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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
MrD |
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 19:34
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WipEout 2097: Accelerated Adrenaline Rush For Future People Never dwell on past days. Leave those damp brown days alone. 2097 was/will be a heck of a year. Not only will the next generation of WipErs be WiPing up a storm, but in the universe where Epic Games stayed Mega, giant anime-wannabe robots ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
sdg |
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 22:43
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Taking the decision as the DM to play it as the creature would is brutal when you’re rolling as well as I was with every attack hitting and dealing max damage straight off the bat. If it hadn’t been grappled by the octopus, it would have gone for the stun from the slam attack and as soon as Ivo was ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: 31 Days of Happiness |
KovacsC |
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 14:25
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Goddess Jasmine wrote: KovacsC wrote: I am quite stunned... from an IVA in 2020, to being on a good salary in 2021. Well deserved if you ask me. Well done on taking action to sort it out too. Onwards and upwards. Really chuffed four you.
I might have stopped grinning by the quiz tomorrow.. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: 31 Days of Happiness |
Goddess Jasmine |
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 14:24
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KovacsC wrote: I am quite stunned... from an IVA in 2020, to being on a good salary in 2021. Well deserved if you ask me. Well done on taking action to sort it out too. Onwards and upwards. Really chuffed four you. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: 31 Days of Happiness |
KovacsC |
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 14:16
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I am quite stunned... from an IVA in 2020, to being on a good salary in 2021. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge (2020) |
Satsuma |
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 22:41
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1) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Xbox) - 7/10 2) The Division 2 (Xbox) - 8/10 3) Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) - 6/10 4) Horizon: Zero Dawn (DLC - The Frozen Wilds) (PS4) - 7/10 5) Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (DLC - The Terminator) (PS4) - 3/10 6) The Surge 2 (PS4) - 6/10 7) BioShock 2 (DLC - Minervas ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
Warhead |
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 13:15
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I think Boris is definitely feeling the strain. He looked like a stunned goldfish while listening to Chris Whitty on the news last night. Never was "Be careful what you wish for," more appropriate. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Podcast RMD |
Morte |
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 20:40
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Kern wrote: That was a tense trip to Ambridge just now. Quite stunned. And now another agonising wait. ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Seriously, couldn't it have been Pip or Tom instead?
I've still never forgiven them for murdering Nigel, just because they could...if anything happens to Lynda there will be consequences. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Podcast RMD |
Kern |
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 20:28
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That was a tense trip to Ambridge just now. Quite stunned. And now another agonising wait.
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Seriously, couldn't it have been Pip or Tom instead? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Election 2019 |
Findus Fop |
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 23:44
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I was gutted in June 2016. Broke down in tears at railway station. But even then I thought that I could see a way through, that we could mitigate the worst of it. I don't feel that way tonight. I feel cold. Stunned. Confused. I just don't get it. Sorry if over the next few hours/days I rant a lot. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Election 2019 |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 23:41
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I was gutted in June 2016. Broke down in tears at railway station. But even then I thought that I could see a way through, that we could mitigate the worst of it. I don't feel that way tonight. I feel cold. Stunned. Confused. I just don't get it.
Sorry if over the next few hours/days I rant a lot. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
Jem |
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:20
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Katie is now 9 and still has no concept of privacy. Forever we have practiced her body autonomy as in no means no, stop means stop etc and she has gleefully applies the term "restricted area" for armpits in a tickle fight but privacy :roll: I keep explaining it and she hears me but it doe... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
miki |
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:01
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I’m teaching Darwin (3) about body privacy at the moment. At the same time we are also learning about trees in our walks to nursery. At the same time Darwin seems to have woken up to how stunningly beautiful his mummy is and how she dresses so fine. So, this has all got a bit confused. He knows tha... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
Dimrill |
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 17:15
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I've played that! I went to Whitby as a nipper (maybe 8 or 9 years old) and played the coin op. Stunned to discover it was available on't speccy, I saved my pennies and snapped it up. It was turd. I went through almost exactly the same situation with S.T.U.N. Runner on the Amiga as well, except I h... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
DavPaz |
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 17:01
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I've played that! I went to Whitby as a nipper (maybe 8 or 9 years old) and played the coin op. Stunned to discover it was available on't speccy, I saved my pennies and snapped it up. It was turd. I went through almost exactly the same situation with S.T.U.N. Runner on the Amiga as well, except I ha... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice |
Satsuma |
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 17:03
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Well fuck me, I did it. It took over an hour. An hour? You were lucky, took me days (assuming you mean the slow ogre one). It was the one-hit kills that got me, especially the one where he throws you off the cliff. You might be talking about the other sort-of-mini-boss before that, though (General ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: That Was the Year That Was |
Kern |
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:34
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Goodbye 2018. Seems like it was only a year since I last posted a year-end message ( 'that's kind of the point' - Ed. ). On the whole, I've had a very busy and active year. Mentally I'm a feeling a lot better than I have been for a long time, and despite a grim situation in the country I've found ra... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Boardgame Thread: Let's organise a beexordgame night. |
Kern |
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 20:55
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At dawn, we ate sugar smacks Why hadn't I heard of this session report of a beginner trying out an overly-complicated war game before? It's about 21,000 words about realising an obsession, but well worth surreptitiously sending to the office printer to read at your leisure. “Troy,” I said, “the rea... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: World Cup 2018 |
JohnCoffey |
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 20:55
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Amazing. I turn it on, Belgium are 2-0 down. I actually pegged them to win it. I was stunned they were losing, but before I even had time to think about it 2-2.
