Nothing much...

[Pybob]

I'm lost... over the past four weeks I've read 7 books to review for my site, and my Lords and Ladys... my eyes can't keep this up!

I need relief... I need escape, but I'm so lost in the imaginations of others, I cannot think of what to do myself...

So tell me what you do to escape the monotony of your everyday life (besides visit here!)... whatever it may be - relatively mudane or perverse, anything to save my weary eyes!

I'm looking forwrd to finding out what wannabe Lords and Ladys do for fun...

Pybob (http://www.pybob.i12.com)

[Emaleth]

<font color="004400">Hmm, what I do to relax. First off, I am usually accosted by the flying cats when I get home, so of course I have to spend time with them. i.e.; feed, play, clean out box, play, listen to what they have done during the day (if you act like you are listening..they will vocalize quite a bit!), play, etc. until they get tired.

Then I turn on the stereo, and if I like what is playing, I keep it on the radio, if not, then I put in a CD of Berlioz or some Rach. Write what I have done for the day in my journal, and if there is a posting in the RP clubs to make, then I write out those story lines.

Then I either pick up a book, do a bit of Origami, do a reading or figure someone's numbers or crochet. And after about 15 minutes of that, the cats accost me yet again, and I am doomed for the rest of the evening because I ignored them while I was doing something that didn't involve them. Anyone with pets I am sure can sympathize.

That is typical Winter. Spring, Summer, Fall...either out working on the garden, fishing, camping (time permitting), outdoor things. Along with of course the cat schedule...</font color>

[Pybob]

Poetry, Bach & Cats... Mmm...

Well, for Poetry, I do write short stories... http://www.pybob.i12.com/stories/index.html ...

For Bach, I play the piano a bit and Toccata & Fugue in D minor are my faves...

And Cats, well I'm sure you're familiar with the innuendo..!

I just fancy doing something different, I want to leech your imaginations - the depths of your egos... ANYTHING!

Let me know..!?!

Pybob (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

[pzrtal]

I like to write, both poetry and fiction. I also read a lot, both novels, short stories, and role playing game books. And of course, when I'm bored I just crank up the stereo and listen to Mozart, or Rob Zombie, or the Beatles, or one of the other large number of types of music that I listen to. Either thar or I talk on the phone, program HTML, or game. I do a lot of gaming online.

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[Certified Nut]

For those more in touch with the spirit...

I like to meditate, and I don't mean sitting cross legged chanting mantras. I'm lucky living where I do. 20 feet from my door is a cliff-face overlooking the city in which I live. I enjoy sitting there and just, well - being. I find it a great way to forget the days tensions, away from people, looking down on the rat race, glad I'm out of it until tomorrow. It's a great place to have a quiet smoke (if you do) and a glass of scotch (if you do that as well). If that isn't enough to help me unwind, I resort to punching the hell out of a punching bag http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Pybob]

A turely eclectic selection of music there, Pzrtal! What's your favorite Beatles song... it's got to be either Elenor Rigby or I am the Walrus for me...

Thanx Lord Shaithis, all praise accepted with gratitude... perhaps you could tell some publishers!

And Certified Nut, I incredubly jealous of your locale, especially living where I do now... As for smoking, yes, yes, yes... both kinds... And as for Scotch... Glenmorangie is a fine single malt, and I go for a nice Irish Whiskey as-well, you know Black Bush and alike...

Now folks, some interesting stuff here... no what about the perverse?

[Dragutin]

Considering your eyes are tired from reading & writing I would not recomend that.

For me when my eyes are burning from to much reading, computer work or paper work I give them a rest and play with my kids 6mos & 23 mos. My older 2 don't play much anymore and try to twist the rules so thats to strenuous sometimes. Nothing to focus on directly and whatever pops into your mind to do with them they love it. Nothing is barred because they are learning from you while you are learning from them.

Or Go play frisbee with a dog, teach a cat how to fetch.

