I remember coming here in the late 90s to get cheat codes. Before that I used to get them from a website called "cheatheaven,com" but, to my disappointment, it closed down and the domain was taken and used as a forum for adulterers...
The family computer was on a wheelie desk and anytime I wanted to use the internet I would have to roll the computer to the other side of the room to where the telephone cable was, plug it in, dial up to the internet, browse for cheat codes as fast as I could and get the hell off again before my parents would notice the call on the bill, or god forbid, one of them would pick up the phone on the other side of the house and hear that bizarre internet signal. The internet was painfully slow, but it was still amazing as I didn't know any better.
I made an account in 2007 but stopped using it as my username too closely resembled my real name. Then I made this account in 2011 when I finally got high speed internet! Ah the memories.
Probably 18 - 25. It depends on the person and their lifestyle, but now that I'm 26, I'm definitely finding it easier to tell who has spent the last decade-or-so partying and who has taken better care of themselves.
No idea why I chose it, but I've had the same avatar since I joined in 2014.
I don't even like pacman I suck at it
I chose pacman as it is one of the most iconic gaming 'characters' but also because, with the black theme on Gamespot, it makes it really easy to identify the location of my own posts (as yellow on black is one of the clearest contrasting colour combinations for the human eye). But then I got trolled by @thehig1 whose avatar kept catching my attention ;) Oh well, you are more prolific on Gamespot, so you've earned it!
US is a shit-hole (mainly cos of Trump), the Hollywood A-listers are abandoning the US, and you want to live there lolololol.
Also Denmark doesn't get the happiest nation of citizens for no reason, I think all the Scandinavian countries also rank high.
The "Hollywood A-listers"? I think you would be surprised how few people would shed a tear to see them go.
As a non-American, I fear how great America will be as a result of Trump. He's repairing the damage caused by the globalist democrats and what's good for America is not good for me generally.
The reason Scandinavian countries rank so high is because of their ridiculously high taxes coupled with high social support and low welfare abuse. They work hard and reap the rewards. However, the immigration problem is doing it's best to tarnish this reputation and I see it first hand.
Its definitely a top tier topic on the bulletin board of legal issues...
As for my opinion of the topic, I'm pro choice to the extreme part of the scale. It doesn't matter how far into the pregnancy the woman is or if we want to label fetus a lump of cells or not, I consider an abortion illegal only when a baby obtain a certain sense of awareness where they know the difference between life and death. Without that awareness, you are simply ignorant of your own existence and I have a hard time considering it murder unless the child was removed without the parents consent...
Wow! I appreciate your honesty. This is why free speech is important as without it I would never know that this view even existed.
What if knowing the difference between life and death/self awareness doesn't happen until 3 or 4 months post birth? Does this mean that the parents should be allowed change their mind and "abort" the baby before it reaches 4 months old?
It was all going so well and you just had to raise this point...
Because a man should tell women what to do with their bodies?
Because only women should decide the fate of millions of unborn babies in the future? We were all unborn babies at one point and we fail as humans by not standing up for those who don't have a voice.
When you see a pro-life protest you generally get an image like this:
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When you see a pro-choice protest you typically get an image like this with a lot of vulgarity and an unhealthy intolerance for any opposing view:
@korvus: Interesting point. It gives me an idea. I think we should create the slogan: "Fetus's body, fetus's choice" where the terms of abortion are that the fetus has to consent to being aborted. I believe all fetus's must first reach 18 years old before being asked to sign a consent form that they agree to be aborted.
I thought aborting an 18yo was done by telling the little turd "Here's your shit. Bye..."
LOL!
@foxhound_fox said:
Personally, I don't have a uterus, so I am not allowed to have an opinion on the topic of abortion outside of women should have access to them.
It was all going so well and you just had to raise this point...
@korvus: Interesting point. It gives me an idea. I think we should create the slogan: "Fetus's body, fetus's choice" where the terms of abortion are that the fetus has to consent to being aborted. I believe all fetus's must first reach 18 years old before being asked to sign a consent form that they agree to be aborted.
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