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Billybob Goodliffe
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07-31-2006 15:51
If someone ignores a political post I make does that mean they agrees with it?
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Jake Reitveld
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08-03-2006 15:46
From: Colette Meiji
Jake does this mean I get to spank a forum Moderator now?

Or do they have some super secret immunity of something?

If they are selected as a resmod, they should spend enough time reading the forums to know, after all these posts, that posting in the thread without asking a question gets you spanked, whenther your are a resmod, a linden, FIC, or a freind of Jake. The rules here apply to everyone. Noone is above the law.
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Jake Reitveld
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08-03-2006 15:49
From: Hooch Matador
Jake, will I get banned for spilling the beans on Pretty Boy Phils humiliating insult to content creators and will you visit me at second citizen?


You might get banned, depending on how contentious the issue is. Its no secret that I am of the opinion that banning, and forum discipline in general is failry arbitrary and capricious. I say this without pointing fingers, as it is a natural outflow of LL's position that they are innovators, not administrators. So the answer is of course you could get banned. I half expect to get banned for some random remark I make in this thread.

Yes I will visit you at second citizen. What is second citizen?
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Jake Reitveld
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08-03-2006 15:53
From: Maeve Morgan
Spank him! I think He'd enjoy it. and since I have to ask a quesstion to avoid a spanking, Jake, why do small boys feel the need to eat or distroy everything they come into contact with?

Because everyone knows that army men look really cool after you tape a firecracker to thier back and set it off. (and people think kinds were not violent before video games. Hell we used to have bottlerocket wars. Now we play Halo 2, its an improvement.

Also little boys know, Based on primtive impulses formed as a genetic signiture of our amphibian origins, that things are edible or in edible..that which is edible has inherent value, that which is indeble is more valuable when it is in peices.

Ultimately you are to limiting in applying the analysis to small boys..its true of men as well.
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Jake Reitveld
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08-03-2006 15:55
From: Billybob Goodliffe
If someone ignores a political post I make does that mean they agrees with it?

No. Silence is not always a sign of assent. It would be safe to assume they think your post ridiculous and beneath response. But really, whet do you care what they think? Worry more about what you think!
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08-03-2006 16:37
From: Jake Reitveld
Because everyone knows that army men look really cool after you tape a firecracker to thier back and set it off. (and people think kinds were not violent before video games. Hell we used to have bottlerocket wars. Now we play Halo 2, its an improvement.

Also little boys know, Based on primtive impulses formed as a genetic signiture of our amphibian origins, that things are edible or in edible..that which is edible has inherent value, that which is indeble is more valuable when it is in peices.

Ultimately you are to limiting in applying the analysis to small boys..its true of men as well.


Amphibian origins? I thought we had primate ancestry?

If I follow you here, then men consider women edible and thus having inherent value (since most men don't try to take women to pieces, at least not in the literal sense)?

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08-03-2006 18:47
From: Jake Reitveld
My spelling is always rotten Taco. Ask any of the forum people who level the " you can't spell so you must be stoopid" criticism. I think I was even negrated for my spelling. I certainly wasn't neg rated for acting like an ass. I mean accusing someone of being an ass in the forums is like accusing someone of speeding in the Indy 500. At east I have given up rpetentions and admit to be ing all knowing, all seeing and aimee weber's alt.

But no I am not hung over. And really its not so much the spelling, as it is the typing.


My, this is a long thread! I was told in my homeschooling parent certification class that you are either a good speller or not, and that it should not be considered indicative of intelligence. Unfortunately, the same teacher also strongly encouraged us to seek the source documents when teaching our children.

Where can I find research that corroborates or disproves the intelligence!=spelling argument?

Also, do you think it's likely that some of us just have fat fingers and try to type too fast? ;)
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08-03-2006 18:53
From: Deborah Strangelove
Amphibian origins? I thought we had primate ancestry?

If I follow you here, then men consider women edible and thus having inherent value (since most men don't try to take women to pieces, at least not in the literal sense)?

Deb Strange

Before we were mammals or reptiles, we were amphibians..this is primal shit..going back before the dinosaurs. Fundamentally, women are edible. If not, then perhaps we metaphorically blow them up.
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Jake Reitveld
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08-03-2006 18:58
From: Takuan Daikon
My, this is a long thread! I was told in my homeschooling parent certification class that you are either a good speller or not, and that it should not be considered indicative of intelligence. Unfortunately, the same teacher also strongly encouraged us to seek the source documents when teaching our children.

Where can I find research that corroborates or disproves the intelligence!=spelling argument?