You know total brain dead stuff and it eases the spirit and mind.

Go for a hike, I also like my motorcycle for a short or long trip. Nothing to do but think and ride. Wear good goggles though or your eyes will be worse for it.

Good luck

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[Pybob]

Dragatuin... surely treating your dog like a frisby is illegal... even in Ohio?!? http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/wink.gif

And what could possibly make me go blind? You've piqued my curiosity now...

And cheers Lord Saithis, any help is greatly appreciated, and I'll put a posting up when I put some more of my stuff online...

Pybob (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

[Dragutin]

Pybob I'm over here. I don't remember anything about going blind but thats a fairy tale anyway. Hey are you slighting me by spelling my name wrong, or are just that tired.

The hardest part about playing frisbee with a dog is keeping them in a circle. I must ascend to Wamphyri before I can make a true Frisbee Dog.

Do you eat chinese food????? and you thought that was sweet & Sour pork too.

What I was saying was get away and clear your head. Everyone needs to do that even the Lords. Good Luck

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[Pybob]

Dragutin... no slight intended, but what are you on about <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Do you eat chinese food????? and you thought that was sweet & Sour pork too.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>? My mind stopped working properly a long time ago, so you have to guide this ignorant Yorkshireman through your thoughts...

And if I could afford to get away from it all I would, but I have to earn the pennies...

Pybob (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

[kortag]

Good wine, good food, good smoke. Thats it for me. I like to get together with friends..maybe throw in a Moby cd and just chill. Relaxing is something I am good at..lol. And anything that has to do with nature. I guess I really like the beach. It really clears my head..and is there anyone here who doesnt write? hehe..Oh and of course meditation..

[Goth Girl]

I like to find new ways of annoying or amusing my husband (starts as amusing then becomes annoying). One quiet evening at home, I decided to dribble at him for a while - he laughed at first, but then he got really grossed out and annoyed with me after about an hour. Speaking in a high pitched whine continually had the same effect.

Someone please reassure me that I'm not the only one who does this sort of thing!

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Goth Girl ~ your favourite nightmare!

[Pybob]

Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa!!!

This is getting more like it, Goth Girl, I especially like the dribbling bit, and I'm not sure how your husband will take it if I do it... annoyed wouldn't be the word!

Tell me if you know this song...

I know a song that'll get on your nerves,
Get on your nerves, get on your nerves,
I know a song that'll get on your nerves,
All day long...

I know a song that'll get on your...
Repeat ad infinitum http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[pzrtal]

Not sure what my favourite Beatles song is. I like most of them, except for Free as Bird, I hate that song to no end. And what exactly do you guys mean by dribble? Or do I not want to know?

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[Pybob]

:ccol:

Dribble: Do you remember the film Turner & Hooch? Do you remember what came out of Hooch's mouth constantly..?

Then you know what dribbling is...

Oh, it's what football (soccer) players do with the ball...

And it's what the heredetaries do in the House of Lords, and some of the Opposition benches as well (UK parliamentary system... ancient-yes, noble-no)

http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Pybob (http://www.pybob.i12.com/) http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/tongue.gif

[Rixy]

Generally if I want to clear my head i'll go out on my motorbike and have a blast round the country roads. I find that by the end of the ride I've forgotten about everything else and i've got a huge evil grin on my face.

If I just want to mellow out then I tend to go up the road to Bodiam castle and sit in the grounds. It's the one place where I find i can totally relax and clear my head.

Cheers

Rixy

[Andrew the Sinister]

I might not be that much help everything I do is bad for your eyes,but other then reading(my cheif hobby) I also role play and play video games a lot. Another fun thing to do is to argue and debate (I should start doing this here).

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The Blood is the Life
To Live is to Lust

[Pybob]

Argue... Argue!

Why should you want to argue?

This is a forum for people to opine, to share thoughts and ideas, not to Argue...

