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Off Topic / My favorite is... Fill in the blank!
« on: November 02, 2013, 10:26:56 PM »
My FAVORITE thing is...
List your favorite things using a pre-made format to list out what you like!

This is a little bit of a social experiment I'm doing out of my own curiosity and slightly out of boredom. It's really simple, all you have to do is copy the below format, paste it and fill it out or not. For sake of example I'll be the example

Format:
Code: [Select]
My favorite is...
movie:
Super hero:
Food:
Color:
Videogame:
Song/Artist:
Sport/Activity:
is...

Example:
Code: [Select]
my favorite is...
movie: Pacific Rim
Super hero: Iron Man / Tony Stark
Food: Lemon-Cinnabons
Color: Sky Blue
Videogame: Payday 2
Song/Artist: Inside My Mind (Blue Skies) by Groove Armada
Sport/Activity: Shooting rifle


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Off Topic / Quick question - Marvel Comics - Wolverine!
« on: October 31, 2013, 04:20:39 PM »
So me and my girlfriend are having an argument:
I think Wolverine's powers originate from the Adamantium in his body, because that's the only procedure he endured (to my knowledge, I dunno if Weapon X was just for the new bones..?)
she hasn't said what it's from, but states that it's not that.

Does anyone know how Wolverine got his high heal-factor?
It's understood that he's a mutant, but apparently his mutation has ceased due to the nature of his mutations/the Adamantium.

If you could cite your proof that's 3x more fantastic, because then I can show her my proof


Yes we're both marvelous Marvel fans, DCRKS have no taste in comics

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Off Topic / College - Is it worth it?
« on: October 31, 2013, 03:29:08 PM »
COLLEGE
Sports. Exams. The final "test" of life
But is it really worth the cost?

IMPORTANT
This is only in terms of bachelors degrees and jobs that don't require a degree. This means nothing medical, law, some sciences, etc

Recently I was in a heated, one-sided, two minute argument with my mom that essentially consisted of:
I don't wanna go to college mom
what the forget do you mean you don't wanna go to college you'll be working at mcdonalds if you don't

Now. I can understand where she's coming from on that fact, a lot of jobs do require degrees. Like anything in the medical field. Or perhaps in a scientific field. Or perhaps in something in art.
But what about the rest of us? I like the idea of working in public relations or marketing. Those typically do not require a degree...
Let's talk facts:
roughly 54% of college grads are either under-employed OR unemployed
in 2011, a little more than 50% of all college grads in the US were unemployed




But don't take my word for it, do your own research, draw your own conclusions, or if you want all of the resources I've gathered, here's my list (I'll update to make this look pretty later with article titles, just wanted to get this topic rolling):
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/04/53-of-recent-college-grads-are-jobless-or-underemployed-how/256237/
http://www.gallup.com/poll/164321/majority-workers-say-job-require-degree.aspx
http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/do-the-jobs-of-the-future-require-a-college-degree/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/05/28/half-of-college-grads-are-working-jobs-that-dont-require-a-degree/
http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/164108/college-worth.aspx
http://priceonomics.com/is-college-worth-it/
http://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2072670,00.html
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100989025
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/college-education-really-guarantee-better-job-15236.html
http://www.nas.org/articles/10_Reasons_Not_to_Go_to_College
http://www.scholarships.com/resources/college-prep/preparing-for-college/why-students-dont-go-to-college/
http://www.badassyoungmen.com/reasons-not-to-go-to-college.html
http://www.greatschools.org/college-prep/3077-cb-extras-1-2-HaveCollegeTalkNow.gs
http://collegefinancialaidadvisors.com/10-reasons-to-go-to-college
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-reeves/advice-college-grads_b_1465343.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/these-two-charts-prove-a-college-education-just-isnt-worth-the-money-anymore-2012-6
http://agora.rpgclassics.com/showthread.php?31019-Why-a-Bachelor-s-Degree-doesn-t-mean-much-anymore
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-nielsen/the-college-myth-why-coll_b_827633.html

