow, dont bother with it.  :P

It better! :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-12-2012, 16:12:23
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8bf1d78fecc93811fd5d168a75260cf/tumblr_mf8102NgAt1qg2vc7o1_500.jpg)

oh Zelda
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 20-12-2012, 20:12:32
Well, I don´t know her. But I know for sure I wouldn´t want a cheating girl for a long-time (far-dsitance) relationship. The being sweet and innocent thing is often enough just some kind of facade - those girls are the worst in my opinion.

I know what you mean; a long distance relationship is off the table, that'd kill me. Don't think I'd trust anyone else either for 6 months or more apart. As for the last comment, yes, you're right - you don't know her. I appreciate your honesty, though.

Ur evading the subject, she cheated on her boyfriend and she will do the same with you! Forget and move on. Doesnt matter, got laid!@
I sorta started getting feeling for the sweetest and most honest thing too recently, we really connect but as long as she doesnt break up i wont even think about having a relationship with her, sex on the other hand...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 20-12-2012, 20:12:41
Good to see that you guys have no respect for other peoples relationships and only think with your dicks!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-12-2012, 00:12:57
A summary of my Fallout New Vegas experience.

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92qa1Z6GI1rorovwo1_500.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-12-2012, 16:12:01
They bloody hell broke into the house right across the street. Its getting do dam close for comfort :S
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-12-2012, 17:12:59
Robot Mayans?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 21-12-2012, 17:12:49
They bloody hell broke into the house right across the street. Its getting do dam close for comfort :S

Whatever they are, you are armed, shoot the bloody mongro's
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-12-2012, 18:12:07
With what? i dont have ammo  ;D

i do have a 1.2 meter swedish mauser spear  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 21-12-2012, 18:12:52
I'm sure you could easily reach your neighbour's house with one of your bayonettes (don't you have a Mosin or something?).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-12-2012, 22:12:57
Our nations prime minister said that he officially quits as there is no way that we can pay off our dept. Further more he stated that if Mayans did a better job at predicting the future we would not have to pay for the money as the world would have ended.


Yeah this did not happen really but would be fun to watch non the less.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-12-2012, 23:12:33
I hate how everyone turns Mayans' brilliant astronomy and mathematics into bullshit "predictions" that never happened :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-12-2012, 23:12:45
Everyone puts some connection to the doomsday prophecy. Seriously, I heard someone say "Cucumber farmers in Tanna revolted! You see, the effects of 21st december!" while I was sitting in a café.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-12-2012, 14:12:32
Good to see that you guys have no respect for other peoples relationships and only think with your dicks!
A wise ice hockey player once said "You always gotta shoot if you see the goal". Besides, the one who is cheating is the one to blame, not the single who takes advantage of the opportunity to enjoy. Just don't expect too much from such a relationship, because cheaters rarely grow out of theif habit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-12-2012, 15:12:36
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xiC__IjCa2s

This is amazing!  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-12-2012, 16:12:35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xiC__IjCa2s

This is amazing!  :o
HOLY fucking shit!

\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 22-12-2012, 16:12:32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xiC__IjCa2s

This is amazing!  :o
Noice!
couple of errors here and there, It also lacks few riffs that I find essential (Iron man, for example)
but it covers most of the important stuff :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-12-2012, 16:12:03
yeah i wished more metal was in

Breaking the law Judas priest
iron man
iron maiden Run to the hills

ooh well, 101-200?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-12-2012, 20:12:58
Yeah, was surprised not to see even one Maiden song on that list (The Trooper or Aces High would have also had very recognizable riffs) and no Priest either (although Turbo Lover would have been my choice for theirs). Some others I would have also liked to see (considering Michael Jackson made the list, not to mention several forgettable acts from the nineties and noughties):

Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower (or the Jimi Hendrix version that actually made the song famous)
Uriah Heep - Easy Livin'
Paul McCartney & The Wings - Live And Let Die
CCR - Up Around The Bend
KISS - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
Europe - The Final Countdown
Van Halen - Jump
Slayer - Raining Blood
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Rammstein - Du hast
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-12-2012, 22:12:39
Can someone explain me what this "Wilhelm Scream" is and why is it in so many movies?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-12-2012, 23:12:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio

Because it is epic  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 22-12-2012, 23:12:10
Who spotted it in hobbit  :P?

Edit: Now I feel stupid, comments on that video are just spam of word hobbit  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-12-2012, 23:12:40
I ask this because I just watched Hobbit, and I saw it in various other movies and heard people talk about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-12-2012, 01:12:54
Note to myself

never argue with sn00x again

ever...........

He is a bloody VIKING
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-12-2012, 17:12:58
decorated my Christmas tree. Ohhhh Yeaaaahhh!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-12-2012, 20:12:59
Who spotted it in hobbit  :P?

Edit: Now I feel stupid, comments on that video are just spam of word hobbit  ::)

I heard it during the fight vs Goblin King and his goblins. I was the only one laughing in the cinema  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-12-2012, 21:12:24
After I first noticed it in A New hope as a kid after constantly rerunning the VHS, I notice it everywhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-12-2012, 21:12:17
Another question. What is this Horse Mask craziness all around the internet? Did I miss something SJP did?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-12-2012, 18:12:17
Just finished A Dance with Dragons.  What am I going to do with myself now?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 24-12-2012, 18:12:30
Just finished A Dance with Dragons.  What am I going to do with myself now?
Re-read the whole series, then dive into the short stories of "Dunk and Egg". :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-12-2012, 19:12:15
Long live Stannis. I like JonCon but he's being scammed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-12-2012, 21:12:38
My best bud is also a staunch Stannis man.  Man I want an independent Stark led North.  Daenarys is just too unpractical sometimes to be a great queen, but she has spunk
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 24-12-2012, 23:12:26
I can't say who I support because that would be a mammoth-sized spoiler.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-12-2012, 00:12:42
Gentlemen MIND the fucking SPOILERS YA PRANCING ALFS




Anyway

Happy christmas for all!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-12-2012, 00:12:12
Merry Christmas !1!!one!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 25-12-2012, 02:12:23
Merry Christmas everyone :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 25-12-2012, 11:12:26
Merry holidays to y'all ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-12-2012, 14:12:19
Merry X-mas everyone! Enjoy your holidays!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-12-2012, 14:12:28
Happy Christmas to everyone!  Hope you all received some nice gifts.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 25-12-2012, 14:12:32
Y'all have a merry Christmas! I wish you good dining and better company than mine.

@CPS: I got all 3 parts of The Nightowl AND I bought a He-219. What could have been better?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-12-2012, 15:12:02
Have a pleasant Christmas, guys. Visiting a church with my Christian friend today. Its a really big one, and really antique.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-12-2012, 16:12:26
Merry Christmas everyone, hope you have a great time.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-12-2012, 16:12:14
Have a pleasant Christmas, guys. Visiting a church with my Christian friend today. Its a really big one, and really antique.


Hagia Sophia?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-12-2012, 17:12:31
I was thinking of asking him that hahaha  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-12-2012, 17:12:23
Nope, Hagia Sophia is only used as a museum now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-12-2012, 18:12:10
Soon to be converted to a Mosque again, I hear.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 25-12-2012, 18:12:40
Soon to be converted to a Mosque again, I hear.
[Citation needed]
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-12-2012, 18:12:33
Dunno, but I think its better as a museum. Istanbul is a really historic place and I think it should stay like that. There are plenty of other serviceable mosques around, why dont they use them? Anyways, its a museum since 1934. Shouldnt change.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 25-12-2012, 18:12:17
"Turkey’s secular laws prevent Muslims and Christians from formal worship within the 6th-century monument, the world’s greatest cathedral for almost a millennium before invading Ottomans converted it into a mosque in the 15th century."

"The government has rejected requests from both Christians and Muslims to hold formal prayers at the site, historically and spiritually significant to adherents of both religions."


http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2012/05/29/thousands-of-muslims-pray-for-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-to-be-a-mosque-again/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-12-2012, 19:12:36
Gentlemen MIND the fucking SPOILERS YA PRANCING ALFS




Anyway

Happy christmas for all!

Zero spoilers except if you start googling stuff. So mind your own 'Prancing Alfs'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-12-2012, 19:12:44
hence the "I hear" part...guess I heard wrong. Nevermind, move along...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-12-2012, 19:12:49
Been having a good christmas day thus far, got $450 at my mums and havn't even been to my dad's yet  :)

Really have a hankering to play some Republic Commando, I might just do that
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 25-12-2012, 19:12:33
Man republic commando is freaking awesome! Even the multiplayer is fun to play
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-12-2012, 19:12:46
The putt-putt series and SW:Republic Commando are the earliest memories I have of my Pc gaming.
I remember playing the first level of RC and wondering if I would get my ass beat by my mom because it had Geonotian blood in the game  ;D Must have only been 10 or 11 when I first got to play it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: corsair89 on 25-12-2012, 22:12:48
A bit late but

Merry Christmas to you all / Joyeux Noël à tous / Frohe Weihnachten an alle !

 :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-12-2012, 22:12:36
Really have a hankering to play some Republic Commando, I might just do that

The putt-putt series and SW:Republic Commando are the earliest memories I have of my Pc gaming.
I remember playing the first level of RC and wondering if I would get my ass beat by my mom because it had Geonotian blood in the game  ;D Must have only been 10 or 11 when I first got to play it

Man republic commando is freaking awesome! Even the multiplayer is fun to play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao1HQAPRSwo
Sa kyr'am nau tracyn kad, Vode an!!!!!!!!!!

Some amazing quotes of the game i will never forget=

Scorch: Was it red-red-green or red-green-red?
Sev: And he's supposed to be the demolitions expert?

Sev: A well-built sniper rifle is a beautiful thing. Ours has two zoom modes, "Up close and personal" and "Hello, you're dead."

Scorch: Rule number 48, Sev: any crash you can walk away from, is a good one.

Scorch: Man, this place gives me the creeps.
Sev: Ah, Scorch... Nothing better than a jungle hunt. Hiding in the bush, putting a plasma bolt through a hostile's cranium...
[sighs wistfully]
Sev: Makes me feel alive.
Scorch: Okay, now Oh-Seven's giving me the creeps.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-12-2012, 19:12:40
What a shitty day I had. I just want to punch somebody.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 26-12-2012, 20:12:39
What a shitty day I had. I just want to punch somebody.

So, what happened?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-12-2012, 20:12:11
Just found out they make Honey bunches of Oats cereal with fruit bits, never seen that before.


Stayed up until 3 am playing Far Cry 3, really fun game
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-12-2012, 20:12:01
What a shitty day I had. I just want to punch somebody.

So, what happened?

I think I made a huge mistake, thats all I wanna tell right now. Its personal, just wanted to express my feelings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-12-2012, 18:12:53
Oh my gosh! Igor did the song from the hobbit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6K8X8aom8A8

 :D So awesome!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-12-2012, 01:12:58
30 hours awake straight

going to bed

here is what i do to wrap it up

(http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/0a2becb1c6574419386460e6dcd190c91295885501_full.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-12-2012, 16:12:18
...Huh quite possibly broke up with my girlfriend after ~4 years of relationship... Feeling kinda empty ...


On the bright side Counter strike Global Offensive is awesome and I'm glad i bought it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-12-2012, 18:12:59
I heard screams downstairs

i open the door

a bloody fox was in my living ROOM  ;D ;D ;D ;D

He came in trough the window but the window closed itself and he was trapped and he was sitting there growling and i was able to calm him down with some meat and then i took gloves(Rabies, you never know) and for some weird reason i was able to pick it up and nicely put it outside the door!

Well i have heard there is aguy who makes foxes as pets nearby, maybe this is one of his fox pets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-12-2012, 19:12:27
was it cute?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-12-2012, 19:12:27
All foxes are cute.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-12-2012, 22:12:20
Firefox has encounter a problem with Windows...



Budum tssss
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-12-2012, 23:12:30
Foxes with Scabies are most definitely not cute.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 28-12-2012, 23:12:14
Foxes with Scabies are most definitely not cute.
Was just about to say same. Saw couple of foxes from really close at summer and they were far from cute. Really dirty and other was scratching itself against tree 5 meters away from me, other was rolling on groundings I had just leveled out  ::).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-12-2012, 23:12:47
ALL FOXES ARE CUTE. This is not up for discussion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-12-2012, 00:12:43
ALL FOXES ARE CUTE. This is not up for discussion.
^This   It was very cute and its fur was very well maintained.

Firefox has encounter a problem with Windows...



Budum tssss
+1 my greek friend


I love foxes. sometimes i wonder=maybe i should get one as a pet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 29-12-2012, 00:12:46
 You should have shot it Tao,

 Foxes make very warm hats or stoles (for the ladies).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-12-2012, 00:12:29
You should have shot it Tao,

 Foxes make very warm hats or stoles (for the ladies).
NO

and how could i shot it? i dont have ammo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 29-12-2012, 00:12:37
ok, buy some bullets for next time.

otherwise, you could have clubbed it with a cast iron pan, skinned it outside and left it to cure so that the neighbourhood could admire your macabre trophy.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-12-2012, 09:12:59
He has ammo, but he doesnt keep the ammo in his house but at other location.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 29-12-2012, 15:12:03
Woke up, checked facebook, saw the cute girl from yesterday= i made a mistake  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-12-2012, 15:12:11
He has ammo, but he doesnt keep the ammo in his house but at other location.
^Ding ding we have a winner

I keep it stored away at the gun club/gun shop.   

I only keep blanks at my house but thats because i love to collect blanks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 29-12-2012, 16:12:46
I keep the sig that Flippy made for me!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-12-2012, 17:12:22
I knew you'd like it more than that .gif.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 31-12-2012, 08:12:58
Which was his gif?

Someone has a really nifty sig of a lego battle
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 31-12-2012, 12:12:07
The face of some chick.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-12-2012, 19:12:22
One bottle of Captain morgans spiced gold
One bottle of Captain morgans Black jamacian rum
3 bottles of martini brut

LET NEW YEARS BEGIN
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-12-2012, 23:12:31
I'm allready in 2013  8) Envy me bitchez!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-01-2013, 16:01:59
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kIePW1wYZds

Nagant 1895... What a hell of a reload time...  ::)

Still want it in this mod  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-01-2013, 17:01:53
If it ever makes it I assume it would have to come with a silencer and would only be used by some special forces. Be better off throwing a knife though really.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-01-2013, 17:01:54
These revolvers were very cheap, light, sturdy, reliable and were plentifull issued to russian troops. Surely its reloading was a bitch, but its better then nothing
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 01-01-2013, 17:01:21
I never understood why they would silence a revolver, because the expanding gas (along with the sound) go through the gap between the cylinder and the barrel, but now I know why it makes sense on the Nagant: the gas seal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-01-2013, 19:01:47
The Finland at War mod team donated the M1895 Nagant revolver along with other things years ago. I assume the devs should still have it somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-01-2013, 20:01:37
Wait... Isnt that mod for Arma 2 engine? Or are you talking about the BF42 mod FinnWars?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-01-2013, 20:01:50
Finland At War was a HL2 (or a Source engine to be precise) mod that donated some of the more-or-less finished content they had made. To tell you the truth, only the Boys rifle is in use, the rest of the stuff have either been remade or are not planned to be remade/included. So dont expect to see any of those models in FH2.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-01-2013, 20:01:59
I never understood why they would silence a revolver, because the expanding gas (along with the sound) go through the gap between the cylinder and the barrel, but now I know why it makes sense on the Nagant: the gas seal.
Yep, also the round is subsonic and the bramint silinced Nagnants were like the De lisle carbine the most silinced weapons in WW2, possible in todays existance
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-01-2013, 20:01:14
Finland At War was a HL2 (or a Source engine to be precise) mod that donated some of the more-or-less finished content they had made. To tell you the truth, only the Boys rifle is in use, the rest of the stuff have either been remade or are not planned to be remade/included. So dont expect to see any of those models in FH2.

Not FH2 quality enough?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 03-01-2013, 17:01:03
I think I'm going to have to go round to someone's server with a cricket bat and break some legs.

http://donteaturanium.webs.com/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 03-01-2013, 17:01:46
Let's make a Do Eat Uranium server and you can be our mascot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 03-01-2013, 20:01:54
eat Fuchs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 03-01-2013, 21:01:29
I oppose the motion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 04-01-2013, 05:01:29
had a car crash . . .

so those russian car crash compilation videos are not too funny for me any more ^^

(http://www.abload.de/img/p1010240okuzs.jpg)

(http://www.abload.de/img/p1010243o8uxo.jpg)

looks nice doesn`t it?

we hit in the middle of the crossing and he pushed me on the sidewalk and on top of a concrete obstacle. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 04-01-2013, 07:01:54
 ""Tis merely a flesh wound""
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 04-01-2013, 11:01:26
Was the other part of this accident russian?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 04-01-2013, 11:01:38
Be glad you were sitting in Volvo  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 04-01-2013, 12:01:36
volvo steal saved me. Loved this car.
I just hope the other driver does not have any injuries. . .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 04-01-2013, 14:01:06
Glad you're okay :D

Butthurt old Volvo fan/driver mode on.

Also
Dis not a true Volvo ;/ its mostly a Mitsubishi.

Butthurt old Volvo fan/driver mode off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-01-2013, 14:01:36
Wow, that looks bad! I hope you aren´t injured. But you had luck there weren´t any pedestrians around and got trapped between your car and the wall, as the concrete obstacles don´t seem to do anything than damaging your vehicle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 04-01-2013, 16:01:01
Glad you're okay :D

Butthurt old Volvo fan/driver mode on.

Also
Dis not a true Volvo ;/ its mostly a Mitsubishi.

Butthurt old Volvo fan/driver mode off.

doesnt matter - it was my car and I loved it. Had it 5 Years, and gave me lots of fun.

thx butcher im Ok, I hope the other guy too.
Austrian Insurance groups ftw- they pay everything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 04-01-2013, 17:01:26
I want a Volvo, do they sell volvos in Argentina?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 04-01-2013, 18:01:05
just sold mine for 150€  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 05-01-2013, 00:01:27
Lucky Irish.
But could have been worse. You're ok and the damage was rather lightly.

Today I learned that phone books in Iceland are sorted according to first names and not last names. The middle and last name of icelandic people refers to the parents first names and appear rather unimportant for recognition. - Only possible in a country with 300.000 inhabitants, I guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 05-01-2013, 15:01:00
Went to a party. Dark, musty and sleezy with this music (epic variation ofc). Everyone rolling, drinking and generally having fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulpdoNbVYn8&feature=endscreen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulpdoNbVYn8&feature=endscreen)
I started going to these kind of parties recently, before i visited bars or rock oriented parties. But man i love house/techno and whatever.

Cant wait till next week ;D. Tonight will be a salute and ending of this vacation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 06-01-2013, 01:01:56
Collect some flyers. ;D
Love em most. Like this one:

(http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/562715_10151057198982075_1378900457_n.jpg)
The Country That Isn't Allowed To Be, Fusion Club.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 06-01-2013, 08:01:31
I love how Thorondor's avatar looks british-classy while he always say classy things or is always interested in british stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 06-01-2013, 08:01:57
http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?action=profile;u=7

For the peeps who don't remember it.


I remember when I first joined the forums back in 08/09 or so, I would always watch Thor's pic gif because it always seemed like it was supposed to go on
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-01-2013, 10:01:19
Yeah, he is a snob.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 06-01-2013, 11:01:17
I love how Thorondor's avatar looks british-classy while he always say classy things or is always interested in british stuff.
U wot m8?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-01-2013, 11:01:48
I love how Thorondor's avatar looks british-classy while he always say classy things or is always interested in british stuff.
U wot m8?
i haev no idea m8 lol
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-01-2013, 11:01:01
Brits? You mean Pommies? Bugger...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 06-01-2013, 21:01:18
For other blokes playing Far Cry 3, if you need those speed boost things, I get a ton of em and want to get rid of 'em.

Add me: Fh2Hi as usual
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-01-2013, 03:01:05
Needs lyrics and the translation of them...Anyone interested? Here is a Pretty Please Please?  :D

La Sagra di Giarabub ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgjhXZ9HBEA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 07-01-2013, 10:01:17
Needs lyrics and the translation of them...Anyone interested? Here is a Pretty Please Please?  :D

La Sagra di Giarabub ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgjhXZ9HBEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMFtp3VpT-Q

Intrestingly, I've seen version where "with the blood of my heart, my thrist will go off" was translated as "with the blood of my enemy, my thrist will go off". Which one is right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-01-2013, 12:01:09
Snowstorm started here today... Probably no work/school tomorrow.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-01-2013, 14:01:06
You pansies.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-01-2013, 17:01:18
World with 3 centimeters of snow : THE SYSTEM HAS COLLAPSED BACK TO THE CAVES!!!


Finland with 3 meters of snow: Warm Monday.


Getting chilli here in Greece probably snow coming... Hopefully.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-01-2013, 17:01:31
World with 3 centimeters of snow : THE SYSTEM HAS COLLAPSED BACK TO THE CAVES!!!


Finland with 3 meters of snow: Warm Monday.


Getting chilli here in Greece probably snow coming... Hopefully.

New Delhi with 10°C douzens die of cold, city comes to a stand still.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-01-2013, 17:01:22
World with 3 centimeters of snow : THE SYSTEM HAS COLLAPSED BACK TO THE CAVES!!!


Finland with 3 meters of snow: Warm Monday.


Getting chilli here in Greece probably snow coming... Hopefully.

New Delhi with 10°C douzens die of cold, city comes to a stand still.
It's too cold to dance down there
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 07-01-2013, 17:01:25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMFtp3VpT-Q

Intrestingly, I've seen version where "with the blood of my heart, my thrist will go off" was translated as "with the blood of my enemy, my thrist will go off". Which one is right?
The song says 'questo cuore' or 'this heart'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 09-01-2013, 21:01:59
I saw a bus driver who looks just like George R. R. Martin.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-01-2013, 21:01:20
And about a week ago I saw some man looking like the KFC colonel eating KFC  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-01-2013, 21:01:03
I'm supposed to do a group presentation about morality, I got the "war, Hiroshima, Holocaust" part.
How the hell am I supposed to discuss morality with this? There ain't none!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-01-2013, 22:01:58
I'm supposed to do a group presentation about morality, I got the "war, Hiroshima, Holocaust" part.
How the hell am I supposed to discuss morality with this? There ain't none!

Erm... Talk about the lack of morality? Does that count?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-01-2013, 22:01:26
I'm supposed to do a group presentation about morality, I got the "war, Hiroshima, Holocaust" part.
How the hell am I supposed to discuss morality with this? There ain't none!

Erm... Talk about the lack of morality? Does that count?

Don't think so  :-\
Ah nevermind I'll figure something out
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-01-2013, 23:01:45
I saw a bus driver who looks just like George R. R. Martin.
so does my roommates grandfather
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-01-2013, 09:01:51

@Tore,
Seeing that Argentina is itself a product of "colonialism", your argument falls upon deaf ears.

 What is the difference between the Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Guantanamo bay, Martinique, Gibraltar or the Falklands?

It is different, of course. Netherlands Antilles is in the Caribbean, not Europe. Puerto Rico is in Central America, not north, they have land border issues there, but they wanted it that way, even asking themselves to be recognized as 53rd state. But it is like Alaska, and we are okay with that.

Guantanamo Bay is a remnant of troubled past, and it is in Cuba's piece of land. Should be considered as loaned territory, like Okinawa Airbase in Japan, or Osan in Korea.

Quote
Argentina's colonial claim to the islands is no more sound than the self-determination expressed by the current resident's to remain part of the British Commonwealth. Britain honours national referendums on such issues and will continue to do so, therefore if the Falkland Islander's voted to leave, her majesty's government would be more than willing.

Let's stick to what the people wanted. I agree.

Quote
Argentina has been in constant economic decline since the 1980's, not since 2001, and the Arg. government confuses the people by posing Nationalist arguments which distract the people from basic concerns like employment, currency devaluation and international ostracism.

 Recent events such as the seizure of the Libertad or the annexation of Repsol assets point to a deeper issue than the dog and pony show that Fernandez and her control over the state media exercise in order to distract the populace.

 A once proud and prosperous nation is now being ground into the dirt by nobody else other than the so-called democratic leadership that was elected to lead the people out of the abject poverty they currently live in.

I do not mind about her nationalisation craze, but I just cannot take the censorship. She can join to those people who keep shifting blames on the "west," but while on that, she has to accept responsibility to what's she did wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-01-2013, 16:01:27
I'm supposed to do a group presentation about morality, I got the "war, Hiroshima, Holocaust" part.
How the hell am I supposed to discuss morality with this? There ain't none!

Easy , consider yourself an American of the 40's whose one son was killed in Pearl Harbor, the other on Iwo Jima and the last one is a MIA pilot. You've lost 3 sons and all you want is this war to end with no more blood spilled (by your side).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-01-2013, 02:01:50
Multiple explosions in Zagreb, so far nothing important hasn't been blown up, and 1 person is injured.

(1 on a railway track, few in the city)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/385226_551604618191503_1574557181_n.jpg

"I'm asking the TV network to stop broadcasting old movies about WWII partisans, because the citizens have started blowing up railways again. Thank you!"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-01-2013, 03:01:13
Ok so when Fallout 3 first came out i pirated it and played main story plus all DLC's (all pirated). I did not have a single frigging crash despite also installing mods after a while. And now the goddamn steam version which i bought keeps crashing when i fast travel or when i choose certain weapons indoors...... So annoying damn it. How the hell can this be? A pirated version more stable than the legal one...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 11-01-2013, 04:01:12
Ah, maybe that was a goal? Piracy happens for various reasons, economical being one. Steam kind of sucks anyway, maybe a few parts were skipped when downloading. So try to redownload if you can find no answer elsewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-01-2013, 08:01:47
Well, i do see some morality in Hiroshima... Ik know the bomb vaporized and killed a lot of civilians, including women and children, but if those bombs wouldn't have been used, there would've been a lot more vitcims. I kno that the diect victims of those bombs aren't the only victims, the radiation stayed for some time, but even then...
If the USA (+USSR) had to capture Japan on the land, any idea how much lifes that would cost? Japs never surrender when fighting and the carpet bombings with conventional bombs would kill more civilians than those 2 nukes did. Now the war ended on short time with, idk, 250 000 deaths (from nukes only)? But how many millions would there have been with a landinvasion? Ofc, tell that to the families that were victims of the bombs, that's again a different story...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 11-01-2013, 09:01:36
Anyone sure that the Atomic bomb death + its radiation effect victim is less than other conventional means? The popular anecdote is now, the fuel bomb dropped over Tokyo burns more people than that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 11-01-2013, 13:01:03
Incendiary bombs dropped over Tokyo on 9-10 March 1945 killed approximately 100 000 people, with the vast majority being killed on the first day. The nuclear bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima killed between 150 000 and 250 000 people, with about half the deaths occurring the first day. The wikipedia article of the Bombing of Tokyo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo) claims the firebombing of Tokyo on 9-10 March 1945 caused more immediate deaths than the nuclear bombs, though this seems to use the lower estimate of the nuclear bombs. Certainly when all deaths are included, the nuclear bombs caused much more deaths, though to be fair they bombed two cities, while the firebombing of Tokyo concerns only one city.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-01-2013, 13:01:42
And if you also think what happened in Germany... It wasn't just berlin that got totally destroyed. Cities like Dresden or Köln, well, there wasn't much left of it after the allied planes passed. And i personally think the allied would bomb Jappan a lot more than they bombed berlin. So after Tokyo, probably every larger city would've been bombed by night carpetbombings and you aren't hitting a lot of fighting soldiers then...
According to wikipedia, (i kno, not the best source, but it can give an idea) 305 000-600 000 people died in Germany during airraids only, in Japan, 330 000 - 500 000 (nuclear bombs included) in 7 months. I think this gives an idea how Japan would have looked like if those nukes wouldn't have fallen. And now, we're only talking about airraids, how much cities were shelled to by artillery? And ofc, how many soldiers on both sides would've died. I think Iwo Jima is a nice example of what would have probably happened. First, it's bombed to stoneage, then an enourmous amount of American soliders arrive and kill whatever they can fight, while being shot at from every possible place and being banzaied by japs who refuse to surrender and even till days after they got Suribayachi and the battle was over, they heard explosions every several minutes of Japs blowing themselves up to "save their honor". Also: when you plan a landing, you will need ships to cover the landing, with the increasing of kamikaze's and subs that were still active around Japan, that would've also costed some thousands of lifes. The russians were also planning to come to Japan, and we al know how much Stalin cared about a few thousand deaths more or less, as long as he got as much territory as possible
To conclude:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/World_War_II_Casualties2.svg/800px-World_War_II_Casualties2.svg.png)
Speaks for itself i guess
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 11-01-2013, 13:01:53
 Pretty looking graph but it isn't very trustworthy if it doesn't include Canada...  ffs Burma is listed but not us?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 11-01-2013, 14:01:16
Yeah, figured countries with less than 100 000 dead were not included, but The Netherlands isn't in the list either and it suffered some 300 000 dead, which is more than Latvia and Burma.

Not to mention that the UK and the US have the same amount of military deaths in the list, which is only possible if the UK number includes the death of colonial forces, but then its colonies are also in the list separately with their own military deaths.

Plus of course Indonesia, Burma, India, Czechoslovakia, Latia and Lithuania didn't actually exist as sovereign nations during the war and the Yugoslavian flag is the post-war one and the Greek flag is from 1978. And the flags of Italy and Hungary are also not technically correct.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-01-2013, 16:01:28
LOL, i just put it here to compare the casualties on German and Japanese side and as i said: i used wikipedia which is as we al know, and as said, it's not the best source  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-01-2013, 20:01:35
Somebody in the family got diagnosed with MS.....oooh man  ??? :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-01-2013, 21:01:52
Aah, that sucks, I hope the person is not to young...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-01-2013, 01:01:36
Somebody in the family got diagnosed with MS.....oooh man  ??? :'(

Does he suffer from Herpes regularily?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-01-2013, 01:01:40
Aah, that sucks, I hope the person is not to young...
45 years old. still the blow is heavy and the bottles of liquor get poured in to drown the sorrow away

Somebody in the family got diagnosed with MS.....oooh man  ??? :'(

Does he suffer from Herpes regularily?
she does not suffer from it, no.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-01-2013, 15:01:39
Looking forward to the spring... all the best events.

http://vimeo.com/38111183
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 13-01-2013, 15:01:01
Looks like fun :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-01-2013, 00:01:44
(http://www.thegamingvault.com/uploads/2012/10/MollyTWD4.png)

New avatar is up. Molly from TWD videogame. I really really like this character. Tough, she can handle herself. A fancy and effective ice-axe. And short blonde hair, my biggest weakness  ;D .

SPOILER

Shame she dint decided to tag along with the group tough...but some people just work better alone
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 14-01-2013, 00:01:00
Snow's falling again, traffic collapse imminent...again  ::) it's only -1°C and the city can't handle it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-01-2013, 03:01:14
Kinda like my Metal Slug profile pic, however I do miss the moe-shotgun gif, fortunately I've got it saved  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-01-2013, 17:01:57
Kinda like my Metal Slug profile pic, however I do miss the moe-shotgun gif, fortunately I've got it saved  :)
I liked the Moe shotgun GIF

i mean

3 shots from a 2 barrel shotgun!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-01-2013, 18:01:55
Yeah, that was my favorite part of it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-01-2013, 18:01:43
3 shots from a 2 barrel shotgun!

Now its infinite shots from a tank
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-01-2013, 19:01:32
Nothing better than a beer after a shitty day! 8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 15-01-2013, 20:01:12
Nothing better than a beer after a shitty day! 8)

Except having a beer after a good day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-01-2013, 20:01:56
Nothing better than a beer after a shitty day! 8)

Except having a beer after a good day.

Thought of saying that too ! Oh mah gawd we 're like so in syyynncc... (annoying girl voice)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-01-2013, 21:01:26
Nothing better than a beer after a shitty day! 8)

Except having a beer after a good day.

A good day is made of beer.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 15-01-2013, 22:01:01
Nothing better than a beer after a shitty day! 8)

Except having a beer after a good day.

A good day is made of beer.  ;D

True. But it's so much better when you've spent your day doing actual work (hauling firewood) in july (+30oC), and the beer is cold.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 16-01-2013, 10:01:33
 Beer for any occasion is good, especially to work up some liquid courage before you have to make speeches at a buddy's funeral service.

 It was held in a bar, so almost everyone was pissed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-01-2013, 11:01:39
(http://static2.hln.be/static/photo/2013/5/3/5/20130116014949/media_xll_5472575.jpg)

Right after this photo was taken, the Rhino charged and pierced the Girl. One broken lung and several broken ribs were the result.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 16-01-2013, 12:01:08
Girl penetrated by rhino? How many times did he penetrate? how many times!? Sickos, that dude just likes to watch or what?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-01-2013, 02:01:20
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-17/thousands-flee-from-jakarta-floods/4468382

We are still showered!

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/96745.html

The map shows a huge moisture hanging about the area above the city and its surroundings.

nearest weather station report (Soekarno-Hatta Intl Airport):
METAR WIII 170030Z 21006KT 1100 TSRA FEW019CB BKN021 OVC058 25/24 Q1011 RMK CB TO E

at 17 Jan 0030Zulu (7.30AM local), visibility 1,100 metres, Thunderstorm & Raining, few clouds floating @ 1,900 feet, which is Cumulonimbus (Thunderstorm clouds that is)...and Broken (denser) at 2,100 feet and overcast at 5,800 feet. Temp 25 degrees Celsius, dewpoint 24. Barometric air pres. 1,011 hPa. And Remarks that I don't understand.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-01-2013, 21:01:32
Girl penetrated by rhino? How many times did he penetrate? how many times!? Sickos, that dude just likes to watch or what?
How are you gonna stop an 500KG rhino?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-01-2013, 21:01:43
500 kg is quite little for White or Black Rhinoceros.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-01-2013, 15:01:38
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/GasPriceOR.jpg

Can some american please explain these gas prices for me?

201 9/10 means????
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 18-01-2013, 15:01:43
9/10ths of a dollar, i guess?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-01-2013, 15:01:55
no i mean, 201 9/10 for how much?    201 9/10 dollars?   
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: DLFReporter on 18-01-2013, 16:01:07
no i mean, 201 9/10 for how much?    201 9/10 dollars?

You drank to much gasoline mate. 8)
It's the same as across the pond. 201.9 Cents per Gallon is the price shown on the sign.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-01-2013, 16:01:18
Not here in facist socialist retarded belgium :/

here it is shown 1.65 Euro"s for one liter
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 18-01-2013, 17:01:58
Price of petrol is higher then price of a good beer. It's time to stop driving and start drinking.
1.40 ish here   :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 18-01-2013, 18:01:03
Price of petrol is higher then price of a good beer. It's time to stop driving and start drinking.
1.40 ish here   :-\
I'd like to see you try buying any beer for 1.40€/L in Finland. Oh and 95E is ~1,60€/L here around Helsinki. Cheapest beer is ~3€/L. Price of good beer (Pilsner Urquell) is ~6€/L in the shops.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 18-01-2013, 18:01:17
Well, at least Finland still gets to drive :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-01-2013, 18:01:22
took my medicine

wich is administrated via those pen-needle things that diabetics use. But also us crohn patients


i again hitted a Nerve and my leg is all stiffed up and pain full and pointing Upwards , it looks like a nazi salute and i am in pain and i feel like killing half the WORLD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-01-2013, 20:01:39
Then play FH2 ffs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 18-01-2013, 20:01:42
took my medicine

wich is administrated via those pen-needle things that diabetics use. But also us crohn patients


i again hitted a Nerve and my leg is all stiffed up and pain full and pointing Upwards , it looks like a nazi salute and i am in pain and i feel like killing half the WORLD
Protip: Don't fail at self-medication. You should go and learn a thing or two from the local meth junkies in your neighborhood.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 18-01-2013, 22:01:27
After seeing the same advert on the web for many years, thought I'd finally click on it because I'm incredibly bored. And here was what I found!

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2194/wowhaha.jpg)

For anti-aging, supposedly 15 days after using the products. Laughed when I saw this, I think even an untrained eye can see its fake.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 18-01-2013, 22:01:21
I never understood why people fear aging so much, it's part of our nature damnit!.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 18-01-2013, 22:01:31
Because people don't wanna die and think if they look young they will live longer...



Damn it photoshop guy, you had one job....At least ask for another photograph.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-01-2013, 00:01:38
You drank to much gasoline mate. 8)
It's the same as across the pond. 201.9 Cents per Gallon is the price shown on the sign.

Hmm. That is about 0,39 €uro per liter. Question is: how old is the picture. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-01-2013, 05:01:41
I have seen worse photoshop job than that.

But the way they left the eye untouched screams fake louder than anything else. Same picture, with smooth effects.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 19-01-2013, 09:01:53
But the way they left the eye untouched screams fake louder than anything else.

Not even the big copy/paste haircut from another photo?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 19-01-2013, 15:01:31
Might aswell be just makeup ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 19-01-2013, 18:01:05
Any details on this, Turkish friends?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lfTnp39Xxw0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 19-01-2013, 18:01:57
Any details on this, Turkish friends?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lfTnp39Xxw0
More like "Bulgarian friends?".

Quote
An ethnic Turkish politician in Bulgaria escaped an assassination attempt Saturday while he was delivering a speech during a congress of his party in capital Sofia.
The assailant, who was identified as a 25-year-old Oktay Hasanov Yenimehmedov from the Black Sea city of Bourgas, climbed to the podium as Ahmed Dogan, head of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), was addressing his party members and pointed his gun to MRF leader's face.
A close up video image shows the assailant pulling the trigger but the weapon did not fire, and just seconds later he was knocked down by party members to the ground.
They captured the assailant after a brief on-podium scuffle and handed him over to the security forces. Police later detained him.
MRF's Deputy Chairman Lutfi Mestan said Dogan was in good condition.
MRF represents Bulgaria's nearly 600,000 ethnic Turks who make up 8.8 percent of the population.
Source (http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/123651--bulgaria-man-points-gun-at-ethnic-turkish-politician)

Also, security sucks and the guy say "YOLO" at 00:37.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-01-2013, 19:01:00
Rather desperate, impulsive and unprofessional assassination. Bludger probably forgot to take the safety off!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-01-2013, 19:01:07
They said that the assasin was already guilty from drugs and robbery, I believe its a nationalist who tries to attract the media.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-01-2013, 19:01:23
Gone are the days when Bulgarian assassins used poison umbrella guns.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-01-2013, 19:01:37
Gone are the days when Bulgarian assassins used poison umbrella guns.

...they now come with jamming pistols
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 19-01-2013, 20:01:49
It was a gas gun btw.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-01-2013, 20:01:53
Airsoft pistol indeed
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-01-2013, 20:01:10
so he wasnt trying to kill him, just attract the attention of the media
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-01-2013, 20:01:57
Give him a nice little warning that the next time they will be serious?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 20-01-2013, 01:01:36
There was a short version of the video in the press, but now, this is different. Am I the only one who considered this long version rather interesting for the huge amount of unnessessary violence? I mean, he is lying on the ground, and instead of fixing the assassin, they all kick at him randomly, seeking cheap revenge. I consider that very unprofessional. And then, finally after the briefcase, an old man comes up with an umbrella. That is really the cinematical climax.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 20-01-2013, 06:01:20
Some have been saying that its just a PR stunt. Its a gas pistol, loaded only with three bullets, and that the model isn't really lethal. But authorities also said they arrested another person with two knives and another gas pistol.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-01-2013, 11:01:35
At point blank range, a CO2 Pistol CAN be lethal. i made a mistake, its not an airsoft pistol. Its a Co2 pistol, that fires the same projectiles as an Air gun
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-01-2013, 11:01:18
There are airsoft guns that run exclusively off of C02 cannisters Theta, that do fire 6mm or 8mm BBs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-01-2013, 13:01:06
Reminds me of a guy here in Greece who tried to kill his girlfriend and suicide with a CO2 gun.... Yeah he put it in his mouth and failed....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-01-2013, 13:01:20
There are airsoft guns that run exclusively off of C02 cannisters Theta, that do fire 6mm or 8mm BBs
Yes but then it is still classified as an airsoft gun. This was a gas gun. wich fires 4.5mm lead projectiles
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 20-01-2013, 13:01:55
With as a range like that almost has the power of a  .22lr, can really hurt you, or even kill.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-01-2013, 13:01:50
Finally saw the pilot episode of Breaking Bad last friday and I gotta say, Im hooked. Great series.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Pascucci the Whiner on 21-01-2013, 04:01:37
I just started watching episode 5 of season 2 tonight myself, good show.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 21-01-2013, 07:01:13
what's the longest you've ever gone without sleep and how did ti affect your functioning im tghe normal world?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-01-2013, 07:01:43
A whole week. That wasn't really in the normal world though, took some drugs, and maybe fell asleep for a few hours during that time, I don't know. No long term side effects that I know of, but maybe only once a month or so I'll sleep for more than ten hours. Conditioning, I suppose. After a few days without sleep you start hallucinating though, like a bad trip. And some people who have been deprived of sleep for even longer do have long term side effects, microsleep for example. As for a "normal" world scenario, three days. In any case when finally do go to sleep you'll likely wake up in a puddle of your own piss because you're too tired to get up. Thats if you can manage to go to sleep in the first place, it can be hard sometimes.

I don't know if its related and is a long term side effect, but I have severe mania, that I am absolutely certain of.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TimeMachineAssassin on 21-01-2013, 08:01:16
what's the longest you've ever gone without sleep and how did ti affect your functioning im tghe normal world?
You talking about drugs or stress? Anyway, less sleep equals less function. Anything less than the full amount your losing performance. When you start seeing shit and end up on the news I guess differs between people.

Edit: You could easly find out for yourself, why trust what anybody says? I dont.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LHeureux on 21-01-2013, 09:01:40
I just started watching episode 5 of season 2 tonight myself, good show.

74 hours. I did have hallucinations and I talked to myself all the time. The fact that I was watching X-Files each night to keep me awake did not help hahaha. I beat :| Hi
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-01-2013, 11:01:54
There are airsoft guns that run exclusively off of C02 cannisters Theta, that do fire 6mm or 8mm BBs
Yes but then it is still classified as an airsoft gun. This was a gas gun. wich fires 4.5mm lead projectiles

Oh this is going to kill you Theta  ;D

There is a TT-33 on the market that shoots 4.5mm airsoft BBs that is also gas!  Edit: It isn't the KWA ones

Congrats LH  :P
I might have to beat that record after this semester starts and ends, since I'm working on normalizing my sleeping schedule now.

Edit 2: Shapow mofo! http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/wg-gletcher-tt-33-co2-4-5mm-blowback-pistol-bk.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 21-01-2013, 17:01:13
In case anyone wants a free Europa Universalis 3 with all the expansions, let me know. I have an extra cd-key on steam.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-01-2013, 19:01:35
Got 12 Dota2 invites up for grabs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 21-01-2013, 19:01:46
Talking about that, got 14 Dota 2 invites up for grabs ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 21-01-2013, 23:01:17
10 here  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-01-2013, 01:01:03
Why does everyone have dozens of DoTA 2 invites? Where do you get them?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-01-2013, 05:01:24
I was tossed a copy of that thing by Threatty few days ago. So there seems to be an epidemic of copies of it everywhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 22-01-2013, 05:01:26
How curious. Whats DOTA 2 even about? I havn't gotten any of the ten trillion invites to hand out
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-01-2013, 08:01:27
How curious. Whats DOTA 2 even about? I havn't gotten any of the ten trillion invites to hand out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Le93QefJw

Shows what the game is about, although the people in the video play terribly. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 22-01-2013, 13:01:33
Why does everyone have dozens of DoTA 2 invites? Where do you get them?
I've recieved 17 gift copies since I got the game as gift. They just appear and steam keeps sending me e-mails and popups about them  >:(.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-01-2013, 13:01:10
I have had the game for ages but never seen any gift copies :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 22-01-2013, 14:01:36
In case anyone wants a free Europa Universalis 3 with all the expansions, let me know. I have an extra cd-key on steam.

I'm an idiot for not registering on their forums when I got M&B last year... They pretty much gave away half a million copies, and 5 lucky members got ALL their current and future games!

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 22-01-2013, 20:01:16
I have had the game for ages but never seen any gift copies :/
I actually thought everyone gets them. I also got the game pretty early by official Valve giveaway and ajappat says someone donated the key. So also can't be it's just for people that got them by Valve... No clue why someone would not get them tbh, thought they spam them to everyone around, but if you need invites, we have more than enough I guess^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-01-2013, 21:01:36
Gabe must read these forums; I just received 13 gift copies.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-01-2013, 22:01:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8HXUZGSkw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8HXUZGSkw)

Ill see him soon  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 24-01-2013, 18:01:52
Belgians, what the frak? Reuters reports (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/oukoe-uk-belgium-teachers-idUKBRE90M1LE20130123) that in a Grud-damned multiple-choice questionnaire to test the knowledge of Belgian (Flemish) students learning to become teachers (!), fully half didn't know where the Pacific was and a third couldn't place the United States on the world map.; half didn't know the ideology that supports equal distribution of wealth and government intervention (socialism). Oh well, maybe geography and social studies are not their strong point, but perhaps history... no wait, two out of three didn't recognize Chairman Mao but confused him with Dear Leader because y'know, all the azns look teh same and it's not like Mao's image would be almost as commonplace as that Mexican grunge rock star Che Guevara's.

---

Either they thought the questions were trolling and fed the troll, or the youth of today are even more terrible than in Socrates's times and we can stop joking about dumb Murricans.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-01-2013, 18:01:20
Belgians, what the frak? Reuters reports (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/oukoe-uk-belgium-teachers-idUKBRE90M1LE20130123) that in a Grud-damned multiple-choice questionnaire to test the knowledge of Belgian (Flemish) students learning to become teachers (!), fully half didn't know where the Pacific was and a third couldn't place the United States on the world map.; half didn't know the ideology that supports equal distribution of wealth and government intervention (socialism). Oh well, maybe geography and social studies are not their strong point, but perhaps history... no wait, two out of three didn't recognize Chairman Mao but confused him with Dear Leader because y'know, all the azns look teh same and it's not like Mao's image would be almost as commonplace as that Mexican grunge rock star Che Guevara's.

---

Either they thought the questions were trolling and fed the troll, or the youth of today are even more terrible than in Socrates's times and we can stop joking about dumb Murricans.

Allow me to tell you that the report states the only, absolute and irrevocable truth. The youth of these days isn't interested in history, or geography. Let alone social studies. The only reason they want to be a teacher is because of the job stability (read money).
Children aren't much better either. A lot of them would put Charlemaigne after Napoleon, and then Caesar! Languages; half of them speak Arab, but can't make a decent Dutch sentence. But they can all speak a somewhat decent English.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 24-01-2013, 18:01:47
 Don't blame the youth, blame their parents for rejecting the education system and the family principles that they were so succesfully raised with.

 This has long been a complaint of mine. As an example, when I attended High School chemistry classes in the 90's, we were not allowed to use or mix any solutions as the chemicals were supposedly too dangerous for us.

 Now contrast that against the classes my parent's took where they could do crazy stuff like produce Nitroglycerine.


 The Western world babies its' children too much, so much so that we are losing contact with the traditional venues for imagination, creativity and entrepreneurial activity. To me, it's no surprise that the world's future lies with the East and the nascent economies of the Asian and Eurasian subcontinents.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 24-01-2013, 19:01:45
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530785_10152621168215001_433240875_n.jpg)

As one of a few countries, Norway train all their forces in infantry winter warfare without resupplying.

that means carrying all the needed supplies, ammunition, fuel, tents, food and clothes that you need for the entire opperation.

took this pic 2 days ago while marching in a blizzard that forced our 300 man battalion to dig in. 5 meter view distance and minus 20-30 effective degrees Celsius.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 24-01-2013, 19:01:20
Respect, sounds and looks like very hard work. Great shot!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 24-01-2013, 22:01:30
Respect, sounds and looks like very hard work. Great shot!

wish i could get more pics from the week, but naked fingers + freezing temperatures doesnt work when operating a smartphone  ;)

we had a visit from NATO high-ranked officers that were freezing their ass off, so we offered them to borrow our wind mittens

http://pics.qxlstatic.no/20_689678412_Big/militaereffekter/vindvotter-heimevernet.jpg

they politely refused and we had a laught at them later when they had to go inside because they were freezing too much after an hour, when we had been working outside for the whole day in our regular uniforms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-01-2013, 23:01:20
Brrr no way... haha id be dead in seconds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 25-01-2013, 06:01:41
Anyone have a English word list in a .txt file I can have? I've got one with 235,923 "words" but I need one that includes morphemes and the like, excluding chemicals and place names and such. Yet to find a near perfect one that won't require hours of fine-tuning for my needs. Programming, you know?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-01-2013, 23:01:41
Belgians, what the frak? Reuters reports (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/oukoe-uk-belgium-teachers-idUKBRE90M1LE20130123) that in a Grud-damned multiple-choice questionnaire to test the knowledge of Belgian (Flemish) students learning to become teachers (!), fully half didn't know where the Pacific was and a third couldn't place the United States on the world map.; half didn't know the ideology that supports equal distribution of wealth and government intervention (socialism). Oh well, maybe geography and social studies are not their strong point, but perhaps history... no wait, two out of three didn't recognize Chairman Mao but confused him with Dear Leader because y'know, all the azns look teh same and it's not like Mao's image would be almost as commonplace as that Mexican grunge rock star Che Guevara's.

---

Either they thought the questions were trolling and fed the troll, or the youth of today are even more terrible than in Socrates's times and we can stop joking about dumb Murricans.

Allow me to tell you that the report states the only, absolute and irrevocable truth. The youth of these days isn't interested in history, or geography. Let alone social studies. The only reason they want to be a teacher is because of the job stability (read money).
Children aren't much better either. A lot of them would put Charlemaigne after Napoleon, and then Caesar! Languages; half of them speak Arab, but can't make a decent Dutch sentence. But they can all speak a somewhat decent English.

Also, I know a few people that wanted to be teachers simply because they thought it was easy, good pay and you don't have to work much.

They all failed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-01-2013, 23:01:41
Today is the 65th death anniversary of a national hero of ours Kazim Karabekir. RIP.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 27-01-2013, 07:01:52
I can hear gunshots right now... dunno whats going on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-01-2013, 10:01:15
Picked up A Nation of Wind from the free Indie Humble Bundle. This game is awesome. Love everything about it.


Its about being an airship captain and the combat is basically supposed to be naval based.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md_dkJlTbsQ

The trailer honestly doesn't do it justice.
Check it out if you ever have the time
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 27-01-2013, 20:01:49
What was I thinking when I took german as my academic foreign language

(http://unknowninkdesign.com/UID/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/facepalm-849x10241.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 27-01-2013, 21:01:30
I can help you if you have problems. The grammar might be weird, but if you speak English and/or Latin you can pretty much derive/understand more than half the words anyway.

I learned ancient Greek back in school and that was a pain in the ass (despite influencing a handfull of German words).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 27-01-2013, 21:01:05
Hahah thank you Butcher, I'll PM you when I hit the wall  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-01-2013, 01:01:01
I can hear gunshots right now... dunno whats going on.

When i do night shifts at the railyard then i often also hear gunshots.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-01-2013, 17:01:35
So today I was sitting in the morning bus, which happened to be on schedule. During the first 4 minutes of the 30min journey, two ambulances overtake us, first with sirens and flashing lights on and the second only with lights. Then a woman comes from the front passenger seat of the bus, and says "Excuse me, this may seem weird, but I got this feeling that I had to tell you that God loves you", and then she returned to her seat.

Jesus, save me from your followers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-01-2013, 17:01:46
I can hear gunshots right now... dunno whats going on.

When i do night shifts at the railyard then i often also hear gunshots.

Gent is such a nice place at night...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-01-2013, 17:01:06
When I live in the town where I studied it wasn't rare to hear 30 mm autocannons and Rheinmetal's 120 mm smoothbores.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-01-2013, 17:01:01
If you hear gunshots here in Istanbul, its probably a wedding xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-01-2013, 18:01:38
Gunshots where I live is just another every day bar brawl.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-01-2013, 18:01:26
No gun shots here in Vaasa.

At my parents' house you can hear hunters or the firing range.

At our summer house you can hear the firing range, hunters, the military firing range, and 130 mm coastal artillery.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-01-2013, 19:01:02
Queen Beatrix of Holland has announced her abdication!!

Discuss!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-01-2013, 22:01:59
I can hear gunshots right now... dunno whats going on.

When i do night shifts at the railyard then i often also hear gunshots.

Gent is such a nice place at night...

I work in Schaarbeek, Brussels
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 28-01-2013, 22:01:47
Queen Beatrix of Holland has announced her abdication!!

Discuss!
Good moment to bring the republic back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-01-2013, 08:01:43
I can hear gunshots right now... dunno whats going on.

When i do night shifts at the railyard then i often also hear gunshots.

Gent is such a nice place at night...

I work in Schaarbeek, Brussels

Well, now it makes a lot more sense

@Fuchs: Batavian or United Provinces?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 29-01-2013, 08:01:38
The Provinces of course, Batavian was nice but just a puppet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-01-2013, 09:01:14
I wonder if others will follow her example... ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 29-01-2013, 10:01:13
LoTR : Return of the King in Holland, how nice...
Maxima as Queen bringing some Argentinian Salsa to the Dutch wooden clog dance, sounds like a winner  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 29-01-2013, 11:01:14
Also, first male monarch since... 1890.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-01-2013, 11:01:38
What was I thinking when I took german as my academic foreign language
German is surprisingly easy, because everything has a rule. Just the gender of the words is hard to remember (for those words that do not follow the rules, that is). Also, most of the time it's pronounced as it is written, which actually makes it easier to learn than English (where you don't necessarily know how a word is written from its pronounciation, and vice versa, leading to the surreal phenomenon of "spelling contests").

Thought about starting French at one point, but then I heard that most like every common verb is irregular or strong, and the grammar is much more difficult.

Fortunately, I don't have to learn Finnish as a foreign language. ;) Very synthetic language (even polysynthetic in formal speech), 15 cases for nouns, pronouns can be omitted, sometimes even the subject of the sentence can be omitted, compound words can be formed on the fly to be arbitrarily long, formal language (which is actually artificially created because no one speaks like that) is almost totally different from spoken language, more vowels (that seem to be hard to pronounce for a foreigner) than Polish has consonants, etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-01-2013, 12:01:44
Always had a problem where i can learn how to speak a language fluently yet cant fucking work its grammar.... English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek, Latin... Awesome at translation and speaking, sucking at grammar exercises.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 29-01-2013, 12:01:19
What was I thinking when I took german as my academic foreign language
German is surprisingly easy, because everything has a rule. Just the gender of the words is hard to remember (for those words that do not follow the rules, that is). Also, most of the time it's pronounced as it is written, which actually makes it easier to learn than English (where you don't necessarily know how a word is written from its pronounciation, and vice versa, leading to the surreal phenomenon of "spelling contests").

Thought about starting French at one point, but then I heard that most like every common verb is irregular or strong, and the grammar is much more difficult.

Fortunately, I don't have to learn Finnish as a foreign language. ;) Very synthetic language (even polysynthetic in formal speech), 15 cases for nouns, pronouns can be omitted, sometimes even the subject of the sentence can be omitted, compound words can be formed on the fly to be arbitrarily long, formal language (which is actually artificially created because no one speaks like that) is almost totally different from spoken language, more vowels (that seem to be hard to pronounce for a foreigner) than Polish has consonants, etc.

15 cases what the fuck  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 29-01-2013, 12:01:47
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_grammar#Cases

Oh the joy when we had to learn the names of all those in secondary school  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 29-01-2013, 12:01:15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_grammar#Cases

Oh the joy when we had to learn the names of all those in secondary school  :P
¨

And never use them again until possibly ten years later in some stupid university course etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 29-01-2013, 12:01:57
Or headmaster said that the only time you need know those names is the 8th grade Finnish exam. Unless you go to study Finnish in a university.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 29-01-2013, 12:01:29
Hungarian: 18 cases for nouns only WTF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-01-2013, 14:01:15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_words_with_English_derivatives

Learning Greek the easy way :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 30-01-2013, 07:01:58
Information available in one language is not always readily available in another, that is something to remember. The more you know, the more you can know.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-01-2013, 11:01:30
Last exam done!!! Could you believe I caught myself marching home while singing "Could you please oblige us with a Bren gun?"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 30-01-2013, 11:01:50
I have my last exam starting in 2 hours  :-\ fucking maths
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-01-2013, 18:01:45
So how did it go?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-01-2013, 19:01:28
Today i funded the finnish war industry


by buying an case of Sho-ka-kola regular and sho-ka-kola Vollmilch :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 30-01-2013, 20:01:20
I couldn't buy two cases of regular or vollmilch scho-ka-kola :/ I could buy one of each though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-01-2013, 20:01:26
I couldn't buy two cases of regular or vollmilch scho-ka-kola :/ I could buy one of each though.
What site?varusteleka? They have over 3800 tins in stock
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 30-01-2013, 20:01:15
the boxes, i mean, not the tin cans
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-01-2013, 20:01:40
They should have plenty of those  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 30-01-2013, 21:01:54
Dunno what was wrong. When I tried to order two boxes of either stuff the number had a red outline and I couldn't continue to the payment phase :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-01-2013, 21:01:07
Try and contact them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 30-01-2013, 21:01:25
Not worth the hassle, because some other people ordered via me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 02-02-2013, 21:02:00
My cat hasnt been around for months... Im starting to worry..  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 02-02-2013, 22:02:01
My cat hasnt been around for months... Im starting to worry..  :-[

If you would say a week i would still be optimistic, but months? i think there is some bad news for you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 02-02-2013, 22:02:28
My cat hasnt been around for months... Im starting to worry..  :-[

If you would say a week i would still be optimistic, but months? i think there is some bad news for you.

RIP. I'll always remember my cat Incir (Fig in English)  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-02-2013, 22:02:41
My uncle's cat was missing for 9 months. Then one day it had appeared again, sitting next to the front door waiting for someone to let it in.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 02-02-2013, 22:02:10
I wonder how many adventures that cat had during his long absence... other than eat, sleep and lay on the floor for extended periods of time....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-02-2013, 00:02:19
My cat hasnt been around for months... Im starting to worry..  :-[

If you would say a week i would still be optimistic, but months? i think there is some bad news for you.

RIP. I'll always remember my cat Incir (Fig in English)  :'(
how old was he/she?

Because man my neighbours cat stayed away for a year and suddently appeared again

most cats call one place "home" but some cats simply go out for long periods of times and then suddently turn up again
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-02-2013, 00:02:39
My cat hasnt been around for months... Im starting to worry..  :-[

If you would say a week i would still be optimistic, but months? i think there is some bad news for you.

RIP. I'll always remember my cat Incir (Fig in English)  :'(
how old was he/she?

Because man my neighbours cat stayed away for a year and suddently appeared again

most cats call one place "home" but some cats simply go out for long periods of times and then suddently turn up again

It was 1 in cat age system and 14 in human age system. Yeah, he did do something similiar, going away for 2 weeks or so then returning. But now its been 1 and a half month, I started to worry.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-02-2013, 00:02:24
was he/she  euhm


you know
sterile
no longer capable of producing offspring
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-02-2013, 04:02:16
Keep an eye on your neighbors! Lots of people trap cats and let them go elsewhere. Especially keep an eye on gardeners, and retired people who are into home improvement and such.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-02-2013, 11:02:22
was he/she  euhm


you know
sterile
no longer capable of producing offspring

No she wasnt? That might be the reason. Its the cats having-baby-time also  :P

Keep an eye on your neighbors! Lots of people trap cats and let them go elsewhere. Especially keep an eye on gardeners, and retired people who are into home improvement and such.

Hmm, I've seen somone downtown was feeding her once a while.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 03-02-2013, 13:02:05
My uncle's cat was missing for 9 months. Then one day it had appeared again, sitting next to the front door waiting for someone to let it in.

Same with our cat, except it was about 3 months. It came back after winter, all skinny lookin', sat next to the front door and meowed like nothing ever happened. Damn cats.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-02-2013, 14:02:45
was he/she  euhm


you know
sterile
no longer capable of producing offspring

No she wasnt? That might be the reason. Its the cats having-baby-time also  :P

Dude that explains everything. High chance is that she is pregnant or finding a suitable. Sometimes they go back to there home to deliver the nest of kittens, sometimes they do that just about anywhere.

my advise is to go look around and search things like barns and other cosy places for a cat to have a "nest"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-02-2013, 14:02:27
Good idea, I'll search for it today  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-02-2013, 20:02:13
I bought a cockatiel yesterday :). It's 6 months old and I named it Teppo. Pics might or might not appear here in near future. Depends if I can get camera from somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 03-02-2013, 20:02:05
I bought a cockatiel yesterday :). It's 6 months old and I named it Teppo. Pics might or might not appear here in near future. Depends if I can get camera from somewhere.
Buy another one and name him Matti. Oh the endless fun you would have.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-02-2013, 21:02:08
I bought a cockatiel yesterday :). It's 6 months old and I named it Teppo. Pics might or might not appear here in near future. Depends if I can get camera from somewhere.
Buy another one and name him Matti. Oh the endless fun you would have.
That's the plan  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 04-02-2013, 13:02:43
Hoping that I passed that friggin chemistry examn I wrote this morning. Never have been under such pressure and so nervous in my life I think. Results in the evening. Writing physics on wednesday, it's less important, but I can not learn with that uncertainty about chemistry in my head. Fuck this shit!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 04-02-2013, 20:02:44
I bought a cockatiel yesterday :).
So, you already teaching him most common obscenities in Finnish so he can break the ice when you have guests? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 04-02-2013, 20:02:48
I bought a cockatiel yesterday :).
So, you already teaching him most common obscenities in Finnish so he can break the ice when you have guests? ;D
For straters I'd be happy if it learned to not fear its own food cups  ::). First few days have been really slow progress in exploring the cage. It found one good branch to sit on and didn't really move from it yeasterday, unless it was climbing on net of the cage. Maybe after week it actually feels the cage is actualy new home  :). Atleast it doesn't fear me. And cockatiels are not really talented speakers, though they could learn a few words. Slow but steady...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 04-02-2013, 21:02:13
Hope the little fella can overcome its fears soon. :)

---

Meanwhile, in Belgium: Marc Dutroux, after a particularly long sentence of eight whole years, is petitioning to be released into house arrest instead of jail (I kinda lost the "suspension of disbelief" at the part where he is already allowed to make such a request in the first place), but the kicker of the news is that his wife, accomplice to his little hobby, is already out on parole. Yeah, sure you can apply for anything, but considering the latter part of the news, I wouldn't really be surprised if the request is granted, too. What with his powerful friends (who were never properly convicted) covering up for him and messing up the investigation in the first place, allowing him to continue his spree for years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-02-2013, 21:02:14
This is belgium my friend
my country is retarded goverment and justice wise


mark my words, Marc dutroux WILL be set free with house arrest

The reason is probaly gonna be that he gets his ass kicked in jail many times. Sometimes every week

Its the least the cunt deserves..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 04-02-2013, 21:02:37
my new car :D
exactly one month ago I crashed my old one.
new car new luck !


Volvo S40 R-design
2009 - 60.000km
146PS . 2.0l benzin

(http://www.abload.de/img/p_2876455_113534686640qjzd.jpg)

(http://www.abload.de/img/p_2876455_81353468664whj03.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 04-02-2013, 22:02:08
What is it with my IRL and internet friends with Volvo enthusiasm, geez?

I can understand it thoug, they're very safe and the modern ones are very economical.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 04-02-2013, 22:02:37
Nice. I would have gone for the proper Volvo 5 cylinder engine (T5 and shit :D), but i guess not everyone is retarded  :P.
I don't like new Volvo's (or new cars in general), but they're still pretty good cars (nothing like the old ones, though)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 05-02-2013, 00:02:15
What is it with my IRL and internet friends with Volvo enthusiasm, geez?

I can understand it thoug, they're very safe and the modern ones are very economical.
Once you go Volvo you never go back (driving my third now, -89 440 1.7 2003-5, -90 460 1.6i 2005-8, -99 V40 2.0T 2008-) ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-02-2013, 12:02:09
Even I like Volvo and I'm a die hard Audi fanboy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 05-02-2013, 15:02:46
there were 2 main factors leading to this car
1) I had a volvo for 5 years and was very happy with it
2) price was awesome. Its only 2,5 years old and all other cars with same specs. were around 5000€ more expensive (audis, bmws)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 05-02-2013, 18:02:11
Latest vid of Threatty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGfyyf5jhBE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-02-2013, 04:02:42
When NTH wanted to choose between BMW or Audi, everyone was like "Oh BMWs are bad guys car! Choose Audi." Including me.

But everywhere now, including here, Audis are driven by cocks. The Russian mob drives glamorous Audi (Q5, A6, and above). Then, the noob hipster cocks choose Audi because it is not as mainstream as the Merc or the Bimmer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-02-2013, 05:02:15
 Cars are like pants,  we stick with the ones we are most comfortable with.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 06-02-2013, 14:02:11
I'm fine with being a cock. My car looks nice, is sturdy, has a nice engine and is reliable. Just as the one before it. I like the brand, I'm sticking with it.

There's cocks in all cars, Zoo.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-02-2013, 15:02:18
I'm fine with being a cock. My car looks nice, is sturdy, has a nice engine and is reliable. Just as the one before it. I like the brand, I'm sticking with it.

There's cocks in all cars, Zoo.

True, nice cars are nice. My cousin drives an A4, and he is an okay guy.

But there is certainly a car so stupid, that it can only exist in lesser developed world. That's why you guys have safety standards and consumer protection law to fend off these stupid cars.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 06-02-2013, 21:02:32
Cars have a pair of extra wheels so no thanks :P


So any bike persons in here? GSXR, R1, CBR, Ninja.... No? Thats what i wanna get, one of those japanese seppuku substitutes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 06-02-2013, 21:02:17
Cars have a pair of extra wheels so no thanks :P


So any bike persons in here? GSXR, R1, CBR, Ninja.... No? Thats what i wanna get, one of those japanese seppuku substitutes.
I'm more a car person, but bikes are awesome too! Someday, when(if?) I get enough spare money, I'll buy a classic superbike like Kawasaki Z1300, or 750 H2, or maybe something italian. :D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-02-2013, 22:02:29
Cars have a pair of extra wheels so no thanks :P

So any bike persons in here? GSXR, R1, CBR, Ninja.... No? Thats what i wanna get, one of those japanese seppuku substitutes.
I'm more a car person, but bikes are awesome too! Someday, when(if?) I get enough spare money, I'll buy a classic superbike like Kawasaki Z1300, or 750 H2, or maybe something italian. :D.
I'm not the biggest fan of newer rocket bikes but the family collection is currently around 72 motorcycles (yes, seventy two)

 Earliest is a 1948 BSA A7 twin, with the newest being a 1993 Ducati 907 ie Paso (german custom build)

 The majority of the collection is split almost equally between:  Items in brackets are the notables
1960's-70's Honda (Benley, CT, CA, Passport)
BSA (Victor 441, A65 Thunderbolt, Lightning, Rocket 3, TrailBronc)
Triumph (Bonneville, Cub, Tiger, Daytona)
Norton (Atlas, Commando, Norvil)

but other gems include:
Bultaco (Sherpa)
Kawasaki (Stinger)
Ducati  (Mountaineer, Cadet, Paso)
Sears Allstate Puch
Vespa
Royal Enfield Bullet (India)
Honda 750-4 superbike

and the most prized part of the collection are 2 Ariel Square 4 mk II's (one complete 1953, the other is in rebuild 1955). negotiations are ongoing for a Vincent to round things out and I am looking for an Enfield Flying Flea (or some other British wartime bike/scooter) for personal shits and giggles.

 As a background, when the American economy crashed, a ton of guys sold their bikes for literally pennies on the dollar so with some investment savvy, my dad and his buddy started their dream collection with the intent of opening a museum someday. My job has mostly been to find the parts and good deals, with the work being shared amongst a motorcycle club that is in my Dad's region. If one were to apply a real dollar value to the project it is in the hundreds of thousands but in actuality,  the total effort so far has been relatively modest in comparison when one factors in all the free labour and scrounging that has been done so far.

 Honestly, it is amazing what you can find when you start poking around barns, scrapyards, divorce proceedings and going to estate sales.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 07-02-2013, 10:02:36
Holy damn, that's quite the collection! They are being used, I hope :D
Honda 750-4 superbike
That is one hell of a gem! One of my favorites from 70's. Very nice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 07-02-2013, 19:02:58
 Well i like the H2 alot, your taste is nice. Depending on where you live, It might not be the best choice due to rarity.

 I overlooked mentioning a ton of the other bikes in the collection but about half are in full running condition and about one quarter are smokers that need cosmetic (up to serious) restorations. The other quarter are bits and pieces in need of full rebuild but the current rate has seen around 3 re-builds finished a year (that will ramp up alot once some of the guys retire into their hobby).

 Insurance rates are very bothersome/expensive so every year only about 10 of the bikes are insured for road use (you can only fit one bum at a time on a bike :), some randoms get insured every year for variety tho) Only the BSA Victor's, Norton's, Ducati 907, Yamaha RD 350 LC and the Enfield are kept insured year round because of their fun and reliability.

The remainder are put on display or held in long term dry storage which the motorcycle club goes to visit and strategize over the long term vision. Some trades are made and alot of parts get moved around so there is always change but one guarantee is that the collection grows every year (I remember when it was only the BSA Thunderbolt, TrailBronc and the Bantam D1 G.P.O). 25 years later and it is getting out of hand IMO...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 07-02-2013, 21:02:10
Mentioned 4chan to girl, girl asks what is it, I tell it's the asshole of the internet, she asks to elaborate, I warn of the dangers of it, she asks more, I tell some examples (and warn about it), she asks for the address and seems intrigued.


(http://www.lolwut.com/layout/lolwut.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-02-2013, 22:02:51
Some people just can't be told things, they need to see it to believe it.

Also, this:
(http://i.imgur.com/JmL53Lt.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/Rw62j.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/B8HPd3G.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-02-2013, 12:02:59
I HAVE COME BACK!! An hour after burning rubber on the runway, I could already conclude that Vienna's public transport is on a different level than Belgian trains. Like, Warp versus internal combustion. It was a very nice city, lots of beautiful things to see. The only problem was that some things, like the Belvedere, would look a lot better if taken out of their current, built-around context and placed in a park.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-02-2013, 00:02:47
i have this one cunt who kepts saying "get a inspirational photo for your facebook timeline"

finnaly found one to shut the bitch up

(http://i.imgur.com/3Qs2X.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-02-2013, 20:02:24
Can any French speaker tell me how can I ask someone to be silentcand not run across the corridor like they are being chased by a pack of buffalos in a polite way?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-02-2013, 21:02:09
Merde, taire et être calme toi, fils de putain  ;D (if you get really pissed off)

seriously I have no idea ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 09-02-2013, 21:02:53
"Pourriez-vous être plus calmes s'il vous plaît?"

My french isn't very good but they should understand it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-02-2013, 21:02:34
Thanks guys, this pack of 14 little French kids have been trambling around the hotel corridor and wouldnt let me sleep.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 09-02-2013, 21:02:22
You can also try to put on a German uniform, they should run away faster than you could imagine  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-02-2013, 22:02:04
Hahahahahaha that was priceless LOL  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 11-02-2013, 12:02:51
spring weather is hiding behind some clouds today - tomorow will be better

have to write 10 pages about clouds - and how the form till next week, in addition making some power point presentation for that.
and gas price reaced new all time high of 1.52€ yesterday in Graz -

Just browsed through the thread history and look what I found: A nightmarish gasprice of 1.52€ Guess I should have filled thousands of Jerry Cans and keep them for a time, where noone wants to drive gas powered cars and I can finally buy whatever Car I like :D That was March 2012, you have to remember. It is not even a year since that event.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-02-2013, 13:02:52
Not smart to store fuel that long, for some reason your car cant use it anymore when it is a year old. Many LPG drivers suffer from this problem since they fill up the gas tank often but rarely the petrol tank. Then after a while they cant start anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 11-02-2013, 14:02:22
By coincidence that same subject was featured in one of the Finnish tabloid online news yesterday :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 11-02-2013, 14:02:48
Lucky me I am not Finnish and do not understand this language.

@Siben: I did not know this. I always thought that it would be like alcohol and last a very long time. So, scratch that plan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-02-2013, 15:02:50
Current Belgian gas price=

1.69€ for Euro 95 gasoline
1.52€ for diesel
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-02-2013, 15:02:45
@Siben: I did not know this. I always thought that it would be like alcohol and last a very long time. So, scratch that plan.

Yeah, but that is when the fuel is in your car, i have no idea why this happens, only that is happens.
Maybe if you store it in a big tank and mix it once and a while it is different, I have no clue. Maybe somebody here knows.

@ theta, just filled her up for €1.569 yesterday (Euro 95 S10). Find a good station and don't be an idiot and pay the max price.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 11-02-2013, 15:02:31
Germany:

1.61 for E95
1.47 for Diesel

France:

1.54 for E95
1.39 for Diesel

The numbers for France seem a bit off to me. Last time I was there it was even more expensive than in Germany.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-02-2013, 15:02:30
@Siben: I did not know this. I always thought that it would be like alcohol and last a very long time. So, scratch that plan.

Yeah, but that is when the fuel is in your car, i have no idea why this happens, only that is happens.
Maybe if you store it in a big tank and mix it once and a while it is different, I have no clue. Maybe somebody here knows.

@ theta, just filled her up for €1.569 yesterday (Euro 95 S10). Find a good station and don't be an idiot and pay the max price.
everybody is talking here about the maximum price n00b!  I pay around 1.57 aswel
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-02-2013, 15:02:54
@Siben: I did not know this. I always thought that it would be like alcohol and last a very long time. So, scratch that plan.

Yeah, but that is when the fuel is in your car, i have no idea why this happens, only that is happens.
Maybe if you store it in a big tank and mix it once and a while it is different, I have no clue. Maybe somebody here knows.

@ theta, just filled her up for €1.569 yesterday (Euro 95 S10). Find a good station and don't be an idiot and pay the max price.

Well, not sure of this, but i think i know since i learned in chemistry how they get fuel in the first place. They get fuel during "oilcracking" which is putting the oil under cetain conditions (temperature, pressure etc.) in a large high barrel. Then the oil gets different layers in it due to the fact that the C-chains of different lengths have different weight in proportion to their mass. They then tap the substance they want  at the height it should be. And then They process the larger chains with cracking them in shorter ones. And by mixing what they want, they then get the different kinds of fuel (kerosene, diesel, etc.). My guess is that if you leave fuel too long standing, it will layer again or that the cracked chains make new chains.

example:
(http://img.bfpublishing.com/0326102.jpg)

This is guess, if you know better, feel free to corect me :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 11-02-2013, 15:02:31
I never was good in chemistry class, it dissapointed me too much. Thanks for the info. Even I should have understood that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 11-02-2013, 19:02:55
The problem with storing petrol/gasoline is not the stuff itself (the governments should know, as they have wtfhueg emergency stockpiles of it), but the recently added alcohol content. 5% doesn't matter much, so 98E5 (99 V-Power, any proper fuel) will stay good much longer (not that I would even put that 95E10 crap in mah car). However, 10%, as in 95E10, it does matter, because it starts to break down the molecules in the petrol and actually form a sort of resin, which will clog your filter and/or injection if ingested by the fuel pump.

Reportedly, sudden temperature changes, especially going from minus to plus Celsius or vice versa, accelerate the process, so in typical Southern Finnish winter weather, 95E10 can be ruined within WEEKS, as opposed to several months for E5 or even years for alcohol-free petrol.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 11-02-2013, 20:02:54
Thank you all for the information you gave me. It is good that there are still people like you around on the internet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 11-02-2013, 21:02:40
Screwing around with UPSMON when making MPmissions for ArmA2.
(http://i.imgur.com/xVyoSl.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 12-02-2013, 00:02:20


Reportedly, sudden temperature changes, especially going from minus to plus Celsius or vice versa, accelerate the process, so in typical Southern Finnish winter weather

What it was like almost around 20C what the temperature changed that one nice saturday morning few weeks ago?

Also big news in Finland right now

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ulkomaat/art-1288539493646.html?pos=ok-nln
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-02-2013, 02:02:51
Here's a fun historical tidbit:

On this day in 1941, fascist Italian propagandists set up a boxing match between 6'6'' heavyweight world boxing champ Primo Carnera and Kay Masaki, a Zulu/British prisoner of war who had never set foot in the boxing ring. Mussolini arranged the fight to make a propaganda film "proving the inferiority of the negro race".
The film was cancelled when Masaki knocked out Carnera in one punch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-02-2013, 05:02:41
Primo Carnera was a phony champion. Didn't he also have connections to the mob or something?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 12-02-2013, 07:02:37
Primo Carnera was a phony champion. Didn't he also have connections to the mob or something?
I bet that's how he won in the first place.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 12-02-2013, 07:02:04
Are there any tidbits of video floating on the internet somewhere of that?

Would like to take a gander at that  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-02-2013, 12:02:03
My sis decided to convert to Native American religion.  Nice, an authentic sister  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 12-02-2013, 16:02:11
I received my scores of the january exams today. This was my last chance of staying in the history department...

Now, I feel like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oKmqRqY0RLg#t=539s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oKmqRqY0RLg#t=539s)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-02-2013, 19:02:06
This gem made it straight true my spam filter today. A part of me wanted to mail him back.

Quote
Clone yourself and let the machine do the work for you, you keep the profits.

As you know I have created web robotics, it is a smart machine able to do what we do, the most tedious part of our jobs. I know, I use it!

- It can do the prospecting
- It can do the training
- It can do the interviewing
- It can do the teaching (one on one)
- What else would you want it to do for you (start your list with the least attractive tasks you now have to do!)
- It can verify that the person interacting understands all of it
- It is fully interactive
- It can understand the participant's questions
- It answer their questions
- It keeps on learning (eventually it will know more than you)
- Will do your job for the cost of the electricity it uses, you get all the salary and/or commissions
- Let the machine replace you and reclaim your life back!

ASK ME HOW YOU CAN GET THIS ROBOT FOR FREE!

Sincerely,

James Mendez
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 12-02-2013, 19:02:39
^ I bet the "robot" wrote that for him...  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-02-2013, 04:02:29
U.S.A State of the Union is over. Tuned in to derive sadistic pleasure by watching the republicans cringe!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-02-2013, 08:02:31
I'll just leave this one here, since i remember there were some fans  ;)
http://youtu.be/2JQ31SoAyGU?t=1m13s
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-02-2013, 19:02:33
the tan

ruins it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 14-02-2013, 06:02:13
Happy Valentine's day, maggots!

(https://static.naamapalmu.com/files/BX/medium/ICGYqNxBRoRUWaTjpIM1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-02-2013, 20:02:29
I just saw the vice-president of the high school in a youtube vid, doing some kind of an ethnic dance. 0_o that is disturbing
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-02-2013, 21:02:18
at least he wasn't doing the Harlem Shake.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-02-2013, 22:02:36
Yeah LOL  ;D Phew!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-02-2013, 23:02:32
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/02/14/bernard.jpg.h380.jpg)
Barnad 86 (picture by ESO)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-02-2013, 23:02:17
First looking at your picture i thought it was a soldier in mud...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-02-2013, 23:02:49
enlarged now  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 15-02-2013, 00:02:25
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/02/14/bernard.jpg.h380.jpg)
Barnad 86 (picture by ESO)

First looking at your picture i thought it was a soldier in mud...


My first idea:

(http://www.go-makkah.com/upload/images/dossiers/go-makkah-hajj-oumra-4c8nu2-mekka_21883720onlinebildjpg.jpg)

close enough  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-02-2013, 14:02:33
Lightning struck the top of st.peter's church after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. Our microwave at work blew up today and it's my last day working there.

Coincidence or am I the next Pope?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-02-2013, 14:02:35
If you are, please take the name John Paul George I
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-02-2013, 14:02:42
All hail Flippius Augustus I!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-02-2013, 15:02:31
By the grace of a broken microwave, blessed by God himself; Ursus Bellum I!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-02-2013, 15:02:55
By the grace of a broken microwave, blessed by God himself; Ursus Bellum I!

Where is my like button??
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-02-2013, 16:02:19
So one of my old classmates entered a singing contest "The voice of flanders". Pretty popular here

http://vtm.be/the-voice-van-vlaanderen/de-wow-factor-van-jelle

now i have girls all over facebook asking me stuff and shit about him....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 16-02-2013, 20:02:10
Nice, you might have a celeb friend soon  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 17-02-2013, 22:02:20
Argh why do women have to be so emotional and complicated?!

Oh and.. Discuss? I guess?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-02-2013, 22:02:11
why?

because FUCK YOU
thats why


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-02-2013, 23:02:06
And fuck your eyebrows too!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-02-2013, 23:02:52
And fuck your eyebrows too!
Yeah!

*walks out of store, randomly trow stuff on the ground
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-02-2013, 09:02:16
Do not get into conclusion so quickly.

Relax mate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 20-02-2013, 18:02:56
Monkeys! I have three (3) steam keys for the Showdown Effect Beta, if you wan't one contact me. In case you don't know what the game is, check TB's video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1qe5ybaS0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-02-2013, 03:02:30
General Theory of Law and State exam in less than 7 hours, gonna go to sleep now...well done brain, well done.

Also "Full member" finally  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 22-02-2013, 16:02:15
To all: it might be wise to stay well clear of Mechelen for the following months.

The city sent us a letter this week, basically an evacuation order, of which the first paragraph sounded like this:

Quote
Dear Madam, Sir
In the light of the station renovation project, "Mechelen in beweging", the city of Mechelen has identified the risks accompanying the large infrastructure works. These include the possible damaging of gas mains or unearthing war materiel.

That 'war materiel' are unexploded bombs. So what they are telling us, is when they stumble on a bomb, and it goes off, it can cause the gas mains to blow up as well, causing an even bigger blast than Gellingen.

And here's the fun bit: that's less than a kilometre away from my doorstep.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-02-2013, 18:02:57
General Theory of Law and State exam in less than 7 hours

Passed it. Bottoms up  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-02-2013, 18:02:18
To all: it might be wise to stay well clear of Mechelen for the following months.

The city sent us a letter this week, basically an evacuation order, of which the first paragraph sounded like this:

Quote
Dear Madam, Sir
In the light of the station renovation project, "Mechelen in beweging", the city of Mechelen has identified the risks accompanying the large infrastructure works. These include the possible damaging of gas mains or unearthing war materiel.

That 'war materiel' are unexploded bombs. So what they are telling us, is when they stumble on a bomb, and it goes off, it can cause the gas mains to blow up as well, causing an even bigger blast than Gellingen.

And here's the fun bit: that's less than a kilometre away from my doorstep.
DOVO announched a while ago they had a "quiet year" in 2012

guess 2013 is gonna start of with a "BLAST" for them ;D


i had folks over last week, i couldnt go grocery shopping this week cause of work

beverage wise, i only have coffee, coffeemilk and beer left......

guess i can wait till monday  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-02-2013, 15:02:59
I heard there were 7 bombs still unaccounted for. And I don't think they're smaller than 500 pounders, more like 1000 lbs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-02-2013, 10:02:48
Weirdest Wikipedia trip ever:

From browsing articles related to Spiritual Narcissism, Tibetan Buddhism, into Call of Duty series, Ultranationalists, then ended up with Orcas, whales, and other Cetaceans, and finally Felony, Battery (crime), and Norway. All just by clicking interesting linked words/terms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 25-02-2013, 20:02:44
So, I need some advice. I still have 2 gift cards from Free Record Shop left over from Christmas and I don't know what to spend them on. There are the obvious CD's I could buy OR I could go for Medieval II Total War or Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai.

Help?

Anyone?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-02-2013, 20:02:20
Had a shitty day? Go to 9gag and dislike all the posts on the hotpage you see!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 25-02-2013, 22:02:35
Sounds legit.

I fucked up one of my exams, means I need to retry and learn when I was hoping to finally have some free time. Anyway, others fucked up a lot more exams than me and I should not be too disappointed as 60% did not make it in this one. That prof of course made a new exam after taking the same for the last 4 years, where magically more and more people passed after the second year and of course ours is twice as hard now ::) I can of course retry (4 chances to pass in total) and I'm confident that I'm gonna make it, it's just that I'm fucking sick of learning after a very hard first term.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-02-2013, 22:02:21
So, I need some advice. I still have 2 gift cards from Free Record Shop left over from Christmas and I don't know what to spend them on. There are the obvious CD's I could buy OR I could go for Medieval II Total War or Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai.

Help?

Anyone?
buy Iron maiden CD's with it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-02-2013, 08:02:10
So, I need some advice. I still have 2 gift cards from Free Record Shop left over from Christmas and I don't know what to spend them on. There are the obvious CD's I could buy OR I could go for Medieval II Total War or Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai.

Help?

Anyone?
buy Iron maiden CD's with it

They didn't have those, nor did they have AC/DC, or any of the titles I mentioned above. So it became the first season of Rome.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-02-2013, 13:02:59
So, I need some advice. I still have 2 gift cards from Free Record Shop left over from Christmas and I don't know what to spend them on. There are the obvious CD's I could buy OR I could go for Medieval II Total War or Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai.

Help?

Anyone?
buy Iron maiden CD's with it

They didn't have those, nor did they have AC/DC, or any of the titles I mentioned above. So it became the first season of Rome.
good choice
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-02-2013, 14:02:02
Indeed it was. ;D

And now for something more serious: I am unable to continue to study history due to shitty scores. :'( And since the rules of higher education in Flanders can be as clear as driving through 50 mil-spec smoke grenades, I'm not going to start something else again until september.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 01-03-2013, 02:03:15
"save realgame 1 "

call her, catch up with her right now tell her i love you and kiss her

fail? maybe - restart

"save realgame 2 "

tell her something else and continue this wannabe friendzone shit

fail? yes but only for me

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-03-2013, 06:03:59
Imagine this... some crazy old Soviets plotting to march into the Kremlin with crossbows and trying to overthrow the government. Shame it never really got far but there is always next year or so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-03-2013, 06:03:56
That would cause a crsis like in the siege of the theatre in the 80's (it was a theatre right?)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-03-2013, 18:03:53
Anyone want one of my 26 Dota 2 invites? ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-03-2013, 19:03:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x2TLS1sqMl8

WHAT THE HELL happened to that tank?  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-03-2013, 19:03:54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x2TLS1sqMl8

WHAT THE HELL happened to that tank?  :o
Jet of molten metal and super hot gasses from the HEAT warhead burned through the armour and ignited ammunition and fuel inside of the tank.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 01-03-2013, 19:03:46
RPG-29, what a beast of a weapon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-03-2013, 19:03:57
That was probably like 4th of July for the FSA.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 01-03-2013, 19:03:29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x2TLS1sqMl8

WHAT THE HELL happened to that tank?  :o

how that guy came out alive is like a small miracle. What a horrible death that must be, cooked in your own tank. It's also a bit weird that the other 2 tanks are doing virtually nothing. then again, I guess they can't really do anything since they seemed trapped without any infantry support.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-03-2013, 19:03:29
To the end of the video they looked like they were retreating. And yes, its sill that they go in a city without infantry support. (Or maybe they did, but infantry died? Everything is possible in war)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-03-2013, 20:03:05
RPG-29, what a beast of a weapon.
The only RPG that can deal with modern MBT's...

but this video is highly suspicious of being fake. Analyse have shown that it is not really an RPG29 projectile hitting the tank

(http://In January 25, 2013 an RPG-29 round - used by the FSA - was allegedly reported to have destroyed a SAA T-72 tank during an engagement in Darayya, Syria. A video uploaded to various web sites shows a man firing an RPG-29, then cuts to show a projectile striking the rear of the tank, penetrating its armor and causing the tank's ammunition to cook off.[11] However, still images taken from the video seem to indicate that whatever projectile hit the tank is not, in fact, a PG-29V rocket as is fired from the RPG-29.[citation needed] It remains unclear what destroyed the tank.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 01-03-2013, 21:03:17
The first part of the video has nothing to do with the T72 going up in flames. I think there was an investigation by military freaks to discover what AT gun was used to destroy that tank, but i don't remember which gun it was.

It's just like the famous footage of the Panther in Cologne, the difference is that this one is in HD.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 01-03-2013, 21:03:30
I thinkj no one got out the guy who survived was behind the tank the whole time
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 01-03-2013, 22:03:54
Looking at his clothes i think he was climbing out after the impact and was about halfway out when the tank blew up and pushed him all the way to safety. He seems rather confused the first few seconds. Looks like only 1 made it out alive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 02-03-2013, 05:03:12
So i was sitting by the window, looking at the incoming thunder storm and THEN A GIANT LIGHTNING RIGHT ABOVE MY FUCKING HOUSE.

But it lasted for a second or two...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 02-03-2013, 16:03:45
My guess is that the top hatch was open and the guy was thrown out by the "main" blast ahead of the fireball. Doubtful he made the escape himself, the initial blast would have incapacitated him at least momentarily. Anyway, before he hit the ground everyone else was already charbroiled meat on the walls. The initial hit happens at 0:58, secondaries start at 1:02ish with smoke coming from the main gun too (without it even being fired). At 1:05 it looks like the entire autoloader's ammo carousel detonates at once (and the ragdoll hits the ground), instantly cooking a tank-sized KFC meal. Remember that T-72 does not have compartmentalized ammo storage or blowout panels or the like, so top hits will most often penetrate directly into the autoloader's ammo carousel that's under the crew (horizontal hits are less likely to do this at once). Of course, the crew who were in the way of the blast wave that set off the ammo were dead even before that. Also, some extra ammo is commonly stored around the turret and hull as well, and those will go off much easier in any penetration (could be that these go off at 1:02, and then detonate the main storage).

In-depth analysis here: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=efb_1359418903

"Slowly burning to death" does not fortunately happen (what you see later is the fuel and MG ammo catching fire, everyone still inside is already dead at that point) in a tank with non-compartmentalized ammo bays.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 03-03-2013, 08:03:46
I bought a cockatiel yesterday :). It's 6 months old and I named it Teppo. Pics might or might not appear here in near future. Depends if I can get camera from somewhere.

Well, I got a camera now. Teppo is never still for very long, so this is only pic that isn't just blur  ::).

(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s300/ajappat/006_zps49a7873f.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-03-2013, 23:03:53
Newsupdate:
Hugo Chavez died
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 05-03-2013, 23:03:49
Spin tires, if you want to kill time this is the best truck game evah!!!


Yogscast video that made me play it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlXMEOR09EU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 05-03-2013, 23:03:52
Newsupdate:
Hugo Chavez died

Some may like him, some may hate him, but as a South American, he is one of the few people that made me proud of being part of this continent.

Rest in Peace, Comandante.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-03-2013, 23:03:20
I don't really like him, but i loved him when he was raging on Bush.
I remember him always callin him all kind of shit... good times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCHrEBY-fyY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-03-2013, 01:03:45
He'll be missed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-03-2013, 04:03:36
Farewell el Presidente.

He died at quite a young age.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 06-03-2013, 04:03:29
Cancer is a MOTHERFUCKING BITCH.


Hope his death doesn't destabilize the whole region.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 06-03-2013, 05:03:03
Good riddance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-03-2013, 05:03:51
Good riddance.

What? Why?

I hate the guy, but at least he is not terrorist. Not everyone can excel at economy or democratic policies. But at least, he tried his best.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 06-03-2013, 05:03:00
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-dead-at-58-good-riddance.html

And to quote Steve Horwitz:

Quote
I am not one to dance on graves, but goodbye to that bastard. The world is better off with him joining the great table of murderous dictators in the sky. Or in the other place. The world just got a little freer today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 06-03-2013, 05:03:08
"murderous dictators", Woah! is he talking about Hitler or something?.


Yay let's now have a US-controlled Venezuela! the air is so full of FREEDOM! also hey! why don't you invade Cuba? should deliver some freedom there too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 06-03-2013, 05:03:45
You realize I'm against invading other nations right?  Would rather let Castro and Raul die off and the Cuban people free themselves from their shackles themselves.  I have no interest in the US controlling Venezuela, and would be pissed if Obama intervened.  I just want them to also be free of corrupt dictators who oppress them and destroy their nation's economies to benefit their own pocket books.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 06-03-2013, 05:03:00
Aye, but all i can say is, you're just wrong.


Actually the situation is different than what you think, (well not really, than what they MAKE YOU believe).

Sure Chavez had connections with Iran that i just don't approve, yet i think highly of him. Now, there will be lots of people hating on Chavez, because that's politics. Benefit their own pockets? backup that claim please.

Free themselves? from who?, they already freed themselves from the USA, that's enough freedom.

You may not have interest in controlling Venezuela, but ask your Government...

I don't see how Cuba destroyed its own economy, oh wait yes, the Socialist Revolution, damn they should have known that doing Socialist Revolutions is forbidden in Latin America! Damn! yeah, also the Blockade is Cuba's fault!.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 06-03-2013, 05:03:13
I'm not even going to bother.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 06-03-2013, 05:03:58
You're more or less out of words.

Okay, fine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-03-2013, 06:03:00
Well, he is a product of time and situation. You'll never gonna know why dictators contracted rare disease and get obese overtime. Truth is revealed soon after, it has happened here.

Anyway, Soeharto was once a dictator, I don't know how the world perceived him. But for sure, the US love him so much, that he got away with all the kidnappings and mysterious murders. He, like Chavez, also pursued general election every 5 years, and called for election during every assembly meeting. They are both from military background.

While Soeharto lead a very smooth power-transition, Chavez simply failed. Everytime we vote for his party, we get IDR20,000 (equals to USD20 at that time), otherwise an intimidation from his supporters and potential harassment in your working place, where there might be some of their guy in the member of the boards. Anyway, like the Chinese said, why destabilize the politics? All you need is food, sleep, and place to shit right? Look at Singapore, there is only one party winning all the time, and they are okay with the west!

I know how it is like to be in such situation like Latin American countries. The difference is, Soeharto never liked communism. The similarity is, he is a nationalist. You can say that the Latin American politics are like Nationalism-Socialism or the Nazis without all the racism. In Indonesia, things are sensitive with something tied with communism. Soeharto exploited the religious society to turn them away from communism. Whenever you ask Indonesians about communist, the very first thing you'll hear is "Godless people!" You have to have an enemy, so you have a purpose, a purpose that makes you stay in power. So, Soeharto's villain was the communism, Chavez's is the western imperialism, things that weren't "in the trend" at that time.

Did he make Indonesia better? Well, you can see that we have elevated highways in Jakarta, the international airport, the buildings, and stuffs. And he is as not as international-attention hungry as Hugo Chavez, so he had more time to concentrate on making stuffs domestically, well centrally.

Do we hate Soeharto? Not a lot of grief, I have to say, but not as much to make you hate or dance on his grave. He was a hero and villain at the same time. Similar with Chavez.

We quit the OPEC cartel not a long time ago. I hope similar situations happen to Venezuela and things would get better for them. For the meantime, they can learn from Petrobras on how to properly manage oil assets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-03-2013, 06:03:42
 Just wait until you have kids and need to pay a mortgage bill Torenico,

 by that time all your hot-headed years of radical socialism will have you shaking your head and wondering why you never bothered to actually read up and become educated about these people you glorify.


 Chavez damn near killed his country, here's hoping Madura does things right and calls a new election. Maybe this time with 'el comandante' gone there will be a chance for democracy to prevail (instead of vote rigging, corrupt political pork-barreling and state-sponsored terrorism).

 If they don't call an election, then they better loosen state controls on foodstuffs so the people can buy sugar and milk, meat and vegetables without waiting in some damn line-up with little chance of even filling a grocery list.


 I echo VonMuddy  ""Good Riddance""
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-03-2013, 06:03:28
 @ Zoo,

 Singapore is an awful example to use. They have plenty of problems in their country but those issues are mitigated by ethnic homogeneity, high living standards and a very small population.


 The West didn't exactly like Suharto but you need to remember that 300 million muslims can be a mighty big hornet's nest to kick...  economic and military sanctions eventually succeeded and Indonesia is much better for them in the long run.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-03-2013, 06:03:17
Chavez was a great leader, but a dictator? Where does that even come from? Its complete nonsense! Its the US again, trying to subtly subjugate the world on the most ridiculous and clearly fabricated premises. He's done much for Venezuela, and the majority of citizens approved of him. Those that didn't were upper class citizens who either lost out or didn't know any better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 06-03-2013, 06:03:27
Chavez was a great leader, but a dictator? Where does that even come from? Its complete nonsense! Its the US again, trying to subtly subjugate the world on the most ridiculous and clearly fabricated premises. He's done much for Venezuela, and the majority of citizens approved of him. Those that didn't were upper class citizens who either lost out or didn't know any better.

The problem my friend, is that the US media doesn't like a strong man in charge of an oil rich country. All this hate comes from there, people being brainwashed. I can't forget how Obama shook hands with Gaddafi and a few days after he was calling him a dictator that has to be removed.

One should learn a bit more of history about Cuba and Venezuela, let me start with this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNm7BWcOl0

Notice what people are around Castro, he is not surrounded by Bodyguards, or Businessman, he is surrounded by his people, by the CUBAN people.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-03-2013, 06:03:09
Venezuela now needs a president, and I believe elections are in a month? Its going to be hard on Cuba, Venezuela is more or less their life line. No doubt, the Americans will try and strangle the entire islands economy, again.

I quote the late president...
Quote
The Yankee empire cannot master the world.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 06-03-2013, 06:03:51
You guys seriously need a reality check.  And no Tore, I haven't run out of words.  I just don't care for the headaches things like this give me.  It's like arguing with religious fanatics about gay marriage.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-03-2013, 07:03:55
May his soul rest in peace, he was a good man. One of the few politiciand I admired.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-03-2013, 07:03:10
Just wait until you have kids and need to pay a mortgage bill Torenico,

 by that time all your hot-headed years of radical socialism will have you shaking your head and wondering why you never bothered to actually read up and become educated about these people you glorify.

LOL, people in my country couldn't even afford a mortgage. Our current salary rate couldn't afford us a proper housing, let alone having kids. Torenico's country is better off. But we are subservient Asians, and they are ego volcanic-temper Spaniards. That makes the difference. You have to remember Simon Bolivar with is arrogance towards San Martin.

It is because, you live in a first-world country with first-rate socialist policy. Not a honky-ponky jungle socialism by loud mouthed fat man or some icy cold ruthless, smiling dictator.

@ Zoo,

 Singapore is an awful example to use. They have plenty of problems in their country but those issues are mitigated by ethnic homogeneity, high living standards and a very small population.

I deliberately choose that example. But why can you be so specific with understanding such a tiny country while vilify the other, bigger ones?

Chavez was a great leader, but a dictator? Where does that even come from? Its complete nonsense! Its the US again, trying to subtly subjugate the world on the most ridiculous and clearly fabricated premises. He's done much for Venezuela, and the majority of citizens approved of him. Those that didn't were upper class citizens who either lost out or didn't know any better.

Equally baseless was the accusations of US poisoning Chavez, trying to topple him. Do they have any proof? It is equally fabricated to cover up his own failing policies.

The problem my friend, is that the US media doesn't like a strong man in charge of an oil rich country. All this hate comes from there, people being brainwashed. I can't forget how Obama shook hands with Gaddafi and a few days after he was calling him a dictator that has to be removed.

It is not the first time Obama did that.

He was once projecting himself as an "educated American," speaking with a perfect English and carefully choosing his vocabulary. But when he campaigned for presidency, he resorted into race card and minority affirmative action tactics: completely forgetting his white roots, speaking with stereotypical American black tones. He called himself a "mutt" (as a reference of him being half-black and half-white), but then he divides the races when addressing to black problem by referring the black people as "our people," reverting to the "us and them" mentality.

Quote
One should learn a bit more of history about Cuba and Venezuela, let me start with this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNm7BWcOl0

Notice what people are around Castro, he is not surrounded by Bodyguards, or Businessman, he is surrounded by his people, by the CUBAN people.

Soeharto have that everyday. He have the military-uniformed bodyguards with him at times when he is at official occasions. But when he do campaigns, his bodyguards wear civilian clothing. So he really looks like being "with his people."

There are even poor people forming up a mass organization to protect his regime. Yeah, poor people uniting to support the dear leader is what it looks like. The organizers is never seen on TV, but he visits rich people's house, asking for fundings and with him, bringing terrors of what would happen if they blow his cover. In return, they will leave them elites alone. Some of the elites saw the opportunity to make a name for themselves and become a close ties to those "heroes of the poor people," winning several business contracts for themselves.

For me, the greatest leader is the one who is sincere: all the names you mention there: Castro, Chavez, Gaddafi, builds their own cult of personality, like Stalin. They show themselves a lot to the people and show off their good works. But real workhorses like Guevara and numerous Scandinavian elected leaders, never really feel the need to silence their opposition nor glamorously show off for their own sake.

The difference between a country like UK and Indonesia or other third-worlds is huge. I experience a life in Australia, Kevin Rudd (the previous PM) walks to his office, eats at fast food restaurants, speaks Mandarin, receives a salary not much higher than your average boss. Yet he is hated by many Australians. Our president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, lives in a mansion, rides in motorcade everywhere (that emptied the streets for 15 minutes before his pass-through), eats in high class restaurants, speaks broken English, receive an "official" salary 10 times higher than your average boss, yet his wealth has grown past it. A lot of people equalize this guy with gods. It is in our culture: leaders are kings, kings have a mandate second only to God.

So the next time you see ordinary western country citizens lashed at Merkel or Hollande or Obama or Cameron, us third-worlders shouldn't judge their situation by our own standards. They normally hate their leaders, but we love people who say things we like so much that it quickly evolves to cult of personality. Currently Indonesians have Joko Widodo and Basuki Purnama, i just hope they don't exploit their fame.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 06-03-2013, 09:03:38
Stalin died the same day in 1953... Funny that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 06-03-2013, 11:03:36
Great to see that some things solve themselves without further assistance. Nevertheless, Chavez, R.I.P.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 06-03-2013, 18:03:28
You guys seriously need a reality check.  And no Tore, I haven't run out of words.  I just don't care for the headaches things like this give me.  It's like arguing with religious fanatics about gay marriage.

You know i was expecting more from you, so I'm disappointed. I wanted a debate and all i got was that post, well that sucks.

No, you need a reality check, get out from your hole at once, please.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-03-2013, 20:03:24
Hugo Chavez was one of the greatest leaders of this century, and I admired him. He has reduced inequality and poverty in his country by 50% or more, and lowered infant mortality rate to 11 out of 1000 childern as of 2012. He's given his nation clean water and a third of the articles of the countries 1999 constitution concerned human rights.

The United States of America has spent their tax payers money in propaganda defaming the late president, even after what he has done for his northern neighbors. He was the first to offer aid after hurricane Katrina and was turned down until they finally asked for heating oil. Venezuela has been donating every winter since 2005.

If he was indeed assassinated, it would not have been the first attempt on his life and nor would it be the first time such an attempt on the life of an important figure pointed to a bio weapon. They were right to expel those ambassadors.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-03-2013, 20:03:06
You guys seriously need a reality check.  And no Tore, I haven't run out of words.  I just don't care for the headaches things like this give me.  It's like arguing with religious fanatics about gay marriage.

You know i was expecting more from you, so I'm disappointed. I wanted a debate and all i got was that post, well that sucks.

No, you need a reality check, get out from your hole at once, please.
How can anyone enter into a debate with a juvenile bully. Debates require research, intelligent discourse and most notably an absence of name calling.


 there is no doubt that Chavez used social policies enforced by a dictatorial grip on his government to enrich the supporters of his regime but in the process, he almost singlehandedly killed free enterprise and innovation, all in the name of keeping his stranglehold on power. His actions may have introduced the concept of equality but in reality, many of his policies only enriched certain components of the Venezuelan population while almost completely ruining the middle class which is fundamental to the strength of any nations' economic success.

 Democracy is more than what one man is willing to give to his people.

 As many people have been saying, to paraphrase ""Chavez's passing opens up an opportunity for the people of Venezuela to become leader's in South America without resorting to handouts and cozying up to strange bedfellows""

 Of course Cuba is in for a whole new world of butthurt now that they can no longer count on free oil to prop up their already weakened economy...

Hugo Chavez was one of the greatest leaders of this century, and I admired him. He has reduced inequality and poverty in his country by 50% or more, and lowered infant mortality rate to 11 out of 1000 childern as of 2012. He's given his nation clean water and a third of the articles of the countries 1999 constitution concerned human rights.

The United States of America has spent their tax payers money in propaganda defaming the late president, even after what he has done for his northern neighbors. He was the first to offer aid after hurricane Katrina and was turned down until they finally asked for heating oil. Venezuela has been donating every winter since 2005.

If he was indeed assassinated, it would not have been the first attempt on his life and nor would it be the first time such an attempt on the life of an important figure pointed to a bio weapon. They were right to expel those ambassadors.

 Nobody killed Chavez but his own mortality of the Cuban medical system, either way it was not the result of Western conspiracy. In interviews, Hugo admitted to not taking care of his health so why not blame aliens while you are at it.

 To clarify some things here, Hurricane Katrina was a disaster but the American's didn't need help so how could they do anything but refuse. The only foreign power that gave aid was Mexico and their involvement was extremely limited in both time and scope.

 With respect to oil donations,  the oil is only given to one charity and has the support of the US government but is not actually rund under the auspices of the White House or Congress. As another fact, the oil is actually limited in terms of donation (100 gallons only) and while the Venezuelan's rack up massive profits over the long term it ends up being a healthy tax writeoff for the US subsidiary of PDVSA.
see:http://www.citgo.com/NewsRoom/NewsReleases.jsp?https://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=Citgo&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=125426&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True (http://www.citgo.com/NewsRoom/NewsReleases.jsp?https://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=Citgo&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=125426&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-03-2013, 21:03:42
I mean no offence here, but I find your views rather revolting. To say that Chavez was even close to being a dictator is terrible. Had the people not approved of him, he would not have been reelected. I hope that his successor is not just as great a person but even greater.


Perhaps you should consult sources further from US influences? Lies spread and grow like a cancer, and clot the truth.

http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=international&xfile=data/international/2013/March/international_March213.xml

http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/8064

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053

http://www.elmundo.es/america/2013/03/05/venezuela/1362520545.html

https://twitter.com/chavezcandanga

http://www.aleqt.com/2013/03/06/article_736910.html

http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/world/Venesuelskij-narod-skorbit-v-svjazi-s-konchinoj-lidera-strany-Ugo-Chavesa_i_626419.html

Seek the truth!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-03-2013, 21:03:59
 two things here,

 1) i don't rely upon US sources alone. I prefer to listen to any and all reasonable sources when it comes to forming my own opinion.

2) I will never follow links to Russian news sites because i am not interested in mail order brides and child porn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-03-2013, 22:03:23
Belarusian news site! Mail order brides and child porn? You've got some nerve to disparge and degrade my people in such a lowly and unneeded way. If this is what it's come to, I'll be dropping out of this discussion.

Viva Chavez! Half the world loved him, and the other half hated him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-03-2013, 22:03:09
 I was mostly being facetious...

 You call me some puppet of the US and I will accuse you of schlepping abusive advertisements.


 I will agree that half the world hated him but mostly for good reason. It's not like the man will truly leave lasting legacy on the world. In a hundred years from now, the history books will not consider him as symbolic as Simon Bolivar for example.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-03-2013, 23:03:05
YAY POLITICAL DISCUSSION


(http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba284b3a2d0d816da8c82a519e009a4e/tumblr_mezo4bN19h1r0da6lo1_500.png)


Ok guys

i need your help in picking a tshirt for me.
(http://zillionmall.com/products/1011470.png)

OR

(http://zillionmall.com/products/1013533.png)


http://youtu.be/QS8lbfHUI3Q?t=2m20s the source
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 07-03-2013, 00:03:35
Voting for the second one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 07-03-2013, 00:03:03
Second one, hands down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-03-2013, 07:03:15
Definitely the second.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-03-2013, 08:03:58
Yeah, the second one looks better. First one is just silly funny but the second one is actually something I'd wear.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-03-2013, 12:03:25
I second the second
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-03-2013, 18:03:14
And i ordered the first AND the second because i got paid an extra 30 euro for working on a difficult job  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-03-2013, 13:03:57
I noticed yesterday that the new Tomb Raider is written by Terry Pratchett's daughter. How cool is that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-03-2013, 15:03:21
I got friendzoned.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-03-2013, 17:03:43
Woa woa woa!

Be strong my friend! There is no word of comfort really, but life goes on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-03-2013, 17:03:45
yeah, you're right.

Now I got the motivation to turn my life around. I cleaned, shaved, then cleaned and tidied up my house, dressed properly, and studied. Maybe love was paralysing me...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-03-2013, 19:03:10
Maybe if you had done those things earlier you wouldn't be friendzoned, just saying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-03-2013, 20:03:12
I've done those a lot of times, but this time its on a different base. Besides, friendzoning and turning my life around are two remotely different things.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 08-03-2013, 23:03:08
Quintili Vare, legiones redde!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 09-03-2013, 13:03:47
Herr Quintilius, armer Feldherr,
simserimmsimmsimmsimmsimm,
dachtest Du, dass so die Welt wär...

:P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 10-03-2013, 08:03:54
So I'm a bit under the weather today. Still going to work though. I made some ginger tea to drink now for breakfast. Added a bit of lemon juice. Somehow, it tastes remind me strongly of the smell in McDonalds. You know that disgustin smell of oil and fat and everything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 10-03-2013, 10:03:38
I liked that smell when I worked there one summer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-03-2013, 12:03:45
To me its the smell of coffee. That smell before any work/chore is what keeps me going
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 10-03-2013, 12:03:47
The smell that kept me going was the smell of a cars interior in the summer when driving home. Turn down the window and smell the grass. But that´s when work was over. I don´t function before 10am in the morning... nothing to get me going then.

I also don´t like coffee... am I the only one with a strange feeling in my stomach when drinking coffee? After that I have to fart and when I´m on the toilet it smells like something has died. Not to mention I don´t even recognise any effect that keeps my awake - it´s only like a placebo.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-03-2013, 12:03:29
Could be that your system simply cannot handle coffee. I know people who also have this


Another epic scent   is when it is hot in summer...and then it rains....


the smell of rain on warm tarmac...  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-03-2013, 17:03:37
Day 1 of blizzard

15CM has fallen

1600 KM traffic jam

Martial law has almost been called off.

we shall survive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-03-2013, 18:03:50
anyone from Scandinavia, Finland, Canada or another country from the north is rolling on the ground laughing right now
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-03-2013, 19:03:04
Today I had my Spanish exam... It was hard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-03-2013, 19:03:15
Got myself the best film poster ever:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/DeyGotWingsNow_zps4bacf7c3.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-03-2013, 20:03:41
Got myself a tshirt with this=

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me77pddBBe1rxnho0o1_500.jpg)


 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-03-2013, 20:03:21
DEY GOT WINGS NOW! now that is awesome Thor.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-03-2013, 20:03:34
Just run over 12 km.... Pain kicks in as the muscles cool down... Nice! Lets hope i can walk properly tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-03-2013, 20:03:58
Day 1 of blizzard

15CM has fallen

1600 KM traffic jam

Martial law has almost been called off.

we shall survive.

Well, it started snowing and it was not freezing, the salt blew away in the heavy winds and then when the snow hit the remaining salt flushed away because it was not freezing, that it started freezing right in rush hour so the snow could not be efficiently cleared, then they worked all night but when it keeps snowing non stop there is little you can do. Once it stopped snowing the main roads where clear within the hour.

Don't make it sound worse then it is, no matter where you are, when it snows with heavy winds for almost 24 hours you will have some problems.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-03-2013, 21:03:03
Just run over 12 km.... Pain kicks in as the muscles cool down... Nice! Lets hope i can walk properly tomorrow.
ah the joys of running!  I always feel so accomplished after a long run.  It's just a shame I let myself get so out of shape.  6 months ago I could run 16 k quickly, nowadays I can barely do a 5k without having to stop for breath.

Running sure does take persistance, keep it up Bouras!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-03-2013, 21:03:34
Yeah man , i am actually gonna fight in a Kung Fu Sanda tournament this april so i need to build up my stamina. I am in quite a good shape considering its been over a month since my last run and over 8 months since my last big run. I sprinted the last 50 meters and that was the funniest feeling ever, feet running completely on their own.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 12-03-2013, 21:03:20
Just run over 12 km.... Pain kicks in as the muscles cool down... Nice! Lets hope i can walk properly tomorrow.
ah the joys of running!  I always feel so accomplished after a long run.  It's just a shame I let myself get so out of shape.  6 months ago I could run 16 k quickly, nowadays I can barely do a 5k without having to stop for breath.

Running sure does take persistance, keep it up Bouras!
I can run 200 meters, then when I stop I'm panting for 5 minutes.

 Physic has been going downhill since graduated from school 4 years ago. Other than 6 months gym membership this spring (during which I only ran 3 times), I only run when playing football during the 4 months it's warm enought to do so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-03-2013, 22:03:42
I need to go to the gym every once in a while though.  I'm too intimidated to go since I'll certainly be the weakest guy there, but then I never get stronger!  Even when I did go to the gym in secondary/high school I never really got that much stronger.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-03-2013, 22:03:51
Day 1 of blizzard

15CM has fallen

1600 KM traffic jam

Martial law has almost been called off.

we shall survive.

Well, it started snowing and it was not freezing, the salt blew away in the heavy winds and then when the snow hit the remaining salt flushed away because it was not freezing, that it started freezing right in rush hour so the snow could not be efficiently cleared, then they worked all night but when it keeps snowing non stop there is little you can do. Once it stopped snowing the main roads where clear within the hour.

Don't make it sound worse then it is, no matter where you are, when it snows with heavy winds for almost 24 hours you will have some problems.
Dude you do know i was being sarcastic right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 12-03-2013, 23:03:01
Sabaton show tomorrow. Totally pumped. Yay.

 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-03-2013, 23:03:25
Sabaton show tomorrow. Totally pumped. Yay.

 ;D
Swedish PAGANS! marchin' ashore! FORGED in valhalla by hammer of THOR!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 12-03-2013, 23:03:04
Seeing how the setlist is put, we might just hear that one instead of the good old Primo Victoria material.
Or The Art of War for that matter.

Did you know they haven't played Panzer Battalion here since 2007?  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-03-2013, 00:03:13
they played that one on grasspop  ;D ;D

i think

i was drunk of my ass because of finnish beer
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-03-2013, 08:03:48
I need to go to the gym every once in a while though.  I'm too intimidated to go since I'll certainly be the weakest guy there, but then I never get stronger!  Even when I did go to the gym in secondary/high school I never really got that much stronger.

You wanna get stronger, you gotta push yourself to become stronger. 3-4 times a week in Gym doing weights. Increasing weight every other week by 2.5 or 5 kgs. At your home try pull ups, push ups and abs. Fix your diet to eat things that will give you enough energy and all the useful stuff. And don't get intimidated most of the guys in there probably started off worse than you did. I bet some will even give you some info and tricks to train.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-03-2013, 09:03:31
Bring in some friends to the gym. It helps!

I lost nearly 6 kg of total body weight, reducing from 27% to 22%, gain about 2 kg of muscle mass in 3 months. I wasn't that enthusiastic at first. I joined a club back then during my high school years for no result (and myriads of false information from friends). Then again after graduating, for at least a year and no result. It was actually now, I started to get right, go on controlled diet and gain results.

Diet doesn't mean reducing your consumption like some overrated stupid advice said. Diet means changing your eating habit and patterns. Consume less sugar, salt, and other things that bind fats, promotes LDL cholesterol forming (like trans fat). Eat more vitamins (e.g. fruit and vegetables) and protein (meats, eggs, milk).

Gaining weight is much more difficult actually. One of my gym partner is struggling, only achieving an increase of 3 kg in 6 months. That's after he goes on intensive diet, consuming weight gainer, and so on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-03-2013, 10:03:30
I have the same problem, cant seem to gain weight . My all time heavier is my current 60 kg which i struggle to increase. My height 1,70 m so i think i need at least 10 more kg's to be normal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-03-2013, 11:03:15
just eat 3500 kcal and lift heavy, enough proteins and your there. I went from 78kg 15% to 85 kg 12% this year and it feels great ha! Still need to drop some bf for the summer though :P The weights i lift and drop are still quite pathetic : BP: 80/85kg DL:120kg Sq:90kg MP:45kg

I need to go to the gym every once in a while though.  I'm too intimidated to go since I'll certainly be the weakest guy there, but then I never get stronger!  Even when I did go to the gym in secondary/high school I never really got that much stronger.


No reason to feel intimidated. Most of those heavy guys are just really nice. Put some effort in it and they will give you hints and advice how to do whatever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-03-2013, 17:03:56
80/85 kg for Bench-pressing is pretty impressive. I only do 60-65kg, 15 x 4 repetitions max.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-03-2013, 19:03:41
Aaaaaand we got ourselves a new pope
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-03-2013, 19:03:53
So soon? I was expecting a bit more suspense.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 13-03-2013, 20:03:26
Latin American? Well that's some progress... Next one will finally be black I guess? And then after a few decades finally women as priests?

Church has to modernize if it wants to survive another 2000 years...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-03-2013, 20:03:58
Glad he's south american, was hoping already for one with the previous elections.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-03-2013, 20:03:37
His father happens to be Italian though? Can't say its all that surprising.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 13-03-2013, 20:03:13
Latin American? Well that's some progress... Next one will finally be black I guess? And then after a few decades finally women as priests?

Church has to modernize if it wants to survive another 2000 years...

I think there even was an African one with minor chances, but that would not be as good as you think. The African cardinal I saw something about in TV was very strict, even more strict with things like condoms and also the pill than the catholic church is overall right now. And as African catholics would probably listen to a black pope even more than to a random other one, Aids and many more diseases would just spread further because of one mighty mans stupidity. Sorry, I can neither remember that guys name nor the country he was in. I just remember it was in Western Africa and I'm too lazy to google right now :P

No clue about the pope they elected right now. Probably also very conservative, you simply don't get pope when you are even a little progressively thinking, well you most likely don't even get cardinal if you do. But let's see.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 13-03-2013, 21:03:48
Day 1 of blizzard

15CM has fallen

1600 KM traffic jam

Martial law has almost been called off.

we shall survive.

Well, it started snowing and it was not freezing, the salt blew away in the heavy winds and then when the snow hit the remaining salt flushed away because it was not freezing, that it started freezing right in rush hour so the snow could not be efficiently cleared, then they worked all night but when it keeps snowing non stop there is little you can do. Once it stopped snowing the main roads where clear within the hour.

Don't make it sound worse then it is, no matter where you are, when it snows with heavy winds for almost 24 hours you will have some problems.
Dude you do know i was being sarcastic right?

I dont do that hippy nonsence.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-03-2013, 21:03:47
Day 1 of blizzard

15CM has fallen

1600 KM traffic jam

Martial law has almost been called off.

we shall survive.

Well, it started snowing and it was not freezing, the salt blew away in the heavy winds and then when the snow hit the remaining salt flushed away because it was not freezing, that it started freezing right in rush hour so the snow could not be efficiently cleared, then they worked all night but when it keeps snowing non stop there is little you can do. Once it stopped snowing the main roads where clear within the hour.

Don't make it sound worse then it is, no matter where you are, when it snows with heavy winds for almost 24 hours you will have some problems.
Dude you do know i was being sarcastic right?

I dont do that hippy nonsence.
HEY

IF YOU CANT BE AS PESSIMISTISCH AS THE REST OF US BELGIANS, you can GGIITTTT OUT!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-03-2013, 21:03:44
Latin American? Well that's some progress... Next one will finally be black I guess? And then after a few decades finally women as priests?

Church has to modernize if it wants to survive another 2000 years...

I think there even was an African one with minor chances, but that would not be as good as you think. The African cardinal I saw something about in TV was very strict, even more strict with things like condoms and also the pill than the catholic church is overall right now. And as African catholics would probably listen to a black pope even more than to a random other one, Aids and many more diseases would just spread further because of one mighty mans stupidity. Sorry, I can neither remember that guys name nor the country he was in. I just remember it was in Western Africa and I'm too lazy to google right now :P

No clue about the pope they elected right now. Probably also very conservative, you simply don't get pope when you are even a little progressively thinking, well you most likely don't even get cardinal if you do. But let's see.
Peter Turkson, from Ghana.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-03-2013, 22:03:36
Look what came in the mail!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/885778_4040193743400_553272890_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-03-2013, 22:03:47
So new pope eh? I bet he turns out to be a total fuckwit and no one is surprised by this revelation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-03-2013, 01:03:52
I got no expectations. That increases the chance that I'll like the new pope.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 14-03-2013, 01:03:22
I do not believe in Church, in God or that kind of stuff.

But I'm quite proud that this Pope came out from Argentina, in fact, he studied not far away from my home.


Anyways, he has been linked with the Military Dictatorship of the 70s and might be responsible of some kidnappings, torture and death of some priests.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-03-2013, 01:03:57
just eat 3500 kcal and lift heavy, enough proteins and your there. I went from 78kg 15% to 85 kg 12% this year and it feels great ha! Still need to drop some bf for the summer though :P The weights i lift and drop are still quite pathetic : BP: 80/85kg DL:120kg Sq:90kg MP:45kg

I need to go to the gym every once in a while though.  I'm too intimidated to go since I'll certainly be the weakest guy there, but then I never get stronger!  Even when I did go to the gym in secondary/high school I never really got that much stronger.


No reason to feel intimidated. Most of those heavy guys are just really nice. Put some effort in it and they will give you hints and advice how to do whatever.
But even Lil Bub lifts more than I do!
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/487717_262146940588400_1548625806_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-03-2013, 05:03:53
And as African catholics would probably listen to a black pope even more than to a random other one, Aids and many more diseases would just spread further because of one mighty mans stupidity.

He might be opposed to condom, but he also stressed no sex out of wedlock.

It is difficult enough not to masturbate (another forbidden thing), but for them not to have sex? There will be rape-fest!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-03-2013, 14:03:22
just eat 3500 kcal and lift heavy, enough proteins and your there. I went from 78kg 15% to 85 kg 12% this year and it feels great ha! Still need to drop some bf for the summer though :P The weights i lift and drop are still quite pathetic : BP: 80/85kg DL:120kg Sq:90kg MP:45kg

I need to go to the gym every once in a while though.  I'm too intimidated to go since I'll certainly be the weakest guy there, but then I never get stronger!  Even when I did go to the gym in secondary/high school I never really got that much stronger.


No reason to feel intimidated. Most of those heavy guys are just really nice. Put some effort in it and they will give you hints and advice how to do whatever.
But even Lil Bub lifts more than I do!

its kinda funny how on bench press i can lift 45kg but on a machine (can't remember which and cant find the exact on the net) i can lift 80 kg....

Any suggestion for food and/or a certain diet?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-03-2013, 15:03:46
I just read on a news site: in Russia, some guy held 2 students a teacher and 2 memebers of the security personel hostage, his demands: a cola and a pizza...
They gave him that and he surrendered 3 hours later. Seriously WTF
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 14-03-2013, 17:03:36
He surely wanted to show that the state is susceptible to blackmail :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 14-03-2013, 17:03:34
Quote
its kinda funny how on bench press i can lift 45kg but on a machine (can't remember which and cant find the exact on the net) i can lift 80 kg....

Any suggestion for food and/or a certain diet?

On machines the weights are fixed which means the amount of stress on different muscles is probably less than with a bar. Also you focus much more on one type of muscles for the same reason, with a normal bp you have muscles supporting your form.

The diet part: my diet consists out of bread (carbs)(in the Netherlands we tend to eat a bit more bread than somewhere else i noticed lol) with chicken(protein), tuna (proteins) and milk(proteins). Dinner is a mix of carbs and fats. I calculated my macros, the amount of energy i need, and did + 300 so my total income is more than i need which means, tada my body is able to build muscle.
Okay it all isnt that simple but it comes close. I suggest you to look up some of the bodybuilding websites, and read the nutrition sections. Like this one : http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13 (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13).
I hear you thinking "but i dont want to be a bodybuilder" geat, me neither but its a great source for usefull information. Its really important, if you want to build some serious muscle and gain strength, to sort out your diet. This means you need to calculate your macros: carbs, fats and proteins (again look up that website) and your micros: minerals, vitamins and stuff . Lift heavy, eat much and rest well = boom beachboy next summer ;D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 14-03-2013, 17:03:06
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6038/irp.png)

Best diet: индивидуальный рацион питания
Some combat rations! Crackers... meat... tea... dry milk... sugar... matches... tomato sauce... sausage... peas... chocolate... coffee...
Amazing stuff in that little box! I hear it even won some kind of award.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-03-2013, 17:03:38
You were in the Russian Army right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-03-2013, 18:03:18
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6038/irp.png)

Best diet: индивидуальный рацион питания
Some combat rations! Crackers... meat... tea... dry milk... sugar... matches... tomato sauce... sausage... peas... chocolate... coffee...
Amazing stuff in that little box! I hear it even won some kind of award.
Russian army rations are quite good actually :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-03-2013, 20:03:56
Just finished Heart of the Swarm campaign. Blizzard, fucking bravo! That was so freaking great. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 14-03-2013, 21:03:43
Downloaded WoL yesterday, gotta finish the campaign before I buy HoTS. Also, MLG Dallas this weekend, some hot HoTS action incoming \o/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-03-2013, 21:03:27
I intended on replaying WOL before HOTS came out but I ran out of time. I might do it anyways.

I really like HOTS. One would think it's just WOL with zergs but again it felt very different in many ways other than the faction itself. All those cinematics... oh... those cinematics...  :o

Multiplayer is just another story, that is something I am not interested playing but I do like watching it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-03-2013, 12:03:19
Im helping someone on a book translation and I need to know the difference between Evangelist, Protestant and Reformist. Can anyone with knowledge (or belief) help me? This is really important and any help will be much appreciated.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-03-2013, 13:03:34
Very simple:

Evangelists are catholics, protestants are Christians, but not following the catholic ways. Mainland Europe's protestants include Lutherans, Zwinglians and Calvinists. Anglicanism is also protestant.

Reformists are Calvinists (at least they were so in 17th century Holland).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-03-2013, 13:03:09
Wow, this is truely complicated.  :o But thanks for the help!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 16-03-2013, 14:03:45
I thought Evangelists were protestant ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-03-2013, 15:03:31
I thought Evangelists were protestant ???

Blimey, you're right
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-03-2013, 23:03:25
For a week my stomach and livers have been aching so bad. Im dying of pain, I cant even sleep.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-03-2013, 23:03:26
Have you been to a doctor?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-03-2013, 23:03:29
No, not yet. But the upcoming week I will.

Goddamn, this feels definately lowers your ability to flex your body, it kinda slows everything down...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 17-03-2013, 00:03:56
Why don't you go now, instead of waiting for "next week"?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-03-2013, 12:03:07
I dont have a rendezvous?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 17-03-2013, 12:03:39
I'd say you should go asap. It could be your appendix, and if it perforates it can have deadly consequences...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-03-2013, 13:03:10
I'd say you should go asap. It could be your appendix, and if it perforates it can have deadly consequences...
Yeah i should go

Now :/

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-03-2013, 13:03:09
I'd say you should go asap. It could be your appendix, and if it perforates it can have deadly consequences...

I allready got my appendix removed a few years earlier.

Yeah, I should go.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 17-03-2013, 23:03:53
Dude you dont messd with your liver...

Since its plural, do you mean kidneys?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 18-03-2013, 06:03:19
Yeah, kidneys. Sorry.

I went to the doctor, nothing serious. Looks like I had to cut down on soda.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-03-2013, 10:03:48
No more uludag gazoz and Camilca for you!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 18-03-2013, 12:03:07
Awww....  But I like them  :(


By the way, today is 18th of March, Commemoration of Dardanelles Martyrs day. RIP to all woh died in the battles.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 18-03-2013, 17:03:27
I just accidently deleted my Skyrim character that had 200 hours of playing time, dammit! I don't know what to do now... RIP Angaredhel.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-03-2013, 17:03:50
A moment of silence for Angaredhel..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-03-2013, 18:03:21
o7

A loss for all
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 18-03-2013, 20:03:34
What species was Angaredhel?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 18-03-2013, 20:03:11
Germans I need your help Its on the translation topic again.

So the whole book is about a German priest visiting Constantinopole and few other coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire in the old times. The priest goes to the hypodrome in Sultanahmet peninsula, and there is this huge obelix on the middle of the hypodrome. He is later describing the obelix, at one part he mentions "werkstein" which is probably something like granite or another stone. But I wasnt sure and I assumed its in platt deutch (is it written like that?) which is basically un-evolved German. So anyone with knowledge with old German can you identify what "werkstein" might be?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 18-03-2013, 20:03:20
Obelix? I always thought those stones were Obelisks. A "Werkstein" is a basically a let's say refined stone, may it be natural or artifcial. You use it to build walls or equal buildings. The definition says that they are arranged to match a certain pattern for example.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 18-03-2013, 21:03:12
Oh, sorry about the "Obelix" mistake, I guess too much Asterix & Obelix comics brought from Germany in the 90's werent good for my English  :P  ;D

Thanks for the answer!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 18-03-2013, 21:03:05
No problem. I always fear to make Germanisms when I write/talk in English and I am pretty sure I do alot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-03-2013, 21:03:51
No problem. I always fear to make Germanisms when I write/talk in English and I am pretty sure I do alot.

Eventually it could have happened to me also. But then again those mistakes aren´t very pregnant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 18-03-2013, 21:03:44
Werkstein isn't a type of stone, but rather the way it was cut. Its either precisely squared or cubed and then finely polished. Its usually done by hand with a chisel or machine. It literaly means to 'work stone'. Now Steinwerk, thats the finished product. The English term for this masonry process is Ashlar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-03-2013, 22:03:23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx6cY84XmwU&feature=youtu.be

Trailer for the upcoming film Lil Bub & Friends
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-03-2013, 22:03:50
Seems like our prime minister doesn't know there was a civil war in Finland...



you guys had a civil war?  :o
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(researching)

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Ooh.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-03-2013, 23:03:05
Finland had declared independence from what was the former Russian Empire, at that time embroiled in the Russian Civil War, on 6 December 1917. At the time of the declaration of independence, monarchists were a minority in the Finnish Parliament, and Finland was declared a republic. A civil war followed, and afterwards, while the pro-republic Social Democratic Party was excluded from the Parliament and before a new constitution was adopted, Frederick was elected to the throne of Finland on 9 October 1918.

...says wiki and I'm too lazy to translate the local press :-X actually, here it is:
""Finland never experienced a civil war", said our prime minister, and - nobody blinked.
Contrary to mr. Milanović's liberal belief, Finland indeed experienced a civil war, and a bloody one at that!
In 5 months of war, about 37 thousand people died out of a total population of 3 million. Ergo, more than 1% of the population! Several generations were wiped out. As much as 16% of the victims, almost 16 thousand were between 14 and 20 years of age! Doesn't sound very peaceful.

Seeing that Milanović doesn't know all this, here's a quick reminder. The Reds and Whites fought in the first half of 1918, somewhat like in Russia. The Germans helped the Whites, and there was fighting for Helsinki itself. In the Finnish civil war, both sides commited countless attrocities described by history as the Red and White terror. Even the minors in the opposing armies were executed."


although this one (actually most of the articles lol) should be read with a reserve
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 20-03-2013, 00:03:46
But I wasnt sure and I assumed its in platt deutch (is it written like that?) which is basically un-evolved German.

There is no such thing as "evolved" and "unevolved" German - just saying.  :P
And yeah, as someone said "Werkstein" is basically what in English would be called "ashlar".

Btw, is Natty still posting on this forum?

(http://img.pr0gramm.com/2013/03/ajgeal0.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-03-2013, 04:03:17
He hasn't, at least for 2013.

BTW, EA Maxis brazenly released day 1 DLC for $10 each. Wasn't the concept of add-ons, expansions, DLCs are for something that were left out during development brain storming? And guess what? The game is a disaster, the new SimCity.

I remembered closely here when MoH: Warfighter was released, Natty praised the game so much, ignoring the fact that the game is universally panned as broken, and relatively very short when compared to its competitors.

So it is not just DICE or MoH developers, even Maxis did that, every company under EA. No wonder people hates them. But I still haven't find any good enough reason to join the bandwagon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-03-2013, 15:03:13
Some dudes in my Classics class today voiced their opinion that women shouldn't be allowed to serve in combat.  The professor overheard and intellectually ripped them a new one using Plato.  It was brilliant.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 20-03-2013, 16:03:30
Writing my exam about borders and identity. I just finished the draft of the first question, dealing with the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the conflict in northern ireland. Now I only have the more boring questions left until monday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-03-2013, 17:03:29
Shit. Nawrouz is here. Now it'll be impossible to even poke your nose out of your house tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 20-03-2013, 19:03:47
Voyager 1 has left the solar system, 35 years after launch (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57575350-1/voyager-1-has-left-the-solar-system-35-years-after-launch).
One of these rare moments of joy and pride for us human beings! Even though our solar system is just a tiny speck in the vast expanses of the universe, we´ll hopefully continue our advances into space and explore more of it. Science is just great!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-03-2013, 22:03:43
NASA denies it though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-03-2013, 15:03:48
Voyager 1 has left the solar system, 35 years after launch (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57575350-1/voyager-1-has-left-the-solar-system-35-years-after-launch).
One of these rare moments of joy and pride for us human beings! Even though our solar system is just a tiny speck in the vast expanses of the universe, we´ll hopefully continue our advances into space and explore more of it. Science is just great!
NASA's reply: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-107
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-03-2013, 18:03:44
FUCK THIS SHIT.  >:(

today 200 PKK terrorist came down from their caves in the mountains, right in the city centre of Diyarbakir (a city in the east) and "celebrated" Nawrouz. And the army and police didnt give a single minor fuck! But they kicked our asses when we wanted to celebrate 29th of October Republic Day, they kicked our asses with tear gas and iron clubs?!

Turkey, you have failed me.  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-03-2013, 18:03:03
one side needs to end the fighting

and the other needs to suck it up

only then are you able to move on
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-03-2013, 18:03:57
FUCK THIS SHIT.  >:(

today 200 PKK terrorist came down from their caves in the mountains, right in the city centre of Diyarbakir (a city in the east) and "celebrated" Nawrouz. And the army and police didnt give a single minor fuck! But they kicked our asses when we wanted to celebrate 29th of October Republic Day, they kicked our asses with tear gas and iron clubs?!

Turkey, you have failed me.  >:(

Always same problem in Türkiye... Kurds commit terrorrist acts, media call it a cry for liberty, Turkish governement uses teargas against Kurds who put buildings on fire and destroy cars and then the media is calling Türkiye racist against Kurds... I know this is written a bit extreme, but basically, that's the reason why Turkish governement doesn't do that much. Apart from that, there is finally peace in sight, killing them would destroy every sign of hope on peace. You might kill 200 terrorrists, but thousands will keep on fighting, more dangerous and more determined.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-03-2013, 19:03:39
Definately. But why cant they just adapt? Its not like we're gonna hurt them. They allready master north iraq.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-03-2013, 19:03:59
I never really understood the Kurds. From what i think, it's about the principle for them. They always felt discriminated (maybe it happened in the the past, i don't know), and once a part of a country feels discriminated a kind of band starts to exist and u get a cry for nationalism, when you got that far and demands have been made, it's hard to make people forget that idea. Even of they get treated equal or even better, they'll always have the feeling they don't belong in the nation and should be independant. And then, their demands clash with the saying "vatan bölünmez" and u get terrorrists that will fight for what they want. Not saying things are like i write it, i've had too much Turkish influences in my thinking about this subject, but i think it is this way, that they are just fighting for the ideas they got from their fathers and so on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-03-2013, 19:03:49
Yeah, genocide might make you feel a bit "discriminated".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-03-2013, 19:03:20
damn it thor , i was gonna make a genocide joke first but you ruined it!


Problems with kurds? Nothing a good genocide won't solve, right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-03-2013, 19:03:04
yeah really funny  >:(

We all know Greek Army has deals with the PKK...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 21-03-2013, 19:03:57
yeah really funny  >:(
Well, you asked why the Kurds might not feel comfortable in a Turkish state and Thorondor pointed you in a certain direction that might answer your question.
It´s your problem if you´re too naive to understand sarcasm and to understand historical, ethnical and political variables in a conflict....
But to make it easier for you, here´s a good starting point in your quest to understand your own countries history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_genocide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_genocide)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-03-2013, 19:03:31
Accept your genocides.

We belgians were the nazi's of 1880"s by killing 6 million congolese.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-03-2013, 19:03:30
Accepting a genocide not commited by us would cause every other country to come all over upon us like they did in the past.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-03-2013, 20:03:32
Accept your genocides.

We belgians were the nazi's of 1880"s by killing 6 million congolese.

Congo wasn't part of Belgium, it was just in a personal union with Leopold II as king, most of the crimecommitters were belgians tho, but u can't really say it was he Belgians, since that insinuates the Belgian parliament supported it, so the belgian people supported it. Belgian and Dutch governement also don't officially support all the rebellions their actions in Syria, yet there are Belgians fighting there based on their own will.

and secondly most "genocides" by the Turkish are always put under the spottlights, but a lot of the countries that put them under the spottlight still didn't recognise own genocides and still didn't make an apology for it (I'm looking mostly at you, France). Pointing at someone else is always easy ofc. For example, the greek start exterminating Turks on Cyprus, Turks react and the whole world hates Türkiye for preventing a further genocide. Not saying all went smooth in Cyprus and things were handled correctly, i don't support the stealing of houses on Turkish side etc., but the Turkish inervention seems quite acceptable, the aftermath is different story.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-03-2013, 21:03:53
We all know Greek Army has deals with the PKK...



Hahahahahhaa now there's a proper joke!!! Yeah the Greek army has deals with the PKK, supplying them weapons behind your back and training them in Omonia Square of Athens!


For example, the greek start exterminating Turks on Cyprus, Turks react and the whole world hates Türkiye for preventing a further genocide. Not saying all went smooth in Cyprus and things were handled correctly, i don't support the stealing of houses on Turkish side etc., but the Turkish inervention seems quite acceptable, the aftermath is different story.


Its another thing to kill a few people due to stupidity of the masses or due to racism and another killing entire minorities using the Army and the police. Turks couldn't give a crap less about Cyprus if it wasn't for the waters around it and the access to the meditteranean. It was just a way so that Greece does not encircle Turkey, possibly denying all access to the sea. They just found the excuse and Attacked.   
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-03-2013, 21:03:14
I'm gonna need more than fake photos... It will not be the first time that a newspaper posts fake pictures just to propagate the population.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-03-2013, 21:03:17
Are you sure that the countries/organisations that hate Turkey dont help each other?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-03-2013, 21:03:43
Ha, sure. See you guys in another political debate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-03-2013, 21:03:22
As my history proffessor in highschool used to say "Minds are like books. They only work when they are open."

Not everyone hates Turkey and not everyone wants to see turkey in flames. At least not as long as we are not in war with each other...




Changing the topic : I taught my girlfriend to disassemble and re-assemble a H&K USP. Also unloading and loading a magazine. Hope this doesn't turn around to bite me  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-03-2013, 23:03:52
Barack Obama making speeches in Israel. I don't really understand you Barry, I just don't and it makes me upset!

Quote
It is not fair that a Palestinian child cannot grow up in a state of her own, and lives with the presence of a foreign army that controls the movements of her parents every single day. It is not just when settler violence against Palestinians goes unpunished. It is not right to prevent Palestinians from farming their lands; to restrict a student's ability to move around the West Bank; or to displace Palestinian families from their home.

So does he or doesn't he understand? False empathy? I don't know, I'm feeling sick in the stomach right about now. Of course its not fair, why are you "eternal allies" with Israel then?! Bloody paradox...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-03-2013, 02:03:42
Accepting genocide is not an Asian thing, period.  ;D

The obvious Japanese has been very cheesy about it, let alone the Turks. A nation can't stay cute forever, history is always stained with blood and tears.

Meanwhile, Barry's country voted no for the state of Palestine and then that speech in front of Israeli. LOL.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-03-2013, 02:03:17
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/03/20/transcript-of-obamas-remarks-at-arrival-in-israel/

Really, whos side is he on? Mahmoud Abbas met with him today, probably shaped his opinion on the U.S.A in a negative way but I don't know.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-03-2013, 03:03:34
I never expected something less than that from a Washington D.C. politician.

He cannot rant around about democracy and naive sort of juvenile world political view in front of that kind of audience. Despite how much I sympathize the Palestinians, I have to admit that some people have to play it dirty in order to achieve that ultimate goal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-03-2013, 13:03:35
sorry if repost
(http://weknowgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sylveter-stallone-inspirational-story-2.jpg)
http://youtu.be/_Z5OookwOoY?t=1m11s
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-03-2013, 22:03:39
I know that several people here are interested in very early history, so sharing a monologue I accidently wrote in place of some short notes intended for a lecture, let me know what you think. The intent is to get people interested in become etymologists.

Quote
You'd be amazed what you can learn about history by studying languages. Ker, Pir, Fir, Per, Par, Tar, Pur, they are verbal roots meaning the same thing, all coming from a single point in the world. They all generally mean "to strike". Look, even in English you have the word "Press", which is explainable. Another meaning of the roots is "thunder". There are several names for the Baltic god of thunder; Perkunas, Perkons, Percunis, Perkele, Parkuns, Perkwunos. I'm sure some Finnish speakers will recognize "perkele". Perkele, was in fact an old god, demonized by the Christians intentionally (the Finnish word for "devil" is now "paholainen"). Its use as a curse in modern vernacular was actually a call for strength from the god, a sort of battle cry, if you will. It should be noted that another name for Perkele is Ukko, which the noun isku may have even derived from over the course of hundreds and thousands of years although I can't be certain of that. Now, if you remove the k from Perkunas you have Perunas! Perun (Piorun in Polish) is the Slavic god of thunder. And I must point that futher west you had the ancient Thracian Perkos, or Perkon and Greek keraunos "thunderbolt". Then there is Albanian Perendi, and in Hittite, Pirwa. And if we keep going futher we get all the way back to Sanskrit Parjanya, god of thunder. All of this took thousands of years to happen. But how did Thor and those others come to be? Before we go on, it should be noted that the ancient gods of thunder were often associated with mountains, rocks, oak and fir trees (thus explaining the Pirin mountain range in Bulgaria). Moving on, there were great shifts in sounds as people moved west, creating the Germanic languages. P became F, F became Th. The sound shifts get quite complex, but eventually you get the Gaulish word Taranis which evolves into Welsh "taro" meaning "to strike". Back to Sanskrit you have "Parkati" which more or less means "tree" in English. That evolves into modern English "fir" but before that you had Anglo-Saxon "furh" and before that you had Old Norse "fjorr", and as I said F shifted into Th and you ended up with Thor. That seems to have a different meaning then thunder though, right? Remember how I said the old gods of thunder were related to mountains and trees as well? In Old High German you have "Fergunna", Langobardic "Fairgunni", and Gothic "Fairguni".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 22-03-2013, 23:03:17
Finland trolled Spain so hard today


Pukki deserves a statue
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 23-03-2013, 01:03:24
Finland trolled Spain so hard today


Pukki deserves a statue

Hell yeah. I shouted so loudly that I lost my voice...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-03-2013, 13:03:00
Sergio Ramos: My 100st interland match! And i made a goal! its 1-0! Nothing can destroy this moment!

Teemu Pukki: I know something


We were watching Belgium macedonia in a huge cafe. We won! 2-0!  But we also had a screen with spain-finland and quite the laughing came up with the final goal 10 minutes before the ending  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-03-2013, 18:03:06
Israel apologises to Turkey for the events that happened 3 years ago ("mavi marmara" ship raid)

I have 2 theories, one good, one bad:

1) This is the good one. Since PKK has agreed to lay down its arms, Israel apologised, peace will be a closer target on the Middle East. I see coalitions of Turkey-Northern Iraq and Israel doing peace with Phalestine, and whenever the Syrian Civil War ends... oh boy, a little bit of peace and brotherhood would be awesome and relaxing. No more blood spilled.  :D

2) This one is the bad one. Simple. The apology was made during Obama's visit to Israel. So probably the Uncle Sam has decided to attack Iran, and wants total union of its allies, no more trouble while he's busy with Iran.

Which one seems more possible to you? What is your theory?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-03-2013, 18:03:43
None

dont make such assumptions its bad for your health

just be prepared SHOULD it happen
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 24-03-2013, 03:03:10
Litvinenko all over again? Berezhovsky was found dead at his estate, all sorts of radiation/poison experts called in. Wouldn't be surprised if they turn something up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 24-03-2013, 06:03:57
Nostalgia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjCOXcQpsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RJJqsT_9g


Now it's all about some ship turbine thing and a helicopter rotor.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Leibermuster on 25-03-2013, 02:03:30
Nostalgia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjCOXcQpsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RJJqsT_9g


Now it's all about some ship turbine thing and a helicopter rotor.
My god, those games were SO great, I played them till I couldn't take it anymore, then some

All the memorable moments, blowing up Greta, sabotaging the V-2, fighting in Kreta, riding in a sidecar pawning germans, sabotaging the V-1 sites, fighting in the streets of Paris, that weird SS castle with medieval knights, and ofc the level with the panzerknacker and those crazy dogs driving a halftrack. I remember most of the levels, including the one leading to that castle, where you get StG-44. Didn't know wtf was that weapon, but recall saying to a friend: "God this thing is so OP.... I frikkin' love it!"  ;D

Thanks for posting this! It makes me feel so good, reminds me from a time when MoH was the best there was!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 25-03-2013, 03:03:18
Nostalgia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjCOXcQpsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RJJqsT_9g


Now it's all about some ship turbine thing and a helicopter rotor.
My god, those games were SO great, I played them till I couldn't take it anymore, then some

All the memorable moments, blowing up Greta, sabotaging the V-2, fighting in Kreta, riding in a sidecar pawning germans, sabotaging the V-1 sites, fighting in the streets of Paris, that weird SS castle with medieval knights, and ofc the level with the panzerknacker and those crazy dogs driving a halftrack. I remember most of the levels, including the one leading to that castle, where you get StG-44. Didn't know wtf was that weapon, but recall saying to a friend: "God this thing is so OP.... I frikkin' love it!"  ;D

Thanks for posting this! It makes me feel so good, reminds me from a time when MoH was the best there was!

Greta was epic, i remember you could see the horizon flashing because the Greta (apparently) was firing, back in the days that was amazing!. The first mission, you had to take out a machinegun near a destroyed village, you could take out the gunner before he runs for it. If you get into the MG, a german soldier would come up running towards you, look around, and go away, like if you were friendly to him. He will do repeat that over and over, until you go away.

When my dad played this game, i used to cry when he killed Germans lol (I was 6 or something), then in the second level you had to kill Gestapo guards, but he told me these were French and I was ok with that  :o

Bazooka in MoH, no other game can make me fear of such gun like in MoH, these were the worst nightmare... and the most valuable object.

MoH:U had the legendary Panzers, in your firsts missions you had to take out a few Panzer IVs (I think) with a Panzerfast while some Panzergrenadiers storms you. Later on, in North Africa, you had to take out a whole army of Panzers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFtaoQJVRsQ

Monte Cassino, man, that was one epic mission. Halftracks and lots of Fallschrimjagers!

They had a great feature that showed you historical footage once you finished a mission, or chapter, or whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IezbWP4Ya7A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjVeuuqbEM

Extra missions were amazing, Panzerknacker!, or dancing dogs driving halftracks and using MP40s, or Aliens and medieval guys that could withstand bullets!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Leibermuster on 25-03-2013, 12:03:33
Nostalgia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjCOXcQpsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RJJqsT_9g


Now it's all about some ship turbine thing and a helicopter rotor.
My god, those games were SO great, I played them till I couldn't take it anymore, then some

All the memorable moments, blowing up Greta, sabotaging the V-2, fighting in Kreta, riding in a sidecar pawning germans, sabotaging the V-1 sites, fighting in the streets of Paris, that weird SS castle with medieval knights, and ofc the level with the panzerknacker and those crazy dogs driving a halftrack. I remember most of the levels, including the one leading to that castle, where you get StG-44. Didn't know wtf was that weapon, but recall saying to a friend: "God this thing is so OP.... I frikkin' love it!"  ;D

Thanks for posting this! It makes me feel so good, reminds me from a time when MoH was the best there was!

Greta was epic, i remember you could see the horizon flashing because the Greta (apparently) was firing, back in the days that was amazing!. The first mission, you had to take out a machinegun near a destroyed village, you could take out the gunner before he runs for it. If you get into the MG, a german soldier would come up running towards you, look around, and go away, like if you were friendly to him. He will do repeat that over and over, until you go away.

When my dad played this game, i used to cry when he killed Germans lol (I was 6 or something), then in the second level you had to kill Gestapo guards, but he told me these were French and I was ok with that  :o

Bazooka in MoH, no other game can make me fear of such gun like in MoH, these were the worst nightmare... and the most valuable object.

MoH:U had the legendary Panzers, in your firsts missions you had to take out a few Panzer IVs (I think) with a Panzerfast while some Panzergrenadiers storms you. Later on, in North Africa, you had to take out a whole army of Panzers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFtaoQJVRsQ

Monte Cassino, man, that was one epic mission. Halftracks and lots of Fallschrimjagers!

They had a great feature that showed you historical footage once you finished a mission, or chapter, or whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IezbWP4Ya7A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjVeuuqbEM

Extra missions were amazing, Panzerknacker!, or dancing dogs driving halftracks and using MP40s, or Aliens and medieval guys that could withstand bullets!
Ahh, the gestapo mission. First time the MP40 appeared. It had like 250 rpm of RoF and deviation was HUGE, but it was scripted, so the shots went off center in a somewhat predictable manner. It was easy to hit the gestapo leg, making him crouch, then hit the torso, making him prone and before he landed on the ground, landing a headshot  ;D

The bazooka was indeed feared, and also pretty awesome was the panzerfaust, a slow, glowing ball of death :P The BAR was also a beast in that heavy water plant mission

In the Underground, in the first missions I think it was a halftrack you had to take out. There was one mission that was almost impossible: It was a rendezvous with a informant in a plaza, but when you get there, panzers blow up a wall and start driving in it, shelling the shit out of you. Meanwhile, HORDS of panzergrenadiers spawn, all armed with Stg44's and Stick grenades(infinite grenades and ammo as far as I can tell  :P)

Yeah, Monte Cassino. God, loads of soldiers with machineguns and halftracks. There was a mission with scripted, but not so previsible enemy arty. Took me a week to complete the Casino levels.

And the historical footage was nice! the Greta One amazed me at the time, had never seen such a big BOOM  ;D

If they made these games with modern graphics, I would insta buy them!

one of my favorite missions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDK9GwncJeM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDK9GwncJeM)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 25-03-2013, 16:03:21
and again animal corpses in a Chinese river, no pigs this time but thousands of ducks in huge bags... WTF CHINA?!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 25-03-2013, 20:03:28
While I lived in Berlin, I uploaded my CV to some sites while looking for a job.

Today I got a mail, offering a position in like, a call center or something for swedish speaking people. In Belfast. They would help me to relocate there by paying travel-costs, first 7 days of accomodation and support with finding a place to stay.

I won't follow up on this, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is a "nigeria-offer".

I looked in my trash-email folder as well, and see that a couple of weeks ago I got another job offer, working from home. And doesn't it seem reliable when they finish the email with the words "This letter is an official job invitation and it has nothing to do with any suspicious activities."
 :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 25-03-2013, 20:03:41
weird professions ... remembers me of my professor of philosophy who secretly wanted to become "cowologist in the cowkind"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-03-2013, 08:03:00
weird professions ... remembers me of my professor of philosophy who secretly wanted to become "cowologist in the cowkind"

Sounds like professor d'Hoine to me...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 26-03-2013, 09:03:56
 As long as the contact informatiom is legit then you might have some real offers to look at Ted.

 Do your research, I correspond with a friend who is a lawyer and all his emails end with an auto-generated quote that implies full confidentiality of matters discussed, even though we are only bullshitting back and forth and never talking business.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-03-2013, 14:03:07
While I lived in Berlin, I uploaded my CV to some sites while looking for a job.

Today I got a mail, offering a position in like, a call center or something for swedish speaking people. In Belfast. They would help me to relocate there by paying travel-costs, first 7 days of accomodation and support with finding a place to stay.

I won't follow up on this, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is a "nigeria-offer".

I looked in my trash-email folder as well, and see that a couple of weeks ago I got another job offer, working from home. And doesn't it seem reliable when they finish the email with the words "This letter is an official job invitation and it has nothing to do with any suspicious activities."
 :)
Belfast is a fishy place anyway
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 26-03-2013, 16:03:30
weird professions ... remembers me of my professor of philosophy who secretly wanted to become "cowologist in the cowkind"

Sounds like professor d'Hoine to me...

close, but it was another professor

And i found out if a package of rice says "contains rice for 2 persons", it's a constatation, the package isn't daring you to proove it wrong  ;D (can't see any more rice for the next days)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-03-2013, 18:03:29
OMGOMGOMG! Verdun Online is back in development!!!!  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 27-03-2013, 16:03:11
from the zoo of Duisburg

(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/03/27/20130327_FAS106_AP.jpg.h600.jpg)
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/03/27/20130327_FAS101_AP.jpg.h600.jpg)
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/03/27/635518-01-06.jpg.h600.jpg)
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/03/27/20130327_FAS105_AP.jpg.h600.jpg)

SO CUTE  :o  :D (click pictures to enlarge)
fake mother is a way to weigh the babykoala
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-03-2013, 16:03:14
Kind of reminds me of American tourist group in Sydney Wildlife park, Darling Harbour.
A little girl run towards a real Koala screaming "TEDDY BEAR!"
"Shirley, NO!"   :o

BTW, none of that picture really show how scary their claw is when you see them up-close. Here is a picture of it:

(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGaq38bom-sN2XcbuFczVDz33f_u2_RiNEj4wuvQmlJv9r3247)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTMPjclF6KJzI08MOF8DIA-7AgdXPoir8f4NgFGS0vwA_Lmb2y)

Yeah, things that we expect from Australian nature.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 28-03-2013, 09:03:00
13 hours left and the party ive been waiting for over 3 months is starting. Weeeeeepiee were all in love
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 28-03-2013, 10:03:32
Acquired tickets for a live screening of Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927), with live music.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-03-2013, 14:03:45
Acquired tickets for a live screening of Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927), with live music.

Its an amazing film, seen it once with the original 1927 music and again with something from the 80s. Well worth going to see live.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 28-03-2013, 16:03:28
6 hours and 15 minutes left.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-03-2013, 18:03:18
An old schoolmate saw me at a party last week. I was with a whole gang, including Melanie and her lesbian friends

He has now, fallen in love with one of them, asking(well begging) me for info and a date arrengment ETC

I just sended him this

(http://i.qkme.me/3qtli8.jpg)

he doesnt get it

Some men are just fucking dumb or overconfident
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 28-03-2013, 18:03:26
I just discovered our kind of nazi party in Argentina:

(http://www.pagina12.com.ar/fotos/20031012/titulares/NA01FO01.JPG)


lololol

I think they got 1.4% of votes last elections, or even less. I loled at their little flag, SO CREATIVE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-03-2013, 19:03:38
(http://vicneverman.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/golden-dawn-nazis.jpg)

Golden Dawn - Chrysi avgh
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-03-2013, 19:03:55
(http://mesikammen.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/pekkahalkokasa1.jpg)
Führer of Finland, the late Pekka Siitoin. Despite being quite famous, this Pythonesque crazy person, avid occultist and fanatic nazi, did not actually have that many followers.

I wonder why.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-03-2013, 19:03:38
If Turkey has some kind of nazi party, its probably MHP (Nationalist Movement Party)

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmLIJJf5Jbcdgv9jj4Adw_iP7TFZyr9-YyidKUABCYrCo7T4-b0g)

The dude is Devlet Bahceli (known for his rather..... silly speaches.) the flag is Ottoman flag, and the hand move is the "wolf" symbolising the wolf that showed the way of Anatolia to the Turks.

This dude is more amusing than a serious man  ;D Once on the 40th aniversary of the part he made a speech about his wonderfull mathemathics skills:

Quote
2009. Remove the zero's: 29. 2+9=11. 11+29=40! 40!

LOL then it became an internet meme in Turkey  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 28-03-2013, 19:03:42
When I see people like those I don't know whether to be amused or frightened, that such characters exist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-03-2013, 20:03:51
He has some other funny stuff, like when he couldnt say "Kalashnikov" and said "Kalansheekuv" instead.  Oh, and he shouted "DICK" in the middle of one of his speeches.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 28-03-2013, 21:03:10
An old schoolmate saw me at a party last week. I was with a whole gang, including Melanie and her lesbian friends

He has now, fallen in love with one of them, asking(well begging) me for info and a date arrengment ETC

I just sended him this

(http://i.qkme.me/3qtli8.jpg)

he doesnt get it

Some men are just fucking dumb or overconfident

 Some women or men also change their minds if they fall in love with right person. I have known a couple people who changed their outlook and ended up having kids and a new life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-03-2013, 06:03:09
Since most Indonesians are still in the dark age of 100 years ago. Nationalism is actually a good thing.

I present you: bullshit:


(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0mFWUM9eAqpR7br6O5BTGmzsU2zDS9ksoIPvtaumAcR_pSlSP)

A media kingpin with "nationalism" platform. Only the name ties to the ideology, the rest are just GOP with more Libertarian principles. Nationalism is just a cheap shot to take slightly more educated voters attention in Indonesia.

(http://seputarnusantara.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/gerindra1.jpg)

An ex-military general and close aide to Soeharto (his son in-law), suspect of several human rights issues involving East Timor (where he is acquitted due to short service time there, wounded by mortar shrapnel) and 1998 riots. His platform: Gerakan Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia Movement), kinda akin Italian fascism, since it has no racism undertones. More like social nationalism thing.

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFmjSSwUzOVYz7JUQ3UKiY98tXtVxV4O5JWAEoD4Zjvze62YghUg)

Also an ex-military general and close aide to Soeharto, also a suspect for similar cases and rumored to be banned from many western countries. His platform: similar to above, but the cheesy name appeals to more general uneducated mass: Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat or lit. People's Conscience Party. Anything with "people" sells well here, and normally associated with social nationalism platform but slightly less educated ones.

(http://static.liputan6.com/201303/partai-demokrat130307c.jpg)

Demokrat is the current majority and quickly losing grip on power due to numerous scandals and corruption cases involving its prominent members. Our current president SBY is the founder of this party. He is also an ex-military general, educated in USA. As you can see, they are nationalistic and religious. It's a bullshit appeal to the masses. They are more like "we are number one, come over here and share your wealth, then we give you platform to power!" So, in reality they are much more like whatever ideology that brings money and power. Religion nonsense is because currently they are in coalition with a notoriously fanatical Muslim party, which is also one of the most powerful.

(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9X8dL8bfzaTRvMpxlf-ouu4_ULsjCMNUAHUrxehCjo4afBgT5SA)

Democracy Party of Indonesia - Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is a classic case of a young Asian country. The founder is the daughter of Soekarno, this country's founder. If George Washington didn't marry a widow, and he were an Asian, his son would eventually succeeded him by using his heritage. The selling point is obviously: nationalism for the masses. Of course, since you only have blood ties to the founder of a nation and nothing else. Nicknamed the party of little people (partai wong cilik - underprivileged people that is), they appeal to that kind of people, sadly thugs and ex-cons alike.

(http://cdn.sindonews.com/content/2013/01/09/12/705233/OAwK1ePeym.jpg)

National Mandate Party, used to be the gathering place for moderate and intellectual Muslims. But now is much more relaxed that it involves everybody. Currently they are enjoying success under coalition with ruling Demokrat Party. The leader is president SBY's in-law. Nationalism is their selling point nowadays, because it appeals to slightly more educated people here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 29-03-2013, 06:03:55
Our "nazi" leader, Biondini, once said "We vindicate (dunno if its spell correctly) Hitler"

lmfao
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 29-03-2013, 08:03:41
 your spelling is correct
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-03-2013, 10:03:48
Some of Golden dawn actions:

one of their members punched a woman in the face on TV and threw water in the face of another (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu4KKC2G55M) She deserves it but there are others who deserve it more.
seeing as local police did not care they took it upon themselves to destroy the flea market stands of some illegal immigrants. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDabuGM4LSI) Only those without papers and without hurting the owners.
they protested against a TV channel showing turkish serials at our revolution anniversary (25th of March) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upr48hJ73UE)

the fact that they got 18.5 on the elections made the pigs (other politicians) worry
they help give out food for free to Greeks only using ID to tell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x99zwLv8uTs)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-03-2013, 12:03:43
Führer of Finland, the late Pekka Siitoin. Despite being quite famous, this Pythonesque crazy person, avid occultist and fanatic nazi, did not actually have that many followers.

I wonder why.
Me too.
(http://mesikammen.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pekka50h.jpg)
Rumour has it that while he still had a photographer's studio (back in the 70's), he served customers in SS uniform.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 29-03-2013, 16:03:46
I can't tell if he is sitting on a broken crapper or a lawn chair. Nice tape/paper crown though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-03-2013, 16:03:25
13 hours left and the party ive been waiting for over 3 months is starting. Weeeeeepiee were all in love
Tell us more
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 31-03-2013, 00:03:53
Party started at 11p.m. We arrived early due bad experiences in the past with the same club having long waiting lines and freezing temperatures. I actually dislike the club we went too. its a circle with different platforms and height differences but doesnt really feel like the best environment for an epic night with drugs, women, alcohol and music.
Nonetheless eveything went well, we were able to drop our coats quickly and go to the toilets without to much troubles and it was time for the first sets of deephouse.
The DJ playing was just some local mixing some tapes together and it wasnt anything special but it set the mood, the beer was flowing and we were already having a great time eventhough the main act hadnt even started yet. About this time some other friends of mine arrived and if you are a a little bit in to the scene you probably know how they looked like. They just dropped some xtc and 1 dude dropped some form of halucinating pill. I had already made the decision not to do anything that night because i really didnt feel like anything good would come of from it but those guys were totally in the zone. It was great hooking up with them and sharing some epic drops the dj, who was the semi/main act provided.
beer beer beer beer beer beer.
The main act started, he was playing the set of his life, it sure felt like it. Everyone smiling, dancing and raving. The greatest thing about these partys is the fact everyone loves eachother and is there for just thing: having a damn good time. Sharing everthing with complete strangers who you never met and never will see again in your life, but experiencing as if youve known eachother for years and and feeling totally in tune. Its in there with the best feelings in the world.

After that its getting blurry, i smoked a joint and knew that from that point on i would not do anything special for the rest of the night except dancing and smiling. The dj's kept playing and the crowd kept dancing. No women were played, no new numbers in my phone but its not that kind of night, its the kind of night to dance and feel in love with life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 31-03-2013, 00:03:09
Daylight Saving Time can go suck Donkey Kong. If russian's had some bright idea in the past couple of years, it's the one where they stopped fucking around with clocks.

Oh well. :|
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 31-03-2013, 03:03:05
Happy Lich-Jesus day
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 31-03-2013, 04:03:52
...

Too much information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppp14T0NFc0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppp14T0NFc0)


Edit://
Extra: One of my favourite clocks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyLdAVB9LOE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyLdAVB9LOE)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 31-03-2013, 13:03:04
Haha sure, but thats more like a hippy trippy party:p. Never went to such thing, its on my to do list though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-04-2013, 03:04:54
Writing from Tel Aviv: Saw a rabbi crossing the street on roller-skates earlier... wtf.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-04-2013, 19:04:19
I just love Netherlands' caramel waffles...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 01-04-2013, 21:04:22
I just love Netherlands' caramel waffles...

The Dutch have waffles? I am pretty sure we Belgians beat them with it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-04-2013, 02:04:55
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ELu3MfiPco8

I found this with a 5-line article saying it's the skeleton of some unknown seamonster, chinese fishers found the skeleton in their nets.


Anyone knows more about this?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-04-2013, 02:04:50
Well the Chinese have joked about such things before, it looks like its been carved (coloration, almost no wear). Remember when they found that amazing mushroom that turned out to be a giant, moldy sex toy?

Or that giant chunk of gold ore or slimy chemical that turned out to be frozen piss from an airplane? Actually that makes news in about every country at least once.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-04-2013, 16:04:24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c-sDet31CA8

Can someone translate this from Serbian? Also is it made as a joke or is it really some Serbian fascist thing?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 03-04-2013, 16:04:08
REMOVE POOTIS
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-04-2013, 17:04:54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c-sDet31CA8

Can someone translate this from Serbian? Also is it made as a joke or is it really some Serbian fascist thing?
No this was an actual propaganda video/song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EQJA8Ahac
Lyrics^

REMOVE POOTIS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jC8JIjW2cw
YES!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-04-2013, 17:04:05
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c-sDet31CA8

Can someone translate this from Serbian? Also is it made as a joke or is it really some Serbian fascist thing?

from bihac to petrovac town
to petrovac town
the entire serbian country attacked
the entire country attacked
karadzic will lead the serbs
will lead the serbs
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
croatian fascists, croatian fascists have awoken
don't touch our land
our land
karadzic will lead the serbs
will lead the serbs
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
from krajina the wolves are coming
the wolves are coming
be afraid fascists and turks
fascists and turks
karadzic will lead the serbs
will lead the serbs
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
in defence of the serbians
defence of the serbians
we fight glory to our freedom
glory to our freedom
karadzic will lead the serbs
will lead the serbs
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EQJA8Ahac
Lyrics^

dammit, I spent 10 minutes translating that...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 03-04-2013, 17:04:43
If you want to looks as cool as those guys on the video:
http://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/jna-genocide-beret-unissued/19850
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-04-2013, 17:04:07
Thanks guys! Gosh how many cups of water can Karadzic drink?  :P

Also, the guy playing the acordeon looks like TheTa's previous avatar.

Korsakov, how many languages do you know?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-04-2013, 17:04:50
Korsakov, how many languages do you know?

Not Serbian! More or less sounds like a drunk with no teeth speaking Russian. Mutually intelligible, you know?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-04-2013, 17:04:12

Also, the guy playing the acordeon looks like TheTa's previous avatar.

Actually

that was him in my previous avatar
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-04-2013, 18:04:37
100kg Soviet WWII bomb disarmed in Berlin today, I wonder how such things are stumbled upon. I'd love to go looking for some one day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 03-04-2013, 18:04:05


from bihac to petrovac village
to petrovac village
the entire serbian country was attacked
the entire country was attacked
karadzic, lead the serbs!
lead the serbs
let it show that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
since long ago, croatian fascists, croatian fascists
don't touch our land
our land
karadzic, lead the serbs
lead the serbs
let it show that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
from krajina the wolves are coming
the wolves are coming
be afraid fascists and turks
fascists and turks
karadzic, lead the serbs
lead the serbs
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
in defence of the serbians
defence of the serbians
we fight, we love our freedom
we love our freedom
karadzic, lead the serbs
lead the serbs
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything
show them that they are not afraid of anything
they are not afraid of anything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EQJA8Ahac
Lyrics^

dammit, I spent 10 minutes translating that...


I'm deeply impressed Korsakov....very impressed.  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 03-04-2013, 18:04:40
If you want to looks as cool as those guys on the video:
http://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/jna-genocide-beret-unissued/19850

Don't forget this!

http://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/jna-genocide-canteen-system-evil-used/20118
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 04-04-2013, 09:04:09
Free games!

I just pre-ordered Victoria II's Heart of Darkness expansion and by doing that I received a copy of the original Victoria (+Revolutions expansion). I already have it so if anyone wants this old classic contact me. It's a GamersGate version by the way so you'll need a GamersGate account.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-04-2013, 12:04:18
Im so hooked on Darkwing Duck... again...

Thank you Lord for youtube.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 05-04-2013, 01:04:19
+50 dead in one of the biggest and heaviest storms i have ever experienced in my 19 years of life.

It was terrible, power supply was cut for like 2 days (except for a few hours of supply) and some areas in the city are still in total darkness. The generator in our area was underwater. Of course you can count with the typical asshole who sees this as an opportunity to steal stuff from the people...

Yeah, +50 deaths and counting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 05-04-2013, 01:04:46
Hot damn!

Stay safe dude  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-04-2013, 06:04:28
Im so hooked on Darkwing Duck... again...

Thank you Lord for youtube.

"Let's get dangerous!" translated into "hadang bahaya!" (lit. "face the danger") here. But still a bit better than that German "eins, zwei, risiko!"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-04-2013, 10:04:57
Ah great, Belgian politics are getting even worse:
Some stupid female minister has spotted "discrimination of the woman" in the universities. Only 1/5 professors is female, so now she wants to force the universities to hire way more women than men in the comming next years to get a "more equal balance". What stupid shit is this? Aren't people that teach at university supposed to be hired based on their knowledge instead of being chosen on the fact that they are female? And secondly: i think the amount of male teachers in high school will be far under her concerning 1/5, but well yeah, that's men, men can't be discriminated. I don't get what's wrong with politics, 5 years ago, we had such an awesome educationsystem, and now it get raped to pieces by a stupid generation of ministers that do the most stupid stuff to get "more equal chances for everyone". What's next? We're gonna burn down universities because not everyone is capable of succeeding at universities? We are gonna prohibit certain courses at university that has over 50% of student from the male gender?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 05-04-2013, 11:04:04
This whole sexism thing is much too big in Germany too. There is not a single day without any news about sexism at whatever place you want. Problem is that there are real sexism problems sometimes (for both genders) that don't get proper attention because anyone is trying to profit from this hype.
They sold a t-shirt for girls with the following text on it: " In maths, I am only decoration. "
Now I am not a fan of texts written on t-shirts but this text is self-ironic and the t-shirts were sold pretty fast.
Then, the crowd came and shouted "Sexism!!!" and they stopped selling this product. There were self-ironic texts for boys too, but nobody was concerned about them.
I mean, you are not forced to buy those products, so leave those people alone who sell them. If they are really so horribly evil, noone will buy them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-04-2013, 11:04:38
1. Aren't people that teach at university supposed to be hired based on their knowledge instead of being chosen on the fact that they are female?

2. And secondly: i think the amount of male teachers in high school will be far under her concerning 1/5
Just to balance things out not knowing the details:

1. Are they, or are there situations where they are not chosen because they are female? Spoiler; this happens.
2. Do you think, or do you know.

Not even commenting those straw men.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-04-2013, 11:04:10
1. Aren't people that teach at university supposed to be hired based on their knowledge instead of being chosen on the fact that they are female?

2. And secondly: i think the amount of male teachers in high school will be far under her concerning 1/5
Just to balance things out not knowing the details:

1. Are they, or are there situations where they are not chosen because they are female? Spoiler; this happens.
2. Do you think, or do you know.

Not even commenting those straw men.

That alone doesn't warrant the instruction to merely increase the number of free-riding mediocre female lecturers in the university. We need more awesome, interesting, insightful, gay or shemale lecturers, would that be sexist too?

Two wrongs don't make it right.

I would improve their criteria of improving the balance. Some professions clearly states that they wanted female applicants only, e.g. barmaid or SPG (salesperson/professional girls). Is it sexist or gender (sex) exploitation? ...oh it's woman's logic  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 05-04-2013, 12:04:49
Belgium scores among the lowest in the EU when it comes to number of female university teachers. (The bottom three are Belgium, Luxembourg and Cyprus.) I know this, because number 4 worst in the EU is The Netherlands. And since my university has the highest ratio of female teachers, they love advertising it.

The EU has established that 25% of university teachers should be female in 2010. In The Netherlands it's currently less than 15%. (20 years ago it was less than 4%.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-04-2013, 13:04:30

2. Do you think, or do you know.


Think, i don't have any large scale numbers. Only know that i had only 8 male teachers in those 6 years, and i had about 15 different courses per year. And the friends i know from other schools, also barely had male teachers... Ain't statistics so not really "knowing", but a strong indication to me anyway
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 05-04-2013, 13:04:24
The wolf pack has a tendency to choose those that look and act like them regardless of their qualifications.
Only three generations ago women were not considered full citizens and in most place they still aren't despite outward appearances. So helping breaking some barriers is good, denying men that perform better in measurable and objective qualifications is bad.

I don't mind a woman on top, no sir, I absolutely don't mind  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 05-04-2013, 18:04:20
This is indeed also getting ridicolous in Germany. Militant feminists try to rape the German language. There is something called generic masculinum. For example the gender of a bicyclist of unknown gender is male (der Fahrradfahrer). Now in the German traffic law codex it used to be this way.

However this is of course sexist and no woman thinks it´s about her. Now in the new codex it´s described as "whoever is using a bicycle". The pedestrian zone (Fußgängerzone/ der Fußgänger aka male) is going to be the stroll-way (Flaniermeile). Fuck up the German language so some militant feminists get their will? I don´t want to live in such a retarded country.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-04-2013, 18:04:34
There's always other countries you can move to. How about Saudi Arabia?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 05-04-2013, 18:04:54
Because I don´t think fucking up the language is a good way to reach equality between women and men, you consider me someone who doesn´t give a crap about womens rights? I´m totally for forbidding women to leave the house without a male guide, Thorondor. Great discovery, you sound like those militant feminists. What about doing something that matters instead of rewriting some passages in books?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-04-2013, 18:04:19
Like throwing a hissy fit on a fucking gaming forum. I conciser you as someone who is way too easily threatened and angered, not as much a hardcore misogynist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-04-2013, 18:04:20
I have won and lost battle against feminists. I dont really care tbh.

Many jobs here give better paychecks to males then females. In many cases this is unjust(even when they work the same hours)

But when i was working in a road restaurant when i was 16-18 years old, i got paid 10 euro's per hour, while a female of my same age got paid 9 euro's. THEN CAME THE WHOLE RANTING AND CRYING AND BITCHING WHEN THAT CAME OUT(i was the only male working there)

Untill i pointed out to the stairs, showing them the 25KG Boxes full of frites. Wich none of the female vacation workers "WANTED" to carry (He is a male, he should carry heavy stuff for us!)

I had to move over 15 of those boxes a day. So i say that 1 euro more is well deserved

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 05-04-2013, 19:04:05
I have won and lost battle against feminists. I dont really care tbh.
Why do you fight battles against something you don't really care about?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-04-2013, 19:04:21
I have won and lost battle against feminists. I dont really care tbh.
Why do you fight battles against something you don't really care about?
They started it, papa!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-04-2013, 20:04:06
So you have militant feminist. In here we got bimbos screaming emancipation. It is equally disgusting, they got "ladies first" privilege while having none of the equal labour. No wonder gender bias is equally big here.

Gender condescending attitude like "women are weak, (yeah, try to pilot a jet fighter and do +6 Gs maneuvers, talk to Nicole Malachowski (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Malachowski)) therefore we should protect them." Old-fashioned misogynist western style "gentlemanry" is still rampant. And the females accepted that status while exploiting the whole emancipation stuffs. It is so 30 years ago down here.

I am all for gender equality. There are some weak, brittle physique people on both gender. But there are females which are much stronger physically. But we don't force equal gender composition of manpower. That is stupid, an army who do that kind of policy will certainly lost a war.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-04-2013, 20:04:04
Reminds me of something. We had a class of French before a class of physical education. During French, the women were saying all should be treated equal and again starting about all genderdiscrimination stereotypes and saying how badly they still are discriminated.
Next hour, we had to run, they had to run 700m less in 12 minutes to get the same score as us
(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQQx9CB8cFyBqQIzLorbIRJlj4xkxxWLiU35LmAXLv20Nzlbmz5mg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-04-2013, 20:04:24
Sounds like a valid reason to discriminate women!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-04-2013, 21:04:16
I know you are playing devil's advocate here, but two wrongs doesn't make it right.

Society raised women in that way because they had pussies that will never stay the same after meeting weenies. Some society values virginity that much. But really, who cares? It only serves those same ancient gentlemanly BS all over again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-04-2013, 13:04:52
Oh feminist talk?

Slam dunk!  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nvYyGTmcP80)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 06-04-2013, 14:04:09
EA once again was announced as worst company :). My heart is full of joy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 06-04-2013, 14:04:08
Oh feminist talk?

Slam dunk!  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nvYyGTmcP80)

So classy, 6 brainwashed feminists throwing with arguments they don't fully understand, to just one guy who tries to listen to 1 of them and meanwhile all the others are yelling that he isn't listening to them...

@Kubador, glad to hear :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 06-04-2013, 14:04:38
Oh feminist talk?

Slam dunk!  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nvYyGTmcP80)
This one´s good aswell, prepare to rage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iARHCxAMAO0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iARHCxAMAO0)

Modern day "feminism" pretty much degenerated into some sort of pseudo-science-cult whose supporters are pretty powerful in shutting down anything that runs contrary to their beliefs. At the same time its main danger is that basic rights, such as freedom of speech and the principle that people should have the same common rights and chances, are being anulled. A little bit like religious extremists who demand special treatment because of their beliefs.
Like Zoologic said: Using another wrong to make things "right"...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-04-2013, 14:04:21
Visiting Salonica tomorrow. Any suggestions? Good restaurants?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 06-04-2013, 14:04:04
Sex is just a major issue, and the strongest party will ofcourse conquer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 06-04-2013, 15:04:59
Visiting Salonica tomorrow. Any suggestions? Good restaurants?

Isn't that where Mustafa Kemal is born? Maybe if it's still standing and isn't privately owned, you can visit his house of birth? :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-04-2013, 15:04:04
That's definately on the list. I was planning that long ago.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-04-2013, 16:04:20
I decided that for the next week I'll be going through each of my guns and totally strip, clean and apply new oils one gun a day.

So today is the first day and I started with my Beretta M38A. I have to say this gun is interesting when it comes to it's mechanism and bolt. At first I had problems figuring out how the bolt is detached but after a few seconds of pondering, I caught on the idea. Interesting machinary.

Only downside in this is that the barrel shroud is welded on so I cannot remove it to effectively clean the barrel exterior, plus the barrel is welded on the frame and it's also blocked so I cannot clean the insides, but as a deactivated gun, that doesnt really matter.

This is the first time I am stripping the gun as much as I possibly can.

Too bad I didnt think of this earlier, I could have borrowed a camera so I could make a small blog-like entries here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-04-2013, 16:04:31
Please do so. I am very intrested to hear about your other guns
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-04-2013, 16:04:49
Visiting Salonica tomorrow. Any suggestions? Good restaurants?

Took a road trip through here some time ago, stayed for about three hours. Aristotle's square is pretty much the center of the city, right along the sea side. Plenty of cafes, many hotels if your planning on staying for a day or more.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 06-04-2013, 20:04:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P50fvL_EWYY#at=1593

Now I imagined FH2 with this... droool
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 06-04-2013, 21:04:42
I wonder how it handles games not designed to support it, probably doesn't, but I'm curious how bad(or not bad) is it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-04-2013, 02:04:50
Oh feminist talk?

Slam dunk!  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nvYyGTmcP80)

I'm very confused now. It appears like both factions are made of tards.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P50fvL_EWYY#at=1593

Now I imagined FH2 with this... droool

Contrary to the developers, I don't believe in the success of this device. From what I've heard, it got many flaws, causing people to get headaches due to technical limitations, among others.
Secondly I believe that many gamers are constantly eating, drinking, smoking, answering phonecalls and doing other stuff, where a device like this hampers these activities. If you're doing a job, this is useful, but if you try to relax, it might be not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 07-04-2013, 10:04:27
^ A collegue of my father experimented with those things or whole rooms with all the walls, ceiling and the floor used as screens. My father tested both things and said that it makes you feel a little giddy. That is because you don't see the real world around you anymore and your sense of balance does not match what you see. Maybe it feels like riding a bus and reading a book. It does not make me sick but I feel a really small headache when I read for too long. Nothing horrible but it makes you pause for a while.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-04-2013, 14:04:50
Margaret Thatcher is dead. The Iron Lady has rusted through.

RIP
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-04-2013, 15:04:59
Visiting Salonica tomorrow. Any suggestions? Good restaurants?

Isn't that where Mustafa Kemal is born? Maybe if it's still standing and isn't privately owned, you can visit his house of birth? :)

(https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0df845a8de&view=att&th=13de9b34e7df5d0e&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw)

(https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0df845a8de&view=att&th=13de9b34e7df5d0e&attid=0.3&disp=inline&safe=1&zw)

Sorry for upside down photos and typing m'stakes.... keyboards are really d'ggerent here/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 08-04-2013, 15:04:35
you can't share pictures froum your Gmail with just the Gmail-link  ;)
Thanks for trying anyway
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-04-2013, 15:04:11
Argh.> I@ll do it when Im baack at Turkey. Dammn thewse keyboards!##
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 08-04-2013, 18:04:10
Sandstorms, lightning, rain... wonderful weather here these past few days, hope it comes again soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 08-04-2013, 18:04:53
We finally get some sun after endless days of grey sky and rain/snow.
Not that i dislike rain or snow sometimes but you can become tired of it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 08-04-2013, 19:04:42
Pinochet welcomes Tatcher in.. hell?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 09-04-2013, 00:04:11
She killed the labour unions, and opened the door for the bankers. You either like that, or you hate it. There isn't much in between, is there?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-04-2013, 02:04:56
Or you're from Argentina.
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/149283_10151399877863099_939620047_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-04-2013, 09:04:38
Thatcher...

Coming from an era where United Kingdom (or Great Britain in her mind) lost everything. Especially those factory workers who loved to hang around and carry a sign instead of working.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-04-2013, 11:04:20
I honestly didnt even know she was still alive...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 09-04-2013, 13:04:49
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQLQ1Rc_Js

I'll just leave this here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 09-04-2013, 13:04:27
Thatcher death party Brixton - cinema sign changed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzVZn7M9mo4)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-04-2013, 01:04:02
Am I the only one who finds this incredibly pathetic?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 10-04-2013, 02:04:41
Nope, not just you.

I just don't get it...You don't celebrate people's death, no matter if you hate someone or not. Doesn't matter if Bin Laden or Thatcher, by celebrating death you put yourself on the lowest level of social behaviour. I can't understand why you would act like that. And the other day they wonder why there is no world peace and are too blind to look at how they behave for themselves. Considering that most of these people should be educated, they are a real shame for society and humanity. And it's not just in that video, it's everywhere.

Not sure if this stuff makes me more angry or sad.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 10-04-2013, 05:04:03
Thatcher was an enemy of communism, I did my celebrating when she grew too old to do anything, but I'd never celebrate her death. On the other hand, when Ibn al-Khattab was assassinated for example, I drank until I passed out! Some enemies, you're just glad to be rid of them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 10-04-2013, 08:04:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OmoldX1wKYQ

USA promoting their newest naval weapon. They say it's usefull since it only costs less than a dollar/shot, compared to hunderds of thousands per AA-missile.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 11-04-2013, 07:04:56
Another storm.. i hope this one doesn't cause 52 deaths like the last one...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 11-04-2013, 18:04:38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBc5fiiwLA
Cops are cool now... I can see people joining up in the future just to drive one of these!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 11-04-2013, 19:04:05
I just don't get it...You don't celebrate people's death, no matter if you hate someone or not. Doesn't matter if Bin Laden or Thatcher, by celebrating death you put yourself on the lowest level of social behaviour. I can't understand why you would act like that. And the other day they wonder why there is no world peace and are too blind to look at how they behave for themselves. Considering that most of these people should be educated, they are a real shame for society and humanity. And it's not just in that video, it's everywhere.
Can you explain exactly WHY celebrating someones death puts you on "the lowest level of social behaviour"? I really don't see it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-04-2013, 19:04:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=78vOsVK9c_k

Wish I could have been there....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-04-2013, 19:04:33
I just don't get it...You don't celebrate people's death, no matter if you hate someone or not. Doesn't matter if Bin Laden or Thatcher, by celebrating death you put yourself on the lowest level of social behaviour. I can't understand why you would act like that. And the other day they wonder why there is no world peace and are too blind to look at how they behave for themselves. Considering that most of these people should be educated, they are a real shame for society and humanity. And it's not just in that video, it's everywhere.
Can you explain exactly WHY celebrating someones death puts you on "the lowest level of social behaviour"? I really don't see it.
I suppose it's disrespectful, but honestly I think it's perfectly understandable.

I saw that Gerry Adams took some flak for celebrating Thatcher's death.  That comes as no surprise to me and I think he has reason to be celebrating.  She certainly would have celebrated when he dies (and so will I). 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 12-04-2013, 00:04:58
I wonder if a left-wing female politician would be called "bitch", "witch" and "hag". Now that would be misogyny, wouldn't it?

The self-righteousness of those thriving for "social equality" of course shields that.

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Can you explain exactly WHY celebrating someones death puts you on "the lowest level of social behaviour"? I really don't see it.
Because it's just not bad manners, it's contrary to how intelligent people behave. Thatcher won three democratic elections, unlike some Argentinian fascist dictator or any left-wing favourite East European communist leader. She had been out of politics for long, her death doesn't change anything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-04-2013, 00:04:35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=78vOsVK9c_k

Wish I could have been there....

What made people that angry?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-04-2013, 00:04:07
I wonder if a left-wing female politician would be called "bitch", "witch" and "hag". Now that would be misogyny, wouldn't it?
Don´t get it either. I know about her, that she was heavily against the EU and the reunification of Germany and I know about Falkland. But I´m almost sure Mr. Che Guevara had more blood on his hands than her establishing a communist pupett state. He executed political enemies. Yet I see people wearing those Che-Guevara-Shirts in the streets nearly every day. Meanwhile Mrs. Thatcher is the devil. Where are the Thatcher T-Shirts?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 12-04-2013, 01:04:22
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Can you explain exactly WHY celebrating someones death puts you on "the lowest level of social behaviour"? I really don't see it.
Because it's just not bad manners, it's contrary to how intelligent people behave. Thatcher won three democratic elections, unlike some Argentinian fascist dictator or any left-wing favourite East European communist leader. She had been out of politics for long, her death doesn't change anything.

Right. You can disagree and about her activities and fight for doing it differently as much as you want, but why would you celebrate a human's death?! I can see that they like to celebrate the day she retired, but celebrating her death...in public...within a crowd meeting up to celebrate...what the fuck is this? To me it's socialy unacceptable, as those people should know better by growing up in a democratic country, getting a proper social education and probably behaving regularly in their "normal" lives.

I would not care if they'd just disagree or would protest, but celebrating the death of a person that is for over 20 years out of the politics is just inappropiate. The behaviour shows that there no respect for relatives and friends and generally just pure hate involved, otherwise you would not go on the streets and celebrate. As a result I consider this as antisocial behaviour.
It's my very personal opinion that celebrating human's death is generally the wrong thing to do though, no matter what the human did.
I just don't like when people blame someone for bad and evil things and do it in a way that is disrespectful and wrong as well. This simply won't help making it any better.
I hope that answers why I think so, Ted.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-04-2013, 06:04:30
I wonder if a left-wing female politician would be called "bitch", "witch" and "hag". Now that would be misogyny, wouldn't it?
Don´t get it either. I know about her, that she was heavily against the EU and the reunification of Germany and I know about Falkland. But I´m almost sure Mr. Che Guevara had more blood on his hands than her establishing a communist pupett state. He executed political enemies. Yet I see people wearing those Che-Guevara-Shirts in the streets nearly every day. Meanwhile Mrs. Thatcher is the devil. Where are the Thatcher T-Shirts?

I have that Che T-shirts too. I believe that guy has a sincere heart, but with grim world views like Mullah Omar. In the other hand, politicians who murdered oppositions are stupid to the lowest level. Hitler, Mao, Stalin, and all those kinds of "leaders." There are some politicians nowadays who actively silencing oppositions in Venezuela and Argentina. And I wouldn't consider them smart.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-04-2013, 06:04:42
Stalin, great leader, wish I could have lived back then. And Che, I think Cuba is better off without Batista so I think what he did was right. He was a symbol of youthful rebellion, that's why his face is so popular. Thatcher... I'm sure she meant well, but I think her politics were evil. Argentina wasn't invited to her funeral on special request by Thatcher's family, I can understand that. Further explained:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/11/argentina-responds-thatcher-funeral-snub

Speaking of Venezuela, election in two days I think. The majority of opinion polls give Maduro a 20-35% lead over Capriles. Shit will get crazy if Maduro loses, count on it.

Also, is Italy still without a government? Haven't checked in two weeks, assuming no since I didn't hear anything yet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 12-04-2013, 09:04:25
^ You always manage to scare me. You would have liked to live under Stalins rule? Why is that?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 12-04-2013, 09:04:07
I wonder if a left-wing female politician would be called "bitch", "witch" and "hag". Now that would be misogyny, wouldn't it?
Don´t get it either. I know about her, that she was heavily against the EU and the reunification of Germany and I know about Falkland. But I´m almost sure Mr. Che Guevara had more blood on his hands than her establishing a communist pupett state. He executed political enemies. Yet I see people wearing those Che-Guevara-Shirts in the streets nearly every day. Meanwhile Mrs. Thatcher is the devil. Where are the Thatcher T-Shirts?

 There are some politicians nowadays who actively silencing oppositions in Venezuela and Argentina.

Yeah? how?.

Fuck Tatcher, why would my country attend to the funeral of the main responsible of ARA General Belgrano sinking?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 12-04-2013, 09:04:13
Is this ship you talk about the one we can see on photos as it sinks? The one which got attacked through direct order by Thatcher?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-04-2013, 10:04:49
To this day, I still consider the sinking of that General Belgramo to be illegal. Despite my stance on Malvinas war.

I never really against communism as I never really paid serious attention to that whole bullshit "God-less communist" propaganda that the previous regime tried to brainwash the whole country with. My model state would be that of Scandinavian country, highly educated socialism with big emphasis on involvement, freedom, and equality. Not the hot-headed, thubthumping, finger-pointing, irresponsible, reckless, juvenile socialism that was shown by Eastern bloc and South Americans in the last century.

About Stalin: yes, an ex-burglar. Good case for a leader. Then suck up to the rank of Marxists, then become a leader of Soviet Union. The only right thing he did was: rapidly industrializing Russia. It is good thing he did that, otherwise, we will see them speaking Germans now. Other than that, the guy is terrible, brutally killing people not just for fear of opposition, but purely personal paranoia. And then, there is stupid cult-of-personality attached to him. I hate that type of leader, and that's like North Korean wacky leaders. Vladimir Lenin and Uncle Ho Chi Minh would be my type of good communist leader. Ernesto 'Che' Guevara is my own symbol, because he represents that idealism, which he held true to the end, while most communist South Americans fell to the trap of indulgence for power, fame, and wealth, exploiting popular public opinion for personal gains.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-04-2013, 10:04:39
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=78vOsVK9c_k

Wish I could have been there....