Oh, sorry, you were probably on about intelligent arguement, not beligerant pontification... http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/wink.gif

And Dragutin (I spelt the name right this time...) it might just be cultural difference going on here... but joke or not, isn't that racist?

Step into my mind... (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

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[Dragutin]

We tease that the chinese restaraunts use dogs and cats from the neighborhoods, strays or pets.

Quite a few were closed because of unidentifable meat found in the back of the stores.

Its a long standing joke.

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[Goth Girl]

Yes, Pybob, I know the song - at Christmas a coupla years ago, my kid bro had a Joe Pasquale video (now there's a name for the provisioning!), and he was squeaking that song. Now I have to try to exorcise it from my head, as it's now lodged there - thanx to you - grrrr! Next time I'm passing thru Doncaster on my way to Durham on the train, I'm going to send out a mind probe with that song! See how you like it!

Oh, and on the dribbling theme - try blowing spit bubbles at your nearest and dearest! Great fun for the terminally brain-dead!

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Goth Girl ~ your favourite nightmare!

[Emaleth]

<font color="770000">Ahh Goth Girl, ...you do know that you are contributing to the delinquency of...me heh heh, but that does sound like fun...*looks for her victim..er..I mean..volunteer! :-> *And gets bubbles at the ready* LOL!</font color>

[Pybob]

<font color="770000">It looks like you've got some Leiutenants fascinated by you oral manipulatios, Goth Girl! All I can say is the apparent immoral verisimilitude of us Brits put to shame our American cousins!

And I'm from Doncaster... but am now living in the sheep-shagging capital of the world, just so I can be protected from your insidious mind-probes!

Enter my mind, of your own free will... (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)</font>

[Pybob]

<font color="000077">Yes, Lord Shaithis, we don't have any of the rectitude you have over there, the impact of polital correctness is frowned upon as overly righteous.

And our politicians aren't just caught in flagrato delictus with a cigar, they're found dead on their kitchen table with a rope around their neck attatched to their feet, a drug laced orange in their mouth and a black plastic bag over their head!

Auto-erotic asphixiation!

We can still smoke in most places. Drink till we're drunk when we want to (ie no 2 or 3 drink limit then a polite request to leave).

Though we have no Freedom of Speach laws, our TVs are filled with shows that critisize the government and those with the Power. Shows that are hosted and researched by people who are openly anarchistic, and yes, we even have Socialists!

The gauge of immorality is phenominally different...

But then again... who am I to make gross generalisations..? http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/tongue.gif
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Welcome to my world... (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

[Mike C]

Back to what I do for relaxation:

For a quick hiatus from the drudgery of my daily life I head to waterfront along the Patuxent River, The St. Mary's River, or the Chesapeake Bay to shoot sunrise or sunset photographs. I also try to find good shots of lighthouses, boats and birds that are usually only found on the coastal areas (Blue Herons ore my favorite and quite difficult to get close to).

For the big stress relievers I like to join my buddies for white water rafting in West Virgina. I am organizing a trip now for September. Nothing quite reminds you how unimportant your bosses deadline is or how insignificant that last angry customer is when you chance your life to fast water and hard rocks.

[Dragutin]

Chinese restaraunts are owned by Americans as well as the Chinese. Which is why I stated my comment. It still doesn't make it right, so

I appologise to those I have offended and will watch my posting futher down the line.

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[Krynus]

What I like to do depends on whatever I am into at the time...

usually starts out the same though... a glass of wine, some good smoke...

then, it's either writing (songs, poems, stories), reading or gaming. right now, I am into the LastAerie mud so it is gaming... For now, at least.

Of course, music all the way.

[Goth Girl]

I hate to drag things down a level (yet again!), but can I ask... is it normal behaviour for one's partner to gain amusement by waiting to alight from a train and then farting just as he steps off, leaving those still on the train to suffer? Not that my hubby would do such a thing, just wondering...

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Goth Girl ~ your favourite nightmare!

