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piXX3D
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This cartoon I found actually is quite sad. True, but rather sad



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Omega gamer 89
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what cartoon?

...but I am the ferret king!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! tremble before my ferret minions!

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You don't see it? I can see it without any probs...

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Omega gamer 89
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No, I can't. All I see the little white square with the red X through it.

...but I am the ferret king!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! tremble before my ferret minions!

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Posted: 5th Jun 2008 21:12 Edited at: 5th Jun 2008 21:17
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I'll upload to photobucket
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Jeku
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I don't get it.


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Aertic
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I dindt at first but now I do, its a a person dreaming about internet dating going succsesfull(like it often is) yet he is left alone without anything.


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Seppuku Arts
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Hehe, reminds me when we had to write a story based off of a want ad - some people came up with some amusing ideas - like the two people meeting are mother and son, or even father and son.

Though I'm sure internet dating is that sad - I think it's a very unromantic way to meet up, but I suppose it's a resort for lonely people or people who fail to find those like minded (I mean to be frank, you can be restricted at times for meeting decent people)

"Experience never provides its judgments with true or strict universality; but only (through induction) with assumed and comparative universality." - Immanuel Kant
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Agent Dink
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My cousin met his GF online through a friend, they met in person a few times, and now they've been living together for almost a year with plans to get married

I think it can work fine if you really find your soulmate!

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Posted: 6th Jun 2008 00:45 Edited at: 6th Jun 2008 00:46
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What I hate is these agencies that say "true love or your money back." Since when did love become a business? And since when is it all online? Yep. This is a brave new world alright.

If it feels good, it's a sin.
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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 6th Jun 2008 00:48
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Quote: "Since when did love become a business?"

Since people became willing to pay to find it...

Nice comic!

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Phaelax
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If you ever think you met a great girl online just remember one thing: hot single chicks go out to the bar at night, ugly chicks stay home on the computer.....


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Jeku
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Quote: "hot single chicks go out to the bar at night, ugly chicks stay home on the computer....."


You mean hot young single chicks go out to the bar at night. Once they hit about 30 the only women in the bars are nasty cougars.


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bond1
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Quote: "You mean hot young single chicks go out to the bar at night"


Haha you hit that nail on the head. There is a very fine line, and that goes for men too. The line between young stud, and creepy 30-something guy hitting on the college girls.

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that doesn't mean that...
remember that a relationship is somehow a "package deal" of commitment, responsibility, understanding, trust... i don't talk crap, i knew it through psych-ed classes. AND IT WORKS!
ON THE BAR THING...there are more rabbits in the philippines...who do it just for a cheeseburger.


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Digital Awakening
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The thing is that a lot of people meet online these days, there are tons of dating sites out there. The advantage of the net is that people get to know each other even before they meet. I heard about a study on the news only days ago that trying to meet someone at a bar is the least likely possibility.

I'd like to point out that I'm not into online dating myself.

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Veron
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I've met plenty of people through the internet, and found out that they live fairly close, and met up with them in real life.

As for dating online? Forget it. It works for some people I suppose, but I really just can't see myself, or anyone for that matter, asking someone out over the internet.


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Matt Rock
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Posted: 6th Jun 2008 12:16
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Quote: "Since when did love become a business?"

Since Valentine's Day became a holiday, I think

I dunno, I have to disagree with you Phaelax. I've dated girls I've met in bars and those relationships always end badly. See, on the internet, you have the option of interviewing someone. I'm outrageously picky... it's a miracle I'm not single lol. If a girl doesn't like the music and movies I like, if she can't name all three Beastie Boys, if she thinks Elvis Costello sang "Jailhouse Rock," if she doesn't play games, or isn't willing to try them (and then, if she doesn't like them after trying them)... okay, the list is really long and can't be fit into one thread, hahaha. But yeah, I'm extremely picky, and for someone like me, it'd be cool to be able to interview a potential date online before meeting them. That way I don't have to sit around listening to her yap about her favorite MTV show . And that way, I don't run the risk of her hanging out at my place and having to WATCH MTV with her... that'd be downright horrible.