I don't want to go to college, because I see it as a waste of almost $100,000. I know a handful of people who work jobs that make more than $75,000 a year and have no college education. Better yet, I was doing some more research on my laptop at lunch, which is already weird on it's own because apparently nobody has ever seen a laptop in my school even though it's all super-rich-white-elites and the occasional minority group, and one of my teachers came up, talked with me, and said both of her parents never went to college and were extremely successful: her father working for a chain-establishment of some kind (something along the lines of Lowes / Home Depot, she mentioned something about him being in charge of where new establishments go) and she never mentioned her mother's job. Let's make it personal now: My mom works as a global communications manager for the world's largest chemical company. I'm not gonna say how much she makes, but it's freakishly high. Now you would think she would have a degree in communications, right? Wrong. Art.
The last time she made an advertisement was almost a year and a half ago, and it wasn't even her job, she was filling in for someone else.
/discuss
share your thoughts and opinions on college. Are you going to college? Are you NOT going to college? Who's paying? Do you think you'll get your money's worth out of it?

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Off Topic / Random, General Health Question: Ears
« on: October 22, 2013, 09:01:39 PM »
So I know our mouths are a breeding ground for bacteria. Could you get an ear infection from a loogy/someone spitting in your ear? I did google it but sources have been 50/50 about it... Dunno why I thought of it but I'm curious :p

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Off Topic / Photoshop/Gimp request
« on: October 21, 2013, 03:32:24 PM »
Images I need modified

can someone take these 7 images, remove the green and convert the images into PNGs? I wanna use these images for icons on an OP of mine. Also, remove the white names if you can (I know I can, but since this is a request I have no real way of truely explaining.)

For image #2 with the D-wand, de-select the green within the fire and just make a quickmask, then put a gradient over it, disable quickmask and delete the selection, this should make it fade out at the top.

For image #1, if you know how to slant text, please skew it so it fits onto the 'paper'. Make it say "RULES," preferably in a script-type font, large size, bolded and italicized, preferably using up the top 1/3 of the paper.

Checklist:
PNG format
remove ALL green
remove names
make sure edges are soft, not jaggedy

My recommendation for photoshop owners/users; use color selection mode (under select, should be the 3rd box, roughly 8th option?) Use this to select the green backdrop. It's a glow FX, so it should select all of it hopefully. Anything not finished today, I can do tomorrow.

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General Discussion / What makes for a good jail escape? NEW POLL
« on: October 18, 2013, 10:55:12 PM »
Guys, please don't focus on my jail escape, I know what I'm going to do with the jail, I just want general feedback.

I'm currently building my own jail escape server, and I would like a little input from the general community on what makes a good server.

What I am willing to say now, in terms of the jail, is:
It's a sci-fi lunar prison
It's all custom built by me and a few of my closest friends (thorfin25, sagacity, etc)
It's 1/5 the way done at the moment

I would really like for this to be an open-ended discussion amongst as many people as possible. If you don't like jail escapes, say why. If you have a question, ask it and someone will hopefully answer. I wish to be able to use this input to make a better jail escape with the information.


POLL HISTORY
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In a JE server, what do you find most important?
The game mode       0 (0%)
The build       10 (33.3%)
The administration       15 (50%)
How many people are there       0 (0%)
Balance between teams       1 (3.3%)
Other (please post)       4 (13.3%)
Total Voters: 30
Quote
How should weapons be used? (*weak weapons means melee only)
Guards with weak weapons, Prisoners with strong weapons       1 (5.3%)
Guards with strong weapons, prisoners with weak weapons       4 (21.1%)
Both teams with strong weapons       0 (0%)
Both teams with weak weapons       1 (5.3%)
non-violent utilities for guards, pistols and possibly rifles as only weapons, prisoners with weak weapons       9 (47.4%)
Other (please post)       4 (21.1%)
Total Voters: 19
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How complicated should a jail escape be?
Blank walls, blank floors, blank roof. Nothing fancy       0 (0%)
It should look fairly realistic, but that's all.       1 (4.2%)
Guards should be able to control lights and toggle a few things       2 (8.3%)
Nigguh, I wanna forgetin' FLUSH the toilet, not sit on it.       6 (25%)
I want to be able to cut a wire, and half of the prison's power goes out.       12 (50%)
I wish to be able to see the molecules that make up this build.       3 (12.5%)
Total Voters: 24
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About how long should each "escape" round last?
Less than a minute       -1 (10%)
1-3 minutes       -0 (0%)
4-5 minutes       -3 (30%)
6-8 minutes       -4 (40%)
9-10 minutes       -1 (10%)
Longer than 10 minutes       -1 (10%)
other (please post)       -0 (0%)
Total Voters: 10