That last goal? I actually clapped. Brilliant. This really is one of the best world cups I can think of. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
MaliA |
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:00
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Actually quite stunned by these remarks. One of Labour's finest achievements in office (even after we've considered the role of John Major for his work beforehand), and he wants to throw it under a bus because of a need for Brexit at all costs? Gah. I think it's showing, once more, the amateurism o... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Kern |
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:33
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Actually quite stunned by these remarks.
One of Labour's finest achievements in office (even after we've considered the role of John Major for his work beforehand), and he wants to throw it under a bus because of a need for Brexit at all costs? Gah. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bloodborne - From Software - PS4 |
Mr Dave |
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:48
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After beating Gascoigne. Lol ok. Gascoigne isn't actually too hard, assuming you have the right gun. If you have the pistol (if you didn't pick this up as the starter, you can buy it after getting the saw hunter badge from the pig underneath him. It can be done with the blunderbuss, but the... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Christmas 2017 |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:44
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DavPaz wrote: That's a fir size
Brains Brewery have a Christmas beer called 'Fir King Good Ale'. Went to order one at the Turf on Friday and, inevitably, the barlady didn't quite hear me, looked a bit stunned, and asked me to repeat what I'd said. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
MaliA |
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 22:36
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Just watched the most recent episode of The Orville and the character level work continues to impress me in spite of the relatively thin plots. For some reason during this episode it struck me precisely how utterly fucking shameless it's ripping-off of Star Trek TNG is. It's not just a couple of li... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
Bamba |
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 21:43
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Just watched the most recent episode of The Orville and the character level work continues to impress me in spite of the relatively thin plots. For some reason during this episode it struck me precisely how utterly fucking shameless it's ripping-off of Star Trek TNG is. It's not just a couple of lit... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hollywood Assaults |
Doctor Glyndwr |
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:12
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People saying "but what if the women are making it up" should read the NYT piece. It has a lot of corroborating evidence, including people who the women told years ago, other people involved, emails from CK himself to the women, etc etc. Multiple women have independently told very similar ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Doctor Glyndwr |
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:48
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When determining whether or not the president is a racist, I'll defer to the professional racists, who very much seem to think he is. https://twitter.com/jkirchick/status/897433569966141444 “Thank you President Trump for your honesty & courage to tell the truth,” David Duke, a former Ku Klux Kl... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Kern |
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:48
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Having the mayor or town authorities decide to remove the statues is fine. After all, they were originally put up with the consent of their predecessors so this is just the democratic and peaceful process in operation, supported by the force of law. A mob tearing one down in an already tense situati... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Killing Floor 2 |
Doctor Glyndwr |
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 14:45
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I don't think that the barn works as a holdout spot unless you've got a Berserker and Medic. I think it's generally better to mill about outside if you don't. Outside, srsly? We didn't do *that* badly in the barn. Outside is a nightmare, they come from everywhere. I wonder if the bottom floor of th... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Killing Floor 2 |
Pundabaya |
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 14:25
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I don't think that the barn works as a holdout spot unless you've got a Berserker and Medic. I think it's generally better to mill about outside if you don't. Gunslinger truth bombs: Gunslingers need space to operate, a clean solo scrake decap takedown is possible if the GS has a nice straight shot ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bombing at the Manchester Arena |
myp |
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 8:00
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Stunned by what's happened in Manchester. 19 confirmed dead. Some of them are bound to be children. The wife is due to go to the Take That concert in Liverpool tonight. Concerned isn't the word What Jazzy said. I went to the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 the day after the Paris attack and security was ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bombing at the Manchester Arena |
Goddess Jasmine |
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 6:52
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Stunned by what's happened in Manchester. 19 confirmed dead. Some of them are bound to be children. The wife is due to go to the Take That concert in Liverpool tonight. Concerned isn't the word There will be mega-tight security. Directly after an incident is when it is likely to be safest. I'm sure... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bombing at the Manchester Arena |
DavPaz |
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 6:18
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Stunned by what's happened in Manchester. 19 confirmed dead. Some of them are bound to be children.
