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The title and scene are both spoilers, I didn't think I needed to elaborate since I was speaking directly to Atomsk, who seemed to understand what I meant. I mean, if you saw the scene, I don't see why you would think the scene was any more of a spoiler than the title. Second, how the fuck is that "Rosebud is his sled" territory? The movie came out two weeks ago!

I hate to be a douche, but I think that posting that scene here effectively ruins the best scene in the entire movie and spoils the effect for anyone that hasn't seen it. Again, I'm really not trying to sound like a douche, but could you edit that and write something like 'RotPotA Spoiler' and Spoiler tag it? Sorry if I sound like an asshole, I just think that scene is a huge spoiler.

So, I hate to be the much-maligned 'that guy', but I would like suggestions.... maybe? I'll give you a list of some of my favorites. FMA/Brotherhood Neon Genesis Evangelion (!!!) FLCL (!!!) Samurai Champloo Cowboy Bebop (!!!) Eden of the East Durarara!! Gundam Wing Gundam 00 Akira (!!!) Most Ghibli Stuff Summer Wars The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Darker Than Black Monster I'm forgetting some stuff, but I suppose that'll give you an accurate picture of the kind of anime I like.

I'll refer you to this quote. I'm just saying I can see why people are upset. Sarcasm and 'cool story, bro'-ing are unnecessary and make you come off as a jerk. Blizzard may not be intent on fucking people over, but in this case, even though they are a fairly small minority, there are people getting fucked over. That's all I'm trying to point out.

See, I don't know that they hit the nail on the head. I just spent five weeks in India with my cousin, who plays a lot of games. I know a lot of people in India who love Diablo, and I know that many of these same people, particularly in the Monsoon season, suffer from power outages which cut their internet out. These guys mostly play on laptops since building your own PC is only common practice around tech-types, and is considered daunting for most. These people also play single-player almost exclusively, since multiplayer for a new game like Diablo 3 is somewhat rare in India, and playing with people from anywhere else can result in crippling lag. I also know that India isn't really Blizzard's target audience with Diablo 3, but I can see why many people are upset. The Penny Arcade comic doesn't 'hit the nail on the head', as you put it, because feeling discontent with the decisions made by Blizzard regarding Diablo 3 isn't unreasonable. I know many potential buyers of Diablo 3 who are genuinely hurt by this unfortunate policy Blizzard has decided to adopt, and I do think it's a sad policy. The fact of the matter is that there are places on Earth, major population centers, in fact, where people will not have a consistent, guaranteed internet connection the way people do in America, Western Europe and much of East Asia, and in making a move like this Blizzard actually is 'forsaking' any potential customers from those areas, which really is unfortunate, since there are, despite what many people think, people in those areas who want to play what looks like an excellent game.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It blew through all of my expectations. The critics were right, it's the best mainstream movie of the summer. A must-watch. There's one particular moment in the film I can't spoil for any of you, but it's one of the most shocking, electric scenes I've seen in a few years. Not an action movie at all, a very dramatic drama more than anything. Definitely worth watching, the trailers don't get the tone of the movie across too well. I was expecting something totally different and was very pleasantly surprised. Do yourselves a favor and go out and see the movie. Also, the apes don't take over the planet in the movie. The scale is a good deal smaller. I don't want to spoil anything, just watch and see.

Yeah, I just saw it. It doesn't really belong in this thread, but since questions are being asked here, I'll respond here. It was alright. Not super entertaining, pretty soulless and kinda stale, but alright. I dunno if I'd recommend it. This much, though, I can say. There was ZERO comedy in it. Like, it's not a funny movie at all. It's not like MIB or Way of the Warrior, it's like a serious drama/action movie where cowboys fight aliens. As I understand it, they were somewhat tied down to the name since it's based on a comics series or something.