Also, do you think it's likely that some of us just have fat fingers and try to type too fast? ;)


I have no idea. Have respect for the language. Learn to spell and teach your kids to spell. While you are at it teach them math and especially calculus. A little latin and greek don't hurt, nor do french and spanish. There is too much relevant stuff in the world to waste time arguing about some connection between spelling and intelligence. I can spell. I cannot type. Thus I have fat fingers and try to type to fast.

But face it, if propoerly spelled idiocy, is still idiocy. Then misspelled genius, must be genius.

besides, inglish has only had standard spelling for about a hundred years or so.

And finally, guess what, smart people with big vocabularies say fuck too.
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08-03-2006 19:26
From: Jake Reitveld
No. Silence is not always a sign of assent. It would be safe to assume they think your post ridiculous and beneath response. But really, whet do you care what they think? Worry more about what you think!



Hmm.. Im pretty sure I learned sometime last year, that Silence actually does mean agreement, that a person has to affirmatively agree NOT to do something.

Ie. Person 1: Let's rape jake.
Person 2: *silence*

*jake gets raped ....:

Oh hell i dont know where im going with this.. but it sounds fun ::eek::

.. oh shit.. my question: Where am I going with this ?
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08-04-2006 00:51
Ooooh... a Question...

Here goes...

What flavour mushroom are you?

:lol:
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08-04-2006 11:00
Jake, could you help settle an argument? If two people are married and one spouse dies, does the surving spouse automatically get everything, or does the state get a large chunk? I mean isn't that one of the main points of having a will?

-Kiamat Dusk
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Billybob Goodliffe
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08-04-2006 11:34
From: Kiamat Dusk
Jake, could you help settle an argument? If two people are married and one spouse dies, does the surving spouse automatically get everything, or does the state get a large chunk? I mean isn't that one of the main points of having a will?

-Kiamat Dusk

Jake do I have permission to answer this post since I was the other side of the debate?

With your permission I'd like to enter Exhibit A http://tinyurl.com/kvoku
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Colette Meiji
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08-04-2006 20:27
From: Rice Black
Hmm.. Im pretty sure I learned sometime last year, that Silence actually does mean agreement, that a person has to affirmatively agree NOT to do something.

Ie. Person 1: Let's rape jake.
Person 2: *silence*

*jake gets raped ....:

Oh hell i dont know where im going with this.. but it sounds fun ::eek::

.. oh shit.. my question: Where am I going with this ?


Jake - can we get special punishment for this person?

Using rape as the butt of a joke is bad taste.

Now if this person is meaning consensual activity - they should have at least the common decency to do it in another thread. Im not thru with you yet in this one, just ask Zuzu.
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08-05-2006 01:23
From: Pendari Lorentz
hehe.. these are fun! Thanks Jake! :)

Ok, my question:

Once I was standing around chatting with "friends". One of the women there was having issues with her teenage son. She was upset over his misbehavior at staying out late, staying on the phone past curfew, and sometimes staying away from home for days at a time. I sympathized with her and expressed my wishes things would get better. Then I let slip out a phrase that often enters my mind when I hear people talking about their children.. I blurted, "*sigh* I only wish I was going to have to deal with some of these issues when my daughter reaches teen years. Being as she is autistic, I may never get the chance to deal with a rebellious teen".

Well, the woman stated back to me "with all due respect, I don't think you can even begin to fathom what I'm going through and it is much worse than you will probably have to deal with".

I did not respond.

It hurt me what she said, but I also realized my statement could have hurt her as well. The topic never came up again, and we are still "friends". But I am loathe to ever talk about my child around her again.

Was my lack of response the correct way to handle the situation? Or should I have stated how it made me feel?


regardless of what jake says, i cant believe the lady would say something like that. She obviously is a little oblivious in her own world thinking of her own feelings/son. She must be an airhead to let a statement like that out, I really feel for you. I think you should have told her how it made you feel, why not try to communicate and get closer.. the worst that could happen is a looser relationship, which in this case isnt a bad thing, if she is THAT insensitive.

oops my bad.. daaamn 82 pages jake you must not be past college, to have that much time on your hands.
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08-05-2006 08:42
Dear Jake,

It has recently come to my attention that things that I have said in world with an in-world context are now being used against me in RL. OK, it was only one thing... regarding virgin sacrifice and something about my virginity growing back, but I digress. Is someone spying on me or is my husband just reading my logs?

Looking over my shoulder til I get a response.


**edit to add: it's not like I have anything to hide. :(
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08-05-2006 09:24
From: Jake Reitveld
If they are selected as a resmod, they should spend enough time reading the forums to know, after all these posts, that posting in the thread without asking a question gets you spanked, whenther your are a resmod, a linden, FIC, or a freind of Jake. The rules here apply to everyone. Noone is above the law.