What made people that angry?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22063158


There is no military coup. Even if tere is one, one is needed right now. 108 officers are in prison right now and they let PKK do anythig freely. This government wants to make the people of the republic passive to all future invasions (it does not have to be a literal invasion) and they'll be the ones to split the country in two. Lets take Mustafa Kemal's speech on the Youth:

"Turkish youth,

Your first duty is forever to preserve and to defend the Turkish independence and the turkish republic

This is very foundation of your existence and your future.this foundation is your most precious treasure.ın the future,too,there may be malevolent people in the country and abroad who will wish to deprive you of this treasure. If some day you are compelled to defend your independence and your republic,you must not tarry to weight the possibilites and circumstances may turn out to be extremely unfavourable. The enemies conspiring against your independence and yor republic,may have behind them a victory unprecendented in the top of the world. It may be that,by violance and ruse,all the fortresses of yor beloved fatherland may be captured,all its shipyards occupied,all its armies dispersed and every part of the contry invaded. And sadder and graver than all these circumstances,those who hold powerwithin the country may be in error, misguided and may even be traitors. Furthermore,they may identify their personal interests with the political designs of the invaders. The country may be impoverished,ruined and exhausted.

Even in such circumstandes it is your duty to save the turkish independence and republic.
The strength you need is already imbedded in your noble blood."


And now the AKP government is trying to remove all the posters of this speech from schools.... WHAT A COINCIDENCE?!  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 12-04-2013, 12:04:43
Talk of legality in the sinking of the AKA General Belgramo is a litte sad if you ask me. If you don't want your servicemen to get killed, don't invade someone else's islands.

Still not as sad as celebrating the death of a 87 year old woman though. That's a special kind of low depravity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-04-2013, 13:04:45
AKP should go live in Iran if fundamentalism is what they want. Türkiye is great as it is, a nice growing laicistic county, glad there's a law prohibiting saying bad things about Mustafa Kemal, otherwise those AKP leeches would probably picture him as Hitler.

We must delve into our roots and reconstruct what history has divided. We can't wait for them to approach us. We must reach out to them.
Speech at Cankaya Pavilion (29 October 1933); quoted in Orta(daki) Asya Ülkeleri -Mustafa Balbay - Cumhuriyet Kitapları
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-04-2013, 13:04:07
Talk of legality in the sinking of the AKA General Belgramo is a litte sad if you ask me. If you don't want your servicemen to get killed, don't invade someone else's islands.

Still not as sad as celebrating the death of a 87 year old woman though. That's a special kind of low depravity.

It is like declaring all-out war then, like saying that I can kill any Argentinian military personnel anywhere around the world during this limited conflict, because they are our enemy anywhere around the world. Why reverting to old fashioned way?

edit...

I changed my mind. Even the Argentinian leaders at that time admitted the legality of that act of war.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-04-2013, 14:04:45
AKP should go live in Iran if fundamentalism is what they want. Türkiye is great as it is, a nice growing laicistic county, glad there's a law prohibiting saying bad things about Mustafa Kemal, otherwise those AKP leeches would probably picture him as Hitler.

We must delve into our roots and reconstruct what history has divided. We can't wait for them to approach us. We must reach out to them.
Speech at Cankaya Pavilion (29 October 1933); quoted in Orta(daki) Asya Ülkeleri -Mustafa Balbay - Cumhuriyet Kitapları

You are definately right. Oh, guess what? They are now changing the law.  ::)

The first 3 clauses of the Turkish constitution:

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1) Turkey is a republic.

2) The Turkish Republic is a secular and social state under the rule of law, which aims to give the most of justice, comfort, and Ataturk's patriotism to its people.

3) Turkish Republic is an undividable country by its people and ground. The language is Turkish, The flag is the Crecscent moon and the star on red background. The national antem is the Independence March. The capital is Ankara. These stay like these and changing them cannot even be offered.

No wonder they're changing it., and no wonder Mustafa Balbay is in prison.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-04-2013, 14:04:20
Stalin, great leader, wish I could have lived back then.
Seriously, dafuq? He persecuted all his generals and whoever could become powerful, sent them to the gulag or let them be executed them on the spot. Meanwhile you can have fun trying not to die in the big patriotic war.

I heard that from a lot of Russians, that they think Russia was strong under his rule. But at what cost? To me that guy was a paranoid maniac.

I can´t imagine much worse than living under Stalin at those times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 12-04-2013, 16:04:26
Yea, like what the fuck. Korsakov, can you elaborate what's so awesome about a ruthless man that sent many people to death and is responsible for the death of whole tribes? I don't understand what would be good about it.

I mean, I doubt that you don't know about the murder and crimes Stalin did in general, so considering you do know it, why would you still have a reason to support a man, that kills people and only aimed for personal power and making the SU as powerful as possible, without any restrictions?

Sorry, but to me it's the same as someone saying that he would want to live during the dictatorship of Hitler.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 12-04-2013, 17:04:45
Talk of legality in the sinking of the AKA General Belgramo is a litte sad if you ask me. If you don't want your servicemen to get killed, don't invade someone else's islands.

Still not as sad as celebrating the death of a 87 year old woman though. That's a special kind of low depravity.

But then the sinking wouldn't have happened if the British were not so Imperialist and did not invade two Islands that are dangerously close to a country ;)

ARA General Belgrano saved Tatcher, she needed a good, early victory in the war to tell her people that they were going to win this one, she didn't care about the sailors there... so it shouldn't be considered a military operation, but a political move that required an ex USN ship to be sunk.

Nighthawk, yes, this is the Belgrano: http://static1.lavozdelinterior.com.ar/files/imagecache/lvi_nota_652_366/nota_periodistica/crucero_8.jpg

The Ship didn't stand a chance against a modern submarine, it had no way to attack it, her captain once said that the Ship was made to fight other surface vessels, had quite limited Anti-Aircraft power and could do nothing against a Submarine. As the ship was outside the exclusion zone, the submarine needed direct orders from PM to open fire, the HMS Conqueror was just following the ship so track it's movements.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-04-2013, 17:04:52
Stalin modernized our country, fought the Nazis, and opposed the United States of America and their allies, no matter what people say about him, we'll always remember him for that. If not for him, I wouldn't be Russian, much less a Soviet. The same goes for everyone else who was born after his leadership, they all benefit from the past, the least we can do is honor his memory. Even before the great war, he was of great help in holding the country together following the revolution.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-04-2013, 17:04:56
This is like a German being proud for Hitler. Yes he did something good for his country at the start but in the proccess he hurt more people than he helped.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 12-04-2013, 17:04:46
Yeah, I doubt the death of 20-60 million (depending on sources) was really required to get a bunch of factories up and running...

Nor the mostly pointless death of millions of Soviet soldiers due to the military leadership being pretty much incompetent at what they were doing, at least between 1939-1941.



"You know, Hitler wasn't all that bad: without him we wouldn't have motorways or the Volkswagen Beetle or the European Union."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-04-2013, 17:04:40
Ill honor the busynessmen too who enslaved thousnads of people a few years back and got the nethlands rich. Fuck ethics ;D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-04-2013, 17:04:39
Stalin modernized our country
All I connect with communism is old factories, no competition, thus no modernisation, dreary buildings and cars that can´t drive 200km without breaking down. Hell, most East-German factories were closed after the reunification, because they were at the standards of the 1950ies.

fought the Nazis
He wasn´t a as much of a dickhead as Hitler in regards of ignoring his Generals. Also he moved the factories behind the Ural. However I think the credit has to go to his generals like Zhukov. The "not one step back" doctrine is borderline criminal.

Also he ordered the Red Army to halt in front of Warsaw, so any (democratic) Polish power leading in the Warsaw uprising, would be eliminated, making it easier to establish a communist puppet state.

He allowed the rape of German women, only encouraging his men to stop this weeks later.

and opposed the United States of America and their allies, no matter what people say about him, we'll always remember him for that.
The freedom of speech! It hurts! No country profited more than (West-)Germany from Americas Truman-doctrine. The East got severely fucked up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 12-04-2013, 18:04:05

But then the sinking wouldn't have happened if the British were not so Imperialist and did not invade two Islands that are dangerously close to a country ;)


Yeaaahhh....no...

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOesO_4OZYA/UUC4x8lH20I/AAAAAAAAABY/deLq5LqVVEA/s1600/polandball+news+falk.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 12-04-2013, 19:04:43
With these votings, the "Islanders" confirmed what Argentina has been saying for years, the people are British, but the Islands aren't. And yeah, the UK supported the votings because they knew 98% of people would vote to remain as British citizens....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-04-2013, 19:04:30
So... Evict the islanders and repopulate the penguin sanctuary with Argentinians or what?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 12-04-2013, 19:04:24
With these votings, the "Islanders" confirmed what Argentina has been saying for years, the people are British, but the Islands aren't. And yeah, the UK supported the votings because they knew 98% of people would vote to remain as British citizens....
The Falklanders are British? If one follows your logic it´s impossible for immigrants to lose their former national identity or to create a new one. Do I really have to remember you that 95% of todays Argentinians have foreign roots? Are they still Italian, German etc.? According to your thinking they are...

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The Islanders are British, albeit with a distinct identity of their own:
“    British cultural, economic, social, political and educational values create a unique British-like, Falkland Islands. Yet Islanders feel distinctly different from their fellow citizens who reside in the United Kingdom. This might have something to do with geographical isolation or with living on a smaller island – perhaps akin to those British people not feeling European. (Lewis Clifton OBE, Speaker of the Falklands Legislative Council)[4]    ”

They also see themselves as no different from other immigrant nations including those of neighbouring South America:
“    We are as much a people as those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile and many other South American countries whose inhabitants are of principally European, Indigenous or African descent. (Councillor Mike Summers OBE)[5]




Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 12-04-2013, 19:04:08
So... Evict the islanders and repopulate the penguin sanctuary with Argentinians or what?

Like the British did years and years ago?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 12-04-2013, 20:04:15
Like the British did years and years ago?.

The big quarrel over the "eviction" of Argentinians happened in the early 19th century. If we follow your logic Germany should demand back its territories in the Czech Republic. After all German people were forced to flee in the mid-1940s. So now we should have these areas back, right?

There´s a point when land claims become ridiculous and pointless because a certain ethnicity has established itself. Borders aren´t permant and the ethnic composition of a specific area is always prone to change. So suck it up, you Argies have more pressing matters to solve than a dispute over some islands in the ocean that has its origin almost 200 years ago...especially when its indigenious population has democratically voted to retain the status quo.


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-04-2013, 20:04:53
So suck it up, you Argies have more pressing matters to solve than a dispute over some islands in the ocean that has its origin almost 200 years ago...especially when its indigenious population has democratically voted to retain the status quo.
The conflict has reappeared in the last years since they found natural gas around the islands. Now it´s more about business than people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 12-04-2013, 20:04:49
There hasn't been Argentinian presence in the Falklands for 200 FRAKKING YEARS. Either we return to pre-Napoleonic Wars borders erryone, or the Argentinians stop bawwwwwwwing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-04-2013, 20:04:13
So... Evict the islanders and repopulate the penguin sanctuary with Argentinians or what?

Like the British did years and years ago?.
Umm... the first settlements were British and French. The French colony was then handed to the Spanish, who attacked the Britons during the Falkland crisis of 1770. The Spanish abandoned the colony during Napoleon's wars, after which a colony was in hands of a German and/or French merchant, who ended up being charged of piracy after he seized US ships. The British returned for good by 1840, save for the Argentine invasion in early 70's.

So should the island be returned to the French?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-04-2013, 20:04:56
Verdun Online beta screenshots:

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(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/534937_492710307459435_1299863977_n.jpg)

What do you think?  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-04-2013, 20:04:43
Honestly it looks shit but its WW1 so that makes quality and everything else irrelevant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 12-04-2013, 20:04:19
Until NML gets resurrected, that is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-04-2013, 20:04:47
Better than nothing.  ;D I've been waiting for a proper WW1 game for ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-04-2013, 20:04:19
Until NML gets resurrected, that is.

99% wont happen  :-[ unless if Archimonday comes back....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-04-2013, 20:04:35
Glad to see a WW1 game, but it looks to me like it's WW2 gameplay. If u put even just ur head above the trench, a sniper would kill you, here you have guys just standing there, sometimes even next to the trench.

WW I = hide in a trench full of dirt and wait for the enemy to charge and get mowed down, or get an order to charge and get mowed down urself. And as passtime, catch rats to eat, or put on ur gasmask cuz the enemy is using gas...
What a WW1 game has to be for me, is like an old Medal of Honor i played in my youth. I even no longer remember the name of it, but it had an Omaha map. And that map was just total misery... An endless beach where u had to go from cover to cover, search for medics and hoping to reach the bunker, but almost every time you tried, you would die before u even got close to the bunkers. That's what it should be, but then going from a trench to the other trench, and when u finally get there, u can start trenchsweeping in muddy soaky circumstances, not the nice neat and clean trenches u see on those screenshots. Anyway, glad to see WW 1 at least gets some attention again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 12-04-2013, 21:04:08
So... Evict the islanders and repopulate the penguin sanctuary with Argentinians or what?

Like the British did years and years ago?.
Umm... the first settlements were British and French. The French colony was then handed to the Spanish, who attacked the Britons during the Falkland crisis of 1770. The Spanish abandoned the colony during Napoleon's wars, after which a colony was in hands of a German and/or French merchant, who ended up being charged of piracy after he seized US ships. The British returned for good by 1840, save for the Argentine invasion in early 70's.

So should the island be returned to the French?

What invasions in early 70s are you talking about?

Go ask the french if they still have claims on them  ;)


You like to rewrite history it seems, as Argentina had a settlement on the Malvinas  ;)

But yeah, the people living there is so important to the UK, that before the war of 1982 they were making steps to return the Islands to Argentine control  ::)

Don't you understand, that we want the Islands because we feel it's part of our territory, but the UK wants these islands because of natural resources and because it's an strategic outpost?

It's so easy, capture territory, insert people from your country, tell them to adore your queen over and over then tell the UN that they should decide their future, happened in Malvinas and also Happened in Gibraltar, British will never learn, their colonialism is alive today, they are a shattered empire and want to keep their old possesions, they couldn't care less for the people living there, hah, their own citizens.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 12-04-2013, 21:04:21
"National territory?" Nations are human constructs, islands don't care who they belong to. It's people who belong to nations, and since the islands are crawling with brits you are shit out of luck, especially since you are too weak to press your claim militarily.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-04-2013, 21:04:46
Perhaps Argentina should try invading Vatican City.  After all, there is a temporary Argentine population.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-04-2013, 21:04:43
So... Evict the islanders and repopulate the penguin sanctuary with Argentinians or what?

Like the British did years and years ago?.
Umm... the first settlements were British and French. The French colony was then handed to the Spanish, who attacked the Britons during the Falkland crisis of 1770. The Spanish abandoned the colony during Napoleon's wars, after which a colony was in hands of a German and/or French merchant, who ended up being charged of piracy after he seized US ships. The British returned for good by 1840, save for the Argentine invasion in early 70's.

So should the island be returned to the French?

What invasions in early 70s are you talking about?

Go ask the french if they still have claims on them  ;)


You like to rewrite history it seems, as Argentina had a settlement on the Malvinas  ;)

But yeah, the people living there is so important to the UK, that before the war of 1982 they were making steps to return the Islands to Argentine control  ::)

Don't you understand, that we want the Islands because we feel it's part of our territory, but the UK wants these islands because of natural resources and because it's an strategic outpost?

It's so easy, capture territory, insert people from your country, tell them to adore your queen over and over then tell the UN that they should decide their future, happened in Malvinas and also Happened in Gibraltar, British will never learn, their colonialism is alive today, they are a shattered empire and want to keep their old possesions, they couldn't care less for the people living there, hah, their own citizens.


80's. That was a typo, obviously.

And I mentioned the brief Argentine settlement and its pirate/seal hunt overseer governor ;)

You make it sound like the islands have been Argentine territory for hundreds of years and the evil Britons kicked you out. But in reality... it was a French and British, and then Spanish colony... and for past 200 years it has been British.

Do you really think that you have a right to annex the home of thousands of people against their will just because you feel like the are belongs to your nation?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 12-04-2013, 23:04:00
Hurry! All nations who do not have their pre-Napoleonic borders should now take up arms and invade, because they apparently have a legitimate reason to do it just because Argentina says so!

....wait, what?

If the Argentinian military junta decided to try to boost their approval rating by invading a (supposedly) non-defended British territory, it is hardly a reason to be butthurt 30 years later or to claim that it was somehow justified.

Also, bawwing about the sinking of a warship that, while strictly not in the completely arbirtrarily defined "designated combat area", was still a legitimate military target is about just as childish. Running into battle, then suddenly realizing "OHHHHHHHSHIIIIIII---" and bolting away should not make one immune, that's beyond ridiculous. It's not like the British Navy invaded Argentina just to sink that ship. If you start playing with fire, you should be able to take the heat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 13-04-2013, 00:04:28
So... Evict the islanders and repopulate the penguin sanctuary with Argentinians or what?

Like the British did years and years ago?.
Umm... the first settlements were British and French. The French colony was then handed to the Spanish, who attacked the Britons during the Falkland crisis of 1770. The Spanish abandoned the colony during Napoleon's wars, after which a colony was in hands of a German and/or French merchant, who ended up being charged of piracy after he seized US ships. The British returned for good by 1840, save for the Argentine invasion in early 70's.

So should the island be returned to the French?

What invasions in early 70s are you talking about?

Go ask the french if they still have claims on them  ;)


You like to rewrite history it seems, as Argentina had a settlement on the Malvinas  ;)

But yeah, the people living there is so important to the UK, that before the war of 1982 they were making steps to return the Islands to Argentine control  ::)

Don't you understand, that we want the Islands because we feel it's part of our territory, but the UK wants these islands because of natural resources and because it's an strategic outpost?

It's so easy, capture territory, insert people from your country, tell them to adore your queen over and over then tell the UN that they should decide their future, happened in Malvinas and also Happened in Gibraltar, British will never learn, their colonialism is alive today, they are a shattered empire and want to keep their old possesions, they couldn't care less for the people living there, hah, their own citizens.


Do you really think that you have a right to annex the home of thousands of people against their will just because you feel like the are belongs to your nation?

I don't know, ask the British?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-04-2013, 00:04:46
Like chess with a pigeon...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-04-2013, 01:04:17
Like chess with a pigeon...

You shouldn't make fun of slow kids.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 13-04-2013, 02:04:09
Yeah, whatever. Btw, how does Queen's ass taste? is it any good?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-04-2013, 02:04:55
Like jello pudding, dyaaaaaaaaaah!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 13-04-2013, 02:04:36
Yeah, whatever. Btw, how does Queen's ass taste? is it any good?.

After you're done with her cock you can tell us *burn*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 13-04-2013, 02:04:49
Okay i had a bad day and i reacted bad.

Talking about this touches my nationalist part of me, and get's me mad. So yeah, I don't want to make enemies so i guess i should say that if i offended anyone, accept my apologies, I'm not really an aggressive guy... i felt weird saying that and It's my mistake, I responded to that provokation like an idiot.

Alright.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-04-2013, 06:04:14
See Torenico, it is a common rhetoric in our nations.

Indonesia presses a lot of fucking claims for many territories it couldn't give a fuck about. And a lot of the people who never visited those territories like East Timor (Timor Leste) and Western Papua talks nationalistic integrity bullshit as if they know what's going on there.

I've been there. And surely, the religious fanaticism of all 5 religions in Indonesia can't help modernization, let alone integration easily.

Thondoror is right, it is like playing chess with pigeon, because those archaic 60-years old nationalistic minded is still there. While the Europeans and some of the United States Americans had to grew up out of it after losing millions of life defending that idiotic ideology, we are still teaching it in our schools. See why Japan has become the most advanced nation in Asia: they are forced to grew out of it too by the American colonists.

I never get the saying that "nationalism is the last resort of scoundrels" until I heard a scandalous politicians being charged for corruption ranted about nationalism, he is simply trying to regain sympathy for his plea. Luckily, being pragmatic, the justice system incarcerated him and jailed him, now we are talking about stripping him off the corruption money that he has been enjoying for years.

A more simplistic case, is when a T-shirt producer hijacked a T-shirt design from famous design community. It was our independence day contest, so it has some nationalistic tone embedded into it. This thief has the audacity of downloading the design and selling it on the store, well many do that, but he eventually get caught. What did he say about our findings?
In his facebook post:
"Why are you guys doing this? I don't stole the design! I promoted it, I promoted for the love of our country, and I love Indonesia, that's why I'm doing it! And I was accused of thievery because of that? You are being selfish! Long live Indonesia!"
The designers are not less patriotic either, but they are not thieves, and therefore lesser of a scoundrel, never felt the need to express nationalism in anger to shift the issues at hand. And that's what the fuss about ARA General Belgramo and the whole Malvinas is all about.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-04-2013, 09:04:09
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jl0mbpx71rv3b62o1_500.gif)

Torenico dont feel so bad. Atleast your country wassent taken over by half the world

i mean, we belgians, we got invaded and conquered by germany(3 times), france, (4 times), Dutch, spanish, vikings, austrians.....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-04-2013, 09:04:11
Why do people misspell his name? Just to piss him off or what?

Or dyslexia?  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-04-2013, 11:04:52
invaded and conquered by germany(3 times)

We kept them off in '14-'18
We had few ground to spare, but we kept it and eventually got victory
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-04-2013, 11:04:10
It is 'write-your-previous-posters-name-wrong' day. So don't be mad, Flypie Wearbear, and keep in mind that The Tao 123 makes his mistakes by accident. 123.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-04-2013, 12:04:03
You are totally wrong about every thing ever, Duktat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 13-04-2013, 12:04:43
Come on Biijizz, the guy is right above you, how can you misspell his name?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 12:04:41
This is fun, isnt it Kawlkulush?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 13-04-2013, 12:04:21
You don´t even need to try to spell Kralaklashs name wrong, TurkishCommunist007.

Why don´t we all improve this contest?! Who can write like Thetao234?

My try:

"My lesbian friend her brother has a car. So I saw him walking on the street and I asked him: "Were is your car?" He told me: "Their it is!" I asked: "Were?". "Overtheir!" was his reply."

 :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-04-2013, 12:04:03

"My lesbian friend her brother has a car. So I saw him walking on the street and I asked him= "Were is your car?" He told me= "Their it is!" I asked= "Were?". "Overtheir!" was his reply."

 :D

I fixed it for you. Remember that he never uses colons.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-04-2013, 12:04:03
All right Floppy-Krigbjörn and Dutsher, that's quite enough.






























(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/punakuonokas.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-04-2013, 13:04:23
No Torontosaurus123 tells me what to do!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 13:04:29
I think its pretty fun. Fleepi-Peacebeer and Twoerundoor321
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-04-2013, 13:04:21
Will you knock it off, Torkenshcommunicator666, you're scaring the Fluffy Carebear!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 13:04:08
Oh, sorry. Thanks for warning me PantieKracher



Okay.... I  believe thats enough of converted nicknames.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-04-2013, 13:04:40
it's never enough  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 14:04:59
You want more PantherCleaver? Sure. Go on! 

*grabs popcorn*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-04-2013, 14:04:09
Take this you Orcishcommissar227 *throws popcorn*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-04-2013, 14:04:14
oh KanzerPacker ya dingus
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-04-2013, 15:04:07
what did you say bout me mother, Captain Banana Dark?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 15:04:09
Everyone calm down! Or I'll call Nutty to destroy the conversation! (Natty)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-04-2013, 15:04:44
lol, wtf happened here  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 13-04-2013, 16:04:29
Well, Porn2Chill 069, I'd guess boredom happened.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 16:04:43
Copper_Puma_RU is right.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 13-04-2013, 17:04:07
I demand that KurdishPotato900 stops with these utterly useless posts and gets back off topic!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 13-04-2013, 17:04:43
Stop being silly, UnluckyDozen
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 17:04:49
I'm with Mıstık here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-04-2013, 18:04:47
There's only so many alterations to Turkeyoncommand770s name
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 19:04:44
Its odd that ParkerClanker's has as much as mine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 13-04-2013, 19:04:59
This thread has succumbed to too many of PantherSnacker's and TurduckenonMango007's postless points!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 20:04:29
And now ArmoneCatTurd is doing the same thing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-04-2013, 20:04:41
Tuscancommodore700,
(http://musingsonmatters.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/graham_chapman_stop_that_silly.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-04-2013, 20:04:54
Ok, ok, enough is enough....

It was pretty fun though  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-04-2013, 21:04:44
Upon reviewing the last pages of this thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0LxAt-mjK8
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 13-04-2013, 21:04:05
This issent the end! One does not suddently stop typing like Theatr0123 his texts, you prancing showponies!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-04-2013, 21:04:09
Not bad butcer  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 13-04-2013, 23:04:52
"Le cafard", that's all I am saying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 13-04-2013, 23:04:48
The last few pages:

Wow...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 14-04-2013, 21:04:30
What´s the matter, Drink Urinium?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-04-2013, 10:04:19
Insomnia is horrible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-04-2013, 14:04:11
Well i missed the party...


Anyways went to swim yesterday... Cold water but was fun enough.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-04-2013, 17:04:53
Real quick question: What do the little stars above your avatar designate?

I noticed that I have four, while Fuchs has three. Yet he has more posts. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-04-2013, 17:04:16
I have no idea. Buy my stars are green.

I'm special.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 15-04-2013, 17:04:49
Real quick question: What do the little stars under under your avatar designate?

I noticed that I have four, while Fuchs has three. Yet he has more posts.
Betatesters have 3 stars, regardless of post count, otherwise, it's an indication of post count. Newbies have 0 - 49 posts, jr. members have 50 - 1099 posts, full members have 1100 - 1799 posts and sr. members have more than 1800 posts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-04-2013, 17:04:24
Betatester rank is to be considered junior forever. And ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-04-2013, 17:04:26
Lightning's stars are red!!!! Frightening.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-04-2013, 18:04:38
He's the next stage in Moderator evolution.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-04-2013, 19:04:32
What is Vemma and why should I give a shit?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-04-2013, 19:04:29
The pheasants are causing a serious commotion in the garden. How can I calm them down, Eat Uranium?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-04-2013, 19:04:51
By shooting them. Get a nice feast.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 15-04-2013, 19:04:32
btw, since time changed from winter to summertime, the hours are always 1 hour wrong on my monitor, is it something i have to fix or is the forum just still in wintermood?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 15-04-2013, 22:04:23
Strange feeling when you get off a plane, stepping into a completely different climate other than what you've been used to. I've heard stories of elderly folks who lived in hot weather all their life getting off and fainting, or having a heart attack.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-04-2013, 22:04:38
The pheasants are causing a serious commotion in the garden. How can I calm them down, Eat Uranium?
Strip naked, cover yourself in a 30/70 mixture of mayonnaise and brown sauce and assert your dominance over them by break dancing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-04-2013, 22:04:56
The pheasants are causing a serious commotion in the garden. How can I calm them down, Eat Uranium?
Strip naked, cover yourself in a 30/70 mixture of mayonnaise and brown sauce and assert your dominance over them by break dancing.
Cool, thanks. I will report back after the ritual.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 16-04-2013, 08:04:44
btw, since time changed from winter to summertime, the hours are always 1 hour wrong on my monitor, is it something i have to fix or is the forum just still in wintermood?

That's because this forum is time-set with GMT.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 16-04-2013, 17:04:57
GMT doesn't have winter/summertime?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 16-04-2013, 17:04:45
I'd be more than happy if they got rid of the whole summertime thing. It just adds confusion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-04-2013, 17:04:29
I'd be more than happy if they got rid of the whole summertime thing. It just adds confusion.

Yeah I agree. It's just a big hassle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-04-2013, 17:04:57
Is there a website I could use to download YouTube videos?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 16-04-2013, 18:04:24
do you use firefox?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-04-2013, 18:04:46
chrome. firefox has something I could use?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 16-04-2013, 18:04:52
in Firefox, you can have an add-on that enables a download button under every youtube video, when you click it, you just choose the file you want it in (mp3 64k, mp3 128k, mp4 resolution of you choice, ...)
I use chrome and firefox

add-on name: Easy Youtube video downloader 6.8 and it's free, it just gives a few extra commercials in the sideline, but certainly worth it  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-04-2013, 18:04:37
okay, thanks  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 16-04-2013, 19:04:35
btw, since time changed from winter to summertime, the hours are always 1 hour wrong on my monitor, is it something i have to fix or is the forum just still in wintermood?
That's because this forum is time-set with GMT.
GMT doesn't have winter/summertime?
The forum actually follows GMT+1.  You have to go into Modify Profile -> Look and Layout and adjust your timezone's offset from forum time there.

Also, Britain, Ireland and Portugal all switch to GMT+1 in the summer, but Iceland and African countries don't.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 16-04-2013, 20:04:06
Just heard the news, Maduro for Venezuela! Can't believe Capriles, who is calling for a recount, would have come so close to winning! Seriously, like 1-2% close. Much as I disfavor him, I do think a few recounts would do.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 17-04-2013, 00:04:07
I just heard in a humorous traveling program that finland has more saunas that cars. Is this a joke or is this true?  ???

source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmjbODwshaI if you can understand dutch/finnish
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 17-04-2013, 00:04:19
Is there a website I could use to download YouTube videos?

Video Downloadhelper for Mozilla Firefox:
http://www.downloadhelper.net (http://www.downloadhelper.net)

That is what I use.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 17-04-2013, 08:04:56
How awesome, I went from feeling perfect to being a zombie with a 38.6°C fever in a matter of hours. Doctor did not really give a diagnosis, just said to take 4g of normal painkillers a day and antibiotics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 17-04-2013, 09:04:11
I just heard in a humorous traveling program that finland has more saunas that cars. Is this a joke or is this true?  ???

source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmjbODwshaI if you can understand dutch/finnish

Cars: 2,877,484
Saunas: Estimated over 2 million

Population: 5,421,827
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 17-04-2013, 11:04:19
too bad it's wrong, still prety impressive  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-04-2013, 22:04:01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzs-OvfG8tE

RIP admiral Motti
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 18-04-2013, 17:04:22
Sad story :(
http://www.wires.org.au/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-04-2013, 12:04:56
Verdun online trailer ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mtlIgOlGyes

And open beta is released!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-04-2013, 18:04:21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b3QEMMMFA0E

What is the truck at 1:10?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-04-2013, 15:04:32
Someone has been disliking my YT vids on a row. Wonder why....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 20-04-2013, 19:04:26
probably some Mustafa Kemal hater  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-04-2013, 19:04:56
Probably, I've been debating with them (and winning the debates) throughout this month, and I bet they are pissed off.  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 22-04-2013, 15:04:57
You've been winning debates with random people on the internet?
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_5R-x29kjcU5dEeRmLgr6EANUjN-IYhpVkE56WOTnKLeKvXlC)
Sounds SOOOO interesting...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 16:04:50
Well, they were pretty tough to debate, that's how they are now in the parliment, no? And if this doesnt interest you, dont read it. ::) this whole thread is about random shit.

How noticeable is it that some people including Bouras are looking for my posts to irritate me. ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 22-04-2013, 16:04:15
Yeah, parliamentary discussions are just like the ones on the internet....riiiight...

Try having a difficult discussion in real life, while being terribly drunk. Now that´s an important soft-skill to have, but not being an internet hero who "wins" arguments in forums.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 16:04:15
Dude.... When did you start having troubles with me? I guess pesky people are mutiplying. ::)

What I meant that they have this incredible skill of talking and debating. Plus, I dont "win" arguments on the forums. Te winners are the ones defending me, Im usually the victim of these stuff you guys do. ::) Im getting sick of you guys, I wouldnt stay here 1 more minute if FH2 wasnt my favorite FPS... ::)

I bet some people will try to make new FH2 release suck just to get rid of me after hearing this ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-04-2013, 17:04:02
(this post isn't meant to any forummember, just talking in general)

Problem is that most people don't kno Türkiye and therefor see it as a crazy fundamentalist country like many other Muslim countries, and when u talk about Atatürk, they think it's a) some medieval Sultan or b) it's some crazy muslimleader who was made great in Propaganda. Western education sucks when it comes down to the history of Türkiye, eventho it has a real nice and fascinating history with Mustafa Kemal who made Türkiye as awesome as it is these days! Instead, we just learn about how administration was done in medieval China.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2013, 17:04:05
One of the most important rules in turkey= State is seperated from religion

that gives turkey a step forward compared to the US
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 22-04-2013, 17:04:29
You are right, the whole world rotates around you and theres a plot to drive you away.... BE GONE!

Yeah awesome Ataturk with his Genocide of Greeks, Armenians and others. What a way to jump start a nation other than pure ethnic cleansing right?? An awesome guy for Turks, a smart diplomat, but a murderer non the less.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 22-04-2013, 17:04:58
One of the most important rules in turkey= State is seperated from religion

that gives turkey a step forward compared to the US
This comment is so much fail...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-04-2013, 17:04:09
Love it how the Greek/Turkish flamewars never end  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 17:04:53
I dont get you guys... Always genocide genocide turks are evil blah blah blah........

Ok, now its my time to put up an effective defence!  You angered me, and you're gonna face it.

NO 1:
Armerian "Genocide"


First of all, this was not a genocide. These "innocent" people who claim our eastern land as their land, have cooperated with the Russian Empire during WW1 and their gangs kept on attacking not only amy men but also civilians, they burnt down towns and raped women.

Lets take a look at the memoirs of 112 year old Seher Bulut:

Seher Bulut, Born 1883 in Bitlis. (Eastern Turkey)


Quote
"They (Armenians) came on horses, shooting at the air, just before the Russian Army. They put all of our men, put them in barns and burnt the barns. They shot our children and elderlies right in the center of the town. They entered the Gendarmerie outpost and brutally murdered all gendarmes in a matter of minutes.

They didnt hurt the Christians or the Jews, they murdered all of the people they identified as Muslims or Turks."

Furthermore, she says:

Quote
"When Mustafa Kemal and his men arrived to liberate Bitlis, I helped them by carrying ammunition to the front, and by stitching their uniforms. He was a real hero, he was a real defender of our land."

Also, not forgetting that the Armenians also murdered 12,000 Azerbaijani Turks.



NO2: Kurdish "Genocide"

Well, we've seen what they have been doing for the past 600 years. Trying to disturb the public using the excuse of establishing kurdistan, and miserably failing. I define them as one of the only race that cant adapt any society. Now dont think Im racist, I have plenty of Kurdish friends.

Before WW1, the Ottoman Sultan has given up control in the south-eastern region of Anatolia because of Kurds and their silly gangs.

When the Turkish War of Independence has begun they had an organisation called "Kurd Teali" or whatever the heck its called in English. They constantly collaborated with the British and French invaders.

Lets see 1930's, the Seikh Said and Dersim rebellions. Seikh said, a Kurdish landlord, has risen up against the new government by using Religion as a tool and wanted to create kurdistan. The revolt was crushed, and Seikh Said was hung.

Dersim Rebellion: Again, the Kurds were pissing off the people by burning down local stores and stuff. Then, Turkish army dropped a bomb over Dersim and troops entered the town. Again, the revolt was crushed.

And now the PKK...

I really sometimes have a hard time understanding them, PKK made the most damage to the Kurds themselves, but they still support it.


NO 3: The Greek "Genocide"

Werent the Greeks themselves that created societys and organisations that disturbed the public and shot at the Kemalists? Also it was their fault to invade Anatolia. Again I have plenty of Greek friends, dont think Im racist.




My only wish is a proper Turkey without any stupid pesky parasites disturbing the union of Turkish Republic, and if there are some, they shall be crushed. And doesnt matter if you are German, French, Greek, or whatever fucking country you are from.... dont mess with Turkey, or the results wont be the way you want!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 22-04-2013, 18:04:02
Nice how you refer to Kurds as "parasites" and "the only race that will never adapt any society". I hope not all your countrymen share this attitude. Good luck joining the EU with this mindsetting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2013, 18:04:55
One of the most important rules in turkey= State is seperated from religion

that gives turkey a step forward compared to the US
This comment is so much fail...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
NO ITS NOT

BECAUSE

"MAY GOD HELP US"
US always says that just before they invade country!

SO THERE!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-04-2013, 18:04:19
"May God help us all"
"So help me God"
"In God we trust"
...?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 18:04:33
Nice how you refer to Kurds as "parasites" and "the only race that will never adapt any society". I hope not all your countrymen share this attitude. Good luck joining the EU with this mindsetting.

Fuck EU. Turkey  is enough for its own.

And I said used the word "parasites" to the PKK and similiar piece of shit organisations.

I knew you Europeans wouldnt understand the struggle we gave, because you Europeans were always luxurious. The day will come, the day will come........

Seriously people, read "Kuvay-i Milliye Epic" written by Nazim Hikmet, "Nutuk" by Ataturk, and of couse "Shirt made from Fire" by Halide Edib (Woman writer. Didnt expect this from the filthy Muslim inturder Turks, did you?  >:( )

Part from "Kuvay-i Milliye" telling about the Grand Assault on Izmir:

Quote
Corporal Ali was right on the front row,
His face and bayonet covered in blood.
Cavalry moving up from the side,
Not chasing anyone, but wanting to reach somewhere,
And they werent only killing,

The thunder and flash
of the swords,
the guns,
and the horses,
was a background to all this effort.
Corporal Ali tought to himself about this folk song:

"like a horse, running over from Central Asia,
Just like the head of a horse, reaching the Mediterranean,
This soil is our land!

Fighting while
Wrists and hands covered in blood,
Tooth tightly clamped together,
on bare foot,

and the soil, just like a hand woven rug,
This hell,
This heaven,
is only but only ours!"

Translation by me, if you dont like it or dont find it proper. Ok, I'll try to improve.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2013, 18:04:48
Simple, we europeans settled our problems by murdering eachother for the past hundreds of years.
Now
we live in peace


Execpt with Foreign people, religious folks and people with akward music tastes
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 22-04-2013, 18:04:07
Fuck EU. Turkey  is enough for its own.

And I said used the word "parasites" to the PKK and similiar piece of shit organisations.

I knew you Europeans wouldnt understand the struggle we gave, because you Europeans were always luxurious. The day will come, the day will come........

See, that´s the reason atleast I don´t like you. You act like a little whiny teen, who thinks the world revolves around him and as soon as there is some opposition you act like a super-edgy tough-guy
If you wouldn´t spew out so much jingoistic BS, would stop spaming the forum with questions you could answer yourself  and bring up pointless suggestions, people wouldn´t treat you like that and would respect your oppinions.
Maybe if you grow up and become more mature and learn more about how the world works you´ll stop being such an annoying PITA.

Europe has had its fair share of suffering in the past, you denying that is a clear sign of your immature ignorance. Go read an unbiased book, or two...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 18:04:33
For me, world only revolves around my country and my people, I think the best for us, and try to do the best for us. I dont care about any other nation, they can give their struggle and save themselves.

Anyways, I'll be off to the streets waving some flags'n stuff. Cyall.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 22-04-2013, 18:04:53
Wow, simply wow. I know you have a hard time on these forums but don't you think that was a bit too much?
I've got to agree with homer_jay on most of his points.
It would be nice if everyone could calm down a bit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-04-2013, 19:04:07
It would probably help if you didn't all gang up on him.

Though these last posts claiming some sort of Turkish national socialism even I can't defend. What's up with that dude? I thought you were a normal person. Just this afternoon you were talking about debating and now you're posting stuff like this. That's not debating. That's covering your ears and shouting at the top of your lungs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 19:04:01
This is no nazism, I told you. Im not racist. Im just a patriot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-04-2013, 19:04:43
You say your world revolves around "your people", then clearly you find your people to be superior to others and therefore others to be inferior to your people. Is that not racism? Alternatively, if you do not find your people to be superior to others, then why don't you care about people from other nations?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2013, 19:04:42
Patriotism and nazism are thinly seperated

This world became a better place once we started to work together

Before the world was entirely filled with shit, not it is still filled with alot of shit, but still less then in the past.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 22-04-2013, 19:04:20
Patriotism is bad, m'kay
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 19:04:49
You say your world revolves around "your people", then clearly you find your people to be superior to others and therefore others to be inferior to your people. Is that not racism? Alternatively, if you do not find your people to be superior to others, then why don't you care about people from other nations?

What I meant by saying that I want to look at the world from the angle of Turks. how they think, and how I can help them out of this shit pile they're currently in. of course there are other people too. this world is multinational...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-04-2013, 19:04:54
On the Armenian "Genocide"... over two million civilians from the Ottoman Empire died, half of them Armenian. That is far from the typical number of civilian casualties seen elsewhere in the world during 1910-1920.
Not exactly the kind of stuff you just brush off and dismiss easily.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 22-04-2013, 19:04:58
This is no nazism, I told you. Im not racist. Im just a patriot.

Loving the home country is one thing, being patriot a different. So there is still a lot of trouble in Turkey regarding freedom of press and speech and some questionable attitudes against minorities. How do you feel about it, how do you deal with it?

You most likely ignore it and still celebrate your country, because you're some kind of self-appointed patriot.
Patriotims is a form of resignation, dealing with the problems seems too difficult, the rest of the world differs too much in culture to feel good about it.

So let's praise the home country, no matter what its gouvernment does. And let's praise it's History of course, no matter what was done to others in the past...

Your country still does not admit there was the Armenian genocide, I don't blame you personally for it, but patriotism is out of place there.
--

Loving the culture and the positive aspects of lifestyle of your country is totally fine, but the result of patriotism is that you stop to think, stop to criticize and in the end stop to improve the situation in your country. You have eyes, but you become blind.
If you really love your country, you better think about it critically in order to make it be a good place in the future as well.

So think about your "patriotism", I just want to puke when I read how you prouldy speak about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-04-2013, 20:04:04
Let's just leave the discussion here. It's easy to all start to question what one guy says. Opinions just totally differ here. I also used to be a western fanboy and thinking all we learn on school and in media are neutral and correct. Few years ago, i started to realise we just learn the propaganda our governement wants us to think and the media is manipulated by partypolitics, even the national tv is extremely sensitive for propaganda and manipulation to support the ministers that give them the budgets to make tv.
To continue, yeah, i also used to blame turks all the genocides, turkish invasion of Cyprus etc, but if you study the topics more and are prepared to change ur mind about those topics, you might get a new opinion on it. For example, i used to blame the turks completely for the "Armenian Genocide", i was indoctrinated by what i learned about it and saw it as pure evil of the turks. A turk gave me their side and i read some of what i thougt to be neutral sources and then, you get another opinion.  Anyway, not goin further on the topics to prevent further discussion on this. Please let's just stop all this discussion here and accept there are different opinions on this and let everyone have his opinion. :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-04-2013, 20:04:01
On previous page of this thread, I thought I'd post something along the lines like "Take it easy guys" or so, but I didnt do it after all.

Because I knew you people would be strangling each other by the time I get back...  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 22-04-2013, 20:04:09
And i though i was being patriotic around here...


THEY TOOK OUR JOOOBSSSS

So hey the Germans where also right about killing the Jews and the Gypsies and the homosexuals. They where the real reason they lost World War 1 and where disruptive to the unified Germany!! Maybe us Greeks should kill all the Turks up in Thrace right now because they are hoping to make Thrace Turkish!! Maybe kill the Pakistanis of Athens too out of fear of them breaking war to unify Athens with pakistan!







For some reason i get the feeling Born2kill 007 and TurkishCommando007 is the same person btw...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-04-2013, 20:04:39
lol, admins can probably see my IP and his IP and confirm we're far over 2000 km away from each other
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-04-2013, 20:04:25
I see it's not just Turkish who sees a conspiracy here lol
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-04-2013, 20:04:56
lol, admins can probably see my IP and his IP and confirm we're far over 2000 km away from each other
Yes, you are 2512.68 kilometres apart.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-04-2013, 20:04:44
the .68 made it creepy

anyway, if u see me blaming "our vision" as a conspiracy, go ahead. I see it as something similar to Egypt, Syria or Lybia, which i also saw as propaganda. From beginning, media always say how a brave people standsup against some cruel and crazy dictator, and the people will make a paradise democracy and bla bla bla. In the end it turn out to be muslim extremists fighting their with weapons they got from the Taliban. I personally liked it with the last president in Egypt more. Peace was guaranteed with Israel and there was stable factor. The western people felt safe and economy went great. Now most people mistrust going to egypt fearing a stronger Shariah or riots. Well again many opinions about this, but i personally prefer just cutting the discussions, only gave this as an example of how the media do influence us (remember everyone around me saying just what they heard on tv).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2013, 20:04:58
Same thing happend with these glorious revolutions.

Lets ruin a stable country with corrupt leaders by replacing it with an unstable and corrupt leaders.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 22-04-2013, 21:04:10
To chip in on this interesting discussion. I just saw eggplants are only 99 euro cents a piece this week in my supermarket.
I call that a bargain !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-04-2013, 21:04:21

anyway, if u see me blaming "our vision" as a conspiracy, go ahead.

What I meant was, that Bouras first accused Turkish of believing in a plot to make him go away and now he "senses" a conspiracy that you are actually Turkish's alternative account...or something along those lines.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-04-2013, 22:04:18
Im not related to Born2Kill007, as Lightning said.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-04-2013, 22:04:48
0.99 for eggplants?  :o
what store? where? i don't like eating them but it's so interesting topic right now  :D

and np panzer  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-04-2013, 23:04:58
Earth Day! 35 centigrade outside earlier, damn right I didn't turn my air conditioners off even though I planned to.

Also, happy birthday Lenin!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-04-2013, 02:04:22
Anyone else having problems with Windows Live Messenger / Skype IM transition? I changed to Skype some months ago and recently it has started acting bit strangely. Sent messages seem to some times disappear somewhere along the way and same with messages sent to me.

Another thing that I have encountered is that Skype seems to be online, but I can't see anyone and people don't see me. This has happened at least few times. First I thought that my contacts have just stopped using Skype/Messenger that much during the past 2-3 weeks, but now I'm paranoid that I see myself online all the time when in reality my connection to Skype drops in the background.

Anyone experienced something similar?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-04-2013, 02:04:45
To chip in on this interesting discussion. I just saw eggplants are only 99 euro cents a piece this week in my supermarket.
I call that a bargain !
Sweet! That's one bargain there. So now you have a stack of eggplants. Now what?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-04-2013, 03:04:03
I must have transitioned to Skype way back in January, I haven't really touched it since. Ah well, lost use for it over the years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 23-04-2013, 08:04:20
I bought a used Belgian parka jacket but it smells like old dirt. I've already held it out on the balcony for a day and I've washed it but it still smells horrible. How does one make it from smelly to not-smelly?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-04-2013, 19:04:07
wash it in your machine with some soap?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-04-2013, 19:04:59
Wash it with vinegar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-04-2013, 19:04:23
Well, I remember my grandma used to spray vodka on smelly clothes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 23-04-2013, 20:04:28
I think I'll go with the vinegar, I've had my fair share of spraying vodka on my clothes and all it does is make them smell like vodka.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 23-04-2013, 20:04:21
To chip in on this interesting discussion. I just saw eggplants are only 99 euro cents a piece this week in my supermarket.
I call that a bargain !
Sweet! That's one bargain there. So now you have a stack of eggplants. Now what?

Gang up with Biiviz I guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-04-2013, 20:04:13
If it was Russian, washing it with vodka would be historicaly accurate.

Now i think washing it with beer is the way to go.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-04-2013, 22:04:23
I bought a used Belgian parka jacket but it smells like old dirt. I've already held it out on the balcony for a day and I've washed it but it still smells horrible. How does one make it from smelly to not-smelly?

Smells like R Kelly's sheets... pisssssss

wash it in your machine with some soap?

Fuck it, coppin' it, washin' it, ‘bout to go and get some compliments

To chip in on this interesting discussion. I just saw eggplants are only 99 euro cents a piece this week in my supermarket.
I call that a bargain !

Saving my money and I’m hella happy, that’s a bargain, bitch

To chip in on this interesting discussion. I just saw eggplants are only 99 euro cents a piece this week in my supermarket.
I call that a bargain !
Sweet! That's one bargain there. So now you have a stack of eggplants. Now what?

I call that getting tricked by business
but shit, it was 99 cents

______________________________________________________________________________________

To chip in on this interesting discussion. I just saw eggplants are only 99 euro cents a piece this week in my supermarket.
I call that a bargain !
Sweet! That's one bargain there. So now you have a stack of eggplants. Now what?
Gang up with Biiviz I guess.

Now we just need a third member.

(http://i.imgur.com/3IdCu8G.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 24-04-2013, 08:04:21
You are a loose cannon Biiviz, but you are a damn fine egg.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 24-04-2013, 23:04:32
Hahaha Eggcellent. And just so you know Russian eggs are overpowered if though they were mass produced and of inferior quality.

(http://runezone.com/imagehost/images/2456/eggcellent.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 25-04-2013, 02:04:05
Jimmy Carter is still alive?! There I was resting easy for years, until I got curious today... that bastard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-04-2013, 02:04:58
yeah Jimmy!  My favourite US president by far.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 25-04-2013, 17:04:26
After watching the Champions League match and predrinking we intended to go party. Well, as we left the appartement a mate of mine stumbled and literally flew down the stairway and crashed into the door of the appartement below. The door burst opened and the lock as well as the door hinges got destroyed.

Took long to clarify the incident and the general mood was bad for some reason :P Anyway, insurance will pay, in the end pretty funny, but no party anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 25-04-2013, 18:04:30
Crashing the door is usually how a party gets started or am I parked in the wrong generation
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-04-2013, 18:04:33
where do you get your shit man  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-04-2013, 19:04:35
My stomach hurts, shouldn't have searched google images for "herp derp",  I almost died, it's so stupid it's fucking hilarious. :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 25-04-2013, 20:04:53
http://www.ea.com/news/ea-organizational-update

Jesse Cox on twitter:

"This just in: EA set to lay off 2,000 employees?!"

"EA laying off 2000 people - my source? I am the source :P Expect the news to hit the net soon."

"Notices were given this morning."

"Here ya go: Press Release http://www.ea.com/news/ea-organizational-update …
no numbers included, but trust me, 2000 lay offs is accurate"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-04-2013, 20:04:38
Pity towards people who lost their jobs, not a single tear shed towards EA.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-04-2013, 20:04:52
Bought a parakeet on sunday.

Played Make it Bun Dem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXrLt9a6eE) and the bird decided not to be shy anymore. I've discovered that it likes to chirp to dubstep. Havn't tested other music yet.

http://imgur.com/a/tgD83


Reasons I got it:
Decent colors
Super young
Tail feathers reminded me of the Bf-109 V-tail prototypes
Looking to train it eventually
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-04-2013, 20:04:00
Nice bird. Looks cute ^^



First time actually supporting a football team. Go Fenerbahche! Beat Benefica, give mo mercy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-04-2013, 23:04:55
There's going to be a "weapons of our veterans" show like 100 meters from where I live this saturday. Cant wait!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 26-04-2013, 06:04:35
Interested in Europa Universalis IV? Help me be awesome and go here and sign up:
http://signup.europauniversalis4.com/r/b216b65a670
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 26-04-2013, 12:04:25
Bought a parakeet on sunday.

Played Make it Bun Dem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXrLt9a6eE) and the bird decided not to be shy anymore. I've discovered that it likes to chirp to dubstep. Havn't tested other music yet.

http://imgur.com/a/tgD83


Reasons I got it:
Decent colors
Super young
Tail feathers reminded me of the Bf-109 V-tail prototypes
Looking to train it eventually

When I was a boy my mom held a pair of them. The bird cage was actually located in my children's room. I always wanted a cat but didn't got one because my mom was fine with our neighbours already having a cat. That is what she said. Whatever. She was holding a flight day once per week. She closed doors and windows and let em out to fly around in my room. The problem was, that the birds actually didn't want to return to their cage. She had to dim the light and caught the birds using a leather gloove, though the birds still chopped through the leather causing some bloody wounds.

Some day the birds managed to leave the room by accident again, able to fly freely in our habitation and I persuaded my mom to let em fly. I guess I liked the idea of freedom and independence, being rather the cat type. Well, the birds really enjoyed that, and after a couple of days they were familiar with everything and liked to sit on the cabinet in the living room. To my mothers regret they also started to shit on the cabinet then.
Well, surprisingly they returned to the cage in my living room each evening on their own. I guess they were hungry, rather than simply prefering to sleep in their most familiar spot. Because some day they ate from an indoor plant on the cabinet and died within a day.

So, good luck with yours, and maybe you can learn from my mistake.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-04-2013, 12:04:57
Never had a parakeet or a parrot but i have had so far: Cats, dogs, couple of iguanas, a dozen canaries, a duck, 5 bunnies, some fish and a hamster.

All these over the years ofc not at the same time.

Now i want to buy a hamster again when theres the next fair around here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-04-2013, 12:04:15
As a kid I used to have two budgies and two red-eared sliders, we also had three dogs, two of which became mine for a while. Now the last remaining dog lives with my parents again. During the "best" time we had 7 pets under the same roof.

Now I own a quarter of a finnhorse.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 26-04-2013, 12:04:23
Nice to see I am not the only one suffering from this:

http://now.msn.com/omar-borkan-al-gala-identified-as-one-of-the-men-deported-for-being-too-handsome
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-04-2013, 18:04:51
He's just one of the average people I see around.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-04-2013, 06:04:05
Saw this on 9gag but shit is legit

The word bed actually looks like a bed...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-04-2013, 11:04:31
There's going to be a "weapons of our veterans" show like 100 meters from where I live this saturday. Cant wait!

Pity that I had higher expectations of this than I should. Crowded as shit, all guns (not that many as I would have hoped) were on one long table, basically impossible to see anything because nobody moved anywhere, just stuck staring at couple of guns at a time. When the "line" (which wasnt even a line but people acted as if it was one) moved forwards and I got to a spot where you could try a Suomi. This collector who owned it said "Now THERE's an opportunity to try the legendary Suomi SMG!" and I was like "Cheers, but I got two at home." while I glared at Lahti-Saloranta in the distance.

Too many people and the guns that were displayed were on just one table, so all those people crowded all over it and you couldnt see much unless you pushed yourself right to the table... Oh dear...

And they didnt even have any SVT's... a display about weapons of our veterans and no SVT's? I should have brought mine, it's only 5 minute walk away.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-04-2013, 12:04:20
No SVT? brb 5 mins ;D

Did they also had a finnish maxim??
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-04-2013, 12:04:18
They had:

- L-39 AT-rifle
- Lahti-Saloranta
- DP27
- Various rifles including: Carcano rifle and carbine, Pystykorva, Lotta-kivääri, Ukko-Pekka, american made Mosin Nagants, Mosin Nagants rifles and carbines and Lever-action russian Winchester.
- Couple of Suomi SJR's
- Finnish Maxim
- Pistols like: Lahti, Luger, Browning HiPo, Ruby, Nagant revolvers, TT-33's, some old pocket pistols and couple of others.
- PPSH & PPS.
- Peltiheikki.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-04-2013, 12:04:58
nice! did you took any pictures??
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-04-2013, 13:04:37
Was so crowded I didnt bother.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 27-04-2013, 21:04:37
Update on the jacket: Vinegar didn't help. Now the jacket smells like an old potato cellar with a hint of vinegar. Though, wearing the thing for a couple days has caused me to kind of like the smell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-04-2013, 22:04:16
vinegar scent makes me sick... If I would wear a jacked soaked in vinegar for more than 1 minute or so, I would probably puke until my stomach comes out of me...

Yuck....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-04-2013, 00:04:14
(http://imageshack.us/a/img59/8136/25syriaarticlelarge.png)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img543/9041/syriaminaretjpgsizexxla.png)

Bad enough there are bullets lodged in the masonry... that can be repaired to some extent. But the whole damned minaret was destroyed! Late 11th century, none other like it in the world. Now that pisses me off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-04-2013, 00:04:05
Syria? Damn, that is bad... One of the worst part of wars is that artifacts and ancient stuff get destroyed...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 28-04-2013, 00:04:23
Sadly things like that happen in many wars, sometimes there isn't even a war needed for that, if you think of the Bamiyan buddha statues, just some radical muslims were enough to destroy them
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 28-04-2013, 04:04:26
Help me! There is this new song. Humming it on the internet didn´t work, looking for it in the charts didn´t work either, yet I hear it everyday - in the supermarket, in the club. I tried to remember the lyrics, but I forgot them. The only thing I know is that it sounds like house/electro and there is a kind of whisteling/tune going:

de dedede, dede de, dede de, dedede. de dedede, dede de, dede de, dedede.

I bet it´s pretty propular and new. I didn´t hear it before 2013 for sure. It´s propably not even good music but damn catchy. You see I´m desperate. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-04-2013, 15:04:44
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u65/boulderchorale/PicsfromGreece033.jpg)

Ever since we passed this square in Athens, I've wondered what did the statue of the angel represent...Bouras? Do you know the story of this statue?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-04-2013, 19:04:59
Its supposed to be the son of Daedalus , Icarus. If you know from mythology, Daedalus made wings from feathers and wax and escaped ancient Crete with his son. Poor Icarus flew too high, the sun burnt his wings and he died like that at Icaria an island.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-04-2013, 19:04:05
aaaaaaah, Icarus  ;D

I thought he drowned in the sea, ah well, now it makes much more sense, angels upside down aren't really a Greek thing...

Yeah, should've thought of that. Thank you very much  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-04-2013, 20:04:37
Mind if I ask what does the title of the topic has to do with the topic itself?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-04-2013, 20:04:22
page 1


This thread is an experiment. It may become locked or deleted without notice!

You can discuss all sorts of things more freely here without going into off-topic in every other threads. If this thread maintains a "level" of quality when it comes to this jibba jabba of chitty chatty, then the thread remains open. We still dont look kindly at posts which has "+1", "this" and so on.


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-04-2013, 20:04:37
Hmmmm.... "Revolting uniting" sounds more like a thread where commies plan riots :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 28-04-2013, 20:04:15
It's a reference to an ancient thread on the old forum. Let's see if I can find it...

There it is:

http://forums.filefront.com/spam-forum/356981-unite-revolt.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-04-2013, 20:04:02
I tought the filefront forum was shut down? anyways, thanks for the answer.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-04-2013, 20:04:55
It's a reference to an ancient thread on the old forum. Let's see if I can find it...

There it is:

http://forums.filefront.com/spam-forum/356981-unite-revolt.html

Holy crap, reading those old names brings back memories to my lurking days. I truly miss some of those.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-04-2013, 21:04:08
Except that thread was a dump.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-04-2013, 21:04:35
sentimental value, dude! Not that I would know, I started lurking in 2008 or sth like that
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-04-2013, 21:04:37
filefront forums...i was scared to post in the past
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 28-04-2013, 21:04:00
filefront forums...i was scared to post in the past

So thats why you have 14k+ posts?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 28-04-2013, 21:04:00
Except that thread was a dump.
When I look back on it I do shake my head.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-04-2013, 22:04:10
filefront forums...i was scared to post in the past

Same here, i only got over that fear in the last year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 28-04-2013, 22:04:22
Somebody tell me the secret: Why are there no fat chicks in Poland? I´m dead serious about this! I saw like 10 or so in the last 2 months. In Germany I would have gotten to 1000+ fat women in the same time.

It´s even more of a miracle if you look at the polish kitchen with dumplings, pierogi and zurek and whatnot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 28-04-2013, 22:04:30
Except that thread was a dump.
When I look back on it I do shake my head.
Honestly, so do I.
Keep in mind though fuchs, we were 5 years younger. And we did have fun at the time
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-04-2013, 00:04:25
Some portion of people here cried for a place where they could just shoot the shit, like Unite & Revolt thread in Filefront. I made one for them, but since I found their rebellious "union" totally disgusting, I named the thread as Revolting Uniting. Revolting Union could have been another option but I like the ring of the first one more.

And while we've reached multiple hundred pages in this thread (200 in my settings actually), people still use plenty of other threads for subjects that could be under this thread instead. 

I tried but there is no way to contain spammonkey's unless you go swinging the unlimited power of permbanhammer, and that apparently makes people very butthurt.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 29-04-2013, 01:04:49
Except that thread was a dump.
When I look back on it I do shake my head.
Honestly, so do I.
Keep in mind though fuchs, we were 5 years younger. And we did have fun at the time
True, we really did have a good time. If present Fuchs would meet past Fuchs he would make cynical comments about the little dickhead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-04-2013, 16:04:10
Except that thread was a dump.
you're a dump

But yeah I'm not going to re-read Unite & Revolt.  They were fun times that I don't want to ruin by reading cringingly-embarrasingly old CPS posts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 29-04-2013, 16:04:14
Except that thread was a dump.
you're a dump

But yeah I'm not going to re-read Unite & Revolt.  They were fun times that I don't want to ruin by reading cringingly-embarrasingly old CPS posts.
I feel the same.

I don't blame you people who disliked the thread. But then again, me, CPS and Fuchs where all 16-18 IIRC, so quite childish at the time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-04-2013, 17:04:13
I was 20 and couldn't grasp every single sophisticated english you were spewing out there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-04-2013, 17:04:08
Help me! There is this new song. Humming it on the internet didn´t work, looking for it in the charts didn´t work either, yet I hear it everyday - in the supermarket, in the club. I tried to remember the lyrics, but I forgot them. The only thing I know is that it sounds like house/electro and there is a kind of whisteling/tune going:

de dedede, dede de, dede de, dedede. de dedede, dede de, dede de, dedede.

I bet it´s pretty propular and new. I didn´t hear it before 2013 for sure. It´s propably not even good music but damn catchy. You see I´m desperate. ;)
I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo & Akon - Play Hard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dbEhBKGOtY) from this year, which actually samples the trance classic Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHjNmyzrVvM) from 1999. Yeah, I know, not whistling per se, but your onomatopoetic transcription made me think of this riff, and when in doubt and it's 2008 or later, always try suggesting David Guetta first. :p
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 29-04-2013, 17:04:53
lol everyone is gettin nostalgia while studying?
other thing, last week in a trance of nostalgia, i was thinking of a game i used to play on my win98, Harpoon1 Classic98 aka winharp95. I found the demo for it on the net and wanted to play it again, but it didn't work saying it's 32-bit. I'm indeed on a 64-bit win7. Anyone knows a solution for this?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 29-04-2013, 18:04:08
I appreciate your help Kelmola, but I found it just yesterday. The video is quite funny. My description of the song before was of course very vague.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BGKyAKigs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 29-04-2013, 18:04:08
Uhm, BF2 always reminds me it was programmed for 32-bit too but works nontheless. Maybe some kind of emulator like the Dosbox? Worked for my Descent II ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 29-04-2013, 19:04:49
I appreciate your help Kelmola, but I found it just yesterday. The video is quite funny. My description of the song before was of course very vague.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BGKyAKigs
;D

I love that video, makes the song twice as good.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 29-04-2013, 21:04:31
fuck you, roman law!   :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-04-2013, 13:04:37
Oh this is just one of those days again when I feel like why the hell did I even bother getting up from bed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-04-2013, 14:04:23
Oh this is just one of those days again when I feel like why the hell did I even bother getting up from bed.
Replay Papers, please and you'll feel a bit more depressed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-04-2013, 14:04:44
No I think I'd actually feel better when I can just deny people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 30-04-2013, 20:04:24
Rammed my arm to the corner of a steel window frame. Now I got a huge and deep cut on my arm, it was bleeding a lot until I bandaged it. Damn, this hurts a lot. Guess no May 1st celebration for me  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 30-04-2013, 20:04:40
Rammed my arm to the corner of a steel window frame. Now I got a huge and deep cut on my arm, it was bleeding a lot until I bandaged it. Damn, this hurts a lot. Guess no May 1st celebration for me  :P

In the last two or three month it seems I am growing a talent in cutting myself while preparing food. Last time was on friday 10 days ago. Still a kind of half asleep - I hadn't even drunk my first coffee that morning - I was cutting a kind of salami, when I suddenly cut in my pointing finger. I have never thought, that so much blood can pour out of such a small wound. And being alone in different flat, where I had no idea, where to find something to bandage my finger, while having only one hand to do the bandaging, was NO fun. I feel with you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 30-04-2013, 20:04:29
Pherecydes of Syros, Son of Babys
No one has found the tomb of this great sage (only aproximations and maybes) but after pouring over all the old books I came to Diogenes Laërtius's "Lives of the Eminent Philosphers". The following is an excerpt:
-----
Σώζεται δὲ καὶ ἡλιοτρόπιον ἐν Σύρῳ τῇ νήσῳ. Φησὶ δὲ Δοῦρις ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ τῶν Ὡρῶν ἐπιγεγράφθαι αὐτῷ τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τόδε
Duris (of Samos?) gives the inscription of the tomb as follows:

Τῆς σοφίης πάσης ἐν ἐμοὶ τέλος· ἢν δέ τι πλεῖον
Πυθαγόρῃ τὠμῷ λέγε ταῦθ' ὅτι πρῶτος ἁπάντων
ἔστιν ἀν' Ἑλλάδα γῆν· οὐ ψεύδομαι ὧδ' ἀγορεύων.

All knowledge that a man may have had I;
Yet tell Pythagoras, were more thereby,
That first of all Greeks is he; I speak no lie.
-----
I feel a sense of accomplishment, ah but now I'm confused. Is it Pythagoras's tomb inscription or Pherecydes? The section which this excerpt is from covers Pherecydes so I imagine its his.
Edit: It should be noted that Pherecydes and Pythagoras were acquaintances, later writers say that one was a student of the other.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 30-04-2013, 21:04:19
birthday of General Ilker Basbug. Hope he gets out of prison soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-04-2013, 21:04:49
Valborg today in Sweden. Biggest drinking-day of all the year (only rivalled by Midsummer's night) and what do I do?

I sit at home writing my exam.

Perhaps I'll treat myself with dooming people to death by denying their passports...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-05-2013, 03:05:26
May Day!

Finally, Indonesia recognize the holiday! Sadly, it will be in effect next year. So, no celebration today. Just 23,000 people massing around Jakarta to protest about labour outsourcing, low minimum wage outside Jakarta, etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-05-2013, 09:05:45
Lots of celebrators moving down to Beshiktash square:

(http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1999/imagebqf.jpg)

:D

Took this photo just now. I like how they let them celebrate. Hope there wont be any pepper gas and police barricade barricade chaos. Because my house is pretty close to Beshkitash Square.

EDIT: There was lots of pepper gas and police barricade chaos obviously. My eyes are now all red and I cant stop shading tears. Learned my lesson: Do not go out to the balcony on May 1st  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 01-05-2013, 09:05:14
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Make sure to bring your friends! (as that's obviously what I'm trying to do  :P)

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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-05-2013, 10:05:14
What does "džezva" mean in Serbian? It sounds pretty familiar to me...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 01-05-2013, 11:05:40
I'm glad i get a day of, but yet i think it's stupid that we abandon cultural holidays, but keep a more or less meaningless day (apart from political reasons).

And what i actually wanted to type: I just saw the latest trailer from GTA V and the latest screenshots. Damn it looks awesome!!! It's like the way better version of GTA IV, only thing i will miss in GTA V will be the endless look changing like you could do in GTA SA (hair, tattoos, fatness, muscles, clothes, ...)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-05-2013, 11:05:29
C'est la lutte finale
Groupons nous et demain
L'Internationale
Sera le genre humain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6CX_9oDwwk
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-05-2013, 12:05:27
What does "džezva" mean in Serbian? It sounds pretty familiar to me...

It's a pot in which you make turkish coffee

(http://www.ponuda.com/images/469/klasicna_dzezva_1_m.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-05-2013, 12:05:22
So its basically "Cezve"?

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR66AUo-03xWHMsL1Az0voNdlFcKpfN5sK_JKOkUwWFOK10LgeY3g)

Now I know why it sounds so similiar...  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-05-2013, 12:05:33
Well...this region has a lot of turcisms, no surprise there xD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-05-2013, 12:05:10
Yeah, lots of years we Turks spent at the Balkans, lots of culturally similiar stuff. Like Rakija and Rostilj.  :)

now I want some coffee....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 01-05-2013, 16:05:41
Well I'm sure many of you guys like Paradox titles, and I like them too! So why not sign-up to be a part of the EU IV community, receive an awesome newsletter with new info every month (completely optional) and many fine rewards if you plan on buying EU IV!
Make sure to bring your friends! (as that's obviously what I'm trying to do  :P)

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I've taken a look at it too. Played some EU3, although I never was too much into it, but a friend of mine was. Probably gonna buy it depending on the price. Most likely waiting for some kind of discount on it though. Also depends on how good it is going to be.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 01-05-2013, 16:05:44
C'est la lutte finale
Groupons nous et demain
L'Internationale
Sera le genre humain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6CX_9oDwwk
Il n'est pas de sauveurs suprêmes
Ni Dieu, ni César, ni tribun
Producteurs, sauvons-nous nous-mêmes
Décrétons le salut commun
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 01-05-2013, 17:05:31
...because the French Revolution turned out so well, amirite?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-05-2013, 18:05:55
...because the French Revolution turned out so well, amirite?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-srLjMRjoVI

Ça ira !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-05-2013, 18:05:20
Alas punakaarti!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-05-2013, 20:05:25
Today at around 7 am Ivan Turina, croatian goalkeeper of the swedish football team AIK (which I support) was found dead in his apartment. The doctors suspect some kind of illness, and he died in his sleep.

He leaves his 1 year old two twin-daughters, as well as his pregnant wife behind.

All clubs, and every football lover in sweden is in sorrow. He was the greatest keeper in the league, and despite his intimidating appearance (202 cm and 101 kg) and personality on the field, outside of the pitch he had a heart of gold and was a genuinly nice person, loved by all who had any contact with him.

In all swedish league games up until monday, in the premier and second league, there will be one minute of silence. Every supporter is looking past the rivalries today to remember him.

I never met him, other than hearing interviews and seen him on the field. But me, along with hundreds of fellow AIK supporters have shed tears today. It's as if we all are one big family.
However, all the thoughts and support goes to his wife and his daughters.
(http://www.jojjesplejs.com/_w.php?p=gallery/280/images/130502132901.jpg)
(http://gfx2.aftonbladet-cdn.se/image/16704057/485/normal/2fbe2448b56a5/turina1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-05-2013, 16:05:07
Last week, there has been a lot of discussion in Belgium about the following:
There is a kid with an illness and there's only 1 medicine for it or he dies. That medicine costs monthly 18 000 euros. Should the state pay this or not?
It's about 220 000 euros a year, which is a huge amount of money, money that could save many lifes elsewhere. And what is the outlook for the rest of his life now that he has this illness? On the other hand: can you let a kid die just becuz he has an illness? Our constituation has an implicit right of life and of course, more important: is it in any way moral to let this happen?. What's your moral here and what should be done?
Extra: It's sometimes a genetical disease (aHUS)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-05-2013, 16:05:00
Im sure your king can spare a few 000's every year, right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 03-05-2013, 17:05:44
Well if the state can give away billions for banks and greece, why not some thousands for a child that needs it? It´s not that anybody would notice a fucking difference.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 03-05-2013, 17:05:22
Last week, there has been a lot of discussion in Belgium about the following:
There is a kid with an illness and there's only 1 medicine for it or he dies. That medicine costs monthly 18 000 euros. Should the state pay this or not?
It's about 220 000 euros a year, which is a huge amount of money, money that could save many lifes elsewhere. And what is the outlook for the rest of his life now that he has this illness? On the other hand: can you let a kid die just becuz he has an illness? Our constituation has an implicit right of life and of course, more important: is it in any way moral to let this happen?. What's your moral here and what should be done?
Extra: It's sometimes a genetical disease (aHUS)

When you look at the cost for the medication needed for such rare diseases and compare it to the entire health care budget, it's neglectable. Better to cut of a few € cents of something that is popular and you'll safe more money anyway.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 03-05-2013, 18:05:16
Just give the kid his meds and be done with this ridiculous discussion. Yet another great example on how the big companies can't deal with charity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-05-2013, 18:05:25
Its all about money

everything is about money these days

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 03-05-2013, 18:05:58
Just give the kid his meds and be done with this ridiculous discussion. Yet another great example on how the big companies can't deal with charity.

lol ? excuse me you don't expect the company who developed this to pay up for his treatment do you ? It's a company, not a charity institution. Developing a medicine is a trillion dollar investment : it takes nearly 10 years just to develop (if you're lucky that is) and then you can maybe squeeze out another 5 to ten years before your patent runs out and everybody and his dog can profit from your research.

First of all you should be happy that that company did the effort of making the medication for a rare disease. It's already a sign of very good will; they know that the market is made out of few individuals who'll actually use them. They know their profit will be close to zero, but the seem it as part of their job to try and help these people. They just want to try to get at least a part of their investment back, that's not a strange thing to ask is it ? If they wouldn't they would go bankrupt, and who will develop it then ? you perhaps ? right ..   
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-05-2013, 18:05:53
Audio isn't coming through PC speakers anymore, its amazing how shit just breaks down after being idle for a few hours...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 03-05-2013, 18:05:48
@luftwaffe.be

Well, you have to be careful with praising pharmaceutical companies like that imo. In this case the low use of the medicine is indeed somewhat bad for the company as it costs them a lot of money. But when there is need for medicine it's their job to develop it and other companies will be producing similar medicine for other rare diseases.

It can be that it's within their code of work or their responsibility, but I'd wonder if they don't get money for developing medicine for rare cases from other institutions. Anyway, they make so much money, they can live with producing some medicine like that.

But this pharmaceutical companies and the flow of money there is kinda wierd anyway. I'm sure there's always a lot of bribe and fraud involved, just as there have been cases of them giving extra money to doctors that give people their medicine.
You are partly right there and they of course should not pay the medicine for the kid, but pharmaceutical companies act highly questionble and I'd be careful with presenting them like that.

Just like a month ago there was this court decision in India where one big company tried to prevent another one of selling pretty much the same medicine against leukemia to a price that is by far lower and somewhat affordable for the population, while the big company tried to sell it for so much money that only the upper class could afford it. The big company lost and the medicine can be sold for few money by the other company now, at least in India. I think they are not allowed to export it to Europe, which is fine.

But this shows how little (some) pharmaceutical companies care about the people the medicine is for. They often have some kind monopoly that makes people pay a shitload of money they often don't have. Luckily in the case of the leukemia medicine another company started competing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 03-05-2013, 19:05:18
This is the first thing that comes to my mind from this discussion. Would you please shut up, Mr. Godwin, sometimes a comparison has to be made.
(http://i.imgur.com/vdMbirY.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 03-05-2013, 19:05:31
Quote
Well, you have to be careful with praising pharmaceutical companies like that imo. In this case the low use of the medicine is indeed somewhat bad for the company as it costs them a lot of money. But when there is need for medicine it's their job to develop it and other companies will be producing similar medicine for other rare diseases.

you seem to assume that every pharmaceutical company engages in R&D. They don't. Even big giants such as Bayer rarely invest in their own R&D anymore.  Why ? the risk is simply to high compared to the rate of success. So how they do it otherwise ? Simply : they let others do it for them. They watch small companies who take a chance to jump on the boat and develop a new medicine ( a new medicine against the flue or whatever). If a company like Bayer smells it will have success (such as successful trials) they just buy them out, let them finish the product, take the patent and mass produce it. Then they usually sack it, but generally the original investors will have made enough money to stamp a new company out of the ground.

But companies like Bayer are not interested  in a product that can only help a few hundreds of people around the globe. So these companies stand generally alone. They are usually an offspring of a PHd research , which they try to commercialise sometimes just as a proof of concept product. But saying that "they have made enough money and now should do do something for us" is a plain wrong statement. These companies generally don't run around with buckets filled with money, and people do need to get paid for the work they put out.

And, generally speaking, people and companies alike do need a strong motivation to try and be competitive with others. And wheiter you like it or not, money is a large part of that ..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-05-2013, 19:05:31
Personally, i don't see the point in the king paying it. His family savings melted as ice under the sun during the reign of Leopold II who wanted to make Belgium nicer by building many expensive buildings and what was left, he invested in building cities and infrastructure in the Congo. His bankruptcy is also the reason Belgium had to take the Congo over from him. And from then, the king got an amount of money every year from the governement. It's higher than in most countries around us i thought, but one should keep in mind that the king has a lot of expenses that are payed by the governement in other countries (upkeep of palaces etc.). He indeed has a yacht, but i don't think that's special for a king, and compared to other royal families, it's a rather small yacht.
I personally don't get all the comotion on this case. Socialists made that we have the highest tax pressure (if u count up all taxes) in Europe, while they promise us we have perfect social security and healthcare, and now, a socialist minister would deny healthcare to a citizen. We pays billions of taxes to the governement yearly and then this is what happens. Instead of what we should get, we pay for 6 parliaments (1 federal, 1 flemish, 1 walloon, 1 frenchspeaking, 1 germanspeaking and 1 from brussels), we pay all those politicians many thousands of euros a month, while they combine their jobs. There even was a socialist this week on tv (he lost elections in his homecity when he was running for mayor) and he said the past months were so quiet and there was nothing to do, now he would go to write a doctorate thesis abroad and would teach. One thing, in his resting time, he still got thousands of euros every month as member of the parliament and he wants to stay in parliament while teaching and writing a thesis. Yeah, parliament must be very hard work the way they do it. And if it isn't enough that we pay for all those parliaments, we even have some extra "commissions" that act as mini-parliaments in Brussels for every language group on its own + an extra commission for all those groups together and the parliaments all have their own governements. I think 3-4 month wages will be the cost to save the kid, so what's most important for the "general welfare"? Paying hundreds of politicians who usually don't even go to the parliament or saving the life of a citizen of the country... Damn i hate politics
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-05-2013, 20:05:17
Our country is sick with politicians and we need a major reforming of our entire goverment

1 Goverment, not 6
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 03-05-2013, 20:05:16
Just split Belgium between Netherlands, France, Germany and Luxembourg.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-05-2013, 20:05:09
Hell no

German and dutch gun laws Suck
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 03-05-2013, 20:05:19
We dont want theta.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 03-05-2013, 20:05:41
We keep him hostage. I´m sure the Russians will buy him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-05-2013, 20:05:55
The germans still didn't learn that they can't get Belgium  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 03-05-2013, 21:05:10
Just split Belgium between Netherlands, France, Germany and Luxembourg.
When I spent a lot of time in Brussels in 2006-2007, nearly every Belgian Walloon and Fleming I spoke to was thinking along these lines too (often leaving Brussels as a separate city-state, "the capital of Europe"). With the caveat "it would be far too sensible so the politicians won't do it".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-05-2013, 21:05:13
Before:
(http://arabcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/google-palestine.jpg)
After:
(http://s3.jrnl.ie/media/2013/05/google-palestine-390x285.jpg)

Google has now recognized Palestine as a country! YES!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 04-05-2013, 01:05:54
I received a squashball in my eye. fucking hurts. My friend was approx 2 m away and was rebouncing the ball, but instead of hitting the wall, he slammed it right into my eye at full speed. Saw a small stream of blood passing trough my eye, but I wasn't bleeding externally. I can guaranty it fucking hurts.

Immediately got some ice. went home and applied some more ice for approx 15 min. My vision is fine though everything is still sort of swollen. I just hope everything is internally all right. :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-05-2013, 02:05:19
You should get that checked out. Even though you can see fine now its better to stay on the safe side before anything becomes permanent.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 04-05-2013, 10:05:48
May the fourth be with you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 04-05-2013, 12:05:50
About that whole medicin thing, the company that made it hired a PR company to find a child with the disease and to put him in all media with his story 1 week before parlement decided if the medicin would be payed back with insurance. ---> evil company, wost then EA


In other news, this happened last night about 700 meters from my house (epicentre that is, the fire spread 500 meters.

http://youtu.be/EXzxedzRt-c

Burning Acrylonitrile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile

Apearently they are measuring hydrogen cyanide in the air, evacuation radius is 500 meters.
Having a headache at the moment, hope it is not related.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 04-05-2013, 14:05:22
They guy who filmed this, didn't he get some toxins too? Looks scary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 04-05-2013, 15:05:34
Great news:
They found a Do 17 from the Battle of Brittain in the Channel and they will save it  :D

English version: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/only-surviving-german-second-world-1867866

Dutch:

http://www.standaard.be/cnt/DMF20130504_00567126
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 04-05-2013, 16:05:28
I've recently heard that German police cars always have an MP5 in their trunk. Why is that? I mean it is still 9mm and it does not have extra fire power like an actual rifle caliber. Is it for full auto or salvos? I thought, going full auto was ill-advised? 30 round mag?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 04-05-2013, 17:05:30
I've recently heard that German police cars always have an MP5 in their trunk. Why is that? I mean it is still 9mm and it does not have extra fire power like an actual rifle caliber. Is it for full auto or salvos? I thought, going full auto was ill-advised? 30 round mag?
- Longer barrel giving the round a greater muzzle velocity and thus greater accuracy and range
- Increased magazine size, less time spent reloading
- More intimidating than a pistol, since SMGs look more threatening to your Otto Normalbürger

That´s what I would say. Burst/fully-auto can probably be neglected. I´ve got some friends in the police and from what they told me they don´t use that during training and (I guess) therefore not during real firefights. Though I can´t validate if ALL police forces carry SMGs during patrol. Maybe it differs from state to state since training and equipment varries to some extent between the different state police forces.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 04-05-2013, 17:05:08
Plus placing assault rifles in every police car seems very extreme. We're back on the militarization topic again. Shotguns and SMGs would most likely be a proper increase of firepower for most situations.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 04-05-2013, 17:05:59
The MP5 still gives more firepower and accuracy, as the barrel has double the length compared to most pistols. I guess they are still full auto, but they nearly never get used. German police (the whole german police (!)) did fire something like 7000-8000 shots per year over the last 5-10 years. 95% shots were aimed at wild and injured animals (car accident). Some 100-200 warning shots and about 30-50 shots aimed on persons. About 5-10 people die by use of weapons. More people die crashing with their car while being chased by the police.
The normal german police officer does not really need any more firepower. Everytime shit gets serious, the German police calls its SEK (Spezialeinsatzkommando). If needed they have assault rifles like G36, but in most situation even they do not need them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-05-2013, 17:05:29
It still is better to go semi-auto with the MP5. Full auto is pure overkill and with an effective range of 200 meters, you dont need that full auto
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-05-2013, 17:05:14
I always have to smile a bit if I see police officers armed with MP5 walking through the central-trainstation or other public places with about 300 people in their direct visibility. It´s just to scare possible terrorists. If shit got real, they wouldn´t be able to fire a single shot without risking to hit several civilians.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 04-05-2013, 18:05:59
I always have to smile a bit if I see police officers armed with MP5 walking through the central-trainstation or other public places with about 300 people in their direct visibility. It´s just to scare possible terrorists. If shit got real, they wouldn´t be able to fire a single shot without risking to hit several civilians.

Having fired the MP5 in the military, I can vouch for its great accuracy and lack of recoil. If any weapon were to be used when firing in a crowded area, this is the one. Still, after the first explosion/shot/whatever, that train station is gonna be like a agitated ant hill.

Does anyone know if the German police uses hollow-point rounds?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-05-2013, 19:05:03
UMP > MP5
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 04-05-2013, 19:05:45
My uncle is in the German police and he said that they have special armor piercing ammo for the MP5 and that they mostly use them to shoot escaped cattle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 04-05-2013, 20:05:05
.45 is even worse when you want to pierce armor. At least, that's what I've read multiple times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-05-2013, 20:05:28
True, but .45ACP delivers way more stopping power then the 9x19mm

This can be crucial in that "first shot kill" situation
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 04-05-2013, 21:05:23
My uncle is in the German police and he said that they have special armor piercing ammo for the MP5 and that they mostly use them to shoot escaped cattle.

they shoot on escaped cattle ? First time I heard that..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 04-05-2013, 21:05:23
My uncle is in the German police and he said that they have special armor piercing ammo for the MP5 and that they mostly use them to shoot escaped cattle.

they shoot on escaped cattle ? First time I heard that..

If there is danger of it wandering onto streets for example or if bulls act aggressive etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-05-2013, 01:05:21
About that whole medicin thing, the company that made it hired a PR company to find a child with the disease and to put him in all media with his story 1 week before parlement decided if the medicin would be payed back with insurance. ---> evil company, wost then EA


In other news, this happened last night about 700 meters from my house (epicentre that is, the fire spread 500 meters.

http://youtu.be/EXzxedzRt-c

Burning Acrylonitrile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile

Apearently they are measuring hydrogen cyanide in the air, evacuation radius is 500 meters.
Having a headache at the moment, hope it is not related.

Have been reading more on this and this shit is far worse than i thought. Read it enters houses, not only by ventilation, but even via the sewers. If you think your headache may have something to do with it, make sure that you report it and every other possible thing related to the burning. If it worsens or anything goes wrong, you can later proove that you made the complaint right after the accident happened and you can claim a compensation for the dammage you suffered (physical, moral, ...). So make sure u visit a doctor or some service where you can get a certificate that prooves that u were close to the fire and u suffer(ed) from a headache. Maybe also make pictures of possible proof, if u never need them, the better, you can still remove them later.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 05-05-2013, 08:05:51
Yeah, evacuation stopped at the beginning of my street. Police where patrolling till this morning, they see you walking outside, you get escorted out, all the roads going to the city centre where blocked off and there was an absolute ban to go outside in 3 local towns. Everything is cancelled, no shop is open, so weird. Not even mass in Church. Also when you see people wearing hazmat suits and you read that toxic gasses over 60 times the max limit where measured just 100 meters away and that 20 people are in hospital this thing gets even more unreal.

Some video of the edge of the fire. Notice the awesome dialect we speak over here :)
http://youtu.be/R7vq-wsrHuI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-05-2013, 09:05:34
siben, you have gasmasks, USE THEM  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 05-05-2013, 10:05:18
So I read that the German gouvernment is now allowed to demand any data from internet providers about the users whitout even needing any special reason to do so.
Another bit of privacy being cut off. And I thought the FRG took over the GDR...

http://www.t-online.de/computer/sicherheit/id_63234972/polizei-bka-bnd-ueberwachung-von-handy-und-internet-wird-leichter.html (source is not that great but I could not find any better for now)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 05-05-2013, 13:05:10
I am writting my bachelor thesis at the moment. Before you ask, I study physics, and I am german, but I write my thesis in english. And I am always amazed, how many words from mathematics and physics made their way into the english language.

It always sounds so stupid - atleast for my german ear - writing about eigenvectors, eigenfunctions or eigenvalues or doing an ansatz for solving a differential equation.

But seriously: English, why you no have your own words?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-05-2013, 13:05:42
I am writting my bachelor thesis at the moment. Before you ask, I study physics, and I am german, but I write my thesis in english. And I am always amazed, how many words from mathematics and physics made their way into the english language.

It always sounds so stupid - atleast for my german ear - writing about eigenvectors, eigenfunctions or eigenvalues or doing an ansatz for solving a differential equation.

But seriously: English, why you no have your own words?

Why do Germans use words like "das Ticket" or "die Party"?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 05-05-2013, 13:05:53
Because it is "cool"...

EDIT: Plus, sometimes words like "party" add a new value to our synonym "Feier". It appears that "Feier" does not fit for "reasonless" parties. To me at least, Feier always means that there is something to celebrate and parties are just for fun.
Most of the time, English words do not completely replace German words but give the language more detail. Of course, new items invented in English speaking countries most of the time get English words.
I've got no problem with anglizisms but what I absolutely dislike are people who put an English word whereever they think it fits, like every two words. This sounds absolutely redicolous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 05-05-2013, 13:05:31
I am writting my bachelor thesis at the moment. Before you ask, I study physics, and I am german, but I write my thesis in english. And I am always amazed, how many words from mathematics and physics made their way into the english language.

It always sounds so stupid - atleast for my german ear - writing about eigenvectors, eigenfunctions or eigenvalues or doing an ansatz for solving a differential equation.

But seriously: English, why you no have your own words?

Don't know if it's true or not, but a professor once told me that they thought "eigen" was a sort of Geman name, hence they didn't translate it..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 05-05-2013, 13:05:36
eigen means "self".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 05-05-2013, 13:05:34
German used to be the language of natural sciences, especially physics and chemistry up until WW1. Universities in Germany and Austria got shitloads of money-boosts - more than in any other country. After the world-war there was no such money for it. Yet there were lots of brilliant german scientists - many of jewish belief, Albert Einstein being the most famous one. Hitler threw german natural-sceinces decades back with his bullshit, many emigrated and eventually English became the language of natural-sciences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_Jews

Look how many scientists there are in this list.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-05-2013, 13:05:35
Because it is "cool"...

EDIT: Plus, sometimes words like "party" add a new value to our synonym "Feier". It appears that "Feier" does not fit for "reasonless" parties. To me at least, Feier always means that there is something to celebrate and parties are just for fun.


"Fete"  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 05-05-2013, 13:05:16
Damn, I really forgot that one. How embarassing ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 05-05-2013, 14:05:46
eigen means "self".

Yes I know that, I'm just saying they though it was some sort of name..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-05-2013, 16:05:52
I got an assignment for university some of you might be able to help me with:

What does "fairy tale" mean in your language? In German it would be "Märchen" for example. Also, does the word have any interesting meaning or etymology?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-05-2013, 16:05:44
I can tell you without doing research, it is "sprookje" in dutch and the word comes from "sproken" these were some people who travelled around and told the fairy tales or the old verb "sproke" which means telling a story. You might recognise the german word "sprechen" in sproke. In Dutch we also make difference between unreal stories. We have legendes (legends), mythes (myths), sagen (dunno word in english, sagen is derived from "was gesagd werd" or something similar in german), stadssagen/urban legends and sprookje. I guess most languages have that distinction, if not, ask me which one you don't know.
Dunno what else i could tell you, if u miss some information just ask, if other dutchspeakers think of something else, feel free to add it :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-05-2013, 16:05:57
The German name is Eugen I guess... more like Eugene.

"Fairy tale" translates directly into "dongeng" (dong-'eng), which means just a story that never really happened and doesn't always have to involve fantasy. In negative connotation, it can also mean lies or "bullshit story."

We are specific very about terms for fantasy stories. For example, fairy tale differs from legend (legenda in Indonesia) that legends tell a story about the origins or history of a place or specific events. "The legends of Tangkuban Perahu" (upturned boat) tells a story how a stratovolcano forms itself and how one of its peak looked like upturned boat. A legend can also tell events like historical battle that shaped ancient city of Kediri for example. In the story, the heroism become the main focus of the legend.

Fairy tale also differs from myth (mitos), that it doesn't necessarily have real-life historical figures in the story and involve the use of supernatural things or magic. Myth should be like The Romance of Three Kingdoms, where real historical figures are used as a character and used in some of the fictionalized events (some involving magics and supernatural tricks) that goes with the real event.

So in conclusion, fairy tale or dongeng could be interpreted as purely 100% fantasy.

Sprookje in Indonesia means more like European fairy tales (dongeng, not legenda nor mitos) like Grimm Brothers' or Hans Christian Andersen's. This usually involves ancient European kingdoms including fairies and knights. I guess LOTR falls into this category and Harry Potter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-05-2013, 16:05:46
Zoologic what does "fairy tale" mean in Indonesian?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-05-2013, 13:05:22
siben, you have gasmasks, USE THEM  ;D

Hehe, i should.

I i follow the road 1km eastwards then i wont make it, 6 times lethal dosis of cyanide measured in the street this morning, after 3 days. My town seems to be in lock down, roadblocks are getting worse again.

On an other note, i feel sick, doctor put me home for the week. Thinking of going out of town for a while. Not much to do here with everything closed and cancelled.

(http://s1.hbvl.be/ahimgpath/assets_img_gvl/2013/05/06/2604875/treinverkeer-vermoedelijk-nog-hele-week-verstoord-door-ongeval-wetteren-id4454617-620x400.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-05-2013, 16:05:33
6 times, huh...Why are you still there. I wouldn't recommend being within a 2-mile radius of the accident.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 07-05-2013, 16:05:49
if i were u, i'd make a citytrip for some days. London, Köln, ... I can't immagine the air being healthy there within miles of the accident + ground is also infected by the extinguishing water. They even already had to dump it in the Schelde with some retard governement dude saying "yeah, a few fish might die". I'd say get out of there and take your pets with you if you can.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 07-05-2013, 17:05:15
I can now do 3x8 good form pullups, 1+ year ago i could only do +30kg assisted. yay. New goal is 10 wide pullups +20cm shoulder width.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-05-2013, 17:05:44
if i were u, i'd make a citytrip for some days. London, Köln, ... I can't immagine the air being healthy there within miles of the accident + ground is also infected by the extinguishing water. They even already had to dump it in the Schelde with some retard governement dude saying "yeah, a few fish might die". I'd say get out of there and take your pets with you if you can.
6 times, huh...Why are you still there. I wouldn't recommend being within a 2-mile radius of the accident.

I like how they keep calling it almost identical as the gas used to kill jews in concentration camps.

Cant go on city trip, girlfriend has to go to work.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-05-2013, 18:05:54
So I think I aced my Nuclear and High Energy Particle Physics exam today.

On the other hand, tomorrow morning's Extra-Solar Planets and their Atmospheres exam will go badly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-05-2013, 19:05:11
did you guys have somthing like this during the 90s in Europe?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bf64Qwewd8o/UVmnPmxX0oI/AAAAAAAADeI/rQzE_J1Vy-k/s1600/IMG_1638.JPG)

its basically a dust which you mix with hot water and you get orange juice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-05-2013, 20:05:15
Since 1970

http://youtu.be/laQ0LDgIpMw?t=2m18s
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-05-2013, 20:05:54
Oh, I see.


I just bought a jar of those, It was Nostalgia Day in the local market  ;D

Daamn, I missed this taste  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 07-05-2013, 20:05:57
So I think I aced my Nuclear and High Energy Particle Physics exam today.

On the other hand, tomorrow morning's Extra-Solar Planets and their Atmospheres exam will go badly.

What do you study?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-05-2013, 20:05:15
So modern Russian film is usually pretty bizarre and overdone but I actually like the look of the trailer for the new Stalingrad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Da3EgZUA0Y
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 07-05-2013, 20:05:35
what's this tank? http://youtu.be/_Da3EgZUA0Y?t=1m18s
looks like a p4 turret but the rest?
Oh and the movie looks awesome, eventho i would put "in war there is rape" instead of "in war there is love"
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Post by: Oberst on 07-05-2013, 20:05:39
what's this tank? http://youtu.be/_Da3EgZUA0Y?t=1m18s
looks like a p4 turret but the rest?
Oh and the movie looks awesome, eventho i would put "in war there is rape" instead of "in war there is love"

It is just a mock up, which should resemble a p4. My guess would beit is a T54 chassis or something.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 07-05-2013, 20:05:06
Why would you drink powdered drink mix over juice from concentrate?
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-05-2013, 20:05:07
Hoped for something better.

Right now it seems like:
1. Cheesy love story made for the sake of having a love story.
2. Terrifying german army uncapable of melee combat.
3. Lucky explosions, aka last second savior "out of nowhere" (deus ex machina woohoo).
4. Basically a lightly damaged forced landed He111 in the middle of the city?
5. Hitlerjugend material in Stalingrad (that <20 years old kid in the ranks).
6. Exploding flamethrower men with a "Make em look scary" welding mask.
7. PPSH41 sequence reminds me of (http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view7/4307422/true-lies-uzi-o.gif)




Anyways, the big plus is the music, I lol'd. The Panzer IV and T34 replicas are quite fine, dunno bout the schurtzen and the drivers vision slit is too big but compared to other movies, this is brilliant.
If the movie will show both sides like the old ones (The Longest Day for example) and if the characters will speak their native language, I'll very much like this one. Especially if they'll have the decency to do the army stuff correctly (everything from the uniforms to the behaviour).
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Post by: Turkish007 on 07-05-2013, 20:05:54
Why would you drink powdered drink mix over juice from concentrate?

This thing was more common than fruit juice in the 90's Turkey...

Even though it tastes like piss, It brought back so many memories.

Quote
Its National holiday, and little me is running down the street, I go inside the little shop, and there is Mr. Mahmut -A fat storeowner with a huge moustache and always smiling- offers me some of this orange dust thingy in a tea glass.

I fucking hated the drink at first, (as you would presume) but, you know, I got used to it and after a while it disappeared from the stores.

This unexpected comeback of this horrible beverage made my day  :D
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Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-05-2013, 21:05:31
What do you study?
Physics.

These are my last set of exams.  I have the one tomorrow, one in a couple of weeks and at some point a viva for my final report, and then I'll have finished my degree.
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Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 07-05-2013, 22:05:15
Final oral exam in English today for my Abitur. I'm free after that.
I just don't want to fuck this up due to dumb topics I don't know a hundret percent.
"Falling man". Why do we even read this? It's horribly boring to read. Maybe I am a philistine, but you cannot expect German students to like this book.
10 minutes talk about a text: Summary, Analysis and a topic related question.
Then: 10 minutes question and answer about all topics of the last two years.
Normally, I am not nervous about writing final exams or delivering a speech because I really know what I have to do or what I have prepared.
This one though is completley into the blue. I don't like that idea.
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 07-05-2013, 22:05:00
I've done oral exams about books i didn't read, now that's scary the minutes before. The art is to read internet reviews, if there is a movie, watch it and read like 5 pages spread over the most important event. note some details of those pages and tell those details. Did that trick at least twice and i had 3 times among the topscores in my class, and the rest read all the books  ;D
 (saying "at least" cuz i can right now remember 3, but i might have done it more)

I tried it the first time, when i already had such good points, i could no longer fail the course. The book i had to read was way to thick and boring as hell. Experiment turned out great.

I'm not saying to do it like me, becuz if u fail in it, u would probably blame me, but i would advice you to read internet reviews (after reading the book), it's a good reminder of all important stuff in the book, and sometimes people have different opinions in those reviews, and u can balance them out on the oral exam. Teachers love that "you" have been thinking so much about the message behind the book  :P
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Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 07-05-2013, 22:05:07
I won't blame anybody ;D I did the same for years but I never had to do it for an oral exam. I am pretty good in writing some blabla to mask my lacking knowledge and putting some unnecessary details here and there to show off but to convince the teacher face to face and that in English (I am okay, but not what I would call good) is a whole other level I am afraid.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 08-05-2013, 00:05:35
Be negative, say you dont like the book for this and that reason, works everytime.
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 08-05-2013, 00:05:10
not true, mostly if they let you read it, they are fanboys of the book, so they'll start defending it against your arguments
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Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 08-05-2013, 10:05:11
I finally made it. Went quite well with some exceptions of words not coming to my mind.
Don't know what it will be in the end. The first part sucked a bit as the text was bullshit. The Q&A thing went really good.
Yay, I can than return to the school (12km) from here and get my grade. Super...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 08-05-2013, 11:05:22
Enjoy the following months, you are as free to do what you want like you will not be in a long time
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Post by: Surfbird on 08-05-2013, 11:05:09
Yes, but I suggest to do something. Started working this 4-5 months of free time way too late. I can barely remember what I did all the time, it can be awful when there's nothing to really work on. So I'd make sure to get some kind of activity. Working and collection some additional money for the studies is not a bad option I think.
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Post by: Dukat on 08-05-2013, 11:05:49
Enjoy the following months, you are as free to do what you want like you will not be in a long time

Oh yes. Now is the time to fulfill your wildest dreams. Travelling, girls, parties, style changes and crazy haircuts. Now or never.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 08-05-2013, 13:05:40
Thanks for the advice, guys. I certainlyo won't hang around until I begin my studies ;D A job is a good idea as I really would like to have a car. My fathers or mothers car is not always around.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-05-2013, 20:05:34
Today, while helping firefighters save a trapped kitten, I found multiple stuff in an attic kind of place. A harmonica, a shaving razor, a few coins from 20 years ago, and most important a blank pistol cartridge. I still suspect it might be a little dangerous. Do I have to wash my hands everytime I touch it? How do I clean this thing? Is it dangerous?
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-05-2013, 22:05:11
You saved a kitty???
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Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-05-2013, 22:05:08
Pictures turkish and we can help you
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 10-05-2013, 01:05:28
A 155mm shell fell over in the snow outside the cannon and the detonator broke off exposing the fragile wires to the primer charge..

we didnt care at first and just left it out in the snow so we could finish our firemission, and when we called it in and the EOD expert arrived we were told that a cellphone within 15m or the static electricity of my uniform could detonate it..

cant remember being so fucking close to instant death ever, as i was the one who moved it after it broke.. :/

even the EOD guy said it had broken in the worst possible way and was scared to even be near it..

if it had gone of the entire line would have gone with it (4 fully loaded M109s + 2-300 extra grenades behind the vehicles)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-05-2013, 06:05:28
You saved a kitty???

Yeah I did. It ran away when it came out though.

Pictures turkish and we can help you

I'll post pics ASAP  ;)
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 10-05-2013, 06:05:17
The sadist in me would have held the kitten over the flames a little longer before rescuing it. What bothers me is that that's an impulse.

You wouldn't happen to be a firefighter would you? It's not often that someone passes by a burning building and happens to save a kitten.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-05-2013, 07:05:54
Nope, Im no firefighter. But I might consider that career  ;D

It is the building I was doing sports exercises in. So I was pretty close by.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 10-05-2013, 15:05:40
The sadist in me would have held the kitten over the flames a little longer before rescuing it. What bothers me is that that's an impulse.


You should probably do something about that. 
You saved a kitty???

Yeah I did. It ran away when it came out though.

Bravo Turkish!!!!
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Post by: Turkish007 on 10-05-2013, 16:05:33
I found the kitten, its a little black one. What should I name her?
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-05-2013, 16:05:47
Ash, Onyx, Soot or Smoke.
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Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-05-2013, 16:05:17
lucky motherfucker
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Post by: Fuchs on 10-05-2013, 21:05:49
Anka Kuşu.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 10-05-2013, 21:05:24
Hmm, all sound cool.

Google translate, Fuchs?  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 11-05-2013, 00:05:23
No, I'm fluent of course. But phoenix is cool, kitty rose from the ashes.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 08:05:01
Yeah sounds really cool  8)
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Post by: th_battleaxe on 11-05-2013, 14:05:55
call him/her Emra.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 16:05:16
(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3585/imageooze.jpg)

Here is the cat ^^

But apparently her paw got stuck somewhere like a cable or a pipe or sth.. So its a bit twisted  :-\ My friend is gonna take her to the vet.
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-05-2013, 16:05:34
Siyah, Gölge or Gece
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Post by: Ts4EVER on 11-05-2013, 16:05:41
Call her Forgotten Hope.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-05-2013, 16:05:11
(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3585/imageooze.jpg)

Here is the cat ^^

But apparently her paw got stuck somewhere like a cable or a pipe or sth.. So its a bit twisted  :-\ My friend is gonna take her to the vet.
so teeny tiny!
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Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 16:05:33
Hmm, nice ideas, som stuff that remind of the colour black. Ah and also Forgotten Hope xD

She is also very thin and hasnt eaten much :-/ But ahe has been drinking some milk lately. I also considered putting bread crumbs in milk and making a mixture that is easy to eat for her. Any ideas what she might find appetizing? I guess she isnt used to eating/drinking other stuff than the mother cat's milk.
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-05-2013, 16:05:34
the vet should know best
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Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 16:05:23
Yeah probably.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-05-2013, 16:05:30
Make sure she gets lots of water.  And yeah, take her to the vet.  You can also buy specialty kitten food formula since kittens need a lot more calories than adult cats. 

Also make sure to get her spayed! (When she is older.)
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Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-05-2013, 16:05:19
Hmm, nice ideas, som stuff that remind of the colour black. Ah and also Forgotten Hope xD

She is also very thin and hasnt eaten much :-/ But ahe has been drinking some milk lately. I also considered putting bread crumbs in milk and making a mixture that is easy to eat for her. Any ideas what she might find appetizing? I guess she isnt used to eating/drinking other stuff than the mother cat's milk.
Go to the vet and make sure she gets CAT milk. Regular milk is not good on a long term

Make sure she gets lots of water.  And yeah, take her to the vet.  You can also buy specialty kitten food formula since kittens need a lot more calories than adult cats. 

Also make sure to get her spayed! (When she is older.)
^and this


Ask the vet at what age she can be safely spayed, and then do so as soon as she reached that age. That way you will have an awesome cat for a long time who does not go far from home :)
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Post by: Butcher on 11-05-2013, 17:05:01
A black kitten? Call her Panther. Alternatively Sonderkraftfahrzeug 171.

I hope she gets well soon. I would consider looking for worms etc. The vet will propably do this. It can happen that small pets die because they can´t gain any strength with parasites in their body.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 17:05:22
You guys are right, the vet would know the best. Im gonna ask him to give me a detailed description on what to do.

I might also call her Bear Grylls, since she survived in a burning building, stuck in a bunch of electric cables where water dangerously drip-drops that could electrocute her any moment. ;D

Now thats a like a survival documentary.
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Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2013, 17:05:09
Here's a few fitting names:

Koolaidria
Fa'Nay Nay
Comptonia
Harlemisha
Beetovenice
Watermelondrea
Cellularphoniqua
Unidastazovamerikaaliqua
Alejandrisha
King'Kong'Quisha
Fri'Chickenisha
Colla'Greeniqua
Grapedrankisha
Africanishaniqua
Que'Shayda
La'Taniana'Bo'Vanashrianiqualiquanice
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 17:05:37
How am I supposed to read the last one? XD
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Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-05-2013, 18:05:59
For the moment i think butcher has the best name of them all

Sonderkraftfahrzeug 171 that is

 ;D
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Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 18:05:09
That'll be pretty hard to pronounce, but its fine  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2013, 20:05:47
How am I supposed to read the last one? XD

Don't worry, the other black cats will be all over her.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-05-2013, 21:05:37
La'Taniana'Bo'Vanashrianiqualiquanice the Pussy magnet  ;D

LOL
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-05-2013, 19:05:48
Went to see Jurassic Park 3D with my nephew and niece. That movie has... aged well? Is that the correct term to describe something that has not lost it's magic in all these years?

Anyway, 3D or not, I still like that movie. I had forgotten how good it actually is. I cant comment much on the 3D department because it was my first 3D movie I've seen, so I have nothing to compare it to, but to me it seemed alright and worked just fine.

20 years... has it really been that long when that movie came out? Damn... I still thought that Tyrannosaurus for example was mighty impressive and believable, especially when we see it for the first time by it's paddock. But I suppose that when you use a lot of animatronics instead of full CGI, it naturally looks believable, at least for 1993 terms.
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Post by: Eat Uranium on 12-05-2013, 20:05:22
That movie has... aged well? Is that the correct term to describe something that has not lost it's magic in all these years?
Yes, that's the correct usage of 'aged well'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-05-2013, 00:05:49
Got a parakeet about a month ago, it started eating from my hand yesterday
(http://i.imgur.com/rAKmMuA.jpg)


She/He likes to be more active towards the night and exhibits strange batman like tendencies too. Or it just liked to imitate Australia up there
(http://i.imgur.com/JuW0qEw.jpg)


Still waiting for the nose to fill out with color so I can find out the gender and come up with an appropriate name.
So far contender's for a name are: Liberty Prime and Kenshiro. More to come in another month once I find out the damn gender
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-05-2013, 12:05:22
Not to worry bout the batman stunt, my bird used to do that when he was younger too
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2013, 13:05:31
Yup, my budgies used to climb upside down on walls and ceiling of their cage all the time. One also used to do spins around the perch it liked to sit on, both directions... Quite a daredevil.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-05-2013, 16:05:27
Job hunting sucks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 13-05-2013, 16:05:36
Job hunting sucks.

Quite so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2013, 17:05:40
Very much so. Five interviews behind me since mid-february and havent been lucky with them yet. Got another tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-05-2013, 17:05:06
Pro tip:

Should work in every part of the world, if you are serious.

Do not go through the HR (Human Resource) recruiting process. HR people suck at their job, they don't know what they are looking for, and they are paid because of American corporatism has infected deep into real business world. Some company has a really good HR department, such as Citi Corp. (because a lot of trainings and relevant activities promoted by the HR) but mostly, other HR sucked at best.

Rather go through some manager-level people or supervisor you know inside. They are the one who know what they need and what they are looking for. Once they knew your presence and feels that you might suit his/her requirements, he/she will contact the HR to go through the "process." You will get a call for discussion from the HR, not him or her, but at that point, you are mostly in.
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Post by: NTH on 13-05-2013, 21:05:07
HR is there to keep the no-chancer out. When it comes to interview they involve a person who knows what's what.
I like it when they are HR chicks at the interview, otherwise I would be looking at boring IT dudes all the time.

And sure knowing people on the inside is always better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-05-2013, 22:05:51
I just found a 5 Reichsmark with a Swastika and Hindenburg's face on it  ;D this will be great for my collection. Actually I had some Reichsmarks, but none of them had a Swastika. Can someone explain?

About my colletction, I collect old money since Im 8 years old, and I have money ranging from Saddam-era Iraq money, East Germany money, the last Ottoman money, and now I have one more elegant piece, Nazi Germany Reichsmark.  ;D

I could post pics but are coins from that era with swastika banned? Doesnt it count as artefact?
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-05-2013, 22:05:31
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Reichsmark.jpg/615px-Reichsmark.jpg)

simple, really, depends on if they were made before or after the NSDAP came to power.
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-05-2013, 22:05:02
I've got a 1944 Reichspfennig, B mark, from Vienna. Also have a 1949 10 Groschen.
Might send pictures later.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-05-2013, 05:05:17
HR is there to keep the no-chancer out. When it comes to interview they involve a person who knows what's what.
I like it when they are HR chicks at the interview, otherwise I would be looking at boring IT dudes all the time.

And sure knowing people on the inside is always better.

What amazes me is how they hoard people's CVs and never really inform people of other department about that.

Sure, they are mostly gatekeeper, but being proactive like most of other productive components of the company will help a lot, especially when we are really short of people. Sometimes the applicants are wondering, why it takes more than a week or a month for a company that really badly needs people to get them accepted, or even just getting interviewed. But the reality is, nobody takes charge for their fate, entrusting your resume at the hands of these people is the same as throwing tools into higher level primates. Some are intelligent and will find a use for it, but most other couldn't care less.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 14-05-2013, 15:05:52
I have acquired the greatest T-shirt ever.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/WP_000012_zps9705d62e.jpg)
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 14-05-2013, 16:05:11
http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=25471
Seriously, who the fuck destroys a Mayan temple for gravel? Bastards!
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Post by: Harmonikater on 14-05-2013, 21:05:20
I wonder why the 3rd language is french? I can understand that its on there in turkish and greek but who does french come into it? (not that i mind cause its the only language out of the 3 that i understand)
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-05-2013, 21:05:11
was thinking the same... I think it might have something to do with following things:
- Mustafa Kemal beat the french badly
- French was maybe thought to be more important back when teh plaque was placed
- I think there was more trade and tourism from the french, french also had it's influence on turkish. For example: date in turkish is "randevu" IIRC, quite close to "rendez-vous" if you ask me  ;)
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Post by: Turkish007 on 14-05-2013, 21:05:11
All three. You can see that the second language in the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the first times of the Republic is French. Go around many 19. Century stuff in the once Ottoman borders, and you will see the second language is French. Also, yeah some words of French are in Turkish and Ottoman Turkish too. For example, my Grandpa (Born 1921), doesnt use "tren" for train. He uses "şömedüfer" which is most probably "Chemin du ferre"
 There are many more like this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-05-2013, 13:05:32
So, Turkey has Mustafa Kemal Attatürk, Italy has Giuseppe Garibaldi, Germany has Otto von Bismarck, and France has Napoleon Bonaparte.

Who is UK's equal to such figures? Is it Oliver Cromwell?
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Post by: Ts4EVER on 15-05-2013, 13:05:18
Considering they executed him after his death I'd say no.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 15-05-2013, 13:05:39
Victoria comes to mind.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-05-2013, 14:05:36
Not sure if the UK even had such a person. But going with the spirit of the question, perhaps Elizabeth I?
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Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-05-2013, 14:05:09
If you count only England and not the other countries, then Alfred the Great probably a good pick.
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 15-05-2013, 14:05:42
Richard the I of course!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-05-2013, 15:05:09
I'd sooner go for William the Conqueror
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-05-2013, 15:05:37
I'd sooner go for William the Conqueror
But everyone thinks the Saxons were the good guys.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-05-2013, 15:05:38
I'd sooner go for William the Conqueror
But everyone thinks the Saxons were the good guys.
Edward the Confessor appointed William of Normandy as the new king of England. Harold, however, took power for himself. His actions did come back to bite him, as he caught an arrow in the eye at Hastings
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Post by: Zoologic on 15-05-2013, 15:05:04
A.k.a Richard Coeur-de-Lion?  ;D
We might settle for a Frenchie and it's alright. Since Garibaldi is also born in France anyway.

Alfred the Great is kinda far away, probably for most modern England/Wales/Scots/Northern Irish who formed the current UK (apart from other dependents), will surely question it.

Anyway, I am considering Cromwell since he is the first guy that shaped the current form of UK now (except Ireland). And he is 10th greatest Britons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Britons) according to most Brits nowadays. Those who unearthed and beheaded him was royalists, hardly the majority of Britain at that time, since they lost the war previously.

I also seriously considering Queen Victoria, since UK inherited many of the reputations and world standings she didn't (or currently doesn't) have before as an unmistakeable legacy from her era. That "Great" Britain legacy is so strong, that it gave so much courage to Sir Churchill to continue taunting Hitler, despite Britain's dire situation at that time. Similarly, it is like how 1966 England football team gave the Three Lions fans that audacity to compare their present football team with Brazil, Argentina, Italy, or Germany.

Queen Elizabeth I is good candidate, as she brought stability and direction to Britain, but hardly similar to what Bismarck or Garibaldi or San Martin did with Germany and Italy and Argentina.

I kinda consider FDR as similar statesmen/women figure for USA, since he is the one who shaped the "superpower" and "world police" USA as we know it today. Hardly resembles any of the virtues that George Washington or Thomas Jefferson left and wished for future generations. He came from conservative family background (old rich) and saved capitalism by socialism (giving poor people means of earning money, so they can consume more capitalist products or "keeping the wheel running" or "greasing the gear").
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-05-2013, 15:05:03
I'd sooner go for William the Conqueror
But everyone thinks the Saxons were the good guys.
Edward the Confessor appointed William of Normandy as the new king of England. Harold, however, took power for himself. His actions did come back to bite him, as he caught an arrow in the eye at Hastings
Oh William was in the right for sure.  And it's probably a good thing he won, if England had remained Saxon ruled it would probably have remained a Scandinavian backwater.

But deposing or killing every native noble and essentially enslaving the rest didn't really win him that many fans. 

In the tale of Robin Hood, Robin represents the poor and oppressed Saxon majority of the country versus their evil Norman overlords. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-05-2013, 17:05:54
Richard the Lion Hearted would be the English one IMO. I read he died by an arrow in the eye, is that true?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 15-05-2013, 17:05:49
Arrow or bolt. He died by wound fever shortly after being hit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 15-05-2013, 18:05:46
Still a more honorable death than Barbarossa  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 15-05-2013, 18:05:55
I'd say for England, it's the Parliament
They always kept the King of absolute power and slowly reduced it to the symbolic family
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 15-05-2013, 20:05:01
In the tale of Robin Hood, Robin represents the poor and oppressed Saxon majority of the country versus their evil Norman overlords.
This was wholly invented by sir Walter Scott for his novel Ivanhoe, which is just about as ahistorical as possible and also breaks the tradition. (If not wholly historical, it still makes a decent juvenile novel, much better than the trash the youth of today read.)

In the "traditional" tales, the tale of Robin Hood was most often set in the time the story was told.  Earliest literary stories are from the 1300's or 1400's, even though the origins of the name and the oral tradition can be backtracked to late in the John Lackland's reign when the name appears in court documents - whether this was a real name, nickname, or just the court clerk's wordplay on "robbin' hood" is unknown. However, no "traditional" stories are set earlier than this, so Sir Scott is alone responsible for rewiding Robin's entire career into the years Richard the Lionheart spent on the crusade and in captivity on his way home. Of course, Ivanhoe's success guaranteed that 99% of Robin Hood retellings/reimaginings/reboots coming afterwards were (and still are) based on that bogus.

Of course, the more recent sir Scott goes even further and starts the legend with Robin's father starting an uprising during Henry II's reign, you know, the king best known for his legal reforms and fair rule especially towards the lower classes...

And even by John Lackland's reign, the early 1200's, there was practically no Saxon-Norman conflict anymore; the nobility had thoroughly mixed after a century and half of intermarriages, and the serfs cared little what was the ethnicity of the castle master holding the whip over their heads (also because nationalism would not be "invented" for another 500 years - it was only after the Enlightement when rulers realized they have to come up with some other motivation "or else" to get the fools to die for their country).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-05-2013, 05:05:35
So why something significant like Magna Carta occurred during that seemingly somewhat insignificant and conflict-less era?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-05-2013, 11:05:25
Magna Carta was forced on Lackland by the nobility. John had raised taxes to afford an invasion of France which he promptly lost, losing Brittany in the process. Also, he had a pointless argument with Vatican that only served to weaken England. 25 dissatisfied lords took up arms against him in the so-called "Barons' Rebellion". To avoid full scale civil war and/or being ousted, he basically bent over before the rebels. But that had nothing to do with ethnic conflict or the feelings of the commoners.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-05-2013, 15:05:32
In the tale of Robin Hood, Robin represents the poor and oppressed Saxon majority of the country versus their evil Norman overlords.
This was wholly invented by sir Walter Scott for his novel Ivanhoe, which is just about as ahistorical as possible and also breaks the tradition. (If not wholly historical, it still makes a decent juvenile novel, much better than the trash the youth of today read.)

In the "traditional" tales, the tale of Robin Hood was most often set in the time the story was told.  Earliest literary stories are from the 1300's or 1400's, even though the origins of the name and the oral tradition can be backtracked to late in the John Lackland's reign when the name appears in court documents - whether this was a real name, nickname, or just the court clerk's wordplay on "robbin' hood" is unknown. However, no "traditional" stories are set earlier than this, so Sir Scott is alone responsible for rewiding Robin's entire career into the years Richard the Lionheart spent on the crusade and in captivity on his way home. Of course, Ivanhoe's success guaranteed that 99% of Robin Hood retellings/reimaginings/reboots coming afterwards were (and still are) based on that bogus.

Of course, the more recent sir Scott goes even further and starts the legend with Robin's father starting an uprising during Henry II's reign, you know, the king best known for his legal reforms and fair rule especially towards the lower classes...

And even by John Lackland's reign, the early 1200's, there was practically no Saxon-Norman conflict anymore; the nobility had thoroughly mixed after a century and half of intermarriages, and the serfs cared little what was the ethnicity of the castle master holding the whip over their heads (also because nationalism would not be "invented" for another 500 years - it was only after the Enlightement when rulers realized they have to come up with some other motivation "or else" to get the fools to die for their country).
:o The more you know!  My mistake.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-05-2013, 18:05:46
My tale of Robin Hood and that era came from several impressions:

First it was from Ms. Irma, my English teacher, who is half Indonesian, a quarter British, and a quarter Dutch. Basically, it was Disney's version of Robin Hood. An evil King named John, who like to impose excessive amount of tax to the poor was opposed by rag tag heroes from Sherwood forest.

Then it was from an American guy from Dallas, Texas, who is also my English teacher. It was also Disney's version, with added background story of King John as the evil guy who took his brother's (King Richard the Lion Hearted) throne.

Disney's anthropomorphic Robin Hood, with the main characters depicted with foxes with mostly mammal friends, and the antagonists by carnivores and reptiles.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 movie), with Kevin Costner as Robin Hood. Basically tells additional background story, Robin is a noble family and a soldier, then tying the event with Crusade wars. Doesn't show King John at all, rather being King Richard I, ruling in absentia (unexplained). The evil guy is the classic Sheriff of Nottingham.

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (game), explaining that King Richard the Lion Hearted was imprisoned by King Leopold in Austria.

From a Scottish, raised in Aberdeen. My advanced English lecturer, he basically said that the legend is inspired by true events. Then he goes on about Magna Carta. Since he has a strong right opinion, he basically disliked outlaws like Robin Hood and his gang of mongrels.

From a Londoner British, another advanced English lecturer. He is more of litterateur in his version of Robin Hood.

Ironclad (2011 movie) tells one big struggle of King John taking Rochester castle after signing the Magna Carta. Shows France as the end hero in this movie. Somewhat dispel the Robin Hood legend.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 17-05-2013, 16:05:20
The professor of Early Modern History at the KU Leuven will be sacked, I've heard. He apparently had 5 years time to improve his lectures, to make them less Agricultural economy-sided and focus more on the bloody politics. The only thing he did was apparently mentioning Henry VIII this year.

Here's what Henry thinks of this fellow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zZl3BDtT5cA#t=55s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zZl3BDtT5cA#t=55s)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 17-05-2013, 22:05:00
what do you guys think was/is the most badassest helmet so far developed by armies around the world?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-05-2013, 22:05:40
My favourites include the Adrian Helmet, first modern helmet.
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2825/13p0051sr.jpg)

The K.u.K. Berndorfer
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTnicg7WVMHAPVtI3yRvbqaOQIxxoWEqPlXtqW-MUUOsDjr-hWP-g)

and that crazy Swiss one.
(http://www.militariarg.com/uploads/4/2/2/1/4221080/9964689.jpg?389)

honourable mentions to the Slovak and Danish/Romanian helmets
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-05-2013, 22:05:27
Yeah Adrian is really cool, and of course the WW1 Austro-Hungarian helmet. Dunno what its called.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 17-05-2013, 22:05:00
I think that's the M16 Stahlhelm, same as the german one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 17-05-2013, 23:05:33
That one on the cover of FMJ. I guess it's the old standard US helmet but those Vietnam helmet stand out due to personalizations.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 18-05-2013, 00:05:20
(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/7293/vikinghjelmgjermundbu.png)
Add the aventail and this design would be good enough.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 18-05-2013, 00:05:49
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXMmMnQcnqg/TxLsxUSFlEI/AAAAAAAADRs/GpUKX6vUkx4/s1600/small_Iraqi+Darth+Vader+helmets02.jpg)
don't like star wars, but i like this helmet
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-05-2013, 00:05:40
Don't like Star Wars??!?!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 18-05-2013, 00:05:15
Have only seen part of it and didn't like it that much. I am planning however to see at least 1 movie completely in the future.

Oh and Corinthian Helmets are ofc also real badass
(http://www.thehistorybunker.co.uk/acatalog/BlackGreekCorinthianHelmet300.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 18-05-2013, 00:05:07
My vote goes to M35 and indeed the Corinthian helmet, the brush is optional
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-05-2013, 01:05:47
I prefer the Beotian myself.

Worn by cavalry and the plucky Plataeans.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQsZ42CuA1aih_62B2uZMD76oWixyGzz6IsBsd1BL16XDEgLAVK4w)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 18-05-2013, 02:05:03
Corinthian all the way!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 18-05-2013, 08:05:55
@Borntokill007: Watch the first one of the early films ( I think that might be episode 3) because the new films are not nearly as good as the old in my opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-05-2013, 09:05:41
(http://www.zib-militaria.de/WebRoot/Store8/Shops/61431412/4A6F/E55E/7706/B34A/6435/C0A8/28BB/49AF/1677.jpg)

The swiss Helmet, without a doubt. Model 1918/40.

This helmet is comfy to wear
while making you actually believe that this helmet will protect you from bullets.
Despite most helmets, this thing can stop a 9mm, even at point blank range. It uses a very high grade steel with an alloy. far more expensive to manufacture tough then other helmets
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 18-05-2013, 11:05:59
(http://eysenhut.de/bilder/produkte/gross/Kreuzritter-Topfhelm_b2.png)
If we go by looks only, I always liked these.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 18-05-2013, 22:05:02
Am I resistant to sleeping pills, because I've taken four today, and still nothing! Hopefully I pass out unexpectedly!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 18-05-2013, 22:05:31
Depends. The effect of any given CNS medication is fully individual, no matter what the Big Pharma advertises. 1/3 gets real help from sleeping aids, 1/3 gets placebo effect, 1/3 gets no help. 1/3 gets real or placebo help from antidepressants, 1/3 remains unaffected, 1/3 gets actually worse (remember, virtually ALL school shooters for the past 20 years have been on either SSRI or SNRI type antidepressants at the time of high score).

Was going through some hard times lat year, no pill gave me more than four consecutive hours of sleep, no matter the dose (eg. 10 to 150 mg of qetiapine, 15 to 45 mg of oxazepam, 10 to 40 mg of temazepam). Then again, I'm immune to most antidepressants too, except the nasty side effects, I'm particularly susceptible to those. Luckily, I'm now past it, and nonmedicated (at the recommendatio  of my therapist) but can consult on the various medications...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 19-05-2013, 13:05:07
While we are at this helmet-discussion... I read that a medieval knight had the strategic value of 80 footmen. How does that come? I think even with his horse, training and armour a knight could be easily swarmed by such numbers.

Is that estimation from the early-mid medieval times and obsolete for the high-medieval? If I think about medieval footmen I assume they have pikes, spears, halberds aswell as crossbows and bows. This would put the knight at a serious disadvantage in my imagination. Was this equipment only common in the late-medieval when knighthood reached its end and the estimation is only correct for the early times?

I was just wondering - even as a child - and thought some of you history-freaks could explain it to me. The cild in me just came back to life when I saw those pictures of knight-helmets. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 19-05-2013, 14:05:27
While we are at this helmet-discussion... I read that a medieval knight had the strategic value of 80 footmen. How does that come? I think even with his horse, training and armour a knight could be easily swarmed by such numbers.

Is that estimation from the early-mid medieval times and obsolete for the high-medieval? If I think about medieval footmen I assume they have pikes, spears, halberds aswell as crossbows and bows. This would put the knight at a serious disadvantage in my imagination. Was this equipment only common in the late-medieval when knighthood reached its end and the estimation is only correct for the early times?
Pikes (which made infantry formations essentially immune to cavalry) became commonplace in the 13th century as did polearms, and crossbows (which could actually penetrate armour, where longbows struggled) displaced longbows already in the 12th century in most armies (with the notable exception of England, who stubbornly used longbowmen up to 15th century).

I'd say though that the figure is still exaggerated also for earlier periods.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-05-2013, 14:05:09
One man with 3 weeks of crossbow training could kill a knight who had years of combat experience in combat and carried the most expensive armor of the world.

A heavily armoured knight however, was still a large threat if there were NO crossbows around. Or when used in heavy cavalry.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 19-05-2013, 15:05:59
Well, it depends on how you look at it. The strength of knights (note the plural) lies in the charge. The sight of a line of men on horses, clad in anything ranging from heavy mail to fully articulated plate armour, with a 12 foot long sharpened lance, charging at you, is very unnerving. A lot of times, after the archers and footmen had done some work, a charge was enough to break the enemy line.

Now, about the medieval footsoldier. In the early period, spears were very common. They were supported by light archers, crossbows were rather rare from, say, 600-1000 AD. Axes, clubs or maces were used as well. Their training was almost inexistant.

In the Hochmittelalter, 1000-1200, spears were still the mainstay, but longbows, and more importantly, crossbows became commonplace. This is very important, because, though lacking in range, the crossbow was more powerful, and could be fired with a consistent force. A crossbow could penetrate heavy mail and, if close enough, plate armour. So it was a serious threat to the knight. Training became better as well.

The Late medieval period, 1200-1453, saw the professionalization of armies in a general sense. Spears, in the early days, were the backbone, but polearms were becoming more common. Spears also became longer. In Scotland, during the Battles of Falkirk and Bannockburn, the main force consisted of pikes. In 1302, at the battle of Courtrai, a French army, with a rather large knight arm, was defeated by a Flemish army. The French lost about 2000 (!) knights and nobles in the process. This was mainly due to the use of the "Goedendag" (which is not a spiked mace, but a kind of pike). Contemporary sources claim a trained person could stab with a Goedendag while running, and that it could penetrate plate armour with its long, very sharp tip.

Other examples include the French Voulge, the halbred and the poleaxe. Sword armed troops (who weren't knights) appeared all over Europe. Crossbows and longbows were still the mainstay of ranged troops.

Later on, the pike became a standard weapon with many European armies. Halbreds and other of this sort were firmly established. In the 13th and especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, gunpowder made its presence noted. Arquebusiers were the most serious threat to a knight ever. They could penetrate plate armour without a problem. It was also a very easy weapon to use, ergo, more men could be trained to use it, thus having a bigger army. Training levels across the board were also way higher.

Two handed swords were also a threat to knights on foot. They often had handguards with spiked tips, so the light footman could use it as a poleaxe to temporarily stun the knight and then poke around at the armour joints with the tip of the blade.

To conclude: knights as a disciplined, sober fighting force in the right situation were very good at killing. but one knight against 80 footmen? He'd be toast. In any situation, in any time period.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 19-05-2013, 16:05:35
strategic value of 80 footmen.
Doesn't the weight in this discussion lie in the "Strategic"?
The charge of a group of knights, and most importantly: the mobility of the knights, is what would give them the strategic value.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-05-2013, 18:05:43
Guys how do I change my language in windows 7? none of the tutorials seem to work....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-05-2013, 18:05:42
Do you have the Windows 7 install disk with you?

Normally, during the setup, you can choose to install additional language options other than your primary language. I set my location for Indonesia, but install English (UK) as display language and format, and English (US) as keyboard/input.

You can change display language by go to:

Control Panel > Regions and Language (icon) > Keyboards & Languages (tab)

If you don't see anything there, it means you have not installed additional languages than the current one that you are using.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-05-2013, 18:05:15
nope doesnt work  :( Ill install other languages....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 19-05-2013, 20:05:52
strategic value of 80 footmen.
Doesn't the weight in this discussion lie in the "Strategic"?
The charge of a group of knights, and most importantly: the mobility of the knights, is what would give them the strategic value.
"Strategic" or "tactical"? If anything, the knights are a strategic handicap. A knight needs two horses (pack animal for traveling, charger for combat), for starters. Light cavalry could do with one horse per soldier. Remembering that all the way to the Napoleonic Wars an army's size was limited by the amount of horses it had available for logistics (and to lesser extent, cavalry) duties, only the advent of first railroads and then automobiles removed this bottleneck (and thus made WW1 possible; it would have been impossible to raise, move and supply armies of similar size with nothing more than horse-drawn carts). Also, as already discussed, a knight was the product of a lifelong training (but could be taken out by some crossbow-armed peasant with minimal training) and back in the time, full plate mail was expensive as frak (not to mention that you could make a slew of knightslaying weaponry out of the same amount of metal).

Sure, knights do offer tactical advantage if your enemy is undisciplined and/or lacks weapons to stop them, which justified their existence for a while, but as soon as the enemy gets smart, they become so much dead weight.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-05-2013, 12:05:29
"Only kings understand each other."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-05-2013, 22:05:22
About half an hour ago...i felt like writing...i dont know why. I just letted my fantasy go and came up with this



Quote
And there he finnaly appeared. Santos Delgado. The spanish person why he was here for. Tall, a big mustache,simular to one like Joseph stalin. Surrounded by 5 man
They stepped out of the cargo deck of the vessel. Laughing. Smoking, Drinking.....Talking. It was obvious what they were talking about. As the barrel sized man closed the zipper of pants

Aaron double checked his face with the photo provided. It was him, no doubt. Leader of the El diablo Negro cartel. Not large in size, but know for the atrocities.
Rape, theft, Murder...Worst of all, selling humans as slaves. Young girls of no more then 14 years old. Sometimes older. Sometimes even younger. Used as sex slaves, used as labourers..

Many feelings of anger, revenge, sadness...And even pity emerged.

He pulled the bolt back of his rifle, inserted a charger containing 6 7.5x55mm GP11 rounds. Swiss army surplus of 1979. Yet what is regular army surplus to the Swiss, was high quality match rounds for many others.
The straight pull bolt slammed shut with a smoothness you cannot imagine. Aaron quickly checked if the scope was still firmly attached. It was. A side mounted scope on a mounting that required no drilling. It was placed on the right side of the reciever and fastend with mere imbus screws
Yet was rock solid like a drilled scope mounting. Same went with the civilian made muzzle break attached at the end of barrel. No drilling,no permament attachments. Just tighten the screw. He liked his rifles in a state, that was origenal to the day it came out of the factory. This rifle happend to be made in 1949. Bern waffenfabrik to be exact.

He looked trough the scope. 16x magnification. Range seemed to be 450 meters. Maybe a bit more. Barely any wind. Sun behind me? okay. Good. Time to remove the scope covers.
He searched for his target. And found him smoking a big fat cuban cigar...

Firmly grasping the stock against his shoulder, Safety disengaged, Finger at the trigger. Not the joint, but the tip. The crosshair aimed at santos head.....

Lets see how my K31 performs today.

He released breath, waiting for that moment he was perfectly still, who knows when that cou..

The trigger was pulled, the bolt tension removed, the striker released, impacting on the primer wich setted off the powder...In wich the burning gasses propelled the 174 grain projectile at an estimated 780 meter a second.

A shower of blood coloured the wall behind him. The fat spaniard fell against it, slowly dropping to the ground, yet still resting with his back against the steel plate. Bits of brains everywhere. Right in the middle of the forehead.

"Target eliminated" He relayed trough the radio.
*Any more henchman? said a woman
"5"
*take the scum out.

Half a second reloading time. second target. Italian looking guy with hawaii shirt, who grabbed what seems to be a colt python.
A shot was fired. A new shower of blood appeared on the ship

Third target, Again italian looking, seems to be under influence of XTC as he does not know what the hell is going on
This was a more cleaner death. Straight trough the eye

Fourth target, hiding half behind cover. Shall i shoot trough the steel plate? or take no risk?
lets take no risk. And the plate became painted....

Fifth target.....Jumped over the reiling off the boat..Landed on the dock, breaking his leg. What a dumb cunt.
And the floor recieved another hole, filled with red liquid

Sixth target. Ugly fat man. What nationality is he? Well, doesnt matter.
Bang

And with a fat thud did he fell on the reiling, hanging there like a sack of potatoes.

"Targets eliminated"
*well done, i will call you later.

He placed his schmidt rubin into a guitar case, picked up the casings, made sure there was no trace, and he left.


Well, not to worry about that tough...After all, he was illegally hired by the British goverment for this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 20-05-2013, 22:05:22
Spontaneous writing, it happens. One moment you're taking notes for an excellent idea before going to bed for the night, the next thing you know its 4 AM and you've written a speech.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-05-2013, 23:05:44
>And there he finnaly
>finnaly

Run it through a spell checker and I might read further.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-05-2013, 04:05:23
Hmm... Vodka + Mushrooms. Hehehehaha, muahahahahaha!
Ah man, I feel good just thinking about that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 21-05-2013, 11:05:26
That is overkill.
Start with the mushrooms, after 3 hours you'll notice that you the bottle of vodka is still full, you might only have had a sip.

Well, maybe that is just me.
But IMHO there is nothing better that pure mushrooms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 21-05-2013, 17:05:54
About half an hour ago...i felt like writing...i dont know why. I just letted my fantasy go and came up with this

I know the feeling. Apart from a few spelling errors, it's not bad at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 17:05:21
yeah i wrote it in one go, i did not payed attention towards grammar and spelling.

I dont know, but i got a story in my head  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 21-05-2013, 17:05:55
Speaking of having a story in your head, does anyone know someone who knows ancient Greek (Doric dialect) or knows a site to translate? I need it to be the last piece in the prologue of something.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 21-05-2013, 17:05:05
I learned ancient greek in school. Now 4 years later there is nothing left. Maybe some funny origins of words:

Nekros - the dead body, Philos - Friend, Nekrophile: Friend of dead bodies
Pais, Paides - child, Philos - Friend...

Ego nomizo o kosmos logos estin. blabla (crazy greek letters/ also forgot to add the spiritus.)

God that language is a pain in the arse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-05-2013, 17:05:49
When it comes to linguistics, I can help. Since it's in writing you won't have to worry about pronunciation too much. All you'd really need to do is write in ancient Greek first, but then convert it to the known grammatical and spelling rules of Doric. There are of course sub dialects within Doric, and I seem to recall the debate as to whether or not the Northwest dialect is one of them.
I don't have any extensive books on hand so I can't really do it for you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 21-05-2013, 18:05:02
You mean, from english to greek or from greek to english?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-05-2013, 20:05:59
Hmmm depending on the task i could be able to translate a bit. I was taught Ancient Greek in school and with a bit of Google Magic i could translate things correctly from english to Ancient Greek. Maybe could search out the dictionaries from the backroom i have them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-05-2013, 20:05:19
Good story Theta, just a bit too much details in weaponstuff i think to be for the average Joe. Anyway, i enjoyed it till the end, i hope u'll post some more :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 21-05-2013, 20:05:47
I think that weapon stuff was the essential core of his tale. He wrote the rest of the story around it. He just searched for an opportunity to simply say: "Swiss ammo was better quality than everything." ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-05-2013, 21:05:15
Russian soldier survives AK-47 round to the head
http://www.standaard.be/cnt/DMF20130521_00590611
press the video sceen in the link to see how it gets removed the Russian way. Just weird they didn't show the abundant use of vodka
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 21-05-2013, 21:05:59
How could that happen? Ricochet?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-05-2013, 21:05:17
Those Chechen bastards are getting better. You sure it wasn't a SVD sniper rifle or anything? If he was hit without a helmet, and it wasn't a ricochet, and it was within range, the only way I can see this happening is if it was deflected by the bone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-05-2013, 21:05:26
well, the caption says it's an AK-47 round, ofc, for european media, every weapon that isn't a revolver, musket, pistol or RPG, is an AK-47... So, might be SVD, idk
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 22:05:22
Cant be a SVD.... An 7.62x54mmR projectile will pierce a helmet and the tree, boar and car behind it..

The round seems to be rather small. Could perhaps be an 7.62x39mm.

Or perhaps an 7.62x25mm tokarov?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-05-2013, 22:05:52
Yeah, didn't think about that... damn good shot though, even though it hit one of our own.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 22:05:41
Nothing beats superior Soviet firepower that is 7.62x54!

*hugs Mosin nagant
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-05-2013, 22:05:27
I just realized how stupid i was and acted for some things i have said over the years i was in this forums...


I'm sorry community , the only excuse i can present is i was young and naive.   
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 22:05:35
I just realized how stupid i was and acted for some things i have said over the years i was in this forums...


I'm sorry community , the only excuse i can present is i was young and naive.
We all were like this Bouras.

I was a cunt myself in the era of 2.2 normandy release
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-05-2013, 23:05:48
Not for me, only lainer thinks im an asshole thats it. I love myself and always have!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:25
I used to have alot of people against me but then i changed, And then i added them to steam..Even met some IRL.

Currently have only one guy against me and only 1 guy i cant get along with  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:58

Currently have only one guy against me--
That's me right? Is it me?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:39

Currently have only one guy against me--
That's me right? Is it me?
Whoops i ment 2

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 21-05-2013, 23:05:50
We want names!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:58
I just realized how stupid i was and acted for some things i have said over the years i was in this forums...


I'm sorry community , the only excuse i can present is i was young and naive.

We all do stupid stuff from time to time and even when we get mature, i guess we'll keep doing stupid impulsive stuff from time to time which we regret already seconds after we just said it. That's life. I guess it's often best to not take things too serious, ofc when someone u're close to says something impuslive it often hits like a brick in the face
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:07
We want names!
i cannot disclose the name for i fear repressailles

There is one guy i do not really like. This i can tell. Wich is kingtiger1891

I have been able to reason with each and every single german favoured person on this forum. Even you butcher

But not that guy....no mather what... With sentences like " A german tank should not be 1S1K when penetrated while an allied tank should".... I could never get along with him


Come to think of it, has anyone seen him lately?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 21-05-2013, 23:05:54
We want names!
i cannot disclose the name for i fear repressailles

Don't worry, I filled my screaming-at-idiots-quota for today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:42
We want names!
i cannot disclose the name for i fear repressailles

Don't worry, I filled my screaming-at-idiots-quota for today.
SEE!  ;D   Y u always mean vs me!


Ah common Ts4. you have the honour of being THE banner of me  ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-05-2013, 23:05:22
What would be an uncommon Ts4?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-05-2013, 23:05:48
Spontaneous poetry!!!
Quote
Their teeth rips into your skin
Another pair bites your shin
A terrifying sight
That just can't be right
And with gray, wrinkled skin
They're lost souls full of sin
That's terrible...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 21-05-2013, 23:05:49
What would be an uncommon Ts4?
I chuckled louder at this than I should, I don't know why but making jokes about Theta's spelling will never lose it's hilarity.

And Theta likes Metro so I guess he's okay. Just ditch the ponies man.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 21-05-2013, 23:05:42
What's up with the ponies anyway? I'm a bit out of the loop, what's that stuff about?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-05-2013, 00:05:50
What would be an uncommon Ts4?
making jokes about Theta's spelling will never lose it's hilarity.
"its". The apostrophe indicates a contraction of "it is". When hilarity is a property of Theta's spelling, it's written "its hilarity", without apostrophes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 22-05-2013, 00:05:31
He, there is always a bigger grammar nazi.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-05-2013, 00:05:35
it should be written in stone, that sentence. hah.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 22-05-2013, 00:05:03
What would be an uncommon Ts4?
making jokes about Theta's spelling will never lose it's hilarity.
"its". The apostrophe indicates a contraction of "it is". When hilarity is a property of Theta's spelling, it's written "its hilarity", without apostrophes.
There's always someone better than you. Thank you for the lesson, Dreamcrusher-san.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-05-2013, 02:05:36
World turtle day! Yeah... so uhm... world turtle day! Ah I should make my own turtle stew again next time I find one. Although, not really a stew but more like a reptilian cookies... So yeah, road food day!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 22-05-2013, 05:05:26
 @ Theta,

 Kingtiger is around occasionally but he plays under a different name, so he can be easily overlooked.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-05-2013, 10:05:15
repressailles? You mean reprisals?

Why you fear reprisals?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-05-2013, 10:05:31
And the list grows ;D


/Edit:

World turtle day! Yeah... so uhm... world turtle day! Ah I should make my own turtle stew again next time I find one. Although, not really a stew but more like a reptilian cookies... So yeah, road food day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3eMevDIpZrA#t=14s
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 22-05-2013, 11:05:26
Hmmm depending on the task i could be able to translate a bit. I was taught Ancient Greek in school and with a bit of Google Magic i could translate things correctly from english to Ancient Greek. Maybe could search out the dictionaries from the backroom i have them.

Well, it's just translating a few phrases, but with a few "technicalities", so to speak. So yeah, those dictionaries are a good idea. There's a high chance I'll get the writing of that part done today and I'll send you a PM with the bits that need to be translated.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-05-2013, 13:05:28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3eMevDIpZrA#t=14s

Cheers. Now youtube constantly likes to suggest me all sorts of animal sex videos.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 22-05-2013, 13:05:25
I can not thank you enough Biiviz. That sound came so completely unexpected.  1 minutes and 22 seconds of constant laughter. And now I feel like 15 again!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-05-2013, 14:05:48
Apparently the city is on fire... thanks for the 40 centigrade weather, sun!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-05-2013, 14:05:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3eMevDIpZrA#t=14s

Cheers. Now youtube constantly likes to suggest me all sorts of animal sex videos.

Welcome to the club! We meet at the bar every Thursday.


I can not thank you enough Biiviz. That sound came so completely unexpected.  1 minutes and 22 seconds of constant laughter. And now I feel like 15 again!

I always lose my shit when the camera pans down to the female who is clearly not impressed. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 22-05-2013, 19:05:17
Apparently the city is on fire... thanks for the 40 centigrade weather, sun!

Ah thats nice and warm  :)

104F = 40C

It gets up to 46C over here
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-05-2013, 19:05:19
Be happy, i just read it's gonna snow in Belgium on friday. The moments where u wonder where the f*ck global warming is when u need it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 22-05-2013, 19:05:40
That moment when you facepalm because ppl think a 1C global temperature rise means it should always be summer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 22-05-2013, 19:05:07
Wait, local weather and global climate is not the same thing!?!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 22-05-2013, 20:05:22
I thought global climate was proven a lie when they discovered that humans and dinosaurs were created at the same time?




(http://images.wikia.com/masseffect/images/7/7e/I-dont-want-to-live-on-this-planet-anymore.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 22-05-2013, 20:05:28
The Bible doesn't mention dinosaurs, ergo they never existed.

And it doesn't mention global warming either, so there!

RELIGION 1
SCIENCE 0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-05-2013, 20:05:37
was more of a sarcastic remark. The weatherbroadcaster in Belgium always has statistics at the end of the month, showing how badly global warming strikes, by pointing out every month is the XXXXXest months since XXXX, even when it was an absolute normal month. And now that it will snow in the ardennes, then it's a perfectly normal thing to happen at the end of May, and by the end of the month, we'll hear again something like "May has been the least sunny month since 19XX all because of global warming". I don't deny global warming or so, the post was more of me being in a pissed off and sarcastic mood because of endless dark and rather cold weather and a weatherman i can't stand that does too much his best to show us global warming, which is destroying our outlook on the real problems of global warming: The melting Arctic ice, the meltin permafrost, change of seecurrents etc. That stuff is easy to proof and the consequences are easy to show. Instead every month has to special...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-05-2013, 20:05:29
Well, 10PM, still 40C. It'll drop by what, 2, in three hours before heating up again but at least the sun is down!

It gets up to 46C over here

At least I expect that you get more rain over there and the heat goes down at night.
We last had rain here two-three weeks ago, and that was artificial. Cloud seeding experiments.

GOVERNMENT! MAKE MORE RAIN NOW!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-05-2013, 01:05:27
Not really more rain over here, its a desert for a reason  ;D

Heat does go down a bit thought which is nice
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 23-05-2013, 11:05:10
Not really more rain over here, its a desert for a reason  ;D

Heat does go down a bit thought which is nice

How about a little trade?
You sent me some 10-15 °C and I will sent you some high quality rain from germany? For only 3° more I can even provide some german snow (Atleast the news tell there is snow again in the Mittelgebirge areas)!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 23-05-2013, 12:05:13
Summer is coming. I can feel it ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 23-05-2013, 12:05:43
Summer is coming. I can feel it ;D

I was thinking about doing a "Brace yourself: Winter is coming", but thats so 2011 (?).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 23-05-2013, 14:05:03
Summer is coming. I can feel it ;D

I was thinking about doing a "Brace yourself: Winter is coming", but thats so 2011 (?).
So 1996.

</literature hipster>
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-05-2013, 16:05:42
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22650926
now that's cool
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 24-05-2013, 16:05:13
It was prophesied... mutant cockroaches!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-05-2013, 01:05:29
Have no fear!

(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/YFjoEgYOgRo/hqdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 25-05-2013, 17:05:54
Again I love the influence of German language in science. I just cite wikipedia:

Polarization (waves)
Quote
... the component perpendicular to this plane is termed s-like (from senkrecht, German for perpendicular)...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 27-05-2013, 00:05:54
Have no fear!

(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/YFjoEgYOgRo/hqdefault.jpg)

There's a big discussion in Croatia about gay marriage, more precisely the straight population (sponsored by the Catholic Church) started an initiative to put the definition of matrimony/marriage (1 man 1 woman, you know the drill), into our Constitution in order to make it harder to change it in the future. Currently it's in the Law, the Family Law, eh. The flamewars on facebook are giving me a headache, personally being of the opinion that doing/giving/making (what's the verb?) a referendum at this time (crisis) means spending a lot of state funds just to shit one sentence from a law into the Constitution, which is fucking ridiculous.

Anyway, discussions with the conservative catholics always looks like that discussion. "But it's just not good and people must be straight, God and Croats!"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 27-05-2013, 01:05:48
I came across this video while searchin for another korean movie. My guess would be it's Korean, i watched a few minutes of it from random places in the movie. Looks real good, i'll probably watch it after the exams and might make a review on it. I also don't know what war it's about, i saw north korean flags and a bridge blowing up, so i guess the korean war. Anyway, looks like an awesome movie, eventho we don't understand shit of what they say.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4v53r_Rq0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 27-05-2013, 14:05:19
Guys, I really fucked up today. I met this really nice girl on the train today. She was pretty, she was fun and I enjoyed talking to her. I fell in love immediately as I saw her. I had to leave the train before she did, so I thought that when I left I'd say something like 'I hope you have a nice trip and if you happen to be around the town I live, give me a call' (I had gathered from our conversation that she traveled alot). You know, I'd say it as a hint that we should exchange numbers.

I'm telling you, it was like fate. It was fate that I sat right on that seat opposite of her and the train was even late for 20 minutes so I had extra time to talk to her. Then, I punched fate in the dick and left the train without saying anything. Well done there, well done indeed. I'll probably never see her again.

I think I'll go and masturbate now. It's the best cure for a heart ache. All that post-jerk guilt will overcome my sadness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-05-2013, 14:05:11
Apparently all us FH'ers are doofuses when it comes to the womenfolk.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-05-2013, 14:05:00
I fell in love immediately as I saw her.

Mistake numero uno. Or not that much of a "mistake" but more like a pitfall numero uno.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-05-2013, 15:05:50
Apparently all us FH'ers are doofuses when it comes to the womenfolk.

... It's complicated...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 27-05-2013, 18:05:04
I actually found the girl on facebook. I can't really add her as a friend though, that would be way too creepy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 27-05-2013, 18:05:23
What can happen? You might never see her again otherwise. Best would be to do it now unless she is in that train regularly I think.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-05-2013, 18:05:42
Yes, I aggree with Nighthawk. At least message her over Facebook.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 27-05-2013, 18:05:25
Yeah, ask her about her trip, and take it forward from there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 27-05-2013, 18:05:18
The worst would be that she rejected you. Tough call but at least you would not have to worry about her anymore. If she felt the same, she will accept, I am sure.

One question though: How did you manage to find her? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 27-05-2013, 19:05:09
One question though: How did you manage to find her? ;D
Well, I knew her name and where she lived. I just put those on facebook's search. As I also knew that she had just finished high school, all that was left was to check the ones that had been to that high school. I'm not a 100% sure that it's her. However, before she started talking to me, she talked to her friend. She mentioned that they were coming from a Bon Jovi concert and they had also been to a SimplePlan concert and a OneRepublic concert as well before. All of those she has favourited on facebook. Also, her profile pic had a comment from a girl who had the same name (and looks) has her friend on the train. So, not a 100% sure, but almost.

Yeah, it's kinda awesome to have such a good memory as mine. A little creepy as well.

The problem is, she doesn't know my name as I never got the chance to introduce myself and my facebook profile pic is outdated as hell up to the point that I can't really be recognised from it. So to her, I'll be just a random bloke adding her as a friend.

Damn, I guess I'll sleep on it and try to contact her tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-05-2013, 19:05:46
My biggest regret is I never messaged beautiful girl on my Facebook and asked for her contacts. Nice girls with unassuming nature doesn't mind if you have some "history" (classmates) or some "connection" (same interests, hobbies) with her. Start with something else, when the conversation goes, you can start with asking contact information.

I was too late by then. Now I am set back another 6 years to find one like her (or better). Sad, but I have learned the how tos...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 27-05-2013, 19:05:03
I would send her a message over facebook asking some follow up question from the conversation, hardly all that creepy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 27-05-2013, 22:05:01
It's 9 degrees, bout half then what we had in December, and the radio is playing last christmas...
What the hell is going on?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 27-05-2013, 22:05:35
We had 20 today, but this was change from the past weeks filled with rain and really fresh temperatures. I actually enjoyed a cup of tea in the garden.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 27-05-2013, 23:05:15
i thought i read in the newspaper facebook was gonna make sending private messages a paying optionin some countries, i guess that means you can send private messages (paying or non-paying, depending on country). But i don't know shit about facebook, so don't take my words to be 100% sure correct. Anyway, if you can send her, do so tell her u had great conversation and blablabla. Sorry i'm also terrible with hot women. And dw about being creepy, if u don't try, u lost her already
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-05-2013, 16:05:37
Anyone else remember these two motherfuckers?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Max_und_Moritz.JPG/220px-Max_und_Moritz.JPG)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-05-2013, 02:05:22
A few kilometers from the place were I was born, there is a forrest, and deep withing that forrest there is a village with peasants living there. Strange people, strange dresses, strange habbits. The kind of village where you could get lost and nobody ever would find you. And that is, where Wilhelm Busch is born. What about him?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Busch
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 29-05-2013, 02:05:24
Does anyone know/remember the latin phrase for "When a man and a woman stay alone in a room, it is not presumed that they are praying "Pater noster"...can't find it anywhere and I'm starting to doubt its existance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-05-2013, 05:05:39
Large dust storm in the Mojave today, 30 minute drive took 2 hours, many car crashes and the highway/freeway was shut down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 29-05-2013, 19:05:41
Stumbled across this today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlyMEV73KIc

Desert Combat - ah, the memories...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 29-05-2013, 20:05:16
It still has some decent populated servers, i play it regularly
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 30-05-2013, 00:05:54
Hey Fuchs have you purchased the Old Gods for CKII?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-05-2013, 00:05:44
Yes and it's awesome. Price is a bit high for a CK2 DLC but the start date, religions, everything.. woah! It's a great DLC, lots of ways to go in the new scenario.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 30-05-2013, 12:05:04
Definitely going to buy it. Waiting for better price though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 30-05-2013, 14:05:50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHRbMwPIKLE

What is the name of the song brutus is singing? Ever since that movie came out i've been wondering!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 30-05-2013, 18:05:03
There are times when you're required to sit in some conference room of the sort with a laptop open for many hours, and you also have to pretend you're doing something productive, such as typing something that from across the room looks as if something relevent is being contributed. And if by chance you actually believe that what you have typed is important and save the file, it's somewhat humorous days later. An excerpt:

Quote
The cat in the hat The cat In Hat Hat Cat Nat The Hat In The Cat The Cat in The Hat Hat In Hat Cat The Cat Hat In The Rat The Cat In LeHat The cat HAT! The cat in those hats and these hats ra fats gnats cats in magic hats  hats and hats and hats and hats with many inflateable cats cats cats CATS! The hat in the cat, the hat in the cat, the hat in the cat... cats and rats and hats and thats and thises and those and many maps. Cats, definetly. Don't forget hats. Cats in hats, hats in cats the cats in the hats hats cats THE CAT IN THE HAT hat cat hat cat hat cat crap mack cat fat fats cats hats shats gnats knots wrought rought. Don't forget the cats. Many many many many many many many many many many MANY hats inside of cats. If cats can be hats then cats can also be hats. Cats like hats and hats eat cats CATS ARE NOT HATS do not forget that hats are CATS much like Mack.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 31-05-2013, 21:05:25
Quote
Many many many many many many many many many many MANY hats inside of cats.
Best one in my opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-06-2013, 12:06:20
Happy 30th Birthday Z boson!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 01-06-2013, 13:06:58
Yesterday, Germany lost 1.6 million of its inhabitants. Only 80.6 million people left in Germany.

Yesterday the results from the zensus of 2011 have been published. That's the German Gründlichkeit  ;)!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-06-2013, 13:06:17
Yeah, Germans aren´t getting any children at all. If you go through the city you see that most children are immigrants. Makes you wonder whether it´s something with the German mentality. Children seem to be much more of a naturalness and much more welcome in other cultures. Good thing we are importing half the youth of south-europe: This will ensure more children in the future.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 01-06-2013, 14:06:08
Well, who´s got time for kids when you stay in university until your mid-twenties and then start working until your 65 years old?
I´m quite curious to see how our welfare state will be able to cope with these severe demographic changes especially now that civil service is completely voluntary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-06-2013, 22:06:10
Have you guys even read the german versions of kid's stories?  ;D

Its no wonder they don't have children! The children just don't survive, its just a constant replay of Der Struwwelpeter  ;)


-----
On another note, joined some sort of fitness group thing. Friend came into town and she wanted someone to join her in the fitness group. For my first time in it, I did all the advanced exercises and ended up doing much more than the regular group members. Passed out at some point, woke up and kept going, then almost puked. Hilarious way to start a saturday imho. Good work out though, will be interesting to see the changes 4 weeks from now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-06-2013, 23:06:22
Have you guys even read the german versions of kid's stories?  ;D

Its no wonder they don't have children! The children just don't survive, its just a constant replay of Der Struwwelpeter  ;)
I loved it as a child. My mommy used to read it to me and I never had any fear.

Good work out though, will be interesting to see the changes 4 weeks from now.
Take a foto of yourself right now. I regret, I didn´t do this right before I started training. Within the first half year I gained 10 Kgs. I would like to have some proper before after pictures. Regular fotos weren´t useful for it as I was wearing thick clothes on most of them.

Also keep in mind that you gain the most stuff within the first half year so keep it up. But don´t work till you pass out, that doesn´t sound healthy at all. Also take some time to just regenerate, don´t go everyday to the gym. Just saying.


So, does anybody know that feeling when you have to learn and write a lot and just can´t do it? I´m working the whole day on a paper that´s due on monday and all I´ve gotten together is 3 sides. I somehow watched youtube videos and ended at a documentary about vikings. Did you know they sometimes bound hundreds of ships together and had a swimming battlefield. Yeah, I should go back to work.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 01-06-2013, 23:06:09
Have you guys even read the german versions of kid's stories?  ;D

Its no wonder they don't have children! The children just don't survive, its just a constant replay of Der Struwwelpeter  ;)
Agreed! German kids stories are all kinds of evil.
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Post by: LuckyOne on 01-06-2013, 23:06:31
So, does anybody know that feeling when you have to learn and write a lot and just can´t do it? I´m working the whole day on a paper that´s due on monday and all I´ve gotten together is 3 sides.

I know it well! I got like 3 exams next week and I have to finish a project that I haven't even started properly by the end of the next week max... I should really go back to work...
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Post by: Surfbird on 02-06-2013, 03:06:14
So, does anybody know that feeling when you have to learn and write a lot and just can´t do it? I´m working the whole day on a paper that´s due on monday and all I´ve gotten together is 3 sides. I somehow watched youtube videos and ended at a documentary about vikings. Did you know they sometimes bound hundreds of ships together and had a swimming battlefield. Yeah, I should go back to work.

Having youtube running is the ultimate killer if you want to work or learn. Especially when you're logged in and got over 9000 video suggestions and uploaded videos from subscribed channels. I usually print important files as much as possible to fight this problem and put my laptop a few meters away from me so I can concentrate better and just use it when absolutely necessary. (I'm a real retard when it comes down to do work I lack motivation for)

When I have to write something, I usually think that there will be this point where you just start writing stuff down very fast without thinking too much, if you know what I mean. But when this point won't come and you are fighting for every single page, it's just awfully annoying.

I also start doing stuff usually close to the deadline which is not helpful at all. Exams start in about a month and I started learning 2 days ago (with a break yersterday ;D). So I'm at least trying to do something earlier this time.

So I plan to get going tomorrow, we'll see...
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Post by: :| Hi on 02-06-2013, 08:06:44
Fire broke out by Power Station No.1 of the aquaduct in northern L.A. County/Kern County. Its on the 4th-5th day now. 5,561 acres and 20% contained as of 3 hours ago. Can see the fire cresting the mountain near my house, it is about 5 miles/8km out.

Will be interesting to see how it plays out tomorrow, the two nearest lakes have been evacuated due to the proximity of the fire and helicopters were just cleared to start flying night missions.


Fun Fact: we have a small fleet of S-64 Skycranes that are used to fire controlling purposes
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Post by: Oberst on 02-06-2013, 14:06:27
So, does anybody know that feeling when you have to learn and write a lot and just can´t do it? I´m working the whole day on a paper that´s due on monday and all I´ve gotten together is 3 sides.

I know it well! I got like 3 exams next week and I have to finish a project that I haven't even started properly by the end of the next week max... I should really go back to work...

I know that feel bro. I have nearly finished my Bachelor thesis. After nearly nearly 60 pages of text and uncounted numbers of diagrams and tables (which takes even more time, then simple writing), I have no motivation left. But my plan is to finish this week (I still have two weeks left). So wish me luck. My plan (and motivation) is exactly doing nothing, thinking about nothing on next weekend.
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Post by: :| Hi on 02-06-2013, 18:06:04
Fire is now 19,500 acres and still 20% contained.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/971114_493831124019421_1469029535_n.jpg)
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Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 02-06-2013, 21:06:58
Burnt my entire back in the sun today. FFFFFFUUUUUUUAAAAAOW!
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Post by: :| Hi on 02-06-2013, 22:06:29
Burnt my entire back in the sun today. FFFFFFUUUUUUUAAAAAOW!

Get some Solarcaine on that shit dude, or really anything with Lidocaine in it. Then after it stops hurting and gets itchy etc, put some aloe vera lotion on it. You'll be right as rain in a week.

source: desert dweller
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Post by: Smiles on 03-06-2013, 00:06:40
That map looks awsaome, sawtooth.. 8)
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Post by: :| Hi on 03-06-2013, 03:06:02
25k+ acres now. Ash was falling and collecting like snow last night
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Post by: LHeureux on 03-06-2013, 04:06:02
Fire broke out by Power Station No.1 of the aquaduct in northern L.A. County/Kern County. Its on the 4th-5th day now. 5,561 acres and 20% contained as of 3 hours ago. Can see the fire cresting the mountain near my house, it is about 5 miles/8km out.

Will be interesting to see how it plays out tomorrow, the two nearest lakes have been evacuated due to the proximity of the fire and helicopters were just cleared to start flying night missions.


Fun Fact: we have a small fleet of S-64 Skycranes that are used to fire controlling purposes


Burnt my entire back in the sun today. FFFFFFUUUUUUUAAAAAOW!

Well, that's fitting.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 03-06-2013, 04:06:34
Ugh I hate fucking calculus so much.  I failed it last semester, so I am taking it again at community college over the summer to actually try and learn it.  But I'm going to have to take it again at uni next semester to actually get credit for it.  So i get to take it three times.  Yay.
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Post by: Zoologic on 03-06-2013, 05:06:17
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22729351
Child victims of Pakistan's 'begging mafia'

Pakistan?

Indonesia is 10 years well ahead of them. We have begging mafia dons living a wealthy life here.
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Post by: :| Hi on 03-06-2013, 07:06:34
Listening to a police scanner right now, I can see flames from my backyard. 22,500 acres now
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Post by: LHeureux on 03-06-2013, 08:06:28
lol :|Hi talking alone about his situation, like a diary.

"Day 2 : The flames are getting closer now"
"Day 3 : I can feel the heat from inside my house"
"Day 4 : I burned my right hand while trying to close the door"
"Day 5 : I'm trapped in the basement now"
"Day 6 : Guys... Guys..?"
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Post by: :| Hi on 03-06-2013, 08:06:41
"Hand burnt, marshmallows crisped perfectly though"
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Post by: th_battleaxe on 03-06-2013, 15:06:00
Discovered an antique books shop in town yesterday, and my birthday is next month. I'll better start browsing then. ;D
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-06-2013, 23:06:34
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/add-dars.jpg?w=500)
this picture got me confused.
It made me sad, but is it a first world problem to get sad from seeing this? I mean, many people die constantly and that dog is going to get a nice death, compared to what nature would give him...
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Post by: Dukat on 04-06-2013, 01:06:30
Nowadays german shepards suffer from various genetic defects causing a variety of illnesses which make them not very suitable for police duty or keeping in general.
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-06-2013, 01:06:13
Dogs, I hate dogs. I volunteered once to watch over a neighbors dog, I probably wont ever do that again.

http://manonthelam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/More-dog-meat-at-Tomohon-Traditional-Market-Tomohon-Sulawesi-Indonesia.jpg

Look at them all, laid out like holocaust victims.
Good eating though!
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Post by: Smiles on 04-06-2013, 01:06:55
Lol korsakov, you getting relaps again mate?
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-06-2013, 05:06:42
Mmm. Last week I went to Wikipedia's English article on the human heart, tried to search for the words "raw" and "taste" and "cook" only to be utterly disappointed. I'm in the mood for some pretty exotic foods as of late.
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Post by: Zoologic on 04-06-2013, 05:06:56
They eat Lapo or dog meat rice in Sulawesi, different breed from pets.

Meanwhile, they also eat cats there, which is not farmed like those dogs. They are caught from the wild, which is quite a pest. Since they were generally introduced there in order to curb rats/mice from eating paddy/rice stocks.
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-06-2013, 02:06:24
Ah great, after a night of working, i open the newssite to read our education system got fucked... The new system will make an 8 year long lasting elementary with only 4 years of high school so "the weak pupils can get more attention for their needs"...
The kids who have the future of studying, will just be bored for 2 more years than it is already and will be far less prepared by the time they reach university a.k.a. university will always have to lower standards a.k.a. whole education system got fucked  ::)
Damn I hate Belgian politics
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 05-06-2013, 03:06:16
Gods be damned there are more efficient ways!
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Post by: th_battleaxe on 05-06-2013, 12:06:17
Ah great, after a night of working, i open the newssite to read our education system got fucked... The new system will make an 8 year long lasting elementary with only 4 years of high school so "the weak pupils can get more attention for their needs"...
The kids who have the future of studying, will just be bored for 2 more years than it is already and will be far less prepared by the time they reach university a.k.a. university will always have to lower standards a.k.a. whole education system got fucked  ::)
Damn I hate Belgian politics

Smet took a page out of the "How to make a shitload of money in the shortest amount of time while making a working system run aground for Socialist dummies.", and executed it to the letter.

SNAFU in other words...

TOSSERS!  >:(
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-06-2013, 14:06:23
Important part of being amoderator is to test how the mobile forum works in different environments. This time, tue beach. (temperature 31C, water 22C thanks for asking)
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-06-2013, 14:06:20
So you finally started drinking?
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Post by: Turkish007 on 05-06-2013, 14:06:33
Do northern countries have mosqitoes in summer? They are really annoying here...
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Post by: Oberst on 05-06-2013, 15:06:46
What are "northern countries" for you?
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Post by: Butcher on 05-06-2013, 15:06:09
Everything north of the center of the world aka Turkey.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 05-06-2013, 15:06:53
No, I mean Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska, etc.. You know, colder places.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-06-2013, 15:06:26
Helluva cold out here in Finland... only 28C right now. I better get my jacket.

Yes, we have mosquitos. Propably more than you could ever handle.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-06-2013, 15:06:51
Mosquito situation here (Finland) depends a lot on weather and location. Lapland is notorious for its heavy mosquito seasons. In the south mosquitoes prefer thick forests and other places without much sunlight and wind. Mosquitoes require puddles and other smaller bodies of standing water to reproduce. This means that we might not have that many mosquitoes this summer. for it has been really dry and hot for the last 4-6 weeks. The mosquitoes that are already hatched could be gone come midsummer. 
So you finally started drinking?
My typing skills with a keyboard are abysmal, no imagine that with a phone.
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Post by: kummitus on 05-06-2013, 16:06:48
Well I'm yet to see a single one of those bastards this year. Though I live near the coast near Helsinki so there's anyways a LOT less them compared to even few hundred kilometers north where my family's summerplace is located.
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Post by: Biiviz on 05-06-2013, 17:06:10
In Vaasa, west coast, there are none. South of Vaasa in the country side however, there are quite a lot and they're pretty aggressive. Down south in the Turku archipelago I saw like two when I stayed at our summer cottage for the weekend.
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Post by: Kelmola on 05-06-2013, 19:06:47
I'll happily exchange any mosquitoes to the wasps. This summer I have had to kill three wasp queens (could be hornets too, I'm not an expert) - two inside my apartment, the third on the balcony, after I had demolished its attempt to build a nest thrice.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 05-06-2013, 19:06:51
My record is 212 mosquitoes, 3 wasps and a bee using a spoon.
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Post by: Surfbird on 05-06-2013, 19:06:53
I'll happily exchange any mosquitoes to the wasps. This summer I have had to kill three wasp queens (could be hornets too, I'm not an expert) - two inside my apartment, the third on the balcony, after I had demolished its attempt to build a nest thrice.

I hate wasps. Still afraid of them as one hit me when I was 6 and ruined my first day at school haha. Still struggling when I try to get these fuckers out of my room, especially as I don't want to kill them either.

Apart from one or two mosquito bites there are surprisinlgy few of them. Maybe because of the long and rather cold winter here in Germany, but actually it rained most of April and March, so I'm wondering a bit.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 05-06-2013, 20:06:40
Bees and pretty chill and useful guys and bumblebees are even quite cute fluffy little fuckers.

But wasps and hornets... I tend to give them a bit more room. Unless they start building hives to places where humans and pets go. Then I will EXTERMINATE, ANNIHILATE, DESTROY ALL WASPS. (In the immediate vicinity of the hive)
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Post by: Kelmola on 05-06-2013, 21:06:06
These wasps are angry, as in flying in your face unless you swat them away, and even then they come back for a second bombing run. I certainly don't want to get stingered by one of them, it's much more pleasant to scratch mosquito bites.

But, after slaying those three queens, I may get peace for the rest of the summer because there will be no baby wasps in the immediate vicinity.
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Post by: :| Hi on 05-06-2013, 21:06:54
During my fishing trips in Alaska (usually week long things) I would see black clouds hanging over the rivers/lakes. Not smoke, just huge things of mosquitos
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Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 06-06-2013, 00:06:33
Apart from one or two mosquito bites there are surprisinlgy few of them. Maybe because of the long and rather cold winter here in Germany, but actually it rained most of April and March, so I'm wondering a bit.
I tried to do some metal detecting today in a nearby forest, since it did not rain the last two days. Still soaking wet and muddy and millions of hungry mosquito everywhere, trying to eat me alive, so I had to abort my mission and evacuate quickly.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DdVvMURU7hc/Ua9z-DxoewI/AAAAAAAAJX8/FRU63zm1TII/w1437-h1078-no/2013-06-05+16.29.58.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p7mHUq_2J18/Ua90NeXRZRI/AAAAAAAAJYE/fL91ZNeYVXI/w1437-h1078-no/2013-06-05+16.30.22.jpg)
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Post by: sheikyerbouti on 06-06-2013, 00:06:42
I'll happily exchange any mosquitoes to the wasps. This summer I have had to kill three wasp queens (could be hornets too, I'm not an expert) - two inside my apartment, the third on the balcony, after I had demolished its attempt to build a nest thrice.

 This is the best trick in the world to keep Wasps/ Hornets/ Bees away from your house.

 Hang a brown paper bag up in a prominent place, (fluff the bag open and tie the opening closed with string or wire). This fake nest is enough to deter the insects as they are incredibly territorial and they won't bug another colony's area.


@ Hi!,

 Those clouds of bugs are commonplace anywhere north of about the 49th parallel. They also are made up of healthy numbrs of Black flies and Horseflies (worst bites ever)

see video: for a near legendary Canadian anthem to those damn bugs  http://www.nfb.ca/film/blackfly/ (http://www.nfb.ca/film/blackfly/)
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Post by: Biiviz on 06-06-2013, 00:06:48
@ Hi!,

 Those clouds of bugs are commonplace anywhere north of about the 49th parallel. They also are made up of healthy numbrs of Black flies and Horseflies (worst bites ever)

Not necessarily. Depends on the area, I'd say. Around our coasts those "clouds" consist of male mosquitoes - slightly smaller than the females, and they live off of vegetable juices unlike the females who consume blood.

Earlier today I met an old friend and we took a short trip to his summer cottage to inaugurate his sauna for the summer. While we waited for the sauna to heat up we took a stroll around their forest lands and followed some moose and roe deer tracks for a while. Also found some fox tracks and the remains of a pike that the fox had caught in a nearby ditch and eaten. We quickly decided to head back as when we stopped we noticed that around a few hundred mosquitoes had been stalking us, and now decided it was time to attack. My friend turned around and the entire backside of his jacket was covered with them.

After heading back, the sauna felt all the more cleansing.
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Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-06-2013, 00:06:14
Would it be inaccurate of me to say that at least 70% of all Finnish families own a sauna?
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Post by: Biiviz on 06-06-2013, 00:06:48
Would it be inaccurate of me to say that at least 70% of all Finnish families own a sauna?

Not sure how they're distributed by percent, but there are about 2.5 million saunas in Finland with a population of 5.5 million.

Most residential buildings have at least one public sauna in the basement/top floor, modern residential buildings have a sauna in each apartment, and many private houses have their own sauna. Around 50% of the population has access to a summer cottage, and these properties often have their own saunas.
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 06-06-2013, 00:06:54
They even have a saunabus (or busses?)
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Post by: Biiviz on 06-06-2013, 01:06:35
I'm pretty sure they've built saunas into everything. I think I read about a bicycle sauna once.

My personal favorite is the pontoon sauna. These are usually rented in the archipelago, so even if your summer cottage doesn't have a sauna, you can have one brought to you.

(http://www.suomi24.fi/yhteis%C3%B6/sites/suomi24.fi.yhteis%C3%B6/files/imagecache/mina-profile-full-490/images/265/177/f16b1a34e4c9b183a0fc046de423a179_base.jpg)
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Post by: Dukat on 06-06-2013, 02:06:44
Hmm. Finnish Sauna. A fir forrest surrounding misteriously looped lakes, dry fir needles under your bare feet covering the dry and dusty ground, the smell of burning logs mixing with the smell of the fresh water, clear and cold, inviting for a swim; a slight breeze gently cooling your hot body, the silence only disturbed by the waves lapping against the bank of the lake while the sun is half sat at 2 AM in the night. Priceless.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-06-2013, 10:06:43
Hmm. Finnish Sauna. A fir forrest surrounding misteriously looped lakes, dry fir needles under your bare feet covering the dry and dusty ground, the smell of burning logs mixing with the smell of the fresh water, clear and cold, inviting for a swim; a slight breeze gently cooling your hot body, the silence only disturbed by the waves lapping against the bank of the lake while the sun is half sat at 2 AM in the night. Priceless.

And the song of a Cuckoo in the distance.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-06-2013, 12:06:51
And a Gavia arctica singing in the nearby lake.
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Post by: Tedacious on 06-06-2013, 12:06:00
Saunas are overrated. It's not even that pleasant.
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Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 06-06-2013, 13:06:19
I guess if you live in one of the coldest countries in the world it will be a bit more pleasant...
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Post by: Biiviz on 06-06-2013, 14:06:39
I guess if you live in one of the coldest countries in the world it will be a bit more pleasant...

Finnish peacekeepers building a sauna out of Hesco barriers in Afghanistan:

(http://www.skja.fi/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rekunnusvaihe.jpg)

(http://www.skja.fi/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hesco-sauna-ulkoa.jpg)

(http://www.skja.fi/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hesco-l%C3%B6ylyt.jpg)
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Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 06-06-2013, 14:06:08
:| maybe they just want to get naked and sweaty then...
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Post by: Paasky on 06-06-2013, 16:06:06
There's nothing like it ;)
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 06-06-2013, 17:06:07
Steve Brule's thoughts on saunas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7PAaZ1eug
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Post by: Tedacious on 06-06-2013, 17:06:05
I guess if you live in one of the coldest countries in the world it will be a bit more pleasant...
Yes I live in Sweden and I still say it's hugely overrated. Not even the coldest winters it's nice, just unpleasant.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-06-2013, 17:06:16
You are officially weird.
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Post by: Turkish007 on 06-06-2013, 17:06:23
(http://www.suomi24.fi/yhteis%C3%B6/sites/suomi24.fi.yhteis%C3%B6/files/imagecache/mina-profile-full-490/images/265/177/f16b1a34e4c9b183a0fc046de423a179_base.jpg)
I want one of these. Its a portable floating sauna?
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Post by: Surfbird on 06-06-2013, 17:06:09
No, it's obviously a mobile toilet.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-06-2013, 18:06:46
I want one of these. Its a portable floating sauna?

Biiviz said it quite clearly in his post:

Quote
My personal favorite is the pontoon sauna. These are usually rented in the archipelago, so even if your summer cottage doesn't have a sauna, you can have one brought to you.

So yes, it floats and it is portable.
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Post by: Paasky on 06-06-2013, 18:06:47
I guess if you live in one of the coldest countries in the world it will be a bit more pleasant...
Yes I live in Sweden and I still say it's hugely overrated. Not even the coldest winters it's nice, just unpleasant.
Any sane person would find a Swedish bastu unpleasant. But a proper Finnish sauna is the most relaxing thing imaginable.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-06-2013, 18:06:16
Enlighten me, what are the differences that make it so unpleasant?
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Post by: Turkish007 on 06-06-2013, 18:06:59
I want one of these. Its a portable floating sauna?

Biiviz said it quite clearly in his post:

Quote
My personal favorite is the pontoon sauna. These are usually rented in the archipelago, so even if your summer cottage doesn't have a sauna, you can have one brought to you.

So yes, it floats and it is portable.

Oh sorry, I first tought there was some kind of montage service which came with a van and built the sauna on a pontoon :P
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Post by: Paasky on 06-06-2013, 19:06:34
Enlighten me, what are the differences that make it so unpleasant?
It's cold, of course ;)
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-06-2013, 20:06:42
Enlighten me, what are the differences that make it so unpleasant?
It's cold, of course ;)

That is unpleasant, yes.
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Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-06-2013, 03:06:43
Heading off to a weekend traipsing around North Cornwall while hopefully avoiding blisters and (more*) sunburns.  Starting it tomorrow morning by meeting up with the guys I'm going with for a pub breakfast, and back on Sunday evening.

*Burnt the tops of my hands and feet on Wednesday because my housemates locked my sunscreen in the car because they were impatient waiting for me to rectify putting a wetsuit on backwards.
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Post by: Oberst on 07-06-2013, 09:06:29
Today is National Doughnut Day! I am for making this an international holiday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doughnut_Day
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Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 07-06-2013, 15:06:37
Finally it´s warm outside and there´s nothing better to enjoy the sun than an ice-cold Mexican chilli beer!
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Post by: Harmonikater on 07-06-2013, 20:06:58
Did anyone else "win" 500€ from Paypal today?
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/07/paypal-accidentally-sends-out-emails-telling-users-theyve-won-500-but-they-havent/
More Info: (in german)
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/e-mail-panne-bei-gewinnspiel-paypal-verspricht-nutzern-versehentlich-500-euro/8317956.html

It'll be interesting to see what legal actions follow
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Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 08-06-2013, 17:06:53
Wow, now that was a summer storm. Even some hail and really loud thunder. Quite impressive, especially when you read your book outside, don't realize that the sun has left and stupidly ignore the initial growling ;D
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Post by: Oberst on 08-06-2013, 20:06:40
Nearly finished my Bachelor thesis. Text is finished and more then 90 % already reworked. Only a few things to go.
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Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 09-06-2013, 17:06:45
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22827514
Now that's a badass dog, i'm surprised tho that she is apreaciated that much.
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Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-06-2013, 18:06:59
lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas

^ what does that mean?
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Post by: Turkish007 on 09-06-2013, 18:06:23
probably something about mechanics and engines, If I read it right.
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 09-06-2013, 18:06:34
Pretty close.

"Aircraft jet engine assistant mechanic NCO-student"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-06-2013, 18:06:23
damn, what a title. thanks Thor  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 09-06-2013, 23:06:33
I wonder whether 'Prism' will have an effect on the american economy. Especially on Silicon Valley. I mean, if you'd run a company, would you rely on american service providers, knowing that the government can spy on your most secret inventions and projects?

It is only irony that american citizens are not affected. Like that would not bring up the rest of the world against the USA. In a time, when anti-americanism grows stronger than ever anyway.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/intelligence-leaders-push-back-on-leakers-media/2013/06/09/fff80160-d122-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/intelligence-leaders-push-back-on-leakers-media/2013/06/09/fff80160-d122-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 10-06-2013, 12:06:01
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22840880

Apparently there is a stack of 22, 340 kiloton, nuclear bombs 3 kilometres from my house.

Good to know.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 10-06-2013, 13:06:52
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22840880

Apparently there is a stack of 22, 340 kiloton, nuclear bombs 3 kilometres from my house.

Good to know.

Here in Belgium, everybody knows of the bombs at Kleine Brogel, so no biggie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-06-2013, 13:06:45
my dad had no knownledge of this, despite used to working in kleine brogel. Only a few Belgians know of it

But there simply is a reason why US servicemen are stationed in Kleine brogel
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 10-06-2013, 17:06:11
Plans are being made to go to Waterloo next week Saturday!!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-06-2013, 17:06:31
You missed the battle by 197 years, 11 months, 22 days.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 10-06-2013, 18:06:04
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22840880

Apparently there is a stack of 22, 340 kiloton, nuclear bombs 3 kilometres from my house.

Good to know.

Here in Belgium, everybody knows of the bombs at Kleine Brogel, so no biggie.

What an irony. Back in the time of the cold war close to my village there was a storage facility hidden in the woods. Nobody knew exactly, what was hidden their. The only thing the people knew was that Belgian soldiers were guarding a facility, where furthermore American soldiers worked. People, who came to close to the facility - even farmers working on their fields to close to the woods - were arrested for a short time. Every now and then american helicopters came and unloaded and loaded heavy cargo boxes. Today they tell that most likely some nuclear warheads have been stored there and the Helicopters carried either dummies or real warheads.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-06-2013, 09:06:08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmdovYztH8
interesting evolution from 2007 to 2013
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 11-06-2013, 12:06:31
Naga Morich causes pain, no matter if it's going in or out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 11-06-2013, 20:06:32
So on Sunday I´m arriving back home from my foreign semester. Just bought a train ticket from Warsaw to Düsseldorf... then half an hour later I remembered there is a flood in East-Germany (Elbe). And I retard bought a fucking ticket.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-06-2013, 21:06:41
From Warsaw to dusseldorf in one tank

wait    it should be opposite

take a ship  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-06-2013, 03:06:13
Since I looked at the news this evening, I have a depressant feeling. When taking a look at the overall spirit of these times, 2013 seems to become a bad year.


Quo vadis, world? Doesn't seem like you're coming my way, are you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-06-2013, 04:06:03
It's not all bad! For example, dissent in the U.S.A is a good thing, depending on which side you're on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-06-2013, 08:06:19
What do you guys think of flash mob?

How about participating in such group activity? Or better to just ditch it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 12-06-2013, 09:06:49
Since I looked at the news this evening, I have a depressant feeling. When taking a look at the overall spirit of these times, 2013 seems to become a bad year.

  • The war in Syria won't come to any good end, no difference whether Assad or the Rebels win. The Syrians who started this war have either fled or are dead by now, replaced by foreign fighters with vague ambitions.
  • The revolt in Egypt seems to have created another authoritan regime with little differences compared to the previous ones.
  • In Russia Putin becomes some madman, messing up the delicate plant of a civil society while breaking global conventions in politics. Cp. Syria
  • The riots in turkey feel like a setback into times that appeared already to have been overcome. The model state of turkey fails to lead a way into a society combining both western lifestyle and muslim believe.
  • And then the leading nation of the free world spies on its citizens, me, and its allies, using methods the soviets only could have dreamed of 30 years earlier, completely betraying the principles they are build upon, evenmore under the presidency of a democrat.

Quo vadis, world? Doesn't seem like you're coming my way, are you?


War will be at our doorsteps soon enough. Peace is never eternal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-06-2013, 09:06:35
the germans are coming
THE GERMANS ARE COMING
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-06-2013, 10:06:21
  • The revolt in Egypt seems to have created another authoritan regime with little differences compared to the previous ones.
  • In Russia Putin becomes some madman, messing up the delicate plant of a civil society while breaking global conventions in politics. Cp. Syria
Personally, i think the Egypt thing was extremely predictable from the beginning. They were the most open-minded people in the region. If you then have people taking in squares in the name of Islam, i think everyone was seeing this would happen, i actually exspected even worse.
And Putin, well, i know he is like a dictator at some points, but i think he's good for Russia in general. He still has a lot of supporters, Russia's economy is doing good and the mid-class is growing. I'm not saying all is good, but it think there are much worse leaders. Also in Syria i think he's right. If the fanboys of the terrorrists want to give the terrorrists support and maybe intervene military, then why couldn't Russia provide the regime?

the germans are coming
THE GERMANS ARE COMING

You only figured out now? You should always know that the germans are waiting to hop over the border, Von Schlieffen 3.0 time

What do you guys think of flash mob?

How about participating in such group activity? Or better to just ditch it?

I personally think it's retarded and i hate it, since i see it as something trendy that people wanna do just to do something and feel important while they actually have nothing better to do. Of course that's my opinion, do what you want, it's a free world (at least in some countries).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-06-2013, 12:06:31
  • And then the leading nation of the free world spies on its citizens, me, and its allies, using methods the soviets only could have dreamed of 30 years earlier, completely betraying the principles they are build upon, evenmore under the presidency of a democrat.
You sound surprised.

the germans are coming
THE GERMANS ARE COMING
And how is that a bad thing? We aren´t in this fascist-thing any longer, you know. Ironically we now are one of the leading powers in the protection of human rights. I know you are joking but I don´t like the depressive mood this thread is going. Most of us are Europeans here and you should look at this in a positive manner. Be glad you don´t live in those revolting areas in the Middle East. Personally I have totally given up on this area. I don´t expect this to lead anywhere in the near future, when you have people crying when praying to Allah, wanting to kill you if you insult their prophet and giving a rat shit about human rights. Not all of them are like this of course - but secular people seem to be in a minority. It turns out that alot of the insurgents are actually quite conservative or even fundamentalists and not really fighting for freedom.

It´s also kind of ironic to see the roles revert. In medieval times they were quite evolved and far more progressed than the Western world. Medicine, spices, numbers, knowledge - we got most of this in the Middle East. I don´t know what happened that they didn´t catch up. It seems they need their own Renaissance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-06-2013, 12:06:26
Hey i welcome any invader to my country right now

Because our goverment is absolutely retarded......
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 12-06-2013, 12:06:11
@Butcher: Indeed, but you must not forget Europe had its fair share of religious wars as well after the Renaissance.

As for the falling behind: could be due to conservatism during the Ottoman Empire?

@theta: And what if that invader turns out to be Jihadi's? But I agree on our government being retarded
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-06-2013, 16:06:46


As for the falling behind: could be due to conservatism during the Ottoman Empire?


Or the betrayal and conservatism of the European colonial powers after the Great War, and the meddling of the Yankees during the Cold War.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-06-2013, 18:06:02
What do you guys think of flash mob?

How about participating in such group activity? Or better to just ditch it?

I personally think it's retarded and i hate it, since i see it as something trendy that people wanna do just to do something and feel important while they actually have nothing better to do. Of course that's my opinion, do what you want, it's a free world (at least in some countries).

Yeah, I feel it kinda a bit pointless too. Some find it a bit edgy, but I kinda thing that it shouldn't be done by people who no longer having acnes and hormonal surges.

  • And then the leading nation of the free world spies on its citizens, me, and its allies, using methods the soviets only could have dreamed of 30 years earlier, completely betraying the principles they are build upon, evenmore under the presidency of a democrat.

What? Patriot act has been there since more than 10 years ago. Where have you been?

Then they install all those CCTVs in London... so big brother, are you watching this?

Now then, tell me, which is more important, your privacy or your safety/security? None of that could be guaranteed by the omission nor the addition of both Patriot act and CCTVs though.

Most of us are Europeans here and you should look at this in a positive manner. Be glad you don´t live in those revolting areas in the Middle East. Personally I have totally given up on this area. I don´t expect this to lead anywhere in the near future, when you have people crying when praying to Allah, wanting to kill you if you insult their prophet and giving a rat shit about human rights. Not all of them are like this of course - but secular people seem to be in a minority. It turns out that alot of the insurgents are actually quite conservative or even fundamentalists and not really fighting for freedom.

It´s also kind of ironic to see the roles revert. In medieval times they were quite evolved and far more progressed than the Western world. Medicine, spices, numbers, knowledge - we got most of this in the Middle East. I don´t know what happened that they didn´t catch up. It seems they need their own Renaissance.

Hulagu Khan from the Mongol empire, under the support from Europeans attacked and defeated the Muslim Caliphate. In the process, they burned the Baghdad library, once the center of all knowledge, kinda the Library of Congress (but much more significant) of its time. It was said that the river Tigris were black due to the inks of all the books the Mongols dumped into the river. Not to mention numerous Muslim scholars and free thinkers they executed.

Moreover, it is kinda unsettling how the European governments avoided all the Nazi labellings by indiscriminately accepting parasitic immigrants, yet making it difficult to educated and free-minded ones to move there? I have a perfectly capable friend looking to settle in UK, but it proved to be quite difficult for him. But then, some extremist cleric got his own mosque in middle England, or some skill-less South Asian taxi drivers who have nothing better to do. How can they accept those people but not an Indian IT security expert?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 12-06-2013, 20:06:58
Moreover, it is kinda unsettling how the European governments avoided all the Nazi labellings by indiscriminately accepting parasitic immigrants, yet making it difficult to educated and free-minded ones to move there? I have a perfectly capable friend looking to settle in UK, but it proved to be quite difficult for him. But then, some extremist cleric got his own mosque in middle England, or some skill-less South Asian taxi drivers who have nothing better to do. How can they accept those people but not an Indian IT security expert?
Blame the UN. Tell them that you are a refugee and have something to fear in your home country and they carry you over on a silver plate and give you pancakes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-06-2013, 20:06:26
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiroemon_Kimura

thats quite the age

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 12-06-2013, 21:06:32
Is this a good book to read?
(http://cdn04.usni.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/slideshows_panel_large/9781591142959.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-06-2013, 23:06:41
I don't know anything about it but I'd say no, at least not for me. I'd be surprised if it covered anything that I didn't read elsewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-06-2013, 21:06:53
I've been contemplating the idea of deleting my facebook acc, and I see now that the only such option left is the deactivation of the account, not deletion as it used to be called. Or is there a "delete" button which I can't find?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-06-2013, 21:06:11
I've been contemplating the idea of deleting my facebook acc, and I see now that the only such option left is the deactivation of the account, not deletion as it used to be called. Or is there a "delete" button which I can't find?
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 13-06-2013, 21:06:57
You can, but only because the law tells them there has to be such an option, it is well hidden and without a google search you will never find it.

I do believe your pictures and such are saved till overwritten, basicly it will still take months before it i all gone.

Here is a link.

http://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-06-2013, 21:06:50
Sneaky bastards. I see how desperate they are to keep the users, they put random friends' profile pictures and say "he/she will miss you!"

Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-06-2013, 22:06:06
FB


One does not simply
"Leave"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-06-2013, 09:06:19
Dung and fans will collide: 'Murica says Assad went chemical.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 14-06-2013, 10:06:54
I just sincerly hope the West will not get involved into this sectarian inter-Muslim war. This is not our war, there´s no good side we should cheer for and support with arms, logistics and "no-fly-zones".
It´s basically a proxy war for power between Shia-Iran vs. Sunni-UAE, with other minorities, like Christians and Kurds caught in-between.
Nothing good will come out of any western intervention and as long as our own home turf won´t be directly threatened, I hope our political and military leaders will have the brains to stay out of this.
The people involved suffer en masse and it´s a damn shame to see such a big population of our planet bleeding and dieing because of this, but there´s literally nothing we can do to improve the situation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-06-2013, 11:06:27
I have no doubt that America will provide an assistance, that allows the rebels to counter the involvement of the Hezbollah. The only premise is, that they still find enough moderate rebels alive to support.
This will prolong the conflict with uncertain ending, making it some proxy war between America, England and France on one side and Iran, Hezbollah, Assad and maybe even Russia on the other.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 14-06-2013, 11:06:45
Don´t forget the other major player on the Sunni side, that is supporting most Islamist groups of the Syrian National Council: United Arab Emirates. They´re the big counter-part to Iran.
If what you say will be true, we´ll have another "Afghanistan in the 80s/90s"-scenario coming, including a mass exodus of Shiia, Christian, Jewish and moderate Syrians. Plus, the conflict will spread even more than it already did, especially to Iraq and Lebanon, where Shiia-Sunni-tensions are almost constantly rising. 

