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Venkman
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You really never know if someone's a political zealot (of any form) until you run into them on the politics forum on any site. Unfortunately, by the time you find that out, it's far too late to ever have an interesting discussion with that person on any topic. Ever again. I prefer to maintain illusions  |
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Engels
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What's surprising to me is that noone has a way of contacting Ironwood one way or another.
He's virtually an institution here. We have Trippy for cutthroat tech talk, we have Schild representing Generation XBox, we have Ironwood to smack people about the head in Politics. Its just the way its been for the two years I've been posting here.
Noone over the course of f13's existence has had any contact outside of posting with Ironwood? No sharing of funny emails, no MMO contact, no Steam frag matches, no nothing at all?
If so, that's pretty sad. Even I have a few f13 mates here and there and I've barely scratched the surface of this board's social circles.
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I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
I LIKE being bounced around by Tonkors. - Lantyssa
Babies shooting themselves in the head is the state bird of West Virginia. - schild
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schild
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What the fuck is Generation Xbox?
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Engels
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What the fuck is Generation Xbox?
A term I coined 10 min ago with the express purpose of getting up yer nose |
I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
I LIKE being bounced around by Tonkors. - Lantyssa
Babies shooting themselves in the head is the state bird of West Virginia. - schild
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schild
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What the fuck is Generation Xbox?
A term I coined 10 min ago with the express purpose of getting up yer nose You europeans are an unpredictable shifty bunch. |
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Falconeer
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Generation XBOX is unfair to Schild's love for Japanese stuff. But well of course you need to be unfair to get up someone's nose.
On Ironwood's fate, I like to think he is back... again... to the Aperture Science Enrichment Center. Guess someone has to go there and get him.
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Roac
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If he left of his own volition, then it would seem he either doesn't care what we think, or doesn't want us to know. If he didn't, and nobody has a way to contact him outside here, same applies. I'd prefer he show up again and all, but it's his business either way.
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-Roac
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"Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us." -SC
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naum
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Posters come and go though the years, sometimes they start up under new aliases, sometimes get angry, sometimes they get bored or move on to other pastures… …and I'm hoping in all cases (even the acerbic ones) that its a voluntary (or a "just" banning) and not because of a RL tragedy…
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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schild
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Generation Xbox sounds like the kind of thing you'd call someone who found Halo and decided it was the best thing ever. Someone who, you know, didn't exist before Nintendo even came around with the NES.
The term completely defines the opposite of me.
As such, it just makes up no sense.
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Nevermore
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Over and out.
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Miasma
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What's surprising to me is that noone has a way of contacting Ironwood one way or another.
He's virtually an institution here. We have Trippy for cutthroat tech talk, we have Schild representing Generation XBox, we have Ironwood to smack people about the head in Politics. Its just the way its been for the two years I've been posting here.
Noone over the course of f13's existence has had any contact outside of posting with Ironwood? No sharing of funny emails, no MMO contact, no Steam frag matches, no nothing at all?
If so, that's pretty sad. Even I have a few f13 mates here and there and I've barely scratched the surface of this board's social circles.
Someone visited him in Scotland a while ago, Samwise or WAP I think. I also assume the registered email address isn't hidden from admins but I don't know if it would be cool to email him about it. |
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Engels
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Generation Xbox sounds like the kind of thing you'd call someone who found Halo and decided it was the best thing ever. Someone who, you know, didn't exist before Nintendo even came around with the NES.
The term completely defines the opposite of me.
As such, it just makes up no sense.
See, that's why it was such a brilliant bit of annoyance. Its innacurate yet I bet you face people every day that are blindly ignorant of the distinctions you make here. By throwing you in with the XBox category, I not only misrepresent you in your mind, but adequately compliment the stereotype that anyone playing on consoles instead of computers is just part of that wasted generation of youth that can only handle a few buttons instead of a full keyboard. Its just fantastic! |
I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
I LIKE being bounced around by Tonkors. - Lantyssa
Babies shooting themselves in the head is the state bird of West Virginia. - schild
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Samwise
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Someone visited him in Scotland a while ago, Samwise or WAP I think. I also assume the registered email address isn't hidden from admins but I don't know if it would be cool to email him about it.
Yeah, that was me. I'm saddened by his departure, but I'm interpreting its quietness to mean that he doesn't want a gaggle of random f13ers tracking him down IRL to ask about it. |
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Tebonas
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I guess if he wanted us to know why he isn't here anymore he would have written something. Lets just hope he is fine and be done with the creepiness of thinking of ways to stalk him.
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Sky
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The internet is way too serious for a hiatus.
Ironwood the scot Disappears without a trace Thanks for all the fish Ohai I thought you said haikus. |
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What's surprising to me is that noone has a way of contacting Ironwood one way or another.
He's virtually an institution here. We have Trippy for cutthroat tech talk, we have Schild representing Generation XBox, we have Ironwood to smack people about the head in Politics. Its just the way its been for the two years I've been posting here.