I liked ADwD, other than the Tyrion chapters. I enjoyed the rest well enough. What do you think happened with Stannis, by the way? If he actually is dead, I'll be very sad. I love Stannis. Him and Hodor are the two characters I would hate having die. No death has every shaken me like Pod's did in AFfC, though. That death made me hate Lady Stoneheart even more than I hated her when she was alive.

Remember, PC Gamer said DA2 had the best RPG combat of all time. Eerily, they gave DA2 a 94, as well.

I like the Advance better than the SP. I don't need a backlight, since I can't recall a time when I've played any portable in a really dark environment, and the SP hurt my hands to use.

I saw this a while ago, but I saw it again today. The Tree of Life. I don't want to discuss the movie too much, because I feel it could get devalued that way, but I'll say it was very Malick-y, and absolutely brilliant. It's one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. If you like Malick movies, you'll like this. A lot. It was great.

I've heard this all a million times before, and I'm familiar with most notable Captain America comics, so I get what his character is and his principles, but in essence he fights for America. In your quote, Mr. Jack, he still says "This nation", and that's what doesn't appeal to me. I'm not saying he's a bad character, because he's not. He's a pretty decent character. He just holds no appeal to me because I don't feel pride when I think about America. Also, the whole 'optimum human' thing as a superpower doesn't really cut it for me.

I don't pirate much nowadays, since I have the funds to buy a few games a month, if I so wish, and it's easier to buy games off Steam than do the whole torrenting process. When I didn't have as much money, though? You bet I pirated. Yeah, it may be stealing, but when I do it, it doesn't feel like it. It doesn't feel like there's a victim when you're stealing from a giant company like EA, so I can see why people feel like it's okay. It doesn't bother me enough to not do it occasionally, though. But if you pirate indie games from small-time devs, fuck you. Money in those companies is far less common and far more likely to go directly towards feeding its employees, not paying for some bigwig's vacation to the Bahamas. These points may have holes aplenty in them, but I'm tired, a little drunk, and I'm just saying what I'm thinking, so cut me some slack.

I like bacon with maple syrup! A lot of Americans do, too. I dunno if that's a US/UK difference, though, could just be overall preference. Maple Syrup with milk isn't bad, either. The concept is weird, but it works out pretty well. Make sure not to add too much syrup, though, because it can get disgusting.

So this isn't airing in India until August 12th, so I'll see it as soon as I get back to the states. It's good to hear that it's good, though, since I wasn't too optimistic beforehand. This has been said a million times before, but I just don't feel for the character, since his whole schtick is based around being patriotic toward a nation I hold no allegiance to. One thing, though. I saw in the trailer he straight up uses a gun. Is that a thing in this movie? Does he just use guns openly and shoot people to death? That doesn't seem very Cap-ish. Or superhero-ish, really.

WP, all you did in your post was restate your point. You say overuse will make the word lose its significance, but aside from in the sense of aesthetics ("Lastly, this last post, etc.), there is no proof for that. I do not think the words will change meanings from overuse any more than any other word will.

Okay, first of all, I understand you used the word 'or' in your first sentence, but throughout the rest of your post, you used the terms 'extreme' and 'vulgar/profane' synonymously, in sentences like "Only a word this strong, this profane can express my emotion' - the extremity of the taboo broken is indicative of the extremity of the emotion." Now, I didn't mean to stress the part about my casual social circle's usage of swear words, but you responded to that, so I'll respond in turn. You said "The fact it is considered taboo is what gives it its extremity." Now, what Johnny and I said is that in our circles, it is not considered taboo. By your logic, it would have no extremity, yet it still does. You bring 'bloody' up as being meaningless nowadays, but how is that due to overuse? That's just the evolution of two things. First of all, 'by our lady' wouldn't be considered offensive in modern urban areas nowadays because of growing secularity in cities, something totally different which has nothing to do with overuse. Secondly, the word has evolved to have no religious connotations, so even more religious folks won't take offense. Neither of these things have to do with overuse, just natural evolution of a word and society, two interesting issues, but ones that don't directly pertain to the conversation at hand. Lastly, from this last post, the only reason you think children shouldn't swear is because they might accidentally overuse the word and dilute its meaning? What you seem to be saying is that the only reason you don't want people swearing too much is because they might devalue the word and its impact? How many times do I have to say this? Overuse of any word devalues that word's meaning. Why is it swear words exclusively you're picking on? If you're simply saying that overusage of a swear word will turn it into something that isn't a swear word, 1. You don't know that will happen and haven't provided any proof or examples backing it up, and 2. If we're projecting wildly here, why wouldn't they just be replaced with new words? Don't even respond to number 2, since that's just baseless conjecture. Now, your final sentence. "It's not about the words being wrong or harmful, but inappropriate at certain times." I can agree with this. Actually, it's a fact. I don't think it should be this way, though, and if kids start swearing at a young age and don't know how to control themselves, then that problem lies with the kids, not the words themselves. You should reprimand the kid for swearing loudly in a public place, but at home with just you? No. People will be offended by swearing. I just don't think they should be, because there's no reason to be.

