Welcome Guest
[Log In]
[Register]
| Welcome to Heroes Of Ardania V2. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
| American Gas Boycott?; Do it or not. | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: May 12 2007, 04:45 AM (1,122 Views) | |
| Grash | May 22 2007, 12:13 AM Post #76 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
If that question could be answered, the world would be a much better place. |
![]() |
|
| Will the Spellcaster | May 22 2007, 12:14 AM Post #77 |
![]()
Sovereign
|
So howabout you answer it?
|
|
Graaaagh! Join DNDOG (the best D&D gaming site out there) today! | |
![]() |
|
| Grash | May 22 2007, 12:15 AM Post #78 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
Nah, I want the world to suck.
|
![]() |
|
| Arcorn | May 22 2007, 11:39 AM Post #79 |
|
Royal Advisor
|
I personally wear jeans as my long pants and trackpants if need be but considering the majority of the week I'm at school I have to wear uniform. This is my 666th post so apparently according to the devil jeans are evil. |
| No, just no. | |
![]() |
|
| Eliza Jane | May 22 2007, 01:45 PM Post #80 |
|
Royal Advisor
|
Oh boys....a guy with a good body in jeans....one word - HOT! I wear jeans...I like them...plus, the great thing about jeans...they last a long time and are always in fashion in some sort of way - as a girl, that means something...as a boy...it obviously doesn't. I actually don't care what people wear or how they spend their money...it is, after all, their money. Why would I care how somebody else spends their money? If their are enough people buying something and it makes the cost of that product go up or down - that is a free market economy - I can either try and buy the item, or find something that fits my budget. Oh yeah, and what in God's name are 'wind' pants?
|
| Eliza Jane, World-Rocker. | |
![]() |
|
| Grash | May 22 2007, 04:08 PM Post #81 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
Think of it like this. Will, you RP, right? Now, have you ever played(or seen someone else play) a knight/paladin/etc. character and make him wear huge, shiny plate armor? I mean, that's obviously going to attract monsters, it's completely uncomfortable to walk in and to most people that makes you look pompous. So why do people wear it, for the protection? No, chain mail will be better in combat unless your limbs are made of wood.(Except for charging on a horse.) They wear it because it looks "knightly". Because when you're a knight, you need to wear big shiny armor. Or like...once, I was going to meet some friends. As I walked home to change, I realized I was sweaty from the walk; but I decided I'd just spray some deodorant and it'd be fine. Then I'd just throw on some jeans and a t-shirt and maybe spike my hair or something. This plan was OBVIOUSLY the easiest way of still looking good, or more exactly, "cool". Then as I walked home, I saw at least five guys in jeans, t-shirts and spiky hair. And from their faces and actions, I realized...they were all morons! It suddenly dawned on me. I wasn't like this, I couldn't be...generic. I went home, took a shower(even though I wasn't THAT sweaty) and put on a shirt with cufflings, a jacket and a tie and put on some expensive perfume. When I went to see my friends, they gaped for about ten minutes. I was looking so good, they decided the place we were in was too crappy for me and we went somewhere else. Now, was I comfortable? Of course not, I was wearing a freaking tie! Was it sensible? No, I wore clothes I only wear for special occasions and used an expensive perfume. Heck, even the shower could be seen as wasting precious water(global warming) since I didn't really need it. But the point was, I felt GOOOOD. All my friends gulped when they saw me. They asked why I was dressed like that and when I explained, they felt respect for me. I must say, I LOVED the attention. And people also judge each other by clothes. I mean, the MOMENT I read that MMMM doesn't wear jeans; my subconscious yelled "FAAAAT!".(For Will, it yelled "NERD!" instead of "FAT!", but I can't really explain why. But instincts aren't supposed to make sense.) Yes, when I THOUGHT on it, I respected you both for it, but my initial response was "FAAAAAAT!" and "NEEEEERD" respectively.(Funny really, since compared to the average person I'm a fat nerd myself.) Okay, forget about clothes now. Let's talk about games, since most of us are really into those, probably more than clothes. Let's say I'm out in a cyber cafe, playing with friends. We're about to win, they're attacking the LAST building...and I tell them to stop. I want to summon my dragon and burn that building down. Is that necessary? No, we've already won. Is that even SMART? No. I'm wasting time, and since we're paying, I'm also wasting money. So why the hell do I do that? Because I want the glory, I want the feeling of power, and if it's a human enemy I SO want that facial expression when they see their last building in flames before the "DEFEATED!" sign appears... Okay, forget even games. Let's talk about human interactions. I LOVE to annoy people. I mean; I got in fights over it, I made people cry, I've had to apologize THOUSANDS of times, I've been seen as a childish jerk... If I lose that much, why do I do it? Because I'm a sadist. When I see someone glare at me; it's more satisfying than scratching an itch, it's more satisfying than an orgasm, it's more satisfying than a good meal or a hot bath, HELL, it's more