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[Prak_Anima]

fbmf, if you think this is too likely to fall into political arguments, sorry. Hopefully we can keep ourselves focused on nerdshit and not get political here.

Woman Marries R2D2, Wedding Presided Over by Darth Maul
...there is not a part of this which does not confuse me. Though it's at least vaguely saner than hikkikomori in Japan or Korea marrying video game characters... (I was about to wonder what they do when they want to play a different game, but then I realized they probably have a second console/handset for that...) This seems to just be a random act of nerdery, and the woman doesn't actually believe she's in a commited relationship with a movie prop.
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[Crissa]

There was a contest for a wedding under the three-story high gundam in Japan... That was really pretty.

-Crissa

[Prak_Anima]

It did look pretty, yeah. It's a another crazy act of nerdery, but harmless crazy.

I honestly wonder what the "gays will ruin marriage" people think about nerds marrying inanimate objects. I'd love to see someone marry their vibrator, just for the spectacle of it.
edited for clarity
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[Crissa]

...Because legal marriage requires two consenting people? The argument for opposite marriage is based around the old tradition that women could not consent, but her husband or male relative could.

But a goat or vibrator or child or someone in a connected power structure or drunk cannot consent, so...

-Crissa

[Psychic Robot]

Can we please not turn this thread into bestiality and pedophilia? You know, like what happens with every other thread that deals with the issue of consent?
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[Prak_Anima]

yes, please. We don't need Frank coming in here screaming about dogrape.
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[virgil]

Post three and there's already side comments about social issues...

I enjoy meteor showers, and I await the day when I have a car again so I can drive out and watch another. The recent one looked like it was cool. I particularly liked this one picture...

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[Josh_Kablack]

Boy survives life-threatening coincidence
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"The actual tragedy of April 15th, 2013 is not that some crazy dude blew up a bomb and hurt a bunch of people. It's that we let another day pass without raising taxes on tobacco, or laying down public transit infrastructure. Those are decisions that will kill more people than this lunatic asshole could ever hope to."

[Koumei]

[Wesley Street]

It's all good. My wife and I had an Ewok village cake and a Wicket cake at our wedding reception, plus Star Wars figures on every table.

Keep in mind this was in a slightly upper-class Italian restaurant. The wait staff said they'd never had so much fun setting up for an event.

Caterers love nerds because they do stuff that's different and fun.

[Crissa]

(Humorous)

-Crissa

[Crissa]

Article, to be read with accompanied song.

Macroeconomics were never so sexy or easy to understand ^-^

-Crissa

[Maxus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose
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He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.

--The horror of Mario

[Crissa]

Bananas and coconuts are the reason that you can't move back to the isles that were bombed. They collect the radioactive potassium and cesium.

Those aren't really 'false' alerts, if they trigger the radiation sensors. o-o

-Crissa

[Maxus]

http://www.bvnewswire.com/2010/08/18/50-cent-helps-shannon-tavarez-bone-marrow-match/?icid=main

That is really cool
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He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.

--The horror of Mario

[Meikle641]

On building to last.
Ways to recycle denim jeans.
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[Ganbare Gincun]

Police & Media Now Playing Up D&D Connection To Murder
Wired Youth Forget How To Write In China & Japan
Early Nation Of Islam Documents Found In Detroit
Body Of Las Vegas Woman Found In Clutter In Home

[Koumei]

[Crissa]

Pious students might have to spend more time studying and less time on electives to pass more stringent math and science requirements.

There is a certain 'no duh' and 'isn't that how it's supposed to work?' to this.

-Crissa

[Maj]

[Maxus]

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/23/man-walks-across-usa-interview/?icid=main

I think he walked his brains out
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He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.

--The horror of Mario

[Crissa]

I saw an article recently that was discussing a study that learning seems not to be a straight accumulation of knowledge - so on average, kids do better, then worse, then better again on the same material as they progress.

Did anyone else see that? I'll have to look for it.

My school had electives lined up so that the forestry students could take double-block classes in the morning and not miss required classes. I took a double-block of electronics.

-Crissa

[Crissa]

Oh! Beijing is rolling out new busses this next year which at propped up ever traffic and their tires ride on the shoulders of the road.

-Crissa

[Ganbare Gincun]

Not really news, but I thought this was cool: Mass Effect 2 - Jack Cosplay

[Count Arioch the 28th]

Wii sextoy mod (Note: probably not safe for most people's work).

My only surprise is that this wasn't out earlier.
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