Richard Jeni has some great comments about dating... Youtube videos.

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Drew Cameron
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Posted: 6th Jun 2008 12:39
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Quote: "emember that a relationship is somehow a "package deal" of commitment, responsibility, understanding, trust"


Friends with benefits.

Save the money you would spend on your lady friend(s) for TGC products people!

TreeMagik, here I come.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 6th Jun 2008 13:42
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Quote: "Quote: "You mean hot young single chicks go out to the bar at night"

Haha you hit that nail on the head. There is a very fine line, and that goes for men too. The line between young stud, and creepy 30-something guy hitting on the college girls.
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The creepy men are funny, some try to sell you toilet roll and others will shout sexual abuse thinking they're studs. But not all hot, young single chicks at a bar or club are great - when me and few classmates decided to go out on the town for a few drinks to celebrate the end of our first year, I ended up dancing with a few attractive girl, who really got into it and then introduced me to her boyfriend.

"Experience never provides its judgments with true or strict universality; but only (through induction) with assumed and comparative universality." - Immanuel Kant
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Posted: 6th Jun 2008 14:28
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I'm going to stash a load of Slayer lol. (lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol)

"She'd be dating me so she'll get free tech support"

I got that from Dilbert a few days ago... come on. Programmers don't ONLY patronize the software architecture, a cup of Folgers (Starbucks if you're damn rich), and models & textures...the opposite just think that we're nuts that are anti-socials... GRR. GRR. I MEAN GRR. Prejudice started wars.

EXAMPLE. FCUK.
I see that your MIND is racing to the lead before knowing what the hell it is. Yeah, your mind says that it's the f-word but it's the clothing company French Connection. That's my analogy. Cheers.


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Seppuku Arts
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So every time we see French Connection in the UK we think of the f-word? I think that's been pretty much true as far back as 1066.

"Experience never provides its judgments with true or strict universality; but only (through induction) with assumed and comparative universality." - Immanuel Kant
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Veron
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Haha, I remember seeing that shop walking around Birkenhead Point in the city, over here in Australia. All over the windows was "FCUK" and I had no idea whether they were trying to insult me, or they had no idea how to spell.


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What you get in the bars is usually not hot chicks but rather 'pre-used'.


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I'm in a long distance relationship via the net. Admittedly we met over the summer in Brisbane and spent a month together, but the only consistent contact I have with her is via messenger. I guess it can't really be classed as an internet romance... She knows nothing about computers lol, couldn't work out how to rescale an image I sent her. Cute I am, however, going to America to see her in 2 weeks.

I guess I am one for action, but without the net (and webcam) I would be stuffed.

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cheers to that tha_rami.
Man, I'm stuffed with online beer. Recently had a quarrel with my mom, about drawing the house...
"I WANT that to be .19 cm!"
"It's quite hard that way..."
"I WANT IT THAT!!!!"
Christ, how am I going to do that curve without a radius???

Back to the topic. We're currently under prejudice, and the only solution is to show who the hell you really are, and that's quite impossible online... Good thing greenlig's got it well.

Cheers to that! I'm going to switch to an Irish pub for some good car bombs...


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EXAMPLE. FCUK."

Oh yeah FCUK, you can get t-shirts making fun of it..
Like "FCUK this party". Pretty good t-shirts.


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Quote: "We're currently under prejudice, and the only solution is to show who the hell you really are, and that's quite impossible online... "


Actually, I tend to look at it the other way around. I have an easier time showing who I are across the internet than in real life. In real life I always get misunderstood because noone understands my body language (or lack of). It's better to be somewhat understood, than misunderstood.