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Off Topic / How do you explain the forums?
« on: October 17, 2013, 05:59:15 PM »
Everytime I'm in school and I'm browsing the forums, someone usually sees something I wish they didn't see (ex, my forum profile, or certain people's twerking gifs). I of course have to explain myself because otherwise they think I'm looking at some really weird stuff (which, I mean, let's be honest, this forum is kinda weird.)
How do you explain the forums?
Similar to a facebook wall? like myspace? like a public chat where the chat stays forever? Do you maybe just ignore the topic overall and just google images of Nigel Thornberry hoping they forget about the forums? Cause I usually stick to the last one.




#smashing

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General Discussion / Concept discussion: GTA City RPG?
« on: October 05, 2013, 10:26:53 AM »
/title

Question: if someone built a full city complete with enter-able buildings and pre-made cars (possibly turn a few car models into bots like the bike for traffic), do you think people would enjoy that MORE than, LESS than or equal to current Build-your-own-house city RPGs?

Go, /discuss

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: If you're one of those guys who's either A, more concerned about love than anything else, B, concerned about 'man points', or C, just don't happen to like ANYONE, you may as well leave, cause this isn't really for any of those three. Also, ladies, I'm really sorry, I say guys a lot, I really do mean for this to be as fair and usable for all genders (Male, Female, Tran., and Asian)




So I hear you wanna be a lil' forgetin' Romeo.
Here's a good place to look for tips


Guys and like 5 forum-girls. Let's be honest now. The opposite gender from [reader] is always either A. Super handicapped or B. Impossible to understand. Ladies, I can't really help you out on gift ideas here (will look into that, may have my girlfriend list off her ideas, but that will spoil some surprises. When in doubt, lewinskys are great) because personally I'm attracted to those whom possess da pussay.
Guys on the other hand, this would be the place to look for and compile ideas. For sake of starting it off, I'll list some of my gifts and eventually if this works out well, I can compile a list (original idea do not steal.)
Before anyone asks why I posted this: A, half of you guys will be virgins until your 20 so your welcome this might shorten that number. B, because I find it fun to please my girlfriend because she appreciates it, and I like posting on the forums, so why not both. C, because I can motherforgeteralways question the man
LIST OF GIFT/DATE IDEAS

Indented wooden heart- use any log or branch (preferably cedar wood, with a diameter no more than 7". Cut yourself a 1-4" thick cylinder (aka 2 cuts). Use any circular cup to mark where you'll indent, then in the middle try and free-hand a heart. Cut out the circle, leave the heart. I used a drill press with different drill bits designed for carving out stuff, and then sanded it, but you can use w/e you like

origami rose- literally just google origami rose, watch a video and follow the instructions. Flowers are cute, but they die. Paper flowers last forever provided they aren't wet.
BONUS POINTS use red/white double sided paper to fold, this will give you a red rose, which represents love, loveual desire and lust (you loving horny 10 year olds)

Food- Anything. Literally anything. It can be as complicated as a seven layered cake, to a little bit of watermelon carved into hearts (forgive the cheese, I had to(nobody will get that joke.)) Cooking is a great way to show you care about someone, and it doesn't have to be done alone: you can cook WITH them and make it 3x more fun and effective. Every guy who has dated ANY girl should know that generally, hugs from behind or just standing behind your S/O while working works wonders (note: yet to become world famous)
RED ALERT CAUTION Check for food allergies! Don't bake your woman a cake if she's allergic to literally ALL the ingredients! Think things through logically, "is _____ allergic to ____?" should be a major deciding factor.


