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I'll take the gator. I know it says "battle" but gators aren't usually aggressive unless provoked and I don't intend to provoke it. It'll stay in its corner and be happy and unbothered and I'll take the opposite corner, as far away from it as I can get. Easy.

Now I'm just picturing a dollar materializing out of thin air everything I blink

Damn, never seen a poll this unanimous 

I'm more of a party games type of video game player so I don't really care lol

Yes.

To use for paper? Meh, kinda sucks. As a tool for embroidery? Magic.

6 hours ago, Who Me said:

You don't like the crunch? 

Can't stand it hahaha

8 hours ago, James T Kirk said:

I, too, had laser eye surgery. And roughly 5-6 years later, I had to wear glasses again. 

That blows. Do they know why? Because that seems a bit soon. I'm at 8 years or so now and I'm good but I was told you obviously need to expect the worsening of vision that will come with age still. But I figure even if I have to wear glasses for that down the line, it'll still be miles ahead of where it was before.

I wore glasses/contacts from 3rd grade until my junior year of college (9/10-21 or so) and then I got lasik. Best decision of my life. I went from 20/400 w/o glasses/contacts to 20/15 after lasik.

I can't do roaches. I know they're harmless and easy to manage but they creep me out and I can't bear to kill them, mostly because of the sound. I'm nauseous just thinking about it. 

Where's the category for "I'm halfway decent after two drinks"?

Depends on my mood and who's making 'em.

I took this picture at the botanical gardens in Denver when I was there a few months ago visiting a friend. Check out how different the plant looks the rest of the year.

Candied figs are the best

Candied fruit especially... yum

15 hours ago, Mitsuru said:

I mean people also eat mint chocolate so they can also eat this if they like it.

Those are fighting words.

2 hours ago, Marika said:

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Lazyyyyyyyy

None of the above. Paper straws get soggy and gross. Plastic straws are bad for the environment. Metal straws can kill you if you're unlucky. I've never even heard of hay straws.

Silicone straws are where it's at.

There's no precedent being set because it's already been set long ago. It doesn't change anything for anyone. Just actually put effort into fighting your wars and you'll be fine. Rose and t$ and co should have known exactly how to avoid issues.

That's not to say I don't think it's a dumb rule that doesn't really address what he wants it to but it's not a mystery how he moderates this. He's moderated it like this for years.

So they "deserved" it (don't really like that word for this) because they should have known those wars would be considered slotfilling but it's a dumb application in these instances as it isn't actually slotfilling from what I've seen, in that it's not declaring wars with the intent of blocking others from those slots and minimizing those peoples' damage. But again, it's nothing new. Alex doesn't factor politics into his moderation, he bases it off the individual wars.

Pecans

Mostly various things having to do with places I've been: coins, patches, etc

Idk how those of you talking about slot sniping don't have time. There's always time. When I'm waiting to snag slots, I've got the page loaded way ahead of time....

Also, I usually go with my war cry. Every now and again, usually for a friend, I'll switch it up. 

This reminds me that we talked about doing a "Gattaca" movie night but haven't yet.

3 hours ago, Etat said:

When people say classic works I instantly think Dickens, Jane Austen etc.  I am not certain if there is a universally accepted definition of the descriptor 'classic' in literature.  The age of a work seems to me a fairly important aspect of what constitutes 'classic' literature, while Wikipaedia uses the terms exemplary and noteworthy, of which there are many many works produced within the last 50 years.  Is a modern piece of writing deemed so because it is young, or just because it is not deemed classic?  Is there a point where a piece of literature is deemed classic purely because of its age even if it lacks noteworthiness?  I do not have the answers, but I'm sure there must be a student of literature here somewhere willing to contribute

There's not really, at least to my knowledge. I would agree with you on thinking of things like Dickens and Austen, Plath, the Bronte sisters, Shakespeare, Poe, etc as classics. There is also the category of "modern classics", or basically widely celebrated books that people think will become classics but aren't quite old enough yet, I suppose.

https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-modern-classics/

4 hours ago, Etat said:

Can confirm broken = fractured.  Neither term gives an indication of severity or type.  For most of us it is enough to further classify a fracture by the terms open (compound) or closed.

Okay, good, I was worried I had missed something/needed to brush up on my definitions.

I'm not really sure how to answer the above but I broke my arm as a child and a toe in college.