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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
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Don_Julio
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On January 30 2014 06:14 jcarlsoniv wrote: While true, there are also an incredible amount of people (both male and female) who have been raped and never say anything. It is a really sensitive topic on both sides. I...I think he did just tell the story lol The tl;dr version. I'm interested in reading in the version with the Alaric flavour. | ||
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:17 GhandiEAGLE wrote: You should have Alaric be your chronicler. Y'know, if he writes a blog the goal is for people to read it. And screw that, am I becoming a noun now? | ||
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JonGalt
Pootie too good!4331 Posts
@alaric well it's weird because basotho will literally dance in the middle of the street by themselves but answering questions in class is terrifying. my teachers are even very shy when it comes to saying things in staff meetings. a lot of it is due to the fact that we use English in school so naturally they aren't as comfortable. but a lot of people just don't have big aspirations. the graduation rate of high school is roughly 50%. we have about 90 kids in 8th grade. by the time that class gets to 12th grade there will be only 20-30 of them. then only half of those kids actually graduate. so most kids just go to school cause their parents tell them to but very few actually believe in themselves. so they don't try because they figure I'm not smart enough to do maths/English/science. it's funny because they're as a whole a very happy and content people (more so than many Americans I know). kind of a ignorance is bliss situation. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:24 Alaric wrote: Y'know, if he writes a blog the goal is for people to read it. And screw that, am I becoming a noun now? What? | ||
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
On January 30 2014 05:56 Lord Tolkien wrote: This reminds me of baby eating aliens. Which is also a fantastic read imo. great i started reading this... too long to link before 5pm  | ||
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BlackPaladin
United States9316 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:10 Don_Julio wrote: Wow. Do you mind telling the story? You can PM me if you don't want to post it here. Dad's side of the family. Not all details are 100% known since it was more or less word of mouth over a 70 year time period but: Most of our family moved to america in the late 1800's to early 1900's. My great grandfather's brother stayed behind with his wife and kids. He was a constable? or german equivalent I believe in their village so had a pretty high standing. My dad's aunt actually visited them during the very beginning of nazism before it began to get really bad (like when the youth corps was only just starting) but that's a whole different story. They generally would keep to themselves but at one point the german army recruiters came to the door asked his sons to join the army (recruitment for the war). My great grandfather's brother refused them. He didn't believe in the nazi's views. We're not sure all the details but either the next night or a few nights later some soldiers were sent and killed the entire family in their sleep as they were "traitors" to hitler and the german nation. It was a small village in baden-wurtemburg near the edge of the black forest. I can't remember the name but that's where my family is originally from. Supposedly my dad's aunt and her parents were the ones to originally hear the full story as they were the closest ones to them. On another note, my great grandfather always hated FDR. My great grandfather used to see him as someone as bad as hitler. | ||
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JonGalt
Pootie too good!4331 Posts
here is my blog. I haven't written in it in over 9ish months cause it got annoying. I just recently got a camera though and am planning some more videos. I might actually blog again too now that I actually have acquired a bit of a passion for writing. Dayum. thanks guys. I'm totally gonna start blogging again. and shit man city putting the beat down on Tottenham. ps eff bp. that's pretty crazy. stories like that (and being here) always make me think about how fucking lucky I was to be born in middle class America during this time. | ||
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
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Lord Tolkien
United States12084 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:27 ComaDose wrote: great i started reading this... too long to link before 5pm Wait till you get to the legalization of rape section. | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:35 Alaric wrote: This made me think of your discussions about US weather. haha yes - I love xkcd always my Monday/Wednesday/Friday ritual while I'm getting morning coffee | ||
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Doctorbeat
Netherlands13241 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:27 ComaDose wrote: great i started reading this... too long to link before 5pm Here's one even longer by the same writer: www.hpmor.com Only 1 arc left ;..; EY pls write faster. | ||
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:37 Doctorbeat wrote: Here's one even longer by the same writer: www.hpmor.com Only 1 arc left ;..; EY pls write faster. Oh lord HP fanfiction | ||
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Doctorbeat
Netherlands13241 Posts
Yeah... It's good at times though. And since I've read so far, I want to know how it ends. | ||
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Lord Tolkien
United States12084 Posts
Oh rite i forgot about that one. It's an attempt to bring rationality and the scientific method into a world of magic. It's quite hilarious at times. | ||
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
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Doctorbeat
Netherlands13241 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:44 Alaric wrote: I thought Pratchett was super rational about it already. This is kinda the next level of that. But sometimes it becomes a bit autistic. | ||
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
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Doctorbeat
Netherlands13241 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:45 WaveofShadow wrote: This 'Worm' thing looks interesting. I may tackle that after the babyeaters. Worm's pretty good. | ||
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Don_Julio
2220 Posts
On January 30 2014 06:32 BlackPaladin wrote: Dad's side of the family. Not all details are 100% known since it was more or less word of mouth over a 70 year time period but: Most of our family moved to america in the late 1800's to early 1900's. My great grandfather's brother stayed behind with his wife and kids. He was a constable? or german equivalent I believe in their village so had a pretty high standing. My dad's aunt actually visited them during the very beginning of nazism before it began to get really bad (like when the youth corps was only just starting) but that's a whole different story. They generally would keep to themselves but at one point the german army recruiters came to the door asked his sons to join the army (recruitment for the war). My great grandfather's brother refused them. He didn't believe in the nazi's views. We're not sure all the details but either the next night or a few nights later some soldiers were sent and killed the entire family in their sleep as they were "traitors" to hitler and the german nation. It was a small village in baden-wurtemburg near the edge of the black forest. I can't remember the name but that's where my family is originally from. Supposedly my dad's aunt and her parents were the ones to originally hear the full story as they were the closest ones to them. On another note, my great grandfather always hated FDR. My great grandfather used to see him as someone as bad as hitler. Thanks He must have been a brave man. Unfortunately there was amost no way to just stay out of the war. The only way was to get out of the country and he probably could have managed to get to America with having family overseas. Many people just underestimated the nazis until it was too late. My grandgrandfather managed to not fight in the war because he purposely reinjured his knee while doing gymnastics. His brothers died in Stalingrad and Sibiria. | ||
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