Vulgarity implicates emotion, but emotion does not implicate vulgarity. These words still have emotional significance without a necessary vulgar tone. Understand the difference between 'vulgar' and 'extreme'. As Johnny says, the people I socialize with in a non-professional environment don't consider swear words taboo, but use them nonetheless. That said, there's nothing wrong with designating a word vulgar or extreme. It's just that many people teach those who are learning from them that using these vulgar, extreme words is wrong, and punish them for doing so. That bizarre imposition of nonsensical linguistic morality is what I find archaic, not the words' designation as terms of extremity. In fact, if they weren't designated as such, they would be meaningless. The 'viewpoint' I speak of in my post isn't the viewpoint of the words being considered to hold emotional emphasis, but the view that using these words is wrong or harmful.

Swearing is inherently okay. The words themselves are not any different in their basic nature than any other words. Swear words have a certain versatility that some other words lack, I'll concede that, but the idea that they limit vocabulary is an unfounded one. If people replace 'swears' with substitute words like 'freaking' instead of 'fucking' or 'darn' instead of 'damn', aren't those words just as limiting? Words are words are words. When a kid says 'shit', why would you punish him for it? Because of some unsupported belief that you hold about the word limiting his vocabulary? That's bullshit. Swear words have the power to limit vocabulary, sure, but so do any other words. If I write an essay containing the sentence "Jonathan was struck and pain shot down his leg. He cried out in pain, 'Ouch!'" then I would expect to be graded down for overuse of the word pain, instead of replacing the latter 'pain' with 'anguish' or 'agony' or any number of other suitable replacements. Overuse of any word doesn't sound good and is possibly harmful to developing vocabularies, and the overuse of 'fuck' should be reprimanded as much as the use of 'good'. Swearing is not indicative of intelligence. I know dumb people who swear, and I know smart people who swear. There's no proof that swearing limits vocabulary any more than 'pain', yet some people in this thread seem to object to usage of the former rather than the latter. Sure, you may think swearing limits vocabulary, but that's unfounded. The fact of the matter is that most people I've seen speak out against swearing and use suspicious pseudoscience to back up their claims *ahem* are just trying to justify an outdated, archaic moralistic viewpoint that is just plain nonsensical. There is nothing wrong with swearing, and I haven't seen or heard anything that proves otherwise.

As someone that speaks both Spanish and Cantonese, I can tell you swearing in Cantonese in one of the easiest, fluid-sounding, poetic things you can do. Cantonese foul language is a thing of beauty, and while I don't mean to belittle the admittedly impressive Spanish vocabulary of expletives, an Indo-European language's level of cursing cannot rival Cantonese's.

Yeah, 'chai tea' is fucking annoying. Hindi being my first language, it's incredibly irritating to hear people walking around saying 'chai tea', when they mean something totally different. Chai is tea. It is the word for tea. Does Mexican water become 'agua water'? No. So stop it.