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Racist Fail
If you’re the average Guild Wars gamer who’s English-speaking, white, male, straight, young, doesn’t have a disability and so on, the worst insults that get thrown at you are probably the N word, “fag” or “gay”, and you’d probably go, “Whatevs! I’m not even black / gay.” and move on with your day. If you’re…
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Syllable for a Syllable
Why hello there you Did you know that haiku Three syll’bles, not two?
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How’s It Hanging, Il Porcellino?
Legend has it that if you rub the snout of this wild boar statue named Il Porcellino outside the Sydney Hospital, toss a coin in and make a wish, your wish would come true. Legend also has it that it would still bring you good luck if you rub its snout, regardless of whether you’re…
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Call for Aidan/Zho Fanfic and/or Porn
Aidan and Zho first met possibly in Kaineng Center, standing just within earshot of each other. There was no evidence of them interacting then and they went on separate ways later on, one off to befriend the Luxons and the other the Kurzicks. A few years later, however, on our trips to various lands with…
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Personal Indeed
Pardon the graininess, but… Hi Vickie, your tax file number will stay the same regardless of your changing circumstances and the misuse of TFNs can result in penalties; but not to worry, this letter is only “personal”.
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Resolution Revolution
Something shiny caught my attention as I walked past the working space of one office lady during lunch — a new 17-inch LCD computer monitor. (This was a few years ago.) I leaned in with an ooooooh to check out this hottie (the screen), and quickly noticed that the office lady was still using the…
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Excuse Me, Ma’am, You Lost Your Buttons
If you’re not a gamer, you’d probably still have heard of Silent Hill the movie, and have probably seen the Cybil Bennett police officer character in it. Yeah, the one who spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler. Cybil in the game is quite different. Now I can’t tell you what her exact purpose in the game is…
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