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Ha! I could count the number of girlfriends I've had on one hand if I suffered from Lobster Claw Syndrome. In other words, I've never had a relationship that seriously committed. To be honest with I'm happy in my company, sexually unmotivated to the point of asexuality and I'm all too aware that I'm not exactly a paragon of manly attractiveness. A bizarre mutagenic epidemic spreads its virulent tendrils across the globe, altering the DNA of pretty much all the higher vertebrate animals. The symptoms of this mutation aren't lethal, but they transform the infected into an an unspeakable hybrid creature that takes on the traits of a specific famous figure, imbued with their unique personality traits and features, whilst retaining some anatomical/instinctual semblance of the person or animal they once were. Who is the aforementioned famous figure this contagion seemingly sprung from?

A disgusting pornographic odyssey into the depths of depravity that defies description. There's a reason they call him Willy, you know... Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

^ Georgie doesn't seem impressed with Data's performance... ~ "Pwease take me home mwister! Da orphwanage alweady took away my arms and wegs!"

The Death Of Dea by R-27

So you did it then? :3 I had planned to steal your question and make a similar thread, looks like you beat me to it. I'd be a monsters right activist in any fantastical Dungeons & Dragons-esque setting, or for the purposes of this thread a game like Skyrim or Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed Kind. I'd go around lecturing folk on not judging giants, goblinoids, golems, daemonic abominations, monstrous beat races, undead, fey, sylvan horrors and various other aberrations by their appearance or culture. "Just because this man-eating half-fiend Bladerager Troll was born from the corrupt unholy blood of Kadamslaug The World Devourer doesn't mean he's a bad person!". I could of think of loads I wouldn't want to visit, and some that I don't think even my worst enemies would deserve. Ending up anywhere in the Silent Hill universe, whether its the mist-bound purgatory or the rusting flesh-hell other world, a place in which your own manifest emotional failings and repressed memories are brought to life as pitifully moaning pulsating meat monsters can't be a great experience for anyone.

With the multifaceted information you posted there's quite a bit to take in, but I'll answer your questions to the best of my ability! :3 From what I recall, I think I stumbled rather accidentally upon the series about four or five years ago after a work colleague recommend I watch a series on Machinima called Sanity Not Included (it has its moments) back before I was aware of that particular channels unwholesome agenda. I hadn't really been all that interested in playthrough gaming channel fare, and I wasn't even aware of the existence of actual machinima, i.e. the practice of using computer game assets and programs to make films. I watched episodes one to three somewhat baffled, not really what to make of the format or the voice of Freeman ("is the dialogue purely all in his head? He seemed to get pretty abusive of the other employees, etc...") however I found myself quickly intrigued, both for the nostalgia value of seeing an old favourite game again and the humour, much of which seemed to be derived from the idea of the once stoic (and mute) "hero" Gordon Freeman was actually an angry, maladjusted, self-centered arsehole. I identified with him to an alarming degree... I think to get a constructive response from this question I'll actually pick up on some of trains of thought in your own answer. Personally I'm not big on adhering to a schedule when watching stuff online, hence the reason I've never signed up to Twitch to similar sites. I'm afraid I prefer to watch stuff in my own time, not least because I work evening shifts and also because I tend to be doing other things like reading, playing games, etc. It's definitely worthwhile to come here and ask other fans of the series if they would like to collaboratively re-watch Freeman's Mind, but its not for me. Sorry. Seeing Ross as an actual flesh-and-blood human being and not as the living avatar of Gordon Freeman was a strangely disconcerting experience for me too! I'm worried this will make me sound like an annoyingly obsessive fan of the man and his work, but until we started seeing more of Ross's face I'm afraid my brain had somewhat elevated him into an internal voice of consciousness. If I was stressed with my co-workers incompetence my personal condemnation was often rendered as Freeman's voice in my mind. Even while narrating Game Dungeon I interpreted Ross's voice as an almost disembodied aspect of critical analysis and self-effacing weird humour. Not since late last year I think, December maybe. I ought to pay homage again, if only to make sure I've memorised all my most chuckle-inducing bits. "Why does everyone have to keep dying on me? Is it really so hard to just not die?" "You guys have no appreciation for art! CRITIC!" "It's a wonder we've even made it this far. We should've all fallen from trees and be extinct right now." "I've never had any military training, so I don't know the correct procedure for these things, but if I saw my buddy run around a corner and get shot, then I saw my next buddy run around the same corner and get shot, I don't think I'd run around that same corner." "The cavemen didn't have power, and they had to deal with soldiers with machine guns. And giant aliens with flamethrowers for hands." "I mean, what am I supposed to say to people? "Wow, you sure did a good job falling down that elevator shaft!" Or "Way to lock yourself inside the freezer! I'm so proud of you."" ""Yore dead". Wow. I can't even make fun of that." ""Aliens aren't invading, Freeman, you're just being paranoid."" ""The mailman's not spying on you, Freeman, you're just being paranoid."" ""There's no society of anthropomorphic frog people living in the sewer, Freeman, you're just being paranoid."" ""Owls can't read your thoughts, Freeman, you're just being paranoid."" " Psychological warfare worked for Vlad the Impaler. It can work for me too." "You know, as much as I'd like to claim this was the result of me being a genius, it's more that someone else was not." LASER! CAUTION LASER! CAUTION LASER! CAUTION LASER! CAUTION

Hand written or typed up as a file somewhere? If its former and you're anything like and my innumerable scribbled notes and lists, good luck wading through your papers. If its the latter, did you type them up recently? Can you search for file names via the menu? Got a folder you prefer? etc.