[Gregory]

To get away from the normal everyday gig...break up the monotony, I like to do physical things. <FONT COLOR="#006400">Mountain biking, hiking,</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"> ice hockey...there's nothing like the release felt after crushing someone with an elbow or slapping a puck past a goalie</FONT>...racquetball, <FONT COLOR="#006400">golfing</FONT> and rollerblading. One thing you don't want to do is something that keeps you in the same environment. Change it around...outside, on a court, on a mountain. http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/icons/icon6.gif

[Luna]

If you can't tear yourself away from the computer for very long try scanning things.
Things like......any body part that you can fit into the scanner (I'm sure you can get very creative with that). When you run out of body parts, try foods that squish good, but clean up easily. *It slices, dices, and makes thousands of Julian fries.*
When you run out of gross ideas, try something alive. Grab a neighbor's pet cat or dog, buy a little pet fish and stick it on your scanner. Better yet, get some bugs and see if you can capture that "deer caught in the headlights"look as it comes into their beady little bug eyes.
When you have a nice collection of scans, then organize them. The pictures make great greeting cards for almost any occasion for that special loved one in your life.
This has been a helpful hint from your friend Luna.
I'm not crazy, \
niether am I,
me niether.

[pzrtal]

That sounds........interesting Luna, thanks for the rather.....odd suggestion. Might make a mess of the scanner, though. All those bug guts, hair, good grime, and various other assorted odd liquids, solids, and gelatins (yeah, that's it, lets scan some SPAM. There's already enough of it floating around on the net, noone will notice a little more). Damn, now I'm gonna have this weird picture of scanning a hunk of SPAM stuck in my head all day. Oh well.

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[Canker]

Scan body parts? That is interesting and I bet a well visited thread in here but not family orientated. *L* Luna you sound like a woman after my own heart *L*

[Goth Girl]

Wow, Luna, you're a star - I'd never thought of scanning food 'n' stuff before (done all the body parts though!). Oh, this is gonna drive the hubby raving mad - can't wait!

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Goth Girl ~ your favourite nightmare!

[Pybob]

Scanning stuff, huh?

There's a site where folks have scanned Cats!
http://www.cat-scan.com/

And a few friends of mine have scanned faces and made a comic...
http://www.geocities.com/comic.html

All good clean family fun..! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/eek.gif

[Luna]

Always glad to help My Lady Goth Girl!!.
Thanks for the cat-scan site. Very amusing Pybob.
Canker......I am your moon goddess, but only in your dreams!!! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/tongue.gif

[Pybob]

<font color=007700>Luna, I don't think that Canker means that you're similar in persuasions, I think that he beleives that you're literally after his heart...</font>

Only enter if you dare... (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

[Canker]

"The blood is the life"....and Travelers blood is sweet...but the sweet of the sweet is Vampire or Wamphryi blood.

[Shujaak]

Do any of you have a life outside your home and computer? Most of the postings I saw was indoor activities. Even though I live in one of the coldest states in the USA I go out the the hockey arena and run laps to stay physically fit. Some of your computer geeks and homebodies should try and get out more often and exercise your body(just as you exercise your mind). Well there you have it.



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Happy Raiding,

Shujaak

**In the Wamphryi's mind and soul, you must remember One Rule: THERE ARE NO RULES, YOU WIN AT ALL COSTS!!

[Pybob]

<font color=006600>Ooooh, Shujaak, (nice name, what's it mean?), no need to get stroppy... Yes some people do enjoy indoor activities... And yes we all do go Outside, and not always to buy new Geek stuff, sometimes it's to buy a BL book!

But seriously, when I started this post, I only wanted to engage people in conversation... the Ice-Breaker being - What do U do in real life?

We all don't go on about How we live such an active life... It's not unreasonable to assume that in a forum of obviously intelligent people, we all find a past-time in reading after-all, that the others aren't interested in how the Devils (a local hockey team) did the other day...

Even if some of us don't have much of a life, in all honesty - what difference does it make..?

