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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Toronto
    Whenever I get phish emails that look like authentic, graphic-rich emails from banks (until you read the text), I always get a little pissed off. I'm always thinking, "What? You think I'm some senile senior citizen or something, thinking that my online banking security needs 'authorized'? I don't even have an account at Bank of America!"

    But, you know, when I get a phish email that looks like an authentic, graphic-rich email from Battle.net, I'm, like, "What? I won a free key to the new, upcoming expansion to The World of Warcraft?!" [squees]

    "Oh wait."

    "Shit."

    [heart breaks]
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    I think I'll call it "hysterical hedonism."
     
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    Baraka_Guru, Mar 22, 2014
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  2. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member


    You and me both, brother.
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    So my favorite magic wand has a frayed cord.

    My husband, ever the engineer, has the entire thing disassembled and is fixing it for me. He's so awesome.
     
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  3. Street Pattern

    Street Pattern Very Tilted

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    Phoenix feather? Unicorn hair? Dragon heartstring?
     
    Street Pattern, Mar 22, 2014
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  4. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Baraka_Guru, Mar 22, 2014
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  5. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    snowy, Mar 22, 2014
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  6. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Right?

    "I got your hungermouth right here, baby...."
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 22, 2014
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  7. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Baraka_Guru, Mar 23, 2014
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  8. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    snowy, Mar 23, 2014
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  9. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
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    What does it say about me when my initial vision of a "magic wand" was a sex toy,
    having nothing to do with gaming?
     
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    Chris Noyb, Mar 23, 2014
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  10. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    I also don't appreciate the "faux wisdom" that circulates a lot on images that people post on Facebook. These either state the blatantly obvious/circular (like the logic of "it is what it is") or something that isn't necessarily true (and may never be, or may not need be).
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 23, 2014
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  11. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    We have a winner.
     
    snowy, Mar 23, 2014
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  12. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    I don't think of it as "gaming" per se, but as fantasy or magic.

    On the question of thinking of a "magic wand" as a sex toy or as a magical object, I ask you this: Why not both?

    (I think there is some fiction in there somewhere, eh, @snowy ?)
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 23, 2014
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  13. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    :cool: Woo hoo!!

    What do I win :p ?
     
    Chris Noyb, Mar 23, 2014
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  14. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    Speaking of misquotes or just plain saccharin sweet-ness of Facebook posts, @snowy and @Baraka_Guru , this was circulating on my FB feed for about a week.

    [​IMG]

    Even I, with my limited formal education, had to roll my eyes at the obvious false quote.
    Cars were barely around back then, much less "fancy" cars.

    I considered de-friending some of the people who "liked" the posts because I knew they were supposedly educated. :rolleyes:
     
    Fremen, Mar 23, 2014
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  15. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Yeah, Wilde died in 1900. I think "automobiles" were still called "horseless carriages" back then. :p
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 23, 2014
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  16. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    Now see, I didn't even think of that, and I knew that in the back of my mind. That's why we pay you the big bucks, B_G. The total recall.

    Now get your ass to Mars!
     
    Fremen, Mar 23, 2014
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  17. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    One interesting point someone made on this quote was that perhaps Wilde meant "fancy private railway car." :p
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 23, 2014
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  18. Street Pattern

    Street Pattern Very Tilted

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    There's an interesting book by Ralph Keyes which analyzes the process by which quotations get sharpened and misattributed:

    "Nice guys finish seventh": False phrases, spurious sayings, and familiar misquotations
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    Of course she was talking about a sex toy. That's why we were joking about it.
     
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    Street Pattern, Mar 23, 2014
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  19. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Is this where we joke about whether it's better to use the magic wand or Bigby's clenched fist?
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 23, 2014
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  20. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    OH, hey, self... YOU'RE NOT 24 ANY MORE. Ugh.
     
    Japchae, Mar 23, 2014
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