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[Earthquake Damage]

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Let us go on a magical journey

It's a very Steppenwolf Christmas.

[Heron TSG]

How do I keep getting dragged back to this place when I set aside time off? What is it about this place? It's not like I even have anything interesting to say.

Because you like talking to people that you sort-of-know, just like everyone else? I like talking to people, anyway.

[Jackrabbit]

That'd be it, I guess. I like to hear people speak, as well. I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I only usually go into political threads to see what Aqizzar has to say, because he always says it so incredibly well.

[Aklyon]

Yay for Humble Indie Bundle!
feel kinda bad for only having $5 left in my Paypal account, but its close to the Windows average apparently.

[warhammer651]

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Went to Model UN today for a practice crisis committee.

It started with the Korean war starting back up again.

It ended with nukes flying between China, both Koreas, Britain, India, Pakistan, and Brazil (for some reason I don't remember).

Highlights: The Guy representing Japan being kidnapped by best Korea, Pakistan taking his label and making it into "Japanikstan", China being kidnapped by the US, pakistan taking China's label and writing "chinakistan", Cuba bombing Miami the working with the US for the rest of the conference, and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier detonating as a nuke off the coast of India.

Is that... is that what the Model UN is like? Some sort of psychotic doomsday LARP?

That kicks ass, why didn't I hear about this sooner?

The Crisis Committees are the Psychotic Doomsday LARPs.
Otherwise, it's the debate team meets LARP, because you have to represent your country's interests in whatever the topic is.
 

[Aqizzar]

That'd be it, I guess. I like to hear people speak, as well. I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I only usually go into political threads to see what Aqizzar has to say, because he always says it so incredibly well.

Thanks dude.  Honestly though, if you figure it out, let me know.  I don't have a problem with having bay12forums tabbed open all the time, I just think I've gotten a little too reflexive about refreshing pages and stuff.

[Duke 2.0]

I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I only usually go into political threads to see what Aqizzar has to say, because he always says it so incredibly well.

Hey buddy, we be singing in the same camp here. And the shame stems from the knowledge that he doesn't appreciate being apotheosized all the time, even though we do legitimately enjoy his attitude towards things.

[Jackrabbit]

I will look into the matter.

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Went to Model UN today for a practice crisis committee.

It started with the Korean war starting back up again.

It ended with nukes flying between China, both Koreas, Britain, India, Pakistan, and Brazil (for some reason I don't remember).

Highlights: The Guy representing Japan being kidnapped by best Korea, Pakistan taking his label and making it into "Japanikstan", China being kidnapped by the US, pakistan taking China's label and writing "chinakistan", Cuba bombing Miami the working with the US for the rest of the conference, and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier detonating as a nuke off the coast of India.

Is that... is that what the Model UN is like? Some sort of psychotic doomsday LARP?

That kicks ass, why didn't I hear about this sooner?

The Crisis Committees are the Psychotic Doomsday LARPs.
Otherwise, it's the debate team meets LARP, because you have to represent your country's interests in whatever the topic is.

That actually does sound super awesome, if only because it'd be fun to actually be knowledgeable about a country's policies and how everything works, and then acting like it. The only problem would be, presumably, the teachers or whatever moderating.

Maybe this could be a new breed of LARP, political LLARPing. This requires further contemplation, I think.

e: the extra L is for laissez-faire.

[ToonyMan]

Just to rustle the bushes I'm going to say I avoid political threads because I don't see any significance in arguing about anything over the INTERNET.  Might as well be productive if that's possible.

This counts for everything and everyplace too.

[Keita]

Half the fun of the internet is arguing the toss about stuff without massive consiquences. Thats what I find anyway...

[ToonyMan]

No thanks, my f5 is worn out as is.

I did have the passing thought of changing my username to Toony 3.0 though.

Because I'm one better.

[Aqizzar]

I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I only usually go into political threads to see what Aqizzar has to say, because he always says it so incredibly well.

Hey buddy, we be singing in the same camp here. And the shame stems from the knowledge that he doesn't appreciate being apotheosized all the time, even though we do legitimately enjoy his attitude towards things.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy praise as much as the next guy.  I just start to feel pressured when people get weird about it.

Just to rustle the bushes I'm going to say I avoid political threads because I don't see any significance in arguing about anything over the INTERNET.  Might as well be productive if that's possible.

This counts for everything and everyplace too.

My attitude is, unless you're actually sitting in a legislature, there is no such thing as a productive discussion of politics.  If you mean productive in terms of Internet arguments, I think it works fine, because you never know what somebody might learn.  Much more importantly, its entertaining and yeah, consequence free (except for the bannings).  That's why I do it anyway.

[Leafsnail]

Hey, my school's hosting a MUN thingy in a little while.  It should be... interesting.

I remember at our last conference we ended up voting to assassinate all of North Korea's officials, starting with their delegates so they "couldn't talk".  It was... an interesting session.

[Solifuge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IjHz2yIo

And this is why Vladamir Putin is one of the best world leaders ever.

[Vector]

I'm feeling a lot better, and I found some cute textbooks online for pretty cheap.  Where by "cute" I mean "the entirety of Bourbaki in paperback."

I may have to invest in these soon.