A decent personality? I assume the storyteller knows this guy and that he's not exactly partner material. But from the outside I see the "yeah, I'd fuck you" mentality--the desire is not in itself a worthwhile trait.
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GasBandit
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I mean, don't get me wrong, the guy was clearly a shitstain... but the concept of having to "have something to offer" someone is one that makes courtship sound a little more mercantile than I'd like. I mean,
Yeah, putting myself in that scenario, if I wasn't going to introduce him beforehand, I sure as hell wouldn't have introduced him after all that.
I also have to poke at the whole "I've never known a woman into geeky things." Odds are he does, but doesn't know it, because if this is his behavior, who'd want to let him get to know them?
You're mistaking the term "something to offer" as a material good. The speaker is saying that you should have some good personality traits to offer her. You should be kind, or funny, or romantic, or... anything other than desperate.
It's not the best of phrasing, I'll admit, but it stuck with me for putting the point succinctly how he was suddenly bananas over someone he'd only heard about, and felt that entitled him to an introduction or contact info. Maybe "something doesn't belong to you just because you want it" would be putting it better?[DOUBLEPOST=1496185236,1496185185][/DOUBLEPOST]
That's what I was getting at.
I mean, I guess desperation is also something. So he has desire and desperation. That's one and a half of the Endless; just five and a half to go!
GasBandit
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You don't understand sir, I want it more."
But yeah, "you aren't entitled to contact info solely because you want it" is definitely better.[DOUBLEPOST=1496186409,1496186101][/DOUBLEPOST]
Thing is, everybody thinks they're kind, romantic and funny. Or at least they believe they "can be if they need to." Anybody looking to woo someone is gonna be kind, romantic, and funny (unless they're negging). That's the whole thing about intangible/personality based "things to bring." It's kind of like how everybody believes themselves to be an "above average driver." (With apologies to Dave Barry)
I just imagine a situation where someone asks "what is it, exactly, that you bring to this relationship?" and their look of mild disgust when the response is "I'm kind, romantic, and funny?"
Seriously, I could've linked so many. I'm not even convinced the guy is serious. He's so over-the-top that I have a hard time believing he's not just trolling.Ah, but you found such a juicy winning tweet. "Treasonous."
Yeah, your language can get pretty salty. Wouldn't want to put off your teammates.
--Patrick
Uzbekistan has banned several games or game series for reasons such as violence, pornographic content, damaging social stability, and distributing false information about Uzbekistan.
A look at the list of banned games, though, will raise some eyebrows. GTA San Andreas is banned, but no other GTA game is (presumably due to the Hot Coffee mod?). New Vegas is banned, but no other Fallout game is (because there are hookers in the Strip and Freeside, maybe?). Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is banned, but no other AC game is (ok, I know this isn't because there are courtesans in AC:B because they were in other games too).
They've also pre-emptively banned Left 4 Dead 3.
A look at the list of banned games, though, will raise some eyebrows. GTA San Andreas is banned, but no other GTA game is (presumably due to the Hot Coffee mod?). New Vegas is banned, but no other Fallout game is (because there are hookers in the Strip and Freeside, maybe?). Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is banned, but no other AC game is (ok, I know this isn't because there are courtesans in AC:B because they were in other games too).
They've also pre-emptively banned Left 4 Dead 3.
GasBandit
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I was gonna ask, not 1 and 2 though? But yes, 1, 2 and 3 whenever it comes out, if ever.
They have also banned Sims 3 and 4...But not 1 or 2?
Also, if they're banning games based on violence, that is a strangely short list (Only black ops, no other COD games?). They seem to definitely hate zombie games, though, as Dead Rising and Dying Light are both on there as well (though, oddly enough, not Dead Island?)...
Methinks the Uzbeki-beki-bekistanian government is as thorough as they are competent about video game matters.
More like UzBANistan, am I right, you guys?!
Sims 3 & 4 allow gay marriage.
Also, Carmageddon? There much of a call for 20 year old games in Uzbekistan? And I've never even heard of Kane and Leanch 2.
GasBandit
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I think Carmageddon Reincarnated dropped the reincarnated part of the title.
Speaking of Sims, I have a Sims 2 Expansion pack in a box of my cousin's old games. Said box had Super Mario World, AND Super Mario All stars...but not the Super Nintendo. THE QUEST CONTINUES!
Second game on the list is Phantasmagoria from 1995
This game looks like SO much fun, but I goddamn hate it's only in VR. It could be a fun non-VR first-person multiplayer game, too.
We need more VR games like this.
There's a very similar game that uses tablets/phones for each person's station, but I can't remember the name of it.
Well, it's not entirely INaccurate.
And mine. But at least I'll die happy.
It's the Spartanburger way.
"Hi, waiter? Excuse me? I think you got my order wrong. I asked for an iced tea, but THIS... IS... SOOOODAAAAAAAA!!!
figmentPez
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WUT?
