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Ribbit
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39 years old
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November 27, 1985
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Upstate NY
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  1. In Topic: Reading at t'moment?

    Today, 05:31 AM

    Dungeon Crawler Carl is sadder than Dresden as a whole. The usual trope of post apocalyptic fiction being very conservative/hyper-independent as a starting point gets turned onto its head and very much pushed back against.

    I'd compare it to a Red Rising that's cloaked in jokes.

    To be clear, I think the writing is often good, the characters are mostly great, the cat stuff is mostly dumb, and the books do get better as they go on because they move past jokes and tropes into something significantly more interesting.

  2. In Topic: Mark Lawrence thread for all things Mark Lawrence'y'ish

    15 April 2025 - 08:44 PM

    This is so funny whichever way this breaks (Mark or Maccy writing it).

    Thank you for the laughs, thoughts, and quiet advocacy for those with disabilities everywhere.

  3. In Topic: The USA Politics Thread

    15 April 2025 - 04:43 PM

    I think he's alive at current juncture. And the odd thing about him coming back is that I don't think it would light any metaphorical powder kegs of significance.

    The administration's perceived problem with unwinding the shipping overseas of a person is that El Salvador/Bukele is going to charge more money for this guy and future people because the deal changed.

  4. In Topic: The USA Politics Thread

    15 April 2025 - 02:24 PM

    The retributive power to punish is something this crowd is extremely interested in expanding and preserving against any perceived diminishment, even if it's flat out wrong, misused, unconstitutional, and shoddily implemented.

    It's very police-centered in a way that is not "to protect and serve". It's also a shakedown tactic.

  5. In Topic: The USA Politics Thread

    15 April 2025 - 02:04 PM

    This is 50+ years in the makings. The "deregulation" and Contra stuff Reagan did, the breaking up of worker unions, Newt Gingrich rising to power and trashing legislative norms, Bush v Gore in the Supreme Court, growing judicial unwieldiness despite less people committing crimes, emboldened police, McConnell's run to destroy Democratic political powers, and Trump's first reign plus the shift rightward of all the health and wellness scammers.

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    Tsundoku 

    27 Nov 2024 - 12:03
    happy #39, wow
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    Tsundoku 

    27 Nov 2023 - 09:14
    happy #38
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    Tsundoku 

    26 Nov 2022 - 20:52
    Happy another one, hope things are looking up for you.
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    Tsundoku 

    26 Nov 2021 - 22:43
    happy birthday
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    EmperorMagus 

    13 Apr 2015 - 21:01
    I love how well you write in discussions. It's like a far more articulate version of me saying things I want to say.
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    Terez 

    26 Nov 2014 - 09:15
    I needed an excuse to change my profile status so I used it to respond to your incredulity that I am still alive.
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    QuickTidal 

    29 Nov 2012 - 20:46
    Um, the NEW SANDMAN trades have the Absolute -recolouring-...but the older trades don't. You can see a comparison here at the link below and personally I think it's staggeringly different for tonal value of the panels. http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/23/absolute-sandman-recoloring/
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    Illuyankas 

    17 Aug 2012 - 16:02
    Oh, and cheers for calling me out on the pics on the election thread, I have a bad habit of not registering if a thread's in Discussion or not but I will cut down on the no content posts there.
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    Terez 

    05 May 2012 - 04:34
    heh, sorry, didn't mean to make it look like you were resentful of my presence or anything. I just felt most comfortable approaching you about it. As QT mentioned there are others who feel the same as him. I'll still be around, but I'm just saying I wouldn't be offended. :p
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    Terez 

    05 May 2012 - 04:11
    By the way, if you guys want to have a Terez-free WoT thread, I wouldn't object to that. To be honest, I probably won't be discussing WoT online much longer anyway. It's not good for me. ;) I'm told some people feel like they have to defend a dissertation to discuss WoT with me. Not true, really, but I get it.
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    Greyfrog32 

    11 Jan 2012 - 20:26
    and dont be rude you little bastard
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    LinearPhilosopher 

    09 Nov 2011 - 03:48
    You doubled back for GOTM and DG? tell me did you read them in the correct order?personally i read DG b4 GOTM
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    Guest 

    06 Jul 2011 - 14:53
    I will look into getting my hands on it :) By myself.
    Have you seen Valhalla Rising?
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    Guest 

    06 Jul 2011 - 14:46
    I saw you said something about Winter's Bone, I recently watched it :D I liked it :D
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    HoosierDaddy 

    11 Jun 2011 - 06:43
    I have not. I'll see it at some point.
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