The whole region is a giant powder keg and it takes just one careless player with lit matches to blow it all up. The West should take a similiar stance as Russia and stay neutral instead of pouring even more fuel into the fire.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-06-2013, 11:06:28
Russia isn't neutral but delivering high-tech weapons to Assad. And yes, I forgot to mention the Arab League and those Emirates. Good call.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 14-06-2013, 11:06:25
I just sincerly hope the West will not get involved into this sectarian inter-Muslim war. This is not our war, there´s no good side we should cheer for and support with arms, logistics and "no-fly-zones".
It´s basically a proxy war for power between Shia-Iran vs. Sunni-UAE, with other minorities, like Christians and Kurds caught in-between.
Nothing good will come out of any western intervention and as long as our own home turf won´t be directly threatened, I hope our political and military leaders will have the brains to stay out of this.
The people involved suffer en masse and it´s a damn shame to see such a big population of our planet bleeding and dieing because of this, but there´s literally nothing we can do to improve the situation.


Problem is, we've filled our countries with their people who at some point will start making demands that we intervene (and all religious sides are represented).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 14-06-2013, 11:06:21
Russia isn't neutral but delivering high-tech weapons to Assad. And yes, I forgot to mention the Arab League and those Emirates. Good call.

Except for Russia planing to send Mig 29s and S300 SAMs I haven´t found any curent news that sophisticated weaponry has been sold and shipped under new contracts to Syria in the last months.
Russia has sold lots of equipment in the past years, but from what I´ve gathered no new contracts have been signed and no new weaponry has been delivered.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/russia-halts-arms-shipments-syria (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/russia-halts-arms-shipments-syria)
http://www.rferl.org/content/syria-russia-missiles-delivery/25002787.html (http://www.rferl.org/content/syria-russia-missiles-delivery/25002787.html)

IMO Russia tries to deter the West from creating a no-fly-zone by increasing the risk for NATO aircrafts. It´s only political sabre-rattling so far. It´s not very clever, I admit that, but then Russia tries not to appear to be weak.


Problem is, we've filled our countries with their people who at some point will start making demands that we intervene (and all religious sides are represented).

Let´s hope we´re not stupid enough to do that....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-06-2013, 12:06:58
The most sensible thing is to stop the fight, not taking sides.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 14-06-2013, 15:06:13
Slowly going insane from the sound of F16s flying 50 metres overhead.

Volkel Airbase, 3km from my home, is having its annual open days today and tomorrow, but they have been practicing for it every day since Monday.


Hmm, they have quite a nice live stream (http://luchtmachtdagen.portal.united4all.nl/index.php?option=com_customizer&view=player&id=46).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-06-2013, 15:06:54
I live across the Istanbul AA batallion base, I wake up with a helicopter whizzing around my house every morning  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 14-06-2013, 16:06:24
Hmm, they have quite a nice live stream (http://luchtmachtdagen.portal.united4all.nl/index.php?option=com_customizer&view=player&id=46).
nice one, thanks! they just started to fly around in historical planes like C-47 and Spitfire
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 14-06-2013, 17:06:56
Is this a good book to read?
(http://cdn04.usni.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/slideshows_panel_large/9781591142959.jpg)

Haven't read it, but it looks like a good example of early revisionism on the German military.  I'm going to need to pick it up myself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-06-2013, 17:06:03
Before attending university I used to give a neighbour rides to high school, and to thank me at the end of last summer she got my a Visa giftcard.  While looking in my wallet for my library card today, I rediscovered said gift card and decided to purchase the Old Gods for CKII on Steam, only to discover that apparently for each month I didn't use the gift card, $2.50 was automatically deducted from it.  So I had a grand total of about $3.00 when I tried to use it... 

uggh why must I be punished for my frugal and forgetful ways???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 14-06-2013, 19:06:50
Shame on Visa for calling that a gift card in my opinion  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 14-06-2013, 19:06:02
As if inflation doesn't automatically eat that money anyway.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-06-2013, 19:06:34
Just had an important email, telling me I've been awarded with a degree:
Quote
Master of Physics with Honours in Physics Class II Division I
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 14-06-2013, 19:06:29
Just had an important email, telling me I've been awarded with a degree:
Quote
Master of Physics with Honours in Physics Class II Division I
What, not MBE or FRS?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-06-2013, 19:06:02
Nah, my science was just too controversial for Royal Society.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-06-2013, 19:06:58
http://www.qwertee.com/product/big-daddy-o-s/

My bioshock-Big daddy-o's tshirt arrived  ;D

Anybody heard of this site? called Qwertee. People can upload T-shirt designs wich, once voted upon, become avaible for 24 hours to be bought for 10 euro's. In any size. I really like this service as the amount of designs is huge. Altough only 24 hours avaiable, if enough votes are recast on a previous design, it gets reprinted

Popular themes include Game of thrones, Breaking bad, Iron man, Videogames and such
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Sgt.KAR98 on 15-06-2013, 08:06:44
Most of the world recently is looking at the violence at Turkey and Syria,but on these last days shit has been brewing pretty fast on Brazil,more specifically at São Paulo,the city I live.
Some major protests happening here are being mercilessly repressed by the police.The streets are becoming a battlefield,many times with only one side attacking.
Everything started with a protest against the abusive raise of the bus and metro fare,but now it has became a struggle to change the country.
The police is firing at anyone on the street.There are many accounts of people just passing by being shot or beaten and arrested,reporters that were shot/gassed/beaten/atacked with pepper spray and arrested,one of which lost the sight,a case were policemen gassed a petrol station with cars (one of wich had children inside),a video of policemen breaking their own car to incriminate the protesters,a prosecutor that asked on Facebook that the police should even kill the protesters that he would later absolve them,a report of policemen breaking into an hospital to arrest an injured protester...
Day by day the things get worse and bigger.The public opinion has changed drastically since the first day of protests,on monday (if I am right).
But these protests are not happening only at São Paulo,other cities and states are having their own protests,the difference is that they are not being as violently crushed as in my city.
Recently,news agencies from outside Brazil started to cover the protests,far more faithfully than our local biased broadcasters *cough* GLOBO *cough*.
I posted this after seeing Turkish007 thread about Turkey.Someone outside Brazil must know what's happening on the FIFA WC and Olympic Games host.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 15-06-2013, 09:06:44
http://www.qwertee.com/product/big-daddy-o-s/

My bioshock-Big daddy-o's tshirt arrived  ;D

Anybody heard of this site? called Qwertee. People can upload T-shirt designs wich, once voted upon, become avaible for 24 hours to be bought for 10 euro's. In any size. I really like this service as the amount of designs is huge. Altough only 24 hours avaiable, if enough votes are recast on a previous design, it gets reprinted

Popular themes include Game of thrones, Breaking bad, Iron man, Videogames and such

Well, what are we waiting for? Somebody submit the FH 2 one! And let's get voting!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-06-2013, 20:06:09
Woke up at 4:30am, felt like asthma or something and couldn't really breathe without wheezing. Hopped onto my computer and cursed various things, eventually saw that the Witcher series was the weekend sale and had $11 in my steam wallet.    Consulted Toris and picked up both, excited to try em out after I finish with Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-06-2013, 16:06:04
I drew this about a week ago, based on an original photograph:

(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9017/nr2m.jpg)

Any constructive criticism?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 17-06-2013, 16:06:56
that is amazing, i recognized it from the picture even before i read the text saying it was based on it, and then you didn't even draw that 1000 yard stare he has. Really impressive  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-06-2013, 16:06:33
I am not that good when drawing faces, otherwise I would definately want that look in my picture. Thanks by the way!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 17-06-2013, 20:06:31
Pretty good job, work on the hands though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 18-06-2013, 10:06:11
Indeed very nice work. I also recognized it immediately. Bouras is right though. The hands remind me of Fallout: New Vegas Old World Blues DLC: "His giant hand-penises, he points them towards us!" :P
I'm exaggerating ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-06-2013, 23:06:11
can somebody french, please translate this

Canonnerie parfaite, boiserie un peu fâtiguée.

Its about an isreali K98k sniper in .308 winchester. The rifle is made by FN herstal. This is next to the rifle. but google translate does not "translate" this properly
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 18-06-2013, 23:06:23
Ahem, this is a bit rough and I might be off.
"Barrel good condition, wood is worn."
I'm sure I'll be corrected on that soon enough though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-06-2013, 23:06:39
its difficult to see on the photo's. but if its only the wood, i just get myself another K98k stock.

Thank you

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-06-2013, 02:06:08
Danced with, made out with, did inappropriate stuff with... a woman who I just found out is engaged.

(http://swiftor.com/attachments/f7/9549d1325849432t-ultimate-facepalm-7236163.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-06-2013, 09:06:11
Does he know -> no -> No problem
Does he know -> yes -> is he bigger than you? -> no ->No problem
Does he know -> yes -> is he bigger than you? -> yes -> you poor bastard!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 19-06-2013, 10:06:20
Danced with, made out with, did inappropriate stuff with... a woman who I just found out is engaged.
I also remember your old story, where that girl was in a relationship. You have a fable for that, don´t you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-06-2013, 10:06:40
Danced with, made out with, did inappropriate stuff with... a woman who I just found out is engaged.
I also remember your old story, where that girl was in a relationship. You have a fable for that, don´t you?

They seem to find me ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 19-06-2013, 10:06:51
Then you are a whore magnet... what do you want to hear from us? ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-06-2013, 10:06:33
Tell me I'm pretty ;_;
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-06-2013, 10:06:00
You want us to lie?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 19-06-2013, 11:06:15
Its a cool story right ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-06-2013, 13:06:20
Ain't your fault.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 19-06-2013, 13:06:45
FUCKING HEAT
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 19-06-2013, 14:06:35
What does your thermometer say? We've got 26° in Belgium, with thunderstorms. Yesterday was 35°, and no clouds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 19-06-2013, 16:06:09
Lucky you. It´s around 35 degrees centigrade here and it´s fucking unbearable. I´m sitting in my room, reading a paper and working on a presentation, yet I´m sweating like a pig, consuming way more water than usual. Can´t wait for tomorrows big temperature drop and thunderstorms.  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 19-06-2013, 16:06:11
Yesterday 32°C, today 34°C. And today it feels a lot more hot than 2° for some reason. I really look forward to some thunderstorms tomorrow, I can't stand this heat. Especially not when I have to be inside some unventilated lecture halls and generally have to learn inside...My appartement feels like a sauna.

Anyway, the free time on the meadow under shadow of a tree is enjoyable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 19-06-2013, 16:06:32
35C?  Quit complaining.  That's like normal for so cal summer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-06-2013, 16:06:52
I love this temperature, but not if the air values contain so much H²O AND i have to study in it.
But if i could just be outside or if i could play on my computer, then i see no problem, i would probably just have to activate my turbocooling if i play a game that needs some processing power and have an extra glass of cool cola next to me  8) Damn i'm looking forward to the end of the exams
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 19-06-2013, 16:06:57
Yesterday 32°C, today 34°C. And today it feels a lot more hot than 2° for some reason. I really look forward to some thunderstorms tomorrow, I can't stand this heat. Especially not when I have to be inside some unventilated lecture halls and generally have to learn inside...My appartement feels like a sauna.

Anyway, the free time on the meadow under shadow of a tree is enjoyable.

Tell me about it. I live under the roof...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 19-06-2013, 16:06:38
35C?  Quit complaining.  That's like normal for so cal summer.

Yes, but you don't have winters that start in January and end in May. Easter was colder than Christmas.


Anyway, the only problem with the weather I see, is that they predict rain on Saturday. I hope the reenactment of Waterloo doesn't get rained out.  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-06-2013, 17:06:23
Not only that, but it's dry in the desert, here it's a freaking jungle, so much moisture in the air it's freaking unbearable and it's only 33°C. No wind, just the sun and a bucket of sweat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 19-06-2013, 17:06:51
35C?  Quit complaining.  That's like normal for so cal summer.

Yes, but you don't have winters that start in January and end in May. Easter was colder than Christmas.


Anyway, the only problem with the weather I see, is that they predict rain on Saturday. I hope the reenactment of Waterloo doesn't get rained out.  :-\
If you go to the reenactment, post pics!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 19-06-2013, 17:06:17
35C?  Quit complaining.  That's like normal for so cal summer.

Yes, but you don't have winters that start in January and end in May. Easter was colder than Christmas.


Anyway, the only problem with the weather I see, is that they predict rain on Saturday. I hope the reenactment of Waterloo doesn't get rained out.  :-\
If you go to the reenactment, post pics!

I shall go, and I shall make gazillions of pictures, and I'll post them. Might take a while though, busy week ahead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-06-2013, 18:06:09
35C?  Quit complaining.  That's like normal for so cal summer.

Yeah, but do you also have a ridiculous high humidity grade that makes you break out in sweat while sitting in a breeze in the shade?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-06-2013, 19:06:04
Iceland restarted their whaling... I don't get how European countries can still hunt severely endangered sea mamals without any real pressure, especially since they do it with the purpose of exporting the meat they gain to Japan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 19-06-2013, 20:06:57
You guys seem to be having a pissing contest for who is in the worst weather, not sure there is a real winner there  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-06-2013, 20:06:35
Iceland restarted their whaling... I don't get how European countries can still hunt severely endangered sea mamals without any real pressure, especially since they do it with the purpose of exporting the meat they gain to Japan.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/fwNvIM2W9Aw/hqdefault.jpg)

FUCK YOU WHALE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-06-2013, 20:06:40
You guys seem to be having a pissing contest for who is in the worst weather, not sure there is a real winner there  ;)
Is that a challenge?!

After taking a quick look at weather reports:
36C, 80% humidity, no wind, and the sun has been down for 4 hours. Next month though is going to be the hardest, because last year a record was broken with 48C. And come winter, average will still be 25C. To add to all of that there's only 150mm of rain a year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-06-2013, 20:06:17
I hope u have airconditioning  :o
I don't :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 19-06-2013, 21:06:35
You guys seem to be having a pissing contest for who is in the worst weather, not sure there is a real winner there  ;)
Is that a challenge?!

After taking a quick look at weather reports:
36C, 80% humidity, no wind, and the sun has been down for 4 hours. Next month though is going to be the hardest, because last year a record was broken with 48C. And come winter, average will still be 25C. To add to all of that there's only 150mm of rain a year.

36.7C at 12:28, 15% humidity, 46.7km/h wind with 80.5 km/h gusts. October is our worst month as it is the driest and hottest. Heat record is 46C, avg is 35C in summer but usually hangs around 44c, avg rainfall is 200mm.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 20-06-2013, 00:06:55
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22980973

lol microsoft
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 20-06-2013, 01:06:54
It is horribly hot while the humidity is unbearable. Even after a thunderstorm, there was just no relief. Now imagine working outside, or in a kitchen. Or imagine working at all. Argh.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-06-2013, 01:06:30
Did a 10-hour kitchen shift today, near a grill and stove. Feel my pain.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-06-2013, 07:06:44
Oh noes, Tony Soprano (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22980414) is dead. :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-06-2013, 11:06:46
AVICII's latest song is a combination of Country and House. Surprisingly addictive rhythm.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 20-06-2013, 12:06:34
Oh noes, Tony Soprano (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22980414) is dead. :(
Yeah, this is a totally strange occurence. In my head Tony Soprano was always James Gandolfini, or James Gandolfini was always Tony Soprano. And somehow, he was a dead man anyway. So why should I ever have thought about death, when Tony Soprano was pushing his stomache forward, probably breathing heavily, touching his heart, then drifting into slow motion before collapse. That is the picture I got when I think of him. And well, the overweight, that wasn't probably just Sopranos problem, but also Gandolfinis. Nevertherless, I never thought about the possibility of death for Gandolfini.
Only 51 years, that was damned too early.
R.I.P.

(http://cdn2.spiegel.de/images/image-510929-galleryV9-mldr.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-06-2013, 12:06:01
They are playing the Sopranos theme on the radio at them moment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 20-06-2013, 12:06:36
Which reminds me I gotta put all my Alabama 3's into a playlist and start listening to them again.

Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-06-2013, 20:06:56
Oh noes, Tony Soprano (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22980414) is dead. :(

Did somebody eat an orange before they found the body?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-06-2013, 10:06:11
Happy Midsummer everyone!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-06-2013, 11:06:45
If you're bitten, you become a zombie and that way a zombie invasion expands rapidly.
Zombies eat humans.
Zombies aren't cannibals since they attack in packs.

Isn't this kinda contradictory?
a) they eat u and u're gone
b) they bite u and u become a zombie

and if they wanna eat meat, then y not attack each other, way easier meal since they have no intelligence
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 21-06-2013, 12:06:11
If you're bitten, you become a zombie and that way a zombie invasion expands rapidly.
Zombies eat humans.
Zombies aren't cannibals since they attack in packs.

Isn't this kinda contradictory?
a) they eat u and u're gone
b) they bite u and u become a zombie

and if they wanna eat meat, then y not attack each other, way easier meal since they have no intelligence

Mind blown.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-06-2013, 12:06:46
If you're bitten, you become a zombie and that way a zombie invasion expands rapidly.
Zombies eat humans.
Zombies aren't cannibals since they attack in packs.

Isn't this kinda contradictory?
a) they eat u and u're gone
b) they bite u and u become a zombie

and if they wanna eat meat, then y not attack each other, way easier meal since they have no intelligence

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-that-never-make-sense-about-zombie-movies/

TL;DR Movies don't have to make sense to generate income
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-06-2013, 13:06:52
1)The primal instict in all living things is to reproduce. In order for Zombies to reproduce they need to bite people.
2)They are going to eat someone but they are stopped for whatever reason, he/she turns and meal is over.
3)Maybe they are not so mindless, if you've read a bit about Left 4 Dead story it says that they are infected with a virus that makes them see things and extra aggressive up to the point of insanity. If you've played the game you've probably seen them holding their heads. Maybe they don't really want to eat rather than just make the evil go away.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-06-2013, 13:06:31
It's midsummer, bitches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWU0CGfj-SU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-06-2013, 14:06:19
Never understood that zombi thing anyway, doesnt make any sense from which angle you look at it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-06-2013, 15:06:56
Me and Siben are going gunshopping tommorow. So i went to get myself a GPS system as i am tired of being a cheapskate and borrowing it from everyone

So i went to a store. And i said i wanted a GPS

"Well sir we can immediatly reccomend the new Tom tom with 16 Inch screen with blabla gadget bla bla maps of the world this that for only 799 Euro


(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/boy-that-escalated-quickly.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 21-06-2013, 15:06:41
16 inch screen? 800 EUR? One hell of a reasonable option. :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 21-06-2013, 16:06:36
One giant ass GPS, ahaha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-06-2013, 16:06:36
it really was....

why i wonder...why..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-06-2013, 17:06:17
Happy Midsummer everyone!

It's midsummer, bitches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWU0CGfj-SU
sacrilegious heathens
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 21-06-2013, 18:06:14
799 Euro, balls to that. You can get one for tenth of that price and no less functional.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 21-06-2013, 19:06:26
At that point, just get an ipad with 3G and use google maps.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-06-2013, 19:06:11
exactly

i got myself a 140 euro Garmin. 5 Inch screen, maps of entire europe. Free map updates 4 Life
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-06-2013, 19:06:29
exactly

i got myself a 140 euro Garmin. 5 Inch screen, maps of entire europe. Free map updates 4 Life

Good call, i have a Tom Tom and my next one will also be a Garmin. I am not pleased with my GPS at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-06-2013, 20:06:14
We have had three Garmins (for three different cars) and they work great.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 21-06-2013, 22:06:09
Why not just use a map?

Also, a teaser trailer for Hotline Miami 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YcIgabcx-9Q
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-06-2013, 22:06:42
Pff i need to laid soon. having going out on a hold for 3 weeks now kills me too.. tomorrow will be my night.

Been working/studying 50/60 hours a week now. Work is completely killing me whilst the pay is good, study is mindnumbing. Im just a production worker atm trading one bs research for another.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-06-2013, 23:06:35
Why not just use a map?


Belgium with its extremely complicated and dense road network is not the best place to use a map to navigate. Also driving and using a map on your own is really annoying and dangerous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 22-06-2013, 01:06:36
Well of course a gps is better when driving but you can just look at the map and check the route before even leaving.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 22-06-2013, 01:06:16
Purely relying on GPS is idiotic in my opinion. When I don't know where I am exactly going I always look at the map before and keep the way in mind. I can understand some people can't memorize paths on maps as good as others, but just blindly trusting the GPS makes a machine think instead of yourself once more. I don't have anything against GPS as supportive instrument, but a look on the map is always worth it. I won't let a GPS do the whole work for me, except for spontaneous situations. Also the money is not worth it. I don't own a GPS. If I am really unsure, I just print the way I need to take.
Often enough people get into trouble because they stop thinking and just follow the path of the GPS.

A friend wanted to use a mountain pass in the alps in winter. Too bad the GPS did not know that that road is closed in winter. Maps know such things. Of course GPS get better with this with every software update, I still think it promotes stupidity though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-06-2013, 02:06:01
I think these days, GPS are auto updated, even mentioning traffic jams and calculating routes around them.

Anyway, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCE8kyNVGzg
I never thought Meg her voice actor was that hot  :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-06-2013, 03:06:52
When I travel... the only thing that really matters is North, South, East, West.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 23-06-2013, 01:06:36
was reading bit on animal extinctions
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Bison_skull_pile_edit.jpg/767px-Bison_skull_pile_edit.jpg)
Bizon skulls
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Blue_Whale_population%2C_Pengo.svg/800px-Blue_Whale_population%2C_Pengo.svg.png)
and these aren't the worst cases. sad sad world
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-06-2013, 06:06:44
what about elephants, and tigers?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-06-2013, 09:06:09
The people on these forums just make me amazed sometimes. A simple book thread gains _five_ pages of complete nonsense in a mere day. You people are absolute pro's at bullshit.

Ironic is that my reply was moved into the newly born thread too even thought it was legit. Silly moderators.

Want something done? Do it yourself.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-06-2013, 10:06:48
Why not just use a map?


Belgium with its extremely complicated and dense road network is not the best place to use a map to navigate. Also driving and using a map on your own is really annoying and dangerous.
after todays trip in wich me and siben saw half a dozen of russian maxims, i can come to the conclusion that no way in hell would i have been able to get to my destination with a freaking MAP
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-06-2013, 10:06:14
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-06-2013, 10:06:41
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.
yeah, damn right biiviz!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 23-06-2013, 10:06:38
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.
I also have a CRT television
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 23-06-2013, 10:06:34
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.
I also have a CRT television

And a non-touch screen phone... :P (looking to upgrade though, but these new smartphones can't last a day without recharging, it's ridiculous and it gets on my nerves).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-06-2013, 10:06:45
I still use DVD's. Granted it's not heavy use but every now and then.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-06-2013, 11:06:15
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.
I also have a CRT television

Your house/apartment must be like a time capsule.

You could ask a 5€ entry fee and advertise it to tourists.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 23-06-2013, 11:06:51
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.

Yes, I use map, DVD and a non touch screen phone indeed ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 23-06-2013, 12:06:49
People still use maps? Yeah, right. Next you're gonna tell me people still use DVDs and non-touch screen phones.

Fuckin' savages.

Yes, I use map, DVD and a non touch screen phone indeed ;D
Same here! Well. apart from the touch screen "phone", BUT I seriously think about buying good old 6310i when I'll have the money for it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-06-2013, 17:06:33
Black powder smoke stings in the eyes.

The reenactment of Waterloo was enormous fun. Hundreds of men in period uniforms, the boom of the 8-10 cannons that were there, shouting Vive l'Empereur on a regular basis, Ney failing...

The only thing that was not good was the weather. At a certain time you could see your breath. And it drizzled sporadically for some time, to culminate in a small shower.

If you can, in 2015, go and watch. It'll be a blast!

Pics coming soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-06-2013, 19:06:09
I vow I will go there in 2015 for the 200th anniversary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 24-06-2013, 21:06:28
Speaking of reanactments i want to build a full ancient hoplite armor and weapons. Anyone who has tried it?
I am thinking that weapons and overall bronze/iron work has to be done by a specialist.
Shield too since i am not good at woodwork
Only thing i can really try building is a linothorax.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 24-06-2013, 21:06:34
In case anyone forgot, next year marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 24-06-2013, 22:06:51
Yeah, the owner of the Art gallery I once worked told me he was gonna do a WW1 anniversary exhibition. If I remember correctly it was a collection of some notes and photos of a German pilot who was fighting in the Ottoman Empire front.

Will post some photos next year I hope. He had some interesting stuff going on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-06-2013, 22:06:04
Yeah, Flanders has been preparing the "Flanders Fields" region for the past few years to make everything perfect by next year.
If you haven't been there, go there. Nice region, nice monuments, nice cemetaries, nice museums, many trenches still left, ...
And other advantage, it's always good weather to visit, like my teacher in high school used to say:
- When it's sunny, it's a perfect happy trip, on the country side, visiting nicely restored stuff, you'll have the same feeling as the Britts when they arrived here: ready for a sunny picknick and back before Christmas.
- When it's rainy, all will be muddy like hell, all will be dark, you'll get dirty, and you'll be glad when you get back on the bus. Then you get the feeling from January 1915-1918.

We were lucky that trip to have it sunny, and it was one of the most fun trips i've made. I have also did it a few times in the mud and that's shit to do.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-06-2013, 23:06:22
so i have been reading the "theism-atheism" thread for 3 pages now


this is how i feel

(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7939/kwm.gif)


Brain is going full shutdown because of this thread
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-06-2013, 23:06:44
you're welcome
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-06-2013, 12:06:00
All the text hurts his head.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 25-06-2013, 13:06:47
Just bought CoH2 and got asked for my license since it´s for 18+ only. I´m fucking 23 years old, neither as lean or as skinny as a teenager. Fuck you saleswoman, you hurt my feelings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-06-2013, 13:06:48
I bought hay fever medicine yesterday, never had to ID myself but this time I had. I always like to pull out my drivers license and then I watch whether they squint to check the date of birth or not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Leibermuster on 25-06-2013, 15:06:19
I have a question to the German forumites: Can a foreigner(non-EU member) take a course on the so-called dual system?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-06-2013, 17:06:52
Fun fact of the day: According to a recent study by the Finnish Statistics Center, alcohol is 75% more expensive in Finland than your EU average (and food is 19% more expensive).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 25-06-2013, 18:06:22
You poor bastards.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-06-2013, 19:06:23
Beer and other alcohol has a decent price here, but with the new alcohol law, Im not really sure how it will be in the future.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 25-06-2013, 19:06:59
Just bought CoH2 and got asked for my license since it´s for 18+ only. I´m fucking 23 years old, neither as lean or as skinny as a teenager. Fuck you saleswoman, you hurt my feelings.

Fat babyface  ;D?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-06-2013, 20:06:07
Went to a doctor's appointment (what a weird thing to spell, suggestions?) this morning to get something for inability to breath + hives from something here in the desert. He asks me all the usual questions and finally goes: "Ok, here are the last couple of questions, I just want you to know you have patient protection and thus I cannot let anyone who asks outside of this room know unless they are another doctor. Have you tried or done illicit drugs and have you gone binge drinking before?" I tell him no and he replies "Excuse the language, but holy shit, I only get a couple of guys your age that havn't before, this area has a real drinking problem for your demograhpic"   

Got a good laugh out of that one, cool doctor. Apparently I've also an innocent heart murmur.


Also fuck HPV vaccines, apparently there is a correlation to reducing some cancer chances and it was optional to get the shot. Decided to get it. Fuck that needle, felt like a toothpick
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 26-06-2013, 13:06:51
Ah, my exams have finally ended  ;D <3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 26-06-2013, 14:06:36
Congrats, I know how it feels when the burden falls off your shoulders ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-06-2013, 14:06:25
+33,4°C

Record for this summer. Wouldn't be too bad if the humidity wasn't 300%
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-06-2013, 16:06:02
Way too hot. Anything above 20°C is unpleasant. To me 20 is the max when it comes to comfort zone. 5-15 the most ideal. Now it's 30°C here, that is way too much. Dont feel good at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 26-06-2013, 16:06:00
You would be glad to be here now: 16°C outside. A bit cold for summer in my opinion. I really enjoy 25°C, not more because everything you do becomes unpleasant with more heat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-06-2013, 16:06:24
Beer and other alcohol has a decent price here, but with the new alcohol law, Im not really sure how it will be in the future.
I'm watching all of the Last of Us on youtube.  By the comments section I see that you are too haha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 26-06-2013, 16:06:16
Way too hot. Anything above 20°C is unpleasant. To me 20 is the max when it comes to comfort zone. 5-15 the most ideal. Now it's 30°C here, that is way too much. Dont feel good at all.
And I'm sitting here with 13°C, cold wind and constant rain (like seriously, day and night) complaining, wanna trade?

Personally, I'm pretty much weatherproof, but I do enjoy all sorts of "extreme" weather the most, 30°C , -30°C, that's the stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-06-2013, 16:06:23
Beer and other alcohol has a decent price here, but with the new alcohol law, Im not really sure how it will be in the future.
I'm watching all of the Last of Us on youtube.  By the comments section I see that you are too haha.
Hehe, yeah! It has an awesome scenario, and of course the game is also really good. I'm about to finish it :3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-06-2013, 16:06:43
Wish I had a PS3 just for it.  It looks like the most well done zombie game I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-06-2013, 16:06:34
2 days till graspop metal meeting!
(https://www.graspop.be/sites/default/files/images/Poster/Website_poster_12-06-2013.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-06-2013, 16:06:55
And I'm sitting here with 13°C, cold wind and constant rain (like seriously, day and night) complaining, wanna trade?

Sounds perfect. I'll take that.

I dont mind cold. Winter is no issue to me with cold temperature, I just hate all the snow. My eyes are also pretty light sensitive after my surgery, so very sunny winter or summer day just kills me. That is why autumn is my favorite time of year, especially if it's rainy, gloomy and cool, perfect jacket weather.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 26-06-2013, 17:06:44
Eehhhh Graspop, one day I'll go there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-06-2013, 17:06:56
Wish I had a PS3 just for it.  It looks like the most well done zombie game I've ever seen.

Yeah, definately. It takes a place in my top 10 favorite games list. I just loved it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-06-2013, 17:06:58
I don't really mind +33°C temperatures, but the ridiculously high dew point and the fact the it is +29°C in my bedroom bother me a bit ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-06-2013, 17:06:12
I don't really mind +33°C temperatures, but the ridiculously high dew point and the fact the it is +29°C in my bedroom bother me a bit ;D

Pff, last year I had a continuous 35°C in my bedroom, no matter what I tried.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-06-2013, 17:06:03
DOMA and Prop 8 overturned here in the States, both pertaining to gay marriage.  A good day so far for civil rights.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-06-2013, 17:06:48
Yesterday, a leader of Iraqi Turks died in a terrorist attack. RIP.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s403x403/1005570_484653591618511_306373614_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 26-06-2013, 20:06:37
I just installed Steam, but how do you prevent it from scanning your harddrive, or does it just ask "can we scan your harddrive" from time to time?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-06-2013, 20:06:26
it does that yeah, but even with 1500 pirated games, nothing will happen
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-06-2013, 20:06:17
I did the Turkish translations of Verdun Online  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 27-06-2013, 00:06:49
Yü rüllü düd thüt?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-06-2013, 00:06:18
Yep  ;D I even have a "Translator" tag on my Verdun forum account ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Erwin on 27-06-2013, 09:06:12
+33,4°C

Record for this summer. Wouldn't be too bad if the humidity wasn't 300%

Istanbul was 32 yesterday, but low humid helped out. But you can't sleep at nights, too damn hot.  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-06-2013, 12:06:02
Yep  ;D I even have a "Translator" tag on my Verdun forum account ;D

I have helped for the Greek translation in Supremacy 1914 ! Other than the Trasnlator did they give you anything? In Supremacy they gave me like 100xWord of the ingame currency for my games (which costs real money otherwise). maybe less maybe more, cant remember.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-06-2013, 13:06:40
Nope.. They gave me nothing except the translator tag.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-06-2013, 13:06:26
You could perhaps ask for early access if you are in good terms with them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-06-2013, 14:06:56
It is an open beta, everyone can access it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-06-2013, 15:06:37
So, I applied for a summer job at the Royal Army Museum. Had the interview on tuesday. Received word about an hour ago that I was not selected "due to the excessive number of applicants".

Bugger.  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-06-2013, 16:06:11
Alot of people apply for that museum, you need good background friends to get a job there
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-06-2013, 16:06:48
Alot of people apply for that museum, you need good background friends to get a job there

Even for a goddamn student job? On second thought, that German girl whom I was talking to before the interview, her father seemed to work there. And this was her fourth time she was going to do this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 27-06-2013, 16:06:32
Uhh yeah, public place summer jobs are always a lottery unless you can guarantee yourself in via some otherway like having relatives or been there before. My town's summer jobs always have at least few thousands applicants for few spots available. And like you said, she's got it. Myself am now at the same place for fourth year and never had to do interview nor really an application because I got someone in there already.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-06-2013, 00:06:52
Am I the only one that hates all this "hashtag" fuss?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-06-2013, 11:06:29
In Twitter or other microblogging they are okay, because it is a function or feature. But they pointlessly use that for Blackberry status, Facebook posts, and everything else that doesn't make sense.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 28-06-2013, 13:06:44
lolololol what

#Angbadang #GetOnTheTreadmill
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 28-06-2013, 13:06:59
In Twitter or other microblogging they are okay, because it is a function or feature. But they pointlessly use that for Blackberry status, Facebook posts, and everything else that doesn't make sense.

Facebook has implemented hashtags.

#swaggot
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-06-2013, 22:06:55
hey guys, there was a video where a player would die in bf2, and while his squads medic was trying to revive him, he suddenly was in bf3. then he didnt enjooy bf3 at all, and then he got revived. What was that video called?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 28-06-2013, 23:06:16
hey guys, there was a video where a player would die in bf2, and while his squads medic was trying to revive him, he suddenly was in bf3. then he didnt enjooy bf3 at all, and then he got revived. What was that video called?

This?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7YUvh3VHA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 28-06-2013, 23:06:21
Am I the only one that hates all this "hashtag" fuss?

No.

Now that hashtags unfortunately work in Facebbok, when I'm looking at someone elses update, I can no longer think "Hashtags don't work in Facebook, you idiot."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-06-2013, 23:06:28
I finished watching a play through of The Last of Us and it was so good and now I feel sad and empty because I no longer have a purpose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-06-2013, 23:06:25
hey guys, there was a video where a player would die in bf2, and while his squads medic was trying to revive him, he suddenly was in bf3. then he didnt enjooy bf3 at all, and then he got revived. What was that video called?

This?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7YUvh3VHA

Am I the only one that hates all this "hashtag" fuss?

No.

Now that hashtags unfortunately work in Facebbok, when I'm looking at someone elses update, I can no longer think "Hashtags don't work in Facebook, you idiot."

Well, right, but I hate it more when people use it in real life. I saw lots of "#direngezi" written on walls with spray paint, and I'm like "a wall isnt twitter!" It really bothers me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 28-06-2013, 23:06:45
Finally watched GoT S03e09 with my still unfoiled friend. Oh the hilarity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-06-2013, 10:06:36
First day of graspop has ended

Asking alexandria, crucified barbara, twisted sister, heaven shall burn, papa roach and Korn were amazing


But for me, Korpiklaani took the grand price. Half way there show(wich was amazing), the crowd already started to shout randomly "VODKA!! VODKA" and when the song started, the place went fucking CRAZY  ;D ;D

And then Levan's polka to give a nice dessert!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 29-06-2013, 15:06:26
*Ieva's Polka  [Ievan Polkka]

'Ieva' being the name 'Eeva' pronounced with Northern Savonian accent.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2013, 10:06:36
.....facinating



Second day was also very good. Caliban, iced earth, within temptation, saxon (bit dissapointing) and slipknot


Today will be the best, with at 9 o'clock at the mainstage=IRON maiden!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-07-2013, 00:07:43
IRON MAIDEN WAS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also right behind me stood belgiums most famous stand up comedian ALEX AGNEW


I recieved a devil horns greeting from him \m/ YEAH
BEST WEEKEND EVER
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-07-2013, 10:07:26
You seem to be on a roll. In Helsinki they even held a parade in your honor!

:)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-07-2013, 10:07:25
im surprised my grammar held out well from all the beer  ;D

A man can have fun once in a while eh?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 01-07-2013, 16:07:08
I just talked to some other teachers about funny student errors. Best one came from a biology teacher, from a homework in grade 6:

"During orgasm the man's right testicle goes into the woman's ovary."

I'm pretty sure I just gave Japanese porn producers some ideas.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 01-07-2013, 16:07:57
I'm pretty sure I just gave Japanese porn producers some ideas.
I think they already know about this.  To be honest, that was probably where the kid got the idea from in the first place.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 01-07-2013, 17:07:28
Is anyone else having problems with facebook while using Chrome? I get random freezes when loading the page almost daily. The only solution is to end the process as Chrome wont close otherwise.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-07-2013, 19:07:46
im surprised my grammar held out well from all the beer  ;D

I recieved a devil horns greeting from him \m/ YEAH

>I recieved a devil horns greeting from him \m/ YEAH
>I recieved a devil horns greeting
>I recieved a
>recieved

Stop right there, criminal scum!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-07-2013, 23:07:33
There was this ultimate hipser song with lots of whistling in it, and the video clip was a cartoon where a boy and a girl were sitting on a bench then taking the bus to a party. Does anyone remember the name?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-07-2013, 23:07:14
Ah, yes. Thank you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 00:07:37
turns out one of my "friends" is a hyper-jealous, conspiracy thinking, super imagining lunatic who has been backtalking me...

from what it seems, he is jealous of me and everything i do. we both started pretty low and started to build a proper life. i got a job, great many friends, awesome hobby and a preference in music. he has a job and now some friends..and this is were his nature surfaced.

for example, he was dating this girl he knew thanks to me. she stopped after a short while because she went back to her ex-BF. turns out he was jealous when she just hanged out with other boys. saying that she only needs to be with him. Then for a while, he has been convicting me for "standing in between". By standing in between, he wont tolerate that i stand next to this girl, even tough this is not intentional. simply saying hello drives him nuts.

she tried to avoid him for a while. Because he also depressing and attention demanding (when something bad happens, no mather how tiny, he goes out of the club and he expects us to follow him). Also he wants to be the centre of attention, and if somebody else gets it.....
And he thinks that if a girl says "hello" to him, it means she is all over him. I mean my best friend who is 100% lesbian, recieved a call from him saying that "i know you want me"...
They met twice....

This weekend at GMM, the girl announched she was dumping her BF. Ever since she said that, he has been sending her many text messages. wich she never replied. i noticed it, but never asked about it, as i dont give a fuck. Then she said "i had enough" and showed me the phone. over a dozen messages by him. She never replied. the messages included things like "i am way more fun then him(referring to me) and eventually to "What has that ginger (Rosse) said about me?"

rosse is a cursing word for ginger..i cant stand it. Only when it is rarely used in a friendly way. This was not one of them. Appearntly, when we were watching stone sour, he created this entire fucked up scenario

me, a mate, the girl, 2 other friends and then him were watching Stone sour. my mate was headbanging when suddently his trouser button went AWOL. To prevent shame, he went back to the camping for a new pair of pants. This left me standing with the girl... in wich the misery started.

we talked alot about the band and metal. he made attempts to seperate us. I dint noticed this at all..
he made it up that i was talking bad about him the whole time.....


my god. and then there is his facebook shit..he adds randomly girls who he doesnt know..He never says anything pubicly, but he likes each and every status of them. This is not wrong, exept he is lieing now about it. He added almost every possible girl on my list. The ball got rolling when he added a polish friend of mine. i met her in poland. He never metted her. Suddently she asks to me =why did he added you?

I putted on my spy gear and talked with him, with him eventually saying=i know her trough a polish friend of mine. Wich all turned out to be false, as she never met him before.

Now i have this crush and we get along. we have chatted alot on FB, posting eachother updates about the things we like (mostly SCI FI).
The moment he found this out, he just added her, despite never meeting her once IRL.

I have now 5 girls that i know, who complain about him adding them and doing "weird"

He has come with me to my other friends i hang out with (the ones with the lesbians yes). And i have recieved several reports of him acting very weirdly and looking extremely jealous and angry when i am just having fun with my gay girlies..... or even a single girl gets the same looks. One of them told me just now that "he acted strange by always attempting to stand between me and her to talk to her"


I am a slow person to realise things. but the pieces all fall together now... He is desperate for a relationship, cannot accept no, cannot accept a bad situation and he has a very dark mind.

I dont know what to do guys..I know someone who is a psychic dude, and he has just said: He should locked up". This guy is a frikkin timebomb..... I am scared he is gonna gossip about me and i need to take course of action..perhaps his only friend might be a way..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-07-2013, 00:07:05
1.  You know a psychic dude? wat
2. I got your back as a fellow ginger, let's fuck this dingus up for his anti-ginger comments.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-07-2013, 00:07:32
Well why don't you have all the people he's harassing unfriend+block him?
Also, you can confront his needy ass and give him the attention he deserves. Or get some friends to do it for you.
The third option...well I can't think of option No.3, maybe you can try talking sense into him through his friend.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 02-07-2013, 01:07:47
You just need to say "Piss off or I'll kill you". At least, that's what I say in situations when someone is being a bother. And if that don't work, kill them, it works every time...
Every time...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 02-07-2013, 01:07:35
Tell him your opinion straight or avoid him. I know telling opinion straight is not easy, but honesty usually pays off. And when he is behaving like that behind your back you have not much to lose. I see you are also kinda worried for him.
The other possibility I'd see is to get some distance if you don't feel like telling him your honest opinion. Maybe he will realize that he needs you and regret what he did when you are not avaiable as much anymore. I mean, what can you do about it? He obviously behaves weird and has been talking bad of you. You can tell him what you think or leave it up to him to realize his mistakes all by himself one day.

But I don't want to give any advices here. Depends on the individual situation and person. This is just what I would think about doing from a neutral point of view ;)

Also:
He never metted her.

;D


@ Korsakov:

You are the most awkward guy around here for sure.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 02-07-2013, 01:07:26
And surely one of the funniest, holy shit that was awesome Korsakov :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 02-07-2013, 02:07:04
Nothing good old mother Russian Mosin Nagant won't solve.

Joke aside talk to him about his behavior, if this does not work or do not wish to do so avoid him at all costs and tell him straight to the face i don't want to talk or be with you anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-07-2013, 03:07:10
1.  You know a psychic dude? wat
2. I got your back as a fellow ginger, let's fuck this dingus up for his anti-ginger comments.
They are uniting, do something!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 02-07-2013, 09:07:40
I'll dye my hair red, after which I shall infiltrate their organization and disrupt their every move.

Also I'm gonna chain theta to a chair, forcing him to improve his English. "putted" is the last straw...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-07-2013, 12:07:10
Also I'm gonna chain theta to a chair, forcing him to improve his English. "putted" is the last straw...

You must have missed the 'metted' then. ;D

on topic:
Theta, I'd just avoid that guy. Don't call, don't contact, go away when he comes to you. If he talks to you, be cool. If he then asks why you are doing this, give him the right answers. Though I got the feeling that he will not ask anyway. He appears to be mentally ill, accordingly just plain talk will not be suitable to change his behavior. Beating him up won't bring any improvement either. He needs to lose his focus on you and your friends, if you feed him, he might get more obsessed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 02-07-2013, 12:07:18
Fuck every girl he likes! Thatll teach him.

Nah man, call him out once about his behavior. Chances are the message wont come across or that he wont even listen. Then, well its up to you, how close is this friend in your social network. Id stick with option nr 1 and play the game wisely.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 02-07-2013, 12:07:46
If someone insults you because you are ginger, tell him Chuck Norris is ginger too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 02-07-2013, 13:07:51
Plan A) You could also confuse him, Theta. Fight fire with fire, pretend that you are jealous of him for a while so his mood lessens.

Plan B) Move to a different country with another name. This is more like your last choice but hey, I heard Germany is a pretty popular country.

or ... Plan C) You could remind him that you are still his "friend" and talk with him sometime about his troubles, maybe even give advice how to pick up women you don't already know?

This all depends how psychopath this individual is, good luck TheTA - keep your rifles close to you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 02-07-2013, 14:07:06
If someone insults you because you are ginger, tell him Chuck Norris is ginger too.

Comparing himself to a smelly mongoloid is probably not the way to go.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 02-07-2013, 14:07:46
Chuck is coming for you....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-07-2013, 17:07:51
1.  You know a psychic dude? wat
2. I got your back as a fellow ginger, let's fuck this dingus up for his anti-ginger comments.
They are uniting, do something!
Only a matter of time before our plans are complete.  First I just have to teach Theta how to spell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 18:07:31
1.  You know a psychic dude? wat
2. I got your back as a fellow ginger, let's fuck this dingus up for his anti-ginger comments.
They are uniting, do something!
Only a matter of time before our plans are complete.  First I just have to teach Theta how to spell.
I will not fail you, master.


Anyways, did some very long talking today with a friend. I already took some steps because if he does not improve, and he gets in the way like that again, he is recieving my fist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 02-07-2013, 18:07:05
^I approve. See, violence is easy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 18:07:38
i have been way to forgiving and kind for way to long
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 02-07-2013, 18:07:07
Most people who say violence doesn't solve problems were once somebody else's problem and were then solved up their own ass.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 18:07:08
Never was one for violence. Never will be. One guy once attempted to bully me and pushed down the stairs. I got up and decided to share the fun with him. I had bruises, he had a broken tooth and my foot on his ass. And no evidence



Violence is sometimes needed for those hardy people who just dont wanna learn.

(http://www.gifsforum.com/images/meme/karate%20kyle/preview/karate%20kyle.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-07-2013, 18:07:58
You could just shoot him and be done with it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 18:07:59
The finnish ways will not work well here in Belgium, flippy
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-07-2013, 18:07:48
Mr Harrow got away with it, several times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 19:07:05
Thats true. Maybe i should contact him  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 02-07-2013, 22:07:59
Maybe try the Del Boy approach and mix onion purée into his hair gel.  That way, maybe people will avoid him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-07-2013, 22:07:26
you could sell him a rifle you want to get rid off along with some ammo...just not of the same calibre.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 22:07:37
To late for that, i already got rid of all of my rifles that i couldnt shoot with. Safely sold them to some collector before they dissolved the free weapons list.

And i would never sacrifice a rifle for such a prick
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 02-07-2013, 22:07:55
You could get a bomb, I really feel like showing people how to properly kill other people. It's incredibly cheap and little is left behind, most al-Qaeda outposts sell rigged propane tanks that are about $400 USD, and even though they make 500% profit per sale it's safer then being build by you. Hells, you can even tell them straight up if you want it to be timed, wired, or remote detonated and they'll do it. If you do not have any active terrorists nearby there are some 3rd generation ex-RAF scattered across Europe, they can give you some help if you can find them.

Or... you could just "socialize" and set things straight with him although that's boring, not very spectacular, and probably will fail.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-07-2013, 23:07:12
tell him how to use his bayonet properly  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 02-07-2013, 23:07:48
"Use the Churchill, THeTA"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-07-2013, 23:07:35
"Use the Churchill, THeTA"
But ofcourse

Inform the general command, tell them to active divisions 1 trough 52!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 03-07-2013, 08:07:34
Maybe try the Del Boy approach and mix onion purée into his hair gel.  That way, maybe people will avoid him.

I think garlic would be a better choice. I've seen students being humiliated by rubbing fresh squashed garlic into their hair. You could smell it a hundred yards away.


@theta: I'll alert "Snapper" Organs of Q Division.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-07-2013, 18:07:38
Off to Big Bear for July 4th, much adventure to be had with the family.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-07-2013, 10:07:27
My 15 year old dog died this morning. Was expecting it coming for a long time, but this morning his legs wouldnt work anymore and the vet said he had an enormous tumor in his stomach.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 04-07-2013, 14:07:52
RIP little Bear. Hope he/she had a nice life.

I have a dog of around the same age, deaf, half-blind and sleeps so tight you always get the urge to check if he's alive.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-07-2013, 15:07:28
My sincere condolences
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-07-2013, 15:07:49
Truly sorry for your loss, Flippy.

My cousin's Golden Retriever is on her last legs. Diabetes, blind, randomly falling over...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 04-07-2013, 16:07:21
Really orry about your loss, Flippy.

15 years is a nice life for a dog, it's about 80 years in human terms. I think he had a great life with all the love you gave to him.

I myself have given up on pets many years ago after everything that I ever had died in a few months/years (except for the 2 goldfish, those were true fighters! I think one lasted about 8 years, and the other 7 or something like that, in an unfiltered aquarium, often with lack of food - yeah I'm horrible at taking care of other living beings :P).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-07-2013, 21:07:40
Sorry for the loss flip :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 04-07-2013, 23:07:19
For our American brothers:

http://www.seanbaby.com/personal/fireworks.htm
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-07-2013, 23:07:54
July 4th 2003: "The Hood Event"

US army captured a number of undercover Turkish Army officers, put sacks on their heads, put them into trucks, and take them to Kirkuk to torture them.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/OPBayonetLightning-2003.12.02.jpg/250px-OPBayonetLightning-2003.12.02.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-07-2013, 13:07:47
Thanks fellas, I appreciate it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-07-2013, 16:07:39
Really sorry for your loss Flippy. My dog is also turning 15 this year.

He is already blind in the left eye, feet is sometimes shaky. But nevertheless, very eager and energetic when sees me. He barks much less nowadays though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 05-07-2013, 16:07:14
RIP.

What was its name?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 05-07-2013, 17:07:31
Sorry Flippy.   Putting down a pet sucks real hard but it's the right thing to do. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2013, 20:07:23
And theta has a date with the girl from last week at GMM. The one my 'friend" is after and the one he became a backstabbing asshole for


(http://poprequagmires.webs.com/quagmire.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-07-2013, 20:07:35
And theta has a date with the girl from last week at GMM. The one my 'friend" is after and the one he became a backstabbing asshole for

what's wrong with her?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2013, 20:07:53
Nothing, she is cute and sexy and kind.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-07-2013, 20:07:23
Nothing, she is cute and sexy and kind.

No I mean is she like blind or something?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2013, 21:07:10
Kinda funny how my posts get removed. And how these posts of yours always continue.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 05-07-2013, 21:07:22
And theta has a date with the girl from last week at GMM. The one my 'friend" is after and the one he became a backstabbing asshole for

Are you sure this is a good move, he might just kill you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-07-2013, 21:07:21
I didnt remove any posts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-07-2013, 21:07:19
Well then, who did?

Revolting united does not have a rule for single image posts only right?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-07-2013, 22:07:57
This is not an image thread.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 05-07-2013, 23:07:52
And theta has a date with the girl from last week at GMM. The one my 'friend" is after and the one he became a backstabbing asshole for

Are you sure this is a good move, he might just kill you.
No! Do what you want to do. As long as you don´t make out with a girl that is in a relationship, I don´t see a problem there. He could have acted faster. If he did act faster, would that then give you the right to be angry at him? - I don´t think so. Never ever put the interests of others over your own, or you will become very unhappy.

If he doesn´t feel happy for you, he isn´t your friend.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 06-07-2013, 14:07:21
And if diplomacy fails, well, you still have a Russian skewering tool...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-07-2013, 14:07:13
And theta has a date with the girl from last week at GMM. The one my 'friend" is after and the one he became a backstabbing asshole for

Are you sure this is a good move, he might just kill you.
No! Do what you want to do. As long as you don´t make out with a girl that is in a relationship, I don´t see a problem there. He could have acted faster. If he did act faster, would that then give you the right to be angry at him? - I don´t think so. Never ever put the interests of others over your own, or you will become very unhappy.

If he doesn´t feel happy for you, he isn´t your friend.
Yep. He acted fast alright, he just dint stood a chance anymore. She is not "taken" by anyone. He claims that she is for him alone. The asshole forgot however, that i was also the one who introduced her to him.

So he ain' Sayin' Squat bout it! Dat nigga is outta of his league



I had one epic time yesterday. Great music, great people, felt like shit tough this morning but i felt boobs last evening so that compensates. One guy vomitted on a girl who in turn kicked his sorry ass. Yeah
yesterday was a great evening!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-07-2013, 18:07:55
Turkey finally has its aircraft carrier under plan!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 06-07-2013, 18:07:58
Do they have a name for it yet?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-07-2013, 18:07:14
Nope, but I expect something cool.  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 06-07-2013, 20:07:33
Atatürk or Piri Reis would be quite rad. I don't recall them being in use yet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-07-2013, 20:07:58
Piri Reis sounds cool!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 07-07-2013, 13:07:31
It is sunday, outside the sun is shining and the temperature is around 30° and I am cold, have temperature (38,4°) and feel like shit. Best coincedence ever....

Now you can start laughing...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 07-07-2013, 13:07:22
It is sunday, outside the sun is shining and the temperature is around 30° and I am cold, have temperature (38,4°) and feel like shit. Best coincedence ever....

Now you can start laughing...
Well, it´s summer here as well, but I´m stuck in my room and have to learn for upcoming exams while writing my first out of two papers I´ve got to finish this semester. I´m not sure if that´s worse than being sick during a great day, but it sucks, too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 07-07-2013, 16:07:16
Well well well, what's this then?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/maidenengland_zpsdeb8c54a.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-07-2013, 16:07:54
It's a ticket to Iron Maiden. I thought you could read.  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-07-2013, 17:07:20
Do all the Russian keyboards have some kind of bug? All the Russians keep putting ")" at the end of their texts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 07-07-2013, 17:07:34
I think it's common for them to make half a smiley.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-07-2013, 17:07:06
So its like a trend in Russia?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 07-07-2013, 20:07:45
It's just the russian way of of putting :) I was confused about that as well, but I've gotten used to it now. As one Russian girl told me: "why put a : infront, it's just extra work"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 07-07-2013, 21:07:26
Cause they might be sad  ):
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 07-07-2013, 21:07:04
Good to be home for good now! Two trips to the US in the past three weeks, can't say I had a good time. The most interesting bit was being in a fast food restaurant called "VJ 1945" and being surrounded by old farmers and ancients cars but that's it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 07-07-2013, 23:07:30
Cause they might be sad  ):
That's what you would like.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-07-2013, 23:07:04
Planetside 2 public players must be the most retarded type of players I have seen in a long time. Jesus H. Christ I get far more pissed off by the public n00bs in my own faction than by enemy factions. I also play other two factions on the same server too but I hardly ever stumble upon this problem with those, its just this one specific side which seems to be absolutely retarded and clueless.

Engineers not repairing and not providing ammo, medics not reviving or healing and oh boy if you've got yourself a firing lane setup, someone insists of budging in just when you open fire... even thought they see you there ready to fire at any moment, they just need to get infront of you to look through the same window.

Today I ran behind an engineer, spamming the "request ammo" command which is basically "HEY DUMBASS, THERES A PLAYER RIGHT THERE WHO NEEDS AMMO FROM YOU" for the dumbass and he just keeps on running away. Ended up dropping him with my revolver handcannon.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-07-2013, 23:07:56
Second succesfull date  ;D

Und we eat appelstrudel  ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-07-2013, 23:07:26
Congrats.
Why thank you. Thats kind of you
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-07-2013, 23:07:59
By the way, isnt that "apfelstrudel"?  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-07-2013, 23:07:52
Close enough. We ate it we enjoyed it. We laughed and drank. Happiness can be in small corners. Or this case, an apres-ski stand at a festival
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-07-2013, 23:07:31
- Dont you have pie in germany?

- We have strudel.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 08-07-2013, 12:07:02
Starting my military service in roughly 3 hours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-07-2013, 12:07:06
Finnish Defence Force?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-07-2013, 12:07:23
Starting my military service in roughly 3 hours.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 08-07-2013, 12:07:04
Starting my military service in roughly 3 hours.
Here is some inspirational music for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9luNUZ_EYE <3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 08-07-2013, 13:07:14
Inspirational in: kill yourself?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-07-2013, 13:07:04
I usually dont promote stuff that I watch but now Im making an exception.

So I watch a lot of Let's plays, playthroughs, whatever you fancy calling them. There is one amazingly hilarious Donkey Kong Country playthrough that I just love by YoVideogames.

"Plot":
Max is a DKC n00b, havent played those games in the past and now he has to fill the Gorilla boots and get back the stolen ba-nay-nays. His friend Matt acts as Max' coach during this trip of shenanigans and hilarity.

To whoever who likes watching Lets Plays and loved/loves DKC;
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kNKIs0iCLY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJkB6qilvU)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9OWm3F0_8)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAX4lO2jyQ)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0FfzC985w)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex3vl3ysrss)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-YxfRtcQuU)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5AXnD9wmpY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #9 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZqpT4sSa8)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_YCeSxMThY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS_5pgAHOYQ)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdmGGGFzrCY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkBKyvCpjQ)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #14 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuPCpIeLqn0)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #15 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOHQZqKuFg8)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #16 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oikXGvspcw)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #17 Finale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvIyJiMG6s4)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 08-07-2013, 23:07:56
Thanks man. Just what I need to chill right now. Episode 2 is pretty funny already.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 10-07-2013, 02:07:44
Starting my military service in roughly 3 hours.

just finished mine today!

what branch are you going to serve?

and here are some hints:

- Allways take some emergency food with you during the recruit period
- NEVER leave your closet unlocked (or others if they forget)
- Stop people in making mistakes or stupid things, YOU will most likely be punished and blamed for it.
- Your body can handle SOOOOOOO much more than you think.
- Complaining is useless, everybody is in as much shit as you.
- Never sleep under in a bunk-bed
- The best and the worst guys always get the hardest time by the officers. the middle is where the fun is at
- Mosquito-repelant must be "on-body" at all times (in summer)
- Your weapon is you, they will learn you this the hard way.
- Stealing is allowed, as long as its not from your roomates (or squad)
- Hate-solutions are ok only if unnoticed by officers
- The first week your stomach will play "what smell is this" with you all day long
- You will probably not have an errection for the next 2-3 weeks, this is absolutely normal

also:
going 2-3 days without shitting is totaly normal in the field, any more and you should start to worry  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 10-07-2013, 05:07:39
Three weeks without taking a shit should definitely be something to worry about but I know I can hold it for about two, although if you do that you have to piss every four hours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 10-07-2013, 08:07:18
It seems that only 10 kilometers from me there some sort of a problem at an explosives factory. There's a risk that 40 tons of explosives might go off. They are evacuating almost 3000 people from the area, the road is cut off and flying is forbidden. Sounds fun.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-07-2013, 08:07:57
 Heh, imagine waking up to that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 10-07-2013, 17:07:49
Starting my military service in roughly 3 hours.

just finished mine today!

what branch are you going to serve?

and here are some hints:

- Allways take some emergency food with you during the recruit period
- NEVER leave your closet unlocked (or others if they forget)
- Stop people in making mistakes or stupid things, YOU will most likely be punished and blamed for it.
- Your body can handle SOOOOOOO much more than you think.
- Complaining is useless, everybody is in as much shit as you.
- Never sleep under in a bunk-bed
- The best and the worst guys always get the hardest time by the officers. the middle is where the fun is at
- Mosquito-repelant must be "on-body" at all times (in summer)
- Your weapon is you, they will learn you this the hard way.
- Stealing is allowed, as long as its not from your roomates (or squad)
- Hate-solutions are ok only if unnoticed by officers
- The first week your stomach will play "what smell is this" with you all day long
- You will probably not have an errection for the next 2-3 weeks, this is absolutely normal

also:
going 2-3 days without shitting is totaly normal in the field, any more and you should start to worry  ::)
To add few things:

- Never volunteer for anything. "Maybe" or "not sure" means yes. Always.
- Find the places where you can hide from extra tasks, but can give a proper explanation what you are doing there if an officer or NCO happens to find you there. ('Nakkisuoja' in Finnish)
- If you have limited time to do something and are in danger of running out of time, ask for more time, don't break the limits.

And finally: You know that you have done well, if the CO's don't know you by your name on the last day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 10-07-2013, 17:07:38
The above works well if you fear the army. If you want the full experience, do your best and volunteer for further education.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 10-07-2013, 18:07:00
The full experience.. fuck me :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 10-07-2013, 18:07:29
No, that's the prison shower experience.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 10-07-2013, 18:07:33
I agree with Biiviz. Do your best, be a volunteer and act independently. That way you'll earn the respect of your superiors and they'll actually listen to you more on how you want to do your service. There will also be much less shit raining on you that way.

The most important thing, don't 'open up' (avaudu). That means, if you get an order to do something you don't really like, don't in heaven's name say it out loud. If you say it and complain about directly within a hearing distance of the one giving you the order, you are guaranteed to get a truck load of shit down your neck.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 10-07-2013, 19:07:56
And if you hear the term makkipakkinakki, MPN or mike papa november, it's time to get the fuck away.

They're looking for someone to empty the field crapper:

(http://www.jesse.fi/images/intti/93.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-07-2013, 20:07:56
 Or if they ask a volynteer for the love boat aka the garbage cans...

Funny how same rules apply on all nations armies...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-07-2013, 21:07:49
Lucky Kummitus, I hope my day comes too. I really wanna get a helicopter license and be in the airforce.

By the way do European armies have some kind of land-airmen? Because thats what I would like to be.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-07-2013, 22:07:37
Land-airmen? You mean ground crews for aircrafts?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-07-2013, 23:07:08
Obviously he means ground troops with bad gas.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-07-2013, 23:07:20
That reminds me of the stomach ulcer company/regiment/battalion the Germans had in World War Two.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 10-07-2013, 23:07:30
Turkish Army Aviation?

I know a (now commercial) pilot, who started out as a helicopter pilot in the army. During his service, he only flew as many hours as were legally required to maintain his license. Any more the army didn't want to spend money on. He was quite glad to enter commercial flying as there he was able to fly much more.

So don't join the Army Air Corps if you're keen on flying a lot. (At least that's the way in Germany, probably different in the US, but then again they spend MUCH MUCH more on defense then any European country does).

If you wanna do some real flying get yourself a proper RC helicopter.
I know they're not cheap and it's gonna require a lot of time to fly them properly, but with those things there's no limit.
Just check out what a pro can do with one of those:
http://youtu.be/BgECnfhJlTI?t=1m18s

Btw anyone else here who flies helicopters?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 11-07-2013, 13:07:45
And if you hear the term makkipakkinakki, MPN or mike papa november, it's time to get the fuck away.

They're looking for someone to empty the field crapper:

(http://www.jesse.fi/images/intti/93.jpg)

still better than ours:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1011092_10153136792265001_1216970005_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-07-2013, 13:07:18
What luxury. We just dug a foxhole and if we were lucky, we found a good branch to put there to sit on. Otherwise it was just squat shitting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 11-07-2013, 13:07:50
We were not allowed to dug holes on the training ground where I was stationed due to possible old ammunition and toxic ground. The whole area around the city was part of a large explosives factory in the second world war. Therefor we had mobile toilets (Best place to catch recruits or incautious NCOs :P, if you are part of the enemy depicting force).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-07-2013, 13:07:40
Land-airmen? You mean ground crews for aircrafts?

They are something like helicopters and jets which are part of the land force, dont know whats it in English, or if it even exists in European militaries :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 11-07-2013, 13:07:12
You probably mean Army Aviation. Pilots that belong to the Army instead of the Airforce.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-07-2013, 14:07:41
Ah, yes. Thanks
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-07-2013, 14:07:46
What luxury. We just dug a foxhole and if we were lucky, we found a good branch to put there to sit on. Otherwise it was just squat shitting.

We're technically not allowed to go take a "sissipaska" anymore. Don't know the reason for his.

Those branches are funny though, as they show how high the snow was last winter. Once during summer we saw a branch like that tied to some trees almost 2 meters high on an island in the middle of nowhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-07-2013, 14:07:16
Same here in Belgium. They spended hundred and hundred of thousands of euros on mobile toilet units...

But new equipment? HELL NO!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 11-07-2013, 14:07:13
Same here in Belgium. They spended hundred and hundred of thousands of euros on mobile toilet units...

But new equipment? HELL NO!

Soon, they'll be running out of fans for shit to hit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-07-2013, 14:07:12
I think for Belgium it is appropriate to have more toilets so they dont have to soil their pants when the germans cross the border.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 11-07-2013, 15:07:32
I think for Belgium it is appropriate to have more toilets so they dont have to soil their pants when the germans cross the border.
Why would we want to do this? Belgium will devour itself in the near future anyway. Instead of doing the old and boring thing again, we should rather try to conquer Switzerland for real this time. All those gold reserves will be useful to finance our social system and besides, I always wanted to have a nice house at Lake Como. :P
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Lecco_e_il_suo_lago.JPG/800px-Lecco_e_il_suo_lago.JPG)
Pic related. My residence after we´ve taken over Switzerland.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-07-2013, 15:07:13
Swiss Marines would beat you up with toblerone if you tried to take over.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 11-07-2013, 15:07:45
I think for Belgium it is appropriate to have more toilets so they dont have to soil their pants when the germans cross the border.
Why would we want to do this? Belgium will devour itself in the near future anyway.

(Un)fortunately this might be the case. I might write to Prince Bonaparte to ask if he doesn't fancy a kingdom for sale.

@Flippy: We held out longer than the Dutchies! And the Germans would eat the toblerone first.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-07-2013, 15:07:25
you might be able to defeat swiss army

but the swiss navy will-kick-your-ass
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-07-2013, 15:07:39
@Flippy: We held out longer than the Dutchies!

Well that's saying much. You can still get into the same club with dutch and danes.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 11-07-2013, 15:07:08
Swiss Marines would beat you up with toblerone if you tried to take over.
Lake Como is in the Italian part of Switzerland, so I´m not too sure about that. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-07-2013, 15:07:19
Oh you are saying that the swiss marines would respect italians all of a sudden? Please.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 11-07-2013, 15:07:28
Swiss Marines would beat you up with toblerone if you tried to take over.
Lake Como is in the Italian part of Switzerland, so I´m not too sure about that. :P

Can I join up with you then and continue to Italy, so I can get my Venetian Palazzo?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 11-07-2013, 15:07:00
Oh you are saying that the swiss marines would respect italians all of a sudden? Please.
Swiss Marines defending Lake Como would probably follow the Italian example of surrendering at first sight. After all they´re still Italians.*

Can I join up with you then and continue to Italy, so I can get my Venetian Palazzo?
Sure. As long as I can get my Italian-style Villa at Lake Como. ;)


*Sarcasm, ofc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 11-07-2013, 15:07:18
Well the problem was with the first days of Germany invading the Benelux is that when they asked 'wo ist der Bahnhof?' the Dutch pointed them in the general direction of the trainstation. The Belgians however stacked large rows of railcars to block the way and then the Germans took a month to fix the delays.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 11-07-2013, 15:07:28
Well the problem was with the first days of Germany invading the Benelux is that when they asked 'wo ist der Bahnhof?' the Dutch pointed them in the general direction of the trainstation. The Belgians however stacked large rows of railcars to block the way and then the Germans took a month to fix the delays.

Today, we'd put some FYRA's on the tracks. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-07-2013, 18:07:45
A month to fix the delays? Last time i checked they where still not fixed.

Anyway, here is a picture of one of our old air raid shelters at work. Includes toilet, showers and generator+ air purification. Now it also has a collection of old safety posters and broken chairs and tables + some weird stuff. Pretty intact compared to most bunkers left in this country.

(http://imgup.com/data/images/1549.jpg)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 11-07-2013, 23:07:53
A month to fix the delays? Last time i checked they where still not fixed.

Anyway, here is a picture of one of our old air raid shelters at work. Includes toilet, showers and generator+ air purification. Now it also has a collection of old safety posters and broken chairs and tables + some weird stuff. Pretty intact compared to most bunkers left in this country.

(http://imgup.com/data/images/1549.jpg)

If you would grab your metal detector out there, I'm sure you're going to fin something better then barbed wire ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-07-2013, 05:07:59
Just finished The Wire... now I'm derpressed.  what to do with my life now?

best show of all time imo though that is not a very ground-breaking opinion
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 12-07-2013, 14:07:41
A friend of mine is moving to the Netherlands in the fall. Any tips on where she can buy some cheap speakers (2.1 with 6 inch subwoofer will do fine) for her laptop?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 12-07-2013, 16:07:58
DO AS I SAY OR YOU WILL DIE.
...
Seeing that Russia has one of the highest suicide rates and very high poverty, I support your cause and made a vote (also because I don´t want to die).
I just hope the Russian secret service is not coming for me now.   :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-07-2013, 19:07:06
Watching Evolution 2013 Super Smash Bros Melee tournament...

I thought I was good at Smash Bros.  All those friggin amazing combos and just the insane speed these people play in is just mind blowing.  :o

Loving this, my kind of sport.  :P



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 12-07-2013, 19:07:56
A friend of mine is moving to the Netherlands in the fall. Any tips on where she can buy some cheap speakers (2.1 with 6 inch subwoofer will do fine) for her laptop?

pics?

Yeah, I really want to see that laptop.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 12-07-2013, 20:07:10
Sigh... sometimes life sucks.
A few happy things can you so much anxiety.
And this is why i strongly believe personal freedo. To be huuugely overrated.

My girlfriend of 1 year, whom I deeply love, happens to live in gothenburg, 4-5 hours by train from me.
This spring I applied for a Liberal Arts-programme at the university in gothenburg. It sounds like a perfect fit for me.
Today I learned that I'm one of the few 40 people who were successful.

If I accept, that means starting a 3 years long intense education, using up my student loan (thus, in practice, eliminating the possibility of studying anything else), moving away from the city i've lived in all my life and absolutely love. I'm not even sure i'd be able to find an apartment. So i basically have to decide my future right now. Also this would mean leaving all my friends, and heading to a new city where i know no one.

It gets worse. The alternative really is staying in Stockholm and work for another yeaf, saving up money.
This would mean  that i'd just postpone  my decision. Worst of all this would mean the end of my relationship, as neither me nor my girlfriend can handle a whole year of long-distance.

Tl; dr
Either leave my girlfriend and play it safe the coming year, or take a chance that could decide my whole future.

Im not necessarily looking for advice or even a response. I just need to write this somewhere. Also, writing the las "tl; dr" part, it made it sound like an obvious choice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-07-2013, 21:07:27
Go to Gothenburg! Life shouldn't suck, it should be fun and as painless as possible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 12-07-2013, 22:07:19
A friend of mine is moving to the Netherlands in the fall. Any tips on where she can buy some cheap speakers (2.1 with 6 inch subwoofer will do fine) for her laptop?
My condolences.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-07-2013, 22:07:06
Go to Gothenburg! You have your girlfriend there and the chance of your life. Don´t be lazy and miss that chance. You will find new friends and it´s even easier when your girlfriend stays there. The alternative would be living in your old common schemes, so I would vote for Gothenburg.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-07-2013, 00:07:38
My vote for Gothenburg.
Getting some distance between you and Stockholm/your parents is the best thing for you to do. There is the interweb and phones as well. True friends will stay friends and your parents will always deposit a ticket for a train back to Stockholm if needed badly. You really got not much to lose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 13-07-2013, 02:07:41
Go for it Ted, live in the present and work on the future. If you want to do that goddarn hippie-communist liberal arts then you fucking should! And you get to be with your ladyfriend.

If this is the study you want to do, do it. It's only three years, those fly over when you look back on it. Stockholm will be there in 3 years! Or not, but in a nuclear war going to your hometown isn't much use anyways. And after finishing in Gothenburg you can go back to Stockholm and find a job there. Or buy cheap beer and get welfare, it's Sweden anyways. And if it's still on with Mrs. Tedacious then you can drag her along and if not (which the pessimistic me thinks more plausible after 3 years or you've really hit the jackpot) you can go back and enjoy life in Stockholm.

And if it's all useless; there's always a job at MacDonalds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-07-2013, 09:07:44
Or you can come to Greece to find j...



...Never mind, I'll see myself to the door.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 13-07-2013, 10:07:01
Go for it! 4-5 hours is not that much of a distance, if you get homesick, you can always go home for a few days... And if she really loves you as much as you love her, she'll be there to support you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2013, 10:07:31
And Göteborg is pretty nice city.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-07-2013, 15:07:47
Is it true that Finnish also comes from Ural-Altay language branch?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2013, 16:07:27
Is it true that Finnish also comes from Ural-Altay language branch?
Yes. Finno-Ugric to be specific, along with Estonian and Hungarian etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-07-2013, 17:07:42
Maybe even you've noticed the similarities between modern Turkish and Finnish in that they're both agglutinative languages, that's about the only widely accepted similarity. Ural-Altaic is still just a hypothesis, we need to know more about extinct languages before we can really prove it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-07-2013, 18:07:31
Hmm yeah, I knew about Hungarians, but not about Estonians. Thanks for the explanation guys.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-07-2013, 18:07:46
Hmm yeah, I knew about Hungarians, but not about Estonians. Thanks for the explanation guys.
Typical Finn understands perhaps one third of spoken or written Estonian, thinks that they understand one third and have no idea about the last third. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-07-2013, 19:07:22
Its similiar with Turkish and Azerbaijani situation, but if you know Turkish, you can understand 2/3 of an Azerbaijani text... Its a cool thing, languages being similiar. For example I read Azerbaijan newspapers, or some Greek food names are really identical.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-07-2013, 19:07:16
Turkish and Azeri are so similar (especially for eastern Turkish dialects) that if you were to spend four weeks of intense study you could speak Azeri fluently. And when you know Azeri you could learn other Turkic languages much more easily, like Kazakh or Turkmen, etc. In fact the more languages you know of a broad group the easier it is to learn others within the group.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-07-2013, 20:07:24
How I envy all of you with your perfect second languages.  Except Theta.  :P But admittedly I couldn't comprehend a word of Flemish (Theta's Belgian right?).  I have been studying French for years now and I'm still no good. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-07-2013, 22:07:28
Im pretty harsh in relationships but a friend of mine showed me the true happiness which love brings and creates. Id be more than happy to be in your position, chase the girl and experience life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 13-07-2013, 23:07:41
Thanks for the replies and support.

Partially because of your support, I'm definitely leaning towards accepting and moving. I think I will end up doing just that.
I must however think about what will happen after my 3 years of education.
I will be indebted with student loans. I won't really be able to get any proper further education, and most importantly of all: Liberal arts doesn't give me a job. It's not practical in the way of getting career.

And sadly, in Sweden of today, that IS what you have to consider when planning the future. For any proper job you need 4-5 years of education. Here a liberal arts degree doesn't exactly help...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hslan.Corvax on 13-07-2013, 23:07:09
Is it true that Finnish also comes from Ural-Altay language branch?
Yes. Finno-Ugric to be specific, along with Estonian and Hungarian etc.

But did you know that the only reason those languages are "related" and in the same language branch is becasue they didnt fit anywhere else, so people just put them together in one "bullshit" language branch ? Since i speak hungarian and two other languages fluently, i can kinda confirm that .. It doesnt relate to anything ..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 14-07-2013, 00:07:14
Ah, but Hungarian is also agglutinative, and structure changes slower then the phonology of a language. You would be surprised how many Hungarian words are so similar to Turkish words. The Hungarian word for "drink" is iszik, right? In Turkish it is icmek. There are hundreds of other similarities, and it's not surprising considering parts of Hungary were a part of the Ottoman empire at one time, not to mention all previous cultural interactions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-07-2013, 00:07:37
Also, I heard the Turkic party in Hungary is now in the parliament, with 17% votes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hslan.Corvax on 14-07-2013, 00:07:24
Yes, thats true. There are a lot of common words with czech, slovenian, romanian, polish, and so on. Still, its only single words, grammar and the fundament of the language are completely different.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 14-07-2013, 00:07:53
Thanks for the replies and support.

Partially because of your support, I'm definitely leaning towards accepting and moving. I think I will end up doing just that.
I must however think about what will happen after my 3 years of education.
I will be indebted with student loans. I won't really be able to get any proper further education, and most importantly of all: Liberal arts doesn't give me a job. It's not practical in the way of getting career.

And sadly, in Sweden of today, that IS what you have to consider when planning the future. For any proper job you need 4-5 years of education. Here a liberal arts degree doesn't exactly help...

Watch this... And go for it! Money isn't everything!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=377067949058685
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 14-07-2013, 00:07:08
Possessive suffixes? Vocal harmony? Postpositions? They're not completely different, the structures that are commonplace in Turkic languages and many words can be found in Hungarian which has sprung up many theories. They're had contact with the Iranians, old Alania, the Pechenegs, the Bulgars, the Varangians, and the Byzantines and then the Ottomans.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 14-07-2013, 08:07:44
It is quite a known fact that Hungarian is part of the Uralic (just Uralic, not Ural-Altaic, which is just rubbish) group along with Finnish. The reason for Hungarian having similarities with Turkish is just because the original Hungarian tribes migrated from the Urals to the Crimean area, which was already inhabited by nomadic Turkic tribes. This is the reason why many words of agriculture and animals are loan words for Turkic languages.

The whole idea of Hungarian being related to something more higher is just nationalistic bullshit. According to many Hungarian 'linguistics' and right wing parties, it was 'communist propaganda' that Hungarians would somehow be related to the Finns, and instead they are related to the Huns, Scythians or even Sumerians. They base these claims on genetics, which has very little to do with language.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-07-2013, 12:07:02
They base these claims on genetics, which has very little to do with language.
Linguistics vs. genetics: Finnish (and Estonian) is a bastardization of ancient proto-Sami language which was adopted by tribes moving northwards from Central Europe and displacing the aboriginals, whereas the Sami had originally been the northwesternmost of the tribes migrating from the Urals. Because of this originm Finnish has had a lot of influence and loans from Indo-European languages (and due to later history, Russian) to be almost unrecognizable from its roots (which is why Finnish and Estonian are close to being mutually intelligible with each other, but not with any other "Finno-Ugric" languages). In fact, many supposedly "Finnish" words are of Germanic origin that Germanic languages have since dropped. Sami remains more reminiscent of the "proto-Uralian", our sibling languages in Siberia, and coincidentally, Hungarian.

Because Finnish is an adopted language, modern-day "Finns" (as in since about 2000 BC) are more closely genetically related to any given European nation than to our linguistic Uralic ancestors. Sami people (as far as they can be differentiated as an ethnic group) still have more genetic ties to the Uralic populations. Actually, even Finns form two distinct genetic subgroups, "southwestern" and "northeastern", roughly divided along the 1323 border between Sweden and Novgorod; the two population groups differ from each other more than most European nations do, yet they are genetically more related to, say, Italians, than to Sami or Russians.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-07-2013, 14:07:22
I was wondering, i am planning on maybe going to Oslo for a few days, are there many FH folks living there? Anything good WW2 related to do there?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-07-2013, 15:07:48
I was wondering, i am planning on maybe going to Oslo for a few days, are there many FH folks living there? Anything good WW2 related to do there?
You should visit the huge coastal batteries in Norway.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 14-07-2013, 15:07:19
I was wondering, i am planning on maybe going to Oslo for a few days, are there many FH folks living there? Anything good WW2 related to do there?

The Warmuseum is nice (was there a couple of years ago) other than that i dont know about any specific WW2 related stuff..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-07-2013, 18:07:19
Uhm... I know there were discussions before about this, but will I be able to play BF1918 and other mods with the origin version of Bf1942?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 14-07-2013, 19:07:57
Uhm... I know there were discussions before about this, but will I be able to play BF1918 and other mods with the origin version of Bf1942?

Yes. In fact I played FSHW today with it...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-07-2013, 19:07:17
Thanks for the answer! I missed BF1918 so much! and I get to try the Poles in FH1 now!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-07-2013, 19:07:46
you do need a special installation to get FH for Origin BF1942 on your comp, keep that in mind, the following links tell you how to do it. I still play with my disc, so can't tell you how easy/hard it is.
Links:
http://www.pixel-fighter.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1380&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.pixel-fighter.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1152

I still play BF1942 and FH1, so we might see each other in the fields  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-07-2013, 20:07:09
Okay, thanks!  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-07-2013, 20:07:48
np :) and from other mods, i've heard some work when you install the mod for normal bf1942, but some won't work. I can't tell you which ones will work, i just know sure from FH it does require a different file
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-07-2013, 20:07:38
Hope Bf1918 works  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 14-07-2013, 21:07:58
Thanks for the answer! I missed BF1918 so much! and I get to try the Poles in FH1 now!

Oi! What about French?  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-07-2013, 21:07:14
sadly i've never seen BF1918 populated when i wasn't playing a clanwar (sunday nights)
I've always wanted to use those special turkish longbarrelguns on Gallipoli
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-07-2013, 22:07:42
Thanks for the answer! I missed BF1918 so much! and I get to try the Poles in FH1 now!

Oi! What about French?  ;)

Ah, yes! The French! I really wanna mess around iwth that Laffly V15 and the R35! Vive la France!  :D

sadly i've never seen BF1918 populated when i wasn't playing a clanwar (sunday nights)
I've always wanted to use those special turkish longbarrelguns on Gallipoli


Yeah those guns are really cool! But my fav map that includes Ottomans is Suez Canal. Dunno why, but I enjoyed it so much then and now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-07-2013, 00:07:47
Evolution 2013 has been great. Really liked watching Smash Bros tournament the past three days.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-07-2013, 01:07:15
Is it just me, or has imageshack.us gone kaput?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 15-07-2013, 06:07:28
It's just you, thank the gods. Don't worry me like that again, dammit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 15-07-2013, 12:07:09
Is it just me, or has imageshack.us gone kaput?
*Kaputt! I see this way too often. K, thx, bye.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 15-07-2013, 13:07:31
Is it just me, or has imageshack.us gone kaput?
*Kaputt! I see this way too often. K, thx, bye.

Es gibt immer ein grössere Grammatik Nazi.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 15-07-2013, 14:07:35
Is it just me, or has imageshack.us gone kaput?
*Kaputt! I see this way too often. K, thx, bye.
You're wrong though. Kaput is perfectly acceptable in English.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaput (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaput)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 15-07-2013, 17:07:57
Ah, yes! The French! I really wanna mess around iwth that Laffly V15 and the R35! Vive la France!  :D

Remember to download the mappacks also!  ;) ,Map pack 6 includes Fall Gelb

http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Forgotten_Hope_MapPack_6_Client_Files;62701
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-07-2013, 18:07:25
Thanks! This will be epic!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 16-07-2013, 02:07:07
Really? They took the word from the German language, rotated it through the meat grinder and now I have to face this embarrassing situation? If you want to write it classy use "T" two times. After all it´s being used when imitating Germans.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 16-07-2013, 09:07:40
The superior German master language actually took the word straight from Yiddish.

(Where it is spelled with one T)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-07-2013, 09:07:50
DER STATUE OF LIBERTY IST KAPUTT!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 16-07-2013, 10:07:44
Die* lol
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-07-2013, 11:07:12
Die ja... Mein Deutsch ist schlecht.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 16-07-2013, 12:07:21
No problem. I just wanted to fulfill my role of the grammar nazi.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 16-07-2013, 12:07:09
The superior German master language actually took the word straight from Yiddish.

(Where it is spelled with one T)
It´s actually from French. Yiddish and German are very similar as Yiddish evolved from German and Hebrew.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 16-07-2013, 14:07:37
I've decided to paint a wall in my room. Now, having to be "special" I opted for the Splittertarn, seeing it would be a welcome change after years of bland colors.
However, I've encountered a problem, and it was quite expected.

The little splinters, raindrops as I call them, are causing me a major headache, as due to the rough surface of the wall, I can't make straight lines with a brush, and if I cut out a piece of duct masking tape and try to use it as a template, the paint "spills" around a bit, making a slight mess. Since the lines are supposed to be straight, narrow and sharp, the messy ones that I'm doing aren't really the thing I want.

So the question I want to ask is, does anyone have any advice on how to do this?
wait, you mean this isn't the wallpainting forum?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 16-07-2013, 14:07:08
I would have though masking tape would have been better for the job than duck tape.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 16-07-2013, 14:07:49
that's the one, sorry, wrong name.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 16-07-2013, 15:07:26
duck tape

It's called Jesus tape, damnit!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 16-07-2013, 15:07:36
Pictures Knacker. And why not use a roller ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 16-07-2013, 17:07:36
Vertical strokes, start at the top and work down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 17-07-2013, 17:07:32
Hokay, I did it. Felt pens, but still a better effect than what I did with the brush.

Pictures on weekend, when the camera returns home, the cellphone one is bad.

Korsakov, thanks, I tried, but I guess I'm just not experienced and/or capable enough for it.

NTH, how could I make them with a roller?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 18-07-2013, 14:07:54
I read felt penis.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-07-2013, 19:07:46
i miss winter
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 19-07-2013, 20:07:34
First holidays from military  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-07-2013, 20:07:52
Whaat? Already?

"When I was in the army..."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 19-07-2013, 20:07:47
Well after two weeks, got only 2 more weekends in during the next 6 weeks too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 20-07-2013, 01:07:04
"When I was in the army" 2 weeks training, then pretty much every weekend off to go home except for 2-3 because of training/guard duty. And this during a 362 day service. Artillery ftw 8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-07-2013, 06:07:43
http://news.detik.com/read/2013/07/20/092726/2308677/10/ramai-diberitakan-media-asing-pemilik-soldatenkaffee-gelar-jumpa-pers

Quote
Soldatenkaffe yang terletak di Paskal Hypersquare ini memang bertemakan Jerman. Nama kafe ini sama dengan kafe yang pernah ada di Paris saat zaman Perang Dunia ke II. Di dinding kafe terpajang foto pemimpin Nazi Adolf Hitler dan simbol SS alias Schutzstaffel yang merupakan pasukan khusus yang dipimpin oleh Heinrich Himmler.

Logo kafe mirip dengan lambang Nazi, yakni gambar Elang Jerman atau biasa disebut dengan elang besi atau iron eagle.

Pemkot Bandung telah melayangkan surat pemanggilan kepada pemilik Soldatenkaffee terkait pemasangan lambang Nazi. Mereka telah mengecek kafe. Pemanggilan dilakukan Senin (22/7) mendatang.

"Soldatenkaffe, located inside Paskal Hypersquare is German-themed. The name of this cafe is the same with the one existed in Paris during the World War II. On the walls of the cafe, lies the photo of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and SS or Schutzstaffel symbol, or special troop lead by Heinrich Himmler.

The logo of the cafe resembles Nazi's symbol, which is German's Eagle known as the iron eagle.

Bandung's local authority already called the owner of Soldatenkaffe related to the display of Nazi symbol. They have checked the cafe. The meeting will be held on next Monday (22 July 2013)."

I hope this is farb.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 20-07-2013, 19:07:18
This is funny:

http://www.cracked.com/video_18602_game-thronesarrested-development-mashup.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 20-07-2013, 21:07:55
"When I was in the army" 2 weeks training, then pretty much every weekend off to go home except for 2-3 because of training/guard duty. And this during a 362 day service. Artillery ftw 8)

362 is no more, 347 for the win!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 20-07-2013, 22:07:10
http://www.freewebs.com/13thpanzerdivision/panzergrenadier.htm

http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/weapons.php?&country=1

Don't the pictures and infos look familiar? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 20-07-2013, 22:07:19
Don't you just hate it when your life finally catches up to you? Damn...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 20-07-2013, 22:07:17
Don't you just hate it when your life finally catches up to you? Damn...

Let me guess: The Russian mob is beating down your door to make you pay gambling debts?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 20-07-2013, 23:07:52
No mob, it's the locals. A phone call from the police is something that can really make your stomach upset, so tomorrow I have to pay them a visit. It's not something I've ever had to do before so I'm shaking a bit, gods only know what they could dig up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-07-2013, 23:07:08
Relax, they have no trace on that embezzlement. I assure you, I always do it right.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-07-2013, 00:07:23
Turns out there was an european market in hasselt, so me and my friend went to check it out. She is completly nuts about wolves and she went crazy when she saw this

(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3145/np88.jpg)

Between all the spanish, italian and french shops, one finnish shop stood proudly with more flags then any of them! Traditional finnish clothing, food and other stuff

But one area of the shop is what i loved the most. The ones with the knives!

I couldnt control myself and bought this for 40 euros.
(http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3941/p7dt.jpg)

They had many types. The ones for children, regular puuko's and also Leuku knives. I found the one above to be the most beautifull as handiest of them all.
The guys selling the stuff were from Viipuuri, turku and one italian guy. There were surprised about the finnish words i learned from the FH2 finnish people here. Going back tommorow to pick up a bottle of finlandia vodka :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-07-2013, 10:07:20
I hate knives....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-07-2013, 13:07:43
Belgian national holiday, i'll post later today probably pictures of it in Picture of the day other eras when the militay did its parade  :)
Belgium got a new king, King Phillippe, which makes that we now have 2 kings and 3 queens, first in line of succession is princess Elisabeth, named after Queen Elisabeth, a queen with a large influence and who saved hundreds of jewish children during WWII.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-07-2013, 14:07:44
Looks pretty nice Theta. The knife handle and sharpener handle look like they're made from reindeer antlers.

Make sure to check what kind of metal it's made of and apply some oil or something if necessary. I forgot to clean off some blood from one of those souvenir knives once and it made it rust pretty quickly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-07-2013, 15:07:16
Looks pretty nice Theta. The knife handle and sharpener handle look like they're made from reindeer antlers.

Make sure to check what kind of metal it's made of and apply some oil or something if necessary. I forgot to clean off some blood from one of those souvenir knives once and it made it rust pretty quickly.
Yeah the finnesh seller said its Carbon steel and he explained how to take care of it. He also gave a small pot of oil for preventing rust. The handle is made of Reindeer antler yes. The cheaper ones were made of wood or plastic. These were industrial made however, the one i bought is handmade and you could see it compared to the other puuko"s he had. Despite costing the same, their were always diffrences in finish and construction materials.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zeno on 21-07-2013, 20:07:37
Looks pretty nice Theta. The knife handle and sharpener handle look like they're made from reindeer antlers.

Make sure to check what kind of metal it's made of and apply some oil or something if necessary. I forgot to clean off some blood from one of those souvenir knives once and it made it rust pretty quickly.
Yeah the finnesh seller said its Carbon steel and he explained how to take care of it. He also gave a small pot of oil for preventing rust. The handle is made of Reindeer antler yes. The cheaper ones were made of wood or plastic. These were industrial made however, the one i bought is handmade and you could see it compared to the other puuko"s he had. Despite costing the same, their were always diffrences in finish and construction materials.

Buy samish knifes, the best out there:
(http://www.wingevapen.no/productimages/img1996STR%C3%98MENG%20SAMEKNIV%206%20bilde%202.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-07-2013, 20:07:47
Leuku's were very expensive. And i did not had much cash on hand. So the puukko felt like the best choise
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 22-07-2013, 17:07:30
i miss winter

^This

Two weeks of nearly constant 30°C+ temperatures... Today, it reached a max of 38° and they say tomorrow is going to get even warmer...

I'm already half boiled!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 22-07-2013, 21:07:11
Saw my first rain for ages today.  Admittedly, it was only for 20 minutes, but maybe the heat is over.  Just got to get through the predicted hottest and probably muggiest night of the year.  Urg.

Anyway, I graduated last Friday and have had a pretty eventful weekend and am now finally back at home.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-07-2013, 21:07:47
Do you have facebook? please go to this link

https://www.facebook.com/Qwertee?sk=app_278465152274055&app_data=contest%2Fvote%3A23671

And vote for "The trooper"
Qwertee makes custom tshirts designed by people. People submit a design, people can vote on it, and eventually with enough votes, they will print it. The person who designed the shirt gets a small fee aswel. However once a tshirt goes "Live" it is only avaiable for 48 hours. Then its gone. Tshirts are a small 13 euro with shipping.

Unless it gets re-voted. Wich is happening now. Please vote for the trooper! An awesome shirt wich combines star wars and Iron maiden!

(http://www.geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2012/03/2012-03-01-empire_trooper.jpg)
(http://eil.com/images/main/Iron+Maiden+-+The+Trooper+-+Card+p%2Fs+-+7%22+RECORD-1457.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 24-07-2013, 02:07:14
What medieval weapon or farm implement do you think Joseph Stalin would prefer?! Answer me quickly, before I lose my artistic inspiration!

Edit:
Ah, I've lost it... never mind. But, would be great if I had some sort of bloody help line.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-07-2013, 02:07:51
The sickle!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-07-2013, 03:07:10
Warhammer and sickle
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-07-2013, 10:07:11
Warhammer and sickle

This or a rather large scythe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-07-2013, 12:07:25
Rain and thunderstorms for the past 6 hours

at first i was like= YES <3<3<3

And now im like drenching the cellar of water
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 27-07-2013, 12:07:18
Haha, i live on a slope, rather to the top, and on the second floor, When my place floods its time to relocate to some mountain range.

We had rain sicne yesterday evening, including 2 big thunderstorms so far. No problems really, I am just happy it is only 23 degrees now :)

Edit: Oh, sorry bout the flood though, those sux :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 27-07-2013, 15:07:54
At Åland Islands for a week, been drunk as tits the first 5 days. Sun's shining, beer's tasty, women are beautiful and willing.

Paradise.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 27-07-2013, 15:07:03
Too bad you can't buy a house there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 29-07-2013, 22:07:25
Too bad you can't buy a house there.

I could, if I lived here for 5 years first. Not that I'd want to, I hear it gets kinda depressing after Rock Off is over and all the tourists slowly start to disappear and winter creeps in.

In the rest of the country we at least have a bunch of universities where the sickest parties of all time are going on in the fall, winter, and spring (plus women love vitamin D).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 30-07-2013, 00:07:38
http://www.businessinsider.com/sam-simon-donates-simpsons-fortune-to-charity-2013-7
I feel so sad about his destiny, i've been admiring him for a long time. Yet this act makes me respect him even more. I hope he'll be able to live his last months in a humanworthy way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Goljatti on 30-07-2013, 14:07:30
Sorry, in finnish only.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2013073017310201_uu.shtml

47 different guns with total of 9000 rounds on them, along with large amount of different drugs.

I spotted with my eye: 7x Assault rifles (six of them are Kalashnikovs), 2x Suomi smgs and one of them heavily modified, Mosin-nagant (or a finnish made variant), 4x Stens and many rifles and pistols.

So yea...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-07-2013, 15:07:49
Filthy criminals


look what they did to those poor sten guns!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 30-07-2013, 22:07:24
Been playing a lot of Test Drive Unlimited 2 lately and i just broke my shift up padle on my racing wheel...

Time to take a break for now i guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 31-07-2013, 11:07:05
Tonight, at midnight, they'll stop broadcasting ESPN 'Murica. How am I supposed to follow baseball now? The worst part is that the company has been cutting down on channels since last year. They've deleted four German channels so far, and the only thing they've given in replacement is some pornography that's free to watch, every night from 10:30 PM to 6 AM, and they don't even rate it 18+...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 31-07-2013, 15:07:59
Ugh you like baseball?  Any activity where the players can eat while playing does not deserve to be called a sport.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-07-2013, 16:07:11
Ugh you like baseball?  Any activity where the players can eat while playing does not deserve to be called a sport.

Almost all of American sports are like that.

American Football... 5-30 seconds of brutal playing for a couple of yards, then stop, officials starts bossing around, coach acting important. Typical American organization: lotsa talking managerial nonsense, little action.
Baseball... pitcher throws, batter running as far as he could, stop, then back to lotsa American thing. Coach deliberately tries to fill the pitch with runners, so we see more laziness for a couple more.
Basketball... 24 seconds of possession time limit, agility display, goes in and back to business, go in again, opponents destroy momentum by calling time-out. Americans even armed their armchair heroes with game-changing measures! No wonder obesity becomes a problem.

They argue over a decision, use video-replays a lot, discuss technicalities, and play a little.

The only sports that receives no bullshit is Ice hockey! I recently got interested in it. But sadly, the puck is much more difficult to see than a radar seeing F-22A.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 31-07-2013, 16:07:41
Well, it was something to watch. Belgian tv is rather empty of any good shows in the middle of the day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-07-2013, 16:07:12
Well, it was something to watch. Belgian tv is rather empty of any good shows in the middle of the day.
and the morning


and the evening
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 31-07-2013, 17:07:08
and in Germany
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 31-07-2013, 22:07:18
Yea, it's everything but a loss losing 5 German TV channels. Bullshit 24/7. I don't even bother watching TV anymore except news, documentaries, occasional intellectual talkshows and political TV.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-08-2013, 00:08:08
Here there are 70+ free channels, I watch MBC's (مركز تلفزيون الشرق الأوسط) channels for the most part though. Sports related, we get Bundesliga from Germany.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 01-08-2013, 00:08:57
You get Bundesliga live and for free?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-08-2013, 02:08:38
Yeah we get it on Dubai Sports (دبي الرياضية). Football is the most popular sport in the country, then there's tennis and racing (horses, camels, cars, planes, whatever). It'd be crazy to charge money for it, people would riot if they were deprived of the basics!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 01-08-2013, 09:08:54
Well, football is the most important sport in Germany too (I hate watching sports on TV) and nobody riots even if you have to pay to watch it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-08-2013, 15:08:18
We got free Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie-A, and English Premier League. We also get Brazil and Japan League. That's pretty normal for Asia.

From cable TV, I got NBA TV, ASN (live NFL, NHL, NASCAR, NASCAR Trucks, MLB). Basically, you can get almost everything, except sports from a country who refuses so hard to offer content in English.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-08-2013, 17:08:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZDx3gqYak

This is me, with the warm weathre
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-08-2013, 00:08:58
Last day of fasting  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-08-2013, 03:08:28
I thought it didn't end until 6 days from now? But in case I'm wrong, eid mubarak to you and everyone else!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-08-2013, 04:08:10
Its Laylat-Al-Qadr, so its the last AFAIK.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-08-2013, 07:08:55
My calendar says it's the 26th of Ramadan, 1434 but that's over here but Laylat al-Qadr is never on the last day, 29th at the most as I've read.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-08-2013, 17:08:37
For as far as i know (heard + calendar), it's only thursday ramadanfest
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 03-08-2013, 19:08:04
It's Thursday here. Tomorrow people will still be fasting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 04-08-2013, 02:08:16
I read some things in other threads i had questions about, but didn't want to get off-topic there. Yet i want more of a discussion on the answers where people just tell their opinions than real Q&A like the Questions thread.

Anyway:

I read about Rommel how you keep changing your view on him when you learn more about him.
I'm personally in the stage now of seeing him as a decent general, who had some successes, and was then glorified to heaven by propaganda after which he would make fail after fail taking away the plumes he earned before (by way of speaking).

And secondly, i read people making Hitler responsible for 50 000 000 deaths. I personally don't fully agree since a war was comming sooner or later after the French felt the need to humiliate and extort Germany to stoneage at the treaty of Versaille. Hitler was just the "right" guy at the "right" time (at least how i see it now). And a few millions of the killings is also caused by allied attrocities that got covered up later. The Shoa is in my opinion entirely to blame on Hitler since there were Antisemetic feelings in Europe, but i can't imagine it would escalate to massmurder without the nazis. That said, eastern front was a decision made by Hitler, but even there i wonder if it wasn't something that would happen sooner or later. I believe communism was to get head-on with with western visions with Hitler his Great-Germania-madness serving as catalisator. In the cold war, i think there would have also been a WWIII if it wasn't for the nukes and the accompanying MAD doctrine.

PS: i'm no nazi or Hitler/Rommel fanboy, i'm also no communist, i just want to get a more correct view on things than i have now, since i know that most of you know a lot more about these persons than i do and i believe getting you opinions on it will enlighten further me on these topics. Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-08-2013, 05:08:41
Opinions? Ok.

Fascism is bad, Communism is good, and all of Europe should have been annexed by us Soviets! Maybe the Americas too, that'd be nice.
I somewhat believe a holocaust of that magnitude was going to happen in Europe at one point in history, and such things are going to keep on happening as they have for more than two thousand years.
I think Rommel was a decent general, certainly not an all-rounder, but Hitler kept him right in the thick of it and his enemies just became too familiar with him.
The cold war isn't over.
Treaty of Versailles was just... mean.
Nukes are awesome, they can destroy much of the USA at the cost of your homeland but it becomes more and more worth it every day.
Hitler was a fucking asshole, great Stalin knew what he would try to do so he closed the distance to buy us time with the invasion of Poland.
Actually, all fascists I can think of were assholes.
In fact, most people on the right are assholes.
Those bad guys need to be stopped... damned racists. They'll force religious views on you, kill you for supporting equal rights, persecute people for being free, etc.
Hitler wasn't entirely responsible for 50,000,000 deaths... though I bet that fuck was damned proud of himself.
What really pisses me off is that his moustache has become taboo. I mean come on, I know a few people who'd look good with it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-08-2013, 08:08:07
There is no correct view on it, since point of views will be influenced heavily by one's opinion. I personally viewed Rommel as decent military commander due to his proven effectiveness in leading blitzkrieg and apolitical stance. But his reputation is overblown amongst newbies, which opinions shouldn't be taken seriously, as we all knew better.

That being said, many also criticize how he lacks in supplies management skills, provisions for managing prolonged warfare.

And then, there is the bias, since Rommel mostly fought Britain and USA on Western front, which is heavily documented and reported. Meanwhile, all in the eastern front, censorship and the massive scale of death has become common, but the real WW2, if you look at numbers and plot them in charts, happens in the Eastern front. The spilled blood flows like a river there, while all we got from Western front is a nice comprehensive story from each individuals who actually fought there and lived to tell it directly to the public.


And on Hitler:
Every big bad figures are like that. A failed artists turned into soldier and then the leader of mass-murdering regime. Sounds like a story? How about a robber, petty criminal gang, turned into high-ranking politburo member, and then paranoid dictator?

Can you blame the guy if he grew up seeing: a country which fought fair and well, but once asking for armistice, was humiliated to oblivion and turned into rubble. Then there is a country in the east, long forgotten with super poor infrastructure and poor people, yet some of the elites are still acting as if they are ruling their land equally well with those in the West, where people can actually fill their stomach and do a holiday once a year.

Anyway, don't forget that Nazism is also left-leaning. Afterall, they are Nationalist-SOCIALIST. It is just they have slightly different view from Stalin's centralist communism, and much different from Trotsky's international communism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 04-08-2013, 10:08:12
Korsakov, you seem to be as tolerant as the people you are describing. Plus, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was not any better than the Treaty of Versaille, so I don't know whether they have the right complain. I am pretty sure though that this humiliation really took a big part in launching WWII.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 05-08-2013, 12:08:07
I read about Rommel how you keep changing your view on him when you learn more about him.
I'm personally in the stage now of seeing him as a decent general, who had some successes, and was then glorified to heaven by propaganda after which he would make fail after fail taking away the plumes he earned before (by way of speaking).
What fails would that be?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 05-08-2013, 13:08:34
First day of work at a super market. That was easy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-08-2013, 16:08:05
I read about Rommel how you keep changing your view on him when you learn more about him.
I'm personally in the stage now of seeing him as a decent general, who had some successes, and was then glorified to heaven by propaganda after which he would make fail after fail taking away the plumes he earned before (by way of speaking).
What fails would that be?

Must be the German setbacks at North Africa. But he did not make "series of failures," because he did won some of the retreating battles. Like I said, it is difficult to say that he is a bad commander. Since he is indeed a good military commander. He just can't see the whole situation, which is panned by most of his critics. Even my favourite of the Germans, Kesselring, criticized Rommel about the supply route along the Mediterranean being vulnerable to British air raids from Malta. Hitler was not in favour of his situation. He did fail in Normandy, but that was highly predictable. He also failed to defend Tunisia, but that is also predictable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 05-08-2013, 17:08:42
Regarding Rommel, I would say that he was clearly a great tactical leader but not so much a strategical leader.

In Africa he clearly failed to realize the importance of capturing Tobruk first (instead he went for Mechili) and when he did, he tried much too often to take with his guns blazing frontal assault tactics. Those worked well against unsuspecting enemies like the French and Italians in WW1, or the French again in the battle for France, but not against the NZ troops defending heavily fortified Tobruk.
According to David Irving, he failed to see how important it is to properly coordinated Luftwaffe and Heer. A lot of aerial attacks went ahead without being used instantly, so he sacrificed a lot of good soldiers on ill prepared assaults.

Blaming Rommel for the Logistic problems in Africa is not ok, imho. They were caused by the allied decoding the German Enigma messages and no one realized that. He mentioned the necessity for them often enough. The main reason the allied could destroy the supplies so easily was the failed capture of Malta, again something that Rommel can´t be blamed for.

Tunisia was not his command alone. He merely put himself into acion there, causing conflicting strategies between him and Arnim, who was official commanding the army in Tunesia.

Later in Normandy, Rommel tried often to get the Panzer divisions under his command and always pledged to get them near the coast, because he knew that movement would be pretty much impossible after the invasion started. Rommel can´t be blamed much here I think, basically his Chief of Staff Hans Speidel and his Supply Staff Chief worked against his him, to prevent a Germany victory.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-08-2013, 17:08:24
Another thing Rommel underestimated was Malta. Rommel wanted Malta but never got the proper approval for attacking it. I believe an airborne operation simular to Crete would have been able to take the Island. Altough again, Losses would be very high

The damage done was very extensive. Italy lost almost 3/4 of its merchant fleet and Germany 1/4th of its MTO merchant fleet.Not to mention 450 unreplacable aircraft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malta_(World_War_II)#Axis_shipping_losses
if you look at this..man all those lives lost trapped in a boat..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-08-2013, 20:08:32
About Malta, Kesselring proposed for invasion of Malta after finding it difficult to effectively put the British air power in the Mediterranean out of commission. But Rommel worked against it, so the forces supposedly intended for invasion of Malta could be used for his offensive in North Africa.

In Tunisia, Rommel did retreated from a conflict with von Arnim (from what I read, for medical reasons). So I agree that it can't be helped. And it is pretty much predictable, that it will be lost.

Then in Normandy, I heard about placing the panzer closer to the landing beaches, but it was rejected by his senior, von Rundstedt (before replaced by Kluge) I believe. This foresight was proven to be a success when 21st Panzer Division attacked the British troops that has just landed in Sword beach. But in overall, its effectiveness is reduced, since the panzers are highly vulnerable to air assaults due to allied's air superiority. Still much more effective than if the panzers would be used to meet the allied's armoured units head-to-head, where they would have been obliterated first by air attacks like Operation Cobra for example.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-08-2013, 23:08:25
Thanks everyone for the answers!

about the fails, I was indeed referring to North Africa and Normandy, i had no clue about his importance around Malta or the shipping lines in the mediteranean.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 05-08-2013, 23:08:29
Yet i don't get why the people on the right and fascists would be called assholes while communists would be good.
Because when you get to the core of communism and fascism, communism says "everyone is equal" and fascism says "we are better than everyone else". Communism and fascism are ideas, ideas don't commit massacres.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-08-2013, 23:08:16
for those who wonder where it came from: i removed most of the post since i didn't want to offend anyone with my opinions.

@ Lightning: yes, but i've never seen that put into practise by communists. Mostly it ends up in an Animal Farm-like situation in my opinion which doesn't differ from fascism a lot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-08-2013, 00:08:58
Ian lemmy kilmister, the 70 year old singer of motorhead has serious health problems

Get well soon lemmy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 06-08-2013, 13:08:04
Re panzers driving to the beaches, the Germans did try that in Salerno: naval gunfire tore them a new one. So having the divisions further away from the coast actually saved them. Paradoxically, once the invasion force had secured a beachhead, it was far more sensible to bleed it dry inland out of reach of naval gunfire. Could have worked too, had the Allied not had total air supremacy, thanks to universal military genius Schikelgruber Jr's decision to turn Me 262 into a ebinfail bomber, delaying its introduction by well over a year and even then giving it to bomber units first instead of fighter units.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-08-2013, 14:08:06
It would still have been too little too late. Most of the 262's would fail because of the spontaneous combustion and the Meteors would have taken care of the rest. There's not much you can do when your engines burst into flames randomly and your guns fail if you turn too fast.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 06-08-2013, 14:08:23
Ian lemmy kilmister, the 70 year old singer of motorhead has serious health problems

Get well soon lemmy!

Sad news indeed, Lemmy is and always was one of my biggest idols, for not trying to appeal to anyone and doing his own thing.

Quote
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live forever,
And don't forget the joker!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-08-2013, 15:08:37
Anyone knows, is the story sbout Juba the Baghdad Sniper true?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 06-08-2013, 16:08:56
To those who liked War of the Roses, there's a new game coming from them called War of the Vikings. You can sign-up for Alpha testing here:
http://signup.warofthevikings.com/r/xjlx3lr1y2

The trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SCDhF2d3AE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-08-2013, 17:08:22
Ian lemmy kilmister, the 70 year old singer of motorhead has serious health problems

Get well soon lemmy!

Sad news indeed, Lemmy is and always was one of my biggest idols, for not trying to appeal to anyone and doing his own thing.

Quote
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live forever,
And don't forget the joker!
Hell yeah brother..Well typically lemmy for going on stage despite his health being so shit. 70 years and still touring every year, not taking "cancelled" for an answer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-08-2013, 17:08:22
It would still have been too little too late. Most of the 262's would fail because of the spontaneous combustion and the Meteors would have taken care of the rest. There's not much you can do when your engines burst into flames randomly and your guns fail if you turn too fast.

24 hours of service life is not decent enough. But before we glorify the centrifugal configuration that the Brits used back then. Let's not forget, that it is the German's design that prevails. It is just they haven't found material that is strong enough for the turbine blades.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-08-2013, 17:08:43
Anyone knows, is the story sbout Juba the Baghdad Sniper true?

Yes, it's true. Most of it anyway.
If you shoot at people long enough they will become accustomed to your style and give you a nickname.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-08-2013, 17:08:14
It would still have been too little too late. Most of the 262's would fail because of the spontaneous combustion and the Meteors would have taken care of the rest. There's not much you can do when your engines burst into flames randomly and your guns fail if you turn too fast.

24 hours of service life is not decent enough. But before we glorify the centrifugal configuration that the Brits used back then. Let's not forget, that it is the German's design that prevails. It is just they haven't found material that is strong enough for the turbine blades.
The german design prevails? How then? the meteor had many advantages just like the ME262 had its set of advantages.

On paper the ME262 seems superior but the unreliable, low life engines are just one of its many disadvanteges in dogfighting.

The armament of 4x30mm was bad for it. Very low muzzle velocity (540 M/S compared to 800 M/S), guns wich are prone to jamming (The 20mm Hispano bugs were fully ironed out on the Meteor) and the fact the guns being pure overkill for fighter aircraft.ROF was 650 RPM compared to the hispano's 750 RPM. but the Meteor carried 760 rounds of ammo. The ME262 carried only 360 rounds.

The ME262 would have been the better bomber destroyer(it was infact the better), but in terms of fighter combat, the Meteor is better.
Also top speed issent always used to its full potential. While the ME262 had a higher topspeed, it had bad handling on lower speeds, meaning an meteor could slow down and be able to outturn faster for a head-on confrontation. However the meteor pîlot must be quick on its toes because ME262 acceleration at high speeds is better.

i guess this is another "spitfire vs ME109" discussion. There is no true clear winner. Its all up to the pilot who will win.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 06-08-2013, 17:08:08
Using 262 as a dedicated bomber-destroyer en masse from late 1943 onwards would have spelled an end for day bombing. No day bombing - oil refineries and synthetic fuel plants intact, because night bombing even with radar did not hit anything smaller than a big city. Also, using heavy bombers in support of tactical operations - Cobra and Goodwood style - would not have been as easy. Sure, Meteor was the better dogfighter, but would it have been available by D-Day in sufficient numbers and able to escort the bombers much further than Normandy?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-08-2013, 18:08:06
If the 262 could have magically had their shit engines fixed to half-shit condition faster, same magic could have been used to produce more Meteors. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-08-2013, 18:08:26
There were way more meteors avaiable then ME 262's. Meteor was also avaible earlier.

You are talking about an "What if" situation. "what if"

Saying "BAM ME262's APPEARS IN 1943". Then i can say "BAM P80 SHOOTING STAR AND METEOR WITH HUGE DROPTANKS"

ME262 is like the tiger tank. It has recieved a god-like status by people postwar. Impressive plane but like many of germanies toys= To late, To few, To unreliable.

Lets take hitlers little V-1 and V2 problem. A waste of resources. Material and fuel wise, the Entire V1 and V2 rocket program costed 20 000 planes for the luftwaffe. That is way better material to think about.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 06-08-2013, 18:08:09
You know the 262 was actually very easy to maintain and with the designers being aware of the problems with the turbines, those were quite easy to replace? Also the intended role (despite the ideas of the Blitzbomber) of the 262 was to be an interceptor, not a dogfighter.

Jamming was a common problem on the Gloster Meteor with its 20mm cannons also.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-08-2013, 18:08:31


Jamming was a common problem on the Gloster Meteor with its 20mm cannons also.
Incorrect. The mark V Hispano was pretty reliable (for an autocannon, MG 151 was better tough). Altough ground crews disliked them for the fact that every autocannon had to be cocked manually before taking off. This was due to the removal of the cocking cylinder.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 06-08-2013, 18:08:05
It´s even in the German wiki. Describes how the Meteor pilots often tipped V1s as their 20mm cannons jammed.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor

"Oft hatten die Bordkanonen der frühen Meteors auch Ladehemmung, so dass den Piloten keine andere Möglichkeit als das „tipping“ blieb."


Also on the English one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor

"After some problems, especially with jamming guns, the first two V1 "kills" were made on 4 August."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-08-2013, 18:08:09
Well, I was referring to the jet engine design, not the plane itself.

The Me 262's Junkers Jumo 004 use co-axial flow layout. This configuration is still used until today, albeit with much much higher bypass airflow ratio. It is much more aerodynamic and fuel efficient. However, the air is compressed through series of compressor fan blades, increasing the heat significantly and demanding the delicately-constructed turbine fan blades to spin at such high RPM while withstanding the weakening heat from the combustion.

The Meteor's Rolls Royce Derwent, although a bit more powerful, was created with centrifugal flow layout. Where air is compressed through series of tubes placed in centrifugal (radial) configuration, permeating from the fan blade. It is less aerodynamic and bulkier, however requires less demanding performance from its materials, since compression is achieved through channeling the airflows from the centrifuged tubes into one nozzle. This design has potential limit and cannot achieve higher compression rate, therefore it is abandoned for more powerful jet designs in favour of the German's design.

And Theta, don't treat slight WW2 German-favouring statement as German bias... that attitude has gotten into you, you know. We were not discussing BS like "Hitler or Nazi's secret genius." Relax mate.

edit:
Oh and BTW, about Me 262's engine, when we mean "replace" it doesn't mean replacing parts, but the whole thing, the complete engine itself. Because when the fan blade ruptures, it will explode and could damage the airframe, so I believe, they won't take risk with that. And when the fan blades melts, it will jam the entire stator vanes, meaningfully, FUBAR, jet won't start at all. Throwaway, recycle. Surely, a resource-deprived desperate late-war Germany could afford such material wasting luxury.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 06-08-2013, 21:08:18
Lets take hitlers little V-1 and V2 problem. A waste of resources. Material and fuel wise, the Entire V1 and V2 rocket program costed 20 000 planes for the luftwaffe. That is way better material to think about.

Retaliatory attacks without tactical or strategical use are always a waste of resources. But in 1944, when the 25.000 V1 rockets were build, germany produced 40.000 airplanes as well. Overall, germany lacked the manpower and pilots to equip its armament to. An automated flying bomb was used to reduce the need for personel in the bomber fleet, which takes long training drills. Thus it is not that stupid.

There was also need for fighter pilots, thus the germans designed those so-called "Volksjäger". Disposable airplanes that could be flown by anybody, without any need for long training.

This development started already earlier in the war, especially the guided night fighters received extremely short trainings. The pilots had only to focus on flying, there was no need for navigating skills, they were guided towards the enemy and back to base by simple mechanisms, intelligible to everybody.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 07-08-2013, 01:08:10
In IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles, Me-262 burst in flames when powering the engines from 0-100% too fast. Anybody knows why?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-08-2013, 01:08:12
Its engines were prone to that, fast changing of thrust level caused combustion. Teething problems, if you will.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 07-08-2013, 02:08:59
In IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles, Me-262 burst in flames when powering the engines from 0-100% too fast. Anybody knows why?
Afterburner kicks in :D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-08-2013, 06:08:15
In IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles, Me-262 burst in flames when powering the engines from 0-100% too fast. Anybody knows why?

Earlier model of jet engines all do that. Even Comet's and P-80's engine also suffer similar problems, but less pronounced due to better fuel flow regulators.

Basically, the igniter is not good enough or the fuel quality is too low to be able to react completely at such low pressure. So if a sudden burst of fuel is sprayed to the combustion chamber, some of the mist or droplets will not be completely burned inside the combustion chamber and escape to the rear turbine. Then it is ignited by the heat of the turbine itself, hence the instant flames.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-08-2013, 07:08:33
In IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles, Me-262 burst in flames when powering the engines from 0-100% too fast. Anybody knows why?

Fun fact: pilots were advised to not make any sudden changes to the throttle or the engines would flame out.




The Jumo 004's problems were precisely due to this
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The Me 262's Junkers Jumo 004 use co-axial flow layout. This configuration is still used until today, albeit with much much higher bypass airflow ratio. It is much more aerodynamic and fuel efficient. However, the air is compressed through series of compressor fan blades, increasing the heat significantly and demanding the delicately-constructed turbine fan blades to spin at such high RPM while withstanding the weakening heat from the combustion.

Due to deteriorating war condition and difficulty with research pertaining to a decent alloy that could withstand the heat. The engine had a life-span of 50 hours before overhaul in testing, yet experienced pilots could usually only get 24 hours out of it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-08-2013, 08:08:21
Our car got totalled 2 days ago. My father was waiting in front of a red light when a tank-like SUV contraption hit him in the back. That guy had been driving around without brakes for a week. The force of impact was strong enough to send our car into the back of the van in front. My father was not hurt.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-08-2013, 09:08:33
Glad he is safe.

what happened to the dick with the SUV?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-08-2013, 10:08:41
No idea, actually. Questioned by the police, checked for alcohol... His insurance will be rather cross with him, I'd think.

An expert will confirm if it really is a total loss, but with the doors out of alignment in their frames, I guess its chassis was buckled a bit. So far for our Alfa 156, then
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 07-08-2013, 10:08:45
Thank you for information. I always hated that plane for that reason. Now I at least know why.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-08-2013, 10:08:49
No idea, actually. Questioned by the police, checked for alcohol... His insurance will be rather cross with him, I'd think.

An expert will confirm if it really is a total loss, but with the doors out of alignment in their frames, I guess its chassis was buckled a bit. So far for our Alfa 156, then

Whaaaat????

How dare he pick on an Alfa to stop his brakeless SUV!!!

Anyway, glad to know both of your dad and the dumbass are alright.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-08-2013, 21:08:04
The Alfa is broken, but does the SUV have a single scratch?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-08-2013, 21:08:56
Today, we had the festival eve's dinner, and at last my father brought some baklava's to the table as dessert. He told that a friend of him who left Aleppo and escaped to Turkey bought these to him, and said "this is the last baklava's made in Aleppo"

And I must say, its the best I had ever in my life.  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 07-08-2013, 21:08:34
Today, we had the festival eve's dinner, and at last my father brought some baklava's to the table as dessert. He told that a friend of him who left Aleppo and escaped to Turkey bought these to him, and said "this is the last baklava's made in Aleppo"

And I must say, its the best I had ever in my life.  8)
The secret ingredients are gunpowder and tears.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-08-2013, 21:08:26
Aleppo and Damascus are known for their delicious pistachio, and Baklava has pistachios as a base layer, I guess that's what made them special.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-08-2013, 22:08:15
I usually dont promote stuff that I watch but now Im making an exception.

So I watch a lot of Let's plays, playthroughs, whatever you fancy calling them. There is one amazingly hilarious Donkey Kong Country playthrough that I just love by YoVideogames.

"Plot":
Max is a DKC n00b, havent played those games in the past and now he has to fill the Gorilla boots and get back the stolen ba-nay-nays. His friend Matt acts as Max' coach during this trip of shenanigans and hilarity.

To whoever who likes watching Lets Plays and loved/loves DKC;
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kNKIs0iCLY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJkB6qilvU)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9OWm3F0_8)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAX4lO2jyQ)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0FfzC985w)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex3vl3ysrss)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-YxfRtcQuU)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5AXnD9wmpY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #9 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZqpT4sSa8)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_YCeSxMThY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS_5pgAHOYQ)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdmGGGFzrCY)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkBKyvCpjQ)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #14 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuPCpIeLqn0)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #15 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOHQZqKuFg8)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #16 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oikXGvspcw)
Retro Coach: Donkey Kong Country #17 Finale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvIyJiMG6s4)

And now they are doing Bananas And Sex 2 with DKC2! Awesomeness.  8)

Retro Coach: DKC 2: Diddy's Kong Quest #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUJwuQekcs)

Made a playlist (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG1ntQVYPxdyU5njafH58IDiSJW-4qrSt) that includes both DKC's.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 08-08-2013, 00:08:07
I heard on the news belgium has its Tax Liberation Day today and we're the latest country in Europe to have it (this year again 3 days later as last year). I guess that means we finally passed Sweden to become the country with the highest taxes.
To give an idea:
If your employer pays 2520 euro, you will end up with 1000 euro on your bankaccount.

Yet, our politicians don't have enough money and are raising taxes continuously  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-08-2013, 09:08:52
The Alfa is broken, but does the SUV have a single scratch?

I very much doubt it, since his bumper went straight into our boot. We'll see on monday if she's salvagable.

Anyway, happy World Cats Day!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 08-08-2013, 16:08:04
happy ramadanfest!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 08-08-2013, 21:08:55
Eid Mubarak to you too.

They had a two 25 pounder salvos just 200 meters from where I'm staying right now to mark the beginning of eid.
They had one shot every day during Ramadan to announce the breaking of the fast, but the 2nd one really took me by surprise! Loud as hell
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 08-08-2013, 21:08:28
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/1005778_10151754826538909_1258330131_n.jpg)
We fire cannons over here too. Think of it, cannons for hundreds of miles sound off at the exact same time across the entire country.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 08-08-2013, 21:08:58
I only ever heard the one in Safa Park...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-08-2013, 07:08:56
We use this kind of drum to signal iftar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedug

When you have so many mosques and mushallas, it is much easier to notice and without risk to ear drum puncture.

Anyway...

Pirate Bay is celebrating 10th anniversary yesterday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23587447

The challenge that this kind of websites imposed on the industry is clear: content delivery, as numerous experts have already pointed out. Yet after numerous online services like Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, and many other existed, TPB still prevails. Why?

The fascism geographical isolation business strategy a.k.a regional content distribution limit: that's why!

I believe those in US would visit TPB less than the equally rich guy from let's say, The Philippines or Australia or South Africa. We know that companies are vulnerable from being sued by crazy government regulations if the their creative content contains unsuitable materials. But we need to tell this outdated authority to realize that their bullshit should be accelerated to death, by giving people more proper education and opening to more choices.

Last year, Malaysian government banned the story of Hang Tuah (Hikayat Hang Tuah), a supposedly heroic Malay muslim, after it is discovered that he is actually a Chinese-descent. It was immediately censured from all the textbook lessons and completely replaced with different topics. Obviously, making the previous generations baffled with sudden censorship of the previously overly-exaggerated role of Hang Tuah's heroism in Malaysian history subject. Let's see if Indonesian's Hang Tuah books or online content is banned there. With sites like TPB it is slim chance, moreover, older Malaysian Hang Tuah movies should be available somewhere in the internet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-08-2013, 20:08:11
http://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/varusteleka-skrama-bush-knife/24330

Now dis!
is a noive!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-08-2013, 16:08:41
The Alfa is broken, but does the SUV have a single scratch?

I very much doubt it, since his bumper went straight into our boot. We'll see on monday if she's salvagable.

Anyway, happy World Cats Day!
Good to see someone else who celebrates World Cats Day
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 13-08-2013, 09:08:00
The Alfa is broken, but does the SUV have a single scratch?

I very much doubt it, since his bumper went straight into our boot. We'll see on monday if she's salvagable.

Anyway, happy World Cats Day!
Good to see someone else who celebrates World Cats Day

I have a cat, so no reason not to celebrate.
The car's officially dead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-08-2013, 16:08:03
Ok, i recently got some Scho-Ka-Kola. I got it for the exams since i usually only sleep 3 hours or so the night before an exam that's at 09:00 (i lay awake till 03:00, dunno why, and i get up at 06:00 to be fresh by the time the exam starts. Anyway, i was wondering: what is the ideal quantity to take before an exam so i have clear thoughts but i'm no hyperactive kid?

I guess 4-8 pieces?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-08-2013, 16:08:12
4 pieces of Scho-Ka-Kola contain about as much caffeine as a strong espresso according to Varusteleka.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-08-2013, 17:08:27
Unrelated to my other reply;

a friend of mine just went to Georgia, USA, for his exchange studies. We stay in contact through facebook every few days and recently I asked him what normal day-to-day life is like in the US. One of the things he mentioned is that he can't get a glass of water in restaurants. Not tap water, not bottled water, be it mineral or plain. The selection of soft drinks is huge however.

So what's up with this? Has he visited too cheap restaurants or is there something inherently wrong with Georgia? I know this is the southern US which isn't exactly known for a healthy lifestyle, but goddamn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-08-2013, 17:08:47
That's very strange.  The main perk of living in the States has always been for me that one can get plentiful and free water in any restaurant here.  In Europe, I almost never get enough to drink, there are no free refills.  In the states, servers are constantly refilling your glass of water so that it essentially never runs out - it's great. 

I also hate hate hate sparkling water and do not understand how Europeans actually enjoy drinking it over tap water with their meals.

So in short your friend is going to very strange restaurants.  I doubt it would be Georgia either, in general Southern restaurants are even more friendly and generous.  Actually now that I think about it I have never been in an American restaurant in my life where you couldn't get free water.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-08-2013, 17:08:20
Ok, i recently got some Scho-Ka-Kola. I got it for the exams since i usually only sleep 3 hours or so the night before an exam that's at 09:00 (i lay awake till 03:00, dunno why, and i get up at 06:00 to be fresh by the time the exam starts. Anyway, i was wondering: what is the ideal quantity to take before an exam so i have clear thoughts but i'm no hyperactive kid?

I guess 4-8 pieces?
Be very carefull with Scho-Ka-Kola. I once ate half a tin very quickly and i was shaking
And im used to cafiene
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-08-2013, 17:08:36
That's very strange.  The main perk of living in the States has always been for me that one can get plentiful and free water in any restaurant here.  In Europe, I almost never get enough to drink, there are no free refills.  In the states, servers are constantly refilling your glass of water so that it essentially never runs out - it's great.

Free water is pretty much standard in Finland and probably the rest of the Nordics. I'm guessing you got this experience further south? I always ordered bottled water in Spain and Italy, because their tap water tasted horrible from chlorine, to the point I actually started asking if their coffee was brewed from tap or bottled water. If it was made from tap water you could taste the chlorine through the bitterness of the coffee. Chlorine messes with your stomach if your gut flora isn't used to it.

I also hate hate hate sparkling water and do not understand how Europeans actually enjoy drinking it over tap water with their meals.

I prefer still water, but I can't say soda water tastes all that bad. It's usually a bit more salty.

So in short your friend is going to very strange restaurants.  I doubt it would be Georgia either, in general Southern restaurants are even more friendly and generous.  Actually now that I think about it I have never been in an American restaurant in my life where you couldn't get free water.

I'll have to inquire about the details. Apparently it's hard to find a glass of milk too. And some decent chocolate. He was real happy about the alcohol prices, though. 30 beers and 1.5 l of rum for ~31 EUR.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 13-08-2013, 19:08:06
Anyway, i was wondering: what is the ideal quantity to take before an exam so i have clear thoughts but i'm no hyperactive kid?

I guess 4-8 pieces?
Be very carefull with Scho-Ka-Kola. I once ate half a tin very quickly and i was shaking
And im used to cafiene
Depends also on how much you weight. If you are 2 meters tall and fat you can take more.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-08-2013, 19:08:44
Unlike you germans, i am 1.75meters and 75KG  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 13-08-2013, 19:08:45
Unrelated to my other reply;

a friend of mine just went to Georgia, USA, for his exchange studies. We stay in contact through facebook every few days and recently I asked him what normal day-to-day life is like in the US. One of the things he mentioned is that he can't get a glass of water in restaurants. Not tap water, not bottled water, be it mineral or plain. The selection of soft drinks is huge however.

So what's up with this? Has he visited too cheap restaurants or is there something inherently wrong with Georgia? I know this is the southern US which isn't exactly known for a healthy lifestyle, but goddamn.
Send him some rye bread ASAP. Americans put so much sugar in their bread that it tastes like cake.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-08-2013, 22:08:36
Unlike you germans, i am 1.75meters and 75KG  ;D
I'm taller and weigh less, so i'll start with 4 and if i feel too few, take 1 or 2 more :)
Thanks everyone for answering!

(yes i have BMI that says i'm seriously underweight, but i just don't gain any fat, i eat fat as hell and nothing happens  8) Oh well, i'm healthy so i totally don't care)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 13-08-2013, 23:08:55
Send him some rye bread ASAP. Americans put so much sugar in their bread that it tastes like cake.
Oh yes. A reason i'm afraid to ever move away from scandinavia is the complete lack of proper rye bread in pretty much everywhere else.

pic related.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8MQX2iGj-_2HuUu54rFpVvuAX3pGveW0vyZJhs3js3LuiK1nW)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-08-2013, 23:08:34
if i eat rye or wholegrain bread

i dead
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-08-2013, 07:08:30
Unlike you germans, i am 1.75meters and 75KG  ;D
I'm taller and weigh less, so i'll start with 4 and if i feel too few, take 1 or 2 more :)
Thanks everyone for answering!

(yes i have BMI that says i'm seriously underweight, but i just don't gain any fat, i eat fat as hell and nothing happens  8) Oh well, i'm healthy so i totally don't care)

I understand your pain. Its tough to gain weight. Last I checked I was about 175cm and 54kg.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-08-2013, 09:08:19
Unlike you germans, i am 1.75meters and 75KG  ;D
I'm taller and weigh less, so i'll start with 4 and if i feel too few, take 1 or 2 more :)
Thanks everyone for answering!

(yes i have BMI that says i'm seriously underweight, but i just don't gain any fat, i eat fat as hell and nothing happens  8) Oh well, i'm healthy so i totally don't care)

I understand your pain. Its tough to gain weight. Last I checked I was about 175cm and 54kg.

Holy fuck, and here i though i had a problem at 1.72 and 57-60 kgs!!

We need a weight gaining program bro!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-08-2013, 10:08:29
Weight gaining program? Here's one: copious volumes of good quality French fries, beef stew, and some heavy beer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 14-08-2013, 11:08:37
Send him some rye bread ASAP. Americans put so much sugar in their bread that it tastes like cake.
Oh yes. A reason i'm afraid to ever move away from scandinavia is the complete lack of proper rye bread in pretty much everywhere else.

pic related.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8MQX2iGj-_2HuUu54rFpVvuAX3pGveW0vyZJhs3js3LuiK1nW)

I've been thinking the same. Every time I come home from a longer trip I just need some rye bread and a large cold glass of milk.

The bread doesn't even have to have anything else but butter and perhaps a slice of cheese on top. It just tastes like home <3

(http://www.ts.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/226671/4/226672.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 14-08-2013, 14:08:32
Ever been to the Netherlands? It says "bread" but that's a lie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 14-08-2013, 14:08:39
Ever been to the Netherlands? It says "bread" but that's a lie.

A couple of times, yes. What says bread?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 14-08-2013, 15:08:10
Weight gaining program? Here's one: copious volumes of good quality French fries, beef stew, and some heavy beer.
Welcome to manboob land then. You need some muscles - they are heavier than fat. Got me from 1,78m 62KG to 1,78 76KG. Also you get heavier when you cross the age of 20.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-08-2013, 17:08:45
I am currently working out in order to increase muscles around the shoulders.

Its not that i am a pussy
But the 8x57mm from the K98k and the .30-06'ers of the M1917 land very hard on my shoulder. Little muscle, no fat, this means my shoulder hurts after 50-60 rounds in Prone position.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-08-2013, 17:08:24
Weight gaining program? Here's one: copious volumes of good quality French fries, beef stew, and some heavy beer.
Welcome to manboob land then. You need some muscles - they are heavier than fat. Got me from 1,78m 62KG to 1,78 76KG. Also you get heavier when you cross the age of 20.

Was half joking. Beef stew, if well prepared, isn't all that fat. It just fills you up very well. And coupled with a generally healthy lifestyle, it really shouldn't do that much. I'm the same height and weight as you, and I've got practically no excess fat.

Edit: should strengthen my back a bit more though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-08-2013, 17:08:09
Theta: Do a Trapezius muscle jiggle with some weigh... it helps.

Also that Rye bread is good, it is also a complex carbo: fills you up, but not makes you fat easily.

Then there is always chicken breast and all sorts of soy proteins (tofu, soy milk, tempe).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-08-2013, 18:08:39
Having crohn is a bitch

Only white bread for me
Also barely any vegetables (Peas, carrots, some celery, beets, porridge is allowed)
No fruit

BARELY ANY ALCHOHOL  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-08-2013, 20:08:28
(http://www.standard.co.uk/incoming/article8751814.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/girls.jpg)
These British girls were doing charity work in Africa (Tanzania), then they got attacked with acid on a random day while they were on their way to a dinner. The attack was done by people they had never seen. Reason?:

Quote from: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/zanzibar-police-want-acid-girls-to-return-and-help-identify-attackers-8760727.html
It had been suggested the girls may have been attacked because they are Jewish.

But friends claimed they could have targeted after spurning some local admirers often seen around the dormitories in Stone Town where they were staying.

Meanwhile a spokesman for the charity said it may have been because they were not being sufficiently modest during Ramadan.

The spokesman said the attack was “very sad” and added: “I hope we find some reasons for it. People think it is simply that ladies were walking without Muslim dress during Ramadan and there is no obvious political issue.”

I don't get why there are so many people who keep going to Africa for charities. Almost every week, you hear about charity workers who get raped, abducted, beheaded, shot , covered in acid, ...
Africa... still a long way to go
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-08-2013, 20:08:58
Just stay out of that shithole. All these people here with "morales" and charity. Fuck it. You cant help africa. The average IQ there is 70 and every goverment is massivly corrupt. Instead of solving there own problems, they keep pointing there fingers to "the white man".

Same here in Belgium for years. Immigrants refusing to work. They stay home, recieve money. And then say they cant get work because we are racists.


Those are 2 beautifull girls who are now scarred for life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-08-2013, 21:08:25
Theta that's a pretty narrow viewpoint of a very complex situation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-08-2013, 21:08:24
Just stay out of that shithole. All these people here with "morales" and charity. Fuck it. You cant help africa. The average IQ there is 70 and every goverment is massivly corrupt. Instead of solving there own problems, they keep pointing there fingers to "the white man".

Same here in Belgium for years. Immigrants refusing to work. They stay home, recieve money. And then say they cant get work because we are racists.
Well kinda seems you just confirmed the last words of your post.

The little, if any, respect i had for you has disappeared. Like CPS said, really really narrowminded thoughts on a very complex situation I'm too tired to get into.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-08-2013, 21:08:30
I got no problem with immigrants. I have a problem with TOO MANY immigrants... Some EU countries get more and more who are not needed really and just take up space and jobs (rarely). Greece especially since its the middle point of crossing in EU, accepts more and more and never sents them home (or rarely) does. There needs to be rules that are upholded otherwise its just stupid.



Political, war and other refugees of course do not account for any of that. They had troubles home and had to leave. No blame to them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-08-2013, 21:08:46
I made the above post, specifically narrowminded, because i knew i would get these type of reactions. Now read below


Our current means of providing aid towards third world countries is wrong and inefficient. You cannot send funds towards a place in wich the money dissapears into either corrupt goverments or local war lords. Also the type of projects need to be effective immediatly and be able to provide the locals with self-sufficient means.

Like water provisions, efficient agriculture (if possible) and proper distribution of aid.


Just stay out of that shithole. All these people here with "morales" and charity. Fuck it. You cant help africa. The average IQ there is 70 and every goverment is massivly corrupt. Instead of solving there own problems, they keep pointing there fingers to "the white man".

Same here in Belgium for years. Immigrants refusing to work. They stay home, recieve money. And then say they cant get work because we are racists.
Well kinda seems you just confirmed the last words of your post.

The little, if any, respect i had for you has disappeared. Like CPS said, really really narrowminded thoughts on a very complex situation I'm too tired to get into.
Let me guess. You are now gonna i am right winged? Not at all. I have many immigrant friends of wich most agree with what i said above. önder being one of the best people i know. This guy has adapted so well he speaks even better dutch then me. Or the local Turkish Kebab restaurant. 3 hard working brothers who work hard. Every day. They pay their taxes, they are kind. They are religious yet never even once showed any disrespect towards us, not even gays.
But then there is the 4th brother. Who drives around in a BMW. No problem there, exept that he hassent worked a single day in his life. He even laughs at us for working. "Why work when i get 200 euro less for doing nothing?"  Great way to start your day when i go for my thursday morning Kebab (i love to eat them cold in the noon's). Meanwhile he spends his time on the streets, making amoc on parties, and showing everyone "he is DA MAN"

The recent opening of borders have opened to many problems. Admitted, many things have changed for the greater good. But many east-bloc folks come here(mainly romanians), break into homes, get caught.....And get released. Then if we complain about this, we get called right winged racists.

Last week i was at the bus station with my friend and her GF. As usual, we drop her off so she can get home. And almost every time are their problems with muslims shouting and swearing. Even threathing. Can we do anything about it? no because the police says "its there culture" or "we cant do anything". Great jolly good! Only that 6 weeks ago, She got surrounded by these types, being driven closer and closer to an alley, demanded to give her phone number (and they stayed behind to make sure it was correct) and then she was luckily able to jump on the passing bus. And they started to spam her with things like "If you wanna be accepted by society you better step on my dick". And this continued up untill last week.

And its incident after incident lately.  A while ago, a turkish girl, normal like anyone else of her age of 16.Got raped by 4 fellow turks (including boyfriend) so hard, her utures had to be removed. Then all 4 of them tried to leg it out of the country.

NOT-A-SINGLE-WORD in the newspapers. Only one newspaper published it, in a small article. That poor girl is scarred for life, the guys are out on parole.

MEANWHILE when we go to any place with our immigrant friends, there is always some right-winged cunt who is coming to say his mind. "All of them should be kicked out of this country!" Fuck that, i like my kebabs, my uludag, my morrocan couscous, i like my polish friends who appearntly can fix any mechanical problem... But i do not like lazy asses who come here and take advantage of my tax money

Fuck-THAT. Politics is an major subject these days. But you are not allowed to say your state of mind.

Here is my politcal view on things in life. Anyone who wants to work here, live here and respect our culture is free to do so. They can build places for there religion, community. with same rules applieng to then as for us. Anyone who does not do that, who commit crimes, who shout out on the streets throwing insults at our people for being "westren" simply does not have a place in this society.

I immediatly get branded as a extreme, right winged neo-nazi. I call this a good middle-way between left and right. Heck i dont even wanna follow either left or right. Next year elections are in Belgium. We only have extreme left political parties and extreme right political parties. I dont wanna vote on either, but i have to.

I am pretty proud at switzerland for being the only country out there who dares to stand against the current problems. Who dare to strengthen immigration laws. Altough i do admit it is a bit to strict.


Sometimes i feel like immigrating towards Switzerland. For it being probaly the last "Central" goverment in Europe...

Quote
The little, if any, respect i had for you has disappeared
For stating an opinion? Sure. Appearntly you need to stand with the majority of societies decision or otherwise you are an scumbag for having an opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-08-2013, 22:08:36
Indeed easy to pick on Theta when you don't know the situation in Belgium.

The state indeed censors an awful lot in newsreporting. I heard stories of people who were in hospital after being stabbed in my city, and when they called a newspaper to do their story, they heard they couldn't publish it since it would "undermine the safety feeling in the city". When there are crimes committed, the nationality of those who did it also can't be said in the media unless if it's a search message, then you can hear "he spoke with a eastern european accent" or "he might have north african roots".
In side areas of Brussels, you also can't stop safely when you drive a car that's bit more expensive. Robberies at intersections with drills and AK-47's is daily stuff. I kno people it happened to, and when they reported it to the police they just said "yeah, that happens a few times a day, and a lot more on fridays, don't worry, we're looking for them.", still nothing happened. They just block you in so you can't go anywhere, drill your car open, drill your arm, hit you with the AK-stock and then ask money or whatever they want.

About waves of immigrants, yup. I thought i read that 30-40% of the population of Brussels meanwhile has Arab as mothertongue.

Luckily there are also immigrants who work. In Belgium, if you really want to work, you get work, might just not be the job you hoped for. I have utterrespect for the people who work in the supermarket close to me, i hear they have an eastern european accent, but they all work with a smile. Yet, it's sad to see the vast amount of immigrants on social security who are on it for 10+ years and even don't speak our language, but do drive nice cars. And when they send people back, they usually send the people back who work here and speak our language *sigh*. There is work to be done, yet very hard work.

Also, it's more or less true that we don't have central parties. We got left, the "central" parties that play the slaves of the left parties in order to be able to sit in the governement and we got the right parties who are all seperatists and got isolated by all other parties. I hate all Belgian parties, how sad is it when you have to go vote for who you then think is the least bad.

PS: nothing in this is meant racist, eventho it's long, it's superficial. There are many immigrants who work and live exactly like us, respecting our culture and we respecting theirs. I have many turkish and asian friends, even have black people in my family and play for the Turkish national team in the BF1942 nationscup at the moment. So no racism to any nation or religion was intended in this post. This post was meant as short defence of some of Theta's points, yet it's too short coverage but don't wanna waste too much time on it.

My opinion on anything in Belgium:
Belgium is f**ked up by the politicians and is doomed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-08-2013, 23:08:32
I've given up on having discussion on the internet. I really don't have the energy the read neither of your wall of text.

I wasn't, however, talking about what Theta said regarding the situation in Belgium, but about his attitude towards people in the continent of Africa.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 14-08-2013, 23:08:12
BWaahahaha im not even reading that wall of text after your previous statement. Haha that you are even trying to look better. Read back on last page THETA, i hope youll feel like a fucking sterotypical redneck after that. Prob wont, you are part of the fucking problem.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-08-2013, 04:08:47
Charity workers in wherever they are must remember this: "When in Rome, behave like Romans do."

Liberals tend to be condescending because they feel morally superior and outright patronizing for the local people because they think they know other cultures better then their fellows.

You wish you could change the people in 3rd world country, but hell, you are the guest, and they are the host. When they act like apeshit, you can't really blame them or try to "educate" them your way. Let them get their shit together, the way Star Trek did: wait until the apes invented the hyperdrive before contacting them.

Last week i was at the bus station with my friend and her GF. As usual, we drop her off so she can get home. And almost every time are their problems with muslims shouting and swearing. Even threathing. Can we do anything about it? no because the police says "its there culture" or "we cant do anything". Great jolly good! Only that 6 weeks ago, She got surrounded by these types, being driven closer and closer to an alley, demanded to give her phone number (and they stayed behind to make sure it was correct) and then she was luckily able to jump on the passing bus. And they started to spam her with things like "If you wanna be accepted by society you better step on my dick". And this continued up untill last week.

And its incident after incident lately.  A while ago, a turkish girl, normal like anyone else of her age of 16.Got raped by 4 fellow turks (including boyfriend) so hard, her utures had to be removed. Then all 4 of them tried to leg it out of the country.

In Sydney, Australia. The same thing has happened to a teenage school girl in a train! This is in the news, she was cornered by a group of Lebanese kids. Who then brought her to an alley and brutally rape her. Being an Aussie media, all the insults thrown at the poor girl are also shown in the article. She was being not modest because she is wearing her school uniform during her trip back home.

Fuck logic.

I got no problem with immigrants. I have a problem with TOO MANY immigrants... Some EU countries get more and more who are not needed really and just take up space and jobs (rarely). Greece especially since its the middle point of crossing in EU, accepts more and more and never sents them home (or rarely) does. There needs to be rules that are upholded otherwise its just stupid.

Political, war and other refugees of course do not account for any of that. They had troubles home and had to leave. No blame to them.

Similarly there is a lot of Greek immigrants in Australia. And they have not always been portrayed positively.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-08-2013, 11:08:32


I wasn't, however, talking about what Theta said regarding the situation in Belgium, but about his attitude towards people in the continent of Africa.
Ignore everything what i said good, and take one part so in order to make me look bad.

I donate every year to water projects in Africa. I have african friends (Kenia, senegal and one guy from South africa, altough i do not see them much anymore). Guess what? most agree with my statements. And the average IQ is infact correct but this is because of the low means of education in Africa. And when finnaly proper schooling is established, something bad happens and it is ruined.

Their are also diverse social problems. For example the Rwandan genocide. Hutu's attacking Tutsi's.
Or the rise of islam in many of the countries. They immediatly fall back towards extreme conservative ways wich always affect the regular population. Like the recent events in Mali.

Wal of texts for everyone!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 15-08-2013, 12:08:04
Ignore everything what i said good, and take one part so in order to make me look bad.

I don't see how you could ever make this statement:
Just stay out of that shithole. All these people here with "morales" and charity. Fuck it. You cant help africa. The average IQ there is 70 and every goverment is massivly corrupt. Instead of solving there own problems, they keep pointing there fingers to "the white man".
Sound "good".
Quote from: THeTA0123
Their are also diverse social problems. For example the Rwandan genocide. Hutu's attacking Tutsi's.
Or the rise of islam in many of the countries. They immediatly fall back towards extreme conservative ways wich always affect the regular population. Like the recent events in Mali.
Perhaps it's your sometimes flawed use of the english language that has confused me. But this all are very narrowminded views. They way I'm reading it, you're putting these social problems (not so sure about calling rise of islam necessarily as a "problem" in the same category as the Rwandan genocide) and conservative ways on the fact that "they have low IQ". As if the solution to the "situations" in Africa are completely self-emancipatory.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-08-2013, 12:08:32
Similarly there is a lot of Greek immigrants in Australia. And they have not always been portrayed positively.


I said some should be allowed but not all. If someone is not worthy of citizenship he should be shipped home, let his country deal with him. None excluded.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-08-2013, 12:08:00
Oh fuck my life, schools have definitely started again since there are all these little honeymunchkins speeding all over the zebra-crossings like combinations of speedy gonzales and roadrunner. They dont see, they dont hear, they dont think.

Sure it is car driver's responsibility to watch out but christ, they should be more careful when they decide to dash across a road on their bikes and from the cover of another car.

Thank god I just got the scare of my lifetime and nothing else happened.

And its not just small children but teenagers too, especially girls. They get on their scooters and they become a menace.

/rant
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-08-2013, 12:08:49
Last year i went trough an school area. You need to drive 30km/H. So i did. Some 14 year old girl suddently pops out between 2 cars and crosses the road without watching. I evaded and honked.

Mom shouted the shit out of me.

I know that feeling..............
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 15-08-2013, 13:08:29
Oh I hate this shit, too-stupid-to-live motherfuckers thinking they are the most important thing in the world, crossing the street without giving a single nanofuck sometimes even without taking their eyes off their phone. But what really pisses me off are the old hags walking onto the street right in front of you like they don't give a shit, because they should know better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-08-2013, 13:08:57
Yeah, the way I see it... many European countries seemed to accept immigrants or refugees easily.

There was a case of fake Indonesian asylum seekers and professional service in the US catering to creating fake cases in order to get them green card and permanent resident permit. In 2004, the FBI conduct a large crackdown operation on this operation. They recovered a huge amount of money, one account from a filed case of asylum seeking family amounted to US$50,000. So, this is actually rich guy trying to get into the US, due to being uncomfortable living as non-Muslims in Indonesia. There is no strong enough evidence to support his asylum case, however, would you exchange this Chinese family with those Chechen Russian-origin Boston bombers? I know they have much more difficult life back in Grozny and surroundings, but potential harm caused to the US?

I don't know why, but a lot of parasitic, bad-behaving immigrants became Brits, Aussies, US citizens, leeching the social benefits and privileges living in better world. They force their way through and nothing the government can do to reject them. The last time the Aussie government tries to deter this free-riding behaviour by having them stay in Papua New Guinea instead of Australia for temporary processing, they were shunned by the world community for seemingly "handing over the problem to Papua New Guinea."

See the problem? They have established stringent criteria to earn PR, then another requirements to become citizen. But these are all exempt for illegal immigrants who forced their way there and fake their cause. They were there, and we are too compassionate to see the poor person's big struggle just to get through. But in the end, all they bring there is their cultural shock problems.

Indonesia is the largest Muslim countries in the world. There are moderate and fanatics alike, therefore you got regular anti-Israel demonstration and pro-Palestinian protests, which most of the times are irrelevant to the latest issues update. But the catch here, almost no Palestinians (also Afghans, Iraqis, etc) chose to refuge to Indonesia (rarely saw them here), Saudi Arabia, or United Arab Emirates. Instead they go to US, Australia, UK, or France. In fact, the first guy I met in Australia is an Iraqi refugee from the first gulf war. He is a decent man, living honestly as a pick-up service driver, friendly, and speak English well.

The way to reduce the influx is: to fix what's wrong in their home. But that proved to be problematical as well, since most welfare nation think, their people prefer to take refuge here, maybe because our they like our country, so let's try to make their country like ours. Now, that's a colonial attitude once again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-08-2013, 14:08:50
Now call me a narrowminded son of a bitch but I have to agree with Theta on one point: majority of Africa is a lost cause. First World fucked them up and the First World is apparently really bad at damage control, now it's broken beyond repair. Except if you let them do it themselves, they'll figure shit out and rise again.

Oh fuck my life, schools have definitely started again since there are all these little honeymunchkins speeding all over the zebra-crossings like combinations of speedy gonzales and roadrunner. They dont see, they dont hear, they dont think.

Sure it is car driver's responsibility to watch out but christ, they should be more careful when they decide to dash across a road on their bikes and from the cover of another car.

Thank god I just got the scare of my lifetime and nothing else happened.

And its not just small children but teenagers too, especially girls. They get on their scooters and they become a menace.

/rant
Just hit them with your car, you'll feel better. I bought a red car for this, only have to wash the blood off once a week.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 15-08-2013, 15:08:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaGdwfykYGY&feature=youtu.be&t=39s

Sounds oddly like you, Theta.  :P



Seriously though, if you don't like people living for free off your tax money, then say you don't like those kinds of people. Why are you singling out immigrants? Are there no Belgian criminals?

And as for the people who think we should 'fix' Africa by leaving them alone, will that be before or after we're done plundering their continent for their natural resources?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-08-2013, 15:08:58
After ofcourse! Because we need those diamonds, oil, plantinum for our OWN!!!


I dont like any langhaired werkschuw tuig :P   They can be immigrant, they can be belgians. If you are to lazy to work i will not like you. I can perfectly understand people who cannot work. Being a crohn patient, i know how this feels.

Belgians criminals? Aye they exist. But their is a reason why the majority of our prisoners are foreign.
One of the reasons why Switzerland recently strictend there immigration laws was because over 75% of its prisoners were foreign.

And no, i am saying all foreigners are criminals. Its only a small percentage. But their is a damn good reason why so many of them are in our jails :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 15-08-2013, 16:08:02
Are there no Belgian criminals?

Belgian's are about 90% of the populations, yet in prison they only represent about 50% of the inmates.

So a foreigner is a lot more likely to commit a crime, and if you see what those north Africans actually have to do to go to prison in this country...

Calling the police for a fake accident, when they arrive throw fire bombs and stones and them. this will get you an evening in the police station and free the same day. This is day to day buisness in Brussels.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 15-08-2013, 16:08:56
Belgians criminals? Aye they exist. But their is a reason why the majority of our prisoners are foreign.
One of the reasons why Switzerland recently strictend there immigration laws was because over 75% of its prisoners were foreign.

And no, i am saying all foreigners are criminals. Its only a small percentage. But their is a damn good reason why so many of them are in our jails :/
And exactly WHY do you think foreigners, especially coloured immigrants, are overrepresented in the belgian prisons?

I assume it is the same situation as in Sweden. It's all about social exclusion, in contrast to proper integration. Immigrants are put in suburbs, "ghettos" and are thusly excluded from the "mainstream" society. They become an anomaly that does not fit in with our white middle-class ideal member of society.

This social rejection can only lead to one thing. Social unrest which inevitably leads to crime. It's their only way to get attention, even if its negative. While the immigration should be controlled, it should not be stopped or hindered. As keeping "the others" away from the our comfortable small sphere, only further increase the distance between "us" and "them".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-08-2013, 17:08:17
Are there no Belgian criminals?

Belgian's are about 90% of the populations, yet in prison they only represent about 50% of the inmates.

So a foreigner is a lot more likely to commit a crime, and if you see what those north Africans actually have to do to go to prison in this country...

Calling the police for a fake accident, when they arrive throw fire bombs and stones and them. this will get you an evening in the police station and free the same day. This is day to day buisness in Brussels.

Coming from Siben, who is attracted to African ladies. So, this is honestly a serious problem I suppose.

I believe, the Belgium society is either very tolerant and patient, or holding their anger and we are just waiting the time it bursts into full blown racial conflict.

There is honesty and there is fakery. Malaysian has been polishing their reputation as a "tolerant" multi-kulti state, while in fact they are largely racist and blatantly implements policy of favouring the indigenous (despite working ability and competence). It is just a ticking time bomb. In 2007, the Indian population protested in large numbers, making them out of favour. Now, they remove all Chinese-descent people from the government, because they suspect them supporting the opposition in the last election.

Indonesia on the other hand, is much more honest and open. Once banned the Chinese culture festivals and banned the Mandarin language, but now after the brutal race conflicts in 1998, the lessons are learned and we open up. Many important positions are now filled by competent and able people from various religious background and Chinese-descent people (quite an achievement there). One of the rising star in corruption-busting move is the Capital city's Deputy Mayor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.

What Belgium did is probably similar to US situation with the post-slavery thing, which has been going on for almost 150 years. Too afraid to act because of guilt in the past.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 15-08-2013, 17:08:51
Well, there´s a problem when I can´t go through certain areas of my city at night without getting: "Hey German potato, kiss my feet!"

Integration should be rewarded. Everybody who doesn´t want to integrate should be punished. Simple as that. The problem however is that the first generation immigrants that came here were really nice, hard working people and some of the second generation aren´t. Problem is that the second generation immigrants that are criminal, can´t be kicked out of this country any longer. Neither is the government willing to drive a harder course with criminals in general.

What makes me sick however is this political correctness. As soon as you point out actual problems with immigrants you get bashed. Prime example here in Germany is the nazi "trump-card".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-08-2013, 18:08:09
What makes me sick however is this political correctness. As soon as you point out actual problems with immigrants you get bashed. Prime example here in Germany is the nazi "trump-card".

But you have Godwin?  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 15-08-2013, 18:08:32
You know, in Russia we kill foreigners when no one is looking. And in our prisons, only 5% are foreigners.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 15-08-2013, 19:08:59
Sounds a bit extreme, but I guess it works.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-08-2013, 19:08:51
Spent the whole day updating the picture gallery of my deac collection and after tens, if not even hundreds, of photos, this has got to be my favorite:

(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/9906/la67.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 15-08-2013, 21:08:08
Belgians criminals? Aye they exist. But their is a reason why the majority of our prisoners are foreign.
One of the reasons why Switzerland recently strictend there immigration laws was because over 75% of its prisoners were foreign.

And no, i am saying all foreigners are criminals. Its only a small percentage. But their is a damn good reason why so many of them are in our jails :/
And exactly WHY do you think foreigners, especially coloured immigrants, are overrepresented in the belgian prisons?

I assume it is the same situation as in Sweden. It's all about social exclusion, in contrast to proper integration. Immigrants are put in suburbs, "ghettos" and are thusly excluded from the "mainstream" society. They become an anomaly that does not fit in with our white middle-class ideal member of society.

This social rejection can only lead to one thing. Social unrest which inevitably leads to crime. It's their only way to get attention, even if its negative. While the immigration should be controlled, it should not be stopped or hindered. As keeping "the others" away from the our comfortable small sphere, only further increase the distance between "us" and "them".

Thousand times this. It has nothing to do with race or nationality and everything to do with class. Western societies recently developed a whole new range of exclusion mechanisms, including this whole liberal notion of "integration". Instead of actually engaging somebody as different and maybe changing ones own view point in the process, they want everyone to be part of a big happy family. Not equality is the goal, but sameness.
At the same time there is no real political discourse about it. Politics these days is basically dead, in fact I would argue that most people don't wan't politics anymore, they want administration. Angela Merkel can come on stage with some pseudo-scientific jargon about economics and says her measures are "alternativlos" or "without alternative" and people eat it up. As long as everything remains stable and as we know it, sure thing, do what you want!
They don't see a state as a community anymore, but as a machine that needs to be well oiled and ideally produce money. And all members should be nice, productive little cogs, just individual enough so there are a lot of different consuming choices and everybody makes a bunch of cash, but no real differences please.
It really is a depressing time we are living in.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 16-08-2013, 00:08:22
Thousand times this. It has nothing to do with race or nationality and everything to do with class. Western societies recently developed a whole new range of exclusion mechanisms, including this whole liberal notion of "integration". Instead of actually engaging somebody as different and maybe changing ones own view point in the process, they want everyone to be part of a big happy family. Not equality is the goal, but sameness.
At the same time there is no real political discourse about it. Politics these days is basically dead, in fact I would argue that most people don't wan't politics anymore, they want administration. Angela Merkel can come on stage with some pseudo-scientific jargon about economics and says her measures are "alternativlos" or "without alternative" and people eat it up. As long as everything remains stable and as we know it, sure thing, do what you want!
They don't see a state as a community anymore, but as a machine that needs to be well oiled and ideally produce money. And all members should be nice, productive little cogs, just individual enough so there are a lot of different consuming choices and everybody makes a bunch of cash, but no real differences please.
It really is a depressing time we are living in.
Thousand times this.

A sort of inclusionary exclusion is happening, where these people are included by excluding them from "our" society. Thus they are given a place in our society, as this anomaly - constantly intruding on our world.

And just like you say Ts4EVER, politicts aren't about ideologies anymore. It's about administration. If any political party actually has an ideology they are frowned up and judged for being extreme to such an extent that people won't vote for them.
In turn, this all leads back to a general mindset which has occured last decade or so. People used to think of the term "the state" as being synonymous to "Us". Nowadays, people see "the state" as this independent and remote administration, with no relationship with the people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 16-08-2013, 09:08:56
Unlike you germans, i am 1.75meters and 75KG  ;D
I'm taller and weigh less, so i'll start with 4 and if i feel too few, take 1 or 2 more :)
Thanks everyone for answering!

(yes i have BMI that says i'm seriously underweight, but i just don't gain any fat, i eat fat as hell and nothing happens  8) Oh well, i'm healthy so i totally don't care)

I understand your pain. Its tough to gain weight. Last I checked I was about 175cm and 54kg.

Holy fuck, and here i though i had a problem at 1.72 and 57-60 kgs!!

We need a weight gaining program bro!

Definitely  ;D

Weight is hard shit to get.

I've already tried the good french fries and etc. but so far it hasn't worked these past 5 years
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-08-2013, 10:08:17
Belgians criminals? Aye they exist. But their is a reason why the majority of our prisoners are foreign.
One of the reasons why Switzerland recently strictend there immigration laws was because over 75% of its prisoners were foreign.

And no, i am saying all foreigners are criminals. Its only a small percentage. But their is a damn good reason why so many of them are in our jails :/
And exactly WHY do you think foreigners, especially coloured immigrants, are overrepresented in the belgian prisons?

I assume it is the same situation as in Sweden. It's all about social exclusion, in contrast to proper integration. Immigrants are put in suburbs, "ghettos" and are thusly excluded from the "mainstream" society. They become an anomaly that does not fit in with our white middle-class ideal member of society.

This social rejection can only lead to one thing. Social unrest which inevitably leads to crime. It's their only way to get attention, even if its negative. While the immigration should be controlled, it should not be stopped or hindered. As keeping "the others" away from the our comfortable small sphere, only further increase the distance between "us" and "them".
My aunt worked at the OCMW. She worked with many of these people daily. And many just came in wanting their money, and not working


Social exclusion does exist however...A few years ago they discovered that interim offices and companies had a "code blue". Code blue meaning that the companies asked not to send any foreigners

But is that the reason to becoming a criminal??? Sorry but the prisoners in our prisons are street trash, simular to the belgian inmates. Work-shy scums.

At my first job at an chemical factory, 50%+ was foreign. Many of these were great folks for talking, but when it came down to doing their job..... We have triple shifts their. Morning, evening and nights. The guy that came before me, never EVER cleaned his mess up, he never finnished his work list, he rarely obeyed orders, he refused to wear his helmet, he always came in late 10 minutes and left 20 minutes earlier. After 3 months of working, half of those people were fired (including some belgians). They cried our racism. I cry out "DO your FUCKING job". You are making 2350 Euro NETTO.

Its people like these who make the good foreigners who DO work hard look bad towards companies. And no this is not an excuse to exclude these men from working. Thats pure racism. "No i am not hiring that guy cause he is turkish, they dont work". That is pure bloody racism to me.

Ted, you sound like my sister 2 years ago. She was always a pro socialist, then she went to university for 5 years and was even more socialist. Living in between foreigners who came in to work hard. At family meetings, if anyone ever said they had problems at work with a foreigner, she came in like: AND YOU BLOODY RACIST WHITES WHO DONT GIVE CHANCES TO THEM AND THIS.

Now she is working for 2 years herself. And oh-boy did she changed her views.
Belgium is also responsible for this situation. You dont work? here have 1000 euro's every month. Why go to work and get 1300 euro's when you can stay mostly at home and work in black for a few days and have over 1400 euro's?

Please do not get me wrong. I have nothing against the working foreigner who minds his own business. I have something against the non working foreigner/belgian who is lazy all day and saps our tax money dry, taking it away from the people who then really need it when they lost there job/had an medical accident.

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I believe, the Belgium society is either very tolerant and patient, or holding their anger and we are just waiting the time it bursts into full blown racial conflict.
Yep. And it worries me sick. Some dancings and disco's are refusing to let anyone looking turkish or morrocan. We encountered it before when one of our turkish friends tried to enter. Luckily that place is closed down now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 16-08-2013, 11:08:27
Ted, you sound like my sister 2 years ago. She was always a pro socialist, then she went to university for 5 years and was even more socialist. Living in between foreigners who came in to work hard. At family meetings, if anyone ever said they had problems at work with a foreigner, she came in like: AND YOU BLOODY RACIST WHITES WHO DONT GIVE CHANCES TO THEM AND THIS.

Now she is working for 2 years herself. And oh-boy did she changed her views.
Belgium is also responsible for this situation. You dont work? here have 1000 euro's every month. Why go to work and get 1300 euro's when you can stay mostly at home and work in black for a few days and have over 1400 euro's?
Are you calling me Naïve? I'm definitely a person oozing with political correctness. Quite the opposite. So yeah, wrong there.

Still, you seem to bypass the underlying causes for the behavior of these people. Judging from your first post it was due to them "having 70 IQ and being from africa/whatnot".

This is what I ment when I enforced CPS' post; you're oversimplyfing an extremely complex problem.

A problem, which does have its origins in the alienation and inclusionary exclusion that me and Ts4EVER talked about.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 16-08-2013, 11:08:34
I thought the original point was that skinny little white chicks shouldn't go to the Rape n Murder® center of the world and then expect to not lose a few teeth, get their cherries popped or have a splash of acid thrown in their faces.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-08-2013, 11:08:00
Alienation of foreigners?

One day in Sydney, my white neighbour, and old guy, probably 70-80 years old, a WW2 veteran probably (since he wears the uniform and medal for the remembrance day) approached me while I am waiting for a bus. Apparently he is going to the same direction with me. Normally, he started to break a conversation with me.

------CULTURAL LEARNING MOMENT-------

- My Asian side tells me to ignore and just regard him as "crazy talkative old gwei lo"
- My globo-citizen side tells me to just reply "hi!" to him and listen sympathetically
- My curious liberal-like side of me tells me to pretend to act local and continue with small talk

Since I am interested in WW2, so after a brief chat about the weather and me being able to dry my clothes, I normally start to ask him questions about his experience. And a weird Asian kid and a WASP-like old white man begin to engage in interesting conversation.

This doesn't normally happen with most other foreigners though. I remember one old Asian lady shout bad things in Cantonese at our bus driver for being strict to the traffic rules, and not allowing her to alight outside the bus stop. It is loud as hell, and inappropriate (a lot of slurs and stereotypes for white people). I agree with Theta's points.

And about those girls in Africa, my point is still valid: When in Rome, behave like Romans do. It doesn't mean violence is right, or the Africans are intellectually challenged, it is just a case of cultural misunderstanding and people unwilling to learn. It is not always, "it is the white guy's fault for not being inclusive" or "the Africans being backward." And you cannot generalize people based on a population sample, especially those trying to escape the conditions of their home land and being an ass.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 16-08-2013, 12:08:32
Ted, you sound like my sister 2 years ago. She was always a pro socialist, then she went to university for 5 years and was even more socialist. Living in between foreigners who came in to work hard. At family meetings, if anyone ever said they had problems at work with a foreigner, she came in like: AND YOU BLOODY RACIST WHITES WHO DONT GIVE CHANCES TO THEM AND THIS.

Now she is working for 2 years herself. And oh-boy did she changed her views.
Belgium is also responsible for this situation. You dont work? here have 1000 euro's every month. Why go to work and get 1300 euro's when you can stay mostly at home and work in black for a few days and have over 1400 euro's?
Are you calling me Naïve? I'm definitely a person oozing with political correctness. Quite the opposite. So yeah, wrong there.

Still, you seem to bypass the underlying causes for the behavior of these people. Judging from your first post it was due to them "having 70 IQ and being from africa/whatnot".

This is what I ment when I enforced CPS' post; you're oversimplyfing an extremely complex problem.

A problem, which does have its origins in the alienation and inclusionary exclusion that me and Ts4EVER talked about.

I think you are both a bit right or wrong depends on how you see it.
alienation and or exclusion is not act that is being done wilfully, but rather by choice.
People, you and me included tend to flock, become friends and live near each other with those they share common interest with.  So you can really blame Turkish people, Native Belgian people, Chinese people wanting to segregate themselves and live near each other, creating their own society within a society.

And them when it comes to jobs, becoming financially independent the people that hire you will be 99% influenced by how you look and act instead of what you say. That is human behaviour, can't be helped, once again segregating people.

Now when you see people like Siben and Tao complain about Turkish/Maroccan people it because the Turkish/Maroccan people generally loud mouthed and dominating people compared to .. say .. those from Asian cultures. So they make themselves easy targets for the disgruntled native people.

And looking to politician for a fix for this problem, believe me, there is not one single creative, ingenious and mindblowing idea that they will come up with. Not from left, not from right, they are just rehashing thoughts and ideas that have been around since the middle ages. Either deport them (right winged) or pragmatically tolerate (Left winged) them.

There is one solution .... time. Takes about a 4 or 5 generations and then there will be a new group everybody can start hating.
So do as I do, make the best of it, treat everybody the same and make lots of Belgian jokes if you live in the Netherlands  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 16-08-2013, 13:08:54
So do as I do, make the best of it, treat everybody the same and make lots of Belgian jokes if you live in the Netherlands  ;D
A man comes to the doctor for a brain transplant.

The doctor asks: "Do you want Dutch or Belgian brains?"

Man: "What's the difference"

Doctor: "Well, the Dutch brains are 100 euros and the Belgians brains 1000 euros."

Man: "Why do they cost more?"

Doctor: "Have you ever seen a Belgian with brains?!"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-08-2013, 13:08:14
Ohah hah hah, you made a genuinely funny. We have the same joke but with finns and swedes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 16-08-2013, 14:08:36
The cheaper brain is "used"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 16-08-2013, 14:08:50
We use it similarly, a commercial pilot's brain being usually in mint condition.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 17-08-2013, 00:08:34
sigh, opening the page of a Belgian "quality newspaper"
1st headline: Belgian runners are 5th in some event
2nd sub-headline: Chimps can swim
3rd sub-headline: Egypt

Damn those are good priorities for a "quality newspaper"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 17-08-2013, 10:08:13
sigh, opening the page of a Belgian "quality newspaper"
1st headline: Belgian runners are 5th in some event
2nd sub-headline: Chimps can swim
3rd sub-headline: Egypt

Damn those are good priorities for a "quality newspaper"

Define Quality, De morgen and De standaard are the only things that can be considered somewhat decent, the others like Het laatste nieuws or Het nieuwsblad only print what they know there readers like, that is why they are the most popular. People buy those only for the sports section even so it makes sence.

On another note, a rare thing happened, somebody bought a porn magazine and dumped it in the trashcan of the toilet in a train, it used to be an everyday thing 15 years ago but now it became super rare. We where happy at work about it to be honest. The massive collection that we have contains waaaaay to much hairy 1980's stuff.

Yes, we keep those mags safely stored....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 17-08-2013, 12:08:02
...hairy 1980's stuff.

Yes, we keep those mags safely stored....

Let me guess: not for the safety of the magazines, but for the safety of everybody else. That's a noble gesture and a service on mankind.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 17-08-2013, 13:08:25
It was De Standaard
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 19-08-2013, 09:08:06
Indeed easy to pick on Theta when you don't know the situation in Belgium.

In side areas of Brussels, you also can't stop safely when you drive a car that's bit more expensive. Robberies at intersections with drills and AK-47's is daily stuff. I kno people it happened to, and when they reported it to the police they just said "yeah, that happens a few times a day, and a lot more on fridays, don't worry, we're looking for them.", still nothing happened. They just block you in so you can't go anywhere, drill your car open, drill your arm, hit you with the AK-stock and then ask money or whatever they want.


Wait, Mumbai is safer than Brussels?

That is quite a pleasant surprise (for me)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-08-2013, 13:08:16
no idea, never been to Mumbai
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/17/worlds-safest-cities_n_2316459.html#slide=1892047
this article says Mumbai is 8th most dangerous city and Brussels 9th, so i guess its comparibly close, but can't tell, most top 10's are among the biggest BS there is
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 19-08-2013, 14:08:37
Population of Mumbai: 13,830,884 ppl
Density: 22,937/km2.

Still there is a much lower chance of crimes like getting your arm drilled.










to the best of my knowledge
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-08-2013, 15:08:03
"--it's worth mentioning that the results are based off anecdotal evidence and opinions by travellers who've used TripAdvisor to review either a hotel, restaurant or attraction in the 40 cities. "

For fuck's sake guys.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 19-08-2013, 15:08:25
After ofcourse! Because we need those diamonds, oil, plantinum for our OWN!!!


I dont like any langhaired werkschuw tuig :P   They can be immigrant, they can be belgians. If you are to lazy to work i will not like you. I can perfectly understand people who cannot work. Being a crohn patient, i know how this feels.

Belgians criminals? Aye they exist. But their is a reason why the majority of our prisoners are foreign.
One of the reasons why Switzerland recently strictend there immigration laws was because over 75% of its prisoners were foreign.

And no, i am saying all foreigners are criminals. Its only a small percentage. But their is a damn good reason why so many of them are in our jails :/

So, what exactly is that reason? Low IQ as youve stated before? Or a genetic defect every imigrant possess?

Brussels is btw in the top 3 most segregated cities in Europe. Same as Rotterdam (netherlands) and i believe some english city.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-08-2013, 15:08:53
Lack of education, Anger for not finding the land of money and titties they were promised, lack of regard for others since they are not their race. I think those are the reasons.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 19-08-2013, 15:08:05
"--it's worth mentioning that the results are based off anecdotal evidence and opinions by travellers who've used TripAdvisor to review either a hotel, restaurant or attraction in the 40 cities. "

For fuck's sake guys.

This explains everything. I have to concur with Mr. Eagle here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 19-08-2013, 15:08:08
Lack of education, Anger for not finding the land of money and titties they were promised, lack of regard for others since they are not their race. I think those are the reasons.

Yea, but thats coming from a nationalist so ill politely ignore your opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-08-2013, 18:08:37
By all means, but i would like to hear your opinion too on this matter. Despite being a nationalistic pig i will not close my eyes and ears if someone is able to hold a strong arguement. So what does make immigrants disobedient to the law (if they are) than the natives of a country.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-08-2013, 01:08:16
Took a look at my forum account creation date and found out I've been here for a couple hairs over 4 years
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-08-2013, 10:08:55
Took a look at my forum account creation date and found out I've been here for a couple hairs over 4 years

What was your name back at FF?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 20-08-2013, 11:08:28
http://rt.com/news/guardian-hard-drives-destroyed-697/

And meanwhile our laws and sometimes even constitutions guarantee freedom of speech and freedom of press. USA, the "land of freedom" invading countries to bring freedom. Also interesting how US authorities admit they ordered the airport arrest to make an example, and meanwhile the Brits say it has nohting to do with it and it was a perfectly normal anti-terrorrismcheck following every rule.

Even more interesting, i can't find an article similar to this article on any english site (BBC, ES) nor on Belgian newspapersites or US newssites. Freedom of press, so wonderful, no?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-08-2013, 13:08:30
Such things make me want to go to the US Embassy and write "Americanvs Evnt Domvs" in ten foot tall red letters all over their wall.  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 20-08-2013, 16:08:46
Such things make me want to go to the US Embassy and write "Americanvs Evnt Domvs" in ten foot tall red letters all over their wall.  >:(
People called Americanvs, they go, the house?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 20-08-2013, 16:08:12
Americani Ite Domum!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-08-2013, 16:08:56
*panicky*

Aye, Centvrio Marinvs, I shall write it a hundred times, sir! Hail Caesar Obama!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 20-08-2013, 22:08:27
Whats the date of Pączki Day in Poland?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 20-08-2013, 23:08:14
In 2014? 27th of February or the 4th of March, I'm not sure since I'm confusing two days but it's one of the two.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 21-08-2013, 06:08:52
Took a look at my forum account creation date and found out I've been here for a couple hairs over 4 years

What was your name back at FF?

Never was on FF, I got here back when this one was barely up and FF died
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-08-2013, 08:08:17
Thorondor's 10 year anniversary as a registered member is this year, I know me and Flippy have ours next year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-08-2013, 09:08:57
Remember to take me out for a dinner.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 21-08-2013, 10:08:55
Thorondor's 10 year anniversary as a registered member is this year, I know me and Flippy have ours next year.
Oh my.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-08-2013, 13:08:35
Thorondor's 10 year anniversary as a registered member is this year, I know me and Flippy have ours next year.
That reminds me how relatively new I still am. Christmas 2017 I will have my 10 year anniversary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 21-08-2013, 13:08:40
Thorondor's 10 year anniversary as a registered member is this year, I know me and Flippy have ours next year.
That reminds me how relatively new I still am. Christmas 2017 I will have my 10 year anniversary.

Just in time for Eastern front, then! :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-08-2013, 19:08:49
Just found out
http://forums.filefront.com/member.php?u=123902

August 2015!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-08-2013, 19:08:51
You last visited: April 2nd, 2009 at 12:43 PM


that was a while ago
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-08-2013, 20:08:57
http://forums.filefront.com/member.php?u=112647

Joined May 5th, 2005.

But i lurked for a few years before that, ever since i saw the first anouncement on planetbattlefield.com
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 21-08-2013, 20:08:11
Ah, planetbattlefield. Those were the good times. That's where I found FH as well (plus weird shit like Parallel World mod).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-08-2013, 21:08:02
I have to wait until 2018.  I'm a youngin'!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-08-2013, 19:08:01
Uncle is now in hospital
He suffred some sort of "attack" but he is awake

Aunt is currently with him

And here i sit with barely any info

appearntly it could be epilepsy...


yesterday my day couldnt be better when one of my friends said my crush likes me

Now today this shit


Fuck that
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 22-08-2013, 20:08:15
Hope he gets well soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 22-08-2013, 20:08:51
Yeah hope he gets better. A good friend of my family has cancer and she probably won't survive this summer. Really makes you think about how fleeting life really is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 22-08-2013, 20:08:22
Whoever invented life really needs to iron out some bugs... Best of wishes friend. Hope its just a one time thing.

And that you get lucky ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-08-2013, 20:08:24
thanks


tests are currently being done. Nothing certain but the most likely thing it being epilepsy
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-08-2013, 05:08:00
Hope he gets better soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-08-2013, 20:08:54
Happy Shabat for the Jewish people on this forum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-08-2013, 22:08:42
That reminds me of my favorite parody group, 2 Live Jews. Happy Shabat to the Jewish folks nontheless.


My regards Theta, hopefully your family member gets through it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-08-2013, 16:08:29
Sorry to hear that, theta. Hope he gets better soon.

Anyway, we've got a new car: a Hyundai i30.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 24-08-2013, 16:08:13
That's a very unfortunate twist of events, theta. I wish him a fast recovery.

Epilepsy is horrible, I remember one summer a young man got badly hurt in the tourist camp not far from here because he fell down the rocks by the sea during a seizure.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-08-2013, 21:08:30
My best wishes go to you and your family, i hope you all get more clarity on it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-08-2013, 02:08:11
Sorry Theta. Sometimes life just finds a way to fuck you. Hope your uncle gets better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-08-2013, 16:08:26
All of his medical problems is because of his drinking addiction

He gulped down 2 bottles of strong Gin everyday
After 2 days in hospital, he already had massive withdrawel. He just left the hospital despite doctors orders, came home, grabbed a bottle of gin..My niece tried to take it away but she got shoved aside.


Why are people so fucking Dumb.....jesus christ. He has problems with his divorce 4 years ago and he just wasts his life drinking it away....


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-08-2013, 16:08:45
Sory to say this theta but people like that don't have my respect. He must know what alcohol does.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-08-2013, 18:08:44
I ran a half marathon today!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-08-2013, 19:08:03
I ran a half marathon today!
that alone is quite the achievment my friend
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 26-08-2013, 08:08:16
Does anyone know a good Russian news site? Something with news in both video and text form. I'm starting Russian this year and I'd like to do some self practice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 26-08-2013, 10:08:02
http://russian.rt.com/
i read the english version a few times a day
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 27-08-2013, 06:08:44
http://russian.rt.com/
i read the english version a few times a day
Great! Thanks!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 27-08-2013, 06:08:54
http://kprf.ru/
http://www.sovross.ru/
http://www.pravda.ru/
http://mail.ru/
http://ria.ru/
http://www.chaskor.ru/
http://www.gazeta.ru/
http://lenta.ru/
http://www.gazeta-pravda.ru/
http://www.vesti.ru/
http://www.kp.ru/
http://regions.ru/
http://www.km.ru/
http://mvd.ru/
http://www.kremlin.ru/
http://www.regnum.ru/
http://www.mid.ru/
http://poznavatelnoe.tv/
http://www.dkvartal.ru/
http://www.aif.ru/
http://www.ntv.ru/
http://anna-news.info/
http://www.rbc.ru/

This should get you started...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-08-2013, 20:08:54
The first time i fell in love with a girl who was about to come out of the closet, it was okay, it felt even funny


But now the same thing is happening again....Exept this time i love her with all my heart and just now she said, and ment, that she never wants a man in her life and is considering on staying single or going to the ladies.

I still went for it and told her i liked her, but i cannot remeber much from what i said, so guess i fucked up

Goddammit i feel like fucking trash....

Guess tommorow its having a good beer, and moving on...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-08-2013, 01:08:36
The first time i fell in love with a girl who was about to come out of the closet, it was okay, it felt even funny


But now the same thing is happening again....Exept this time i love her with all my heart and just now she said, and ment, that she never wants a man in her life and is considering on staying single or going to the ladies.

I still went for it and told her i liked her, but i cannot remeber much from what i said, so guess i fucked up

Goddammit i feel like fucking trash....

Guess tommorow its having a good beer, and moving on...
Wow, man. That's rough. You've gone through twice what most people never endure. You'll bounce back!

inb4 "theta turns women gay" jokes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 30-08-2013, 02:08:48
The first time i fell in love with a girl who was about to come out of the closet, it was okay, it felt even funny


But now the same thing is happening again....Exept this time i love her with all my heart and just now she said, and ment, that she never wants a man in her life and is considering on staying single or going to the ladies.

I still went for it and told her i liked her, but i cannot remeber much from what i said, so guess i fucked up

Goddammit i feel like fucking trash....

Guess tommorow its having a good beer, and moving on...
Wow, man. That's rough. You've gone through twice what most people never endure. You'll bounce back!

inb4 "theta turns women gay" jokes.

He doesn't turn women gay. They were always gay, they just now noticed he is not a girl.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 30-08-2013, 11:08:41
Oh my goodness!

I am running low on canned nazi battleboosters, must restock!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 30-08-2013, 11:08:08
And that is called cafeine addiction.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 30-08-2013, 14:08:41




inb4 "theta turns women gay" jokes.

He doesn't turn women gay. They were always gay, they just now noticed he is not a girl.

THeTA0123 turns women gay!

(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5tp4hGOBw1qbnggp.jpg)

Jokes asside, sucks to be you! She prob wont.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 30-08-2013, 16:08:21
Free War of the Vikings Alpha steam key, if anyone wants it let me know.

Edit: Given away.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-08-2013, 16:08:33
Finally managed to chop my way through the callcenter waiting music to make an appointment for my driving exam.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-08-2013, 16:08:57
Thank god mister Glenfiddelich and Sir Black velvet got me over my experience quite fast  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-08-2013, 16:08:50
Thank god mister Glenfiddelich and Sir Black velvet got me over my experience quite fast  ;D

Tss... Drinking and driving ::)

I'll wash mine down with some Italian wine. Oh, and it's Glenfiddich btw.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-08-2013, 16:08:15
Thank god mister Glenfiddelich and Sir Black velvet got me over my experience quite fast  ;D

Tss... Drinking and driving ::)

I'll wash mine down with some Italian wine. Oh, and it's Glenfiddich btw.
i was at home

dummy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-08-2013, 21:08:49
So currently packing for a move.

Tomorrow I'll be boarding the train, moving from 471 km from Stockholm to Gothenburg. There I will rent a room from a family consisting of a couple and their 20 year old son, the parents are only there 1 night per week though, so will be sharing apartment with a 20 year old studying to become a chef.

I will study a 3 year liberal arts programme, starting on tuesday. Already got our first assignment to learn the ancient greek alphabet by heart, in preparation for learning to read ancient greek, followed by latin as well as arabic.

I'm very nervous, only hit me right now that I will only stay here, in my childhood home, for 12 more hours, 6 of which I'll be sleeping.
I'm lazy and very comfortable by nature, so breaking free from the 'safe and comfortable' home is quite scary. Even though that's what I've been trying to do the last 2 years.

Anyways, trying to pack. Realizing there's not that much that need to be packed. The biggest problem is bringing with me my 21,5 inch iMac, trying carefully pack it into my regular back. I could come back in one month and get it, but I want it now. I can't play any games on my laptop, so what will I do all my free time in a strange city where I know only 1 person? study? pfft...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-08-2013, 21:08:29
Volunteer to test his experimental dishes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 30-08-2013, 22:08:43
Volunteer to test his experimental dishes.
That, I will. The budget I will be on, I will never say no to free food!

or anything else for that matter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 31-08-2013, 20:08:59
I'm trying out crock-potting for the first time for some sort of pulled pork creation.



Also I've said it before but I will say it again, mini battenbergs are fucking delicious
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-09-2013, 02:09:19


inb4 "theta turns women gay" jokes.
heheheheh
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/365047a6f36d8e6949bb9444fe9ed50d/tumblr_mpwrloXeLD1ro45rdo1_500.jpg)

My girlfriend's sister has the same ability to turn guys gay, maybe if she and Theta started to date they would cancel each other out. But then again that could lead to the possibility of being related to TheTa at some point. Hmm, maybe no introductions  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 01-09-2013, 07:09:06
Managed to misplace my glasses either on the way to or in a bar friday night..  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-09-2013, 10:09:43
I love rain. Autumn cant come fast enough.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 01-09-2013, 10:09:50
I love rain. Autumn cant come fast enough.  :)
As person who works outside, I must disagree.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-09-2013, 10:09:03
School's starting again <3

So. Many. Parties.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-09-2013, 12:09:23
I love rain. Autumn cant come fast enough.  :)
I agree. Fok you summer!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-09-2013, 13:09:20
Most depressing time of the year. I hate when everybody claims it´s autumn on the 1st of September. Next weekend we will get around 30 °C in Central Europe - Autumn my ass.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 01-09-2013, 14:09:47
Yesterdy, Aldi (big supermarket chain) started selling christmas cookies. So yeah, anyone ready for Christmas and New Years Eve, yet?  :-X
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-09-2013, 14:09:47
Yesterdy, Aldi (big supermarket chain) started selling christmas cookies. So yeah, anyone ready for Christmas and New Years Eve, yet?  :-X
I cannot wait till aldi sells the stollen german cakes <3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-09-2013, 14:09:42
I love rain. Autumn cant come fast enough.  :)

Agreed, rain and fog is my favorite weather.

Its good that I am originally from Rize, near the Black Sea. Its the most rainy place in the whole country   :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-09-2013, 17:09:56
Has anyone here ever been a taxi driver? What's it like? I've been thinking of buying my own, giving free rides whenever I feel like it, just to keep me busy and to meet people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 01-09-2013, 17:09:34
Has anyone here ever been a taxi driver? What's it like? I've been thinking of buying my own, giving free rides whenever I feel like it, just to keep me busy and to meet people.

Sounds like something a serial killer would do...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-09-2013, 17:09:31
Well when you put it that way it does seem a bit weird. Meh.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-09-2013, 17:09:40
My father is a taxi driver. Well as work, being on the road all day i wouldn't say its fun. Its tiring and doesn't pay that much. But how you put it if you can cover the expenses then you are just gonna have fun jollyriding around the road.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-09-2013, 21:09:37
Has anyone here ever been a taxi driver? What's it like? I've been thinking of buying my own, giving free rides whenever I feel like it, just to keep me busy and to meet people.

No money, endless wait, exorbitantly long working shifts. Not even to speak about robberies and drunkards. And then people try to beat down the price. Oh well, you're going to drive them for free anyway, don't you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-09-2013, 04:09:00
bigass exam, 3 and a half hours and closing. hyperactivity striking again. weeeeeeee  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-09-2013, 14:09:54
Oh, its the small pre-Abitur test taking 4 x 45 minutes including the breakes in between? That one is a joke. It is totally overrated. For the teachers it is much harder to calculate the time needed when setting up a test for 4 hours instead of 2 hours. Usually you'll get along better, having plenty of time, contrary to those fully-packed 2 hour tests.

Or are you getting tested elsewhere?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-09-2013, 14:09:40
nah, 90 mins straight of pure "General history of law and state" (or the Allgemeine Geschichte des Rechts und Staates, sounds better this way), I just posted 3 and a half hours before the exam.
awaiting results now
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-09-2013, 19:09:35
So currently packing for a move.

Tomorrow I'll be boarding the train, moving from 471 km from Stockholm to Gothenburg. There I will rent a room from a family consisting of a couple and their 20 year old son, the parents are only there 1 night per week though, so will be sharing apartment with a 20 year old studying to become a chef.

I will study a 3 year liberal arts programme, starting on tuesday. Already got our first assignment to learn the ancient greek alphabet by heart, in preparation for learning to read ancient greek, followed by latin as well as arabic.

I'm very nervous, only hit me right now that I will only stay here, in my childhood home, for 12 more hours, 6 of which I'll be sleeping.
I'm lazy and very comfortable by nature, so breaking free from the 'safe and comfortable' home is quite scary. Even though that's what I've been trying to do the last 2 years.

Anyways, trying to pack. Realizing there's not that much that need to be packed. The biggest problem is bringing with me my 21,5 inch iMac, trying carefully pack it into my regular back. I could come back in one month and get it, but I want it now. I can't play any games on my laptop, so what will I do all my free time in a strange city where I know only 1 person? study? pfft...
What is your plan for when you finish school?  Languages?  Classics?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-09-2013, 22:09:50
What is your plan for when you finish school?  Languages?  Classics?
That is the major issue with these three years. I have no idea what I want to do, and a liberal arts degree doesn't exactly immidiately throw you into a lifelong career. But I think it sounds like loads of fun, so I'll give it a try, see how I like it, and hopefully figure out my plans sometime during these years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 03-09-2013, 12:09:20
Thanks Nokia 1871-2013.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 03-09-2013, 12:09:42
Thanks Nokia 1871-2013.

This day shall be known as "I told you so!" -day from now on.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 03-09-2013, 13:09:52
NEVÖ FOGET
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 03-09-2013, 13:09:14
Hahahahaha I can already imagine Nokia versions of "Thank you 1939-1945" shirts.

"Nokia 3510i world tour"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 03-09-2013, 13:09:29
;)

https://www.facebook.com/KiitosNokia

Oh fucking hell.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 04-09-2013, 22:09:53
Last friday was pretty nice, got together with pals and had some drinks, after which we went to a bar. There I lost my glasses that were in their pouch from my inside jacket pocket. How the hell is that possibru?

Also in that bar I met this girl, got her name, and know where in the city she lives. She knows me only by my first name and the village live in. Now here's the tricky part.

Facebook. I found one with the same name but the profile pic is of some 5 year old, probably her childhood photo but can't be sure, and I have no idea how to approach the situation without sounding like a pedo if it happens to be a profile of some 5-y-o made by her parents (which is bad parenting, IMO). After some searching I found where she lives and her phone number.

Now here's the thing: should I try to contact her based on that knowledge?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 04-09-2013, 23:09:50
Now here's the thing: should I try to contact her based on that knowledge?
Forget about it. Leave it as a mystery, you'll be that mystery man she met once. Who she didn't get the full name off. That dream she'll be pining for for years
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 04-09-2013, 23:09:51
Now here's the thing: should I try to contact her based on that knowledge?
Forget about it. Leave it as a mystery, you'll be that mystery man she met once. Who she didn't get the full name off. That dream she'll be pining for for years

Maybe, but how does that help him?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 04-09-2013, 23:09:46
Now here's the thing: should I try to contact her based on that knowledge?
Forget about it. Leave it as a mystery, you'll be that mystery man she met once. Who she didn't get the full name off. That dream she'll be pining for for years

Maybe, but how does that help him?
If by 'help' you mean "does it get him laid", then the answer is no.
If by help you mean keeping a good, unspoiled memory, then it does help him!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-09-2013, 23:09:55
You are on some spiritual journey, aren´t you? The man obviously wants some pussy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-09-2013, 23:09:12
Just send her the message if you have the balls, i dont thats for sure.

To be honest though if you go out frequently you meet tons of people, atleast i do and i dont add them on facebook. Why would you add her on facebook, why didnt you ask for contacts on the spot? What went wrong! Report.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 05-09-2013, 07:09:23
Just send her the message if you have the balls, i dont thats for sure.

To be honest though if you go out frequently you meet tons of people, atleast i do and i dont add them on facebook. Why would you add her on facebook, why didnt you ask for contacts on the spot? What went wrong! Report.