And on top of everything else... some of us can find better things to do with our time then 'Running Laps' and 'Keeping Physically Fit'!

Stay warm...</font> http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/tongue.gif

This is where Nightmares begin... (http://www.pybob.i12.com/)

[ShadoeWolfe]

Speak for yourselves guys - I'm a Computer Geek and proud of it!

What do I do to relax? Sit down in front of my screen and code this site...and other sites...and play PC games...gee whiz - I need to get outside and do something!! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

Oh yeah, in addition to geeking it up most of the time, I also rollerblade, run, and go for long, romantic walks along the beach....

[Pybob]

*Head hung in shame*

What can I say... I thought I was sparring in kind... Evidently I lost it (posting at 2:30am doesn't help much!)

I thought I was matching points for points... but you are right Shaithis, I have become belligerent... more so apologies to Shujaak...

Then again, I thought I was defending the honour of fellow Posters in this thread, Shujaak did suggest that none of us had a life beyond our Magic Boxes... But I'm often wrong these days, as I said when I started this particular thread, I need escape... so let's get back to the main point, huh?

<font color=009999>Mudane or perverse, how do you all escape the drudgery?</font>

[Emaleth]

<font color="770000"> Oohhhhhh, is not even going to get myself started on this one... :-|

A Very Proud Computer, Literary, Musical & Gardening Geek...

Drats..forgot to finish my code on this one...</font color>

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[Shujaak]

First of all I would like everyone to know that I have nothing against any of you.

Second Shujaak is a combination of two Japanese words Shujn which means master and jakku which means evil or bad.I combined the two.

When I said computer geeks I was not refering to every single person who posts on this site, enjoys using their PC, or whose job is designing web sites (ShadoeWolfe) I was refering to certain individuals who have no life outside from their little box (you k
now who you are). I for one enjoy posting and using my PC (in moderation), but I also enjoy physical activities as well. If I have really offended anyone by my bad choice words, I sincerely appoligize.

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Happy Raiding,

Shujaak

**In the Wamphryi's mind and soul, you must remember One Rule: THERE ARE NO RULES, YOU WIN AT ALL COSTS!!

[Canker]

***Hand tearing thru your back and pulling your spine out your chest**** Apoligy accepted. *L*

[pzrtal]

But Canker, if he has no spine, then how can we raise his corpse to be our zombie servant for all eternity? I want my legions of zombie minions, godammit! =)

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[Shujaak]

Trust me, it would take more than a zombie-pretzel Thrall and a Beagle-Lord (Snoopy) to rip my spine out. What brave tactics you use Snoopy, attacking someone from the back I expected much more from you. If your going to confront someone do it toe to toe. Now I suppose you will post
something to the effect: ** Canker does this......**. And **Canker does that..... Boy your scary.

I might be a Thrall on this site but I am a soldier and a warrior in reality. So pretend to be what you are not and experince it from only books.

Just to let you in on a little secret: I trained MWD(s) (K-9 police dogs) for the U.S. Army for three years at Ft. Bliss, Texas so you won't be very hard to house break once I put a muzzle on your snout and a choke chain around you neck Snoopy. **Come here pooch!**



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Happy Raiding,

Shujaak

**In the Wamphryi's mind and soul, you must remember One Rule: THERE ARE NO RULES, YOU WIN AT ALL COSTS!!

[ShadoeWolfe]

Shujaak,

You like training pooches? Try and train the head Wolfe here then....come near me with a leash and I'll snap your ******* hand off. Are we clear?

The boys here are having fun as I suggest you do. And you might be, but you need to learn to drop the sarcasm a little better. It hit me wrong and, well, I'm the Big Dog around here. http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/cool.gif So, enjoy!

