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by Apostate
July 20, 2006, 12:57 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Politicians + Religion = Shit
Replies: 83
Views: 7450

What do you want to say about expediency? I won't argue that Stem Cell Research has great potential. I will argue that human beings are prone to ethical lapses. I will also argue that the human race and the human condition have survived for many millennia, what's a few more years to debate the sanc...
by Apostate
July 19, 2006, 9:47 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Politicians + Religion = Shit
Replies: 83
Views: 7450

I was taught to stop and look both ways before crossing a street or highway. That's all this action amounts to. On a side note, the hate and hostility of the liberal mindset continues to entertain me. It's lucky for my kind that you libs are free of the mitigating influence of testosterone. Would y...
by Apostate
July 16, 2006, 8:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Statue of Libery v2.0
Replies: 73
Views: 4852

I didn't read the source Metanis. Wikipedia is a joke. It's often wrong, and hides its falsehoods behind lengthy encyclopedia entries that substitue large words and intelligent-sounding sentences with actual fact. You made an argument, and I disagreed with your argument. I don't need to read a wiki...
by Apostate
July 13, 2006, 12:57 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: EQ Progression Server
Replies: 78
Views: 38081

Both servers are already about to unlock Kunark. This has been out for what, less than 2 weeks? Have fun guys~ I seriously don't see where this "we expect all the expansions to take about a year" thing came from Sony, unless they now put in an artificial time sink not allowing players to ...
by Apostate
January 20, 2006, 7:11 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: opps!
Replies: 117
Views: 14193

From a strictly pragmatic standpoint, ignoring the ethics of the situation, the question is 'Are the rewards of an operation like this, which violates the sovereignty of an ally and possibly embitters them enough to stop supporting us, worth it?'. Obviously whoever okay'd the strike felt 'yes', but ...
by Apostate
December 17, 2005, 1:59 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Patriot Act renewal blocked in senate
Replies: 59
Views: 6419

Patriot Act only hurts those who are doing wrong. No where in the Patriot Act does it take away all Americans freedoms. No where does it take away any freedom what so ever, except for the freedom to break the law. Heh. The FBI is a political organization as much as a law enforcement one. Even the m...
by Apostate
December 9, 2005, 3:34 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Guild name meaning
Replies: 12
Views: 2125

Cestus is a derivation off of caestus, -us masc, a noun coming from the verb caedo -ere (to strike). Was used originally to refer to gauntlets for boxers. The 'kay' sound was dropped to 'kes' as it evolved into cestus, to refer to gauntlets of any time, armored fists, spiked fists, etc. In terms of ...
by Apostate
October 13, 2005, 3:01 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Wow Goo Canada, eroding rights to keep pace with the US!
Replies: 12
Views: 1233

You are just too ignorant to understand the erosion of rights, but most troll ugly people who do not leave their house never understand it. Giving law enforcement the ability to conduct surveillance under the same restrictions for new technology is not the same thing as giving law enforcement less ...
by Apostate
October 9, 2005, 2:53 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Spy caught in the white house
Replies: 37
Views: 4284

Re: Spy caught in the white house

on a twist of that, can we assume that a "democratically elected sovereign state" which is friendly to the U.S. might be abusing it's citizens in some manner so the people plan and go to extreme lengths to secure their chance of freedom from this oh so friendly to the U.S. opressive regim...
by Apostate
October 8, 2005, 4:26 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Political analysts advise libs to stay in the closet to win
Replies: 28
Views: 3502

It's humourous that people always joke about "Catholic" school but the ones here are very laid back compared to 20 years ago. Yes, once you get into elementary school you go to mass once a month, use to be once a week or daily. They have music and art education as well which is left out o...
by Apostate
October 6, 2005, 12:42 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Spy caught in the white house
Replies: 37
Views: 4284

Re: Spy caught in the white house

Officials say the classified material, which Aragoncillo stole from the vice president's office, included damaging dossiers on the president of the Philippines. He then passed those on to opposition politicians planning a coup in the Pacific nation . That's the part folks missed. He's doing his par...
by Apostate
September 30, 2005, 12:31 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: New FBI squad
Replies: 49
Views: 7314