But I diiiiiiid! JAAAAAKE! To quote my entire post:

From: Zapoteth Zaius
Jake, theres a page on the forums somewhere listing forum posters in order with most posts at the top going down. Where is it?

P.S. I used to have it in Bookmarks but they all got zapped when my PC starting dying.

P.S.S. Altho its not called ask Zap anything, I believe I know the answer to this one..

From: Allana Dion
3. Why does mineral water that has trickled through mountains for centuries have a use by date?


I believe its because of the toxins in the plastic being released into the water after x-amount of time. Try this: buy a small bottle of mineral water, open cap, close cap, leave for a week. Try to drink the whole thing without gagging. Its sped up because the seal is broken when you open it I think.

I've spent too much time thinking about this...


I just answered someone elses in the same post, is that not allowed?

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08-05-2006 18:37
From: Zapoteth Zaius
But I diiiiiiid! JAAAAAKE! To quote my entire post:

[QUOTZapoteth Zaius]Jake, theres a page on the forums somewhere listing forum posters in order with most posts at the top going down. Where is it?

P.S. I used to have it in Bookmarks but they all got zapped when my PC starting dying.

P.S.S. Altho its not called ask Zap anything, I believe I know the answer to this one..



I believe its because of the toxins in the plastic being released into the water after x-amount of time. Try this: buy a small bottle of mineral water, open cap, close cap, leave for a week. Try to drink the whole thing without gagging. Its sped up because the seal is broken when you open it I think.

I've spent too much time thinking about this...



He may technically be correct but I want to spank him anyway.
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08-06-2006 09:08
From: Jayson Whittaker
Ooooh... a Question...

Here goes...

What flavour mushroom are you?

:lol:

I hate mushrooms, so I am no flavor. I don't eat fungus. Mushrooms are fungus, athelte's foot is a fungus. I don't put either on pizza.
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Billybob Goodliffe
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08-06-2006 09:08
From: Jake Reitveld
I hate mushrooms, so I am no flavor. I don't eat fungus. Mushrooms are fungus, athelte's foot is a fungus. I don't put either on pizza.

hmm Jake, you do realize that cheese is a fungus as well, right? As is yeast, and I know you drink beer, right?
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08-06-2006 09:12
Jake, why is Billybob stalking me in teh forums? And why won't he pay me what he owes???
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08-06-2006 09:14
From: Kiamat Dusk
Jake, could you help settle an argument? If two people are married and one spouse dies, does the surving spouse automatically get everything, or does the state get a large chunk? I mean isn't that one of the main points of having a will?

-Kiamat Dusk


OK the government gets a large chunk in any case-its called inheritance tax. The way around that tax is to set up various trusts to protect asset transfer.

Now a big part of your question depends on what state you live in: in a community property state, everything is part of the community, and upon death..well assest are not transferred, since each spouse owns everything.

Otherwise it would be typical in an intestate situation for a spouse to take but usually people set up a will to cover this. The governemnt only gets property if thier are no heirs located, then the property escheats to the state.

Mind you, I do not practice vampire law, so my recollection of wills and trusts is dim. If you have a specific situation, see a lawyer in your jurisdiction.
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Jake Reitveld
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08-06-2006 09:17
From: Billybob Goodliffe
Jake do I have permission to answer this post since I was the other side of the debate?

With your permission I'd like to enter Exhibit A http://tinyurl.com/kvoku

no you do not have permission. While in ordinary circumstances I do not mind other people answering questions, as long as they ask thier own, In this case you asked me to settle a debate. This thread is not a vehicle for you to debate..itsa vehicle for you to ask. If you want to debate, start your own thread.
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Jake Reitveld
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08-06-2006 09:24
From: Colette Meiji
Jake - can we get special punishment for this person?

Using rape as the butt of a joke is bad taste.

Now if this person is meaning consensual activity - they should have at least the common decency to do it in another thread. Im not thru with you yet in this one, just ask Zuzu.


Now now. Rice is all right..she was talking consensual activity, and thus was using rape in less that a literal context. She was not talking about the crime but expressing desire. And well if we start punishing people for bad taste..I should be the first tossed in Jail.

There is enought jake to go around..:) Just ask Zu Zu.
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08-06-2006 09:30
From: Jake Reitveld
Mushrooms are fungus, athelte's foot is a fungus. I don't put either on pizza.


Okay, now, I really have asked a doctor about this, but I always get a laugh instead of an answer as a response (naturally): If you have athletes foot and have touched your feet recently, then forget you did and pick your nose, do you get athletes nose? Seriously, what would happen?

This thread rocks. Jake rocks.
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