I didn't ask because suddenly my pals decided to leave and I had already asked that I could bunk at their place, so I had to leave in a hurry, and if I had stayed instead, it could've been possible that in the end I didn't have a place for the night.  And because derp. Which is why I should have those contact cards everyone in TV or movies hand out. "Here's my card, call me?"
And on why I would add her on Facebook: maybe having more ways to contact someone is better if you want an actual relationship instead of "just" pussy?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 05-09-2013, 10:09:16
And on why I would add her on Facebook: maybe having more ways to contact someone is better if you want an actual relationship instead of "just" pussy?

So you want consensual intercourse, between two adults who love each other, in the missionary position for the sole purpose of reproduction?


That's fucking disgusting, dude.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 05-09-2013, 13:09:17
Last tuesday, tramline no. 8 towards railway station. You were in a blue dress, I was the guy who dropped his smartphone. You smiled at me and exited at the station. Coffee? asmileintramlineno8@gmail.com


I never ever get these. What are these people thinking? If I'd be the girl, I'd never ever answer. Either you got the balls to bring it on the spot or you forget about it forever. Maybe you'll do better next time.

Edit:// Even if you are a wimp and a sissy, you still should have the balls to stand for what you actually are. If you don't have the balls, you're not ready for it anyway. And if you are not convinced of yourself and your qualities, how should a girl be convinced of you then?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 05-09-2013, 13:09:31
I read those in the Metro newspaper every single day, i don't think it will ever be successful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 05-09-2013, 14:09:43
Just send her the message if you have the balls, i dont thats for sure.

To be honest though if you go out frequently you meet tons of people, atleast i do and i dont add them on facebook. Why would you add her on facebook, why didnt you ask for contacts on the spot? What went wrong! Report.

I didn't ask because suddenly my pals decided to leave and I had already asked that I could bunk at their place, so I had to leave in a hurry, and if I had stayed instead, it could've been possible that in the end I didn't have a place for the night.  And because derp. Which is why I should have those contact cards everyone in TV or movies hand out. "Here's my card, call me?"
And on why I would add her on Facebook: maybe having more ways to contact someone is better if you want an actual relationship instead of "just" pussy?

Meh i dont do well with facebook. Just a few messages here and there and meet up. But whatever, send her a message and see where it goes.

Edit: What does facebook contribute highering the chance for a relationship btw? Serious question.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 05-09-2013, 15:09:07
Just another method of communication, that's all. Serious answer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 06-09-2013, 02:09:25
My headset malfunctions since today and i'm looking to buy a new one.
Right now, my main doubt is either i get another one from less than 10 euros or i buy a nice one but pay 80 or more. Right now, i think i'm more interested in going for a nice one and my preference is going to the SteelSeries v2 Siberia, since i read MSI made a special MSI dragon edition of them, and MSI is my favourite gamingbrand ever since i got my awesome MSI GT60 laptop. Everything about my laptop is topquality and monthly, i still discover new features about it, so i'm so trusting in MSI i prefer to follow what they do, assuming it will be as excellent as my laptop. Anyway, why i post all this: What you guys think? is it a good idea to buy an expensive headset instead of regularly cheap crap? (i could buy 10 crappieces for the price of quality). Secondly, is what i'm looking at indeed a good headset, anyone knows this headset? Thirdly, i read it's stereo, but i also read surround 5.1 and 7.1 would be better for FPS, is this a big difference? And to conclude: if anyone would know where i could get the Siberia v2 MSI Dragon Army for under 100 euros, shipment to Belgium included, please let me know  ;D
If anyone would like to add some other thoughts on this, please feel free to do so
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-09-2013, 02:09:36
Buy the most expensive one you can find.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 06-09-2013, 13:09:51
^ Don't, they all die anyway... Especially if you aren't careful with the wires... However 5.1 and 7.1 is kind of a big deal (although I sometimes think people buy them just so they can hear from which direction exactly people are trying to sneak up on them in COD  :P). Otherwise, AFAIK the best headsets (soundquality-wise) are always said to be Sennheiser products... But they come with hefty price tags.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 06-09-2013, 14:09:44
I've got cheap Sennheisers, HD 201 to be specific, and they definitely were worth the price, great sound (I bet though that sound-nerds would massively complain about it, they always complain, but I doubt you are one) comfortable, long cable and the only small problem i have with them is that I need a separate mic (not a big deal). I'd say go for something middle of the road, entry level, stereo, unless you really want that 5.1 for games. (Bear in mind I'm just an idiot speaking from his experiences, not expert or some shit :D)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 06-09-2013, 14:09:26
Fatal1ty master race


'cept I kinda broke 'em
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 07-09-2013, 19:09:50
I've got cheap Sennheisers, HD 201 to be specific, and they definitely were worth the price, great sound (I bet though that sound-nerds would massively complain about it, they always complain, but I doubt you are one) comfortable, long cable and the only small problem i have with them is that I need a separate mic (not a big deal). I'd say go for something middle of the road, entry level, stereo, unless you really want that 5.1 for games. (Bear in mind I'm just an idiot speaking from his experiences, not expert or some shit :D)

I've got two mildly expensive sets of Sennheiser headphones, best things ever
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 08-09-2013, 00:09:25
Got some pretty expensive Sennheiser headset too. Had a few Sennheisers, most of them had some malfunction at some point but I always got a refund. One time even after the warranty was over. Great customer service and good sound in my opinion too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 08-09-2013, 00:09:55
I have some 5.1 medion headset, pretty decent sound wise, not microphone wise, a well spend 30 euro at a Aldi sale.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-09-2013, 07:09:34
Now this is the right way to start a monday and the week overall... wake up at 6 AM to watch Breaking Bad and Boardwalk Empire, woot woot!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 09-09-2013, 13:09:52
Don't check Reddit frontpage before watching Breaking Bad.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-09-2013, 16:09:38
Yo people who do scale models/diecasts and the sort...

I would like to get myself a decent sized (not too small, not gigantic) a Stug III G / Stug 40 model which I could either build or modify (if it's a ready model) to look like a Finnish stug. Anyone could recommend me anything?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 09-09-2013, 22:09:45
Flyboy_Fx had one on ebay pre-built for like $2000  ;)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 10-09-2013, 02:09:51
Yo people who do scale models/diecasts and the sort...

I would like to get myself a decent sized (not too small, not gigantic) a Stug III G / Stug 40 model which I could either build or modify (if it's a ready model) to look like a Finnish stug. Anyone could recommend me anything?

Are you looking for an RC model?
I googled a bit, and it seems Stugs are available in general. Like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZALci3qjUQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZALci3qjUQ)

But when it comes to mailorder, I'm not really good at googling finish retailers. I only found german ones in my short search. Like this one:

http://www.rctank.de/product_info.php?cPath=123_130&products_id=554 (http://www.rctank.de/product_info.php?cPath=123_130&products_id=554)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 10-09-2013, 10:09:43
Yo people who do scale models/diecasts and the sort...

I would like to get myself a decent sized (not too small, not gigantic) a Stug III G / Stug 40 model which I could either build or modify (if it's a ready model) to look like a Finnish stug. Anyone could recommend me anything?
http://www.hlj.com/product/tam35310/Mil


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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 10-09-2013, 20:09:38
Yo people who do scale models/diecasts and the sort...

I would like to get myself a decent sized (not too small, not gigantic) a Stug III G / Stug 40 model which I could either build or modify (if it's a ready model) to look like a Finnish stug. Anyone could recommend me anything?
Combat Models carries Tamiya's StuG too, and is based in Finland instead of Japan, plus it's in stock instead of out of stock:
http://www.combatmodels.fi/tuote/tam35310/

Have you ever assembled a plastic model kit before, or should I list the tools, paints, etc. you are going to need next?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 11-09-2013, 02:09:28
Well, if you want a standard scale model, yes, then you would have to assemble it on your own. While assembling it, you can modify it best, for it to become a finish stug.

I'd say, if you want a good presentable result, you'll need to bring some time. You assemble a few parts, and then you let the glue and paint dry properly for a day, instead of assembling everything in one go.

Such Stug has at least different 20 colors, from camoflague, over black and even red to various metallic colors. Then you need glue, brushes, thinner and cleaner, cutter, etc.; in the end the equipment will be more expensive then the model.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-09-2013, 18:09:01
Yeah, I have put together a couple of Tamiya tanks in the past, but to be honest my patience and skill in highly detailed work is rather limited so I will have to consider all sorts of options here. Thanks for the input so far.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-09-2013, 03:09:04
Fraps isn't recording or functioning in any way at all when playing BF2, FH2, PR, or any mod at all. Don't have much time today, any quick tips?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 14-09-2013, 05:09:51
Today I have put up with watching the same fifteen second commercial over several hundred times today, totaling up to about twenty minutes of my life that I will never get back. On this scale, it happens at least once a week. Fucking... commercialist... American... aggressors. They'll finally kill me by wasting my time until old age claims me WHY is this not illegal?! The way the bastards target certain "audiences" is fucking genocide and we should be protected by a UN treaty or something. How many hours of our lives are stolen in a year by advertising that is irrelevant to us? If I lose half an hour a week it's well into the double digits.

I dare somebody to find me a Terms of Service/Use that says they can't be liable for this. What's being done to millions of people is wrong, the life and age of centenarian pales in comparison to the time everyone loses to commercials everyday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-09-2013, 17:09:43
Yeah, I have put together a couple of Tamiya tanks in the past, but to be honest my patience and skill in highly detailed work is rather limited so I will have to consider all sorts of options here. Thanks for the input so far.
Problem is, most of the "ready-built" tank/aircraft/etc. models are usually low-detail toys or desktop props which may distantly resemble the original only if you have a hyperactive imagination, and even if you found such a Sturmi, modifying that to look like a Finnish one is probably more bothersome, time-consuming, and difficult than assembling the kit, even with next to no skills, and the end result would still not look as good as "made by you".

Yea, I know, detailed high-fidelity civilian car models do exist (1:18 or 1:24, 1:43 and smaller start to be more toys again unless they are commissioned as marketing items by the manufacturer), but I've yet to see a military model having such standards.

One realistic option would be to commission someone else to do the work for you, according to your wishes. The Finnish miniature wargaming forum Sotavasara has a thread (https://www.sotavasara.net/keskustelu/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=38296l) for painters-for-hire, I'd assume that at least some of them would be willing to build and paint a historic kit and not just Warhammer 40,000/Fantasy Battle, as long as the price is right.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 16-09-2013, 00:09:58
(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/190/9/4/francella_meme___oh_god_just_kill_me_right_now_by_foreverzerodragon-d56mytj.jpg)

The fuck is with the English and their ridiculous law system, shit.
God damn all of those different courts, king's judges, assizes, noblemen, copyholders, manorial courts, common, equity, statute law...Jesus Christ what the hell were they thinking. Was roman law really that bad?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-09-2013, 19:09:09
Turkish jets shot down a Syrian helicopter.

I am so fucking angry right now. I fucking hate FSA and AKP government.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-09-2013, 23:09:10
Shamelessly promoting one youtube channel I started to follow quite recently: WTFSexyHeadphones (http://www.youtube.com/user/WTFSexyHeadphones)

She does lets plays, such as:
STALKER MISERY (reason why I originally subbed)
STALKER Clear Sky
Metro Last Light
Amnesia 2 A Machine For Pigs

and some others.

Her MISERY lets play was the first that came up when I searched for a MISERY v2 lets play and I am really liking it thus far. Not every day you see a chick playing a STALKER game and actually being somewhat competent at it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 17-09-2013, 01:09:28
Sounds all right, sadly, nothing interesting to me on her channel (will keep an eye out though). She seems to be new to the Youtubz, she probably doesn't realise what mess she is getting herself into, a veery dark future is coming.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 17-09-2013, 12:09:36
Just ordered a new computer to replace the 6 year old power horse.

HD7950, i5 and 8 gigs RAM should be enough to run BF4 and GTA V on nice graphics, right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 17-09-2013, 20:09:32
BF4 is shaping up to look pretty good, like what battlefield 3 should have been
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-09-2013, 23:09:16
doublepost oh ye



Donated blood for the first time today. Last time I tried I ended up passing out before I even got the chance to get a needle stuck in me.




Did pretty well this time, got a little faint towards the end since I am barely over the weight limit of 110 lbs (I am 121 lbs) but still managed to power through  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 18-09-2013, 23:09:20
Very well done :) Last time i went to do that i almost fainted after 5 minutes, suddenly when i was almost home i had to lay down since my vision was getting all fubar. I was walking home, driving would just be irrisponsible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 19-09-2013, 02:09:16
Yeah, donating is tough! I stayed for maybe an hour after the donation and then left just to be completely sure I was fine and could drive.


Now to find out whether I am A+ or O- in regards to blood type. Hoping for O- so I can donate more often
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-09-2013, 02:09:38
...More often if you're O-? How come?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 19-09-2013, 02:09:59
Rarer bloodtype I believe, which means higher demand. Would be my guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 19-09-2013, 03:09:10
We have a larger group of A+ (can be donated to A, AB) blood type here so it isn't really needed as much in my area. O blood type can be donated to any of the blood types ( O, A, B, AB).


AB- is the rarest blood type (1% of whites, .3% blacks, .2% hispanic, and .1% asians) so they usually are given O- transfusions. B- is considered the second rarest. AB+ and A- kind of fight for fourth and O- is around there too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-09-2013, 03:09:38
Oh ok now I get it, thanks :)

Since we're at it, what are the conditions of donating blood? No allergies, no alcohol, no drugs, no recent surgery...?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 19-09-2013, 08:09:28
So, I am attending pre-studies (don't know how to call it in English) for maths at the moment. Damn, that's some tough exercises we have to do. Not the kind of bullshit they teach you in school.
I am not used to working at all. I feel like punched in my face but I hope I can withstand the pressure.
Weird feeling...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-09-2013, 08:09:16
I dont usually eat breakfast, but when I do, I eat a bowl of meat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-09-2013, 10:09:59
Oh ok now I get it, thanks :)

Since we're at it, what are the conditions of donating blood? No allergies, no alcohol, no drugs, no recent surgery...?

Don't know, they only asked if i was in a stable relationship, if i had any recent drug and alcohol use and if there are cases of rare syndromes or other illnesses in the family.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-09-2013, 10:09:23
Also if you are underweight, then you (usually) are not allowed to donate blood. At least here it is so, and I should know since my grandfather has donated around 100 times, my dad has donated over 200 times and my brother around 50, so I've heard all about what you can and cant be/do/have in order to donate.

I have only donated once thus far.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-09-2013, 10:09:18
New headset (Steelseries Siberia v2)  just arived, tested it on a song and damn, never heard such awesome music quality before  :o .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-09-2013, 10:09:04
I dont usually eat breakfast, but when I do, I eat a bowl of meat.

Telling us about your latest rimjob?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-09-2013, 10:09:14
Also if you are underweight, then you (usually) are not allowed to donate blood. At least here it is so, and I should know since my grandfather has donated around 100 times, my dad has donated over 200 times and my brother around 50, so I've heard all about what you can and cant be/do/have in order to donate.

I have only donated once thus far.

And, i just remember, my sister donated blood once and later she got a letter saying it was refused and that see should go see a doctor (that got her into a panic) it turned out that being a vegetarian makes your blood quality unacceptable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 19-09-2013, 11:09:06
Also if you are underweight, then you (usually) are not allowed to donate blood. At least here it is so, and I should know since my grandfather has donated around 100 times, my dad has donated over 200 times and my brother around 50, so I've heard all about what you can and cant be/do/have in order to donate.

I have only donated once thus far.

And, i just remember, my sister donated blood once and later she got a letter saying it was refused and that see should go see a doctor (that got her into a panic) it turned out that being a vegetarian makes your blood quality unacceptable.

I see this as a benefit of donating blood. They check atleast the main indicators of your health every time, you donating blood.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-09-2013, 12:09:06
I bet my blood would be rejected, I guess it would be considered poisonous.
Did you know that germanys famous heroin addict Chirstiane F. reported about drug junkies donating blood for money in Berlin without rejection during the late 70s? Arghh.


The next couple of topics could go into the news thread as well, but I'll post about em here:

(http://cdn2.spiegel.de/images/image-546109-galleryV9-ayvl.jpg)
I can't find no words for this. Can you?


And then there was this photo published, showing the Mount Qasioun in Damaskus. The top of the hill is a completely prohibited area, occupied by the Syrian Republican Guard, watching all over Damascus. That is what I call a stronghold. The U.N. reports indicate that the poison gas attacks were launched from here.

(http://cdn3.spiegel.de/images/image-546056-galleryV9-chhi.jpg)


Finally, there is this haunting story about 2 cars with 3 dead people each, resting side by side in a lake for 40 years. Man, that is what hollywood storys are made off. And then those movies again fuel my imagination about the the scenery and chain of events going on when those people drowned there in their cars. Uhhh.

(http://cdn2.spiegel.de/images/image-546469-galleryV9-hhxh.jpg)
http://news.sky.com/story/1143161/foss-lake-bodies-found-in-submerged-cars (http://news.sky.com/story/1143161/foss-lake-bodies-found-in-submerged-cars)
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/18/police_doing_sonar_training_find_to_2_cars_in_lake_with_6_bodies_more_than_40_years_old.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/18/police_doing_sonar_training_find_to_2_cars_in_lake_with_6_bodies_more_than_40_years_old.html)

Edit:// added url.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 19-09-2013, 13:09:10
How much do you get paid in your countries for donating blood? I personally never did it. I´m very afraid of needles or the thought someone sucking blood out of me. Also I don´t know how much this will throw you back if you do sports. I´m an organ donor, after my death doctors can loot my organs - that must do it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-09-2013, 13:09:12
How much do you get paid in your countries for donating blood? I personally never did it. I´m very afraid of needles or the thought someone sucking blood out of me. Also I don´t know how much this will throw you back if you do sports. I´m an organ donor, after my death doctors can loot my organs - that must do it.

Nothing, but if you go a few times you collect points that you can trade for cinema tickets, or comic books.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-09-2013, 13:09:04
It's donating, not selling your blood. You don't get payed directly, but for example in my country, after about 50 donations you can ride public transportation for free.

Regarding sports, as far as I know, they suck out about 0.25-0.3 L of blood, which is regenerated within the next month, I think. Can't imagine it having a big effect on your motor skills though, it could lower your blood pressure but the supply of oxigen to your cells should not be disturbed or lowered. Any docs here?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-09-2013, 13:09:37
I don't know, but i remember them taking almost half a litre. Other then the fact that you really should eat before going, or at least drink a cola or so it does little I think, once 24 hours or so have passed. Your body makes the blood pretty quickly again. I suppose the effect is similar as a person living on sea level altitude suddenly going to the mountains to 4000 meters or so. You have less energy at first when doing physical things, but after a few days things go a lot better already.

So in short, you probably notice for a bit when you run, or go up stairs, but other then that no real issue.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 19-09-2013, 14:09:49
It's donating, not selling your blood. You don't get payed directly, but for example in my country, after about 50 donations you can ride public transportation for free.

Regarding sports, as far as I know, they suck out about 0.25-0.3 L of blood, which is regenerated within the next month, I think. Can't imagine it having a big effect on your motor skills though, it could lower your blood pressure but the supply of oxigen to your cells should not be disturbed or lowered. Any docs here?
You can sell your plasma in the states.  A lot of people in college get their beer money that way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-09-2013, 14:09:23
I never did the plasma thing, does anybody know how that is? i might try it one day. Problem her is a that they only do that in hospitals, while regular blood donations is usually in some local school.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-09-2013, 15:09:57
It's donating, not selling your blood. You don't get payed directly, but for example in my country, after about 50 donations you can ride public transportation for free.

Regarding sports, as far as I know, they suck out about 0.25-0.3 L of blood, which is regenerated within the next month, I think. Can't imagine it having a big effect on your motor skills though, it could lower your blood pressure but the supply of oxigen to your cells should not be disturbed or lowered. Any docs here?
You can sell your plasma in the states.  A lot of people in college get their beer money that way.

Plus you get wasted way faster when you've lost a lot of blood!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 19-09-2013, 17:09:06
Wow, you get 20€ in Germany for donating your blood.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 19-09-2013, 17:09:20
Here, they give us a gold coin if you donate 10 times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-09-2013, 17:09:54
I donated like 250 ml of blood, just before my Triglyceride levels went too high. It actually helps me lower my blood pressure. It makes you feel tired a bit quickly after a while. My recovery was like 1 week after. Make sure you eat foods that contains iron.

You get a donation card and receive stamp every time you donate blood. In addition, there will be mandatory replenishment (e.g. bread with jam or 300 ml milk carton). For every 10x or 25x or 50x, you got some gifts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-09-2013, 21:09:41
Getting money for blood are you kidding me?

Here in Greece nothing like that happens. The only thing you get is an orange juice afterwards and the possibility to have blood transfusion at an accident faster than if you were not a donor.

Why the fuck would you have be paid to save someones life ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 19-09-2013, 21:09:37
Because we are all horrible people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-09-2013, 22:09:18
Because we are all horrible people.

I heard the Germans will prohibit sex with animals...oh the cruelty towards the zoophiles
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 19-09-2013, 22:09:29
I heard the Germans will prohibit sex with animals...oh the cruelty towards the zoophiles
What? They will never succeed. Their lobby is too strong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-09-2013, 23:09:15
The taste of freedom.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 20-09-2013, 00:09:15
I've donated 0.5 ltr blood 8 times now, and it has a noticable effect on me the week after that. I believe the hb count is refilled after no less than 6 weeks, plasma takes far less of a toll.
A man can donate blood 5 times a year or 26 times plasma in the Netherlands that is and we can save up for a coffee mug as reward or some other trinket.

Funny thing is that a unit of blood is twice as expensive for a hospital in the Netherlands as in Germany, it costs 210 euro. Thats quite funny as only one organisation is allowed to collect blood here, and the bord of dirction received 750.000 euro for three people in 2011.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-09-2013, 01:09:25
Getting money for blood are you kidding me?

Here in Greece nothing like that happens. The only thing you get is an orange juice afterwards and the possibility to have blood transfusion at an accident faster than if you were not a donor.

Why the fuck would you have be paid to save someones life ?


Don't get paid in my area, but the local Baskin Robbin's ice cream stores have partnered up with the blood taking organizations to provide a free pint of ice cream for donors. The "pint for a pint" program. I don't mind it personally, means I get to take my lady out to the ice cream parlor every two months if I keep this up  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-09-2013, 19:09:00
So, i have been noticing this forum has been running empty the past few months, this sucks, i always liked it here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-09-2013, 20:09:08
How do you mean?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 21-09-2013, 20:09:30
go to stats and check the number of monthly posts the past 18 months. also the number us users online daily.

When i woke up there used to be many posts in the past, but the past few weeks it felt empty....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-09-2013, 20:09:28
What a horrible pity.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 21-09-2013, 20:09:58
Embrace entropy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-09-2013, 20:09:23
this monday the new academy year starts for me and i'll probably do again a picture a day in the 2 POTD threads. I'll also get more active in other threads. idk why, but in holidays, i just barely come here
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 22-09-2013, 20:09:40
Oh my god, mom will reign germany with an absolute majority for the next 4 years. I'm so depressed already. Another 4 years of sitting out all the problems while doing nothing and putting on a smart face as a reaction to world politics and development.
Four more years of making the rich richer and the poor poorer while pushing the working poor deeper into virtual slavery. I'm just totally shocked. Hope it won't turn into an depression. Black sunday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 22-09-2013, 22:09:33
Don't be so naive, Dukat, like you honestly think any other party will do something different. Politics nowadays is all the same.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 22-09-2013, 22:09:41
Don't be so naive, Dukat, like you honestly think any other party will do something different. Politics nowadays is all the same.
wow such cynical so derpressed
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 22-09-2013, 22:09:27
I prefer realist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 22-09-2013, 22:09:56
It's true, all parties today get it up the ass from banks and economy. If you want to do politics go on the streets and burn some BMWs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 22-09-2013, 22:09:18
The election was quite boring. Who didn´t expect Angie to be Chancellor again? The only funny thing is that the Liberals fucked up so badly they aren´t in the parliament any longer. Probably a great coalition, no surprises (if still that one seat is missing for a total majority of her party).

It´s nice to see Greens fucked up also with their veggie-thursday, tax rising and whatnot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 22-09-2013, 22:09:44
I prefer realist.
I agree with you completely I just wanted to be antagonistic. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-09-2013, 23:09:12
i prefer to be an "idontgivefuckist"

Screw left or right winged

im Up winged
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 23-09-2013, 00:09:11
Are you guys really surprised that no other party does better or at least different? Politics is the art of gaining power and holding it. It's natural that politicians will do what's politically profitable - and that is keeping the status quo until that state is unsustainable and changes will have to be made.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 23-09-2013, 00:09:33
Well to start a discussion: I feel so dumb I even voted. 62 million people were allowed to vote even with 72% of the people partaking in that election my 2nd vote made a difference of 1:44,6 million. I didn´t make a difference at all.

"Yeah, if everybody would think that way, bla bla..." Well, I´m not everybody and 62 million people wont do the shit I do. I really don´t see any sense in voting with so many people.

Don´t get me wrong. I´m no uneducated person without any interest in politics, but you can´t deny the numbers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-09-2013, 00:09:27
Well democracy is an idea that was thought to have some 10 000 participants, in order to be direct, true and fast.

Today's version is a heavily modified indirect version of the original idea, all because of those damned liberals who wanted general voting rights. So naive...
As it was said in an episode of "yes minister", the more members a body of power gets, the more inert it becomes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 23-09-2013, 01:09:38
i dunno if democracy really is the problem, i see more a problem in the parties. They have an unbelievable power and influence while they crush the ideology that made them what they are. Furthermore the desire for power changes them to licking each others asses in order to be able to work together and make a program. And apart from that, they'll do on impossible populism and delay problems because "our party name was in the governement so they will blame our party". they'll just call it "well we had to give in on this because bla bla bla we betrayed our voters" Why isn't the parliament just filled with politicians who were voted there for what they personally think, and that every proposition is voted by everyone without them being influenced to vote a certain way. I think democracy would be a lot closer again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-09-2013, 02:09:37
Parties and in general, politics, aren't about ideals or ideologies anymore. They are simply about administration.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 23-09-2013, 03:09:01
Oh my god, mom will reign germany with an absolute majority for the next 4 years. I'm so depressed already. Another 4 years of sitting out all the problems while doing nothing and putting on a smart face as a reaction to world politics and development.
Four more years of making the rich richer and the poor poorer while pushing the working poor deeper into virtual slavery. I'm just totally shocked. Hope it won't turn into an depression. Black sunday.

Would you have enjoyed life in the DDR? Atleast everyone, not including the party elite, was equally poor.

Anyway, the Germans seem to like concensus and stability. No changes, and even the CDU and SDP can apparently easily form a coalition government, because there is such a major consensus in German politics. The Greens and Left are more radical.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2013, 04:09:37
Well, at least your political party members don't cross traffic with voorijder...

(http://www.beritadewan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/voorijder1-300x189.jpg)

In US or UK at least, we can clearly see where rights or lefts go. Both parties are equally stupid, and people become apathetic towards politics because of their failing policies, despite being aligned with their supporter's ideology. Then they (the people) will start blaming the system.

The leftist accused the capitalism is the blame, because of their failures in developing working ideas and indiscriminate lavish spending on the quest of "distributing the wealth". The rightist accused the socialism is the blame, because of their own failures, which can be attributed to the recklessness due to greed and failure to see the big picture (of where the money goes).

In my country (Indonesia) at least, the only distinct political party is the Islamic one, despite being equally corrupt. Well, at least... they have an ideology and clear platform. Others were either nationalistic bullshit, "the party of young people/future of Indonesia" nonsense, or raucous rabble about social justice. They are all in for the money and power. They have much much much more degree of freedom and tools than their counterpart in the west. Partly due to Asian culture of being submissive to greater power.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 23-09-2013, 07:09:28
If you want to do politics go on the streets and burn some BMWs.
Such a sentence coming from a teacher? :P

I´m a bit disappointed that the Liberals crashed down and didn´t even make it past the 5% barrier. TBH I´m also rather sceptical about the usefulness of said barrier, as it can distort how people vote. For example I would like to see more smaller parties in the Bundestag, yet I know that they´ll never get more than 5%, so in order not to "waste" my vote I´ll have to vote for a big party.

I also hope that the FDP will learn it´s lessons, will start some reforms and get back to its original liberal ideas. With tons of structural and social problems looming ahead we need a strong liberal party that won´t follow the spending spree of many of todays big parties...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 23-09-2013, 08:09:32
The Heute Show will suffer from this election: No FDP means no Brüderle and Rösler to make fun off :(

EDIT: 5%-Barrier was installed to prevent something like in Weimarer Republik, right? A monster of a Bundestag that can't get any decision done. Although I have to say, I would like to see some smaller parties too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-09-2013, 08:09:40
If you want to do politics go on the streets and burn some BMWs.
Such a sentence coming from a teacher? :P

What else is there to do? Today all parties agree on the really important issues, namely that what is good for banks and rich people is automatically good for everyone. Also, every European country needs to become like Germany, which is so fabulously succesful.
At the same time the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow and Germany is only so successful because it exports more than it imports, which is a model that mathematically can't be imposed on every country and always either leaves somebody to be screwed over or means that tax payer money needs to be used to support these countries. On top of that this is basically achieved by having German workers work more for less money.
Now unless there is a party that actually constitues a viable alternative to this, why vote? And if there really is no alternative, then there is officially no point in voting at all, since we are clearly ruled by unelected banks and politics can be replaced by administration based on economic theory (which is allegedly scientific, yet still fails to predict any of the crisis and other problems that annoy us so much).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 23-09-2013, 08:09:26
In short, politics isn't about ideologies anymore. It's all about administration.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 23-09-2013, 09:09:39
What else is there to do? Today all parties agree on the really important issues, namely that what is good for banks and rich people is automatically good for everyone. Also, every European country needs to become like Germany, which is so fabulously succesful.
At the same time the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow and Germany is only so successful because it exports more than it imports, which is a model that mathematically can't be imposed on every country and always either leaves somebody to be screwed over or means that tax payer money needs to be used to support these countries. On top of that this is basically achieved by having German workers work more for less money.
Now unless there is a party that actually constitues a viable alternative to this, why vote? And if there really is no alternative, then there is officially no point in voting at all, since we are clearly ruled by unelected banks and politics can be replaced by administration based on economic theory (which is allegedly scientific, yet still fails to predict any of the crisis and other problems that annoy us so much).

And destroying other peoples property will solve all these issues?

How about more grass-roots level plebiscites or more rights for individual states or even municipalities? Why not trying to achieve a political climate like in Switzerland where they vote about every small thing? Why not trying to promote stronger communities instead of having a big, bureaucratic centralized government?
If there´s one thing we can learn from AFD or even Piraten, it´s that if you´ve got an agenda people like you have the chance to actually get involved in the whole process and topple "the big bad banker elite". If AfD won´t mess up as abd as Piraten did, they´ll be a major player in the future. Other small parties could follow that example and the monopoly of the big "peoples parties" could crumble.

Politically motivated crimes won´t ever solve any of your problems. They´ll just lead to more state oppression disguised as "security measures" and most likely you won´t torch the "evil rich" folks property but that of the middle class, which means that you hit those you claim to represent.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-09-2013, 10:09:28
What else is there to do? Today all parties agree on the really important issues, namely that what is good for banks and rich people is automatically good for everyone. Also, every European country needs to become like Germany, which is so fabulously succesful.
At the same time the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow and Germany is only so successful because it exports more than it imports, which is a model that mathematically can't be imposed on every country and always either leaves somebody to be screwed over or means that tax payer money needs to be used to support these countries. On top of that this is basically achieved by having German workers work more for less money.
Now unless there is a party that actually constitues a viable alternative to this, why vote? And if there really is no alternative, then there is officially no point in voting at all, since we are clearly ruled by unelected banks and politics can be replaced by administration based on economic theory (which is allegedly scientific, yet still fails to predict any of the crisis and other problems that annoy us so much).

And destroying other peoples property will solve all these issues?


Of course not, but neither will voting, so I can't blame people for choosing the more fun route. Also, please don't put words in my mouth, I never claimed that rich people are evil. If something is evil, it's the system, not the people in it, otherwise the world would be a good deal simpler.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 23-09-2013, 10:09:14
Of course not, but neither will voting, so I can't blame people for choosing the more fun route.

You will blame them, once your property will go up in flames...but as long as others have fun it´s all cool, right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-09-2013, 10:09:33
I'm sure it will pale in comparison to the property damage caused by the banking system.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 23-09-2013, 12:09:25
I'm sure it will pale in comparison to the property damage caused by the banking system.
I always thought that two unrelated wrongs never make one right. Apparently I was mistaken.
BRB, gonna torch some strangers cars because it´s the banking systems fault I´m not as rich as I would like to be. I´m sure you´ll understand...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-09-2013, 13:09:37
Burning BMWs is actually a form of expressing a political statement, though a bit illegal. Still, I can live with that, as long as no pyromaniacs jump on the train to hide up their real pyromaniac roots.

But did you know that the insurence companys are usually paying that little money for burned but used premium cars, that the owners have to pay a lot of cash to get a equal car again? Burning cars hit the rich people really hard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-09-2013, 13:09:00
What is right and what is wrong is of little interest to me. The only difference between lootng and banking is that banking is a form of property damage accepted by mainstream society.
Neoliberalism has a way of creating disenfranchised segments of society who presently have no political voice whatsoever. They don't have the wealth or education to succesfully represent their own interests and are basically forgotten by the political class. The middle class still has political influence, but they owe their material success to the system and as the election yesterday showed they buy completely into the whole "hard work = profit!" bollocks. They won't change the system. So are you surprised when the voiceless create their own outlets, even if it means burning cars on May 1st? Not really my style personally, but I can totally understand it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 23-09-2013, 14:09:57
Politics aren't much about ideologies, aye.. In Finland we have both (former) commies (Left Alliance) and most-capitalist party National Coalition in our government.. not to forget social democrats, greens, christian democrats (not like in germany, but actual religious party) and liberal swedish people's party.

Opposition: "Centre" party (agricultural party mainly..) and The Finns/True Finns, the feared centre-leftist anti-EU party.

Centre is in opposition because they lost so many seats in last election and dropped to 4th biggest party from former biggest. Now in latest poll they are biggest party again. Basically this government was made to keep True Finns out of the government, so that we can continue being good conscientious EU members like we have been so far.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2013, 16:09:17
So what's your solution?

You pretty much accuse people who pay big amount of tax of destroying the whole economy.

I can understand that doing frustrating calculations and make-believe story about market trends from 7AM to 7PM+++ for Deutsche Bank/Schroeder/Allianz doesn't instantly warrant him/her a BMW M3 in 8 months salary. My brother who works in the sector admits it: Originally, we (financial analysts) are employed to restore the balance of information distribution, making the market more efficient, redirecting funds to the right gear, so the economy can run smoothly. But if we achieve our ultimate goal, then there will be no need for us anymore, so some people accepted that there should be a little imbalance in the market to create the demand for our service. It will become a problem once they become so big, and people actually gambled on the disinformed public's money. You can name it: reckless spending to achieve unsustainable targeted goals (transaction profits or just volume) for that particular fiscal year.

Expats in Indonesia call it: Western competitiveness. I say, it is a brutal squeezing on every available opportunity with little regards to real-world situation. The west says: you got to be creative to overcome the odds. But how much creativity you can get in such limited time in such situation? You'll more likely resort to cheat the system out of desperation rather than follow the conservative rules and being deemed incompetent by the demanding investors and executives. Sometimes, it is your ungrateful, complaining attitude that cause it in first place. My German friends back in Sydney complained about everything, but I can understand too, since we were in Australia.

So, what system are you proposing here now?

You don't want to export more to earn money that is then taxed and given to the poor countries so they can buy more of your stuff? I can agree, but what else can you give to the world Germans? Back then, when some Austrian tries to be an artist and failed, he turned the world into bloody battlefields. So, exporting ideologies (like Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels), music (like Bach and Beethoven), or literature (Goethe and Grimm brothers) eh Germans?

Anyway, Volkswagen is planning to open a new factory in Indonesia and start producing local cheap cars. But the last time I checked it, they have raised the price of VW Golf 1.4TSI from IDR 360 million to IDR 450 million (EUR 29,100) now. Congrats on the extra margin you gained.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 16:09:38
Hmm, "Celebrate Bisexuality Day". Meh, ok. Cheers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2013, 17:09:39
Hmm, "Celebrate Bisexuality Day". Meh, ok. Cheers.
Whats wrong with being bisexual?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-09-2013, 17:09:52
"Neoliberalist" is a weasel word, just like "some argue" and "it is claimed". "Neoliberalism" could be easily translated as "mercantilism".

There is nothing liberalist in having taxpayers bail out banks time and again, without the state getting an amount of shares comparable to the amount of financial support paid. A corporation that goes bankrupt by its own actions should go bankrupt, otherwise the market is not free. Also, it is not liberalism why First World sets high customs and tariffs and taxes to products made in the developing countries (removing this would alone lift more people and countries from poverty than all the developing aid ever given). Nor is there any liberalism whatsoever in the enduring trend of corporations wanting to patent everything including the human genome, or corporations (through successful lobbying) retroactively extending copyright into perpetuity even though the author is long dead (let's see what happens when there's 90 years since the release of Steamboat Willie or 70 years since the death of Uncle Walt, it's just a matter of how many decades the copyright is retroactively extended this time). Corporations wanting "own you" by buying and selling your behavioural data, no, that does not sound very liberal at all because you cannot control something you would have a natural right to.

Often, "neoliberalists" are also blamed for things like PATRIOT Act, Prism, etc. while curtailing privacy and obstructing individual's rights is the exact opposite of liberalism. The assumption here is apparently that "neoliberalist" would want unregulated economy and regulated individual rights, while even the former is not true.

Face it, there are VERY few truly liberalist parties. Most of the parties want to control the individual more in some ways, less in some other. Arguing for less control over the individual overall does not seem very popular at the moment at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 23-09-2013, 17:09:42
Can´t agree more with you, Kelmola. Any politician or party, calling him/itself "liberal", while at the same time demanding more and more control over peoples lifes and property isn´t liberal at all. Especially in the USA "liberal" has replaced anything from "social-democrat" to "socialist", something that makes me quite angry, tbh. Just don´t get me started on Paleo-"Liberalism"....
Classical Liberalism has nothing to do with any of these and simply means aiming as little government involvement in our daily lifes as possible. I can´t see anything bad about that....

TS, all your complaints are just that. Complaints. What´s your solution for all these points you listed? You´re against voting while the "fun way" isn´t your cup of tea, either. Do you want us to go back to Biedermeier times? Maybe with a strong authoritarian leader deciding "what´s best" for the country? We´ve been there before and I´m not sure I would want to live in such a country...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 23-09-2013, 17:09:46
Kelmola and homer - a libertarian high five!

*raises hand

Adding to discussion: did you know that most of your "left wing" and "right wing" term understanding has been wrong? Far left is maximum government control and far right is no government at all. So we have communism and nazism at left end and anarchists at the right end. Today most parties are actually lefty they just differ in how the control itself should look like.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 18:09:25
Hmm, "Celebrate Bisexuality Day". Meh, ok. Cheers.
Whats wrong with being bisexual?

Nothing at all, I consider myself one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2013, 18:09:35
Hmm, "Celebrate Bisexuality Day". Meh, ok. Cheers.
Whats wrong with being bisexual?

Nothing at all, I consider myself one.
ok ok
it sounded so

weird with the meh and such  ;D


These days, they have holidays for everything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-09-2013, 18:09:41
I would celebrate any day, if I got the day off.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2013, 18:09:23
Hail Kelmola! Your take on giant corporate bail outs give a sight on why people sometimes label this kind of economic policy as neo-colonialism. They once tried to do that with EIC and VOC, who were becoming so big and encroaching the governments, luckily both were governed by constitutional monarchies with some degree of authority on the royals. They killed both of those budget blackholes for good.

Kelmola and homer - a libertarian high five!

*raises hand

Adding to discussion: did you know that most of your "left wing" and "right wing" term understanding has been wrong? Far left is maximum government control and far right is no government at all. So we have communism and nazism at left end and anarchists at the right end. Today most parties are actually lefty they just differ in how the control itself should look like.

The left/right wing in my mind is the original left/right seats during French revolution. Far right being conservatives, defenders of ancien régime, old ways of life. While the lefts are the progressive, revolutionaires. The support for individual rights and personal freedom differs greatly from culture to culture. Left/right political spectrum is just a term to label a group of people. I rather not fall into another useless, non-descriptive, confusing classification such as this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 18:09:43
Far left is maximum government control and far right is no government at all. So we have communism and nazism at left end and anarchists at the right end

I'm quite certain fascism is on the right and that the core principle of Communism has nothing to do with government or no government.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 23-09-2013, 19:09:32
Sorry guys. I stand a bit corrected. Zoo is right that those terms origin from French revolution where left was opposed to the monarchy and the right was supporting it. Since that time those terms have taken multitude of meanings and now the parties that consider themselves one or another (or between) face a lot of contradictions to their ideology. I've found this article that clarifies a stance I believe is far better in determining what is exactly what on political spectrum.

http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/blog/index.php/2012/06/political-left-and-right-properly-defined/

@Korsakov: Core principle of communism is the government. It's a premise that a small group of people will ("justly") decide what others need. It's a good ideology for robots but twisted and lethal for people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 19:09:27
@Korsakov: Core principle of communism is the government. It's a premise that a small group of people will ("justly") decide what others need. It's a good ideology for robots but twisted and lethal for people.

You are confusing social structure and administration, and what you are defining is an oligarchy, however such a form of government can be used to reach the end goal of Communism.

Far left is maximum government control and far right is no government at all. So we have communism and nazism at left end and anarchists at the right end

I'm quite certain fascism is on the right and that the core principle of Communism has nothing to do with government or no government.
i thought i read once that worker unions were never as powerful and influential as under Mussolini (might have been wrong, idk much about fascist Italy)

Mussolini lied to people for his own goals, and became a dictator, much like some people try to do today. The tricks to gaining power haven't changed much in almost a hundred years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2013, 19:09:54
Far left is maximum government control and far right is no government at all. So we have communism and nazism at left end and anarchists at the right end

I'm quite certain fascism is on the right and that the core principle of Communism has nothing to do with government or no government.

Well, for Nationalism-Socialism is really focused on the German labours for certain, a target audience that is also a subject for communist.

But as Kubador said, I learned that communism is all about dividing the wealth equally based on merit on jobs. And who is going to be in charge to do all the calculations?

Well, I found it in the manifesto:

Quote
The proletariat will use its political supremacy to wrest, by degree, all capital from the bourgeoisie, to centralise all instruments of production in the hands of the State, i.e., of the proletariat organised as the ruling class; and to increase the total productive forces as rapidly as possible.

Of course, in the beginning, this cannot be effected except by means of despotic inroads on the rights of property, and on the conditions of bourgeois production; by means of measures, therefore, which appear economically insufficient and untenable, but which, in the course of the movement, outstrip themselves, necessitate further inroads upon the old social order, and are unavoidable as a means of entirely revolutionising the mode of production.

These measures will, of course, be different in different countries.

Nevertheless, in most advanced countries, the following will be pretty generally applicable.

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c, &c.

source: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch02.htm

Marx and Engels envisioned that communism should begin in advanced industrial countries such as Germany or Britain, where the working class and the capitalist (bourgeoisie) is well defined. Not in such remote and desolate place like Russia.

Now that his dreamed system failed to improve the proletariat's standards of living, the ideology is collapsed, abandoned, or even revised. It started on the contradicting view of human being in Marx and Engel's eyes, humans are simply homo economicus. They will flock around the breadbasket, the honeypot, and where does the communist pile all those wealth of the nation? The central government! It is no wonder they flock into the central town, racing to become governing body's elite, and inadvertently swelling the communist party itself. Eventually, they spend more on that centralist bureaucrat system, than actually improving the general public's standards of living.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2013, 19:09:05
I prefer Switzerlandism
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 19:09:43
Communism is absolute equality, freedom, common ownership, religious and cultural tolerance, etc. Now Gandhi, he understood this the most. There are dozens if not a hundred ideas on how to achieve Communism, but fact is it has never happened due to foreign meddling, etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2013, 20:09:00
And the west accociating communism with dictatorism that stalin enforced.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 20:09:20
It is entirely possible to use authoritarianism or even the political system of the U.S.A, but the end goal must be stated by the government and understood by the people. Sacrifices need to be made for the greater good, even if it takes a few hundred years. The DPRK, for example, knows how long it would take to become Communist, that is a large part of the reason why the leadership has been handed down from father to son in the past few decades, and the previously mentioned foreign intervention is why they put the military first and isolate themselves. And Stalin, he as well had his own ideas although because of the dissolution of the U.S.S.R, almost all of those hardships people had to endure are for nothing now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-09-2013, 20:09:14
Communism is absolute equality, freedom, common ownership, religious and cultural tolerance, etc. Now Gandhi, he understood this the most. There are dozens if not a hundred ideas on how to achieve Communism, but fact is it has never happened due to foreign meddling, etc.

Sure, you can blame one part where communist has failed, especially as you pointed out: foreign affairs department. Of course, planet earth is a small world. Everyone could see how others live in other places, and especially what sort of goods they are consuming. Since your people need all the basic needs fulfilled to live happily everyday, do you think it is: 1) Possible to produce every fancy thing you'll see around the world with your proposed governing system and your available labours (imagine Venezuela making their own intercontinental passenger jet plane), or 2) Make everyone agree with you, and convince them to sell their goods on your terms. Clearly if everyone around the world uses different economic theory, you can't force them to do the otherwise, can you? It is like the US, Myanmar, and Liberia with their imperial measurement systems, and blaming the rest of the world for component incompatibilities.

If they were not, first of all: forceful in implementing their ideas, maybe we could all slowly but sure, be swayed towards communism's end goal, which is socialism like Switzerland and Scandinavian countries, which are just a few steps away from the socialist dreamland.

Then the second thing, is like Gandhi, communism is based on system where they divide people based on class, or in his case, caste system. While seeking to end of the divide, the communism, as you can see in the manifesto, focused too much on class wars. Marx and Engels assumed that all the workers are skillful, truthful, honest, self-sustaining, and capable of leadership. They are the exact opposite of many communist-wannabes that we have seen.

And since the manifesto has established how communist should be, I don't think I can agree with it. If it is the the end-goal you are talking about (which is classless, socialistic society), then we are on the same train.

And the west accociating communism with dictatorism that stalin enforced.

Add to that, people always associate commies with obscure, and developing third worlds such as North Korea, Latin America, and eastern Europe. While originally, communism was meant for western Europe, countries like France, Italy, Germany (where communism were born), UK, and USA.

At the moment, I think Belgium is a perfect candidate.

Forget about DPRK and PRC. A highly structural and traditional society can never achieve socialism utopia with their ignorance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 20:09:28
I never said which blend of Communism I follow, I hardly know myself because there is much more room for improving ideas and theorizing how everything should be done. It's a difficult thing, there's so much room for error and a few bad people in power can completely ruin it. I can think of a few figures in history who have agreed on one thing though, and that is that people need to firstly understand many different systems, which is why I read the works of Marx and others even though I may not entirely agree with them, they still need to be understood.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 23-09-2013, 23:09:10
@Korsakov:

Communism can be anything except freedom. Total equality excludes freedom rather decisively. I'm a big admirer of Milton Friedman and his depiction of freedom from coercion as a basic principle for society system. When I see phrases like "greater good" or "sacrifice" it makes me sigh and make a facepalm. All people want the same (happiness) but we just can't agree on the method, therefore I won't be assuming your ill will.

You can't achieve good results with bad ends.

I really don't have the strength or persuasion abilities to explain in detail why I see your views as dreadful and fallacious. I'll just leave you with videos that got me convinced and hope you may look from a different angle on those issues.

this is a short one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A

this explains more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELc1wixmpw

and if you have time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Tf8RN3uiM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNc-xhH8kkk

I also encourage you to seek on your own (youtube has it) "Milton Friedman Speaks" lectures which explains more issues in detail. Most interesting are Q&A from those series where ordinary people ask questions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 23-09-2013, 23:09:53
I'm not going to change my views on communism, ever. I've been a communist for over 40 years, ever since I was old enough to join the Young Pioneers, and I've done much for my ideas since then, I can't just throw that away. But I don't expect you to understand this.

Milton Friedman was a conservative... eg. racist rich religious greedy evil. You know, the kind of person liked by Pinochet, Thatcher, Bernanke, Bush, Cheney, etc? So I'm done with this for now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 24-09-2013, 00:09:25
... I can respect your response and personal preferences but it doesn't change the fact that your mindset worries me. I consider this as concluded discussion on the matter.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-09-2013, 01:09:03

Adding to discussion: did you know that most of your "left wing" and "right wing" term understanding has been wrong? Far left is maximum government control and far right is no government at all.

Maybe somebody put it already in words, but usually you cannot divide the political alignments into two factions, only seperated by calling them left or right. Without the terms "libertarian" and "authoritarian" you'll not grasp each others opinions properly.

(http://theboxpop.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/political-spectrum.jpg)

(http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/weebies/weebie1.jpg)

This also explains why most european libertarians consider themselves 'left', while the libertarians in the USA considers themselves 'right'. The alignments towards libertarian and authoritarian are different, depending on the continent and the historical development.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 24-09-2013, 01:09:56
I'd consider "anarchocommunism" an oxymoron. Communism needs a central government to run the economy and industry, which doesn't equal "anarchism".

People should read more about the economical history of the Soviet Union. Certainly you can argue they made mistakes, but the communist economy also had inherent flaws such as inefficient industry (for example factories not producing as much products as they could to not get their product expectation risen for the next year). Yet, the Soviets still massively needed hardcore basic industry and ecological exploitation to achieve even their rather low standard of living. It's not possible to divide 'economical and social equality' out of nothing. These "We are the 99 %" people are criticizing capitalism, but not offering any concrete alternatives. Apparently you don't have to care much about economical realities in such criticism, but remember, they exist in both communist and capitalist systems.

Capitalism also allows for flaws. No system is perfect, but as such, I prefer free market capitalism. Markets or capitalism is basic human interaction that has existed since the prehistoric times, a black market existed in the USSR too. How you use your money actually affects things and even with possible defects, many market mechanisms are very beneficial and important. In a free society hippies can run their commun farm and eat their self-produced food for all capitalists care.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 24-09-2013, 01:09:53
@Dukat: Of course you can't pinpoint political alignment or even more so ideology in a bipolar representation. I stated wrongly that the true definition was different that the one originated from rev. France but nevertheless it's far better description IMHO than what most people abide to. Furthermore the current Left and Right are a set of values that can mix in different proportions. For example: a person who's a conservative in most cases but supports gay marriage. Whereas in authoritarian-libertarian axis you can only graduate between the two extremes (also it should be authoritarian-anarchist IMO since Libertarianism involves a form of government).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-09-2013, 02:09:11
I'd consider "anarchocommunism" an oxymoron. Communism needs a central government to run the economy and industry, which doesn't equal "anarchism".

People should read more about the economical history of the Soviet Union. Certainly you can argue they made mistakes, but the communist economy also had inherent flaws such as inefficient industry (for example factories not producing as much products as they could to not get their product expectation risen for the next year). Yet, the Soviets still massively needed hardcore basic industry and ecological exploitation to achieve even their rather low standard of living. It's not possible to divide 'economical and social equality'.  out of nothing. These "We are the 99 %" people are criticizing capitalism, but not offering any concrete alternatives. Apparently you don't have to care much about economical realities in such criticism, but remember, they exist in both communist and capitalist systems.

Capitalism also allows for flaws. No system is perfect, but as such, I prefer free market capitalism. Markets or capitalism is basic human interaction that has existed since the prehistoric times, a black market existed in the USSR too. How you use your money actually affects things and even with possible defects, many market mechanisms are very beneficial and important. In a free society hippies can run their commun farm and eat their self-produced food for all capitalists care.

Again, do not equate communism with Soviet Union, which is of course, a total failure.

Their industry has little incentive to improve, because there is no competition nor inputs from market. It was dictated by the central communist party, which is as competent as it goes. Then, their government is also full of corruption. Little regards are paid for human rights or individual freedom in order to protect the ideology (or maybe to hide the fact that they are in massive failure).

Capitalism, in its ideal form, weaves relationship between human based on needs. One does supply, the other does demand. It requires highly educated society, just like communism does (which is often mistaken, since most communist countries opted to brainwash instead of educating). So in the end, people could chose who will be their supplier and customer, based on individual rights. But since the system has become complex like what we have now, we got collective ownership of a business organization. It dictates that one must follow "the best choice" using their knowledge. But since information is important in this kind of situation, people tend to commoditize needs, so information becomes a tradeable goods. But they create artificial demand on information, by deliberately misinform the market. It is oxymoronic, but you are actually allowed to do that in a completely free capitalism setting. The idiots and the unlucky will go down, but the lucky and the toughest will survive. It is a game of survival of the fittest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-09-2013, 20:09:09
Tomorrow I will finish the first week as a student of business translation. The bad part is it's not history related in any way.  :(

Thank the gods that history gave me some of the best friends I've ever had.

Thank God It's Almost Friday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 27-09-2013, 00:09:43
Is it just me, or are the forums lagging as of late?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 27-09-2013, 02:09:17
I'm either really lonely or really bored, I can't decide yet.

I guess it's just 2 AM and noone's awake so I can't have a decent conversation. Yeah, i should go to bed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 27-09-2013, 18:09:33
Is it just me, or are the forums lagging as of late?
No, I have the same feeling the last few days. I guess it´s time to take a closer look at the server.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-09-2013, 18:09:10
Hurray! Im switzerland! Central! Bit more right then left tough

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 27-09-2013, 21:09:55
Haha, no. If you want to be Swiss you got to be conservative.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-09-2013, 03:09:08
(http://cdn.meme.li/i/ot3fn.jpg)

Kinda politicaly related, extra points to whoever can sent me a PM with OP.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-09-2013, 06:09:59
Got a letter in the mail from the blood donor center in the mail, I'm O positive!   ;D

I get to donate next two days before my birthday  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 29-09-2013, 06:09:16
We're opposites then, O negative here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 29-09-2013, 15:09:30
A friend of mine is in Georgia, US right now. He's in a small-ish town where there is a university.

I asked him to tell me about day to day life, and he mentioned that in night clubs and bars women actually twerk on the dance floor.

My question is: is this real life? I refuse to believe it. I've seen my fair share of dirty dancing on the floor, but this is too far. Plus you look retarded.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 29-09-2013, 19:09:50
Can't speak for the southern states but when I was on a road trip through the northern US earlier this year I can say that it is real.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 29-09-2013, 19:09:53
Here Biiviz, in case you want to learn how to twerk, there´s even a youtube tutorial for you. 16 million views :/.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgoyVRO0A0E
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-09-2013, 20:09:16
A friend of mine is in Georgia, US right now. He's in a small-ish town where there is a university.

I asked him to tell me about day to day life, and he mentioned that in night clubs and bars women actually twerk on the dance floor.

My question is: is this real life? I refuse to believe it. I've seen my fair share of dirty dancing on the floor, but this is too far. Plus you look retarded.
They do, but almost always ironically.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 29-09-2013, 21:09:15
Every idiot is ironic these days. It's why I moved on to sarcasm.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 30-09-2013, 12:09:36
YOu moved on to Saarkaazam did you ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-10-2013, 20:10:29
Here's a question, how do you guys feel about the "recent" rise in numbers of immigrants in various european countries? Also, if you are in the know, where do the most immigrants come from?

Is it a good or a bad thing?
Does the increasing foreign population mean a threat to the "tradition" of the host-countries, and is that even something which should be kept intact from such an influence at all costs?
Also note that in this demographic post-transition period, immigration is an important factor in keeping a country "alive", or better said, "young".
Of course there is the sociological factor, and some studies of increasing violent and non-violent crimes in immigrant population areas, in comparison with the "native" population.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 01-10-2013, 21:10:32
Alright, where should I start.

In Finland, there are about 300 000 people who were born in another country. Most of these come from ex-Soviet Union or Sweden. Last year, Finland received 20 000 immigrants (1 600 refugees, 5000 for work, 5000 for studying and 5000 for family). Most refugees come from Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia but I couldn't find any info on the ethnicity of the rest apart from most of them being from Asia.

Now, I've got nothing against immigration as a concept. It is necessary, it's good for the economy and especially Western countries with very low population growth need it. However, most Western countries have done a shit job in immigrant integration with France, Germany and Sweden being prime examples. Their policies have led immigrants inhabiting in a single area within a city, such as Rosengård in Sweden. This is very problematic. It leads to a situation where an immigrant can live in his own ethnic environment: All the store he buys food from, his workplace and even the school his children go to. This creates a lack of interaction between the native population and the ethnic minority, which is very unhealthy. It creates prejudice, hostility and all sorts of other nasty things. For example in Rosengård, there are areas where Swedish police have been forbidden to patrol, due to the big probability of getting attacked.

The only thing I ask from an immigrant, whether he is an exchange student or a refugee, is to have a little bit of respect. You need to have that sort of mental attitude of "Ok, I'm in a different country and in a different culture and I can't do things like I do back home". That little thing, just taking other people into account, is all you need. Of course, it will be impossibly hard for a refugee to do that. You know nothing about the country, you might not even speak English or have a proper education. I'm not asking anyone to come here, suddenly turn into a Finn, get drunk and then stab someone.

I've noticed that this lack of cultural sensitivity is mainly an European phenomenon (I'm looking at you, French people). Asians are on the opposite side of the scale, they seem to have this politeness and respect towards other people built-in to their culture, which I really like.

I have two problems with immigration and only one them is with the immigrants themselves. The first one is how people, especially the media, reacts to immigration. If you say anything anti-immigration, you're immediately branded as a racist, at least here in Finland. This completely kills all possible discussion on the subject. It leaves no possibility of improving the system. Sure, if someone goes "Burn all niggers!", you can kick that cunt in the head for all I care. But just because someone thinks that we should take look at our immigration policy, doesn't turn them into a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

The other issue I have is that certain groups come here and start demanding stuff. This is mainly a muslim thing with their Sharia-laws and such. I don't care what you believe in or what your traditions are and  you can do whatever you want as long as it doesn't contradict the law or affect the lives of other people. That's how it works. End of discussion. If you want to change it, go into politics, gather national support and do it the way everyone else does it. Don't expect to just get some special rights just because you have an imaginary friend.

What comes to multiculturalism, it's a flawed concept. It's a nice idea; get some nice things from there and a bit from there. All is good, right? No. The whole thing goes against the basic principles of human psychology. Get a group of people from different cultures together and tell them form a set of rules together. They'll be at each other's throats in no time. Our whole society is based on a population that has a unitary cultural heritage and stance on moral issues. Even with such homogeneous populations we have today, we still struggle with these things. Throw in a couple more completely different viewpoints and you'll have a powder keg. When two cultures meet, either they get separated from and keep to themselves or one of them disappears/gets absorbed. We can see this just by looking at our history (Reconquista, Turkish invasion of the Byzantine empire, Russia, the Sami). There is no harmonious symbiosis where we reach a cultural apex.  It's just one or the other, and as sad as it sounds, I kind of like this one.

Too long a text to proofread, might have some typos.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-10-2013, 22:10:52
Multiculturism is a failure. All nations who began like this went down. Austria hungary, Yugoslavia, just a few to name

TL DR? Go below

In todays "Tolerable" society however, you cannot express your opinion like that. You must be 100% open to any and every immigrant and if you say something bad your a racist and if they cant find a job its your fault for being racist!

Thats everything in a nutshell these days with the socialistic utopian thinkers. I dont mind immigrants. They come here for intigration, they learn our language, fully respect our ways and history..And they get a job legally? You can stay! Even build whatever you need. Heck i love foreign supermarkets. Turkish, marrocan, Eastren europe ones, African and asian.

But our system is so easily abusable by the non working lazy asses who come here. Why work for 1300 euro when you recieve 1250 euro for staying at home? and then do some illegal work and make even more then that sorry ass who busts his ass 38 hours a week. And then these go to the streets and shout at our women, showing no disrespect. And spreading religious propaganda crap everywhere.

I cannot accept that.
I can accept the good ones. I used to work with a handfull for 2 years. I have friends who are like this.


Simular to how i cannot accept my fellow countrymen who are to lazy to work. You dont wanna work? Then you dont get one single euro. And lets give those euro's to those who CANNOT work and the elderly who have busted there ass for 60 years and recieve a pathethic pension of 920 euro.


But no, i cant say that. Society wants me to say something diffrent. I'm a right winged racist asshole for saying my mind! my opinion!


Here is my opinion for TL DR

You wanna work legally, integrate fully, respect everyone in society (that includes OTHER foreign cultures), do not spread your religious propaganda? Feel free to stay!

You dont wanna work, you dont wanna integrate, you dont respect anyone but your own and you spread extremist religous propaganda? Then get out!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-10-2013, 23:10:39
Multiculturism is a failure. All nations who began like this went down. Austria hungary, Yugoslavia, just a few to name

TL DR? Go below

You're forgetting the United States.  Despite ethnoculturalist arguments that the US is a white, Protestant country English-speaking country, it is historically a diverse and polyglot nation and will only become moreso in the future.  Immigration caused the US to thrive and will hopefully continue to do so.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-10-2013, 23:10:50
Let us never forget that without immigration, we would never stand as far as we are today
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-10-2013, 23:10:15
If I may, you seem to forget the entirely different context of USA's social diversity and its effects, or at least the lack of the negative effects on a bigger scale.


First off, USA is a federation of 50(ish?) states which all started out as colonies, with the indigenous population being driven away or killed. Then the first 13 declared independece from the UK, and bought the rest of the land. Then made into a confederacy of independent states, it became a federal country (country/state, I hate this terminology), with almost no regard for national identities. The focus was on the economy (industry and trade in the north, agriculture and slave work in the south).

Then there's the fact that the US is very big, unlike european countries, so the immigrant problem on equal scales is debatable.

Also, it is very far away from the immigrant groups which behave the way they do in europe (e.g. "bring in sharia law"), and I imagine it is highly unlikely that even if they arrive in big numbers, will do just that.

Although it cannot be said that those who do go to USA don't bring their own culture with them and spread it among themselves, it's just that there isn't much opposition to it, since there is no thing as "US culture".
Or there is a cultural style which dictates that there is no defined culture, it's every culture under one hat and it calls itself american (no matter if it's hindu, arab, spanish, mexican, whatever) simply because it's on american soil.

In Europe however, the homogenous society which is tired of all the wars and stuff, is becoming a little too liberal regarding the influx of foreigners, or at least doing a really bad job in dispersing that population within the country/cities, which shows a big lack of experience and interest (Chicago school, for example).

Let us never forget that without immigration, we would never stand as far as we are today

explainzor
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-10-2013, 00:10:53
@ Theta: yes plz explain that last quote

@ Panzer:
50 states, yep.  You're certainly right that America is very different than the United States, and by the way I don't have a terribly strong viewpoint on this issue so I'm more than happy to concede that.  Not to mention that America does tend to be exceptional at assimilating new arrivals, but there has historically been a lot of regard for national identities.  Tensions between Germans, Irish, Mexicans, it is very much a reality, as much as Americans like to claim that it is not. 

you're right again of course that the US is huge and less homogenous than most European countries, so immigration is less of a problem.  Theta mentioned that he believes multiculturalism is bad- while I wouldn't agree with that, I do think that it's not always good.  But some Europeans can veer too far against new immigrants and I find that very worrying.  Just look at la Fronte National or the recent banning of minarets in Switzerland.  It's a complicated situation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-10-2013, 00:10:22
Theta, I recommend you to read a bit on multiculturalism.

I quite liked Ali Rattansi's book A Very Short Introduction to Multiculturalism

http://www.amazon.com/Multiculturalism-A-Very-Short-Introduction/dp/0199546037

Once again, it's really not as easy to say that it's the immigrants fault. They are in a much more vulnerable situation then natives, they're most of the time subjects to alienation which drives them to this.

You are oversimplifying the situation. Precisely that thinking is common among those right-wing-extremist-curious people, saying that "I like the good ones. but not the bad ones". It's still bigotry. (and before you're offended, I did not call you a right wing asshole)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-10-2013, 00:10:24
If you have time, there's a couple of essays I read for school.

First is Suzanne Okin's "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women"?

and also Charles Taylor's "The Politics of Recognition" and Michael Walzer's response to that.

I know it sounds pretentious to be flinging names around but I'm not saying I remember much about the essays, they're just good essays on multiculturalism that I had to read for class, from both sides of the debate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-10-2013, 00:10:56

First is Suzanne Okin's "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women"


I read this as well. Don't remember all to much about it, just that I thought it was good.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 02-10-2013, 00:10:59
On multiculturalism: there is no proof that diversity is something desirable culture wise but having said that I would welcome as much immigrant in my country as possible provided there's no welfare. US thrived in 19th/early 20th century due to millions immigrants a year that contributed to the economic output instead on living off other peoples work.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 02-10-2013, 01:10:56
But some Europeans can veer too far against new immigrants and I find that very worrying.  Just look at the recent banning of minarets in Switzerland.
So how exactly is that bad? That´s ACTUAL democracy for you. The people decided. In Germany they don´t dare to ask the population to decide on these things - probably because the results would be the same. "Everybody" was of course shocked and couldn´t understand that the Swiss don´t want their Alps to look like fucking Akraba.

Nothing against them living after their religion - in normal buildings - but I´m also sceptical towards palaces that mutilate the cityscape. What´s next, Pyramids in a Bavarian village?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 02-10-2013, 01:10:49
something curious from the Belgian media last week, and i guess it's bit related here:
Our governement decided to send back an Afghan immigrants, who had been living here for quite some time who spoke dutch prety well, who had a job, who had belgian friends etc. He was perfectly integrated, yet they send him back. Meanwhile we are getting all kinds of immigrants that are often family of long-term unemployed immigrants who often don't speak our language, to "reunite families". "could be good for the economy to get more immigrants", yet they are above the retirement age, or they don't speak our language and they don't want to follow lessons to do so, yet they get unemployment.
There is something wrong over here  ???
The secretary of state of Asylum says the common procedure was followed for that Afghan and that they can't change files because the media jumps on it. But i don't get why we keep getting immigrants, when we send those that do a geat job, back to a country where they will arrive as strangers or even deserters... Sure media shouldn't control everything, but i think those that work and do their best to integrate, deserve a spott in our society.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-10-2013, 03:10:26
But some Europeans can veer too far against new immigrants and I find that very worrying.  Just look at the recent banning of minarets in Switzerland.
So how exactly is that bad? That´s ACTUAL democracy for you. The people decided. In Germany they don´t dare to ask the population to decide on these things - probably because the results would be the same. "Everybody" was of course shocked and couldn´t understand that the Swiss don´t want their Alps to look like fucking Akraba.

Nothing against them living after their religion - in normal buildings - but I´m also sceptical towards palaces that mutilate the cityscape. What´s next, Pyramids in a Bavarian village?  ;D

The democracy itself elected Adolf Hitler, and you know what happens next.

We know that they are a product of their times, but why do you try not to preserve the Ostrogoth's hut or Viking's long house?

While I personally don't like minarets either - they crumble during earthquakes and block many things. There are a lot of new buildings that people might not like at first, but will become integrated into their culture long after. For example is the flashy Gothic architecture style during the dark age, which is shunned upon by most Western Europeans at first, but it is highly treasured now.

Or maybe look at this minaret in Xi'an, China:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Chinese-style_minaret_of_the_Great_Mosque.jpg/398px-Chinese-style_minaret_of_the_Great_Mosque.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 02-10-2013, 07:10:21
What exactly do forum members mean by "Asians" anyway. It has always confused me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 02-10-2013, 07:10:09
something curious from the Belgian media last week, and i guess it's bit related here:
Our governement decided to send back an Afghan immigrants, who had been living here for quite some time who spoke dutch prety well, who had a job, who had belgian friends etc. He was perfectly integrated, yet they send him back. Meanwhile we are getting all kinds of immigrants that are often family of long-term unemployed immigrants who often don't speak our language, to "reunite families". "could be good for the economy to get more immigrants", yet they are above the retirement age, or they don't speak our language and they don't want to follow lessons to do so, yet they get unemployment.
There is something wrong over here  ???
The secretary of state of Asylum says the common procedure was followed for that Afghan and that they can't change files because the media jumps on it. But i don't get why we keep getting immigrants, when we send those that do a geat job, back to a country where they will arrive as strangers or even deserters... Sure media shouldn't control everything, but i think those that work and do their best to integrate, deserve a spott in our society.

Interesting point, in which I can sympathize with. It's behavior like this by our governments which discourage the legal immigration process and assimilation. This of course, is all assuming that the immigrant in question had the best interest of the state in mind and there isn't evidence which contradicts this assumption that has not been released (or otherwise known by the media) stating reasonable suspicion and cause for exportation.

Also, multiculturalism is a failure, even within the United States. I would include supporting evidence, but it is current 2:00 AM where I reside and I've just finished 7 hours of solid school work - brain no longer functions as it should.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 02-10-2013, 08:10:10
Funnily enough, the illegal immigrants are what saves US economy right now. You'd be better off if some of the legal ones became illegal - depending on some circumstances of course.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 02-10-2013, 09:10:22
Funnily enough, the illegal immigrants are what saves US economy right now. You'd be better off if some of the legal ones became illegal - depending on some circumstances of course.

I'm curious... Please elaborate? Yeah - I'm never going to get any sleep tonight.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 02-10-2013, 13:10:39
Yeah, there is an "extra reason", he was allowed hee because he had a legal problem with Iran and he was accepted as refugee for that reason, now the secretary of state for asylum says she doesn't think Iran is that much of a threat anymore so his stay is no longer valid in her opinion. Even if she's right about, i still don't get why he gets removed from our soil. If he integrates good and works more that the average Belgian, then why wouldn't he be welcome? If he is here in our society and does his best to make it a better place for everyone, then why should we send him back? Other immigrants get caught dozens of times for theft or homerobberies, yet they don't get send back, and even only go to prison after they comitted a crime for the **th time. There is really no sense to it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-10-2013, 14:10:22
Funnily enough, the illegal immigrants are what saves US economy right now. You'd be better off if some of the legal ones became illegal - depending on some circumstances of course.

I'm curious... Please elaborate? Yeah - I'm never going to get any sleep tonight.
The Economist argues that one of the reasons for the US economic crash and the very slow recovery is that America's population has simply reached its economic peak - what is needed is a new influx of labour to revitalize the economy.  US immigration policy is terrible economics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 02-10-2013, 16:10:08
Funnily enough, the illegal immigrants are what saves US economy right now. You'd be better off if some of the legal ones became illegal - depending on some circumstances of course.

I'm curious... Please elaborate? Yeah - I'm never going to get any sleep tonight.

Illegal immigrants can't use any government help like welfare or medicare so they have to join the workforce (assuming they won't choose criminal way of life). Mostly they can work below minimum wage so they fill up unwanted or too costly (when tax applied) jobs. Thus more products and services are added to the economic pool at lower cost so everybody on the market benefits. If, however, they would be taken under government rules, regulations and welfare, in most cases their skills would not be sufficient to get a job with above the minimum wage and they'd be forced to go on welfare which is a very dark pit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 02-10-2013, 16:10:34
Funnily enough, the illegal immigrants are what saves US economy right now. You'd be better off if some of the legal ones became illegal - depending on some circumstances of course.

I'm curious... Please elaborate? Yeah - I'm never going to get any sleep tonight.
The Economist argues that one of the reasons for the US economic crash and the very slow recovery is that America's population has simply reached its economic peak - what is needed is a new influx of labour to revitalize the economy.  US immigration policy is terrible economics.

Reached its peak for sales in the U.S. market, perhaps. One of the main problem with the US is that it is in a trade deficit. The United States is a consumer market. We either need to expand our global market or open new markets within the US, which would require more manufacturing and producing being done in the United States.

It is a misconception that illegal immigrants do not receive any government aid, http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/undocumented-la-county-parents-projected-to-receive-650m-in-welfare-benefits/ (http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/undocumented-la-county-parents-projected-to-receive-650m-in-welfare-benefits/), for example. Even if, hypothetically, they did not receive medicare outright, if they were to go to a hospital, they could not be refused medical services. Guess who is paying for that. Not to mention, the jobs which many of these illegal immigrants fill are not going to make or break the economy or the business. They are a slight booster for the sake of saying, "oh look, unemployment is down for this quarter." While these immigrants may pay sales tax, they do not pay income tax, and it is common for good portions of their earnings to be sent back to their native country to support their struggling family, outside the US economy.

Census Bureau data reveals that most U.S. families headed by illegal immigrants use taxpayer-funded welfare programs on behalf of their American-born anchor babies.Even before the recession, immigrant households with children used welfare programs at consistently higher rates than natives, according to the extensive census data collected and analyzed by a nonpartisan Washington D.C. group dedicated to researching legal and illegal immigration in the U.S. (http://cis.org/immigrant-welfare-use-2011 (http://cis.org/immigrant-welfare-use-2011))

This does not take into account the number of illegal immigrants which are granted amnesty as a political stunt. Not only does this hurt the economy, it hurts society a whole, now that these people have to make no effort or attempt to assimilate what-so-ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 02-10-2013, 17:10:50
What is it with you people and assimilating? Assimilating into what? American culture I guess, but what culture would that be? White Middle Class Culture? Urbane intellectual culture? My guess is most Mexican immigrants lack the money and education for that. Maybe black inner city culture. Or they become Mormons.
Culture is not some unchangeable, monolithic entity with clearly defined borders. You'd think especially Americans would have noticed this by now. You're clinging to some simplistic world view that in the end can only define community by exclusion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 02-10-2013, 17:10:39
What is it with you people and assimilating? Assimilating into what? American culture I guess, but what culture would that be? White Middle Class Culture? Urbane intellectual culture? My guess is most Mexican immigrants lack the money and education for that. Maybe black inner city culture. Or they become Mormons.
Culture is not some unchangeable, monolithic entity with clearly defined borders. You'd think especially Americans would have noticed this by now. You're clinging to some simplistic world view that in the end can only define community by exclusion.

American culture, yes, but it's more than that. It's more of "having the same common goals" which I guess one could say would be the best interest of the State. To respect our laws and principles chiefly but not solely defined via the Constitution and other vital documents associated with US history. It is their responsibility to be more accommodating to the language and societal norms. It's the same type of stuff that annoys you when American tourists visit your country... except they don't plan to stay there - fortunately for everyone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 02-10-2013, 17:10:29
Can't say I've ever been annoyed by American tourists, but then again I don't work the tourism business.
And again, you use these words like norms and values as if you assume that there is some objective "American" way of life, set in stone for all ages and situations, to be never changed or questioned. And that is just a fantasy, that is not how cultures work. Civilisations and societies are in a constant state of flux, they don't exist in a vacuum, they influence each other and some elements are discarded if they outlive their usefulness.
Some posters earlier cited the Austro-Hungarian Empire as an example of failed multi-culturalism. In my view that is complete bollocks. That empire didn't fail because of its many cultures (at least not primarily), but because of a lack of change and adaptation. The Austrian ruling classes had one vision of their Austria, that of a monarchy dominated by German-Austrians, ruling over a multitude of people. When nationalism developed, that vision was no longer viable and so it was replaced by a different Austria. Of course it took two World Wars and some rolling heads to get there, which leaves you wondering if the same could not have been achieved with a bit more self awareness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-10-2013, 17:10:39
What is it with you people and assimilating? Assimilating into what? American culture I guess, but what culture would that be? White Middle Class Culture? Urbane intellectual culture? My guess is most Mexican immigrants lack the money and education for that. Maybe black inner city culture. Or they become Mormons.
Culture is not some unchangeable, monolithic entity with clearly defined borders. You'd think especially Americans would have noticed this by now. You're clinging to some simplistic world view that in the end can only define community by exclusion.

American culture, yes, but it's more than that. It's more of "having the same common goals" which I guess one could say would be the best interest of the State. To respect our laws and principles chiefly but not solely defined via the Constitution and other vital documents associated with US history. It is their responsibility to be more accommodating to the language and societal norms. It's the same type of stuff that annoys you when American tourists visit your country... except they don't plan to stay there - fortunately for everyone.
People said the same thing in the early 1900's when Italians and Eastern Europeans were arriving in droves.  Within generations they had assimilated completely.  i think you lean to closely to an ethnocultural idea of what it means to be an American- being American should not just mean being an English-speaking Wasp.

Immigrants are assimilating nowadays anyway, fears of reconquista are entirely unfounded.  For example, only 12.6% of Hispanic immigrants solely speak Spanish.  Amongst Chinese immigrants, the percentage is similar, but I rarely hear anyone complaining that Chinese people are unwilling to assimilate.  The Hispanic population is just larger and therefore Spanish the more visible (audible?) language.  They will assimilate in generations, and in studies Hispanic residents identify as just as patriotic as Anglo Americans.

Sources: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/DAED_a_00224
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2010.535549
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 02-10-2013, 17:10:32
...And again, you use these words like norms and values as if you assume that there is some objective "American" way of life, set in stone for all ages and situations, to be never changed or questioned. And that is just a fantasy, that is not how cultures work. Civilisations and societies are in a constant state of flux, they don't exist in a vacuum, they influence each other and some elements are discarded if they outlive their usefulness.
To be honest, it's rather hard to define the cultural values and norms of the country in which you reside as it just seems like common and everyday practice. I guess, you could begin by basing it upon the fact that the U.S. started with a basis in the Judo-Christian faith and with several core principles such as "efficiency and dispatch require that the government operate according to the will of the majority, but constitutional provisions must be made to protect the rights of the minority," just for a small example. If I spent more time, I could probably elaborate more on this, which I might later.


Some posters earlier cited the Austro-Hungarian Empire as an example of failed multi-culturalism. In my view that is complete bollocks. That empire didn't fail because of its many cultures (at least not primarily), but because of a lack of change and adaptation. The Austrian ruling classes had one vision of their Austria, that of a monarchy dominated by German-Austrians, ruling over a multitude of people. When nationalism developed, that vision was no longer viable and so it was replaced by a different Austria. Of course it took two World Wars and some rolling heads to get there, which leaves you wondering if the same could not have been achieved with a bit more self awareness.
On some aspects, it's important for a culture to "progress" and "adapt", but how far? How far until that country is only the same country by name? It retains none of its founding principles or beliefs, to the point where it changed entirely... it is no longer the same country. It has been effectively dissolved, despite potentially having the same name.

@ CPS, those articles, as interpreted by me at least, address mainly the fact that English was not the sole language amongst a good portion of the US population. I have no problem with this. If you want to embrace your heritage and native tongue in your home or amongst friends of the same culture - by all means go for it . This is assuming you're not breaking any laws or infringing anyone else's rights; Including their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However, we should not have to accommodate for them in order for them to be "comfortable" living their daily lives/routines. This includes making almost every label or pamphlet in English and Spanish. Although ~12% is a high number, I suspect it's actually higher if businesses feel the need to include bilingual labels in order to sell product.

If someone were to bring Sharia Law to the States, and demand the right to practice their culture under the First Amendment, that's where we would have a problem. That's clear mutation and perversion of US culture and the legal system. Don't get me wrong, it's not Islam alone which I have a problem with.

P.S. Also, as Ts4EVER mentioned previously about education... public education is free in the United States and can't be denied to anyone, including illegal immigrants. There are even school, which teach all their classes in Spanish... too far? Not to mention, Affirmative Action is also the reason a lot of those low-wage jobs are filled by illegal immigrants, instead of school-aged kids or struggling college students who will take anything to get themselves on their feet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 02-10-2013, 18:10:21
What you are describing are the values typically held by the white middle class, which means they are not representative of the USA, especially in this day and age. They are certainly one facet, but only one in an ocean of thousands. And let's say your neighbour disagrees with only one of them, does that make him less of an American? If you think this through, you always arrive at totalitarianism at the end.
Now of course there could be nutjobs trying to instate Sharia law or what have you, but unless they are able to amass enough political influence to actually do that in a democratic system, there is no reason to do anything but laugh at them and make sure they dont blow up anything important. And if there is indeed a majority who supports such views, democracy is doomed anyway, because it cannot function if a majority of people don't support it, as seen in the Weimar Republic.

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On some aspects, it's important for a culture to "progress" and "adapt", but how far? How far until that country is only the same country by name? It retains none of its founding principles or beliefs, to the point where it changed entirely... it is no longer the same country. It has been effectively dissolved, despite potentially having the same name.

I guess. So what? Who gives a damn? So far no country has survived forever in the same state. Now I realize that many Americans see some kind of mystical specialness in their nation, but to me that is sheer idiocy. One might as well believe in god or santa clause, it is not real.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-10-2013, 19:10:50
Some posters earlier cited the Austro-Hungarian Empire as an example of failed multi-culturalism. In my view that is complete bollocks. That empire didn't fail because of its many cultures (at least not primarily), but because of a lack of change and adaptation. The Austrian ruling classes had one vision of their Austria, that of a monarchy dominated by German-Austrians, ruling over a multitude of people. When nationalism developed, that vision was no longer viable and so it was replaced by a different Austria. Of course it took two World Wars and some rolling heads to get there, which leaves you wondering if the same could not have been achieved with a bit more self awareness.
On some aspects, it's important for a culture to "progress" and "adapt", but how far? How far until that country is only the same country by name? It retains none of its founding principles or beliefs, to the point where it changed entirely... it is no longer the same country. It has been effectively dissolved, despite potentially having the same name.

I believe practicing incest and selling patent medicines was part of US culture back then? Binge smoking was also the trend back in 1960s. Why don't people wear wigs anymore like George Washington did? And OMG, why do people nowadays take bath so often? Why do they follow the British fashion? Why don't they wear 7/8 pants nowadays as formal dress?

So are you suggesting that cultural progress should only be dictated by WASP (the kinds of people that supposedly found the USA)?

If someone were to bring Sharia Law to the States, and demand the right to practice their culture under the First Amendment, that's where we would have a problem. That's clear mutation and perversion of US culture and the legal system. Don't get me wrong, it's not Islam alone which I have a problem with.
Now of course there could be nutjobs trying to instate Sharia law or what have you, but unless they are able to amass enough political influence to actually do that in a democratic system, there is no reason to do anything but laugh at them and make sure they dont blow up anything important. And if there is indeed a majority who supports such views, democracy is doomed anyway, because it cannot function if a majority of people don't support it, as seen in the Weimar Republic.

Right, where is the boundaries? People should be able to practice what they believe in. But when they started to disturb other people's freedom, how do you call it?

Let's say, the nutjobs doesn't have a political will. He is just staying in a wealthy country, so they can get all the benefits and high-paying jobs. But on everyday basis, he will yell on your woman (mostly highschool girls), shouting despicable misogynistic remarks because their clothing aren't up to their standards of decency.

In Australia, they say it is a "cultural clash," but it is too far and politically incorrect. There are many attempts to integrate with their society. Including not avoiding social interaction with them. But one day, two schoolgirls got a friendly conversations with a bunch of their boys in a train on their way back home. It escalated into a gang-rape case. The girls were asked to join a friendly chit-chat in a nearby cafe, they happily comply. But instead, they were brought into some obscure alley, and got raped by a bunch of boys from various age (some are younger). Each of them subdued the girl, while throwing insults specifically aiming at that "cultural clash" thing, because a standard Australian highschool girls uniform is slutty according to them.

Do you think:
A) It is fair for the rape victim of a cultural experimentation to have their case dismissed, because we are trying to achieve greater goal of integration?
B) It is an equal payback for the rapists, because they were often portrayed negatively by the society, thus this is just one of their act to vent it out?

BTW, this is a real event, and the newspaper that published the article didn't even bother to censure the insults thrown at the girls based on their testimony as victims to the police.

I have to say, there is a lack of respect here. The immigrants are facing cultural shock during their adaptation effort, which could only ended in either admire or despise the host culture. Some people might say, yes, one culture is "Superior" to others, because they can accommodate a lot, while the others simply doesn't.


The very obvious example is British motoring show "Top Gear," which produces a lot of controversies. The main host, Jeremy Clarkson is notorious for making politically incorrect remarks, which is also the source of many running gags and jokes that highlights the show. His antiques including bringing Britain's historical conflicts with France and Germany, whenever both countries come into the subject. He and the other hosts also relies on cultural stereotypes as joke material.

This was not a serious issue in many culturally open countries. But when they hit India, Mexico, Malaysia, things escalated quickly. Now, how can you create equal grounds if they demand special treatment as a subject of mockery? He said Americans are fat, incest-prone, gives you friendly fire, US cars are rubbish, etc, yet no Americans cried wolf. But when he said India has a toilet problem, Mexicans are lazy and flatulent, Malaysians can't make cars because they live in jungle with no roads, it becomes a diplomatic incident. Keep in mind, that he also admitted that he is "quite idiotic." Now this begs begs the question: why anyone takes the guy seriously unless you fail to understand either British English or his cheap humor sense?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 02-10-2013, 23:10:45
Dutch Culture: Wooden clogs, Windmills, Tullips, weedsmoking and being loud-mouthed in general. These traditions are going strong for about 400 years now, try to break that with your nihilistic views TS4ever ;-)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 03-10-2013, 01:10:19
Now of course there could be nutjobs trying to instate Sharia law or what have you, but unless they are able to amass enough political influence to actually do that in a democratic system, there is no reason to do anything but laugh at them and make sure they dont blow up anything important. And if there is indeed a majority who supports such views, democracy is doomed anyway, because it cannot function if a majority of people don't support it, as seen in the Weimar Republic.

How can you sit back and laugh at a women who was stoned to death because her "choice of attire provoked some pervert to rape her." How can you sit back and laugh at someone who lost their hand over accused robbery. How can you sit back and laugh at a girl, who had acid thrown in her face, legally pardon the aggressor because she fears for her family's safety. Now, I don't condone vigilante justice, but just hearing about some of these cases makes me want to seek vigilante justice for those at the mercy, or lack-therefore-of, of Sharia Law.

Therefore, are you saying it's okay if only a few people engage in this conduct, as long as it doesn't become wide-spread. I know ethics and morals vary around the globe, but isn't there something inherently wrong with the mistreatment and unfair treatment of select races/genders, etc (another founding principle of the US)?


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On some aspects, it's important for a culture to "progress" and "adapt", but how far? How far until that country is only the same country by name? It retains none of its founding principles or beliefs, to the point where it changed entirely... it is no longer the same country. It has been effectively dissolved, despite potentially having the same name.

I guess. So what? Who gives a damn? So far no country has survived forever in the same state. Now I realize that many Americans see some kind of mystical specialness in their nation, but to me that is sheer idiocy. One might as well believe in god or santa clause, it is not real.

I think the "American Mystical Specialness" you're referring to is the common idea that America is the last best hope for freedom and Democracy. A rather noble idea. There is nothing "idiotic" about believing in the basic morals and principles included in the foundation of the United States, such as "innocent until proven guilty" or "all men are created equal" for example.

@ Zoologic, no... I'm not necessarily saying that all changes which occur in the United States should evolve around White Anglo-Saxon Protestant beliefs, but rather the beliefs found within the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, ect. A lot of the changes you mention (in fashion and hygiene in particular) change do to advances in technology and practicality... they have minimal to no effect of the actions or beliefs of the American people. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-10-2013, 01:10:06
In Belgian news: Toyshop is being called sexist for publishing this:
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/10/02/47d30c12-2ac1-11e3-b9d3-c9a838b0837f_original.jpg?maxheight=416&maxwidth=568)(folder Bart Smit Foto: rr)
It doesn't contain boys doing this stuff, so it's sexist... aaah, those feminists  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 04-10-2013, 10:10:56
Aaah, casual misogyny.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 04-10-2013, 11:10:36
I think this was sparked by GeenStijl who published these things a week or so ago and called them anti-feminist propaganda. Jokingly of course. Seems some people take it serious.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-10-2013, 12:10:04
People are so easily offended these days it's just not even funny anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 04-10-2013, 14:10:47
Aaah, casual misogyny.

Misogyny huh.


(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKW6dxrj_8w/Tu42EIBUFGI/AAAAAAAADDg/FDchup522Og/s400/green%252520soldiers-001.jpg)
 So is this misandry? Why should soldiers only be men? Dont they have rights? Why do boys have to have this standard and values of a warrior?

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jovXQUwRBnU/UAGZCjYQBGI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/bihcTjCwQgw/s320/action-man.jpg) Or what about this? Doesnt this put men into stereotypes that they cannot overcome? I will be never able to jump from a plane, drive a boat or climb mountains like this guy. Heck some people will never even get close to his physique. So why put poor little boys through the pain that will be inflicted upon them once they realize they cannot be Actionman or any hero at all?


These things are games. Kids pretend to be and want to be what their parents are like because they are the first examples they have. If you think this is wrong for your kid dont fucking buy it and if you think that everyone should think like you, go fuck yourself.


Last part not directed to thorondor. And yes people are so easy to jump to conclusions and hate at things that it is not funny at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 04-10-2013, 16:10:29
It doesn't contain boys doing this stuff, so it's sexist... aaah, those feminists  ::)
The worst part is the text in the centre "To be as good as mommy, that's what you want!". Like mommy's greatest achievement is cleaning the fucking house.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-10-2013, 16:10:54
And make you a goddamn sandwich.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 04-10-2013, 17:10:43
If I was into misquoting Shakespeare, I might throw a "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" at someone. Luckily that is not on of my weaknesses.
The worst part is the text in the centre "To be as good as mommy, that's what you want!". Like mommy's greatest achievement is cleaning the fucking house.
Hear Hear.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 04-10-2013, 17:10:39
It doesn't contain boys doing this stuff, so it's sexist... aaah, those feminists  ::)
The worst part is the text in the centre "To be as good as mommy, that's what you want!". Like mommy's greatest achievement is cleaning the fucking house.

One of many great achievements of Mommy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-10-2013, 18:10:34
Bouras:

And yes, it is okay to see men getting killed and brutalized. Then playing cooks is just for girls, despite many famous chefs are men (Gordon Ramsey, Anthony Bourdain, and just look at this wikipedia list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michelin_starred_restaurants)). To be honest, I am much more thankful of my Mom doing that instead of my father, which is worse. I did all the supposedly female activities when I live alone as I don't like "man-cave" or sort of.

Does it mean that I am feminine for maintaining cleanliness? Or simply better than female, since I do all stuff, including what was perceived to be theirs (cooking, cleaning, housekeeping)? Why all the fuss?

It is the kind of gender bias and all attempts at political correctness that irks me.

I mean it is pretty much alright to poke fun that men are smelly and ignorant, and it is not okay to say that women are talkative and irrational. What? But there is even widely believed bullshit about women can't read maps and men don't multitask, which are okay to be made fun of.

Really? We have numerous woman pilots that read maps better than 50% of my male friends. And plus, most fighter pilots that work alone, they pretty much do a lot of things at once fly the plane, communicate, find target, and plan ahead. It's pretty much multitasking, and we have Erich Hartmann topping the score of being that. However, the notion that there is bullshit offense that is tolerable and there is some that is intolerable is kinda bias and more about group preference.

See this opinion piece on "Women and children"

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/10/lie-women-syria-children-2013101123348332850.html

Mind you, it is written by self-proclaimed feminist, and here is what she has to say:

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Patriarchal gender distinctions are often invoked to supposedly protect one's nation - but this form of nationalist rhetoric in fact seeks to discipline and punish.  If the use of chemical warfare is inhumane, it is inhumane for each and every human body, not just for women and children. Age and gender need not be specified.  Yet the patriarchal, nationalist narrative insists on distinguishing women and children from the rest.

...

My next question is: Why is it worse to gas "womenandchildren" than men? If the use of chemical weapons violates the notion of a "common humanity", as Obama says, why single out a particular part of humanity for special protection?

See? Even a feminist can agree.

Why the double standard? Is it okay to gas men, a father and a husband?

Do you think women are weak, that losing a fight to one is like a humiliation for an alpha male? Then I'll need to meet you up to my Judo instructor or any professional female MMA fighters. I am sure, while some say they might not be as good as their male counterpart, they'll pretty much kick the rest of the male population' ass with relative ease.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 04-10-2013, 20:10:11
I agree, there should not be double standards for men and women. Everyone can do (almost) whatever he wants and not compromise his sexuality. Being good at something does not include gender. Yes both genders have advantages at some things while lack at others but then theres much more complex systems that make you best at something or worse.

As for the advertisement, its all about the marketing target. I dont think putting boys in there would work as boys simply do not like this type of stuff. Yes it is important for them to learn these things as to not be dirty hobos in there living place but truth be told girls have a general preferance on them rather than boys.


Still since it says that in the middle it is plain pure fail...



Accepting defeat is a shame for the alpha male, not losing to woman, man or alien.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 04-10-2013, 20:10:29

Still since it says that in the middle it is plain pure fail...


Would you still say that if it was a little boy holding a toy hammer or a saw and it says "be as good as your daddy".
It's all a matter of perception and clearly we see cleaners as being the one on the bottom of the social ladder, hence the uproar.
But guess what girls really like that and cleaning is usually done by the womenfolk.
There is nothing wrong with calling a duck a duck, even if you do not like ducks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 04-10-2013, 20:10:56
Dem double standards.

But also notice "be as good as your daddy, Thats what you ever wanted to be!" Is completely different than just  "be as good as your daddy". It completely narrows down the selection a male or a female has to do.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-10-2013, 23:10:50
Found an old typewriter from the 60's..

they are selling for 200 dollars on ebay  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-10-2013, 09:10:09
So the leaked trailer for the 2014 Godzilla movie looks sweet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 05-10-2013, 11:10:07
Sure... marketing campaign and trailers etc looked pretty damn sweet for the previous "reboot" too and how the hell did that turn out?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 05-10-2013, 11:10:20
I liked that movie. It had some voice actors from the Simpsons in it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 05-10-2013, 19:10:44
Sure... marketing campaign and trailers etc looked pretty damn sweet for the previous "reboot" too and how the hell did that turn out?  ;D

1998 Godzilla isn't too bad if you watch it with the premise that it isn't Godzilla, but rather a different monster in the same universe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-10-2013, 19:10:36
I liked that movie. It had some voice actors from the Simpsons in it.
And a M8 greyhound

(http://www.imcdb.org/i052949.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 06-10-2013, 04:10:30
Ha, they could have upgraded the M8 with side skirts, and used it to circle strafe the Godzilla to death.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 06-10-2013, 09:10:05
^ Looks like someone played too much CoH ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-10-2013, 11:10:21
Yup, it isnt a sunday without computer headaches. This time: Steam!

So Steam for whatever reason decided it is a good idea to uninstall ALL of my games, but the catch is, they are not even uninstalled since all the game files are still in their old location and the folder sizes are ginormous as they should be, but if I try to play a game, it starts to reinstall the fucking thing by REMOVING THE OLD FILES FIRST.

What a piece of shit. Thanks Steam! Really love you in day's like these.  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 06-10-2013, 11:10:32
Did this "confirm game-cache" or what its called?

Should be some way to solve that. Letting steam know the games are still there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-10-2013, 11:10:19
Yep, tried it and it started doing barrel rolls at me and having a hissy fit. I gotta reinstall everything.  8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-10-2013, 11:10:49
I think, what it did was deleting all the registry or path to the installation folder, so the game launcher (Steam) doesn't know that it is there.

Do you use any cleaner/antivirus/anti-spyware that is wee a bit too smartass at it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-10-2013, 20:10:53
I need help with a project. I need some examples of Islamic Calligraphy, but the Museum of Islamic Arts is closed for restoration right now and wont open again in a forseeable future :(

Do you guys have a museum with some examples of Islamic Calligraphy in the town you live in, anyone? I would be grateful if anyone could take photos of them :) I'm looking for stuff like this:

(http://karaman.gsb.gov.tr/IlMudurlukleriResimleri/hat_sanati_resimleri%20(20)[1].jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 06-10-2013, 21:10:28
We do have museums here, and there are modern traditional calligraphers out there, so maybe I'll go and take some pictures but I can't promise it will be within a week.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-10-2013, 21:10:28
Oh okay, no problem with that. Thanks a lot, you are really helpful :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-10-2013, 14:10:54
Oh my god, Turkey is swarming with Syrians. 10 of the 50 people I saw on the streets were Syrians
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-10-2013, 14:10:11
I heard that there is some sort of commotion down in the old Syria. Might have something to do with that. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-10-2013, 16:10:18
Dude, I know about the conflict. Hell, its our bordering country.

I was meaning that the government should take control of these "refugees" just wandering around the city. Because soon if the government doesnt find a solution, they gonna be stealing, robbing and raping.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-10-2013, 16:10:02
How do you come to that conclusion?

Were they jobless? Starving? I don't need to ask if they are anxious or stressed, sure they must be.

But, that's a bad start.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 12-10-2013, 16:10:48
He comes to that conclusion by being an idiot, which incidentally is how he comes to most conclusions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-10-2013, 17:10:51
My experience with refugees are limited at best. Indonesia is not the best destination to leave your sorrow and despair. But apparently, it is still better than Afghanistan and Iraq.

Some Afghans ended up at slum neighbourhood not far from my office. The government set up a volleyball courts there, so they play volleyball                ...                while waiting for Australia to finish processing their asylum application.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-10-2013, 17:10:38
How do you come to that conclusion?

Were they jobless? Starving? I don't need to ask if they are anxious or stressed, sure they must be.

But, that's a bad start.

I come to that conclusion that all of them I saw had poor clothing, still were carrying their bags and bundles, and were sitting in streets begging for money.

Not that I am an idiot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-10-2013, 17:10:27
I've heard they've turned Dikmen Vadisi in Ankara into a shantytown, as far away as it may be.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 12-10-2013, 17:10:14
I come to that conclusion that all of them I saw had poor clothing, still were carrying their bags and bundles, and were sitting in streets begging for money.

Not that I am an idiot.
So basically what you're saying is that if you were in such a position you would go around stealing, robbing and raping, so it's perfectly understandable that they would?

And in the obvious case that you say you won't, why would you assume they will? Would you not be bothered if you were a refugee and you were locked up in a camp?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-10-2013, 17:10:26
I want to say that I wouldnt do any of those, because I would just stay in the camp and appreciate that Turkey has opened its gates for me, provides me tents to live in, food, heat, protection.

Dont you live in the Netherlands? Dont you have many refugees over there? Arent they causing problems like theft, robbery, rape?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-10-2013, 17:10:56
Hmm, think I just read somewhere the camps were being demolished, don't know if they were Syrians though.

Also I don't think they do have many refugees in the Netherlands, no internal conflicts within the EU for a few decades now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 12-10-2013, 17:10:48
I would just like to say that there is a person who has played 24 hours straight on our Natural Selection 2 server.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-10-2013, 18:10:20
The police of Şanlıurfa (a border city) reported that they cannot control the refugees going in the country due to the overloaded people on the border gates and camps, bags cannot be searched properly, and Syrians are spotted wandering in the cities.

There are 10.000 Syrians right now, just in Istanbul. God knows how many of them are in Turkey and what they are up to. Some of them are not innocent civilians, they might be former criminals, Al Muhabarat, FSA, PYD, Al-Quaeda, even PKK.

I would just like to say that there is a person who has played 24 hours straight on our Natural Selection 2 server.


Uhh, I bet he consumed lots of caffeine.

Ah, while we were talking about it, I bought myself a good 30 tins of Scho Ka Kola ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 12-10-2013, 18:10:42
Syrian cannot into Europe Turkey
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-10-2013, 12:10:09
Went out in Hasselt yesterday. Came into a crowded club...hated it, we wanted to leave to go a metal bar and some guy kept pushing me in wich i make a gesture with me shoulder to "knock it off"

I recieve a fist on my shoulder and get pushed to a table in wich i land bad, hurting my back.

So i get up like this
(http://www.maximumcrowe.net/maximumcrowe/caps/snapshot5.jpeg)

And saw some pussy foreigner morrocan high-tailing it

GET OVR ERE AND FOIGHT LIKE A MAN

Actually i am glad he ran cause my back hurted like hell
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 13-10-2013, 13:10:09
So the problem has spread into Limburg as well?

Jokes aside, when you get foreigners taking over whole neighbourhoods, like Meulenberg, or Brussels for that matter, you know the immigration policy has failed miserably...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-10-2013, 14:10:28
There. I was talking about this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 13-10-2013, 15:10:01
Seriously... This discussion AGAIN?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 13-10-2013, 19:10:22
Someone ran away from Theta?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-10-2013, 21:10:02
Gingers have no souls, better not mess with them i say.  ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-10-2013, 22:10:48
Picked up some good stuff on Saturday  :)

http://imgur.com/Z5rGJN3


The M60 is airsoft of course, going to partner it with the LRRP loadout I've got going. The new pokemon isn't half bad either.

Edit: Yeah that orange tip is going to go for sure. Most of the places I shop online seem to be out of 14- CCW M60 type flash hiders though unfortunately!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 13-10-2013, 22:10:24
So, the internet is disappointing me. I was looking for the barrel lengths of the Swiss K11 and K31 rifles. After some googling I came to the conclusion that the barrels are both equally long, at least to Wikipedia. Witch makes no since since when you look at them you know it is impossible. After changing the page to French to see if there is a difference i saw completely different numbers, almost a 5cm different.

So..

If anyone here has a Wikipedia account feel free to report it. I think the French page is correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K31
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mousqueton_1931
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 14-10-2013, 16:10:34
Witch makes no since since

Do you hear that? That's the sound of grammar nazis (or in this case just about everone on this forum, except of course theta) going in for the kill.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-10-2013, 17:10:43
Since English is my third Language I don't care really.

But it should have been "Witch makes no sense since"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 14-10-2013, 17:10:36
Someone ran away from Theta?

He was afraid of being turned into a lesbian.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 14-10-2013, 17:10:03
Since English is my third Language I don't care really.

But it should have been "Witch makes no sense since"

Witch:
(http://seite360.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/witch-scene41.jpg)

Which:
(http://www.newstudent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/which-logo.png)

Sorry, I could not resist  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-10-2013, 18:10:01
At least i am not Theta, that would defiantly be terrible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-10-2013, 18:10:02
you'r wrong

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-10-2013, 21:10:57
At least i am not Theta, that would defiantly be terrible.
(http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/194/5/c/definitely_defiantly__know_the_difference_by_captainvendetta-d573prp.png)


(couldn't resist)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 15-10-2013, 06:10:31
As is said in Afghanistan, akhtar de nekmregha sha!
eid mubarak, to all my Muslim friends.

Maybe one day I'll convert, we'll see next year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 15-10-2013, 15:10:21
Maybe one day I'll convert, we'll see next year.
If you wish to sacrifice your foreskin for that. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 15-10-2013, 16:10:16
Hah! Already done decades ago, no big loss.
Besides, several recent studies suggests it doesn't have any adverse effects and is healthier. Better late than never I say.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 15-10-2013, 17:10:48
Feels kinda strange when people say that the tips of their shlongs not existing is no big deal. No offense to anyone though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-10-2013, 18:10:15
i know a few of you have a qwertee account

http://www.qwertee.com/product/the-walker/
PLEASE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-10-2013, 13:10:26
The GPU fan of my laptop is FUBAR. Luckily the replacement fan costs only 28€.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-10-2013, 08:10:20
I had this dream where my CPU caught fire and my pc almost exploded.



Then i saw some naked girls. Tonight was a good night.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 21-10-2013, 13:10:14
I need help. Quickly. I got a technical question I cannot solve myself.

I want to link somebody towards a youtube video. But I want to send the link onto a mobile smart-phone (iphone, etc.). Thereby I wanna send the link using a simple SMS.

I mean, I don't even have a possibility to connect to the internet with my 8 year old mobile phone. Otherwise I'd just google the video, watch it on the phone and send the link using a SMS/MMS.

I know that m.youtube.com is for mobile phones, but I'm not even sure if www.m.youtube.com works properly. Did youtube register the 'm' or how is it supposed to work?
And would it be correct to simply pre-set an m. to a youtube adress in order to send a link onto a mobile phone?
And can a smartphone detect a web-adress in an SMS and convert it to an useable link properly?

Does anyone know the answer?
Or does anyone know a website where this is explained properly?

Edit:// it seems http://m.youtube.com seems to be the correct adress for mobile phones and it still works for the pc. At least.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-10-2013, 17:10:56
for a change, i'm gonna bitch some more on feminism
Today the UN launched a campaign about how sexist towards women even the western world is, and they give as simple example google search suggestions...
what is interesting about this campaign is:
a) when i put in google the first words they typed, i never see the 4 they give. It's 1,2 or 3 of them. So it isn't censored out already because otherwise everything would be removed. Well, maybe it could be blamed that i use Belgian Google, yet i don't believe that's the only reason
b) did they ever try to type "men" instead of "women" in their examples?

example: what the UN says:
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/10/21/sexism4.jpg?maxheight=416&maxwidth=568)

what google really says:
Women need to
- feel beautiful
- be wanted
- obey
- be told they are beautiful

Men need to
- know about women
- ejaculate
- grow up
- feel needed

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2013, 17:10:33
Need help,

Have you ever been prejudiced by your looks during a job interview? Do you think it is necessary, or not?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-10-2013, 17:10:47
for a change, i'm gonna bitch some more on feminism
Today the UN launched a campaign about how sexist towards women even the western world is, and they give as simple example google search suggestions...
what is interesting about this campaign is:
a) when i put in google the first words they typed, i never see the 4 they give. It's 1,2 or 3 of them. So it isn't censored out already because otherwise everything would be removed. Well, maybe it could be blamed that i use Belgian Google, yet i don't believe that's the only reason
b) did they ever try to type "men" instead of "women" in their examples?

example: what the UN says:
(http://1.standaardcdn.be/Assets/Images_Upload/2013/10/21/sexism4.jpg?maxheight=416&maxwidth=568)

what google really says:
Women need to
- feel beautiful
- be wanted
- obey
- be told they are beautiful

Men need to
- know about women
- ejaculate
- grow up
- feel needed
Welcome to the world of double standards

Feminism in its own is a biased word. "WE WANT GENDER EQUALITY! SO WE CALL IT FEMINISM"
Feminists want to be equal, but more equal then men

I only know a handfull of women rights activists who are truly equal. Who also fight prejudgement against males.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 21-10-2013, 18:10:20
Need help,

Have you ever been prejudiced by your looks during a job interview? Do you think it is necessary, or not?
Looking good (not in a fancy way, but in a proper behaving, well educated kind of looking good) gives a good impression in an interview. Of course, it quite heavily depends on what kind of job you're applying to.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2013, 18:10:25
Im not applying to anything  :D , Its just a school-wide debate.

But thanks, that's usefull ideas.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-10-2013, 18:10:29
Yes, dress-up. If you are researching and asking for experience, yes it does matter. I interviewed a lot of people who couldn't bother dressing with the least decent attire to the session. It is disrespectful. And you can always compensate your looks with the way you dress. For example, people with wide chin shouldn't wear shirt with open collars.

The golden rule is always the same: don't treat others the way you don't want to be treated.

Same logic applies: don't dress to the sore eye, give people around you a nice sight and some friendly smell.

There are people who dress to the point of showing off, typically oriental Asians, who were taught to go after the highest score in school. So, they did in everything else, like overdressing and putting too much make-up that makes them look different from their CV/resume photo. Well, don't. Humans wear clothes because of decency and that should be it, other than that is just a waste of time, inefficient for everyday work.

One more note, I know some people are partially colour-blind. For those people, stick to the classic colours: black, gray, and white.

To me it is a necessary evaluation: people want to see how you respect them and yourself by your presentation. Honestly, skill is relative and could be learned pretty fast, depending on the person. As long as the guy is sincere and show some willingness, I would vouch for him/her. (man first eh?  :D)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-10-2013, 18:10:27
for a change, i'm gonna bitch some more on feminism
Today the UN launched a campaign about how sexist towards women even the western world is, and they give as simple example google search suggestions...
what is interesting about this campaign is:
a) when i put in google the first words they typed, i never see the 4 they give. It's 1,2 or 3 of them. So it isn't censored out already because otherwise everything would be removed. Well, maybe it could be blamed that i use Belgian Google, yet i don't believe that's the only reason
b) did they ever try to type "men" instead of "women" in their examples?
I think that Google will tailor its results based on your demographics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-10-2013, 18:10:21
Yes, dress-up. If you are researching and asking for experience, yes it does matter. I interviewed a lot of people who couldn't bother dressing with the least decent attire to the session. It is disrespectful. And you can always compensate your looks with the way you dress. For example, people with wide chin shouldn't wear shirt with open collars.

The golden rule is always the same: don't treat others the way you don't want to be treated.

Same logic applies: don't dress to the sore eye, give people around you a nice sight and some friendly smell.

There are people who dress to the point of showing off, typically oriental Asians, who were taught to go after the highest score in school. So, they did in everything else, like overdressing and putting too much make-up that makes them look different from their CV/resume photo. Well, don't. Humans wear clothes because of decency and that should be it, other than that is just a waste of time, inefficient for everyday work.

One more note, I know some people are partially colour-blind. For those people, stick to the classic colours: black, gray, and white.

To me it is a necessary evaluation: people want to see how you respect them and yourself by your presentation. Honestly, skill is relative and could be learned pretty fast, depending on the person. As long as the guy is sincere and show some willingness, I would vouch for him/her. (man first eh?  :D)

That is a good evaluation, thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-10-2013, 22:10:28
Now, I'm guessing that the person in Flippy's new avatar is not who I think it is, but I just cannot shake the image of Alan Titchmarsh staring at me in a manically happy way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-10-2013, 22:10:47
Shea Whigham aka Elias Thompson

(http://31.media.tumblr.com/f3606a80eb5a980dab9faeba060b640f/tumblr_muott5zWcU1ril2d9o2_1280.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-10-2013, 22:10:59
Oh ok.  Boardwalk Empire I guess?

Still creeping me out though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-10-2013, 23:10:58
Yep, Boardwalk Empire fo' sho'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-10-2013, 18:10:29
Oh boy, now the UN wants to remove a cultural tradition because it's racism.
a short description:
In the Netherlands and part of Belgium there is a tradition (first forms appeared in 1427) where "Sinterklaas" is some sort of santaclaus, except Sinterklaas comes on 6th of december. The tradidtion is that he rides with is horse on the roofs of the houses and sends his assistent, "zwarte Piet" (translated: black Peter), trough the chimneys to bring the presents inside the houses for all children that have been nice that year. It dates from the times houses were kept warm by wood, charcoal, etc. Logical consequence is that  his assistent would get black from all the stuff on the inside of the chimney while he is going down and up again.
Then immigrants started saying that this is obvious racism, since it's the assistent, who turns black, that has to do the work, so this old tradition is just colonial racism and should be abolished as soon as possible...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Sintenpiet.jpg/429px-Sintenpiet.jpg)

I was wondering what you guys think of this? Is this racism or just an innocent tradition? Should it be banned?

I personally don't see racism in it, since it's actually just a white guy that got dirty. So basically, the assistent is just a white guy. And even if it would be found racist, i think the Dutch tolerate other traditions from immigrants so they could leave this for the Dutch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-10-2013, 18:10:50
He is not black, he is Spanish and he got dirty from climbing down the chimneys of the houses.

Stupid to ban it, it hurts nobody. If he was white people would complain that it is some white power celebration.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-10-2013, 18:10:29
People being overly sensitive and way too easily offended again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-10-2013, 18:10:40
Logical consequence is that  his assistent would get black from all the stuff on the inside of the chimney while he is going down and up again.

He is not black, he is Spanish and he got dirty from climbing down the chimneys of the houses.

Black from the chimneys? But not his clothes? How did he get big red lips? And curly hair? Also from chimneys or do you have a separate historical revisionistic explanation for that?

Do everyone a favour and stop spreading this nonsense and do some research. Zwarte Piet is black cause he's a Moor, i.e. a person of African ancestry. A black person.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 22-10-2013, 19:10:06
Everything is racist, and offensive these days. Even the fact that somebody found this offensive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 22-10-2013, 19:10:40
In my eyes it's more racist to actually forbid this than just leaving it as it is.

When there is a need to forbid something because of a painted skin colour that is not even related to actually black people, then somebody got to explain me why that is necessary when all humen are equal.

Banning this would just support that there is no equality within the society, otherwise there wouldn't be complaints. This is not how the way to fight racism and bring equality to the society, it's just very superficial thoughts from people that either want to overintegrate and see danger all around, people that are fighting racism while being to keen to do well, or people that are generally hypersensitive and feel as part of a social minority rather than equal humen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-10-2013, 19:10:45
If it was a white dude doing all the work and black dude just being all sinterklaas, no one would say a peep and everything would be well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-10-2013, 19:10:54
Logical consequence is that  his assistent would get black from all the stuff on the inside of the chimney while he is going down and up again.

He is not black, he is Spanish and he got dirty from climbing down the chimneys of the houses.

Black from the chimneys? But not his clothes? How did he get big red lips? And curly hair? Also from chimneys or do you have a separate historical revisionistic explanation for that?

Do everyone a favour and stop spreading this nonsense and do some research. Zwarte Piet is black cause he's a Moor, i.e. a person of African ancestry. A black person.

Its because that is what my parents told me when I was 6, and it is what i will tell my children later. No buts, no facts checking, it is like that because that is what was told me. Its a tradition for gods sake, not some super serious event.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-10-2013, 19:10:23
Its because that is what my parents told me when I was 6, and it is what i will tell my children later. No buts, no facts checking, it is like that because that is what was told me. Its a tradition for gods sake, not some super serious event.
Well, I find such flagrant disregard for the truth to be offensive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-10-2013, 20:10:10
Its a childrens tradition, really, you want to ruin it for them? you cant take something like this to serious, just pass it along and play your part, just like easter eggs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-10-2013, 20:10:05
Why is sinterklaas ruined for children if zwarte piet is a black person and not a white person?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-10-2013, 20:10:21
Why would oranjedag be ruined when everybody has to wear green instead?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-10-2013, 20:10:41
BAN ALL THINGS THAT ARE FUN
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 22-10-2013, 20:10:14
I'm not saying Zwarte Piet should be white. I'm saying you should not kid yourself (and especially not others (including children)) about him being a black person. Saying he is black because of chimneys is what I find offensive, because he obviously is not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-10-2013, 20:10:47
Maybe, but the steamboat come from spain, so you say that they are spanish and that his helpers are dirty from bringing presents, that is why they are darker. No child wonders why his clothes are clean, they are just happy he gives them candy.

Anyway, i visited his grave when i was in Turkey, was quite interesting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 22-10-2013, 20:10:05
The real question is, was Jesus black or white  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-10-2013, 20:10:45
Arab I assume, if only they knew in the US of A.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-10-2013, 20:10:36
NOBODY was offended by this for DOZENS of years...Now suddently some beet juice drinking, socialistic green asshole wants to ban it. NOW Suddently people are butthurt!


The real question is, was Jesus black or white  ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORIICgi-0GI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 22-10-2013, 20:10:15
I'm not saying Zwarte Piet should be white. I'm saying you should not kid yourself (and especially not others (including children)) about him being a black person. Saying he is black because of chimneys is what I find offensive, because he obviously is not.

You do know that we're supposed to say that he is white because of some 1950' convention determined that it was racist to call him black. The problem with Piet is that he whips bad children, and back then they thought it was a bad idea to tell little kids  that black men mean you harm ..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-10-2013, 20:10:53
Its a really amusing topic. Dutch news is felt with, international, amusing topics these days.

Its obvious Zwarte Piet started as a bemeaning picture of a black man, like Black Face in America.
A "childrens tradition"? Its an adult tradition making children happy.

Quote
If it was a white dude doing all the work and black dude just being all sinterklaas, no one would say a peep and everything would be well.

Well maybe cause that has nothing to do with such a painful page in history now does it.

Btw im not voting for banning zwarte piet, i couldnt care less. But ignoring its racist is just.. plain stupid and ignorant. Just admit and move on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 22-10-2013, 20:10:35
Arab I assume, if only they knew in the US of A.

Strong Greek/Roman population there as well though. I'll go with mixed races. Perhaps a middle color person.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-10-2013, 20:10:38
You know the Jews don't intermingle with gentiles easily right? Especially back then, when they are still very strict about it. I'd say, Jesus is more like Phoenician, kinda Yasser Arafat-like, Muammar Gaddafi-like face.

About Zwarte Piet: Yes, we know the black pete here in Indonesia. He is usually feared by children because he whips bad children and have a very white teeth. We never really bothered about what race he is. Back then when I was a child, I thought he was just a guy with a lot of make-up, just like clowns (which I unreasonably feared). He is there for entertainment purposes. And yes, I grew up in a Roman Catholic education institution.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 22-10-2013, 21:10:24
But that black man is a slave that was freed by the Greek bishop st. Nicholas. He freed him ffs, what's so racist about that?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 22-10-2013, 22:10:33
Well.. racism can be a cultural tradition so both maybe?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-10-2013, 00:10:41
The way he is depicted.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-10-2013, 04:10:59
Racism is an issue because we judge by the colour of the skin. What if we are all colour blind?

I mean, the black guy there is just filling a role as Santa's sidekick, and he is just happens to be black. If you put it in modern context, wasn't it a shining example of diversity or inclusiveness in old European tradition?

It is not like the minorities aren't to blame as well. As a Chinese-descent, i feel like my community is totally racist. Slurs in some dialects like gwai-lo (foreign devil, applies to all people of non-orient descent), XXX ang-mo (red-haired guy, preceded by common insults). So why the liberal white people always feel the need to undermine themselves?

I feel like it is a thinly-veiled western cultural supremacy by implying that "our society is better, because we try to understand sensitiveness of every possible culture we encountered while all of you are still being ignorant about it."

Every people in the eastern sphere of culture prefer honesty over implied political correctness when dealing with the issue. Instead of attempting to subdue that urge (to express your opinion that might not be politically correct), we'd prefer to lose that skin colour consciousness as Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed it. You have the similar opinion about sex, which is opting to use contraception instead of being abstinence, why not the same in racial issues?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-10-2013, 12:10:40
Why has that post been deleted? From HI i believe?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-10-2013, 12:10:26
Why has that post been deleted? From HI i believe?

Only post *I* have deleted recently was yours which contained only one word. There are no posts by HI in the deleted posts database.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-10-2013, 12:10:04
You have the similar opinion about sex, which is opting to use contraception instead of being abstinence, why not the same in racial issues?

Color cannot be unseen. The question is rather retorical, isn't it?

I feel like it is a thinly-veiled western cultural supremacy by implying that "our society is better, because we try to understand sensitiveness of every possible culture we encountered while all of you are still being ignorant about it."

Who said we want to veil it? That is is the base of the cultural supremacy we feel. If we would not live that feeling, how could our feelings be true like religious feelings? Besides, there are other bases for our cultural supremacy. That brings us to:

Every people in the eastern sphere of culture prefer honesty over implied political correctness when dealing with the issue. Instead of attempting to subdue that urge (to express your opinion that might not be politically correct),[...]

You want to hear the honest truth? Do you want to look at the facts?
We, the West, are pushing our economical interests forward against all odds. And we have the militarical and economical strength to rule this world in a way, that allows us to keep the supremacy that we got. We buy raw materials cheap and sell expensive goods in return. Meanwhile we cash in most of the money and spend it on lifestyle products; while in other parts of the world people are starving. And we bomb everybody into pieces who dares to encounter our system of global trade.

Now tell me, who rules this world and who is the slave here?

Oh, and if I remember right, this is all about the black assistent of Santa Clause, right? Honestly, I don't see the racism here. Isn't it a sign of appreciation if Santa Clause is picking a black guy as his assistant? And what do we do if the chinese complain that black peter isn't yellow, as a sign of our appreciation of the chinese culture, though they are producing all those goods all day for little money. Then we will really be in trouble.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-10-2013, 13:10:35
Color cannot be unseen. The question is rather retorical, isn't it?

Similarly, you can't run away from all responsibilities that come with sex doesn't it?

It is either you disregard the skin colour when dealing with social issues (hence no double standards), or disregard having illegitimate/unwanted child that one cannot support or contracting STD (hence no biased social stigma).

You want to hear the honest truth? Do you want to look at the facts?
We, the West, are pushing our economical interests forward against all odds. And we have the militarical and economical strength to rule this world in a way, that allows us to keep the supremacy that we got. We buy raw materials cheap and sell expensive goods in return. Meanwhile we cash in most of the money and spend it on lifestyle products; while in other parts of the world people are starving. And we bomb everybody into pieces who dares to encounter our system of global trade.

Of course, count China, Japan, and South Korea as your western block as well then. It is not that you are alone in committing those so-called "burden" or "guilt." Even a country often posing like a victim such as Indonesia is guilty as hell for having ignorant world view, thinking that it can dominate in every industries by sacrificing and wasting a lot of natural resources and people lives for the sake of national pride. We simply refused to learn from the more experienced nations and chose to listen to our own ego.

It is time to see that we are all living in the same planet and will not likely be able to go anywhere within the next few hundred years. Your nation are just your identity, if you cut down a tree here, the global oxygen supply will be reduced, or simply, if you shit here the smell will travel across to the next room.

Oh, and if I remember right, this is all about the black assistent of Santa Clause, right? Honestly, I don't see the racism here. Isn't it a sign of appreciation if Santa Clause is picking a black guy as his assistant? And what do we do if the chinese complain that black peter isn't yellow, as a sign of our appreciation of the chinese culture, though they are producing all those goods all day for little money. Then we will really be in trouble.

Well no,

The problem is that Zwarte Piet is not considered as appreciation, but rather demeaning. See the earlier post:

Quote
Oh boy, now the UN wants to remove a cultural tradition because it's racism.
a short description:
In the Netherlands and part of Belgium there is a tradition (first forms appeared in 1427) where "Sinterklaas" is some sort of santaclaus, except Sinterklaas comes on 6th of december. The tradidtion is that he rides with is horse on the roofs of the houses and sends his assistent, "zwarte Piet" (translated: black Peter), trough the chimneys to bring the presents inside the houses for all children that have been nice that year. It dates from the times houses were kept warm by wood, charcoal, etc. Logical consequence is that  his assistent would get black from all the stuff on the inside of the chimney while he is going down and up again.
Then immigrants started saying that this is obvious racism, since it's the assistent, who turns black, that has to do the work, so this old tradition is just colonial racism and should be abolished as soon as possible...

Hence I ranted about the typical political correctness being so anal about traditions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-10-2013, 13:10:57
This reminds me off the feminist debate about fairy tales, like the ones compiled by the Grimms for example. They claim that these tales are sexist and should not be told to children.
Now the thing is that these stories are indeed sexist as fuck and propagate a traditional view of gender roles, however it is my belief that they should not be prohibited. Instead I view them as a way to entertain children while at the same time rising awareness of the issue. You could discuss with your child (or in a school setting for that matter) what the characters represent in the story and if they want to live their lives like a passive princess waiting for prince handsome to come along. It's an easy way to introduce them to these issues of modern life.
The same can be said here. I dont think this tradition should be banned (however, couldn't you at least hire actual black guys to do the job?) but denying that it has its roots in racism is equally wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 23-10-2013, 14:10:06
The irony is that children do not even see these underlying statements. As a kid I never wondered why Piet is black , he just happened to be black. I did not think that he was "a slave been pulled out of Africa to serve his white overlord". Saint Nicolas is an old man, he no longer can carry a bag full of toys all by him self, so he was in need of a younger guy to aid him with his tasks. So what if he is black ? Black people can't do honest work, but are to busy breaking into houses and stealing cars ? If we perhaps make him white everything is ok ?

Racism is biasing people on basis of their skin colour. The UN is therefore racist, since all it sees is a black guy carrying a bag instead of a person doing his job. They should all be fired and replaced with more sensible people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-10-2013, 15:10:53
A black woman wants a sooty white man to lose his job. Good job, UN.

It's a children's thing they want to abolish; let kids be kids and don't turn them into politically correct idiots before they can even understand such matter.

I tell you, this world is being FUBAR'ed by political correctness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-10-2013, 16:10:16
Seriously, you cannot cockblock a part of any country's culture, just because suddenly someone(from another part of the world) gets offended by it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-10-2013, 18:10:54
Just support or multicultural team bringing gifts to the children.

https://www.facebook.com/pietitie
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-10-2013, 18:10:58
So here is some other news

Verene shepherd...is know to be a radical extreme left person. Who is part of some human rights stuff in the UN...Wich composits mostly of Coloured people. Doesnt that sound incredibly biased??

I am finding many articles know of people who call this women an extremely double standard bitch. Who does everything to find White men guilty of slavery and demanding compensation. Slavery wich happend hundreds of hundreds of years ago.


So are we truly guilty to things that happend in the past? I find it a big shame to what my little country did to Congo. But why should i pay for those who died back then by several generations before me? Why should germans feel "bad& guilty" today for what happend in WW2??

thousands of White men and women have been killed in South africa...Brutally raped, tortured and boiling water poured down there throats. Yet this so called "equal human rights director" has been blind to that for years..


Who is the Racistic biased person now?

Either we are all racist assholes or hypocretic punks....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-10-2013, 20:10:08
Something bothered me a few weeks back, I was changing a broken power converter (24V DC-->230V AC) to make a light work in a train and it struck me that the new one looked so much worse then the old one. The old broken one was coloured and smooth while the new one was already scratched and just in plain aluminium. The sticker on it was barely readable. What happened the past 10 years that they no longer care that there product looks decent, or at least clean to the eye? even is it supposed to be hidden.

Pic as proof.
(http://imgup.com/data/images/5448.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-10-2013, 20:10:25
A black woman wants a sooty white man to lose his job. Good job, UN.

It's a children's thing they want to abolish; let kids be kids and don't turn them into politically correct idiots before they can even understand such matter.

I tell you, this world is being FUBAR'ed by political correctness.

If wed stop with the Zwarte Piet only children who would be affected are the ones aging between 4-7 years old. Its a partents thing, stop now and only a few would wonder whats happening, and even then its easy to convince m otherwise.

Honestly people are more butthurt over keeping a tradion than the tradition itsself.

Seriously, you cannot cockblock a part of any country's culture, just because suddenly someone(from another part of the world) gets offended by it.

yea, thats what we told the slaves too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-10-2013, 20:10:46
broken power converter

You better go to Tosche Station to pick up some new ones.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 23-10-2013, 20:10:02
This reminds me a little of the annually recurring tradition of accusing atheists of trying to destroy Christmas. A very small minority raises some concerns, eliciting a completely disproportionate reaction of seemingly every single person who enjoys Christmas.

The same is happening now. I can't open the newspaper or watch television without people complaining and complaining and complaining. It even goes so far that I am bothered by it on the bus, having to listen to the conversation of the person next to me, complaining that "those damn immigrants should be grateful we let them into our country and shut the hell up". It's a pointless discussion that only polarises groups that aren't getting along very well today as it is.

And for fuck's sake it's still 6 fucking weeks until December 5th...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 23-10-2013, 23:10:31
broken power converter

You better go to Tosche Station to pick up some new ones.



Well played. +1 rep to you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-10-2013, 01:10:44
May I indroduce you to a german tradition on december 6th:
Knecht Ruprecht:

(http://www.muensterschezeitung.de/storage/pic/mdhl/artikelbilder/lokales/mz-mlz-evz-gz/stme/3554624_1_xio-fcmsimage-20121207100636-006001-50c1b19cdd06c.4706137.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Nikolaus02.JPG/600px-Nikolaus02.JPG)

Basically Knecht Ruprecht is a black man and assistant of Clause. He is black, because he is supposed to frighten the children, forcing them to well-behave. Children who did not behave throughout the year are punished by him. At least that is what the children fear nowadays. A century ago Knecht Ruprecht was really beating the children with a birch if their parents wanted to punish them for bad behavior.

However, this got nothing to do with black colored people or race. Knecht Ruprecht is black because he represents the evil side, the sins, he stands for the devil giving a fortaste on hell. If he'd look like Bibo from Sesame Street, who'd fear him then?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-10-2013, 04:10:38
Honestly people are more butthurt over keeping a tradion than the tradition itsself.

They make a fuss over unimportant silly stuff, that's the thing. They will point it out one by one, even innocent pictures can be suggestive if you put unnecessary censorship blur.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/unnecessary-censorship

It is that idiotic.

One day we will reach such political correctness level, that Ferrari's prancing horse or Peugeot's mythical lion crest should be identified female, because it displays no visible male genital organ.

Basically, I agree with Ts4EVER, you should not ban the stuff. Just teach the children what it means and make them understand. The Germans did that with their dark WW2 history, the Japanese simply doesn't. Too sensitive and offensive for "peace-loving" modern Japanese? Why not ask Koreans and Chinese comfort women victims? Or Indonesian Romusha slave workers? Or British POWs in Burma? Political correctness is akin to populist stupidity: it is all about reckless quick action with little regard to research and deeper understanding.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 24-10-2013, 05:10:35
I used to think that most of the british and aussies ran away, and left the Indian soldiers in the lurch, while running away from the Japanese.

It is that idiotic.

Basically, I agree with Ts4EVER, you should not ban the stuff. Just teach the children what it means and make them understand. The Germans did that with their dark WW2 history, the Japanese simply doesn't. Too sensitive and offensive for "peace-loving" modern Japanese? Why not ask Koreans and Chinese comfort women victims? Or Indonesian Romusha slave workers? Or British POWs in Burma? Political correctness is akin to populist stupidity: it is all about reckless quick action with little regard to research and deeper understanding.

of course, an extremity of being apologist is bad too, you denounce all the histories of your people as bad and evil and don't put any of their actions into context, just for the excuse of maintaining "harmony" .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 24-10-2013, 23:10:01
adultcatfinder.com

Got a pretty good chuckle out of me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 25-10-2013, 15:10:33
There is still much racist prejudice inherent in (all) our civilizations, how else could you explain things like this:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/blonde-girl-roma-parents-returned-dna

I don´t think that banning Zwarte Piet will change this mindset. Like Ts4ever said, it is instead a good reason to get your children to be aware of such things by talking with them about the way humans (used to) treat each other.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-10-2013, 15:10:14
What's a good USA-themed outfit?

Thoughts so far:
-Captain America
-Uncle Sam
-Redneck of some type


/Edit: But I'm not fat, so it'll have to be some made-up figure, or cartoon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-10-2013, 15:10:44
Because only white people can be racist  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-10-2013, 15:10:03
THeBuTtHuRtTA0123
I am butthurt about the fact everybody is butthurt these days!


Double standards people. Double-fucking-standards  ::)

http://9gag.com/gag/aoz5MP3

Like this

How fucking double standard is this? Let me go to google and type "men should" and "men shouldnt" and i declare fucking horsecrap on that commercial

Or "men can"

Try that one

only men can be lazy
Fuck that, i'll upload a photo of the female godzilla living in the street who has not worked a single day in her goddam life
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-10-2013, 15:10:48
What's a good USA-themed outfit?

Thoughts so far:
-Captain America
-Uncle Sam
-Redneck of some type


/Edit: But I'm not fat, so it'll have to be some made-up figure, or cartoon.

Captain America and Uncle Sam is too much "In Your Face!"

I suggest dressing as Amerindians or Cowboys if you have that complexion.

Because only white people can be racist  ::)

You have to know, every majority is racist. But theirs aren't just as loud as white people's media.

For example, every Indonesians feel obliged to put disclaimer before they referring to the least offensive reference to the Chinese. "Saya tidak bermaksud SARA" (I don't mean to be racist), but "I support you damn crazy Chinese! Slay those corrupt officials!" It feels totally weird, and that is not even a proper use of Indonesian language.

Then we have the Japanese view on immigration and their stubbornness, despite aging population and dwindling birth rate. It is not even helped by their hostility towards the "gaijin" master race, they got more stare in a public bath rather than the gaijin Korean or Chinese.

Then we have Koreans, who have that inferiority complex, and this "innocent (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24638074)."

Oh, and never mind the amount of discrimination the white minority received in Zimbabwe and South Africa, despite them being the friendly non-apartheid ones.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 25-10-2013, 15:10:05
Women are being treated worse than livestock in many, many countries. "Double standards and man-hate!" Shouts the man in Belgium. "Help, Help! I'm being repressed!" He cries but no soul hears his tale of woe.

Alas, people don't seem to understand that it its the western man that has drawn the worst lot of them all. He has to live in constant danger and without any resemblance of human rights. 'Tis a sad day.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-10-2013, 16:10:20
Women are being treated worse than livestock in many, many countries. "Double standards and man-hate!" Shouts the man in Belgium. "Help, Help! I'm being repressed!" He cries but no soul hears his tale of woe.

Alas, people don't seem to understand that it its the western man that has drawn the worst lot of them all. He has to live in constant danger and without any resemblance of human rights. 'Tis a sad day.

Moral of the story: don't complain if someone has it worse.

I shouldn't worry about not being able to pay rent because kids starve in Africa.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-10-2013, 16:10:14
Nicely said Biiviz.


"WHY ARE YOU NOT WORRIED ABOUT THIS THAT IS HAPPENING IN THAT COUNTRY"

Why should i? seriously? Why do i need to be hurt by this? I decide what i will be hurt with it.

I was very upset when one of my friends got beaten because he is gay 3 months ago.(No not by foreigners, This time it was right winged white trash Skinhead who kicked him on the floor)

But i am not upset at all when i see all those deaths in Syria. Thats over there. Not here.


Simular with my chronic disease. Crohn has destroyed many fun things of life. I recently was pretty sad with my current health state.

What helps me is somebody being there for me.
What doesnt help me at all, is some person coming to me: WHY ARE YOU FEELING SAD WHEN PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE CANCER OR HAVE IT MUCH WORSE.


How the fuck does this helps? Its MY problem i am bothered with. Not there's. I am bothered with friends who have health problems. I am not really bothered with strangers i do not know.

I donated 20 euro's a while ago to cancer research. But i would not have lost any sleep at all if i did not dropped that money in that girls deposit box at the city square.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 26-10-2013, 04:10:13
When I woke up this morning, my computer had 300 GB of free space. Now it has 25 GB.
Going to need an upgrade soon...

Edit: Crap, a minute passed and I'm down to 21 GB.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-10-2013, 08:10:50
Give your chicken a rest
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 26-10-2013, 18:10:22
When I woke up this morning, my computer had 300 GB of free space. Now it has 25 GB.
Going to need an upgrade soon...

Edit: Crap, a minute passed and I'm down to 21 GB.
3TB external HDD's are less than 200 €/£/$ nowadays. What was the problem again?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 27-10-2013, 02:10:22
Elections tomorrow! Ah I love it!.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 27-10-2013, 04:10:39
When I woke up this morning, my computer had 300 GB of free space. Now it has 25 GB.
Going to need an upgrade soon...

Edit: Crap, a minute passed and I'm down to 21 GB.
3TB external HDD's are less than 200 €/£/$ nowadays. What was the problem again?

I was rendering a 140 GB .avi file in Sony Vegas Pro on the wrong settings, bloody dangerous mistake. I'll probably go shopping for PC parts next year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-10-2013, 00:10:53
How come Ron Paul didn't get to the final election round instead of Romney?
He seems like a logical choice, and seems like a man with a brain.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oddball on 28-10-2013, 00:10:46
...
He seems like a logical choice, and seems like a man with a brain.

That's why. This is the United States, unfortunately it is a changing face.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-10-2013, 08:10:47
Boy, this week's BWE episode was damn intense. I think my anus is finally normalizing after all that clenching.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 28-10-2013, 16:10:48
How come Ron Paul didn't get to the final election round instead of Romney?
He seems like a logical choice, and seems like a man with a brain.
Ron Paul, the man who would practically shut down federal government, end public education and healthcare, practice isolationism up to and including withdrawal from the UN, but also rejecting Paris Declaration, Hague and Geneva Conventions (among a slew of other international treaties) and start giving out Letters of Marque to PMC's, privateers, and just about any wacko with a gun in order to allow them to go after the enemies of America.

Logical choice for the Tea Party, maybe. Though he has one good idea, and that is ending fiat money and returning to the gold standard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 28-10-2013, 17:10:02
Today I just had to step outside to get that "casual" windblown hairdo.
Code red for the weather.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 29-10-2013, 07:10:41
An interesting article on the domestic and foreign policy of Iran:

http://www.ossimantylahti.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/alan-salehzadeh-iran-verkko.pdf (http://www.ossimantylahti.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/alan-salehzadeh-iran-verkko.pdf)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-10-2013, 19:10:25
Alright
yesterday was...One heck of a day. Seeing Damaso thread, made it even worse.


Person A and B/C/D/E/F are in a big fight

I know all of the above

So persons B/C/D/E/F decide to break all contact with me because i know person A very well.
So i posted this on facebook

(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/013/682/i3PPJDxGoYm4Q.gif)

Then some tried to add me back. With apologies

I posted this

(http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/thor-odinson/sentiment/toolate.gif)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 29-10-2013, 21:10:23
People who would do that are not true friends, its not a loss in the long run.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-10-2013, 21:10:22
Yep good riddance. No whining, no bitching. Just one big Fuck you and lets move on with life
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 30-10-2013, 04:10:23
They tried to add you back when you posted that?


(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/013/682/i3PPJDxGoYm4Q.gif)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 30-10-2013, 09:10:25
After visiting a friend on Monday evening my companions and me took the ferry back home. There was a double-decker bus next to us whose driver went to the upper deck to fetch a coffee. As soon as the ferry started moving the bus started moving back as well. Turns out the driver neither engaged a gear, nor put on the emergency brake.
With people still on board and the bus rolling backwards we rushed out of our own car and tried to get it to stop, somehow. Luckily a guy on board of the bus was faster, jumped onto the drivers seat and pushed the brake pedal to the floor, bringing it to a stop, some 10m before it would´ve hit the edge of the ferry. Some minutes later the driver came back, totally perplexed because people looked shocked, a passenger was sitting on his seat and the bus rolled back several meters.

Needless to say I was totally sober after this event. Fortunately the bus didn´t slide off the ferry, otherwise someone would have to fish a bunch of bodies out of Lake Constance...it´s crazy how fast disasters can happen and for what simple reasons...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-10-2013, 08:10:11
More accurate map on the subject of racism:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worlds-most-and-least-racially-tolerant-countries/

I can't believe about Japan though, perhaps they haven't reach their deeper, inner, honest side during the survey.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 31-10-2013, 10:10:56
Yep, the most diverse country on the planet is the least tolerant. Seems about right.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 31-10-2013, 13:10:06
Yay for the US and UK and other blue countries.  Somewhat unsurprised by the Frogs... and wondering what good old Ireland would look like if it had been polled. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 31-10-2013, 13:10:21
I would really like to know what the choices were in the survey.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 31-10-2013, 17:10:36
Surveys like these are reasons why most Indians end up hating white ppl eventually.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-10-2013, 17:10:06
Surveys like these are often biased in favour of foreigners. I once recieved such a survey under my nose

"Can an person being native in his native country, be racist against other races not native to that particular country?"

The answers= Yes or no

But nowhere in hell did the opposite question appeared: Can a foreigner be racist towards natives in their native country?

And simular "Double standard" questions and what today's society become. You have to be left or right, not central.
Fuck that, i love central. Switzerland ftw!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-10-2013, 17:10:30
Theta: Just answer no, it's that simple. Because that's the question being asked. There is a thing called "too much information."

Do Indians hate each other? I dunno. But my Bengali friend says, everyone speaks their own language there. Only those in big cities speaks Hindi, the rest communicate in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Ladakhi, and basically their own territorial language. He is surprised to see Indonesians speaking "Indonesian" from the most remote Papua to Aceh. Despite us being distinct like the difference between Bengali and Gujarati. I have to say, nobody understands India, but nobody cares really. Each of them needs to get their act together and stop saying shits like "I'm Punjabi" when asked "Are you Indian?"

In foreign country, nobody identify themselves as "I'm Padangese" or "I'm Chinese" or "I'm Gujarati" when asked "Are you Indonesian?" That's just too much information. But if they are curious about my look, then yes, I'm of Chinese ancestry.

But really, I do believe that Asians are generally more racist. They are just not too expressive about their feelings. They might not be as extreme as committing incest, but they rather have their children marrying people of the same race, ethnic, and tribes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-10-2013, 17:10:17
One of my asian friends (singapore origin, lived in south korea and Thailand) says that, in his opinion, Asians are very very racist towards eachother. He calls our extreme right winged parties pussies compared to what he saw.

In a year he is moving back to singapore, well he is kinda scared on what people are gonna say towards him living in All these countries (Its work related, C&C engineering)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 31-10-2013, 17:10:41
We Indians are clannish in general, if a major survey cannot translate a question correctly and gives messed up response, that is called shit journalism.


Do Indians hate each other? I dunno. But my Bengali friend says, everyone speaks their own language there. Only those in big cities speaks Hindi, the rest communicate in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Ladakhi, and basically their own territorial language. He is surprised to see Indonesians speaking "Indonesian" from the most remote Papua to Aceh. Despite us being distinct like the difference between Bengali and Gujarati. I have to say, nobody understands India, but nobody cares really. Each of them needs to get their act together and stop saying shits like "I'm Punjabi" when asked "Are you Indian?"


To be precise there is a bengali word for "race" but there isn't any Hindi word for "Race". So that would explain a lot.

Did some digging and found asked the questions asked in India
http://www.wvsevsdb.com/wvs/WVSDocumentation.jsp?Idioma=I  (http://www.wvsevsdb.com/wvs/WVSDocumentation.jsp?Idioma=I)

a. A drug addict
b. A person from a different caste 
c. An AIDS patient
d. A homosexual
e. A person of a different faith
f. A drunkard
g. An unmarried couple living together
h. People who speak a language different from yours
i. People from a different nationality or state
 
How did they find out that we are racist from this  ???

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-10-2013, 17:10:36
Thailand is actually the least racist society here amongst Asians. But due to their openness, every other Asians have that negative perversion towards Thais. Ask Donutz, he must be familiar with it. My classmate from high school, who is an Indonesian Chinese is dating a Dutch while she was in Sydney. She was jokingly suspected being a "Thai" coming from Phuket brothels by her boyfriends' groupies. Even the white people familiar with Asian lifestyle started picking up this highly racist (by western standards) overtones.

Singapore are forced being not racist because they want to project good image amongst western nations, since they make money using western market rules and juggle with US Dollar currency. They are in fact, still very racist, and becoming anti-immigrant recently, especially towards Chinese mainlanders (what overseas Chinese like me say when referring to those people coming from People's Republic of China).

I might not like political correctness, but our daily life might produce worse conversation than typical Stormfront discussion boards. The only difference is, Asians tend to avoid conflict and like keep things in order (being afraid of the consequences), so this rarely escalates to random violent attack on people they don't like. The exception maybe in a more democratized modern countries like Taiwan or South Korea or Japan or (recently) PR China itself.

The more modern society, the more individualist you are, and you tend to care less about the others, so people are more likely to commit actions on their own without thinking about the consequences to people next to them. Stuff like fist fighting and projectile throwing in parliament building are almost weekly occasion in Taiwan and South Korea. But in Malaysia, things are more restrained. So, I wouldn't say your right-winged parties "pussies." You might sit next to a random Asians, and they seemed to wouldn't mind. But it doesn't prevent them from secretly mumbling or talking to a friend next to him about you.

See the experience of a real white guy growing up in an Asian country:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HylaY5e1awo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 31-10-2013, 17:10:50
Hmm, wouldn't say Russia is all that accurate. At least in the European parts of the country well over 40% of people are racist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 31-10-2013, 18:10:57
But nowhere in hell did the opposite question appeared: Can a foreigner be racist towards natives in their native country?


Careful now, that's racist thinking. We would not want to have a certain black helicopter to visit...

But you're right though...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 31-10-2013, 18:10:16
Careful now, that's racist thinking. We would not want to have a certain black helicopter to visit...

If we are thinking about the same helicopter, then it's definitely not black but the colours of a rainbow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 31-10-2013, 18:10:33
Careful now, that's racist thinking. We would not want to have a certain black helicopter to visit...

If we are thinking about the same helicopter, then it's definitely not black but the colours of a rainbow.

*Gasp* Not the helicopter of the.... Not them!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 31-10-2013, 19:10:21
Very tongue in cheek
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-10-2013, 20:10:00
Instead of wagner-ride of the valykries! it plays this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWqJTKdznaM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 31-10-2013, 23:10:38
*Like I said, PM me if you got issues*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-11-2013, 09:11:16
And the rainbowcopter strikes again...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 01-11-2013, 10:11:38
Why do I even bother with this forums any more, I wonder...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-11-2013, 14:11:36
Deep down inside i know you love me....



Question, should i go for an Intel-Core i3 3240 (s 1155 , 3.4 GHz , 3 MB)  @109.90€ or its more worthy to get an Intel-Core i5 3340(1155,3.1 GHz/6Mb) @172.90€ ? Do you think i3 is at its limit with newer games?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-11-2013, 14:11:01
Get the i5.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-11-2013, 16:11:31
Get the i5.

I agree.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-11-2013, 17:11:01
Seeing how the "football" thread is going up again, I was asking myself whether I´m the only one not being interested in football - other than playing it myself and watching international matches. The Bundesliga (national) and the Champions league totally don´t get my attention. I don´t see any sense in this:

- The club with the most money is most likely to win. Bayern München for example just buys the best players... now they are the best club in Germany? No, they have more money.

- Players don´t stick to their clubs. Whoever pays them more, they will play for. Is that player "our boy" as the fans call them? No, as soon as someone offers them more and their contract runs out, they are gone.

- Do the players come from the place they are playing for? Schürle for example is playing for Chelsea now. Does he have some inner bond with the city? No, as soon as someone pays him more or there is a more famous club, he will be gone.

- The players don´t have anything in common with the club/city they are playing for.

- All this just isn´t anything I can identify myself with. There is no club that´s "me". Just people making money and buying players from wherever just to be "better".


That - for me at least - kills all the fun in watching football. I never really got into it. Most people tbh seem to be like lemmings and watch it to have something to talk about.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-11-2013, 17:11:00
I dont give a rats ass about football.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 01-11-2013, 17:11:09
Football, probably the least interesting sport in the world, never understood what the fuss is all about.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-11-2013, 18:11:51
For me, it's about betting money with friends.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 01-11-2013, 23:11:20
Thank god there exist people who don't like football either. Out of my closer friends, it is more like 5% that don't watch football regularly. I really dislike when the topic switches to football. Then it is time to take a piss or go do something else more usefull and wait for the topic to end.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-11-2013, 01:11:40
Been watching The Sopranos lately and one line from it by Furio Giunta pops up in my mind when I think about football: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Yc-VfMJTs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-11-2013, 01:11:06
For all of you not understanding what "the fuss" is about football. Take 1 minute and 3 seconds and watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_uHBvg_nh4

Pretty much explains why I love football with all my heart. Everything from the beauty of a well placed cross or a perfect sliding tackle, to people joining together - regardless of political or religious stance.

That video als happens to be filled with clips from my local team, AIK who I've cheered for since I first got interested in football.

And to you, Butcher:
I'm only interested in any of the major leagues and/or Champions league to enjoy well played football on the pitch. For loyalty, passion, excitement and sense of belonging, I turn to my local team in the swedish league, where the last 9 years, 9 different teams have won the league. The most even league in the world.

AIK can one year win the title, only to the next year be fighting for survival.
Go to a game, live. It's absolutely amazing.

Football would be absolutely nothing to me, if not for the fan-culture. When I'm at a game, I love every single person in that arena, we are one big family. If a goal is scored, you scream and you hug every stranger around you. It's great.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-11-2013, 14:11:16
I'll admit I'm not a very sporty guy at all.  I like going to football matches every now and then but I honestly rarely bother to catch it on the telly unless it's an international game.  But Ted's right, the atmosphere at games is brilliant (and that's just in the US where our Major League Soccer is admittedly somewhat sub-par). Especially since everyone's piss drunk usually. 

Besides that, football is just a great sport in itself.  It's simple as hell, just getting a ball from one side to the other, but that's the beauty of it.  Easy to understand and play but allows for so thinking and tactical innovation.  My dad always compares it to a high speed game of chess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-11-2013, 14:11:37
Besides that, football is just a great sport in itself.  It's simple as hell, just getting a ball from one side to the other, but that's the beauty of it.  Easy to understand and play but allows for so thinking and tactical innovation.  My dad always compares it to a high speed game of chess.
This. The most beautiful thing is that it's so accessable. You don't need a lot of gear and material to play it, two kids on the street can start kicking around an empty can.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 02-11-2013, 15:11:31
I love playing football. I kinda like watching international league. But I don´t see anything in the national league for stated reasons. The two times I have been watching football where boring. I was with some friends in the fanblock and there were fat guys shouting over and insulting the goalkeeper of the other team. And I´m not talking about some small club with some shitheads in it, but a first league club. There´s still nothing to identify with for me.

Some fictional example: The club of the city that´s represented is a Swiss man training the team consisting out of: Five imported East-Europeans, some people from South-Europe and Africa and the rest Germans from every city around the country but the actual city they are representing. Added to that some fat, aggressive fans howl some chants. Rather reminds me of "Panem et circenses" than sports. Now that´s my team, or what?

Don´t get this wrong: Everybody should be allowed to play, but I think requirements should be: Citizenship of the country (gonna be hard because of EU-law), living in the city for a long time, not changing the club for 5 years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-11-2013, 16:11:00
My boss is a huge football fan and he often says he wishes that local clubs were restricted to recruiting locally.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 02-11-2013, 17:11:12
For all of you not understanding what "the fuss" is about football. Take 1 minute and 3 seconds and watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_uHBvg_nh4
Watched it and nope, still garbage. Guess I'm a lost cause :D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-11-2013, 17:11:11
For all of you not understanding what "the fuss" is about football. Take 1 minute and 3 seconds and watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_uHBvg_nh4
Watched it and nope, still garbage. Guess I'm a lost cause :D.
What sports do you like? 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 02-11-2013, 18:11:42
I totally agree with what Butcher is saying.
I hate how Bayern München wins so often just by being the richest club and thus buying the best players.
Not to start comparing the sport itsself, but that's really why I prefer watching the NFL. Because of the way the draft works, the worst teams get first pick over the new players coming into the league. Which means that levels of the different teams are much more dynamic. Right now for example the best team(score-wise), Kansas City, which last year finished the regular sesason with just 2 victories, is undefeated at 8-0.
I find it a lot more interesting to watch sport if the outcome isn't pretty much predefined. In the german football league, there's just not enough motion, the only change that happens is that good players change to higher playing clubs, thus forever maintaining the status quo.


Btw, even though I don't watch football, I think it's a damn good game to play if you have some spare time, because it's quite easy considering the rules, and you need almost no equipment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 02-11-2013, 19:11:35
Well like I said. Don't follow any of the worlds 4 major leagues if you want to know what football is all about.

Support your local team. I enjoy watching CL and Premier League out of the well played football. But it's all corrupt and filthy.

Journey yourself to the lower leagues, and you'll discover true passion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 02-11-2013, 22:11:00
For all of you not understanding what "the fuss" is about football. Take 1 minute and 3 seconds and watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_uHBvg_nh4
Watched it and nope, still garbage. Guess I'm a lost cause :D.
What sports do you like? 
I like watching a variety of them, all kinds of extreme sports, Olympics etc., but the only type of sport I'm properly interested in is motorsports, mostly rallying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 02-11-2013, 22:11:46
I just came from a football match, I was overrun, I'm not the same, I need to recover.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 03-11-2013, 00:11:46
I just came home from theater, I am an amateur actor in my local village. The audience loved us. No I am tired. 8 shows to go on the next weekends and tomorrow.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-11-2013, 03:11:12
I'll tell you a fairy tale.

When I was about seven years old, my parents sent me to the local football club. This was due to my father being a fanatic about football. Football was his life.

As a boy I actually enjoyed the training sessions, but I did not enjoy the league games. It turned out that we played in the lowest league possible, and we were at the bottom of this league, but could not fall any deeper because there was no more league below.

The league games themselves developed into some kind of brutal slaughter the longer I played throughout the years. Football is all about knocking your opponent out, making excessive use of elbows, preferably steamrolling all over him.
I was playing football for fun, not for winning. I don't like competition. I'm a teamplayer. I'm not aiming at beating others up. And I didn't like to get beaten up by some fucktard who didn't stop a bit when running into me.

And then, some day, we played against this club with several girls in the team. And the biggest monster of them all was a girl called 'Vanessa' who must have been double of my weight while being significantly taller and broader than me. Her family was of italian origin and her father could not vocalise the 's' correctly. But he was constantly screaming her name while she steamrolled all over people. I still got his yelling in my ear: Vaneetha, Vaneetha, Vaneetha. The horror.

That was the day I stopped playing football.

Nevertheless, football was all around me. My father went playing football each sunday and when I was a boy, me and my mother had to accompany him. It was borring as hell and it ruined every sunday. And I didn't care about watching others playing football at all.
Some day, my mother and I stopped to accompany my father on sundays. It was less boring, but didn't change the fact that my father who was working all week was never there for me on sundays either. The only day he was at home was football-premiere-league-saturday. And while I was totally excited about my dad being there, he used to beat me up with the fly-swatter whenever I was in front of the TV during the weekly football show.

After all, I hate my dad. And as long as I hate my dad, I'll hate football. That is probably linked deeply within. Football reminds me of my father and my childhood; and I really don't wanna look back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 03-11-2013, 07:11:55
I just came home from theater, I am an amateur actor in my local village. The audience loved us. No I am tired. 8 shows to go on the next weekends and tomorrow.

What was the play? My cousin was in plays for a couple of years. I think Fiddler on the Roof was her last one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-11-2013, 13:11:27
Why do you hate you dad Dukat?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 03-11-2013, 13:11:31
Why do you hate you dad Dukat?

Did you read what he said? Because all his dad loved was football, and because of that he barely spend time with his children.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 03-11-2013, 17:11:28
I started to dig football during FIFA World Cup 1998. From then on, me and my brother are big fans of a national team and a club. For him, the Italy and AC Milan is the best. For me, the Germany and Arsenal FC is second to none. I played in amateur league, representing my high school. I did train professionally for a brief moment. But I grew tired of football.

I hate football, the local fans here are brutal and idiotic. The real fans know the difference between football banter and plain old violence. In here, they simply don't have the brain to separate both. Probably because they are so piss poor and have nothing else to do and have given up hope in future. Good thing football here recently went into the mainstream audience due to our national team's improvement and political issues surrounding it that gets reported by the media. So now, rich and middle-class brats now watch them to be part of the action, making football events significantly less violent.

I get it that football is a universal sport, it is involving, it is very human, it is understood by everyone. I also dislike "elite rich people" sports such as golf, tennis, horse-related "sports" (except horse race), and most gear-heavy typical winter Olympic games. But really, association football isn't different when I get into reason on why I hate all of them.

Then there are reasons like Butcher said:

You can no longer root for a club anymore. Arsenal FC used to be about David Seaman, Campbell, Ljunberg, and Thierry Henry. I don't mind Hendry finally moving from Juventus FC, probably it is a better offer for him, Then to Barcelona FC. He has given so much along that 8 years stint with The Gunners. But now, everyone is a championship whore and egomaniac shit, "I am a champion-worthy player, this club doesn't deserve me."

We used to love football, because there is a lot of brilliant underdogs ready to give the top elites surprise hit, when they looked down on them. The Italians may never hear Gianfranco Zola, but he is a great player who stayed with Chelsea FC before they went financial through thick and thin. Chelsea was likeable then. If you are a fan of Chelsea after that ridiculously generous Abramovich donation, you are a poser, really.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 03-11-2013, 17:11:35
Guys, I could use a bit of help if you don't mind. My sister is working on a school project on the history of Berlin, so yeah I'm trying to help. Anyway, if someone has some nice pictures of the city (can't realy browse POTD threads that quick), like the one with the NVA soldier running away from his post and such, from any period from the 15th century onwards.

It doesn't have to be war related, architecture is also a good thing, but since I know some of you are into photography I may get some help here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-11-2013, 19:11:21
(http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/images/mow/register/germany_berlin_wall_jump_to_freedom.jpg)
This is what u meant?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 03-11-2013, 20:11:15
Yep, that one  ;D thanks
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-11-2013, 20:11:46
Why do you hate you dad Dukat?

My dad was some kind of terrorist for our family. He frequently had rage attacks and then his reactions were erratic.

I was the only child, but my dad has several kids with various women, but none of his kids became what he wanted them to become. He wanted his kids to be strong asshole fighters who walk over others with no remorse. But growing up with him caused all of his children to become rather sensible, always looking for possible outbursts of fury to hide from.

My dad also used to beat my mother, sometimes she came into my room in order to hide, then she locked the door and pulled the wardrobe in front of the door, for me and her to lean against it until he calmed. Sometimes we spent whole nights sleeping together in my small bed.

My sister became a strong borderliner, doing drugs all her life, now living unemployed in a small appartment at the age of 50. Not sure about my older brother, but he isn't right either. The youngest actually did best, he finished university, but the affirmations of relatives saying that he is very similar to me in his behavior tells me that he can't be right either.

My dad is now 72, and the older he gets, the more stubborn he becomes. He is now at an age where I can expect no insights from him, leaving no chance to settle my hatred. I'm not even sure whether things will improve once he died.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-11-2013, 21:11:52
Guys i have an old TV. When i turn it on, i see something like waves appearing on my PC screen...Is this bad?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-11-2013, 21:11:40
Er, would that be static? Try adjusting the antenna or kicking it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-11-2013, 21:11:29
It issent static, its like some sort of waves going from top to bottom
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 03-11-2013, 21:11:45
I guess you still got a CRT TV, where on electron beam writes the pictures on the screen. This electron beam is controlled by eletro magnets (-> coils). Their constantly changing magnetic fields also induces a current in all nearby electronic circuits, which for example might be the cable towards your PC monitor (which probably is close to your TV). Here it causes a periodic fluctuation in the current, which your monitor depicts as waves on your screen. I would guess the induced currents are not very large and therefor will not cause any damage, else you would have already seen damage to your PC or monitor. If it is your monitor cable, a better insulated (vs electromagnetic fields) one will do the trick. Or just move your TV a little bit farer away.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-11-2013, 23:11:01
Short overview what i think of Berlin from 1933-1990
(http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Jewish-boycott.jpeg)
The Jews in Berlin had led a precarious existence ever since the Nazis had come to power in 1933. They started with a boycott of Jewish shops – Nazi placards demanding “Germans, defend yourselves, do not buy from Jews’ . - See more at: http://ww2today.com/27th-february-1943-the-jews-of-berlin-are-rounded-up#sthash.Go9dGJuc.dpuf

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Berlin36-2.jpg)
The Berlin Olympic Stadium in 1936.

(http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L07586_Berlin_Einzug_der_Soldaten_durchs_Brandenburger_Tor-595x794.jpg)

(http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Hitler-addresses-Reichstag-595x409.jpg)
Adolf Hitler addresses the Reichstag on the 11th December 1941 after declaring war on the United States. - See more at: http://ww2today.com/11th-december-1941-hitler-declares-war-on-the-usa#sthash.MGlWHZT9.dpuf

(http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/berlin-damage-595x322.jpg)
Part of a vertical photographic reconniassance aerial taken over Berlin, Germany after heavy night raids by Bomber Command aircraft on 23/24 August, 31 August/1 September and 3/4 September 1943. Heavy damage is evident in the Steglitz area, near the Friedenau railway station, where most properties have been gutted by fire. - See more at: http://ww2today.com/23rd-august-1943-bomber-command-crews-are-briefed-for-berlin#sthash.QQTUd730.dpuf

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Destruction_in_a_Berlin_street.jpg/609px-Destruction_in_a_Berlin_street.jpg)
just off the Unter den Linden, 1945

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Soviet_flag_on_the_Reichstag_roof_Khaldei.jpg)

(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQNL7DypLtWTFyTUIiQN3vyziGSBiUJf_pV47OHSjavYzzm8lvbNQ)
Checkpoint Charlie 1961

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/DF-ST-91-01465.JPEG/395px-DF-ST-91-01465.JPEG)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1990-0419-014%2C_Berlin%2C_Loch_in_Mauer%2C_Grenzsoldaten%2C_Wachturm.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 04-11-2013, 00:11:53

I hate football, the local fans here are brutal and idiotic. The real fans know the difference between football banter and plain old violence.

Talk about violence here, visitors are not allowed because of violence, last season was terrible, these so called Barra Bravas and their internal wars, shootings, killings, there was a video around of Policemen shooting with non-lethal guns at some bus carrying people, for no reason at all.

Add that we're having the same President over and over, same face every fucking day, the Godfather:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Grondona

It's a pure example of dictatorship, all deaths are to be blamed on him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-11-2013, 02:11:32
Haha, read the controversy bit on that Wikipedia page. He looks like he could be a dictator too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 04-11-2013, 14:11:39
Short overview what i think of Berlin from 1933-1990


Wow, very nice. Thanks a lot from both of us ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 04-11-2013, 16:11:37
np, btw i forgot 2 things from that series that i found in 1 picture: Tempelhoff and the Airlift
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/C-47s_at_Tempelhof_Airport_Berlin_1948.jpg)
C-47s unloading at Tempelhof Airport during Berlin Airlift

When i was in berlin, i visited Tempelhoff, but i had the bad luck that it was just closed as airfield, and they didn't yet find out what to do next with it, so it was just closed :(

and maybe useful extra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6nQhss4Yc
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-11-2013, 18:11:57

I hate football, the local fans here are brutal and idiotic. The real fans know the difference between football banter and plain old violence.

Talk about violence here, visitors are not allowed because of violence, last season was terrible, these so called Barra Bravas and their internal wars, shootings, killings, there was a video around of Policemen shooting with non-lethal guns at some bus carrying people, for no reason at all.

Add that we're having the same President over and over, same face every fucking day, the Godfather:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Grondona

It's a pure example of dictatorship, all deaths are to be blamed on him.

We ousted that kind of guy from our football association 2 years ago. People are naively hoping for change, just like Obama's poster campaign.

In fact, all candidates who are taking potshots at the godfather of the previous regime are just as bad and incompetent. Our advice to Argentina (who has vastly superior football team), don't fall into cheap tricks. The godfather maybe an asshole, but a quick sudden change won't do you any good, you'll just fall into another trap. You need slow-but-sure changes, which is best started from the players, not fans, not the bosses/rich guys, not the politicians, because fans are stupid (they are clueless bunch), rich guys/bosses are not always motivated to do better (they only care about their own wealth), and popular politicians are only care about their own power and reputation, for them football is merely a tool for something else.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-11-2013, 20:11:41
I'm beginning to get used to risking my life on a dodgy bike every day. As long as the motorists behave themselves...

On a completely different note: the Walloons are planning a rail strike again and a cargo train derailed on my line  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-11-2013, 20:11:15
Thanks, wallonia!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 04-11-2013, 21:11:01
No no, you got it all wrong, the train drivers are planning a strike. I am curious how it will turn out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 05-11-2013, 02:11:33

I hate football, the local fans here are brutal and idiotic. The real fans know the difference between football banter and plain old violence.

Talk about violence here, visitors are not allowed because of violence, last season was terrible, these so called Barra Bravas and their internal wars, shootings, killings, there was a video around of Policemen shooting with non-lethal guns at some bus carrying people, for no reason at all.

Add that we're having the same President over and over, same face every fucking day, the Godfather:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Grondona

It's a pure example of dictatorship, all deaths are to be blamed on him.

We ousted that kind of guy from our football association 2 years ago. People are naively hoping for change, just like Obama's poster campaign.

In fact, all candidates who are taking potshots at the godfather of the previous regime are just as bad and incompetent. Our advice to Argentina (who has vastly superior football team), don't fall into cheap tricks. The godfather maybe an asshole, but a quick sudden change won't do you any good, you'll just fall into another trap. You need slow-but-sure changes, which is best started from the players, not fans, not the bosses/rich guys, not the politicians, because fans are stupid (they are clueless bunch), rich guys/bosses are not always motivated to do better (they only care about their own wealth), and popular politicians are only care about their own power and reputation, for them football is merely a tool for something else.

Argentine football was once prestigious, but today it's just rotting from inside. Players only want to play in Europe as fast as they can, you know these people who "represent" the players are those who poison the player's mind with crap.

The solution is in the very core. The police is very corrupt, allowing Barras to have access to the stadium, politicians and club owners do use Barras to consolidate in power (It's not hard to find in some clubs, some Presidents are ex-Barras) and as strike force (When our team was doing terribly bad this season, Fans started to get mad at the president and vice-president, Barras even attacked some people while shouting that we're not here to make politics...), so Barras are half of the problem too, they're not fans, they're bloodsuckers, they're there for the money, it's ridiculous that small teams have Barras....., they're just destroying the club, taking money from it, destroying football, once a good one.

I know this kinda happens everywhere, football being a business and no longer a sport (At least professional football), but here it is out of control, I think it's ruined forever, beyond repair...


Plus entrances are expensive as shit, my dad used to attend to Racing Club's matches for years, but when the prices started to rise along with the violence he used to say "I won't be paying 100$ to see crappy football and maybe never return home..."

Grondona will be there until he dies, fucking bastard.... I wanted him to rot in jail...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 07-11-2013, 03:11:40
I may or may not have accidently poisoned myself due to eating food I dropped on the same kitchen floor a friend mishandled pest poison on a few days. If I seem to disappear for the rest of the month assume that I have shat my kidneys out in my sleep.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 07-11-2013, 03:11:09
I thought you were Russian? Your liver should filter that shit right out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-11-2013, 03:11:59
Only airplane windshield cleaning liquid mixed with Indonesian distilled beer can kill Russians, well 3 of them. Stuff like pest poison is too sissy for most Russians I guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-11-2013, 12:11:25
Liver / Russian


Pick one. Can't have both.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 07-11-2013, 13:11:10
Unless you were eating the pest poison itself, you should be fine. However  if you do get symptoms you should call emergency services instead of posting on a forum.

Don't you have some sort of public advice hotline for suspected poisonings? I have understood that Finland is not the only country to have one...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 07-11-2013, 15:11:28
However  if you do get symptoms you should call emergency services instead of posting on a forum.
No, do it like a famous poster here, who never seeks any help outside of the forum. Keep us informed. Posts like "I´m vomiting blood and shat my own bowel out, what shall I do?" should do the trick. Then ignore the advice and continue with other posts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-11-2013, 16:11:09
Did anyone figure out how to reply to comments in the new YT layout?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-11-2013, 07:11:43
Star Wars: Episode VII to Open December 18, 2015
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-11-2013, 09:11:58
+62 (021) 4250767

There you go, poisoning helpline if you feel like testing your Indonesian conversation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 08-11-2013, 14:11:13
New Skypeversion: Still hate those "new" emoticons and still prefer the old layout. Sadly, last time I reinstalled my PC, it was not supported anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-11-2013, 00:11:30
Did anyone figure out how to reply to comments in the new YT layout?

No. I can't even find the original comments replies are made to, very annoying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 09-11-2013, 00:11:41
IIRC you need google+ acount now
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-11-2013, 01:11:20
Yeah, I have that. Still very inconvenient.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-11-2013, 15:11:14
Did anyone figure out how to reply to comments in the new YT layout?

No. I can't even find the original comments replies are made to, very annoying.

I hate when websites change their layouts so frequently, and they dont even make a proper guide if the change absolutely essential things. Indeed its very annoying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 09-11-2013, 23:11:27
Hey guys


Has anyone got any good submarine documentaries? I am looking for American ones to begin with but German, Japanese or British welcome as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-11-2013, 23:11:25
What about Soviet submarines?! Bah.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 09-11-2013, 23:11:01
Sure why not. Know any good?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 09-11-2013, 23:11:17
Hunt for the Red October

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JP-ytvCRuk

Also USS Virginia
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 09-11-2013, 23:11:08
Forgot to specify, my bad

World War 2 Submarine documentaries please!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 10-11-2013, 02:11:23
Read about the U.S.S. Tang, captained by Commander Richard O'Kane.

Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew

^ Book. Good story, formed the basis for underwater escapes of submarines today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-11-2013, 15:11:56
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DxhS8wpoI

I liked it. Nice documentary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-11-2013, 15:11:46
Conveniently I have Das Boot soundtrack playing right now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-11-2013, 16:11:01
I like this one. If you want to know how a sub works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljr_t22oOmM
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-11-2013, 16:11:28
I like this one. If you want to know how a sub works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljr_t22oOmM

ha ha actually watching it right now! Amazing how complex a submarine is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-11-2013, 16:11:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUw7q0N2VWU


Despite the "MURRRIIICCCAAAAAAA tag, i loved this documentary. Especially the early cannon parts
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-11-2013, 00:11:22
Goddamit jesus christ on a bloody stick


So we watched alot of movies last week

One of the girls, loved the thing. She also liked predator alot

So she wanted to see more simular movies. So i said to her "watch the Alien franchise"

Just now, several minutes ago...She texts me this:Wow prometheus was an epic movie, especially the ending, now i off to watch the rest of the alien movies


She bloody hell WATCHES the blasphemy movie prometheus....instead of the real alien movies........

Its an okay scifi film...but its not an alien movie :/
Stupid woman!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 12-11-2013, 08:11:02
Prometheus was a great film almost ruined by censorship (including the deleted scenes as some fanedits do improves it noticeably). Whereas Alien3 was a trainwreck that nothing could save even before the cameras started rolling, and the abominable Resurrection was a crudely failed attempt at self-parody that nearly killed the franchise, even the AvP films are better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-11-2013, 09:11:00
Never liked Prometheus. That is a half-assed sci-fi movie for the wimps. I don't like the way they went all "realism" to connect us, the audience with their stupid explanations.

Anyway, I found this nice cartoon on Somalis living in Europe:

http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/multimedia/meet-the-somalis
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 12-11-2013, 10:11:03
Prometheus was a great film almost ruined by censorship (including the deleted scenes as some fanedits do improves it noticeably). Whereas Alien3 was a trainwreck that nothing could save even before the cameras started rolling, and the abominable Resurrection was a crudely failed attempt at self-parody that nearly killed the franchise, even the AvP films are better.

Resurrection was a crime against humanity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 12-11-2013, 11:11:03
Alien 3 was actually kinda cool. The whole pseudo-religious stuff and the prison setting were an interesting concept. The movie itself had some flaws, but Alien 3 wasn´t nearly as bad as Resourrection. That one was truely terrible.
Speaking of sci-fi movies. I watched and quite enjoyed Predator and of course the Alien movies. Is the AvP-series worth it or should I rather avoid it? Haven´t watched any of those and I don´t really want to waste my time for a movie that´ll suck...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-11-2013, 11:11:46
I never had problems with Alien 3. I think it's still far better than Resurrection, AvP or AvPR are when it comes to movies with our beloved drooling bugs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-11-2013, 18:11:20
alien ressurection wassent all that bad

well it was bad

but it had Call

(http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2012/06/11/ROBOTS-ALIEN-RESURRECTION_458.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-11-2013, 18:11:19
Alien is a breakthrough. Aliens is rich: it has multiple plots and scenes, the ward in the beginning, the first landing, the trouble, the escape, the survivor, and then my favourite part: the crashed shuttle, the near-final battle, the near escape, and then the very final battle. Aliens is epic, it is very memorable and still enjoyable.
Alien 3 has a gritty theme and they kinda push it too far when it comes to the storytelling, but I kinda like it. However, it is easily forgettable. Alien Resurrection is just desperate, totally.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-11-2013, 18:11:57
I kinda enjoyed Predators tough. When i went to watch this movie, i was like= They probaly gonna fuck it up

And then you watch it, and you realise it issent a big screwup after all
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-11-2013, 03:11:22
Any of you dinguses (especially students) every take Adderall?  I got my hands on some and wondered if it helped you guys buckle down and study, or was a good party drug, or whatever.  Basically I'm not sure if I'd rather take it or sell it.  It's different for different people I think but I'd be curious to know.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-11-2013, 05:11:36
Had a buddy take 18 credits on adderall. He knocked that shit out but was pretty burnt out by the end of the semester.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-11-2013, 05:11:25
Well, you might feel more motivated to get something done. Personally I'd try to trade it in for something a bit more recreational.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 13-11-2013, 09:11:57
Any of you dinguses (especially students) every take meth?  I got my hands on some and wondered if it helped you guys buckle down and study, or was a good party drug, or whatever.  Basically I'm not sure if I'd rather take it or sell it.  It's different for different people I think but I'd be curious to know whether I should lube my anus for Bubba already
ftfy

No, seriously. Adderall is just a fancy name for amphetamine salts. It increases memory and concentration and makes you feel less tired, which is why combat pilots take that stuff. Occasional use in low to moderate doses won't make you dependent or should cause any lasting damage. As always, when mixing intoxicants one should start warily until you know their effects on you, but at least stimulants and alcohol are light years safer combo than depressants and alcohol.

That said, getting caught selling the stuff will get you in big trouble (Schedule II substance and all) and even possession without recipe is risky in most countries. Hope you don't have a workplace drug test coming up in the next few weeks, or that the police won't do a rapid test on the road if you partake in a car crash and/or act confused.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-11-2013, 10:11:12
Is it blue?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-11-2013, 21:11:31
Mah Girl texted just now: Wow alien and Aliens are way better then prometheus

Thank the lord! Praise her! Faith restored in her!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 13-11-2013, 22:11:44
Mah Girl texted just now: Wow alien and Aliens are way better then prometheus

Thank the lord! Praise her! Faith restored in her!

This one might be a keeper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-11-2013, 22:11:09
Any of you dinguses (especially students) every take Adderall?  I got my hands on some and wondered if it helped you guys buckle down and study, or was a good party drug, or whatever.  Basically I'm not sure if I'd rather take it or sell it.  It's different for different people I think but I'd be curious to know.

If you want to party just start with xtc/mdma. If you want better study results there are far better alternatives to be found legally.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-11-2013, 23:11:47
Like jamming a fork in your eye. The increased blood flow helps vision and memory.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-11-2013, 01:11:35
I've seen documentaries about bankers in the USA taking Aderall in order to improve performance. Seems like it is highly addictive and the abstinence phenomenons are similar to amphetamine. And I don't wish anybody to have abstinence syndroms like that. It also messes with your brain on longer term. Much more and much faster than alcohol or cannabis. IMHO no drug is worth getting a long-time psychological shift towards depressions. And, from what I know, amphetamine is a big bitch for your mental health if you do not actually suffer from ADHS.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-11-2013, 01:11:42
Like jamming a fork in your eye. The increased blood flow helps vision and memory.
Where can I get one of these forks?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 14-11-2013, 01:11:49
I hear opium production in Afghanistan is at an all time high. Might be a good time to get into heroin.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-11-2013, 02:11:29
Am I catching a hint of sarcasm? 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 14-11-2013, 02:11:45
Don't ever get into heroin, take it from me. The withdraw is very painful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-11-2013, 02:11:01
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/179192-DIY-Shovel-AK-photo-tsunami-warning!


Always a heart warming read
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-11-2013, 10:11:11
I've seen documentaries about bankers in the USA taking Aderall in order to improve performance. Seems like it is highly addictive and the abstinence phenomenons are similar to amphetamine.
Amphetamine has similar effects to amphetamine? The mind boggles.

Next someone probably gets the idea to push amphetamine with a more marketable name so it doesn't sound as scary, but a harmless party kicker instead. I have an idea, let's call it "ecstasy"!

---
"Pervitin" (another succesful rebranding) actually remained as an OTC medicine in post-war Finland for quite some time (remembering this was the time when OTC cough syrup contained heroin), and guess what, it was also advertised as a studying aid (and giving energy for physical work, and making those night shifts easier, etc.). The the UN decided to be a party pooper and required the end of such practices, so it was changed to contain caffeine and aspirin. Naturally, the sales plummeted and the drug was promptly withdrawn (pun intended).

Though, as late as 2000's there was this OTC (supposed) diarrhea medicine "Tannopon" whose active ingredient was opium. The pharmacies were not allowed to sell more than a 10-pack of it at once, but being OTC, you could always go to the next drugstore. Which why it was pulled only 50+ years after Finland joined the UN narcotics treaties.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-11-2013, 14:11:13
http://ruthless-politics.com/teens-randomly-assault-strangers-on-street-in-new-game-called-knockout/
what the actual fuck? What worries me even more: how long untill this reaches Europe? I'm 99% sure our legal system won't give any punishment towards this, so it would probably explode here considering it has succes in the US where there is actual punishment on crimes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 14-11-2013, 15:11:41
Pft typical moral panic.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-11-2013, 15:11:47
Pft, sounds just like a variant of happy slapping.  That shits been going on for years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-11-2013, 16:11:46
Still, it's an evolution of the "happy slapping" shit. And a more violent one for that matter. They have no idea that they could actually kill a person by knocking them out with one blow. If they hit someone in the wrong place, he's had it. They should be shot on sight.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 15-11-2013, 01:11:58
Well, back in 2k7 it was meant kinda funny:

http://www.snotr.com/video/513/ (http://www.snotr.com/video/513/)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-11-2013, 05:11:50
Started watching the tv series Arrow on netflix, supposed to be based on the comic book character Green Arrow. Looks aight thus far.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-11-2013, 18:11:31
First time in awhile I've double posted.


Turned 20 today
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-11-2013, 18:11:51
http://ruthless-politics.com/teens-randomly-assault-strangers-on-street-in-new-game-called-knockout/
what the actual fuck? What worries me even more: how long untill this reaches Europe? I'm 99% sure our legal system won't give any punishment towards this, so it would probably explode here considering it has succes in the US where there is actual punishment on crimes.
euhm
it has already happend here

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 15-11-2013, 21:11:54
http://ruthless-politics.com/teens-randomly-assault-strangers-on-street-in-new-game-called-knockout/
what the actual fuck? What worries me even more: how long untill this reaches Europe? I'm 99% sure our legal system won't give any punishment towards this, so it would probably explode here considering it has succes in the US where there is actual punishment on crimes.
euhm
it has already happend here
Don't you fucking dare to bring up your racist oppinions again. and yes, i called them racist.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-11-2013, 21:11:12
http://ruthless-politics.com/teens-randomly-assault-strangers-on-street-in-new-game-called-knockout/
what the actual fuck? What worries me even more: how long untill this reaches Europe? I'm 99% sure our legal system won't give any punishment towards this, so it would probably explode here considering it has succes in the US where there is actual punishment on crimes.
euhm
it has already happend here
Don't you fucking dare to bring up your racist oppinions again. and yes, i called them racist.
So yeah they were foreigner and yes they beated up an white hard working Belgian


Is that racist? I mean 3 people from one group! ATTACKING ANOTHER! THEY ATTACKED A WHITE MAN GOOD LORD NO! THROW THEM IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR



Fuck you ted :p Seriously. I get sick of people who use the word racism. Here is something for you. I am just gonna leave with a group wich has 2 foreigners in it. So fuck you! And your eyebrows!

(http://i.minus.com/ibzFKfx9aWo7QC.gif)


Just so you know, there are people who like to stay in the middle, and judge people upon what they do, not who they are. You just gave a perfect example of racism yourself by prejudicing my post and saying i was gonna post racistic opinions
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 15-11-2013, 22:11:01
Then what is it, when you blame this on them, simply cause they are black?

You make yourself sound like the people on 4chan, who disguise their racism by saying that there are "good blacks" and then there are "niggers".

I'm not calling you a racist, i'm calling your opinions racist, because they are. And no, you got me all wrong. I don't see everything in black and white, you'll have a hard time finding anyone who consider the world more gray than I do.

Me and others have multiple times rebuked your arguments, and I don't want to have that discussion again. But if you start it, I won't let it go unopposed.

and to your edit:
I'm not sure you get what racism means. and on "people who stay in the middle"; read my third paragraph.


Edit 2:
Just the fact that in your post you said "hard working belgian", I don't know if there's a story there which I'm missing, but the fact that you give this belgian the epithet "hard working" is a way of further increasing the distance between these foreigners and the belgians.

Edit 3: yay 4000 posts. At least post 4000th isn't some boring link or so, but a remark about racism, I'm happy with that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 15-11-2013, 23:11:30
Uh oh, you're catching up to me Ted. Guess I ought start posting more
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-11-2013, 23:11:54
"Leaving with a group of two foreigners"

Hooboy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-11-2013, 00:11:59
C'mon guys you know that the racist homophobe in these forums is me, dont try and take my job!

Balless assholes are who they are if they do that to unsuspecting and defensless people. No matter race.

On a more serious note


METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES 12-Minute Daytime Mission with Producer Commentary
 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0fQeiYGxrw)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-11-2013, 09:11:09
It is somebody attacking somebody else. That simple right? Where is the racist part? I think of it more of a generation gap or intellectual disparity between the juvenile thrill-seeking idiots and those who actually a part of productive society.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-11-2013, 11:11:58
Ted for fuck sake, i was being goddamit sarcastic with this line

Quote
So yeah they were foreigner and yes they beated up an white hard working Belgian


Go drink some juice ffs. Stop trying to make posts like that to throw me on the "pole of shame". Nobody cares what you write. You wont win arguments with super long posts like that.
I am not your right winged nazi. I am a person who wants to be left alone in the world and if i get annoying by white folks, then i hate them. But if i get annoying by some foreign folks, and i tell something bad you brand me as a racist. Pretty much confirms all theories about you being socialistic, world improving, morale knighting hippies. "HEY LOOK GUYS HE DOES NOT 100% AGREE WITH OUR MULTICULTURISM SOCIETY WE FORCED HIM TO LIVE IN, LETS DECLARE HIM A BAD PERSON"

Seven hells :/

Edit: here is a perfect picture. I love metal and motörhead. When i wear my shirt i have been called a racist before. Simply like that. Because i listen to metal. And because Lemmy has a nazi item collection

Then why is Lemmy loved by many black musicians? And has he performed with them on stage?
(http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/2350/kiqk.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPoKiGQzbSQ 0:34

And this is a song i have known for ages. Not to mention i love that time era Rap.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 16-11-2013, 15:11:37
Then I retract my remarks on that line, I didn't really see the sarcasm in it, as in the video there actually were black men beating white men. My problem with your initial post was that I was afraid you'd start the same discussion you have started over and over again. Then you blew it up and now we're in it.

Ironic when you call my post 'super long' and that it won't win an argument, and then reply with a post just as long.

I never called you a right winged nazi. I do agree with you that as soon as a majority complains on a minority people are upset, but when it's the other way around, it doesn't matter. But I only think so if the 'complains' aren't dependent on ethnicity/class/religion, which the argument you've put forward several times the last months, are. And then immidiately you get real defensive.

I don't even know how to reply to your metal/motörhead remark, nor that picture

I did like the "Not to mention i love that time era Rap." comment though, it was funny.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-11-2013, 18:11:21

Go drink some juice ffs.
Yeah Ted go drink some fucking juice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 16-11-2013, 20:11:39
The multicultural society has failed. Flame on, my children.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 17-11-2013, 01:11:53
if i get annoying by white folks, then i hate them.
That is totally racist though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-11-2013, 01:11:28
Yep! Flame on!


Niggaa dont hate me cause i'm beautifull!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 17-11-2013, 17:11:45

Go drink some juice ffs.
Yeah Ted go drink some fucking juice.
I don't want to drink any fucking juice! Do it yourself!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-11-2013, 18:11:25
Fine! I'll drink the juice myself!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 17-11-2013, 19:11:39
What sort of juice?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 17-11-2013, 19:11:08
What do you mean? there is only 1 good juice in the world and that is simple orange juice, all de rest is inferior to it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-11-2013, 19:11:04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouOWXQIDSY8

Dunno

they dont mention what juice
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 17-11-2013, 19:11:19
I need help. Quickly. I got a technical question I cannot solve myself.

I want to link somebody towards a youtube video. But I want to send the link onto a mobile smart-phone (iphone, etc.). Thereby I wanna send the link using a simple SMS.

I mean, I don't even have a possibility to connect to the internet with my 8 year old mobile phone. Otherwise I'd just google the video, watch it on the phone and send the link using a SMS/MMS.

I know that m.youtube.com is for mobile phones, but I'm not even sure if www.m.youtube.com works properly. Did youtube register the 'm' or how is it supposed to work?
And would it be correct to simply pre-set an m. to a youtube adress in order to send a link onto a mobile phone?
And can a smartphone detect a web-adress in an SMS and convert it to an useable link properly?

Does anyone know the answer?
Or does anyone know a website where this is explained properly?

Edit:// it seems http://m.youtube.com seems to be the correct adress for mobile phones and it still works for the pc. At least.

http://m.youtube.com works properly on mobile phones. Thanks for all replies.

http://www.matt-toigo.com/dev/linking_to_youtube_on_mobile_websites (http://www.matt-toigo.com/dev/linking_to_youtube_on_mobile_websites)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 18-11-2013, 04:11:39
What do you mean? there is only 1 good juice in the world and that is simple orange juice, all de rest is inferior to it.

I had an addiction to orange juice once. Went cold turkey one weekend because I couldn't buy any. I've now firsthand experience at what withdrawal symptoms are like. I'll type up the story if anyone wants, too busy doing macroeconomics homework right now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 18-11-2013, 09:11:45
Well damn, next week's BWE will be insane. I predict a lot of dead bodies...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 18-11-2013, 12:11:18
Is it season 4? I just started watching season 3, so don't tell me any details. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 18-11-2013, 19:11:13
Swedish nazi hunt... part XXXXXVVIII

http://www.svt.se/nyheter/sverige/ett-hakkors-till-kaffet-nagon

this should be in joke section ffs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 18-11-2013, 19:11:04
Oh Christ Ol' Mighty how once again people (in this case the merry old sweden, the land of people who get offended by everything and anything possible) get so easily offended in these times. It must be that these days people have no personal problems or anything wrong in their lifes that they insist on picking subjects which for whatever reason hurts or offends them in a way or another.

Even things that has always been there without anyone mentioning anything or anyone having hurt feelings, now has created a huge commotion for a reason that feels like _just_because_I_have_nothing_else_to_cry_about_.

In this case, Finnish christmas pastries. Some people over at sweden have apparently sucked on some serious lemons because they are so bitter about our pastries being similarly shaped like swastikas (https://www.google.fi/search?q=joulutorttu&client=firefox-a&hs=pD&rls=org.mozilla:fi:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YliKUs-bBKqt4ATinYDQDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1173&bih=800).

And yes, the similarity IS there, there is no denying that, but why would someone have to throw a hissy fit over something like this that has never seemingly bothered anyone before? Shows how goodie-two-shoe hippies can create such bullshit tabloits out of nothing, pretending it's a big deal.

What next?  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 18-11-2013, 19:11:08
Well it is a joke.

The one being interviewed there even says that the whole situation is comical, and she's holding back the laughter.


Gotta love this part:

-Men vår tanke var bara att visa goda kakor från förr.

-Goda kakor från, säg, 30-talet?


Translated:

Interviewee: Our intention was to show older tasty pastries

Reporter: Pastries from, say, the 30's?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-11-2013, 19:11:57
It just fits so well into the stereotypical overly politically correct Sweden.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-11-2013, 20:11:06
I can't read it I thought they spoke English in Sweden.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-11-2013, 02:11:56
Question:

An alternative history scenario:

1940, August - October.

Luftwaffe bombs the british aero-industry into submission, and starts to diverge larger bomber groups to radar stations and ports.
U-boot warfare cripples the critical naval supply line into the island and the United Kingdom sues for peace.
Both parties sign a peace treaty which forbids Britain to help the enemies of Germany and to pay a symbolical amount as reparation. A garrison of german troops is stationed at the island for the time being.
Mussolini attacks Greece, and the attack is brought to a halt, but the Greeks do not succeed in their efforts to push the Italians out, and the advance stops at the Veroia - Meteora - Arta line.
Hitler tries to establish a bridgehead in the Vichy held middle east but fails and in response declares war on Vichy France, occupying the rest of the european part of Vichy and assaulting Syria, in turn enabling Mussolini to expand his imperial conquest to the west.

1941, April - June

Italy manages to reach Oran, but the french fleet shells the attacking force to oblivion and after a short fight with the italian ships, retreats into the Atlantic.
Germany and its allies storm Greece in an effort to help Mussolini and succeed. Crete is conquered by amphibious assault later on, and Syrian territory is annexed by Germany, which grants her precious oil sources and a base of operations for pincer movement attack into the Soviet Union.

1942, March

Waffen SS raises volunteer divisions in Europe for the impending attack on the Soviet Union.
Army Group D is formed in Syria and Hitler manages to get Turkey into Axis, starting the final phase in preparations for operation Barbarossa.

1942, May

Soviet Union launches a preemptive attack on Romania and Turkey


(concerning global politics, Japan already attacked the US, politically dragging Germany into the conflict).


What do you think, how does the war develop after that?


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-11-2013, 03:11:32
Soviet Union has new reasons to invade more lands. Glorious conquest!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 19-11-2013, 17:11:33
Found something that might help thetas spelling: (http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aBK2jpD_700b_v1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 19-11-2013, 17:11:26
^ Grammar, as taught by Samuel L. Jackson. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 19-11-2013, 18:11:58
I've heard from a Scottish person that 'could of' is a slang of some sort and is rather widely used by native speakers as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 21-11-2013, 02:11:50
Soviet Union has new reasons to invade more lands. Glorious conquest!

I love Korsakov's posts haha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-11-2013, 16:11:39
Anyone else looking forward to tonight's episode of 'Doctor Who'?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-11-2013, 17:11:45
Never watched a single episode of Doctor Who.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-11-2013, 17:11:44
I watched some
its a good series but i dont live up to its hype

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-11-2013, 17:11:25
Yeah you never live up to the hype.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-11-2013, 17:11:40
my grammar is gooder
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 23-11-2013, 18:11:34
I like Flippy and Theta's new avatars. That recent exchange, and the faces of the pictures I found quite amusing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 23-11-2013, 19:11:10
I just read the posts in Eli's and Eddies voices. made me smile
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-11-2013, 19:11:55
Remind me to switch my avatar to Doyle.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-11-2013, 19:11:20
maybe i be switching to chalky

Getting dem good lines out

I just read the posts in Eli's and Eddies voices. made me smile
That"be the plan, buck
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 23-11-2013, 23:11:35
Don't change.. Those characters fit your personalities perfectly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-11-2013, 23:11:11
Do describe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-11-2013, 17:11:50
so nooky was right after all...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 24-11-2013, 23:11:03
I just came home from theater, I am an amateur actor in my local village. The audience loved us. No I am tired. 8 shows to go on the next weekends and tomorrow.

What was the play? My cousin was in plays for a couple of years. I think Fiddler on the Roof was her last one.

Maybe a late answer, but an answer. Today, we have played our last show. So in total we played 10 times. We played "Tratsch im Treppenhaus", which is a play known in germany from the ohnsorg-theater (well known for Heidi Kabel in germany). It is a "easy" comedy, but still you ofcourse have people to fit in the roles. we nearly played everytime infront of a full theatre (in our case this means "only" 350 people), it was a well recognized play in our local area. Now I feel somewhat empty, but happy, as it is over again, as for weeks I didn't had much free time on my own.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohnsorg-Theater
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-11-2013, 07:11:38
Fuck you Boardwalk Empire you beautiful bastard you. And I mean it, season finale was beautiful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-11-2013, 08:11:17
Cool beans Oberst, I will have to read up on it. Congratulations on basically a full house for 10 shows  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Rikupsoni on 25-11-2013, 23:11:21
OK, so Katy Perry sang dressed as a Japanese geisha at the American Music Awards yesterday. Well guess what? It was racist:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/american-music-awards-2013-katy-perry-accused-of-racism-for-dressing-as-geisha-8962401.html

"Katy Perry channeling a geisha is RACIST. Stop using other people's culture for 'fashion'".