I guess you did not read the first line of the article? "Many Americans see the Internet as a lawless frontier, a haven for criminals and sexual deviants that use anonymity to commit crimes without fear of retribution." You really think they are being payed to find your wife swapping phot...
by Apostate
September 29, 2005, 4:53 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: New FBI squad
Replies: 49
Views: 7314

Dear FBI: Until all murders,rapes and terrorism is under control please let all other crimes alone. Thank you The morans of Veeshan Vault. Or folks might just be a wee bit upset to see either resources diverted from pressing issues to pander politically to a reactionary right win minority over vict...
by Apostate
September 20, 2005, 4:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: guess the movie quote, win nothing!
Replies: 100
Views: 8176

The Tao of Steve

"I'm the Anti-Christ. You got me in a vendetta kind of mood. You tell the angels in heaven you never seen evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you."
by Apostate
September 4, 2005, 12:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Convenience Store Follies
Replies: 129
Views: 20272

Wow aslanna. Thank you for taking posts on a message board to a level of complete and utter disrespect. You do not know her from a hole in the wall and have no right to say something like that, regardless of whether you were joking or not. Until today I have not been disgusted by something someone ...
by Apostate
August 8, 2005, 2:07 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Gun Control Discussion sans constitutional issues...
Replies: 25
Views: 4060

Re: Gun Control Discussion sans constitutional issues...

It seems to me that to restrict freedom to own guns because of what "might" be done with them is inherently wrong, basically limiting freedom because of a possibility that someone might be harmed by a thing. Yes gun violence in America is a huge problem. But the issue at it's root isn't g...
by Apostate
July 27, 2005, 6:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hey Thess...
Replies: 23
Views: 1927

Happy Birthday, Thess!
by Apostate
June 26, 2005, 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What loot system do you like?
Replies: 66
Views: 6892

The weakness of officer-loot is not that it is susceptible to corruption, it is that it is susceptible to the perception of corruption, which is far more common and therefore more destructive.
by Apostate
June 14, 2005, 3:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: 100 "Greatest" Americans: take part in this farce!
Replies: 45
Views: 8453

Seeing "Bush, Laura" right above "Chevez, Cesar" was some pretty impressive cognitive dissonance.
by Apostate
May 4, 2005, 3:09 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Lying Cunts
Replies: 45
Views: 4919

Seeing the situation as any more than one spooked person that scared her family is... pretty disturbing. Is there anything to preclude a spooked person from taking responsibility for their actions? ... Thus, she should be held responsible for sparking that search. The fact that it was a larger sear...
by Apostate
May 4, 2005, 5:37 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Lying Cunts
Replies: 45
Views: 4919

My reaction after learning she had concocted the story was "what a heinous bitch." Your assumed reaction makes no sense. Neither does reacting with overwhelming rage, which is kind of the point. You can't place the responsibility of the national attention on her 'concocting the story' whe...
by Apostate
May 3, 2005, 5:45 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Lying Cunts
Replies: 45
Views: 4919

So, just to be clear, when you guys heard this news story, your reaction was, "Gosh, I hope she's dead, otherwise she's being really selfish"?
by Apostate
May 2, 2005, 3:42 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: The Rage Veeshan Conspiracy
Replies: 111
Views: 45489

Bubba Grizz wrote:I guess it just baffles me that people still play EQ1. But I guess there is still fun to be had.