Afraid not. I put off replying for a day so someone could answer positively, but now I'm bored, sorry! What kingdom of life will evolve our level of sapience after humanity has gone extinct?

Why are asking us? The impostor is still out there! At large! Waiting to strike! GET IN THE CAR! Oh my god... The danielsangeo impostor is here! He's heading right for me! THE CAR WON'T START SOMEBODY HELP!

Reminds me of the series Coast. I'm waiting for iPlayer to upload the next episode of Rick Stein's India, so I'll probably have a peek at this tomorrow.

zVkNbGE9tsU My favourite part was when they screamed "LAKE PONCH".

Your Flavor by Night Tempo

He sounds like he knows what he's doing. It must be a relief to know that the computer itself is probably okay, even if you've substituted one problem for another. I don't suppose you work in retail? That latent genocidal hate in your post is strangely familiar! ;p I was nearly sacked from my current employers for telling a manager to "go forth and multiply" after we argued about the arse-about-face style of facilitation by the senior staff, to which he accused me of "internal terrorism". I hope for your sake it pans out well for you. Being in a shit job isn't great, but in this financial climate it's slightly worse not being in a shit job. I'm sorry to hear that. Being from the Midlands I only have a very abstract concept of the pressures faced by isolated rural communities, it's about as alien to my life experience as the idea of me moving to Papua New Guinea. Living on a island with people you can't relate to must be depressing. I know it isn't much, but could you possibly invite him to sign-up here? I know we can't really be a surrogate circle of friends for the guy but he would at least have someone sympathetic to talk to.

Even with the herp derp addon installed, I still find myself clicking on the comments to read them... I know. It's like a collective multitudinous personality disorder. Decades from now I'm convinced there will be a branch of academic historical study focusing on the shared madness of pre-enlightenment internet users of the 21st century. We all can't help peeping at comments, even those of us who ought to know better. It's like picking at a scab, it's compulsive innate weirdness.

Something we can all relate to.

I suppose it's because games have an unfortunate tendency to rely on throw-away endings, as a medium the narrative aspects of computer gaming were barely non-existent until technology improved enough to level the playing field. I personally think games are still "catching-up" to the standards of expectation that are leveled at traditional media such as literature, television, cinema, etc. Partly because gamer's were never as demanding of narrative novelty until the last decade or two, the critical response of a game whose story eclipses in the gameplay itself is rarely positive. Developers have to work harder at achieving a balance between interactivity and linear experience because the very nature of a computer game surpasses the latter - no matter how experimental or chronologically disarranged a book or film (Video/New Media Art [capitalisation deliberate] arguably transcends the following logic) is, it remains a linear experience due to the inherent constraints of the medium.

That's a good question, maybe even worthy of an thread in of itself [/idea theft] :3 You might consider asking Ross that in his next videochat. I can think of plenty I'd hate to live in, including some of my favourite games. The Elder scrolls universe is one that I find pretty consistent and diverse enough to warrant leading an actual life within, I'd happily be some sort of uncharacteristically homely orc with a pet mudcrab living in one of Skyrim's holds. I don't mind the cold. Same question for the next user, this interested me.

I'm no technician Psychotic Ninja, but given all the stuff you've posted about your computer crashing every five minutes, dare I suggest that it might be broken? But seriously though, is your computer on its last legs due to age or had you acquired recently? If it's the latter you might want to get your money back if you can and find an alternative system.

Howdy doody Gehennas. I only joined fairly recently myself.

Amnoent by Balkansky & Current Value

Firewatch. I found it faintly disappointing. Without giving too much away for fear of spoiling the story for anyone, it builds up the tension and atmosphere and then leads to a tragic but depressingly mundane culmination. I think I understand what they were going for in the plot, i.e. "it was all in my head, I'm afraid of my own guilt", etc. If you liked The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter and Everybody's Gone To The Rapture as much as I did, it's definitely worth checking out.

Respirate. It's so easy, you could do it in your sleep! :3 I want a pet cat but I'm terribly allergic to cat hair, how do I resolve this dilemma?

^ You cunning sea weavil, you... ;p Species: J'lll'vxu Planet: An unnamed planet covered in metallic temperature regulating snow-like substance that the J'lll'vxu never refer to by name. For the sake of conveniance the Intergalactic Federation labels it Tau-@9705. Classification: Sentient Texture Personality: Due to the bizarre non-organic non-objective (at least in terms of being an individual lifeform as most species understand it) nature of the J'lll'vxu, any kind of personality or individuality among instances of this species are difficult for other alien outsiders to comprehend. Remarkably passive (possibly due to the near impossibility of an individuals destruction) and accommodating, the J'lll'vxu are a species given to almost endless endevours involving informational archiving. Recreational activities include amalgamating themselves with novel (and preferably rough) textures, as well as scouring surfaces clean. How to remove: Just ask them politely. They are sticklers for good manners. ~ Species: Planet: Classification: Personality: Size:

7/10, it's a bit fuzzy lookin' but who doesn't love a good set of cartoon gnashers? :3

Ivy (Vatican Shadow Remix) by These Hidden Hands "Remember what your mother told you: "Keep eating"" - Curt Beltpants