A jewelry box- This one's kinda aimed for guys to make for girls, however some guys rely on their bling as well (gotta remember to wear my gold chain ery'day.) Personally, I found some cheap scrap wood at Home Depot (Fence post wood, about 6" x 6" and about 4ft tall) and I made myself a 6"x 6"x 6" block. I then made an outline of a heart along the top, cut said heart out with a table saw with a guide-attachment for precise cuts, cut it in half, hollowed it about 2" on the base, 1" on the top, sanded it down to give it smooth edges, applied finish and added a velvet interior.
BONUS POINTS grace her new jewelry box with some jewelry. Can be cheaper than usual, I spent $30 on a silver ring with a quartz crystal, but the 1-week of labor working on the jewelry box by far made up for it. To this day my ex still only uses that jewelry box, and she refuses to use anything else.

Teddy bear- literally the easiest gift possible, you can find teddy bears everywhere, ESPECIALLY around valentine's day. Size is important in this case (don't listen to anything she says, size matters, don't kid yourself.) as anything larger than her will just crowd her bed and be impossible to bring around with her, whereas an extremely small teddy bear is likely to just sit in her room. The ideal teddy bear is about half your overall size: big enough that she can wrap her arms around it, small enough to be carried.
BONUS POINTS carry it around for a while or just sleep with it. You won't realize it, but it'll start to smell like you, and this drives women crazy
SUPER BONUS POINTS Got an old, soft hoodie that she likes and you'd be willing to give up? Let the bear wear it. Not only will it smell like you, it'll have some visual aid to help her think of you, which means she'll think of you more often, and may even help whenever she's upset.

Date: Just chill out in a hammock This honestly requires little to no work, provided you've got a hammock. Personally, I go camping once a month, therefor I own a hammock. Speaking from personal experience, my girlfriend and I hang out in my hammock during lunch at our high school (55 minutes, we get a lot of funny looks) and one day every week, often times at a local park near a lake. We take a nap, play guitar, draw, write poetry, talk, and just generally have a good time.
RESOURCES
Best quality hammocks in my opinion: ENO Hammocks
General amazon search for hammocks, price range varies from $10 to 1k: Amazon

Date: Picnic- Pack the watermelon, KFC and grape soda, because you're goin' on a picnic! How you go about your picnic-planning really does depend on the season: winter time, you're gonna want to dress warmer, bring warm food and drink, and generally be closer together with an easy-to-clean-up-at-home meal. During the summer, anything goes: salad, steak, fruit salad, watermelon, the souls of kittens, etc.

Impress your girlfriend 101- grow a pair and pick the book up. If you like reading books, this honestly shouldn't be too challenging as it's only roughly 500 pages. Yes, the book is an erotica book, YES you can't read it in MOST public situations, YES it gets really loving weird at parts: It's completely worth it. Though do make sure you're S/O isn't a stick-in-the-mud who will think you're a freak for reading the books, otherwise it defeats the purpose.
BONUS POINTS guys: buy a gray tie and dress up for yo honey. She'll catch the message.
girls: wear a martini dress cause dat stuff is on fiya

Spoon?- whoops picture is irrelevant. I just felt like serving up a bad joke. You'll have to forgive me for trying to toss that one in the mix. I'm a bad person.
Spooning, seriously, fun for everyone, do it almost anywhere except for on top of your principal's/boss's desk, be as intimate or as simple as you like. Wear nothing, wear everything, do it by the fireplace in winter, do it on the grass in summer, LITERALLY ANYWHERE.
Spoon 4 sale


HAVE AN IDEA OR STORY? POST IT, I'LL READ IT OVER AND IF IT'S NOT BY STOCKING LEGIT, I'LL ADD IT!