What.... how... why...  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-11-2013, 00:11:10
Geisha is great chocolate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 26-11-2013, 00:11:19
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-pacific-heart/201311/yes-katy-perry-s-performance-was-racist-here-s-why?quicktabs_5=0 (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-pacific-heart/201311/yes-katy-perry-s-performance-was-racist-here-s-why?quicktabs_5=0)

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If you don’t think Katy Perry was racist—let me ask you, what if she had performed in blackface?  Perhaps a costume isn’t the same as changing skin color to you, but it is agonizingly close for me—I remember Mickey Rooney in buckteeth for his role as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Jonathan Pryce in Yellowface in Miss Saigon; Gwen Stefani in her Harajuku phase.  Every Halloween brings up the same issues.  As I pointed out in my article, this kind of “costume” is a way of acting out a power relationship. “Whites have historically held power. Therefore Katy Perry has the right to use Japanese culture.”  Racism is defined as prejudice plus power—I think Katy Perry’s performance meets the criteria for a racist performance.  (An article by Jeff Yang linked below points out that her song, Unconditional, itself fits into the stereotype of the submissive, man pleasing Asian woman - the fantasized "geisha".)

Yeah, so if a white person dresses to "other cultures'" costume, it's racism. Always. Because white people all always racist. No matter what. When will the world comes back to it's senses again?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-11-2013, 02:11:38
No need to be so racist about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-11-2013, 03:11:02
I think she is just a big fangirl, like most annoying otakus and hikikomori down here. To my greater culture, I believe every gaijin or gweilos are welcome to dress "appropriately" like our ancients do. I think that's what those uber-complex minded cultural guardians of the past always wanted: assimilate the whole world. The guys who wrote that blog entry is a subcontinent Indian, might belong to "Asian American" group, but still doesn't qualify, because he has been "tainted" by immoral American liberal poison. I am sure if a real Indian came through, he would be very happy if a white Simon converted into Hinduism and embraced eastern philosophy and wisdom.

Now now... fangirls and fanboys alike, they always dress like their favourite anime characters, this includes wearing yukatas and kimonos. Sometimes, in a Muslim-majority country, you would see one wearing it, complete with her hijab/veil. It is hilarious too. Because, apparently for them, you cannot fully convert into something and keep it whole.

Yeah, so if a white person dresses to "other cultures'" costume, it's racism. Always. Because white people all always racist. No matter what. When will the world comes back to it's senses again?

>racist reply

That is very cute reaction there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 26-11-2013, 04:11:06
Eh, I go around in a dishdasha and ghutra.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 26-11-2013, 04:11:53
I run around without a shirt in my house, like my ancestors did.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-11-2013, 04:11:37
social justice warriors strike again
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 26-11-2013, 04:11:31
Yes, hurrah for social equality, multiculturalism, gay rights, wealth redistribution, free choice, individuality, no leaders, the advancement of Communism and all that good stuff.

Gods, I should really have breakfast first.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 26-11-2013, 05:11:34
Met my school principal right now, He insulted me infront of the school. I responded in Kind. Good Times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 26-11-2013, 11:11:14
I will just go around accusing every non white person i see for racism when i see them wear a jeans. That is not there original cultural outfit so it can only be racism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 26-11-2013, 13:11:07
So if Obama wears a suit and tie, he's being racist?  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-11-2013, 14:11:26
I will just go around accusing every non white person i see for racism when i see them wear a jeans. That is not there original cultural outfit so it can only be racism.

What? I thought jeans were invented by an Ashkenazi Jew.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 26-11-2013, 14:11:54
So if Obama wears a suit and tie, he's being racist?  ???

Ofcourse! Only white British men with a British English accent can get away with that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 26-11-2013, 14:11:31
I will just go around accusing every non white person i see for racism when i see them wear a jeans. That is not there original cultural outfit so it can only be racism.

What? I thought jeans were invented by an Ashkenazi Jew.

Honest to God, I would not know, i am just thinking american cowboys here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-11-2013, 14:11:50
No, let's continue this to the point of PC ridiculousness.

I hereby declare every coffee and tea drinking privileged white male racist! Because the plants are from Ethiopia and India. Thus BS like "Americano" or "Espresso" or "Latte" should be renamed as "stupid ignorant racist coffee."

using Ravi Chandra, M.D.'s logic here:

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As I pointed out in my article, this kind of “costume” is a way of acting out a power relationship. “Whites have historically held power. Therefore Katy Perry has the right to use Japanese culture.”

Also means, whites have historically held power. Therefore they have the right to express beverage made using plants originating from underprivileged people's land to whatever nonsense they wish.

LOL
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 26-11-2013, 14:11:39
How come every 2nd dumbass blog I read have an Indian name on it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-11-2013, 15:11:23
How come every 2nd dumbass blog I read have an Indian name on it?

Maybe the Indians feel left out of the race debate in the US.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 26-11-2013, 17:11:32
Indians in general are successful, and brown. Logic dictates that if they cry RACIST, it would be heard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-11-2013, 17:11:56
But, as an M.D., Ravi Chandra stated that he experienced his culture being mocked with stereotypes. Now, as a creme de la creme Indian (as my friend once said), Tankbuster, how do you feel about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN4eF77VHTM

She is voiced by Priyanka Chopra, the Miss Universe winner.

Now I like people in Europe. The show like BBC's Top Gear which mocked everyone (including themselves) are quite okay there. French and Germany being repeated subject of mockery, and USA also cannot escape its stereotypes. However, such things cannot exist in the US because there is just too much PC, Top Gear US cannot be as famous as its British counterpart. It is like the road version of a racing car (Top Gear's analogy). They can poke fun at religion, redneck, gun culture, and police brutality, their PC dictates what's okay and what's not a joke material. It is bullshit.

Now enjoy this performance by Aneka, "Japanese Boy" that Katy Perry seems to take cues from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCH1IlOfDTM
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 26-11-2013, 18:11:58
I would listen to that, but I have to play FH2. will respond later.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 27-11-2013, 23:11:24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPfWb2840eY
If I ever go to the U.S.A again, I'm going to this place called Wyoming.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 28-11-2013, 01:11:24
After visiting Wyoming having some fun, try Colorado, I've heard great things happen in their cinemas when playing Batman movies. You'll die laughing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 28-11-2013, 09:11:22
I'm a total idiot. Destroyed my external hard drive yesterday... luckily I have the important stuff backed up, but still... wekk ruined.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-11-2013, 09:11:02
What happened?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 28-11-2013, 10:11:01
It was dark, I wanted to go to bed. So suddenly I get this impulse to read a bit before sleeping so I grab the laptop, forgetting that the drive was plugged in (it usually isn't) and in the dark I couldn't see it. BAM. I think it's a headcrash, so nothing that can be done.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-11-2013, 19:11:38
Got two Magicka: Wizard Wars alpha keys, anyone want one of em?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 30-11-2013, 15:11:15
Ladies and gentlemen...

The legend has now became true....

I present you....

MAUS IN BF2!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUI0x6g4hI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 30-11-2013, 16:11:37
Tank sounds familiar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 30-11-2013, 16:11:03
Its Demonfrompripiyat's personal mod.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 30-11-2013, 17:11:22
Ladies and gentlemen...

The legend has now became true....

I present you....

MAUS IN BF2!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUI0x6g4hI
For a split seond i thought it was BF3.... so thats what too much contrast and stupid filters do t o a game..
BUT those explosions look fantastic! If slightly over the top :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-12-2013, 23:12:21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2u77QCnhUc&hd=1


holy mother of fuck
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 03-12-2013, 00:12:53
Well... shit. It was like from a disaster movie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 03-12-2013, 00:12:13
Idiot pilots...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 03-12-2013, 00:12:09
Ladies and gentlemen...

The legend has now became true....

I present you....

MAUS IN BF2!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUI0x6g4hI

FH2 pls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Leibermuster on 03-12-2013, 16:12:26
http://www.reddit.com/r/SheepMarketplace/comments/1rvlft/i_just_chased_him_through_a_bitcoin_tumbler_and/ (http://www.reddit.com/r/SheepMarketplace/comments/1rvlft/i_just_chased_him_through_a_bitcoin_tumbler_and/)

Jesus Christ, thats an awful lot of money  :o :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 03-12-2013, 19:12:28
Please explain.. slowly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 03-12-2013, 20:12:08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2u77QCnhUc&hd=1


holy mother of fuck

it's like playing war thunder ..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 03-12-2013, 22:12:56
Well the site was called Sheep...

I don't even understand how this bitcoin stuff will survive into the future (in its current form). Basically, a currency that nobody is governing, origins highly misterious, few people holding insanely large amounts of it, allowing for massive speculations, connections with illegal deeds because of the supposed "anonimity", major instability (one day you can buy a pizza with one, and the next day it's worth 3 pizzas)... the list goes on...

Well except if the plan is to get everyone to turn their "usual" money to bitcoins, and then run off with it, leaving people with a currency that has a value solely based on people's desire to "own" it...

Of course, if they manage to get enough people to use it (as usual means of payment, not for drugs and stuff from shady sites), it might become a viable alternative to "paper" money, but the fact still remains... This thing seems like an incredibly complicated and well orchestrated plan of a select group to become insanely rich by doing.... nothing....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-12-2013, 00:12:59
Eh, I know a few people who've made a some money with bitcoins. I might get into it myself one day, but right now it's way too risky, you could lose a lot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 04-12-2013, 09:12:33
BitCoins are actually an interesting thing. They´re basically fiat money with no "real" value other than what people think its value is. But contrary to state controlled money it´s solely based on supply and demand and not on arbitrary values chosen and controlled by a central bank. BCs also have some things in common with gold as currency, i.e. that it´s getting "mined", there´s a finite amount of it etc.
But at the same time it has no intrinsic value, so it´s quite risky at the moment to get into it. I think you can compare the situation with a housing bubble (though the causes are different, ofc). Right now prices are sky rocketing because demand is huge due to people taking chances but supply is unelastic because "mining" takes a huge effort and time. Once the price has gone up too high demand will go down and the price will fall tremendously and BCs will lose ALOT of their previous value.
This doesn´t mean that all is lost. If the costumers still have enough trust in this currency we´ll eventually have stable prices and BCs might be established as a "real" currency. But since there´s no intrinsic value to them and since there are over 100 other internet currencies BCs might just as well "die".
It all depends on how the market will react to a coming big crash and if BCs can convince potential costumers that they´ve got more benefits than other currencies and that it´s worth using them.
It´s quite interesting, though, since you don´t really see any non-state controlled currencies making such big headlines. About a year ago I thought about investing some money into BCs, too, but I´m not really a financial risk taker so I didn´t do it. Too bad, I guess. I could´ve made some money right now.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-12-2013, 10:12:14
Received over 700 euros in tax returns. Good stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Leibermuster on 04-12-2013, 11:12:36
The link I posted talks about the "heist" that happened on sheep. They suspect the owner of sheep(whoever that is) grabbed all bitcoins stored on the online wallets there and ran for it. As of today, the ammount stolen(~96k BTC) is worth ~110 million dollars. Now the problem is that those redditors were able to chase where those bitcoins ended, because all transactions are public, so whoever did this is in trouble due to some of that ammount having been stolen from shady people. I've read somewhere there is a bounty on his/her head, $40k.

I myself find this bitcoin stuff a bit surreal. The thing kind of popped out of nowhere and now is worth a LOT of money(then again, tomorrow it could drop 5000%). I've heard of a story of a guy from Denmark IIRC, who bought $27 in bitcoins some years ago. Now it's worth about $700k. Insane. Makes you wonder how long until governments interfere or the whole thing collapses.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-12-2013, 12:12:58
Someone remind me, why am I paying 9 euros a month for a car heating post if the fucking thing works only when it is in the right mood?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 04-12-2013, 12:12:18
The link I posted talks about the "heist" that happened on sheep. They suspect the owner of sheep(whoever that is) grabbed all bitcoins stored on the online wallets there and ran for it. As of today, the ammount stolen(~96k BTC) is worth ~110 million dollars. Now the problem is that those redditors were able to chase where those bitcoins ended, because all transactions are public, so whoever did this is in trouble due to some of that ammount having been stolen from shady people. I've read somewhere there is a bounty on his/her head, $40k.

Yeah, it's "worth" 110 mio $... If you can find someone that will buy it in that amount and for that price, that is... Cause right now I believe there is no simple way to convert any reasonable amount of BC into hard "old fashioned" cash... except finding the next idiot who is willing to buy...

Or you can try to sell like this guy:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-mBTC-Transferred-Straight-to-your-Bitcoin-BTC-Wallet-Within-Minutes-/291030631272?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item43c2c70368

 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 04-12-2013, 15:12:57
Someone remind me, why am I paying 9 euros a month for a car heating post if the fucking thing works only when it is in the right mood?
What is a car heating post?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 04-12-2013, 15:12:57
(http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics/11816/normal_20100109ARIA03a.jpg)

^This. You plug your car in one and they heat the car so it will start better in cold weather.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-12-2013, 16:12:23
Either a post like a lamp post that pre-heats your car, or a message post that triggers heated debate about cars in this forum.

Well, I'm all for car talk. Be it my irrational hatred for Porsche brand or why Japanese car is bland or why Korean car is talentless.

p.s. you beat me Ciupita
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 04-12-2013, 17:12:02
The established name is apparently "block heater":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_heater
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-12-2013, 17:12:25
You plug your car in one and they heat the car so it will start better in cold weather.

That...

is...

GENIOUS!

Now this is what I call a good working municipality.

Why dont we have things like this in Turkey? I mean, its allready -40 in Erzurum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 04-12-2013, 18:12:49
Gentlemen, in 9+ hours from now I will be making pasta. Can I have some simple recipes please. Preferably ones that won't make the kitchen explode. Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 04-12-2013, 18:12:23
World's cook book: www.google.com
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-12-2013, 18:12:14
Simple + nice = Aglio e Olio

You can really add anything plain to that. Prawns, chicken chunks, fish, or even BACON!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-12-2013, 18:12:16
Personally I enjoy this one, its both delicious and easy to make:

http://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/61/jamie-oliver-trapani-style-rigatoni
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 04-12-2013, 19:12:58
Gentlemen, in 9+ hours from now I will be making pasta. Can I have some simple recipes please. Preferably ones that won't make the kitchen explode. Thanks in advance.

1. Throw the bitches in some fucking water
2. Boil the shit out of them motherfuckers
3. A pinch of salt
4. Sizzle some ground beef for nizzle in a pan hotter than your sister
5. Put those two niggas together. Not in a gay way, but in a manly latino way
6. Presto, a pastorgasm.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 04-12-2013, 19:12:56
And here I thought I was the only one around who cooks... should make a cooking thread of sorts later.

What kind of pasta you going for?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-12-2013, 20:12:16
4. Sizzle some ground beef for nizzle in a pan hotter than your sister

That sounds so douchebaggy, yet I lol'd.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 04-12-2013, 20:12:53
Something simple.
As of now I have
a crapload of oregano collected from Domino's
some pepper
A variety of Indian spices that I am too afraid to use
Processed cheese
Some corriander
Pepper
Tomaters
Carrots.
Eggs.

Sorry Kalkalash, I don't eat beef.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 04-12-2013, 20:12:42
If I had that list above I'd do the following:

throw the peppers and carrots in a food processor (you can also just cut up the peppers if you want something chunky in the sauce as well)
cut up the tomatos, removing the seeds and the green stuff (if you wanna go all the way you should also skin them, for that you have to throw them into some boiling water for a bit, then the skin comes off real easy)
chop your oregano and corriander

get some onions, garlic and chili, cut the onions finely, slice the garlic really thin, and crush your chili
put them in a frying pan with some olive oil until they get some color, add ground pepper, the chopped herbs, the carrots/peppers and the tomatos,
if you have it, add some balsamico, a bay leaf and some tomato paste
let that simmer for a bit and season to taste with salt and pepper

you could also stir in the processed cheese near the end so it melts into the sauce, but i would really recommend that you get some parmeggiano or grana padano instead, you usually can get it already grated if you dont fancy grating it yourself
also don't forget to remove the bay leaf after youre done cooking



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 04-12-2013, 20:12:13
4. Sizzle some ground beef for nizzle in a pan hotter than your sister

That sounds so douchebaggy, yet I lol'd.

Post-toasties to the bitter ya dig?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 06-12-2013, 11:12:40
Happy Independence day Finland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce3QMTGHrIw
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-12-2013, 11:12:50
I think I try to spend some time of the day mapping that goddamn finnish map so it would might get into testing within the next 100 years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 06-12-2013, 15:12:57
Sounds good ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-12-2013, 21:12:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEeS1-XLY2Y

For those who want to see it in FH2!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-12-2013, 17:12:46
Does anyone know the name of the Nasheed in this gif?

http://inciswf.com/21.swf
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 07-12-2013, 18:12:21
Can't say I have, quality is a bit poor so I can't make out the words either. If you really want to find it you could rip out the audio and audio-search for it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-12-2013, 19:12:28
Is it true that the majority of Muslim in Turkey follow Sufism?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-12-2013, 19:12:39
Nope, we dont have a lot of Sufi's here, since the Mevlevi Order isnt a big one. We are mostly Sunni, and you know, conservative Sunnis dont enjoy the idea of Tasavvuf, A.K.A Allah being "inside" every person. :P But we have some Dervish houses here and there, all around Istanbul and Turkey. But I think there is a lot in Iran.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-12-2013, 21:12:54
Searching Youtube for Suomi SMG videos makes me so fucking sad these days. Its flooded with videos about this goddamn atrocious yankee version of the Suomi with the bolt on the side, semi-auto and even longer barrel sticking out of the SJR. Christ, who's idea was to butcher such a beautiful weapon?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 07-12-2013, 23:12:26
I feel your pain, mate, they do the same to Stens, Thompsons, &c. Everything with a barrel shorter than 16" reqires a $200 tax stamp and registration with the ATF and it requires months for them to process your application. You simply have to fill out a Form 4 to get started, but the worst is the cost and the waiting time. Also, they decided that a rifle or pistol firing from an open bolt is too easy to convert to full-auto, so the weapon has to be completely re-designed internally. Please, repeal the Hughes amendment already! I do not wish to buy a Sten for $5000  ::) .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 08-12-2013, 05:12:52
First of all, please excuse the double post, but I am in a bind here. Should I sell my Romanian AKS-47 or trade it for a fixed stock one? I have all the accessories, ammo pouches, oiler, cleaning kit, glorious soviet bayonet, etc. I want an AR15A1, but I am not sure if it is a good idea to sell my only AK. Any advice would be appreciated. By the way, I know that FPSrussia and Korsakov will probably nuke me for playing with the thought of selling it, but the AR and the Thompson and the Garand are calling...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 08-12-2013, 05:12:31
Keep the bayonet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 08-12-2013, 05:12:11
Sell it! Americans will pay more than 500 USD, maybe even up to 2000, but they can be bought for just 30-150.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 08-12-2013, 11:12:32
You think Christmas is all about a big old guy witha fluffy white beard who rides a sleigh pulled by reindeer and hands out gifts to children?
Well, not in Austria and other Germanic Alpine regions! (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/12/krampus-saint-nicholas-dark-companion/100639/) Scared yet?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-12-2013, 18:12:44
http://9gag.com/gag/ab5vRZE

i am looking for the word that defines people who make these douchebag posts

"Oh my god you know X but you dont Y, you are a horrible horrible person, meanwhile i am much superior then you"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 08-12-2013, 20:12:10
I don't give a fuck about either of them. What does that make me?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 08-12-2013, 20:12:26
A douchebag?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-12-2013, 22:12:56
That sad moment

when i just find out Edward James "Babe" heffron, easy company, second battalion 506th has passed away at the first of december

Nothing on the news, or sites
or anything
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 08-12-2013, 22:12:23
They will start caring when the last 50 or so start passing, just like the WW1 veterans.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-12-2013, 02:12:50
http://9gag.com/gag/ab5vRZE

i am looking for the word that defines people who make these douchebag posts

"Oh my god you know X but you dont Y, you are a horrible horrible person, meanwhile i am much superior then you"

Smartass?

they are exactly like the people that "Cracked's 5 Things TV Writers Apparently Believe About Smart People (http://www.cracked.com/article_18960_5-things-tv-writers-apparently-believe-about-smart-people_p1.html)" article pointed out. See #4 It's Okay To Be A Dick, As Long As You're Smart. They are just TV impersonators. Probably they think it is popular to act that way.

That sad moment

when i just find out Edward James "Babe" heffron, easy company, second battalion 506th has passed away at the first of december

Nothing on the news, or sites
or anything

To me, they are a reminder to us about how close we are to that horrible conflict that killed so many in such short amount of time. They can teach us so much about peace. When they are all gone, I could imagine the hippiest liberals becoming indifferent towards war mongering.

I actually still couldn't believe that we are less than a century ago from mindlessly slaughtering people and systematically eradicating poorly-defined group of people. Really, humans still have a very long way to go before we are ready to meet another intelligent life forms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 09-12-2013, 09:12:54
Contact with a new species: Assume hostility? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 09-12-2013, 15:12:11
Quote
http://ruthless-politics.com/teens-randomly-assault-strangers-on-street-in-new-game-called-knockout/
what the actual fuck? What worries me even more: how long untill this reaches Europe? I'm 99% sure our legal system won't give any punishment towards this, so it would probably explode here considering it has succes in the US where there is actual punishment on crimes.

Pft typical moral panic.

Well what do you know:
http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-bs-news-stories-that-fooled-all-your-facebook-friends/ (scroll to Nr1)

Really does feel good not to be an idiot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 10-12-2013, 05:12:56
Has anyone ever heard of BetterSurf? Some stupid IE add-on virus that replicates itself every so often, it usually doesn't bother me since I can just disable it but right now I've BetterSurf, Better-Surf, Better Surf Plus, and some other crap. So many ads, almost every single word on this forum was linking to some other crap, figuratively speaking all I could see was "BUY BUY BUY". Not asking for technical help, it's no problem, but this is just a disgusting practice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-12-2013, 14:12:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa-vQ0L77LY


It actually made me think and indeed politicians all around the world have almost nothing in common with the people that they govern. Their pay is not affected by anything, their own actions do not affect them and no matter what they do (legal or not) in some nations they are not able to be percecuted either.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 12-12-2013, 14:12:57
^
tis true here.









Edit: 666th post
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 12-12-2013, 14:12:06
Happy 666 posts, Tankbuster  ;D

back OT: Belgian politicians enjoy indemnity when they are elected representatives. A Walloon one killed his wife a month ago. They have proven him guilty, or almost, but I haven't got a clue if he's lost his political indemnity already
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-12-2013, 15:12:36
Now, I have to really say. These politicians are really bad people, some are good, but they can never make up for the bad ones. However, people tend to find easy scapegoat for their everyday problems.

Indonesia for example, we have a really incompetent politicians making up our parliament members. I estimate more than half of them cannot point out where Germany is on a world map or tell where Samsung comes from (our Communications and IT Minister said it is from China). Our parliament is much more hilarious, they seemed to comfortably dwell in their common ignorance and nonchalant attitude. They carelessly watch porn clips during a hearing, fell asleep, play games, etc. It is all broadcasted live in our dedicated Swara TV channel.

Despite their numerous visits to various countries in Europe and North America, they seemed to learn nothing. That's right, it is because they came as a rich tourist instead of ordinary guy trying to blend in, to feel how life is like in that country. Last report said, our parliament foreign traveling expenses accounted for more than 15% of their total annual operations budget (IDR 415 Billion out of IDR 3.5 Trillion in 2012 according to Indonesian Corruption Watch) That I believe, is far worse than the crisis-laden Greece or locked out Belgium or maybe India. At least, our politicians gets 18x more salary than the average people, India is 8x according to this Economist daily chart (http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/07/daily-chart-12).

(http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full-width/images/2013/07/blogs/graphic-detail/20130720_gdc920_0.png)

Our less competent politicians actually earn 7x more than I made from working for an Swiss-based American professional service company.

Despite this, I would not held them 100% accountable for all problems in Indonesia. I believe, more than 50% of our problems are caused by the people and their bad habits alone. You cannot escape people who is also equally ignorant, law-breaking (completely has no respect for law), victimization attitude (when it suits them), arrogantly exploitative (when it favors them, and explains our environmental destruction), resigned (those who can and are able to do good refused to stand up), and rampant plagiarism (no respect for IP rights at all). The urban youths make up their culture by being poser, because social popularity seems to be more important than being badass genuine. No wonder one of our aspiring game developers (http://digitalhappiness.net/) are wary of selling their creation here, and opted to go the long way through our stupid complicated law to get it legally sold via Steam (because it is a US company) and protected by US IP law.

It is ingrained in our back bones. Really.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 12-12-2013, 17:12:29
You could replace Indonesia with India and sup up the situation here. Everyone is an entitled asshat who believes that fuel subsidies for diesel and petrol is good, but a bill that ensures people get food is waste of money.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-12-2013, 17:12:28
....Today i saw how a man recieved a present from america in the form of the Garand thumb

Holy


shit.....................
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-12-2013, 17:12:45
....Today i saw how a man recieved a present from america in the form of the Garand thumb

Holy


shit.....................
Mmmm delicous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-12-2013, 18:12:30
Happy 666 posts, Tankbuster  ;D

back OT: Belgian politicians enjoy indemnity when they are elected representatives. A Walloon one killed his wife a month ago. They have proven him guilty, or almost, but I haven't got a clue if he's lost his political indemnity already

Ofcourse he lost it. long time ago already, the vote in walloon parlement about is was like over in a minute and they all agreed he should go to trail.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 12-12-2013, 22:12:11
Ah, that magical time of year again...


http://vimeo.com/16878867


when the blood of the naughty will be spilled
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 13-12-2013, 02:12:24
I wish this would teach theta something..

(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/amXor64_460s.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-12-2013, 05:12:03
Windows 7 automatic updates, most annoying shit ever. 20 minutes uninstalling GPU drivers and this damn thing installs whatever the hell it feels like.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-12-2013, 06:12:34
Finally, a long standing member of FH dev & betatesters took it from 9Gag!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 13-12-2013, 12:12:11
Also

Lose - Fucking opposite of win
Loose - Not fucking tight
It's - It fucking is
Its - Shows fucking possession.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-12-2013, 15:12:44
This is for WHAT? deleting my post for WHAT? I tought this was america? DID you tought this was america? OH IM sorry i tought this was america!

(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/a8WqOz3_460sa.gif)

IIRC romanian special forces. Or ukranian....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-12-2013, 15:12:17
Your post was deleted because it violated the rules.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-12-2013, 15:12:11
okay
thats diffrent

then i'm sorry..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 14-12-2013, 13:12:45
Anybody noticed that you can´t delete your own posts any longer? There´s so much I wan´t to delete!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-12-2013, 13:12:11
Why was it changed?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 14-12-2013, 15:12:02
your sig will give me a seizure.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-12-2013, 15:12:25
I think its pretty awesome. But I'll try to find a slower .gif
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-12-2013, 15:12:35
So, little do to at work so we installed alarms on our drawers. Includes a light also.

http://youtu.be/alZqTkJtILY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-12-2013, 02:12:42
I was just driving home, standing at the red lights, when some crazy maniac appeared by the driver-door of my car. Young boy, maybe 20 years, spruce, long hair. He was looking at me, screamed, and tried to punch in my window with his elbow. Managed to open the door and pushed him away, asking what he was all about. Seemed like he felt attacked by me, but his answers were merely gibberish. Punched him hard 2 times and he fell down on the street. I was getting back to my car, but he came back before I could close the door and he suddenly sat on me. Punched him various times in the back that he had turned towards me. He was still screaming gibberish. Finally pushed him out and got out myself, yelling at him while he was taking place in my drivers seat again, thus I pulled out the key and pressed the emergency flashers.

By then several people were around us who told that they had called the police. That manic guy got out of my car and started discussing with us, threatening to report us to the police. Then he suddenly ran off down the street. In the middle of the street, ofc.

Turned out that he had been lying on the street in front of other cars, then suddenly attacking the drivers, or rather their cars, as well.

He was just out of sight when the police arrived who must have passed him at the previous crossroad, thus missing him while they were heading for us. After the police arrived more cars came in, reporting to have been attacked by a maniac at the previous crossroad. lol

Meanwhile my dinner grew cold. Finally arrived at home. End of story.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-12-2013, 02:12:28
At least he was clothed, imagine having a guy wearing nothing but a thong come at your vehicle with a katana.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-12-2013, 02:12:17
I love your new avatar Korsakov
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-12-2013, 03:12:02
Yeah, Mario-Stalin. Pixelated as hell though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 19-12-2013, 04:12:46
At least he was clothed, imagine having a guy wearing nothing but a thong come at your vehicle with a katana.
Are you sure it would be that horrible?

(http://www.string-emil.de/Seiten/Apfelmus/IMG_7047.JPG)

Ps. String-Emil is god
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 19-12-2013, 12:12:46
Does anyone have any experience in using Sony Vegas Pro and Youtube? What's the best format and settings for Vegas to get the best out of it? And is it normal that it takes 2 hours to render a video that's 15 minutes long?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 19-12-2013, 14:12:41
I'd tell you but I uninstalled a week ago. Depending on settings, it can take 2 hours. If you're going by some stupid ridiculous setting it can take more than half a day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-12-2013, 22:12:27
So much hate in this thread


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG-xGNh3diw

This is beautifull
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-12-2013, 19:12:03
Guys I need some help! so ım back with translating that ancient German diary, and I need some info about the rivers of an island called Euboia in Greek, also known as Negroponte to Venetian, and Eğriboz in Turkish.

There seems to be a special thing about the flow of the rivers on this island, and the diary even mentions Aristotle examining the flow of the rivers and not finding anything, it would be great if someone could provide some info on these rivers, because me and a couple of friends have been scanning the internet about them for a while and we found nothing.

I may have some other questions too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 23-12-2013, 20:12:06
You mean the island of Euboea, where the tides cause the "river" in the Euripus strait to change the direction of flow?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-12-2013, 20:12:05
That might be it, the text doesnt say "river" exactly, I was guessing its the Euripus Strait, because I couldnt find any unusual rivers on the island, and some say Aristotle examined the strait, not a river.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 23-12-2013, 20:12:36
Well, the strait is narrow even nowadays, so during Aristotle's time it would've been very close to looking like a river.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-12-2013, 20:12:05
I see. That is probably why it is called a river. The text states it connects the island to the mainland with a short bridge, so that should be it. Thank you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 24-12-2013, 06:12:55
2014 is close. Looking back on the past two years, I haven't really done shit with myself. Got a feeling the upcoming year will be a bad one for me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-12-2013, 08:12:30
Well, until now, I sneeringly thought that Americans who claimed Amerindian ancestry are insecure about their washed roots and feeling of guilt. But when I read more about history, I found out that. Hey, it is not that European settlers mindlessly murder their helpers. They were dead due to plagues before that, and while many cowboys and racist governments do make their life more difficult, but the general idea is not really an all-out genocide. So I think I owe those people silent apology.

http://www.ratical.org/many_worlds/6Nations/FFchp5.html

So, many early settlers viewed the native culture as better suited to the life in the colonies. Even Ben Franklin agrees, and hinting about adopting their culture and swayed his Christianity a bit to combine native American religion.

I think US should start to promote this instead of trying to appease the Mooslims with their hilarious political correctness. It is better to address this historical subject to general people who can debate with less sensitivity and better understanding. Suddenly, it is perfectly reasonable to use Amerindian costumes as the traditional US of A costumes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-12-2013, 15:12:51
Holy Night tonight, so I guess it's time to wish all of you a merry Christmas and the most awesome new year you've had so far, in which all of your wishes may come true, especially those involving a girlfriend if you haven't one already  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 24-12-2013, 15:12:46
^ 2014 will probably be as "most awesome" as they year before it. And the one before that one ...
Merry Christmas to you too ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 24-12-2013, 18:12:50
I see. That is probably why it is called a river. The text states it connects the island to the mainland with a short bridge, so that should be it. Thank you!

I really have block your signature. It makes me want to vomit :/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 24-12-2013, 18:12:44
Yep, and he already promised to look for another picture.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 24-12-2013, 22:12:04
Ah yes I know it does make me kind of dizzy too, but it is so cool! I will replace it as soon as possible.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-12-2013, 23:12:32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdytWbl9sh8

Merry christmas

and happy birthday!


Isaac newton!
Ian "lemmy" kilmister!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-12-2013, 01:12:55
Thanks but nothing merry about this one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-12-2013, 10:12:47
Thanks but nothing merry about this one.
This is correct

My month long crush dumped me yesterday

Fuck this christmas
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 25-12-2013, 10:12:28
On a related question Theta, was she taller than you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-12-2013, 10:12:37
On a related question Theta, was she taller than you?
by 5 days yes!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 25-12-2013, 12:12:09
On a related question Theta, was she taller than you?
by 5 days yes!
Not sure if actually a good joke or a lack of English skills.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-12-2013, 12:12:10
I was confused as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 25-12-2013, 14:12:44
Yes, 5 days is quite a difference in length :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 25-12-2013, 15:12:07
Then your problem is solved. Grow Taller by 6 days and get her back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 25-12-2013, 16:12:50
Why is that even important? It´s just one criteria in a pool of hundreds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-12-2013, 16:12:48
I do feel kinda sad. She went down with one of my friends like its nothing who is a scumbag and doesnt do jack shit. But then you do alot of stuff for her. And in the end, you are just "A good friend"   
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 25-12-2013, 16:12:45
Oh so you got Freundzoned eh? Then there is still hope.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-12-2013, 16:12:06
Oh so you got Freundzoned eh? Then there is still hope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeWjzBHUdsI

Pretty much sums it up all   ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 25-12-2013, 17:12:26
Oh so you got Freundzoned eh? Then there is still hope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeWjzBHUdsI

Pretty much sums it up all   ;D

Haha wowa nostalgia. Felt so awsome as a kidhanging around at skatespots listening to stuff like the offspring  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-12-2013, 22:12:09
merry Chrimbus everywudy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V399tenKALA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-12-2013, 23:12:59
As the Japanese would say


Merry Kurrissumasu
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-12-2013, 01:12:52
...
i drove my first BMW M3 today


it was ..amazing
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-12-2013, 01:12:48
Did you instantly become a massive douchebag?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-12-2013, 01:12:18
Did you instantly become a massive douchebag?
yep

Big gigantic ass-hole
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 26-12-2013, 03:12:35
See, now you've actually driven a proper car :D
What sort of M3? :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-12-2013, 04:12:44
Cocks will drive Audis nowadays, BMW M3 is awesome.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-12-2013, 10:12:15
Some what related, while in Los Altos, CA, USA, I drove past a McLaren dealership and a Tesla dealership, separated only by a volvo dealership.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-12-2013, 10:12:17
See, now you've actually driven a proper car :D
What sort of M3? :D
E36. Built in 1993
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 26-12-2013, 15:12:36
See, now you've actually driven a proper car :D
What sort of M3? :D
E36. Built in 1993
NOICE! That's a proper one :D. Bet It was fun.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-12-2013, 11:12:58
It was amazing erousing fun!



Can somebody translate this into french for me?

Do you have any Argentine model 1909 mausers for sale?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 27-12-2013, 11:12:00
Est-ce que vous vendez des Mauser mle. 1909 argentins?
(Should be correct that way I hope).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-12-2013, 11:12:08
Thanks pallie!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-12-2013, 04:12:31
Hi... helloooooo. Just, saying hello here. I wish the sun was purple :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 28-12-2013, 06:12:05
Korsakov, have you been given too much morphine again?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-12-2013, 06:12:13
Noooo, I'm just speaking my mind and crap. If I was on something you'd notice.

Think I'm getting a bit stir crazy though. I want to make a snow man and equip him with an assault rifle before I die of boredom but there's no bloody snow around here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 28-12-2013, 06:12:05
Use mud, it comes in a variety of colors, and is more easily accessible than snow anyway. PROTIP: Use sludge or scum for uniform color. Really brings out the eyes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 28-12-2013, 09:12:16
Lies Korsakov!
But I don't really think they would let you into Emirates mall/Ski Dubai with an assault rifle ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 31-12-2013, 18:12:38
What exactly do Steam Trading Cards do?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 31-12-2013, 19:12:55
Earn more money for Gabe.


And steam levels that give you extra smileys, extra friend slots and some other useless stuff i think.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 31-12-2013, 19:12:21
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM INDIA GUYS.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 31-12-2013, 19:12:46
Damn, you beat me to it. 11 PM here, unfortunately I can't go celebrate due to work and such.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-12-2013, 21:12:40
Korsakov, I was wondering, what do you do for a living if I might ask?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 31-12-2013, 22:12:43
Ah, I'm on a military salary. I don't usually do anything special aside from today of course but now that's over, at the most I put about 10 hours into actually doing something in a month so I've lots of free time, unfortunately it's an on call thing so I need to stay close to home.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 01-01-2014, 03:01:09
What exactly do Steam Trading Cards do?

You can sell them for 0,10-0,15€ each and save up for some imba items for king Fura. Da comrade!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-01-2014, 17:01:04
Its 2014 man, how is this possible? QUAD DIGITS!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-01-2014, 19:01:41
James Avery, aka Shredder, aka Uncle Phil died.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-01-2014, 20:01:05
James Avery, aka Shredder, aka Uncle Phil died.
a very sad passing indeed :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 02-01-2014, 15:01:28
All my conspiring and plotting in order to not see the family during the holidays was made redundant yesterday...

Damn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 03-01-2014, 11:01:01
http://www.kongregate.com/games/agnt666/typocalypse-3d Quite a fun game. Quite difficult even ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 05-01-2014, 20:01:39
I just beat Metro Last Light.  Wow, what a fantastic game!  A really engrossing universe!  I unfortunately got the "bad" ending, which stupefied me since I think I made just about every good choice I was presented with and even listened to every conversation I came across.  Oh well...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-01-2014, 20:01:33
Getting the good ending is extremely hard. Even a few kills (not KO's, actual kills) can ruin it. Also read reports that it was bugged but what the heck, the good ending is on YT.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 05-01-2014, 21:01:36
Getting the good ending is extremely hard. Even a few kills (not KO's, actual kills) can ruin it. Also read reports that it was bugged but what the heck, the good ending is on YT.
I think I stabbed the guys who were raping that one chick.  It seemed more just.  To get the good ending I suppose I'd have to begin a new game, right?  Oh well, time to do the Season Pass things.

Also, you're now the creepiest person on Steam.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 05-01-2014, 22:01:02
No, the bugged ending is the no-kill achievement - it says (or at least it said) that there were 3 levels that didn't count (i.e. that are designed with killing in mind).  However, they do count.  It should also be noted that you cannot kill someone, load an auto-save and knock them out - this still counts as a kill.  Kill someone and you have to start back at the beginning of the game.

I myself got the good ending by only killing in these 3 levels (in fact, the ending is decided before you go to the last stand battle - which is one of the 'free kill' levels).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 05-01-2014, 23:01:08
After watching the good ending I think I may have actually preferred the bad ending more.  The good one was a bit anti-climactic.  The bad ending was the canon one for Metro 2033 anyway. 

Season Pass levels are a lot of fun so far, I really enjoyed the Khan one.  The Spider Lair one was like a crash course cure for any arachnophobia I had  ;D .  The Stalker level seems like it will be a lot of fun, too. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 06-01-2014, 00:01:59
Why am I creepy......
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 06-01-2014, 01:01:20
Why am I creepy......

Maybe the webcam in the children's hospital shower is part of the reason.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 06-01-2014, 02:01:18
Why am I creepy......
Don't play dumb ya dummy
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 06-01-2014, 13:01:00
The ending of Metro 2033 was already totally twisted. What I consider the bad ending, is considered the good ending by everybody else. I was given the chance to destroy the device about 3 times, but I enjoyed watching those 3 rockets blow up the mutation into pieces.

The mutation was evil through and through.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-01-2014, 00:01:39
you'll love metro last light


I began playing dishonored and i am amazed by the greatness of this game. Steampunk baby!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 09-01-2014, 16:01:27
The ending of Metro 2033 was already totally twisted. What I consider the bad ending, is considered the good ending by everybody else. I was given the chance to destroy the device about 3 times, but I enjoyed watching those 3 rockets blow up the mutation into pieces.

The mutation was evil through and through.
They are the Homo Novus, the next generation of dominating species. They try to communicate with mankind and help them but when they try to communicate the human mind can't comprehend and goes batshit crazy. They are not evil.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 09-01-2014, 20:01:17
^

That is basically how it is explained in the book
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-01-2014, 23:01:03
Quote
Revolting Uniting  (Read 100000 times)
Hah, what luck.

Anyway, does anyone know any good PC technical help forums?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 10-01-2014, 01:01:41
here you go

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/forum.php
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 10-01-2014, 22:01:02
They are the Homo Novus, the next generation of dominating species. They try to communicate with mankind and help them but when they try to communicate the human mind can't comprehend and goes batshit crazy. They are not evil.

They attacked me and my mates.

That is the same with whales and the Japanese. The Japanese claim to save the whales by science when threy are actually hunting them down; if you'd ask a whale, he would not consider the japanese his friends.

Or in other words: If I try to communicate with another species, and that species dies during my attempt, I should be smart enough to stop. Otherwise I'm evil.

Besides: These creatures tried to kill me 100 times. Enough said.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 10-01-2014, 22:01:34
99% of the time you just get too close to them instead of they trying to get to you. And they save your life multiple times. dark ones 2014
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 10-01-2014, 23:01:39
No, F them "bad" ending was the good ending!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 10-01-2014, 23:01:06
I sometimes see games in my steaminventory, that I didn't buy. Next to them it says "1 day left"
Does that mean I have 1 day to download them for free and have them permanently? Or does it mean that if I download it today, I can play it for 1 day and then I have to buy it in order to be able to continue playing it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 11-01-2014, 01:01:06
That means it's a demo. They make the game free for a weekend, hope you play it and then decide to buy it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 11-01-2014, 09:01:14
^ Nobody will do this as soon as the infamous "Internet break" will come in Germany ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-01-2014, 10:01:29
That's lame, I thought you could download demos at any time  ???
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 11-01-2014, 11:01:59
That's lame, I thought you could download demos at any time  ???
It's not demos, it's the full game; but for a limited amount of time.

"free weekends".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-01-2014, 18:01:13
I got a fan in my bathroom that is synchronised with the light, because the is no window in my bathroom. If you turn on the light, the fan starts receiving electricity and after a delay of 1 minute the fan starts running. If you turn out the light then, the fan keeps running another minute until it falls silent again.

If my computer is running, the process of falling silent often causes the scanner to start scanning a picture on its own. The chance is about 25%. The scanner got no power supply but is only connected via USB to my computer.
Now... please explain. :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-01-2014, 18:01:22
Call an excorsist ASAP.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 12-01-2014, 18:01:54
Put blank pages into the scanner and see if they have messages on them in the pictures it produces.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 12-01-2014, 19:01:30
Burn your house down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-01-2014, 19:01:55
I just recieved a proud phonecall from a friend who galantly told me, that she bought a 49.99 Euro toilet paper warming holder

Yes

A toiler paper holder
that warms the toilet paper, so that it feels comfortable towards your anus
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-01-2014, 19:01:59
^^ Awesome. I guess that is why they banned conventional light bulbs some years ago. To save the power for toilet paper warming holders. ::)


Put blank pages into the scanner and see if they have messages on them in the pictures it produces.

I'll consider that. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 12-01-2014, 19:01:32
I just recieved a proud phonecall from a friend who galantly told me, that she bought a 49.99 Euro toilet paper warming holder

Yes

A toiler paper holder
that warms the toilet paper, so that it feels comfortable towards your anus

Marginally better than Rome 2 Total war. Couldn't she rub the toilet paper on her hand?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-01-2014, 19:01:31
^^ Awesome. I guess that is why they banned conventional light bulbs some years ago. To save the power for toilet paper warming holders. ::)
Lol "banned", maybe in theory. :D

Put blank pages into the scanner and see if they have messages on them in the pictures it produces.
I'll consider that. ;D
[/quote]
And then read them backwards.
Marginally better than Rome 2 Total war. Couldn't she rub the toilet paper on her hand?
Too much work, I guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-01-2014, 20:01:38
I just recieved a proud phonecall from a friend who galantly told me, that she bought a 49.99 Euro toilet paper warming holder

Yes

A toiler paper holder
that warms the toilet paper, so that it feels comfortable towards your anus

Marginally better than Rome 2 Total war. Couldn't she rub the toilet paper on her hand?
I will forward her of your idea :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 12-01-2014, 22:01:13
Romans used slaves to sit on and prewarme their masters toilets seats.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-01-2014, 22:01:42
So, I have a friend that loves the smell of my armpits, when i forget deo she always notices and asks if she can smell them. Especially when they are in that first stage of getting stinky.

Kind of freaks me out.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-01-2014, 22:01:00
Heated toilet paper

Girls smelling armpits

....
Thank god this is a male only forum
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 13-01-2014, 00:01:22
Romans used slaves to sit on and prewarme their masters toilets seats.

They also used a sponge on a stick for wiping their assholes, so I don't know how that compares...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-01-2014, 18:01:37
So, I have a friend that loves the smell of my armpits, when i forget deo she always notices and asks if she can smell them. Especially when they are in that first stage of getting stinky.

Kind of freaks me out.

Is she doing that with everybody or just with you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 13-01-2014, 19:01:04
So, I have a friend that loves the smell of my armpits, when i forget deo she always notices and asks if she can smell them. Especially when they are in that first stage of getting stinky.

Kind of freaks me out.

Wait till she begins eating dandruff and lice out of your hair.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 13-01-2014, 19:01:43
So, I have a friend that loves the smell of my armpits, when i forget deo she always notices and asks if she can smell them. Especially when they are in that first stage of getting stinky.

Kind of freaks me out.

Is she doing that with everybody or just with you?

Just me.

I think i know what it means, no worries.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Damaso on 14-01-2014, 01:01:47
Thats rigth - get ready for this unlimited feels trip fellows!

So this treath is to basicaly post shitty situations of your life and/or to reply to another´s situations with an "i know that feel bro" meme (you know, basicaly, its just an place on the internet in wich you can discuss the shitty events of your life with others, and at the same time learn with each other´s experience)

I have 1 feel situation rigth now:

So today was my first driving lesson on 125 motorcycle, (i passed on theory exam!!!  ;D) and wile i returned to the bus stop to go home, i find a friend who is in the same highschool as my crush (and i will go for that highschool in 1 year)

We started to speak.. and then i ask him how is my crush, and he puts his hand on my arm, and tells me: "Henrique... she has a boyfriend."

And i was like: "can you repeat that?"

he repeated, but then he sayid he wasnt sure... because only 1 guy told him that, and she doesnt actually hangs out with anywone... hoewer, she got to an party with that guy once,  and so i decided to search for him on faceboook - nothing between then (no post, anything...)

Anyway, i freaked out because the guy has a nice aspect (yeah you know, im not gay but you can see between 1 ugly man and 1 pretty one) and his photo had 1 like from my crush... (lol)

You know... now im screwed, altough he isnt sure that is true, and nobody else sayid anything, it could be fake and even a joke told from the other guy to my friend... hoewer, im preparing myself for real in case she even has an boyfriend... obviously i will not make them nothing, but you know... its hard :/

I really really hope the other guy was joking... but i got sad instanly now... also, wile i was talking to my friend, i sayid something like: "oh no! y u say this? now i will cry all nigth!" in a joke mode... but looks like im really about to cry this nigth (even if there isnt anything oficial, and only 1 guy sayid that.)

And on a curious note, i really whana take my biker license so i could go highschool on my big bike hyosung aquila and impress her (and others).. also, i would like to get car license for the same reason... you know: she could look at me at a diferent way - like somewone more mature who is barely an adult (im 17 now, made it on 6 january)

Damn.. mein mind got soo freaked out than i couldnt even make an proper teamwork gameplay today - all i was thinking was on how screwed were my dreams about her if this is true..

Feels  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 14-01-2014, 01:01:41
You probably don´t want to hear that, but: High school love is shit. As soon as the school time is over those relationships break down. Hardly worth the effort.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 14-01-2014, 01:01:38
Dude...

If you want to impress people so they see how mature and adult you are,
it's not gonna happen if you just drive a bike to school. You have to mature on the inside, develop yourself further and accept things as they are. No car or bike will change that for you.
I mean, yeah sure some people will be impressed but not in the way you want. They'll be all like "ooh cool he has a bike" and if they start to like you then, it will be only because of the bike. Not because of who you are.

What I'm saying is, work on yourself. Read books, lots of them. Get better grades, learn, even go running every once in a while. Do 20 pushups and 50 situps a day. Work on your english, for heaven's sake.
Don't try to force yourself onto people so they like you at all costs. Just relax, it's gonna be fine.

And finally, girls come, and girls go.
You're 17 now and sure, you have a crush. Aaaand she doesn't like you back. That's ok. She's not the only one, and from what you've told us, she's not really a catch either.
And if she starts to like you for your bike, then she definitely isn't worth the trouble.
Don't let yourself be so anxious about her, you're gonna waste too many nerve cells that way. If she has a boyfriend, fine. If she doesn't, fine. Try not to give a fuck. You can't do much about it anyway.
Besides, some better ones will come along eventually.

Ah yes and about you being socially awkward.
Look, all I can say to you is to relax. Don't try to be forcefully funny or charming. Just relax and participate in the conversation. Don't be overly sensitive about things people say and for heaven's sake avoid political debates/arguments. Historical too. While I'm at it, don't mention Hitler or the nazis. Like, ever.
You need as much human contact as you can get. That way you'll adapt and overcome some obstacles you're currently facing. Socialize.

Oh and good luck with the driving, and the exam.

Having said that, I'm going back to studying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 14-01-2014, 02:01:46
Do 20 pushups and 50 situps a day.
This won´t do much. So much of my pre-gym time wasted on that. :)

@ Damaso: If you want people to like you more (which is bullshit in the first place) you should fix the "the glass is half empty" attitude of yours. Be positive about yourself. The funny thing is that as soon as you don´t care what people think about you, they´ll respect you. Have the balls to say "no" and respect yourself.

Show interest in other people and - if you really mean it - say positive things: "That´s really great!", "Well done!", "I´m sure we can make it!" etc. Mention them by name: "I like your dress, Maria!" You wouldn´t believe how this cheers up other people. Just don´t crawl up their ass. But if you think about something positive, don´t be too shy, to tell them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 14-01-2014, 02:01:24
Hah, he has to start somewhere
Several series of those should do, coupled with squats and jogging.

But yeah I guess taking up a sport or gym trainings will do the trick in the end.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-01-2014, 06:01:29
Ah fuck, that reminds me, I still need to do my daily workout. Knew I was forgetting something amidst all this trig homework. Don't know why I decided to take a trig course over intersession.

Thanks Knacky
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 14-01-2014, 06:01:08
Eh, trig is easy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-01-2014, 14:01:28
So much fucking work cant get workout done at all. Good thing i work manual labour lifting boxes and stuff otherwise i would be chubby by now! I'm still at 58kgs benchpress.

On the subject of licences, i gave the initial money and will start lessons for car and motorbike too. Im thinking of buying the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 after i get the licence. datt price though! Then again with the money i earn i could repay it in a couple of years. Will see though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-01-2014, 21:01:08
Eh, trig is easy.
Speak for yourself, I can't do maths for shit.

On another note, happy birthday to one of my favourite historical figures, Mark Antony!  2097 years young.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-01-2014, 21:01:24
I generally cannot do math for shit either, but Trig is what I am good at. I suppose choosing one of my majors as electrical engineering wasn't too bad of a choice in that regard
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 14-01-2014, 22:01:36
On the subject of licences, i gave the initial money and will start lessons for car and motorbike too. Im thinking of buying the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 after i get the licence. datt price though! Then again with the money i earn i could repay it in a couple of years. Will see though.
Well, personally I'd get something older, cheaper and more badass :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-01-2014, 23:01:23
In belgium, like most EU countries, the burglar has more rights then the victim. If a burglar enters your house with a knife, and you shoot him, well you are going to jail. Using a baseball bat will also net you that result

But i was thinking, why use such advanced weapons when you can use a trusty military shovel?
(http://www.combatreform.org/westgermanshovelpick.jpg)
(http://www.rocketwebtest.com/images/items/ge2402.gif)


I have the ones you see above, aswel as various others. I think one with a long wooden handle is the best suited for home defense. Dont you think?

I mean, you can use it to knock somebody out, you can use the sharp edge, and it has a longer reach then the pocket knives burglars use here...

And what is gonna sound better in court?
Victim assaulted burglar with baseball bat
Victim shot burglar with handgun

Or
Victim uses folding shovel to ward off burglar
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-01-2014, 23:01:35
Maybe better to use a semi-auto rifle with bayonet?
When they have a gun, you can shoot, when they have a knife, you can fight with your bayonet. You can then also say to the judge "I could've shot him, but I used the bayonet instead because it seemed better in the situation"
Anyway, didn't have criminal law yet, so I can't say for sure.

But if you really wanna keep out governement happy: go up to the burglar, and ask him in his language if you can help him getting all your stuff in his van, and tell him where all your money and jewelry is. When approaching himn make sure you don't scare him off and always be polite!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 15-01-2014, 00:01:36
AND you can use the shovel to dig up a grave! Knock him/her out, tie him/her up, they're never gonna find his body.
OR just get him completely drunk, slip some coke into his pocket and drop him off at the nearest police station, they're never gonna believe him anyways.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 15-01-2014, 05:01:50
Even better; Use bayonets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-01-2014, 18:01:01
Maybe better to use a semi-auto rifle with bayonet?
When they have a gun, you can shoot, when they have a knife, you can fight with your bayonet. You can then also say to the judge "I could've shot him, but I used the bayonet instead because it seemed better in the situation"
Anyway, didn't have criminal law yet, so I can't say for sure.

But if you really wanna keep out governement happy: go up to the burglar, and ask him in his language if you can help him getting all your stuff in his van, and tell him where all your money and jewelry is. When approaching himn make sure you don't scare him off and always be polite!
Doing this allows the burglar to put you on trail, for threating him with a firearm

Even better; Use bayonets.
"Judge the man threathend me with a knife, i did not had a knife, did you saw my machete? i got rid of it and he only saw it"

Trust me guys, Belgian justice system is very retarded
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 15-01-2014, 19:01:29
What if you kill him your bare hands?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 15-01-2014, 19:01:36
depends on if you accidentaly throw him down the stairs and he dies or if you strangle him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-01-2014, 22:01:11
anyone reccomend me a good horror movie?

Something Sci-fi horror
or the style like "the mist"

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-01-2014, 01:01:20
Event Horizon
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-01-2014, 01:01:10
On the subject of licences, i gave the initial money and will start lessons for car and motorbike too. Im thinking of buying the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 after i get the licence. datt price though! Then again with the money i earn i could repay it in a couple of years. Will see though.
Well, personally I'd get something older, cheaper and more badass :D

something like ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 16-01-2014, 02:01:25
On the subject of licences, i gave the initial money and will start lessons for car and motorbike too. Im thinking of buying the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 after i get the licence. datt price though! Then again with the money i earn i could repay it in a couple of years. Will see though.
Well, personally I'd get something older, cheaper and more badass :D

something like ?
Maybe a Yamaha XT600 from the 90's,, enough power, single cylinder simplicity, can't go wrong with an universal bike, or maybe a Honda CB-xxx (whatever capacity you want)
It's not like the Ninja 300 is a bad bike, I just think that if its going to be your first , then buying something expensive doesn't sound like the best idea, there are high chances that you'll suddenly lower it's value significantly.
Of course I have now idea how the prices of used bikes look like in Greece, so I might as well be full of shit :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 16-01-2014, 08:01:18
My local newspaper made me lol and a lot of people probably very angry. It just spoilered the end of breaking bad on the front page and in a long article later in the paper. The even wrote in the article, that the last episode hasnot even been broadcasted in germany yet. I think we have someone who has earned the idiot of the year award.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 16-01-2014, 08:01:52
On the subject of licences, i gave the initial money and will start lessons for car and motorbike too. Im thinking of buying the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 after i get the licence. datt price though! Then again with the money i earn i could repay it in a couple of years. Will see though.
Well, personally I'd get something older, cheaper and more badass :D


something like ?
Maybe a Yamaha XT600 from the 90's,, enough power, single cylinder simplicity, can't go wrong with an universal bike, or maybe a Honda CB-xxx (whatever capacity you want), It's not like the Ninja 300 is a bad bike,
I just think that if its going to be your first , then buying something expensive doesn't sound like the best idea, there are high chances that you'll suddenly lower it's value significantly.
Of course I have now idea how the prices of used bikes look like in Greece, so I might as well be full of shit :D

My neighbour, now 19 years old bought himself a brandnew Suzuki GSX-R 600 as first motorbike ever. I know that guy since we were kids and I know that a motorbike is possibly the worst that can happen to him.
So, he was always showing off and telling how fast it would be. It would be even cooler with full throttle  (there is a regulation that he does not have access to the full power the engine has). He loved to tell me some cool maneuvers he did and I told him to watch out.
It happened what had to happen, he crashed but that lucky bastard not even had a scratch on him. His motorbike (I guess it was worth 9000€ or something) was thought to be a total-loss and he was devasted. He also got his license removed for some months.
So, in the end, the motorbike could be repaired for another 5000€ (I am kinda wondering where all this money comes from, really) and now he is back in business, ready to crash once more. I hope that either he won't crash anymore (unlikely) or that the next time he crashes, the bike will be a write-off.
Pretty expensive toy, considering it does not even have to be your fault when it gets destroyed. 14k€ could have been invested a bit smarter, like in three or four used bikes ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-01-2014, 14:01:19
XT and CBR are indeed in scope but i think i want something new and better looking. Im not really into Super Motard style like the XT and CBR is a bit fugly. Now the other option the 250 Ninja is way to small for going on long rides. So far the Ninja 300 seems the best for my case.

The way i plan it:
 
Buy Ninja 300 brand new for ~6000€ (loan) and learn on it (baby steps)
Repay it over the course of 2 years at which time i will be able to get the full licence
Sell it back for ~5500€ (god willing i will not crash it) and get a GSXR-750 or something equivelent with some more money (used this time).

Prices are a bit lower here in Greece but theres less pay as well.

Also i think its a mistake to go straight for a bigger/leader bike. Those things are 'squid' killers! Here in Greece you can get a small motorcycle (50cc) at 16. Then at 18 you can get up to 150cc. Then at 20 you get any bike with output up to 30Kw (usually 250-600cc). Finally at 22 you can get the unlimited licence. All this of course takes lessons and extra exams to take. Fine by me less idiots in the roads trying to be Valentino Rossi with a 20 year old GSXR1000.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 16-01-2014, 16:01:50
Use a bicycle, and shed those pounds and look fit. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 16-01-2014, 16:01:36
A brand new bike with a big fat loan as your first proper bike? No offense but that sounds like one of the most idiotic things you can do.

What if something happens and you lose the jobs you have? I read you had quite a struggle getting paid work and now you want to take on a 6k loan? If something happens to your income you're fucked.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 16-01-2014, 17:01:01
Blind consumerism at work.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-01-2014, 18:01:19
 I live with my parents still which leaves me with no actual expenses other than a few euro for going out and such. Thing is, i got 2 jobs as i have said. Now even if i lose 1 source of income i got the other which can cover the expenses of the loan. Also i am pretty good at my job doubt that they would fire me so soon. After all if you actually hear how they hired me you will see its pretty unexpected for them to fire me. Now getting a big loan so soon sounds indeed a bit silly so i will reconsider going maybe for the 250 which is quite cheaper and keep raising money so that i loan less for the bigger bike.


If it was blind consumerism i would have already made papers for it and signed. I am thinking about it and discussing it with other people. Your clever comments are not so clever tankbuster.

And i got no extra pounds damn you  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 16-01-2014, 18:01:06
Loans are always a dangerous gamble and you wouldn´t be the first person to see his plans being changed for the worse because sources of income might break away, interest rates might change or the object you bought might become heavily damaged or destroyed...
But if you think you can stem it and are careful with your new bike, go ahead...

Also@Theta: Check out "Moon" (though not horror, but still one of the best scifi movies I´ve seen) or "Sunshine" (not really horror, too, but also a good movie).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 16-01-2014, 19:01:35
To be honest, the only thing you should ever loan money for is a house. Maybe a car also but try not to do that.

aah, moon was nice, but its basicly the same as (spoiler--->oblivion).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-01-2014, 20:01:20
Who would have ever thought that a Greek would make bad financial decisions?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 16-01-2014, 20:01:21
Bouras how did you get the job?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-01-2014, 21:01:10
I would never loan any amount of money, personally
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 16-01-2014, 21:01:04
I would never loan any amount of money, personally

Maybe to build a house or start a business, but not for buying non essential stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-01-2014, 21:01:51
I would never loan any amount of money, personally

Maybe to build a house or start a business, but not for buying non essential stuff.
oh ye, forgot to add that.

I saved up and payed full sum for my car for example.No rent of 6.35%
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 17-01-2014, 14:01:13
Bouras how did you get the job?

I initially got a work at a supermarket close by my house through an unemployement program for 4 months. I worked my ass off and got one of the highest ratings (19/20) and shown a behavior so good that even the regional manager knew me by name. The program ended and unfortunately there were no open positions at that super market so i thought GG thats it. But then i received a call that a manager from another supermarket has observed me and since i was so good wants me at his supermarket. Just think that i got hired as one of the guys that work behind the cheese stall inside the market but dont even have the training for it. Of course they gave me another specialty that i can do but pretty much i do everything and anything in the supermarket.

-Edit

And i dont think a loan is a bad decision if you can actually PAY for it. Given the signs so far i CAN pay for it. I am still considering though it is not final.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-01-2014, 15:01:01
Loans are always a dangerous gamble and you wouldn´t be the first person to see his plans being changed for the worse because sources of income might break away, interest rates might change or the object you bought might become heavily damaged or destroyed...
But if you think you can stem it and are careful with your new bike, go ahead...

Well, the stuff that you bought we loan money must be insured right? That's one of the criteria to get car credit here. In Jakarta, Indonesia, it will cost you 17% of the car value, which will be paid along with the installments during the payment period.

You must have enough savings Bouras, at least, very least, you should be able to afford the down payment (how much is it? In Indonesia, at least 20% of total) for that EUR 6,000 bike and still having at least EUR 3,000 for provision.

I am pretty uncomfortable at the idea of people wanting to get more horsepower than needed on a vehicle. Honestly, reviews from even the geekiest and lamest review website on the net (like CNet) now started to talk about "lack of power" on a 150 hp engine. Seems like everyone wanted to be Top Gear yobs nowadays. That is pretty bad idea. A 166 hp kimchi burner on 1.5 ton crossover SUV should be enough. It can even propel the very heavy Korean car into 170 km/h with less effort, through the 6-speed automatic. And it is even more baffling that this suggestion comes from US, where the speed limits are absolute and most of the people drives straight. So is it about the 0-60 mph figures I guess? You want more low-end torque? So, enjoy your econo-engines and CVT then Murricans!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 17-01-2014, 16:01:53
More than you need is more than enuff, But there is never enuff powar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 17-01-2014, 17:01:18
If you live with your parents and are confident about securing your job, Go nutz!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 17-01-2014, 18:01:49
After some consideration going for the 250 which will cost me 2200 to 2500 used and raising money for a bigger bike sounds a lot better. I can get that money in a couple of months with no loans and a used bike will not need extra care or worry me as much if I drop it (god forbid). Only downside is it will not be that travel friendly.


On a side note damn look at that moon
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-01-2014, 23:01:04
entering less-sugar, fatfree, coffeefree, sodaless Diet

My illness is kicking up again
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-01-2014, 06:01:49
Soon to be the end of my 48 hour "no sleep, gotta work to do" shift. Still stuff to do, only not that urgent, parties and stuff. German class in 17:30, I have to stay awake until then. And survive the 2 exams in the meantime. Gotta love the ends of semesters.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 23-01-2014, 07:01:37
I hate staying awake for 48 hours. I did it once and I don't plan to do it again ;D Even if one had a great time, the horrible recovery takes ages. I prefer at least one or two hours of sleep in between the days. It makes you feel a tad better and afterwards, you don't feel like a wreck (at least that is the effect it has on me).

EDIT: Just heard that there is a new law discussed in Russian parliament: Every citizen is allowed to buy only one item per month from a foreign internet shop. Each additional item is taxed heavily. If this law comes through, Russia may have made the next step into becoming a jail country ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-01-2014, 16:01:20
63 hours and counting, I'm really never doing this again
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-01-2014, 16:01:05
It was supposed to be 48 Hrs, have you lost your mind from not sleeping?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-01-2014, 17:01:02
yeah I think I miscalculated, it was 6 in the morning  ;D
If I'm awake since Tuesday at 8:30 am, and took a nap the same day from 12am to 3pm, and then just stayed awake until now, it's 60+ hours. Am I wrong?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-01-2014, 17:01:44
Hey Tankbuster,

It always come to my attention that every developing countries like ours really have a lot of hidden problems, some are dead serious, some are pretty common that people chose to ignore.

I think problems like rape are pretty serious matter. Yes, we know that Danish, Pole tourist rape incident will spark international attention to India. But the matter is not about India's image, but more like the safety of your sister/female family members. If Indonesia were as dire as the media reports about India, hell, I would chose to shame ourselves with "guilty by association" so our lazy silent majority will act out of public shame. But, as you say, it is an exaggeration with political motives. Is it really that dismissible? Because I've searched for numerous sources from local Indian newspaper that covers from mainstream perspective, generally they also tell the same horror story.

I have this Indian friend, her family is from New Delhi, but she was born here and most of her family are Indonesian citizens. She lived briefly in Dubai, she did commented that women were indeed treated differently there, despite all the flashy image about Dubai. Yes, she lives there, so she is not just a tourist, but a day-to-day witness of everyday life in Dubai. With that in mind, then I can say, that there is a difference in standard of women treatment between her country and in Emirate of Dubai, and certainly her standard from New Delhi is higher.

Then I have this Indian friend, his name is Khiani Sanjay (I guess you could approximate an Indian person's origin/tribe by name), he is a cracking man, grew up in Indonesia, now an Australian citizen. He said that India is a land of paradox, which some people can accept, and some cannot. But he added that India's problem are real, there should be no denying in that. However, facts and fiction gets blurred because of India's massive plurality that most foreigners don't understand. If a problem occurred somewhere in Kerala, a guy in Andra Pradesh will nonchalantly say that it is not their problem. Moreover, the politics are much more divided than anyone can think, there are more than a thousand of political parties, and each local region has their own parties.

My other significant friend is Avinash Sharma (or Sharmaji or just Sharmaj, he use all that). He is also a fine comedian and a cracking person, but basically an India-hater, so everything he says about India is about the corruption, poverty, dirtiness, etc. He especially reserve deep hatred about several Indian ethnics because of their divisive attitude about India's politics. He was born here, but now resides in the UK.

All of them are considerably wealthy, by Indonesian standards. Avin is very wealthy, Geeta (the first one) has a very big family and her wedding is the most lavish party I have ever been to. Sanjay lives a typical modest western-like lifestyle but with high standards (shops at upper scale supermarket/market, drives Corolla instead of BMW/Mercedes). So their opinions were like: yes, basically you have to watch for yourself in India, but some areas are much better than the rest.

This is reinforced by a lot of other non-Indian friends who have been to India, which opinion were mostly "don't go there." It kinda put me down, because I was quite excited with the idea of India's economic boom and planned to visit some Buddhist sites there and also visit Nepal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-01-2014, 18:01:47
a guy who randomely adds girls on facebooks, because he sees that i am hanging out with them, and then he likes every status of them and he annoys them by sending them PM's

Thats stalking right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 23-01-2014, 18:01:50
Hmm.. technically no, it's just him being a dick.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-01-2014, 18:01:46
Hey Tankbuster,

It always come to my attention that every developing countries like ours really have a lot of hidden problems, some are dead serious, some are pretty common that people chose to ignore.

I think problems like rape are pretty serious matter. Yes, we know that Danish, Pole tourist rape incident will spark international attention to India. But the matter is not about India's image, but more like the safety of your sister/female family members. If Indonesia were as dire as the media reports about India, hell, I would chose to shame ourselves with "guilty by association" so our lazy silent majority will act out of public shame. But, as you say, it is an exaggeration with political motives. Is it really that dismissible? Because I've searched for numerous sources from local Indian newspaper that covers from mainstream perspective, generally they also tell the same horror story.


The problem with the mainstream media is that in overemphasizes it. Rape is a problem, and what happened to the Danish tourist makes me ashamed as an Indian. At the same time, you should know where the poor woman was raped. It was a deserted area near the back of the main railway station in New Delhi. That place does have a record of pickpocketing and snatching and whatnot. It is an extremely unsafe place for about anybody, even me, and I have been warned by my relatives, who have lived in Delhi for a couple of Generations, not to go to certain areas.  For Example, Old Delhi is a old city. :P and is of great travel value for tourists, but at the same time, it is an unsafe place to be, especially the oldest parts that run parallel to the old refugee colonies. If you want to visit that place, go ahead, but ensure you are NEVER alone,be at least with a designated guide and a couple of friends. The same can be said for the Bronx in NY. Not the safest place in the world. That is why tourists should do some research before they go to visit a certain place, and keep contact with the embassy. Note that I am not putting the blame on that poor woman who is probably scarred for life.
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I have this Indian friend, her family is from New Delhi, but she was born here and most of her family are Indonesian citizens. She lived briefly in Dubai, she did commented that women were indeed treated differently there, despite all the flashy image about Dubai. Yes, she lives there, so she is not just a tourist, but a day-to-day witness of everyday life in Dubai. With that in mind, then I can say, that there is a difference in standard of women treatment between her country and in Emirate of Dubai, and certainly her standard from New Delhi is higher.
Exactly, The problem with New Delhi is that it has an extremely high transient (transient does not mean Hobos in this case :P ) population, as it borders two states with large populations and is the National capital. The aforementioned relatives lived in New Delhi since the 50s and always told my mother never to go alone, and never stay out too late. It is quite sad for a country's capital, but not true for India as a whole, Bangalore, where all American jobs go, is far more safer than Delhi for women, and so is Mumbai (Navi {new} Mumbai is safer still, which is where I live.).
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Then I have this Indian friend, his name is Khiani Sanjay (I guess you could approximate an Indian person's origin/tribe by name), he is a cracking man, grew up in Indonesia, now an Australian citizen. He said that India is a land of paradox, which some people can accept, and some cannot. But he added that India's problem are real, there should be no denying in that. However, facts and fiction gets blurred because of India's massive plurality that most foreigners don't understand. If a problem occurred somewhere in Kerala, a guy in Andra Pradesh will nonchalantly say that it is not their problem. Moreover, the politics are much more divided than anyone can think, there are more than a thousand of political parties, and each local region has their own parties.

Exactly, you cannot explain India on the basis of a nation state. It would be expected that India would fall apart, as many, many foreign correspondents would say in the old days. A TIME correspondent went on record to say in the 60s that he had covered India's last general election. No idea whether that person had to eat his words It is quite nice to see Mr Sanjay, (I believe he is from south India, in general, and AP in particular) doesn't trash the country he came from like many expatriates do. If you try to explain India's diversity, make them think of India as a closer knit European Union that has stood the test of time, that is a succinct explanation.
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My other significant friend is Avinash Sharma (or Sharmaji or just Sharmaj, he use all that). He is also a fine comedian and a cracking person, but basically an India-hater, so everything he says about India is about the corruption, poverty, dirtiness, etc. He especially reserve deep hatred about several Indian ethnics because of their divisive attitude about India's politics. He was born here, but now resides in the UK.

Most Indians would dream of being in Avinash's place. His attitude is also shared by most expatriates, seeing as this is a gaming forum, I could say that growing up and living in India is like playing a game in Hardcore mode, it is not everyone's cup of tea, and slips ups in any field would be fatal, there are no pick up med kits, and you get one shotted. At the same time the people are very helpful if they get to know you. 

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All of them are considerably wealthy, by Indonesian standards. Avin is very wealthy, Geeta (the first one) has a very big family and her wedding is the most lavish party I have ever been to. Sanjay lives a typical modest western-like lifestyle but with high standards (shops at upper scale supermarket/market, drives Corolla instead of BMW/Mercedes). So their opinions were like: yes, basically you have to watch for yourself in India, but some areas are much better than the rest.
That could be said for any part of the world actually, you have to be watching your back, whether in poor third world countries or in the Glorious West. My father has lived in Libya for 4 years (he went there on a teaching stint), and it would seem that people are similar there, you meet nice people, and nasty people, and as long as you do not pass judgment on other people's lives or cultures, you can fit right in as a good foreign guy. The same can be said for Canada. (My mother's sister's family has been living there for over half a decade) I agree that India is a bit of a meatgrinder so as to speak, but that cannot be changed now can it.
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This is reinforced by a lot of other non-Indian friends who have been to India, which opinion were mostly "don't go there." It kinda put me down, because I was quite excited with the idea of India's economic boom and planned to visit some Buddhist sites there and also visit Nepal.

I believe I will say something that the Bureaucrats who run this vast and complex country are taught,
Whatever you know or see about India, know that the opposite is also true. For example Avinash is A brahmin from Uttar Pradesh, while Sanjay is from South India (Probably :P), their native places are not too similar, and you could be in another country for all practical purposes.

A closer analogy would be giving a 6 year old child a big volume of the finest poetry in the English language. Theoretically, the kid can work out what is written in the book since they know the same language, but in the real world will wind up chucking the book because it is all gobbledygook to the kid.

If you are planning to visit Bodh Gaya, it is a fine place for tourism, and I could also recommend the university of Nalanda, perhaps the greatest Buddhist university ever built.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-01-2014, 18:01:51
a guy who randomely adds girls on facebooks, because he sees that i am hanging out with them, and then he likes every status of them and he annoys them by sending them PM's

Thats stalking right?

Hmm.. technically no, it's just him being a dick.

The PM does come off as stalking. But then we are all stalkers aren't we. I am not on Facebook but was trying to locate some of my school friends, and came across some of my classmates, and browsed their profile pics, of course some of them were girls and I had a crush on a couple of them, so gentlemen of forgotten hope public forums, am I a stalker?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-01-2014, 19:01:21
Well he is being a jealous cunt because i found a proper friend group to hang out with and he did not

He told a girl that i was gonna kill people at the movies and such with guns

So yeah, i pretty much gonna kick his ass soon
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-01-2014, 19:01:33
You weren't ???

ooh, ok then.

On a serious note, why do you even bother? ignore it, when it comes up just say it straight out what he does and the lies he tells and that it annoys you a lot. There are tons of people like that out there.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-01-2014, 19:01:26
Be carefull Siben laddie, he has added your GF aswel
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-01-2014, 19:01:44
Really? interesting, let me ask her about it, can you pm me the name?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-01-2014, 19:01:51
Hey Tankbuster, thanks for the response. I think that clears up some of my curiosity. I really look forward doing some adventure there, not because of that Julia Roberts nonsense (Eat, Pray, Love), but I was the kind of people who is interested in the source of civilization. Hence my excitement for traveling to China, India, Italy, Greece, and Iran. But some rumors do put me off from those places. Yes, they do have glorious past, but nowadays, places like Japan, Srilanka, Austria/Germany, UK, and UAE might be a better option. But I just have to be at the right place, like in the middle of Rome instead of Tyrol. Anyway, Nalanda Uni. is always on my list, and places where King Ashok left his legacy.

He told a girl that i was gonna kill people at the movies and such with guns

That is a dick move. I do ever get jealous, but I don't harm other people's relationship like that. Most resentment should stay inside my head. This guy needs some more proper education.

And also, his behavior does seem to produce observable pattern that even Theta can notice. I'd say this guy is legitimately creepy and warrant a report to Facebook team.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 23-01-2014, 20:01:19
Oh, please ;D , I am going to attend a prestigious university in the USA soon, and should brush up my debating skills to that effect.

If you are going via Kolkata (Calcutta), I would suggest that you visit the National Museum there. They have a section of the Sanchi Stupa in a permanent exhibit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-02-2014, 13:02:23
I have always enjoyed Youtube without any adds

and now, since today...Every YT video i watch, gets advertisement....

Great...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 01-02-2014, 13:02:27
I have always enjoyed Youtube without any adds

and now, since today...Every YT video i watch, gets advertisement....

Great...
Adblock Plus
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 01-02-2014, 13:02:37
What a wonderful thing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-02-2014, 14:02:29
..i see what happend

Addblock PLUS, was uninstalled....By google

so i reinstalled it..Everything works a-okay now
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-02-2014, 23:02:27
..So just now a friend knocked on my door, she came in crying. She couldnt handle the stress anymore...Studying, work, relationships...pretty much everything..I only did some small morale conversation, then we talked about vacation in summer ( we go to poland)

And then sudddently she feels better, gives me a kiss, and leaves...

maybe i got poisoned by her....and this was all a Trick...I dunno....

The FUCK is going on here
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-02-2014, 23:02:50
Was the weather also very stormy and was it pouring rain? Did you have a fireplace lit up? And why dont you have a doorbell?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 02-02-2014, 23:02:47
..So just now a friend knocked on my door, she came in crying. She couldnt handle the stress anymore...Studying, work, relationships...pretty much everything..I only did some small morale conversation, then we talked about vacation in summer ( we go to poland)

And then sudddently she feels better, gives me a kiss, and leaves...

maybe i got poisoned by her....and this was all a Trick...I dunno....

The FUCK is going on here

Talk to her and ask her what it was all about. We can´t read minds (though Flippy is pretty powerful, I guess).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-02-2014, 23:02:08
so yeah, just called her...her Rottweiler dog died.
....her dog died

HER DOG

DIED....Why dint she just FRIKKIN tell me that in the first place...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-02-2014, 23:02:06
A rottweiler dog.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 03-02-2014, 00:02:41
Could've been that all piled up and whatever. Anyway, she'll get better, don't worry about today's events too much.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-02-2014, 09:02:56
Damn dollar jumped up to 2.89 ₺'s and it is getting harder and harder to order stuff from Amazon... Its all because of this stupid corruption and bribery crisis! Now I hate the AKP with all my body cells.

On another topic, does anyone have Osprey Publishing's Modern African Wars reference books series?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 03-02-2014, 11:02:24
Damn dollar jumped up to 2.89 ₺'s and it is getting harder and harder to order stuff from Amazon... Its all because of this stupid corruption and bribery crisis! Now I hate the AKP with all my body cells.

Quick conclusion you got there. USD is getting stronger everywhere around the globe. AKP may be bad, but blaming this on them is like

(http://i.imgur.com/qxTvxyC.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-02-2014, 14:02:02
Damn dollar jumped up to 2.89 ₺'s and it is getting harder and harder to order stuff from Amazon... Its all because of this stupid corruption and bribery crisis! Now I hate the AKP with all my body cells.

Quick conclusion you got there. USD is getting stronger everywhere around the globe. AKP may be bad, but blaming this on them is like


I disagree. Turkey is already in a crisis and thus the strength of the USD is hitting Turkey much harder as other countries, caused by the small minded policy of Erdogan in the recent past.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 03-02-2014, 15:02:13
Tell me more about that workaround. If I go to the store, there is only LED (*yuckers*) or halogen lamps (*cries*).
Actually let's put this discussion where it should be :D.

WElp, the wrokaround was easy, because all that light bulb manufacturers had to do was put "Special purpose shock resistant lighbulb for use in workshops and traffic lights, not for house use" on the box, to make the light bulb legal again. :D. Because this is Poland and no one gives any shits they are widely available here everywhere, but if you can't find them maybe you should look for them in some kind of tool-shop-DIY-workshop-kind-of-place (Castorama or whatever the equivalent is), or maybe try the internet if that doesn't work, they're being made so they have to be available somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 03-02-2014, 15:02:35
On another topic, does anyone have Osprey Publishing's Modern African Wars reference books series?
check out scribd.com. they seem to have a few books from that series.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-02-2014, 15:02:31
On another topic, does anyone have Osprey Publishing's Modern African Wars reference books series?
check out scribd.com. they seem to have a few books from that series.


That website is banned in Turkey, but thanks for it anyways  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-02-2014, 11:02:40
Any art fans out here? I'd like to ask about a painting which I saw in Madrid Art Museum last year.There was this painting, where a Spanish commander stood near an Ottoman chained to the wall, as far as I remember.
Does anyone know the name and the artist of the painting?
And could anyone provide me some photos of 16. century paintings/sculptures which depict Ottomans or Turks as weak or devilish? You know what I mean I guess :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NotOnymous on 04-02-2014, 23:02:24
Any art fans out here? I'd like to ask about a painting which I saw in Madrid Art Museum last year.There was this painting, where a Spanish commander stood near an Ottoman chained to the wall, as far as I remember.
Does anyone know the name and the artist of the painting?
And could anyone provide me some photos of 16. century paintings/sculptures which depict Ottomans or Turks as weak or devilish? You know what I mean I guess :)


Is this the one you're thinking of: https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/following-victory-at-lepanto-felipe-ii-offers-prince-fernando-to-heaven/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-02-2014, 23:02:04
Any art fans out here? I'd like to ask about a painting which I saw in Madrid Art Museum last year.There was this painting, where a Spanish commander stood near an Ottoman chained to the wall, as far as I remember.
Does anyone know the name and the artist of the painting?
And could anyone provide me some photos of 16. century paintings/sculptures which depict Ottomans or Turks as weak or devilish? You know what I mean I guess :)


Is this the one you're thinking of: https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/following-victory-at-lepanto-felipe-ii-offers-prince-fernando-to-heaven/

Ah, yes! Thanks a lot!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NotOnymous on 05-02-2014, 00:02:23
Any art fans out here? I'd like to ask about a painting which I saw in Madrid Art Museum last year.There was this painting, where a Spanish commander stood near an Ottoman chained to the wall, as far as I remember.
Does anyone know the name and the artist of the painting?
And could anyone provide me some photos of 16. century paintings/sculptures which depict Ottomans or Turks as weak or devilish? You know what I mean I guess :)


Is this the one you're thinking of: https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/following-victory-at-lepanto-felipe-ii-offers-prince-fernando-to-heaven/

Ah, yes! Thanks a lot!


No problem :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-02-2014, 08:02:46
for 2 days in a row I'm having trouble falling asleep. I go to bed and just lay there, suspended between dreams and reality for a while, returning to reality upon the slightest movement. That goes on until the morning, when, I may even be awake until my alarm clock goes off. Then I snooze it, and guess what? I fall asleep and wake up an hour late because I'm exhausted.
any thoughts? Comments? :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 07-02-2014, 09:02:29
Have you changed your diet recently? Are you exercising? Do you have stress? Have you altered or disturbed your sleep rhythm lately? Heavy drinking or drugs?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-02-2014, 10:02:19
Eating as always. Started cycling 2 hours ago, other than that, no. Kind of, my academic year depends on the upcoming exam week. Yes, 3 weeks ago I stayed awake from Tuesday morning to Thursday evening in order to pass an exam and write a paper for the same class. No, at least not lately (last few months).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 07-02-2014, 15:02:41
I'm guessing it's stress, sometimes it might be affecting you despite you not really feeling it. I'd say the important thing now is to just try to keep your normal sleep rhythm despite having trouble falling asleep (go to bed at the same time as usual). Also, do the old trick of putting your alarm clock far away from your bed so in the morning you'll have to force yourself to get up.

Don't drink or eat anything energetic (sodas, candy, caffeine) for a couple of hours before going to bed. A regular exercise also helps getting a good night's sleep.

If it starts affecting your waking hours (dizziness, falling asleep, irritation, difficulty of concentrating), you might want to visit a doctor.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-02-2014, 17:02:40
Will do, thank you for the tip  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-02-2014, 03:02:02
So Bouras, I've been digging on some comments made by Greek people and I got this:

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Surprised their were no references to Greek government bureaucracy, in fact, you could have done an entire article about it

- The school (located on one of the pictures Greek islands in the Mediterranean) that had more teachers on it's payroll than students.

- Government employees (who make up a HUGE number of the entire workforce) who get paid bonuses just to be on time, know how to use a computer, and get bonuses for working outdoors, even if they work in a job that it supposed to be outdoors.

- Plus, all government workers get paid 14 monthly pay checks a year. No, the Greek calendar isn't any different to anyone else.

-They also can't be fired, and can retire at 40 on a full pension for life. And when they die, if they have any unmarried daughters, they continue to collect the pension until they are married.

-For normal workers, Being able to retire at 50, on a government pension, equal to 95% of your last full year of employment, for life.

- A public rail system so inefficient it spend over $500 million a year on wages despite only generating $80M in revenue... it would actually be cheaper to abandon the system and just pay for everyone to use taxi's!

- Thousands of various government commities for which members draw a full salary, only to meat a few times a year.

-One of these committees was to 'manage' the lake of Kopais.... which has been dry since the 1930's.

From comment on article: http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_785_16-ridiculous-examples-bureaucracy-in-action/#ixzz2ssoXjzvF

Is this true?

Our government is not really that different then.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-02-2014, 14:02:02
Indeed, huge bureaucracy and fucked up things in Greek government sucking money out of the pockets of the people. Although the public servants part is partly a lie, its a small part that can get all those bonuses, it is true in some instances. Overall all this started with political parties trying to look cool and give away positions with bonuses just to make sure they get re elected.

 If you want to look at money sucking you should definitely hear some stories of our politicians. A small example: Soldiers used to be able to get 3 tickets to travel to their home if they were on a leave from their camp which could be anywhere in Greece (islands etc). Now they get 1. Politicians can get 3 a month to any place in the EU for whatever reason they see fit.

As for the Kopais lake thing it is true and a show here made fun of it by showing some other "actual" organisations still existing such as:

"Assistance for those Affected of The Persian War"
and
"Healers assosiacion for the Athenian Famine"
 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 10-02-2014, 14:02:22
Perfect cause for a revolution if you ask me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-02-2014, 15:02:14
That last two things really baffled me, it is blatantly obvious. But in the era where neo-liberal, new-age, hippie, leftist, any idea is welcome, including those previously thought to be ridiculous. Because we are now supposed to be open about every possibilities right? Yeah, but thank goodness we stayed a bit more conservative (but we are too conservative sometimes, because we have that Asian "upholding parental tradition" thing).

Our society has a large power-distance. Government officials are still traditionally seen as powerful people, just like during ancient kingdoms era. The more traditional the people are, the more respect the government get, no matter how corrupt they are. So usually, things get tolerated. Small fries who live in cities like labors, intellect labors (office workers), who are educated normally doesn't like this. But they are dealt with power brokerage (like terrors, thuggish threats, litigation (which can be won with money, etc).

So, our government officials likes to travel more. Previously, our city management offices and councils allocated about 20% of our total annual budget for traveling overseas. There is no report, result, accountability, or even follow up after such comparison study visit that costs tax payers so much. So much that Indonesian overseas students often held protests to publicly embarrass these officials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95-pAGcKG1Q

Here is one in Berlin.

Thankfully, the new elected governor managed to cut down all "unnecessary" gimmicks, and saved more than 25%, which are now enjoyed by the poor with affordable medical treatment and free education. I didn't get the benefits (since I am not that poor), but it is still good to see those poor sods can now access a proper health care. I hope their children are less ignorant than they are, and hopefully see better future.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-02-2014, 15:02:32
I fear for a revolution or a civil war to happen here in Greece or something like what happens now in Ukraine. People seeing how fucked up the mid point is now tend to push to the edges supporting either anarchists or Nationalists. The extremes hold currently over 40% combined. 18% for Golden Dawn which is Nationalistic with some saying actual numbers over 20% and  22-30% for the SYRIZA of which many politicians actively support Anarchy. Maybe its for the best as our nation is rotting and we could use a renew. The situation cannot continue as it is with us getting more and more loans to support foolish spendings. Instead of working on our infastructure and naval cababilities (we are one of the nations with the longest shoreline) we eat ourselves with agriculture and shit that will not get us far.

Its in fact ridiculus how the country with the second largest merchant fleet in the world is in economical crisis...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 10-02-2014, 20:02:17
As a German, i do wonder how the Greek public currently perceives the whole economic situation in their country. Are the EU and the Germans being held the main factor of 'being responsible' for the crisis or do people blame their own society? How is the media positioned and how well or bad are the programs to detain the crysis received? Has the public opinion changed in these regards in the last years?
Just  empirical questions, i don't wan't to start a discussion about who is 'really' responsible and stuff, i would just like to hear from a local if what we get to hear about public opinions is correct.
Thx
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-02-2014, 22:02:36
Most of the people, media and politicians blame Germans/IMF  about everything since they are the easy scapegoats for blaming. There are some people with half a brain who actually know that people and politicians are to blame and that germans simply took advantage of our weakness to "own" us for the next hundred years.

As for the measures it is never explained what needs to be done in order to improve stuff or why they are doing something. They simply announce cuts or raises on taxes and that's the end of it giving some shitty promises of increased income for Greece. People would riot but we have come to a point where we just roll with it and riots are minuscule.

What has changed.... Honestly the way I see it some changes for the best are happening but overall it will still remain a fucked up situation and decline will start again after we are done with this crisis. All this because people for 30 years now have been bred this way. I honestly think I belong in 1% of Greeks who actually know how to work and are not afraid to work... We need a political figure with balls to make real change but none of the current politicians is up to it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 10-02-2014, 23:02:38
Well the best thing for Greece on the short term would be, i really don't doubt that, to leave
the European Monetary Union and to reintroduce their own currency. This way they would regain
control about monetary policies, not only fiscals like it is now. On the long term, since
the other European States would be severly pissed since leaving the EMU would mean a massive loss
of trust for their Banks and a general devaluation of the Euro, Greece would have severe troubles
getting loans again, and since all financial aids of the EU would be gone Greece would have to
enforce austerity and efficiency politics on themselves if they want to avoid a new cryiss. Which
would seem very unlikely given the protests atm.
It is a lose-lose situation, really- The EU can't lose greece because of the unevitable devaluation of
the Euro and the Export Sectors going belly up, and thus needing to support it. Greece can't leave without fearing the 'wrath' of the EU for ditching them.

But I can ensure you that nobody here wants to 'own' Greece, everybody would be happier if Greece
had a stable economy and good political foundation, since stable markets give much more incentives for
investments and keep the common currency on top of the game.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 10-02-2014, 23:02:15
Greek laziness is a natural defense against unrest. How would a revolution even play out? I imagine a crowd of people with a very unsettling don't-give-a-shit expression on their faces.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 11-02-2014, 00:02:45
Was, or rather, Is the IMF "assisting" the Government? And by assisting I mean "Suggesting" the Government to do something.

IMF is such a bitch tho.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-02-2014, 00:02:42
See the last 10000 recorded years of history that Greece has to see how a civil war and civil unrest plays out. Plus Greeks are not lazy at all. They are in fact one of THE most hard working population in Europe (and look it up in google if you don't believe me).

Yes IMF is "assisting" the government. More like blackmailing.

Leaving Euro if you read older posts of mine would have been the best option from the start. People just kept throwing money in the hole in the water that is our economy and this lead us to being even more fucked than before... Right now nothing will save us for another hundred years at least.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 11-02-2014, 03:02:35
Well, if Greece left Euro, its new currency will significantly drop and huge inflation will occur like German in pasca-war era.

IMF is useless, because they know a recipe, and that's the only thing they know. A street side charlatan doesn't have fancy suits like the IMF guys, but they basically sell the same idea: the 50-50 right/wrong idea. You can forever drive export or domestic consumption to improve the economy, but is it sustainable? Which sector is the country's advantage over the global market? Do the cost/benefit calculation seemed alright? What is going on in that sector in first place when the crisis happened? No one knows, because, this institution is led by a French woman now, who hardly ever lived in a crisis. But they act like they know something, and since they have the money, they have the loudest voice. They don't care about other barriers like cultural, social, and public perception.

Bouras, I think some of us know that Greek works more hours than the rest of Europe (more than Germany, even). But that doesn't mean a thing if the hours isn't productive. Greeks can make unbreakable plates for all we care, but it doesn't compare to if they spent the same amount of time producing sunflower oil or flax seed oil instead.

Indonesia have a very cheap labour, we worked far more hours. Moreover, since the legal system is weak, you can abuse overtime allowance. However, these are low-skilled labours who produced basic low-value stuff, and the defect rate is generally average. So we have nothing special compared to China, which has more access to high-tech equipments. In addition, our infrastructure is crap compared to neighbouring countries. For example, a truck in Bangkok, Thailand can make round trip from industrial estates to major international port 7 times a day, while in Jakarta, its traffic conditions only allow 2-3 at best. No wonder major car manufacturers chose to establish their regional factories in Thailand instead of Indonesia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-02-2014, 14:02:55
Thats the problem theres no infastructure, no government help to build stuff that would make us productive in a sector that would make profit. We produce mostly expensive luxurious agriculture and tourist attractions to make money. No cars, no military vehicles (despite having some very good plans) no electronics. And all manufactures that were here prefer going to Albania, Bulgaria or FYROM rather than pay taxes and workers here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-02-2014, 20:02:54
On a kinda sad/unrelated note, the entire Northern Europe is getting buttraped by the weather whereas in Greece we had a nice cozy ~20° Celcius today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 11-02-2014, 21:02:16
Well not entirely true. In Germany there is no winter at all. Its constant ~5-10° C around here. Even some plants like narcissus (?) and even some roses I have seen start to bud, which is atleast 2 months too early. There has yet been no winter in germany.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-02-2014, 21:02:17
+1°C here, 400 km from the Arctic circle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-02-2014, 22:02:32
So we are paying back our debts with summertime :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 11-02-2014, 22:02:06
And you also sended severe floodings to south west england?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-02-2014, 14:02:21
Our supreme leaders and owners stated "We want your weather". They did not specify which to who.

No refunds sorry.


And no receipt as well to evade taxes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 20-02-2014, 17:02:28
Does anyone know a free but decent keylogger that i can use to put on my laptop? Need to do some spying unfortunately.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-02-2014, 12:02:35
Does anyone know a free but decent keylogger that i can use to put on my laptop? Need to do some spying unfortunately.
think you want this kind of board:
boards.4chan.org/g/

we're ALL too innocent in here, aren't we?

out of curiousty, why will you need to spy? GF being unfaithful?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-02-2014, 12:02:17
Whats a keylogger and what are you planning to do with it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 21-02-2014, 13:02:48
A keylogger is a program that...logs keys (It records all keys pressed on the keyboard and makes a text file showing them all). As for use... It's his laptop so I don't have any problems with this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-02-2014, 13:02:15
Lol, why would you need that..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhlU5FMvqEs#t=11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhlU5FMvqEs#t=11)

Lets do porn!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 27-02-2014, 17:02:52
Ok I just remembered that a few years ago, like 5 or something, I watched a part of an american(?) movie about a couple of american soldiers who ended up sharing a house near the german/french border with a handful of german soldiers somewhere near the end of the war. There was also a woman in the house, a german woman who did not evacuate east as ordered. They agreed to a ceasefire for some reason but got in a big fight later on.

Additionally what I remember is that one of the german soldiers was particularly pissed at the americans when one of them showed another his loot (iron crosses, pistols etc) because his brother's corpse was desacrated (looted) by the russians/americans. I even think that triggered some bloodshed in the movie.

I can't remember anything else, did anyone watch that movie?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 02-03-2014, 04:03:21
Found it, canadian "Silent Night"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 02-03-2014, 14:03:21
Well Siben, found your Keylogger? And is your girlfriend indeed virtually cheating?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 02-03-2014, 17:03:08
Well Siben, found your Keylogger? And is your girlfriend indeed virtually cheating?

Yes, and she is indeed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-03-2014, 17:03:32
Sucks to hear that man
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 02-03-2014, 17:03:47
Thats life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-03-2014, 17:03:23
If u wanna talk avout it, im on steam man
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 02-03-2014, 18:03:50
No worries, I am fine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 02-03-2014, 19:03:52
Anyone know where I can get free eBooks?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 02-03-2014, 19:03:49
If you have a Kindle, there is a number of free books offered by Amazon.  Mostly these are crappy novels, but there are some good classics and some good new ones there (in the latter case, these are the first book in a series that you have to pay for the rest of).

Otherwise, you either have to find free books offered by authors or publishers as some kind of promotion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 02-03-2014, 20:03:02
Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/) has a large collection of free ebooks which are public domain.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-03-2014, 17:03:06
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140228-your-own-private-arsenal
The times you wish you were billionaire   :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 03-03-2014, 18:03:00
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140228-your-own-private-arsenal
The times you wish you were billionaire   :(

Noo, they are splitting up this collection? Why? The revelives want to cash in on it? Such a shame, this would be an excellent museum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-03-2014, 20:03:24
So, in the little know belgian city of Passendale they found a few hunderd artillery shells containing musterd gass in a field that a farmer was trying to plow over. Amazing what still comes out of the ground there. about 9 years ago not far from there they also found a stockpile of about 5000 artillery shells.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-03-2014, 20:03:48
The iron harvest will continue for many years to come.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-03-2014, 22:03:27
A cousin of mine died of leukemia and we buried him. Age 19. He was like a brother to me. Havent cried so much my entire life.



....this year is going well......
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 07-03-2014, 23:03:28
That sucks, my condolences.
I also was on a funeral today. A good friend of mine died recently from muscular cancer. He was 38, like me, but thats still much too young.  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 07-03-2014, 23:03:44
My sincere condolescences to both of you
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-03-2014, 06:03:36
It is terrible news. My condolences to you Bouras and Mayhemic.MAD
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 08-03-2014, 06:03:49
I am sorry for your losses.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-03-2014, 13:03:13
As i was driving home tonight from a party, i passed zonhoven highway exit..... 5 minutes later, a car with 7 people, aged 21 to 16...Crashed into a truck wich was parked at the lane were broken cars stand, and the car immediatly catched fire, burning them alive..

A friend passed by as the car was engulved in flames. The brother of a friend of mine, saw one of the occupants hanging out of the window, screaming for help.. he tried to pull her out, but it was to late, as suddently the car suddently  exploded in a fireball...The gasoline tank was ignited..

shit man....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 08-03-2014, 20:03:04
Truck wasn't parked, it was just cruising along as fast as it was allowed, car crashed in its back at high speed. 7 people in a car with 5 seats. Sorry, driving at night, high speed, 2 people to many, all very young just screams irresponsible teenage behaviour witch gets little to no sympathy from me. Especially since one of the parents of those who died says it straight out on tv that her daughter was a reckless person that enjoyed life on the moment. #SWAG #YOLO
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 08-03-2014, 21:03:16
Truck wasn't parked, it was just cruising along as fast as it was allowed, car crashed in its back at high speed. 7 people in a car with 5 seats. Sorry, driving at night, high speed, 2 people to many, all very young just screams irresponsible teenage behaviour witch gets little to no sympathy from me. Especially since one of the parents of those who died says it straight out on tv that her daughter was a reckless person that enjoyed life on the moment. #SWAG #YOLO
More like #YODO. Could have been worse, they could have hit a regular car.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-03-2014, 12:03:32
Meanwhile in the US:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26540604
Yeah, he's lucky he got set free, but what did he lose for no reason? And he's basically just lucky he is still alive after more than 25 years on death row...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 12-03-2014, 14:03:06
Truck wasn't parked, it was just cruising along as fast as it was allowed, car crashed in its back at high speed. 7 people in a car with 5 seats. Sorry, driving at night, high speed, 2 people to many, all very young just screams irresponsible teenage behaviour witch gets little to no sympathy from me. Especially since one of the parents of those who died says it straight out on tv that her daughter was a reckless person that enjoyed life on the moment. #SWAG #YOLO

Saw their pics in the paper.

Guys looked like this:
(http://mstaken.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/steve.jpg)

Girls like this
(http://weknowmemes.com/generator/uploads/generated/g1394630232892184505.jpg)

'nuf said
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-03-2014, 15:03:39
Lol fuck you haters, doesnt mean they asked for it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 12-03-2014, 16:03:51
BTW Why do people get their navels pierced?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 12-03-2014, 16:03:56
Because people are idiots.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 12-03-2014, 17:03:03
Lol fuck you haters, doesnt mean they asked for it.
Seven people in a car registered for five driving at night at reckless speed IS asking for it.
Endangering OTHER people's lives while doing stupid stunts on public roads IS asking for it.
The fact that said behaviour is part of the lifestyle of chavs and chavettes IS asking for it.

Sure, you can argue that young people are allowed to be stupid, but then they have zero business driving a car. The age limit for driver's licence should perhaps be considered to be raised much, much higher, though you could argue that from Darwin Awards point of view removing them from population before they had made babies was for the best - and then I remembered that most likely they had already "contributed" to the genepool and society will keep paying the support of those children, just like before the accident.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-03-2014, 21:03:39
He is Finnish, he is supposed to be a vodka drinking self hating, sample text, imhumane fascist and above all grumpy.


Raise the drivers licence age limit? So someone who works about an hour from his house or the guy going to college and is 19 cannot drive where he wants to drive due to a couple of fuckheads being themselves?

Raise alcohol age minimum and make rules more strict as to what happens if you are caught DUI.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 12-03-2014, 21:03:13
Removed Dukat's post because it was against forum rules.

- Please be considerate in your posting and treat other users with respect. 'Flaming' and insulting other users does not solve any problems and it does not make your arguement any more valid.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-03-2014, 22:03:31
Dukat, pm your post. Im curious haha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-03-2014, 01:03:34
I didn't save my post. I cannot PM it.

It wasn't actually that rude. There was a subtle rudeness between the lines, but not more rude than Kemolas action of pissing on the graves of dead people he doesn't even know.

Actually, if my post gets deleted, Kemolas post should be deleted as well. Deletion of both was something I expected to happen much rather.

But as I think about it, maybe it is much better this way, for everybody to re-read his post word by word.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-03-2014, 04:03:39
He is a Finn...

And being a Finn, they do something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bmqdnx5R1U

BTW, I read somewhere that those Top Gear yobs are really polite on the road when not on camera doing their antics. Of course, if you are really crazy skilled and have class like the real Brits, you don't do chav and bogan things. It is juvenile, irresponsible, stupid behavior, and the cruelest of all: Darwinism at work. You should see Jakarta traffic for best example, especially motorcyclists.

Well, I like cars. It is one of my passion. But if a city has a very good public transport. I would save and buy really good cars for use during the weekend or track day specialists.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-03-2014, 12:03:04
Jeez you guys never did anything like them? Never fucked a girl without a condom? Never pulled of a stunt without safety gear? Never called someone out way stronger and much more agressive than you are? blabla etc.. Stupid? Maybe! But that doesnt mean they asked for their death. Im a hell of a responsible guy but have  done tons of stuff which could have resulted in really crappy situations...

If you havnt done anything from the above your boring btw, id understand the hating.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-03-2014, 12:03:19
oh great, my country will probably get an "anti-sexism" law for "humiliating the female gender on the street, in work situations or on social media". So basically, when it passes, so basically i can get 1 month-1year in jail + a fine from 50-1000 euro for commenting on a youtube video "make me a sandwich instead". Also notice on how it says "female", aka we can still get all the stereotype jokes (not that they really bother me, but the difference in protection bothers me), but the moment we say something, we can get fined. This censor seems to me to be even worse than all the discussion about banning "bossy", since you then just make a new word for bossy. Here they just want to add more censor... So frustrating how you can slowly see your country going to shit and you can't do anything about it. I often wonder how long it will take before 1984 is competely reality
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 13-03-2014, 13:03:56
oh great, my country will probably get an "anti-sexism" law for "humiliating the female gender on the street, in work situations or on social media". So basically, when it passes, so basically i can get 1 month-1year in jail + a fine from 50-1000 euro for commenting on a youtube video "make me a sandwich instead". Also notice on how it says "female", aka we can still get all the stereotype jokes (not that they really bother me, but the difference in protection bothers me), but the moment we say something, we can get fined. This censor seems to me to be even worse than all the discussion about banning "bossy", since you then just make a new word for bossy. Here they just want to add more censor... So frustrating how you can slowly see your country going to shit and you can't do anything about it. I often wonder how long it will take before 1984 is competely reality
Fighting discrimination, WITH discrimination....fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
Jeez you guys never did anything like them? Never fucked a girl without a condom? Never pulled of a stunt without safety gear? Never called someone out way stronger and much more agressive than you are? blabla etc.. Stupid? Maybe! But that doesnt mean they asked for their death. Im a hell of a responsible guy but have  done tons of stuff which could have resulted in really crappy situations...

If you havnt done anything from the above your boring btw, id understand the hating.
I semi-agree with this. But If you do something dumb and irresponsible, don't expect people to give a fuck when something goes wrong.

Oh and being alive and not burnt with 6 of my friends sure is boring.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-03-2014, 13:03:02
Jeez you guys never did anything like them? Never fucked a girl without a condom? Never pulled of a stunt without safety gear? Never called someone out way stronger and much more agressive than you are? blabla etc.. Stupid? Maybe! But that doesnt mean they asked for their death. Im a hell of a responsible guy but have  done tons of stuff which could have resulted in really crappy situations...

If you havnt done anything from the above your boring btw, id understand the hating.

Everyone does stupid shit at some point. Most of us grow up after that though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-03-2014, 13:03:40
oh great, my country will probably get an "anti-sexism" law for "humiliating the female gender on the street, in work situations or on social media". So basically, when it passes, so basically i can get 1 month-1year in jail + a fine from 50-1000 euro for commenting on a youtube video "make me a sandwich instead". Also notice on how it says "female", aka we can still get all the stereotype jokes (not that they really bother me, but the difference in protection bothers me), but the moment we say something, we can get fined. This censor seems to me to be even worse than all the discussion about banning "bossy", since you then just make a new word for bossy. Here they just want to add more censor... So frustrating how you can slowly see your country going to shit and you can't do anything about it. I often wonder how long it will take before 1984 is competely reality
Meanwhile burglars who have broken into our houses but not stole anything, do not get proscecueted


Only in BELGIUM
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-03-2014, 14:03:09
Yeah, jumping from a cliff into ocean, reckless and juvenile stuff. But there is no way you are going to whine after experiencing the pain and skin rash. We don't mock the lifeguards yelling at us.

It is called thrill-seeking, and ain't being bogans. We don't endanger other people. Doing it on traffic, around slow-reacting grandmas and panicky newbie drivers, you are totally asking for it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-03-2014, 14:03:52
Signed: the internet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-03-2014, 15:03:32
Signed: the internet.

If you wanna get yourself killed that's fine with me, just don't drag the rest of us down with you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-03-2014, 16:03:09
Well he is thinking that we are all sanctimonious hypocrite. I admit it, I might sound like one. But one should forget that people have different standards, and for me, I'm not lowering that one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 13-03-2014, 18:03:53
oh great, my country will probably get an "anti-sexism" law for "humiliating the female gender on the street, in work situations or on social media". So basically, when it passes, so basically i can get 1 month-1year in jail + a fine from 50-1000 euro for commenting on a youtube video "make me a sandwich instead". Also notice on how it says "female", aka we can still get all the stereotype jokes (not that they really bother me, but the difference in protection bothers me), but the moment we say something, we can get fined. This censor seems to me to be even worse than all the discussion about banning "bossy", since you then just make a new word for bossy. Here they just want to add more censor... So frustrating how you can slowly see your country going to shit and you can't do anything about it. I often wonder how long it will take before 1984 is competely reality
Fighting discrimination, WITH discrimination....fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
Jeez you guys never did anything like them? Never fucked a girl without a condom? Never pulled of a stunt without safety gear? Never called someone out way stronger and much more agressive than you are? blabla etc.. Stupid? Maybe! But that doesnt mean they asked for their death. Im a hell of a responsible guy but have  done tons of stuff which could have resulted in really crappy situations...

If you havnt done anything from the above your boring btw, id understand the hating.
I semi-agree with this. But If you do something dumb and irresponsible, don't expect people to give a fuck when something goes wrong.

Oh and being alive and not burnt with 6 of my friends sure is boring.

Well, an example used in the neswpaper was that single dads that have to pick up the kid from the daycare but is forced to work overtime by his boss can now prosecute him for sexism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-03-2014, 08:03:18
Meanwhile burglars who have broken into our houses but not stole anything, do not get proscecueted


Only in BELGIUM

I can see Dr Boesman shouting "Vive la Belgique!!" to that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 14-03-2014, 12:03:30
I lolled  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-03-2014, 12:03:12
False. Feminism is about evening out the unequal differences between the sexes, as well as stereotypical expectations put on people of either sexes.

At the same time that the "princess"-standard is eliminated, so will also the "he-man" be eliminated. Feminism isn't a one-gender question, it helps everyone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 14-03-2014, 12:03:38
it's a fine line between feminism and misandry
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-03-2014, 13:03:40
Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights FOR WOMEN

This is quickly abused by some women for giving them MORE rights because "the males oppressed us for so long". Like those Femen girls. They arent protesting, they are just attention whores.

What you are reffering to, is Equalism. Something i do support 100%

Why do i have to earn more then a female at a desk job when we both started at the same time?When we both do the same job at the same effeciency?

I understand why i got payed however, more in the road restaurant then the women......Because i always was tasked in hauling 50KG boxes of fries from the cellar towards the frying machines...
(i got payed 10.50 euro per hour, women of my age got payed 10.25 euro)



And trust me, in a political correct country as Belgium, their are many cases when a man is discriminated towards the woman in many things. If a woman bangs another rich man, files for a divorce, she will often succeed in taking the house, children and car. Especially children wise. Even when its obvious the kids love the father more, the father takes better care, the mother can easily succeed in allowing the father to see his kids only once a week...


But i'm not allowed to say that...i'm a racist appearntly :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 14-03-2014, 13:03:46
Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights FOR WOMEN

What you are reffering to, is Equalism. Something i do support 100%
1)I agree.

2)This stupid quota for women in leading positions is bullshit for example. A man with the same or even better skills won´t get the job if a woman applies for it. I call that bullshit, not equality. -> Feminism.

What´s needed is a procedure of choosing an employee which makes it impossible to discriminate. Anonymous applications, without gender or name for example. -> Equality.

A rigid, inflexible quota on the other hand is discriminating, just the other way around.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-03-2014, 13:03:15
"I don't want to call myself a feminist, I'm a feminist as much as I'm a masculinist. I'm an equailist!", yeah I used to say that as well when I was younger, then I realized the problem is much much bigger than that.

Women trying to use feminism to get an upper-hand over men, maybe as "pay-back" for thousands of years of subjugation, aren't feminist.

Sure there are extremes of feminism, just like there are extremes of any other movement or the like - but I have never experienced a movement where people desperately try to applicate the extremes to the normality as much as is done in feminism. In most other cases, the extremes are thrown aside, ignored and not seen as a part of the "normality".

The fact of the matter is that women to this day has much worse conditions of living than what we are told. There needs to be a change, not only in actual conrete economical questions, but in the over all mindset of people (at the moment, if a woman earns just as much as a man, and have the same position as him, among her colleagues, if we suppose them to be men, she will still be looked down upon and be exposed). The only way we can do that is to nurture feminism, the womans place in society and as a person and individual needs to be elevated, not above men, but the differences are so deep set into the mind of our society that we cannot call it "equalism". In that way we belittle the actual problem and differences.

In short, we need to normalize women. Make them an integral part of society and not second hand citizens.

Short example about a controversy in sweden.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t31/c0.101.851.315/p851x315/1518600_382987245178785_1974872292_o.jpg)
This mural, an honestly kind of vague depiction of a vagina, recieved an extreme amount of criticism. Even government officals rejected it as obscene and demanded it to be removed, which it was because the vagina is so incredibly taboo and obscene.

Meanwhile, we have countless statues like this: (http://cdn08.dayviews.com/66/_u2/_u5/_u0/_u5/_u5/_u5/u2505556/f/b/7dcb27c16e100aadfa77ddef7e06a4a6f1c3a7e453ce450e8efb9abb24d560bd.jpg)

and many many phallic objects called art spread around town.
Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights FOR WOMEN
I really don't understand this. Yes of course it is?
But once again, the fact is that we are way more equal that we understand. Men aren't even close to being as oppressed.

And what I said in my previous post, with feminism, comes a change in expectations on men as well. It's a natural process of feminism. If you remove the stereotype of women being small, weak, submissive and beautiful - then you also remove the stigma of men having these traits. And in that, you remove the expectations on men being musculous, dominant and providers.

Just like Thetas scenario, if the stereotype of a woman being home at work with the children, and the expectation on the woman preferring or being better at childcare than the man, then you also remove the opposite. You give the man an equal opportunity at getting custody of the children, for example.

2)This stupid quota for women in leading positions is bullshit for example. A man with the same or even better skills won´t get the job if a woman applies for it. I call that bullshit, not equality. -> Feminism.

What´s needed is a procedure of choosing an employee which makes it impossible to discriminate. Anonymous applications, without gender or name for example. -> Equality.

A rigid, inflexible quota on the other hand is discriminating, just the other way around.
Now, now. It doesn't work like that. I completely agree with you that the most qualified person should get the job. An of course quotation does occur, but it's put on as dominating every workplace - which is a way to beat down on feminism. The workplaces actually applying quotation are insignificant compared to the workplaces where you actually have an advantage towards getting the job because you're a man.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 14-03-2014, 14:03:07
So that would be beating injustice with injustice? How is that supposed to help?

p.s.: I know it is the way you stated it but that does not make it right in my opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-03-2014, 15:03:00
I am not following the political correct path anymore. I"m taking a more realistic view of the world.

And that view has made me a HECK alot more calmer, friendlier and nicer person then either left or right would provide me
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-03-2014, 15:03:04
So that would be beating injustice with injustice? How is that supposed to help?

p.s.: I know it is the way you stated it but that does not make it right in my opinion.
Could you elaborate what part of my post implied that? Because that is the contrary of what I mean. Once again, feminism isn't about injustice towards men, but it's about justice and equality between both sexes.

I am not following the political correct path anymore. I"m taking a more realistic view of the world.

And that view has made me a HECK alot more calmer, friendlier and nicer person then either left or right would provide me
Well this isn't about political correctness. (you seem to use the argument that you ignore PC to every sensitive discussion and assume that's enough). It's about equality, and desiring men and women to be equal is not PC, it's common sense.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 14-03-2014, 15:03:35
Bah, communism was about equality and social justice, and look how that turned out.

Feminism is an ok idea, (equality, eh), but nowadays it's just turning into misandry.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-03-2014, 15:03:09
Bah, communism was about equality and social justice, and look how that turned out.

Feminism is an ok idea, (equality, eh), but nowadays it's just turning into misandry.

^pretty much this

Can somebody please tell me, the purpose behind flashing your boobs for fighting for feminism? against Women sexism?
(http://media2.policymic.com/f3064306a6bf76c2d76130308f2f0eca.jpg)
Or this campaign that was launched a long time ago?
Issent this campaign pretty much sexistic in its own? Because people quickly went to google..And found out that if they inserted "men need......" They saw Exact simular things.

Or the veganistic movement in antwerp, who almost swear at you for eating meat. Instead of the tactic" MAKE THIS MAN LOOK LIKE AN EVIL PERSON AND MAKE HIM FEEL GUILTY", why not approach me with a platter, with meat-alternatives. And convince me to do a Veggie thursday?
What will have more effect? I still think the latter :s


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-03-2014, 15:03:59
The argumentation here is truly top notch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: |7th|Nighthawk on 14-03-2014, 15:03:54
@Tedacious: I did not mean to express that you imply this. I get that you want them to be equal (me too on that notice, just to be sure) but when I first read your post it seemed to me you kinda defended the quota because there are inofficial quotas in much more enterprises. Probably just misread it.

EDIT: I should cease writing for now. Can't formulate my thoughts properly, not making sense at all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 14-03-2014, 16:03:31
I am not following the political correct path anymore. I"m taking a more realistic view of the world.

And that view has made me a HECK alot more calmer, friendlier and nicer person then either left or right would provide me

THIS, if you worry too much about everything, you will wind up a mess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-03-2014, 16:03:33
@Tedacious: I did not mean to express that you imply this. I get that you want them to be equal (me too on that notice, just to be sure) but when I first read your post it seemed to me you kinda defended the quota because there are inofficial quotas in much more enterprises. Probably just misread it.

EDIT: I should cease writing for now. Can't formulate my thoughts properly, not making sense at all.
I get what you mean, and that's not what i meant.
I'm opposed to quotation being misused (in the way that when a woman gets hired simply cause she's a woman, when there's a male applicant who are more qualified) but that is still just an extreme, one negative possibility of something that gets way too much attention. Are there any proof that this happens? and on how many occasions has this been seen to happen?

I'm positive there are many many many more cases where a man gets chosen simply because he is a man.

I'm not defending women being chosen over men when they are less qualified. When they are equally qualified however, there should be quatiation as a way to normalize women and men working together on equal terms on the same workplace.

I am not following the political correct path anymore. I"m taking a more realistic view of the world.

And that view has made me a HECK alot more calmer, friendlier and nicer person then either left or right would provide me

THIS, if you worry too much about everything, you will wind up a mess.
Worry? Just like this isn't about PC, it's not about worrying. I don't go around and worry about feminism, but it's a cause I'm quite passionate about and definitely one of (if not the) most important questions we need to solve.

You suggest passivity towards important issues. Just ignore and not engage yourself. A dangerous attitude.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 14-03-2014, 16:03:00
Haven´t seen any politician demanding a quota for "dirty" and lowly paid branches, like the mining or logging industry or for waste disposal...it´s always about prestigious jobs, like big leadership positions in big companies where having such a position means big cash. Kinda odd, isn´t it?
There´s also a great documentary made for the Norwegian state television (!) that, among other things, takes a look at why in Norway men still occupy mostly "mens jobs" and women still occupy mostly "womens jobs". Check it out on YT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiJVJ5QRRUE). This documentary was also responsible for the Norwegian state cutting funding for "Gender Studies" programs, btw.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-03-2014, 16:03:20
We are the largest Muslim country in the world and we have female presidents. Enough said.

Pakistan is where Osama bin Laden hides and probably where many top-ranking extremists like Al Qaeda took refuge. They had female prime minister once.

India, where the rest of the world think are full of rapist and men disrespecting women. Guess what? Remember Indira Gandhi?

Those bullshit shallow feminism propaganda you put as an example here, are mostly from USA, the biggest hypocrite in the world.

Short example about a controversy in sweden.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t31/c0.101.851.315/p851x315/1518600_382987245178785_1974872292_o.jpg)
This mural, an honestly kind of vague depiction of a vagina, recieved an extreme amount of criticism. Even government officals rejected it as obscene and demanded it to be removed, which it was because the vagina is so incredibly taboo and obscene.

Meanwhile, we have countless statues like this: (http://cdn08.dayviews.com/66/_u2/_u5/_u0/_u5/_u5/_u5/u2505556/f/b/7dcb27c16e100aadfa77ddef7e06a4a6f1c3a7e453ce450e8efb9abb24d560bd.jpg)

and many many phallic objects called art spread around town.

I am actually fine with that Vagina murals. We, again the largest Muslim country in the world, we have yearly vagina monologue show, made it official and endorsed by our government. Then, we equally ban public display (or artistic depiction) of genitals. So no penis/scrotum and vagina at all.

It is funny that this example happened in Sweden, where they say it has the best gender equality in all Europe. It pretty much sums up how double-standard this so-called "western" attitude towards judgment on society. Like that pseudo-scientific Hofstede research. We may not be so great on promoting women doing this and that. But behind all that backward, patriarchal, stone-age, traditional Asiatic culture, we reserve deep respect for mother figure. We call our national personification the "Motherland" (Ibu Pertiwi). Some of our major tribes are even Matriarchal.

While Pakistan already have a female Air Force Squadron leader (and leading some men)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A_lNqnC9TsE/Ub55aGGlG4I/AAAAAAAAahs/tUgIshrMfjQ/s1600/Pakistan+Air+Force%25E2%2580%2599s+Ayesha+Farooq%252C+26%252C+Pakistan%2527s+only+female+war-ready+fighter+pilot+female+pilots+f-7+b+bm+pg+mirage+jf-17+thunder+f-16+women+girl++%25281%2529.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0zh1XMFnG4/Ub55hTbIyPI/AAAAAAAAaiY/KxKJWk3RGPw/s1600/Pakistan+Air+Force%E2%80%99s+Ayesha+Farooq,+26,+Pakistan%27s+only+female+war-ready+fighter+pilot+female+pilots+f-7+b+bm+pg+mirage+jf-17+thunder+f-16+women+girl++(10).jpg)

A lot of young men in Europe, Australia, and USA still fine about occasionally throwing words like "bitch," "cunt," "whore," which are really big insult, like the f-word here and most other countries like Spanish-speaking world. Because we don't want such situation hit our Mom or sisters.

But what I don't understand is that "ban bossy" campaign by a lot of celebrities (again, American celebrity-culture thing), and then that Google ad. I have to say, they are all pointless, and show, how political these idiots are, instead of changing the cultural mindset. And here I thought that in developed world, their culture are much more advanced, especially regarding treatment to women.

Politics breeds divisive attitude, and forcing stuff by shoving the shit out of it, is not going to work. Instead, why not teach kids to respect their mothers/sisters and make them realise that other women might be somebody else's mother or sister?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 14-03-2014, 16:03:17
We have a law in India which allows that in case of a divorce, the wife gets the property which is inherited by the husband. Dafuq?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 15-03-2014, 12:03:18
Is there a proverb in any other countries that "A mans € is womans 80cents" as in women get worse salary than men a job?

Because there was this guy on the radio who said that he's never seen a contract on a job where women get worse pay for it than the men. The difference between the average salary difference is explained by the fact that women seem to get jobs that pay less salary.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-03-2014, 14:03:32
No but here in Greece we have a proverb that perfectly exlains the situation:

"The short dick always blames the hair". People always try to find hidden schemes to explain their shortcomings (he he). Nobody hands out jobs and nobody hands out money. I bet if a woman is as hard working and as qualified as a man is she has equal chances of getting the job.

Now not to overgeneralize though, some countries indeed need to check their womens rights.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 16-03-2014, 01:03:49
Quote
Now not to overgeneralize though, some countries indeed need to check their womens rights.

lol so wtf you mean with:

Quote
I bet if a woman is as hard working and as qualified as a man is she has equal chances of getting the job.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-03-2014, 14:03:51
The way you put it makes no sense, take it as a disclaimer. That they have equal chances yet in some nations this rule does not apply.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 16-03-2014, 18:03:16
Elaborate pls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-03-2014, 18:03:36
Hey guys I need serious help with a problem. Anyone who has experience in making a speech...

So my problem is, I cant control my laughing. Whenever I am readig something out loud or when Im speaking to a big group, something funny pops up to my mind and I have a very, very hard time in trying to supress my laughter. This problem has grew like a tumor in the last couple of years that I am fearing that I will laugh hysterically during a funeral or when singing the national anthem one day.

Just yesterday, we were about to present our projects to the dean and the governor and all those protocol people. But first we had a ceremony. Everybody needed to be in full uniform, but surprisingly, people with uniforms were a minority that day. I was one of the few that had the official tie and jacket with me, and they put me right in the front row. My classmates do know about my situation with laughing, and I asked them to put me to a more secluded place so I can conceal myself even if I giggle, but as always, they were the arrogant rich douchebag pricks they were since I known them and ignored my words of distress. Until I tried to reach an authority, a teacher or sth, it was too late and we were told to take our positions.

And there I was standing with 6-8 metres between me and the protocol members. I was biting my lips and I was sweating like a pig (I sweat a lot when I am under stress) I still cannot believe I passed that ceremony without a single smile appearing on my face.

And now, they want me to do a speech to the whole school on 18th March Gallipoli Martyrs Day! I am doomed...

My question is;

Do you guys have an effective method of supressing your laughter in inapropriate situations?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 16-03-2014, 18:03:43
It's probably a stress relief reaction. People sometimes laugh when they feel uncomfortable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 16-03-2014, 18:03:04
Keep long nails and clench your fists, it worked well for me  when I was little. Now I am like stereotypical Russian Redshirt.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 16-03-2014, 22:03:06
My mouse just died and i had using touchpads and even more, i need a mouse to game

I was wondering if any of you have suggestions about good mouses. I'm currently looking at the Logitech G300 and the G500S. The G300 seems to me to have a low DPI compared to the other mouses (250-2500), but the G500S is a bit expensive in my opinion. Any suggestions or experiences? (and if 2500 is good enough and there isn't big difference between 2500 and 8000 in feeling, also let me know, i read dpi is overrated)

Nevermind, after seaching some, i found a promotion for the G500S so that it only costed 1 euro more than the G300  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 17-03-2014, 19:03:26
I'm going to St. Petersburg on Thursday and will be coming on Saturday and I'll be staying at Hotel Moscow. Are there any places you guys recommend visiting? I'll probably go and see the Hermitage at least.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-03-2014, 20:03:44
Finding maple syrup in this country, is a very very difficult task

Eh...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 18-03-2014, 21:03:09
Try Delhaize group supermarkets. The one i work at, owned by Delhaize, has maple syrup.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 19-03-2014, 00:03:02
Theta do you live close to the border with the Netherlands? I always find maple syrup at Jumbo's, the big yellow/black supermarkets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-03-2014, 15:03:25
Political Correctness strikes again.

http://m.ktvu.com/news/news/local/gym-tells-woman-shes-intimidating-guests-toned-bod/nfGHz/

Now I know why those die-hard conservatives don't want the Obamacare. It's basically the fat Americans problem!

It is like:

Oooh... I can be normal by being large and having a lot of health risks and the government needs to take care of it. While hating the big corporations and the 1% who do business elsewhere in the world, and bring home moneys from some third-worlders' sweat that I don't want to know (so I don't feel guilty), so the big amount of tax they pay to the government can be directed to me, who were born miserable in a country with one of the highest standards of living in the world. It's all science, don't worry, my liberal colleagues will organize protests and political pressure groups to force the scientists issuing favorable opinions towards us.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 19-03-2014, 16:03:34
A truckload of Finnish plaice, cod, and salmon has been spread out over the Brussels Outer Ring (yes, Brussels is a star system), following a crash.
This has caused much hilarity: recipes spring up all over the interweb, traffic jams because people want to see the 7 tons of fish (and then passing out because of the smell).

Only in Belgium...

@Bouras: Delhaize is a Belgian company. We've got three or four different versions here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-03-2014, 17:03:04
So yeah, as battleaxe said, today i saw before me, 21 tonnes of finnish plaice on the freeway.

So is this how you finnish people plan to us Belgians out???

Smart...bastards...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 19-03-2014, 18:03:04
So is this how you finnish people plan to us Belgians out???

Yes, this is how we will us you out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-03-2014, 18:03:38
We will never to you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 19-03-2014, 20:03:25
So yeah, as battleaxe said, today i saw before me, 21 tonnes of finnish plaice on the freeway.

So is this how you finnish people plan to us Belgians out???

Smart...bastards...

good.

Maybe this time the highway won't look like a f*cking minefield 6 months after construction :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-03-2014, 09:03:14
So yeah, as battleaxe said, today i saw before me, 21 tonnes of finnish plaice on the freeway.

So is this how you finnish people plan to us Belgians out???

Smart...bastards...

good.

Maybe this time the highway won't look like a f*cking minefield 6 months after construction :)

lol
My thoughts exactly when I first heard about this. Maybe the plaice-lined motorways will hold together when frozen solid.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 20-03-2014, 09:03:48
For the first time in years, I had to use dictionary - to check "plaice".

And then I wiki'd and found that plaice is not normally found in Finnish waters. Cod is also found only randomly in Finnish waters (though Finnish trawlers will occasionally venture to South Baltic to catch it). Salmon, yes, but exported to Belgium? There is barely enough for domestic consumption, most of the salmon up here is farmed Norwegian salmon or domestically farmed rainbow trout.

This news sure stinks. *badumm-tssssh*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 20-03-2014, 11:03:28
European Flounder ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_flounder ) is pretty common along the Finnish coast though, AFAIK. Might be mistranslations.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-03-2014, 12:03:30
European Flounder ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_flounder ) is pretty common along the Finnish coast though, AFAIK. Might be mistranslations.

Very much possible. In Flanders, we call pretty much every flatfish a plaice. The actual plaice is very closely related to the flounder, hence the confusion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 23-03-2014, 04:03:56
The noble Bruttino

(http://www.kirinhobby.com/shop/images/TY3/TYST01419_01.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-03-2014, 05:03:11
The fearsome Bastradino
(http://www.fairyvillage.com/mc_images/product/detail/BASTARDINO.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 23-03-2014, 10:03:51
(http://i.imgur.com/W8nEKUj.gif)

Cactus Friends: Just say no!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-03-2014, 10:03:29
So, in the little know belgian city of Passendale they found a few hunderd artillery shells containing musterd gass in a field that a farmer was trying to plow over. Amazing what still comes out of the ground there. about 9 years ago not far from there they also found a stockpile of about 5000 artillery shells.

Count in the field so far, 800 shells.

Also, 3 eastern europeans found a shell during there lunchbreak, played around a bit with it, 2 dead, 1 badly injured. 77mm german artillery is still effective.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-03-2014, 22:03:15
(http://i.imgur.com/W8nEKUj.gif)

Cactus Friends: Just say no!
don't h8 wat u ain't
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-03-2014, 15:03:11
So I've been hooked to this case of radioactive material leaks.

http://www.aintnowaytogo.com/glitter.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goiânia_accident

This one, in Brazil, back in 1987 caught my interest. So, whatever the coverage. All I know is some private clinics abandoned a highly radioactive material when they moved to new address in 1985. Clearly they are at fault. The site was contested by a Catholic Church organization and the private clinic. Then, four months before the theft, a government agency blocked attempts by the private clinic to retrieve the radioactive material.

Then the theft happened when one of the guards slipped their duty. The theft clearly has no idea what they get and broke through the casing and expose themselves with lethal dose of radiation. 4 people are dead, and thousands are irradiated.

Now, the government (court) blamed the private clinic. Yes, they are right, the clinic is surely pretty stupid from forgetting the most precious thing from their "moving out" checklist. But they did try to recover it, and the government prevented the recovery effort. They also sanctioned the security guard that neglected his picket by lying (from another source).

Interesting view should be taken from this woman living around the neighbourhood, one of the perpetrators and victim:

Quote
She said there is plenty of blame to go around for the disaster.

"The operators of the clinic were responsible for the machine, but the government has responsibility for regulating radioactive materials," she said.

As for the victims, she said, "it was not their fault. They didn't know. But perhaps some blame must rest with our society, which allows a low class of people to scavenge in order to live."

My haunting question has always been:

Why the Ipasgo? The government institute of insurance for civil servants that prevented the late recovery effort by the owner not blamed at all?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-03-2014, 15:03:00
Another typically Belgian story for today:
In december 2007, 3 guys were homejacking a house. And when the police arrived, immedeatly they opened fire on the cops using their AK-47's. A young agent was killed in action, the 3 were later arrested. As by miracle, they are still in jail for this, but now, they have been awarded 5000 euro, because they have been guarded too strictly...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-03-2014, 15:03:58
Another great Belgian story is when in 2010, 4 good honest foreign burglars opened fire with AK 47's and A benneli shotgun on a approaching patrol car. The cops, returned fire

The burglars were able to escape, and the Cops recieved a penalty for firing back "Blindly"

When the burglars later got caught, they were released for procedure errors.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 24-03-2014, 17:03:32
Theta, I don't know the details of this case, but suppressive fire isn't really the best choice for police officers if in a populated area. That "blind fire" as they call it could very well cause unintended casualties.

And yes, I know, the perpetrators had assault rifles. The cops are trained to fight armed criminals without harming the general public. Sometimes having an investigation can simply be just to make sure what happened and to learn new aspects that may be incorporated in training.

What exactly was the penalty? And how did the superiors know that they fired "blindly"?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-03-2014, 18:03:05
Common arguement for all three cases are typical and too unsatisfying: yeah, our justice system is f**ked.

Anyway, is the presence of neo-nazi strong in Belgium? French has started to bent right recently. The national front is gaining ground.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-03-2014, 18:03:48
Theta, I don't know the details of this case, but suppressive fire isn't really the best choice for police officers if in a populated area. That "blind fire" as they call it could very well cause unintended casualties.

And yes, I know, the perpetrators had assault rifles. The cops are trained to fight armed criminals without harming the general public. Sometimes having an investigation can simply be just to make sure what happened and to learn new aspects that may be incorporated in training.

What exactly was the penalty? And how did the superiors know that they fired "blindly"?
The burglars left the house, they passed a police car, they immediatly opened fire, wich the cops did after their patrol car was riddled with bullet holes. They returned fire, because they knew behind the burglars car, their was a large potatoefield. But because the street lighting was out, the prosecturor deemed the police in error because the street was to dark to make a "correct judgement"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-03-2014, 13:03:05
In that case it sounds a little harsh, depending on what the actual penalty was. If it was all smoke n mirrors, it doesn't really matter... although it sends a message to the criminals that not even cops are above the law.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-03-2014, 13:03:47
IIRC the penalty was 6 month suspension from active duty.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 25-03-2014, 18:03:21
I'm in love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ny_w_u1Kkw

played synth in a great swedish band I saw a month ago, this is her own project. cutest girl i've ever seen, get happy just seeing her smile
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-03-2014, 13:03:32
The chivalrous Porcino.

(http://www.circusposterus.com/files/database//products/porcino.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 26-03-2014, 14:03:46
What the hell is wrong with you?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 26-03-2014, 15:03:27
Don't forget the Tasty Tortellino
(http://static.webshopapp.com/shops/000153/files/001801523/tortellino-cactus-pups-mini-series-by-tokidoki.jpg)

What the hell is wrong with you?
You know nothing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-03-2014, 16:03:25
What the hell is wrong with you?
:-*
The gorgeous Carina
(http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/A01G_1_20101203_65bcae92-2615-4be3-8402-a23984105581149918.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 26-03-2014, 17:03:52
I move that the individuals in violation of the No Faggy Animal Pictures Act of 2009 be publicly executed at dawn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-03-2014, 17:03:41
I move that the individuals in violation of the No Faggy Animal Pictures Act of 2009 be publicly executed at dawn.

I am all for it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-03-2014, 17:03:25
*sigh*

Again? You're going to have quite a high executioner's invoice if you keep this up...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 26-03-2014, 20:03:37
I'm really quite annoyed.  My car has failed its MOT test and I have to fork out to get the failed part replaced.  Which means I need lifts to work tomorrow as well, which means I'm once again at the mercy of trying to get 2 people to leave work on time on a day when the area manager is visiting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-03-2014, 20:03:38
What exactly are these...things?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-03-2014, 20:03:44
For the first time in months, i had a day, where i was at home the entire day

And i feel like i'm in a drug rehab or something

on the other hand, i have been rewatching my favorite SCI FI series Battlestar and Stargate
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 26-03-2014, 20:03:05
Since exams are finally over and I get some free time now, I'm trying to find my way into modelling. Although I do have some experience with Autodesk engineering software, it was really of no use in 3ds max. I picked 3ds max 9, since that is what apparently is best for modelling for BF2, although right now that thought seems to be in a very distant future... :D
Anyway I've tried to model a V1 based on blueprints:
(http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx166/Harmonikater/Fi103_zps87cdae26.jpg)
Next I'll try to find out how to texture it, seems to be quite a major task...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 26-03-2014, 20:03:00
Nice one Kater, keep it up ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 27-03-2014, 13:03:35
I managed to model and import Toddel's open building (not bothered with textures, thats for another day...), however once I go inside I can't see the roof? Any Ideas why that could be?

(http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx166/Harmonikater/Bild4_zps02152fd1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 27-03-2014, 14:03:33
i think usually textures apply only on one side of the mesh so if the roof is just a plane it should only display the outside texture...could be..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 27-03-2014, 14:03:04
hm no idea, however I did fix it now by just adding a horizontal plane inside (why didnt i think of that earlier?)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-03-2014, 22:03:37
Tommorow Carnavalparty at my local youth pub. I'm going as Maverick of Top gun :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: mopskind on 27-03-2014, 23:03:43
You sure? About a month too late buddy :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-03-2014, 23:03:33
You sure? About a month too late buddy :P
Its my 4 th party of carnaval, this  one is a bit late yeah
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 28-03-2014, 00:03:21
carnival hasn''t even started where I live :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 30-03-2014, 21:03:52
Sooo, found out 2 months ago while just talking random stuff during a nightshift that somebody at work his son has a bit of a special hobby. He comes to work as a student with us in the holidays and actually takes his train at the same station as me. To be honest, I am not surprised, but still....

At least he is good in what he likes. He won miss transvestite 2014 Belgium even.
(https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t1.0-9/1463900_635310989869983_211539845_n.jpg)

Good to know that my hobby of collecting WW1 and 2 rifles isn't the only weird one at work.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-03-2014, 22:03:46
Shite.....i have to start looking for a new job
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 31-03-2014, 23:03:32
So, after much haggling with the editor, I finally finished my take on Brecourt assault for I44, the ArmA2 mod.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 02-04-2014, 17:04:11
National Kung Fu Championship on the weekend. Apparently it will be covered by this site -> http://sportaltv.gr/index.php/g-2

So if you want to watch some cool Taolu and even cooler sanshou and it works for you, go right ahead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 04-04-2014, 22:04:06
Does anyone else remember a video where some assasination failed and while the people were beating up the assasin the guy shouted "YOLO!" and then an old man came and hit him a couple of times with his stick? It happened in Bulgaria if I remember correctly. God, that was funny, but I cant seem to find the close shot of the guy being beaten and where the funny shit happens. Anyone got a link that shows the incident from close up?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 04-04-2014, 22:04:08
You want this? I still don't believe this is a real attempt. Just a stunt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdjNV9nv3QQ
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 05-04-2014, 10:04:59
Oh haha yeah that's the one!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 06-04-2014, 15:04:35
Im going off to Paris tomorrow!  :D Anyone know a good war museum, and any cheap-delicious restaurants? Or military shops?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 06-04-2014, 22:04:30
Well that was unlucky. For the first fight i got picked with last years champion who retained his title this year as well...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-04-2014, 05:04:37
LOL Bouras, that is a glorious defeat.

"Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail" - Bruce Lee

If you were Chuck Norris awesome, it is okay to fail, especially against Bruce Lee awesomeness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-04-2014, 14:04:52
I got some points early on and i anticipated his moves. I even got the first takedown. But unfortunately i played his game (he is a good puncher) and he won. Should definitely improve my movement and attack speed.


So training, training, training and i'll see that guy next year!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-04-2014, 17:04:32
How did you get KO-ed? When you mention puncher, I was reminded of my old fear.

My biggest fear in sparring matches is getting concussion and brain damage due to hit to the head. I might never know whether I have weak jaws or soft temple or something. While my body certainly can withstand many hits, but my head won't even try.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 07-04-2014, 18:04:42
How fast do you have to answer a question to not make the answer seem like a lie?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 07-04-2014, 18:04:21
depends on the question?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-04-2014, 20:04:38
How did you get KO-ed? When you mention puncher, I was reminded of my old fear.

My biggest fear in sparring matches is getting concussion and brain damage due to hit to the head. I might never know whether I have weak jaws or soft temple or something. While my body certainly can withstand many hits, but my head won't even try.

I got TKO due to him gaining the upper hand with punches and the ref stopping it. I dont see it as the right call i could continue the round just for the experience but anyways.

What kind of sport are we talking about? If you wear gloves then you must be extremely unlucky to get any damage whatsoever (bad luck brian style unlucky). Even in street fights that i had and got repeatedly hit in the head with no cover whatsoever i had no problems, other than bruises and some swollen muscles to the face. Its all just in your head. The first thing i realized the first time i got punched in the face without any protection was "Hey this definitely doesn't hurt as much as i thought it would".

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 07-04-2014, 21:04:30
How fast do you have to answer a question to not make the answer seem like a lie?

0.3 seconds or just assume the thinking look, attempt to start a sentence a few times and then say "No I really need to give this more thought"

Oh and if it is about when a girl ask your advice if her clothing suits her; just say "what do you think?"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 08-04-2014, 15:04:21
I just have a quick question: Are Rising Storm bots realistically difficult? Also, is there anything that one would miss when playing with bots only, aside from the usual MP experience? I would really appreciate any advice here  :-* .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-04-2014, 16:04:37
The harder they get the more accurate they become only like most bots on MP games. No tactics most of the times. You would miss nothing to be honest its more fun playing with bots as you get to kill a lot of people more easily than you would online with lag, other peoples skill and equipment.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 08-04-2014, 16:04:54
Thanks a lot mate! That was one swift reply! It looks like I will have to buy this one later to-day.  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 08-04-2014, 23:04:17
Wolf Among Us, it's on sale on steam for 13€.

Think it will get this low in a long time? or perhaps even cheaper on the summersale? Got some steam-credit and really want this. Really afraid that i'll have to wait 4 months for an episode - like you ahd to wait between episode 1 and 2. What do you think? will they get the releases in order? Will the game get cheaper anytime the coming year?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 09-04-2014, 17:04:55
Well shit, been trying to find pictures of me from the fight and this is the best i could find so far:

(http://www.unhcr.gr/1againstracism/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/two-1024x683.jpg)

(I'm the fighter obviously)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 09-04-2014, 17:04:56
How fast do you have to answer a question to not make the answer seem like a lie?

0.3 seconds or just assume the thinking look, attempt to start a sentence a few times and then say "No I really need to give this more thought"

Oh and if it is about when a girl ask your advice if her clothing suits her; just say "what do you think?"

Well, it's now irrelevant since it was about my GF asking if I still loved her.

Now she's my ex-GF.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-04-2014, 18:04:25
Wow you look serious there, Bouras. Did you also do some sort of conditioning? A.k.a nerve-busting, so your pain sensor become less sensitive?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 09-04-2014, 19:04:38
I would not mind taking you out to parties as a 'just in case' guy bouras. I feel safer already :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 09-04-2014, 20:04:23
Wow you look serious there, Bouras. Did you also do some sort of conditioning? A.k.a nerve-busting, so your pain sensor become less sensitive?

Punches and kicks to legs and ribs, wood run across the front of the lower leg bone, usually just hitting random stuff around me mildly yet firmly to induce pain but not break or bruise. Of course sparring helps

I would not mind taking you out to parties as a 'just in case' guy bouras. I feel safer already :)
.

oh shush you  :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 09-04-2014, 23:04:07
How fast do you have to answer a question to not make the answer seem like a lie?

0.3 seconds or just assume the thinking look, attempt to start a sentence a few times and then say "No I really need to give this more thought"

Oh and if it is about when a girl ask your advice if her clothing suits her; just say "what do you think?"

Well, it's now irrelevant since it was about my GF asking if I still loved her.

Now she's my ex-GF.

You shouldn't have added this to end of your answer  ::) ::) ::). This would have been better  :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 10-04-2014, 16:04:00
Haha same situation, but reversed, for me this november Steel :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 10-04-2014, 19:04:36
So, when i got to work yesterday evening there was an armoured truck standing there. all deserted. I wonder if they know that they left it here. It wasn't locked. I had a lot of stuff in the back, barbed wire, zipty handcuffs, police tape, lots of riot stuffs and such.

(http://imgup.com/data/images/14485.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-04-2014, 21:04:56
For the first time in my life
i am watching harry potter...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 10-04-2014, 22:04:46
are you watching Harry Potter or are you watching Emma Watson?  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 10-04-2014, 22:04:55
are you watching Harry Potter or are you watching Emma Watson?  :P
Not something you should be encouraging if he has started with The Philosopher's Stone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-04-2014, 23:04:38
she is a weeeeee bit young in the first movie alright

But as the jedi's say= Patience
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 11-04-2014, 00:04:14
are you watching Harry Potter or are you watching Emma Watson?  :P
Not something you should be encouraging if he has started with The Philosopher's Stone.

Yeah that ruined Emma Watson for me. Can't find someone sexy if you first saw them as a child...  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-04-2014, 00:04:52
she is a weeeeee bit young in the first movie alright

But as the jedi's say= Patience

Wee bit young? damn nigga, you gon' end up in jail eventually


On a completely different subject though, what do you guys think is a good casual way to improve your foreign language vocabulary on a day-to-day basis without an enrollment into a school program? Say...german ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 11-04-2014, 06:04:22
Eh, I learned a lot of German words like Grenade, Alarm, No, Yes, Incoming, Armor etc. by playing games.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 11-04-2014, 10:04:37
Best way is watching/listening to TV or radio broadcasts in the language you want to learn (watching films, TV series, etc.). You can even do this as a kind of background "noise". This requires some knowledge of the language though. Also there are lots of mobile phone apps out there, where you can just learn some vocabulary on a daily basis in every situation (e.g. on bus or trains). Although learning languages always takes time. Be patient.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 11-04-2014, 11:04:34
On a completely different subject though, what do you guys think is a good casual way to improve your foreign language vocabulary on a day-to-day basis without an enrollment into a school program? Say...german ;D
I see we're in a similar situation :D. Pretty much what Oberst said plus you can switch up the language in games to German, you can also try and learn, say 5 words a day, it's not much, but if done everyday it should get you going forward without too much effort (That's whats this about right? not having to work too much? :D).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 11-04-2014, 16:04:17
On a completely different subject though, what do you guys think is a good casual way to improve your foreign language vocabulary on a day-to-day basis without an enrollment into a school program? Say...german ;D
I see we're in a similar situation :D. Pretty much what Oberst said plus you can switch up the language in games to German, you can also try and learn, say 5 words a day, it's not much, but if done everyday it should get you going forward without too much effort (That's whats this about right? not having to work too much? :D).
If you want, I can give you a playlist of good German music. You can then google the lyrics and translation.

I could speak English before I learned it in school. One reason was the omnipresence of English music. On the other hand my older brother never bought us the german version of a game because those are altered for pussies (no blood etc.). A positive side-effect was that I learned English quite fast.

Also you shouldn´t have too many problems with German if you speak English and Latin. A big chunk of german vocabulary is just that (Konstruktion, Motivation, resignieren, diskutieren) or altered (lat.: scribere turns into schreiben).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 11-04-2014, 17:04:19
I'm currently trying to read Die Welt everyday to improve my German and i try to watch a few German documentaries or movies a week over youtube. Only downside is that Die Welt makes it that you can only read 20 articles per month without paying. Using ingocgnito mode on your browser can help you around it though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 12-04-2014, 00:04:39
Just watch movies and series that are German with German subtitles if you know the basics. Das Leben der Anderen is a good start, great movie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-04-2014, 03:04:25
The girl I like has a male roommate now. She already called him her "Best roommate ever". Even worse, the guy is a musician. She´s pretty, intelligent and very friendly, so why shouldn´t he try to make a move?

The last time I saw her, she smiled at me. But that was right before an important exam. I was so busy with that, that only later I realized how she had smiled. Even today I can hardly interpret that smile. That was quite a while ago. I didn´t meet her after that, because of my foreign semester directly after that and her having other courses.

But I´m probably going to see her this week on a party. I´ll definitely talk to her again. The question is shall I keep it slow and only indicate my intentions or should I go directly for it and tell her. Both things have a hook though. Telling her, might seem weird considering we didn´t see each other in months. If I keep it slow, the other one might be faster.

Am I interpreting too much into this roommate stuff?

Oh, and sorry for the soul strip. ^^
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LtJimmy on 12-04-2014, 04:04:57
Eh, I learned a lot of German words like Grenade, Alarm, No, Yes, Incoming, Armor etc. by playing games.
Reading Commando Comics does the same thing for me. They are my crack.
Just watch movies and series that are German with German subtitles if you know the basics. Das Leben der Anderen is a good start, great movie.
I fucking love that movie. I highly recommend 'Der Tunnel' as well. Solid German film.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-04-2014, 13:04:32
The girl I like has a male roommate now. She already called him her "Best roommate ever". Even worse, the guy is a musician. She´s pretty, intelligent and very friendly, so why shouldn´t he try to make a move?

The last time I saw her, she smiled at me. But that was right before an important exam. I was so busy with that, that only later I realized how she had smiled. Even today I can hardly interpret that smile. That was quite a while ago. I didn´t meet her after that, because of my foreign semester directly after that and her having other courses.

But I´m probably going to see her this week on a party. I´ll definitely talk to her again. The question is shall I keep it slow and only indicate my intentions or should I go directly for it and tell her. Both things have a hook though. Telling her, might seem weird considering we didn´t see each other in months. If I keep it slow, the other one might be faster.

Am I interpreting too much into this roommate stuff?

Oh, and sorry for the soul strip. ^^

Make a move on her: i.e. kiss. Or ask her out on a date. Make your intentions clear and known. Youll know soon enough if shes into you or not.
If you two havnt done any of that stuff it has no use telling her about how you feel, will only creep her out. Take the dating route for making true feelins known.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-04-2014, 22:04:04
Can anyone recommend a PC microphone that has good or high quality sound but is not too heavy on the wallet?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-04-2014, 20:04:06
Does anyone here know the name of the android app that in the task bar has the symbol of an orange square with a white infinite sign in it? (horizontal 8)

Edit: Nevermind, got it, delete this post plox.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 20-04-2014, 10:04:21
tell me name pls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2014, 00:04:15
i am having the same dream for the past 6 nights in a row. The dream is always the same. And i dream this always at 5 AM

I am in a bank, and some guy with firearms and knives comes in. He always kills 8 people. He does this with a knife
Then for some reason i attack him, he stabs me. I feel the knife at me, but no pain. I then overpower him with his own handgun, i take him outside. The cops approach and take him into custody, and i collapse. I then wake up in a hospital, with always on the left side, one of my friends holding my hand. The latter one is always changing, altough the one i love the most, she has appeared in 3 of the 6 dreams


And then i wake up myself..And this always happens around 5 AMish. I always dreamed very realistically. But often i dream and i know that it is a dream. These ones feel so frikkin real.

Somebody who believes in stuff, says its a vision. But it cant be as the bank i am is an old "Dexia" bank. The logo's are on the wall and Dexia is defunct for over a year now...


it is freaking me out as i go to bed always..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-04-2014, 00:04:15
More importantly, do you ever get a good look at the firearms the guy carries?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 22-04-2014, 01:04:35
Can anyone recommend a PC microphone that has good or high quality sound but is not too heavy on the wallet?
All depends on how big your wallet is, got a price range?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-04-2014, 07:04:04
All depends on how big your wallet is, got a price range?

Doesnt matter anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-04-2014, 17:04:39
More importantly, do you ever get a good look at the firearms the guy carries?
I dunno...it looks like a pistol but i dunno man
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 23-04-2014, 14:04:36
I thought I'd post a recommendation here (most people probably don't follow the recommendation thread in the Gaming-subforum) because it's on short notice and not for long.

Read on a gaming site that later today (probably 18:00 GMT) Steam will put up Red Orchestra 2 for free. For 24 hours the price will be 0€ and as long as you "buy" it during these hours, you get to keep it.

And apparently this weekend the expansion Rising storm will be discounted and free to play over the weekend.

So everyone should be ready to get RO2 for free later today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 23-04-2014, 14:04:43
Cool. Thanks Ted.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-04-2014, 20:04:34
I'm quite mad with our lecturer of English translation. We have to prepare two translations, one English->Dutch, the other Dutch->English, by tomorrow at high noon. And the guy blatantly forgets to mention it to us. >:(

Of course, if you were to complain about this fact, he would just say: "You would have known if you consulted Toledo (the e-learning and general informations place)."

But as usual this vital information is covered in a layer three feet deep of other crap to plough through...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 23-04-2014, 20:04:12
it's up there fro free!
And battleaxe, if you aren't studying Taal en Letterkunde, i may be able to help you out? (idk of what quality it has to be)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-04-2014, 20:04:34
Nah, not necessary, I'm quite good at it. Had a 16/20 in january for both French and English translation combined.

I'm indeed not studying Taal en Letter, but Bedrijfsvertaler-tolk, KHLeuven.

Quality-wise, he lets the second years revise our translations, so don't really ask. I'm sometimes very appaled by what some people in my class churn out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-04-2014, 12:04:25
A question to all the Airsoft fans out there in this forum:

Does the Jing Gong G3A3 use 6mm BB's?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Goljatti on 27-04-2014, 21:04:10
http://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/jna-m53-konekivaari-deaktivoitu/12291/

Oh my...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-04-2014, 21:04:02
Price is so fucking salty compared to zib. You can get the same yugo MG from zib for only 399 € + postal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 28-04-2014, 03:04:40
Cabela's in Ft. Worth has a working one for $5000. ZIB has cheaper de-acs if you are looking for one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-04-2014, 14:04:01
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/23/avril-lavigne-hello-kitty_n_5198199.html

So this thing is called "cultutal appropriation" of racism. Damn you rosbiefs inventing many ways for us non-whites to get offended for.

Does this mean I can't see Taylor Swift in Chinese cheongsam dress?  :'(

But grandma Nicole Kidman was beautiful when she wore it in the movie Australia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 28-04-2014, 15:04:29
Wow, that's like a whole new level of retardation I wasn't even aware of.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 28-04-2014, 18:04:29
I hate the 21st century. I did ten years ago, but as time progresses I learn to despise it even more. What do they come up with next?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 28-04-2014, 21:04:12
What is the hubbub about ? Who is offended, how?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-04-2014, 03:04:46
Apparently some female Australian bloggers, a feminist organization, some random "empowered" Amerocan teenager, well, all of them generally English-speaking and not Asians.

I think, having Japanese as a prop is meaningless. It doesn't mean our culture being appropriated by a domineering civilization, or some twisted minds of theirs like that. What I see is an enthusiasts white girl trying to embrace it but just fail. I know K-pop and J-pop, and this video is exactly like that, because it is made by a Japanese in Japan, by a Japanese recordingcompany.

Perhaps these guurrrrls think too much about their weird guilty pleasure fantasy with foreign cultures, like Anna and the King, The Sheik, Tarzan and Jane, etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 29-04-2014, 08:04:40
Reminds me a lot of the claims of racism against Katy Perry after she did a song in a Jappanese theme. I also had no clue what was racist about it, but apparently it was something like ' the idea that a white popstar could use their culture for comercial purposes would mean that she thinks their culture is inferior and at her hands '. I no longer know how they said it exaclty but the bullshit was something like that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-04-2014, 09:04:28
Gwen Stefani also did not escape this thing with her LAMB album (LAMB being acronym of cutesy nicknames she gave to her Japanese back-dancers). Avril Lavigne really digs gothic sub-culture, and it is no surprise that she love Harajuku stuffs. And moreover, this things are intended for Oriental Asian audiences. It is entirely different market than US and Europe. Just see the difference between Alicia Key's Girl on Fire music video in Japanese and in American version:

Japanese:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFt43vXrSqk
American:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J91ti_MpdHA

It is part of that cultural difference thing that many don't understand, including me. Heck, even Lorde, a Kiwi also have "Americanized" version of her music video "Royals," so it shows the face of the singer instead of just some random dudes/girls.
I think it is alright. I hope you don't hold it against Asian people, but towards the hyper-sensitive white, who frequently getting offended in place of the minorities.

If you go further in time, you'll find Aneka, a Scottish singer escaped unscathed with this "Japanese Boy":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCH1IlOfDTM&feature=kp

I miss those times when people can express their true feelings without fear of offending someone. At least, we value the western virtue of honesty, because you rarely get that from complicated Asian customs and traditions. But that PC nonsense seems holding you back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 29-04-2014, 22:04:19
Girls are used in the clips all the time as background stuff. Take Robert Palmer's addicted to love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE).
How is this different?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-04-2014, 23:04:38
To a degree most of the entire culture (everywhere) is appropriated from other cultures (although appropriations may go back millennia). Wanting to see racism where it clearly does not exist tells more about these professional feel-hurts than about the world around them. Commercial popstar/director/author/etc. X appropriating culture Y probably thinks first that this thing is "in", "cool" and "hip" and thus will sell, or heaven forbid, be maybe even inspired by her/his contact with said culture (obviously only True Non-Commercial Progressive Intellectual Artists can become inspired), not that "i vill shov ze untermenschen their place, ja?" Of course, only white people can be racist, so stereotypes or misconceptions the objectively superior non-white cultures may have of whites or each other must be due to white man's racism and are thus faultless, whereas whitey's every foray outside Western European tradition is equivalent to a remake of Der Giftpilz.

That even a misunderstood, superficial view might lead to a deeper interest and eventual understanding, or that both cultures could benefit from the interaction between the two is obviously completely lost on these sad individuals.

I wonder what these rabid SJW's would say about Kirsten Dunst's cover of "Turning Japanese" directed by McG (which I find innocent, hilarious, entertaining): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uaHSB0pP7M
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 30-04-2014, 00:04:48
Peace on earth
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 30-04-2014, 00:04:00
The fuck Biiviz
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 30-04-2014, 01:04:23
The what, Biiviz?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 30-04-2014, 02:04:11
I met a guy. He was for nuclear power. He was shaking like he was a Chiuahua. He told me that because of my selection, my interest in energy, he would kill me if we went outside. I am pro-nuclear power. He didn't care. He just hated me. I had too many friends for him to live his life.

If I meet him again I will kill him.
sounds eggsiting
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 30-04-2014, 08:04:20
Meh, some junkie wanted to kill me. Whatever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 30-04-2014, 08:04:28
Did you say nein, nein ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 30-04-2014, 14:04:27
I think he just really didn't like eggs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-04-2014, 16:04:33
Warning: the following post contains sarcasm

Being stuck with an infantile, taunting little bastard is such fun.

/sarcasm
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 01-05-2014, 10:05:45
Today we march in memory of the anarchists who got convicted of conspiracy with no grounds, and the killed and injured workers during the Haymarket Massacre, who went on strike - in an effort to get 8-hour workdays.

In a sweden plagued by a rise in right-wing extremism, with xenophobes and facsists being normalized and anti-fascists dubbed as left-wing-extremists, it's important that we show them that the majority are not like that.
No pasaran

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 01-05-2014, 11:05:23
Today we party because it's the day of Ukonvakka. After the seeds were planted in the fields it was only proper to plant the other seeds elsewhere, and celebrate the previous year's harvest by drinking the corn in the form of beer or vodka, all in the name of the mighty Sky God. Catholic attempts to fudge it by rebranding it St. Walpurgis (who wasn't even martyred) and claims that all that lewdness should be gone because it was only the witches that flew to Brockenberg to cavort with the daemonic did not manage to blemish the purpose of the spring festival in the slightest.

In a sweden plagued by a rise in right-wing extremism, with xenophobes and facsists being normalized and anti-fascists dubbed as left-wing-extremists, it's important that we show them that the majority are not like that.
Why is that thou seest a mote in thy brother's eye but not the beam in thy own eye?

According to statistics, violence, damaging property, terrorism, and other crimes done in the name of left-wing cause across Europe still far outnumber the crimes done in the name of neo-Nazism or other hate crimes ("fascism" is a weasel word nowadays mostly used by the extreme left and Russia to label all their opponents). But hey, two (or preferably much more) wrongs makes one right, isn't it so?

It is not the "fascists" that are responsible for the increasing violence conducted by non-Swedish ethnicities or rise of ethnic outlaw gangs, nor are the "racists" responsible for that certain ethnicities are also in Sweden responsible for a disproportionate amount of certain types of crime, and so far "xenophobes" (unlike some other elements) have failed to create suburbs which are not only Judenfrei but where it is impossible for emergency services to move in without causing rioting, vandalism, and arsony that lasts for days. But of course (insert minority here) din nuffin wrong, and saying any of the above is a problem (or claiming that such phenomena even exist) is of course "fascism" and "xenophobia" because MUH MULTICULTURALISM.

All people are created equal, so the law should be the same for everyone.

Cultural differences do exist, however (arising from religious, ethnic, or other traditions or the environment where people grew up). Eventually push will come to shove and you will have to determine what values or codes of conduct you simply cannot give up in the name of tolerance.

Seeing a group as innocent victims no matter what, and failing to address both the symptoms and the underlying causes in their failure to adapt to our society, in effect condoning antisocial behaviour, cannot lead to integration or peaceful coexistence of cultures.

Yes, racism and xenophobia do exist. However, they have rarely decreased if the minority ghettoifies and rebels against the surrounding society and are even encouraged to do that, but hey, maybe this time is different?

The definition of an organized state is that the State should have the "monopoly of violence", so it is the duty of the State to oppose people's attempts to use violence as a tool of coercion. By the way, using violence to influence political decisions is one of the hallmarks fascism, so maybe fascism is a threat to Nordic societies after all, but the the neo-Nazis are only a small part of that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-05-2014, 15:05:21
Must be noted that these are for labours who sincerely believe in hard work and toil for the betterment of human civilization.

Not for those who exploit the movement to seek personal gains to pursue luxury life that they know from looking at rich passerby.

It is not the "fascists" that are responsible for the increasing violence conducted by non-Swedish ethnicities or rise of ethnic outlaw gangs, nor are the "racists" responsible for that certain ethnicities are also in Sweden responsible for a disproportionate amount of certain types of crime, and so far "xenophobes" (unlike some other elements) have failed to create suburbs which are not only Judenfrei but where it is impossible for emergency services to move in without causing rioting, vandalism, and arsony that lasts for days. But of course (insert minority here) din nuffin wrong, and saying any of the above is a problem (or claiming that such phenomena even exist) is of course "fascism" and "xenophobia" because MUH MULTICULTURALISM.

All they did was trying to cross the fence, avoid war, and longing to return.

Politicians try to woo them to stay, but in their heart, western lifestyle are never for them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-05-2014, 00:05:51
According to statistics, violence, damaging property, terrorism, and other crimes done in the name of left-wing cause across Europe still far outnumber the crimes done in the name of neo-Nazism or other hate crimes ("fascism" is a weasel word nowadays mostly used by the extreme left and Russia to label all their opponents).

(http://oi61.tinypic.com/a1plqu.jpg)

Not in my country.


It is not the "fascists" that are responsible for the increasing violence conducted by non-Swedish ethnicities or rise of ethnic outlaw gangs, nor are the "racists" responsible for that certain ethnicities are also in Sweden responsible for a disproportionate amount of certain types of crime, and so far "xenophobes" (unlike some other elements) have failed to create suburbs which are not only Judenfrei but where it is impossible for emergency services to move in without causing rioting, vandalism, and arsony that lasts for days. But of course (insert minority here) din nuffin wrong, and saying any of the above is a problem (or claiming that such phenomena even exist) is of course "fascism" and "xenophobia" because MUH MULTICULTURALISM.

Do you have a problem with multiculturalism? Multiculturalism hits those people, who are inable to adopt to the changes in their environment fast enough. Like a Dinosaur.
But has the problem really to do with culture or ethnics? The problem here are the uneducated poor. Those uneducted poor are not an homogeneous society but consist of both immigrants and native families. Even if all the immigrants were gone, you'd still have a lower class you'd bitch about then as fascists or criminals. The problem is there, I agree, but let us not look at it will coloured glasses.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-05-2014, 05:05:53
It is not multiculturalism. But cultural evolution.

You guys started of as a barbarian who murder and pillage civilized villages. Everyone who insulted your honor, you will ask a duel with him. But Arab culture, which you meet during the Crusaders era, teaches you how to be chivalrous, take a daily bath, and personal grooming. Other than that, they also reminds you that the civilization you destroyed (Greeks and Romans) possessed a lot of great knowledge.

Now, like those backward religions, you chose to "stop" at one particular point, and declare everything else heretic? How arbitrary! And it is a shame for the whole Renaissance effort.

You can always adopt the positive ones and dump the negative ones thorough your cultural filter. For example, the Dutch teaches us how to be prompt, use reasoning, and organize ourselves. You can always rediscover things instead clinging to the past. The Chinese once chose to close themselves and admire the past, limiting themselves from foreign contacts. When the world came back to them, they were pillaged, drugged, raped, and thrown into poverty.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-05-2014, 17:05:58
I bought vans shoes

and i find these to be, extremely comfortable to wear.

Very good shoes, altough my classic gentlemen shoes and my pair of army boots still win the day
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 04-05-2014, 10:05:29
Nothing beats a pair of ammo boots, mate  ;D .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 04-05-2014, 13:05:33
I remember on the first leave off the army after wearing boots for an entire month non stop, i went and tried to sprint with running shoes.


My feet left before my body could catch up. Almost fell flat on my back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-05-2014, 22:05:34
Well

So appearntly burger king is coming to Belgium. This was announched on twitter today, BurgerkingBE, that they will open a store on 15 may.

I love fast food. I dont care how unhealthy it is. People on FB immediatly started to discuss. But i just posted this
(http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53ukhdghk1qhfc59o1_500.gif)

Now...15 minutes ago, Burger king officially announched that they were not opening a store..It was all a hoax.

So yeah..

(http://i59.tinypic.com/rmtekn.jpg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZDx3gqYak
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 06-05-2014, 22:05:00
There is no burger king in Belgium??? there are like two in this town alone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 06-05-2014, 22:05:42
Theta, its already the second time this false rumour is spread around the past half year.
On a side note, Dunkin Donuts IS coming to Belgium soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-05-2014, 22:05:29
aye that is a great comfort...But still, i'm going to find that cunt, and he dead
ooh he be so dead

like Deader then his grand-aunty gillian
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 06-05-2014, 23:05:22
What's this all about? BK is not even that good. Not a big loss.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 07-05-2014, 00:05:06
Who needs BK when they have Mattentaarten and Hoegaarden. Get your priorities straight mate :-)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-05-2014, 05:05:20
BK is much better than McD. Another thing I noticed in France was that there was no Burger King's, just McDonalds' and something called "Quick" which was shitty as hell when I ate there once.

I bet there are more than 250 BK's here in Istanbul... A huuuge city.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-05-2014, 07:05:46
Last year, BK started to sell fried chicken here with rice too. Besides fried chicken and rice, McD started selling panekoek too for breakfast, besides rice porridge. Not even Fatburger can escape the fired-chicken craze here.

I guess, you can't be all that straight with your priorities. It is only time when BK started selling waffles and Hoegaarden there in Belgium.

Oh yes, something very Indonesian: every restaurants do home delivery here, not just pizza or Chinese ones. BK, McD, KFC, you name every American fast foods, they deliver it to your home. I wonder why back in lazy and laidback Australia, almost no one do home delivery.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 07-05-2014, 08:05:50
Kebab is still the #1 hangover food.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 07-05-2014, 09:05:58
Kebab is still the #1 hangover food.
THIS! The best fast foods are those small "chains" or one-offs. And the king of fast foods is Kebab in all forms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-05-2014, 11:05:43
Only eaten kebab like five times. Nothing special tbh.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-05-2014, 11:05:10
The only thing you can get close to a kebab is Doner Kebab here. Not really a proper kebab.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-05-2014, 11:05:19
Come to Greece and eat Gyros. Even better if you eat Pita Gyros. Best. Food. Ever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-05-2014, 12:05:03
Mattentaarten and Hoegaarden.

Great words you got there. They rhyme so well. Mattentaarten sound like a word for a tard with long hair. And Hoegaarden sounds like a 'garden of whores'. And I can offer this rhyming word in return:

(http://www.ratio.de/site/assets/files/1068/klitparken.370x0.png)

I tell you, not only the belgians are perverts, the danish people are perverts, too. I mean, KLITPARKEN, what kind of word is that? I could imagine all sorts of perverted activities.


If you believe that I lost my mind, causing me to post this nonsense, you might actually be true.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 07-05-2014, 15:05:16
...and Swede's have Slutstation:

(http://cl.jroo.me/z3/X/P/b/e/a.baa-Next-stop-Slutstation.jpg)

and Finns have Megapussi:

(http://2.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/2/4/collegehumor.eb4fd44263ad05d885eee2848e9cf67a.jpg)

We're all dirty heathens, you see.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-05-2014, 17:05:30
Who needs BK when they have Mattentaarten and Hoegaarden. Get your priorities straight mate :-)

Yuck, a dry, crumbly pie and a terrible beer? No thanks.

just McDonalds' and something called "Quick" which was shitty as hell when I ate there once.

Quick is nice, they are a bit more expensive then McDo, but they have a great bacon burger.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-05-2014, 18:05:59
just McDonalds' and something called "Quick" which was shitty as hell when I ate there once.

Quick is nice, they are a bit more expensive then McDo, but they have a great bacon burger.

Well, I havent tasted the bacon burger, but there was something called "Big Cheese" or something like that, and... all I can say is yuck.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-05-2014, 18:05:58
Come to Greece and eat Gyros. Even better if you eat Pita Gyros. Best. Food. Ever.

Also it's 2€ a pop on the square below the Acropolis in Athens. Sick shit, awesome to eat. The ones in Heraklion (Crete) are brilliant too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 07-05-2014, 21:05:08
Gyros pita rules. So does kebab. If you are looking for really amazing burgers, I can only recommend Whataburger. Their Chophouse Cheddar and Monterey Melt are truly delightful  :o !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 07-05-2014, 21:05:09
If you want to try some great vegetarian snack go for a Pita with Falafel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel). It is superyummie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 07-05-2014, 21:05:16
bah, curry>kebab
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-05-2014, 23:05:53
"i think my bike is broke, can you fix it?"

Said the girl next door, i come to her backyard, the entire back is cut in half

How the fuck does a 14 year old girl break her bike like this...........
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-05-2014, 00:05:34
"i think my bike is broke, can you fix it?"

Said the girl next door

Sounds like a start of a porno.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-05-2014, 18:05:03
"i think my bike is broke, can you fix it?"

Said the girl next door

Sounds like a start of a porno.

Was about to say that  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ciupita on 08-05-2014, 19:05:22
"i think my bike is broke, can you fix it?"

Said the girl next door

Sounds like a start of a porno.

Was about to say that  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph4LCsVNn4M

Finns understand..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 09-05-2014, 01:05:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph4LCsVNn4M

Finns understand..

I got no clue. But try this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aoquU_bN0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aoquU_bN0)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-05-2014, 01:05:14
Dude kinda looks like Christopher Walken.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-05-2014, 11:05:50
Finns, you be trolling or just fucking stupid?

Reading a news-site article about the victory day parade in Moscow and wouldnt you know that comments are filled with stuff such as;

- Russia showing its might to the rest of the world, especially now that Ukraine situation is still on-going
- Finland should join NATO since Russia is so military-active as of late

Even thought it shouldnt amaze me anymore after so many years, it still kinda does surprise me how little people know/remember of history. Russia having a military parade/celebration in Moscow/St.Petersburg/wherever does not matter one fucking bit whats going on in Ukraine or any former Soviet satellite...

Open your fucking eyes and learn a bit of history, it doesnt hurt you!

I have been in St.Petersburg during Victory Day celebration and man, those were awesome couple of days!

Rant over.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-05-2014, 11:05:12
Finns voicing their Anti-Russian sentiment and just looking for the right place to vent off. So they literary rained on the Russian's parade.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-05-2014, 13:05:31
Worst porno ever. girl next door got into a fight with another girl. The other girl takes daddy his grinder and cuts bike in half


In my days! when girls fought with eachother, they pulled eachothers hair! Or destroyed eachothers barbie dolls...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 09-05-2014, 14:05:55
In my days! when girls fought with eachother, they pulled eachothers hair! Or destroyed eachothers barbie dolls...

Maybe you should start dating girls who aren't in pre-school.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-05-2014, 14:05:31
Ooooooow snap. Good one, high five.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-05-2014, 15:05:26
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2014, 15:05:57
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?

No. Go away.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-05-2014, 15:05:40
Nope, everybody knew long in advance who would win. The pro Gay lobby is strong here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 11-05-2014, 15:05:33
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?

yes, I watched it.

Best quote so far:

"First Austria was remembered for Mozart, then for Franz-Ferdinand then for Josef Fritzl and now we have come to this"

His song wasn't even that good, there were better candidates out there then this abomination of mankind
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 11-05-2014, 15:05:05
I don't mind queers or homosexual person doing great songs in public performance, it should be totally normal. But when it comes to affirmative action, I guess it only damages the LGBT movement instead of doing it some "fake acceptance."

Anyway, Eurovision has been riddled with politics and all that nonsense, so this is normal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-05-2014, 15:05:33
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?

No. Go away.
Sure it's all in good fun.

Austria's song was pretty good, I thought, and Eurovision is obviously just as much about spectacle as it is about music, so I wasn't surprised she won.  I don't think it was certain though, I mean the Eastern European countries vote too.  IMO Iceland had the nicest entry this year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 11-05-2014, 16:05:54
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?

No. Go away.
watched it in company and had pretty fun at its expense.

You should watch Polands contribution. It's absolutely insane, couldn't even be provoked, i was just laughing at how stupid it was.
Polish models with huge cleavages, they sing about how they love doing house-work, while they churn butter and wash clothes in a sexy-way. combined with the words "you gotta shake what your mama gave you". So absurd.

Anyone watch Eurovision this year?
Her song wasn't even that good, there were better candidates out there then this abomination of mankind
changed it for you
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 11-05-2014, 16:05:40
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?

No. Go away.
watched it in company and had pretty fun at its expense.

You should watch Polands contribution. It's absolutely insane, couldn't even be provoked, i was just laughing at how stupid it was.
Polish models with huge cleavages, they sing about how they love doing house-work, while they churn butter and wash clothes in a sexy-way. combined with the words "you gotta shake what your mama gave you". So absurd.

Anyone watch Eurovision this year?
Her song wasn't even that good, there were better candidates out there then this abomination of mankind
changed it for you

Dressing like a woman is not going to remove your Y chromosome. It's still a male Homo Sapiens.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-05-2014, 16:05:24
Oh he is homo alright...


Albania giving only 2 points to Greece. That was a backstab!

I did not even know we were going to Eurovision this year, i honestly thought we simply stopped. I just noticed it on a TV while ordering food at a fast food.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-05-2014, 16:05:16
Anyone watch Eurovision this year?

No. Go away.
watched it in company and had pretty fun at its expense.

You should watch Polands contribution. It's absolutely insane, couldn't even be provoked, i was just laughing at how stupid it was.
Polish models with huge cleavages, they sing about how they love doing house-work, while they churn butter and wash clothes in a sexy-way. combined with the words "you gotta shake what your mama gave you". So absurd.

Anyone watch Eurovision this year?
Her song wasn't even that good, there were better candidates out there then this abomination of mankind
changed it for you

Dressing like a woman is not going to remove your Y chromosome. It's still a male Homo Sapiens.
She identifies as a lady.  Perhaps you should watch Iceland's song and learn something.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: McCloskey on 11-05-2014, 16:05:29
If he wants to identify as a lady, he should get rid of his beard first.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-05-2014, 16:05:25
Have none of you guys ever seen a person in drag before? Yeah the beard's unusual, so what?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 11-05-2014, 16:05:03
Quote
She identifies as a lady.  Perhaps you should watch Iceland's song and learn something.

damaso identifies himself as the political leader of Portugal. That doesn't he actually is that. I liked Icelands song very much thank you, certainly worth top 3 IMHO. It's not that I have anything against travesties, every man can do in his bedroom whatever he likes IMHO. But if you want to be a transvestite do it properly, and shave off that dammed beard.

 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 11-05-2014, 16:05:31
are you people for real?

A persons sex isn't in the clothes or appearance, it's in the mind. Like CPS says, she identifies as a lady. The beard is a great statement on the relatives of what makes us male or female, and a demonstration to the existence of transgender people.

The beard normalizes whatever is outside the norms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 11-05-2014, 16:05:39
Penis = male
vagina = female

Where's the problem?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 11-05-2014, 17:05:13
The beard is there to gain controversy: Conchita received more hate than normal, so people will sympathize with Conchita and vote Austria to win. It is sad really, for those Russians, Belorussians, I hope they learn something before resorting to their typical phobia, and going full on assault on LGBTQ people. It ruins the contest, outdated, and people will keep utilizing the same strategy to gather more support.

If Eurovision is about visuals, then it should be aesthetically pleasing, and that beard is just no-no, symbolism or whatever. We should not apply different standards for LGBTQ people, because every people has the same rights. This will be different if you are in a serious medical situation, whatever in your mind doesn't matter in front of cold hard "so-called inconvenient" truth of science.

Look at Sweden, a real talent but no show, stranded at 3rd position.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 11-05-2014, 17:05:57
Also: Why did France only get two points? Their song wasn´t bad. I found it quite catchy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2014, 18:05:22
are you people for real?

A persons sex isn't in the clothes or appearance, it's in the mind.

No, a person's sex is biological. Gender identity, however, is whatever you define yourself as. I personally am a dolphin.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 11-05-2014, 18:05:50
Shut up Biiviz, you are a stupid egg. Never forget.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-05-2014, 19:05:25
(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aNeX3n4_460sa.gif)

Thank you Poland
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-05-2014, 20:05:05
(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aNeX3n4_460sa.gif)

Thank you Poland

Poland was voted #1 in several countries, like the UK for example, but the juries of each country voted them down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-05-2014, 21:05:37
A cleavage. That has been in the headlines all week long.

Nice cleavage, but not a big deal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 12-05-2014, 01:05:53
are you people for real?

A persons sex isn't in the clothes or appearance, it's in the mind.

No, a person's sex is biological. Gender identity, however, is whatever you define yourself as. I personally am a dolphin.
Is dolphin a gender?

But yes you're right. A bit clumsy choice of words from me. Point still stands.


A cleavage. That has been in the headlines all week long.

Nice cleavage, but not a big deal.
once again, the big deal is the fact that they have that kind of show, get votes for it, and the lyrics are about how they love to stay at home and do houshold-chores/work, while 'shaking what their mother gave them'.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-05-2014, 01:05:42
I did quite like the song, though.  She was a good singer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 12-05-2014, 01:05:45
It's okay CPS, as much as I despised and laughed at that performance, I too enjoyed the tits.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 12-05-2014, 09:05:17
Meh, I gave Belarus better chances. Still, none of this year's songs beats Greece's entry from last year.

Also: assembling a wardrobe. How hard can it be?

#famouslastwords
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 12-05-2014, 11:05:36
"I don't wanna be your sweet cheescake"? yeah that was a great song.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-05-2014, 11:05:46
When did these forums turned into tumblr? Die cis scum.


If you want to be a woman, go right ahead. If you want to be a man, go right ahead. but FFS dont stand in between just to make a fuss like a little bitch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-05-2014, 11:05:42
If you want to be a woman, go right ahead. If you want to be a man, go right ahead. but FFS dont stand in between just to make a fuss like a little bitch.

Quite recently I met a person who I classified as a very feminime male. But he did not know or refused to aknowledge his gender.

So I asked him what would he scream and what would he hold in his hands if I was to kick him in the balls?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 12-05-2014, 12:05:58
I'm admittedly not very knowledgable about this topic, but afaik the latest research indicates that gender is entirely performative, which would mean that distinguishing between just male and female would be quite silly indeed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-05-2014, 13:05:58
You mean, depending on which hormone kicks in during the particular time regardless of genital organ?

Like Testosterone = man, Progesterone = woman.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-05-2014, 15:05:31
"I don't wanna be your sweet cheescake"? yeah that was a great song.
Haha, i know it was awesome wasn't it? I still prefer "I Love Belarus" from 2011.  How did it not win?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g2xql5m534
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-05-2014, 17:05:31
So, Indonesia's Communication and Information Ministry post is being held by a "secretly" Fundamentalist Islam guy, whose political party, the only party with clear ideology in Indonesia (that is Islam).

He has caused much controversy, including public gaffes, inconsistency with his ideals, and contradicting policies. Lately, I have been feeling the ban has gone through non-state owned ISPs, including mine (who owned by a rabid Christian businessman). So it just adds more difficulty for living in a country where the people behave like assholes in public, but act like angels in front of God's assembly. Basically, the largest congregation of hypocrites. One of his party members were caught gazing at porn during parliamentary meetings.

From then on, many websites, both porns and happen to host some porn contents are banned. This extended recently to popular manga scan websites, some file-sharing websites, popular message boards, a temporary ban in Torrent (luckily, FH2.46 was released before that), plus some more that I haven't discovered yet. It used to affect state-owned ISPs, but now, my ISP is starting to enforce the ban too. My biggest fear is deviantart, because I and a lot of my artisan friends have an account there, some even use it to make money from commissions or just showcasing portfolios. Because, the porn legislation here doesn't recognize nudity as a form of art. So, despite and inspite of you totally not related to nudity (who just amassed pictures of planes and cars), you'll be affected.

You can read compilation of news in English here:

http://www.techinasia.com/tag/censorship-in-indonesia/

But the recent hotbed is censorship against Vimeo, the reason is pornographic material. This came shortly after people call to ban local extermists website Arrahmah because of their apparent support for Boko Haram, which goes unanswered.

http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2014/05/11/078576928/Soal-Boko-Haram-Tweeps-Serang-Menteri-Tifatul?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

(use translator, not available in English)

Well, not even Al Qaeda dared to cash their chip on Boko Haram's doing, not even Syrian ISIS fighters (who started degrading their opponent's dead bodies). But this one local site praised Boko Haram as Mujahideens, or religious fighters. This branding can be very hurtful and insulting for real Mujaheeds, who fight for the true teachings of Islam, because they are being equated with schoolgirls kidnapper and slavers. But our minister in post, voiced a hinted support for it, and refused to explain himself regarding his position. So Al Qaeda is more discreet than Indonesian government official

Many speculated about the ban: recently, his party has been a hotbed for scandals and corruption cases. The latest one includes his supposedly very Islamic party holding an erotic belly dance show as part of campaign to attract the masses (it is common thing for other mainstream parties, but it could be shameful for party with such reputation). This video was uploaded to Vimeo not long time ago, during the election campaign period in 2014. The media loved to put a stir on it, because this party were popular because of their "clean" image and the reputation of being professional. Their motto is probably the best out there amongst the rabble Indonesian political party "Clean, Care, and Professional."

Been exploring the nets for message boards, articles, blog posts. I get the feeling that the whole Europe is becoming quite a hotbed for tolerated Islamophobia recently, with meme like Remove Kebab becoming running joke. But what I see here, between regular Indonesian Muslims and this Fundamentalists is quite the same thing. You'll see Facebook posts, tweets, and blog entries urging people to "send these camels back to Arabian desserts," "let them bite those pig jews' bullets" (urging the loud and disturbing pro-Palestinian protestors to join the intifada for real), and other cringe-worthy racist insults.

So, yeah guys, it is not you against Islam. But it is the whole world against fundamentalists and fanatics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-05-2014, 12:05:59
I love my new avatar

Its like hes saying "Oh Jew"!

look at that fucking smug face omg!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2014, 12:05:12
Smug smiles ftw.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 13-05-2014, 14:05:02
So this thread is for random discussion topics, therefore I raise the important question:

When do we start our campaign to have the leader of our dictatorshipment released from his ban?
FREE DAMASO
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-05-2014, 15:05:09
Cactus Friends, unite and free our glorious leader!
(http://images.vinylpulse.com/vp_pics/strangeco/tokidoki/cactus_pups/ann/Pups_tower_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-05-2014, 15:05:51
So this thread is for random discussion topics, therefore I raise the important question:

When do we start our campaign to have the leader of our dictatorshipment released from his ban?
FREE DAMASO

#FREE_DAMASO_2014

Our supleme reader needs to be lereased from his ban!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 13-05-2014, 15:05:51
Nah, I'd let him stew in his own juices for another week.

Hopefully, he's even crazier afterwards.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2014, 15:05:26
Oh, he will be released. When his ban expires.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 13-05-2014, 15:05:55
That was the right decision. You shouldn´t give him a platform to spread his wacky political ideas. We all know by now, that arguments bounce off from Damaso and this forum has turned into a monologue of his. Every now and then somebody is crazy enough to read his walls of text and responds. But that doesn´t matter. The monologue continues, crushing everything "than" was used to be called the English language (although his English has improved, I´ll admit that).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-05-2014, 16:05:28
He keeps dodging my requests for a price list on his mom.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 13-05-2014, 18:05:12
So, the dictatorialshipment was returned to sender?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-05-2014, 18:05:37
But seriously guys, me and a couple of friends gather in TS and read his posts in a serious manner. We call it Dramatic Reading and its a nice way to have a great laugh. So flippy you are taking away all the fun. Truth be told though with all the spam he has done the last few days we got at least 5 more nights of reading.

Also did anyone actually believe he had sex? The whole story was more fishy than a Cholita's HueHue Vagoogoo.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 13-05-2014, 19:05:45
Where did he describe his progress in the art of coitus?

I too demand the freedom of our glorious leader. #freedamaso
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 13-05-2014, 19:05:58
He posted it a few pages back in the "post a happy thing" thread, but it got covered by like 8 pages of his more usual crap already.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2014, 19:05:27
Keep crying.

Ban expires in 58 days but with each "demand" to get his ban lifted earlier adds a day to it. Hows that some dictatorialshipment for ya?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-05-2014, 19:05:51
Where did he describe his progress in the art of coitus?

http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=5324.msg323442#msg323442 Original.

http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=5324.msg323547#msg323547 greentext Ala 4chan version made by me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 13-05-2014, 19:05:46
The part where he told us, "than" he licked the hookers vagina already smelled fishy to me.

This guy is a mere distraction to draw our attention away from something else. Probably the government has something to do with it.

#damasoisnotreal
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 13-05-2014, 19:05:10
We should open a thread just for him, that way there is no clogging of our forums but he can share his revolutionary visions and ideas with us.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-05-2014, 19:05:41
Keep crying.

Ban expires in 58 days but with each "demand" to get his ban lifted earlier adds a day to it. Hows that some dictatorialshipment for ya?

I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!

x Infinity
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-05-2014, 20:05:14
Free Damaso? I don't know. It's so nice and calm throughout the forums. Like a park, with the birds singing. Don't you hear them? I think we deserve a rest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 13-05-2014, 20:05:56
Is that so, Flippy?

I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!
I demand that Damaso be released, at once!

Where did he describe his progress in the art of coitus?

http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=5324.msg323442#msg323442 Original.

http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=5324.msg323547#msg323547 greentext Ala 4chan version made by me.
Hahahaha, thank you Bouras. Balloons.. For real? Random "dog style" plus the vagina licking made me laugh even harder to be honest. He could always become a writer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-05-2014, 22:05:02
Lifetime ban in the making
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 13-05-2014, 22:05:23
The more evil process is to wait until his ban almost expires, like a day before it expires and then just post 1 demand. Continue forever and he will pray someone forgets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2014, 22:05:28
It's like a moving birthday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-05-2014, 22:05:39
i guess when years go by

always somebody pops up who sets the bar just that little higher
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-05-2014, 22:05:50
i guess when years go by

always somebody pops up who sets the bar just that little higher

Indeed. Back at the FF forums Sgt. Kar98 was ridiculed a bit back in the day. He wasn't retarded like Damaso though, he just had bad English. That part has improved a lot as far as I can remember. He doesn't post as much anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-05-2014, 23:05:11
And how about The Warrior or whoever the used to be?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-05-2014, 23:05:29
It's like a moving birthday.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y07JL2xxcTI/TJxAUj3LDUI/AAAAAAAABxo/DyL92dDAB9w/s1600/PBF044ADMovingBirthday.jpg)

Honestly I worry for Damaso's mental health.  If his ban ever expires and he doesn't reappear, the blood is on Flippy's paws.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-05-2014, 23:05:29
Oh c'mon don't give him this pleasure as well  ;D

Besides as i have said in the past, that guy is a faggot. He isn't going to kill himself. That takes guts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-05-2014, 23:05:38
using those words gets you down the same banway, boychik
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 13-05-2014, 23:05:39
Honestly I worry for Damaso's mental health.  If his ban ever expires and he doesn't reappear, the blood is on Flippy's paws.

Oh my God, you're right. We need to decide on what kind of medal to award Flippy with.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 14-05-2014, 16:05:33
Mine accident in Turkey; 235 dead, 80 wounded, around 120 miners still trapped underground....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-05-2014, 18:05:14
Sorry for the loss


Does anybody know a good and reliable way to make GIF's from youtube?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 14-05-2014, 23:05:13
And how about The Warrior or whoever the used to be?
He kind of set the stage for Damaso. Damaso is a total lunatic who spells.. I mean who doesn't spell at all and is the biggest narcissist this planet knows. The Warrior was (probably still is) just a social awkward guy who posted the most annoying stuff.

The bar only lowers on this forum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-05-2014, 10:05:44
The bar only lowers on this forum.

You haven't even seen my final form.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 15-05-2014, 14:05:49
The bar only lowers on this forum.
You haven't even seen my final form.
After Damasos stories here, I´m out of ideas how you can lower the bar even further. Take pictures of your poo and let us guess what you have eaten yesterday. That could possibly top him, but that´s going to be a close one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-05-2014, 14:05:25
Take pictures of your poo and let us guess what you have eaten yesterday.

Please do not do this thought. We have enough scat here as it is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-05-2014, 14:05:51
The bar only lowers on this forum.
You haven't even seen my final form.
After Damasos stories here, I´m out of ideas how you can lower the bar even further. Take pictures of your poo and let us guess what you have eaten yesterday. That could possibly top him, but that´s going to be a close one.

There's already a site for that. Rate my poo dot com. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-05-2014, 17:05:25
Warrior still lurks around here as Cherokee Cory.

He is not that bad. He is just that annoying jester begging to be kicked in the arse.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-05-2014, 17:05:35
Cherokee Cory.

Cherokee Cory.

Cherokee.

Cory.

Okay.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-05-2014, 17:05:41
change all the vowels of a movie/game title to "o"


Forgotton Hopo 2
Motol Goor Solod
Lord Of Tho Rongs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-05-2014, 18:05:11
change all the vowels of a movie/game title to "o"


Forgotton Hopo 2
Motol Goor Solod
Lord Of Tho Rongs
Sovong Provoto Ryon
Tho Loon, tho Wotch ond tho Wordrobo
Tho Holy Boblo
O Gomo of Thronos
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-05-2014, 18:05:07
Bottlofold Two
For Cry
Tho Good, tho Bod, ond tho Ogly
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 15-05-2014, 18:05:03
>Robocop

Am I doin' it right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-05-2014, 19:05:41
ovotor
stor wors tho clono wors

ovongors


jesus this is weird
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 15-05-2014, 19:05:14
Skyrom
Half Lofe
World of worcroft: Mosts of Pondoroo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 15-05-2014, 19:05:31
Skyrom
Half Lofe
World of worcroft: Mosts of Pondoroo

Holf Lofo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: McCloskey on 15-05-2014, 19:05:07
"y" is also a vowel (not always though)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ajappat on 15-05-2014, 20:05:34
Use "E" for aussie version.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 15-05-2014, 21:05:52
Tamaraara
Threne ef Jede
Blick Pewder Wer
Omporo of Ovoro
Vucturu uf Uuglus
Tyngyys yf Syrpynts
Cracebli of Guld
Blyud of Tirents
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-05-2014, 21:05:16
Sounds like Hagrid trying to pick movies for Harry.

Horry Pottor ond tho Prosonor of Ozgobon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-05-2014, 22:05:17
over the past year, i really have lost intrest in videogames guys... i am not looking forward to a single game atm. Is it old age? or the fact now that i have alot of friends that i can hang with?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-05-2014, 23:05:44
Old age, lol.

