"I'm cold and I'm bold and I don't do what I'm told." -Information Society, "Mirrorshades" (1990). There's a lot going on, dress warm and keep watch. Do you want to build a ski lift? The next big things arises from what came before, even if it need not be of the same stuff. One need only point out where the artifact is hidden and command, "Fetch!" Please turn to p. 104 and consult the Wheel Table. We're gonna need a bigger magnifying glass. Above us, the celestial fire. Below us, the infernal heat. "starting to think these maidens are stumbling in soaked through from the rain just to steal my beautiful gowns and homewear are any of you actually lost" -vamprisms, 2022-09-17 🎶If you want to destroy your reason, trace this thread to its origin.🎵 It seems you've got a reply for my every quip. You wouldn't happen to be my foil, would you? Knuckles the echidna said "Fuck TERFs" and it roared across the battlefield from his mech's broadcast system. Welcome to the haunted world of HORRIBO. 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Motherfucker, we make *money!*" You know what would really get us ready for out astral raids? *Costume jewelry!* If that girl's going to keep her hearts full, she'd better use a spin attack! They say that by the time you make it to the deep end, visibility goes down to zero! Who needs spinal column when you've got all this brain power?! Come to the fortified city of Provins, guaranteed to be safe from armies with small-to-moderate siege capabilities! When the worshipers of the Golden Capybara came into contact with the worshipers of the Golden Eggbug, the Golden Horde was born. *On the Fresh Grave of Your Lifelong Love Who died of Consumption and Being Found the Next Morning Unconscious, Naked, and Nearly Frozen to Death by the Groundskeeper. "Now, you say you spell 'slaadi' with two As? Fascinating." My journey shall take me beyond the shore, beyond the sea, beyond even the sky itself. 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Fuck You!' and banned me from his forum" -Hareton Splimby The essence of the chaotic alignment is a little less conversation, a little more mayhem. A charging armored knight is no match for a nude longbowman whose aim is true. From blunt force all sharp things are made. "You are becoming Gods. There's a new master of creation, and it's you. You've unraveled DNA, and at the same time, you're cultivating bacteria strong enough to kill every living thing. D'you think you are ready for that much power? You lot? **You lot?**" - *The Second Coming* (2003), as sampled by Orbital (2004) on "You Lot" To go on this journey, goat north. What do the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar, the mandolin, and the fiddle have in common? Sicks shreds. It's race to discover land between the lookouts in the crow's nests and the crew looking into the water! Ladies! Now available in blue. When you're a resurrectionist, you get to be in everybody's will! I'll lead, you follow, try not to get burned. 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Look, it's just a bunch of little guys! They don't have top-shelf gear, leave 'em alone, don't worry about it! Yellow his room, with a new yellow curtain, and two yellow eyes, and everything is jaune for him. This little sprawling gloom, she's gonna let it loom. These are *original* vampire characters, they are *not Dracula*! Strength? How about this dog show you what strength looks like? Bespectacled British scholarship is no match for theropods! Bookmaking is a machine for turning forests into knowledge. A diminutive kobold is ready for training with the swordmaster. Assassinate the Imperator with the power of light! You see a world made different when viewed through cracked glass. A stretch of ocean separates the ambitions of the explorers on the left from the predations of the pirates on the right. Are we sure we want to keep spinning this particular wheel? Don't rate this sports car in terms of horsepower, but rather in terms of cow power. Orange you tempted by this dizzying cornucopia of vices? You cannot learn statistics without first considering the simple coin flip. "We've got to build our life on new foundations. We must get back to primeval integrity." -Eugène Ionesco, 1960. Two string-instrument artists struggle with and dwell on their art. Got a secret. Can you keep it? Swear, this one you'll save. Few people today realize that King Charles the First had specialized in dual-wielding. Things are getting hot, and some foundations are starting to crack. It's plane to see that it's all geometry. Some vampires being spooky, in a glamorous, aspirational way. A variety of cephalopods present an intimidating front. The Great Telescope of Birr meets the telescopes of the future. A flock of books take flight. An array of threatening mirrors shine back to you the things you fear to see. Betray your tyrants and choose violence. On behalf of Battle Mountain's mayor, Isabelle is excited to welcome you to the neighborhood! This is a tribute post in honor of Grace Hopper (1906-1992). The ambassador has a message for the diplomat. It's the landing. Swan atop the battlement, Goose down on the pavement. Foreverer? More like foreverest. "Is this the original board game of death?" -Colin Barras, 2020 "What we all dread most is a maze with no center." -G. K. Chesterton, 1913 A pair of 3D Glasses provide depth to a game that converges toward a vanishing point. The hottest take of all time is also literally the most superficial. A green monkey clutches his bananas, with a speech bubble saying, "oh no."