Noone over the course of f13's existence has had any contact outside of posting with Ironwood? No sharing of funny emails, no MMO contact, no Steam frag matches, no nothing at all?
If so, that's pretty sad. Even I have a few f13 mates here and there and I've barely scratched the surface of this board's social circles.
Someone visited him in Scotland a while ago, Samwise or WAP I think. I also assume the registered email address isn't hidden from admins but I don't know if it would be cool to email him about it. Yeah, Sam and not I, although if I ever make it to that side of the pond he is one of the folks for which I would be happy to buy a pint or twelve. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Miasma
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Yeah, Sam and not I, although if I ever make it to that side of the pond he is one of the folks for which I would be happy to buy a pint or twelve.
Channeling: Indeed, if you bought me anything other than :
005230 Highland Park Single Cask 31 Yr Old 750ml 90.6 $437.50
The chances are I may not thank you for it. |
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voodoolily
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Finnuh, munnuh, muhfuh, I enjoy creating new written vernacular, s'all.
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I bet he finally succumbed to his daughter's subliminal demands for blood, and landed in the pokey. Her eyes speak volumes!
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Oban
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I think Dash is Ironwood's new alias.
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Palin 2012 : Let's go out with a bang!
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Lantyssa
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I don't think Ironwood left because of Dash or because he was too bored with f13. I think he left because he thought Politics could be run better and made suggestions and his suggestions weren't really even acknowledged, just sort of dismissed because on this board you don't fiddle with the Politics forum. It's either here and left on it's own or it's gone. At least that's my impression of it. Like most Scottish men I know, he said, "Well, allrighty then" and buggered off.
Pretty much. Dash wasn't the reason, just the catalyst. |
Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Baldrake
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Yeah, Sam and not I, although if I ever make it to that side of the pond he is one of the folks for which I would be happy to buy a pint or twelve.
Channeling: Indeed, if you bought me anything other than :
005230 Highland Park Single Cask 31 Yr Old 750ml 90.6 $437.50
The chances are I may not thank you for it. Well to be fair, it's now 33 years old... |
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Dash
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I think Dash is Ironwood's new alias.
Ironwood is my pornstar name.  |
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Oban
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Dash is not a bad porn name.
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Palin 2012 : Let's go out with a bang!
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Dash Ironwood?
That's Boogie Nights-worthy.
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THIS IS THE MOST I HAVE EVERY WANTED TO GET IN TO A BETA
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Roac
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Well to be fair, it's now 33 years old...
Doesn't age in the bottle, btw. |
-Roac
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"Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us." -SC
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schild
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Generation Xbox sounds like the kind of thing you'd call someone who found Halo and decided it was the best thing ever. Someone who, you know, didn't exist before Nintendo even came around with the NES.
The term completely defines the opposite of me.
As such, it just makes up no sense.
See, that's why it was such a brilliant bit of annoyance. Its innacurate yet I bet you face people every day that are blindly ignorant of the distinctions you make here. By throwing you in with the XBox category, I not only misrepresent you in your mind, but adequately compliment the stereotype that anyone playing on consoles instead of computers is just part of that wasted generation of youth that can only handle a few buttons instead of a full keyboard. Its just fantastic! In my mind? I own and have played probably more PC games (since say, 1990) than any 2 people on this board. Mostly, it was just nonsensical bullshit. There was nothing brilliant about it. |
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Merusk
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The fact that it bothers you enough to keep replying and shoot it down says otherwise.
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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet within your power.
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Bunk
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I have to agree. It has clearly perterbed you, which means win.
Well done Engels.
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Engels
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Really, I didn't mean to bother a brother that bad  Schild, if you think it was a stupid comment, fair 'nough, but I didn't mean anything by it. |
I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
I LIKE being bounced around by Tonkors. - Lantyssa
Babies shooting themselves in the head is the state bird of West Virginia. - schild
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Montague
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It looks like Ironwood made a comment to Lum's post about Prokofy Neva so he's around. I've always enjoyed his posts in the relatively short time I've been here and hope he comes back.
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bhodi
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It looks like Ironwood made a comment to Lum's post about Prokofy Neva so he's around. I've always enjoyed his posts in the relatively short time I've been here and hope he comes back.
Aaand now I have a headache. Thanks. |
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Engels
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God oh god why did I read that blog thread. I swear to god if someone attracts that crazy lady to f13 I'll scream.
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I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
I LIKE being bounced around by Tonkors. - Lantyssa
Babies shooting themselves in the head is the state bird of West Virginia. - schild
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Triforcer
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Lum's site is just a gateway drug. We'll the hardcore stuff. He'll be back.
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naum
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God oh god why did I read that blog thread. I swear to god if someone attracts that crazy lady to f13 I'll scream.
Yoy, that thread was long and painful… |
"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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WindupAtheist
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Someone with his email address could have just fired off a quick casual hello to see what's up. Before this giant "WTF WHERE IS IRONWOOD" thread, that is.
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