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Gallery / Mini Empires Project [undergoing]
« on: October 02, 2013, 08:18:14 PM »
[MINI EMPIRES]
Style/Era: Colonial era technology with fantasy elements

Define: Mini -
min·i :ˈminē
adjective
1. denoting a miniature version of something.
Define: Empire -
em·pire : ˈemˌpī(ə)r/
noun
1. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly esp. an emperor or empress.
As many of you may or may not know, I am a fairly old gamer. I've been playing Block Land for almost four and a half years, and I played Roblox for around 2 (signed up in 2007, moved onto BL from there.) Recently, I was banned from the forums, and I've been unable to post my latest and greatest work. Formalities aside, I would like to present and explain some of the work I've made recently. I am extensively proud of it all, and I do try and utilize all of the senses in my building: I use music, sounds, events to make different things occur (more on that later), effects and the like. So without further a-due, I present to you my...
FANTASTICAL COLONIAL MINI EMPIRES!

Key:
♥ = Personal favorites
Image 1... Three schools of magic, Kitzu (Earth), Maih (Fire) and Shzi (Water)
♥Image 2... Lincoln-log-esque houses with different variations in size and design
Image 3... The fort walls (wooden and stone)
Image 4... Stone Towers
Image 5... The stone gatehouse
Image 6... The small wheat farm
Image 7... Dupable Resource Collection points (mine, timber, etc)
Image 8... All my dupable units thus-far
♥Image 9... The Falcon, AKA my super OP mega-boss ship designed entirely to be my pre-banhammer of justice for when if/when someone roleplays overly-aggressively
♥Image 10... The Bazaar / marketplace, based on old middle east styles


For a complete list of all 18 images, you can see the full list with additional screenies,
>>  HERE, AT THIS LINK, ON THIS BIG BLUE THING, THIS IS A LINK.  <<

Rating is HEAVILY encouraged, feedback IS desired, failure is NOT an optionheh
If you have an interest in the rest of my mini empires work, here is an older topic detailing 4-5 different mini empires I worked on: old mini empires





If this gets fairly good ratings, I MAY consider showing off my sci-fi mini empires as well, which is only units and is not planned to be continued.

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Off Topic / I'm back c:
« on: September 29, 2013, 07:39:05 PM »
I'm back from Banland

While I was gone:
Went to Europe, spent 2 months, traveled to seven countries,
Bought Terraria, played it for 2 days, regretted purchase,
Watched BL get steam greenlit, everyone celebrated, everyone cried because of the new players,
Watched BLF collectively drop it's overall IQ by 10 in a week
Developed a zombie-apocalypse plan for me and my close friends AND an 'ultimatum plan' for caring for 120+ people,
Got my Eagle Rank (boyscouts) JUST KIDDING THE REVIEW IS ON TUESDAY
Wondered how the forget Germans survive without A/C
Drank lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of beer in Germany♥
Got a pretty sweet girlfriend ASKED HER OUT TODAY, GETTING AN ANSWER TOMORROW, FFS WOMEN it's a yes, she just wants to do something creative..?
Resorted to playing Roblox on my laptop since connection was too stuffty for BL (imo), remembered why I quit,
Argued with Eric Hartman that my ban was unconstitutional and I explained my post, but he wasn't having any of it so he kept me banned for 2 months for the reason of "being a douche" We love you Banspot





SO, what did I miss? Mayo jars? (or was it pickles), Tezuni? (always Tezuni), something about a brony-joke gone too far? I see that the 80% of mini empires servers have died off, along side most of the actual good servers  :panda:


Edit:
For those that don't know me or don't remember me:
So I guess I should sum up who I am since everyone keeps asking..
I am the co-host for PSP (whom was recently banned across multiple accounts)
I'm an admin on Tezuni's server (I would like to stay neutral on the matter.)
I work with Glass, Sagacity, Thorfin26/27, Prozy, Ravencroft, The Brighter Dark, etc
I typically host private mini empires or occasionally fort war TDMs with my own twists
I used to be a well-known City RPG player, most notably for leading large-scale vigilante clans, selling pot brownies (and dominating the food-sales industry via,) as well as VCE powered stores with membership programs
I have done a lot of work in mid-large scale projects, mostly in building but occasionally VCE/basic eventing
Average forumer, average blockhead. Most people know me from Ravencroft's falling tiles Id bet.