The wife is due to go to the Take That concert in Liverpool tonight. Concerned isn't the word |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Formula 1 F1 2016 |
DavPaz |
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:59
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Hang on... Ferrari? #stunned |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Cavey |
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:25
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I'm stunned that you're extrapolating so much from a rumour when people from all walks of life in different jobs do this sort of thing on a regular basis if they value their home life as much as their work life. It's so weird. I'm stunned you didn't read where I've repeatedly said if it's true etc.... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
myp |
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:23
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I think taking TOIL to appear on a poltics show ridiculous. It's the job of being the leader of the opposition. But he didn't sign an opt out from the WTD, though, so YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM. It's his rights, innit. No-one's suggesting he's breaking any laws, or even doing anything that isn't within his... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Cavey |
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:21
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I think taking TOIL to appear on a poltics show ridiculous. It's the job of being the leader of the opposition. But he didn't sign an opt out from the WTD, though, so YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM. It's his rights, innit. No-one's suggesting he's breaking any laws, or even doing anything that isn't within his... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
lasermink |
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 17:40
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I've just realized that I don't have Burnout 3 in my collection, which means I must have never played it. I am kind of stunned, actually, I have been living with the idea that I finished all burnout games except Dominator, but it seems I skipped this one, probably because I didn't have a working Xb... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
lasermink |
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:49
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I've just realized that I don't have Burnout 3 in my collection, which means I must have never played it. I am kind of stunned, actually, I have been living with the idea that I finished all burnout games except Dominator, but it seems I skipped this one, probably because I didn't have a working Xbo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
Mr Russell |
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:13
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Mr Robot is good. But Stranger Things is excellent. I went for Stranger Things just because I prefer the premise and also because I like Netflix but I don't like Amazon (even though they're most likely as CORPORATE EVIL as each other I can't help but see Netflix as the plucky underdog). Anyway, pro... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Forum changes! |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 17:12
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I genuinely do find the "rise of the shitpic", ie. repeated lossy re-capturing of digital images resulting in excessive degredation, to be really interesting. It's a weird little relic of the VHS analog copy era, flourishing again in our digital age against all logic and reason. Interesti... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DOOM |
Zardoz |
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:49
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Due to the way I play I find the Plasma rifle really useful for whittling down the larger regular enemies like HK, BoH, etc down for a glory kill though. The heavy hitting weapons can leave you with a pile of mess when you just needed them stunned to replenish energy. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
myp |
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 16:14
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So, there's a man crawling through the desert. He'd decided to try his SUV in a little bit of cross-country travel, had great fun zooming over the badlands and through the sand, got lost, hit a big rock, and then he couldn't get it started again. There were no cell phone towers anywhere... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
MaliA |
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 16:09
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So, there's a man crawling through the desert. He'd decided to try his SUV in a little bit of cross-country travel, had great fun zooming over the badlands and through the sand, got lost, hit a big rock, and then he couldn't get it started again. There were no cell phone towers anywhere... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 15:15
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I read 'Dracula' when I was 10. When I re-read it over a decade later, I was stunned by how obvious the sexual undertones were, and how deeply misogynistic the book is. Still a bloody good read though. I don't remember it being outright misogynistic, just very much based in the idea that men and wo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
lasermink |
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 14:14
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I read 'Dracula' when I was 10. When I re-read it over a decade later, I was stunned by how obvious the sexual undertones were, and how deeply misogynistic the book is. Still a bloody good read though. I don't remember it being outright misogynistic, just very much based in the idea that men and wo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:59
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I read 'Dracula' when I was 10. When I re-read it over a decade later, I was stunned by how obvious the sexual undertones were, and how deeply misogynistic the book is. Still a bloody good read though. I read Kim Newman's 'Anno Dracula' a while back - a crime thriller investigating the murder of pro... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Rasslin' |
Mr Russell |
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:21
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That's amazing, and I am just stunned at that effort. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: EU in or out? |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 17:48
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Genuinely shocked and stunned by this. Agreed, has this every happened in the UK before, an MP being murdered? Very shocking. It's extremely rare, aside from certain murders relating to the Troubles. But yeah, this is rare. Wasn't there an MP who narrowly escaped a samurai sword attack a few years ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: EU in or out? |
asfish |
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 17:46
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Quote: Genuinely shocked and stunned by this.
Agreed, has this every happened in the UK before, an MP being murdered? Very shocking. |
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