satisfying than winning a game! So here's the answer to your question, the "inconvenient truth": We, humans, are STUPID as a species. We do very stupid stuff, only to get a response from others. ANY response. We want to, no, HAVE to feel. That's why some people cut themselves, to feel something, ANYTHING. There's a park close to my house that me and a few friends went a few times to play D&D. I'm walking under the sun on hilly ground, and every freaking table is occupied by stupid couples. Now, if they're making out, I don't mind them. If they're even at least EATING, I don't mind them. But some just sit at opposite ends of a 6-8 people table with their heads down, mumbling to each other. At that point, furiously, my thought is "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? I realize neither of you can go home(our society isn't really open) and the guy's OBVIOUSLY too poor to take you anywhere nice, but you're at a freaking PARK! Don't sulk, go walk around the damn trees! If you're too timid to have sex, too crude to enjoy nature, too poor to go on a real date and too god damn moronic to even CHAT; WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DATING? Leave each other and don't clog the freaking system! I want that table, damn it!"...but when I calm down later, I can't help but smile. It's natural. It's...cute. Yeah, they don't know how to have a relationship, but they DESPERATELY want one. I can't deny them that. Everyone deserves to feel other people interacting with themselves, it's one of the best things in life... So; wearing jeans, summoning dragons, annoying people...it's all the same. You just want people to look at you, to notice you. FYI; I'd much rather someone compliment me on my intelligence rather than my looks.(Although I get a nice amount of both.) But the problem with our world is; if you look unnecessarily good, people will treat you great...but if you're excessively smart, people will look down on you. *laughs* Running around shouting the answers to complex math problems KINDA makes you look pompous.
|
![]() |
|
| Will the Spellcaster | May 22 2007, 07:35 PM Post #82 |
![]()
Sovereign
|
Heh... Nice thesis, Grash. ![]() Generally, people consider plate armor to have better protection than chain mail if you can't move around very well anyways (think: clumsy dwarf stereotype). For example, in DnD, most fighters wear plate armor because they don't have a great Dex anyways, so the max Dex of the armor won't hurt their AC much if at all. If they do have a decent Dex score, then they wear something with lower Dex penalties (such as chain mail) or they make the plate mail out of special materials (mithral) so the penalties are lessened and they can get the best of both worlds. I don't entirely understand the whole 'going out with friends' example, but that's probably because no one I know dresses the way I do, so I've never worried about it. And there's a reason that your subconsious yells "Nerd!" when youi read that I don't wear jeans; I am a nerd. Normal (read: stupid) people don't make in the 20's if they take the ACT in 7th grade. ![]() Actually, normal people don't take the ACT in 7th grade at all. ![]() The game bit I understand, but there you're simply preferring to spend some extra time and money to utterly crush your opponent instead of simply killing them. Not neccesarrily stupid, just not required. Annoying people is plain stupid. ![]() The park thing I didn't get either, heh. I didn't see your point there. And I agree, running around shouting math problems is kinda strange. As a matter of fact, running around shouthing anything is bound to get you some weird looks, regardless of what you're actually shouting.
|
|
Graaaagh! Join DNDOG (the best D&D gaming site out there) today! | |
![]() |
|
| Grash | May 22 2007, 07:46 PM Post #83 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
That never stops me. About D&D; the penalties are all wrong. Even for a person of average dexterity, plate mail would hinder movement too much. Of course if you ask me, D&D's all wrong anyway. But for a clumsy dwarf, then yes, by all means look like a tank. I'm a nerd too, but I wear jeans! Of course, HERE, nerds aren't the way TV has taught me they are in the US. (Although the few I met online and saw pictures of don't really fight the stereotypes...) Here being a nerd is completely okay, and most nerds I know are popular. Heck, one of the biggest nerds I know is a 6'2" muscular blonde guy that's REALLY handsome. And he's kinda dumb...but he's a nerd. I can't explain that. What's the ACT? Making the game longer IS stupid if it's not required because I'm wasting time and money. Annoying people is fun! Therefore it can not be stupid. I think by the time I got to the park I was just ranting. :lol: |
![]() |
|
| Will the Spellcaster | May 22 2007, 07:49 PM Post #84 |
![]()
Sovereign
|
Um... ACT = big test you have to take to get into college. Well, the ACT or the SAT. I think the average score on the ACT is a 17, and thats from people who will be in college next year. IT's graded out of a possible 36 total points in each subject (reading, science reasoning, english, and math). I got a 25 in 7th grade, 27 in 8th, and 29 in 9th (this year). I keep forgetting you don't live here. ![]() And actually, plate mail isn't as bad as it looks. Some friends of mien have tried it on and they could still do most things. The penalties in DnD are right for real-life, just not for movie-styled junk.