Thanks for the drama. We've been missing that.
I'm more baffled that people that like raiding would actually go to WoW tbh.:\
by Apostate
April 23, 2005, 5:22 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Jane Fonda
Replies: 209
Views: 16811

Not once acknowledging what is an obvious case of treason or even ignorantly refuting the claim she is a traitor. That's nonsense. If it were obvious, there wouldn't be argument over it, because quite a lot make the argument that treason has to show demonstrable damage to the the country. Aid and c...
by Apostate
April 22, 2005, 6:35 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Jane Fonda
Replies: 209
Views: 16811

Prosecuting Jane Fonda would have been painfully close to prosecuting someone for sedition, which is a very troubled part of our national history. After all, Ford pardoned "Tokyo Rose" for similar actions during World War II, if not the same circumstances. Calling it treasonous is one thin...
by Apostate
April 20, 2005, 6:16 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: pope?
Replies: 141
Views: 8071

thanks Marb for the clarifications on the dates. i messed up another one. I called the break between Constantinople and Rome "the Great Schism". That actually happened in 1450 when there were 3 simultaneous Popes. The Great Schism was ended in 1415 with the Council of Constance, which may...
by Apostate
April 5, 2005, 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Veeshan is dead... =(
Replies: 267
Views: 34377

I had a lvl 60 Human warrior on Veeshan pre PoP Accomplishements with guild at the time (Cestus Dei) -- I learned how to be rude, how to KS, and how to be an all-out pain in the ass. (CD still active?) Oh, I did manage to talk the guild into helping me kill a mob for my epic once. JUST ONE KILL, an...
by Apostate
April 4, 2005, 5:53 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Greetings from Luclin
Replies: 167
Views: 44714

You all forget that the vast majority of the movers and shakers of Veeshan have gone on to other things. All these references to havoc and the heavily anti-PnP environment that made Veeshan a legend are just vague memories to the existing crowd. The game has changed. At the raid level, it's far mor...
by Apostate
March 30, 2005, 7:26 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Greetings from Luclin
Replies: 167
Views: 44714

sweetkastings wrote:^
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FUCK YOU
Case in point. In the years I've been playing, I have no idea who the fuck this guy is. It wouldn't matter a good goddamn if this guy was already on Luclin or not.
by Apostate
March 30, 2005, 7:01 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Greetings from Luclin
Replies: 167
Views: 44714

This isn't really an everquest board, despite the name. Veeshan hasn't had an active message board community for a couple years. The folks that started this board and posted to it have all quit, and though a few active players might browse here, no active players or guilds communicate here at all or...
by Apostate
March 7, 2005, 12:21 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Cestus Dei Board
Replies: 12
Views: 6763

Re: Cestus Dei Board

Tinkin Tankem wrote:I've been waiting to see the Overlord's Coorpse on the front page. That and I <3 Apos's spoilers.
Overlord bug fix wru!?:(
by Apostate
January 18, 2005, 5:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Iran claims it has nukes
Replies: 25
Views: 1187

I would guess there are at least have a dozen of our "Friends" Israel among them pursuing them as well. Israel been a nuclear power for almost 40 years. They've gone on nuclear alert both during the 6 day war and the Yom Kippur war. A regional arms race would be fairly one sided, since th...
by Apostate
December 16, 2004, 6:38 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Oxford English Dictionary
Replies: 34
Views: 2086

I happen to find the decline in the English launguage disturbing. I don't feel I should have to apologize or feel bad because I happen to want America's standards not to fall any more than they already have been over the past couple decades. Yeah, wow, what a terrible person I am. You can only cons...
by Apostate
December 15, 2004, 1:26 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Patch Message - 12/15/04
Replies: 19
Views: 3522

- The respawn of Globes of Discordant Energy are now tracked on the event timer for Anguish. The method for obtaining the Globes has not changed. huh :?: :?: :?: When you kill warden hanvar, the globe for the 2.0 is in its own chest type thing you open. My guess is it had its own respawn timer befo...
by Apostate
December 6, 2004, 12:46 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Evangelicals to Bush: Payback Time
Replies: 420
Views: 38403

I wouldn't say those listed are an accurate representation of the Nation in general. I am in the minority because I live in Arkansas, but should there be a Nationwide vote I'm sure it would turn our differently... Marb I doubt it would. All those margins are significantly higher than the percentage...
by Apostate
December 6, 2004, 12:25 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Evangelicals to Bush: Payback Time
Replies: 420
Views: 38403

Debate over the term marriage is largely irrelevant. 8 of the 11 state constitutional amendments (Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Utah) that passed carried language that precluded the existance of civil unions as well as marriage. You can't argue that there is...
by Apostate
November 9, 2004, 6:46 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poverty does not produce terrorism
Replies: 21
Views: 1573