Communicating face to face is a nightmare for me, it's not that I'm anti-social, but everyone seems to get all the wrong ideas about me, and that is quite overwhelmingly painful. Mainly because the things people think about me are the exact opposite of the facts.

Silly humans, I'm going to move up to a mountain-top and dig out a cave to live in for the next 200 years.

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Can I join you Then we can also go down to the towns once every year to ruin christmas ^^

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That's a splendid idea!

I can't believe I didn't think of that at first.

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Grandma has a point, though I've learned my social skills be looking like an idiot until I realised what not-looking like an idiot is. But the internet, it's such an easy way to speak...yet sometimes your tongue becomes too loose and it becomes easy to rant when you would never do such a thing in real life. On the net when I'm fed up or tired or anythime I'm drunk I find it too easy to rant...strangely it's the drunken rants that make the most sense...


Just don't try online dating the MMORPG way... When I saw you fall from heaven, I knew you were the best, so I slaid a Level 32 dragon for you, when I was only a level 18, took from him his heart and I give it to you, to symbolise the giving of my heart for your precious polygons.

Eww.

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You mean a character dropped out of the sky, you slaid a dragon that only had 4HP left after a huge raid party got wiped out by it and then took a common loot/grinding item as present for that character?


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Can I join? I've ruined lots of December 25s already.

We all have different outputs. We don't dare speak in RL but we're outspoken in VL. I just had this rule in myself:

If you can't say it to someone in real life, then don't say it online.

Top it off with some Starbucks.


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Grandma
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Posted: 7th Jun 2008 11:47 Edited at: 7th Jun 2008 11:49
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Quote: "Can I join? I've ruined lots of December 25s already."


No, I'm sorry. That would bring about some technical difficulties. But you're welcome to print our newsletter.


Quote: "When I saw you fall from heaven, I knew you were the best, so I slaid a Level 32 dragon for you, when I was only a level 18, took from him his heart and I give it to you, to symbolise the giving of my heart for your precious polygons."


How incredibly shallow of you. Complement her stats, not her polygons. Only then will she cast love, and join your party.

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Via Harcore trial and error in C#. :/


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How can I complement a level 5 on stats? It's like telling a tabloid writer they're kind, loving and honest.


Though this would explain why I can't get an MMORPG girlfriend.

Same, it would be so cool to walk around with her through a virtual park, talk long walks on a virtual beach and maybe hire out a virutal motel. We could slay Zorg the Terrible together and find the source of immortality so that our game characters forever.

Though I'd never like to meet them in real life, it might be a 47 year old male dentist from Glasgow.

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Hmm... what kind of news would we put in this newsletter? Maybe we could make the mountain our HQ and build a big christmas-bomb platform A platform that'll be able to launch bombs that when exploding will make everything christmas-related dissapear! This way we could ruin christmas on a global scale Much easier than manual work, too ^^

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Posted: 7th Jun 2008 18:05 Edited at: 7th Jun 2008 18:11
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Complement on her level 5 stats anyway! It shows that you like her for who she is, not her ability to slay dragons (altough I wouldn't say no to a girl that slays dragons).

Quote: "It's like telling a tabloid writer they're kind, loving and honest."


Oh... Well, ummm at least tell her that her class is great and have amazing potential. You can't go wrong with that.

If that doesn't help, raise you charisma and try again.

Quote: "Though I'd never like to meet them in real life, it might be a 47 year old male dentist from Glasgow."


True love transcends age and sex.

That was creepy.


@ The Nerd

I like your style. And don't worry about the newsletter, that's a seperate department.

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You: So where do you see yourself in five years?

Girl: Under your desk.

You: You're hired!

If it feels good, it's a sin.
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Nice! We're all good to go then!

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Girl: Under your desk.
You: You're hired!"


HAHAHA I can't comment - it's sleazy.


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True love transcends age and sex.

That was creepy."


Oh god...I don't think I'll comment, I can see this going the wrong ways, being accused of homosexuality or homophobia and agism.

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