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Undead WebMaster

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[Canker]

Oh Shujaak...did I strike one of your wee little nerves? *LOL* "I'm a soldier and warrior in real life"...*LMAO* Bud you take life way to seriously...Let me guess...you happen to have been in the Marines or something..advanced to cop (wearing your manhood on your hip) and then endup training dogs or some something like that becuase you upset the wrong individual. Did I get it right? If not oh well.....a thrall by any other name...taste just as sweet :)

Prediction: Shujaak has a heart attack at an early age due to his view in which he takes life so seriously....Soldier and warrior indeed......*ROFLMAO*

[pzrtal]

*licks his arm and grimaces* What? We come in flavours now? OK, which one of you smart guys forgot to tell me about this? I am not about to become the new flavour at Baskin Robbins "#32 Vampire Thrall". Though I have to admit, this is sounding even better than espers4wamphyri.com. And what do I have to do with pretzels? I'll have you know that Pzrtal was a bit of gibberish I spouted out one day while mumbling like a crazy man to one of my friends.

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[Pybob]

<font color=006600>Seconds out, Round 2...
</font><font color=660066>
OK folks... Wait in your corners, I want a good clean fight... Eye gougings, ball crunchings, biting and spitting are ALL obligatory!

Keep it up, this is FUN!</font>

[Vasagi]

it would seem that our friend Shujaak has hidden himself away.
C'mon pal this is all in fun and you know it I'm not involved in this particular squable but everyone enjoys a good argument from the sidelines.
its great to see friends fighting amongst themselves...... do i detect a hint of inferiority complex? .... i think so

My advice is to just be thankful for what you have... and stop overstep your boundaries.

[dracul]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lord Shaithis:
Have you been to the states recently? They are very much not as you describe them. Perhaps I just live in a cesspool of sin, but we don't have drink limits in the bars, and we don't get politely asked to leave, we have to be bodily kicked out by huge guys with biceps the size of my head. We can drink as much as we want, as long as we pay for it. The smoking thing you've got us on though. We can't smoke anywhere but our homes and outside. But the trump card for us is that we are the most sexually active people on the face of the planet. Nowhere else that I know of are there individuals who have had multiple thousands of partners. You know what the average age of children having sex is now? 12. Now if thats not a show of how immoral we are, I don't know what else to tell you. I could go into my own past history and give you some very interesting stories, and I'm one of the angels of my society, and I'm still worse than the majority of you guys over there. We are also one of the most corrupt and violent countries in the world. We have 10 year olds shooting each other up because of name calling. We also have a government which almost appears to promote corruption. Read our newspapers and you'll see something new every single day. Some child has been shot by another child, or another politician has been caught with his pants down, or another killer has walked free from jail because of technicalities, or another child has been molested by some sick #$%^. Ok, I'm done now, please excuse the ranting and raving, I've been doing research for my paper, and my topic is violence among adolescents, so I've seen a lot of articles and other such materials talking about that a lot, and it just makes me sick. Sorry if I've pissed anybody off.

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[This message has been edited by Lord Shaithis (edited March 19, 2000).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

So the dutch live in the cesspool of cesspool of sin, Well we don't shoot each other as regularly as you do (guns aren't bought on every street corner in the Netherlands) but the rest goes double!! and (not so) proud of it!

[Vasagi]

All of this talk makes me glad to live in a country like canada. We have much the same things going on as any other country, its just so goddamn cold we do everything indoors where no one can see.
No im just shittin ya, everything seems to be the same the world over, even here, and no its not really that cold, in fact it was +20 celcius here today.
as for the drinking and sex issue i mean hey guys ; people are peopl all over the world.
Its all the same everywhere it just all depends on how much the media and public want to broadcast it.

[dracul]

Shaithis - Didn't mean to imply you were proud of it. Just meant what Vasagi has stated so eloquent in the post above

[Pybob]

<font color=440066>I dunno... my boilers blown up (yes, literally! lol), no water in the house (except the floors!) until Monday... Now more than ever I need escape!

Any fresh ideas? http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/biggrin.gif</font>

[deadkeoghpal]

I play the drums, do crossword puzzles, watch ball games, and tend the garden. Here's a rose for all the ladies:
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