Boychik.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-05-2014, 23:05:55
I'm getting old then... goddamit!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-05-2014, 23:05:58
I'm officially getting fired! Huzzaa
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-05-2014, 00:05:10
Drink one on me boys
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 16-05-2014, 01:05:07
over the past year, i really have lost intrest in videogames guys... i am not looking forward to a single game atm. Is it old age? or the fact now that i have alot of friends that i can hang with?

I don't know, games are getting shittier maybe?


Same here tho, I play games a lot but I wasn't really looking forward for a upcoming game untill Killing Floor 2 was announced, and that's pretty much it.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 16-05-2014, 08:05:12
Do not worry about it TheTa, the only games that I have ever purchased in my entire life were Bf1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Forgotten Hope 2 and ArmA II, not to forget Rising Storm. I am not a video game person at all, aside from realistic depictions of World War Two and occasionally other conflicts I have no interest in them at all. Seriously, I rather invest that time and money into my hobbies rather than PC games. Some of these new EA abominations cost almost as much as the Moschetta da Cavalleria that I am looking to buy this week-end  :P .

I also hope that you will be able to find work again soon and something enjoyable at that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 16-05-2014, 10:05:35
Only have time and interest to play the games that are worth so lately only FH2. Perhaps if GTAV comes out for PC. Watchdogs might also be interesting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 16-05-2014, 10:05:01
Ooooold people, ooooold people taste like old(?), talk like people. There's plenty of good games around.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-05-2014, 12:05:59
Boychik. you really like that word don't you flippy?

The truth is that  nothing extraordinary comes anymore. Its either something fully mainstream (Kawa doodly moovin warfraud) or some shit indie that pops up. Then when a jewel comes by its either shitflooded or not appreciated enough. Currently i'm just waiting for the next Metal Gear (the real one not the 60€ demo Konami thwarted out).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 16-05-2014, 12:05:29
Meh. I get gaps when I don't play a game for a year or so, then I get back and game a lot, then a gap again. It's how it is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-05-2014, 13:05:20
Old people and their old games. That makes me remember one of the first games I've ever bought. Let me share that with you.  ;D

(http://www.emuparadise.me/GameBase%20Amiga/Screenshots/C/Campaign_-_Tactical_&_Strategic_War_Simulation.png)
(http://www.emuparadise.me/GameBase%20Amiga/Screenshots/C/Campaign_-_Tactical_&_Strategic_War_Simulation_1.png)
(http://www.emuparadise.me/GameBase%20Amiga/Screenshots/C/Campaign_-_Tactical_&_Strategic_War_Simulation_2.png)

[Intro][Amiga] Campaign (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oLQms4dFb8)

After having seen the screenshots you should watch the Intro. It is the best example for the horrid difference between early game graphics and packaging/advertisement. But besides, for 1990 this game was amazing.

Overall, I must say my taste didn't change that much since then. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-05-2014, 14:05:34
I stopped taking interest from games because of EA abominations. Yeah.

Felt it here too mate. Look at every games they published: $60 stripped out "base" games/$80 actual full content "special" edition games. Then on top of that, $30 to top out base games into "special" edition games. Then, $10 nickel-dime contents.

I got BF3 for free from Simcity fiasco (which I pre-order), it also forced me to adopt Windows 7 and new setups. Then because it is just the shitty base game, I decided to get the "heavily discounted" expansion pack bundles for $22 (originally $60) to make it full version (BF3 Premium). Honestly, I feel like an idiot shelling money for this whole thing. A decent micro transaction game will ask a hefty $1-$5 for nitpicks. EA straightforwardly ask $10 for a content unlock. They totally ruin the game for me.

My last purchase from Origin is BF3 stuffs, after that, I even ignored my Beta key for BF4. That's how dejected I am. BF3 was good, and looking forward to BF4, but after seeing they already prepared tons of micro stuff and packs, I moved back. Currently, if you want to play the full version of BF4, it will cost you $114. It is somehow okay for the cruel internet to bully these money mules and their customers.

Does EA games products sucks? Definitely no, BF3 is brilliant, BF4 must be awesome, Titanfall is easily AAA+ marvel, and the recent installment of Zombies vs. Plants: Garden Warfare is a brilliant idea. But experiences with EA loudly say "don't buy."

At least, Ubisoft, despite how evil their DRM is, makes me satisfied with Far Cry 3 Deluxe. Steam, despite how annoying their online requirement DRM is, will always be my no.1 platform. EA effectively killed most of my favourite franchises and along with that, the fun of gaming.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 16-05-2014, 17:05:06
Soooo... I made myself two new signatures. Which one do you think is cooler? and what was the limiting code for the signature size?

(http://i.imgur.com/20aCiRH.jpg?1)

(http://i.imgur.com/owJ6NtR.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 16-05-2014, 17:05:54
I like the first one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 16-05-2014, 17:05:02
Soooo... I made myself two new signatures. Which one do you think is cooler? and what was the limiting code for the signature size?

The maximum height-width size is 80x600 pixels.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-05-2014, 15:05:50
One day I will probably lose control and strangle a girl on her period, their irrelevant anger crosses over with facts and logic so many times....  Today I almost bitch-slapped one >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 17-05-2014, 16:05:21
On the topic of gaming, get some friends together and play some games. That is what keeps any gaming interest of mine going.

This fall I reconnected with my best friend from when I was 6-16 year sold (we were inseperable, then lost contact and never heard from eachother). Him and a few more old schoolmates from our old gang started playing Age of Empires 2 together, then Dota 2 - now we play dota about a game per day - combined with chatting over skype. Usually end up  talking about so much else than the game, even went out for beers with them for the first times ever and have had loads of fun. I truly enjoy these gaming sessions.

Rarely play any singleplayer games anymore, except football manager.


On signatures, I think my new signature got way to little attention. Love how Damaso says that people think his ideas make great sense
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 17-05-2014, 16:05:04
I still haven't found a word that would describe his mental state to any degree of accuracy.

The best so far is "Murdock"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 17-05-2014, 16:05:34
Theres words like Genius, brilliant, one of a kind, special and amazing...

...which i would never use to describe that crazy batshit case.


I sometimes wonder if he was just another troll which was taken over by his persona and now cannot get away from it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-05-2014, 20:05:05
Delusions of Grandeur fueled by self-assuring imaginations.

Some people disconnects their fantasy with real life, depending on how hard is your real life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-05-2014, 10:05:00
On the topic of gaming, get some friends together and play some games. That is what keeps any gaming interest of mine going.

This fall I reconnected with my best friend from when I was 6-16 year sold (we were inseperable, then lost contact and never heard from eachother). Him and a few more old schoolmates from our old gang started playing Age of Empires 2 together, then Dota 2 - now we play dota about a game per day - combined with chatting over skype. Usually end up  talking about so much else than the game, even went out for beers with them for the first times ever and have had loads of fun. I truly enjoy these gaming sessions.

This is pretty much exactly my story. I play Dota 2 and CS:GO with childhood friends like we used to (DotA: Allstars and CS 1.0-1.6). Sitting on Mumble/Skype cracking jokes like when we were young is pretty damn fun,
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 21-05-2014, 14:05:42
Time for some captions
(http://wwiimodeller.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/WWII-Christmas-17.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 21-05-2014, 16:05:03
Oooh, Damaso's combined theories! A great addition zu mein comedy collection.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-05-2014, 17:05:58
(http://wwiimodeller.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/WWII-Christmas-17.jpg)

"What do you mean we used the wrong list for the prosecutions?"

or

"First immortality. Then the bitches."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-05-2014, 06:05:35
So the Euro-skeptic UKIP is winning in UK election. Scotland's chance for independence is gaining.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27531094

I thought Brits were smarter than resorting to blaming the big guys (EU, UN, etc).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 23-05-2014, 08:05:55
Britons never, never shall be slaves! Rule Britannia, ...

I am glad to see our nation return to it's former glory and defy her unrighteously empowered masters and break the bounds of slavery to which we were subjected. It is with sincere happiness that I see the spirit of Sir Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher return into our policies. This is the first step to be taken in the long path to the restoration of our might and, especially, honour. Britain shall rule, not be ruled over! God save the Queen! Seriously Zoologic, thank you so much for being tbe harbinger of these splendid news. Now we just have to tame Scotland... If we get a permanent assurance of being allowed to keep and bear arms and excercise the natural right of self-defence, I shall pack my suitcase to-morrow  :D .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 23-05-2014, 09:05:53
Sure thing bro.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 23-05-2014, 09:05:22
I know, maybe I sounded a tad too optimistic in my previous post, but at least we are moving into a positive direction. At last  :P .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-05-2014, 09:05:23
The better to work alone then in a team attitude?
Or the when its going well i will do it alone, and not share my gains, but when it is going bad please help me mommy, i love you so much attitude?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 23-05-2014, 10:05:08
Well, we have the Commonwealth. I know that in it's current state it does not provide the support that it did in the past, but then we shall rather work on improving upon that than subjecting us to the rule of other countries. Britain alone already busts with disgusting champagne socialists, but Mother Europe was starting to be eerily similar to Comintern, they were bullying us to spit on our heritage and 'fit in'. Well, the nation of Richard Lionheart and Queen Victoria should not do such things. In fact, the other nations should not either. Co-operation is fine and well, both economically and otherwise but this dis-respectful attitude of carelessness about your own country is just preposterous. Giving up your sovereign authority even partially is a humongous insult towards your nation's heroes and should be not even considered as an option by any righteous citizen. This is the beginning of a communist world government, which must be purged right now. Especially Britain with it's glorious history should not subject itself to foreign rule. We could have also surrendered to Spain, France or Germany in order to obtain similar results.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-05-2014, 10:05:47
they were bullying us to spit on our heritage and 'fit in'.

So you completely agree that the immigrants do not need to adjust and can bring there culture in your country?

Well, the nation of Richard Lionheart

Do you realise his mother if full french, and his father is half french? that he prefered france his whole life and that he is burried in france together with his family? He also spoke french as his first language? What an example for England, right?

The rest of your post, wow, ok, sure, go slave some more nations and put them under your rule.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-05-2014, 12:05:18
Wait... UKIP may have won some small local contests. But it is their first seat in House of Commons

http://www.bbc.com/news/events/vote2014/england-council-election-results

Nigel Farage: UKIP to be 'serious players' at general election:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27531094

As an Anglophile, I think UK might have a place in Europe. If they chose to isolate themselves to daydream on their glorious past empire, then Napoleon's objective is coming true. They are just annoyingly stubborn. They could have learned one or two ways from others to get themselves out of trouble, but they refused.

This is like the US, urging lower tax while trying to maintain expensive military power to dominate the world, seeing privatised military as alternative, but don't trust the government (while most privateers are owned by ex-government people). While in UK, they want more pride and self-determination while practicing unhinged capitalism (uncontrollably selling assets to dubious foreign billionaires, either Middle Eastern Sheiks or Russian Oligarchs).

Well Siben, "Brussels" is another byword for insult at EU's negativity. "The Brussels bring all the money to the east!" "The Brussels don't do us any justice with the subsidy distribution!" "The Brussels made our law while taking away our money!" I know it is unfair for the Belgians (who have nothing to do with EU policies, the SecGen being a Spaniard), but it surely won't help you convincing a die-hard EU skeptics.

they were bullying us to spit on our heritage and 'fit in'.

So you completely agree that the immigrants do not need to adjust and can bring there culture in your country?

I don't understand the liberals too. Their way of integrating people simply failed, because they assumed "people of other cultures are like this and like that" based on their backpacking travel experience around the world. Most of it are just clichés that many locals poked fun at European/American tourists by stereotyping themselves to the tourists, so they will be seen as "friendly".

Many of "difficult" immigrants there desired to return, because for them, home is Somalia/Sudan/Romania/Bangladesh/Tunisia, they just wanted to avoid war or persecution. When you harbour so much troublesome people, their home country will a) not like it; or b) ask you for money to help them (their immigrants getting political influence). Or simply being a total victim PC jerks, like that British minority artists who complained to BBC2 because Jezza called a Thai "slope". It was a slur for people like me, not the artists' (South Asian), whose feature doesn't include "sloped" eye. Yet, somebody decided to get offended for people like me, which is patronizing, overstepping my people's identity (Orientals), and ridiculous.

But there are those immigrants, who genuinely love your country very much. We have US immigrants here, who love Indonesia, because he wants to escape the "political correctness craze" back in the US and meet friendly people. They try to fit in, speak our language, embrace our culture, and generally content being a foreigner. The next step for them is to get involved in politics. He refused Indonesian citizenship because he can't run for the office or being represented in parliament, there are many Europeans/Australians/North Americans like these in SE Asia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 23-05-2014, 13:05:04
Captain Darling: "I'm as British as Queen Victoria!"
Captain Blackadder: "So your father's German, you're half German and you married a German?".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-05-2014, 15:05:00
Hehe, was thinking about that one myself.

Am currently "enjoying" myself with getting SharePoint to work properly. I have reached rage level 5003.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 23-05-2014, 16:05:54
So... Having a can of Scho-ka-kola in your black bag is a bad idea when its sunny and 36 degrees in the sunlight. Unless you want it to be in it's original uncut shape when it was issued in the olden days.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-05-2014, 16:05:17
So, just recieved the phonecall.

The evaluation for the military college enlistment is tomorrow afternoon.
The only thing in my mind right now is: "I'm not ready for this shit" (as in, it was scheduled for mid-june, so this caught me off guard)

Considering the physical quota for the maximum points, I'm quite sceptical about my results, but I'll give them all I've got, and hope for the best.

Any advice for "the day before?" I suppose training is out of the question.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-05-2014, 16:05:09
Relax. Don't be nervous about anything. Most of the times (at least here) The just want to see that you are not fully incapable of doing simple stuff like pushups, pullups, running, etc. How are points awarded?



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-05-2014, 17:05:16
the physical test: for maximum (100) points you have to meet the quota (71 pushup and 78 situps in 2 minutes (each) and run 2 miles in 13 minutes), and to even pass the test you have to get at least 50 points, which would translate into 35 pushups, 46 situps and 16.5 minutes for a 2 mile run.

So you have to get 150 points to be graded as "sufficient".

"excellent" - 300-240 points
"very good" - 239-210
"good" - 209-180
"sufficient" - 179-150
"insufficient" <150

The rest consists of health and psychological examinations and I'm not quite sure if they translate into points. I suppose those can only cause negative points, or none at all (if you're healthy)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-05-2014, 17:05:15
So do you think you can do it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-05-2014, 17:05:45
I think I can pass it, but I'm quite sure there will be 50 of them who will do it better (You guessed it, they accept 50 candidates)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-05-2014, 17:05:25
Don't know where you're from but my guess is that you will be surprised by how many are worse than you. Just try your best and you may just make it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 23-05-2014, 17:05:28
Indeed, when I did it, we had quite a number of candidates who hadn't even looked at what they had to do beforehand. For example they didn't know that they had to do a standing long jump. Result being that in the evenings before the sports test (the whole evaluation in total took 3 days), you could hear quite a number of bumps in the accomodation, from people practising standing long jumps for the first time...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-05-2014, 17:05:02
Ex Yugoslavia, Bouras. And not the FYROM! ;D

thanks, I guess you're right. It's a brand new college, enlisting its first generation. So I guess it's not that popular yet. 450 people applied so far, we'll just have to find out!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-05-2014, 20:05:39
Exhibit A (https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/t35.0-12/10381288_10203659192791327_420011572_o.jpg?oh=f8e6d61bead3f802a178ed446b22af70&oe=538136D0&__gda__=1401004543_75ce4bbbae944ad3a22fe2d59a8dea88)

Exhibit B (https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/t35.0-12/10414222_10203659189191237_249014997_o.jpg?oh=2c4818edcd7d98f3bcaab73bdc5d39d3&oe=53815FB1&__gda__=1401014174_e9239cfeb41248b364bd1650a4fdf05d)

Hope you can see it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 23-05-2014, 21:05:08
abs of steel?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 23-05-2014, 21:05:03
Keep practising, and one day you'll be able to do that with a 2x4.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-05-2014, 22:05:58
Those requirements seem to be quite.. easy? Needs some form of fitness but you dont have to be superman for sure:o!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 23-05-2014, 22:05:00
I think I'd fail it.  Certainly the pressup part.

I treat my body like a temple.

A temple to the god of sloth.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-05-2014, 22:05:31
Well, i have set a goal for myself, i will run the 20km of Brussels next year. I tried to see what i had in me today, i ran a km, slowly at 10km/h, i felt like i died. A long way to go it seems. 3 years of doing nothing seems to have taken its toll.

What my program will look like:
Tuesdays: swimming, will try to train till i can swim for an hour.
thursdays: cycling, 20km as fast as i can on a regular bike. Later i will increase the distance till it stays around 1 hour.
Saturdays: running, don't know yet, maybe first do 2 minute run/2minute walk and build it up when i can till i can run 12km in an hour.

If i can succeed this within 5 months i will be a very happy person.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-05-2014, 22:05:34
Tropico 5 sales increase as FH2 community becomes aware that you select "Damaso" as your name.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 24-05-2014, 00:05:20
Tropico 5 sales increase as FH2 community becomes aware that you select "Damaso" as your name.
WOT WOT WOT WOT WOT!? Holeeey shieet, time to get Tropico 5.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-05-2014, 16:05:17
I immediately thought of Damaso too when I saw that video. Delusions of grandeur.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 24-05-2014, 16:05:08
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4fd_1400921453

Damaso?
Holy fuckin shit.

I'm both frightened and incredibly provoked by that guy. Who the hell does he think he is? He definitely have some real mental problems. He's batshit crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI18pDYcaOY
This one is really bad as well. "I'm a magnificent guy. I'm beautiful, you can't deny that."




Also Biiviz, what's your steamtag? if you're up for a game of dota sometime.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-05-2014, 17:05:06
If you didn't know yet, that guy killed 7 people the day after he posted that video in a drive by. Gave me chills as he is like Damaso. Yet Damaso doesn't seem to give up so that's a good thing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-05-2014, 17:05:36
Don't know where you're from but my guess is that you will be surprised by how many are worse than you. Just try your best and you may just make it.

I did it! Not the best result, I must admit, but I passed! ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: McCloskey on 24-05-2014, 18:05:04
I immediately thought of Damaso too when I saw that video. Delusions of grandeur.

Totally this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 24-05-2014, 18:05:47
Did damaso actually bring a real firearm to his school?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-05-2014, 19:05:43
Why does everyone think of Damaso? Just because he wanted to put all women in concentration camps after he got rejected?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 24-05-2014, 19:05:25
Did damaso actually bring a real firearm to his school?
He did.

Why does everyone think of Damaso? Just because he wanted to put all women in concentration camps after he got rejected?
yup, and hated all the girls who were "slutty" because they were with guys who wasn't him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 24-05-2014, 19:05:25
Well, he actually waned to build concentrated women camps, I think that's a bit different(?).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 24-05-2014, 21:05:31
Yep totally different, think like an all women spa with showers and aroma therapy, and trains.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-05-2014, 02:05:44
You forgot the stoves and the smell of meat. It's a woman's wellness clinic.


But honestly, that kid from the video clearly uttered his problem: He does not know why he is being rejected. I think that shows how important it is to hold up the mirror to these people. There is no reflection of their own actions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-05-2014, 20:05:11
Don't know where you're from but my guess is that you will be surprised by how many are worse than you. Just try your best and you may just make it.

I did it! Not the best result, I must admit, but I passed! ;D

Well done mate ;). Doesnt matter, you cant become Rambo over day! Just keep trying  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-05-2014, 20:05:01
Many thanks Bouras! Speaking of Rambo, there was one guy there who looked like a mix of Khal Drogo and The Rock. Impressive dude.

Oh and the girls are tough! There were like 15 of them, and one had a 270/300 score!

Anyway, it's still a long way to go, lots of other tests to do. At least the physically exhausting part is done ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-05-2014, 21:05:25
^ Err, I'd imagine there's gonna be plenty of physically exhausting parts later... 

Heck, even regular college can be ridiculously exhausting at times  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-05-2014, 22:05:15
Aye, but that's a long way from here, basic training starts at the end of August!

Tell me about it, lawschool is a bitch ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 29-05-2014, 15:05:50
Quote from: BBC
Olexander Turchynov said the rebels used a Russian-made anti-aircraft system, and a senior general was among the dead.

Am I the only one wondering where "simple citizens who don't like an unconstitutional governement" keep getting so many guided missiles while Russia officially claims they have nothing to do with it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: McCloskey on 29-05-2014, 21:05:21
So when's Damaso getting his ban lifted? I kinda miss the fool, he made this forum very... unique.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 29-05-2014, 22:05:40
yeah, banning him just feels wrong, kind of like beating some dude in a wheelchair..
so i lifted his ban bit earlier :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-05-2014, 22:05:55
yeah, banning him just feels wrong, kind of like beating some dude in a wheelchair..
so i lifted his ban bit earlier :)

Nice overruling decisions. Mucho appreciated.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-05-2014, 23:05:42
yeah, banning him just feels wrong, kind of like beating some dude in a wheelchair..
so i lifted his ban bit earlier :)

Nice overruling decisions. Mucho appreciated.

HA HA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 29-05-2014, 23:05:24
Noooo, oh gawd damn it...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 30-05-2014, 00:05:17
but when will he stalk these forums once again ? We need guidance from our dictatorshipment !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 30-05-2014, 00:05:49
yeah, banning him just feels wrong, kind of like beating some dude in a wheelchair..
so i lifted his ban bit earlier :)

Nice overruling decisions. Mucho appreciated.
Yeah, I know..
consider it a 2.47 release joy amnesty :)
also it does not mean that we can´t ban him again ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-05-2014, 12:05:44
Anyone here who has a 3DS and/or 3DS XL? I need to buy one as a present along with some mario games and pokemon X. But i hear rumours that the 3DS XL is not that good.. Any toughts?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 30-05-2014, 16:05:14
yeah, banning him just feels wrong, kind of like beating some dude in a wheelchair..
so i lifted his ban bit earlier :)

It's misguided mercy like that that will bring down our species at some point...  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 30-05-2014, 22:05:07
Whoa, he was banned? Ah, I missed out on so much haven't been checking FH2 forums very often.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 02-06-2014, 04:06:55
Seriously, where is he?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 02-06-2014, 06:06:31
Possibly dead. I don't mean to be mean but it's certainly a possibility that he jumped off a building and painted somebody's car red. Kid just can't accept that he need helps and might be a little messed up in the head. I once heard him on TeamSpeak and played a few games of BF1942 with him, he's actually not all that bad and his spoken English is surprisingly good. Somewhat worried though but what more can be done, local authorities notified several times if I believe and in most cases he sets himself up for what he goes through.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Sgt.KAR98 on 05-06-2014, 02:06:22
Forgot to ask,is anyone going to Brazil during this WC?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-06-2014, 19:06:31
3 days gone and I already miss FH Off Topic.

No, definitely not going there now. But will surely wake up very early in the morning for the matches.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 10-06-2014, 21:06:11
So, anyone into RC planes? I have a feeling Zoologic may be into it. ;)
I bought a 3channel Nine Eagles Sky Eagle some weeks ago and I am learning as I'm flying. Holy crap what a fun hobby!
I am planning one buying a new plane, a 4 channel one. Crashes do occur regularly, so it has to be sturdy. I was thinking about one of those gliders where the propeller is located on its back. That way I will not bend the prop shaft as much as I do now :p

Any recommendations? Preferably a quite cheap one which doesn't require much building.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-06-2014, 06:06:11
I never have the chance to unbox my RC plane. Stupid city planning has wiped out most of open spaces required for this hobby. I need to do gruesome 2 hours length drive out of town to have enough open space for RC plane.

RC planes have a very thin speed bands, from stall speed to maximum speed, and extremely responsive compared to normal planes. It generally doesn't have flaps or high-lift devices either. So, it is a little bit different approach on landing the stuff. See a lot of Youtube videos to get a clue. I think most of the pros out there never really slowed down before touch down. They just maintain straight direction to confirm stable approach before committing to land. Also don't forget to flare, and don't flare too much.

Anyway I found stuff for Ted and other male feminists out there.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/1514521_10151988465031643_649287659_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-06-2014, 08:06:19
advice for the RC planes:
Get some RC plane simulator. One of my friends had that stuff. He could just use the RC remote to learn to fly on his comp with whatever plane or helicopter he wanted. That way he rarely had a crash with his real planes, and he knew what planetypes he liked to buy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 13-06-2014, 14:06:29
That picture doesn't apply to Teddy. He wants equality, not a matriarchy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-06-2014, 16:06:08
"we want equality!"

*woman slaps man in face
Okay then i can slap back with an equal force.


BEGIN!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 13-06-2014, 18:06:59
same rights, same fights
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-06-2014, 18:06:36
why do the assistants that overlook the exam-making crowd always have to be so sexy?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 13-06-2014, 22:06:09
That picture doesn't apply to Teddy. He wants equality, not a matriarchy.
Yes, and I'm a feminist. (though personaly, I often find women to be much superior to most men. But that's very subjective, objectively I don't think that.)

Impossible to discuss with you about this. You just start joking.
"we want equality!"

*woman slaps man in face
Okay then i can slap back with an equal force.


BEGIN!!
of course.



The bigest misconception about feminism is the one you find on 4chan, the talk about "feminazis" who use feminism in a way to say "all are equal, but some are more equal than others". That is NOT feminism. It all comes down to social structures and power-hierachy. You need to be aware that these strutures exist to understand what it's all about.


Edit:
What Ts said. But I think I know what you mean but have trouble conveying. Blunt example though
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 13-06-2014, 22:06:51
"we want equality!"

*woman slaps man in face
Okay then i can slap back with an equal force.


BEGIN!!

So what is your point? That since you are not allowed to slap women, they should not have equal rights?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 14-06-2014, 00:06:20
What? I was being serious. You don't want a society were females are superior to males, you just want equality. At least that's what you told me. Are we already basing our affair on lies, Ted?!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 14-06-2014, 00:06:21
and my response was serious. You are right, that is what I want, and that is why I'm a feminist.

I just mentioned by and by that I wasn't THAT eager to enter this discussion, as it's impossible to disuss it with you. No offense (or wait, offense I guess)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 14-06-2014, 01:06:20
Then I am terribly sorry my light hearted approach offended you. I didn't even realize we had a discussion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-06-2014, 11:06:22
"we want equality!"

*woman slaps man in face
Okay then i can slap back with an equal force.


BEGIN!!

So what is your point? That since you are not allowed to slap women, they should not have equal rights?
If person A is the first to strike person B, Person B is allowed to retaliate in a simular fashion, no mather what gender/race/Sexual preference person A is
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-06-2014, 12:06:28
Actually, women are superior in some regards, for example: keeping up with men's reckless juvenile behaviour that most of the times are done to impress them. Which most of the times failed, and then the men blamed the women for the failure.

Here is the sport:
I no longer goes by the plain equality. You know, like rights to retaliate/self-defense. E.g. when you murder someone, no matter what the cause (accident/negligence/carelessness), their family/friends have right after your life. The man slapping thing is a common misconception from "because men can handle it, they are strong and it is manly to take even puny hits from weaker creature."

This rule doesn't apply when men are the victim of domestic abuse. Abusive relationship is abusive, and it is wrong, no matter which gender is the perpetrator. Men can be the victim of an abuse if: they don't act "manly," try to hide the fact because of man-pride, and retaliates by using the obvious gender-gifted physical strength.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-06-2014, 12:06:04
Actually, women are superior in some regards, for example: keeping up with men's reckless juvenile behaviour that most of the times are done to impress them. Which most of the times failed, and then the men blamed the women for the failure.

And this is absolutely, complete, and utter Bull-shit.

Why dont i introduce you to the girls i go out with, and your petty theory will soon vanish

Those type of people, who blame the other gender for their failure, are on both genders, not just one.

Simular to racism. Its complete tabboo here to say that coloured people are racist towards white people, Only white people are dirty evil nazi racists! But we all know its true that every human, race, folk, tribe is racist towards others
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-06-2014, 12:06:44
*mumbles something about the people theta goes out with and lesbians acting as guys not being the normal*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-06-2014, 12:06:45
Yesterday Me and My best friend Ine and her sister went to hasselt to watch thel world cup.
at 23 12 I decided to go home, Ine wanted to stay because she had some trouble with her girlfriend.
she was gonna spend the night at a friend.

now I just found out she and her Gf,got beaten up because they are gay...
I cannot describe the anger and guilt I have,now...i shouldn't have left so early and I wassent there to protect the person wich means the most to me...

I am getting to the bottom of this and I'm going to find that motherfucker......he is going to REGRET THIS
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-06-2014, 12:06:06
wait a minute, you said she wasn't going to see her gf! how the hell did they both get beat up?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-06-2014, 12:06:17
Why can't those effing bastards just leave them be?  >:(

I hope she's all right, theta.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-06-2014, 12:06:17
This story sounds weird to me. If it where guys, ok, but girls?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 23-06-2014, 12:06:43
This story sounds weird to me. If it where guys, ok, but girls?

They probably were the sort of guys that would normally see a woman dressed as a tent.

Wouldn't surprise me at least.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-06-2014, 12:06:31
This story sounds weird to me. If it where guys, ok, but girls?

They probably were the sort of guys that would normally see a woman dressed as a tent.

Wouldn't surprise me at least.

Probably, the only thing that comes to mind here also.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-06-2014, 17:06:48
Going to visit her now...the entire day i was getting angrier and angrier...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-06-2014, 16:06:32
I am not amused. I've just botched the base coat of my heinkel 219 by airbrushing the camouflage on. What should have been neat spots, turned into tentacled mishaps.

 :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-06-2014, 17:06:23
No passer by helping them?

Jeez...anyway, woman beater, can't imagine us sheltering these guys.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-06-2014, 17:06:54
my friend is alright. She took one punch to the neck and only has a small bruise.

her GF on the other hand, recieved 2 punches against the shoulder and it might be fractured

They took distance from the irish pub on the other side of the church, they were..Kinda sitting close to eachother, one crying because her EX GF was still being a cunt

This guy who was pissing against the church saw this, he came close and began to harras them. When asked to leave, he declined, and after a while, he pulled out his mobile phone and began to film them. My friend became pissed and she stood up, yelled that he had to fuck off.
He began to throw insults, they think it was homophobic insults but everything when so fast then

My friend pushed the guy (thats her fault) and he began to punch. Her GF stood up and was crying, she immediatly got hit hard aswel

Then my friend dragged her GF to the pub, he first chased them, then the coward fucking cunt ran away.

The only thing they remember, is that he had an typical accent (ooh noes i am not allowed to say cause i'm racist) and he had a red devils t shirt..But since 4/5th of hasselt is wearing those football shirts...

Even so, this thursday we are going to back

(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/45271984.jpg)


Thing is, both of the girls did not called the cops, nor did they went to the cops the day after.. They just did not "tought about it"
If i was there, things would have gone way diffrent..... i would have called the cops and then hunted that motherfucker down, i would not have rested that night till i found him...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 24-06-2014, 17:06:58
Tough guy Theta.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-06-2014, 18:06:50
Time to get a bayo drenched


that wasn't really a question, theta. Good hunting, though
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 25-06-2014, 05:06:46
So this mongrel was urinating upon a church? Do not stop until he is behind bars, mate  >:( .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 25-06-2014, 07:06:29
So this mongrel was urinating upon a church? Do not stop until he is behind bars, mate  >:( .
Oh here we piss on every surface that comes by, a wall is a wall ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-06-2014, 17:06:43
Yeah the beating up gays part was okay but pissing on a church? Damn! Lifelong imprisonment justified!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-06-2014, 17:06:47
I know I've pissed upon at least one church in my life
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-06-2014, 18:06:50
So...
In reply to quite a few post above this one.
Many churches in Belgium have public toilets right against them, pissing against the church is exactly the same as pissing in a urinal. They are build with bricks and against a side wall.
Seeing someone crying and calling them a 'janet' for is is perfectly normal here, don't cry in public is the rule here and man up, sure, if you want to be punctual you could see it as anti gay, but how on earth where they suppose to know the girls are lesbians? Pure coincidence.

Also, thinking that some guys, drunk as hell, could identify lesbians and then attack them in a planed matter is just stupid. What your friends experiences was a drunk wanting some pussy that they refused and then he called some some names, probably something like "ooh you faggot, am i not good enough?" afterwich they got all feminist and made a response that he did not like, causing a counter response.

Why do people see this as anti gay is really not clear to me.

If they where sitting in a park, kissing each other on the mouth (which is disgusting to do in public by the way, no matter what), and some sober guy comes by, calls them whatever and then hits them, then it is anti gay.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-06-2014, 18:06:13
If she had a boyfriend, i would still go after him and and if i find him, i will unleash the exact same punishment.

I do not care who or what my friend is. If she gets attacked, i shall protect her no mather what
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-06-2014, 20:06:19
What exactly are you gonna do. Beat the shit out of him? Leave him like they left Julius Caesar in front of the Senate? Say "You were rude and apologize you bad-mannered drunk!" ? What?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 25-06-2014, 20:06:52
Now on CNN: "Belgium - Red Haired suspect shoots two men with AK47" *shows picture of Theta with his Mosin Nagant*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-06-2014, 20:06:14
He is just angry that he got sunburn all the time now that it is summer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 25-06-2014, 20:06:28
Quote
Seeing someone crying and calling them a 'janet' for is is perfectly normal here, don't cry in public is the rule here and man up, sure, if you want to be punctual you could see it as anti gay, but how on earth where they suppose to know the girls are lesbians? Pure coincidence.

I have the exact same feeling here. Doesn't sound to be an anti-gay case here, just some random douche that is harassing crying girls

Quote
Thing is, both of the girls did not called the cops, nor did they went to the cops the day after.. They just did not "tought about it"


I wouldn't do that either. If you go to the cops it's like this: they let you wait half an hour so they can drink their coffee first. Then you can come in to make a complaint. They you have to wait half an hour till they get the right forms. Then when you've filled in all that bullshit they will probably say something like: we can't really get bothered with your problem because we have other things to do. Unless you have camera proof of the incident, it is as good as unprovable somebody did the action you described.

They saved valuable life-time by not going to the cops. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 25-06-2014, 21:06:54
I know I've pissed upon at least one church in my life

I've had sex against Turku Cathedral.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-06-2014, 12:06:20
 Hey, some people are like that.
I got beaten up by anarchists in Athens for wearing a T-shirt that had a Greek flag and the Special Forces logo not two weeks ago. 4 guys jumped me and after throwing me to the ground started kicking me. Only managed to punch a guy before going down. Assholes are assholes everywhere and they will find a reason to prove it.


And get this apparently i'm the fascist. GG no RE.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-06-2014, 12:06:14
Bruce Lee would be disappointed, Bouras. Mr. Miyagi also ;D
Just kidding, you didn't suffer any serious injuries I hope?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-06-2014, 13:06:34
Bruce Lee would be disappointed, Bouras. Mr. Miyagi also ;D
Just kidding, you didn't suffer any serious injuries I hope?


Thank god i knew how to cover myself and they weren't that good of a shot. Just bruises mainly and a scratch. Head still annoyed at some points, might go get an Xray but to be honest there were trainings that were harder than that beating. Only bad thing really was that my phone fell off my pocket and they took it and now they got all my contacts and pictures because iphone. Hopefully they wont search further cause who knows how that will end.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-06-2014, 13:06:42
I think your service provider can disable it, go and check. And start putting an unlocking code on your phone ;D

Bruce would tell you to go train harder and next time wipe the floor with 'em.
Except that fighting 4 men simultaneously is something only Seagal could do. Anyway, gg&gl
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-06-2014, 14:06:48
Good to hear you are okay Bouras.

Well, they should CT-scan the head of those people beating you senselessly to detect whether there are brain activities there. They claimed that fascism is worse, yet they commit violence against the people that they suspect to harbour the belief. So brainless people can decide on someone's belief by observing their appearance and act on it. That is what happens when people don't trust the government anymore. Meanwhile, in Belgium...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-06-2014, 15:06:18
CT-scan is terrible at detecting soft tissue. MRI is much much better in it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-06-2014, 15:06:31
Yeah, I totally forgot that. Not even MRI can detect brain activities. I should use something like EEG, don't know what they stands for. But it is like EKG I suppose.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-06-2014, 16:06:14
A century ago today Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were gunned down in Sarajevo.  Makes you stop and think .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-06-2014, 16:06:36
Yeah, I totally forgot that. Not even MRI can detect brain activities. I should use something like EEG, don't know what they stands for. But it is like EKG I suppose.

You want a SPECT or PET scan for those.

A century ago today Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were gunned down in Sarajevo.  Makes you stop and think .

Yeah, i would not have my rifle collection if it wasn't for that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-06-2014, 16:06:21
every cloud has a silver lining!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-06-2014, 19:06:25
30 year old bus driver in Turkey builds his own homemade truck in his garage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kQS3LbHz8E

Wow, respect to this man!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-06-2014, 20:06:23
A century ago today Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were gunned down in Sarajevo.  Makes you stop and think .

They revealed the assassin's statue today in Sarajevo. A month from now it will be 100 years since the armies of Europe started marching against eachother. 

Will the start of the War be commemorated in your countries, FH community?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 28-06-2014, 22:06:56
They gave that guy a statue? Poor Franz.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 28-06-2014, 22:06:05
They gave that guy a statue? Poor Franz.

Ofcourse, he is a hero to some. It is terrible that they give the guy that started WW1 a statue but hey, who knows, maybe in 30 years from now good old Adolph will be given one also in his home town, would not be the first time someone everyone hates gets a statue after a few hundred years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Damaso on 29-06-2014, 00:06:11
Possibly dead. I don't mean to be mean but it's certainly a possibility that he jumped off a building and painted somebody's car red. Kid just can't accept that he need helps and might be a little messed up in the head. I once heard him on TeamSpeak and played a few games of BF1942 with him, he's actually not all that bad and his spoken English is surprisingly good. Somewhat worried though but what more can be done, local authorities notified several times if I believe and in most cases he sets himself up for what he goes through.

Fail

Still: you tried soviet guy

(btw: your voice is epic! and i still remember it on TS wile on the FH1 tournament )
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 30-06-2014, 21:06:51
So ISIS crossed the Saudi-Arabian border.

Comments?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 30-06-2014, 22:06:06
B-bombs away?..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 30-06-2014, 22:06:23
...and Turkey has a new neighbour!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuflroAiZKI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-06-2014, 22:06:46
I think ISIS is gonna find themselves against a bit more modern army this time
when they invade Saudi arabia
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 01-07-2014, 00:07:47
One should just attack those religious fanatics shortly before the sun goes down. I bet most of them are on Ramadan. You want to eat and drink now? Nope!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-07-2014, 10:07:05
ISIS puts up a rule of fasting only for 3 days in Ramadan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-07-2014, 13:07:16
So ISIS crossed the Saudi-Arabian border.

Comments?

Haven't heard of that yet. And I doubt it. The Saudi-Arabians use state-of-the-art technology when it comes to border surveillance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 01-07-2014, 14:07:02
ISIS puts up a rule of fasting only for 3 days in Ramadan.
How convenient, that an ultra-religious group found a rule saying you don't have to be ultra-religious in this particular situation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-07-2014, 15:07:38
They conveniently abused any rules they can find in Quran. The famous one is Taqiya, the rule to trick your enemy with deception to save ones life... in events of war. They can say it is okay to eat pork and drinks alcohol when situation permits, like blending in with your enemy. So they declared war, which never reciprocated and no Grand Caliph existed. So they created the Caliphate. Fasting for only 3 days? Sure, since they have the Grand Caliph... no need to consult the Imams or Hadith, let alone settle on council meeting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-07-2014, 21:07:46
They also said that they will demolish the Qaba when they invade Mecca because Muslims pray to it instead of God....

ISIS is religious? Yeaaah, suuureee.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-07-2014, 21:07:47
WTF?

No wonder Al Qaeda split with them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 02-07-2014, 12:07:27
(´・ω・`)    (´・ω・`)    (´・ω・`)    (´・ω・`)    (´・ω・`)    (´・ω・`)

(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/the-dar-16.jpg?w=550&h=683)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 02-07-2014, 12:07:18
In a week! Jeeeeeeeebus!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 02-07-2014, 13:07:38
I think she had to be sleep deprived or hired somebody or the info is bonkers.

Assuming she does all those things 24/7, in 1 hour she was making:

462.1 phone calls, 11.5 emails, 245,4 text messages, 1.29 sung messages and 3.8 letters... impossibru!

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 02-07-2014, 23:07:50
Maybe she was well prepared.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-07-2014, 00:07:15
copy/paste e-mails and text messages?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 00:07:56
Timestamp Forum Test

I'd like to know whether the date of my post is XX:07:XX.

Because all my posts are XX:07:XX, no matter whether I post them at XX:44:XX.


Edit:// Ok, I'm wrong. Or maybe it solved itself. Or maybe I'll post another on XX:09:XX.

Edit:/// Testing. Current time: 00:10:50.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 00:07:56
Test #2: New Forum Reply Timestamp

Testing. Current time: 00:12:00
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 00:07:01
Proof:
(http://oi61.tinypic.com/2we012x.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 00:07:16
Please note that the internal forum clock has an error:

(http://oi58.tinypic.com/122lwll.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Harmonikater on 07-07-2014, 06:07:44
Ahaha, 7 is a magic number alright. Interestingly, today is also 7.7.
And yeah for me also every recent post was posted at 7 minutes past the hour.

(Maybe it's a clue that FH2 2.7 is around the corner!)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 07-07-2014, 06:07:55
We can always hope, right  ;D ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-07-2014, 10:07:41
Jesus man, close a couple of youtube pages!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 07-07-2014, 12:07:18
yeah i've noticed similar before
from my experience, it's like this:
The last hour before midnight server time, post times may be changed. For example: one post at 23:42:21, one at 23:45:05 and one at 23:55:47. After they have been posted, those post times will be shown untill the server clock reaches 00:00:00, then suddenly the posts become 23:07:20 23:07:23 23:07:28 for example. I once even saw something where the server said that replies were posted before the question

I have only noticed this so far with the hour before midnight, but might be all hours
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 07-07-2014, 13:07:07
^ It seems it's date month dependent. (and the dates appear correct when you log in). The posts from 6th June are all made on the 6th minute. Somebody probably screwed up the formatting of the timestamp...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 13:07:22
Jesus man, close a couple of youtube pages!!!

Nope. No need. They are blank anyway.

(http://oi62.tinypic.com/35hk65d.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-07-2014, 13:07:23
OH LAWD GEE-ZUS DATT TASK BAR!


Why would you do that!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 13:07:43
lol.

Somehow I'd knew this would be coming. ;D

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-07-2014, 13:07:11
Holy fuck!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 07-07-2014, 13:07:49
I like things really really tidied up. Pretty much bare. (Background Photo taken by me)


(http://s28.postimg.org/n0cuy5424/Untitled.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-07-2014, 13:07:02
I like things really really tidied up. Pretty much bare. (Background Photo taken by me)

Your desktop is obviously a virgin. ;D



It's because I don't consider this a constrain but an advantage. The only disadvantage is that I have to clean it up once in a while. Luckily Firefox tends to crash once in a couple of month, then it is all gone and I start with a single blank window again.

Actually this is nothing. It is only a set of my must have web pages. If I'd close it now, I'd have 10 different windows open again by the end of the day.

Just imagine what would be going on if I'd allow scripts and flashplayers to work without prompting. ;D

Well, was a joy to make your day, guys. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 07-07-2014, 14:07:36
Many thanks Bouras!

Anyway, it's still a long way to go, lots of other tests to do. At least the physically exhausting part is done ;D

If anyone remembers me posting these, I've some nice news. The results of the highschool graduation exams came in, at least the unofficial ones. I, with my 2 year old score, seems to have managed to get in the program ;D
Currently 10th out of 50 they accept, so hopefully nothing much will change with the official results.

The worrying part is that they still haven't graded the security/physical/psychological/health exams, so that's just one more obstacle to pass.

So yeah. Good day today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-07-2014, 16:07:00
I like things really really tidied up. Pretty much bare. (Background Photo taken by me)


http://s28.postimg.org/n0cuy5424/Untitled.jpg
Lets go deeper...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-07-2014, 19:07:35
Today I saw a car with an ISIS sticker on its back window, first thing I did was to call the police and report it.
Well...
(http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130818050427/bloodbrothersgame/images/d/d7/Its-something.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 08-07-2014, 01:07:43
What did they answer?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-07-2014, 09:07:35
"We'll look into it"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-07-2014, 12:07:02
Anyone else amused by that 4chin vs Dumblr war rape?

For those who do not know, Tumblr tried to teach 4chan the ways of feminism and love. 4chan was not very amused. Need i say more?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 10-07-2014, 13:07:17
Anyone else amused by that 4chin vs Dumblr war rape?

For those who do not know, Tumblr tried to teach 4chan the ways of feminism and love. 4chan was not very amused. Need i say more?
Sounds interesting, keep going.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-07-2014, 14:07:38
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/6fe58da1e03aafb0074bb4048b3fcbd8/tumblr_n6x1f8HfKB1te62u6o1_500.png)
(http://s7.postimg.org/z3881p9t7/Check_your_privilege_554b70_5209080.png)

Shitposting intensifies (Big image and NSFW so link only): http://s27.postimg.org/ve0gs7kxu/tumblrvs4chan.jpg

(http://s7.postimg.org/bcdwgpfxn/Jump_on_the_Cart_thingy_And_its_stupid_shit_lik.png)


Summary:
>Tumblr invades 4chan in order to put some sense into them /b/astards. (img 1&2)
>MOOT (4chan admin) started banning people for their shitposts (img2)
>4chan (/pol and /b) retaliated. Gore, suicide, rape, kitten gifs and pictures rendering tumblr's tag system useless and "triggering" people all around. (img3)
>Tumblr tried to make a petition to close 4chan. (clicky (https://www.change.org/petitions/internet-crime-complaint-center-recognize-4chan-raids-as-internet-crimes-and-hold-the-participants-responsible-for-their-harmful-actions))
>4chan made a petition to call all tumblerets fat land whales. 4chans petition is almost complete. (clicky (https://www.change.org/petitions/tumblr-that-all-users-of-tumblr-be-labelled-as-mentally-handicapped-landwhales))
>Tumblr people claim to be winning.
>Things are getting a bit more quiet with 4chan Anons planning bigger and better attacks abusing tumblrs systems.


A video about the situation: http://youtu.be/8TdUieDIXe0

Results of conflict so far:
(http://s7.postimg.org/tdrzhe3mz/WAR_e40f63_5210084.png)


Now a nice summary from an anon: http://x1.fjcdn.com/pictures/The+difference+between+4chan+and+tumblr_e735b2_5213958.jpg
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 10-07-2014, 15:07:58
post pics ya dingus
edit:  when I click a thread it shows the last post I've read, not the latest post...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 10-07-2014, 15:07:47
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Now that's what I call entertainment! Holleeey moley this is brilliant.
The comments under the tumblr petition are absolutely hilarious.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-07-2014, 18:07:24
Aren't my pics working?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-07-2014, 18:07:48
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Now that's what I call entertainment! Holleeey moley this is brilliant.
The comments under the tumblr petition are absolutely hilarious.
old meme's being used in great !EFFECT!

Consequences will never be the same!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 10-07-2014, 19:07:53
damn this is awesome, too bad i didn't hear of this sooner
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 10-07-2014, 19:07:47
Pft, what kind of idiot tries to pick a fight with 4chan. All it does is entertaining them. Just leave them alone in their silly boards and let them stew in the hell they have created for themselves.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-07-2014, 20:07:22
There is no bigger idiot attempts than attempting to troll the original trolls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 10-07-2014, 21:07:04
Wtf gore pictures, whats wrong with you lol
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 10-07-2014, 22:07:30
Pft, what kind of idiot tries to pick a fight with 4chan. All it does is entertaining them. Just leave them alone in their silly boards and let them stew in the hell they have created for themselves.

Pretty much. They are great for new warhammer fans tho :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 10-07-2014, 23:07:27
Pro tip:

Don't install another version of BF2 that is pirated if you want to play some COOP with your friends on LAN...
I tried joining a server now with my legit copy, and I got banned by Punkbuster..

 :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 11-07-2014, 13:07:59
Today starts the auction of the Littlefield Collection. It is a military collection of about 200 vehicles, plus lots of spare parts and documentation. 115 vehicles will be sold today and tomorrow. Among them you'll find a Pz.Kpfw. IV (for estimated 2,5 Million US Dollar) or a Sd.Kfz. 7 (for estimated 1 Million US Dollar) and many other stuff.

(http://cdn1.spiegel.de/images/image-720900-galleryV9-rwbe.jpg)


Auctioneers homepage: http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/overview.cfm?SaleCode=LC14

Catalogue with detailed description and quality pictures: http://www.auctionsamerica.com/catalog/2014/LC14/


------------------------------------------------


I also learned a new word today. It is called 'spornosexuality'. 

Quote
In 2014, Simpson proposed that the age of the metrosexual has passed and is evolving into a new kind of man called the spornosexual. Spornosexual is a neologism, also coined by Simpson, combining the words "sport," "porn," and "metrosexual." It describes an aesthetic adopted by some men who consume both sports and pornography. Such men, in addition to possessing certain metrosexual attributes, carry their own bodies as accessories and are not shy at showcasing them in public. The spornosexual style emphasises heavy, lean musculature, and certain kinds of tattooing. Spornosexuals spend much money and time on physical fitness and upkeep.


 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 11-07-2014, 20:07:05
The sherman isn t that much taller than the p4, heard it said the Sherman was tall because of the airplane engine etc, hard to conceal etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-07-2014, 20:07:16
The sherman isn t that much taller than the p4, heard it said the Sherman was tall because of the airplane engine etc, hard to conceal etc.

Panzer 4 is about a meter longer IIRC, same height. Not true, with the original engine is was just as tall, the air plane engine made it even shorter i thought, that is it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 11-07-2014, 21:07:12
4chan should teach tumblr how to make some really cool crystals.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-07-2014, 22:07:57
Video called This Land is Mine, loved it personally, and the end was very impressive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-evIyrrjTTY&list=FL8jchxiANaGIxWLjf0BGjUw&index=3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-07-2014, 01:07:41
You're good if you can name them all. Their optical appearance helps naming the individual factions. Lovely video.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-07-2014, 01:07:35
4chan should teach tumblr how to make some really cool crystals.

They did. Also told them that to protect themselves they need to delete the malware folder win32 4chan put in their HDD.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-07-2014, 13:07:36
after 14 years of using nokia phones, i got myself a Samsung S3 LTE (new version with 4G and more ram and shit)


Well......i cannot believe i ever even considerd using windows phone, because Andriod is like a ton better..

Altough i am gonna miss my armoured plated Nokia. my lumia 520 took insane abuse while my friends their iphones and samsungs died by the dozens.

If tommorow a nokia phone comes out with android, im getting it (unlikly since Microsoft bought and buttfucked nokia)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-07-2014, 15:07:42
There are rumors... but keep pressing thumbs. Nokia will eventually release high-end Andorid phones.

Anyway, I have a minor Tourette syndrome myself. Only triggered from fatigues or lack of sleep, I can't just get up quickly or move immediately when I sense the symptoms, otherwise my entire right hand/foot will freeze and contracts its muscles, so I need to drag them momentarily before it turned normal again. I suspected that it was caused by a hit on the back of my head when I slipped in toilet. Then I also suffered from minor stroke attack, which I overcome by actively going to the gym.

Then I just came across this SJW thing "ableism." I was like WTF. I used to brag my discipline (waking up early, punctuality, and driving at reasonable speed) because I consider my "disability" to be a bragging right points like "how come you perfectly healthy idiots can't drive more than 60 km/h on a effing highway?"

I am glad that 4chan-tards showed those sanctimonious bullshitters their own medicine. I am slightly feminists, but gathering stupid movements over stupid causes (like banning words) is useless and generally diverts the attention from the real problem: basically dicky people, not the word.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-07-2014, 17:07:41
Then I just came across this SJW thing "ableism." I was like WTF. I used to brag my discipline (waking up early, punctuality, and driving at reasonable speed) because I consider my "disability" to be a bragging right points like "how come you perfectly healthy idiots can't drive more than 60 km/h on a effing highway?"

I am glad that 4chan-tards showed those sanctimonious bullshitters their own medicine. I am slightly feminists, but gathering stupid movements over stupid causes (like banning words) is useless and generally diverts the attention from the real problem: basically dicky people, not the word.
The worst thing about those tumblretards, is that you can never tell if someone is serious, or just trollin', that's how bad it got over there.
Then again, I'm a white male, I must be wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-07-2014, 17:07:46
Time to check our privilege

(http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbw3liX7dU1qkovk2o1_500.png)

White +25
Male +25
Straight +20
Cis +20
Europe (shit) -20
Christian +5
Able bodied +25
middle 0
9+/10 +20
Normal size 0
Other profession 0

Result 120. Privileged cis scum.


Or try this shit http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you

"You live with 76 out of 100 points of privilege. You’re among the most privileged people in the world. We don’t live in an ideal world, but you happened to be born into an ideal lot. "
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-07-2014, 17:07:01
-560  :-[ Middle east did the K.O.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 12-07-2014, 17:07:55
71/100 in the second one. These aren't well designed btw, certainly not scientific.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-07-2014, 18:07:53
Result 120. Privileged cis scum.
You forgot about the part about being ableist, singleis, sexist, racist and thin priviliged.

105 for me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-07-2014, 18:07:43
105 for me.

Apparently, they forgot Technology firms only pay high in US. In Asia, they are support function, just like car mechanics who can "do magic" with cars, except we do it with computers. While  engineers "do magic" with engines. They only value professions who can bring money home, no questions asked. Marketers, sales guy, very important! No questions on the ethics.

Then Buddhism, -20? Where the hell they got that result? Buddhism is the most pampered religion ever, with Dalai Lama's words riding high on every leftist liberal's Hollywood million dollars endorsers. He talks from morale high ground as if he knows everything about why Islam is being discriminated against. Meanwhile, during Eid al-Adha (Qurban day/Feast of Sacrifice day), these elite semi-PETA Buddhist groups insulted the Muslim tradition because of "animal cruelty." As a guy who normally associated with Buddhism bandwagon, I am ashamed and really feel the need to check my privilege of being born into Buddhist parent.

Also, being Muslim here means you are perfectly okay to be a political leader (now, there is another variable about "how much of a Muslim are you," which is silly), can build prayer halls and mosques everywhere. That's hardly -50, when you have the Christians churches getting burned and evicted just because they don't want them there. A Buddhist temple here just got bombed last year (which is like a privilege-check itself), because some extremists believed it is appropriate to avenge the Rohingya Muslims from bunch of angry farmers who happen to be completely different Buddhists.

4-channers, despite being trolls, they should also expose how clueless, stupid, ignorant these "tumbleretes" are, other than just being privileged. Living in the edge of shithole, you'll know that so-called "underprivileged" people just don't hate certain words, they completely hate your association. Yeah, USA for example, they are a perfect dummy target, despite being the biggest rescue party and donator to Aceh tsunami relief effort.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-07-2014, 18:07:53
Or try this shit http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you

"You live with 76 out of 100 points of privilege. You’re among the most privileged people in the world. We don’t live in an ideal world, but you happened to be born into an ideal lot. "

Got 66/100, not bad for being called a terrorist I'd say.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 12-07-2014, 18:07:24
Are you on vacation in Donezk or what? ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-07-2014, 18:07:09
-560  :-[ Middle east did the K.O.
Türkiye is Europe, my friend :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-07-2014, 18:07:27
Ha ha ha.... Turkey Europe... HA HA HA... C'mon now, lets not be ridiculous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-07-2014, 19:07:17
-560  :-[ Middle east did the K.O.
Türkiye is Europe, my friend :)

only like 5% of it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-07-2014, 19:07:43
85/100 - Damn, I´m privileged.

But reaching 100 is impossible - who the hell has never been jokingly called a fag?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 13-07-2014, 01:07:19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_tdj-L84_8&list=FL8jchxiANaGIxWLjf0BGjUw

That dramatic reading is one of the best I have heard in a while  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 13-07-2014, 01:07:31
Just about everyone claims Cyprus is Europe and it's a lot further. And culturally, thanks to Atatürk, Türkiye is more European than Middle-Eastern.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-07-2014, 02:07:58
Cyprus is Europe because of the roots of the population. Just like Greek islands of Aegean are Europe because of it.


Now culturally, i haven't been to Turkey, but i know its quite close to what Greece is at least in the western part. Now in the eastern part i think its closer to middle eastern.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-07-2014, 02:07:08
Quote
You live with 56 out of 100 points of privilege. You’re quite privileged. You’ve had a few struggles, but overall your life has been far easier than most. This is not a bad thing, nor is it something to be ashamed of. But you should be aware of your advantages and work to help others who don’t have them.

105 in the other one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-07-2014, 09:07:47
Quote
You live with 43 out of 100 points of privilege.

You’re not privileged at all. You grew up with an intersectional, complicated identity, and life never let you forget it. You’ve had your fair share of struggles, and you’ve worked hard to overcome them. We do not live in an ideal world and you had to learn that the hard way. It is not your responsibility to educate those with more advantages than you, but if you decide you want to, go ahead and send them this quiz. Hopefully it will help.

Too US-centric.

My roommate is gay, so we hang around with a lot of gays, while I am a straight man cis scum. Then, I am a minority. I guess that helps a lot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 13-07-2014, 09:07:06
after 14 years of using nokia phones, i got myself a Samsung S3 LTE (new version with 4G and more ram and shit)


Well......i cannot believe i ever even considerd using windows phone, because Andriod is like a ton better..

Altough i am gonna miss my armoured plated Nokia. my lumia 520 took insane abuse while my friends their iphones and samsungs died by the dozens.

If tommorow a nokia phone comes out with android, im getting it (unlikly since Microsoft bought and buttfucked nokia)
I finally decided to take my 520 to have it repaired, the power button barely works & volume up button doesn't work at all. So I took my old android from the closet as a back-up phone before I get it back. I cannot believe I used to like android, it's so clunky and unintuitive to use, windows phone is so much easier.....

;) :P

Well, the good thing about android is the customization options, and scandinavian keyboard is awesome. But other than that, everything is hidden in so many menus SO MANY MENUS!!! (Using CyanogenMod 7 on ZTE Blade might have effect on that though)

Both phones were a hair over 100€ when I bought them (2010 & 2013), both are seriously made of titanium or something, as I've dropped and misused them so much. My Lumia now has some contact error with two of the physical buttons, but otherwise is perfectly fine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-07-2014, 13:07:27
my lumia never broke a thing. Most solid smarth phone on the market.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-07-2014, 23:07:59
Germany is world soccer master winner thingy. My prayers have not been heard, once more. Well, at least it's over.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 15-07-2014, 23:07:37
+150 privelege

(http://www.lifelineexpedition.co.uk/mota/downloads/mota%20pics/lifeline010.jpg)

I am so sorry. I'm gonna check my privilege every hour from now on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-07-2014, 06:07:11
Tat picture

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120804/lead/lead7.html

A Rastaman:

Quote
"Wi waan wi reparation money! The Jews get fi him, the Chinese get fi him, the Japanese get fi him. Wha happ'n to wi? We waan wi reparation money! That's what we need. Sorry fah can't help black people now … . A long time dem a talk bout sorry fah!"

"This is nonsense, man, walking around apologising … . That a cartoon thing. That's a joke. A mockery that … . If you nuh feel a thing, yuh can't know it … . This is a mockery against black people. This is a reproach," he said.

As for Choinese, will you buy opium in exchange from tea for us? LEL. This is patronizing and need to stop. Humiliating for white people, and mockery for the other.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-07-2014, 19:07:19
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28354856

A Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER is down over Eastern Ukraine, falling from the sky and breaking into two. Most likely a shot down or catastrophic damage while cruising.

Plane is flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/07/report-malaysian-jet-crashes-near-ukraine-2014717151147473508.html

Sources says it is Buk Missile System (SA-11).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 17-07-2014, 22:07:37
I read somewhere that the rebels posted proud on Twitter that they took down an Antonov, which was removed a bit later.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-07-2014, 02:07:43
A recording of a phone call between a local rebel leader and a Russian official was also released, where they talk about the flight and admit it was shot down on purpose.

I hope this massive wave will spill NATO's/UN's bucket.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-07-2014, 02:07:44
It is a bit ironic, the Russian system whic has a lot of restriction (well, can be overriden with a button/switch) are the one that often being misused.

But gut feeling tells me it is the rebel. Nobody in pro military is stupid enough to target big things flying at commercial airway trajectory and 33k feet (again, civ airspace). Then again, for a rebel guy to be able to operate such 1980s advanced systems in a short time will be quite amazing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 18-07-2014, 03:07:06
Can't imagine it's the UA either. They usually don't have to target aerial targets in this conflict anyway. So only scenario is that they somehow thought it's a Russian plane entering their airspace. But even then they would most likely have warned and probably not even dared to shoot it. Also they should indeed be smart enough to differ a passenger plane from a warplane, especially knowing they can't come up with a fuckup like that if they want to keep Western support.

So I assume it's a fuckup by the seperatists and that they mistook it for an Ukrainian Antonov. Would be a surprise if they claim they have shot down a rather large and similarly shaped Antonov and suddenly nothing happened.

Feeling bad for the innocent people on that plane and I ask myself at the same time why you would risk a flight route like that. Do you need incidents like this to realize that this is military conflict that isn't thought with toys?! Kinda naive thinking that nothing is gonna happen and so they rather save some fuel rather than dodging that route.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 18-07-2014, 11:07:03
If that doesn't jumpstart WW3 then i don't know what will.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-07-2014, 12:07:15
leaving for the airport in 2 hours

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand the news is filled with the aircrash in ukraine
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 18-07-2014, 13:07:00
A recording of a phone call between a local rebel leader and a Russian official was also released, where they talk about the flight and admit it was shot down on purpose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbyZYgSXdyw

Source: http://www.sbu.gov.ua/sbu/control/en/publish/article?art_id=129043&cat_id=35317
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 18-07-2014, 18:07:59
leaving for the airport in 2 hours

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand the news is filled with the aircrash in ukraine

Are you flying over eastern Ukraine?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-07-2014, 02:07:29
Let me have a rant.

Today at work there was this women, I passed and greeted her while she was filling the Coca Cola dispenser. And out of sudden she sighs and starts talking about her world weariness. How germany has never been free, and is being reigned by the USA and the banking sector.

It seems like anti-americanism is fueled each day by current events and what started as well-founded critics sagged down to the simple people who mix this all up to a mixture of the wildest conspiracy theories and general antipathy.

Not even to speak of the fact that these people cannot differ between personal freedom (like freedom of speech, the right to travel freely, civil rights) and the freedom of politicians as representants of a nation and its people to act freely in international politics on the other side.

Because the latter has never been the freedom like it is understood by people in the USA.

When people think about freedom in politics, the only freedom they got is to make things worse. Which often leads to less personal freedom and wealth. Which is something that is beyond their horizon of mind. People always know what they oppose, but they totally lack a reasonable alternative approach and any plans or answers.

I'm really sick of this.

If I had the choice to mess up international politics, I'd leave everything the way it is. Because an existing compromise and coexistence between two people cannot be upgraded for anybody without the loss of the other side. But that is probably too difficult to understand.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-07-2014, 13:07:06
Next missing link in the chain: A BUK system with 2 missiles missing. Somewhere. Belonging to somebody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2XL4391CqM
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 20-07-2014, 03:07:47
Coincidentally filming the flight? I dont think so...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 22-07-2014, 13:07:15
It's a bit ironic how (from what I heard) the Dutch were most opposed to EU's sanctions on Russia and now they lost the most citizens because putin was given a free card to destabilize Ukraine even further. It all looks very similar to what Chamberlain was doing in the 1930's - I hope I'm wrong on that one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 22-07-2014, 23:07:52
The parallels are striking indeed. This time the United States of America Africa will not be there to save the world, though  :-\ .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-07-2014, 07:07:10
That is why, vote for Libertarian/UKIP, no intervention, let the world crumble but ours!

They are my perfect political platform, it is just that their world view need to be fixed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 23-07-2014, 10:07:34
The parallels are striking indeed. This time the United States of America Africa will not be there to save the world, though  :-\ .


im guessing obama joke?    sorry me being from usa is clouding my judgment....


(http://m5.paperblog.com/i/41/413550/movie-of-the-day-team-america-world-police-L-wZjpt2.jpeg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-07-2014, 13:07:36
If it wouldn't be about 298 dead people, it could be funny.

CNN Interview with RT Anchor Explodes: (FULL) Chris Cuomo vs Peter Lavelle. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92kG2tMBR40)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 30-07-2014, 21:07:54
The last living crew member of "Enola Gay" died today.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/29/us/enola-gay-crew-member-dies/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-07-2014, 00:07:17
i have barely posted here lately. Been very busy. and ups and downs. Currently having some friendship problems wich are very painfull for me sometimes .

Today i had a conversation with a person wich is becoming more as a friend then a regular mate. But she has her own set major problems. Some are simular to me, but most of them are way worse then mine.

She simply said. "If i get into a car accident tommorow, and i would land in the hospital, i really wonder if people would truly be there to visit me, if the ones i call real friends, would drop everything and drive in panic towards the hospital to see if i am okay"

Well it got me thinking aswel. i have some sort of, phobia of being alone. But man she is having it 1000 times worse then me. If she doesnt hear anything every hour from her best friend, she goes LOCO.


Guess hanging out more with straight people again, has its own sets of drama.
man i could use a drink now
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-07-2014, 06:07:42
My only friend is my current work colleagues. I doubt if my high school friends or college friends still remembers me, we only hang out on very special occasion like marriage, or random big birthday party. I also have rare friendship with my fellow Buddhist circles back in high school.

Other than that, I have no groupies like my brother and sister do.

Too much solitude moments, not enough time to socialise.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 03-08-2014, 17:08:50
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11006139/Inventories-of-war-soldiers-kit-from-1066-to-2014.html?frame=2994181

Amazing to see how the inventory increases over time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-08-2014, 23:08:33
So Erdogan has been elected the president of Turkish Republic today.

The situation is not improving.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 11-08-2014, 16:08:05
So Erdogan has been elected the president of Turkish Republic today.

The situation is not improving.

You'd like this article.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/erdogan-set-to-cement-power-by-winning-presidential-election-a-984581.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-08-2014, 01:08:11
Well holy fuck, Robin Williams found dead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 12-08-2014, 01:08:07
I wonder if there is a guy on wikipedia who switches the articles into past tense once a celebrity dies.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 12-08-2014, 08:08:20
Well holy fuck, Robin Williams found dead.

I still cannot process "Robin Williams" and "is dead" in the same sentence...he seemed like one of those people that you thought would always be around.

RIP Robin Williams  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-08-2014, 08:08:49
So Erdogan has been elected the president of Turkish Republic today.

The situation is not improving.

You'd like this article.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/erdogan-set-to-cement-power-by-winning-presidential-election-a-984581.html

I think this article shows the opposition very corrupt and cruel against the religious class. And of course he revived the economy but I believe all those are just a curtain for his bigger plans. Thanks for sharing the article!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 12-08-2014, 17:08:25
Well holy fuck, Robin Williams found dead.

I still cannot process "Robin Williams" and "is dead" in the same sentence...he seemed like one of those people that you thought would always be around.

RIP Robin Williams  :'(

Not just that but he most likely committed suicide.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-08-2014, 18:08:04
It is very hard to swallow, especially after Patch Adams, the movie where he defeated depression.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 12-08-2014, 18:08:49
Ms. Doubtfire and Good Morning Vietnam was hilarious. Oh and he played Peter Pan, which is definately grinded in my childhood memories. RIP.  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 12-08-2014, 18:08:27
Yippie, Microsoft paid to deny one of the best incoming games to the vast majority of gamers
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28754858
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-08-2014, 19:08:00
Yippie, Microsoft paid to deny one of the best incoming games to the vast majority of gamers
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28754858

Well there goes one game to look forward to out of the list.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-08-2014, 22:08:09
Sigh, such a shame.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-08-2014, 22:08:36
Lol dont care. Let them have it!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 13-08-2014, 14:08:45
Well holy fuck, Robin Williams found dead.

I still cannot process "Robin Williams" and "is dead" in the same sentence...he seemed like one of those people that you thought would always be around.

RIP Robin Williams  :'(

Not just that but he most likely committed suicide.

I watched the "Fisher King" yesterday. Such an amazing film. Tragedy and joy can be so close.
Very sad to see Robin Williams play a depressive person and now know that he actually must have felt this way.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-08-2014, 15:08:23
MMA: War Machine's finest addition to his record.

(http://s7.postimg.org/oe8tlt8ij/5255078_2b46622641ff4ce5037a89b27931d19f.png)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 20-08-2014, 14:08:22
If I were Obama, I'd ask how many B-52's are available.

The person who beheaded James Foley, should suffer the same fate, only done with a rusty fruit knife.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 20-08-2014, 16:08:20
Them being dead would be enough to me. As the US weakened the Iraqi Army in the first place, it's kind of up to them to do something about this now. For once I would have nothing against them going in there and cleaning stuff up. I doubt the problem can be solved with air strikes only though. But if they are not sending ground troops, then it's time to intensify the air strikes.
Also Germany sending weapons down there might be a step for taking more international responsibility again in this country, so as long as they make sure the weapons don't get into wrong hands I'm for it.

Fucked up to have so many military conflicts with people suffering lately..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-08-2014, 16:08:34
Here is a clue for adventurous Americans: be prepared. Being clueless SJW, genderless, homosexual, ultra-tolerant, non-religious, vegetarian, underprivileged liberal won't even safe you from beheading of that kind.

This brings me back to Obama's speech of extending his arms to the Muslim world. A very uninformed speech, clearly showing lack of knowledge regarding the people they are trying to engage, and many other silly assumptions about the problem they are having with the Muslims. Much like many Americans on Cracked forum, probably they are trying to blame European imperialism legacy for this problem to sound really smart.

The Islamic State will always be there, it is the dream of every pious followers to have one legitimate Caliphate, albeit the one who don't seek the destruction of Ka'bah and literary asked Jizya in gold payments.

Furthermore, praising Indonesia "as the example of modern Islam" is typical western ignorance. They don't know that our biggest university is actively combating illegal governance by underground Indonesian Islamic Nation (NII), who issues illegal IDs and own edicts. Even some people within my circles started using Dirham (gold-backed currency - due to religious reasons, not economic) as their daily tender note, which is illegal. They even cluelessly flashing these illegal activities on their Facebook accounts, asking those who accept this illegal bills for daily goods.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-08-2014, 16:08:02
Tick tack... Tick tack...


World War 3 stop watch ticking...


Tick tack... Tick tack...

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 20-08-2014, 21:08:59
Tick tack... Tick tack...


World War 3 stop watch ticking...


Tick tack... Tick tack...

been ticking since 1945....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 21-08-2014, 02:08:16
Good post Zoologic. I've been reading a decent amount about the Islamic State recently, trying to learn more about their motives. They're extremists, yes, and dream of having a singular Islamic nation/religious body encompassing all those of the Muslim faith. BUT, what are the roots of their insanely violent nature?

Imperialism, Capitalist dogs, etc. etc. etc. Yeah, ok. Got that. But is the Jihad for freedom from perceived (and actual) persecution, or is it to establish their goal of an Islamic State through the blood of their enemies? I practice the Catholic faith and I'm quite serious about it. Again, while the Islamic State is an extremist organization, I struggle with how people can use the word of God to justify slaughter. It's a naive view of course, but back to my original question I'm trying to understand the roots of their beliefs.

Open question, really like to hear people's thoughts. Please, no bullshit, trolling, "nuke 'em all, damn turrists," misinformed, ignorant posts etc. (You know what I mean...) I'm honestly interested. Sources/places I could go to learn more would be appreciated too :) Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 21-08-2014, 03:08:59
VICE News has some nice coverage of this type of thing (warning, they show the aftermath of violence in some of their reports):

The series on IS with interviews of IS members at the front and in occupied territory:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M86o5o7ELT6LKyJFKawB6gUsZSf7

It is really disturbing and crazy stuff to see.  What really made my blood boil was the segment on the radicalization of children; these guys are just your quintessential low-lifes.  I even felt sorry for the Assad troops that were killed in Raqqa, Syria...they were decapitated and had their heads mounted on a spiked fence!

On a related note: I like VICE because they show the grittier and raw stuff a lot.  It is disturbing (usually more surreal than anything, though) to see the aftermath of suicide bombings and combat.  In the Ukrainian coverage they showed the mangled corpses of a bombed out rebel convoy and in other reports they have shown the pieces of suicide bombers as people cleaned up the scene.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-08-2014, 06:08:00
TASSER, my take on the issue of why a religion that was once a shining beacon for human enlightenment, knowledge, and pinnacle of science progress now reduced to a very stiff and dogmatic old fashioned belief is very simple: it is a cycle.

Islam appeared 600 years after Christianity (if you count from the days when Jesus' Apostles sporadically write letters in Greeks and Latins to early Christians and wannabes around the Mediterranean).

Now go back 600 years, to around year 1414, review what the Christianity was like: if your religion is different from the king's, you'd get death sentence, then reconquista, and then inquisition. It is exactly what happened with Islam nowadays. I think the internet have a popular cartoon that clearly explains this. IS is akin to Holy Roman Empire, and not everyone agrees with it. The only difference is that, the Pope leadership stays from the start, while the Caliphs were displaced by internal conflicts and Mongol invasion. Many pointed out that it was the Mongol's who turned the lights off from the Middle Eastern advancement.

Now about indoctrinating children:
In South East Asia, they dress children with hijabs. While in Hail, the Alabama-like most conservative province in the hotbed of Wahhabi Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, no one dress their daughters with hijab until they reach 9 years old. You know, they speak about consistency, hence forcing everyone to observe some Arabic culture, prohibit translation of Quran, but on the other hand, some habits went farther than the Arab themselves.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 21-08-2014, 10:08:58
IS is not just located in Iraq and Syria. Their donors and promoters in the Gulf States need to be rooted out as well. Also the Kurds in Syria need support, too and (now some will jump on my roof for saying it), the Western states need to find a way to cooperate with the Assad regime, too without strengthening it and its Shia allies like Hezbollah or Iran too much. There are no more borders between Iraq and Syria, IS personel is moving freely between those two countries. Syrian and Iraqi Kurds need Westerns upport equally. Together with the Assad regime they´re the key players in order to locally curb IS/ISIL/ISIS/whatever they call themselves.
And then those Sunni terrorist supporters in Quatar, UAE, SA etc. need to be sanctioned, too, so support in the form of equipment and money stops flowing.
Once they´re defeated Iraq needs massive help to install just civilian structures that constrains the Shia-Sunni tensions. Same goes for Syria. A military intervention is needed as a short-term solution, but in the end a more long-term reconciliation between those ethnic/religious groups involved and durable state structures are needed.

Just my two Euro-cents...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 21-08-2014, 15:08:10
The idea of a unified Islamic caliphate in the Levant is of a much older origin then of recent years. And historically there have been such states in the past. Nur-al din, Saladin , Baibars , Qualawun , these where all men that used the excuse of a jihad to unify all Muslims of the Levant under one banner.

What sparkled the interest of the Muslims of that era into a unified state ? 2 things; the presence of the crusader states combined with a large flux of good old propaganda.

700 years later, after the fall of the Ottoman empire there was no longer interest in such a concept. What happened ? Israel suddenly appeared on the map. Now most Muslims, I think, could live with the concept that the Jews came back to the holy land. But the problem with Israel is that it seems to have trouble with fixing a border with the original Muslim population. Instead it expands aggressively and behaves aggressively towards the Palestinians. It is a thorn in the eye for many Muslims. Combine this with some good old propaganda and you have a breeding ground for idea's such IS. Israel is the new "crusader state" that has to be wiped off the map. And just like Saladin, they will use the excuse that they first need to unify all Muslims of the Levant prior to dealing the final blow.

IS had the luck that both Syria and Iraq where weakened, and that they could establish a border cutting trough both nations. This makes international involvement very tricky, specially since the west has threatened Assad only about a year ago, while he now appears to be the man they need..   

These are probably the hardest times for Iraq since the US invasion. Arming the Kurds is as good as giving them defacto a state. I'm convinced that once the IS treat is lowered, the Kurds will demand complete autonomy or they will point their new acquired arms straight to the Iraqi's   
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-08-2014, 17:08:33
homer, I'd be careful before picking sides in the whole Sunni-Shia conflict.

The majority and most Muslims settling in Western world are Sunnis. 3 biggest country with Muslim populations are Sunni exclusively. Even here, who began to realise that Sunni-Shia conflict is real just a few years ago, began its fanatic crusade to eradicate this "heretic brothers." Just in 2006, we can see Hezballah's book, and people accusing Sunni-Shia conflict was American fabrication. But then, in 2008, I started to see Facebook posts about warning people of Shiite's infiltrators in Sunni Mosques.

How bad the conflict is? Well, my pork-eating, hipster Muslim friend say something like this: "I'm okay with gays, my roommate is openly gay person, but the Shiites are bad, they are the problem!"

While Muslims in Sweden voted for Swedish far-right fringe party due to their anti-homosexual stance, here we got people who felt that the "Muslims" who added Imam Ali to their pledge of faith to be the greater problem.

If Europe side with the Shiites, well, you might unintentionally picked fight with all Muslims.

Anyway, any real steps to curb IS recruitment in your place?

Here, the government will revoke your citizenship if you are known to support IS... which is too heavy-handed. It is quite an extraordinary reaction here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 21-08-2014, 18:08:54
I´m not in favour of picking sides in this conflict, Zoo. Maybe I didn´t make myself clear enough, but in the cases of Iraq an Syria I´d like to see stable government institutions being implemented that can mediate between the different groups. At the same time it´s important to find a middle-ground to also include Iran and the Gulf States in the peace-building process without favouring one of them too much. Another point is to take supporters of radical groups be they Shia or Sunni out of the game. This only works as a long-term solution, of course and I fear that it´s going to be a vain attempt, since the different players have too much at stake.
I can´t really see Iran and the Gulf States come to an agreement at this point and fear that this conflict will be Islams 30-Years-War with the same economic and social results...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-08-2014, 05:08:08
We have to watch the young people.

They are the main target of this radical groups. Young, dissociated, full of passion, and thrill-seeking. In the west, they do reckless stuff, but in the middle east, where you don't have budget holidays, surfing, trekking, extensive selection of performance car parts, they do something else, especially when people around you are so big about religion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Surfbird on 22-08-2014, 12:08:06
As Wilhelm already posted on the page before, I follow the Vice News on it as well and you get a good impression of the mindset they influence the kids with. Each and every IS kid is certainly going to become an IS extremist fighter. They know very well about the importance of the young generation and also state that they will be the bright future of the IS. When they are able to establish themselves for too long, they are gonna raise more extremist kids in their world who don't know about anything else than what they are being told. Living in a world where they can't see any different. Very sad and dangerous indeed.

As forn the conflict support from the Western nations is not enough. It's a problem of all the countries in the area and I can just hope that they are able to get to a conclusion and exchange their thoughts about the problem as well as finding ways to fight it together. This can surely happen under Western support but without the local nations getting involved, you won't be able to bring IS down.

I also agree that as a first step they should check their own people for supporters, especially those in powerful positions to cut the financial support. So the surrounding countries (and also the Arab League) might want to sit together and make sure they get some plans up as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more IS is gonna establish themselves.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-08-2014, 18:08:22
I remember some forum was put up especially for Damaso, anything happened there? And if so, anyone could give me the link?  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 24-08-2014, 19:08:41
I remember some forum was put up especially for Damaso, anything happened there? And if so, anyone could give me the link?  :)

http://damaso.freeforums.org/ (http://damaso.freeforums.org/) explore at your own risk ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 24-08-2014, 20:08:51
thanks, been looking for it quite a while. But is this the real Damaso? I somehow get the impression the account has some Swedish influences.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 24-08-2014, 22:08:17
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-08-2014, 22:08:46
She might taste like cocaine down under  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 24-08-2014, 22:08:11
She might taste like cocaine down under  :P

... You mean she will numb your gums?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 24-08-2014, 22:08:00
Dont date if mexican food gives you the trots.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 24-08-2014, 22:08:41
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-08-2014, 00:08:26
Oh noes, John Hammond died!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 25-08-2014, 00:08:32
darn richard attenborough died ? :(

sad  day, sad day indeed !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-08-2014, 06:08:07
He survived Jurassic Park with those JP Raptors around, I can't imagine him dying. RIP Richard!

Mexican girls I know of (if they have similar qualities with Chileans and Colombians), they are very family-oriented, generally shy around strangers, but very great in their own groupies. I know one Mexican girls with dark brown skin, with very beautiful hazel eyes, and that charming Telenovela voice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 25-08-2014, 07:08:50
Just stay clear of them. If you choose not to, you will regret it dearly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-08-2014, 11:08:10
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 25-08-2014, 15:08:02
Give it a try. You don't have to marry her from the get go (right?). Hard to tell what does the paying for herself (or both of you) means, tho. It can range from being desperate to being rational (yes, a girl) or mix of many different factors.

Bottom line, everyone is different and you can't judge what kind of person she is just based on nationality. If you like her company and you share any interest/hobby, I say, go for it!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-08-2014, 16:08:54
Just stay clear of them. If you choose not to, you will regret it dearly.
Can you also tell my why?

A few cons of dating people from "family-oriented" countries (Mediterranean, Latin American, Asian).

For most Europeans/WASP Americans, "family-oriented" could mean the other extreme: The society is heavily patriarchal. Not all old people of that society are content with their heirs marrying "outside" people. You'll learn that sometimes "white guilt" feeling just doesn't reciprocate. Her parents will have a lot to say about her dates. Not everything can end up as happy ending as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 25-08-2014, 21:08:22
If she doesn't play FH she is not worth the time. That should be obligatory check in the tick box options at dating sites.


 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-08-2014, 21:08:21
Hmm, yeah, i should just ride this one out and see where it goes then. Where should i take her for the third date? Should i ask her where she would like to go? I don't want to take her to my flat, maybe on 5th date.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 25-08-2014, 21:08:13
Well personally I like the good old "cinema - then something to eat" combination. The shared experience of the movie is a nice conversation starter for the dinner.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-08-2014, 21:08:55
Well personally I like the good old "cinema - then something to eat" combination. The shared experience of the movie is a nice conversation starter for the dinner.

Yeah, why not, the 2 pm movie, and then a nice meal. I can do that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 26-08-2014, 00:08:43
If she doesn't play FH she is not worth the time. That should be obligatory check in the tick box options at dating sites.
What's your wife's favourite map? Or are you currently filing divorce papers?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 26-08-2014, 06:08:47




If she doesn't play FH she is not worth the time. That should be obligatory check in the tick box options at dating sites.
What's your wife's favourite map? Or are you currently filing divorce papers?


ah snap!


this may help the situation become clearer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWmFWRVLlU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-08-2014, 13:08:28
All your problems seem to just vanish and become completely insignificant when you see someone as inspirational like Ken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrMivdZ-mbI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Biiviz on 27-08-2014, 13:08:32
Hahahaha, stumbled upon this beautiful piece of art again:


Girl gets hit with Shovel - Aha Take On Me (Original 720p)

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b5f_1399921016
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 27-08-2014, 14:08:03
Hahahaha, amazing. Nice throw btw.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 27-08-2014, 21:08:05
If she doesn't play FH she is not worth the time. That should be obligatory check in the tick box options at dating sites.
What's your wife's favourite map? Or are you currently filing divorce papers?

Pfft ...easy ...RtR's Salerno.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 27-08-2014, 21:08:54
Quick question: did Google Chrome change lay out today or did i press some button combination that fucked stuff up? everything seems zoomed in with me (including bookmarks). I think the font also changed, but that might just look so because of the slightly bigger letters. And sorry if this question seems weird, but i have been studying with my books on my keyboard today, so some random combination might have been typed in.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 27-08-2014, 22:08:05
Quick question: did Google Chrome change lay out today or did i press some button combination that fucked stuff up? everything seems zoomed in with me (including bookmarks). I think the font also changed, but that might just look so because of the slightly bigger letters. And sorry if this question seems weird, but i have been studying with my books on my keyboard today, so some random combination might have been typed in.
Actually yes. The text in the tabs was very small and I felt like even my windows default font size was changed. So I changed the DPI in windows to 150% and then back to 125% (yes, i´m old) and all was fine again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 28-08-2014, 00:08:20
So I'm NOT crazy! Glad I'm not the only one. How do I change it back?  :-[
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 28-08-2014, 12:08:53
So. The most common male name in Oslo (Norway's capital for the geographically retarded) is now Mohammad. Can we all agree to step down the immigration a bit?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 28-08-2014, 12:08:04
So. The most common male name in Oslo (Norway's capital for the geographically retarded) is now Mohammad. Can we all agree to step down the immigration a bit?
Or every Norwegian could change their name to Hjalmar to fix the issue.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 28-08-2014, 14:08:43
So, Ruskies enter Ukraine (officially) a day after peace conference... typical.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 28-08-2014, 17:08:14
Quick question: did Google Chrome change lay out today or did i press some button combination that fucked stuff up? everything seems zoomed in with me (including bookmarks). I think the font also changed, but that might just look so because of the slightly bigger letters. And sorry if this question seems weird, but i have been studying with my books on my keyboard today, so some random combination might have been typed in.
Actually yes. The text in the tabs was very small and I felt like even my windows default font size was changed. So I changed the DPI in windows to 150% and then back to 125% (yes, i´m old) and all was fine again.
When you reverse this, would it look again like it looked before this update?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-08-2014, 01:08:30
So, Ruskies enter Ukraine (officially) a day after peace conference... typical.

I'm very worried. Not only the Russians have red lines. We have them as well. The line has been almost reached. I don't wanna actively vouch for cold and hot wars, just because my despair drives me to vouch for them in a trace of hatred. Some words are easily said and some actions are easily done, but cannot be taken back that easily.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 30-08-2014, 11:08:33
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-08-2014, 12:08:27
Dude if you need a talk, call me


my evening sucked aswel, as i got threats. hurraay!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 30-08-2014, 13:08:01
Dude, what the fuck man.

Sorry to hear that. She sounds crazy! A kidnapping, violent nutcase.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 30-08-2014, 14:08:17
I suspect the kid isn't hers as well?

Really fucked up situation man, I feel for you. I can only wish you luck and that you'll find your daughter unharmed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 30-08-2014, 16:08:34
Sorry to hear that, mate. I hope everything'll be all right with your kid.

On the topic of Russia: I think Putin is a really sad character, a caricature of the Cold War who can't let go of power. And a compulsive liar. I mean, why can't he just leave Ukraine's business to Ukraine?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 30-08-2014, 17:08:44
Drama tread:
Ex gf burgled her way into my house, took lots of my stuff, took my daughter to unknown location, ran into my sister when leaving my flat and beat her a black eye for no reason so police was at my place when i came home yesterday. Yaay.

So yeah happy weekend everyone!

If anyone wants some genuine tears i have them on saleout.

Monday first thing is to go to my lawyer and then to court in the hope they can straighten things out a bit. Till then i am in depression/sobbing mode.

Sigh.

Genuine heavy shit. I'm sure she'll be caught soon, can't escape big brother these days..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-08-2014, 20:08:28
Hope everything gets better, Siben. They are in the hands of the law now, be strong.

On the topic of Russia: I think Putin is a really sad character, a caricature of the Cold War who can't let go of power. And a compulsive liar. I mean, why can't he just leave Ukraine's business to Ukraine?

Maybe, but I can't imagine Russia without him: chaos, power struggle between oligarchs, mafia wars, etc etc etc. When things went bad, they started selling dangerous stuff to dubious parties (like terrorist organisations) indiscriminately. I could settle for an asshole manipulative dictator on that. He is the best out of the worst.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 30-08-2014, 20:08:31
She committed more than one felony there, so police will most likely work very hard to detain her quickly. All the best to you Siben, that situation in which you are is genuinely awful. I hope that your child is well and that you will be finding relief soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 30-08-2014, 21:08:44
Jeez Siben what a story, how old is your daughter?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 30-08-2014, 23:08:20
So, Ruskies enter Ukraine (officially) a day after peace conference... typical.

I'm very worried. Not only the Russians have red lines. We have them as well. The line has been almost reached. I don't wanna actively vouch for cold and hot wars, just because my despair drives me to vouch for them in a trace of hatred. Some words are easily said and some actions are easily done, but cannot be taken back that easily.

“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.”
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 30-08-2014, 23:08:26
I wonder if Putin hasn't miscalculated. I am under the impression that he wanted to annex the eastern Ukraine fast, like Crimea, but now the insurgents can't finish the deal without help. If he backs down, he seems weak internally. On the other hand, he is starting a conventional war against an inferior, but nonetheless not insignificant enemy. What happens, when Russian casualties start to mount? Back in Afghanistan the Soviets could still hide it, but today? The Russian people aren't idiots, they don't want crazy adventures with tons of Russian losses. Putin's internal position is strong, but that is also because he has high approval, which is something he can't really risk losing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 31-08-2014, 05:08:52
Dude, please tell me you're daughter's safe and back with you.

(Also, interesting thoughts TS).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-08-2014, 11:08:50
Yesterday during the Victory Day celebrations, there was an exhibition of Turkish Army's weapons, uniforms, gear and vehicles. I got the chance to study the MPT-76, the new infantry rifle with my own hands, and also lots of weapons, gear and got inside a lot of vehicles.

(http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/members/2/1090/1089506/thumb_620x2000/image.5.jpg)

I took plenty of photos, but my damn phone is being a dick and not uploading them.  >:(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 31-08-2014, 12:08:46
Has the new turkish MBT been seen yet? the Altay?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-08-2014, 12:08:28
Has the new turkish MBT been seen yet? the Altay?

AFAIK its not displayed other than to officials and the protocol, even though it has been successfuly tested and 250 of them have been ordered until the end of 2015.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgxwngVn9k

We should really have a defence industry topic on this forum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 31-08-2014, 15:08:19
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-09-2014, 00:09:45
Has the new turkish MBT been seen yet? the Altay?

AFAIK its not displayed other than to officials and the protocol, even though it has been successfuly tested and 250 of them have been ordered until the end of 2015.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgxwngVn9k

We should really have a defence industry topic on this forum.
I just saw that the Germans have given the Kurds a bunch of weapons and equipment.  What are your thoughts on this, being a Turk?  The Kurds have been somewhat lionized over here in the States the past couple of weeks, but I'd like to hear the other side to the story.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 01-09-2014, 01:09:16
Yeah let's give the scrappy rebels weapons, that never backfires.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-09-2014, 02:09:24
This is what the Kurds get from Germany:


It seems this way we didn't have to scrap the stuff. Basically this is outdated, crappy or scrappy stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 01-09-2014, 09:09:14
Yeah let's give the scrappy rebels weapons, that never backfires.
I´d rather see military equipment in the hands of the Kurds than have IS overrun them and sack the last area where religious minorities aren´t whiped out. Besides, in the past Iraqi Kurds have proven to be more than capable of reliable self-governance and keeping peace, while receiving foreign investment anf military support.
Of course military aid is a short-term solution to an urgent problem and should not replace a sustainable peace-building process. But sometimes it´s necessary to extinguish the fire before you rebuild the house...

Also that Turkish assault rifle looks kinda like the unwanted lovechild of a SCAR and a M16A2...what´s up with that pointless carrying handle?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-09-2014, 10:09:19
The turkish army is smart in choosing the 7.62x51 over the 5.56x45
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-09-2014, 10:09:26
Has the new turkish MBT been seen yet? the Altay?

AFAIK its not displayed other than to officials and the protocol, even though it has been successfuly tested and 250 of them have been ordered until the end of 2015.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgxwngVn9k

We should really have a defence industry topic on this forum.
I just saw that the Germans have given the Kurds a bunch of weapons and equipment.  What are your thoughts on this, being a Turk?  The Kurds have been somewhat lionized over here in the States the past couple of weeks, but I'd like to hear the other side to the story.

Yes, I am also aware of that. Even though German authorities announced that PKK will not be getting any help, I am not convinced. The US was also tellling they were only supplying the KRG, but how did brand new US made Barett's and Hummvee's end up in the hands of the PKK?

The instability in Iraq is once again exploited by the Kurds; not with territorial ways now, but with supplying terrorism with weapons either not knowingly or intentionally and with international profile of these organisations. Killers of innocent people and their helpers have suddenly became "freedom fighters" and "peace voulenteers" in the eyes of many, the moment the conflict spread into Iraqi Kurdistan.

Also that Turkish assault rifle looks kinda like the unwanted lovechild of a SCAR and a M16A2...what´s up with that pointless carrying handle?

The MPT-76's design is based on the HK417, one of the best out there. The carrying handle, the vertical grip/bipod and the handrest is detachable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-09-2014, 10:09:52
Belgian army has purchased the SCAR-L But all the recent conflicts have shown that a second battle rifle for frontline troops in 7.62x51 is very desirable. So we might get the SCAR-H aswel

if their is money
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 01-09-2014, 11:09:00
The carrying handle [...] is detachable.
Kinda defeats its purpose, eh? Maybe an integrated solution like the G36 has would´ve been more useful if a carrying handle would be really necessary. Otherwise the rifle looks fine, though I´m a tad sceptical with going back to 7.62 NATO as standard calibre.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 02-09-2014, 00:09:07
There is also an 5.56 version of the rifle, but will see limited use in the air force ground units and some special forces branches.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 03-09-2014, 14:09:38
Quick question: did Google Chrome change lay out today or did i press some button combination that fucked stuff up? everything seems zoomed in with me (including bookmarks). I think the font also changed, but that might just look so because of the slightly bigger letters. And sorry if this question seems weird, but i have been studying with my books on my keyboard today, so some random combination might have been typed in.
My Chrome is back to normal  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 03-09-2014, 19:09:58
Girl walking across a Nile bridge in Cairo.

http://vimeo.com/104798581 (http://vimeo.com/104798581)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 03-09-2014, 23:09:12
Are we boycotting Eastern Front release because of Russian meddling in Ukraine. This will force Putin's hand for sure. The mere hint of a possible postponement will rattle the windows of the Kremlin  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 03-09-2014, 23:09:21
No I think it would be better to release it as soon as possible so they have better things to do rather than wage actual war.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 04-09-2014, 02:09:01
Hear that Devs? You can alter history by releasing Eastern Front soon!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-09-2014, 04:09:48
Are we boycotting Eastern Front release because of Russian meddling in Ukraine. This will force Putin's hand for sure. The mere hint of a possible postponement will rattle the windows of the Kremlin  :)

You got that anti-Russian vibe as well?

When playing FIFA-14, and meeting Russian clubs in career mode, my mind becomes very aggressive. Then, when my club buys me a Russian-like partner (turns out to be Bulgarian, Aleksandr Tonev), I become very wary of him. Meeting with Russian in online racing, shooter, and any MP games I become very aggressive. Maybe in Eastern front WW2 games, I will pick the Fascist side and enjoy the baseraping a bit.

That's mild racism there, but they (Russians) are always friendly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 04-09-2014, 04:09:05
So Argentina beat Germany 4-2.........


in a friendly














where victories don't matter.


Fuck you Aguero.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-09-2014, 11:09:43
Are we boycotting Eastern Front release because of Russian meddling in Ukraine. This will force Putin's hand for sure. The mere hint of a possible postponement will rattle the windows of the Kremlin  :)

You got that anti-Russian vibe as well?

When playing FIFA-14, and meeting Russian clubs in career mode, my mind becomes very aggressive. Then, when my club buys me a Russian-like partner (turns out to be Bulgarian, Aleksandr Tonev), I become very wary of him. Meeting with Russian in online racing, shooter, and any MP games I become very aggressive. Maybe in Eastern front WW2 games, I will pick the Fascist side and enjoy the baseraping a bit.

That's mild racism there, but they (Russians) are always friendly.
I´m sorry, but most Russians on the internet are annoying.

War Thunder EU Server: "Hey, let´s write on Russian, so the others can´t understand us!"

In fact they are the only ones I see refusing to speak English. On a constant basis.

Best thing is if you can vaguely recognize your nickname in that crazy writing and they are giving you an order. When asking them to speak English so you can understand them, the usual answer is "cyka" or however that is written.

It´s not only in War Thunder, but I´ve experienced this on [NL] and [GER] Css servers. Obviously the server isn´t in Russia, but some guys jsut spam the chat with Cyrillic.

From what I´ve heard they make games like Dota unenjoyable and I did a quick search via Google. When someone on the forum there asked why they refuse to speak the fucking world language, because using your own language in an international game was so impracticable, the answer was: "OMG, nazi, everybody can speak what they want!111!1"

AFAIK the Russian keyboard looks like this and you can switch to Latin letters with ease and they learn English in school...

(https://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2003/12/070-answergirl/keyboard.png)

So I don´t get those guys. From my pov it seems like they have some cold war mindset and don´t want to speak the language of "the enemy of the people".

I honestly think they should split Euro servers between Cyrillic and Latin writing countries. But I think that´s too expensive. So long we sadly are stuck with those guys.

The Russians I met around here were always nice and kind people though, but it seems like you shouldn´t give them a computer with internet connection.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-09-2014, 11:09:20
Same goes for polish people, give them a PC/keyboard, they become mankinds greatest trolls

(http://x2.fjcdn.com/comments/It+is+but+Polandball+is+always+shown+upside+down+because+_c52e4a3c3038e5899174894b91cfa8b0.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-09-2014, 12:09:22
Hmmm, it could be that because the Russians are unfriendly towards their "old enemy." It is right to criticize them for their cold-war mentality.

But you don't know South East Asians, especially Indonesians. They swear just too many times. Try HL:CS... everytime they get killed, they swear. And when you chat in English, they will accuse you for showing off your English skills. One of the few nation-users without good netiquette. Even in Youtube videos, anything related to our country will get spammed with PRIDE and PROUD comments. Kinda make you wonder, how shitty it was down here, when something as stupid as random video makes you filled with nationalism. When you remind them of how little our self-esteem were, we will become aggro and resort to mob mentality. I hate it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 04-09-2014, 12:09:48
Same goes for polish people, give them a PC/keyboard, they become mankinds greatest trolls
Ey, they are not as bad as the Russians, a distant 2nd place at best :D. Though those that are are some super extra kurwa powered trolls. Fucking assholes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 04-09-2014, 14:09:14
This page makes my (http://www.lolesp.com/images/upload/forum/46e185eab4fc5691bee97a04a0dacab0.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hitm4k3r on 04-09-2014, 14:09:41
Hehe, same for me.

Can't believe what nonesense is written here and what saddens me more is that it sounds quite racist. What should russian people or people from other country with cyrillic language of our community think when they read that crap? Cyrillic is not russian. Some people will take it as an insult. Did it ever come to your mind that a big part of the world uses a different language and not English and that English skill is a real problem for "some" people if not a majority of people on this planet?

It is a phenomenon in the western world that we expect other people and cultures to understand/speak English until we beginn to think a bit more about  and realize how small the fraction of people is, who can actually write and speak english as we do it here on the forum. That English is the so called "world language" is a matter being it the most important language for economy and media - nothing else. Ofcourse economy is important, but it doesn't change the fact that only a really small amount of people uses English on a daily basis.

You made bad experiences in WT? What do you expect from a russian biased game from a russian developer with a big russian player base? What does it have to do with post-coldwar-mindset? They just feel at home in the game.

My point is, that there are many more people struggling with the "World Language" than you would expect. Feel lucky if you had the opportunity to learn it in school for many years in a country that has a quite modern educational system or when you have access to the medial and economical world allmost everyday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 04-09-2014, 15:09:30
Hehe, same for me.

Can't believe what nonesense is written here and what saddens me more is that it sounds quite racist. What should russian people or people from other country with cyrillic language of our community think when they read that crap? Cyrillic is not russian. Some people will take it as an insult. Did it ever come to your mind that a big part of the world uses a different language and not English and that English skill is a real problem for "some" people if not a majority of people on this planet?

It is a phenomenon in the western world that we expect other people and cultures to understand/speak English until we beginn to think a bit more about  and realize how small the fraction of people is, who can actually write and speak english as we do it here on the forum. That English is the so called "world language" is a matter being it the most important language for economy and media - nothing else. Ofcourse economy is important, but it doesn't change the fact that only a really small amount of people uses English on a daily basis.

You made bad experiences in WT? What do you expect from a russian biased game from a russian developer with a big russian player base? What does it have to do with post-coldwar-mindset? They just feel at home in the game.

My point is, that there are many more people struggling with the "World Language" than you would expect. Feel lucky if you had the opportunity to learn it in school for many years in a country that has a quite modern educational system or when you have access to the medial and economical world allmost everyday.

Ooh look, this whole forum is written in English, let me start typing things in my own language now, i am sure they all understand me....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-09-2014, 15:09:04
Hehe, same for me.

Can't believe what nonesense is written here and what saddens me more is that it sounds quite racist.
I love that argument. Any critic = Racism. I told you the Russians I know are nice people. I said the way most of the ones on the internet act, is annoying. It might be sad, but it´s my honest opinion. If you can´t handle that opinion and call it racist, I can´t help you.

What should russian people or people from other country with cyrillic language of our community think when they read that crap?
We would probably never know, because the only thing appearing on screen would be crazy letters.

Cyrillic is not russian. Some people will take it as an insult. Did it ever come to your mind that a big part of the world uses a different language and not English and that English skill is a real problem for "some" people if not a majority of people on this planet?
Cool, from now on I´m going to write German on this forum.

You made bad experiences in WT? What do you expect from a russian biased game from a russian developer with a big russian player base? What does it have to do with post-coldwar-mindset? They just feel at home in the game.
A game on international servers. You meet people from other countries (aka EU servers). Strange that I have almost never ever encountered someone not speaking English, but Russians. It´s like they don´t want to have any contact with foreigners. Imagine we had all the Germans on this forum speak German.

My point is, that there are many more people struggling with the "World Language" than you would expect. Feel lucky if you had the opportunity to learn it in school for many years in a country that has a quite modern educational system or when you have access to the medial and economical world allmost everyday.
Russians learn English in school. English is one of the easiest languages to learn, even if your native language is from another background.

Edit: Oh, you know one of the reasons I registered on this forum? To not lose my English skills after graduation. But seeing how unimportant communication with foreigners is, that was a wasted effort. If I had only known before that I could use my language everywhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-09-2014, 15:09:59
Any critic= racism
Indeed, the glorious result of our multicultural left winged Europe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-09-2014, 16:09:14
Well, the whole left wing idea is based on the introvert side of a human mind. When Ted mentioned that minorities in developing world get excluded from society. My experience living in Sydney come straight through me: An old white man trying to greet old Asian man. The Asian man (generally reclusive and wary of strangers), didn't reply back, instead begin talking back in Mandarin, "Is this guy crazy? Speaking with himself?"

At best, it can be regarded as cultural clash. At worst, it is a good gesture not replied with a good feedback. Not inclusive? Yeah right... when in Rome...

Anyway, back to Russians. Well, they are friendly, if you know how to approach them. Basically, I would consider Russian social group as "family-oriented" one, together with the whole Mediterranean and Latin American culture. They are very closely bonded with their groupies and generally very shy among strangers. Every culture that has a bit of mafia culture (Chinese Triads, Japanese Yakuza, Italian Cosa Nostra, Mexican gangs, Russian mobs, etc etc etc) needs different approach to successfully engage with them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 04-09-2014, 17:09:23
I don't have any problems with russian players. They type their chatter, and I don't understand it. Period. That makes two spheres of players, who do not know what the other is doing.
You cannot expect russians to speak english properly, especially with the different set of letters. I don't speak russion either, so what.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-09-2014, 17:09:44
I don't have any problems with russian players. They type their chatter, and I don't understand it. Period. That makes two spheres of players, who do not know what the other is doing.
You cannot expect russians to speak english properly, especially with the different set of letters. I don't speak russion either, so what.
Das ist eine tolle Einstellung, mal sehen wo uns das hinführt. Wenn es euch nichts ausmacht, rede ich nur noch mit den Deutschen Spielern hier. Man will ja unter sich bleiben im Internet. Übrigens haben die Ostdeutschen seit dem Mauerfall die Englische Sprache gelernt.

Edit: Let´s be serious... how am I going to play a team based game with people I can´t communicate with? It´s no fun.

And why would I want to match those two group of people unable to communicate with each other on one server? Sure, to save money... but nonetheless this is annoying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hitm4k3r on 04-09-2014, 17:09:52
Reading some of the comments here makes me wonder whether some of you actually got the point of my post at all or how much you had to do with foreign people outside of your internez life. The problem I see with some of you here is that you generalize things and rely on your typical stereotypes. What you guys wrote over the last page is not "any critic" anymore. Funny that not one Russian person is taking part in the discussion and that you guys fill a whole page how stupid Russian people are.

Let me tell you a little story to explain the problem: I had a russian girl in my grade at school for several years and we were quite good friends. During a lesson people started to talk about how typcial it is for Russian people to behave like assholes in foreign countries during vacation. You can't imagine how rude that was and how pissed she was afterwards. And some of you are doing the exact same thing here, only difference is that you start to tell how typical it is for Russian people to behave like assholes on the internet as if German, English, American, Swedish, Belgian or what ever people were any better.

We have a Russian admin at 762 and from my experience in FlH I just know that some of them struggle with English. But the same goes for all other nationalities aswell. I know many people from different countries (including many German people) who struggle with English, either because they don't like the language, they lack the talent or they use it not very often. But at the end this has nothing to do with where you come from.

I know that Russian people learn english in school. But don't expect the quality of the education to be the same as in your contries. How was it one or two generations ago or even five or ten years ago? There comes alot into play. And don't make the mistake to expect the same passion or talent for learning a foreign language from other people in comparison to you. What is good for you doesn't need to be good for other people. And who says that English is one of the easiest languages to learn? How easy a language is to learn has also something to do with your native language. German is closer to English than Russian. We western europeans will struggle with slavik languages more than we struggle with English.

I don't know, how much you guys understand the problem or whether you will change your mindset a bit and reading your comments I think that some of you don't understand much Russian. But what I know for sure is that I would be pretty pissed as a Russian, if I would read that last page. Good advertisement for this community. I won't stop you, so keep going  ::)

Edit @Butcher: people learned English in the DDR/GDR. When you don't know what you are talking about, then leave it up to people who know better.


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-09-2014, 17:09:20
Edit @Butcher: people learned English in the DDR/GDR. When you don't know what you are talking about, then leave it up to people who know better.
I know enough East Germans. It wasn´t mandatory. It was possible and on a very basic level. Thus quite a lot didn´t learn it at all. My neighbor was East German, now in his late thirties (so probably born around 1975) and didn´t learn a single word English. He sometimes asked me to translate stuff for him. So play the morality-police somewhere else.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hitm4k3r on 04-09-2014, 17:09:37
Funny that you tell a person from eastern Germany with parents and grandparents who learned english in school that you know enough eastern german people to know it better. Just sounds condescending, especialy the last thing you wrote, that people started to learn Enlgish after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 04-09-2014, 18:09:18
Funny that you tell a person from eastern Germany with parents and grandparents who learned english in school that you know enough eastern german people to know it better. Just sounds condescending, especialy the last thing you wrote, that people started to learn Enlgish after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Well English is mandatory nowadays in Eastern Germany. Thus the kids were taught English after the wall came down... I don´t see the problem.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hitm4k3r on 04-09-2014, 18:09:08
That's the thing that I tried to explain to you and that you still don't understand also regarding the subject of Russian people. Be careful with generalizing things as you might meet people who are closer to the subject and might take it offensive. What you wrote about the subject of eastern German people learning English sounded pretty rude to me for example and doesn't match with my experience. Not necesarily because I am eastern German, but because I am closer to the subject than you with the background of my family. You make it sound like if Eastern german people lived in a cave what they clearly didn't. My grandfather for example speaks much better English than some of my fellow 762 admins, because he needed it for his job while trading with other countries.

As I said, how good you are at something or what floats your boat has zero to do with your nationality. Circumstances can be totaly different from person to person. I know Russian people who speak English really well and who are very nice people. Good and bad people exist everywhere, no matter where you go.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-09-2014, 20:09:58
LOL, your Chancellor speaks Russian very well Butcher. There is no need to force communicating with them. Sometimes they are mocked because they use Russian grammar when using English, so they might be afraid. Moreover, they (Russians) really love foreign people who tries to learn their language. I tried to yell commands in Russian as much as possible when playing with them. BF:BC2 commands really taught players a lot of Russian expressions that you can imitate (including swearing).

I think you are just being carried away with that cold war vibes and mild racism. We all sometimes do.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 04-09-2014, 22:09:16
Pvt. Allen is a Polish guy, he was very very friendly. Don't see him on the forums no more though..pity. Ok let's end the Russian discussion, since there will be peace soon as promised by Putin today.

So how about we remove some Middle Eastern map from the map rotation to boycott IS, coz they iz taking over Middle Eastern Arabia. This thread is called revolting Uniting and dammit I feel we should boycott something. Or if that fails at least ban Moose!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 05-09-2014, 00:09:46
You want something different?

(http://oi57.tinypic.com/330tgyb.jpg)
Burn ISIS flag challenge.
You got 24 hours. Go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvQJqhcRtts



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm not sure where to put this. But I consider it worth posting (and watching):

German tv crew accompanying volunteer batallion "Mirotworetz" and breaking through encirclement out of Ilowaisk (English subtitles) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcqTQ6m6xmg&hl=en&cc_lang_pref=en&cc_load_policy=1)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-09-2014, 08:09:24
IS flag contains pledge of faith for most Muslims.

Actually, it quite stirred a controversy here, since a symbol as harmless as that Syahadat words has become the symbol of violent, inhuman, terrorist state like IS.

I urge you to be careful of strong reactions, even from moderate Muslims of such actions. Many of my Muslim friends are also offended by IS using that word in their flag.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 05-09-2014, 10:09:55
Huh, I cannot do the challenge, I better donate $100 to IS!

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1EuBgKEom6hFvExcEUj_A1Xfi2jdR-Y8taTzMMwJy392s957HP1uvdy8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Lightning on 05-09-2014, 15:09:05
I'm not sure where to put this. But I consider it worth posting (and watching):

German tv crew accompanying volunteer batallion "Mirotworetz" and breaking through encirclement out of Ilowaisk (English subtitles) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcqTQ6m6xmg&hl=en&cc_lang_pref=en&cc_load_policy=1)
Thanks for posting. Fascinating report.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-09-2014, 21:09:14
Girl walking across a Nile bridge in Cairo.

http://vimeo.com/104798581 (http://vimeo.com/104798581)
I don't really get the video...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 05-09-2014, 22:09:51
in all honestly, if I'd see a girl walking towards me, and she holds a camera in front of her, pointed at me, i'd also look what the hell she's doing
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 05-09-2014, 23:09:09
IIRC it's a hidden camera
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 05-09-2014, 23:09:35
Yes, very small camera. Can tell by the very light fish eye effect.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 06-09-2014, 01:09:33
did she have a kebab hanging on her necklace?    :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-09-2014, 14:09:05
REMOVE KEBAB

i have always been very carefull with these types of people. Because who knows how she looked like when she walked over that bridge
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 07-09-2014, 15:09:56
Vacation time is over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmTlDf5XVo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmTlDf5XVo)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 08-09-2014, 19:09:30
I passed my driving test.

I'm happy.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 09-09-2014, 00:09:05
As if Belgian roads couldn't be more dangerous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-09-2014, 16:09:36
Did anyone else start getting pop-ups and ads everywhere? Even on this forum... WTF?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-09-2014, 16:09:19
Caught shopndrop malware?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-09-2014, 16:09:42
Probably something like that one. I'll try to remove it ASAP.
Meanwhile; the new MPT-76 is now being distributed. It looks friggin badass, but did anyone else it's massive recoil? I mean that guy got his foot lifted from the recoil at the end of the video... But he should lean a bit more forward if he wants to keep his balance better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavtZFDk8n8&index=1&list=FL8jchxiANaGIxWLjf0BGjUw

EDIT: Yep, Im now virus free!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 10-09-2014, 17:09:27
Meh, it's no G3, but any 7.62x51 rifle is ok in my book :D
but did anyone else it's massive recoil? I mean that guy got his foot lifted from the recoil at the end of the video... But he should lean a bit more forward if he wants to keep his balance better.
Well, it is a powerful cartridge, and he didn't support it very well too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-09-2014, 17:09:18
Meh, it's no G3, but any 7.62x51 rifle is ok in my book :D

Damn right, G3 works well in almost all situations, even though I wouldnt classify it as an "assault rifle" which is a standard in world armies, and rather a "battle rifle"

I like the MPT-76 tho. I'd love to serve with it when my time comes. Our inf has evolved a lot since 1990's but they couldnt change those god damn boots! Hopefully this will be soon in the army:

(http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/members/2/1090/1089506/thumb_620x2000/24380472.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-09-2014, 17:09:41
Fully automatic fire is heavily overrated. With the power of the 7.62mm, Nothing stand in turkeys way of conquoring Syria, Iraq and greece
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-09-2014, 13:09:58
>Implying Greece doesnt have 7.62 power of the G3/FN-MAG/FN-FAL-PARA
>Implying turks will get over that asshole Erdogan and actually launch a successful attack.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 11-09-2014, 16:09:45
>Implying Greece doesnt have 7.62 power of the G3/FN-MAG/FN-FAL-PARA
>Implying turks will get over that asshole Erdogan and actually launch a successful attack.

Dude, you should like Erdogan. Reasons being:

a) He imprisoned almost all generals and left the navy without proper command, transforming Turkish army into the "kitten" of the Mediterranean
b) He is on the brink of eradicating nationalism in Turkey with his neo-Ottoman policies
c) He and his party (more like henchmen) destroyed the international profile of Turkey, making us joked about and hated.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 11-09-2014, 17:09:50
>Implying Greece doesnt have 7.62 power of the G3/FN-MAG/FN-FAL-PARA
>Implying turks will get over that asshole Erdogan and actually launch a successful attack.

I love how your logic is that as soon as Erdogan is gone Turkey will invade Greece. I think with Erdogan seated there the chances are higher than they will ever be.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-09-2014, 19:09:35
>Implying Greece doesnt have 7.62 power of the G3/FN-MAG/FN-FAL-PARA
>Implying turks will get over that asshole Erdogan and actually launch a successful attack.

Dude, you should like Erdogan. Reasons being:

a) He imprisoned almost all generals and left the navy without proper command, transforming Turkish army into the "kitten" of the Mediterranean
b) He is on the brink of eradicating nationalism in Turkey with his neo-Ottoman policies
c) He and his party (more like henchmen) destroyed the international profile of Turkey, making us joked about and hated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSy5mEcmgwU

The perfect fitting video for this comment
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-09-2014, 02:09:43
okay guys

This is something that bugging me for years. I really, really REALLY love the smell of tobacco(tobacco itself, not smoked tobacco /burned)

i have several packages of rolling tobacco. When i feel stressed, angry, sad, i smell 2 things

1. Fresh unbrewed coffee
2. Tobacco itself

this stuff calms me down, and i love coffee, but i just cant smoke. Any aftertaste makes me meh, the smoke itself is unpleasant and the breath is not tasty at all

But unsmoked tobacco? hell i love smelling that stuff!


why?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 12-09-2014, 02:09:39
probably related to this

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/9528936/Why-does-coffee-never-taste-as-good-as-it-smells.html
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-09-2014, 13:09:42
okay guys

This is something that bugging me for years. I really, really REALLY love the smell of tobacco(tobacco itself, not smoked tobacco /burned)

i have several packages of rolling tobacco. When i feel stressed, angry, sad, i smell 2 things

1. Fresh unbrewed coffee
2. Tobacco itself

this stuff calms me down, and i love coffee, but i just cant smoke. Any aftertaste makes me meh, the smoke itself is unpleasant and the breath is not tasty at all

But unsmoked tobacco? hell i love smelling that stuff!


why?

Lol... what? Any chance you have some bags of coke and weed laying around just for the scent?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-09-2014, 13:09:29
Never smelled cocaine, I dont really care for the smell of weed tough
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-09-2014, 14:09:10
Just smoke or drink the damn things lol, its fun being an addict   :D!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: TASSER on 13-09-2014, 22:09:13
Never smelled cocaine

Heh.

"I'm not an addict, I just like the way coke smells."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-09-2014, 00:09:55
Staying with the topic, Rob Ford (Mayor of Toronto) should really have defended himself by simply paraphrasing Bill Clinton:
"I didn't smoke but I did inhale."
ba-dum-tsssh
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 14-09-2014, 22:09:21
The cigarettes are flavoured with chocolate or vanilla. They add that in the factory. That why a fresh open pack of malboro's smell nice, but will loose the smell after a while. The best coffee smell for me is when I drink the coffee cup empty, leave it for an hour and then the smell of the residue is just yamm!!
I work for a Coffee company nowadays so might be biased :-)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-09-2014, 19:09:45
You like the smell of old coffee cups? I don't think there's many other smells I dislike more on this planet. Old coffee in a cup, brrrr. Might be because I dishwashed a couple of years at a large coffee and tea outlet where old coffee cups piled up everyday and it was the only thing you would smell. To each his own.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 15-09-2014, 19:09:09
Fresh coffee and tobacco indeed smell nice. I also have a thing for the smell when people are grinding or welding.

One of the worst smells that i get confronted with is burned composite break disks (sometime a break jams, then the train drives until somebody stops it by witch it is smoking and glowing and sometimes burning turning it into a very stinky powder) of trains and burned Bakelite/old insulators. Both Terrible smell that travel very far and stays in your skin even after washing it a few times.

And then there is also ammonia....

Chocolate and vanilla flavoured cigarettes are banned now or verry soon, aren't they?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-09-2014, 06:09:21
Brake, not break. The worst smell for me is rotting garbage. People here litter everywhere and sometimes they piss on it. So yeah, very funky it is. The second worst is burning human flesh (corpse), probably the only smell that makes me puke on spot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 16-09-2014, 22:09:01
Can't say that I met the second smell you describe but I presume the day I do feel it won't be a good day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-09-2014, 22:09:34
Just realized how lucky I (and most of us, I would guess) are in not having had to come across the smell of burning flesh often enough to recognize it.

---

Though the smell of certain pesticides also induce vomiting in me. Especially after an episode when I drank from a juice carton whose contents was contaminated with pesticide. Upon calling the poison hotline and the juice manufacturer they both basically said that "lel, that happens every now and then and can't be avoided really, except by recognizing the smell, but don't worry, the concentration is usually far too low to not cause any damage besides nausea, but please contact your doctor if symptoms persist or your condition worsens".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-09-2014, 23:09:02
And i'm back being single   

hurray!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-09-2014, 00:09:42
I've smelled a bathroom that still had the goo and grease on the floor of a corpse what had been there for quite a while. It had a weird sweet-ish kind of smell, didnt make me gag but I didnt feel like eating anything for a while.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-09-2014, 00:09:57
Zhat is vhat you get for working for mister thompson
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 17-09-2014, 01:09:42
I think he was referring to corpse of a man who jumped of a window out of desperation and feel of guilt. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-09-2014, 07:09:24
It smells like burning flesh, combined with decomposing odor, very very unpleasant. Once you saw the actual human remains, you'll puke. A guy was electrocuted to death and part of his body is charred, and you can still see the smoke coming from the chars.

It is more unpleasant than drowning corpse odor. There were 4 guys drowned inside a parking area at basement level during the last city-wide flooding. They were left there until the food subsided 5 days later. 3 weeks after the event, the smell still remains. When you exit your car, you'll immediately smell shit, fishy odor, and all that disgusting stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 17-09-2014, 08:09:39
I once drove by a donkey corpse, and It smelled like vinegar and garbage, two of the smells I hate.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 18-09-2014, 10:09:43
I went to the irish pub yesterday and there were 4 american tourists . They blatantly said that everything "Murican was better. SO i said: Well heinz is good, but zeisner has better ketchup.

After a 45 minute debate, we went to a fritkot, they ordered fries with meat (better then there shit) And they all admitted Zeisner DOES Taste better!

http://9gag.com/gag/a7KrXyL

I for one welcome our neuben deutsche ketchup overlords
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 18-09-2014, 11:09:36
Hmm havent tried that one. I should tell my cousin to bring some from Germany.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 18-09-2014, 16:09:31
Haha, we have Zeisner at the restaurant I work at too. Don't need ketchup often but I'll be damned if we don't have the most delicious one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 18-09-2014, 18:09:22
No contest

http://sklep-sudbury.co.uk/img/p/529-526-thickbox.jpg
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 21-09-2014, 11:09:03
So... apparently criticizing unethical and dishonest practices in games journalism and disliking the advancing of hidden agendas under the guise of "neutral" reporting means that one is automatically a racist/misogynist/whatever other slander is deemed suitable. And of course, even discussing this must be censored because it's doubleplusungood crimethink. Orwell truly was an optimist. ‪#‎GamerGate‬
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 21-09-2014, 16:09:51
^Welcome to the New Age.

Anyway, back from a one-week-camping-trip with the GF, who would´ve thought that the Netherlands are a beautiful place filled with friendly people who even speak flawless German? I´ll definately return, one day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-09-2014, 17:09:36
Yeah, the game itself sucks. But the threats that she received is off the mark. Threatening to rape/kill/violently injuring someone is pretty stone-aged for me.

Yes, she sucked hard at making games, but expressing your frustration should not be followed by words like "rape" and typical "whore/slut" stuff. I mean, it is a pretty strong insult in here, even for a man, if you have mother or sister.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 21-09-2014, 18:09:28
Personal attacks, hacking, harassing, etc. are of course unacceptable and work against the entire purpose of criticism. Though, the inappropriate behaviour started as a "revenge" only AFTER Quinn had started her campaign to remove all her criticism from forums and social media.

But things like "GameProJourno" chain letter where recipients are practically coerced to write of the case purely as an example of basement dwelling neckbeards attacking a female developer because misogyny, and never to even mention the background, cannot really be justified by any imaginable excuse. Nor is it any way "professional" that the media starts ranting how "gamers" don't even exist and even if they did, they would have no right to criticize games or developers because they are not "professionals". And instead of just censoring the slandering comments, even RATIONAL discusssion about the case - or using the case as an example of issues in games journalism - is now verboten in many places.

Two wrongs don't make one right, not by anyone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 21-09-2014, 22:09:14
If I'm not mistaken it's all about the girl developer who gave her body for good reviews, right? The uproar is understandable, threats are unacceptable and defensive stance from some media groups is inappropriate. Hopefully they'll learn the hard way when people stop viewing their content and revenue drops.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 21-09-2014, 22:09:12
If I get that right, it is all about a game whose female developer has been falsely accused of sleeping around with game reviewers to achieve a better rating in the press, which lead to a widespread discussion about the links between game developers and the press reviewing these titles.

After all it seems to be the same discussion led for 20 years that reviewers cannot independently review titles as they require the goodwill of companies in obtaining exclusive previews and insights into titles being developed.

Everything else was beyond my comprehension.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-09-2014, 00:09:06
If only more women would be in executive functions id definitely sleep around too for... whatever.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-09-2014, 03:09:13
This video more or less explains it, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCExXie1XB4 (or at least that covers what i know about it, minus some more juicy Quinn stories)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-09-2014, 05:09:30
Well, my source has been this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamerGate . And a few Youtube videos.

So, her ex-boyfriend leaked the story of her relationship with a game website's writer. But the website's owner claimed that the writer never write an article about the game.

What have been the controversy so far is criticism towards a very bland, heavily scenarioed game is viewed as misogynistic. A typical well-off insecure SJW, Quinn created a game about dealing with depression, but a lot of people pointed out that the case presented in the game is too shallow and come from a privileged point of view. These criticisms are also jumped upon by a lot of "forever alone (and virgin)" machismo arm-chair tough guy gamers, clouding what would have been a valid point about gaming journalism bias into gender/privileged group battle.

My point is: the game is rather a small, unimportant game, and it is effing free! Why all the fuss? They just gave her free publicity.

And I simply don't side with her critics because of the death/rape threats. She may be stupid and stubborn, but in a freedom-of-speech society, stupidity does not warrant silencing, and especially by violent means.

If only more women would be in executive functions id definitely sleep around too for... whatever.

75% (3 out of 4) of my bosses are females. Doesn't fit any stereotype about female bosses. One is a mother, and she does take care both of her business relatively very well.

Favourable views on working/professional women are also exacerbated by sexism if you think deeply. Women marketing = to please male customer. Women executive = to please male bosses/stakeholders/or just executive meeting participants. As a consequence, beta males (all of you, non-rich males) are seconded.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 22-09-2014, 18:09:10
And I simply don't side with her critics because of the death/rape threats. She may be stupid and stubborn, but in a freedom-of-speech society, stupidity does not warrant silencing, and especially by violent means.

Not all of her critics are creepy lunatics, they just get the spotlight because it's easier and more fun to write about. This to me doesn't mean you can't be against the game anymore though.

For example: If someone would go on national television, and  give a speech about how good nazi war crimes were. Then someone in the live audience stands up and yells "they should torture you to death!". Does that mean everyone who critizes that war crime glorification speech can't be sided with? I think that if someone would just point out all the perverted thoughts, and say in a civilised way why they are so wrong, I could side with them. I know this is an over-the-top example, but i just did it to make the point more clear. There are always idiots who say totally unacceptable stuff without thinking, especially on the internet, but that doesn't mean you can no longer side with a negative opinion on a certain topic, the moment some lunatic puts a post up saying his negative opinion on the topic in an unacceptable way. Of course you're not siding with the lunatic his message, but you can be on the same side in terms of in favor / not in favor in my opinion.

PS: the example is not meant to insinuate the game itself is as bad as war crimes or anything, i just took a topic just about anyone can agree on that they are bad, so the explanation after it is valid for just about everyone. If I would give a controversial example like "are the democrats the best party in the US?", then i'd have about 50% that doesn't agree and the example would be less explaining
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-09-2014, 20:09:40
I don't see any significant reviews from the game websites that supports her game. She only gets her shitty game online on Steam through Greenlighting. What's the deal? The bigger issue here is the gaming press, not one shitty game. If people tried to manifest the whole hatred on just one product of such system, they are on their way to failure. They will shield behind the victim card, now the whole #gamergate cause is gone. Because somebody has gone sociopath by threatening families and friends. Instead, point at the establishment, the gaming journalists, not the product like Zoe Quinn.

From what I see so far is that, people are angry at her anti-4chan behaviour and her promotion of her own brand of feminism. She denied The Fine Young Capitalist the support because of typical "my cause is hollier-than-thou" differences, which is typical of SJWs. Then using each own gangs, they attacked each other. Honestly, it is just a first world focking problem with their overly-privileged young adults of first world countries acting and finding cause to be on under-privileged's side to get public sympathy.

They don't even have Asian parents, albeit the one who never understands depression, or stress, and keep blaming you for your own misery. The only thing they say when you are sick, "see, I told you to drink more water!" "Next time, always wear a jacket!" Never a word of consolation, always try to be smartass. There are no western medicine or scientifically developed nutrition supplements good enough for weird ass Chinese medicine stuff. Nobody talk about this stuff? Yea right? Why complain? Aren't you ungrateful compared to orphans? There is always a comparison in my society (which is BTW, is considered minority in SJW's book).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 22-09-2014, 22:09:13
Meanwhile in Helsinki: http://yle.fi/uutiset/better_walk_or_bike_tuesday__strike_spreads_to_replacement_buses/7486082

Basically 1/3 of the city, which is serviced by metro + connecting bus lines, will have to find another way to move around for a day. Living in Eastern Helsinki, I think my only option is to bike to the "East Center" (thankfully only 2km away) and try to fit in the one bus line that goes towards the city...

Good thing I'm only the project manager in a development project that has the first big meeting tomorrow at 8am sharp ::)

Quote
HSL estimates that the stoppage in transport services will affect some 200,000 people. Traffic in Helsinki’s city centre is expected to be backed up badly and the few buses that will be running are likely to be full.

Commuters are being urged to consider walking or biking to work instead.
This in a city of ~600,000 people.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-09-2014, 00:09:59
Working from home tomorrow due to the strike.

Of course, that means I'm likely to be arrested for piracy, because according to recent news (http://torrentfreak.com/bbc-isps-should-assume-heavy-vpn-users-are-pirates-140908/), media industry now wants that everyone who is detected to be having heavy VPN traffic should be assumed to be a pirate. First they came etc.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 23-09-2014, 00:09:33
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FINLAND DESERVES MORE! money
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-09-2014, 17:09:15
KAMERADEN ich habben understutzung nodig!


http://www.worldofsweets.de/Swiss-Army/Swiss-Army-Milch-Schokolade.html

I finnaly found these AWESOME swiss army chocolates. But how do i order them? the site is in german and i cant find the "buy this" button or whatever!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 24-09-2014, 17:09:10
you can't order it, it is out of stock. You can subscribe to get info when its back available
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-09-2014, 13:09:05
Actual footage from life in Rakka (Syria):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iecM8MxPTQw
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 02-10-2014, 11:10:26
I need to get things off my chest.

I am writing this  after a night of staying up, desperately churning out a task that I had to do for my studies (Bachelor degree in History) A horrible task of defining the differences between the family structure of European and Asian cultures vs sub-Saharan African. Sounds more like social anthropology to me, but that's not the point.

The point is that I am a slothful, undisciplined fucktard who is currently wasting his intelligence and life in favour of cheap satisfaction in the form of the computer. I have come to realize I am an computer/gaming addict of the worst kind. I am in my second year of studies and I have in that almost year-and-a-half been on maybe fifteen lectures tops. I stay up on the fucking POS computer until the first light of day hits, then wake up in the afternoon where the cycle repeats.  I need to change. Last semester I did not do anything. I didn't even show up for the exams. The pain of lying to my parents saying that the studies are going great is fucking awful, and I feel like a fucking loser. I need to change. My greatest fear is to become like my cousin who was really cool. But, even though he is exceptionally bright, he did not handle the studies and became a house occupant instead.  Now he is a NEET living in an apartment his parents gave to him and goes to a psychologist.

I was a lot of depressed in my early teenage years, because of a crush I had on a wonderful (or so I thought) girl. She was a bitch in reality and mostly used me for favors. Anyways, I lost the depression some years later when I finally came over her, but lately I have felt it coming back. I cracked down tonight in some sort of mental breakdown. I am so fucking sick and tired of this useless addiction which is holding me back from unleash my true potential. I need to stop spending 12 hours a day, often more in front of a screen.

I'm gonna change. Starting today. (At least after getting some sleep)

My battleplan:
-Start working out again. This gives me happiness and relieves stress.
-Nofap. Well, I have held out reasonably long before, and it works for me. I get much more energy and willpower out of it.
-Start going to the lectures and read the curriculum and generally start STUDYING.
-Last but not least: Stop sitting in front of the computer screen. This will be hard, but I think I have grown the willpower to actually do it after realizing and accepting I got a serious problem that I need to stop. The exception is the wonderful forgotten honor campaigns that I've signed up to. A couple of hours of training on Thursdays and battles on Friday and Saturday should be an acceptable limit of computer time in a week.


I'm going to do this. I'm not going to fail. I can't fail. I WILL change this.

To quote the the guys from Damageplan:

It's time to rip the chain from your neck
Let go the past as you purge
Free now from everything weighing you down
Open the floodgates and surge with
New found power


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4LiU1S-iIw

A bit cheesy I admit, but it gives me confidence.

Fuck, I've been stupid.

Sorry if I went full Damaso, but I just needed to vent my frustration.This is my story I haven't told any of my friends.

Wish me luck.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 02-10-2014, 12:10:00
Is k little nigga i believe in you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 02-10-2014, 13:10:34
I need to get things off my chest.

......

Good on you! Stay strong, the force of the computer is strong... I (almost, sometimes I still just waste time) got rid of mine around 2 years ago, after I started at Uni and started going out. Exercise is also a very good idea :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 02-10-2014, 15:10:59
Two things come to my mind:

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-10-2014, 16:10:39
If you desire some philosophical motivation, consider picking up Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.  It's Stoic philosophy, very good for steeling your spine and combating stress and anxiety.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 02-10-2014, 17:10:54
Good for you! The wonders of the computer can be compelling and can easily turn into an addiction. Atleast you aren´t in denial and try to work on your problems. There have been some really good tips here already, like getting a job that gets you out of the house, but my tip would be to also get a hobby where you have to socialize with other people. For example try to join a sports team, play chess or something else. Whatever gets you out of the house and gets you to socialize.
When I moved in my own flat in a new town three years ago it was a really nice change. I went out alot more, met new people and made experiences no computer game or cute cat video could ever give me.
I guess it´s really important to see that there are other cool things to see and do besides the virtual world.

Another major point is to get a regular time schedule. Regular events, like lessons, job hours, club meetings etc. keep you from wasting time infront of the screen. I´m sure many of us experience this especially during holidays, when there are no urgent appointments ahead. You feel like you have tons of time each day and "drift" away. That´s all cool for a week or two, but it´s pretty dangerous if it becomes your lifestyle.Also, be honest to your parents. They love you and will hopefully help you.

TL;DR: Find activities that help you form a regular schedule and socialize alot. Mini-jobs, regular attendance of classes, team hobbies like sports or a book/movie club can help you with that and show you that there´s more in life than your computer.
Check out what kind of activities your uni offers, there should be plenty to do. Take up the offer and don´t waste your young life in your cave infront of a screen.

All the best to you!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 02-10-2014, 22:10:53
Good for you! at this moment you only risk having too many goals. A lot of time when someone wants to change something drastically in his life (a turn around point) he wants to change about everything at once. Keep in mind change (and succes) often comes in small steps. Make sure your goals are realistic and doable (i.e. short term goals - long term goals).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 03-10-2014, 19:10:37
Today i was watching a porno, and all that was going through my mind was how odd it was that they had exactly the same coffee table as me. I mean, what are the odds?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 03-10-2014, 20:10:48
What a time to be alive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 04-10-2014, 00:10:34
Did you buy the coffee table second hand, Siben? It might be a movie prop!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 04-10-2014, 00:10:50
Did you buy the coffee table second hand, Siben? It might be a movie prop!

Disinfect it!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 05-10-2014, 23:10:33
Beem a while since last good party. Now listening to this track and im almost going through the roof. Flashing images of party people and happy times. Sigh, another 5 days and BOOOOOOOOOM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B3jIAteuZs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B3jIAteuZs)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 06-10-2014, 11:10:41
Hot breakfast, fresh coffee and a brand new episode of Boardwalk empire

Brilliant morning!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 06-10-2014, 11:10:28
Today i was watching a porno, and all that was going through my mind was how odd it was that they had exactly the same coffee table as me. I mean, what are the odds?
What a time to be alive.
checking these boards more and more rarely. Glad to see that I can still get a smile and a giggle from you guys. This is amazing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 06-10-2014, 23:10:00
checking these boards more and more rarely. Glad to see that I can still get a smile and a giggle from you guys. This is amazing.
I blame the lack of Damaso for that. We need to choose someone from our ranks to take on his legacy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-10-2014, 01:10:23
How about Fuchs.  He's a dingdong.

On that subject today I bought myself a new brolly because it was pouring down rain.  I opened it inside to test it out.  An hour later, it had broken.  Then I learned that I had written 6-page paper for tomorrow (and a very good one at that, imo) on an entirely wrong topic.  So now I am a superstitious man.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 08-10-2014, 09:10:17
Allo Allo people and Theta  ;D



Figure it is time I get back on here, been awhile since I've had the pleasure of running around in FH. Certainly miss driving party cars and wild dance parties in the bushes of Bocage. Of course, how could I not mention the Storch?


Brief update on life; I've transferred to a huge state university. Ironically enough, Muddy graduated from the same university the semester before I transferred in. Getting good hole in the wall restaurant locations from him is like pulling teeth  ;D


Still studying electrical engineering which is nice, just about done knocking out all of my gen ed. before I dive into the program.


Living in an apartment now, it is interesting being an hour or so from home. Kind of nice having freedom but my roommate is a slob.

Drive a jeep now, not a beautiful M38 or a willys but a 2004 TJ/Wrangler. Great vehicle none-the-less, save for the gas mileage! For airsoft I've got a nice rig where I have an M60 mounted up top. It has been very popular at events and I've a trillion photos being uploaded once the photographer is done weeding out the bad ones.


    Speaking of airsoft; I'll be opening up a field with an old friend of mine so that will be exciting! I look forward to never having to look into city ordinance codes again. Some counties have very weird building codes depending on how the land is zoned  ::)


    Probably the biggest update is getting engaged, which has been great.

I've started learning asian cuisine a bit as well.
http://i.imgur.com/iPQeytZ.jpg
They are ugly but quite delicious. Some pork rib meat and onions made for a good snack.





Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-10-2014, 11:10:25
Hi you Old bean! Congrats!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 08-10-2014, 19:10:46
How about Fuchs.  He's a dingdong.

On that subject today I bought myself a new brolly because it was pouring down rain.  I opened it inside to test it out.  An hour later, it had broken.  Then I learned that I had written 6-page paper for tomorrow (and a very good one at that, imo) on an entirely wrong topic.  So now I am a superstitious man.

Fine. I'll start typing a horrible fictional version of English while contemplating how I should rule the world after I hook up with this chick that totally hates me, she's a slut btw but I can still get her while I'm on my motorcycle. And Hitler wasn't too bad, after all he gave me inspiration to be a dictator. Then again, only the top 1% of Portugal the Netherlands can match my intelligence smarts wise.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-10-2014, 20:10:40
How about Fuchs.  He's a dingdong.

On that subject today I bought myself a new brolly because it was pouring down rain.  I opened it inside to test it out.  An hour later, it had broken.  Then I learned that I had written 6-page paper for tomorrow (and a very good one at that, imo) on an entirely wrong topic.  So now I am a superstitious man.

Fine. I'll start typing a horrible fictional version of English while contemplating how I should rule the world after I hook up with this chick that totally hates me, she's a slut btw but I can still get her while I'm on my motorcycle. And Hitler wasn't too bad, after all he gave me inspiration to be a dictator. Then again, only the top 1% of Portugal the Netherlands can match my intelligence smarts wise.


Nobody can top the story of him losing his virginity and eating out a prostitute... If you honestly have a story cooler than that then please write it down and publish it cause you're a rich man.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 08-10-2014, 23:10:20
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/Marksmanship_Competition_Badges_on_Marine_Uniform.png)

One question for the americans and anyone familiar with US decorations. The bottom right ribbon, blue/white one, what is it called? Can't find it on the list of decorations...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 09-10-2014, 03:10:54
How about Fuchs.  He's a dingdong.

On that subject today I bought myself a new brolly because it was pouring down rain.  I opened it inside to test it out.  An hour later, it had broken.  Then I learned that I had written 6-page paper for tomorrow (and a very good one at that, imo) on an entirely wrong topic.  So now I am a superstitious man.

Fine. I'll start typing a horrible fictional version of English while contemplating how I should rule the world after I hook up with this chick that totally hates me, she's a slut btw but I can still get her while I'm on my motorcycle. And Hitler wasn't too bad, after all he gave me inspiration to be a dictator. Then again, only the top 1% of Portugal the Netherlands can match my intelligence smarts wise.


Nobody can top the story of him losing his virginity and eating out a prostitute... If you honestly have a story cooler than that then please write it down and publish it cause you're a rich man.
My god. Please someone unban him...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-10-2014, 04:10:02
I agree. We need weirdos to keep the spark of Off-topic alive.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-10-2014, 15:10:09
I've started learning asian cuisine a bit as well.
  • First off are Taiyaki. A Japanese dish, you take some pancake mix and adzuki beans and toss em together after turning the beans into a paste. Very tasty and good for any time of the day.
    http://i.imgur.com/rtcKXL7.jpg
  • Second are Char Siu Bau, just pork buns. Spent all day making these since the steps take awhile. Have to wait for dough to rise and ribs to cook, etc.
http://i.imgur.com/iPQeytZ.jpg
They are ugly but quite delicious. Some pork rib meat and onions made for a good snack.

Did you get the filling right?

If it is right, you can test it by poking the Taiyaki with a chopstick, and squeeze the bean paste out of it. The best impression is if you poke it right at its arse.

Then for char siu pao, not my taste. Do you go for BBQ sauce or typical Chinese sweet red sauce? I prefer western BBQ, although none of dim sum joints offer that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 09-10-2014, 21:10:52
I agree. We need weirdos to keep the spark of Off-topic alive.
Why, when we have the neverending "commander" discussion to please us on a daily basis?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 09-10-2014, 23:10:19
I've started learning asian cuisine a bit as well.
  • First off are Taiyaki. A Japanese dish, you take some pancake mix and adzuki beans and toss em together after turning the beans into a paste. Very tasty and good for any time of the day.
    http://i.imgur.com/rtcKXL7.jpg
  • Second are Char Siu Bau, just pork buns. Spent all day making these since the steps take awhile. Have to wait for dough to rise and ribs to cook, etc.
http://i.imgur.com/iPQeytZ.jpg
They are ugly but quite delicious. Some pork rib meat and onions made for a good snack.

Did you get the filling right?

If it is right, you can test it by poking the Taiyaki with a chopstick, and squeeze the bean paste out of it. The best impression is if you poke it right at its arse.

Then for char siu pao, not my taste. Do you go for BBQ sauce or typical Chinese sweet red sauce? I prefer western BBQ, although none of dim sum joints offer that.


The Taiyaki were perfect. I'll have to give a try towards poking them in the ass to test the bean paste  ;D

For the pork buns I just used hoisin sauce
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-10-2014, 02:10:08
For the pork buns I just used hoisin sauce

That is perfect! :D

I wonder why no one does that with Chinese pork buns. Asians... a bit too traditional.  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 10-10-2014, 20:10:38
Yes they were very good. Unfortunately the new area I live in does not have a huge "international" aisle like my previous area did. They sell really dinky 7oz bottles of hoisin sauce for like $5. Totally ridiculous. ...yet too delicious to not cook again.


My roommates have devoured most of them but I've managed to hide a stash
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 12-10-2014, 08:10:51
So, according to a new alcohol law in Finland (mainly to cut down advertising), a business is required to remove any positive comments regarding their alcohol servings on their Facebook page, because apparently that counts as advertising. Also, two private bloggers were told to remove the word "whiskey" from their blogs, because they were seen as adverts for the Beer and Whiskey -expo (Now only Beer expo, 'cause the word "whiskey" is from the devil).

Hurray for common sense!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-10-2014, 10:10:17
So, according to a new alcohol law in Finland (mainly to cut down advertising), a business is required to remove any positive comments regarding their alcohol servings on their Facebook page, because apparently that counts as advertising. Also, two private bloggers were told to remove the word "whiskey" from their blogs, because they were seen as adverts for the Beer and Whiskey -expo (Now only Beer expo, 'cause the word "whiskey" is from the devil).

Hurray for common sense!
Welp, that's shit, Finland WTF.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-10-2014, 10:10:23
We are slowly but surely becoming the North-Korea of Europe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-10-2014, 11:10:07
Soon in Europe: Prohibition!

Everybody happy with your tolerant political correct Pro immigrant left winged goverments?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 12-10-2014, 12:10:21
Well, we don't have to be anymore.  ;D

Also: after prohibition: Euroshine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 12-10-2014, 12:10:48
It's just like blue communism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-10-2014, 12:10:32
Let prohibition come! Boardwalk empire has learned me all the tricks!

just like those TWD fans think they can survive a zombie apocalypse
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 12-10-2014, 12:10:14
Let prohibition come! Boardwalk empire has learned me all the tricks!

just like those TWD fans think they can survive a zombie apocalypse
Well, brewing moonshine isn't that difficult :D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 12-10-2014, 13:10:53
http://viskiviski.tumblr.com/

that access restricted sign actually shows on that website
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-10-2014, 13:10:57
Viski is typed 2131 times

Nice
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-10-2014, 15:10:16
Ha ha, i bet its Russian machinations. If the Finns are not drunk there is no way they will survive a Russian attack!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 12-10-2014, 21:10:50
Let prohibition come! Boardwalk empire has learned me all the tricks!

just like those TWD fans think they can survive a zombie apocalypse
Well, brewing moonshine isn't that difficult :D.

I'll back that statement up. I homebrew with my father and we can produce 200 gallons pretty easy and that is regular wine and beer. I had classmates make moonshine in their lockers back in high school (year s 9-12 for you euros afaik)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 12-10-2014, 23:10:25
Haha, TheTA, you are so dumb (sometimes).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-10-2014, 23:10:05
Haha, TheTA, you are so dumb (sometimes).
Oh please slayer, dont get me started
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 12-10-2014, 23:10:26
No, you already did, that's the whole thing ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-10-2014, 07:10:25
Oh man... What a rough monday morning...  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-10-2014, 09:10:36
TheTA, dumb alcohol laws are not entirely left wing idiots fault.

In US, the ban was imposed by Republicans. Then again, to this day, US of America only allows alcohol consumption for a person of at least 21 years old. Indonesia starts at 17, that's a year younger than Australia's 18. How about that for the largest Muslim-majority country in the world?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 13-10-2014, 12:10:46
I'm in a limbo.

Small thing but the fact that it doesn't work annoys me more than it should.

We got this payment sticker thing available for free for students. Mastercard paypass I think it's known elsewhere.

I returned back to school after military this fall. I registered myself to the new national student website before I renewed my studentcard what is a requirement for the sticker. The service provider for the stickers says I'm not enrolled student.

So in total there's my schools systems, the local student union, the student website and the service provider for the sticker. I've got in contact with every single one. Talked in phone, went to the stores, send various emails and visited the branches.

Every single one is saying it's not their problem and points me at another direction.

I feel somehow lost.

Even though it's just a sticker to replace my visa electron when buying groceries to cut some 10 seconds from the transaction process.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 14-10-2014, 14:10:41
So, just add a bit more ridiculousness to the alcohol law thingy:

So Ron Jeremy has his own brand of Rum, which looks like this
(http://www.rondejeremy.com/images/theRum.png)

According to Valvira (National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health), the face of Ron Jeremy has to be removed from the bottle (currently blurred out from the latest batch). This is because having a porn star on the cover suggests that it is more likely for you to have sex if you drink the said alcohol. According to the law, you're not allowed to link alcohol with sex.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-10-2014, 20:10:38
What is next, removing wings from air companies logos so that you don't think you can fly? Is there no opposition to those silly laws? This is just government funding going to waste for no fucking reason, good money that could be given to save Greece!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 14-10-2014, 21:10:41
This is just government funding going to waste for no fucking reason, good money that could be given to save Greece!
Best joke of today!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 15-10-2014, 01:10:31
They need the money to buy more tanks and ships to defend from Turkey.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-10-2014, 01:10:22
They need the money to buy more tanks and ships to defend from Turkey.

Obviously what did you expect? Removing worst Turk comes always first in our planning.


On a more serious note If the German friends up north did not want us to buy tanks and submarines, they would not sell them to us ;).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 15-10-2014, 16:10:05
Today I did something Im proud of.

I was going to the school bus going home after school, and on the way I saw one of the rich douchebags of the school physically abusing a girl. And it was not a joke, the girl told him to stop but he didnt and kept laughing. That moment I got very angry and I dashed towards him, grabbed his collars and rammed him on the bus door. Then I said "If I ever see you mistreating other people again, I will break your neck."

Then I let him go and walked away. Guess what; I got detention. But totally worth it. I cannot stand people abusing ladies.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-10-2014, 16:10:10
Something tells me you'll drown in pussy in the following weeks. Good job. Couldn't stand assholes like that as well when i was in school.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-10-2014, 13:10:57
So there was this girl who really liked me. But after a few dates, i just realized i was not into her. So i...dumped the first girl in my life. Still we had a great time.

On the other hand, i was called into an emergency yesterday of a friend, a sweet girl who's mother her Boyfriend went all loco and violent like (he even wore a wifebeater). So she asked if you could sleep over yesterday night and at 2 AM she came upstairs and went all snuggle like with me in bed, altough she cried for 2 hours straight. Yet she is 17 & lesbian. Then again, affection is affection

Then again, so i have that going, wich is nice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-10-2014, 17:10:15
Hey slayer! Buddy! <3
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 20-10-2014, 21:10:48
Een marcelleke
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-10-2014, 23:10:36
TheTa, I've found throughout the years that most of the women in your life are lesbians.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 20-10-2014, 23:10:18
I see a pattern here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-10-2014, 23:10:35
64% to be precise.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 21-10-2014, 04:10:07
And no one is surprised.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 21-10-2014, 10:10:13
And no one is surprised.
Not even THeTA0123 it seems...

I wonder: are they all really lesbians?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-10-2014, 02:10:46
It's probably the new "it's not you, it's me".

"Sorry Theta, I really like you but.. I'm lesbian."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-10-2014, 17:10:49
I need some help with my computer. So I had a virus on my PC which created advertisements to pop up on any webpage. I cleaned my PC from a lot of them, but the one called "block the adds" cant be removed. It tells me to close my browser and try again even when my browser isnt open. I try to remove it by: control panel/programs/uninstall a program.

I need help ASAP, these in-text adds are irritating me a lot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-10-2014, 17:10:30
If you are using Firefox, you need to reset it to the default settings to get rid of it.

Incase you use FF, check -> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-10-2014, 17:10:02
Chrome, unfortunately...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-10-2014, 17:10:16
Well google is your friend and by just changing the browser name in the search gave me this: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-10-2014, 20:10:52
I thought it might not be fixed by the same method, but it did, thank you for the help Flippy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-10-2014, 14:10:21
(http://www.dynamicsports.gr/magazine/images/ds-images/news/kungfu/panelinio-wushu-2014/panell-wushu-2014-141.png)


After many months i finally found another picture from my Sanda fight. Too bad its the end. I'm the one who lost.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 29-10-2014, 21:10:19
For Zoo: do you have any background info on this? Supposedly these football teams scored several own goals when the match was almost over because they are afraid of playing vs FC Borneo (something with organised crime).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LOA4sB944-w
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 30-10-2014, 18:10:19
Food question: I will be in Norway in a few weeks. Is it worth trying to go to a restaurant and eat some whale? How is it like?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 30-10-2014, 20:10:03
Food question: I will be in Norway in a few weeks. Is it worth trying to go to a restaurant and eat some whale? How is it like?
No, because then you support whale hunting, which is bad.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 30-10-2014, 20:10:36
Never eaten it, but I've heard it tastes like elk.

A classic Norwegian dinner is fårikål http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fårikål

If you want the creme de la creme of Norwegian food, buy pinnekjøtt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnekjøtt
It's salty, it's juicy, it's a little piece of heaven. It is traditionally a course served in Christmas, but thanks to capitalism, Christmas comes earlier and earlier, so you may be lucky to find a place serving it. Another alternative is ribbe (pork flanc), another delicious christmas food.

If you want to go full retard, find some place that serves smalahove (google it on pictures. Norwegian version of haggis)

If you like a lot of seasoning, then we don't have much to offer, but we got delicious meat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 30-10-2014, 21:10:54
Thank you for that wikipedia article.  Now I know all about the letter F.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 31-10-2014, 01:10:29
Awesome how the urls get cut. ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-10-2014, 07:10:03
For Zoo: do you have any background info on this? Supposedly these football teams scored several own goals when the match was almost over because they are afraid of playing vs FC Borneo (something with organised crime).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LOA4sB944-w

From what I've gathered so far:

Borneo FC is a relatively new club that I never heard of, but an article here described what happened culminating to that fixed match event:

http://bola.metrotvnews.com/read/2014/10/29/311914/borneo-fc-berpotensi-terseret-skandal-sepak-bola-gajah-pss-vs-psis

So, this is a second division league (akin to Serie-B in Italy). FC Borneo is a new team, reborn from Persisam (a team that I'm quite familiar with). They are slated to be the champ this season and enter the Premier division next season. This season, their game against Persis Solo is cancelled because the opponent team felt intimidated: their bus is thrown with stones when on the way to the stadium, and some of the officials are injured in the incident. A lot of teams become very wary of facing off FC Borneo, so they only play 25 matches instead of 26 (which is the cancelled match against Persis Solo). From the last 12 home matches, they won them all, and receive 11 penalties.

It is a proof that genuine attempt at reforms, when tarnished by petty local politics and popularity-seeking individuals, will not result in any better competition. Back in 2011, there is some kind of coup within the Football authority (PSSI), but since last year, the leadership and most of the funding has been taken back by the previous (pre-2011) backer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-10-2014, 18:10:44
So here is Erdogan's new palace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouCnd73OaeE

Reminds me of Romanian dictator Cavusescu's palace....  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 31-10-2014, 19:10:43
Well you know what to do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cV4f8stI7g
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 31-10-2014, 21:10:15
So here is Erdogan's new palace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouCnd73OaeE

Reminds me of Romanian dictator Cavusescu's palace....  ::)

It's only 27 times the size of the palace of the French president  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 01-11-2014, 00:11:04
So here is Erdogan's new palace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouCnd73OaeE

Reminds me of Romanian dictator Cavusescu's palace....  ::)

Ceausescu. It's one of the hardest names to spell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 01-11-2014, 15:11:35
Thx Zoo.
It is a proof that genuine attempt at reforms, when tarnished by petty local politics and popularity-seeking individuals, will not result in any better competition. Back in 2011, there is some kind of coup within the Football authority (PSSI), but since last year, the leadership and most of the funding has been taken back by the previous (pre-2011) backer.
I already thought it'd be related to your earlier posts about the Indonesian FA situation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 05-11-2014, 18:11:04
Guys, I've just realized something.

Snoopy is a Time Lord and the doghouse is a cleverly camouflaged TARDIS.

Would handily explain why the interior of the doghouse is apparently the size of a cruise ship and how he is seemingly in possession of items not available to dogs. His side personas (such as the flying ace eternally fighting Red Baron) are obviously memories from his prior incarnations. Apparently, something went terribly wrong in his latest regeneration - or terribly right and pretending to be a dog is just an extremely elaborate disguise. This would also explain why he walks on two feet and thinks (and often behaves) like a human being.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 06-11-2014, 05:11:13
You just went full Sherlock.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kubador on 06-11-2014, 23:11:23
Welp, Naruto manga has ended... finally. I hate myself for seeing every series (I started to like) to the very end.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-11-2014, 12:11:55
https://www.humblebundle.com/store

Metro 2033 for free. Get it. Cool game.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 08-11-2014, 15:11:11
thx, i love free games
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 08-11-2014, 17:11:31
did not know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcqijLE8w20
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-11-2014, 19:11:54
did not know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcqijLE8w20

Weren't there two more soldiers found in like 2005ish or around that time?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 10-11-2014, 22:11:30
I'm looking for those great 4chan reddit posts about funny/stupid/ballsy/awsome/cringy moments. Anyone can help me getting a laugh?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-11-2014, 22:11:21
http://funnyjunk.com/channel/4chan Can find some compilations/separate stories here. Gets updated pretty often and if you look at the comments there might be some stories/images related to the content itself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-11-2014, 22:11:50
Welp, Naruto manga has ended... finally. I hate myself for seeing every series (I started to like) to the very end.


Hard to imagine one of the big three ending to be honest. First DBZ ended, then Bleach went into limbo and now Naruto has ended. I wonder what will take Naruto's spot? Boku No Hero Academia seems to have the right stuff and has started to garner quite the following. 19 chapters are out in Japan and first manga is unavailable everywhere due to such high demand.




On another note, birthday on saturday, help I've caught the old.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 13-11-2014, 22:11:48
Welp, Naruto manga has ended... finally. I hate myself for seeing every series (I started to like) to the very end.


Hard to imagine one of the big three ending to be honest. First DBZ ended, then Bleach went into limbo and now Naruto has ended. I wonder what will take Naruto's spot? Boku No Hero Academia seems to have the right stuff and has started to garner quite the following. 19 chapters are out in Japan and first manga is unavailable everywhere due to such high demand.




On another note, birthday on saturday, help I've caught the old.

Go to the store, buy ginger, peel it, boil it, put some teabags in the water, drink with honey.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-11-2014, 23:11:28
I've done that before as a tea snob, definitely prefer Czar Nicholas II to ginger tea.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 13-11-2014, 23:11:54
On another note, birthday on saturday, help I've caught the old.
In the initial stage, when your nose is running but the snot is clear and blowing does not really help (it only produces more snot), try to blow the snot back in towards your throat, not out towards the front. This helps to avoid sinusitis. Later, when the snot is thicker and yellowish (and blowing it out actually feels like it clears the nose) it's OK to blow it out.

Nasal irrigation is hands down the best way to clear your nose and prevent sinusitis. (Though if the water is not chlorinated, better boil it first to avoid brain-eating amoebas.) I had several extensive sinusitises per year, until a doctor advised me this habit: nowadays I have only a couple of "regular" cases of runny nose per winter.

Nasal spray works actually better in combination with irrigation. First you irrigate the sinuses, then apply the spray. (Not the other way round, because unabsorbed spray will get washed away.)

OTC NSAID's (ibuprofen, aspirin) don't kill viruses per se, but by putting a stop to the inflammation reaction actually help to shorten the infection. (Steer clear of paracetamol. It's a painkiller, not anti-inflammatory medicine, plus it's orders of magnitude more hazardous. Avoid diclofenac too, yes it's a NSAID but too hardcore for common cold and bad for the environment too.) For ibuprofen and aspirin, an adult can temporarily exceed the"maximum" limits advised on the packaging quite safely: in the short term, even 2000-3000 mg of aspirin or ibuprofen daily - in several doses, mind you - should not be hazardous for a healthy adult (mild poisoning would only start at about 100-150 mg per 1 kg of body weight all at once; hemophiliacs and people with low haemoglobin should avoid aspirin altogether because of haemorraghing risk).

OTC antihistamines and prescription pseudoephedrine work wonders too.

Throat lozenges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throat_lozenge) (Vicks etc.) all the time. Also, spicy food helps to clear your nostrils. Raw onion, garlic, chili... no wait, you actually have to attend a party. Scratch that.

Honey actually has antiviral properties. (Unless you have a severe case of pneumonia or bacterial sinusitis, antibiotics are more harm than good. Likewise, most cough syrups only have a placebo effect.) When mixing honey into hot drinks (which are good for your throat and also help to clear nostrils), remember to let the drink cool down first, temperatures of over 80C tend to "ruin" honey's properties.

Inhaling hot steam from a freshly boiled kettle of water is kinda hardcore (read: actually dangerous). Hot shower or sauna is safer and works better.

Vitamin C in daily doses of 2000+ mg does help. (It's water-soluble so you can't overdose, after about 3000 mg daily the absorption rate drops dramatically.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 14-11-2014, 00:11:16
https://snapguide.com/guides/make-greek-rakomelo/


A drink that's good for your throat. Enjoy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-11-2014, 04:11:36
I'll have to give that a try when I actually catch a cold, just need to find out where the fuck I can buy Tsipouro
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 14-11-2014, 19:11:15
Noticed that a Mosin-Nagant bolt handily doubles as a bottle opener. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 14-11-2014, 21:11:14
Kelmola deliberately missing c?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 14-11-2014, 21:11:06
Accidentally, but since it's a cold season anyway didn't bother to delete it...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 14-11-2014, 23:11:44
If you want something homemade that includes most of the things mentioned before, try mixing honey, squeezed lemon juice and some brandy (I guess vodka would work too).  Quite nice for a sore throat, and it's good to keep the cold away. Basically similar recipe to that Greek Rakomelo, just with less spice :P .

And make sure you get enough rest, I often find that my cold keeps going for days if I don't get enough sleep...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 14-11-2014, 23:11:39
I figured Kel was yanking my leg  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 15-11-2014, 01:11:45
My day was good. Went to purchase pizza, snus and beer to turn my FH2 evening up to maximum comfy level. I get home, turn my comp on, go to 4chan to laugh at people even more pathetic than me. I open a .webm, then bam! My comp gets completely fucked.

I restart. Red lines, ca 4 cm long everywhere going horizontally across the screen. They move with windows I open, and disappears when I Make a highlight box (only inside the box, though). I cant go to a higher resolution than 800x600 either.

I've tried updating the drivers for Nvidia, but nope. Tried with another cable, nope. I've formated the comp, nope.

I installed some optional updates for win 8 yesterday. Im not sure if it has anything to do with it. I'm gonna try another PSU tomorrow and see if that helps. My biggest fear is that my GPU went full Chernobyl-mode. That would suck.  It's strange, because it had no reason to take sudoku. I only had word and browser running.

Anyone who has a clue?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 15-11-2014, 01:11:54
Do a test of the video memory with this or similar:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/video_memory_stress_test.html

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-11-2014, 04:11:33
Happy Birthday ":| Salvete!"

Have you tried Attack on Titans (Shingeki no Kyojin)? Well, Japanese manga nowadays are mostly right-leaning and increasingly militaristic with corny twists. I don't think we'll ever find nice and easy stuff with its own interesting universe like Naruto or Dragon Ball.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 15-11-2014, 10:11:54
"My GPU committed Sudoku" omfg i am crying tears......

I liked Bleach as an anime although i believe the fillers fucked the series up somewhat. Too bad animu is not continued (Manga still is though).


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 15-11-2014, 12:11:06
Ahahahahah LOL :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-11-2014, 00:11:40
Hjaldargud, there's programs for stressing your CPU with OVER 9000 calculations. If one does not krash your komputer, then your PSU should be A-OK and your GPU is kill. (Could be bad RAM too, memtest never hurts.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 16-11-2014, 01:11:16
anyone else who uses Tinder and has some good stories?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 16-11-2014, 13:11:32
anyone else who uses Tinder and has some good stories?  ;D
I have a crazy one. That night will haunt me for the rest of my life
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 16-11-2014, 14:11:55
Please share! Ill will be going on my third date soon. One was with this awesome girl, a few months later a second (she was awfull) and soon a, according to the photos, a really good looking girl  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-11-2014, 15:11:44
had a date with a girl from tinder

She kept biting me......
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 16-11-2014, 15:11:35
had a date with a girl from tinder

She kept biting me......
Where? Pics!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 16-11-2014, 16:11:47
had a date with a girl from tinder

She kept biting me......
You went on a date with a zombie you bloody idiot!
:D :D :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 16-11-2014, 23:11:55
I really like it as a back up when your in a dry spell haha
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 20-11-2014, 03:11:43
Please share! Ill will be going on my third date soon. One was with this awesome girl, a few months later a second (she was awfull) and soon a, according to the photos, a really good looking girl  :)
frenulum snapped right off. Was drunk, so while it was painful the alcohol killed much of the pain.
Didn't notice until the morning afterwards, and blood was all over my sheets.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 20-11-2014, 06:11:16
Damn Ted, that might be worse than the side buttoning pants Apple's ex got him.


Happy Birthday ":| Salvete!"



A couple days past now but thanks Zoo  ;D



For alcohol I tried a couple of different things, still branching out to find what is drink-able to me without tasting like bronchitis medicine. Angry Orchard is alright, kind of tastes like apple martinelli's but with more kick
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 20-11-2014, 20:11:03
frenulum snapped right off.
But sex is better now, right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-11-2014, 23:11:18
http://www.checkmyprivilege.com/

Check it daily boys, girls and otherkins.

Quote
Your privilege level is SHITLORD with a score of 120
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 21-11-2014, 00:11:46
160
i am a shitlord who may qualify for membership in the patriarchy :C

(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03_02/slaveTMOS2403_468x418.jpg)

Got a new graphics card today. (GTX 970) good times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 21-11-2014, 00:11:15
Please share! Ill will be going on my third date soon. One was with this awesome girl, a few months later a second (she was awfull) and soon a, according to the photos, a really good looking girl  :)
frenulum snapped right off. Was drunk, so while it was painful the alcohol killed much of the pain.
Didn't notice until the morning afterwards, and blood was all over my sheets.

Haha jesus, i was expecting this horror story bout the girl. How on earth you managed that shit ;D?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 21-11-2014, 12:11:28
frenulum snapped right off.
But sex is better now, right?
Had to wait 2 weeks to have sex. Couldn't really tell if it was better or not when I did. I don't notice that much difference really, I'll be back once I had more empirical data.

Damn Ted, that might be worse than the side buttoning pants Apple's ex got him.
No, not even close to as bad. Those side-buttoned-pants were horrible!

Haha jesus, i was expecting this horror story bout the girl. How on earth you managed that shit ;D?
Haha, well she plays a part in it as well. We did have sex again about two weeks after that incident. I was much more sober, and lets just say I had to tell her to be careful with her teeth, so I suspect she might have been to violent with them...
Plus she seemed way more into me than I'm interested in her. She painted a personal painting for me, and we've only seen eachother two times. But I got a framed painting (she paints). So kind of creepy, but she's cool.


What about you smiles? how did the third date go? any stories from the first one?
also, how long do you take before asking to meet the girl? I feel uncomfortable just asking as soon as we match "wanna get together tomorrow?", I want to get a feel of the person. But I've learned people use it for different purposes, some just for casual sex, others (like me) for something more interesting.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-11-2014, 20:11:45
What is it a painting of?  I hope it's a portrait of you.  The perfect second-date gift.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 21-11-2014, 21:11:42
frenulum snapped right off.
But sex is better now, right?
Had to wait 2 weeks to have sex. Couldn't really tell if it was better or not when I did. I don't notice that much difference really, I'll be back once I had more empirical data.
OK, well, I had a similar experience and I felt much less restrained afterwards ;)

On the CheckMyPrivilege scale I'm "Privileged" with a score of 80. When I change "kinship" from Dragonkin to Human and leavng al else the same, my score goes up to 190   :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-11-2014, 21:11:07
Slayer, check your dragon/human binarykin privilege!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 21-11-2014, 22:11:21
Your privilege level is SHITLORD with a score of 160

If I change my kinship to Dragonkin (from Reptilekin) the score drops to 110. Looks like this test was made by some sheep of Babylon who doesn't even know that it should be the othe way around, the "Dragon" bloodlines among the Reptilians are the current leaders of the NWO.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-11-2014, 03:11:48
Quote
Snip...+
What about you smiles? how did the third date go? any stories from the first one?
also, how long do you take before asking to meet the girl? I feel uncomfortable just asking as soon as we match "wanna get together tomorrow?", I want to get a feel of the person. But I've learned people use it for different purposes, some just for casual sex, others (like me) for something more interesting.

Hahaha would u mind posting the paiting  ;D?

I did meet the girl. In the end there didnt seem to be any sexual tension between the two of us, no flirt or whatsoever.
I now had three dates. I am planning on going on a absolute "fuck it" rampage mode untill whenever just for the fun of it, cause its really fun. Please consider my lack ofonline dating experience, three dates with different women (met online, I.E. Tinder). Also, Tinder is great to fill in the evenings in midweek, i believe you can only really succesfully use it whilst having an active social and sexual life next to it.

I feel unfomfortable about the whole thing. First you match. Then you chat and after you hook up. First date went prett smooth. The girl was in, i was in and we met, we hooked up and dated for a few months after. No relationship thingies, just for fun.

Second girl i chatted with for two days and we just met. We both were involved in social studies/workfield and we connected. To bad she didnt have honest pictures. Face was really good (like.. really good looking) but her legs and ass were  :o,  :-X....

thrid date we took out time. We chatted around a week cause of busy lives on both end.

At first my personal mentality was like "o haha Tinder, ill just troll and look at how many matches ill get". This still flows around from time to time, but the funny thing is, the girls who respond positively to your trolling and clowning are really attractive. I want to meet them you know.
My intention: just meeting people(women) and have a good time. Sex is something which is important but not necessary at first. After a few dates it is ofc..

What i also learned is the difference in mentality girls have. In the Netherlands (or just where i live) girls tend to be pretty stuck up on Tinder, " let the guys do the work". when i go abroad ( Germany and Austria) girls tend to ask me out, like after 1 hour of texting, and are really putting out.

I-like-Tinder ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 22-11-2014, 09:11:16
My Privilege level is Privileged with a score of 70. When I change my kinship from humankin to Dragonkin, it drops to Advantaged with a score of 10
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-11-2014, 14:11:06
So i have had 2 dates with a girl. Wassent sure if i was intrested. But hey, social contact is social contact eh?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand she is a pot addict

great. Thats the second pot addict in 2 months i meet
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 22-11-2014, 18:11:04
I just think it´s weird when Tinder replaces real-life flirting. I recently saw two guys in a crowded bar who spent their evening "checking out" girls on Tinder while there were quite some hotties around them. Kinda sad...
My "privilige level" is a whooping 165. Apparently this makes me also a "shitlord", though I don´t see how. Must be my natural white-guy privilige showing...

Better don´t introdue her to your parents, then, Theta! Unless they´re open to pot, too. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 22-11-2014, 18:11:19
Why do I have this compulsion to punch the screen whenever I see Theta's posts?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-11-2014, 18:11:28
Maybe she became addicted to pot after meeting him? Like how those other girls became lesbians after going out a couple of times with him. Wouldnt be surprised.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 22-11-2014, 18:11:03
Why do I have this compulsion to punch the screen whenever I see Theta's posts?

Maybe because something is defiantly wrong with them...  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 22-11-2014, 21:11:54
Maybe she became addicted to pot after meeting him? Like how those other girls became lesbians after going out a couple of times with him. Wouldnt be surprised.
Huh? I was thinking the exact same thing. Hmmm.

I wonder what comes next, maybe girls who turn out to be international terrorists?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-11-2014, 01:11:11
Theta's meat comsumption is the reason for the existence of animal rights activists.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-11-2014, 02:11:41
Maybe she became addicted to pot after meeting him? Like how those other girls became lesbians after going out a couple of times with him. Wouldnt be surprised.
Huh? I was thinking the exact same thing. Hmmm.

I wonder what comes next, maybe girls who turn out to be international terrorists?


"So this lesbian girl i know, her friend. She comes out to me as Al Qaeda=terrorist!"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-11-2014, 13:11:36
O not really productive way of handling rejection  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-11-2014, 14:11:12
It is all there problems. He just want to meet hot girls just from the pictures.

That is whats wrong with these online date-making services.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-11-2014, 15:11:37
It is all there problems. He just want to meet hot girls just from the pictures.

That is whats wrong with these online date-making services.

Its wrong to judge someone on appearance, in an app in which your stupposed to judge appearance?

Its wrong to get to know the hot pictures?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-11-2014, 17:11:20
It is not entirely wrong. It is just problematic. People using this services should apply statistics: the more you try, the more chances you get of finding the best one. And hope not getting broke or difficulties along the way.

It is even more difficult to judge from the photo alone (I should say that instead of pictures). The whole concept is flawed, because "photogenicity" is a real thing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 23-11-2014, 23:11:24
Ofcourse ofcourse. Your stupid to think your match is your wife to be..  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 24-11-2014, 00:11:48
You know, you do miss out on a lot by commiting fornication like mad - there is something about a clean, un-stained marriage that no amount of wild, ahem shall I call it dating? can replicate. Staying true to one woman should be your every goal. Remember, when man and woman lie together, they become one flesh. I am not trying to irritate anyone, I am just trying to be helpful. When you fornicate in vast excess like some gentlemen on this board apparently do, you may already have destroyed the true joy of a relation for yourselves. All I can say is: Ask Jesus for forgiveness, believe that he has lived, died and risen for you and your sins shall be forgiven! In order to be saved, the LORD our GOD wants us to admit that we are wrong. This is the first step, which is followed by repentance, meaning you realise that sin is evil and you make a choice to depart from it. It may seem impossible to part with some sins, but with the Holy Spirit and GOD everything isls possible. All he wants is you to admit that you need Him in order to be saved. Then, when the Holy Spirit dwells inside of you, you will be able to understand what I am talking about. Without God, your lives are empty and meaningless, even though it does not always seem that way.

Remember: God loves sinners, but he hates sin! He loves and welcomes you all to accept His great gift of life, so that you shall not perish, but enjoy the real, eternal life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-11-2014, 01:11:07
Jeez, bet it costed you more then a few minutes righting that down..

All i can say.. the more women the more tits.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-11-2014, 02:11:16
Whatever makes you happy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 24-11-2014, 02:11:15
That is quite an interesting motto you have there, Smiles  :D ! As I stated before, I just wanted to put this out there and do not intend to annoy anyone, but please keep in mind that one day you will face your maker and, well, He might just dis-agree with you on various points. If anyone is interested in accepting God's free gift, please let me know - I will be happy to provide you with some information. God bless you all! I will however leave it at that for now before Ted whacks me with a shovel  ::) .
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 24-11-2014, 10:11:10
@slayer (can't bother quoting)
I suppose it might be less restrained, time will tell. I was scared however when I googled it (big mistake, I know) and people said that you might enjoy sex less.
I have been thinking of going to the urologist/doctor and have it reattached. I hear its a routine surgery, but it's probably too late now, it happened like 4 weeks ago...


What is it a painting of?  I hope it's a portrait of you.  The perfect second-date gift.
Very personal. At one point during our first meeting I for some reason shortly mentioned my favourite move as a kid. Later I mentioned my Anarchism. She painted a picture with the protagonist of this (very unknown) kidsmovie, holding a red and black flag.

before Ted whacks me with a shovel  ::) .
how did you... how- how could you know?

Wow I laughed at your posts though. they just came right out of nowhere!

Without God, your lives are empty and meaningless, even though it does not always seem that way.
I enjoy my life being miniscule and meaningless. While many get scared when they think about the infinite space and they feel tiny, I find solace in knowing how unimportant we are.

My life is meaningless, as in it lacks purpose. But I enjoy it :)


I'm a whore

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-11-2014, 11:11:51
I have dated only once via tinder. All the other girls i have dated recently are ones i met when i went out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-11-2014, 15:11:30
Oh well THeTA, that's fabulous.

I might be on ksl94's in regards to sex. But not with dating, as I often get romantically attached to certain girls. Because they say, heartbreak makes you somewhat better person if you can redeem yourself.

I might miss out too many opportunities, but at this point of life, I don't care anymore. As with free sex society: when you get into a marriage, why are you so mad if your spouse have sex with somebody else? Isn't it "the thing we do"? Isn't sex doesn't always mean love and commitment?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-11-2014, 15:11:14
Meh, i am more of a "i'll see what the evening brings" kind of guy. I go out about 4-5 times every week. Mostly to pubs or movies and stuff. But i never go out with a goal. "i must have sex" "i need to find someone"
having fun is always the priority

On friday i first went to a death metal concert. Then i went to the monthly gay party in hasselt. Always great fun over there. Was home at 5.45 AM (yes go ahead, and throw the puns and begin to laugh. I frikkin met more straight girls there then on normal parties)
Saturday i went to the irish times pub in hasselt. I met with a metalhead friend, his pal, 2 polish friends and the regular customers who are at that pub. Stayed out till 6 AM
Yesterday i first went morning pooling with a friend, We pooled from 11 AM till 2 PM. Then to me gramps for his 80 th birthday. Then i went to the football match and went to 2 bars afterwards.

Now its monday, and my plans got cancelled. And i am freaking out... But i know i have to have rest days aswel during the weeks, or my body shuts down. 2 months ago, i was barely home for 3 weeks. But i really enjoy this social life i am having now.

It had a major impact on my PC & gaming time tough. I havent watched TWD for 4 weeks aswel. I dont really crave for it anymore. If i play TF2 or MWO for 1 hour, i get super bored and i find myself texting around to go have fun.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 24-11-2014, 16:11:26
I played some insurgency this weekend which was kinda nice....


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 24-11-2014, 22:11:58
I was scared however when I googled it (big mistake, I know) and people said that you might enjoy sex less.
I have been thinking of going to the urologist/doctor and have it reattached. I hear its a routine surgery, but it's probably too late now, it happened like 4 weeks ago...
Don't be scared! It's totally unnecessary! Like I said "less restrained", well, you must know what that means, right? Only some girls might have trouble with you now ;)

The surgery is unneeded too, imo. Not enjoying sex is 95% between the ears and not in your pants.

Then i went to the monthly gay party in hasselt. Always great fun over there. Was home at 5.45 AM (yes go ahead, and throw the puns and begin to laugh. I frikkin met more straight girls there then on normal parties)
Yes, and they talked to you because they thought you were gay...

GJ on the metal, though  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 26-11-2014, 00:11:45
Oh well THeTA, that's fabulous.

I might be on ksl94's in regards to sex. But not with dating, as I often get romantically attached to certain girls. Because they say, heartbreak makes you somewhat better person if you can redeem yourself.

I might miss out too many opportunities, but at this point of life, I don't care anymore. As with free sex society: when you get into a marriage, why are you so mad if your spouse have sex with somebody else? Isn't it "the thing we do"? Isn't sex doesn't always mean love and commitment?

I always misinterpret the gist of your writings, but so.. you are basicaly saying you never have sex right?

And TAO, good for you man! Sounds like you are living the good life  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-11-2014, 05:11:32
Yes, that is correct.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 29-11-2014, 08:11:35
I just wanted to let you know that I have edited my previous post, adding the important element of repentance to the post, which was lacking before. There can be no salvation without repentance. God bless you and have a great morning!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 29-11-2014, 11:11:09
God bless you and have a great morning!
Which god? Nergal? Odin? Ra? Prince Philip?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 29-11-2014, 11:11:20
God bless you and have a great morning!
Which god? Nergal? Odin? Ra? Prince Philip?
Don't ask silly questions. It's obviously the god your parents told you to believe in. Just like their parents told them, and their parents before them and so on. Unless of course at some point one of your ancestors was stabbed with a sword and told to believe in something else instead and they went "Fine". Because apparently the previous god got tired of people's bitching and retired.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-11-2014, 11:11:32
Yeah but remember, my God is much better than your God. He is a God of peace and love so imma have to kill you in order to convert you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 29-11-2014, 11:11:44

Don't ask silly questions.

The most important rule of every religion that ever existed.


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-11-2014, 18:11:45
Aanywaaay, I'm off to Scotland tomorrow. Student conference in Edinburgh. And there's a trip to Stirling Castle and the Trossachs included.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 29-11-2014, 18:11:31
everyone can unite around this - http://www.venganza.org/

unless you don't like pasta, then you can revolt!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-11-2014, 19:11:48
God bless you and have a great morning!
Which god? Nergal? Odin? Ra? Prince Philip?
Don't ask silly questions. It's obviously the god your parents told you to believe in. Just like their parents told them, and their parents before them and so on. Unless of course at some point one of your ancestors was stabbed with a sword and told to believe in something else instead and they went "Fine". Because apparently the previous god got tired of people's bitching and retired.
No, he meant Prince Phillip.  And anyone who disagrees with me is a dirty heathen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 29-11-2014, 19:11:12
everyone can unite around this - http://www.venganza.org/

unless you don't like pasta, then you can revolt!


I´m damn proud of living in Germany, where the first city worldwide now officially recognized the pastafari religion, granting it the same rights given to the established churches  ;D

(http://www.pastafari.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/images/P1500456.jpg)
A sign on the entrance road into Templin, Germany, about the Ceremony times of the local Churches
(from http://www.pastafari.eu/)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-11-2014, 19:11:06
Well done, you've made a new religion that in about 1000 years time will probably be killing heathens and infidels. GG no RE.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 29-11-2014, 23:11:05
Well done, you've made a new religion that in about 1000 years time will probably be killing heathens and infidels. GG no RE.

NOODLE IS ONLY GOD, DEATH TO THE FALSE PASTA!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 30-11-2014, 01:11:11
Bring it on! We Damasonians will gather and perform violent acts against everyone denying our peacefulness.

Damasohu Akbar.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 30-11-2014, 07:11:28
Well done, you've made a new religion that in about 1000 years time will probably be killing heathens and infidels. GG no RE.

NOODLE IS ONLY GOD, DEATH TO THE FALSE PASTA!

would that be anti pasta?   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipasto
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tankbuster on 30-11-2014, 16:11:20
Well done, you've made a new religion that in about 1000 years time will probably be killing heathens and infidels. GG no RE.

NOODLE IS ONLY GOD, DEATH TO THE FALSE PASTA!

would that be anti pasta?   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipasto

I am not theologically inclined, sorry.  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 01-12-2014, 00:12:44
Its all about Skub.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-12-2014, 03:12:57
Anti-Skub 100%
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-12-2014, 12:12:17
Its all about Skub.

I though it was all about that bass, that bass, no tremble?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-12-2014, 14:12:32
I dunno, but I considered this very cool:

 MULTI – the world’s first rope-free elevator system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUa8M0H9J5o)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Paasky on 03-12-2014, 18:12:58
Only thing bad about it: Should've been created by KONE... *grumble* :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 03-12-2014, 19:12:23
At least it isn't a Schindler's Lift.  Least reliable lifts known to man.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 03-12-2014, 20:12:00
In one of our work buildings we have something like that, a continues lift. 1 lift shaft only goes up, other shaft only goes down. No doors or anything like that. Has been working just fine for ages. Lift also does not stop but keeps going all the time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 04-12-2014, 01:12:17
The one you're talking about is a paternoster lift:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Paternoster_animated.gif/160px-Paternoster_animated.gif)

the version from the video uses magnetic levitation:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2853125/It-s-elevator-not-know-Willy-Wonka-style-lift-uses-magnets-pull-cabins-SIDEWAYS.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2853125/It-s-elevator-not-know-Willy-Wonka-style-lift-uses-magnets-pull-cabins-SIDEWAYS.html)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 04-12-2014, 12:12:52
Do you even lift?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 05-12-2014, 17:12:31
Does anyone play the guitar here?
Would be great if you could help me with the chords used here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FL8jchxiANaGIxWLjf0BGjUw&v=EFTTj_7GNbQ&feature=player_detailpage
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 10-12-2014, 05:12:46
Have any must have PC games come out this year?  My parents asked me what I wanted for Xmas but I can't think of anything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-12-2014, 10:12:03
Insurgency, This war of mine... Or just wait for GTA V PC version.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-12-2014, 21:12:00
I need express my thoughts somehow, thus I'm posting.

I just burned my engine in the car. It was short on oil a couple of weeks ago, and I filled some oil in, but not that much. Now I had that annual christmas family meeting today, and of course I got up late after only a couple of hours sleep. Accordingly I didn't check the oil like I had planned but kicked the car across the Autobahn at 180Km/h. I was almost at my destination when the shit hit the fan: loud knocking, most likely caused by a bearing failure, somewhere inside the engine.

Called the towing service, brought it to the next dealer where the car is waiting until monday. Took me 4 hours to return home by train. I didn't even have a coat despite winter temperatures.

Most likely the engine is totally broken, at best it will be a few thousand €uros for the repair. Point is, I only have a couple of thousand €uros at best, either for the repair or a new car, and after that I'll be totally broke, despite feeling totally broke anyway already before.

Without knowing the exact amount of damage, I already tend to let them do the repairs. The car got a full service history because I already knew I couldn't afford repairs of any major damage. If I only (can) spend like 2k or 3k on a new used car, I could buy a subscription for the repair shop right away as well. Cars for 3k are just utterly crap and no gain at all.

And after all, there is nobody to blame but me. If I would have gotten up earlier (somehow, but how?), or if I would have checked the oil instead, or if I would not have driven at full throttle, if, if, if...

...then everything would be fine.

 :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 14-12-2014, 23:12:39
We all fuck up sometimes.

Anyway, depending on what that car is, swapping a new engine in should be much cheaper than fixing the engine (and probably a decent option all things considered).
Also, I don't know how things work in Germany , but I'm pretty sure you can get an excellent (well, depends on your definition of excellent) car for 2-3k euros.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 15-12-2014, 01:12:21
If you need a replacement engine but not necessarily new (ie. about the same age as your car), I'd check the... whatever the place is called locally, but the idea is that the insurance companies buy crashed cars they deem worthless to repair from the owners (and paying a lump sum as a compensation), and then sell them for either parts or repair projects - you could snatch a suitable engine from that kind of place. Either that, or individual wrecking yards/chop shops/etc. that also deal in totalled cars whose engine is still salvageable (either buying the vehicle from the guilty party who is not getting any insurance compensation either way, or even buying the wrecks from insurance companies themselves).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 15-12-2014, 14:12:45
Was it an audi?
A mate of my brother needed an engine replacement in his A3 diesel with 200 000 km on it after crankbearing failure. Was a relatively new one wich hè payed around 12000 euro for in the NL. Goes to look around for another engine, all hè hears is that that engine type is known to go around that distance with that particular breakdown.
I've got an A2 petrol with engine troubles, when i loosee it up troubles like that starten within a coupe of hears after the car was released. Audi/VAG have put out series of engineer with failures out if it were beta releases almost.
Basically the amount you pay isnt something to go on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 15-12-2014, 14:12:42
Before the A2 i had a classic mini with an engine that i ran dry without coolant at least twice overheating it in city traffic. It never let me down, just went to the shops or whatever and files it up again and of she went.

Shame they rot like nobodies business.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 16-12-2014, 00:12:42
2-3K for a used car isn't that bad. I know cars are cheaper in Germany than in NL, my current car was about 2250. Subscription to the mechanic? Uh, yeah. Is it expensive? Not really... only sometimes. All depends on the car you buy. I bought a 1992 Audi 80 (B4, 2.0). It can't rot, galvanized steel frame, if you get the right engine it's impossible to kill it (even though it drinks oil like a Scotsman drinks whisky) and the only shit that really gets replaced are parts that just wear down. Rubbers, hoses, tiny shit that gets old and kicks the bucket. Only had engine troubles once, was a torn hose that controlled the air flow. Older Audis are immortal if you take care of them.

And don't kick yourself, Dukat. This would've happened, nothing you can do about it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-12-2014, 02:12:31
So far things didnt make much progress. The engine needs to be disassebled to see what bearings are broken. Depending on what needs to be replaced, it will be about € 1.500 up to € 2.500. That would be almost cheap, compared to other manufacturers. New engine would be € 4.500. I don't have that anyway.

But I think I've already decided. I'm not willing to spend the same money on a used car, while my car never made any problems and is not expected to do, except the rust, corrosion and self created problems like this. So I want them to fix the damned engine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 21-12-2014, 02:12:12
I dunno, but I considered this very cool:

 MULTI – the world’s first rope-free elevator system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUa8M0H9J5o)

They really produced the music track for the presentation only. I hope somebody will pick up on the theme.

http://www.urban-hub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/141120_TK_music_sn05-.mp3 (http://www.urban-hub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/141120_TK_music_sn05-.mp3)

http://www.urban-hub.com/peoples/meet-the-creative-video-producer-that-gave-multi-its-multimedia-debut/ (http://www.urban-hub.com/peoples/meet-the-creative-video-producer-that-gave-multi-its-multimedia-debut/)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-12-2014, 16:12:44
Happy Chrimbus all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V399tenKALA
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-12-2014, 12:12:39
So, I'm looking for a new phone. Do you guys have any suggestions? A smartphone below 200 euros with just the basic stuff. Calling, texting, listening to music and occasionally browsing the internet with a long(ish) battery life. I don't have any preferences when it comes to manufacturers.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-12-2014, 13:12:59
I got an LG L70 or something like that for 180-ish Euro. Has a good camera and doesn't lag often.

If you need speed for basic stuff always look for decent RAM (at least 1gb)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 25-12-2014, 14:12:01
Moto G
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-12-2014, 16:12:12
Moto G

^ Get this, if it's available in you country. Probably best bang for the bucks out there. But don't fall for the contract trap with your provider, you always lose out in the end...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-12-2014, 19:12:25
After some research, decided to go with this:
http://www.doogeemobile.com/doogee-dg310-mtk6582-quad-core-android-4-4-1gb-8gb-smartphone-5-inch.html

Almost at par with the Moto G. Sure, it's Chinese and falls a bit short on the resolution side but I'm blind as a bat anyway, so it doesn't really matter and I've had Chinese electronics before and they've held together just fine.

And it only costs about 130€.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-12-2014, 19:12:46
What a reminder. I work at a large store, and on November 11th one of the salesman offered me to buy a smartphone as he considered it some bargain. And I bought it. It is a LG-E460 for € 30,- and I swore myself that I'd be opening it at christmas at the latest. Damned. Now I gotta open it.

Will be my first smartphone ever, after my first mobile phone, a Motorola Razr V3, which I bought in 2009. Well, I expect the phone to have only few functions, as I don't expect my prepaid card to provide an internet access at all.

I tell you, this will be quite a jump in technology for me.

(http://hamariweb.com/mobiles/LargeImages/241_01.jpg)

(http://www.lg.com/de/images/handy/e460-optimus-l5-ii/gallery/lg-mobiltelefone-Optimus-L5II-medium02.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-12-2014, 20:12:17
Here's my current phone:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Nokia_C2-01.JPG)

It has served me faithfully for seven years ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-12-2014, 20:12:10
^^ What I dislike most is writing a SMS on those.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 25-12-2014, 20:12:04
If you dont have internet in your contract don't forget to block mobile internet on your phone. It will connect automaticly even if you don't have a contract for it and you'll be paying big time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-12-2014, 20:12:21
So the 15€ uploaded will faint away in no-time? Honestly, I can't remember when I uploaded money the last time. Thanks for the warning.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 27-12-2014, 21:12:27
You can tell Kalk doesn't text too much on that phone, given that it is 7 years old and the keyboard paint looks new still  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 28-12-2014, 18:12:53
Well in general it's 'easy' to just turn off internet. Though might be cases where using for example whatsapp or anything similar could be quite a lot cheaper than traditional sms.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 28-12-2014, 18:12:24
You can tell Kalk doesn't text too much on that phone, given that it is 7 years old and the keyboard paint looks new still  ;D

Dude, it's a Nokia, the only way to damage it is to nuke it from orbit... :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-12-2014, 04:12:38
One day we will create a myth about Finnish phones just like German cars reliability. One day it will go puff *gone* like Japanese car reputation.

I've been silly anti-mainstream since everybody-got-mobile phone-years (around 2000 I think), until I started using Nokia in 2005. Ever since, I never changed from Nokia new models. But then, smartphones came. Nokia still makes the toughest smartphone out there (Lumia), but the myth continues, when my 6210c loses its screen bezel and buggy music player.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 29-12-2014, 09:12:38
You can tell Kalk doesn't text too much on that phone, given that it is 7 years old and the keyboard paint looks new still  ;D
That isn't actually my phone, just a random picture from the internet. Granted, my phone is in the exact same condition apart from a couple of scratches on the screen. I don't really use my phone for anything unless it's something urgent (or I have to call my parents), I do all my socializing (what little there is) through the internet or in person.

@LuckyOne: It has survived quite the many falls already
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 29-12-2014, 11:12:35
One day it will go puff *gone* like Japanese car reputation.
Since when did this happen?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-12-2014, 12:12:42
Already happening I think, since internet age.

They say Japanese car is reliable. Well, reliable indeed, compared to my uncles' old Jaguar XJ for instance, which always refuse to start if we skipped warming up its engine for a day. Yes, it was the olden days. Now a Korean Chevrolet-branded Captiva, or British-German Ford Focus will last equally as long as a modern day Honda CR-V or Toyota Corolla. The tide has turned, the Japanese are playing catch with the European and American marques, which have finally learned to make more reliable cars with fuel-efficient engines.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 29-12-2014, 12:12:59
Meh Japan is still top tier in affordable and durable cars. Yes you might get the same from a ford or a VW but the repair costs if you need them are far greater than for a Toyota or a Nissan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-12-2014, 15:12:35
Affordable? Well, in here... nope. Ford and Chevy are cheaper. A top tier Yaris is IDR 256 million with driver+pax airbags, ABS/BA/EBD, modern entertainment system, bluetooth, and literary nothing else. A Ford Fiesta with similar engine is IDR 239 million with all of that plus traction control, cruise control, rain sensor, auto headlights, and many more. VW is tight ass German and snottily expensive (Polo is IDR 276 million), meanwhile Mini also sold for almost 3 times the price of Toyota Yaris because they tout it as European lifestyle badge, hence luxury and expensive.