Re: Poverty does not produce terrorism

Can we conclude, assuming the study proves true, that liberating Iraq and Afghanistan will reduce global terrorism? Let's ignore poverty all together and just talk about your question there, and look back at the article- Instead, Abadie detected a peculiar relationship between the levels of politic...
by Apostate
November 8, 2004, 2:14 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Kerry won!
Replies: 19
Views: 1769

I think it's sad that there's a fight for the people too stupid to punch a card accurately the second time around. Whoever they voted for I don't think it should be counted. Further I think we should have competency tests before a ballot counts =p That's not how punch cards work at all in Ohio. A v...
by Apostate
November 4, 2004, 7:40 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Bye scumbag
Replies: 45
Views: 3187

I agree that both Israel and Palistine are to blame. I'm not really familiar with Sharon. But, hopefully with new leadership in Palistine things can work out between the two and they will give Palistine their own state and they stop killing eachother. Really doubt it. Sharon's government took a pre...
by Apostate
November 4, 2004, 6:53 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: What will the liberals do now?
Replies: 191
Views: 13330

So...since every single person that visits VV agree's with a few Catholic rules, we're all Catholic? Because according to you guys, we don't have to believe in ALL of it, or practice ANY of it in order to call ourselves Catholic. Also, I find it interesting that you, Sylvos, act as if the Pope is G...
by Apostate
November 2, 2004, 5:39 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: who DID you vote for and where
Replies: 118
Views: 8037

Kerry/Ohio
by Apostate
July 28, 2004, 4:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Jane Fonda Spam Email
Replies: 24
Views: 1607

Took about 30 seconds to find it on Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/fonda.asp
by Apostate
July 27, 2004, 3:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Thess!
Replies: 22
Views: 2066

Happy Birthday Thess.
by Apostate
July 15, 2004, 1:57 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Vile Swedish terrorist tortured at gitmo
Replies: 39
Views: 7025

Kilmoll the Sexy wrote: I call it bullshit. Negative temperatures and naked for 12 hours would have killed him or left him with some serious frostbite. He sure as fuck doesn't seem dead and I am pretty sure they can tell if he is missing extremities.
Where did it say he was naked? A different account?
by Apostate
May 21, 2004, 6:12 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: One Sheriff's take on the Drug War.
Replies: 6
Views: 546

After reading the article, I think his sig does give his opinion on the article pretty well.
by Apostate
May 17, 2004, 5:02 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Ahhhh the Church
Replies: 42
Views: 3900

Annoyingly partisan

That bishop's letter is much more manipulative than it seems, and that bugs me. Americans should not receive Communion if they vote for politicians who defy church teaching by supporting abortion rights, same-sex marriage, euthanasia or stem-cell research The problem with that is he is specifically ...
by Apostate
May 11, 2004, 3:53 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: New Expansion, Omens of War
Replies: 36
Views: 7769

Can you specifically go into the reasons why Uqua is such crap? I honestly haven't heard anything about it other than this...is it the end zone for GoD? If so, what about it is so horribly made that it's caused whole guilds to stop playing? It's gone through quite a few versions. The very first ver...
by Apostate
April 13, 2004, 5:31 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Another example of an activist judge
Replies: 167
Views: 8834

Re: ...

Thess, you're question is monumentaly stupid. If you don't know general idea I was trying to get at, I feel for you. But, I will assume you are more intelligent than that and you are just trying to cloud the issue with non-sensical questions. Another non-answer from the fucktard that's starting to ...
by Apostate
March 31, 2004, 12:35 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Not that anyone really cares, but...
Replies: 40
Views: 6727

Take care Jice.
by Apostate
January 8, 2004, 5:42 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Go Bush!
Replies: 72
Views: 4208

When my gramps came here from Italy, there were no immigration laws, so don't start that shit. Might have started earlier than you think, though. First immigration laws were passed in 1875 (bit before the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882), and the first quotas were enacted after the first world war (3...