|
|
Graaaagh! Join DNDOG (the best D&D gaming site out there) today! | |
![]() |
|
| Grash | May 22 2007, 07:55 PM Post #85 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
I've tried it on too. It's HARD. Sure, you can walk.(Although with the really unnecessarily impressive ones, even that's hard.) But have they tried sitting? I just CAN'T be comfortable if I don't cross my legs. Yeah, it looks kinda thuggish...but I gotta make sacrifices somewhere. :lol: The penalties in D&D AREN'T right for real life since you don't fight monsters in real life. Swordfighting isn't that easy, I've done that too. Also, since people can "somehow" have +35 to jump and fly over a chasm in plate mail WITHOUT spells; nothing can convince me the penalties are enough. I know of the SAT, but not the ACT. And remember, if you end up being a genius and doing a lot of stuff, no one will remember you as a nerd.
|
![]() |
|
| Arcorn | May 23 2007, 10:38 AM Post #86 |
|
Royal Advisor
|
Will try playing the penis game it is quite fun watching people's reactions to a few people randomly screaming out penis. I'm smart I'm in the top class for everything in my year yet my marks generally put me in the middle of my class(Except in English because it is boring and pointless in high school) and there really aren't a popular group at school not in our year anyway. |
| No, just no. | |
![]() |
|
| LupisJusticia | May 23 2007, 04:02 PM Post #87 |
|
Royal Advisor
|
Baragh, bad memories. I'm banned from the only store and both pubs in the small country town of Culcairn for walking around the main street with what appeared to be my penis hanging out of my fly. It was actually a dildo, but it was very realistic. I got seven people warning me, which I acted oblivious too, four people running quickly the other way, who I attempted to catch up to, one old lady passing out, two old ladies trying to feel me up, and two guys who tried to brain me with various farm implements. Heh, good times. |
| |
![]() |
|
| Grash | May 23 2007, 04:38 PM Post #88 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
Well, as for being smart, I'm 17 and I'm in college. And as for popularity...in my highschool everyone knew me and liked me. And I don't mean just my year or even just all the students; the teachers, the administration, the security guards, the cleaning staff, the guys working the canteen... After the school presidency poll, everyone(not only students) asked why I didn't run. The guy who came second said he'd have quit and join me if I had run. Even though I said I didn't know why I didn't run, the answer was that I'm cynical and lazy. I still go there often and chat with people.(It's on my way home...from practically anywhere, since it's about five minutes crawling from my house.) |
![]() |
|
| MMMMM | May 23 2007, 07:48 PM Post #89 |
|
Royal Advisor
|
I'M guessing that your subconscious Made an incorrect assuMption about what I actually do wear. FurtherMore, if My subconscious was going around being an ignorant jerk like that, I would take My subconscious and teach it a lesson. Not all of the huMan race is stupid, just Most of it.
You also haven't had any of the training that goes into the Making of a Medieval knight. Knights, IIRC, preferred plate arMor over heavy chainMail not only because it provided better protection, but also because it was Much less uncoMfortable. (ChainMail puts all the weight on the shoulders; plate, though soMewhat heavier, distributes its weight More evenly.) |
| |
![]() |
|
| Grash | May 23 2007, 08:03 PM Post #90 |
|
Lesser Deity
|
I never said HEAVY chainmail. Yes, that's worse. Normal chainmail's better. But I'm talking about an RP setting where fights are between a few people, not hundreds, so being able to move is more important. |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · The Tavern · Next Topic » |
| Track Topic · E-mail Topic |
5:54 PM Jul 13
|
Themed by tiptopolive of IDS.
Hosted for free by ZetaBoards · Privacy Policy







I wear jeans...I like them...plus, the great thing about jeans...they last a long time and are always in fashion in some sort of way - as a girl, that means something...as a boy...it obviously doesn't. I actually don't care what people wear or how they spend their money...it is, after all, their money. Why would I care how somebody else spends their money? If their are enough people buying something and it makes the cost of that product go up or down - that is a free market economy - I can either try and buy the item, or find something that fits my budget. Oh yeah, and what in God's name are 'wind' pants?


5:54 PM Jul 13