Durable? Maybe. At least my Honda jazz lasted 9 years and 135,000 km without a significant problem. It stranded me twice: fuel quality problem - largely due to local Petrol company, not Honda's fault. Second is when the radiator fan snapped. Otherwise, 3 sets of new shock absorber (road quality issues).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 07-01-2015, 16:01:55
There has been an assault on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The gunmen stormed in and killed 12, including 2 policemen.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30710883 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30710883)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-01-2015, 17:01:46
Apparently, the gunmen also run over and injure several pedestrians when escaping.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-01-2015, 18:01:48
and decided to execute poor ahmed at close range, a local police officer, after they wounded him from a distance.

Well, i hope these guys meet a very long and painfull death for doing this. 12 dead so far.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 07-01-2015, 21:01:01
The most important thing here is not to lose our minds. I've seen the footage of the two gunmen executing the police officer and yes, one gets angry, yet you must think. What these scumbags want is global hate on Islam (because some people make the entire religion responsible, some of them are well-known politicians with great power and control over society/media), we wont give them what they want, at least, I don't plan on doing it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 07-01-2015, 21:01:29
ooh, no worries. I keep calm. There is very little that gets me angry.
French police already know who they are apparently.

Probably been on watch lists for some time, but police cant do anything till they break the law. I guess they broke it now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-01-2015, 22:01:48
2 of the 3 suspects are ex-syrian warriors
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 07-01-2015, 22:01:08
Nothing certain about the killers yet, they haven't been caught.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-01-2015, 23:01:15
Nothing certain about the killers yet, they haven't been caught.
There identifies have been confirmed
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 07-01-2015, 23:01:27
Do you have a source? I only read that they have been "localized".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-01-2015, 23:01:57
Its all over the news, go watch it yourself

DOnt bring me that "source" stuff
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 08-01-2015, 00:01:24
Pffft, relax dude. My news only told me that they were "localized", that's why I ask. But if it's too difficult for you to support your post with a source, then just don't. I won't sleep one second less for it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-01-2015, 01:01:20
Good time as any to start removing kebab from EU.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 08-01-2015, 03:01:23
Terrorists and rebel gunmen shoot people week after week and a big fuss is made of this one because it happened in France? I have no sympathy, concern, or interest when this kind of thing happens in the "first world", and as the saying goes, give and you shall receive.

http://youtu.be/QIC2lI2Exys
Who on the outside noticed? Just who? Apparently to those in the west Chechnya is a mythical place that is so far away, a place where people don't live, under circumstances that could only happen in the east, far far away, nothing more than a fairy tale. Not worth mainstream news?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 08-01-2015, 09:01:45
Terrorists and rebel gunmen shoot people week after week and a big fuss is made of this one because it happened in France? I have no sympathy, concern, or interest when this kind of thing happens in the "first world", and as the saying goes, give and you shall receive.

http://youtu.be/QIC2lI2Exys
Who on the outside noticed? Just who? Apparently to those in the west Chechnya is a mythical place that is so far away, a place where people don't live, under circumstances that could only happen in the east, far far away, nothing more than a fairy tale. Not worth mainstream news?
Are you fucking serious?  Some deranged idiots massacre journalists for poking fun at their religion, and you have no sympathy?  Why insist on some sort of genocidal pissing contest between the east and west - just because you feel overlooked?
The most important thing here is not to lose our minds. I've seen the footage of the two gunmen executing the police officer and yes, one gets angry, yet you must think. What these scumbags want is global hate on Islam (because some people make the entire religion responsible, some of them are well-known politicians with great power and control over society/media), we wont give them what they want, at least, I don't plan on doing it.
It's ironic, because in attacking those who made fun of them, the attackers have made a mockery of their own religion.  But I hope that the religion as a whole is not blamed, because like you said, entire religions are vast and nuanced affairs so there's no reason to decry all Islam.  But France has survived much worse things than this.  Here's to better days ahead.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 08-01-2015, 10:01:48
Terrorists and rebel gunmen shoot people week after week and a big fuss is made of this one because it happened in France? I have no sympathy, concern, or interest when this kind of thing happens in the "first world", and as the saying goes, give and you shall receive.

http://youtu.be/QIC2lI2Exys
Who on the outside noticed? Just who? Apparently to those in the west Chechnya is a mythical place that is so far away, a place where people don't live, under circumstances that could only happen in the east, far far away, nothing more than a fairy tale. Not worth mainstream news?

Western Europe is a peaceful place where we are not used to shootouts. This is an attack on free press, democracy and western culture. Of course I am concerned.

Meanwhile there is a obscure conflict in Chechnya, going on for decades, with intransparent goals on all sides, 2 dictators involved (Putin and Kadyrov), leaving nothing but ruins for many years now. This all is happening deeply inside the sphere of Russias influence, in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Obviously the West got no influence on that, while we are busy trying to limit the russian desire on territorial expansion in the Ukraine today. Your outscream for help is heard, but there is just little we can do about that.

During the years of war you participated in, witnessing death, murder, crime, rape and endless sorrow, your heart obviously hardened and locked up when it comes to human misery. Maybe you should attend your government for psychological help on your concern in order to become a productive and regarded subject in your society again instead of expressing your disrespect for the dead after a terrorist attack in the West. Did you ever hear me expressing my disrespect for the dead in Chechnya? I don't think so.

If your government does not answer your cries for psychological help, it might be that the reason for this is the fact, that you're living in a second world country, where the government is more busy in leading wars, supressing free press and cementing the power of the few politicians and oligarchs in charge.

At no time, we, the West, are in charge for the domestical mischief that happens in the states of the former Soviet Union. If you dislike it so much, you are free to leave the places, you don't find worth living anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 08-01-2015, 10:01:56
Not a good idea to piss off the man with the gun imo.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 08-01-2015, 12:01:53
Was never my intention to piss anybody off. I consider this an observation of facts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-01-2015, 17:01:51
Never act all mighty and all-knowing with Multi-Kulti and then go on to offend them with predictable consequences. These fundamentalists are never part of your multi-kulti integration anyway, you simply left them out of the picture, and there are only a handful of cultures that can successfully integrate into yours. Either respect their view (which you say contradicts your ideals) or stop that multi-kulti nonsense.

Ever wonder why things escalate this far? Because somebody (ex-neocolonialist, e.g. USA) has chosen to abandon hope, and other country (one particular country) took over its helplessly lost population. This is strongly hinted in entry #1 of this Cracked article:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-bizarrely-specific-things-being-taken-over-by-one-country_p2/

I can confirm on Indonesia growing radicalism. Yes, people are steadily become more fundamentalist than ever. They tried to shock their way in back in 2001, by actively participating in regional conflicts (e.g. Maluku, East Timor, Aceh, etc). Although regulated and controlled by high-ranking military officials, they have grown out of control by 2003 and committed unspeakable atrocities (e.g. gutting out pregnant women and posting them on internet, yes ISIS is so old). So they were scaled back from semi paramilitary organisation into common fundamentalist gang that regularly raids indecent entertainment centers during fasting months. Their approach softens too, but you can see their efforts slowly ebbing into our daily life, like increasing censorship, historical revision (out traditional clothing got even more complicated to address their modesty standard), and a lot of things that weren't there before 2000s. Once they regard other Muslims from different school of thoughts as infidels, now they see their common faith as the groundwork to slowly steer them into their doctrines. And recently, they reached other ethnics too, I was about to be softly recruited into one of their "sharing sessions." Absurd, but they are getting more courageous.

Where else did this happen? Well, ever heard Pakistan? A country founded for religious reason, yet liberal enough that it elected western-educated party-going female Prime Minister back in 1980s? Ever heard how PIA (Pakistan Intl Airlines) were so globally exist back then? But why are they so secluded now? So fanatic? Because, back in 1990s, when problems in their neighbouring Afghanistan arise, due to escalating civil wars after the Soviet left, nobody helps them, and they turned into that same fookin country to chill Afghan warlords down. Which in turn, turned them from that 1970 religious hippy into what you see today.

What happens with China and India? Well, they deal with it the hardest way. But it is also because they were never part of US communism paranoia during cold war era. It seems to me, that slow, under-the-blanket radicalisation only happen in countries so lost after being abandoned by US and its allies. We were lost after 1997 crisis, and the Pakistan were lost after they can't beat Soviet-friendly India.

And no, it is not a good idea to keep flailing genitals and obscenities at them. It is not a progress, it is decadence. Like it or not, you gotta take the Saud King's approach on things with them: give and take. That's why they can enjoy Ferrari and Rolex while beheading witches. Now, what would you give for something that is absolutely not trade-able?

Another way is to take charge, take control of the school of thoughts, like Indonesia did. "Officially, we believe in this version of Islam, and yours is just yours!" This way, you'll offend only certain groups, since you take firm stance on one specific discipline. The majority will rally behind the stronger and the one with more popular support. This will isolate those fundamentalists and make them stick out like sore thumb.

Lastly, the cost of freedom is always high. Yes, indeed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 08-01-2015, 21:01:48
"That multi-kulti nonsense" that you deride is the result of several centuries of developed, liberal political thought.  It should not be abandoned so easily - that's what the shooters in Paris wanted.  They also hoped that the West will target Muslims, further isolating them.  That shouldn't happen either.  If, like you suggest, we abandon democratic values and isolate certain cultures, many Muslims might agree and drift further away, towards fundamentalism.  Why should they bother trying to explain their position if no one will listen?  Many Muslims, including those deep in its theological traditions, condemn ISIS and attacks like this one.  If Islam is to reform it will be from the inside.  No amount of drone bombing or denunciation will change it from the outside.   

Muslims in Indonesia are not Muslims in France, or Britain, or the United States.  There is a world of differences between each group.  So it can't be framed as an "West vs Muslim world" problem.  The problem is not a clash of differing civilizations, it is a group of fanatical criminals that can be defeated by law enforcement.  Censorship of freedom of the press is not an option - democratic society can survive violent thugs, but not censorship.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 08-01-2015, 22:01:27
Good time as any to start removing kebab from EU.
I'd like to start with removing people shouting racist nonsense like this first.

@ Zoo: a large part of your post I can understand, but you off the board with this one
And no, it is not a good idea to keep flailing genitals and obscenities at them. It is not a progress, it is decadence.
because what you actuyally say is that we should start with breaking down freedom of speech. I'm 120% against that. Yes, you can say that you disagree with the cartoonists, yes, you may express your grief about certain jokes. But in WORDS always, never BULLETS.

I understand the anger of a lot of Arabian people after some 100 years of western influence which has brought them nothing but arbitrary borders, absolute monarchs like the Sauds, dictators like Saddam Hussain and Muammar Khadafi. On top of that there are the Gulf Wars and the recent drone attacks. They bomb innocent people on a regular basis. So yes, I understand the anger and I condemn the continuing (military) intervention in the Middle East. But I also condemn attacks like the one in Paris yesterday.

People resorting to violence (be it groups or governments) gave up on thinking too fast.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-01-2015, 22:01:18
Good time as any to start removing kebab from EU.
I'd like to start with removing people shouting racist nonsense like this first.


Sure remove the one person who shouts nonsense but feel free to keep the people who will fire AK's or molotovs to police officers in the name of "Allah" or "Anti-racism". After all its not their fault. Its not their fault they went to France for a better future and got offended by a comic. Its not their fault they picked up weapons and shot up in the middle of the city. Its always our fault for screwing their country which used to be a peaceful heaven, but then the evil white man came and destroyed it.

Yes what i said is nonsense and racist but i was poking fun on an internet forum, unlike these assholes who picked up an AK and started killing people for a drawing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 08-01-2015, 23:01:50
Yeah, real fun to joke about a crime like yesterday and blame an entire people for the actions of some extremists in the process.



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 08-01-2015, 23:01:48
Sure remove the one person who shouts nonsense but feel free to keep the people who will fire AK's or molotovs to police officers in the name of "Allah" or "Anti-racism". After all its not their fault. Its not their fault they went to France for a better future and got offended by a comic. Its not their fault they picked up weapons and shot up in the middle of the city. Its always our fault for screwing their country which used to be a peaceful heaven, but then the evil white man came and destroyed it.
You, sir, are a fucking idiot.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 09-01-2015, 00:01:43
I don't know, I quite like him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 09-01-2015, 01:01:16
Allah seems to be quite weak to be a God, if he needs a bunch of morons beheading people, shooting people because they "offended" "him"... wow.


They simply don't know that THEY are the biggest offense to their God.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-01-2015, 02:01:08
Just like one of the response cartoon to this event. The bullets went straight through Charlie's building into the image of Islam. Congrats to these 3 idiots.

Slayer: I agree, but violence somehow is still in their norm. I would never justify wanton killing of people due to their offending opinion. Because that is thuggish, organised-crime like behaviour.

However, the growing discontent, how are you going to address them? This is their home, where else they should flee to?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 09-01-2015, 04:01:14
Quote
You, sir, are a fucking idiot.

Aks and stones may break my bones... #triggered

@slayer
Its their fault as well for not driving these individuals away. It may be the government's or foreign politics in the past that made these people do what they do now but it's also the logical people's of their circle fault for not turning them in.
Idiots and extremists will always be that. Someone has to put them in line and who better than their own.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-01-2015, 05:01:49
Personally I say screw unrestricted democracy, I lived fine without it for a time and so did others. People can express their opinions sure but that doesn't mean they should, if you piss someone off with your freedom then they won't like you, some might even hate you, and a few will act on that hate. Forced tolerance until it no longer needs to be forced!

(http://blacklikemoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/02/klan-billboard-300x145.png)

Religion should be kept private in general. All the Abrahamic religions spout kill everyone-who-isn't-us nonsense that any believer could act upon. Genocide of Canaan, the Crusades, the Holocaust... they're ideologies that have always caused the deaths of someone or another. An ancient tribal code, if anything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-01-2015, 06:01:43
Haha, I just remembered an American acquaintance, a lieutenant in the KKK. Every day was filled with verbal hate every other hour. Had a very well disciplined dog, a doberman warlock, wouldn't even eat his food if you didn't tell him to and loved to terrorize the cat by gently sticking its head in his mouth. That dog was very well trained, not just in discipline but to be a violent racist as well. Couldn't easily take him outside and when you did the leash was made of chain links, if he saw someone with so much as a tan he'd lose all control, no stopping him. I wonder who was more violent, the owner or the dog. It should be noted that the owner didn't train the dog but rather someone more senior to him.

I see a slightly similar relationship between Islamic extremists and the legitimate, recognized, fundamentalists. One is at fault for the other but not entirely, inaction is the problem here.

How would a vicious dog on the loose be dealt with? It would be put down by the city police before it could hurt anyone, its owner lectured by the legal authority and perhaps even fined or jailed. Not surprised if that's happened by now.

In other words, people need to wake up and deal with ISIS in Syria and elsewhere, and not just them, full in now before it's too late. It's a shame that it takes a tragedy like what happened in France for people to concern themselves with what goes on in the rest of the world.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 09-01-2015, 07:01:58
Considering the totaling casualties in Syria and Iraq this is what "it is too late" looks like to me.

It is not up to us western countries to fix these inherent problems that made them so violent, it is up to the charismatic individuals with a vision of prosperity and greatness for these people, like many of the founders of modern muslim communities, and they all seem to be in the wrong side, either in totalitarianism or fundamentalism. Personally I think fundamentalists cannot do shit to their countries but I have no problem with dictators that impose a more modern looking life.

There was a nice saying about how we cannot change the lives of the current communities but we could change the way the children think to do it. It was Max Planck I guess. There are millions with ages older than childhood with violent tendencies but their children can be gained for a better life as long as what we do is not cultural expansionalism and imperialism, because that is what west does when it comes to doing that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-01-2015, 07:01:18
Well, you cannot really group "us and them" or that simple. People living in such tough area are even like that amongst themselves.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30721021
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Islamic State crisis: Religious police 'kidnapped' in Syria

So, they beheaded fundamentalist IS religious police just because they told them that they cannot smoke? And things like... insulting their dignity. Well, the concept of dignity is various for every individuals, but these people really need some serious educating on how to not quickly resort into violent murder to answer disagreement.

Otherwise, you'll find yourself allied with - civilian killing dictator (Assad), and then violent religious movement (IS, Al-Nusra), and then violent anti-extremists group (such as this).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 09-01-2015, 12:01:20
(http://blacklikemoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/02/klan-billboard-300x145.png)

This kind of stuff is pathetic. There is nothing wrong with wanting belong to some kind of group, it's a basic human desire, but one should always ask: Who is excluded from that community? If people are excluded on the basis of race or nationality, you are dealing with fascism, and with fascists there can't be compromise, common ground or peace.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-01-2015, 13:01:11
Or

We can all finnaly start admitting that both left winged and right winged people are contributors to this problem


Yes you political correct people are the primary reason why more extreme right winged people and parties are rising up. Not really the foreigners themselves.

And you right winged folks are the reason why so many foreigners are turning racist against us. Yes racism goes both ways

Something people also refuse to accept.


Or are we gonna use the old "slavery and white evil empire in the past" as an excuse to good-talk these killings by extremists?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 09-01-2015, 14:01:41

A couple of years ago i had a female German professor at uni. She told us about her troubles with her father that had been in WW2 and she had setup an anti war exhibition when she was in uni in the 70 ees.
You would take her for the left side of the politcal specter, feminist etc. Me coming from school and into uni, you'd  be influenced might say indoctrinated to the left aswell.

Anyways i was rather taken aback when she expressed her detest for muslims in a rather blunt way. And that see saw a danger in democracy and the ofset in breeding rates of muslims and Germans. How could such an educated person say such a thing?



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 09-01-2015, 14:01:16
Because educated people are sometimes idiots.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-01-2015, 14:01:54
Fear is sometimes breed out from ignorance.

The terrorists like it a lot. And sadly, a lot of these people done the PR work for the terrorists, themselves.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 09-01-2015, 14:01:08
There are bad people in every religion.

You can interpret the Bible with some common sense, noticing that it was written by some men who didn´t understand a thing about the world some thousand years ago. Yet it has some morale standards as to honor your parents and care for others.

You can however interpret it word by word, which means you are going to oppress women and homosexuals.

The same applies to the Koran.

You can´t judge a whole religion on the actions of a few. Just because I´m Catholic (well, officially I am - haven´t been to church in 10 years), it doesn´t mean I share the outdated opinions of the church.

The only thing that makes me suspicious is that - among the extremists - suicide bombings and extreme brutality - seem to be only that widespread/ frequent around extremist Muslims. It´s sad that the whole religion suffers from those few. But you don´t see Christians, Jews etc. blowing themselves up in crowds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-01-2015, 14:01:57
Picture your religion 600 years ago, inquisition, witch burning, crusade, etc. I just wish they don't follow the same Abrahamic cycle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-01-2015, 14:01:07
Yeah. But we are allowed to think that way, despite it being true. And this is where the problem is being caused by left winged people. Their constant hammering of this, breeds extreme right winged Extremists. Trust me, these guys will start popping up soon. Shooting innocent muslims and probaly again jews.

Picture your religion 600 years ago, inquisition, witch burning, crusade, etc. I just wish they don't follow the same Abrahamic cycle.
That is still no excuse to do it today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 09-01-2015, 22:01:13
The only thing that makes me suspicious is that - among the extremists - suicide bombings and extreme brutality - seem to be only that widespread/ frequent around extremist Muslims. It´s sad that the whole religion suffers from those few. But you don´t see Christians, Jews etc. blowing themselves up in crowds.

Well a reason for this is that since the very beginning of Islam the Quran has been taken as the word and command of Allah and has been read and preached ever since, with great ease and native understanding. The same can not be said for the Christian Bible, it was almost always in Latin and back then that wasn't really spoken by anyone outside of the clergy, as well as certain translations being forbidden. With that in mind, as well as the fact that church and state were not always separate, Islamic rulers could be potentially more pious than Christian rulers. Even today many laws in Islamic countries come from the Quran's teachings, the Christian Bible however is not as exacting, and again wasn't really read by those with state power.

Bah, religious violence. One person responds to another's promotion of their religion with "I don't really give a shit" and he gets killed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 10-01-2015, 01:01:58
@slayer
Its their fault as well for not driving these individuals away. It may be the government's or foreign politics in the past that made these people do what they do now but it's also the logical people's of their circle fault for not turning them in.
Idiots and extremists will always be that. Someone has to put them in line and who better than their own.
OK, so if a Greek goes out of line in my country, you come and take him away? Please note the ridiculousness...

@ attacks: glad it's over now (somehow I knew these guys were going for some kind of suicide scenario, although it's really tragic they had to involve even more innocent people in it). I really hope people keep their sanity in the aftermath. I'm happy to see so many good reactions to this, and I'm sad there are still brainless people attacking mosks because of the attacks. But: way better than 14 years ago, nice to see some progress and also more unity instead of the us and them rhetorics of demagogues.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-01-2015, 09:01:11
 ::) C'mon now not come into your country, but if i was staying there with him and knew who he was i would fuck him up for bringing attention to us for no reason (or bad reason).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 10-01-2015, 14:01:49
OK, well, I think not every muslim knows everything about all other muslims, so I think it's perfectly logical that these guys (who are as much an enemy to muslims as to non-muslims) were not reported by muslims.

In fact, they were being followed by French secret service until last summer. Then the investigation was stopped, because they did "nothing suspicious".



You are really stuck in "us vs them" thinking, maybe you should try something different for a change, it helps you to see stuff from a different angle.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-01-2015, 03:01:37
The problem is not Islamic or even religious, terrorism goes beyond that. Epanastatikos Agonas, Bouras. Crazy, murdering, lunatics are to blame, the various ideologies they follow come later.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-01-2015, 07:01:19
Yeah, but one particular terrorism franchise is more successful than others. Surely there must be some secret formula that makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

Also, apparently, they are the most successful in racking up body count, including people of their own religion (which consisted the overwhelming majority of the victims). Other terrorist groups are not as much blood thirsty as this one (or maybe just less competent).

The problem I think is much to how they structure their real life upon their faith: action does not constitute piety. If you being an asshole in the public like cutting queue line or litter, it is very much excusable than if you forgot to pray to God or look at porn (the later is pretty much similar to US attitude towards sex). Even if you look at porn, it is pertinent that everybody other than you (and probably God) not knowing this secret. The concept of piousness is regarded highly in Islam, and they brag to everyone about their pilgrimage trip. Yet, a lot of people never really made themselves aware of (or deliberately ignored) their daily life conduct. And from my experience, those people have always been passive-aggressive about their stance and made a lot of ironic statements.

We have yet to see something like this:

Quote
Headline: Bangor farmer Alan Graham not for turning on Rihanna
...
He said on Friday he did not "believe young ladies should have to take their clothes off to entertain".

"I am entitled to hold that opinion," Mr Graham said.

"I would have more respect and more care for that young lady than lots of the people running about who want to see her taking her clothes off.

"I wish her no ill."
...
The farmer said Rihanna had been "very gracious and respectful" when they spoke and that they had "parted company on good terms".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15126628

You wouldn't like how my previous neighbour, who is adamant religious, would have handled similar situation that Alan Graham faced. They might be similarly soft-spoken, typical smiling charming polite old men, but my neighbour would very likely incite heated debate with his incoherent antics and pseudo-scientific understandings, if he were to speak with young people of western background.

If... only... they realised, like my Catholic school that teaches evolution and religion at the same time, that faith is not literal science to be interpreted by simpleton minds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-01-2015, 16:01:57
(https://scontent-a-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10858636_738345889582574_2120865053777720943_n.jpg?oh=53f112fb358cff77ea79ac7a835cc831&oe=55233858)

Someone is moving up in the world.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 12-01-2015, 18:01:09
https://storify.com/tometty/staunch-defenders-of-free-press-attend-solidarity

http://en.rsf.org/rwb-condemns-presence-of-predators-11-01-2015,47472.html

I just hope they will all now start to act in the spirit of those who they paid tribute to.


(https://scontent-a-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10858636_738345889582574_2120865053777720943_n.jpg?oh=53f112fb358cff77ea79ac7a835cc831&oe=55233858)

Someone is moving up in the world.
Considering the current rate at which stability in world wide politics is deteriorating, I predict Damasos World Dictatorshipment for 2030  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 12-01-2015, 20:01:35
Someone is moving up in the world.
Someone is having a personal obsession ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-01-2015, 21:01:32
I admit it. My life just isn't the same without him. I truly believe in and love our lord and saviour El Enrique Damaso.


J/k i just love seeing his fb every once in a while and laugh at his shenanigans.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-01-2015, 23:01:33
Someone is moving up in the world.
Someone is having a personal obsession ;)

We need someone to look down to right, to make ourself feel better? 8)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-01-2015, 00:01:51
When in doubt, use the word nazi and collect moneh
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-01-2015, 00:01:30
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2201514/Greece-demands-billions-German-war-crimes-Relations-EU-partners-plunge-new-low.html


Quote
Published: 12:31 GMT, 11 September 2012 | Updated: 20:51 GMT, 11 September 2012



*insert slowpoke image*


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 13-01-2015, 01:01:31
I... Have failed you, Senpai!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-01-2015, 07:01:31
/me performs a magic trick and the link only post disappears!

/me shakes index finger disapprovingly at everyone involved.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-01-2015, 07:01:29
So I am still discovering alcohols that I like to drink since having turned 21 last November. Vodka and Rum A++, Sam Adams is shit and Angry Orchard is ok. Can't really do shots yet but I have tried jack daniels single barrel. What else should I try?



Theta, I know you like american sodas, try out rum and grape soda, A +++.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 13-01-2015, 08:01:31
What else should I try?
Jägermeister. Whiskey, brandy or Cognac if you want to feel more civilized than you are. I recently discovered Xante, which is a pear flavoured sweet liqueur.

Are ciders and long drinks a thing in the US?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-01-2015, 08:01:04
Ciders I believe so, dunno about long drinks
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-01-2015, 09:01:42
So I am still discovering alcohols that I like to drink since having turned 21 last November. Vodka and Rum A++, Sam Adams is shit and Angry Orchard is ok. Can't really do shots yet but I have tried jack daniels single barrel. What else should I try?


Drambuie is like whiskey mixed with candy. I don't like it myself but people who usually do not drink much enjoy its taste. Cardhu is single malt and really good tasting for whiskey. If you can find Greek drinks there's always Ouzo and Tsipouro to try out. Then there's Greek beers as well like Fix and Mythos.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-01-2015, 10:01:07
I'll see about giving them a try Bouras, I don't think we have much in the way of international stuff at my local grocer but I'll grab what I can
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-01-2015, 11:01:15
Jägermeister is great with any soda or beer. On its own it will satisfy your cough syrup fix. Rum is pretty good, at least alcohol with some taste, I just don't like the coconut variety. Other than that, how about wine? I'm sure there are a lot of fantastic Californian winery products near your place.

I never liked whiskey nor understand their appeal, tried Jack D, Johnnie Walker and can't differentiate with vodka. And for that I go for vodka. Moreover, the strong alcohol taste is not that much different from Korean soju, Japanese sake, or Chinese baijiu.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-01-2015, 11:01:21
The only rum you ever want
(http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/961wodz.com/files/2011/10/Captain-Morgan-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-01-2015, 11:01:06
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/605/902/ee0.jpg)

C'mon now!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-01-2015, 12:01:52
Better? ya LAND LUBBER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACNKKPw_iXM
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 13-01-2015, 15:01:08
Jägermeister is great with any soda or beer.
No no no. Never mix Jägermeister with anything (don't do it in shots either). Pour half a glass and then just sip it with the rate that suits you (i.e. don't get insta-hammered). Same with Whiskey, never mix it with water or ice. If you need it cold, use iced stones.

Non-alcoholic question: Do you guys have any recommendations for books/articles/scientific journals on armour and armour penetration? I'm planning on doing my Bachelor's thesis on armour penetration mechanics and I expect that some of you guys to know some good books on the subject.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 13-01-2015, 15:01:46
Wodka and orange juice...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Erwin on 13-01-2015, 15:01:49
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2201514/Greece-demands-billions-German-war-crimes-Relations-EU-partners-plunge-new-low.html


Quote
Published: 12:31 GMT, 11 September 2012 | Updated: 20:51 GMT, 11 September 2012



*insert slowpoke image*

You should also sue Turkey. I don't know why you missed that out.  :P ;D

We have a lot of money, as you can see with our new palace.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-01-2015, 15:01:32
You do owe us half of Cyprus.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 13-01-2015, 16:01:13
I like my new avatar

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 13-01-2015, 21:01:19
Wodka and orange juice...

Yes I have become very acquainted with this combo.

The only rum you ever want
(http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/961wodz.com/files/2011/10/Captain-Morgan-2.jpg)

Yes this is accurate, Capt Morgan it what I had this past weekend and it was great. It was also what I mixed into the grape soda.


I like my new avatar



Love it, it is excellent
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 13-01-2015, 23:01:43
Are ciders and long drinks a thing in the US?
I would find it very very odd if long drinks were a thing outside Finland, Tallinn harbour, and some hipster clubs in Berlin that purportedly have them on sale there.

Non-alcoholic question: Do you guys have any recommendations for books/articles/scientific journals on armour and armour penetration? I'm planning on doing my Bachelor's thesis on armour penetration mechanics and I expect that some of you guys to know some good books on the subject.
Don't have the source at hand, but just read an interesting article how APFSDS (possibly the upper-end HVAP ammo too) shells travel so fast that the slant of the armour is next to insignificant: upon contact they treat the armour as if they were hitting water (or other liquid), and are deflected towards the path of least resistance - as if they had hit the plate at right angle or nearly so - resuming the original trajectory after penetration. Also the amount of ricochets caused by the slanted armour becomes negligible if the shell velocity is high enough. Think of a ray of light hitting a window: it refracts towards the normal and then continues on a parallel path to the original.

Of course, then you come to the realization that if you put 100mm armour at 45 degree angle, it's equivalent to 141 mm of armour, but surprise surprise, the height and thus the weight of the armour plate is now 1,41 times the height of a 100 mm vertical plate - or equal to a vertical plate of 141 mm thickness. Except that you just probably made your tank a bigger target, and it's still only 100 mm equivalent against kinetic penetrators.

So slanted armour is only really relevant against HEAT warheads anymore, unless we're talking really thin armour, as in armoured cars, APC's, or IFV's (which day by day are getting thicker) who might actually be penetrated by something that is slow enough not to "refract" upon impact.

EDIT: Now I'm actually intrigued whether this would concern HEAT warheads too, ie. whether the particles riding the blast wave would behave the same way. At least the "jet" is moving fast enough, much faster than the fastest kinetic round.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-01-2015, 08:01:53
No no no. Never mix Jägermeister with anything (don't do it in shots either). Pour half a glass and then just sip it with the rate that suits you (i.e. don't get insta-hammered). Same with Whiskey, never mix it with water or ice. If you need it cold, use iced stones.

Just tried this last new year eve, undiluted Jaeger in glass. Yes, it is great. Like I said, it has all cough syrup greatness with strong alcohol taste.

Australia is the country that introduced me to Rum (and their British kinds like Grog). So, Bundaberg is my first taste, never tried Capt. Morgan though.

Anyway, just read that Champagne = sparkling wine made in certain place in France. Same goes to Cognac, being Brandy. LEL. Yourop elitism at its worst.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 14-01-2015, 10:01:00
...

Non-alcoholic question: Do you guys have any recommendations for books/articles/scientific journals on armour and armour penetration? I'm planning on doing my Bachelor's thesis on armour penetration mechanics and I expect that some of you guys to know some good books on the subject.

Sounds like an interesting topic to me. I just did a five minute research on "armo(u)r penetration" via scholar.google.com and I already found a good number of articles from scientific journals starting in the 40s up to today. Most of them should be available through your universitiy's library (atleast they are through mine). I also found an open access journal called: Journal of impact Engineering.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0734743X

You may also should try some research via databases available via your university library, but scholar.google.com is usually a good starting point.

Ofcourse, you should also narrow down the scope and title of your Bachelor's thesis, because "armor penetration mechanics" might be too much for a Bachelor's thesis. But all depends on how you plan to do it.

Out of curiosity: What do you study? Something in Engineering?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 14-01-2015, 11:01:55
Zoo, it's not just alcohols. There's whole lot of other traditional foods that are restricted to area for the name and elsewhere you gotta go around with the name. Like Feta is only Feta if from Greece, others have to call it 'Greek salad cheese' or something like that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 14-01-2015, 13:01:17
Indeed, that's the whole point of the A.O.C. laws, to retain the originality of a local product. It's not just  to limit the use of its name, but also to keep the quality high.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 14-01-2015, 13:01:16
Ofcourse, you should also narrow down the scope and title of your Bachelor's thesis, because "armor penetration mechanics" might be too much for a Bachelor's thesis. But all depends on how you plan to do it.

Out of curiosity: What do you study? Something in Engineering?
We are just starting to do our theses and currently the subject is just a general direction. Once I've been assigned to a tutor, I'll discuss what the more specific subject will be. I'll probably focus on just the traditional kinetic penetrator vs. armor plate and what phenomena and behaviour models are present. Then again, with 20-30 pages of text, I might have to expand it.

And I study mechanical engineering. I'm majoring in machine construction and minoring in materials.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-01-2015, 16:01:43
Now come to think of it, you guys are right.

We have this regional dish from West Sumatra called Rendang. A lot of tourists love it so much that it tops 100 global foods in CNN Travel blog. The Malaysian also have their own Rendang, mainly from the West Sumatra migrants that moved there years ago. But theirs are different, and the lack of charred coconut taste makes them not that much different to ordinary beef curry cooked with coconut milk. It is second-rate compared to the original one.

I guess we need to apply some A.O.C stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 16-01-2015, 23:01:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DvvyPcWOpA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DvvyPcWOpA)

Once a year, you should reaaaaally listen to this song ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-01-2015, 18:01:37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DvvyPcWOpA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DvvyPcWOpA)

Once a year, you should reaaaaally listen to this song ;D
I used to drive around my neighbourhood in highschool, blasting that song with the windows rolled down.  I'm cringing to think about it.  Still like the song though
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-01-2015, 20:01:18
I've acquired my first ever pack of Shokakola, any advice on dosage and usage of the delicious little thing?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-01-2015, 20:01:57
Consume everything in one go. Especially if you have multiple tins.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 19-01-2015, 20:01:47
One word: suppository
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-01-2015, 21:01:50
Are you gearing up for an assault at the Russian front? Consume the whole package, maybe if you get shot then your heart will keep on pumping due to the caffeine and you might make it home to an iron cross.


/lamejokes

The ones i've bought a while back said that 4 pieces are like a strong Espresso. If you are tolerant to coffee then you could eat 8 no problem but don't expect to sleep tonight.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 19-01-2015, 21:01:39
Alright, thanks Flippy and Bouras, I'll devour the thing tomorrow as I'm struggling with a paper regarding belligerent occupation (international law of armed conflict). Nota bene, I only have one can, but I think it will be ok.

And since you're so enthusiastic regarding the Schokakola, I'll be sure to buy more and make good use of them during field trainings. Because who needs sleep anyway?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-01-2015, 21:01:15
My friend drinks coffee in the evening so she can sleep.

The whole coffee will keep you awake for days is more in the mind then reality i think. a cup in the evening does nothing for me.

A tin of your chocolat probably like a cup and a half of coffee. Most people have more caffeine in the morning just to wake up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 20-01-2015, 03:01:22
People with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are reported to calm down on caffein. For some people it seems to have a chilling effect. I also got an employee who told that a cup of coffee directly on the edge of the bed makes her sleep in no-time. When I asked her surprised whether she wants to fool me, she laughed and told me this: It does not always work, but therefor I always prepare a second cup of coffee.  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-01-2015, 12:01:21
Coffee just makes me nervous and makes my hands shaking... Wouldn't say it keeps me awake, only thing that can really keep me up is Coca Cola.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-01-2015, 12:01:22
I was once addicted to coffee...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-01-2015, 13:01:33
I am now curing myself from that addiction.

Coffee has the same effect on me as Bouras' description, makes things very difficult to focus on. Tea on the other hand, handles me better.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 20-01-2015, 13:01:49
Coffee makes me angry
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-01-2015, 13:01:49
I was once addicted to coffee...

No you were addicted to caffeine  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 20-01-2015, 20:01:16
Scho-Ka-Kola has 200mg of caffeine per 100g (one can).

Energy drinks typically have ~330mg per litre so one 0,33l can will have 100 mg (80mg for 0,25l cans).
Regular filtered coffee has 500 to 800 mg per litre, so one 0,2l cup will have 100 to 160mg of caffeine.

Which means that binge eating the brown gold that kept the Nazis awake is perfectly safe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 21-01-2015, 13:01:33
Well helped by pervitrin  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-01-2015, 23:01:59
Scho-ka-kola

i remember buying that stuff thx to flippy remembering me about it, bought it from varusteleka, and ate one can and half in mere seconds

And then the shaking started
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 22-01-2015, 03:01:04
I was addicted to orange juice once back in high school. Would drink about 2L every week. Cut cold one weekend, it was a little cray
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Josh094 on 22-01-2015, 17:01:24
I was addicted to orange juice once back in high school. Would drink about 2L every week. Cut cold one weekend, it was a little cray

We're here for you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 23-01-2015, 04:01:41
You better do not own a Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3.0 TB harddrive.

What is the Best Hard Drive? (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-01-2015, 03:01:56
Here is a story I didn't get over yet.

I just finished work at midnight. A co-worker had offered to drive me home and as I felt hungry, we stopped at turkish restaurant for some Doner Kebab. I was just coming out of the restaurant when I was adressed by a couple right in front of the door. I turned my head around and was just about to say 'no' like I'd always do when people adress me there asking for such usual things like a €uro coin or a free ride home.

But then they revealed to be undercover policemen and I was turning around saying 'what?' Meanwhile they came at me holding some piece of official ID into my face and I was saying 'lick my a...a...a' and shut my mouth again before completing the sentence. I looked at my food, looked at the cops, released a sigh and dropped the bag with food into the snow, grabbing for my wallet.

So while he was phoning home checking my ID, I asked her for their reason to check my ID in particular, and she reasoned it with the 'current public security situation'. I was raising my eyebrows looking at her thinking 'current public security situation MY ASS'.

So the current public security situation in Germany requires to check the ID of winterly clothed people coming out of Doner Kebab stores. Sure. Why not? What is next? Police state tomorrow? Racism? Anyone?

At home I looked at my ID. Date of expiry is August 23rd, 2014. Didn't seem to bother them. I'm glad I'm no foreigner. Or applying for asylum. Must be that I'm a good german. One of those true germans who can afford to run around with expired ID-cards without being bothered. Even at the current public security situation. Amazing. I'm just glad that our police isn't racist. No way. Never. ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-01-2015, 10:01:05
The only privilege you earn is probably slipping "lick my a...a...a" without repercussions.

Slightly lucky with discriminating attitude in the west is East Asians (Orientals), as my experience in Australia suggests. We can get naughty with only mild reaction from the officers. You can even date with white boys/girls and almost no one bats an eye. The only objections probably came from their parents (most probably the Asian side). One South Asian guy got into argument with some stranger just because he is walking with his white girlfriend.

The Africans get worse treatment, even the well-behaving ones. But at certain place, they are put above Asians. E.g. there was a dark-skinned Dutch Moluccas who refused to hang out with people other than her white Europeans. She frowned on one Korean girl trying to join in their groupies. She refused to talk or greet non-whites... yes this is real. On the other hand, African tourists are always suspected as drug dealer or money launderer here. Even if they come from Kenya or Namibia or some rich African countries, which have better system than our own country.

Now, Middle Easterners. A lot of Arab teenagers are unruly, I know, because their parents are rich, which is the same problem with the Chinese "little kings". If their parents are not rich, they instantly become bogan and involved in petty crimes. I don't get it, but why make their own life harsh? This is also applies for Christian middle easterners. Why settle things with violence? One boy was stabbed through his bible over a fight about who got the girlfriend, and died. In another place like here, they are worshiped. Some even openly say that they are "one class" higher than the locals. So we have a lot of new weird mazhab (Islamic school of doctrine) coming from every "fresh" Arab imports. This is not helped at all by the fanatics who settle differences in religious doctrine interpretation with violence.

So in overall, being checked for ID, getting away with expired ones, and laments about potential racism with such profiling, aren't you being easily too political or enjoy too much first world comfort? When another attack happened, nobody should point out to Captain hindsight about what should have been done. Tough luck with profiling, even the police here might find it difficult to differentiate Sarah Palin and Tina Fey.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 25-01-2015, 10:01:05
Turks don't engage in terror activities afaik. Probably checked to see if you're an illegal immigrant or not. It's pretty common here in asia, weird thing is that civilian police engaged in such action.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 25-01-2015, 10:01:24
Of all the vodkas I have tried so far, I enjoy Stolichnya and Russian Standard. Ketel One is ok but doesn't smell like vodka/rubbing alcohol. It is only 80 proof and doesn't seem too strong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-01-2015, 13:01:06
Stolichnaya and russian standard are the best vodka ever
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 25-01-2015, 15:01:05
Vodka. When I absolutely, positively have to puke out the whole toilet.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 26-01-2015, 01:01:52
Otto Carius died two days ago.

http://www.tiger-apotheke.de/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 26-01-2015, 05:01:05
Stolichnaya and russian standard are the best vodka ever

I would agree with this. Apparently all the Stoli shipped to the states is generally out of their factory/brewery in Latvia as opposed to the Russian one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 26-01-2015, 07:01:15
Here is a story I didn't get over yet.

I just finished work at midnight. A co-worker had offered to drive me home and as I felt hungry, we stopped at turkish restaurant for some Doner Kebab. I was just coming out of the restaurant when I was adressed by a couple right in front of the door. I turned my head around and was just about to say 'no' like I'd always do when people adress me there asking for such usual things like a €uro coin or a free ride home.

But then they revealed to be undercover policemen and I was turning around saying 'what?' Meanwhile they came at me holding some piece of official ID into my face and I was saying 'lick my a...a...a' and shut my mouth again before completing the sentence. I looked at my food, looked at the cops, released a sigh and dropped the bag with food into the snow, grabbing for my wallet.

So while he was phoning home checking my ID, I asked her for their reason to check my ID in particular, and she reasoned it with the 'current public security situation'. I was raising my eyebrows looking at her thinking 'current public security situation MY ASS'.

So the current public security situation in Germany requires to check the ID of winterly clothed people coming out of Doner Kebab stores. Sure. Why not? What is next? Police state tomorrow? Racism? Anyone?

At home I looked at my ID. Date of expiry is August 23rd, 2014. Didn't seem to bother them. I'm glad I'm no foreigner. Or applying for asylum. Must be that I'm a good german. One of those true germans who can afford to run around with expired ID-cards without being bothered. Even at the current public security situation. Amazing. I'm just glad that our police isn't racist. No way. Never. ::)

how was your kebab?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-01-2015, 08:01:58
Otto Carius died two days ago.

http://www.tiger-apotheke.de/

With less and lesser population of WW2 veterans, I hope the young people nowadays are still aware about the horrors of the war and not easily goaded into war to settle conflicts.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-01-2015, 11:01:41
I had 20 euro left on an old birthday coupon and i got tigers in the mud by Otto carius.

I have never read such an unbiased story before. Really a recomendation for any Tiger/ WW2 fan
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 26-01-2015, 11:01:17
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolichnaya

Bottled in Latvia for international markets alcohol itself is russian, some other company does it for Russian market. I guess it's far more easier to export from EU country rather than Russia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-01-2015, 12:01:28
The stolichnaya i buy is in a special alcohol store. is russian one :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 26-01-2015, 13:01:16
I had 20 euro left on an old birthday coupon and i got tigers in the mud by Otto carius.

I have never read such an unbiased story before. Really a recomendation for any Tiger/ WW2 fan

What i noticed about the book was that even a single tiger on the battlefield had a huge impact on the russians.

Reading the battle reports in the last part of the book is also crazy. In certain battles 5 tigers tallied up over 1500 infantry kills and many tanks and at guns in a single day with the help of infantry without losing a single tank or crew member due to enemy fire.

Another neat book is sniper on the eastern front, also gives a great soldiers view on the war.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-01-2015, 14:01:54
It shows also how drastically Russian tactics change after 1943. The "just charge and win" gave way to actual combined arms and you can also see german casualties rising dramatically

Talking about unbiased books, if you want a true unbiased book about the sherman tank, wich also explains how it truly faired against the panzer, go get Steven zalago's armoured thunderbolt. No Yankee murica favourtism, no German panzer fanboy writing. Authetic, factual info.

But General patton fans better not buy this book, as this book has many data about how Patton stalled much of the tank development together with General Mcnair
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-01-2015, 15:01:41
Guderian is also known to stall the development of bigger Panzer than his beloved Panzer IVs. I think both Guderian and Patton preferred the battle-proven vehicles rather than the wonderful concepts of promises.

In today's world, we all being fed with marketing about F-35 Lightning and its capabilities (not being able to carry much weapon, no internal cannon, no VTOL capability - only US Marine get this version), while dismissing the deemed obsolete A-10C (which is far cheaper, more combat ready / less maintenance, more mission capable, more weapon, traumatizing-for-enemy internal cannon, etc).

It is all about taking sides IMO. I pick A-10C, M-551 Sheridan, and all US ordnance hated by Pentagon because of their apparent "unsophisticated-ness" and lack of marketing appeal (not sure about A-10) but was beloved by field troops because of their effectiveness and efficiency. I would not pick Guderian's opinion, I blame German engineers. I blame Patton and I blame Eisenhower for not being decisive enough.

I'd say, Guderian is proven to be right because the big Panzers are expensive and costing Germany a lot of precious resources and they lost the war anyway. While Patton, being proven wrong because we see the Allies' bigger tanks rolling without significant problem and they win the war anyway.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 26-01-2015, 16:01:37
Any competent force backed by a state and modern technology can turn a fleet of A-10's into trash in a matter of days. We've seen Iraq and we think this is too easy. But the truth is when you have 200 times the space and hills and forests to seek and destroy the SAM's, you just don't fly. This is exactly what is happening in Ukraine right now, just because the rebels are given adequate technology and we here think this is unfair.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-01-2015, 18:01:33
The F-35 stealth ability won't do much either. If it is going to do the SEAD, CAS, and CAP at once, since it cost roughly 10 times more than A-10C per hour flight maintenance, it won't have its stealth. They need external pylons attachment. The Air Force will lose 10 times more money on that. And given the maintenance requirement, they won't be available for much of the time. Because of that, low-flying, last-minute pop up attack pattern is still valid tactic to avoid SAM. And A-10 is excellent at this for that special reason: when ambushed, it got armour protection, while F-35 does not.

Why not F-16C Block 52 with SEAD and A-10C with CAS and F-15C with CAP? All 3 of that still roughly 20% cheaper than a single F-35 (mostly model A) incompetently doing all of that job at once. Replace F-15C with F-22A, then it is going to be expensive. But F-22A can do CAP competently and perform stand-off ground attack adequately. F-35A, which is to replace F-16C and A-10C isn't competent at any.

However I can see the future in F-35B, which is the less popular variant, which is the only one that can perform the famous VTOL. Now this can really be used to support covert operations deep in enemy territory like that Bin Laden raid in Abbotabbad. Taking off from Marine's amphibious assault ship, along with the SEAL helicopters, protect the package, and clear the skies while they are at it. They can be ninja at this kind of mission.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 26-01-2015, 20:01:48
Talking about unbiased books, if you want a true unbiased book about the sherman tank, wich also explains how it truly faired against the panzer, go get Steven zalago's armoured thunderbolt. No Yankee murica favourtism, no German panzer fanboy writing. Authetic, factual info.
Your spelling it wrongly again. Theirs no Steven zalago but Stephen Zaloga. Speaking of factual info (much data, unless your being Doge)...
But General patton fans better not buy this book, as this book has many data about how Patton stalled much of the tank development together with General Mcnair
Actually, that argument was the dead pet horse of Belton Cooper (in his book "Death Traps") up to the point where he substantiated scuttlebutt around the motorpool as "facts" that supposedly overrule piles of documents in which "Patton" is curiously spelled "McNair", but I guess Patton personally forged each and every page then. Are you sure you don't mean Cooper instead of Zaloga? Nevermind that a field commander such as Patton was not in a position to decide in the first place what was actually produced to begin with...

That being said, McNair was partly right for all the wrong reasons (ie. the loony tank destroyer doctrine that worked in one single battle during the entire US campaign in Europe). However, from a logistical point of view the 76mm Sherman (improvement on a tested and true design) made infinitely more sense than Pershing (completely new type). Especially so since the M26 was a bit too good a copy of German heavy tanks: underpowered engine and unreliable transmission leading to constant breakdowns, limited cross-country mobility, slower speed, and inferior range, being much slower and more expensive to produce, versus having marginally better armour than late-model Shermans still penetrable by German guns (no wait, Jumbo actually had better armour that was proof against anything except 88 at point-blank distance and 128) and slightly better gun than the 76mm one. And bumrushing Pershing to the front would also have copied the insufficient training of late-war German crews.

Guderian was right too, especially given the situation Germany was in. Panzer IV was easily produced, reliable, and easier to maintain, consumed less materials, and the missing invulnerable front armour is not that much of an issue when most of the kills are made from the sides anyway (if a tanker is in a situation where he relies on "impenetrable" armour instead of hitting the enemy's weak spot first, he's doing something very wrong or he's a German in 1945) and if most of your supertanks are destroyed by their own crews when they break down, they are simply not worth it. And metals needed for higher strength steel were simply not available to Germany from 1944 onwards (and even up to that there was a constant shortage), so that alone should have dictated what to produce, but then again, Hitler.

There is a funny but appropriate anecdote in Thomas Anderson's "Tiger": in Italy, Germans captured a Sherman, which they adapted to tow broken-down Tigers and Panthers. When they had used it as a tow truck for half a year without breakdown, the story was actually printed in one of Wehrmacht's newspapers, supposedly highlighting the importance of proper maintenance (or as a snarky poke at the quality of the Wunderwaffen, take your pick on the way to nearest KZ).

tl;dr: a mediocre tank that's available is infinitely better than a supertank that's not
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-01-2015, 23:01:43
The F-35 stealth ability won't do much either. If it is going to do the SEAD, CAS, and CAP at once, since it cost roughly 10 times more than A-10C per hour flight maintenance, it won't have its stealth. They need external pylons attachment. The Air Force will lose 10 times more money on that. And given the maintenance requirement, they won't be available for much of the time. Because of that, low-flying, last-minute pop up attack pattern is still valid tactic to avoid SAM. And A-10 is excellent at this for that special reason: when ambushed, it got armour protection, while F-35 does not.

Why not F-16C Block 52 with SEAD and A-10C with CAS and F-15C with CAP? All 3 of that still roughly 20% cheaper than a single F-35 (mostly model A) incompetently doing all of that job at once. Replace F-15C with F-22A, then it is going to be expensive. But F-22A can do CAP competently and perform stand-off ground attack adequately. F-35A, which is to replace F-16C and A-10C isn't competent at any.

However I can see the future in F-35B, which is the less popular variant, which is the only one that can perform the famous VTOL. Now this can really be used to support covert operations deep in enemy territory like that Bin Laden raid in Abbotabbad. Taking off from Marine's amphibious assault ship, along with the SEAL helicopters, protect the package, and clear the skies while they are at it. They can be ninja at this kind of mission.
Because a few persons, recieve moneh from one of dem cooperations, and they lobby for the F35. Everybody knows, this plane will fail in the long run. This was an aircraft designed to replace the F16, A10, F15..you name it. No plane can replace all those. A multi-role aircraft will Always be a jack of all trades.
And when your jack of all trades aircraft cost roughly 5 to 10 times more then already existing good aircraft. This has been the problem of US development for ages. It is vastly diffrent then the way russians and even the chinese think. Pretty much, the US became like the germans in WW2...

And yeah, if Albert speer was allowed to do what he wanted, the PZIII and IV were already phased out in 1940 and replaced by a proper universal, ready for war production Panzer. And he would also have waited or even prevented an assault on the soviet union

But yeah, that is all.. If
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 27-01-2015, 00:01:53

And yeah, if Albert speer was allowed to do what he wanted, the PZIII and IV were already phased out in 1940 and replaced by a proper universal, ready for war production Panzer.
Intredesting. Did anything come out of that, like a blueprint or something, or was it stopped earlier?

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-01-2015, 04:01:49
This was an aircraft designed to replace the F16, A10, F15..you name it. No plane can replace all those. A multi-role aircraft will Always be a jack of all trades.
And when your jack of all trades aircraft cost roughly 5 to 10 times more then already existing good aircraft. This has been the problem of US development for ages. It is vastly diffrent then the way russians and even the chinese think. Pretty much, the US became like the germans in WW2...

Today, everything is about image, marketing, and public relations. Those "adequate" and well-performing military ordnance are not enough, they need to show the public, especially Hollywood that they are superior and false sense of security. This is similar with English football, the image of "plucky Brits" like David against Goliath was gone, they are now the big guy, the Goliath, and failing at nearly every attempts. I hope that doesn't happen, especially when they are going to fight the likes of Infidel State (IS).

Being Jack of all trades is what F-16 excel at, being cheap, capable, and easy. But this does not interest the Navy nor the Marine, the 'acting' step child of US military service. So to repeat F-4's success in gathering all of them together, they tried F-35. But this time, the Marine has been spoiled by the VTOL capability of their Harriers. They wanted that in the new F-35, which is expensive, complex, and forced to share components. The F-35B has stalled and skyrocketed the development cost, with repeated problems, and yet everybody is jumping at the conventional F-35A and the Navy's bigger F-35C, which constantly has to keep up with all the changes happening to fix F-35B's problems.

Yet, nobody look at the "real" F-35, which is the F-35B. Only 7% of total F-35 production is F-35B, which I think received the huge part of development cost. Stupid? F-35A, the Air Force conventional (no VTOL) variant will be too bulky to be nimble and maneuverable, with limited knick-knack gadgets, limited fuel space, because of F-35B's big lift systems. The F-35C will be unnecessarily heavy and big, because of that hollow lift system space again. And that stealth diamond-shaped wing, which require to be enlarged since it doesn't provide much lift at low speed, critical for aircraft carrier take-off/landing operations.

They say it doesn't need to be agile, because it can shoot enemy from far away, and US military tactic is too perfect, there will be other air assets with better radar doing the tracking thing for them. We'll see. At least in Red Flag.

Quote
And yeah, if Albert speer was allowed to do what he wanted, the PZIII and IV were already phased out in 1940 and replaced by a proper universal, ready for war production Panzer. And he would also have waited or even prevented an assault on the soviet union

I was about to blame him as well. Speer, despite how brilliant he was at industrialising German military, still is not a field guy. He is an architect.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 27-01-2015, 11:01:53
I just got the chance to taste Irn Bru, a local soft drink of Scotland:

(https://maratinage.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/img_6293.jpg)

It kinda tastes like medicine and leaves a weird sizzle in the mouth after drinking it, but wasnt that bad.
Do you have any local stuff like this, FH forum community?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-01-2015, 11:01:29
Yesterday i went to the pub..And people who tought they knew a thing about WW2, began talking. When i said that the Wehrmacht had nothing to do with the SS, they fucking freaked out.

When i even gave evidence that over 95% of ww2 warcrimes were commited by the SS, and that the allies did warcrimes on a simular level like the wehrmacht, they even freaked out more


I am never again discussing things with political correct assholes, again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 27-01-2015, 12:01:19
I am never again discussing things with political correct assholes, again.
Huh? So if you don't know anything about WW2 you are politically correct?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-01-2015, 13:01:40
I am never again discussing things with political correct assholes, again.
Huh? So if you don't know anything about WW2 you are politically correct?
Well its the subjects that followed that turned out they are politcally correct assholes.

They even nagged about someone saying "eskimos" when they are appearntly called "Inuit"
Now this was a trick of ours as a comedian once did a part about that, but they really nagged about that aswel.

Also they wanted to ban alcohol and smoking and everything else. But not Weed. Because "nobody dies of weed"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 27-01-2015, 13:01:41
Yeah, as the Voice of Antwerp said, let them enjoy their non-smoking, non-alcoholic fruit juices.

More fun for the rest of us.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 27-01-2015, 14:01:08
I am never again discussing things with political correct assholes, again.
Huh? So if you don't know anything about WW2 you are politically correct?
Well its the subjects that followed that turned out they are politcally correct assholes.
OK, couldn't make that out at first.

They even nagged about someone saying "eskimos" when they are appearntly called "Inuit"
Not all "eskimos" are Inuit, some are Aleut and others are still other ethnicities. "Eskimo" is comparable to "nigger" imo, Belgian comedians or not. I don't expect everyone to know this, so I don't mind it too much, but "eskimo" is a bad name, like a scheldwoord.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 27-01-2015, 16:01:07
Why doesn't it surprise me that Theta still buys into that debunked bullshit of the "clean Wehrmacht". You'd think by the end of the 90s that old hat was buried, but I guess some people need that kind of fantasy to justify their own pseude-fascist sensibilities.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-01-2015, 16:01:17
Why doesn't it surprise me that Theta still buys into that debunked bullshit of the "clean Wehrmacht". You'd think by the end of the 90s that old hat was buried, but I guess some people need that kind of fantasy to justify their own pseude-fascist sensibilities.


>Clean of warcrimes army
>War

Choose one.

But i guess in comparison to the SS, the Wehrmacht must have been pretty clean right?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-01-2015, 17:01:41
Well, its very difficult to asses certain crimes. For example, the handing over of russian POWs and civilians to the SS, is considerd a major warcrime.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Krätzer on 27-01-2015, 19:01:13
But i guess in comparison to the SS, the Wehrmacht must have been pretty clean right?

Of course, as clean as the red army, the us forces, the brits.... as clean as they all were.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-01-2015, 19:01:39
But i guess in comparison to the SS, the Wehrmacht must have been pretty clean right?

Of course, as clean as the red army, the us forces, the brits.... as clean as they all were.  ;D


ZOMG FASCIST LOVER ALLIED DID NUFFIN WONG!
 ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 27-01-2015, 20:01:21
Obviously allied forces also committed war crimes, that is part of war and why one should avoid it. To somehow put these on the same level as those of the Wehrmacht is not only stupid, but dangerous. The Wehrmacht fought a war in the east that had the stated purpose of annihilating or enslaving whole races of people and it soldiers willingly partook in these crimes, as has been demonstrated by historians beyond any doubt. Idiots like Theta cling to this fantasy of the "innocent" German soldier, who just fought for his country, or (even better) his family, while his superiors did all the evil deeds. This is a dangerous ideology, because it absolves soldiers (and by extension basically all "normal" citizens) from any political responsibility for their actions.
When you rightly call them fascists for this they will do this old spiel of "Oh, but I'm not Nazi, do I look like a Nazi?", like it even matters. What allowed the evil of the Nazi Regime were not the people marching in silly uniforms, but the millions of people who just went along for the ride. People like Theta who think to themselves "But I'm not evil, all I want is my peace and private happiness, and a clean and safe society, where I can feel as part of a community. What is the harm in that?"
Well there is no harm in that in itself, but when you define this community along racial, religious or national lines you are already within fascism and this idealization of German soldiers in WW2 is part of that fantasy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-01-2015, 20:01:28
What if i told you that calling someone a fascist for being ignorant is fascist? What is the deal with people these days? You will be called a fascist for anything. Your attitude and opinions Ts4EVER are just as poisonous as Thetas might be, breeding hate and division between people.



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 27-01-2015, 20:01:53
I am not interested in maintaining harmony with people who are ignorant and repeatedly spouting off fascist bs.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 27-01-2015, 22:01:05
I thought that Wehrmacht already was holier than thou and it was all about proving every member of Waffen-SS was Mr. Dindo Nuffin and it was only Allgemeine-SS that did those nasty things?

(Then again, depending on their attitude, some people often also claim that there was no systematic mass rape by the Red Army starting already in Soviet territory, or that the Serbs were just following orders righteously defending themselves protecting Europe from jihad playing accordion, or that Nanking Massacre is Communist propaganda, etc.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-01-2015, 23:01:35
Idiots like Theta cling to this fantasy of the "innocent" German soldier,
Plenty of innocent soldiers in WW2. also no need to go personal here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 28-01-2015, 00:01:43
All of this is easily summed up in three words:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSq5aCZO5n8

War never changes...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 28-01-2015, 06:01:14
inb4 flipster
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 28-01-2015, 10:01:10
http://gph.is/XLFUdS
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Stefan on 28-01-2015, 13:01:14
The loser usually committed most warcrimes as they are used for the warpropaganda during and after the war. Good or evil isnt a competition for the most/least warcrimes. Good are those who fight for you, evil who fight against you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-01-2015, 15:01:30
It also depends on how good your standard of good vs. evil is. For example, the good guy here claiming all Jews, Romani, LGBTs, Slavs, Black, and other unwanted people are inferior and therefore need to be exterminated.

I can hardly say that those people are the good guys, no matter how many times you try to use that half-baked "war is evil" argument or that half-assed "victors write the history" trope. You can't deny a crime when you are caught in the act. You may claim insanity, but I don't believe that "single perpetrator" theory either. One guy might be insane, and the rest are exploiting the poor guy's insanity to commit something worse. You are sure as shit that something big is going to happen because of that.

Is Hitler bad? Yes, maybe, but I also think that he is no badder than some random German or Austrian like Himmler, Heydrich, Goebbels, Freisler, Hess, or Norwegian like Quisling, etc. I don't believe the bullshit that makes Stalin a single evil dictator guy. There must be legions of ass-kissers that puts him on the top, the likes of Beria and his goons. Is everybody else innocent but Hitler, Tojo, and Stalin?

What makes the Allied bad besides their non-combatants body count tally, is also inventing nonsense like "Hirohito is innocent, because his officials are bickering out of his control" or "Hitler is mega-evil with powerful warlock-like ability to control the whole good nation of German into his bidding". And then makes the whole world buy it at face value. But then again, would you like more murdering of blind-fanatic Japaneses or Nazi-to-the-core Germans to settle the score?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-01-2015, 20:01:34
What be going on here?

Ain't shit that can be done about war, good, evil, all those things. It's embedded deep within humanity, going back thousands of years.

Quote from: New International Christian Bible Hosea 13:16
The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open.

Nothing can stop people from killing each other. Just 20 years ago up to a million people died during the genocide in Rwanda, if that's no indication that hate is still prevalent in society then I don't know what is.

It just happens, then it's over. I reckon that a thousand years from now only scholars would care or even know that during the 1940s people were packed into ovens and incinerated alive in the death mills. Sorry if that's an insensitive thing to say but in the grand scheme of things it seems rather insignificant.

(http://i.imgur.com/1uEi6DX.jpg)

That there is a pile of dead ants in a room. Quite insignificant I'd say, if you took a vacuum to them that mess would be cleaned up real easy, then you'd just have to empty a bag into a bin or something. I'd write an analogy but there are so many obvious ones to choose from, and I've spent far too long on this now.

Ain't shit that can be done...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-01-2015, 06:01:04
People is still dying in Syria... Rwanda is so 20 years ago.

I heard that Libya is also having civil war. And let's not forget North Pakistan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-01-2015, 08:01:23
I bet it would be satisfying vacuuming all those ants up. Not joining in on the war conversation, just think it would be satisfying to vacuum them
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 29-01-2015, 09:01:40
Not really.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-01-2015, 20:01:04
Applied to join a local Search and Rescue unit, hopefully we'll see where it goes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-01-2015, 21:01:50
A Search and Destroy unit would be cooler
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: :| Hi on 29-01-2015, 23:01:27
Yeah that'd be sweet, but I don't think there are much of those here in LA, unless I go to the east side and join a gang
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 31-01-2015, 00:01:05
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/1534703_10205653341523799_5288496290567004947_o.jpg)

MOTHA FUCKIN SABATOOOOOOONN!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 31-01-2015, 11:01:24
2 days to go  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 01-02-2015, 03:02:14
Heroes of the Telemark carry Viking blood in veins!
Warriors of the northern land, they live forever more!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-02-2015, 11:02:59
See the city burn on the other side,
going down in flames as two worlds collide...


God I wish they'd play that one... :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-02-2015, 15:02:40
They may let you have a democratic vote  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h_yauzVGUE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 01-02-2015, 15:02:10
This does sound like the ancient greek democratic vote hahah
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-02-2015, 14:02:08
They may let you have a democratic vote  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h_yauzVGUE
you know heavy metal's not my thing but they seem like a pretty cool band.  i bet that concert was kickass
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-02-2015, 14:02:08
Sabaton, alestorm, gloryhammer.. all these powermetal bands have fantastic concerts
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 03-02-2015, 04:02:21
Just back from the concert, aaaargh it was fucking amazing  ;D

until someone uploads Night Witches, the best live song ever, I'll just leave this here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToQZln-BqU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-02-2015, 11:02:08
Just back from the concert, aaaargh it was fucking amazing  ;D

until someone uploads Night Witches, the best live song ever, I'll just leave this here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToQZln-BqU
I'll leave this here :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkYxnm70vg
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-02-2015, 11:02:51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_NT43aJ_Jw

ATR-72 crashes in taiwan, holy shit...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 04-02-2015, 12:02:28
You have to threaten to kill me before I fly with a jet from South East Asia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-02-2015, 13:02:43
He somehow lost his left tailplane, and then he stalled the plane, leading to an uncontrollable roll into the drink.

What's wrong with those planes?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-02-2015, 13:02:02
The aircraft was build in 2014. The ATR-72 has a love/hate reputation. There are airlines who absolutely love the plane but some claim it unsafe. The grand majority of accidents however, happen with airlines who have very questionable reputation, like Transasia.

However, this is the second ATR-72 who has had an engine-flameout in 1 year in Transasia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 04-02-2015, 14:02:55
The aircraft was build in 2014. The ATR-72 has a love/hate reputation. There are airlines who absolutely love the plane but some claim it unsafe. The grand majority of accidents however, happen with airlines who have very questionable reputation, like Transasia.

However, this is the second ATR-72 who has had an engine-flameout in 1 year in Transasia.

2 in one year? Sounds like sloppy maintenance.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-02-2015, 14:02:48
The ATR-72 is a aircraft with popular and very reliable engines (Pratt& whitneys), so i really doubt its the aircraft
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-02-2015, 16:02:35
Right, Indonesia's Wings Air with its shoddy reputation never lost any of its ATR-72-600s. It is a good and very efficient aircraft indeed. The Italo-French aircraft is a strong seller and can be seen in 4 out of 5 permanently populated earth continents. They are very popular.

Yes, the ATRs are vulnerable to sub-tropical icing conditions, hence it has tighter operating limits in the North America after American Eagle crashed one of its ATRs.

However, its closest rival, the Bombardier Dash-8Q400, also face similar problem, particularly with its main landing gear. Especially in the hands of Hjaldrgud's home flag carrier, SAS

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=1123591&region=4

A video of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YibvwkTXTYc

So far, need to hear similar reports from QantasLink, Air Canada, FlyBe, or Lufthansa Regional. I believe they have more relaxing story than the clumsy Scandinavians about the Canadian prop jet.

Anyway, TransAsia is Taiwanese, supposedly a small island nation with a very tight regulation enforcement. But TransAsia has been quite notorious recently due to both ATRs lost to similar reason (pilots declaring mayday over engine failure) and for them being a low cost airline with poor showing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 04-02-2015, 16:02:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_NT43aJ_Jw

ATR-72 crashes in taiwan, holy shit...


Jeez, i bet the drivers on the road will need at least a month after this to take a shit. Asshole clenched shut!!!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 04-02-2015, 17:02:24
However, its closest rival, the Bombardier Dash-8Q400, also face similar problem, particularly with its main landing gear. Especially in the hands of Hjaldrgud's home flag carrier, SAS

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=1123591&region=4

A video of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YibvwkTXTYc

God, I hate flying. Being a piece of meat in a metal tube hundreds of meters above ground, zooming away at 500+ km/. I'm totally with Neo from the Matrix. I do not believe in fate, because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life. When I'm in a plane, two guys in the cockpit has the total control of my life.

I still fly, but it is something that I really do not like doing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-02-2015, 17:02:53
Not just the two guys at the front most seats... but also, thousands of guys in the factory assembly line, dozens of guys in the design room, accounting room, management board room. And then, hundreds of guys in the maintenance hangar, the guys wandering around the plane before the flight, the guys sitting at fart-stinking chair with giant radar screen in front of them and a microphone headset, the guys sitting around you. The guy with the 'mighty pen', the guy that write the aircraft service bulletin, the guy whose job is to mail the bulletin, bunch of 9gagers and alike commenting on aircraft accident that might influence regulators to the wrong direction due to mounting public pressure (on the basis of ignorance).

Society works that way. Even you have to trust the farmers growing your tomorrow morning's muesli cereal breakfast ingredients do not accidentally ground hidden mobster victim corpse when he/she harvests the crops. Have to trust that the packaging guy does not pick his nose too often before he close the lid of that muesli carton box you eventually bring home.

I think you have to let it go.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 04-02-2015, 17:02:48
Flying in a B17 bomber, C-119 boxcar and a taped up (litteraly) Short Skyvan

I had NO fear..

Flying in a commercial jet??
OH FRIKKING LORD SAVE ME

I dont understand it, i wassent afraid at all of the belly turret of the B-17 Sally B that visits sanicole alot. But being strapped up in a commercial jet freaks me OUT
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 04-02-2015, 20:02:33
You people are strange, i love flying, when there is an announcement where they say there will be turbulence during the flight then i am even happy about it. as long as things don't start flying around inside the plane.
I also sleep quite well in an aircraft, i love the constant but gentle left/right rolling of it. Takeoff and landing is the best feeling ever though.

Due to the route i fly most often the plane i sit it is most of the time a AVRO RJ-100.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 04-02-2015, 20:02:41
AVRO RJ-100.
Avro RJ series has even in the economy class hands down the most comfortable seats of any airliner, whether business or economy class; soft, luxurious leather couches you can sink into. Or at least Brussles Airlines's Avros had those back in 2006-2007 when I had to commute weekly between Helsinki and Brussels.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 04-02-2015, 21:02:33
Anyone that wants an icon by the same guy that has done mine can get one here (http://thestorydragon.com/?p=938).  He doesn't only draw animals.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 04-02-2015, 22:02:56
AVRO RJ-100.
Avro RJ series has even in the economy class hands down the most comfortable seats of any airliner, whether business or economy class; soft, luxurious leather couches you can sink into. Or at least Brussles Airlines's Avros had those back in 2006-2007 when I had to commute weekly between Helsinki and Brussels.

As a Belgian i always fly Brussels Airline when i can. I take the Brussels-Oslo flight every few months.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-02-2015, 02:02:31
Avro RJ-100 is also known as BAe-146-300 with improved avionics.

It is the most successful British jet ever, which is pretty sad, since only 300 something ever made. I still love it though... 4 engines, working speed brakes (Fokker style), high mounted cantilever wing... what's not to like?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-02-2015, 11:02:53
I flew to Farnborough via brussels airlines with the Avro RJ 100. It was the oldest jet in the fleet, but it did made me feel very comfortable and at ease.

Only one accident was caused by the aircraft itself, and then again this was because of bad mainentance
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 08-02-2015, 17:02:34
Quote
THINGS ASIAN PARENTS DO

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD56YYhzWk5slMw4jYfuaw-0Ekt2cKMrk

If you ever wonder how to grow inside Asian (Oriental) household. Now, this is made by immigrants, for creme-de-la-creme Asians, add some kind of shield to keep them comfortable with their ignorance from the outside world, akin to white rednecks keeping their doofus antics intact, while living in a country that put men on the moon in 1969.

What they haven't say yet:
1. Asians think their food is healthier. Non-fried ones is always healthier. Soupy ones are the healthiest, despite containing nothing than just water and sometimes, unhealthy amount of salt. Among the orientals, they seemed to have mutual agreement on healthiness of each own cuisines. But when they see Indian foods, they go crazy. Western food? A short trip to heart disease!
2. Asian parents never teach you real skill, they only teach you life and other stereotypical Asian skills (Asian medicine knowledge, Asian tradition, Business, Money, bargaining/haggling, how to be cheap by recycling). All other real skills we have is acquired from professionals. Music? Private teacher! Maths? Teacher! Tooling? Friends! Fixing cars? Friends! Asian language? Private teacher! Martial arts? Private teacher/Grandpa, because dad is busy working! This is actually great and quite rational, until their expectations started to become overwhelming.
3. Professions for you that is okay for Asian parents: anything that warrants suits and ties, except sales job. Other than that: doctor/medic, IT guy, engineer. Borderline okay: scientist, researcher, lecturer, specific subject teacher (language/yoga/gym/tutor). Not okay: any field works that gets you dirty, pilot, chef, artist (painter/sculptor/musician), actor, politician, monk, public transport / truck driver, social worker, clerical job, security, police, army, and if you don't have the tradition of your parents or ancestors doing any of these jobs, don't bother convincing your parents.
4. Secretly racist, I don't think Hess or Goebbels can top them. While Hitler seems like a master race try-hard wannabe, Asian parents did a faux-pas on the subject, completely innocent and somehow okay. Anyone getting the impression that Japanese are friendly and smile at you, welcoming you at home with intricate ceremony? Tell them you are marrying their daughter / inheriting son. Want to try harder? Try Chinese. Even harder? Korean! Want to get really hurt? Listen to what they say when you are not around.
5. Extremely homophobic, anti LGBTQ. Most of us get away with this using our minority card. If you come out, you'll never be taken seriously, but if you nag too much, you'll either get sent to mental institution, disowned, disinherited, or murdered (I never heard about murder case, but it must have happened at a point).
6. Very Religious, be it Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, or sort of. Except the Japanese, most Koreans and Chinese parents are quite superstitious, and the good thing is, they treat every other gods as sacred, which means they are respectful. Respectful, except the modern movements of charismatic Christians. The worst thing is, they treat it as a give-and-take token of spiritual sacrifice-and-reward ritual. My parent urged me to pray for good fortune, pity from the gods, away from dangers, etc. Because praying for others' well-being and wisdom are stupid, since other people don't care about us and your wisdom means nothing to them.

It is all very annoying and no longer fit for modern society based on mutual understanding. Fuck Confucius!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 08-02-2015, 17:02:39
Asians are the most racist people out there. My god...saw this first hand. Personally i found the japanese not as racist, but chinese especially shocked me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-02-2015, 17:02:13
http://youtu.be/h_Uj1FRmLao Somewhat relevant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Josh094 on 09-02-2015, 00:02:02
Asians are the most racist people out there. My god...saw this first hand. Personally i found the japanese not as racist, but chinese especially shocked me.

I can vouch for this from what my half-Chinese girlfriend tells me.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-02-2015, 00:02:35
I know well a bunch of vietnamese and they arent that racist, no more than your average finn.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-02-2015, 05:02:34
Many Vietnamese immigrants are real boat people, escaping perilous situations they never imagined before. Also if you noticed, they were colonised by the French. It opens their mind up that these barbaric people do have some decency indeed.

While us, the Chinese, are convinced that once we are the only function civilisation out there, that's why it is called "Zhong Guo" (literary "central country"), the center of everything. Then the immigrants are mostly fleeing from our entitled lands, as they are being seized by the communist party of China. The rest are like my Grandfather of mother side, who were enslaved by the Japanese and get sent to work as a coolie in Indonesia. Or simply descendants from the crews of Grand Admiral Cheng Ho's who decided to stay on the land they visited. Those who stayed under foreign influence and happen to understand the virtue of other cultures, such as Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, etc, will mostly be very okay and not racist.

The Japanese on the other hand... they are secretly ambitious, very prideful, and couldn't care less. They suffer the same mentality problem that haunts the English: their little island kingdom shields them from many things. A lot of their youth nowadays (almost 70%) stated that they don't need to learn other languages, and leaving them alone is enough to make a good living. Yeah right, like all of their lavish lifestyle aren't sustained by selling goods to other countries.

Koreans are diehard fanatics and a case of bully victim fighting back. Like the Chinese, they are so convicted in their "us great, others inferior" mindset. Also, if you noticed, the only western influence they ever receive is communism and foreign troops, which doesn't bring any positive reinforcements regarding the view they hold about outsiders. Like typical Asians, any foreign concept such as communism will then be mix-mashed with silly local flairs (e.g. their own brand of Christianity like the Chinese Taiping rebels), turned into self-sustain ethos called Juche.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-02-2015, 15:02:37
I need some personal experiences with my following problem. No need for internet or science stuff

One of my friends used to be addicted to weed. She stopped, because of me, thanks to me, but i never told her to stop. I always told her to enjoy life, but be cautious.

Now since last month, she has been on weed 24/7 and she broke contact with me, because she is afraid of my reaction. i personally, dont care in the end.

But its affecting her mind alot lately. She has short memory problems, barely concentrates, sometimes horrible coordination (she dropped a pint at the pub, suddently during talking). Sometimes even panic attacks.


Has anyone here, smoked weed to the same extent, or knows someone who does it aswel? and also have these complaints? Not asking for info on the internet, science studies etc. I need Personal experiences!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 11-02-2015, 20:02:42
^ Well obviously her life is going downhill (not necessary because of weed, but some other underlying problems). Make her stop again. Back when I was in high school, there was a guy who smoked weed almost daily. He almost failed his final year! Luckily, he got a nice girlfriend that put some sense into him, and now he's in college, doing just alright.

It might be her cry for help, or she's just trying to get her mind away from other problems. Seriously, talk to her, make her open up to you and take her to some professional counseling, if you care about her.



Speaking of college... My academic life has started to go downhill too. I'm not thinking about starting to smoke weed though, instead I'm trying to research better learning and organizational skills, because my current ones kinda suck. I used to manage until now, but now the workload has risen significantly and I'm failing to make good progress.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 11-02-2015, 20:02:10
If your first instinct was to post about this on a forum then perhaps you need to re-evaluate your friendship.
Help her d00d! Talk some sense into her (without being too preachy) or just show her a good time other than 420.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-02-2015, 21:02:41
there's a difference between smoking a bunch and being addicted, you can't become addicted to weed.  That being said, it affects people differently.  I also get super clumsy and anxious when I get high, I prefer to smoke only if i don't have to go out, or if I get drunk first.  Seems weird that she's having problems with it but continues to smoke all the time.  Just talk to her about it.  Maybe offer to toke up with her or something and then have a good old heart-to-heart haha.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 11-02-2015, 21:02:02
She'll run out of the stuff eventually, then comes self moderation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-02-2015, 21:02:26
^ Well obviously her life is going downhill (not necessary because of weed, but some other underlying problems). Make her stop again. Back when I was in high school, there was a guy who smoked weed almost daily. He almost failed his final year! Luckily, he got a nice girlfriend that put some sense into him, and now he's in college, doing just alright.

It might be her cry for help, or she's just trying to get her mind away from other problems. Seriously, talk to her, make her open up to you and take her to some professional counseling, if you care about her.



Speaking of college... My academic life has started to go downhill too. I'm not thinking about starting to smoke weed though, instead I'm trying to research better learning and organizational skills, because my current ones kinda suck. I used to manage until now, but now the workload has risen significantly and I'm failing to make good progress.
Yeah she has major problems. Wich she refuses to tell. She has her small group of weed smoking girl friends and its spreading out infact.

I have a theory what is wrong with her, but explaining it here would take ages. Its one gaint mess of lesbian drama and meaningless friendships. But the thing is, i dont want meaningless friendships.
I want to have good friends who dont fucking quit life because they have it bad. I've had it bad recently, i never gave up on anyone.

I am seeing her this friday and i will frikking confront her about it. But in a very calm & friendly way first.

there's a difference between smoking a bunch and being addicted, you can't become addicted to weed.  That being said, it affects people differently.  I also get super clumsy and anxious when I get high, I prefer to smoke only if i don't have to go out, or if I get drunk first.  Seems weird that she's having problems with it but continues to smoke all the time.  Just talk to her about it.  Maybe offer to toke up with her or something and then have a good old heart-to-heart haha.
"you cant get addicted to weed" is a petty excuse. All drugs are addictable. I have a frikking caffeine addiction.

She'll run out of the stuff eventually, then comes self moderation.
Hopefully. She cannot continue to afford it anyway
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Josh094 on 11-02-2015, 21:02:42
That's because Caffeine is mildly addictive, but weed isn't.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 11-02-2015, 22:02:36
Physical addiction is not the same as (but isn't mutually exclusive with) mental addiction.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-02-2015, 22:02:47
Sure, weed is not adictive but 95% of the joints here are at least 60% tobacco. so yes, you can get adicted pretty badly to those.

Lets put it in a different prespective, try to get your drinking buddy that is always drunk to stop completely with drinking, even if its the best thing is his life acording to him. Just try, its nearly impossible.

You need to see if you can fix the reason for her smoking problem, if you cant, and if she is not willing to be helped (witch is extrememly important) then no matter what you do Theta it will always be doomed to fail.

But theta, i barely see you friend, i need hugs too  :'(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-02-2015, 22:02:18
aawww yes indeed it has been too long

Care to come to Antwerpcon in april?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 11-02-2015, 22:02:01
I know it would take ages, but I'm in dire need for more lesbian drama! So pls post it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 11-02-2015, 23:02:55
I know it would take ages, but I'm in dire need for more lesbian drama! So pls post it.
So A(my friend) has been chasing after this one girl for a long time now. Who frankly, uses her to get weed quickly, cheaply (sometimes freely). They kissed but nothing serious came from the other girl. Then that other Girl suddently got herself a girlfriend. Wich was a major setback for A. Meanwhile she tried twice with another girl, wich all failed because A couldnt find it them. Yeah she is quite picky

All this builded up into stress, people being annoying to her, backstabbing people. untill she suddently had enough. Then that one girl she always fancied, became single again. And despite seeing that one girl, she went downhill and downhill and back to weed and bam.. To the point she is now.
This all mixed with one gigantic pile of backtalking, gossiping, you name it



Appearntly my way of handeling things in life does not comply with them. When somebody backtalks behind me, i confront him/her.

but they on the other hand. Somebody backtalks? FREAK OUT
And then when you meet them, go all friendly.

Wich is appearntly the way all womens deal with eachother wich i failed to realise for the past few months
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-02-2015, 02:02:56
Sorry, but what age are we talking about? Sounds like 16.

Ive had my periods of smokinga lot of weed daily, never had any problem getting of it at once. I'm talking about 3-4 years straight.
I used to smoke weed out of boredom, just to fill some sort of emptiness or discontent. Stopped doing it when that was fixed..

Does she want to stop smoking weed? If she doesnt, why would you tell she should?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-02-2015, 14:02:18
Well, there is a physical aspect about cannabis. Consumption of cannabis causes the body temperature to drop about 0.5°C average. If you have consumed cannabis constantly and stop abruptly you will feel like having a light fever for a couple of days. This comes along with light sweating on multiple occasions, because the body got used to the lowered temperature and has to adopt to the new temperature then.

In general, I separate drugging people into 2 types:

Type A often ends up taking drugs because of outer influences: unemployment, boredom, loss of loved ones, 'bad friends' etc. Once the crisis causing influences vanish, type A might be able to stop drugging and is able to continue a normal life if the drugs have not caused mental distortions.

Type B has mental problems and thus does not feel one with society, or is having a hard time to integrate itself into society. Type B usually develops an affinity to drugs, given the feeling of being able to stabilze its mind in a situation which would be otherwise dragging the mind down. If you take away one drug from type B, it will find others to abuse.

If that girl is type B, your claim for drug abstinence will only drive her away. Instead of sharing things, she'll have secrets then. If you are not type B, type B isn't for you either.

I guess one of the few possible constellations where a type B can stop drugging would be a strong master-slave relationship in which type B focusses on the partner as a substitute for the drug. I'm not sure whether that is an option for you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 12-02-2015, 16:02:30
Quote
Type A takes drugs and will eventually end up with mental problems.
Type B got mental problems and is thus taking drugs.

Would alcohol consumers only have those 2 categories as well?  :P

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-02-2015, 21:02:22
Quote
Type A takes drugs and will eventually end up with mental problems.
Type B got mental problems and is thus taking drugs.

Would alcohol consumers only have those 2 categories as well?  :P
Well said.  I think you might be generalizing a bit here, Dukat. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 12-02-2015, 22:02:38
I dont agree with everything Dukat is saying, but its some solid advice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 13-02-2015, 02:02:28
I think you might be generalizing a bit here, Dukat. 

Yes, it is very generalized.


Quote
Type A takes drugs and will eventually end up with mental problems.
Type B got mental problems and is thus taking drugs.

Would alcohol consumers only have those 2 categories as well?  :P

I consider alcohol as a drug like others. Alcohol consumption is usually done for fun but if overdone it might lead to mental problems (A). Meanwhile many people with mental problems would quickly fall for alcohol and actually do, especially as it can be supplied most easily (B).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-02-2015, 00:02:32
..Okay i think i'm addicted to coca cola

I am unable to go the store atm so i rely on good ol' mom for supplies.

This monday morning, i realised my cola supplies were dried up, aswel as any other softdrink

Today, i had withdrawel affects for sure.... i had the undesire need to cola, and drinking water did not solved anything. Just now i was able to grasp a bottle and i poured and drank a 330 ml content in one gulp.

I do not drink that much coke. About 500 ML a day. I have been able to cut back drastically and even drink water (carbonated that is).
But if i dont get coke in 2 days, i frikking go CRAZY

But is it the Coke taste/sugar or is the caffeine that is driving me nuts here?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 24-02-2015, 23:02:46
I developed the same kind of habit man. im not craving for a Coke if i dont have it, but when im off i just have to buy a can.. and also when being hungover, its GOD-like...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: kummitus on 26-02-2015, 08:02:16
White sugar is pure evil stuff.

Ever since I moved out last summer, I've cut almost all of my sugar eating and drinking. Then roughly a month a go, I did drink few litres of coke in a night. I don't remember when I've felt so shit last time, like worst kind of hangover, without alcohol.

Though prolly it's the both. If you've drinked more coke before then the caffeine might have got hold of you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-02-2015, 16:02:17
its the caffeine. i am addicted to caffeine
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-02-2015, 20:02:34
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-burns-thousands-of-rare-books-and-manuscripts-from-mosuls-libraries-10068408.html


So when are we gonna liberate the fuck outta these motherfuckers?? Its about time we deal with these pests.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-02-2015, 20:02:14
Nuke em, nuke em all.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 26-02-2015, 20:02:18
Nuke em, nuke em all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlSQAZEp3PA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlSQAZEp3PA)

Sorry Flippy, just had to...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 26-02-2015, 22:02:59
Do they increase Iraq's GDP per capita? Focus on more important matters. I love how the discussion is always about people, events, politics and ideologies but it never comes to how they will gain nation wide wealth and proper education. If they don't get those the people will never have the chance to enjoy the cultural heritage. Or maybe it's got to be this way, maybe a rich egypt can only work with a poor denmark. Do we have a room for improvement, anyone would like to enlighten me on this one?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-02-2015, 10:02:25
So just because they dont increase GDP they don't matter? This is your point? Cultural wealth means absolutely jack just because at this moment that nation isn't making money? So perhaps here in Greece we could plant C4 on Acropolis and blow it. After all how much money does it earn us anyway?

also
>Burn books
>Gain proper education
Doesn't seem to me like the type of people that want "proper" education. They only way for them to expand their minds is with a 5.56 or a 7.62 to the head.


They will gain nation wide wealth and proper education when they stop killing each other and bomb western countries or kill western citizens for picturing a prophet from 2000 years ago.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 27-02-2015, 12:02:53
Yeah keep going around the subject. Artifacts are nothing more than commodities to plunder, people won't be enlightened just because some manuscripts are sitting around in a basement. People are not retarded terrorists just because some helenistic artifacts are thousands of miles away. Museums matter, but literature and accessibility of information are the sole items to drive a community forward.

FYI I don't support ISIS, but I am worked up about the choice of discussion matters. It is Industry and agriculture we should discuss, they should discuss more importantly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-02-2015, 12:02:04
I say...both of you are correct

oh no wait, i cant say that. you have to go one way, or the other.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-02-2015, 14:02:07
You're right people aren't retarded terrorists because of some artifacts, they are retarded terrorists because they are in fact so retarded that even calling them that is an insult to people with actual cognitive function issues.

No we should not, and will not discuss about agriculture and industry (nor should they for that matter). What we should discuss and should have been discussing is a way to rid the world of those filthy savages before its too late.

One by one.

No mercy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 27-02-2015, 21:02:05
Could this be the birth of a new copypasta?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 27-02-2015, 22:02:10

One by one.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUaFD4JFU8c

ONE BY ONE! BY THE NORTHERN TRIBES YOU FALL!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 27-02-2015, 22:02:35
Could this be the birth of a new copypasta?

Nah doesn't even have spaghetti or gorilla warfare it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 27-02-2015, 23:02:26
Dunno man we don't have enough dank memes when it comes to some topics
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-02-2015, 02:02:48
Dunno man we don't have enough dank memes when it comes to some topics

Are there ever enough dank memes?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-02-2015, 06:02:04
Had a weird dream last night.

I was a citizen of some kind of fictional country, which is powerful in both economic and military. Suddenly out of nowhere, I was in the middle of a weaker but deviant country, which is about to be invaded by my country. The situation is in the middle of a huge building complex, with government facilities, shopping malls, and big parking lot, overlooking a dense pine forest to the south. It was dark at night, probably in spring, eerily silent. We were gathered inside this building because we were stranded somehow. All I know is that I was returning from a daily work, but ended up here.

This dream is very revealing, what it is like to be a war victim. I was panicking, along with people inside the building, many were citizens of the poor country. We heard the news that our building is about to be surrounded by the invading force. I was awaken by the first shelling. There were faint screams and people running around, trying to find a hiding place inside the abandoned shops. I was trying to hide inside the clothes rack, nah too flimsy... then I found furniture store... not gonna hide me from the troops. Many people also do the same thing, they are hopelessly out of ideas. Running north exit of the building is the last option, the government troops standing there might fire on us. Then the fire fight started while I am hiding behind a huge cupboard. I started to wonder about the fate of my brother, was he drafted by my homeland's forces? Was he killed in the first wave? Will we meet here and escape together from this perilous situation? Then another shelling rounds rained upon us.

It was inevitable for the poor sods. I saw Cadillac Gage-like APCs rolling down in massive numbers from the shop windows... they are flanking the defenders at full speed, not firing any rounds, they just went past the building. I hope I could make them realise that I am here, one of their fellow citizens. But then they started shooting at us... war criminal happens like this. The defending troops retreated inside the building, and we were about to be evacuated, but chaos occurred and there were firefights inside the building, the invaders started shooting back too. I was forced to crawl through an abandoned clothing shop. The defending forces were desperate, and when I reached the parking building, I can see that their hopelessly outnumbered motorpool is finally launched (probably to delay the inevitable), consisting of a handful number of similarly shaped APCs and IFVs. I won't bother looking at the battles anyway, as I run deeper and deeper into enemy's territory along with the fleeing enemy citizens.

Finally I reached the other end of the city, an outskirt village, located just near the mountain slope. There I met my brother, he was organizing an evacuation for non-combatants and citizens of non-conflicting party. We were given special permission to cross the border by the invaded country... but we were wary about how the border guards going to react about us. I rode along with him, just two of us, a bit relieved but somehow still worries about the border guards and possible militants harassing along the journey. So, it went as predicted, they threw a roadblock and started pissing on every passing convoys (they don't shoot, just block the road and forces us to go off-road. We were forced to unnecessarily take a detour into river banks and so on. But we finally made it! I was in some kind of refugee camp, and about to leave for home soon with my brother.

This is surreal. I never imagined that I am going to experience such a situation. Usually dreams sets at a place you are very familiar with, a bit like deja vu. But this setting is completely new and I never had such a theme either.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Eat Uranium on 05-03-2015, 21:03:25
I saw a Stug today.  It was on a transporter heading southbound on the M11 at the junction with the M25.  And then as I passed Duxford there was what looked like a spitfire doing acrobatics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 05-03-2015, 22:03:55
Maybe your body timejumped to the 40's?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 09-03-2015, 23:03:06
I had a look at my earliest posts on this forum.. and I can tell I was much younger back then. God I've written some stupid shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-03-2015, 03:03:36
I had a look at my earliest posts on this forum.. and I can tell I was much younger back then. God I've written some stupid shit.

First rule of Internets. Never look back to old posts. Never. It makes you wanna take a time machine and slap yourself for typing shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 10-03-2015, 05:03:10
I am thinking of taking up pipe smoking, but I am still a little worried about the health risks. I would not smoke more than once a week, not drink alcohol while smoking and rotate the pipe in my mouth in addition to flushing my oral cavity with water after my session is finished. I think that with these parametres in mind, I am not taking a real risk with regards to cancer. Most studies are coloured or not distinguishing between inhalers and non-inhalers, whereas I would rate as the latter. I would like to assume that the relaxation brought about by the pipe neutralises a lot of harmful stress and sorrow. I think if smoking will not kill me, this terrible twenty-first century sure will.

I am still unsure, though, since I had been in-doctrinated from the cradle that I would drop dead as soon as I consume an ounce of tobacco, and this non-sense still abides with me in my conscience. In addition to that, I am well aware that any smoking carries risks and that it might be harmful to my health. In the end I am still convinced that moderation is key in this matter, just as in about everything. The chance that I will return from to-morrows grocery shopping with a tin of Samuel Gawith Grousemoor or Commonwealth Mixture are about fifty per-cent. Ah, that will be a long night!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-03-2015, 23:03:32
My grandpa has been smoking his entire life, he is 85 years old. A cousin of mine died 19 years old of cancer despite being an athlete and not ever touching cigarettes his entire life.

Just do whatever you like mate, if life wants to fuck you over she will find a way. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 10-03-2015, 23:03:01
I had a look at my earliest posts on this forum.. and I can tell I was much younger back then. God I've written some stupid shit.

First rule of Internets. Never look back to old posts. Never. It makes you wanna take a time machine and slap yourself for typing shit.
I just burst out in laughter. I imagined Damaso coming back to this place in 10 years and reading everything again.

(http://i1.bstatic.de/sites/default/files/styles/article_16x9_960x540/public/gloockler-teaser.jpg%3Fitok%3DsdMzXVow)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 12-03-2015, 11:03:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHcr6R8nbZA
did not help...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 12-03-2015, 13:03:38
Allegedly Russia sent T-34/85s and SU-100s from stock-reserves to Ukraine in January this year. Can somebody confirm that? Or is it a hoax?

(http://i.imgur.com/0XxfgMh.gif)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Erwin on 12-03-2015, 14:03:58
How the hell did they keep them in working condition?  :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-03-2015, 14:03:02
How the hell did they keep them in working condition?  :D
Russia is a country with vast reserves. They still have over 100 000 Maxim MG's, for example. In case of war, they can be used as effective stationary MG's. They are obsolete but still dangerous
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 12-03-2015, 15:03:18
How the hell did they keep them in working condition?  :D

Man it's a T-34, you just store it and fire it up whenever you need to. If it doesn't work, all you need is a hammer, a wrench and a bottle of vodka and it's fixed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 12-03-2015, 17:03:58
My grandpa has been smoking his entire life, he is 85 years old. A cousin of mine died 19 years old of cancer despite being an athlete and not ever touching cigarettes his entire life.

Just do whatever you like mate, if life wants to fuck you over she will find a way. ;)

Yes, but that does not count people around them. My smoking uncle did live long, he contracted a stroke not because of smoking habits, but his diet. Now, the real victim is my cousin (his son) who gets lung cancer despite not smoking, thanks to his dad. Both of them recovered 100% and still live healthily to this day.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 12-03-2015, 19:03:09
still buthurt france  ? :)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31841421
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 12-03-2015, 19:03:48
Understandable
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: radiosmersh on 12-03-2015, 22:03:54
Allegedly Russia sent T-34/85s and SU-100s from stock-reserves to Ukraine in January this year. Can somebody confirm that? Or is it a hoax?

(http://i.imgur.com/0XxfgMh.gif)

This is a complete and utter bullshit. Those T-34s and SU-100s were a part of parade in celebration of lifting the Siege of Leningrad (27 January 1944). Those photos were taken on the railway platform of Sertolovo in Leningrad Oblast. Then they were sent to Rostov for the next Victory Day parade. It was on local news (in Russian): http://www.tv100.ru/news/neskolko-desyatkov-tankov-i-samohodnyh-orudij-stoyat-na-zheleznodorozhnyh-platformah-v-sertolovo-104531/
http://www.fontanka.ru/2015/01/26/148/

Btw, here is the video of parade with these vehicles from last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgW4hG19wt8
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 12-03-2015, 22:03:35
Whenever you read extraordinary news, you could do a quick reality check. (Occam, where's your razor?) As long you have endless stockpiles of semi-viable Cold War era tanks, sending WW2 tanks that can be penetrated from the sides by a modern rifle grenade to a warzone would be beyond retarded. Especially so if you want them to act as main battle tanks - and the light tank concept was long ago outdated and replaced by recon vehicles and IFV's.

Sure, I can envision T-34's and Shermans still slugging it out in the remote part of some particularly poor and backward developing country, but not much elsewhere, unless we're talking some sort of "Der Untergang" scenario when everything that still moves will be used until it cannot move.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 13-03-2015, 17:03:45
It may be bullshit in that instance, but mayor of Donetsk ordered museums to give weapons months ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H2ZFrQ8yPs
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-03-2015, 16:03:25
That akward moment when you flew with an aircraft 6 years ago that now crashed in france
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-03-2015, 21:03:55
wat?  Really?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-03-2015, 05:03:49
This is the technical data of the crashed plane:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150324-0

So, was it D-AIPX msn 147?

So far, there has been 2 planes written off where I have been on board before. One is PK-AXC doing "QZ8501" route. It is the AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320 plane that plunged into the sea on December 2014. The other is Singapore Airline's 9V-SPK "Tropical Megatop" Boeing 747-400 that crashed in Taipei when flying as "SQ006" on September 2000.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 06-04-2015, 15:04:06
Some of you might remember how I was talking about my Bachelor's on armour penetration a while ago. Well, I finished it with the highest possible grade. I'm guessing some of you might be interested in it. If you wish to read it, I've made it available here (as a pdf):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4T58AvzhnzaSEx2UmFTNWlES3c/view?usp=sharing

It was originally written in Finnish but I translated it to English (so it might sound a bit silly at time and have some mistakes). If you wish the read the original one in Finnish, you can do so here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4T58Avzhnzabk1PVVVQYXA2NXM/view?usp=sharing

I don't know if Google Drive lets you download the thing or if it is even comfortable to read through there. So if you want a downloadable copy, I might arrange one for you.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 06-04-2015, 17:04:39
Thanks, a bit too mathematical for me, but interesting anyway. Drive lets you download it easily, btw.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 06-04-2015, 17:04:04
Holy damn, that's awesome Kalkalash ;D

Congrats on the mark, you deserved it alright!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 06-04-2015, 18:04:22
(http://s16.postimg.org/s4wur4tvp/Untitled.png)

Top needs to be pointy... Pointy is scary... Round is not scary... Like American documentary!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 07-04-2015, 15:04:56
Thanks, a bit too mathematical for me, but interesting anyway. Drive lets you download it easily, btw.
Most of the math is there just for show and support. You can pretty much skip every equation and you'll still understand what the text is about. The 3rd chapter is the only exception.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-04-2015, 17:04:51
Last night I was drunk and I got home real late and I wanted to play Age of Empires II but instead of opening Steam I accidentally opened Microsoft Powerpoint and that was just the biggest buzzkill of all time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 12-04-2015, 17:04:34
Last night I was drunk and I got home real late and I wanted to play Age of Empires II but instead of opening Steam I accidentally opened Microsoft Powerpoint and that was just the biggest buzzkill of all time.

I mean since you've gotten so far you could have made a presentation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 14-04-2015, 05:04:25
I met my crush randomly on the air port when I was going back to town after easter. We live in the same city. We have been friends for 7+ years (feelings for her has come this past year) We talked for a while before boarding. I was seated in the back, she was in the front of the plane. When we landed she got out first. I had to wait for my bagage, she didnt have any. after I fetched it, I sent a message asking where she went. I got this response.

>Hahaha I ran for the bus  :p Tried looking for you!

I was mildly disappointed and angry and did not respond.

Both had to take that bus, and she said earlier before the flight she was hungry and wanted to get back to her flat fast to eat.

Is it normal for girls to gtfo and not wait for their friends? She's a bit shy, but nothing out of the ordinary. I know I would have waited if I was in her shoes (even if i did not have a crush for the person I waited for)

 I feel this is a solid no-go. Prioritizing a bus that fucking goes every 10 minutes over me. A girl remotely interested would have waited right? I'm fucking going insane thinking about it. I hate being in love.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 14-04-2015, 07:04:51
Hjaldr, if your 7 year old friend likes to Fuck you over like this this means you have allowed her from some point earlier.

Now I can't say I really know you considering we haven't spent all that much time talking about personal matters but if you consider yourself to be passive you should reconsider your way of life or choice of friends, because what she did is unacceptable and if this is becoming common you're in deep.

IMO, you have to make it known you're extremely pissed, if it doesn't ring any bells you should cut your ties ASAP and find other friends you actually deserve.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 16-04-2015, 22:04:58
Star Wars TFA looks far better in the second teaser rather than in the first one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngElkyQ6Rhs

Also, please DICE, dont fuck this up:
http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 16-04-2015, 23:04:04
They will fuck it up
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 17-04-2015, 18:04:36
David Hasselhoff is a True Survivor!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTidn2dBYbY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-04-2015, 19:04:32
I might be a bit aroused right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwWLns7-xN8
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 17-04-2015, 19:04:55
I might be a bit aroused right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwWLns7-xN8

Battlefield: Star Wars sure looks nice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 17-04-2015, 19:04:53
I might be a bit aroused right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwWLns7-xN8

Battlefield: Star Wars sure looks nice.

Yep, it does, but will it play as good as the 2nd installment? (Being Battlefield, not true Battlefront and all that). That's the question... (Not that I care don't have a PC to run it at the moment anyway)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 17-04-2015, 19:04:48
FH3 on Battlefront engine, you heard it here first.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 17-04-2015, 20:04:36
FH3 on Battlefront engine, you heard it here first.

Well half the guns are already in, just sci-fi variants!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 17-04-2015, 20:04:40
They fucked the series well enough, surely Battle"front" will be another CoD clone with shoebox maps, audio spotting, retarded TTK and all the shenanigans that came with the ever-dreaded "Battlefield" 3(yersen).

Buying or helping their games with publicity at this point is approval of their business decisions, more importantly removal of modding, and they won't listen to us as long as we spinelessly go for their newer products.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 17-04-2015, 21:04:36
100% of the internet right now:
(http://www.thewalkingdead.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shut-up-and-take-my-money-9299-2560x16001.jpg)

I think the only question EA will have to worry about; are they just going to use dump trucks to collect their money from this? Or just bulldoze it all into a literal money pit?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 17-04-2015, 22:04:26
Heard the player limit is 40...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 17-04-2015, 22:04:01
When you hear and see about it... you want to believe all sorts of things, then you have to read into the facts... EA, DICE...

I kinda wanted this game, but my dream got crushed so fast.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 17-04-2015, 23:04:03
If you are watching some of the celebration stuff on starwars.com I recommend the Carrie Fisher panel....hilarious and crazy!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 18-04-2015, 02:04:52
I wouldn't hold my breath regarding Battlefront: Star Wars. Seeing how "modern" shooters work, the players will probably be able to tank several turbolaser hits which can be healed by wanking in a cover for a few seconds. Likewise, "game engine footage" does not imply "gameplay footage" -- I would bet that unlike on the video, even anti-tank weapons (anti-AT-AT weapons) need an obscene amount hits to bring down a self-repairing vehicle. (Though, even now it does take a bombardment from a squadron of Y-Wings to take down a single AT-AT, causing no other damage whatsoever to anything else.) And of course, despite the latest mod-unfriendly Frostbite engine that supposedly supports destructible terrain, the trees and other vegetation seem to be made of adamantium. And even if there was a singleplayer/coop campaign, it would be over in a few hours and contain mostly moving on rails interspersed by copious amount of quicktime events. Vader in a game with no other Force users? Sure, that's not overpowered at all.

Now, I can hear you say that there's at least multiplayer dogfight between X-Wings and TIE Fighters. As if. Most certainly without any of the energy management shenanigans that made the X-Wing series so enjoyable, wouldn't count on the variety of weapons and systems available towards the end of the series either. And even bogstandard TIE's probably can take almost as much punishment as a fully shielded Y-Wing because mirror balance. Granted, there was the astrodroid/self-repair system fixing your stuff in the originals too, but it could only repair the damaged systems, not restore hull integrity.

A pessimist is never disappointed, but EA being EA, I would just call it "realism".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 18-04-2015, 07:04:01
Wait, no space battles? How do they even dare to call this Battlefront?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 18-04-2015, 08:04:28
Well put kelmola, you can never trust EA with listening to their audience or doing any good to the series.

DICE LA seems to be a bit better but I hardly believe they have any power over bringing battlefield back to it's glory days.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 18-04-2015, 10:04:02
- It wont have a story campaign.
- It wont have space battles.
- It will be riddled with DLC, including a free one after a month of release.
- Jedi, Vader, Fett as special characters.
- 70 bucks for PC version, fuck that.
- Only on Origin, fuck that.

Arousal was brief, but good.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-04-2015, 13:04:33
Exactly. Want A-wing fighter? Tie-bomber? Pay extra $10 to purchases (or worse, to unlock).

If it is EA, please return to your seat and mash your shit. Reality sinks in yet? Good!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 20-04-2015, 14:04:09
I'm just waiting for the trailer with "a whole bunch of upcoming DLC's" at the end, before the game is even out. That will make my day. Ah well it was fun to dream of new battlefront for a bit :D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 20-04-2015, 14:04:05
Arousal was brief, but good.
Nothing beats blue balls.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 21-04-2015, 01:04:06
WHAT IF THE HOMELESS GAVE YOU MONEY? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZvYvOkqxA8)

Surprising. :o
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-04-2015, 22:04:16
- It wont have a story campaign.
- It wont have space battles.
- It will be riddled with DLC, including a free one after a month of release.
- Jedi, Vader, Fett as special characters.
- 70 bucks for PC version, fuck that.
- Only on Origin, fuck that.

Arousal was brief, but good.
$70?!?!?  That's insane.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 23-04-2015, 21:04:44
Skyrim now has paid mods in steam workshop. A lot of modders are uploading their recent versions on steam workshop and charging money, while deletting or having a really outdated version on skyrim nexus.

Wet and cold steam workshop : 2.0
on skyrim nexus: 1.4

Fuck this fucking shit. Only dlc i ever bought was napoleonic warfare for warband and that was basically an expansion, i'll never fucking buy any fucking mod.

I got wet and cold already. Fuck that guy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 24-04-2015, 03:04:38
Skyrim now has paid mods in steam workshop. A lot of modders are uploading their recent versions on steam workshop and charging money, while deletting or having a really outdated version on skyrim nexus.

Wet and cold steam workshop : 2.0
on skyrim nexus: 1.4

Fuck this fucking shit. Only dlc i ever bought was napoleonic warfare for warband and that was basically an expansion, i'll never fucking buy any fucking mod.

What the fuck?! That's disgusting. I guess I'll have to pirate a mod then.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 24-04-2015, 03:04:51
Seriously im so fucking mad right now that i got a 1 week ban in the taleworlds forum AND in the steam community.

IN B4 cracking and having to download frostfall and climates of tamriel from fucking kickass torrents.

FUCK YOU VALVE/BETHESDA/GABEN
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 24-04-2015, 08:04:15
Holy Shit!

Fuck you valve!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 24-04-2015, 10:04:18
The backlash has been intense towards this change. I think TotalBiscuit summed up how _I_ felt about the whole ordeal quite well. It's great that modders can get money out of it... it just doesnt necessarily work exactly how intended due to all sorts of stupid shit involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGKOiQGeO-k
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 24-04-2015, 12:04:58
It's preposterous to think that modern gamer has to pay for anything from a bit of a soundtrack to a singular asset within a game. I don't think any money should be charged for anything less than a full-fledged expansion pack or a critically acclaimed mod with a similar scope to FH2 or PR. It's impossible to regulate such a market, and I think it's gonna sting the industry bitterly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 24-04-2015, 12:04:59
Capitalism... These days everything needs to make money.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 24-04-2015, 12:04:49
Valve squeezing out competitors off the market while squeezing money from the consumers. Thats how the world turns these days. I think its great that legitimate modders who actually make extensive additions and changes to games, such as total conversion, HD graphics, sound overhauls etc can get paid for it as long as the prices are fair and not ridiculous, but the misuse of this is potentially really devastating for both modders and consumers. People ripping off assets without a permission from FH2 has been a trend ever since the beginnin of the mod and I wouldnt be surprised to see people trying to make a buck out of them once a workshop platform that supports such assets becomes available.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-04-2015, 12:04:08
Also EA sucks big time as the below proves

(http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/awKvNVQ_460s_v2.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 24-04-2015, 14:04:07
I still hate EA for what they have done to the Command and Conquer franchise. CnC Generals was awesome in it´s own way, but they totally butchered the whole Red Alert and Tiberium Universe.

Since the "Battle for middle Earth II" I have never ever bought an EA game again. I still remember how they shut down the servers two years after release, making multiplayer (outside from LANs) useless.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 24-04-2015, 16:04:32
Since the "Battle for middle Earth II" I have never ever bought an EA game again. I still remember how they shut down the servers two years after release, making multiplayer (outside from LANs) useless.

Lol I just remembered I lend my copy of Battle for middle earth to my ex-girlfriend in high school and she never gave it back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-04-2015, 17:04:16
To be fair, the human player control is quite improved, more interactions, more actions, more controls. But that's the only improvement, catering to the ego of every players "me being me, doing my awesome things", clearly breaking that teamwork thing by providing each individual with more control and interaction.

Paid DLC or payware addons from third party developers has been going on since Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0 (1993). But you'll argue that without the addons, you won't play the MSFS. I have spent more than USD 3,000 playing MSFS for more than 20 years. Big money for third worlders. But it will teach you more than just flying big jets. It is like FH teaching you more about WW2 than all WW2 Hollywood films could ever hope to educate its audiences. However, paying $5 for overglorified armour bra is ridiculous, as is paying $10 for crappy aeroplane external models with crappy simulation dynamics. But $65 for almost Level-D like, capable of numerous different failure simulations and super realistic procedures? Everybody give away their money for that. Let's hope gaming communities are smart enough.

I kinda miss back at the time, when you can just pay USD 40 and get decent AAA title, be completely fulfilled when you finished the game. And then they release a USD 25 expansion pack, you play it again, get different excitement. Overall those are USD 65 worth spending (about USD 80 in total now).

Today,
EA
You paid USD 80, already discounted for pre-ordering (what the hell? Is this fast food?) Then, you play the broken over-promising game that stress to much on just one or two ambitious features (e.g. SimCity's global market system affecting price of goods or BF4's destructible environment and sea vehicles). They promise a quick fix that introduces another problem as we progress along. Now, broken and heartache, they announced $$$ DLC. You just feel the heartburn. Ditched the stupidest USD 80 ever? You refused, you keep playing, trying to make sense of every claims made by the game's fanboys. Then you just hit the wall (e.g. SimCity's 2x2 km tile). You almost dropped the bomb, then they announce another USD 40 expansion pack. How can you not curse such evil move?

Ubisoft
Pay USD 80 for a game that is buggy at release and DRM-laden. Customer service is the stereotypical sneering-snotty almighty picturesque European. But everything else is as promised. When you reach the end of the game, you play it twice more to see all the possibilities enabled by the clever game design. After you almost had enough, they released USD 25 DLC! About time! Now, that is less evil.

Activision
Pay USD 80 for a game that is somewhat working. It has pretty absurd but interesting make-believe story, you know it will certainly attract fanboys and posers alike. Finished the game, go to multiplayer. Found the worst human beings ever. For such less evil publisher, their customers are far more evil than EA itself. Hng. Then they announce another rushed sequel of the series. For another USD 80, it is dumber, somewhat less interactive, and more linear (no branching or less storyline branches). Repeat... after 3-4 iterations, you'll only get 1990's Barbie adventure-like point & click game with adult-serious-real world-wannabe story. But you'll want more of it, why not just make animated series DVD "Call of Duty: Psy Wars" featuring the voice of Sam Worthington instead? It would cost us USD 20 less.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 24-04-2015, 19:04:12
Long story short: If you want a game that works, and has decent support, and doesn't cost too much, stay away from the big companies. Alternatively, go back to your dream.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 24-04-2015, 20:04:15
Is it the victory of the pc master race?

All paid mods im trying to enter their page in the steam workshop are now disabled...


Also Chesko's (maker of frostfall and art of catch - which was a paid mod and actually really promoted by valve, having it on the first page of the paid mods announcement )response:

http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/33qcaj/the_experiment_has_failed_my_exit_from_the/

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 25-04-2015, 02:04:06
Also Chesko's (maker of frostfall and art of catch - which was a paid mod and actually really promoted by valve, having it on the first page of the paid mods announcement )response:

http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/33qcaj/the_experiment_has_failed_my_exit_from_the/

Quote
...in Arissa 2.0's case, it's black and white; that's 100% mine and Griefmyst's work, and I should be able to dictate its distribution if I so choose...
No, not really. See the problem with the majority of independent inventors, artists, writers, and software developers is that they don't really understand how business works, the fact that they thought they would be getting 75% of the profits and just dived into the deal (probably without reading the fine print) when they actually only got 25% demonstrates that.

As I see it, since Steam went to this guy with an offer, it seems more like a commission, generally those kinds of agreements give all rights to the publisher and are written somewhere.

Quote
During this time, we were required to not speak to anyone about this program.
Their own fault, obviously would have had to sign some legal agreement for them to be required to do anything in the first place. And finding out that they only got 25% after they did? lol

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 25-04-2015, 06:04:27
So now fucking space engineers is also planning on entering this shit.


Well that is it i'll never fucking buy any more fucking steam game. i'll only use it to play my 48 games, and it sucks i gave fucking gaben all that fucking cash. I'll be using GOG for now. Had plans to buy 2 games next month.

Pillars of eternity and Witcher 3.


I'll buy both on GOG.


Also this aint gonna do shit but just in case sign it!
https://www.change.org/p/valve-remove-the-paid-content-of-the-steam-workshop
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-04-2015, 13:04:17
Yeah, those stupid modders. Bling in front of them, they immediately think "money out of my hobby". But when I saw the FAQ page on Steam, I already know that this will gone wrong. Especially that "You can't take down your own content" means you can't manage your own creation, your own IP. What if you want to phase it out? To make things worse, they don't cover support for paying customers, instead the artist is left alone at the customer's mercy when the content is not working.

Give them money-needing content developers their own page. It is nothing new. This workshop being raided with commercialisation is stupid, a decision with little foresight. There should be a free part, paid part, and corporate part (e.g. Bethesda's official DLC, paid mods, and free mods... all in separate sections).

MSFS was quite open. Anybody can develop their own stuff, reuse some of Microsoft's code, for free... and sell their creations, using their own commercial platform, maintain their own professional support, and still contact Microsoft to consult about a bug if something went wrong with their addons. So, anybody hating Microsoft now?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 28-04-2015, 01:04:45
https://steamcommunity.com/games/SteamWorkshop/announcements/detail/208632365253244218
Thank the gods.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 28-04-2015, 01:04:18
It's not the end, they'll stop it for Skyrim but you can bet they're open to trying this again with another game.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 28-04-2015, 04:04:03
WE WON WE WON


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd7Wh4vrVyk
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-04-2015, 07:04:50
Good stuff. Noble idea but the world is not ready.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 28-04-2015, 19:04:07
Watched Mad Max 2 the other night. Does anyone else hate that stupid little kid? I cant describe how much I hated watching that mongoloid boy on the screen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 28-04-2015, 20:04:52
I agree. Gratuitous Kid-Appeal Characters (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidAppealCharacter) ruin or come very close of ruining most action/horror/genre/war movies.

Which is why I would recommend to stop watching Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome at the point when Max is exiled from the Thunderdome.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 28-04-2015, 20:04:25
Kid appeal? Seems futile. Children don't identify themselves with the child side kicks in their fantasies, they imagine themselves as the bad ass heroes. They wanna be Indiana Jones, not the stupid kid helping him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 01-05-2015, 18:05:25
Two nights ago a wild turkey scared the shit out of me, it was right in the backyard. I think somebody took him away earlier this morning, but now a different one is out there! Hunting season started a week ago but too close to city. Bastards go up in the trees higher than the house and on the rooftop... definitely summer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 02-05-2015, 19:05:01

There was a friend of mine who spent his time in a farm near Canakkale during springtime. Once I went to his visit. We heard the loud crackle of hunting rifles and occasionally saw the muzzle flashes in the hills nearby, he told me that wild boars often vandalise the crops of farmers so they stay up at nights to fight them off.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 06-05-2015, 04:05:49
Just discovered Goat Simulator has new achievements that are about content that isn't there yet. I'm already getting curious to the new add-on they'll probalby announce soon. Seems we'll get some zombies and a new world.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-05-2015, 06:05:45
Eurovision managed to be worse than usual this year.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-05-2015, 12:05:43
Nobody in our country gave a fuck about eurovision and we ended up 4th place...

When we give a fuck we always end up last
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 24-05-2015, 13:05:56
Who won anyways? Did Greece take part?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 24-05-2015, 13:05:55
To me, all of these contests are utter malarkey. Usually, the greatest clown wins whereas the more acceptable musicians wind up on the bottom. Please note the term "acceptable" - they are usually still just making noise, but it does not irate me as much.

Proof for this is how this Austrian pervert won the contest last year. Upon learning about his victory, I very nearly threw my computer out of the window!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-05-2015, 16:05:32
Nobody in our country gave a fuck about eurovision and we ended up 4th place...

When we give a fuck we always end up last
There is no rhyme or reason to Eurovision voting, beyond fact that it shows eastern European countries cannot handle the process of democratic voting. For my part I didn't really like Belgium's (though I didn't like any of them, really...)
Who won anyways? Did Greece take part?
Sweden won, Russia got second.  Greece took part, you sent a Celine Dion clone, it was awful.  Last year you sent a bunch of fuckboys.  Step up your act!


Proof for this is how this Austrian pervert won the contest last year. Upon learning about his victory, I very nearly threw my computer out of the window!
I don't know if this is a tasteless joke, or you're just really that much of a cunt.

All in all it was terrible this year.  I mean, no one expects much out of the Eurovision, but this year almost all of them were identical, shrieking pop ballads.  It was awful.  Usually there's a few good ones.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 24-05-2015, 17:05:02
Nobody in our country gave a fuck about eurovision and we ended up 4th place...

When we give a fuck we always end up last
There is no rhyme or reason to Eurovision voting, beyond fact that it shows eastern European countries cannot handle the process of democratic voting. For my part I didn't really like Belgium's (though I didn't like any of them, really...)
Who won anyways? Did Greece take part?
Sweden won, Russia got second.  Greece took part, you sent a Celine Dion clone, it was awful.  Last year you sent a bunch of fuckboys.  Step up your act!


Proof for this is how this Austrian pervert won the contest last year. Upon learning about his victory, I very nearly threw my computer out of the window!
I don't know if this is a tasteless joke, or you're just really that much of a cunt.

All in all it was terrible this year.  I mean, no one expects much out of the Eurovision, but this year almost all of them were identical, shrieking pop ballads.  It was awful.  Usually there's a few good ones.

There is no need to get offensive over this. I was terribly offended myself after seeing this poof with a full beard dressed as a lady, yet stayed civil over the matter. That, to be honest, is quite a challenge afer seeing what went down in Ireland yesterday!

I have zero problems with the sexual orientation of other people and do not judge them. It is the LORD's privilege to do so. I only have a problem with it when people are shameless enough to parade their mis-guided sexual orientation in the streets like that.

All people should simply keep in the bed-room what belongs in the bed-room and act likecivilised human beings. I have a homo-sexual friend myself, I value him dearly. As long as they do not scream about their "rights" and reverse our value system, all is good. Marriage is only between man and woman. Anything else is a sense-less construct of those wicked new-agers and a malicious attempt to destroy Christian civilisation.

In conclusion I think that we may infer that there is no need for any hard feelings.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-05-2015, 17:05:32
Right then I think we can agree that we have very different opinions on our values system.

Regardless, her Eurovision song last year was one of the better ones.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 24-05-2015, 18:05:23
No worries, CPS.  :D I never intended to ruffle anyone's feathers!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-05-2015, 18:05:18
The problem with Eurovision, of course, is the voting system.  Only explanation why Ireland doesn't win anymore/s
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 24-05-2015, 20:05:47
Germany got a well deserved zero points.

Some people in the news are a bit astonished. I´m not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Tedacious on 25-05-2015, 03:05:48
There is no need to get offensive over this. I was terribly offended myself after seeing this poof with a full beard dressed as a lady, yet stayed civil over the matter. That, to be honest, is quite a challenge afer seeing what went down in Ireland yesterday!

I have zero problems with the sexual orientation of other people and do not judge them. It is the LORD's privilege to do so. I only have a problem with it when people are shameless enough to parade their mis-guided sexual orientation in the streets like that.

All people should simply keep in the bed-room what belongs in the bed-room and act likecivilised human beings. I have a homo-sexual friend myself, I value him dearly. As long as they do not scream about their "rights" and reverse our value system, all is good. Marriage is only between man and woman. Anything else is a sense-less construct of those wicked new-agers and a malicious attempt to destroy Christian civilisation.

In conclusion I think that we may infer that there is no need for any hard feelings.
"stayed civil on the matter".
Yes because calling someone a poof and a pervert is "staying civil".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 25-05-2015, 12:05:54
As long as they do not scream about their "rights" and reverse our value system, all is good.
What is that value System we are talking about here? In every civilized country it should be the constitution.

Marriage and Family are valued and have to be protected - in the German constitution and I guess in other ones as well. But that only means the marriage mustn´t be disadvantaged.

How  is the regular marriage at a disadvantage if also homosexual couples can marry? Much more on the contrary: Doesn´t that lead to more people engaging in marriage? The institution the state is supposed to promote?

Marriage is only between man and woman.
Who says that? The pope who never had a wife and kids of his own? Or the guys living in the desert 2000 years ago?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 25-05-2015, 14:05:02
Marriage is only between man and woman.
Who says that? The pope who never had a wife and kids of his own? Or the guys living in the desert 2000 years ago?
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Same guy that says that you can't marry your goat. Been like that for long, so why change it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-05-2015, 17:05:10


Yes because calling someone a poof and a pervert is "staying civil".
This brings up an interesting discussion.  I was in Ireland for a few weeks this month, during the height of the campaigning for the gay marriage referendum.  All of my friends and I were Yes voters, of course, but that didn't stop me from being a little disgusted with the way the Yes campaign was run.  Rather than staying civil, anyone who intended to vote No was accused of homophobia, etc.  Now in my opinion that was a bad way to go about it, especially since most No voters (including my dear old granny) are older folks who grew up in a very religious society.

I think that in some cases opposition to gay marriage was understandable, especially from older, rural people.  That doesn't mean I wasn't overjoyed about the referendum passing, I don't think there are actually any good reasons to oppose gay marriage.  But I do think opposition is understandable.  Only one county had a majority vote No (albeit a very slim majority, and even then the vote was pretty close in many other places) and is currently being shunned and shamed by the rest of Ireland.  I think the gay rights movement is rather hypocritical by using such a black/white/right side/wrong side of history schtick. 

Of course there are plenty of homophobes etc. who can't be reasoned with.  Tricky situation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-05-2015, 17:05:41
I will always support and help my gay friends, but you need to look at every problem from a neutral and understandable way

Somebody opposes gay marriage? Dont go shouting "YOU HOMOPHOBIC PRICK". Sit down and engage in a mature discussion with the person.
You'll have way more chance to reason with him that way. Showing these people also that you understand why they are opposed (despite not agreeing), might calm them down on the subject and embrace the situation in a far more "civil" and "proper" way

Same goes with racism.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 25-05-2015, 18:05:36
Im very religious so I think marrige is something that roles the world.But marrige gives new life so it is not for gay people.Imagine most of the world are gay not hetero,would be there 7 miliard people??? Would there be you??? Who gave birth gay people??You can be gay but you dont need to put that on every TV program and newspaper.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 25-05-2015, 18:05:55
You write like it's a good thing to have 7 milliard people (although it's actually called 7 billion).

Civilization has still a very, very long way to go, so much is obvious.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 25-05-2015, 20:05:12
Haha no ofense but like there isnt place for 7 bilion but I made my point.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 25-05-2015, 21:05:49
Haha no ofense but like there isnt place for 7 bilion but I made my point.

The way we humans live...there really isn't.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-05-2015, 22:05:08
Im very religious so I think marrige is something that roles the world.But marrige gives new life so it is not for gay people.Imagine most of the world are gay not hetero,would be there 7 miliard people??? Would there be you??? Who gave birth gay people??You can be gay but you dont need to put that on every TV program and newspaper.

1. Marriage doesn't necessarily give new life. If two 70 year old people marry, the wife will not be able to give birth to a new life. Still, you don't refuse marriage to them as long as they are male and female.

2. Sometimes people marry, but don't get kids by deliberate decision. Still, you do not divorce them by default.

3. Being gay or hetero is not a deliberate decision made by young people at the age of 11. Accordingly sexual alignment is not depending on the availability of having a choice. You do not choose deliberately, except you are bisexually orientated and consider both boys and girls 'sweet'. Accordingly the availability of gay marriage will not cause more people to become gay and abstain from having kids.

Actually, it is more likely that gay people will adopt or father/mother kids after they had the chance for marriage.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-05-2015, 22:05:18
Being gay is not an illness, something that you just get, or a fashion thing. You are either it, or you are not (YES grammar nazi flippy, STRIKE ME DOWN for this)

People will not turn from straight to gay because they see things like gay marriage and parades. People who are gay simply, Are gay. They never were straight. Some of them discover this later on in their lives then others.

Sometimes people who are gay, doubt themselves, and then try it with someone off the opposite sex. Mainly this will be because they like the persons character And its what they were searching for. But they still will be attracted towards the same gender. And thats why you should also be very carefull with the word bisexual.

"Imagine most of the world are gay not hetero,would be there 7 miliard people??"
Gay people can also reproduce.

"You can be gay but you dont need to put that on every TV program and newspaper."
Its not. But TV is about sensation. Gay is diffrent then the grand majority of peoples daily lives. They wanna see stuff like this. Its diffrent, its something to talk about. Thats why, when a parade happens, or someone gay or transgender comes on TV, it gets so much attention.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-05-2015, 23:05:18
I just hate how everyone just wants to shove his opinion down your throat nowadays. "HOMOPHOBE" "RACIST" "FASCIST" "FAT SHAMER".  Go ahead fuck what you want, believe in what you want and eat as much as you want but don't fucking bother me with your shit. Is it that hard? Us "westerners" have run out of real problems to solve so we have to find bullshit reasons and excuses to hate each other.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-05-2015, 23:05:11
Anyone who uses the word homophobe against Ivanic is just wrong. Instead of calling someone homophobe, racist or country traitor, sit down with the person and have a neutral mature debate about it.

Reason with both sides. understand why this person has concerns, problems and such.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 26-05-2015, 01:05:56
While I accept it may happen, homosexuality comes to me as pretty depraved, maybe because I imagine them to be disloyal and you know, pretty loose and unhealthy when it comes to "close contact". That's what comes to mind especially when I think about AIDS. I know their diseases will never come to contact with me mainly since I don't even think I'll have a chance with anyone unless I get married to someone from my hometown, so there's that.

But I digress, my point is I believe "unnatural" contact is a bit dangerous for the mind and health in general. I don't think it's a disease and I can imagine what social contracts led them to be the way they are(by that I don't mean to sound negative) but I think once these people's names are up they don't get a chance to repent(in a non-holy way) and go on like before due to social pressure, either the family frowning upon or the pressure of being seen as a hypocrite is extremely tough to deal with, especially when it comes to sexual choices.

Anyway this is my opinion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 26-05-2015, 02:05:40
1000 char limit on phone.

But what is also acceptable is that the "contact" could be seen merely as playing with the senses, by that I mean we're animals after all, I don't think there's anything to stop one from doing what he or she does. One thing I'd consider in these actions in the end he/she should be happy and healthy, and that's a matter of knowing what's up, so that means while I bear a negative view on homosexuality I'm only against drugs and alcoholism because these lead to no good and I don't think any sane mind should be given a choice on that matter.

About the media... The media is a whole another realm of discussion.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 26-05-2015, 15:05:39
Be whatever you like but keep it for yourself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-05-2015, 18:05:11
Well, all of that free thoughts are afforded to you, thanks to powerful economy and military. So please, keep it strong no matter what your disagreements with each other.

In a third world setting I met more people that can describe why gays shouldn't marry in far more comprehensive manner than why we shouldn't plagiarise other people's work to make profit. Yes, these folks are especially good at finding excuses to commit lame acts like rape, polygamy, child abuse, than things that even the conservatives in developed nation might agree with, such as respecting a queue line and being kind to animal.

Sometimes you don't have to think that hard to answer why third world countries never emerge despite the economic growth and billion dollars of aid.

The typical conversation that makes me want to leave is like this:
Is it wrong to burn the forest and evict native people to open new palm oil fields? No. People need jobs, but native people aren't real people.
Is it okay to cut queueing line? Yes. I can think about other people's feeling at the moment, and anyway, God hates fags, it is written in the Bible. Marriage by church has 4 characteristics, and yada-yada-yada later, the conclusion is gay marriage is wrong.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-05-2015, 20:05:02
Ten years ago that referendum in Ireland would have been rejected by a huge margin.  Opinion on gay marriage in the West has changed radically in a very short time.  It's possible elsewhere, though the growing homophobia of the third world, Russia, etc. is disturbing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-05-2015, 00:05:29
I'll just leave this here:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CF6Wn4BUEAAF_Zj.jpg)

 :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 09-06-2015, 10:06:55
I always knew the total death toll for WWII was over 60 million but it's hard to imagine how big that number really is. This guy really nailed it though, it really puts some things into perspective (especially on the importance of Eastern vs Western front of the war.

Kinda makes you wonder if the Communist or nearly Communist countries failed partly  because a big part of their intelligent population was lost in the war and the people that survived were weak-minded conformists that could not see through the propaganda they were constantly brainwashed with by the Party.

http://www.fallen.io/ww2/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-06-2015, 15:06:57
That's very well done, really helps visualize just how staggering the losses were.  Thanks for sharing. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 09-06-2015, 21:06:24
Thanks LuckyOne, it really got to me. Impressive and well done. Donate if you like it, guys!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-06-2015, 15:06:38
Christopher Lee has passed away.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 11-06-2015, 18:06:57
Christopher Lee has passed away.

Sad to see another WWII vet gone. I wonder if he ever shared some details about that part of his life with anyone? All the sources say that he was extremely secretive about it, as it was traumatic for him.

And let's not forget he was one of the great Hollywood veterans. We'll probably never see actors with such long and diverse careers in the future.

R.I.P. Sir Christopher Lee
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 11-06-2015, 21:06:27
One of my all-time film idols! RIP Mr Lee.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 12-06-2015, 00:06:32
R.I.P Lee

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82119503
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-06-2015, 11:06:53
Going to see Jurassic World 3D today, I cant wait.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 12-06-2015, 20:06:35
Going to see Jurassic World 3D today, I cant wait.

And it was good. I left the theatre with a big smile. Movied delivered what I expected. It wasnt amazing and  it wasnt a big pile of shit either. It was a great sequel to a fantastic film.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 12-06-2015, 20:06:51
That's great to know, lets hope that all the movie revivals are good then. I am looking at you there Star Wars in particular.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-06-2015, 12:06:12
I am sad to see Christopher Lee went away. I can't ever forget Saruman, Count Dooku, and the very Dracula. RIP Mr. Lee!

Tonight I am going to see Jurassic World, not in 3D. Hope it fulfills!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-06-2015, 13:06:42
Tonight I am going to see Jurassic World, not in 3D. Hope it fulfills!

I hope you like it. Theres quite a lot of all sorts of opinions going around about it. I generally liked it a lot but after TLW and JP3 my expectations werent high to begin with. But saying that, the movie surpassed my expectations greatly. It was better than I thought it would and while yes, it was silly in many ways, it was still helluva entertaining and made me grin at what was going on at so many spots. Dont go in expecting it would ever wrestle in the same league with the original JP, instead go see it as a competitor to TLW and JP3 and it all of a sudden has its own wrestling tier. There were some really good moments in the movie and they didnt shove the nostalgia stuff down your throat all the time, instead they gave out JP links in a very moderate fashion, almost as in "ok, certain amount of time has passed and you've been good audience so far, here, have a treat".

Plot is helluva simple and I knew everything that would happen, but to me it gave pleasure to see that things happened as I had speculated them to happen. Not many twists in the plot either, only a couple.

Going to see it again in 2D next week when my friend comes down here to south for midsummer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-06-2015, 18:06:29
Just finished watching it. And Flippy's words are quite spot on.

Yes, it was tense throughout the movie. A lot of homage to the original JP. My only complaints would be, there is almost no rest for the plot. The terror is always there, from the start to the end. Adrenaline rushing from the built-up and into the conclusion. The after-movie feeling? Yes, the plot felt rather simple and short, doesn't feel like 2 hours at all. It is like the original JP all over again, with many refreshed elements.

I would say it is rather very entertaining, and definitely not a WOW! 10/10 material, but very well worth 2+ hours and $5 spent.

No real offensive material. The script is tastefully written to satisfy every 21st century PC requirements: strong woman character, cool minorities, and only subtle amount of sexism. I really like Bryce Dallas Howard's character, the appearance is perfect, and I hope the trend with bangs/fringe stays on (I used to hate them, but now I am completely limp about women with fringed hairs). Lastly, Chris Pratt really looks like Paul Walker.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-06-2015, 21:06:17
I was suppose to be watching Jurrasic world this very moment, untill the power circuits fried out during commercials in the movie theater


GOD FUCKING DAMMIT


Also go watch Dark matter, new Syfy serie. Very enjoyable
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-06-2015, 18:06:51
I was living in this world full of contemporary Chinese myths, and it started to get less and lesser healthy.

To be exact, it is probably immigrant Chinese myths, to differentiate the "slightly more cultured" escaping Chinese and the "mainland" Chinese who went through the Communist ordeal, e.g. Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. Ironically, the Communists somewhat successfully weed out much of these nonsense in their cultural purge (including that famed Asian misogynistic patriarchal culture).

So, what are the prevailing myths:

Health myths. For your well-being, do not: take a shower late in the night, it gives you rheumatics / gout. Also, do not drink iced water, do not drink sodas (even in moderate amount), etc. Yes, this is coming from people with life expectancy of -10 years compared to those soda drinkers. It could be that they are stupid drivers, irresponsible chain smokers, or simply being physically weak, so most of them die 10 years younger. Either way, none of the advice-givers have credible medical degree. But in Asian culture, old age grants you instant knowledge expertise and respect in any particular subject of the old guy's choosing. This is entirely different with old wise guy recounting their "life experiences", because they are not trying to shove you with the myth like it is a fact.

It makes me get really angry and I uttered a couple of racist remarks towards my own people. But I am quite happy, despite not getting the result. It is useless to educate old Asians anyway. They will continue to believe that planes are becoming more unsafe, because they are getting more of that news on the internet than during their childhood years, when internet is not a public domain and BBC didn't even report accidents with less than 100 death tolls.

Yes, they send the children away and want the best education for them, but at the same time, they will always be smarter. So, should we ditch all that education bollocks? And become unobservant ignorants like them? Well, I can only hope that our business clients love such fortune-telling styled reports on economic outlook.

I wish I were born in some 1st world country.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-06-2015, 08:06:57
You can always move somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 19-06-2015, 13:06:18
Take it from their perspective, Zoo, they grew up with the notion that all the things they say is fact. Their parents and grandparents fed them that bullshit and they didn't have nothing to make them doubt it. Meanwhile in this modern age all their kids are smarter and more educated, the entire world is moving forward and they are stuck in the past.

Of course they will still pretend their wisdom is sacred, of course they believe it; they don't know better. My father still goes on about "the damn foreigners who ruin our economy and steal our stuff" because that's what they told him long ago. It's hard to break that pattern.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 19-06-2015, 14:06:14
I wonder how we will be, when we are old. I don't think generation conflicts like this will ever stop.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 19-06-2015, 15:06:48
I wonder how we will be, when we are old. I don't think generation conflicts like this will ever stop.
No they won't.

Some nice examples about being young and growing old
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-sunscreen-column-column.html

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-06-2015, 16:06:08
I still don't get that idea of "science" and myths, which they pseudo-scientify in order to buy me. I am quite "old" myself.

Generation gaps is alright, youngsters nowadays are attracted to shallow light stuff as long as it suits them, e.g. Taylor Swift music, artist like Sia, sometimes heavily synthesised Ellie Goulding. I do enjoy them too. They like overly simple but graphically stunning games, I can too. Rock&Roll, Elvis, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Progressive Rock, The Who, used to rubbish for the baby boomers anyway. Suddenly they are legend today. Playing the original Super Mario Bros. do look very silly today. I run a couple of my favourite old games, indeed they can't compare to today's games.

Well, those things doesn't affect my life. But when they distort the facts and started affecting your life, it is where I draw the line.

They simply don't see things the way they are. Okay, for example, is the world today a better place? Our parents are always pessimistic bunch. But maybe they are right, but not completely right. Some are better, but back in 1970s, Afghanistan and Iran are passable to hippy group trippers. Not so much now. Still, there is less war today than before, economy is steadily growing, people who are living comfortably by having no competition from the poor are now no longer having that privilege, so they complain.

I think, we as future parents are pretty different, because parenthood evolves too. The problem is, living in a third world and looking at the "other world", I feel like I am stuck in 30 years back from your perspective. Even most of my generation still have that attitude towards LGBT, drugs, violence, and sex. We can't be equal in that sense. But the parents judged your (western) way of life anyways, having freedom of sex, legalised drugs, reaction towards violence, peaceful protests, opinion debate, etc, thinking all of you will end up in chaos, but it never happens, and those old guys still want your green card, PR, and stuff like that. You either open up your door to piss poor refugee from really shitty countries who can't just appreciate your kindness or to semi-modern bigoted reclusive immigrant from better off part of the third worlds (usually your ex-colonies). I can't hardly call what they believe as a wisdom, that is ignorance + hypocrisy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-06-2015, 21:06:09
My father still goes on about "the damn foreigners who ruin our economy and steal our stuff" because that's what they told him long ago.

He is right though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 20-06-2015, 00:06:24
My father still goes on about "the damn foreigners who ruin our economy and steal our stuff" because that's what they told him long ago.

He is right though.
Yes, and while we're at it, let's toss around some more prejudices, right? It has never hurt anybody so far  ::)

"Greeks are lazy and live off of hard earned tax money brought in by working people elsewhere in Europe. They also live in the past without any sens of reality."
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 20-06-2015, 00:06:11
The Boulevard press here in Germany likes to twist the facts about Greece as well. Like claiming that greece citizens retire 8 years earlier than germans. Though it is only 1 year (61vs62). But 8 years sounds much better if you like beating the scapegoat.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-06-2015, 01:06:07

"Greeks are lazy and live off of hard earned tax money brought in by working people elsewhere in Europe. They also live in the past without any sense of reality."

Not live off but on general lines its not that far from the truth. We have been living our lives not thinking about tomorrow, when the loaners will want their money back, but hey, tomorrow struck and fucked us over. Theres nothing that pisses me off more than knowing that i was fucked by the previous generation and probably will be fucked by my own generation who knows how to blame anything and everything on the government and the crisis but still can spent 5€ a day minimum on coffee and "chill".

The last part is too true.

Despite how much i love Greece and my fellow Greeks we are all retards who bring more and more shit up on our selves rather than face the consequences of our actions and act like adults.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 20-06-2015, 03:06:33
Just looked up when i' ll retire if things stay the same, 70 and a half. I'm never going to make it to that age with the work i'm doing.

Btw nobody mentioned the Greeks being a bunch of frauds, so there.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-06-2015, 13:06:59
They hate us cause they ain't us  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-06-2015, 14:06:39
I don't think I want to be Greek.  You're 2500 years past your prime.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 20-06-2015, 15:06:20
My father still goes on about "the damn foreigners who ruin our economy and steal our stuff" because that's what they told him long ago.

He is right though.
Hey, you are one of those leeches that he dislikes so much. How does it feel to be part of a nation systematically trying to bankrupt the good nations of Europe?

But he just sprouts some of those things when he gets frustrated. My mother just sighs and shakes her head and then he stops again. In the end I always get his point in a more mild manner, it is hopeless to keep pouring money into a endless hole while he's scraping every penny together to pay the taxes to be able to sustain that stream of Greek gold. Shitty situations breed extremists.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 20-06-2015, 15:06:19
That's typical middle class behaviour. When times are bad, they instinctively blame those who get fucked even harder than themselves, instead of those higher up on the foodchain or the system itself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 20-06-2015, 17:06:42
In the end I always get his point in a more mild manner, it is hopeless to keep pouring money into a endless hole while he's scraping every penny together to pay the taxes to be able to sustain that stream of Greek gold. Shitty situations breed extremists.

Yeah thats exactly what i was saying on these forums back in 2008. Kick us of EU, giving us more money is just gonna make situation even shittier. Most people think that we chose this but its not true. In 2008 we voted for a guy that said "There is money" and that we won't go in the IMF or need Central European Banks money and promised a vote if needed to stay or leave the EU. But he did jack from all that. If EU was actually looking more into the application for Greece we shouldn't be accepted in the first place because all our papers were forged.


While it is indeed our fault for being idiots and not looking more into stuff you can't blame the people of a country who want to live better lives for them and their children, especially if nobody ever states problems ahead. Most politicians here do things for 4 years that look good on paper just to get re-elected, doing nothing to help the country in the long run. Hiring in the government and doing nothing for agriculture or manufacturing.


And so far here's what the "Help" from EU has done to Greece:
-Dept increased
-Unemployment increased
-Suicides increased
-Taxes increased
-Manufacturing is non existent
-Ultra nationalism is 3rd power and if current government (which is extreme left btw) keeps at it could probably be second in the next elections or even come on top
-Minimum wage decreased to 260€ a month for private sector (200€ is the minimum for rent in Athens btw)
-Pensions decreased
-"Greeks" are the new "Niggers" of Europe (blamed for everything)
+Free wi-fi on places

Politicians simply increase taxes just to get the money needed to pay off part of the loans so we can get the next one. This will not and can't go on for long. The way i see it we may have a civil or other type of war soon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-06-2015, 19:06:15
Yes, and EU is just lazy idiots who think the current Greek leader could just say "off with your pensions" and be chill about it. He won't make it into the next round, let alone finish his term. The ultra nationalists will takeover the government, do whatever racist idiots do, and then be bros with Russia.

Politicians simply increase taxes just to get the money needed to pay off part of the loans so we can get the next one. This will not and can't go on for long. The way i see it we may have a civil or other type of war soon.

I read a lot about Greek small business dodging taxes. You can tell whatever Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates preach, but you need to pay taxes before complaining about the government and the democracy system.

It is the same situation in Indonesia. They say that they don't want to pay tax because the government is corrupt. Well, I paid my tax, therefore I reserve the right to belittle the corrupt officials, while the tax dodgers don't even deserve their very own citizenship ID, let alone their freedom outside the jail. Law is law, morale is morale, we draw the line, practise what we preached.

Thankfully, the current government shake things up and they are willing to sacrifice the economy off in order to get these rich middle class business owners to pay their taxes. You can't drive around in $120,000 Mercedes E-Class (it is 2-3 times more expensive here), take a European/North American holidays, and neglect your tax-paying duty! These people have no shame, and their number is very significant. Nearly all of Jakarta (the capital city) restauranteurs don't pay their taxes despite charging their guests for it. Crikey. The tax revenue coming from working people (income tax) is far bigger than the tax money coming from the small businesses.

It changed last year. These lots who paid their children's education abroad need to be taught something by the Australian/American/European system. But sadly, you can't differentiate shameless rich foreigners and honest lawful foreigners. We are third worlds, makes us slightly more excusable than the Greeks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 21-06-2015, 00:06:03
Funny how you can put some thought and sound well aware in one post, and come across like a mindless superficial racist in the other, Bouras.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 21-06-2015, 09:06:41
Maybe I'm schizophrenic  ;D

Nah, but really though most of the times its me poking fun or playing the devils advocate. Besides, going fully against someone and their beliefs (hell even pissing him off) is better for a conversation as it can help you see his actual motives/opinions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 23-06-2015, 18:06:51
Oooh, free wifi!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 23-06-2015, 23:06:39
Nothing better in Croatia. But Im proud on us,criminals and rest of took all gold,everybody politican is stealing, history is not solved,we are out off crize but with 400 000 unemployment, there is about 900 000 old people..... And we are still country? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 24-06-2015, 17:06:55
And we are still country? ;D
Well you better be because I want to spend a week there in September!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-06-2015, 19:06:19
No worries Homer, it'll stand tall for some more summers ;D

Where are you aiming to spend your vacation? If I may ask :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 24-06-2015, 20:06:54
And we are still country? ;D
Well you better be because I want to spend a week there in September!
Where?????? Are you going to Split???? Please go! ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 24-06-2015, 21:06:09
Sure you can ask. ;)

Since I´ll go by car and only have a week off from work I´ll visit Istria, as it´s the closest province. I´m not yet entirely sure about the exact schedule of the trip so there´s still some planning ahead. A day-trip to Venice might be an option, especially since I´ll go with my gf and girls seem to love Venice. Split is unfortunately too far away, but Istria is a nice place, too. Or so I heard. I´m open to any inside informations, btw.  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-06-2015, 22:06:20
Do you plan to remain stationary during the week or do you intend to go from one place to another to cover as much ground as possible (i.e. is the goal exploration or relaxation ;D)?.
In any case, I'd recommend you visit the town Pula, since it was an ancient roman town (the roman arena is still in pretty good shape), and in the 19th and 20th century was the main austro-hungarian naval base.

Btw, the Istrians are known for their wine, you may want to try some out.

This might be of use to you, I hope  :) http://www.istra.hr/en/home
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-06-2015, 00:06:54
^ Almost every Istrian town has (or claims to have) something worth seeing, and as a tourist you'll find at least a few museums or some other local tourist attraction/summer festival in most of them. The western coast generally offers greater possibilities for partying and other "consumer-oriented" tourism while the interior and eastern coast are more into offering "untouched" wild nature, gastronomical pleasures and sightseeing. Overall I think it's definitely possible to cover almost all the good stuff in a single week.

Or if you're looking for relaxation there's always choosing to spend it on the beach enjoying the sun and the sea!

Whatever you choose I hope the weather will serve you well during your stay! There's nothing worse than a rainy day you planned to spend on the beach...  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 25-06-2015, 16:06:14
LuckyOne and PanzerKnacker are from Croatia or near country?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-06-2015, 16:06:38
Met an armenian girl. And she just said: yeah the genocide happend. But hey, why complain about this now? those who started it, are dead. Let us shake hands and move on together. We remember all who died, but we do not point fingers at eachother. Nobody is innocent


Beautifully said..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-06-2015, 16:06:03
And then she turned lesbian?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 25-06-2015, 16:06:40
Nicely said. Most Armenians I ran into (on the Internet, eh) were pretty justice-demanding about it.

LuckyOne and PanzerKnacker are from Croatia or near country?

yes
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 25-06-2015, 17:06:30
And then she turned lesbian?
She already is

Nicely said. Most Armenians I ran into (on the Internet, eh) were pretty justice-demanding about it.
Yeah, her other friends were not that forgiving. But they got off a very bad start here aswel. They arrived, we went to a kebab, some turks found out they were armenians, one of them yelled 'look we missed some rats"

Assholes are everywhere, that one turk who yelled got thrown out of the kebab place aswel and got scolded by his brother and the other turks.

I guess this is a perfect scenario of both sides having assholes who refuse to budge in and shake hands

I agree with both parties. This genocide happened. This has to be accepted

But
This must not be a fingerpointing of "YOUR ANCESTORS DID THIS AND YOU MUST PAY". Screw that, we have no need for that. It happened. Let us remember those who died and move on.


And hey, we belgians wiped out 6-20 million congolese folks. you never ever hear a single congolese person bitching about that. The only one i ever met who mentioned said the exact same thing. It happened, lets move on
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 25-06-2015, 18:06:32
Panzerknacker, LuckyOne, thanks alot for your input! Pula sounds like a nice place to visit and we´ll definately try some wine (no driving then, of course! ;)).
We want to do a mix of both relaxing and sight-seeing. The public bus network is supposed to be quite good, so we plan to see alot. I´m not really a fan of beach holidays and I really want to discover Istria, so the plan is to cover as much ground as possible without getting into too much of a hurry.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 25-06-2015, 19:06:31
Yes,definitly visit Istra. Vine,history,prshuto,beaches,sea,countryside...Everything is on high level. You can visit Pula- hunderts of old rome buildings and it has features from all times ,in Poreč old paintings from 6.century(Euphrasian Basilica)and all city is from that time and even before(Roman),Rovinj has old churches from 17.century and body of st.Eufemie from 9 century,.......................... Thats for site-seeing :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 25-06-2015, 21:06:44
What is nicely said? Ha ha is k that you murdered my ancestors and forced them from their lands, no hard feelings that you don't accept it though :).

They must not "Pay" (other than what is rightly judged by a jury in repayments for fortunes lost) but rather accept that they have in fact done that themselves rather than close their ears and shout "alalalala" while the whole world knows the truth.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 25-06-2015, 21:06:13
And then she turned lesbian?
She already is
You could have seen that one coming, Flippy ;)

And hey, we belgians wiped out 6-20 million congolese folks. you never ever hear a single congolese person bitching about that. The only one i ever met who mentioned said the exact same thing. It happened, lets move on
Hmm, OK. Where do you draw the line? Is the holocaust also something "hey it happened, let's move on?"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 25-06-2015, 22:06:11
You can forgive only if they ask forgivness. If they said:" WE DID IT" than you can move on,but still you must not forget. I never heard Turks apologise to Armens,or Serbs to Croats,or Belgiums to Congolese..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 26-06-2015, 10:06:02
You can forgive only if they ask forgivness. If they said:" WE DID IT" than you can move on,but still you must not forget. I never heard Turks apologise to Armens,or Serbs to Croats,or Belgiums to Congolese..
Or Croats to Serbs for that matter. I mean, the other examples you give were pretty one-sided, but Serbs and Croats both have been mistreating the other group at different points in the past.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-06-2015, 18:06:46
Going from 4 GB ram 650 MHZ to 1400 MHZ 8gb is a major diffrence.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 26-06-2015, 19:06:35
You can forgive only if they ask forgivness. If they said:" WE DID IT" than you can move on,but still you must not forget. I never heard Turks apologise to Armens,or Serbs to Croats,or Belgiums to Congolese..
Or Croats to Serbs for that matter. I mean, the other examples you give were pretty one-sided, but Serbs and Croats both have been mistreating the other group at different points in the past.
I know,it was just example but there us other side of history in Croatia that is not know to world/forbidend......
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 26-06-2015, 19:06:27
You can forgive only if they ask forgivness. If they said:" WE DID IT" than you can move on,but still you must not forget. I never heard Turks apologise to Armens,or Serbs to Croats,or Belgiums to Congolese..
Or Croats to Serbs for that matter. I mean, the other examples you give were pretty one-sided, but Serbs and Croats both have been mistreating the other group at different points in the past.
I know,it was just example but there us other side of history in Croatia that is not know to world/forbidend......

the hell are you on about?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 27-06-2015, 01:06:21
Going from 4 GB ram 650 MHZ to 1400 MHZ 8gb is a major diffrence.

I should have gone for 8 GB earlier, but I was so lazy. After having barbequed my Core 2 Duo E8400 3 weeks ago, I must say that I could have kept the CPU for longer though, it was still ok-ish, contrary to the 4GB RAM.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 27-06-2015, 07:06:30
You can forgive only if they ask forgivness. If they said:" WE DID IT" than you can move on,but still you must not forget. I never heard Turks apologise to Armens,or Serbs to Croats,or Belgiums to Congolese..
Or Croats to Serbs for that matter. I mean, the other examples you give were pretty one-sided, but Serbs and Croats both have been mistreating the other group at different points in the past.
I know,it was just example but there us other side of history in Croatia that is not know to world/forbidend......

the hell are you on about?
O you are still child,or comunist
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-06-2015, 16:06:06
Finally, some answer on that gender pay gap nonsense.

http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=hire_women

It is illegal and unthinkable in a multinational company, let alone established western companies to have wage disparity just because of your gender. The claim is simply unsubstantiated, like the article said: published to keep the so-called social agenda of a foundation relevant, therefore generate donations. Remember Kony 2012?

While women do really face issues in work place, like sexual harassment, I do see this as a bigger issue in our society. Yes, there are more men in the higher positions, they have more power and they assert it by having such degrading behaviour to be permissible. But this is mainly the problem with the society's view on women.

Gender pay gap? Not so much.

Here is a real-life case: my previous direct boss is a female. She is still the leader in her department. But like many other family-woman, she advanced just to fulfill her desire to have shopping income. So she doesn't do that much to our revenue, strategy, let alone marketing. Many other women exhibit the same tendency too. Why? Why don't they look at our CEO (who is also a woman, unmarried)? Of course, these women are very important to the company, without their contribution, our work schedule, administration, and performance will be far from satisfactory. But you couldn't pay their current position the same amount as the men who have advanced to the higher pay grade.

Why? Because they stopped there, while the "men" added in more qualifications, tirelessly attract new customers, willing to travel more frequently (and into more perilous areas) to do business, being more vocal and take charges of new initiatives, yet these women with tons of potential (they are academically superior in general) just stated that they are "fulfilled" and want to be comfortable at their current position. Surely there will be some "salary gap" in this case, because our executives will be dominated by more men, which will eventually be younger, and have higher pays, while women stay in mid-level management positions with significantly lower pay. And from the outside, it appears that this business is sexist, despite the inside facts and the CEO happen to be woman.

Another point to add is that, yes, sex does sell, the marketing is dominated by women (who also never advances, because they leave their job just as it is). As more men advances to higher, decision-making position, and our society is still tolerating sexual harassment (no matter how minor it is), this will be the cycle. Women refuses to work more and be done at decent-paying mid-level positions, because they have other commitment - men advances to the top - questionable business strategy uses sex to tease top-level people to make business deals - since they are mostly men, women will do the most sex teasing - sexism. It takes incredibly strong woman to advance into the leadership role, deal with its everyday antics as a woman, and have any kinds of weird gossips going on about your status.

It is more important to see the root cause of all of these: the role of a man in a family: yes, you should work hard, but shouldn't neglect your father duties, otherwise your children won't respect you. The mother shouldn't be the one who bear the brunt of the whole family business. And finally, the age-old by-product of patriarchy culture: making lewd teasing comments can't ever be okay.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 28-06-2015, 15:06:28
I am sorry to say that Forgotten Hope has lost me to Verdun for now. That game is lovely! By now it has become a very polished and suprisingly accurate representation of the First World War. Any historical in-accuracies will be ironed out at a later point, awaking great expectations within me!

I still cannot believe how I got twenty-seven kills last night whilst dying less than ten times. That is what Forgotten Hope 2 single-player on high difficulty can train you for!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 28-06-2015, 21:06:32
Verdun is good, but worst than RO2 and it doesnt even can clean the shit outta FH2. (also isnt this like the only place we shoudnt be talking games on this forum?  ;D )
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-06-2015, 16:06:12
Yow smugs, anyone got any tips on what fuel to use in those jet flame lighters?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 29-06-2015, 19:06:53
Something that can melt steel beams.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 30-06-2015, 01:06:24
Yow smugs, anyone got any tips on what fuel to use in those jet flame lighters?

You're a non-smoker, right? Of course you use standardized butane gas for lighters.

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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 30-06-2015, 01:06:00
Something that can melt steel beams.

Right out of my mouth. There can only be one meme master in these forums, Hjald. Prepare for war.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 30-06-2015, 17:06:01
Bring it on.

I am become dank,
The destroyer of memes
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 30-06-2015, 19:06:21
So, I've been reading some news on the Greek economic crisis and I just cant understand Greeks. It just feels like they (both the government and the people) are constantly blaming everyone else but themselves.

I mean, you fuck up and we give you money. You fuck up again and we give you more money. Then you fuck up for the third time. You obviously don't know how to run your country so everyone else has to do it for you and you get upset by that and blame that your situation is somehow our fault. We were even ready to give you more money if you had only accepted the extra terms. I read the terms that Greece rejected and it sounds just ridiculous. The rejected terms are pretty much standard economics in every other European country. You don't want to raise taxes, you don't want to raise the age of retirement and you don't want to cut down military spending. Where the fuck do you think you're going to get money from then?

At this point I just say "fuck Greece". Just kick it out of euro and EU and force them to pay the debt one way or another. After that they can run their country just the way they want because apparently "cooperation" means jack shit in Greek.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 30-06-2015, 19:06:42
The European Union in it's current form of existence is nothing but a nightmarish joke anyway. They remove our borders, introduce laws that we do not want and in general just try to turn Europe into one state eventually. Please keep Greece, we will crash much faster!

Each European nation should go back to their pre-WWI order and everything will be good. Just split the German Empire back into the German Conferderation and get back your respective over-seas territories. That way, the Africans will quit starving because suddenly they are ruled by capable, responsible leaders again and we get a huge amount of raw materials, diamonds, &c&c. Ah, what wonderful times those would be again, with HM the Queen holding the title Imperator Indiae! By breaking up Gerrmany, it will not try to "get their share" like in both World Wars.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-06-2015, 19:06:50
Like we have discussed previously. It was those people who don't pay taxes and still protest at austerity measures that should tick you off. Small shop owners, who can get away with it because they own good running small private business.

They are the kind of parasites typical to every third world country (which explains our perilous situation and dependency on others) and yet, they are also present in a country which is a EU member.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 30-06-2015, 19:06:10
The European Union in it's current form of existence is nothing but a nightmarish joke anyway. They remove our borders, introduce laws that we do not want and in general just try to turn Europe into one state eventually. Please keep Greece, we will crash much faster!

Each European nation should go back to their pre-WWI order and everything will be good. Just split the German Empire back into the German Conferderation and get back your respective over-seas territories. That way, the Africans will quit starving because suddenly they are ruled by capable, responsible leaders again and we get a huge amount of raw materials, diamonds, &c&c. Ah, what wonderful times those would be again, with HM the Queen holding the title Imperator Indiae! By breaking up Gerrmany, it will not try to "get their share" like in both World Wars.

Please, go on describing this enlightened plan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 30-06-2015, 21:06:00
Well, it is quite simple: Europe was rather well balanced before the creation of the German Empire. After WWI, centuries old orders were destroyed and that paved the way for all this New Age non-sense. Germans have always tended towards political extremes and an all-out democracy gave birth to the growth of both Nazism and Communism into dangerous proportions. Prior to that, the nobility and the old ruling class would smite and jail these clowns before they started battles in the streets. To-day, the overall political climate in Germany is very left. Even the CDU does not hold true to it's name anymore.

The over-seas territories brought a lot of wealth to European nations, whilst greatly improving living conditions for the natives. They needed attention, but if you can maintain peace in Europe you can station more troops abroad.

We are not supposed to be slaves of Brussles! Co-operation between EU countries is good, but this central government needs to go in the bin. Britain did not yield to the Nazis, so why should it partially surrender it's sovereignity now?

Discard all these young, foolish ideas and return to the way it was before!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 30-06-2015, 21:06:35
We fuck up, you throw money at us. It doesn't work and our economy is still shit because you just thrown money at us. Then you throw more and more money at us. We pay back some and you keep throwing more. You can stick money to your roof but it won't stop leaking unless you call a technician.

You wanted to throw us out of the EU you should've done that 6 years ago. Now its too late.

Besides who the fuck is Germoney and any of the other nations to ORDER us to make cuts? Either discuss or don't, simple as that and we get the referendum like we do now to make things democratic. Unlike you Northerners who are mostly familiar with being bossed around us Mediterranean people hate that.

This is a UNION not a dictatorship and not an oligarchy. The referendum was promised first at the start of the crisis but was never put forth. That was the sole reason G.Papandreou was voted PM at the time and he did jack shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 30-06-2015, 21:06:58
Before WW1 europe wasnt balanced.Here was Austro-Ungary and it wasnt good.Good thing would be that countries that were in A-U get out of EU and then create strong connection beetwen them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 30-06-2015, 21:06:23
Well, it is quite simple: Europe was rather well balanced before the creation of the German Empire. After WWI, centuries old orders were destroyed and that paved the way for all this New Age non-sense. Germans have always tended towards political extremes and an all-out democracy gave birth to the growth of both Nazism and Communism into dangerous proportions. Prior to that, the nobility and the old ruling class would smite and jail these clowns before they started battles in the streets. To-day, the overall political climate in Germany is very left. Even the CDU does not hold true to it's name anymore.

The over-seas territories brought a lot of wealth to European nations, whilst greatly improving living conditions for the natives. They needed attention, but if you can maintain peace in Europe you can station more troops abroad.

We are not supposed to be slaves of Brussles! Co-operation between EU countries is good, but this central government needs to go in the bin. Britain did not yield to the Nazis, so why should it partially surrender it's sovereignity now?

Discard all these young, foolish ideas and return to the way it was before!
Wow, you just gave reactionism a new meaning!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 30-06-2015, 22:06:11
This article was quite interesting: the Greek referendum ballot composition

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33311422
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 30-06-2015, 22:06:08
The Greeks are completely right. People are just pissed because they don't realize that debt is an instrument of control. Just read the bs in here, people talking about how the Greeks should "blame themselves". This is the same pathetic ideology usually directed towards the unemployed and other people outside the system: The idea is that it is their "fault" (as in moral responsibility), which is a reassuring lie people tell each other to create the illusion of control. Austerity is moralism and "common sense" ("You can't spend more than you earn! You can't make money out of nothing! (Unless you're a German or American bank of course) Think of the children!")
The problem of the present Greek government is that it is in a trench fight with the whole corrupt state apparatus and clientelist buerocracy. This is what would need to go, not social services or the health system. However, the EU is not really interested in this, because it is more profitable for the banks to keep Greece in a state of guilt induced servitude. And the "common people" (read: cunts) in all of Europe feel self righteous and confirmed in their small minded pettiness. Next time the banks need a bailout, let them go down. Do the capitalist thing and let them all die. Would be good to see a few bankers land on the street for a change (like back on 9/11: Splat!) The whole system needs to collapse like the socialist states in the 90s, complet desillusion. That's the only way Europe can be saved.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 01-07-2015, 02:07:11
Well, it is quite simple: Europe was rather well balanced before the creation of the German Empire. After WWI, centuries old orders were destroyed and that paved the way for all this New Age non-sense. Germans have always tended towards political extremes and an all-out democracy gave birth to the growth of both Nazism and Communism into dangerous proportions. Prior to that, the nobility and the old ruling class would smite and jail these clowns before they started battles in the streets. To-day, the overall political climate in Germany is very left. Even the CDU does not hold true to it's name anymore.

The over-seas territories brought a lot of wealth to European nations, whilst greatly improving living conditions for the natives. They needed attention, but if you can maintain peace in Europe you can station more troops abroad.

We are not supposed to be slaves of Brussles! Co-operation between EU countries is good, but this central government needs to go in the bin. Britain did not yield to the Nazis, so why should it partially surrender it's sovereignity now?

Discard all these young, foolish ideas and return to the way it was before!


That really made my day.

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Spoiler
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: ksl94 on 01-07-2015, 03:07:02
I am sorry if my response is a little bit short, but I am quite tired by now. Let us start: As a matter of fact, the last major war on European soil was the Napoleonic war. By then, all of the big powers in Western Europe had settled their disputes and set their boundaries. In the Crimean War, you would even see France fight besides Great Britain. Then our German friends came into play in 1870 and finally cemented their unification in 1871.

If it was not for Emperor Wilhelm II. wanting to re-arrange this previous balance, we would not have seen many of the catastrophic events in the years to follow.

As for the natives, well, let us see, back then obviously they had to obey our orders and things were not always jolly. To-day, they are either starving, having coups and bloody civil wars, genocides and uprisings every other year or just prey upon each other. Terrible! They are absolutely un-able to govern themselves and love to create such lovely organisations such as Boko Al-Haram and ISIS. Of course, others like to split their nation and try to annihilate each other. Wait until they get atomic bombs! Ah, how brilliant this twenty-first century is - or maybe not.

As for the New Age movement, I consider it to be permeating all boundaries of modern life. It is the Un- or Anti-Christian aspect and apostasy, it is the way people vote, the music they listen to, the books they read, the way they form societal conventions, &c&c. Just because the New Age has resulted in the destruction of all people as well as things righteous and good does not mean that we may accept the evils of to-day. To-days power-hungry government and sick culture are the result of this. The supreme court of the United States of Africa has proven this quite recently. Honestly, I even think that I may even experience Christ's Second Coming during my life-time. All the signs are starting to show, all morals are thrown over board. I was shocked to find that so many people here reject our LORD so shamelessly.

In the end, many people may not be able to understand my points because we share close to no common values anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 01-07-2015, 08:07:44
Sorry ksl, but I don't think handing the rest of the world back to the old Western powers would achieve anything. No matter how much we deny it, the world is still very much under the Western control. It's just ruled a bit differently, without the white governors and viceroys overseeing it, but with white CEOs in suits pretty much controlling everything by the power of money.

You think ISIS and Boko-Haram are created by the natives? Think again, to create something like that you need lots of money... Money that initially came from the West, I suppose. ISIS is probably another Western experiment and meddling in other countries internal policies gone awry. To quote the Ferengi 34th Rule of Acquisition: "War is good for business". And by exporting war it's possible to do a "lot of business".

... Except when it comes back to bite you in the bum. Mark my words, by the end of this century the map of this world will look quite different... And Western "powers" will not be on it.

And while I do agree modern people have very little left in terms of moral values I don't believe we will see a "Second Coming". But we might see some events that will cause the modern humanity to pause and change its course..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 01-07-2015, 10:07:19
Greece is a complex problem. Most likely too complex for us to make any vaild statement about it. What is clear, though, is that mistakes have been made by both sides.

The first mistake was probably letting Greece into the Euro based on falsified accounting created by some bought-off advisory agency.

Now, with the crisis reigning over the world for the past seven years, things have been made even worse. Papandreou introduced all those austerity measures, but what did he really do about the underlying problems? Nothing. Corruption is still running rampant throughout the Greek system, the shipping companies are still paying their taxes abroad, and tax evasion in general is still the national sport. Poverty in Greece has been on the rise along with unemployment, and nobody really knows where all the money went to.

Now, during the last elections, along comes Tsipras, who promises to get rid of the mindless austerity measures introduced by his predecessors, and to get Greece back on the rails. Of course people will vote for him.
But he is forced to fight an uphill battle. It's not so much a trenchfight, but more that he is stuck in a pit, dug by his predecessors, with the EU, the ECB, and the IMF standing around said pit with rifles.

Tsipras' efforts to stick by his election promises are commendable. It has become a rare thing among politicians. But now neither side is willing to budge, and Tsipras seemingly has the best reasons not to budge. All the measures I've heard of are designed to make even more cuts in pensions, public spending, etc. But those are the areas that are keeping Greece afloat. More and more people, even in banking, are saying that the EU isn't paying attention to the Greek citizens anymore, and I agree with that. It seems that the EU and other debtors are only interested in getting their precious money back at any cost.

This very well may be pure hearsay, but I've heard that there even was a deal on Sunday, but then Lagarde came storming in with some extra conditions, to which Greece had to abide, on the request of some developing country.

Cronyism isn't purely a Greek thing.

As for those muckers in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and whatnot, they are a perfect example of 21st century colonialism gone wrong. The unlawful American intervention in the Middle East destabilised the very precarious balance the countries there were in. The Taliban and Al Qaeda came and filled the voids. Both groups being conglomerates of different ethnic and religious groups, it's not wonder that they would one day split up and start on their own.

Come the Arab Spring in 2011. In Libya, things go horribly wrong. Qaddafi refuses to step down and a civil war breaks out. We Western countries believe it is a good idea to start bombing Libya like we did in the eighties. It worked, Qaddafi was ousted and we didn't follow up with the necessary guidance and disarmament.

In Syria, a civil war also breaks out, but we let it simmer, due to our indecisiveness. And lo and behold, several extremist Jihadi groups spring up (ISIS, Al Nusra,...). We wait some more. All of the sudden, young Muslims from Western countries start travelling to Syria to go and fight a little Jihad. Political pandemonium nearly breaks out in Europe. How did they become so radicalised in such a short time, they ask. Answer: mainly the internet, backed up by radical imams that we imported so carelessly, and the lack of political will to crack down on such people.

By 2014, ISIS had extorted enough money from the local people and foreign fighters to seriously expand their area of influence, barging into Iraq, capturing oil supplies and more territory. By now they are a self-sufficient entity, certainly with the capture of a lot of heavy weaponry from the Iraqi army.
And all we do is bomb them, without any sign of progress.

More seriously, foreign fighters are returning from the warzone, bent on causing panic back in their home countries. Charlie Hebdo, the Bardo museum, last Friday's attacks, ... are only the beginning of what I fear to be a long and deadly campaign.

Einstein once said he didn't know what weapons would fight the next world war, but that the fourth would be fought with sticks and stones. I don't believe it would come to that, but I do believe the next war in Europe will be a very messy one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-07-2015, 12:07:20
Greece:
In my view, the EU, ECB, and its cronies doesn't care about the plight of the poor Greeks and the current government. They expect Tsipras could just wave good bye to all those pensioners' money and be done with it for tomorrow. I think they will stage a bloody riot on the very next day. And if that happens, those high-nosed credit dealers are responsible for any body count resulting from that riot, which is hard. Because these are irresponsible ignorants oblivious to the situation in Greece.

While at the same time, I have less sympathy for those well-off Greeks who own business and fancy stores that don't pay taxes. They are to blame. The annoying thing is that the Greek government seems to unable to do anything against these traitors.

ksl94:
During the end of the colonial era, the Dutch implemented what is known to us as "payback politics". They started building more infrastructures, healthcare, and education for the indigenous people. As benevolent as it may seem, some view the suffering during previous government era of "Culture Stelsel" (forced cultivation) was too much already. Some locals who studied in Europe, and subscribed into one of the extreme ideologies brewing at the time (e.g. nationalism, communism, etc), returned home and caused quite a stir in the situation.

Nevertheless, the right to self-govern was in everyone's mind. Yes, the treatment gets better as we entered 20th century. But the mounting suffering probably was too much, as the general discriminating attitude by the colonial ruler at the time.

Colonial products:
As for ISIS and the lot, well ask how uneducated foreign policy will turns out. The Brits once threw a tantrum over Iran nationalisation of BP's oil fields. They staged a coup to topple leftist Mossadegh and installed a corrupt Shah, who in turn, influenced a rise in theocracy, currently ruling the land. Bad? Not really, at least they are against ISIS.

Then we have US intervention, giving the hardline Salafist-backed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You can ask one of the German member here who spent some time there, of how things are going on inside "The Kingdom". The ruling family simply exert give-and-take policy. They allow the Mullahs to issue fundamentalists fatwas, but in exchange for some opening to foreign meddling (e.g. US military installments), and many other example, like not allowing women to drive, but allowing woman (without hijab) pilot to fly the royal family. With a lot of US money pouring down the royal family, it isn't hard to imagine that some of the cash landed in the pockets of their hardline Wahabbi-listening cousins.

An article on Cracked.com with various sources also pointed out how those rich families gave donations to many Madrassa, which become so rich that they can publish their own books and materials to the internet, which in turn influence every other "peaceful" Muslim-majority nations like Indonesia for example. Then you ask, why does my friend become easily radicalised? Why they are mostly young people?

Many of you have pointed out (especially Bjorn), they felt "excluded". Materials from Saudi Arabia, people returning from pilgrimage bought all sorts of ideas, not just stuffs with them. And these guys, who have gone to pilgrimage reserve the title "Haji", and it is very extremely venerated, especially in less developed and educated areas. They could easily replace the government authority. People in third worlds are amazing, even the local Christians are racing to collect Israeli/Jordanian immigration stamp on their passport so they can brag that they have seen Jordan river or went to Bethlehem. Now the Buddhists too with the Indian-Nepali pilgrimage trip (some went to Tibet, despite health warnings). Religion is our staple, first, before food, clothing, and housing. It wasn't that way in our education texts, because they are just being hypocritical about it. With a society like that, and a YouTube recommendations full of supposedly "cool" video clip like Anaconda, Bang Bang, Twerking, and stuffs by the likes of Iggy Azalea, Jessie J, Nicki Minaj... you'd wonder why these young flames chose Syria to tout a gun, live like a cowboy, instead of worshiping One Direction and Simon Cowell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 01-07-2015, 13:07:43
@ksl: Note that the belief in the importance of race as well as ascribing metaphysical importance to nation states or territory is un-Christian and inherently pagan. If you want a society based on traditional Christian values, I'd suggest leaving the primitive right wingers behind and throwing your lot in with people like John Milbank or Slavoj Zizek.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tABnznhzdIY
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 21-07-2015, 18:07:20
Rescue operation of refugees from sea by Turkish Coast Guard:

https://youtu.be/qzGe033FGEY

That's pretty interesting to watch. And it was time for the armed forces to issue head cameras. Hopefully we'll see more.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hauggy on 21-07-2015, 21:07:03
Pretty intense.
I have one for you, a person trapped in an air pocket recued by a diving team who came to pick the dead bodies of the crew after the ship sunk :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eycEkOIAPFE
He's the luckyest man on earth if you ask me.
Here's the whole story :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsZsHHOQx-Q
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 23-07-2015, 18:07:02
...aaand we are at war with ISIS.

1 officer dead, 5 soldiers wounded.
1 terrorist dead and 3 ISIS vehicles destroyed.
Army is 6-7 kilometers deep inside Syria, jets pounding the warzone.

Hope we arent dragged too deep in this shit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 24-07-2015, 20:07:02
Any talks of NATO's infamous Article 5 in Turkey?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Seth_Soldier on 24-07-2015, 21:07:58
well i don't think turkey would wage full war on ISIS.
Problem is that turkey certainly use ISIS to weaken the kurds (or as a buffer state with iran/irak) but failed to realize ISIS got the upper hands and with the terrorist attack in turkey, ISIS force Turkey to intervene.
A puppet master who lost the control on its creatures.

If Turkey really wage a full war on ISIS, it would be the end of it, but i think they might just show off to the UN, and try to keep ISIS under pressure
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-07-2015, 01:07:26
...aaand we are at war with ISIS.

1 officer dead, 5 soldiers wounded.
1 terrorist dead and 3 ISIS vehicles destroyed.
Army is 6-7 kilometers deep inside Syria, jets pounding the warzone.

Hope we arent dragged too deep in this shit.
It's about time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 25-07-2015, 09:07:48
Turkey dont need to bomb isis, they have to cut the supply lines, which would weaken isis much more. But that probably will not happen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 25-07-2015, 13:07:35
Well today we woke up with several operations on ISIS targets in Syria and PKK targets in Iraq, while in the homeland there were more than  200 police raids on ISIS, PKK and DHKP-C cells.
I guess the police operations were targeting to weaken supply lines, but I think the biggest danger we pose to ISIS would be by opening the Incirlik Airbase for use of coalition aircraft, which we did yesterday.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 25-07-2015, 18:07:55
Douchebaggy to attack the Kurds. Absolutely despicable.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 25-07-2015, 19:07:15
Douchebaggy to attack the Kurds. Absolutely despicable.
PKK / Kurds is like saying Nazi's / Germans to be honest. One is not the other.

I still hope that at the end of this bloody conflict we can see an independent Kurdistan.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 25-07-2015, 20:07:13

I still hope that at the end of this bloody conflict we can see an independent Kurdistan.

They definitely deserve it.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-07-2015, 04:07:17
Douchebaggy to attack the Kurds. Absolutely despicable.
PKK / Kurds is like saying Nazi's / Germans to be honest. One is not the other.

I still hope that at the end of this bloody conflict we can see an independent Kurdistan.
There is one, de facto. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-07-2015, 17:07:55
More like Basque/ETA, or Irish/IRA.

They are not hesitant to commit terrorism for their basically honourable cause. I don't understand these people. If only the US colonialist didn't choose the same path and successfully rewrite the history.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 28-07-2015, 01:07:21
Wow you europeans have a real boner for this kurdistan thingy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 28-07-2015, 03:07:49
Douchebaggy to attack the Kurds. Absolutely despicable.
PKK / Kurds is like saying Nazi's / Germans to be honest. One is not the other.

I still hope that at the end of this bloody conflict we can see an independent Kurdistan.
There is one, de facto.

And we both know how much that means. Jackshit. Kurds always draw the short straw, Captain.

Wow you europeans have a real boner for this kurdistan thingy.

us yurpeans git hard bout dem kurdis havin land, yerp

All you have witnessed is a few random users on FH's forum supporting an independent Kurdistan and with that limited information you can safely conclude that "Europeans" have a "boner" for this "Kurdistan thingy"?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-07-2015, 11:07:07
Of course we do, it would make Turkey weaker and give us an Ally on your ass. Don't you know that all the world wants is a weak turkey? I mean, we still got half a Cyprus to take back as well as Constantinople.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 28-07-2015, 11:07:23
us yurpeans git hard bout dem kurdis havin land, yerp

All you have witnessed is a few random users on FH's forum supporting an independent Kurdistan and with that limited information you can safely conclude that "Europeans" have a "boner" for this "Kurdistan thingy"?

That's the general impression I am getting from the reddit and here. I have many Kurdish friends who doesn't have a problem being Turkish citizens and speaking Turkish, on the other hand the Europeans are only facing the expatriated whiny Kurds in Europe, which gives them a real real bad impression about what we do here. And our oppression generally goes as far as protecting the teachers and civil servants, building roads and bridges and making sure no warlords pop up to extort the people.

Of course we do, it would make Turkey weaker and give us an Ally on your ass. Don't you know that all the world wants is a weak turkey? I mean, we still got half a Cyprus to take back as well as Constantinople.

Don't lose the islands while trying lol  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 28-07-2015, 12:07:38
I am pretty sure Europeans in general have not analyzed the issue from the Turkish perspective because what happens in Turkey is not portrayed well or not at all in foreign press, and I can guarantee that your views would change on this topic if you at least spent a month in Turkey living like a native citizen.

Oh and also;
I mean, we still got half a Cyprus to take back as well as Constantinople.

(http://i.imgur.com/fSofT0K.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-07-2015, 17:07:29
My ideal world would be. First, give back Baltic to the Germans and Scandinavians. They will turn those ex-Soviet mangled states, thriving to advance into a more desirable, tourist destination-worthy and more livable places. Koenigsberg instead of Kaliningrad. Good thing they joined EU, but they badly need to keep up after what the USSR did to them. We also need to do something with Belarus, either absorbed by Russia or join Baltic countries.

While we are targeting Russia, let's give them what was washed with their blood, the Crimea. Then stay away from Eastern Ukraine, it will always be Ukraine. I honestly didn't know that Crimea was Ukrainian until all the fuss about it 2 years ago. The last time I read about Crimea, Sevastopol was being bombarded by the largest cannon during WW2; Russians were besieged inside the city by the Germans; the Brits, French, and Turks battled the Ruskies there too not long ago when Florence Nightingale become famous. Then some Ukrainian ex-commissar turned premier gave that land to his local Soviet administrator. If we were to keep this situation for more than 1,000 years it surely can't end like that.

I only complained when the last desirable places on earth were given to less worthy rulers. Yes, some beautiful places on earth can be turned into shitholes if we give them back to their rightful, but unworthy owners. The UN has solved a lot of territorial disputes in this manner, they gave two Indonesian islands to Malaysia, because they took good care of them, while all we did is shouting about our claims. Same thing with West Papua. The Americans and its gangs wanted to mine the land, but was afraid that they cannot maintain security without looking like arseholes, so the UN gave it to us. We prevented them from being a gangster or pirate land like our neighbour, Papua New Guinea, where tribes are now armed with machine guns and settle their tribal disputes in public places like the capital city's airport.

But, I have to admit that we looked like an arsehole while doing the security thing. Nevertheless, all that giant tax money was spent, they have the strongest football team, decent stadium, good university, and the most luxurious resort in the whole country.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-07-2015, 18:07:26
Hey whats your opinion about palestina/isreal  Turkey/kurdistan?

"I have no opinion"


One of the most bad-ass things you can say these days
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-07-2015, 20:07:21
Saying i don't care about people dying or people wanting their freedom because its a fuckton of miles away and it doesn't interest me is baddass, huh? Nobody told you to pick a side but having an opinion about a matter on our world is the least you can do. Especially on our age.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 28-07-2015, 20:07:41
Hey whats your opinion about palestina/isreal  Turkey/kurdistan?

"I have no opinion"


One of the most bad-ass things you can say these days

No it isn't. These days people are proud of their ignorance and lack of conviction.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 28-07-2015, 22:07:48
Its ok not to have an opinion if you do not have enough input

ignorance can be an opinion



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 28-07-2015, 22:07:28
No reason to feel proud or badass though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 29-07-2015, 18:07:43
us yurpeans git hard bout dem kurdis havin land, yerp

All you have witnessed is a few random users on FH's forum supporting an independent Kurdistan and with that limited information you can safely conclude that "Europeans" have a "boner" for this "Kurdistan thingy"?

That's the general impression I am getting from the reddit and here. I have many Kurdish friends who doesn't have a problem being Turkish citizens and speaking Turkish, on the other hand the Europeans are only facing the expatriated whiny Kurds in Europe, which gives them a real real bad impression about what we do here. And our oppression generally goes as far as protecting the teachers and civil servants, building roads and bridges and making sure no warlords pop up to extort the people.

What? Why are we suddenly talking about Turkey? Turkey isn't being torn apart by a civil war or an invading ISIS, that's Syria and Iraq. That's also where the Kurds are fighting a conventional war against their enemies, not  cowardly killing civilians to get their point across.

Yes, the majority of Kurds may very well live under Turkish rule but that doesn't mean Turkey will lose land when an independent Kurdistan rises from the ashes. Probably means they will but, why would the Turks even care? But I forget myself, Turkey has a hard on for having lebensraum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-07-2015, 19:07:24
Well, the Kurdistan you are talking about is in Iraq right? They have no direct border with the current Turkey, so why worry about Turkish Kurds?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 29-07-2015, 19:07:53
Yest they do:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Iraqi_Kurdistan_on_world_map.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 31-07-2015, 03:07:04
This picture shows it better:

(http://oi59.tinypic.com/fcm97c.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 31-07-2015, 09:07:59
Love how Turkish army just bombs Kurds now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 31-07-2015, 13:07:05
Love how Turkish army just bombs Kurds now.

I don't hear of any news of bombing of any kurdish majority cities in anywhere, but if you are talking about the training camps of a terrorist organisation as the entity of Kurds you are being hypocritical.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 31-07-2015, 14:07:27
PKK members are the ones who are fighting against ISIS. This whole thing is just Turkey finding reasons to kill more Kurds and cover its ass from ISIS.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 31-07-2015, 15:07:20
Not really, Turkey isn't obliged to suffer any non-state actor with weaponry.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-07-2015, 18:07:06
^this

Besides, they have once again disobeyed the ceasefire. 17 servicemen have been killed in the last two weeks by the PKK and I think that is a reason well enough to be fighting back.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 31-07-2015, 20:07:04
^this

Besides, they have once again disobeyed the ceasefire. 17 servicemen have been killed in the last two weeks by the PKK and I think that is a reason well enough to be fighting back.

Nice propaganda your state gives you. You broke the cease fire first by bombing them.


Turkey should be ashamed for piggybacking on the ISIS problem just to kill off more minorities. But hey they are the same guys who split a country in two in order to "protect" 20% of the population and still deny a holocaust that the entire world accepts as fact
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-07-2015, 21:07:59
You are one hell of a frustrated cactus. I also admire all the bullshit your media and governments fill your brain with.
First of all, Turkey has been putting up to these bullshit the PKK does like firing on outposts, burning down civilian and government vehicles, smuggling even when the peace process and the cease fire was going on. So its not really Turkey who broke the cease fire.

I also consider the ones who use the war against ISIS as an excuse to justify the establishment of their puppet state built on the blood and bones of many deceased people.

Once again, I will not get into the discussion about the Armenian deportation of 1915, because I am pretty sure no one here is willing to see the case at least once from our eyes.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Fuchs on 31-07-2015, 22:07:29
I don't know, Turkish, but Erdogan is spewing a lot of bullshit which many Turks seem to take for granted. I haven't met a single Turk that doesn't hate Kurds yet, which is a pretty good achievement from the Turkish government.

Do you mean an independent Kurdistan as a "puppet state built on the blood and bones of many deceased people"? Why would it be a puppet state? Why can't the Kurds have their own country like the Turks?

As for the Armenian Genocide, please, do enlighten me. I've read a lot about it and I understand the reasoning (although I disagree with it), I simply despise the inhumane method.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 31-07-2015, 23:07:41
I don't know, Turkish, but Erdogan is spewing a lot of bullshit which many Turks seem to take for granted. I haven't met a single Turk that doesn't hate Kurds yet, which is a pretty good achievement from the Turkish government.

Do you mean an independent Kurdistan as a "puppet state built on the blood and bones of many deceased people"? Why would it be a puppet state? Why can't the Kurds have their own country like the Turks?

As for the Armenian Genocide, please, do enlighten me. I've read a lot about it and I understand the reasoning (although I disagree with it), I simply despise the inhumane method.

Well, lets clear this out: you probably know that Erdogan always spills out bullshit out of his mouth, that's just the way it is; barking is what a dog does. Again, he is playing his cards to appeal to the general of the society which is very hurt from what terrorism brought.

Yes, I do adress independent Kurdistan by those cruel, yet very true words I spent. Why do I claim it would be a puppet state? Since (and even before) Turkey existed, the imperial powers have always tried to spark some kind of rebellion against the authorities in Anatolia, and it was always the Kurds or any related ethnic group who were to be pushed into battle against Turkey.

When the war for independence was going on, there were multiple Kurdish rebellions against the national army, which were always backed by the imperial powers of those days. It is a well-known fact that the British Empire funded and organised the Nasturi rebellion in 1923, and later on the Seikh Said rebellion in 1925.
The British planes even dropped ammunition for the rebels and bombed Turkish positions during the Seikh Said rebellion, which is a clear evidence that the imperial powers support an independent Kurdistan since, God knows when. The reason why they wanted a puppet Kurdistan was that the oil in that region was so charming for them, and they were on good terms with Kurdish feudal lords. Eventually, they got Iraq instead of a Kurdish state, so they ceased support for Kurdish feudal lords for a pretty long time.
Read H.C. Armstrong's Grey Wolf for more about this era. It is a book full of insults against Turks and Ataturk, (which got it banned in Turkey) but also has some remarkable statements on western backed Kurdish revolts in Turkey.

If we come to a nearer past, the power balance shifted towards the US, and of course they also have interest in the oil of the predominantly Kurdish region. The PKK terror was on its peak at those times. There have been reports of US army helicopters stationed in Zakho, Northern Iraq seen dropping supplies for PKK forces. There have been many confessions by surrendered terrorists claiming that they had seen many boxes of ammunition and weapons delivered by US army Trucks itself.
Osman Pamukoğlu, a retired general who served in the region previously mentions in his memoirs that he ordered his troops to shoot down the US helicopters if once more they saw them aiding PKK. He has a book about it but I doubt you will find an English translation. But if you still want the name of the book to know if its legit, its called Unutulanlar Dışında Yeni Birşey Yok

Now, once again, the western powers have openly shown their alliance with the PKK, by training and arming them themselves to fight in Syria and Iraq. I think I do not need to give a source to this statement, you would know if you watch the news. Now that they have a state in Iraq and almost have one in Syria, I am sure the barrels of their guns will turn towards Turkey (and so it did once again)
I solely think that they want to justify the puppet state by using their fight against ISIS.

As for the 1915 incident topic, what I am uneasy about is that how people only view the topic from the Armenian side of it.
Before 1915, the Armenians comitted multiple revolts against Turkey, burning down Turkish villages and towns in Eastern Anatolia. The people who have been living in the same land as ours started making trouble. They even held a couple of cities under siege.

And when the First World War started, and the Russians started their invasion inside Turkish territory by invading Kars and Erzurum, the Armenians once again betrayed the people they have shared a past as long as 500 years and fought side by side with Russians. Again, they have attacked innocent people and killed a lot of Turkish and Muslim people. So many that it may be considered a "Turkish Genocide" Fortunately, the Ottoman authorities have kept good record of what has happened so that today we have very sickening photos of dead women and children, killed by torture, whole villages burnt down, with their residents locked inside the buildings to succumb. All done by the Armenians.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t1.0-9/555963_547818865263158_1242717242_n.jpg?oh=ac253a292a2378efa2be5093ddd88ef2&oe=56543CBD)
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/384024_297040730340974_835128899_n.jpg?oh=c0de497989272d926de08a88b28f9905&oe=565A520D)
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/404438_297040777007636_66358093_n.jpg?oh=59314b30ac97c32b7a55e962c313e43a&oe=565125E1)
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/386519_297041520340895_1841247458_n.jpg?oh=02d67ef7e6b9586d1401bf2982fc67d9&oe=5645272B)

These are a few and the least sickening photos.
But be sure that they are not very innocent themselves, because while what was ordered to the Ottoman army was to deport them to Syria, while they comitted these war crimes on purpose and with intention to kill. Yet no one seems to really care even though we try to get our voices heard in the international community. Just like Azerbaijan, a brother state of Turkey, who has also seen the cruelty of Armenians in Khojaly, Baku, Ganja, Kalabajar, etc... in 1918 and in the 90's.

Were these clear enough, just to get some of you uneasy and suspicious about what really happened in 1915?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-08-2015, 00:08:31


These are a few and the least sickening photos.
But be sure that they are not very innocent themselves, because while what was ordered to the Ottoman army was to deport them to Syria, while they comitted these war crimes on purpose and with intention to kill. Yet no one seems to really care even though we try to get our voices heard in the international community. Just like Azerbaijan, a brother state of Turkey, who has also seen the cruelty of Armenians in Khojaly, Baku, Ganja, Kalabajar, etc... in 1918 and in the 90's.

Were these clear enough, just to get some of you uneasy and suspicious about what really happened in 1915?