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Help / (FORUMACC) Unable to update my avatar?
« on: September 29, 2013, 07:22:52 PM »
My recent ban was just lifted and I'd like to update my avatar, however when I go to select a file, click 'open/okay,' it still says "NO FILE SELECTED." I've tried using Chrome, IE and firefox, none of them have worked thus far.
Yes I know the avatar works, because it's a previous avatar of mine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Games / Opinions: get Wii U + MHTU?
« on: May 16, 2013, 10:04:45 PM »
Buy a Wii U and Monster Hunter Tri Ultimate?
Total value: $340 ($280 for wii u, $60 for game)


Backstory
So recently I was trying to play Monster Hunter Tri 3 for the wii, and I kept getting connection errors. I googled what the error code meant, solved the problem, and then to my horror got another one, which led to a few articles: multi-player servers stuff down to make room for the new MHTU game. I about cried. I didn't even bother with single player, I just shut off my wii and sat outside with my dog. MHT3 was by far, my favorite game, and now I had technically beaten it since single player was the only option. So I looked into the franchise.
income:
For the moment none, which is my big dilemma. I'm getting a job when I turn 18 with a printing company that offers a pretty good pay for a first time job, however its not a million dollars per hour (go figure.) I also new to save up to buy a parking spot at school so I can leave from school to work, except at my school they cost $400. I AM planning on getting my eagle rank soon, so I could bargain with that, but I gotta make sure I end this semester with all As to be able to bargain like that, and due to several absences, I missed a lot of material for some classes, so that'll be tough.

Ideally the question is mostly just is the wii u / game worth it. If anyone has played MHT3 and MHTU I'd love I hear your opinions on both.

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Off Topic / Anyone know? Mini People Website
« on: May 10, 2013, 06:50:14 PM »
So I've been looking for this one website, they sell these little mini figures that you can custom design on their website. They look to be about 5-6 inches tall, large headed and very simple in appearance.

If anyone knows what I'm talking about and knows the name of the site, that would be absolutely splendid.

Nevermind, found it.

For those that are interested:


Link: https://www.mixeeme.com/

They're called Mixee Mes.

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Off Topic / Anaface: How hote r u??
« on: May 08, 2013, 07:14:58 PM »
ANAFACE.COM
Home of bad feels and the occasional handsome person
Click here to feel bad!



Anaface.com is a website that measures lengths and proportions along your face to measure your "beauty." While this isn't something that necessarily means your the hottest hunk of hot in all of the land for scoring a 9.85, it DOES assist in making you feel bad is just a fun little thing to do if you have too much time on your hands. Anaface was uploaded in 2009 by Atama Group.

So let's all post our scores / images! yipee!!
my computer derped for some reason, and I can't use printscreen, so I'll just post the raw image with the results :L



Quote
You are an 8.58 out of 10.    Here's why:
• Your face has poor horizontal symmetry
• The ratio of your nose length to your ear length is nearly ideal
• Your innerocular distance is too big for your eyes
• The ratio of your face width to your nose width is nearly ideal
• The ratio of your face length to your face width is nearly ideal
• Your nose is too wide for your mouth


I'm sure if it took into account my acne and testicle-chin, that score would be divided by 4, but I suppose my facial symmetry is pretty damn good lol
I'm curious as towards what the forum goers will score :L




Also, just for fun, here's bedspot:
Batstuff

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you are a loving lovey MONSTER mmmm You are a 7.55 out of 10.     Here's why:
• Your face has poor horizontal symmetry
• Your nose is too long for your ears
• Your innerocular distance is too big for your eyes
• Your nose is too wide for your face width
• Your face is too narrow / long
• Your nose is too wide for your mouth

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