The Old Hack

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True.

She is worried for him. He has made a lot of experiments that have either been shaped by or entirely relied on the intense magical field in Moperville. (Also, as an aside: I suspect Tedd can only use his Marked spell because of the magical field, but I am uncertain of how much of a factor that plays in Grace's concerns.) In short, once the field is gone, much of Tedd's work will have been rendered irrelevant. This is probably also why Tedd is reluctant to believe Box. It's a massive shock to his worldview, especially if Box is speaking the truth. Note that he is arguing with himself in order to convince himself that reducing the magic field is actually a good thing.

*scratches head* I always pronounced it as in the verb 'to mope'.

It is not entirely unique, either. Try taking a look at from about 5.40 to 5.50 in this video.

Probably not, but I can dream. *sigh*

Spoilsport. *muttermuttergrumble*

Hm. Yes. Perhaps there is a hierarchy that kind of works like this: Magic: Root Admin Immortals: Admin Humans/Animals/magical beings: User

Entirely possible, but I would still say it isn't quite the same. When I said some parents should be lined up and shot for the names they inflicted on their children I was of course exaggerating, but it is still possible to give your child a name they will hate throughout their childhood and will make them an easy target for mobbing by other children. I seriously doubt Mr. Rainbow Sun would face the same sort of problem among other Plains Cree children than some hapless non-Cree kid named Rainbow would have to deal with in an ordinary English-speaking community. (An example: Two Danish parents once wanted to name their child Arsehole. I really don't know what those two idiots were on. Thankfully, the municipal name registry put its foot down at that one.)

Ah! Yes, that makes sense. You could compare it to the head developer of a system who happens to have a lot of lesser devs modding. When the head dev does something, it goes everywhere and everybody else puts up or shuts up. When a lesser dev does modding, it only fits within their framework and they have to spend a lot of fiddly work (the equivalent of energy cost) to make sure it doesn't either gets tangled and ruined by the official code or alternately somehow gums up adjoining areas -- in which case it would probably crash anyway because Magic wouldn't allow that.

Is it too much to hope for that Rhoda's spell gets tangled in Catalina's magic and we get a Shrinkageddon instead of a Catgirl-ageddon? Ah... as far as we know. Hypothetically, other exceptions may exist. Please forgive me for being a bit obsessive about details like this but they nag at me at times. >.<

Or alternately, has so much power available that any cost would be essentially negligible? *scratches head* Just speculating here, if there is something wrong with this according to your hypothesis, please say so.

The Moderator: That is neither an excuse or any kind of improvement. If people cannot observe courtesy on this thread, I shall lock it again without hesitation. That is all.

Absolutely irrelevant. The topic was English names and this gentleman's parents were not hippies.

How about hortatory names often given by the Puritans in Southeast England in the 16th Century, and to a degree in New England? You had names like Increase Mather, or other first names like Abstinence or Magnify, or if you want to get really fancy, Fear-the-Lord-lest-you-be-found-wanting-on-Judgment-Day. Or hippie names. Rainbow, Flying Fish, River Phoenix... (Some parents should be lined up against a wall and shot for the names they inflict on their children.)

Well, one Danish sports champion is named Tom Bogs, whose last name is pronounced exactly like that. He was a multiple European champion in... boxing. I am not even kidding.

It could be a lot worse. That genius Didio from DC named one of the archvillains of the execrable series Countdown... Bob. Yes. Bob. I am sadly not kidding.

Yes. The Voight-Kampff test is a very good way to determine whether you are speaking to a human or a replicant. Unfortunately, it can also be a good way to tick the replicant off.

Spoilsport. Leave Blade Runner alone.

Psychiatrist: So, tell me, in any order, the first five good things that come to mind about your mother... Mr. Raven: Let me tell you about my mother! *pulls out heavy handgun and shoots psychiatrist*

The Moderator: Could you please tone that down? I am very concerned about this sort of loaded language.

Nonetheless, Prof, take care of yourself. Make sure you stay hydrated and don't push yourself too hard. We value you here, old friend, and want you to stay healthy

I really admire your group's commitment! O.O

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Okay, now I have to ask. Is there also such a thing as BDSM Unix?