Ah yes, the benevolent Ottoman government just wanted to deport the Armenians to a cozy new home in Syria.  And somehow ended up killing 1.5 million of them.  But it was their fault, of course!  I can't imagine why they would ever have resisted an oppressive regime that denied them rights and had consistently terrorized their communities.

Doesn't it give you pause for thought that literally all respected academics acknowledge the Armenian Genocide?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 01-08-2015, 01:08:11
Armenians even had high ranks in the Ottoman military and held administratory position in Ottoman government. The treasury headmasters were especially selected out of Armenians. They had the right to believe in their religion, speak their language, open trade shops all around the empire. How is that considered opression? You should study more on how the minorities were treated back in the Ottoman times.

Besides, there are many who do not support the genocide claims. Bernard Lewis is just one of them:

http://youtu.be/qG70UWESfu4
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-08-2015, 04:08:56
s. They had the right to believe in their religion, speak their language, open trade shops all around the empire. How is that considered opression? You should study more on how the minorities were treated back in the Ottoman times.


Cough Hamidan Massacres Cough.  80,000 - 300,000 Armenians brutally massacred in the late 1800s.  I think that might qualify as oppression.   And then the Adana Massacre in 1909, another 30,000 Armenians killed.  The Young Turks were fully committed to a homogenous Turkish state and the ethnic cleansing which that entailed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 01-08-2015, 06:08:44
And to add to that, two wrongs don't make a right. Sure, maybe the Armenians killed thousands of Turks during WWI but that doesn't justify treating them like you did. A million Armenians died directly due to the actions of the Ottoman government. Might not necessarily count as a genocide but it's still a lot of dead people.

Concerning Kurdistan, you do realise that bombing the Kurds in Iraq and Syria is in now way going to make your stance better? If and when the whole situation calms down in Syria, you will have a lot of angry battle hardened Kurds directly on your southern border. Do you think they'll stay there? If you had supported the Kurds against ISIS, it would be likely that their future government would be on pretty friendly terms with Turkey. A friendly Kurdistan to the south would most likely calm down the Kurds in Turkey as well.

You had a chance to turn old enemies into allies but instead you chose to go with the "I'm a big boy and I do big boy things" instead and made sure that the Kurds aren't going to settle down in a pretty long ass time.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 01-08-2015, 08:08:12
You should study more on how the minorities were treated back in the Ottoman times.
WHAT?Minorities were not threated in Otoman they were killed.Katolics especially. In Bosnia and Croatia 500 churches were destroyed,thousend vilages destroyed,womens taken to Instabul,children too,others were killed if they spoke or walk with head up-this is Otoman and 500 years of "good,happy life in one country". What do you think Armenians made revolt after 500 years? What do you think,Armenians,Serbs,Bulgarians,Croats, Greeks wanted to be part of Otoman and be killed by them? Only and ONLY muslims were able to live in that country-others...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 01-08-2015, 10:08:11
Minorities get treated like shit in pretty much every muslim countries. The so called equality of the muslim world only applies to muslims itself. Jordan seems to be one of the few who does it okayish, but even that is changing, and this came from Muslim jordan students themselves who told me why they hate their country, and the muslim foreigners in belgium

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I haven't met a single Turk that doesn't hate Kurds yet, which is a pretty good achievement from the Turkish government.
I have, one guy, but he hates erdogan alot.

At my work their are a shit ton of turks working and all of them, are very hatefull to kurds and jews. The jews are the cause of everything to them aswel. I was eating Dutch stroop wafels with honey. One muslim said " gold and white and White and red are the colours of the jews, they are everywhere", as the packaging is white and red in lettering with the rest being gold...

Because honey looks like gold perhaps? every Meli product is in gold packaging for christ sake..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-08-2015, 10:08:58
Yes, classic stance from a 2nd world countries. I know why you say like that to the Kurds and Armenians. Because we do too with a lot of people in our side.

Like us, in Indonesia, many people don't understand what makes Papuans or Mollucans wanted their own independence. Yes, they are different (Polynesians instead of Melanesians like the majority), yes they are mostly Christians, yes they share common history, yet treated differently.

What makes them don't feel really Indonesian is that they are never really viewed positively. The "their (Papua) land is ours (Indonesia)" notion really reeks the irony of imperialism on our side. A lot of sudden nationalists cried robbery when US mines gold in Papua. Then they say, it would have fed many Indonesians and made us filthy rich with dubious claims about the amount of gold deposit being mined. The problems are:

1. US miners pay big amount of tax, tax money that doesn't go back to Papuans whose land were robbed
2. The company did more to the impoverished Papuans in 10 years than the government did in 30 years
3. Frankly, we don't really care about the Papuans, we just care about the gold, because we are arseholes
4. To most Papuans, it is us proclaiming their independence and gave them away to the Americans
5. Regarding "we are rich, but robbed by powerful countries" - a lot of African poor nations voiced similar claims, all come to nothing, they still need the Chinese to mine it for them, and turn its gun into them when they strike. It is nothing but plain old bullshit. Even if there is no USA, the mineral deposits wouldn't be mined, because we are bunch of incompetent corrupts who can't organise a safe and efficient large-scale mining operations.

Yes, there are Papuans and Mollucans who become MPs, ministers, celebrities, own stores, or proudly proclaims to be Indonesian, and there are those who converted to Islam. The thing is, we know much less about racism than how the western nations treat their minorities. We thought we treated them Papuans well, but we didn't. The minorities like US black has a president, receive a quota for education, and many benefited from affirmative action. Yet, they still call it a problem. The British murdered handful amount of Irish during the trouble, and those people made a big fuss out of it. We killed a lot of people, hide it, and deny it. It is little wonder why ours is far more problematical.

In the US, beating a dissent is police brutality, in Indonesia, gunning down an unarmed robber is heroic. They knock the burglar's head bleeding with pistol grip to extract information about their accomplice. Hardly make any news, because it is the normal procedure. We have differing standards and clearly we can't talk in the same substance.

In the end, TL:DR
Yeah, like the Turks in Armenian case, we do have our own defence against the accusations. But I'm afraid it won't amount to the same standard and substance. However, I have to say that we are better, because our government finally apologised for the treatment of Papuans.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 01-08-2015, 11:08:21

Ah yes, the benevolent Ottoman government just wanted to deport the Armenians to a cozy new home in Syria.  And somehow ended up killing 1.5 million of them.  But it was their fault, of course!  I can't imagine why they would ever have resisted an oppressive regime that denied them rights and had consistently terrorized their communities.

Doesn't it give you pause for thought that literally all respected academics acknowledge the Armenian Genocide?

Considering 400.000 of them being moved in the official documents I don't have any idea where you are getting this 1.5 million number.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 01-08-2015, 11:08:03

Ah yes, the benevolent Ottoman government just wanted to deport the Armenians to a cozy new home in Syria.  And somehow ended up killing 1.5 million of them.  But it was their fault, of course!  I can't imagine why they would ever have resisted an oppressive regime that denied them rights and had consistently terrorized their communities.

Doesn't it give you pause for thought that literally all respected academics acknowledge the Armenian Genocide?

Considering 400.000 of them being moved in the official documents I don't have any idea where you are getting this 1.5 million number.
There were 2 million Armenians in the Ottoman empire in 1914 and 400 000 in 1922 (The University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies). Some of them were probably killed in the war, some relocated on their own and maybe there were some unregistered Armenians after the 1st World War due to Ottoman discrimination but 1.5 million people can't really just disappear.

Edit: This article sums it all up pretty well:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html

I guess one could argue that it wasn't a genocide as it wasn't systematic or planned, but the Turkish actions still led to a large decrease in the population of the Armenians. It's a bit like Mao's cultural revolution, lots of people died due to it but it doesn't necessarily classify as a genocide.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 01-08-2015, 19:08:34
NYTimes's bias is legendary, sorry I'm not going to take it seriously, until you guys realise in wars civilians die, and it's a fact that a million Muslim civilians perished, alongside Armenians and greeks, so if you are not going to show any grievance towards us I am not going to, and I know that there was no genocide committed, and what makes this awkward to talk about is that "the number" gets inflated every twenty years.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-08-2015, 20:08:05
So everyone saying something opposed to you is either biased, wrong or just simply hateful towards Turks. You remind me of those body possitive sjw types.

M'Attaturk *tips fez*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 01-08-2015, 21:08:51
Interesting that when you in Germany say something like "the number of the holocaust gets inflated every ~~ years", you might get convicted.

You would think that when it is longer ago, it is easier to confront the bad stuff which happened in the past. What are the differences between Germany and Turkey leading to this gap? I have some ideas of course, but I'd like to hear your opinions on this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-08-2015, 21:08:49
The fact that one nation is a civilized and mature western nation that acknowledges its past and tries to avoid it ever happening whereas the other is a nation (like all nations around these parts) stuck in the teen mindset of refusing anything you're blamed for as if you're a flawless god.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 02-08-2015, 02:08:47
it's a fact that a million Muslim civilians perished, alongside Armenians and greeks, so if you are not going to show any grievance towards us I am not going to
A million ethnic Turks died if you include the entirety of Balkan Wars and WW1, and most of that cannot be attributed to a single actor. Also, this was most certainly not 95+% of Turks as was the case with Armenians, which immediately causes one to suspect something else happened to the Armenians than mere war. Also, two wrongs still do not make one right.
I know that there was no genocide committed
Contemporary Turkish sources talk about the goal to annihilate Armenians. What would you consider to be an appropriate term for such action if not genocide? "Final Solution regarding the Armenian Question"?

See, the funny thing is that in the West, the crimes of the Colonial era are freely admitted and discussed, instead of being declared a Third World conspiracy about which it is treason to even talk.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Korsakov829 on 02-08-2015, 07:08:35
You lot should really give a shit about the next round of ethnic cleansing instead of those in the past, it'd be more useful.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-08-2015, 09:08:56
Perhaps those Russians shouldn't take arms and act like trigger-happy rednecks when their politician was ousted. My only support for Putin is just because he is the only tough guy who can control those criminals, waiting to tear Russia apart.

We still have Indonesian rednecks who keeps targeting Chinese and non-Muslims around, but it is hardly a cause to take arms, seize government buildings and declare independence. I know the PR China will happily support its newfound territory, because they are extremely ambitious. As much as I hate our people, I think we are still more peaceful and reasonable than Russia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-08-2015, 11:08:30
We belgians wiped out between 10 million congolese. The cause is a single man

Its sad, but i do not feel guilty about this today. Does this make me a bad person?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 02-08-2015, 15:08:01
I don´t expect anything from politics any longer considering the situation in Syria.

The cultural heritage of a whole region is about to be destroyed by fanatics, a whole society of religious nutcases is about to establish its own caliphate. The whole intellectual elite leaves the region. Yet nobody intervenes.

Germany sent some weapons to the Kurds - but only after those were almost overrun. The US bomb targets. But nobody dares to send troops there who could actually secure the region. Nobody wants to get his hands dirty. To a large extend Putin can be blamed for this, as he´s blocking any attempt to get rid of his good old friend Assad.

And then politicians wonder how Europe can handle all the refugees. I wouldn´t even be surprised if it turned out Putin calculates on floods of refugees weakening the European economy.

That being said, the Turkish army attacking the Kurds is simply dumb. Erdogan lacks to see the bigger picture. He just utilizes the situation for his own interests. And now innocent Turkish soldiers are facing the consequences.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 02-08-2015, 15:08:39
Contemporary Turkish sources talk about the goal to annihilate Armenians. What would you consider to be an appropriate term for such action if not genocide? "Final Solution regarding the Armenian Question"?

See, the funny thing is that in the West, the crimes of the Colonial era are freely admitted and discussed, instead of being declared a Third World conspiracy about which it is treason to even talk.

The two documents that bring closure to this talk. I'm not sorry that the northeastern anaolia's fate was sealed to being homogenous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Kars

http://www.archive.org/stream/armenianrevolution00katc#page/n0/mode/2up


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Yusuf Halaçoğlu, Ermeni Tehcirine Dair Gerçekler (1915), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yay., Ankara, 2001.

Tehcire tabi tutulan Ermeniler'in sayıları Halep'ten gelenlerle birlikte 438.758 kişi olduğu, Açlık, tifo ve dizanteri gibi hastalıklar, iklim koşulları, Arap aşiretleri ve eşkıyaların saldırıları sonucu ancak 382.148 kişi iskân sahasına varabildiğini ileri sürmektedir.

This is from the official documents, and points out to 382.148 making it to Syria out of 438.758 displaced.

https://vimeo.com/125122407

And unlike you I have direct contact and understanding of the days turkish language, and this was not a hate crime but a problematic way to solve an administrative issue, Ottoman Empire was not entitled to give up any territory back then. Also how you brush off the massacres Armenians committed and all the muslims died during these years that goes to numbers that make the armenian losses fall short shows how driven you are through propaganda.

https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCman_-_T%C3%BCrk_katliamlar%C4%B1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Ottoman_Muslims

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These are the languages the page is available in. Shows how far others have gone in favor of honesty. I'm done talking about this.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 02-08-2015, 16:08:57
Also how you brush off the massacres Armenians committed and all the muslims died during these years that goes to numbers that make the armenian losses fall short shows how driven you are through propaganda.
What in God's has this to do with anything again? No one has been brushing anything off. You're the only one who has brought dead muslims into this. Your basic arguments against calling the disappearance of Armenians as genocide is that Armenians (among others) killed muslims too. That's how a fucking 5-year-old argues. "He has ice cream, so I can have ice cream too". Even if a billion muslims had died in those 300 years, it doesn't justify harsh actions against people, most of whom had nothing to with it.

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And unlike you I have direct contact and understanding of the days turkish language, and this was not a hate crime but a problematic way to solve an administrative issue, Ottoman Empire was not entitled to give up any territory back then
Of course, why on earth would Turkish sources be in anyway biased towards the Turkish side. That's like a Russian guy citing Russia Today as an unbiased source. Let me quote you some contemporary sources of the time:

"An appeal for relief of Armenian Christians in Turkey, following reported massacres and threatened further outrages, was made to the Turkish Government today by the United States." - New York Times, 28th of April 1915


"It was learned, in connection with the conferences held here today, that general representations have from time to time been made to the Ottoman Government by Ambassador Morgenthau for humane treatment of Armenians. Despite these representations, the slaughter of Armenians has continued. --- Reports reaching Washington indicate that about 500,000 Armenians have been slaughtered or lost their lives as a result of the Turkish deportation order and the resulting war of extinction Turkish authorities drove the Gregorian Armenians out of their homes, ordered them to proceed to distant towns in the direction of Bagdad, which could only be reached by crossing long stretches of desert. During the exodus of Armenians across the deserts they have been fallen upon by Kurds and slaughtered, but some of the Armenian women and girls, in considerable numbers, have been carried off into captivity by the Kurds." - New York Times, 24th of September 1915

"The Armenian race numbered over 4,000,000, of whom 2,000,000 were Turkish Armenians, and of these perhaps 1,000,000 have been deported and 500,000 massacred. Only 200,000 escaped into the mountains, and so across to Russian soil. There are some hundreds of thousands in concentration camps between Aleppo and Mosul and in the neighboring regions of Mesopotamia, where Turkey continues to be supreme over their fate." - New York Times 21st of August 1915, quoting the Rev. Harold Buxton, Secretary of the Armenian Refugees Fund.

"The trial of those responsible for the Armenian massacres by the Turks has begun in Constantinople. The leader of the Turkish officials being tried at present is Keimal Bey, Governor of Diarbekir.

The prosecutor, in opening the trial, said it was necessary to punish the authors of the massacres which had filled the whole world with a feeling of horror.
" - New York Times, 12th of February 1919

Do I need to continue?

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The two documents that bring closure to this talk. I'm not sorry that the northeastern anaolia's fate was sealed to being homogenous.
I really don't understand the point of this. So there's a political party that claims most of Eastern Turkey as Armenian, and the best and justified solution is to tell the Armenians living there to fuck off? I think your last sentence there kind of tells whose side you're on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 02-08-2015, 16:08:37
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"The Armenian race numbered over 4,000,000, of whom 2,000,000 were Turkish Armenians, and of these perhaps 1,000,000 have been deported and 500,000 massacred. Only 200,000 escaped into the mountains, and so across to Russian soil. There are some hundreds of thousands in concentration camps between Aleppo and Mosul and in the neighboring regions of Mesopotamia, where Turkey continues to be supreme over their fate." - New York Times 21st of August 1915

New York Times  ::)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 02-08-2015, 16:08:51
Airhsark, something you wrote interests me:
Also how you brush off the massacres Armenians committed and all the muslims died during these years that goes to numbers that make the armenian losses fall short shows how driven you are through propaganda.
What kind of propaganda do you mean here? Who made the propaganda, for whom and with what purpose/political agenda?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 02-08-2015, 18:08:38
New York Times  ::)
Ah yes, sorry, I forgot. It's just Imperialist American propaganda trying to slander its enemies of isolationist America, as even in 1915, the New York Times knew that in 30 years America would be a superpower and they decided to practice their slandering.

I guess then also Independent (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/The_Depopulation_Of_Armenia_-ind19150927), The Living Age (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/The_Peril_Of_Armenia_-la191301), The Literary Digest (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks%27_Misrule_In_Armenia_-ld19130705), The Missionary Review (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/The_Crisis_In_Persia_-mr191505), The London Times (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/Reported_Massacres_In_Armenia_-lt19150729), The Outlook Magazine (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/Armenians_Expelled_-lt19150817), Survey Magazine (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/Annihilation_Of_All_Armenians_Threatened_-sm19151002), American Review (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/The_Fate_Of_The_Armenians_-ar191602), Atlantic Montly (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/The_Calvary_Of_A_Nation_-am191611), New Republic (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/Behind_The_Turkish_Barrier_-nyt19161220) and National Geographic (http://www.armeniapedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Stalking_Death) are just full of Western propaganda, trying to imitate New York Times. Obviously the great and magnificent shitstain of a country that the Ottoman Empire/Turkey was at the start of the 20th century made it necessary that such a world power should be tackled by spreading evil lies.

You know what Airshark, based all the things you've written on this forum, arguing with you is pointless. It's like talking to a religious person. Actually, you're worse than that. At least religious nuts use something to backup their claims instead of just "lol American newspaper ::) hurr durr" and "This is how it is because I say this is how it is". But I guess stubborn stupidity can't be cured.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 03-08-2015, 11:08:29
Your article you point out just throws out numbers like they're god given facts. Ottomans barely have any administrative abilities over there because of a rebellion that kills any and all statesmen and massacres the innocent so theat they have a shot at getting the numbers to gain the territory. Where are they backed from?

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The two documents that bring closure to this talk. I'm not sorry that the northeastern anaolia's fate was sealed to being homogenous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Kars

http://www.archive.org/stream/armenianrevolution00katc#page/n0/mode/2up

Armenia conducted a race war and lost. They were moved out of territory Ottoman government didn't want them to be in. Why all the fuss, Kalkalash? Are you Armenian?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 03-08-2015, 11:08:56
https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCman_-_T%C3%BCrk_katliamlar%C4%B1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Ottoman_Muslims

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Proportions_des_populations_en_Asie_Mineure_statistique_officielle_d1914.png)

Post about these now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 03-08-2015, 11:08:44
Heeyyy Everyone join in the Genocide game! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_genocide

You will see some very nice pictures in there as well of what your ancestors did.

And no it wasn't a "Race War" and lost. They tried to release themselves from your oppression. Just like all nations around Ottoman Empire. If them guys were this "cool" with their subordinates they wouldn't want their freedom. But no wait, it was the Americans who wanted to destroy Ottoman empire so they went and inflicted oppression on all the nations so they would rebel.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 03-08-2015, 15:08:37
Airshark, something you wrote interests me:
Also how you brush off the massacres Armenians committed and all the muslims died during these years that goes to numbers that make the armenian losses fall short shows how driven you are through propaganda.
What kind of propaganda do you mean here? Who made the propaganda, for whom and with what purpose/political agenda?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 04-08-2015, 10:08:34
Heeyyy Everyone join in the Genocide game! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_genocide

If you would notice all the people the article clarıma to have been murdered turn up in greece during population exchange. Look at greece's own population census. However, I do accept it's no secret that greeks turned into persona non grata during its conquest of western anatolia, its not hard to imagine they had to flee after the greek army used a scorched earth policy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 04-08-2015, 11:08:33
Hi Airshark, would you please consider replying to my question? I'm really interested, because I want to see your side of it too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 04-08-2015, 22:08:55
Oh yeah I was on my phone. Feel free to disagree but you don't need to prove me wrong about my opinion, I guess everyone else here agrees against some stuff I say here already.

Basically they undermine the ottoman losses and put up others in the spotlight at the face of cruelty of the state, trying to form a de jure claim, like in CK2, out of propaganda and in the means of reperations. They constantly point to the fact that mount Agri is not included in the modern Armenia, claim Sevres's borders to be rightful and them being the victims of a unilateral massacre in the name of "Genocide".

Some western states have supported the notion through armed enforcement during early twentieth century and propaganda through modern years, out of, personally I think the same reasons that led the crusaders to the gates of a city in the middle of the desert: hate and spite.

Now the propaganda part is simple enough, here's an example on how it's done. If you pour enough money, things will happen in your favor. Make 24'th of April a special day in the hearts of the western civilisation thousands of miles away and bury your mischiefs deep in the cover of-we've faced them. Of course this gets you into clear when asked about Algerian and Congolese genocides, the horrors the Ottoman Muslims faced and the pain Tatars suffered in Russian rule.

http://www.rt.com/usa/250733-sony-state-russian-narrative/

This also involves undermining the opposing actors losses and claims by simply taking away their option of speech, as was seen recently in germany, where the government didn't let a movie that denied the "genocide of the armenians", jailing the truth like in Switzerland, or by not paying attention or support to the efforts to understand the other sides of a story, as we see how the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Ottoman_Muslims website was only translated to four languages, compared to 76 languages a certain topic of a similar notion was translated into.

There will be no amends made unless both sides sit on a table and make their claims to be clear, and I don't think it will ever be done on the grounds of a claim of a genocide.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 05-08-2015, 14:08:29
Obviously I'm a bad man.
I hurt children today.
At least that is what their dad stated.
'Dad' was in a Skoda Roomster in front of me when waiting at the red lights.
He had all windows closed.
Still, it seem to have been urgent, otherwise he wouldn't have suggested to turn down my music after he got out of his car and came over.
After that the lights switched to green and he turned right while I was going straight.
Makes you wonder: what was it good for if he turns into a different road anyway?

He was that person you expect to be married with children. Brown, proper fitting jeans, shirt with a color I forgot and a haircut that makes any mother-in-law the proudest of her country.

Still, I'm wondering. I had no buzzing in my ears, not even after 15 minutes. And it didn't hurt at all. Accordingly it hurts within the children's ears, is the most ridiculous statement I've gotten for a long time.
If it was an infant, I might have kept it from sleeping. Agreed.
But everything else is beyond my possibilities.
If I actually could make people's ears bleed, I'd do it all the time.

I bet he didn't like my music, do you?

Steve Aoki & Laidback Luke ft Lil Jon - Turbulence (Sidney Samson Remix) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTcpoJLJH4)

 ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 05-08-2015, 14:08:21
Steve aoki, one of the Dj's i enjoy seeing live
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 05-08-2015, 14:08:28
Steve aoki is not a DJ.
He is an EDM artist/performer
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 05-08-2015, 19:08:32
Steve aoki is not a DJ.
He is an EDM artist/performer

LOL yeah Mozart look out there is a new genius in town.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 07-08-2015, 01:08:48
Status update:

The civil war has already reached turkish Kurdistan. There are gunfights between the police and kurdish militias at night. Each day fighters and policemen seem to die in this war. The turkish police is desperately trying to maintain control over south east Turkey, with great effort and little success. Actually I'm surprised the police is still keeping up.

And this is IMHO only because Erdogan granted the IS great freedom as an instrument to limit powers of Assad and the Kurds. Up to the point where the IS can freely murder kurds on turkish soil. But instead of fighting the IS, Erdogan is bombing the kurds then. He is really litting up turkey now.

So, the police lit up forests around Cizre to deny PKK fighters any cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBI16cqAPU

There are militia roadblocks being build in Cizre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24FIDoRpBeU&t=80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPC5V55h42A&t=20

There are gunfights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBI16cqAPU&t=255

And after all policemen die (warning: graphical content):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJofrnKHlV4

Do you feel the hate? Who wants to die for Erdogan?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-08-2015, 14:08:05
Unnecessary death for both Turks and Kurds.

These two conflicting idiots should seek their dispute resolved immediately. Haven't they heard the old saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend?" Well, until you know who your real enemy is, nobody will wise up.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 07-08-2015, 18:08:08
Well the game is somewhat different from nineties. With professional fortifications, night vision and thermal equipment, drones, mortar radars, wired guns and mine protected vehicles it is hardly an even game. The countryside is, effectively, a slaughterhouse for the terrorists. We've seen the end to it through armed struggle in early 2000's, no group has infinite manpower.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-08-2015, 21:08:29
@Dukat, the last link you gave us is from Bahrain.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-09-2015, 15:09:09
Last month, the whole media is panicking over Muslims escaping to ISIL. My terrorist-leaning friends over Facebook hinted a smugness about it. How many escapees we talk about? 30-50 people at most, per country. Typical media sensationalism.

Now we have this:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24583286

It is a living proof that the Da'esh are bunch of bahluls with no sense of nationhood. Let alone trying to recreate the glorious Caliphate of Ottoman. How many people choose Europe instead? 340,000 - only those accounted. There are 1,000 times more people who think that Europe > Da'esh.

I hope these poor people respects the place they seek refuge in. A lot of people won't welcome them with open arms, we know. Sometimes the free world must learn that there are some places on Earth where Ordered Evil is better than Chaotic Good. Russia for example.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-09-2015, 15:09:53
You have terrorist-leaning friends? Have you told them that they're douchebags?


 Sometimes the free world must learn that there are some places on Earth where Ordered Evil is better than Chaotic Good. Russia for example.
I don't think it's so black & white.  Take the Middle East, for example.  The reason it is in the mess it's in now is because of "Ordered Evil" regimes.  We can claim that Iraq was better off under Saddam, but if there had been no Saddam there would have been no Islamic State.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-09-2015, 17:09:54

We can claim that Iraq was better off under Saddam, but if there had been no Saddam there would have been no Islamic State.

Thats like saying if there weren't any dicks there wouldn't be any rapes. Yes at its core its right but you cant really jump into that conclusion using logic.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 01-09-2015, 18:09:14
It all makes sence now :-)
ISIS is "the weapon of mass destruction" that could not be found in Saddam´s Iraq
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 01-09-2015, 19:09:36
Is russia now making camps in Siria to help Bashar al Adad?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 01-09-2015, 20:09:33
As a fellow "orderly evil" camps, Putin and Al-Assad naturally work together.

CPS:
yes, it is obviously hinted, they use underground currency, which constitutes a crime, on religious grounds. They openly support replacing the constitution with Shari'a rulings. This fanatics broke one and two good laws for the sake of religious rulings. Yet, they become quite an arsehole about most other things, basic things like courtesy at traffic, queueing, helping others in public (holding doors or lifts for others), greeting back the door keeper, cheating the customers out of their change money (it is similar to stealing). As if Allah overlooks their unruly behaviour in place of their favourite Juz or verses of Qur'an. As an outsider, challenging them is like fuelling their propaganda about their religion being secretly opressed by the unseen force aligned with the west. All I need is just to remind them that their Toyota minivan, its comfortable AC, the plushy seat, their phone, oh goodness, their facebook and instagram accounts would only make them harder to reach their own criteria of paradise or heaven.

Now, Saddam Hussein was a bad person. He didn't get away with it. If only USA knows the difference between religious fanatics and Arab nationalists. They chose the fanatics instead, and disbanded the Ba'ath party. The headless crowd found new cause in violent fanatical beliefs. I'd say if they were given their nationalism toy, we would still see Iraqi Christians taking minister posts while vaguely throwing insults at America. Is it better? They gassed the Kurds, kidnap and tortured dissents? Is it any better than the loud beheading-lover uncivilised thugs like the Da'esh? Well, at least it won't shower the EU with millions of refugees.

Some Asians (people from Asia, the continent) are born with political mind, many are not. They choose stability, prosperity, and security instead. Many times at the expense of others. It is not surprising the so-beloved western media darling "democracy fighters" like Aung San Suu Kyi stay quiet about Rohingya massacre and Buddhist terrorism movement that started to emerge from Srilanka to Myanmar. I don't think the Tibetans, Uyghurs, Acehnese, Moro, nor the Southern Thais will speak the same about Tibetan caste system and slavery, or Uyghurs doing what the Pashtun Afghans do. Well, how is the IRA or ETA up there? Surely we are all very big about some folks wanting freedom, but we won't tolerate violence, especially terrorism, right?

Now, I am all with the west, at least the BBC reports that Churchill starved India, interfered with Iran democracy, and get away with it, but British public voted this warmonger out right after WW2 ended. So does Tony Blair. I am glad the Brits are pretty fair and square about pressing issues. So, I am still on the west's side on this matter, but like most, I do have a lot to criticise. But some like China or Russia media should have their critique license revoked. Yes, we understand why do they need dictatorship, but while at it, they should STFU about some ironic issues.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 01-09-2015, 23:09:32

We can claim that Iraq was better off under Saddam, but if there had been no Saddam there would have been no Islamic State.

Thats like saying if there weren't any dicks there wouldn't be any rapes. Yes at its core its right but you cant really jump into that conclusion using logic.
Yes, you can.  It's hardly jumping to a conclusion - read here: http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21660506-blame-dictatorship-not-democracy-unravelling-order-arab-world-burning
Essentially, the "deep state" dictatorial tendancies of Middle East regimes drove people to fundamental Islam as the only available form of protest.  As states they were complete failures, which is clearly evident in the current counterrevolution ongoing.  Those "orderly" governments like Syria are currently dropping chemical weapons on their own citizens.
As a fellow "orderly evil" camps, Putin and Al-Assad naturally work together.

CPS:
yes, it is obviously hinted, they use underground currency, which constitutes a crime, on religious grounds. They openly support replacing the constitution with Shari'a rulings. This fanatics broke one and two good laws for the sake of religious rulings. Yet, they become quite an arsehole about most other things, basic things like courtesy at traffic, queueing, helping others in public (holding doors or lifts for others), greeting back the door keeper, cheating the customers out of their change money (it is similar to stealing). As if Allah overlooks their unruly behaviour in place of their favourite Juz or verses of Qur'an. As an outsider, challenging them is like fuelling their propaganda about their religion being secretly opressed by the unseen force aligned with the west. All I need is just to remind them that their Toyota minivan, its comfortable AC, the plushy seat, their phone, oh goodness, their facebook and instagram accounts would only make them harder to reach their own criteria of paradise or heaven.

Now, Saddam Hussein was a bad person. He didn't get away with it. If only USA knows the difference between religious fanatics and Arab nationalists. They chose the fanatics instead, and disbanded the Ba'ath party. The headless crowd found new cause in violent fanatical beliefs. I'd say if they were given their nationalism toy, we would still see Iraqi Christians taking minister posts while vaguely throwing insults at America. Is it better? They gassed the Kurds, kidnap and tortured dissents? Is it any better than the loud beheading-lover uncivilised thugs like the Da'esh? Well, at least it won't shower the EU with millions of refugees.

Some Asians (people from Asia, the continent) are born with political mind, many are not. They choose stability, prosperity, and security instead. Many times at the expense of others. It is not surprising the so-beloved western media darling "democracy fighters" like Aung San Suu Kyi stay quiet about Rohingya massacre and Buddhist terrorism movement that started to emerge from Srilanka to Myanmar. I don't think the Tibetans, Uyghurs, Acehnese, Moro, nor the Southern Thais will speak the same about Tibetan caste system and slavery, or Uyghurs doing what the Pashtun Afghans do. Well, how is the IRA or ETA up there? Surely we are all very big about some folks wanting freedom, but we won't tolerate violence, especially terrorism, right?


That's a false dualism between "good chaos" and "bad order".  The Arab spring - essentially the Middle East's 1848 - failed most places, but not Tunisia, which toppled a dictatorship and is now stable and democratic.  Shouldn't we promote that sort of action?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-09-2015, 08:09:13
Yes, but they are being hugely shadowed by Islamist movement. You cannot talk about "democracy" with these people. They are more than willing to have some of their "western-defined rights" to be taken out if it is for "the greater good" like religious ruling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennahda_Movement

Quote
The party currently rejects radical Islamism as a form of governance appropriate for Tunisia; in a debate with a secular opponent Al-Ghannushi stated, "Why are we put in the same place as a model that is far from our thought, like the Taliban or the Saudi model, while there are other successful Islamic models that are close to us, like the Turkish, the Malaysian, and the Indonesian models; models that combine Islam and modernity?"

"Similar to Indonesia", which is about to tip between Pakistan's Zia-Ul-Haq (nearly) or continue in this limbo. Pakistan used to be a very democratic and secular nation. Akin to Indonesia. But then Zia-Ul-Haq changed all that and turn it into Saudi Arabia's bidding. Killing non-Muslims suddenly become a thing. And then, they include sheltering the Talibs and Al-Qaeda leadership.

The Europeans lamented about Erdogan's move to abandon Turkish Mustapha Kemal Attatürk's secular ideal. Malaysia? The place where you lost your racial identity if you are no longer practicing Islam. No other religion can conduct sermon in local language. Those examples are clearly the case of time bomb cooking off.

When you throw in religious teachings into democracy, you started comparing "ancient western concept" born out of human minds with God's own words. You don't need to think too hard to decide between God and mere mortals. God should have won at all times, if it is not for your loudmouthed "westernized" brethren. The problem is, whose representation of God? Whose interpretation of God's words? Suddenly, these bunch of self-proclaiming pious God devotees become more assertive about their own thoughts of God's will. Whether these people exhibits the likes of a false prophet or not, the whole nation will decide, then you'll see if they are mostly consisted of contradicting idiots or level-headed normal human beings.

Quote
"Ahmed Ibrahim of the Tunisian Pole Democratique Moderniste political bloc complained to a foreign journalist that Ennahda appears "soft" on television, "but in the mosques, it is completely different. Some of them are calling for jihad".

Exactly... strikingly similar to the mosque near my working place (which is in the Central Business District like London's financial centre, NYC's Wall Street, or Paris' La Defense).

At least Indonesia is still helped by the fact that we are a very very very diverse nation.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 03-09-2015, 01:09:26
Excellent post. This attempt to tie in religion to democratic system is extremely toxic and I cannot see any way out of this other than a new belief system that appeals to the masses. Here we are on a democratic limbo and the reason to it is the unintellectual folk refusing to vote for anything other than those who loudly proclaim that they are the most devout muslims. And this recklessness drives the whole nation down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 03-09-2015, 04:09:54
I used to believe that if we are "intelligent" enough, we wouldn't fall into tyranny. At least that's what Thomas Jefferson says when he established Pennsylvania University. He wants Americans to be well-educated so they can make better decisions.

That is not the case. These religious nuts already think that they are the "intellects". Ironic, because according to the teachings (either Qur'an/Hadith/Sunnah) you shouldn't bestow praise upon yourself, because it inflates your ego and makes you distant from God. If you tell them this, they will retort to their standard replying template: "you have been influenced by the evil Jews/Freemasons/Illuminati/Dajjal/whatever." Thankfully the number of healthy Muslims with healthy minds among my friends are equally plenty. They will mock these tired old nonsense whenever they see it coming.

We have small Christian "enclave" in the western suburb area of the capital city. That is equally bad. In the past, you have to go to school and study hard to become a priest. Nowadays, all you need is money and good public speaking skill. With the growing pressure from the majority, all these Christian businessmen and part-time preacher nonsense seemed too real for many hive-minded human drones, who are oblivious to the blatant tax-avoidance, unethical business practice, and discriminatory behaviour (even amongst Christians - e.g. not from our denomination/ministry? No decent job/position/promotion for you)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 03-09-2015, 18:09:26
https://youtu.be/JHW5aYPRC2k

30th August Victory Day 2015 military parade's full video. First time they showed the new vehicles.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 06-09-2015, 02:09:46
Lately in Europe:

(http://oi58.tinypic.com/28hebr5.jpg)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34162844
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 06-09-2015, 10:09:55
They will forever cheer your football team wherever they go at least. Sweden and Austria too. Let the world see how well-educated people in developed nation treat other people. Too many times we were told by our textbook-reading only teachers about how the west owns up "individualism" while we promote "togetherness/collectivism" and therefore implying superior morality. It is the nonsense reinforced by Hofstede in his pseudo-scientific Sociological study. I witness myself during my times in Australia, that people there treat others with more respect than here, in a developing nation.

The excessively wealthy UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and other rich gulf nations don't take any refugees. It is their piss poor and overwhelmed Mediterranean cousins (Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey) who took the brunt of the inflows. Back when the big tsunami wave hit Aceh, the first help arrived from Singapore, then Australia, then our own military. The US sent a floating hospital and USS Abraham Lincoln. Even crisis-laden Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo set up a football school there. Only a handful of those gulf nations did help us, monetarily.

Refugees see the reality and ignore those Hofstede nonsense, they headed straight to Europe, not because they are economically better (Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam are also very rich), but they treat people better as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 09-09-2015, 01:09:58
Hungarian journalist attacking refugees at the border between Hungaria and Serbia:

https://twitter.com/RichterSteph/status/641222535586168832 (https://twitter.com/RichterSteph/status/641222535586168832)

https://vine.co/v/etg9FxDViAB (https://vine.co/v/etg9FxDViAB)

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 16-09-2015, 22:09:00
Halp.

My computer is stuck at

EFI shell version 2.31

Map: cannot find required map name

Press esc in X seconds to skip startup.nsh.


When I enter BIOS, no SATA is identified. I've reset the CMOS, checked with other SATA cables and inputs, only had the windows hardisk in etc, etc.

Motherboard is MSI Z87 G43
Win 8.1
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 16-09-2015, 23:09:05
Try the SATA in an old rig if you have one, maybe it's burnt. Don't try it in a normal rig as it can f*ck it up if it actually is burnt.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-09-2015, 01:09:09
Tripped Refugee Finds New Opportunity as Soccer Coach in Madrid (http://time.com/4037627/tripped-refugee-soccer-coach/)

(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150917172531-syrian-refugee-gets-football-role-in-spain-2-super-169.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-09-2015, 12:09:50
When a girl calls to sleep over after the party, a man can clean his room in 30 minutes

Even mopped the floor... impressed by myself
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 19-09-2015, 13:09:18
When a girl calls to sleep over after the party, a man can clean his room in 30 minutes

Even mopped the floor... impressed by myself

Lol

Get the iRobot Scooba. You can play FH2 while cleaning
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-09-2015, 14:09:24
When a girl calls to sleep over after the party, a man can clean his room in 30 minutes

Even mopped the floor... impressed by myself

But did you give her the D?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 19-09-2015, 15:09:13
When a girl calls to sleep over after the party, a man can clean his room in 30 minutes

Even mopped the floor... impressed by myself

But did you give her the D?
She's a lesbian
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-09-2015, 15:09:56
When a girl calls to sleep over after the party, a man can clean his room in 30 minutes

Even mopped the floor... impressed by myself

But did you give her the D?
She's a lesbian

Ah yeah its Theta. He's the King of Lesbians of the North.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-09-2015, 15:09:53
Or if she wasnt before, she is now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 19-09-2015, 18:09:46
Real men let women clean the room themselves  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 19-09-2015, 20:09:21
Real men let women clean the room themselves  :P


check your privilege you patriarch scum.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-09-2015, 20:09:55
Sure as hell wassent lesbian
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 19-09-2015, 23:09:40
wasn't as in "before she got to your place"?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 19-09-2015, 23:09:47
Strapon action doesn't count ...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 19-09-2015, 23:09:21
Anyone else watching the rugby world cup?  Incredible upset today, Japan beat the Springboks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 20-09-2015, 00:09:31
Strapon action doesn't count ...

Where would a 12 year old get a strapon?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-09-2015, 02:09:51
Anyone else watching the rugby world cup?  Incredible upset today, Japan beat the Springboks.

How is it possible? The silly Gridiron Manga has only been out for less than 10 years!

The Japanese will eat Wallabies like breakfast then.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wulfburk on 20-09-2015, 05:09:21
That match was awesome  ;D Japan totally deserved it, went for the win with the try instead of the much easier draw with a drop goal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 20-09-2015, 19:09:24
Aaaand I´m back from a one-week-trip to Croatia. Was really nice, Istria is a gorgeous region with lots of history. Will go back one day.

No refugees spotted, though, and we only had to show our passports once. Having travelled through 5 countries that´s quite a good quote, I guess.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 20-09-2015, 21:09:26
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 22-09-2015, 01:09:38
ka ko si
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 22-09-2015, 13:09:34
ka ko si
Šta pričaš?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 22-09-2015, 20:09:40
ka ko si

I'll take that as "how are you", correct?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-10-2015, 08:10:25
So, after the VW diesel scandal I begin to re-think fuel economy and emission.

My family converted from all diesel-fueled car fleet to all petrol-fueled car fleet in 2004. The elders cited excessive vibration, soot, and noxious fumes as the reason to keep us healthier. We chose to spend more replacing batteries and spark plugs instead.

But like many people in mid-2000s witnessing the advancement of European diesels, I was thinking that diesel is the future, and US is wrong. Europe is leading the way with its clean high-powered diesels. But then, I sampled bad ones. The Chevy Captiva (Opel Antara) Italian diesel is particularly smelly. It generates very putrid, yet smokeless exhaust gas. I thought it was okay, but I was choking. Then Mitsubishi's 2.5 litre. It also emits similar fume, despite better quality fuels being used.

Then, we have this bullshit eco petrol engines, like Honda jazz's 1.5 litre, doing 7-8 litre / 100 km on average of very dense traffic conditions. However, since it was sold in Indonesia, the emission rating is downgraded to Euro 2 spec. It is noticeably smelly, but not as bad as the previous diesel ones.

DLFReporter once said that his 1.9 litre VW is doing 7-8 l / 100 km on a normal day. So, I get a new car, the new Mazda with SkyActiv things in it. It has more power and does about the same fuel consumption rate (with the help of start-stop function), but performed miraculous 4.7 l /100 km on toll roads (highway). It is a Euro 6 spec one, so its exhaust gas is supposed to be cleaner than this city's "breathable" air. I am quite content with sticking to petrol engines. It is not as torque-y as diesel engines (therefore fun), but at least it is smoother and for now, cleaner.

Are any of you there in Europe still attached to diesel for environmental sake? I heard the French are deciding whether to ban diesels or not. Some are admitting that it was a rather hasty decision to tackle global warming.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-10-2015, 12:10:08
My Ford fiesta (2008)1.3 Gasoline Duratec does 6 l/100km. 33 liter of gasoline gets me 570+- KM

Gasoline is always cleaner then a diesel engine. I stick to my gasoline car. Here in Belgium, anyone driving a gasoline engine over 1.4l is considered crazy. Well my friend, she bought a ford focus 2013 1.6 gasoline car. Well that thing has the same fuel economy as my fiesta. And it has sufficient power.

And be damn sure my next car will again be a gasoline car.

I always fuel up with euro 95 (100 octane fuel) but switch to euro 98 fuel (105) in winter time
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 02-10-2015, 13:10:13
Well. I always said diesel is the fuel of satan (Actually, Clarkson said that one) and diesel engines belong to trucks and agriculture machinery, outside of old Mercedes diesels from 80's and 90's, those can stay.

Anyway, people are fond of diesel for it's fuel economy, percieved reliability and servicing costs, and I'm sure there wasn't much "enviromental concern" involved anyway.
About the "scandal" itself: Let's be honest here, every car maker is cheating, It was known very well for a  long time, VW was just the unlucky one that got caught. Acutally this goes for both economy and safety tests.

Here in Belgium, anyone driving a gasoline engine over 1.4l is considered crazy.
I must be some kind of antichrist with my 2.3 litre Volvo :D.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Airshark79 on 02-10-2015, 14:10:11
Using a car is either an absolute necessity or the epitome of selfishness.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 02-10-2015, 15:10:35
I need to see my friends who live 15km away. We see eachother daily

so yes, neccesity
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 02-10-2015, 17:10:10

About the "scandal" itself: Let's be honest here, every car maker is cheating, It was known very well for a  long time, VW was just the unlucky one that got caught. Acutally this goes for both economy and safety tests.


That doesn't mean we shouldn't fuck them over if they get caught.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 02-10-2015, 17:10:17

About the "scandal" itself: Let's be honest here, every car maker is cheating, It was known very well for a  long time, VW was just the unlucky one that got caught. Acutally this goes for both economy and safety tests.


That doesn't mean we shouldn't fuck them over if they get caught.

True, but I always find this moralistic posturing misguided, what needs to be changed is the economic system that rewards this behavior.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 02-10-2015, 20:10:27
Well, the diesel BMW X-5 they tested along with the Passat passed the bare minimum, while the Passat flunked with the result being 40 times worse.

I agree that "all of them cheated." But VW has been doing it since the 1970s in the US. They just make a big deal about it now. Because of internet and the sudden need and urge to be instant hero in this modern society. But they are the evil-VW ruled by nefarious the European aristocratic family hellbent on global car market domination by all means necessary.

The Germans never learned. Daimler-Benz took Chrysler to outsize Toyota and GM, a similar ambition being pursued by VAG. They destroyed Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz's name. Well, it took 2 world wars for the Germans to...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 03-10-2015, 10:10:57
...yet why is the US complaining when the average US car consumption is 14 liter of gas and the average european is half that..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 03-10-2015, 12:10:01
I can be anti-American most of the times, however I have to explain this one:

The US government passed emission regulations back in 1970s. So US cars with its gas guzzling over-5 litre "small block" V-8s have to cut back its enthusiasm. So, they detune the engine, install power-absorbing catalytic converters, and so on. So the 1980s Ford Mustang has 4 litre engine that generates 130 horsepower, but with the torque still at the "fun range".

Then, the Japanese came with small reliable engines. Ford & Chrysler decided that "maybe it is a good idea" and licensed it. Chrysler then went on to become a very serious force to be reckoned in 1990s.

This is Honda's story of teaching the arrogant GM a lesson:
http://jalopnik.com/when-honda-gave-gm-one-of-historys-most-amazing-smackdo-1576732771

This is also another typical Teutonic arrogance from VW in 1970s:
http://jalopnik.com/volkswagens-history-of-lying-about-emissions-controls-d-1733739716

Fast forward, Daimler-Benz ambition has ruined Mercedes Benz and undo Chrysler's brilliance with all that cost-saving malarkey. Still, nobody can topple that boring Toyota from the top place.

But lately, I saw GM cars having 2.3 litre engines, 2 litre engines, and generating more power than its equivalent Japanese counterpart. Ford has this Ecoboost thing, which is quite awesome. They are catching up. The Corvette has a 5-litre engine that can de-activate 4 out of its 8 cylinders to save fuel. At "daily driving mode", they are no worse than a V6 Camry at 27 MPG. It is US that is catching up and looking forward to be the winner.

While Toyota is desperately seeking out for technology partners like Subaru (the 86 & BRZ), Mazda (the new SkyActiv things will be in 2016 Toyota lineup), BMW (The Z4 Supra, BMW hybrid, and the new super car), and so on. The Japanese are the future loser. The Germans will stay the same, or maybe worse because of VAG. Currently they are unaffected at all, because the TSI engines are still brilliant if you don't buy in to their TDI nonsense. The UK will experience a slight bump up due to the perceived "coolness" of their current cars. The French? I don't think we'll see them in significant quantity in meantime, unless they do something brilliant.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 04-10-2015, 00:10:42
My brother did his final studie project, to finish his studie, at a german company that tested and build converted cars to run on natural gas (Car would go to Iran). They tested an Opel and they remarked that they thought it had what they refered to as "test killer" software. It would fail a test at first and the second time it would stay within the desired parameters. That would have been some 8 years ago.
Opel is General Motors i think.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 05-10-2015, 21:10:24
Using a car is either an absolute necessity or the epitome of selfishness.
Most of all it´s fun. I don´t really need my car.

I use it because it saves time, I don´t have to stand in the crowded train or wait for connecting trains. I save about an hour everyday when driving car and I have fun traveling. If you call that selfish, so be it. I call that not being stuck into a wagon like cattle, having to take a train earlier to not come too late. :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 05-10-2015, 23:10:07
Motorcycles ftw

20€ a month and i can roam all around Athens, filtering through traffic and not having to look for hours for parking.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 06-10-2015, 01:10:55
ka ko si
Šta pričaš?

Steima! Sta radish?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-10-2015, 18:10:03
ISIS caught minting its own currency in Turkey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4glwNi8hJs

They even made a documentary about their new currency, but I probably shouldnt link it here lol
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 29-10-2015, 16:10:59
So, today the texts I'm going to translate for my thesis have finally been approved.

Next thing to do: trawl 40 texts for any worthwile terminology by November 9th.

Who said there was a fall break coming?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-11-2015, 16:11:34
Back to being unemployed after a year+ contract. Pity, but if I have to find a silver lining, at least now I've got all the time in the world for FH2 project(s).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 13-11-2015, 16:11:23
Back to being unemployed after a year+ contract. Pity, but if I have to find a silver lining, at least now I've got all the time in the world for FH2 project(s).


You can get your cool neet bux from the government.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-11-2015, 18:11:35
Not only you, but the whole world is.

China is the most desperate about this slowdown. Rather than fire the excess labours, they send them to numerous cheap no-profit 0-return projects overseas such as building Indonesia's High-Speed-Rail, (probable) US West Coast HSR, and Britain's nuclear power project. Why? Because paying them to build ghost towns in the middle of nowhere inside China only damages their financial balance (local Banks lending property development without return).

These "globally made in China" projects will be using 100% indigenous, non-striking, non-intermingling, very discrete mainland Chinese labours. So not to agitate them into something political domestically. Like many strange political projects, there are dubious clause within the agreement, like Indonesia doesn't need to issue government guarantee for example. That means, we don't need to drop $ 2 billion for them to start working. All initial expenses were straight from their pocket. No wonder those Africans and Europeans fell into their tricks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 23-11-2015, 20:11:41
I started playing Morrowind. I cannot believe I did not try it earlier. It's one of the best games I've ever played.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 24-11-2015, 00:11:15
I started playing Morrowind. I cannot believe I did not try it earlier. It's one of the best games I've ever played.


Have fun traveling the roads with those annoying as shit pterodactyls everywhere. Also try using magic and melee together.

I really liked how the quests were really vague and had you reading rather than spoonfeeding you everything.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 25-11-2015, 13:11:50
I started playing Morrowind. I cannot believe I did not try it earlier. It's one of the best games I've ever played.

Used to play this together with a mate back in school. Good times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-11-2015, 12:11:31
So i went to an american food store and i bought pop tarts.

These things are delicious but pack more energy then a freaking bomb
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 27-11-2015, 14:11:52
So i went to an american food store and i bought pop tarts.

These things are delicious but pack more energy then a freaking bomb

Poptarts are fantastic. I munched the ones I got from MREs and loved them. Put them in a toaster for about a minute for even more deliciousness, as this makes them more crunchy!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 27-11-2015, 14:11:16
In the morning i always have difficulty to eat. i can often eat only one small serving, in this case a standard Belgian "boterham" (slice of bread) with some spreading.

Wich makes me hungry as fuck as i approach 7.30AM

Morning shift of 6 AM with first break at 9AM

well these poptarts really help. Wish we had this stuff in belgium because the place i go charges 5 euro for one box of pop tarts
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 27-11-2015, 20:11:21
I think pop tarts have like 50% of your daily value of saturated fat.  That's pretty gross.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-11-2015, 04:11:40
Many people know that Lamborghini named their cars from famous fighting bulls bred in certain stables from Spain.

But one car is named after Indonesian island of Madura:

http://www.lambocars.com/lambonews/lamborghini_madura_concept.html

Supposedly because of "Karapan Sapi" or lit. cow race, despite the fact that they use bulls. Now, Lambo is an expensive, exotic super cars made mainstream by VAG. But Madura for many Indonesians and its neighbouring Jawa Timur (Eastern Java) are like Jawas / Sand People who often scavenge for metal parts, even from public facilities such as road barriers, traffic lights, and bridge components. They disregard the law about damaging public property and endangering public safety. Unsophisticated, rubes, uncouth, probably is what most people describe about their demeanor. Weird choice Lambo. Unless you are talking about their artistic taste, cooking skill, and house building efficiency.

Porsche chose "Macan" and yes, it works pretty well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-11-2015, 10:11:10
Its an expensive car for rich brats. Doubt half of the owners will be able to spell the name, 24% will be unable to pronounce it correctly and the last 25% that knows how to say the word won't give a damn about its history. Then theres that asshole 1%, the guy that will look everything into it just to sound smug.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 28-11-2015, 12:11:33
Actually, many supercar buyers are enthusiasts who weren't that rich before, but eventually got there.

Cleaning business guy, restaurant owners, transport company owner, many are self-made entrepreneurs. These people grew up aspiring to own one bedroom poster cars, and eventually realising their dream.

Rich guys buy "safe" cars like Rolls Royce, Maybach, or Bugatti if they want some speed. But some of their brats, using excess money would buy one for 2 or 3 months before deciding that they can't handle it, or get maimed/injured/killed in the process. That's why there is always these expensive cars in the second-hand market. To prevent one falling into burly business owners, Ferrari takes back their top-of-the-line (Enzo and La Ferrari)model if some "worthy" rich kids decided that they won't play with it anymore.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-11-2015, 12:11:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t97d5dfZ4eY

Full bass and speakers loud.. goddammit a V1 sounds scary as fuck
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 03-12-2015, 16:12:17
So, after wearing neckties for years I finally decided to take the step of buying my first bow tie. It looks really fancy, as it´s made from silk, and has a nice pattern. Now I just have to learn tieing that thing until Saturday.  ??? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Stubbfan on 03-12-2015, 18:12:21
Just do what i did.. ask the taxi driver on the way to the wedding to tie it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 04-12-2015, 18:12:09
Nah, I´d rather not rely on someone else for this. After tying it a few times I can get some fairly good knots now without too much fumbling. Thanks to Youtube tutorials!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 24-12-2015, 18:12:44
Ho Ho Ho!
Merry Christmas!

Still waiting for Santa?
Track him here:

http://www.noradsanta.org
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-12-2015, 19:12:34
I hope the Turks don't shoot him down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-12-2015, 22:12:40
Steam is currently having some serious issues going on, please do not use the store!

https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/680490823226671104

EDIT: Problem is now resolved, however I'd advice not to use steam store or community page for few hours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-12-2015, 11:12:42
The almighty Lemmy has passed away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyLRqDwSfI4

RIP you 70 year old drunk bastard...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Michael Z Freeman on 29-12-2015, 23:12:42
Wow, cancer kill in 48 hours. Maybe that should be a Lemmy song.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 30-12-2015, 00:12:32
Wow, cancer kill in 48 hours.
According to an interview of Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee, well, make of what you will of this:
"He said 'bye, f--- it' and passed away. He was playing a video game, paused it, and died. It was on his terms and so typical of him. He did not want to lie in bed as a vegetable, he was in control to the last. He died in peace. When he heard that he had cancer he said 'Well, I had a good run'."
Source (in Swedish): http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article22011557.ab
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 30-12-2015, 21:12:09
Wow, cancer kill in 48 hours.
According to an interview of Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee, well, make of what you will of this:
"He said 'bye, f--- it' and passed away. He was playing a video game, paused it, and died. It was on his terms and so typical of him. He did not want to lie in bed as a vegetable, he was in control to the last. He died in peace. When he heard that he had cancer he said 'Well, I had a good run'."
Source (in Swedish): http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article22011557.ab

Would be badass, but doubt the story.  The articles everywhere keep saying he was playing a video game, but it was a video poker machine that he liked.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 30-12-2015, 22:12:47
now would be a good time for a picture photoshopped with a fh2 screen in front of him....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 31-12-2015, 02:12:07
Lemmy being Lemmy, I can well imagine him deciding to decide the hour and method of his death. As for the confusion about the game, reporters probably first heard that he had been playing an arcade machine (brought from his usual hangout) when he died, and without knowing the specifics interpreted it as a video game (implying there are arcade video games outside Japan playable in public places anymore).

Although, if he was playing a poker machine, well... the Ace of Spades meme popular if Finland just got an extra boost. Too soon?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 31-12-2015, 03:12:56
Well, that's some real shitty news. He did have a pretty good run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ngDWnP2akE
You can't say he didn't live up to it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 04-01-2016, 18:01:24
Has anyone read "Kaputt" by Curzio Malaparte?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 12-01-2016, 01:01:23
David Bowie (69)

R.I.P.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hh9tY2tnXs

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-01-2016, 17:01:41
Later Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc4efBM_9JM
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-01-2016, 22:01:13
I vommited for the first time in 14 years.... Even when i drank alcohol, no booze could destroy me.

But this, surprise flu..that is also gone after a day
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-01-2016, 01:01:45
"Flu". A, B, H1N1, swine? No.

Norovirus is particularly active this time of the year and causes you to vomit for 12-36 hours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-01-2016, 11:01:56
"Flu". A, B, H1N1, swine? No.

Norovirus is particularly active this time of the year and causes you to vomit for 12-36 hours.
Well i only had to vomit once. I slept over at a girl this saturday, and she had the exact same thing 2 days earlier and was fine after a day. Appearntly it can incubate for a few days before breaking out.

Nasty little womanses...Lied to us, stole from us, betrayed us
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 22-01-2016, 15:01:29
Brugse tripel, Augustijn, La Chouffe, Vedett, Karmeliet, Hoegaarden ... Slowly but surely I am drinking my way through all Belgian beers available.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-01-2016, 09:01:08
EU referendum for UK is nearing, but I see typically wrong direction.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35394839

The "Leave" block cites lower trade balance since UK joined EU in 1992. What? It is your industries' death, your country switched to service and become the financial hub for the world. Now, irrelevant conclusion, doesn't it?
Freedom of movement? Country swamped by migrant workers? Well, how about this? I have been working with dozens of European companies, most their executives turned out to be British (even many of my counterparts). Based in Zurich? Yes, British guy from Bolton is the boss. Denmark? Yep, a guy from Newcastle. Office in Rotterdam? Another Geordie guy picked up the phone. A German giant corporate? A British guy is their representative here. Heck, even our French counterpart's boss is British. It can be said that it benefits upper class Brits than its lower class. A non-EU entity: Japanese financial giant? The local boss is a British Asian guy from Guildford.

The "No" block cites economic benefits, well they are right. But there are so many aspects that are damaging as well. E.g. silly legislation forced to its members. Remember the diesel hypes to fight carbon emission? It turns out to be quite noxious. There are surely more insensible regulations out there that do more damages than improves the already good countries.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-01-2016, 19:01:14
I could use some help from someone who speaks Polish or is familiar with Polish militaria. I bought a Polish grenade box and it has some Polish text on it. I plan to restore at least part of the text once I'm done refurbishing the entire thing. There are some bits of the text I can't make out, so I thought someone with the knowledge of Polish might be able to guess what they read.

Front right of the box:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/IMG_20160125_165633_zpskuwrvtnk.jpg~original)
RG-42
23-54-406
20??? T (szt maybe?)

Front left:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/IMG_20160125_165701_zpsadkuf1ra.jpg~original)
UZRGM (or UZROM)
P31-70-354
BRUTTO 17kg

Backside:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/IMG_20160125_165734_zpstij7bwl7.jpg~original)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/IMG_20160125_165747_zpswtsycxpg.jpg~original)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa215/Niko2-0/Randomness/IMG_20160125_165751_zpsm6my6b3k.jpg~original)
UN 0284
GRANATY RECZNE LUD ??
Z LADUNKIEM ROZ ??
The bottom bit I can't really make out

I'd really appreciate if someone could help with these.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Seth_Soldier on 25-01-2016, 19:01:00
EU referendum for UK is nearing, but I see typically wrong direction.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35394839

The "Leave" block cites lower trade balance since UK joined EU in 1992. What? It is your industries' death, your country switched to service and become the financial hub for the world. Now, irrelevant conclusion, doesn't it?
Freedom of movement? Country swamped by migrant workers? Well, how about this? I have been working with dozens of European companies, most their executives turned out to be British (even many of my counterparts). Based in Zurich? Yes, British guy from Bolton is the boss. Denmark? Yep, a guy from Newcastle. Office in Rotterdam? Another Geordie guy picked up the phone. A German giant corporate? A British guy is their representative here. Heck, even our French counterpart's boss is British. It can be said that it benefits upper class Brits than its lower class. A non-EU entity: Japanese financial giant? The local boss is a British Asian guy from Guildford.

The "No" block cites economic benefits, well they are right. But there are so many aspects that are damaging as well. E.g. silly legislation forced to its members. Remember the diesel hypes to fight carbon emission? It turns out to be quite noxious. There are surely more insensible regulations out there that do more damages than improves the already good countries.

the good news are :
- Scotland will become independant
- France could let UK deal with migrants in UK and not in France
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 25-01-2016, 20:01:43
grenade box
Dayyyumn son, I have a few of those myself :D. without the insides though ;/.
Okay lets go, things I know :D
Rg-42 - well, a grenade

UZRGM - Uniwersalny Zapalnik Ręcznych Granatów -  Modernizowany (Universal Hand Grenade Igniter - Modernised) - model of timed ignitor used in F1 and RG-42 grenades.

GRANATY, RĘCZNE LUB KARABINOWE - grenades, hand (grenades) or rifle (grenades)
Z ŁADUNKIEM ROZRYWAJĄCYM - with bursting (fragmentation) charge.
20 szt. (sztuk) - 20 pieces

I have no idae about the rest of the numbers, I guess they are there to keep track of where they belong/should go during transport, or something along those lines.

a few pics.
http://ms-img01.allegroimg.pl/ms/oryginal/de/db/13/1370/137025/1370252_90a11e02c7b1133c62d8ddc4
http://ms-img01.allegroimg.pl/ms/oryginal/de/db/13/1370/137023/1370231_16f2c3adf4e583f17e69feaa

If you want more just google "skrzynka RG-42" and it should find some.

Ok, I did a little research
UN 0284 - code for RG42 grenades
UN 0408 - code for the igniters
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 26-01-2016, 17:01:21
snippet
Thank you very much my friend! Mine still has its insides but I might remove them. Could make new ones so that it can maybe hold a beer or two ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 27-01-2016, 04:01:08
I vommited for the first time in 14 years.... Even when i drank alcohol, no booze could destroy me.

But this, surprise flu..that is also gone after a day

I have to place this little nugget right here =    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlLPAIrmqvE
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 29-01-2016, 20:01:35
Meanwhily, in my DIY corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjL3whsitQo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-02-2016, 19:02:18
30km away of my home, a new and large depot is gonna open up in the future, providing 250 jobs.
The contents? US Army tanks, trucks, artillery and vehicles. A conventional vehicle depot for refurbishing storing and sending out units.

I applied for it. Its the closest thing i can get to the army. My illness prevented military service. And i already made an big impression with the spokesman when i said "so what vehicles will be stored there? abrams, Humvees, Paladins, M939, HEMTT, M113's?"

Jobs will be security, mechanics, maintance and such. I have experience as a welder, so i hope this will be my leverage. Since its in conjunction with the VDAB (flemish unemployment bureau), i should be able to get free education.


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 14-02-2016, 22:02:53
Hey Brits!

Is this also a thing in your country?:

(https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12734000_1235123533194590_945663678948028223_n.jpg?oh=1223311e6453937a5136c9d31ed236ea&oe=572D745C)

Literally means that entering, and thus, using the Club's installations while wearing a shirt with the British flag is forbidden, the famous "Malvinas Argentinas" and "We don't forget" are also included, signed by the Club, Instituto de Córdoba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Atl%C3%A9tico_Central_C%C3%B3rdoba).


And then we complain when they don't even want to negotiate the Islands. One thing is remembering the veterans and the suffering of their families, another is being and ultra-nationalist ignorant and somewhat "Proud" of our most humillating moment in history.


We're going backwards.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-02-2016, 18:02:01
It is simple, you guys need a cause to rally behind the boss nowadays. Kirchner gave you this, and the new guy gave you that. The same thing an Indonesian presidential did during the election. That candidate already pointed fingers at "responsible parties" even before the investigation started, stirring the public opinion into his cause.

Nobody is paying attention to South America anymore. So their economy is going down the drains. Some people need to re-invent their national vigour. Sadly, this is where we come together. Our backward third world countries are still aching over the loss like East Timor or Islas Malvinas. Yes, Indonesian government started apologising for Papuans, that's quite an improvement for third world nations who mostly prefers to self-victimise themselves. But then, our refusal to admit that something wrong has been done in East Timor is quite in the contrary. On the other hand, we did it with US approval (and money). True, but we are also a consenting party, we should partially took the blame and endure the shame, let the US be the irresponsible coward in this case.

Our next nationalism project is this rich boy, who doesn't see himself being used by some Indonesian nazi-wannabes to promote their own nationalism senses. The poor guy just wanted to race, and therefore looking for a sponsorship in the most business-savvy way. Yet, many bloggers portrayed him as the "talented but forgotten hero" that upholds our reputation in international stage.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/12160295/Briton-Will-Stevens-loses-Formula-One-drive-with-Manor-to-announce-his-departure.html

I don't think many Indonesians understand Formula 1, or even the irony of our golden boy being a "pay driver".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 02-03-2016, 17:03:20
What's the sexiest modern rifle, and why is it AK-103?

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/AK-103_Assault_Rifle.JPG)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-03-2016, 18:03:37
What's the sexiest modern rifle, and why is it AK-103?

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/AK-103_Assault_Rifle.JPG)

Thats a very funny way to spell FN F2000

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Peruvian_naval_infantrymen_carrying_F2000_rifles.JPG)

Real men like Curves, only dogs go for bones  :-*
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 08-03-2016, 19:03:16
What's the sexiest modern rifle, and why is it AK-103?

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/AK-103_Assault_Rifle.JPG)

Thats a very funny way to spell FN F2000

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Peruvian_naval_infantrymen_carrying_F2000_rifles.JPG)

Real men like Curves, only dogs go for bones  :-*
I didn't realise plastic toy guns are called "modern rifles" nowadays. If the caliber isn't at least 7.62, it doesn't count as a gun:
(https://36.media.tumblr.com/a2837b222fe8d6e9b90881e1dd9a99b5/tumblr_n1wwbk90uQ1r1issko1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 08-03-2016, 20:03:12
The sexiest modern rifle

(http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Screen-Shot-2015-11-10-at-3.21.26-PM.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: SadCamelion on 08-03-2016, 21:03:39
In my opinion it's the SIG 550/ Stgw. 90:

(http://www.rueggwaffen.ch/images/P1030590.JPG)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 31-03-2016, 06:03:51
World Cup 2022 being hosted by "slavers", well two wrongs don't make things right. Yes, the living place for the migrant workers was awful, but I think it is more or less the same with what they have back home. The worst part should be how they were lied, ripped off, not being paid, and restricted too much. I know, because a lot of our house maids experienced more or less the same situation in those lands.

The funny part:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26482775
Squalid labour camp conditions?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32775563
Construct the following:
Quote
comfortable villas for construction workers, with swimming pools, gyms and welfare officers.

Typical reaction from rich banana republics. In the developing world, probably only former CIS countries and East Asian countries that will respond in similar manner.

Anyway, I still get the sense that old Victorian-era European magnates do have this old-world colonialist corrupt mentality. They seemed to have no qualms working with shady third world dictators and corrupt regimes for the sake of profit, you know the FIFA, FIA, and the likes. At least the neo-nazis are more honest in their world view than these closet racist old rich guys.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 07-04-2016, 00:04:40
So I'm a bit of a DIY-guy, and wanted to have an H-shifter to accompany my steering wheel when playing driving games, so I decided to build one myself using assorted wooden bits, some aluminium bits and an Arduino Micro and guess what: it works (almost) like a charm! It also has an analogue handbrake. I'm planning on adding a potentiometer with a switch to make it into a handbrake that also has a switch built into it for games that don't support an analogue handbrake as well as a clutch pedal.

In action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A4kOyXt35A&list=PLFqL72UfTY-J9Q4Z1MIAYJUJSOVj3GaGL&index=7
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-04-2016, 14:04:11
New Stars Wars Rogue One teaser trailer is out!  And it looks pretty cool!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-04-2016, 15:04:03
To all the fitness guys here


Do you eat protein before or after your workout?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 07-04-2016, 16:04:22
To all the fitness guys here


Do you eat protein before or after your workout?

Wait, you have to actually do workout?  :o

That's what I am doing wrong  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 07-04-2016, 18:04:15
To all the fitness guys here


Do you eat protein before or after your workout?
After the workout. Before you workout you need energy. Energy is in carbohydrates. 1-2 hours before you train you should eat a portion of oatmeal, noodles etc.

During the course of the training your muscles get small cracks and later need protein to build up.

Though tbh I don´t see much of a problem eating the protein before your workout as long as you have a sufficient and steady supply of both carbohydrates and protein.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-04-2016, 18:04:49
To all the fitness guys here


Do you eat protein before or after your workout?
After the workout. Before you workout you need energy. Energy is in carbohydrates. 1-2 hours before you train you should eat a portion of oatmeal, noodles etc.

During the course of the training your muscles get small cracks and later need protein to build up.

Though tbh I don´t see much of a problem eating the protein before your workout as long as you have a sufficient supply of both carbohydrates and protein.
Excellent, thanks. With my illness, oatmeal wont be allowed

Neither are all those shake stuffs, but protein bars, is something i can eat...As ofcourse, lovely chicken aswel.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Smiles on 09-04-2016, 00:04:50
You dont necessarily need to eat protein before or after training if ur not a bodybuilder. Make sure your general intake of protein is high enough throughout the entire day. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-04-2016, 14:04:19
I have no desire to become a body builer, i wanna re-gain my lost strenght. I went from 78 kg to 59 and then back to 69. wich is now dropped to 65.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-04-2016, 05:04:23
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36027752

Sums up Russian media reputation. Somehow, it is better not to comment. But this is beyond stupid. They treat public relation as monkey business. Well, don't blame the public perception if your legitimacy is on par with monkey business.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Sgt.KAR98 on 19-04-2016, 05:04:39
Yesterday was the most bizarre day ever in brazilian history.



Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 19-04-2016, 16:04:13
More so than Germany's semi-final solution?  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 21-04-2016, 20:04:53
Death toll among artists is particularly high this year: it's Prince this time.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-04-2016, 20:04:43
Bought myself a Russian 1950 made Siminov SKS-45. Bought my girlfriend a vietnam era PLA uniform (she is Asian). Tried to get some pictures taken with her, she does not approve. She isn't a big fan of China.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-04-2016, 05:04:27
Where did she came from (or ethnicity, if she is Belgian)?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 23-04-2016, 08:04:20
Where did she came from (or ethnicity, if she is Belgian)?
Belgian she is, Philippina she was. Bacolod area she was born.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 23-04-2016, 12:04:31
Ah no wonder she dislikes it. Perhaps she will like American stuff.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 25-04-2016, 09:04:55
Guess this one goes right to our friends in Suomi :)

Met a nice girl from Finnland, going to visit her in late may :)

Time to learn at least some words in finnish - anyone up to help me :D ?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-04-2016, 09:04:29
Perkele - all you need to survive here.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 25-04-2016, 09:04:05
:D going to say that after bed time to her XD guess shes gonna to be very pleased :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 25-04-2016, 11:04:58
:D going to say that after bed time to her XD guess shes gonna to be very pleased :D
A full guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek9y6QwRtg0
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 25-04-2016, 15:04:58
Guess this one goes right to our friends in Suomi :)

Met a nice girl from Finnland, going to visit her in late may :)

Time to learn at least some words in finnish - anyone up to help me :D ?
FH2 Finland meet tiem?

Here goes. Do remember that Finnish is pronounced "literally" and intonation is only present in stage play. Book Finnish ("kirjakieli") is used in formal speeches, semi-formal Finnish ("yleiskieli") omitting some words and suffixes when trying to sound professional, and spoken Finnish ("puhekieli") in almost any other situation. Difference between spoken and book Finnish is much greater than in English. Pronouns and most common verbs sound completely different in Western and Eastern dialects, and in the Helsinki region people use them interchangeably... (Be grateful that nobody speaks the old Helsinki dialect, "Stadin slangi", anymore - it was a pidgin language of Finnish, Swedish, Russian, Estonian, German, Dutch, English, and Yiddish.)

olut = (a) beer
kalja, bisse, keppana, gepardi, keskiketterä = informal names for beer (specifically the <=4,7% variant that you can get from grocery stores)
tuoppi = a pint (going to a bar, you can just say "tuoppi" so you will get a pint of whatever is the cheapest 4,7% lager on tap)
mäyräkoira, mäyris = a 12-pack of beer (mäyräkoira = dachshund, you can guess why it's so named)
siideri, sidukka = cider (formal/informal)
lonkero = literal translation would be "tentacle" but refers to a long drink, specifically the local gin/grapefruit lemonade alcopop, or any alcopop (beware, due to Czarist-era legislation the grocery stores are allowed to sell only fermented, not distilled drinks, so their variety of lonkero is just as awful as you might imagine).
brändylonkero = another local alcopop variant, this time mixing brandy with apple/grape lemonade. It was literally so good-tasting that the nanny state banned it for decades.
viina = liquor (often understood as vodka, though)
jaloviina = literally: "noble liquor", ready-bottled local mix of the cheapest possible vodka and the cheapest possible brandy (every star in the rating equals to 25% brandy, so three-star is 75% brandy, 25% vodka)
kossu = Koskenkorva vodka
kossumäyräkoira, kossumäyris = 12x0,5 litre pack of vodka (not necessarily Koskenkorva)
salmari = (from official Salmiakki Koskenkorva) any vodka mixed with salted licorice, can be bought readily bottled
Virtanen = a shot of vodka mixed to energy drink (Virtanen is the most common surname in Finnish, but "virta" means a stream (as in river) or electric current, and since the first local energy drink brand was called Battery...)
punaviini, valkoviini = red wine, white wine
kuohuviini, kuohari = sparkling wine (formal, informal)
hanapakkaus = wine carton with a tap

kyllä = yes
kyllä kulta = yes, darling (you may will need this a lot)
ei = no
kiitos (formal), kiitti (informal) = thank you, thanks
kyllä kiitos, ei kiitos = yes please, no thank you (we only have one word for thanks, no positive/negative split)
anteeksi (formal), sori (sic, informal) = sorry (heh)
ole hyvä = here you are
(hyvää) huomenta = good morning (by including the "hyvää" it becomes more formal)
(hyvää) päivää = good day (quite formal)
(hyvää) iltaa = good evening (quite formal)
hyvää yötä = good night (Finns never say this to strange people so is not formal even though it sounds like the above more formal expressions)
näkemiin = goodbye
hei / moi = hello or bye, depending on context

And since you're meeting a nice Finnish girl, here's some useful phrases:
Minä pidän sinusta = I like you
Minä rakastan sinua = I love you
Since Finnish is all about 15 cases for nouns expressed with suffixes, here's a nice subtly different pair of phrases:
Minä haluan sinut = I want you (as my own)
Minä haluan sinua = I want (to have sex with) you

Of course, you probably already know from the countless memes that "vittu" can be used to replace nearly any swearword (it literally translates to "cunt" but is most often used as "fuck" is used in English), and to express nearly every emotion possible, and is used as both an interjection and punctuation mark by the teenagers and white trash.

Anyone under 50 understands English more or less, and a sizable percentage of the older people too, but may not speak it very well, so you may need to ask when in strange company:
Puhutko englantia? = Do you speak English? (informal; if s/he is under 50)
Puhutteko englantia? = Do you speak English? (formal; if they're elderly; the old people still appreciate T/V distinction present here)
PUHUTSÄ VITTU ENGLANTIA? = ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT? (if s/he is still in school)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-04-2016, 16:04:01
Kelmola, it will be nice to give us approximation of how to say it using English phrases. I know perkele is read like how we pronounce it, thanks to German phonetics we use down here (except the reversed v and w). But to English speakers, perkele will be like: per from "super", ke from "kennedy", le from "lemmings".

Besides Perkele, I know "Voi Vittu" as another Finnish swear words. Which makes me kinda proud. Like I know "chert" instead of just suka and blyat in Russian. Other than that, it is FH1's voice command like "eteenpäiiiinnn!!!""

Glad to know that it is not just Javanese, Japanese, and Mandarin that has this silly extra vocabularies level. So we have: "rude" (among thugs or closest friends, used to communicate to slaves - also the most popular form today), "casual", "equal" (among friends / classmates), "formal", "respectful" (to parents, teacher, older sibling), "high formal" (to royalties, diplomatic).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 25-04-2016, 18:04:47
Kiitos Kelmola!

Very kind from you to write such a long post!
And there were some really helpfull words as well as phrases inside, which Ill definatly use - going for the "PUHUTSÄ VITTU ENGLANTIA" at the airport, in order not to miss my connection flight from Helsinki to Kuopio :D


Do Finns know any differenation or "stages" of the phrase " Minä rakastan sinua " ?
Because in german there is, and it makes a big difference . There are like 2 stages
1. Stage : Ich habe dich lieb - may be translate to "I am in love with you "
2. Stage : Ich liebe dich " I love you "
but actually you would never say the 2nd one first - because there is kinda a big difference in the "love - level" between those two.

So is it ok to use the minä rakastan sinua ?

Kiitos, hyvää ilta !


Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 25-04-2016, 19:04:16
Ei kestä, you're welcome!

As to the question, my German is a bit rusty, but I got the general idea.
Minä rakastan sinua = Ich liebe dich, and this is the most common form. You can actually use this first also.
Minä olen rakastunut sinuun ~ Ich habe dich lieb, not that common and can really only be used once, the first time you mention the l-word to her. But it's still on the same level. Let's give a few differing degrees of affection...

Minä olen rakastumassa sinuun = "I'm falling in love with you." On the way there.

Minä olen ihastunut sinuun ~ I've fallen for you -- when you don't dare mention the l-word yet but want to bring up the affection. Again, this sounds weird if used more than once, if you want to keep it on this level before "love", a natural way to say would be "Olet ihana" (You're wonderful) because the simple present "Minä ihastun sinua" (the noun "sinä" in partitive) would be complete nonsense, and grammatically correct "Minä ihastun sinuun" (sort of semi-continuous, the noun "sinä" now in the illative) is really awkward way to say separated from other attributes, whereas "Minä ihastun sinuun päivä päivältä enemmän" (~"I'm falling for you more and more every day" -- sorta in-between future or continuous present) would on the other hand make perfect sense, even though it may sound a bit cheesy.

Minä olen ihastumassa sinuun ~ "I'm falling for you." On the way to the awkward level above...

It's a bit difficult since the tenses (or rather, their use) in Finnish and German (or English) don't fully match. German uses the perfect and past participle much more, while Finnish idiomatic translation would use present or imperfect more often. The continuous present tense (as in the above examples the -ssa suffix) is grammatically correct, but is sometimes awkward, sometimes useful. Also, in Finnish the future tense doesn't even exist in formal, only in spoken language - it relies on the use of the auxiliary verb "tulla" (to come), whereas the grammatically correct "future" would be the simple present tense.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 25-04-2016, 19:04:19
Thank you very much !


The more I know from your language the more complicated it gets - :D really !

Guess I am going to stick with the most simple one, as - if the possibility occurs- thats going to be the only one I would be able to speak - the others are just not rememberable for a non finnish speaker ;)

Thank you very much :)
Which city do you come from -

Cheers and kiitos !
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 01-05-2016, 13:05:36
Snooped around looking at the alternatives for the Norwegian army when they needed a pistol in 1914.

What Krag came up with...
(http://kammeret.no/bilder/albums/userpics/11117/normal_krag1914.jpg)

Am I the only one who sees an HK usp tactical/expert?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 01-05-2016, 14:05:58
I think you are, its nothing like the USP other then the barrel sticking out a bit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 01-05-2016, 15:05:30
(http://concealednation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/HK-Figure-2-1024x563.jpg)

Ehhhhhhh.... Nah, not really that much. Must be the larger trigger guard space and the extra room on the grip but no. Not really.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-05-2016, 01:05:32
Lego WW2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7o1v9msA0)

Love it when people are creative.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 10-05-2016, 12:05:25
Lego WW2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7o1v9msA0)

Love it when people are creative.
Very nice! Love it! But as you now and Ts once mentioned,it could now go to conspirasy thread too..
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Roughbeak on 10-05-2016, 15:05:57
Lego WW2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7o1v9msA0)

Love it when people are creative.

Yes, I love how each object is recognizable, even the Pak36. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-05-2016, 16:05:33
I have hard time identifying the Russian tanks, is it BT-7 or T-34? They have Valentine Mk.III too during that battle?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-05-2016, 16:05:54
I have hard time identifying the Russian tanks, is it BT-7 or T-34? They have Valentine Mk.III too during that battle?
T26, BT-7, MS1, T28 & KV1
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-05-2016, 16:05:09
And he repeatedly shown a lot of German tank with protruding barrel on top of the main gun barrel, akin to Pz 38t, what is that? They appear in many of his 1941 and 1940 (France) videos.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 10-05-2016, 17:05:35
Lego WW2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7o1v9msA0)

Love it when people are creative.
Man, When I get home, I'm gonna find a picture of myself when I was 8 years old and had built a big ass (Like 8 year old big) LEGO model of a Short Stirling bomber. It even had an electric motor with power out to the four propellers. I built it for the 55th anniversary of a Short Stirling that was shot down over my village when on a mission to air supply the Norwegian resistance movement. Quite sad, really. They got shot down in early April of 1945 by a Me 110 or a Ju88. Either way, it was a nightfighter. IIRC they actually got shot down by Schräge Musik according to reports. They are buried in our village. I got to meet one of the crew member's brother or nephew. He gave me a penny. Ironically I laid in my LEGO satchel filled to the brim with Legos. I wonder if it's still there.

 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 10-05-2016, 17:05:24
And he repeatedly shown a lot of German tank with protruding barrel on top of the main gun barrel, akin to Pz 38t, what is that? They appear in many of his 1941 and 1940 (France) videos.
The ones you see are PZ 35t and PZ 38T

The 35T is armed with the 3,7cm KPÚV vz. 34 or KWK 34. The protuding thing above the barrel is the hydraulic recoil buffer. The PZ 38 has the skoda a7, wich does not have it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 10-05-2016, 18:05:36
Imagine If FH2 youtube videos had the same amount of viewers  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-05-2016, 19:05:29
Imagine If FH2 youtube videos had the same amount of viewers  :)

Dont think all FH2 vids combined has as many views as that video alone does.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 10-05-2016, 19:05:37
oh, don't be that pessimistic.

https://www.youtube.com/results?q=forgotten+hope+2&sp=CAM%253D  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 10-05-2016, 19:05:34
oh, don't be that pessimistic.

https://www.youtube.com/results?q=forgotten+hope+2&sp=CAM%253D  :)

heh.. 5 days VS 5 years
 
 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 10-05-2016, 23:05:32
Lego WW2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7o1v9msA0)

Love it when people are creative.
LOL, it's funny too: "Es sind keine flieger da!" "Ich weiss, wir sind gut!"  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-05-2016, 09:05:29
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36275877

I think this service about gender clinics should be promoted more. Glad to have real science on action rather than politically motivated SJWs.

I once have a tomboy female friend who never really have the chance to express his different nature. She is glad to have me as her male friend, and think of me as his bro. Another physical feature would be his short hair and flat chest. Funnily, after several years, he seems to have grown boobs (she must have them plastered). I ask him what happened (our language is gender neutral). He says, "dunno, puberty maybe?" I found out that she already has a boyfriend. I didn't ask if she still wants to be a boy, but yeah our society is pretty difficult sometimes, but she is now struggling with her own inner demon, regretting about the past, ashamed of things... and wonder if she should have continued to be a gay transgender.

That's the last time I met her. At that time, I am still a very stereotypical third-world educated man, quite religious, looking down at such problem with disgust and pity at the same time. But now, I kinda regretted that I didn't advise her to go somewhere open and ask for professional help. You can only be conservative for so much, after making too many exceptions.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 25-05-2016, 14:05:21
Just saw this header on a german news site reporting about an exercise of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in Poland today. I got no clue who is who, and I do not recognize any particular clothes or equipment, but guess with me for the fun of it:

(http://oi64.tinypic.com/mwpsuh.jpg)
(from left to right)
1st: Looks french, doesn't he? He's 110% french.
2nd: He's tall, looks well equiped, must be American.
3rd: Could be a Brit. Or some random minor country with army equiped above average.
4th: R U from Poland?!!!!!!!11111eleven 1337 Rambo leeet.
5th: >>We're taking a picture, so piss off, Hans!<<
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 25-05-2016, 15:05:24
I'm glad to see the West is equipped with all the latest in spooky moss camouflage technology.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 25-05-2016, 17:05:33
Looks like a bunch of airsofters to me with all their mixed guns and camo.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 25-05-2016, 20:05:43
Fond this on tze interwebz

(http://abload.de/img/img-20160525-wa0008btrq7.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 26-05-2016, 18:05:25
Ephesus-2016 Exercise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNkNDlJUMI0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRrnisM_b-A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnOArPdmMjs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXHUGvU1yo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjQIuWusErs

Looks like its multi-national now. Comments?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 14-06-2016, 17:06:01
Why are bottles still allowed in the streets of EU ?

Euro 2016 Russia and England fans fighting in Marseille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orDiSrbRRWI
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 14-06-2016, 21:06:32
Why are bottles still allowed in the streets of EU ?

Euro 2016 Russia and England fans fighting in Marseille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orDiSrbRRWI
Maybe because changing laws for everyone because of a group of total brainless f*cktards is dumb?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 14-06-2016, 22:06:50
Why are bottles still allowed in the streets of EU ?

Euro 2016 Russia and England fans fighting in Marseille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orDiSrbRRWI
Maybe because changing laws for everyone because of a group of total brainless f*cktards is dumb?

Yep I agree, but it seems like nothing has been learned from more than 50 years of hooliganism in europe to avoid something like this
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 14-06-2016, 23:06:08
And that I agree with :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-06-2016, 15:06:03
Feel a little sick right now about Brexit.  Honestly crushed by the vote.  Already calls for Scotland independence ref. take 2, and a United Ireland referendum. 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 24-06-2016, 19:06:16
Feel a little sick right now about Brexit.  Honestly crushed by the vote.  Already calls for Scotland independence ref. take 2, and a United Ireland referendum.
I think Merkel trying to force her refugee policy on the whole Union is also to blame. Now the Brexit supporters could use the fear of uncontrolled immigration for their campaign.

Definitely not a good thing losing Europes 2nd largest economy. I just hope Germany doesn´t gain more power in consequence and even more people are getting pissed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Seth_Soldier on 24-06-2016, 19:06:15
I just hope Europe will cut the bridge as quick as possible so Europe can go forward to rebuild unity and a social union.

About immigration, i don't think people understand that now UK will have to deal with immgrants on its own soil
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 24-06-2016, 19:06:27
Congratulations to Brits!

I can't wait to see the bloated, globalist, bureaucratic, powerhungry, megalomanic monster to come crashing down.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 24-06-2016, 19:06:21

I can't wait to see the bloated, globalist, bureaucratic, powerhungry, megalomanic monster to come crashing down.

Well leaving the EU is the first step, now we let nature take its course and the imperialistic remnant shall perish soon enough.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-06-2016, 19:06:37
Imagine....if the UK comes out stronger now..

I dont give a shite about UK in or out. Seeing right winged assholes losing is easy, but i wanna see the look on the faces of the left winged assholes when the UK is doing great now gone from the EU
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 24-06-2016, 20:06:04
Yes, EU isn't perfect. They force you to buy noxious diesel for carbon curbing, and it was the gleeful American university folks who tried to prove European's ingenuity that discovered European snobishness and stupidity.

I was glad that they receive a big slap in the face, Juncker, Tusk, and the arrogant lot. Never agreed to such protectionism and another patronising world morale police. I do hope the fringe right wing side really showed them, that they shouldn't be running a worldwide self-promoting charity drama show.

And now, let's punish the UK by tearing down their economy and territory. Starting from BMW pulling out the Rolls Royce and Mini, waving good bye to Oxford. Then EADS out of Bristol and Chester altogether. Let's discount this European financial middle man from the world's secondary language from our financial system by dismantling the RBS, Standard Chartered, Barclay's, and HSBC's establishment from the rest of the world. Let's see how much Boris Johnson's claim stack up to this. Exitting for the wrong reason is still wrong. They'll see how much the outside world has given them.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 24-06-2016, 20:06:24
Feel a little sick right now about Brexit.  Honestly crushed by the vote.  Already calls for Scotland independence ref. take 2, and a United Ireland referendum.
I think Merkel trying to force her refugee policy on the whole Union is also to blame. Now the Brexit supporters could use the fear of uncontrolled immigration for their campaign.

Definitely not a good thing losing Europes 2nd largest economy. I just hope Germany doesn´t gain more power in consequence and even more people are getting pissed.

The greater fear is that of more EU referenda in the rest of the EU.  And if we're talking recrimination, I blame David Cameron most, and also Jeremy Corbyn and the Welsh, who perversely voted Leave and shot themselves in the foot even more than everyone else.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 24-06-2016, 21:06:15
Yeah, well. Fear does a lot of weird things to people. It makes them elect idiots, vote crazy stuff in referendums, etc.

I feel sorry for the British youth, they got f*cked by their (grand)parents.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 24-06-2016, 22:06:07
Look, someone had to do it. The EU needs to change. It has become slow to adapt and overly bureaucratic (does anyone remember those laws about proper shape of imported bananas and length of cucumbers? Ridiculous!). Most of the big issues (such as immigration problems) do not get solved and end up in petty squabbles or Germany dictating everyone else. The only thing current EU is good for is their own functionaries pockets and big businesses bottom lines.

Sad to see the Brits commiting seppuku on their economy (most of the manufacturing jobs are long gone, and now many service jobs opened by the Euro and international companies might be on the way out), but by destroying their own future, they might have saved ours.


One thing is sure, hard times filled with uncertainty lie ahead for everyone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: NTH on 24-06-2016, 22:06:33
What Europe needs is better PR. The naysayer are good in pointing out the meaningless little rules that makes the EU a laughing stock. While those rules has zero negative effect on everyday peoples life.

They should point out the things that makes everyone life better, without the knee-jerk reflex on the ease of trade and economy. Peace, stability and yeah prosperity. No wars between EU countries for 70 years now. Two whole generations that not have seen millions die.

They should also work on getting it more democratic, but I reckon if they go they way of getting an elected EU Parliament this will freak out even more conservatives, as this would mean getting a more political Union.

I am a firm believer that you get more done within a group then alone, even though it not easy getting a whole team or organization working effectively in the begin phase. Realize that the Union is relatively young in the light of history and like everything else it either flourish or gets nip in the bud  :)

Now the British can start complaining about the bureaucrats in Downing street again instead of Brussels ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 25-06-2016, 01:06:54
Look, someone had to do it. The EU needs to change. It has become slow to adapt and overly bureaucratic (does anyone remember those laws about proper shape of imported bananas and length of cucumbers? Ridiculous!). Most of the big issues (such as immigration problems) do not get solved and end up in petty squabbles or Germany dictating everyone else. The only thing current EU is good for is their own functionaries pockets and big businesses bottom lines.
LOL, read this
What Europe needs is better PR. The naysayer are good in pointing out the meaningless little rules that makes the EU a laughing stock. While those rules has zero negative effect on everyday peoples life.

Everyone shouting out that "real problems" like immigration are not taken care of at all has no sense of reality. Immigration has been there for centuries and it wll never change. Heck, the USA would not have been like today without immigration. Being afraid of it is dumb and shortsighted.

In fact, the Brexiters now calling yesterday "The Day of Independence" makes them the laughing stock for me. It is so backward I can't really believe it, I thought by now the British would have realised that their world empire is over (it has been for over 60 years now, but some people take a while to get used to new situations). But oh no, they want their "independence" back.

And what makes it even more ridiculous, is that they don't want to leave immediately, but they want to take it easy and spend some years negotiating with EU. Now where is the logic in that? I'm really curious how the demagogues will explain this to their supporters.

There is hope however, when all these conservative reactionaries have died, the new generation can happily join again.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Sgt.KAR98 on 25-06-2016, 01:06:03
I guessed that if Bretons voted Quit,Scots would be like this:

https://youtu.be/S3ubag7dtn4?t=1m35s

Turned out to be right:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-scotland-idUSKCN0ZA0S2
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 25-06-2016, 09:06:38
Everyone shouting out that "real problems" like immigration are not taken care of at all has no sense of reality. Immigration has been there for centuries and it wll never change. Heck, the USA would not have been like today without immigration. Being afraid of it is dumb and shortsighted.

I agree that being afraid of it is dumb and shortsighted. If anything Europe needs immigrants else it will slowly die out in a few centuries. Most of the people coming are young and while their culture is different, they can be successfully integrated because they do genuinely want a better life for themselves, something they just couldn't build in the culturally and religiously conservative countries they come from.

The problem is that every country has a completely different view on it. There is no "union" in the European Union. And then you have countries proclaiming they will take anyone they can (such as Germany) and others threatening to shoot anyone who tries to enter (such as Hungary). And countries bouncing immigrants back and forth that claim that they do not mind immigrants, as long as they "stay off their lawns".

There needs to be a joint policy and there needs to be a vetting process, to eventually allow the most progressive people to stay in the EU permanently. But the EU does not need more minority ghettos where the disenfranchised youth will spend their days causing problems because nobody cares about them, and they do not care about anyone else who is different. And the people need to be educated (not just the immigrants, but the native Europeans too, to better get along with the newcomers).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-06-2016, 10:06:54
They also complained that they are becoming less and lesser British. Losing cultural identity to non-British Europeans?

Well, nobody in the EU (or the rest of the world) complained when they are forced to use English. It robs us of our cultural identity, especially our language... pot calling the kettle back.

The stereotypically snobbish French gladly accepted a Corsican Italian descendant as their emperor and proudly emblazoned their history books with his achievements. Heck, the Germans even repeatedly elected furious Austrian leaders to ruin their country.

Wouldn't the British be glad that a vengeful bunch of Poles and Czechs defended their airspace alongside the other nations from marrauding Goering's air force? How about the dependable, rough, and tough bunch of elite Nepalese and northern Indian soldiers?

In Jakarta at least, British embassy is now located in Setiabudi regency. The regency named after Indonesian national hero, which is an Indonesian-born Dutch German named Danudirja Setiabudi (Ernest Douwes Dekker). If we were so xenophobic then, nobody would have taught us the concept of "nationhood", if it werent a bunch of sympathising Dutch and Dutch-educated locals.

Oh in case of USA: Steve Jobs's biological father is Syrian born, Elon Musk is from South Africa, Satya Nadella (Microsoft's CEO) is from India. If nobody migrates to USA, they won't have Boeing (German), Bell (Scotland), Tesla (Serbian), and the lot. Practically wiping off more than 50% of their DJIA companies.

Self-inadequacy leads to xenophobia, really.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 25-06-2016, 13:06:42
The problem is that every country has a completely different view on it. There is no "union" in the European Union.
Agreed, but since wanting this seems quite utopian, we have to work with the next best thing.

There needs to be a joint policy and there needs to be a vetting process, to eventually allow the most progressive people to stay in the EU permanently. But the EU does not need more minority ghettos where the disenfranchised youth will spend their days causing problems because nobody cares about them, and they do not care about anyone else who is different. And the people need to be educated (not just the immigrants, but the native Europeans too, to better get along with the newcomers).
Also agreed, this would be nice to implement, but I think it might scare off new countries to join, and while it was attrractive enough to join in the past due to econimical advantages, the attraction is not as strong today, so if EU wants more members, they should not raise the barrier too high.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 25-06-2016, 15:06:29
Fix problems, do your best. But cut out the xenophobic tone.

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheMattDWilson/status/746330897008431104

About the yokels who listened to the fearmongerers:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/24/the-british-are-frantically-googling-what-the-eu-is-hours-after-voting-to-leave-it/
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 10-07-2016, 20:07:06
Went on a LAN and played Day of Defeat Source again after a five year hiatus. God damn that's one solid game. Tiiiiight! The only downside is that the zoom animation for iron sights is not smooth, and it's a jarring jump from an animation to the static iron sights.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 15-07-2016, 22:07:08
What's up in Turkey?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 15-07-2016, 23:07:24
I hope it goes well and without much bloodshed...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-07-2016, 03:07:12
The bloodshed is a pity. Lots of dead people already. For nothing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-07-2016, 06:07:20
I hope our friend Thanamesh Tolga is fine there. He was posted to the borders, but don't know any other info yet.

Anybody there in Ankara or Istanbul?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-07-2016, 09:07:07
Good riddance Erdogan, you won't be missed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 16-07-2016, 10:07:10
Well from what is reported, the coup was crushed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-07-2016, 12:07:03
A pity.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 16-07-2016, 12:07:41
Really? Military coups rarely work out well. Say what you want about Erdogan, but he is democratically elected, so removing him by force sends the wrong message entirely.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-07-2016, 13:07:43
Yep, having a destabilised country right off EU borders is the least thing you want, at least it will be much worse than Brexit and other European antics.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 16-07-2016, 15:07:05
Well, if you look at Turkey's history, the military has always played a pretty big role in politics, intervening from time to time when secular democracy has been threatened. Oddly enough, the military junta has always transitioned back to democracy pretty peacefully after a while.

Considering what a pro-islamisation cunt Erdogan is, it's not a surprise the military did what it did. The coup would've probably been more successful, but Erdogan's been replacing the more secular elements of the military with people who support him instead.

Also, a democratic choice isn't always the best choice.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-07-2016, 16:07:37
I hope our friend Thanamesh Tolga is fine there. He was posted to the borders, but don't know any other info yet.

The borders are much more dangerous. Especially south and east.


The coup failed for a simple reason: The media wasn't blackened properly, thus Erdogan could adress his supporters. The rebelling military officers had no support on the street, and it seems that many soldiers had just been given orders, without them knowing what is going on. And once they found out, they went home.

So, turkish military appears in poor shape, lots of conscripts, not very loyal to their officers. Meanwhile the police have been boosted by Erdogan that much, that they dared facing the military. It was pretty obvious that the police is loyal to Erdogan. That was totally neglected last night. They should have waited with this coup until Erdogan proclaims the Turkish Caliphate, just to have a proper support base then.

Afterall this attempt of a coup will weaken the indepence of the military, the purges have just begun.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-07-2016, 16:07:57
What if this was a false flag operation by Erdogan and his cronies to justify even more civil rights violations and make the laws even more theocratic?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 16-07-2016, 16:07:09
Really? Military coups rarely work out well. Say what you want about Erdogan, but he is democratically elected, so removing him by force sends the wrong message entirely.
Hitler was democratically elected too, so removing him by force sent the wrong message entirely?

We're talking about a guy who has never even bothered to pretend that his goal would be anything else than an Iran-style Islamistic theocracy. "Democracy is like a tram, you have to get off at the right stop", and all that. Yes, him losing in a fair election would be preferable to a coup, but getting a fair election in Turkey is a distant hope, so a coup is the next best thing. Maybe theocracy indeed is what the majority of Turkish people wants, but at some point the minority has to be protected from the majority, and Erdogan or AKP are not going to do that if they get more power.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 16-07-2016, 16:07:07
An entertaining conspiracy from /pol/

Holy shit, just got in touch with my friend in Turkey and he let  me know what's going on for real.

Here's the low down: Russia started bombing terrorists in Syria again, against threats of intervention by the US. The Ruskies called the bluff and NATO announced that they would be flying sorties near Russian bases to "monitor ISIS" (more like threaten Russia).

Suddenly, out of no where, Erdogan blocks the NATO jets then says he wants to mend relations with Russia.

- French air craft carrier was set to deploy to the Gulf
- A conveniently timed massacre occurred, giving them a casus belli to enter the conflict.
- Kerry literally in Moscow trying to strong arm them and suddenly a coup happens in Turkey.
- Obama was apparently not informed about the latter, Kerry had it arranged.
- Coup flops HARD, turns out someone had tipped off Erdogan (I wonder who?)
- Erdogan takes back power and closes US bases and surrounds US troops

Apparently, Kerry literally BTFO out 70 years of US foreign policy. No idea why, my friend cut it off there and had to go


I am more in the camp of a staged coup so Erdogan can get more power.

Why do a coup when erdogan is out of town?
Why put 2700 judges on non active?
Why want to reinstate the death penalty?
Why was there no social media blackout as usual, and why did Erdogan himself actually use social media himself this time?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-07-2016, 19:07:03
The "Erdogan is staging this up" is also very popular in Turkish social media circles.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 17-07-2016, 01:07:26
I don't believe in a false flag operation. I don't believe Gülen has to do with this either. It was just a badly executed coup, with the police having a big share in taking the army out.

But when I see the statements and actions of Erdogan today, I regret this coup failed. And I know I stand against public media opinion, against politicians opinion, against public opinion. When somebody like Erdogan leaves the path of democracy and rule of law, it is a citizens duty to withstand. And the biggest guarantor for secular turkey is the turkish military. Who else would be able to stop Erdogan? The people in turkey might look in anger at the previous 4 coups in turkey since the 1960s, but they always received their voting rights back after each coup. The military is not a real threat for secular democratic turkey. IMHO Erdogan is.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 17-07-2016, 02:07:22
Indeeed. The coup seems to be a badly executed one. Now Erdogan is in a prime position to gain even more power.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-07-2016, 10:07:15
Turkish soldiers excecuted and decapitated... reports of torture. Naked packed in small cell rooms. And erdogan wanting to introduce capital punishment

Looks like the new islam state of ottoman empire v2.0 is rising up!

#stopislamphobia 
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 17-07-2016, 16:07:09
So the conclusion (even in the media) seems to be that this was Night of the Long Knives 2.0: Turkish Boogaloo?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 17-07-2016, 16:07:38
What I want to know is why 2,700 judges were also detained?  Was their part of the coup to facilitate the transfer of power?  How could the Turkish authorities know who these people were so quickly or that they were even involved in the coup?

I am not asking as part of a conspiracy, I am genuinely confused as to why judges were part of the roundup so quickly after the attempted coup...it is not like their position is as transparent as soldiers on the streets...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 17-07-2016, 16:07:09
I don't believe it.

Erdogan is one big fatass motherfucker, but somehow, this coup was "extremely unpopular"?. Sorry, but no guys. Assad had a coup against him and we're still seeing them fighting each other, Erdogan, being hated by a part of his people, has this very weak coup against him that is all over in like, 4 hours?.



Staged like the Reichstag fire, this guy is completely crazy, totally addicted to power. To hell with democracy, what is Democracy worth when your president bombs the shit out of the Kurds, has mysterious links with Daesh, attacks the press and attacks his opposition?. I can understand playing the Democracy card if, say, Hollande had a coup against him, but fucking Erdogan?, HA.

Sometimes, we humans are worse than animals...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-07-2016, 17:07:10
I am in for anybody who can maintain order, nevermind status quo.

Gaddafi, Assad? Dunno, seems like lost cause.

Putin? I don't think his alternative could control Russian oligarch as well as him.

Now, Erdogan? This kind of act is showing why Turkey cannot be in EU. When Belgians are fighting over PM position, they don't get violent, and they don't riot either despite being leaderless for several years.

But if I can be glad for some coup, it is Egypt's el-Sisi, he thrown up Morsi for good. His brotherhood network is quite a borderline danger to security already.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: th_battleaxe on 18-07-2016, 14:07:31
Staged like the Reichstag fire...

You're quite right that this whole coup-thingy has been staged. The arrests are happening waaay too quickly in waaay too large numbers.

However, if you're comparing it to WWII events, I'd rather put this on Valkyrie-level, certainly in terms of the repercussions. The Reichstag fire is more like the Ankara bombing. I'd wager even that was staged.

You'll see that within a month or so, Erdogan will disband parliament and hold an election, the AKP will win with the necessary margin to amend the constitution. Democracy always dies in either bloodshed or in thunderous applause.

@Zoologic: Speaking of Belgium, there have been protests by pro-Erdogan Turks in Theta's backyard, focussing down Gülen supporters or Kurds.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-07-2016, 18:07:36
Now, to tell you about the very Asian reaction to all of that commotion: keep our silence and wait who comes out of power, see if he/she can maintain stability, then make amends with him, unless he said bad things about you, then side with whoever against him.

In case of China, Erdogan used to be too big mouthed about the whole Xinjiang business, so they wouldn't care, unless China needs supporter for their South China sea claims. If so, badmouthing Xinjiang could be forgotten.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 19-07-2016, 14:07:41
I don't believe it.

Erdogan is one big fatass motherfucker, but somehow, this coup was "extremely unpopular"?.

Half the country hates Erdogan, but no one wants to return to an era of military coups.  The idea is barely taken seriously in Turkey anymore - it was a major unwanted shock to have the military intervene in politics.  The coup was a half-baked scheme by minor colonels who apparently had never heard of social media before. Erdogan sucks, yeah, but claims that it was an inside job are paranoid conspiracies.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-07-2016, 19:07:39
So far Erdogan suspened 29.000 people from public offices. Judges, clerks, magistrates, military officers. 24 radio- and TV-stations have been closed. Totalism, anyone?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 19-07-2016, 23:07:47
So far Erdogan suspened 29.000 people from public offices. Judges, clerks, magistrates, military officers. 24 radio- and TV-stations have been closed. Totalism, anyone?

And 15,200 education staff.  Bullshit that his government did not have a list before the coup started, no matter if it was "encouraged" to happen or not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-07-2016, 23:07:55
now...weird....did'nt a certain austrian madman did that aswel in the 40's?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 20-07-2016, 00:07:45
No, he did it in the 30s.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-07-2016, 00:07:43
when they say 40's, issent that  the period 30-40?

Or am i mixing it up with "19 century" being 1800-1900
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 20-07-2016, 01:07:17
'40s is obviously the 1940-1949. Because it has "forty" in them (nineteen forty, nineteen forty one...).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 22-07-2016, 19:07:14
And killing continues, this time in München. I hope our community members located there are safe and unharmed.  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Roughbeak on 22-07-2016, 20:07:26
Oh no, more horridness!

Speaking of deaths, this is also really sad: :(
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ex-vikings-cards-coach-dennis-green-dies-at-67/ar-BBuFvc1?li=BBnbfcL
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 23-07-2016, 00:07:17
So Erdo has denounced the European Convention of Human Rights, has arrested everyone in public office even suspected of not following the Party line, and using the supposedly constitutional (it are because I says so) state of emergency has given himself both executive and legislative powers. I think it's safe to say that he loves democracy just as sincerely as Senator Palpatine.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 23-07-2016, 00:07:25
But, but, Erdogan's will is the will of the people! Why is that not democratic??!? Ask comrade Stalin if you are in doubt!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-07-2016, 18:07:55
Kinda makes you wonder if the Turks will ever have his head or he will continue to be a Sultan. He pisses on everything Kemal fought for.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: PanzerKnacker on 23-07-2016, 19:07:18
Bouras, soon might be the opportunity to take back Constantinople
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 23-07-2016, 20:07:33
Bouras, soon might be the opportunity to take back Constantinople

Hey, don't have to ask me twice! I mean if our Turkish neighbors are willing to trade offEastern Thrace and half of Constantinople for Erdogans head on a platter I'm not gonna say no!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 06-08-2016, 19:08:26
The Olympics are here!  Time for jingoism, poo-water, and Zika babies!

Although I do like the addition of rugby sevens to the events.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 10-08-2016, 00:08:26
I said 7 dead the first week, but seeing how crime works there i gotta change my bet. I say at least 100 people never returning home.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-08-2016, 18:08:12
Recently this has surfaced on the internet, the article about the child sex dolls made in japan

http://9gag.com/gag/apLRXNE


LONG STORY SHORT. A japanese company began making child sex dolls. The owner is a self-proclaimed pedophile. He claims that these dolls will satisfy the fetish desires of pedophiles and prevent them from raping children (appearntly the owner has never laid hands on a child, but the desire is present)

Now i found this discussion on 9gag. And well. Somebody tried to give a human face to pedophiles. While not denying the fact that they are sick and wanna do horrible things to children. He says that "if this prevents them from raping children, then why not?"

The past 10 years the human society has been busy fighting tabboo's, giving faces to humans wich 20 years ago were branded inhuman animals deserved to be killed.

It seems that pedophiles still get that treatment.

But it seems some people do wanna make work of it.
Ofcourse the reaction is that people who try to do this, get branded as pedophiles themselves and deserve to be burned at the stake.


Pedophiles disgust me. But i can have some sympathy for those, who know they have a problem AND never laid their hands on children. After all, it is a sickness. Personally i think, if these dolls prevent them from raping kids, i say hell, give it to them.

But some people fear that they might ENCOURAGE the fetish. Making people more likely to even do it. Wich i kinda, think will also happen.

Any toughts? Its been a brainbuster for me the entire day....
Its like some rope pulling competition in my brain....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-08-2016, 22:08:18
Recently this has surfaced on the internet, the article about the child sex dolls made in japan

http://9gag.com/gag/apLRXNE


LONG STORY SHORT. A japanese company began making child sex dolls. The owner is a self-proclaimed pedophile. He claims that these dolls will satisfy the fetish desires of pedophiles and prevent them from raping children (appearntly the owner has never laid hands on a child, but the desire is present)

Now i found this discussion on 9gag. And well. Somebody tried to give a human face to pedophiles. While not denying the fact that they are sick and wanna do horrible things to children. He says that "if this prevents them from raping children, then why not?"

The past 10 years the human society has been busy fighting tabboo's, giving faces to humans wich 20 years ago were branded inhuman animals deserved to be killed.

It seems that pedophiles still get that treatment.

But it seems some people do wanna make work of it.
Ofcourse the reaction is that people who try to do this, get branded as pedophiles themselves and deserve to be burned at the stake.


Pedophiles disgust me. But i can have some sympathy for those, who know they have a problem AND never laid their hands on children. After all, it is a sickness. Personally i think, if these dolls prevent them from raping kids, i say hell, give it to them.

But some people fear that they might ENCOURAGE the fetish. Making people more likely to even do it. Wich i kinda, think will also happen.

Any toughts? Its been a brainbuster for me the entire day....
Its like some rope pulling competition in my brain....

You're in luck,
the Economist just wrote an article about this exact question.
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21704795-understanding-sexual-attraction-children-essential-if-they-are-be-kept
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-08-2016, 22:08:16
Quote
There go I
According to Mr Nickerson, people opposed to any attempt to understand or treat paedophilia often say: What if your child was a victim? “I understand this, but let’s reverse it,” he says. “What if your son or daughter came to you one day and said, ‘I have to tell you something—I think I may be a paedophile.’ Would you advocate some of the policies you now advocate if it was your child who was dealing with this unfortunate sexuality?” Children, too, would be better protected by greater understanding and by help for those who might otherwise harm them.

Very intresting article. I hope i will have an answer for someone who was once the victim of pedophelia.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-08-2016, 12:08:20
There was an article in Cracked.com about this as well. In Germany, you can apply for help if you feel that your paedo urge is no longer safe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 18-08-2016, 13:08:17
Did I miss something? Who's a pedophile? ???

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/170/456474931_0356ba4a8d.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 07-09-2016, 06:09:09
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcos

Recommended.

After the American version of House of Cards, Narcos is what makes $8 a month for Netflix, a steal.

Narcos tells a story from dark humour perspective of Steve Murphy, an American DEA agent working to take down Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel. It feels like a modernised telenovela, without all that sappiness. All characters speaks in Latin American Spanish. So you'll feel the atmosphere, the mood, and all that things reminding you with good old 1980s.

It is a good story for one who wanted to get better view on drug trade, which is quite relevant today, with The Philippines becoming ever increasingly violent, and Mexico in overall. Of course, some aspects of it are fictionalised. It is a drama series, not documentary. But a lot of it are taken from real world events. It makes you question the whole violence theme, because being packaged as a typically family-oriented telenovelas, combined with dark humour of typical modern American TV series, the glaring violent acts portrayed in the show is very vivid and somewhat more real. This show should stood on its own class.

Another Gem in this 21st century, besides the likes of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-09-2016, 10:09:47
Yeah I watched that series. Highly recommending it too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MajorMajor on 08-09-2016, 09:09:34
Has anyone watched Into the West? I found out yesterday that it's going to be aired soon on spanish TV. I've been reading quite a bit of American history lately, but I wonder if it's worth the watch, specially since episodes are 2 hours long.

(This is what I'm referring to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_West_(miniseries)).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 09-09-2016, 00:09:26
Has anyone watched Into the West?
Yes. If you are interested in US/frontier history, even if it is just a bit, go for it, it is worth the watch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-09-2016, 15:09:02
Another review on another series, "Empire"

It is intriguing at a few first series (seasons), but you might as well skip it. Not as smart as many other critics said about it.

Of course, the subject that the series discusses is something new, about violent gangster turned hip hop recording company boss. Most of it, deal with the main character (Lucious Lyon) slowly dying. Therefore a lot of his family members, rivals, former associates started to salvage what could be ripped from his Empire Records.

It features several interesting characters, but like most American series, it dwindles into common plot devices to reinforce "black's circle of violence" stereotype (e.g. Captain Ig'nant), excusing illegal behaviours with "because we are blacks yo!" or "rappin' violence to vent out frustration rather than shooting 12 gauges." However, besides that, it features lively character like Lyon's wife, Cookie and his gay son, Jamal. The overall storyline is good, however the number of plot devices to advance Lucious' agenda and cause is simply too much of soap opera level.

Compared to realistic tone of Game of Thrones (despite being fantasy) and real life-inspired Narcos, Empire simply blows. I expect life to be quite unfair to American Africans, especially for a former criminal, but it turns out that Lucious is somewhat always on a higher morale ground superman.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 19-09-2016, 00:09:32
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Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Redbadd on 19-09-2016, 02:09:40
You FF ing bum, i thought you said you were going to straighten your act a couple of months ago. Stop wanking around and come clean with your parents and what not.

Stop that fake studie of yours and get a real job.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 19-09-2016, 06:09:19
I was making a joke referencing the bot-account spamming down off-topic with "helping you with essay"-threads.  The threads are removed now.

Don't worry, everything's going fine ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-09-2016, 16:09:42
Another review on another series, "Empire"

It is intriguing at a few first series (seasons), but you might as well skip it. Not as smart as many other critics said about it.

Of course, the subject that the series discusses is something new, about violent gangster turned hip hop recording company boss. Most of it, deal with the main character (Lucious Lyon) slowly dying. Therefore a lot of his family members, rivals, former associates started to salvage what could be ripped from his Empire Records.

It features several interesting characters, but like most American series, it dwindles into common plot devices to reinforce "black's circle of violence" stereotype (e.g. Captain Ig'nant), excusing illegal behaviours with "because we are blacks yo!" or "rappin' violence to vent out frustration rather than shooting 12 gauges." However, besides that, it features lively character like Lyon's wife, Cookie and his gay son, Jamal. The overall storyline is good, however the number of plot devices to advance Lucious' agenda and cause is simply too much of soap opera level.

Compared to realistic tone of Game of Thrones (despite being fantasy) and real life-inspired Narcos, Empire simply blows. I expect life to be quite unfair to American Africans, especially for a former criminal, but it turns out that Lucious is somewhat always on a higher morale ground superman.

You might enjoy Donald Glover's (AKA Childish Gambino) new series Atlanta.  Or of course The Wire, if you haven't already seen it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 04-11-2016, 16:11:07
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/03/asia/jakarta-islamist-governor-protest/index.html

Yeah to sum up the news, the protest ended with a bit of scuffle. Two military trucks and a couple of rubbish pile burned.

To call it Islamist protests, isn't completely right. But I understand that CNN and the liberals always took that anti-majority whatever the case stance. So yeah, some of them are pretty much very racist, but for us ignorant third worlds, have different political correctness standards. And some of us like my parents were very worried, that their wories have come to terrorise me.

So what happened is, our usually violent hardliners actually defended the police and the national palace against the unknown provocateur groups. Some say they are ISIS-wannabes.

Here is the hardliners, making human fence in front of the anti-riot police to deter the ISIS-wannabes.

(https://akcdn.detik.net.id/community/media/visual/2016/11/04/9273c405-a106-4974-b351-5980b12cb758_169.jpg?w=780&q=90)

Some of my Muslim friends (some are educated in US), joined the protest in peace. But he noticed that there were some groups that were loud and quite obnoxious. He suspected that this group is the one who fueled the unrest.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 04-11-2016, 20:11:47
In our news it was said that one person died when the protest escalated, but I don't read anything about that in the cnn article.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 05-11-2016, 05:11:54
I think nobody died yet. Hopefully none.

There are like 6 police / soldiers injured due to the clashes. And several from the protesters who tried to drive away the rioters. One of them were badly mangled. The first casualties from the police was unconscious due to a blunt object trauma when found.

Like the Turkish riots. There were rumours about one of the incumbents paid the demonstration to be held. But since so many peaceful protesters showed up, some were dejected, and continued the protests afterwards, breaking the agreement. It was also unexpected that some outside elements (suspected to be ISIS sympathisers) incited the riot. The politically motivated protest was then turned into some kind of surprise, I think that's why the so-called hardliners defended the police: rioting wasn't in their agenda.

Then suddenly we have a new player (most likely paid opportunists) up the north, bearing different attributes, initially tried to provoke another riot. There were no response from the public. So, they destroyed 3 minimarkets / food stalls and a florist in frustration. The standby police forces fired tear gas into them, and then it turned into a scuffle. All in all, the rioters were in scale of less than 100, something that can be easily bought by any rich guy here. You know, Rp.500.000,- (EUR 30) and they are in. To convnince those with better prospects, just notch it a bit to EUR 50.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 05-11-2016, 22:11:12
Well, I take it as hasty journalism on our side then :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 09-11-2016, 15:11:58
Well, shit. Goodbye, post-World War 2 world order!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Butcher on 09-11-2016, 16:11:59
Well, shit. Goodbye, post-World War 2 world order!
The results of the election aren´t anything special to the United States if we look on the political development in the Western world in general. Denmark, Poland and Hungary all shifted to the right in their elections. Now this also happened in the US. In Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and France there are also increasing movements. And of course we have the Brexit. In my opinion this all is a natural consequence of the ever increasing globalization and a general frustration with the political class rather than blatant racism.

If I have to be perfectly honest, I´m also under the impression that in Germany Merkel doesn´t give a single fuck any longer what the population wants. It indeed seems to me we are being ruled by a political establishment that has lost contact with the needs and demands of the common people. Nobody asked the people whether we wanted to take in all these immigrants. The people in Berlin simply declared that everybody should come.

Same applies for the Brexit referendum: The British propably just felt like being ruled by Brussels. Especially Merkels attempt to find a European solution was seen as forcing her immigration policy on others via the EU.

The effect of frustration is fueled by one-sided coverage of events. I´m not going as far as to declare the press is lying but in Germany I´ve witnessed several incidents which show that a certain way of reporting things is desired: A politician who demands that "politics should be about effective solutions to problems and that he would support proposals from the left-wing aswell as those from the right-wing if they are reasonable" is quoted as: "Meuthen wants to work together with Nazis." leaving out the most important part of his statement and totally altering its meaning.

Barely any media tells you about the origin of perpetrators. I always chuckle if the newspaper writes:
"40 people fighting on a street armed with knives" or that
"in an instant 20 agressive people came to oppose the police".
My father already made jokes about this: "Must be the Schneiders and Müllers at it again." That´s what kind of joke parts of our media have become. The biggest issue here is political correctness.

And if the media constantly bashes Trump - and you know the way they report about things - of course his story about fighting the establishment can convince people.

Hate me for it but under these circumstances it´s incredibly refreshing for me to see someone who opposes this mindest of not being allowed to talk about actual problems. I can´t comment on the situation in America and the illegal immigrants. But Trump was spot on with his analysis of Merkels politics against her own people. I hope this is the turning point at which political correctness finally dies out.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 09-11-2016, 17:11:51
As an European and living in a country bordering Russia, I am happy for the result.
I do not want another cold war. I don't want having the fear of getting a nuke on my head or sitting in a foxhole while getting pounded by katyusha rockets while awaiting Russian tanks.

For Europeans (russians included) and arabs this was the least painful choice. I am glad the war pig Clinton did not get elected. Her sabre rattling against Russia and no-fly-zone in Syria would have been a surefire way of kickstarting new cold war.

However, I do not like that Iran stuff and the global warming denying.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-11-2016, 19:11:52
Never really liked Corbyn, but that was my British bias. But I liked him, because he is the non-elite guy. Along with him, the likes of Italy's Beppe Grillo. And then we have Trump. Down with the establishment!

Also, good luck for EU. I'm slowly beginning to dislike this thing, after being severely against Brexit. This is just another gang of protectionists, excusing itself with occasional leftist token acts. Never liked their morale posturing, never liked their sneering attitude, never liked them being bossy. Good thing Audi is found to be cheating again. And Trump was right about NATO meaning "freeloaders" in Belgian. No one in the membership spend 3% of their annual budget on defense, except UK and Poland. Well, the American-poking sneering Western Europeans ought to commit, or left out to be steamrolled by Russian army for all they worth. It makes me want to see their defense ministers repeating that "Ivan on your bellies than Amis over your head" again. Don't get so bossy, when you can only afford to do so behind American taxpayers' defending your arse.

Yes, German is green, that's good. But the act of self-restrain as in Butcher's post is borderline self-BDSM. I know German has weird taste, but uncanny enforced liberalism in Germany will drive even the centre-est man to vote for Nazi without check.

In Angelo Codevilla's article about ruling class, the establishment of course includes the media, besides the usual political elites. The editor is certainly biased and has political agenda in every publications. The other one is the academia (but probably, because the guy is quite anti global warming).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 09-11-2016, 20:11:40
Anti-establishment, hurr durr. Like Trump isn't establishment himself, lol.

About the NATO thing: NATO can be dissolved afaic. We have the UN to deal with international stuff, NATO was for the Cold WAr and it is over. If you want Putin to be cautious and suspicious, then keep NATO. If you want relationships with Russia to normalise, dissolve it. It's not like the Warsaw Pact is still there, now is it?

Populism has never brought us anywhere, and Trump will not either. He sounds a bit like a mix between Roosevelt's New Deal ("we are gonna rebuild our infrastructure") and Monroe Doctrine ("Only a great deal for America and otherwise I will dissolve NAFTA"). Isolationism 21st century style. I wonder if he can even make it look like he is pulling it off.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-11-2016, 21:11:59
I think people regard him as non-establishment, because he came from outside the typical political circle. And during the campaign, he refused to listen to his Republican masters, and invent his own platform to begin with. Until it fell out due to his sexism and casual racism scandals.

Unlike Hillary that has earned herself a reputation political player and their pay-to-play scheme (big corporate pay her and her husband for political favour). Trump earned his wealth from property business, inherited from his parent. However, Trump also sided with the Clintons before, as he was a Democrat supporter before sometime in mid 2000s. But, switching party aside, he is still a flamboyant boisterous business man that has been bankrupt twice. But I am still waiting for his "draining the swamp" promise, so the likes of big corporate, military complex industry defense contractors cannot buy influence to instigate war and therefore a battleground to prove their products. His populism is just his TV show antics, which piss off everyone. I was hoping that his offensive statements was for real, to punish us all, the sinners by silencing, but then he can be just trolling instead.

Now, I don't think he is seriously advocating isolationism. He has properties everywhere around the world, including Middle East. He has manufacturing stakes in China and Mexico. I was hoping his trade war is just a bluff, otherwise, the poor people of USA and the rest of the world can't have their new iPhone for just $800. His real estate book (Art of Dealing) is all about "making good deal" - which is him buying properties for a good price, and then renovate it, sell it at the most profitable price. Besides his flaunting personality, his approach to business-dealing is pretty unique. He gets what he wants, sometimes by making purchase schemes instead of the usual "bundling". If his counterpart isn't stupid enough, they could extract a fair deal from it, after all, it is business where you cooperate to make more profit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 09-11-2016, 21:11:35
But I am still waiting for his "draining the swamp" promise, so the likes of big corporate, military complex industry defense contractors cannot buy influence to instigate war and therefore a battleground to prove their products.
Me too, if he really does this, and the military-industrial complex gets dissolved, then that would actually be quite unique and then Trump would go down in history (as long as he doesn't do anything stupid to counter it).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 09-11-2016, 21:11:16
Well I wrote this on the internal skype channel over a week ago:

The US election presents the deadlock of western politics and the failure of the left in the 21st century. The choice how it is presented to us: Either liberal capitalist status quo or anti-immigrant populism with crude figurehead. There is no third option. The lower classes are fed up with it and run to the populists, while the left is on the defensive, especially because they gave up their economic policies in favour of cultural and social stuff (anti racism, lgbt). Which is fine of course, but does not address the issues or conform to the values of a vast percentage of the underclasses, which are now running to the right.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 15-11-2016, 23:11:38
Does anyone has experience with the following, as i do not have a term for it.

Just now, i dozed off after work. And i recieved a flashback of june when i had my internal bleeding in my bowels that nearly costed my life (lost over half of my blood). I woke up, shaking and screaming, couldnt calm myself down for a few minutes.

Thing is, i was like "Meh" when i got thrown into an ambulance. And now it seems to be catching up to me to the fact that i was nearly a goner..

What is it? trauma? Bad memory? whining and bitching?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-11-2016, 23:11:47
Panic Attack maybe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 16-11-2016, 00:11:09

Thing is, i was like "Meh" when i got thrown into an ambulance. And now it seems to be catching up to me to the fact that i was nearly a goner..


Class 4 hypovolemic shock ought to do that to you. You have barely enough blood in your system to function let alone be worried about things.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-11-2016, 00:11:04

Thing is, i was like "Meh" when i got thrown into an ambulance. And now it seems to be catching up to me to the fact that i was nearly a goner..


Class 4 hypovolemic shock ought to do that to you. You have barely enough blood in your system to function let alone be worried about things.
It was the weeks after, i still did not cared. Only recently, bout 2 weeks ago did it surfaced

If it gets worse, i still have a card to go talk aboot it in the hospital
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 16-11-2016, 07:11:09
My father is now hospitalised for that same reason, internal bleeding from his stomach, until it depleted his conciousness. Cause: ruptured varices. He didn't remember any of those events, as he nearly passed out. But at the hospital, he panicked.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 19-11-2016, 04:11:06
Battlelog.co released BF2142 some weeks back. I took it for a spin. Had an absolute blast. Would recommend if you liked the game back in the day. I must also say that the guys at battlelog.co are sa7nts for creating such a good platform. Easy to use, can switch between bf2 and 2142 in a whim. Many servers and stable as well. Widescreen support integrated.  10/10

By the way: does anyone know if Vietnam is populated and how to play it if it's populated?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 08-12-2016, 20:12:12
Is it possible that within these forums a new vessel has taken residence for our banned God? I guess time will tell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 08-12-2016, 20:12:29
As an European and living in a country bordering Russia, I am happy for the result.
I do not want another cold war. I don't want having the fear of getting a nuke on my head or sitting in a foxhole while getting pounded by katyusha rockets while awaiting Russian tanks.

For Europeans (russians included) and arabs this was the least painful choice. I am glad the war pig Clinton did not get elected. Her sabre rattling against Russia and no-fly-zone in Syria would have been a surefire way of kickstarting new cold war.

However, I do not like that Iran stuff and the global warming denying.
Don't worry. Infact I live in a country that is in conflict with Russia, But since I am in Europe, I enjoy the low ping on the 762 servers! :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-12-2016, 22:12:53
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 14-12-2016, 22:12:07
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
What did you think of The Force Unleashed? I'm just trying to gauge for myself - I didn't like the Force Unleashed (minority opinion, I know) so I've been wary of this new one.

Also, how did you see it so soon?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 14-12-2016, 22:12:43
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
What did you think of The Force Unleashed? I'm just trying to gauge for myself - I didn't like the Force Unleashed (minority opinion, I know) so I've been wary of this new one.

Also, how did you see it so soon?

Force Unleashed was the video game, The Force Awakens was the movie.  ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-12-2016, 23:12:16
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
What did you think of The Force Unleashed? I'm just trying to gauge for myself - I didn't like the Force Unleashed (minority opinion, I know) so I've been wary of this new one.

Also, how did you see it so soon?

Never touched The Force Unleashed stuff, so I cant compare. I saw Rogue One because it was released today.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-12-2016, 23:12:29
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
What did you think of The Force Unleashed? I'm just trying to gauge for myself - I didn't like the Force Unleashed (minority opinion, I know) so I've been wary of this new one.

Also, how did you see it so soon?

Never touched The Force Unleashed stuff, so I cant compare. I saw Rogue One because it was released today.
Then dont watch it, its a trap. Rogue one is a masterpiece, The force unleashed is..

Its like prometheus. Its a good movie, but you dont want to see it connected to the Alien movies
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-12-2016, 23:12:53
The Force Unleashed is a two part game series. The Force Awakens is Episode 7, which I've seen.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 14-12-2016, 23:12:21
The Force Unleashed is a two part game series. The Force Awakens is Episode 7, which I've seen.
oh oops i tought you ment the force awakens
 

what a failure on my behalf
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-12-2016, 01:12:44
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
What did you think of The Force Unleashed? I'm just trying to gauge for myself - I didn't like the Force Unleashed (minority opinion, I know) so I've been wary of this new one.

Also, how did you see it so soon?



Force Unleashed was the video game, The Force Awakens was the movie.  ;)

Oops, that was what i meant! Also I figured the North American release would be first because of Disney, but apparently not.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 15-12-2016, 11:12:05
Yeah.
I remember everyone was hyping up The Force Awakens. "It's so awesome", they said. Then I saw it and thought "eh." That movie had main characters as boring and uninteresting as Queen Amidala.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-12-2016, 11:12:47
Had very little interest in TFA to begin with. I always thought SW Saga is good as a 6 part story about Anakin Skywalker but since Disney loves money... Saw TFA on the opening day and I thought it was dreadful.

It tried so hard to get to the Original Trilogy fans, trying to tickle the nostalgia bits but failed with it's "oh you liked those old movies, well here is a reference to them and here is another" way of trying to forcefully shove references down your throat. Not only this but also being ANH 2.0 is what bothered me the most. They played it way too safe and just made a soft-boot out of the franchise. None of the prequel films left me a bad taste when I walked out from the theatre, TFA did.

Rogue One on the other hand ties Prequels and Original trilogy very nicely and it's way to get to your nostalgic feels is more subtle, noticeable but not intrusive. Rogue One seemed to do very little wrong which to me is an amazing feat. No, it isnt perfect but it is one of the better Star Wars films. Rogue One managed to take me back to my childhood years when we played Star Wars as characters themselfs or with the toys, played excellent games like Rogue Squadron, Dark Forces or Shadows of the Empire and read a whole bunch of comics. This was that Star Wars that I am most familiar with, rebels fighting the empire during a time when the Jedi are no more.

All those times you could have spotted the biggest grin on my face while watching this film... is immeasurable.  :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 15-12-2016, 14:12:45
Had very little interest in TFA to begin with. I always thought SW Saga is good as a 6 part story about Anakin Skywalker but since Disney loves money... Saw TFA on the opening day and I thought it was dreadful.

It tried so hard to get to the Original Trilogy fans, trying to tickle the nostalgia bits but failed with it's "oh you liked those old movies, well here is a reference to them and here is another" way of trying to forcefully shove references down your throat. Not only this but also being ANH 2.0 is what bothered me the most. They played it way too safe and just made a soft-boot out of the franchise. None of the prequel films left me a bad taste when I walked out from the theatre, TFA did.

Rogue One on the other hand ties Prequels and Original trilogy very nicely and it's way to get to your nostalgic feels is more subtle, noticeable but not intrusive. Rogue One seemed to do very little wrong which to me is an amazing feat. No, it isnt perfect but it is one of the better Star Wars films. Rogue One managed to take me back to my childhood years when we played Star Wars as characters themselfs or with the toys, played excellent games like Rogue Squadron, Dark Forces or Shadows of the Empire and read a whole bunch of comics. This was that Star Wars that I am most familiar with, rebels fighting the empire during a time when the Jedi are no more.

All those times you could have spotted the biggest grin on my face while watching this film... is immeasurable.  :)

That's exactly what I wanted to hear! I wanted to like TFA so much but I just couldn't, I thought it was pandering and pointless. So I'm happy to hear your thoughts. Although I still sorta wish they'd just made a Rogue Squadron movie....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 15-12-2016, 15:12:19
Is Kyle Katarn in the movie or did Disney just take a big shit on him (and Jan Ors)?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 15-12-2016, 19:12:17
Is Kyle Katarn in the movie or did Disney just take a big shit on him (and Jan Ors)?

Spoiler
He is not in Rogue One.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-12-2016, 20:12:26
You can safely say that anything in Expanded Universe won't be in the Disney-Lucas franchise. So they don't have to risk "not as good as the novel / comic" anymore.

It is great to see silly episodes like the aptly named Yuuzhan Vong gone. But the whole The Force Unleashed saga is too great of a material to be thrown off just like that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MajorMajor on 17-12-2016, 20:12:59
You can safely say that anything in Expanded Universe won't be in the Disney-Lucas franchise. So they don't have to risk "not as good as the novel / comic" anymore.

It is great to see silly episodes like the aptly named Yuuzhan Vong gone. But the whole The Force Unleashed saga is too great of a material to be thrown off just like that.

I can't help but agree. Discarding the EU was definately the logical thing to do, especially since they can just bring the bits that are good a bit at a time, like they have done with Thrawn.

To be honest the EU was way, way too contrieved. Some of it was excellent, like KOTOR (especially KOTOR II) and the Dark Times comics (which is probably my favorite comic series ever). Some of the Marvel comics (Resurrection of Evil comes to mind) were pretty good too.

Otherwise, EU abused too much of having movie characters thrown into the plot for no clear resons, cloning (a lot of cloning, not even the Thrawn trilogy escapes from this) and cheesy light/dark side dichotomy.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 17-12-2016, 20:12:49
I started reading that post and it took me like 5 sentences to realize it wasn't about Brexit.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-12-2016, 21:12:15
I started reading that post and it took me like 5 sentences to realize it wasn't about Brexit.
I got tired of all the cloning of major EU characters too. Way too many Angela Merkel's walking about.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-12-2016, 13:12:15
Just saw Rogue One today. All in all a good movie that is worth seeing if you are a Star Wars fan. Action is very intense, progression is hastened, but the the plot is still pretty much comprehensible.

Best movie? No. But quite a nice one that will keep you entertained and plugs some holes for the prequels. Definitely better than TFA.

There is just too much inside references for non-Star Wars familiars to understand. The CGI-ed characters are too obvious, they looked and moved about like a character from that 3D Star Wars series in Disney XD.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 18-12-2016, 15:12:29
The CGI-ed characters are too obvious

For what its worth, I think what they achieved with the current tech is really good. To me there were only a couple of moments where the uncanny valley effect played, but after seeing the movie twice now, I am within the camp that the cgi on these characters was just fine. No, they arent perfect and yes you can always improve but to realise that generating a believable human is like the most difficult thing to do, especially for people who's faces are well known... I think this is more of a demonstration and an achievement what can be done. Yeah, in 5 to 10 years this will look ridiculously dated but how it is right now, please let me know where to find more believable cgi humans so I can compare them to the ones in Rogue One.

There were definitely moments where the cgi shines through but in most cases I found the results very satisfying.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-12-2016, 06:12:55
The graphic is indeed very nice. I am specifically pointing out to that one particular character we all known. The downside is more due to how the character is animated. (SPOILER!) Grand Muff Tarkin's gesture and facial expression is very pretty much animic rather than humanoid, the way he quickly nods and frowns, makes him more like a cartoon character than a convincing human. There are other animated characters which are pretty much well done in comparison.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-12-2016, 17:12:19
Aaaaaand the russian ambassador in turkey got shot by a turk and is in critical condition

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/turkey-russian-ambassador-shot/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS3kiRYcDAo
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: LuckyOne on 19-12-2016, 18:12:42
Man, being an ambassador in the Middle East sucks today. And being Russian in the Middle East sucks twice as much.

Let's all hope the WW III preppers are all wrong and we all get to enjoy a few more decades of relative peace before we all end up in a Mad-Max style wasteland ...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 19-12-2016, 19:12:06
CGI humans surprisingly look better in R1 when surrounded by real humans or imposed on a "real" set (so that your eyes won't focus solely on the CGI face), but when the background is a CGI starfield and no other humans are onscreen the immersion breaks (you pay too much attention on the face which is the most "catchy" object in the picture).

Nevertheless, R1 was noticeably better than TFA in that it does not play safe and is entirely original (plus it's refreshing to see something outside the saga). Then again, TFA was calculated to make you FEEL things and very succesful in that, but then again, R1 has much better ground and space fights (both could be best in the saga in fact). Despite the GRIMDARK! it's still an exhilarating romp across varied physical sets instead of standing in front of a greenscreen.

I have to see it several more times to see how it holds against IV and V (which I'm juggling at the moment for the #1 spot). Could be IV (it's the original, plus the Trench Run is still baws) = V (the sequel that dared to be different and more adult) => R1 (see above) > VII (well, this is the only real place for this - no inherent faults but perhaps too safe) > VI (those frakking Ewoks, Luke's rescue plan is harebrained enough to have been written by Lucas) > III (even GL couldn't fully screw this premise up, though he tried his best with eg. General Grievous) > power gap > I (it's overtly noisy children's movie that would be much better by toning down Jar Jar, but at least it was intended to be a children's movie, though now the dark undertones and the political intrigue fit awkwardly) > II (the most contrived and totally incomprehensible plot ever if you didn't read all the books and comics, wooden acting, bad CGI including the ending battle that now looks like a bad PS2 game, the works).
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-12-2016, 19:12:48
Update: the ambassador has been killed. The shooter was a turkish riot police officer
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 19-12-2016, 22:12:15
Update: the turkish riot police officer got shot by the police.


What useless blodshed. Both.


Oh, I bet the Berlin attack was an ISIS attack. Nizza style.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FORGOTTENKEVINOHOPE on 19-12-2016, 23:12:15
Update: the turkish riot police officer got shot by the police.


What useless blodshed. Both.


Oh, I bet the Berlin attack was an ISIS attack. Nizza style.

i hope you mean the berlin attack and the russian ambassador  were the  " useless blo(o)dshed,  both"     and not the fact that a terrorist was shot by police....
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 20-12-2016, 07:12:32
Everything is a useless bloodshed. Does not matter if it is a innocent people or a terrorist. Killing is no real solution and as long as it stays like it, no peace, no solution will be found.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kalkalash on 20-12-2016, 07:12:34
Everything is a useless bloodshed. Does not matter if it is a innocent people or a terrorist. Killing is no real solution and as long as it stays like it, no peace, no solution will be found.
Unless of course you kill everyone.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-12-2016, 12:12:18
A few weeks ago I found out that my pilot friend has turned from his Wahabiism and Muslim Brotherhood (which group idolises Erdogan, that I strongly suspect a member of) conspiracy tendencies into a normal person. At least from his facebook post, he became even more liberal-leaning. But the other one, working for Dubai is still not. I get the sense that every normal human being, Paris-lover, sausage-fan, German football team supporter guy like him could one day be driven into the likes of would-be attacker. And he doesn't have to do much to make a silly phone video declaring last-minute ISIS pledge of allegiance. It was enough to send the whole western security services into panick and admire ISIS global network of attackers, while in fact, they have none, just a normal "westernised" person being lunatic at a time and actually took the chance. The Turkish riot police were probably not "that underground secret scheming terrorist cell" with fanatical outbursts as shown in many western interpretation, like some neo nazi ganging up to plan their march through the city. They could be one of the guy in my Facebook friend's list, working for a British recording company, fancying Sex Pistols, suddenly triggered by one of Trump quotes or Palestinian sad news and took that chance.

Chance? Yes! When I was in Rome or Milan, standing in the middle of Colloseum or Piazza del Duomo, give me unsettling thoughts of how easy it was for a random guy to inflict so much casualities. Nobody was even remotely alert. My brother reaffirmed my worries: yes, Firenze or Pisa's narrow streets makes it less possible, but these Rome and Milan plazas are very vulnerable. The two Carabineris posted in every public places won't do much. In Asian / Latin American countries, when we saw the militaries or police forces in full gear, we saw security. In western countries, I get this sense that they immidiately assumes military presence to be "living under fear", worries, tyranny, and so on. Good thing we put those VABs and a platoon of well armed army soldiers near the German embassy. So yeah, useless bloodshed for both.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 20-12-2016, 20:12:09
Don't be mistaken so easily, Zoo. There is a lot of "invisible protection" around.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-12-2016, 04:12:28
Yep, but can't help to feel uneasy at how carefree those people are around that major public square. While I gazed uncomfortably at every unattended bags placed near the cathedrals.

Yes, the extra securities deployed near European / American embassies were due to Australian intel info. The bomber were apprehended on the Saturday that week. For an attack scheduled on the week after. This arrest includes the jihadi bride... an ISIS customary. The annoying thing is that the IM gangs were actively dismissing the anti-terrorism raid as a political cover  for the Jakarta governor's blasphemy trial. This is just like those "middle east moderates" all over again, pretentious, secretly ISIS-supporting perverts. The agenda is that 1. Because ISIS is fighting against Shia establishment. 2. ISIS can be easily dismissed as American's fault in Iraq. 3. ISIS can be easily dismissed as heretic as they have too many fatwas that are not aligned to the actual religion.

Extreme vetting suggested by Trump? I bet the snitches are mostly regular peaceful Muslims like that German Syrian heroes and Shah-Rukh Khan in "My Name is Khan" movie. And just like FBI in the movie and feckless Belgian police, nobody would take them seriously until the attack really happened.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 21-12-2016, 14:12:18
Meh fuck protection. How can you really stop such an attack? I could rent a truck tomorrow and drive it into a crowd and no one could do jack shit. I guess they could identify me quickly on the tapes.
Amazing how much of a pussy everyone has become here. In WW2 Germany was bombed to pieces everyday and thousands died, yet the Germans kept supporting the Nazis up until the Russians and Americans were up their ass. Today whenever some pathetic weirdo kills a bunch of people (tragic as that is) everyone screams for their own freedom to be cut in the name of safety.
I guess since we got rid of life after death the only goal is to extend it pointlessly. If some Islamistic fuck wants to blow me up: Have at it, I died a free man and not a cowardly murderer.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-12-2016, 15:12:14
And ts4 also banned me, so people will quite remember him for that aswel
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 21-12-2016, 16:12:42
See? If only people would get less teary-eyed for the things they stood for.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-12-2016, 17:12:12
My parents lived through the Troubles in the 80s, this isn't much compared to that. People grinned and bore it, this can be dealt with too.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 21-12-2016, 20:12:40
Yep, but can't help to feel uneasy at how carefree those people are around that major public square. While I gazed uncomfortably at every unattended bags placed near the cathedrals.
Yeah, well: I choose to live without fear. Like I said after 9/11 (we had some attacks in our country, murdering a politician and a somewhat strange character who was famous for making strange movies and so called "shock-TV"), I'd rather have a bomb being blown up in my face than having to live in terror the rest of my life, being afraid everyday of "what might happen". That's not living, imo.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-12-2016, 21:12:19
a very close friend of my sister sat in the subways when the Zaventem terrorist attacks happend. The bomber exploded 1 or 2 humans from me. Today she is still heavily scarred by it. But life goes on

i almost lost a friend, she had to be in zaventem, under the TV screens that day at exactly that time. But a her airliner re-scheduled the flight to a day earlier. AKA, i could have lost her

Fear is weird.. I have no fear for a bomber..I fear for someone abducting one of my friends and raping her
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 22-12-2016, 15:12:53
Theta, these was 1 survivor on that metro carriage, so how could she have been in it unless she was that very (un)lucky tourist. No doubt she was close, but not 1 or 2 human away from the bomb, whatever that means.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 22-12-2016, 16:12:59
Theta, these was 1 survivor on that metro carriage, so how could she have been in it unless she was that very (un)lucky tourist. No doubt she was close, but not 1 or 2 human away from the bomb, whatever that means.
Well thats what i heard.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 22-12-2016, 22:12:04
siben, TheTA means probably that the bomber was 2 personal connections from him (TheTA => sister => friend => JIHAAAAAD), not that his sister's friend sat two seats away from the bomber (but possibly still in the same subway, only a different carriage). You know, like the game "Six steps to Kevin Bacon".
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 27-12-2016, 19:12:20
Rest in Peace, Princess Leia.  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Musti on 27-12-2016, 20:12:42
Well, in a span of a week we lost Carrie Fisher, George Michael and the entire Alexandrov Ensemble, seems 2016 is going for a some kind of a record, If I were someone with even a semblance of fame I wouldn't leave my house till January.

Merry effin' christmas.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MaJ.P.Bouras on 28-12-2016, 00:12:04
Can 2016 just fucking end already?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 28-12-2016, 16:12:47
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
Holy balls you were right.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 28-12-2016, 20:12:20
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
Holy balls you were right.

Glad you liked it.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Seth_Soldier on 28-12-2016, 22:12:57
sw 7 looks like crap (bad scenario, too much bad references) compared to this one for sure !
Maybe it was intended
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 29-12-2016, 00:12:37
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
Holy balls you were right.

Glad you liked it.
Spoiler
When Gold and Red Leaders appeared in the space battle I had to stop myself from literally screaming "fuck yes!" That + the Vader scene (plus seeing Carrie Fisher just before she died) left me a mess at the end of that movie.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-12-2016, 00:12:41
I just came home, turned on the computer and stared for like 10 seconds on a single firefox window with the google start page, as I could not grasp what happened. There should have been 15 windows with a couple of hundred tabs instead but it must have went down the drain in a browser crash. I'm not using bookmarks, I even googled the forgotten hope front page now because I didn't remember the correct adress. Jeez. :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 29-12-2016, 00:12:03
Restoring last session doesn't work?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-12-2016, 01:12:33
I wasn't offered to restore the last session. All I know is that I turned it off like always and then there was this single google screen when I returned and turned it on. You know, I came home, I turned it on, went to the toilet, did whatever, there is a gap in time and in my memory. I got the browser history if i need something that badly, but, erm, I'm confused, and I feel handicapped like somebody cut off my arm. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 29-12-2016, 16:12:39
So, I installed a software that resat some of my browser settings, I suppose. Notably my default browser search engine was Yaahoo instead of Google. Shitty software.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 29-12-2016, 21:12:13
Rest in Peace, Princess Leia.  :(

And now RIP Debbie Reynolds, her mother!  :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 29-12-2016, 22:12:17
Rest in Peace, Princess Leia.  :(

And now RIP Debbie Reynolds, her mother!  :(

Yeah, that is really sad. :(
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 30-12-2016, 01:12:38
THe death of her daughter was too much for her. Heart shaking.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 30-12-2016, 04:12:49
Her mother died from stroke. Yes, it might be the stress from her daughter's death.

Really, RIP my first weird crush.

Anyway Dukat, your Firefox profile is located at (by default)

Directory:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 01-01-2017, 02:01:32
Holy balls Rogue One was amazing.
Holy balls you were right.

Glad you liked it.
Spoiler
When Gold and Red Leaders appeared in the space battle I had to stop myself from literally screaming "fuck yes!" That + the Vader scene (plus seeing Carrie Fisher just before she died) left me a mess at the end of that movie.

I felt the exact same for those moments you described. 

Spoiler
I also loved every scene Tarkin was in.  I thought the CGI was really well done on him, but the Leia one looked a little off to me.  I also liked the cameo of Bail Organa.

And James Earl Jones still totally kills it as Vader!

...ALSO, I got chills every time the Death Star firing sequence played out!  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 07-01-2017, 03:01:17
Eh, Rogue One was okay. Characters and plot were pretty weak. The first half was outright horrible. The end fight made the movie passable.


In other news: friendzone fucking sucks and licks huge ass  :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-01-2017, 13:01:14
Nothing like waking up with a bit of hangover to bazillion FHMax3 posts. Fuck my life.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 08-01-2017, 13:01:16
Nothing like waking up with a bit of hangover to bazillion FHMax3 posts. Fuck my life.
Don't worry, just tell me directly to calm down with the posts, ok.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Roughbeak on 12-01-2017, 21:01:17
FHmax, you should congratulate yourself!

(http://i.imgur.com/qyj05a1.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 12-01-2017, 21:01:07
Nothing like waking up with a bit of hangover to bazillion FHMax3 posts. Fuck my life.
Don't worry, just tell me directly to calm down with the posts, ok.

You have been told directly.  Many times.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-01-2017, 00:01:36
Nothing like waking up with a bit of hangover to bazillion FHMax3 posts. Fuck my life.
Don't worry, just tell me directly to calm down with the posts, ok.

You have been told directly.  Many times.
Don't even drive up to Jersey. Not even on Sundays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG4RXBOECr4
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 13-01-2017, 00:01:50
Man, Sopranos is such a great series. One of my all time favorites.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 13-01-2017, 22:01:11
Man, Sopranos is such a great series. One of my all time favorites.

Ohhhhhhhh!

I agree, it's certainly my favorite show of all time. I can rewatch it endlessly.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dancho on 13-01-2017, 22:01:28

Don't even drive up to Jersey. Not even on Sundays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG4RXBOECr4
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Man, that fits perfect.
 Also these forums are not one of the most active and sometimes when I post something on different sections I (and you) see my name under "Last post" at 2 or 3 places I feel kinda akward.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 14-01-2017, 02:01:21
This was kinda touching. And as I don't expect positively touching actions from the President anytime soon, this might be the last time for a while.

Obama Surprises Biden with Medal of Freedom (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXgqfdF5-io)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-01-2017, 02:01:29
Absolutely. Waas a funny nod from Obama towards the internet memery bromance stuff. Gonna miss that stuff, not gonna lie. :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 14-01-2017, 06:01:50
Yes, but what was that medal for? If all things considered, I would pick for his apparent neutrality when it comes to Israel-Palestine two state solution, quite an achievement for pragmatic politicians from USA.

Now this:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38613257
The media is fueling tensions between ACA vs. no ACA. The problem is not the free healthcare, but how fucking expensive it is in the US to have professional medical service. If the cost could be rationalised, the anti-healthcare and pro-healthcare people will shout less.

See how much US spent for their healthcare, relative to their GDP? 18%, greater than any full coverage nations of Europe. That's how inefficient their hospitals are. They prefer to make easy money from medical TV series now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 15-01-2017, 02:01:20
Yes, but what was that medal for? If all things considered, I would pick for his apparent neutrality when it comes to Israel-Palestine two state solution, quite an achievement for pragmatic politicians from USA.

It was because Joe Biden devoted his entire professional life to service to this country.

See how much US spent for their healthcare, relative to their GDP? 18%, greater than any full coverage nations of Europe. That's how inefficient their hospitals are.

Here in germany it was about 11.2% of the GDP in 2014. Constantly climbing. I could imagine that hospitals have no reason to work cost-efficiently when they're not really forced to. But I don't know much facts about the US healthcare system in general. I barely can judge that.

However I know what complicated business general healthcare is here in europe. It is constantly revised, balancing costs and improving efficiency. Must be very hard to start from scratch.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 15-01-2017, 07:01:05
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It was because Joe Biden devoted his entire professional life to service to this country.

Didn't Obama too? Kennedy? And the lot of them? Isn't it like clique-ism? Biden was in RIAA, so he wasn't on tax-payer's payroll in his entire life.

Medals are cheap nowadays. Like a Vietnam veteran once told us: back then, you have to be really something special, like get your guts out and still fighting, or mow down an entire wave of enemy to get MoH. Now, being shot by a friendly earns you one. Not to mention that it is today's generation fault for being too coddled and living a comfortable life. Because, even back in Vietnam war days, he mentioned that an officer got a medal, because he performed a CPR on a soldier suffering from heat stroke during hot day patrol. Such dramatic outcome was because of: lack of preparation despite information on the weather of that day, the officer didn't prepare his patrol members, no extra canteen, no commo checking therefore no quick help, and so on. Stupidity earns him a medal, while this officer, ensuring their patrol members drink twice the amount, and brought one extra canteen each, perform commo check on their radio: they return from patrol uneventful.

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Here in germany it was about 11.2% of the GDP in 2014. Constantly climbing. I could imagine that hospitals have no reason to work cost-efficiently when they're not really forced to. But I don't know much facts about the US healthcare system in general. I barely can judge that.

I'm pretty sure Germany's medical care quality are not any less than that of USA, despite their lower spending. EU nations to my knowledge are universal healthcare type with far more comprehensive coverage. But why they spend less? My brother who works in Financial market told me that the medical industry in US is oligopoly type, controlled by a few powerful players. Sure, it is against their free market principle, but when you spend a lot of money prepping up lobbyist, you are free to do that and just shift the lobbying cost to the patients.

The thing is, if you are uninsured in USA, you are screwed. Broken a leg? $40,000. That is worse than a 3rd world country like mine. If you are in a profession exposed to such risk, like building interior or roof installer, and without ACA (Obamacare), the company won't be forced to insure their workers. Thankfully, the Republicans are willing to maintain that clause.

But seriously, them shouting to "defund" the programme is silly when the healthcare industry itself is the money sinkhole. It is about time the Cubans showed this greedy industry how to compete globally, forcing the US to chicken out, like their car manufacturing industry. This is not about hospitals should save cost and let patients suffer. But to rationalise the cost, so everybody got equally better care. I'm not American, but their defense and healthcare spending are significantly higher than most other developed nations. I'm afraid, the world police is trading off its future generation's education and environmental preservation to pay up for that.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-01-2017, 17:01:20
Found this on Cracked. Just knew about this! I know everyone do make exception, including the evil man himself.

(http://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/1/9/9/586199_v2.jpg)

Turns out, didn't last as long. He was sent to force labour camp in 1941. I'm quite curious about Hitler's Jewish doctor and other WW1 Jewish brother-in-arms.

Could have been like the reformed neo-nazi guy article, but there is just too much arse-kisser inside the party.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 17-01-2017, 17:01:21
FHmax, you should congratulate yourself!

(http://i.imgur.com/qyj05a1.jpg)
Why should I? As far as I remember, members like Jan, TheTao, and others made many posts in their few months.
I just wanted to say that he is new on forum,let him posting. You when came posted shit tone of threads and posts,I did,Jan did.. Maybe I still ;D .. This time he was even polite. Ts4ever told what needed,everyone else adding is just unnesesary and making him go away from FH2
6000 seconds is 100 minutes...thats 1 hour and a half. Did you actually waited that long?
Ok,whats your point ,to get rid of him from FH2 community and playerbase? Thats nor funny nor ironic. He is annoying but atleast he is new player and we should attract new players.... Leave him posting,he will maybe get his friends too or something. You posted around 30 threads just during 2009. Also do you even play FH2?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Roughbeak on 17-01-2017, 19:01:03
You [Theta] posted around 30 threads just during 2009. Also do you even play FH2?
I'd agree with that wholeheartedly, the problem is, FHMax has had close to 300 posts in about 2 months.

So being a new forum member isn't exactly a good excuse to be a spammer, please stop this madness. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 17-01-2017, 19:01:01
I don't think anyone here is nearly as prolific at posting mostly useless posts across the entire forum almost every day, continuously.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 17-01-2017, 20:01:22
I don't mind you posting so much, it's nice to see the forum get some action. But I would keep it to discussions that are relevant and contribute to things ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Schneider on 18-01-2017, 17:01:29
Why should I? As far as I remember, members like Jan, TheTao, and others made many posts in their few months.

Just do as I do, i.e. make no more then a dozen posts within the next five years, and your sins will be forgiven, my son.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 18-01-2017, 18:01:58
Why should I? As far as I remember, members like Jan, TheTao, and others made many posts in their few months.

Just do as I do, i.e. make no more then a dozen posts within the next five years, and your sins will be forgiven, my son.
Hmmm. I will make this arangement: I will not create new topics or post in topics where I have not already posted. ;)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 18-01-2017, 19:01:28
So, I got offered a 12,8cm Flak shell, complete minus the explosives in good condition. I would look great with the rest of my Flak collection but now I have the problem that i have no idea on what I should offer for it, anyone here have a clue?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dancho on 18-01-2017, 21:01:56
So, I got offered a 12,8cm Flak shell, complete minus the explosives in good condition. I would look great with the rest of my Flak collection but now I have the problem that i have no idea on what I should offer for it, anyone here have a clue?
How can one store live shells? Or you just have a cannon in your neighborhood AA battery? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-01-2017, 15:01:03
He said that he didn't have the explosive (charge / gunpowder) in it. So, everything is safe, except the heavy projectile.

Just google the commodity price for nickels, steel, etc. And offer the guy extra sum for his effort on recovering that piece.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-01-2017, 17:01:09
He said that he didn't have the explosive (charge / gunpowder) in it. So, everything is safe, except the heavy projectile.

Just google the commodity price for nickels, steel, etc. And offer the guy extra sum for his effort on recovering that piece.

The problem is that it is a rare shell, It has a collector value in other words that is bigger then the value of the materials. and you find almost nothing about it online.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 19-01-2017, 17:01:33
He said that he didn't have the explosive (charge / gunpowder) in it. So, everything is safe, except the heavy projectile.

Just google the commodity price for nickels, steel, etc. And offer the guy extra sum for his effort on recovering that piece.

The problem is that it is a rare shell, It has a collector value in other words that is bigger then the value of the materials. and you find almost nothing about it online.
Take it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 19-01-2017, 17:01:23
The problem is that it is a rare shell, It has a collector value in other words that is bigger then the value of the materials. and you find almost nothing about it online.
Can't you just ask what he/she wants for it?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-01-2017, 18:01:19
The problem is that it is a rare shell, It has a collector value in other words that is bigger then the value of the materials. and you find almost nothing about it online.
Can't you just ask what he/she wants for it?

Do you know what happens when you ask a salesman how much he wants for it? I hate the whole haggling thing.

Maybe somebody here has more luck then me on google and can find an old post somewhere of somebody selling one. Hell, maybe you can find a picture of one, i dont even know how it looks.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: 2Cool2Fool on 19-01-2017, 19:01:24
There's someone selling one on egun (a german guns and militaria auction site), though seperately.

He's charging 100€ for the shell and 350€ for the complete projectile without explosives.

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=6279077
http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=6229607

Though the condition isn't the best
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 19-01-2017, 20:01:00
There's someone selling one on egun (a german guns and militaria auction site), though seperately.

He's charging 100€ for the shell and 350€ for the complete projectile without explosives.

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=6279077
http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=6229607

Though the condition isn't the best
Well, 12.8 cm shells are rare, so it is best take it right now. About the condition, I don't know.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 19-01-2017, 20:01:34
Do you know what happens when you ask a salesman how much he wants for it? I hate the whole haggling thing.
Since you can't seem to find a price, the only options are asking or gambling a bid. Try something low-medium and see what happens.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dancho on 19-01-2017, 21:01:38
So "siben" is offered a half shell? What does mean without explosive-only the "head" or the whole thing without any propellant? Also I have seen that some shells are devided by two before they are put in the gun"s breech-why?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-01-2017, 22:01:02

In is a Fuse (worth 50 euro) a projectile with mostly original paint (worth ???) a steel casing, rusty but cleaned, preserved and solid. and an empty powder bag. Everything is treated and conserved, comes from Norway, probably the army found some in a warehouse and sold them to a dealer. Norway is exporting a lot German ordinance these days in good condition. I already have a 88mm Flak 18 from there. Thinking of also getting a Flak 41.

Anyway, pricewise, €500? honestly don't know.

For egun you need to watch finished auctions, the last 10 minutes the prices always fly up. Also people realy overpay there.

Dancho, they make the shell into 2 pieces because i believe the full weight is like 43 kilo. try lifting one of those all day long if they make it into 2 pieces its a lot simpler. Live shells are simply to dangerous to have. They always remove the propellant and explosing. Also, i dont want like 5kg of high explosives in my house, that is a really big bomb you know.

2cool2fool, thanks, pricy indeed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 20-01-2017, 15:01:03
So, EUR 350 is your target then? Start at EUR 300, and let him gouge up a bit (usually 100 on top of that), until you settle at EUR 350. Everything will be mooooiii.

I've seen Western Europeans bargain, it is like a monastery compared to ours down here. Two sentences exchanged, deal is done. We need a couple of hundreds to hurt a feeling first, before come to an agreement.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 20-01-2017, 18:01:29
I once saw a key to adjust the gasvalve on an SVT-40, so i asked the guy how much it was, he said 70 euro, i laughed and walked off, i am not going to haggle over some ridiculous price like that. The next day i bought it on Ebay for 40 with shipping included. Still found it pricy.

About the shell, i will offer 500, i bet it will end up being close to 600 or maybe more. A lot but its a rare shell.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Roughbeak on 21-01-2017, 15:01:38
Hmmm. I will make this arangement: I will not create new topics or post in topics where I have not already posted. ;)

You can freely post new topics, but doing it more than 3 times a day is frowned upon though. :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 21-01-2017, 17:01:14
Hmmm. I will make this arangement: I will not create new topics or post in topics where I have not already posted. ;)

You can freely post new topics, but doing it more than 3 times a day is frowned upon though. :)
Thank you, but I hope I am not breaking the rule to thank you  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 25-01-2017, 23:01:00
Great, first Renee, now Mary.

Mary Tyler Moore, one of the landmark actresses of the 1960s and 70s, passed away today at the age of 80.  Her show in the 70s, the Mary Tyler Moore show, was ground breaking in that it showed an unmarried, career woman who never marries, never has children, and explores topics of pre-marital sex, abortion, contraception, divorce, and other things that were completely absent from prior television and popular culture.  She was a model to women across the US that they didn't need to have a husband and children to be successful or happy in life.  The show also brought talent such as Ed Asner and Betty White to stardom.

(http://1cqgxm3l59yi2wwbnn3qy35h.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mary-tyler-moore-cast-photo.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-01-2017, 08:01:08
One of the few shows that will pass the Bechdel test with flying colours.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 26-01-2017, 16:01:18
I'll best remember her for Ordinary People, with Donald Sutherland & Timothy Hutton, she is excellent in it playing against type.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 09-02-2017, 17:02:23
Man, I was all in for DJT winning the contest. But this guy is really scary:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions

Him and the Education Secretary will set US back to stone ages. That will be great for American giant tech firms, often harassed by jealous EU governments. They might as well move to EU countries now.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MajorMajor on 12-02-2017, 10:02:39
Yikes, just got assigned the topic of my Bachelor's Thesis. Which, since my university assigns the topic randomly, is something I have no interest on but yet I'll have to spent the next 5 months working hard on.  :-\

On the other hand, I don't have to start practical lab work straight away, which means I will be able to play some sweet FH2 rounds this week.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 12-02-2017, 18:02:45
Yikes, just got assigned the topic of my Bachelor's Thesis. Which, since my university assigns the topic randomly, is something I have no interest on but yet I'll have to spent the next 5 months working hard on.  :-\


What? That's such a bizarre system! What is the possible justification for that? What is the topic, by the way?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MajorMajor on 12-02-2017, 19:02:12
Yikes, just got assigned the topic of my Bachelor's Thesis. Which, since my university assigns the topic randomly, is something I have no interest on but yet I'll have to spent the next 5 months working hard on.  :-\
What? That's such a bizarre system! What is the possible justification for that? What is the topic, by the way?

I assume that my university doesn't have the resources to process the various choices of the 100 people that will be doing their Bachelor's Thesis this semester. To be fair, we are given some choice. We can choose between each of the faculty's department (Organic & Inorganic Chemistry, New Materials, etc.), but the problem is that within each department you have a vast variety of sub-departments that have little in common.

My topic is "Study of the racemization of a tripeptide during solid-phase synthesis". Sounds boring as sin to me, but at least it's organic chemistry, the branch of chemistry I plan to do my Master on, and it involves a fair bit of lab work, something that always looks nice on a CV.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 26-02-2017, 02:02:06
I considered this interesting when looking for a harddrive replacement and thus decided to share:

Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2016 (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-benchmark-stats-2016/)

(https://www.backblaze.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/All-thru-Q4-2016-Failure-Rates.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 28-03-2017, 17:03:28
A short text someone else sent me today, he said he found it somewhere else. Thought I'd share it here as it's such a nice story story showing a different side of the war.

Quote
My grandfather was a little kid during the war and lived in Glasgow. In about 1943, a lot of American soldiers were bivouacked in a public park and were not allowed to leave (they were getting ready to ship out).

Across the road from the park was a fish-and-chip shop (fish and chips being the only food that was not rationed). All the American soldiers were giving their money to local kids and getting the kids to go across to buy them fish and chips. But there was one soldier who only had a £20 note - that was $100 in 1943 and probably about $500 today. He didn't want to give that to some kid who might steal it, so he watched the children and picked one who had been really reliable, always bringing back the food and the right change. That was my grandad.

The American soldier gave him the £20 and sent him across the street to get the order. My grandfather was very proud to be trusted like this and was determined to do it all exactly right. He waited in the queue, got the fish and chips, got the correct change, went back across the road.....and the park was empty. The Americans had climbed on their trucks and shipped out while he had been in the shop.

Apparently he cried his eyes out over this because he didn't want the soldier to think that he'd run off with the money. He never spent it. He kept it in a drawer until he died. I think my mother still has it somewhere.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: THeTA0123 on 28-03-2017, 21:03:11
I considered this interesting when looking for a harddrive replacement and thus decided to share:

Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2016 (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-benchmark-stats-2016/)

(https://www.backblaze.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/All-thru-Q4-2016-Failure-Rates.jpg)
As a continuation of this story.

my Drive going wacko wassent the problem, it was my powersupply that has now, fried my entire PC

http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=21430.0

Wich has lead me on a quest, to get a new PC.

Appearntly, ye ol' enemy called dust, might have been responsible aswel. And my PC internally, was...quite dusty. Wich makes me regret for not cleaning it
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 29-03-2017, 16:03:52
I considered this interesting when looking for a harddrive replacement and thus decided to share:
Seagates until recently had overly aggressive power saving built into the hardware. If there were no read-write operations for 20 seconds, the drive "parked" itself by snapping the read-write head to resting position... and unfortunately, the spring that did this was just a bit too strong, and the metal arm of the read-write head bumped into a plastic stopper that was just a little bit too weak. Individually, neither of the physical parts would have become a problem, and not necessarily even together, were it not for the power saving feature. Since the parking now happened hundreds of times a day instead of only a few times (normally parking happens only when you power down the drive or it goes to power save mode - which of course should not happen when the computer is still being actively used!) these three factors formed a "perfect storm" where the entire drive quickly became useless due to a 0,01€ plastic part failing due to repeated stress. Supposedly, they fixed this in their newer models (cf. failure rate dropping from 90% to 1% - 8TB drives are of course newer tech than 1,5TB ones).

Once this "feature" was known. some NAS/external drive manufacturers who had a Seagate drive inside have circumvented this with updating their firmware to read dummy data from the disk every 15 seconds unless the NAS itself was in power saving mode in order to prevent the drive not parking itself.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 29-03-2017, 17:03:33
I buy a new hdd with X2 space every ca. 3 years when its full. Clone the old hdd to the new one. Keep the old disc as extra backup. Started doing this around year 2000  :)

2000 60 GB
2002 120 GB
2004 320 GB
2007 500 GB
2010 1TB
2013 2TB
2016 4TB
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 30-03-2017, 02:03:13
That is IMHO the smartest way to do. It is a bit expensive though.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 30-03-2017, 23:03:33
I buy a new hdd with X2 space every ca. 3 years when its full. Clone the old hdd to the new one. Keep the old disc as extra backup. Started doing this around year 2000  :)

2000 60 GB
2002 120 GB
2004 320 GB
2007 500 GB
2010 1TB
2013 2TB
2016 4TB
That's cool and smart. Do you got any files from the early 2000's? :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 31-03-2017, 02:03:51
He probably does. Are you looking for anything particular, or just a memory flashback? Most of the stuff is still available anyway.

(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/32930501/year2000.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 07-04-2017, 14:04:49
Do you all think Assad did do a chemical attack? Western and Turkish sources  say it was Assad, just as alledged witnesses say that it came from a bombing by planes. The Russian explanation was that a depot of chemical weapons got hit by an air strike. There is no way for us to know what exactly happened there, but I can barely believe that Assad would be that stupid to use chemical weapons, especially for something that insignificant.

Assad and the SAA have used chemical weapons regularly throughout the war.  This attack was most likely in response to the recent rebel offensive in Hama (this attack hit a crucial junction town just north of the rebel-held salient).  The SAA had no reason to believe that THIS gas attack would suddenly blow up in their faces- all the others have fallen on deaf ears.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 07-04-2017, 14:04:08
Ah yes, chemical weapons. Tell the White Helmets dudes about that, handling CW victims without any protection.

Some first responders died immediately at the scene[21] and some first responders were sickened when they came into contact with the victims.[18]
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 07-04-2017, 18:04:03
Ah yes, chemical weapons. Tell the White Helmets dudes about that, handling CW victims without any protection.

Some first responders died immediately at the scene[21] and some first responders were sickened when they came into contact with the victims.[18]

Right, and the claim is Sarin gas used by the SyAAF?.

I dont think Assad did it, too much to lose too little to win. He won Hama without dropping a single Chlorine/Sarin Gas canister. I call bs on that again, I'd say the so-called rebels need a couple of Tomahawk missiles to help them, along with the already-delivered TOWs.

And by the way, isnt that particular area held by Al-Qaeda?.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 10-04-2017, 17:04:29
No matter what, it hits a certain area that is heavily covered by the press. Blown up at a signifcant tipping point. The US should probably get serious or get their hands out completely of Syria. The end. Let the extremist Sunnis fought their own conflict with Alawite Shias. Whoever the winner is, genocide will surely follow soon. Assad? He will punish those Sunnis who opposed him brutally, much harsher punishment will befall upon the Kurds. The SFA? Surely, there will be Alawite mass killings, a couple of brushed-off case of violence against non-Muslims (e.g. what happened in Egypt coptic church lately), and fundamentalism galore ripe for Saud Salafists to reap. ISIS? Al Qaeda? Honestly, it is a giant clusterfuck out there.

The west just picked sides that their oil suppliers chose for them.

My friends with extremist leanings in Facebook were all like: "The time has come!"

It is about a prophecy of "the end of the day" when the Roman Army aligning with the Muslim Soldiers, which will trumps over the "Eastern Forces". Then the Roman Army betrayed the Muslims, and the great war was fought. The victory was promised to the Muslims in that case. But like most flat-earthers they are. There is no such clear-cut alliance, but in the minds of equally stupid Europeans & Americans who were amazed that they manage to align with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and unbeknownst to them, ISIS too at the same time with this Tommahawk strike.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 12-04-2017, 16:04:17
Ah yes, chemical weapons. Tell the White Helmets dudes about that, handling CW victims without any protection.

Some first responders died immediately at the scene[21] and some first responders were sickened when they came into contact with the victims.[18]

Right, and the claim is Sarin gas used by the SyAAF?.

I dont think Assad did it, too much to lose too little to win. He won Hama without dropping a single Chlorine/Sarin Gas canister. I call bs on that again, I'd say the so-called rebels need a couple of Tomahawk missiles to help them, along with the already-delivered TOWs.

And by the way, isnt that particular area held by Al-Qaeda?.

No, it is not, and your conspiracy beliefs are ridiculous.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 13-04-2017, 02:04:56
can anyone explain the major differences between the SDF and the 'Rebels' in Syria? For example in a map like this;
(https://www.edmaps.com/Syria_Battle_for_Northern_Aleppo_April_12_2017.png)

I know there's a bunch a factions fighting for their own personal gain, but idk who's considered 'rebels' in this case.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 13-04-2017, 02:04:58
SDF are the Kurdish forces.

Rebels are sundry groups opposing the government and IS.

Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: VonMudra on 13-04-2017, 05:04:11
The SDF are heavily kurdish (and were originally based out of Kurdish-speaking areas), but they've basically absorbed most of the pro-democracy/secularist rebel forces.  They basically have a ceasefire with the Syrian Army (though occasionally come to blows), and are currently mostly fighting against ISIL forces.   The SDF are currently the ones working to take Tabqah Dam and liberate Thawrah and Raqqah, and will, by all chances, dominate northern and eastern Syria by the time ISIL is gone from that country.  The USA heavily backs the SDF now, with equipment, training, air support, artillery support, and spec ops forces, as the SDF are, basically, the only good guys left in the civil war.  The Russians also back the SDF, seeing them as a counter-balance to the Turks and FSA rebels.  Assad's regime doesn't like them, but they would rather have a truce and negotiated peace than have to fight yet another enemy, especially when the SDF currently stand the best change of breaking the siege of Deir Ez Zur.  The Turks are against them, as they see a the SDF as a way to establish a heavily Kurdish Autonomous Region, like Iraqi Kurdistan, on their border, thus threatening their own Kurdish-populated areas.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 13-04-2017, 14:04:42
The SDF and YPG are basically allies, as they represented the Kurdish interest in the region. They are mostly secular and pro-democracy, however, the catch is they might break off from the old map and form a new independent country or at least very autonomous region. If their current allies didn't back them on their quest to become independent, they will see the whole world as Turkey.

If they do get independence, there will be a lot of resentment amongst the Arabs and Turks. The conflict will then becoming tribal. Arabs (Syria & Iraq) will see huge chunk of their oil-rich territory gone and the Turks consider them as terrorists.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 13-04-2017, 15:04:37
Thanks for the answers guys. Just helps me organize the total clusterfuck this war has become :-\
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: pizzzaman on 13-04-2017, 17:04:46
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War

A nice starting point to see what factions and subunits are fighting each other. It's a very long list.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-04-2017, 01:04:45
Just got home from my trip to UK. Got to visit Bovington Tank Museum, RAF Museum and Imperial War Museum. Excellent trip.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 14-04-2017, 07:04:06
Just got home from my trip to UK. Got to visit Bovington Tank Museum, RAF Museum and Imperial War Museum. Excellent trip.
I also want to go there and also go to Finland to visit the Parola museum and the Artillery one.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 14-04-2017, 09:04:38
Just got home from my trip to UK. Got to visit Bovington Tank Museum, RAF Museum and Imperial War Museum. Excellent trip.

What RAF museum? there is more then 1 in the UK. I assume near Collindale (london)? I went there in 2008, lovely place.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 14-04-2017, 09:04:29
The one in London yes, north from Wembley stadium. So much stuff to see there alone, almost spent the entire day there from opening until closing time.

Spent two days in the tank museum because apparently 1 day (from opening till closing time) wasnt enough.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 14-04-2017, 19:04:15
Air China is stopping their flights to North Korea from monday on. Is this as bad as it looks? I thought the whole North Korea thing was blown out of proportion in just a classy display of power, but now I'm getting more and more concerned.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 16-04-2017, 22:04:03
Tried to watch Mellissa McCarthy and Alec Baldwin from yesterdays Saturday Night Live Episode.
Sadly, in the year 2017 this is not possible, even though there are dozerns of revenue models available for digital content. The complete content is being blocked and geoblocked.

I don't get this. Why can't they unlock this stuff and make a buck from the views they get abroad via Youtube?

I mean, we're living in a small world, where everything is connected with everything. The american president, for example, got an impact on my life, probably more than my own national chancellor. But nope, lets just block all media content and chop it into national bubbles, so each nation lives in their bubble without getting to see the other bubbles. Actually there aren't enough bubbles already, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp. We could need a lot of more bubbles and echo chambers that simply reflect our opinions about the others, giving the impression that actually our opinion is the opinion of everybody else on this planet.
That will definetely help making this planet a better place, especially when some major bubbles collide with each other, causing a major outburst of hatred and everything that follows after.

So we got an american press that cries out about the american president, about his unlawfulness, how he ruins everything the USA have been standing for. But instead of spreading the word, instead of pinpointing the errors and giving an example what is going wrong in the american presidency, instead of spreading the word of free speech and discourse, instead of teaching the others the ropes of free spech and democracy, all you get is a geoblock.

Wake me up when the bubbles collided and World War Three is on the brink.

/rant
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 17-04-2017, 13:04:33
Same rant here. I call such geographically-limited content distribution policy as "cyber ghettoisation". They think it is for our own good, for so many people here are so homophobic, sexist, and generally backward-minded, it is a policy to prevent cultural offense. But, they are just asking for piracy. Now, you rant because of a liberal-leaning sitcom content being blocked in Germany? The Russian gas is more important for you, otherwise you'll be thrown back to stone age. Big deal.

How about BBC's trying to shove American-copyrighted shit on your throat, instead of the complete full British version, which broke none of our laws? All in all, the Brits are snobs and snots, all shouty about Brexit and independence, but still largely America's sassiest bitch. Being Anglophile is being focking ironic in this situation. Can't sail the wave they ruled without bowing down to American laws.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dukat on 21-05-2017, 02:05:09
(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33201392/image-1136887-galleryV9-krqd-1136887.jpg)
The effects of globalisation explained in one picture.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 08-06-2017, 20:06:18
(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33201392/image-1136887-galleryV9-krqd-1136887.jpg)
The effects of globalisation explained in one picture.
*Eurobeat intensifies*

I was wondering, are there a lot of interesting WWII places to visit in Norway, other than Telemark?
(e.g. is the Tirpitz fjord worth visiting, or some interesting pieces of Atlantik wall, ...)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 10-06-2017, 09:06:34
For Fucks sake, my government just made it illegal to have an empty magazine from a weapon without a specific licence for said weapon. What the hell?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-06-2017, 09:06:09
Welcome to europe.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 10-06-2017, 09:06:37
So, if you have a legally deactivated weapon with paperwork then you can't not put a magazine in it anymore, you have to give it to police for destruction, because that part is now illegal to own without owning a working weapon + licence for it. Fuck logic.
All because a terrorist that blew himself up in the metro last year in the Brussels terror attacks bought 31 AK-47 magazines in a gunshop.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-06-2017, 09:06:58
Yup, perfect logic. And when that shit happens again, then they'll take away our knifes and forks, I guess. In the end they dont have anything more they can take away from citizens, and thus terrorism wins. When shit hits the fan again, they'll be clueless how in the fuck can this happen because they've taken everything feasible away from us, but the terrorists still attack us. But how?!?!?!?!?!?11+
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 11-06-2017, 03:06:18
So, if you have a legally deactivated weapon with paperwork then you can't not put a magazine in it anymore, you have to give it to police for destruction, because that part is now illegal to own without owning a working weapon + licence for it. Fuck logic.
All because a terrorist that blew himself up in the metro last year in the Brussels terror attacks bought 31 AK-47 magazines in a gunshop.

How strongly is this actually enforced? Are you really going to have to turn in empty magazines or can you just ignore it? That sucks man.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 11-06-2017, 08:06:46
Not all the details are out, but we know for sure already that they want to make it equal as pistol and rifle ammunition, you can not buy it if you don't have a licenced weapon that need said cartridge/magazine.
Probably they will also make it illegal to own (just like ammunition) if you no longer have a licenced weapon that shoots it.
In Belgium any violation of the gun law can get you permanently banned of ever owning a weapon.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Alubat on 11-06-2017, 12:06:59
unless that magazine is deactivated and do not work anymore. I think that law makes sense as any functional weapon or part might be used by some one sooner or later.
In my opinion All functional weapons or parts should be locked and secured far away from public. Even pros should not be allowed to have weapons at home
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 11-06-2017, 17:06:12
Every nations with codified laws (a.k.a EU) is like that.
We have codified blasphemy and anti-defamation laws which more or less enforced to whomever not popular.

Might work if we have smart people sitting in the law maker / enforcer position, but in case of this, apparently they are as stupid as those making laws subsidising diesels.

The world is getting too much Americanised (or Britain-ised) with their common laws. Back then, we thought this was normal.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-06-2017, 21:06:08
I've started taking German classes. Maybe in a couple of years I'll be able to move to Germany and finally play Fh2 with a decent ping. (Although honestly, I'm very used to it now.)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 21-06-2017, 08:06:32
Today is my birthday. I turn 21. I am excited as hell  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: MajorMajor on 21-06-2017, 10:06:25
I've started taking German classes. Maybe in a couple of years I'll be able to move to Germany and finally play Fh2 with a decent ping. (Although honestly, I'm very used to it now.)

Glad to know I'm not the only FHer struggling with German. I've been attending classes for two years and I'm still at the A2.2 level (I can only dedicate two hours per week to it), which means that I'm still far from having a convsersational level. However, it's been tons of fun. Viel Glück!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 21-06-2017, 18:06:01
Today is my birthday. I turn 21. I am excited as hell  :D :D :D
I turn 25. Congratulations to both of us :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: SadCamelion on 22-06-2017, 11:06:28
Today is my birthday. I turn 21. I am excited as hell  :D :D :D

Well, congrats to you :)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: IrishReloaded on 23-06-2017, 18:06:40
Hey guys  ;D
After over 2 years im back playing FH 2 -

How did the game and the players develope - hope everybody is allright and I hope to see some old faces again
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 23-06-2017, 19:06:02
Hey guys  ;D
After over 2 years im back playing FH 2 -

How did the game and the players develope - hope everybody is allright and I hope to see some old faces again
Welcome!! There is a lot you missed.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 23-06-2017, 19:06:23
Well Russians and Finns were added for one thing. Community is just as stupid as ever  ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 23-06-2017, 19:06:37
Well Russians and Finns were added for one thing. Community is just as stupid as ever  ;D
Is that a reference to somebody?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 23-06-2017, 21:06:25
Is that a reference to somebody?

Watch his videos and you'll find out he means pretty much everyone else.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 23-06-2017, 21:06:43
Well Russians and Finns were added for one thing. Community is just as stupid as ever  ;D
Is that a reference to somebody?
It's a reference to the Russiand and the Finns, as he stated.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 24-06-2017, 11:06:48
Is that a reference to somebody?

Watch his videos and you'll find out he means pretty much everyone else.
Including me when I killed him with an AT rifle on Gazala.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Dancho on 24-06-2017, 23:06:35
"Everyone in this squad is an idiot... except me of cource."...."the map is made by ****-that racist cunt"...
I absolutely love his comentary.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Just so I don't make double post I will post my question here.

So, I am finally ready to build my new PC. My budged is around 750 €/ 900$. I decided to go with Ryzen 5 1600 and RX 580 (which card I won't see till the autumn because of the "Golden rush" for mining Etherum and Sh*tcoin). I am not sure what RAM to buy-single 8GB 2666MHz stick or dual-channel 2x4GB 2400MHz. Take in consideration that my mobo has only 2 memory slots.

That's the rig: http://nikem-bg.net/cart/57914p1r55000p1r57127p1r57491p1r57963p1r55538p1rf.html

However, there is actually another way to go: i7 4790K+Assrock Z97+16 GB DDR3 1600-ALL used with some left warranty for the mobo and the memory. The CPU is bought from a foreign country and basicaly I can't take advantage of it's warranty. All this for 375 €/ 440$.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: corsair89 on 20-07-2017, 22:07:24
Coming back to FH2 after what....3 years of break ? maybe even more ? But ffs it still feels some damn good !  :D

Now I'm back to the newbie state, having no freaking idea about the maps  :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 20-07-2017, 23:07:36
well, i started playing yesterday, still don't know anything about any map either :p
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 21-07-2017, 20:07:59
You will learn comrades 8) pick up a Mosin and charge at the enemy until you stop dying; the Russian way :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 18-09-2017, 12:09:15
http://m.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2111337/how-do-indonesians-who-dress-hitler-and-nazi-soldiers-justify-their

"Innocent"
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 18-09-2017, 17:09:50
http://m.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2111337/how-do-indonesians-who-dress-hitler-and-nazi-soldiers-justify-their

"Innocent"
"...and I like the German language – I think it sounds so manly. Also, just look at those German soldiers, with their tall posture, blue eyes and blond hair, as well as their immaculate military uniforms. I think they’re really cool."

Wow, that doesn't sound like gay porn at all ;)

The ignorance is astounding, btw. But I also understand that people in a country on the other side of the world don't know everything about the past of Europe. It's not like we teach/get taught Indonesian history before colonialism in schools overhere, or Australian history for that matter. But still, the nazis: you would expect them to be in a global common knowledge of the past.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Oberst on 18-09-2017, 18:09:49
Ignorance is great in europe, too. I visited once Poland. By accident I met a group of polish nazi, which sounds somehow ironically to me. And they treated me, like I was there hero, because I was german. I didnt understand, what was going on.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 18-09-2017, 22:09:06
Yeah, I agree: Polish nazis are teh most astonishing of all. Read some books guys, geez.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 19-09-2017, 17:09:29
I have the same fascination with every Slavic Nazis... Russian Hitler-worshipping ultranationalists, Ukrainian neo-nazis, and the lot. Did they really read about the Nazis or what Hitler / Himmler / Goering really said about their people?

Last time, it also happened in Taiwan and then Japan, where school girls dress in "cute" SS-inspired uniforms, before the headmasters cancelled the Nazi-inspired events and apologised. I just don't understand why such thing can happen in place of education of all. Taiwan manufactures a lot of smartphones and PC components, yet some of their students didn't manage to Google SS atrocities, or whose side they were on back in World War 2.

The thing with Indonesians is, since the religious fundamentalists are on the rise, they equate Nazi Germany's hatred towards the Jewish people with their quest to destroy Zionism or Israel state. Currently, they are trying to spark the anti-communism paranoia as well.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 18-11-2017, 21:11:29
Couldn't find any other more fitting threads to ask this. Whatever.

Has Alpha Project become the go-to mod for enhancing the vanilla BF experience for casual COOP? I've seen some videos and I'm quite impressed. I use to have a LAN with some friends and we start up some AIX2.0 for some fun rounds. Has AP surpassed AIX2.0 in quality?


In other news... I stole a bike today. I friend got her bike stolen a week ago. I was minding my own business and found the same bike locked with it's unrightful owner inside a building, maximum five meters away with visual to the bike. After confirming 100% match, I took it and booked it. It was locked so I had to carry it. I got really paranoid and prayed to God that the usurper did not see I restole the bike. It was an incredible adrenaline rush. I understand why kleptomaniacs becomes addicted to stealing.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: siben on 19-11-2017, 16:11:42
What if the thief that stole the bike sold it to that guy? then you just stole a bike from somebody that bought it less then a week ago. Sucks donkey balls for him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: FHMax3 on 19-11-2017, 16:11:51
This has turned into a criminal thread.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 19-11-2017, 17:11:09
What if the thief that stole the bike sold it to that guy? then you just stole a bike from somebody that bought it less then a week ago. Sucks donkey balls for him.
I thought about that before taking it and came to the conclusion that it is a dog eat dog world and that there had to be a casualty either way. Better to let the owner who bought it legally new for more money get the bike instead of three potential alternatives:

A: The thief still had the bike (screw him)
B: The thief sold the bike to a person who didn't know it was a stolen bike for less money than the owner bought it for (ah, that suck)
C: The thief sold the bike to a person who knew he/she bought a stolen bike for less money than the owner bought it for (screw him)

It is a good moral question. I could have contacted the police, but chances are they would not have come, would have come too late or could not accept the evidence provided. The owner did not have the serial number of the bike nor a receipt. Only visual confirmation through damages on the bike.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-11-2017, 14:11:20



In other news... I stole a bike today. I friend got her bike stolen a week ago. I was minding my own business and found the same bike locked with it's unrightful owner inside a building, maximum five meters away with visual to the bike. After confirming 100% match, I took it and booked it. It was locked so I had to carry it. I got really paranoid and prayed to God that the usurper did not see I restole the bike. It was an incredible adrenaline rush. I understand why kleptomaniacs becomes addicted to stealing.

Don't worry, stealing bikes is good now.

(https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/23507840_1734040830224395_4683850690294972416_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 20-11-2017, 16:11:48
Ah, the problem of utilitarianism

(https://kenopalo.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/peter-singer.png)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Thorondor123 on 14-12-2017, 15:12:07
(http://www.kirinhobby.com/shop/images/TY3/TYST01419_01.jpg)
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 18-12-2017, 15:12:54
(http://www.kirinhobby.com/shop/images/TY3/TYST01419_01.jpg)
(http://www.kirinenterprises.com/kirinanime/image/TYST-00999.jpg)

I am back home with a desktop PC for Christmas. Which means Forgotten Hope time! Yay
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-03-2018, 20:03:59
Going to visit Berlin soon. Any museums I should visit (WW1, WW2, military history related), or stuff that I should do that you recommend?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Slayer on 11-03-2018, 00:03:57
Topographie des Terrors, close to Potsdamer Platz: Gestapo HQ excavation.
Berlin Tunnel Tour, it hsows you around air raid shelters etc.
DDR museum (not very military, but really cool little museum).
Soviet monuments Tiergarten/Treptower Park.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 11-03-2018, 21:03:42
Not war-related, but the video Game Museum in Friedrichshain ist pretty neat. It contains many interesting bits and pieces from video game history, like old GDR-computers and even a rebuilt arcade where you can play arcade games for free. The museum won´t occupy for a whole day, but it´s a nice place to spend an afternoon. There´s also a cheap and really good "colonial" Vietnam restaurant nearby which is great for lunch.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 25-05-2018, 04:05:09
TotalBiscuit passed away, a great critic, if not the best out there...



He will be missed, thank you for defending the consumers for all these years!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 25-05-2018, 13:05:37
TotalBiscuit passed away, a great critic, if not the best out there...



He will be missed, thank you for defending the consumers for all these years!

Aye. a real shame. Man was only 33.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 26-05-2018, 09:05:15
Did he really narrated those FH2 introduction tutorial videos?

I am going to miss him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ts4EVER on 26-05-2018, 09:05:54
Wait what? No he had nothing to do with Fh2...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-05-2018, 09:05:30
Did he really narrated those FH2 introduction tutorial videos?

I am going to miss him.

Where did you get that idea?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Wilhelm on 26-05-2018, 19:05:56
Did he really narrated those FH2 introduction tutorial videos?

I am going to miss him.

Where did you get that idea?

Maybe confusing 'Cynical Brit' nickname with 'British Soldier'?
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 27-05-2018, 05:05:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsA7ELESF8

Yeah, I've just re-visited the video. It sounds like Major has similar voice with him.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Kelmola on 09-08-2018, 20:08:49
So, apparently USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle) made today a 720 noscope turn and now recognizes vidya as "art" as defined in German criminal law. Meaning that based on arbitrary, undefined, and unpublished criteria, they are as of now starting to approve the display of a certain symbol in games as long as it is used in a responsible manner and has artistic or scientific merit or depicts historical or current events.

I wonder if FH2 should apply for a USK rating? ;D
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 09-08-2018, 20:08:34
I wonder if FH2 should apply for a USK rating? ;D

oh you have to apply to get approval? prob cost $$$ :P
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 15-08-2018, 03:08:11
Fanswastikal news!
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 28-10-2018, 23:10:41
RIP Brazil.
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 29-10-2018, 00:10:00
Is he bad that much? Right wing sounds good
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Torenico on 29-10-2018, 00:10:44
Is he bad that much? Right wing sounds good

No, it does not sound good.

Unless you want to sterilize the poor to fight poverty...
Title: Re: Revolting Uniting
Post by: Zoologic on 29-10-2018, 15:10:32
Don't worry man.

People who blame others to solve a problem will soon run out of people to be blamed.

That's why both right and left wing politics will eventually fail and continue to rise and fall.