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Quote by LaJumelleMauvaise
...when Donald Trump is not only considered a legitimate candidate for the Presidency, but he's the frontrunner!


That is not just bad... now I am expecting a zombie-apocalypse too!
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The asymmetrical lines are a little haunting as they interact with the face's natural lack of symmetry. I love the feel of this.
Quote by Entangled_Fate
Damn double post.


Just a quick note for everyone... If you get a double post, just send me (or any other mod) a quick note and we can delete it. I normally delete them without being asked, but I kept this one to pass on this word... and I always like an extra smiley flower!
It was 'Gran Torino', but Clint Eastwood did not say gooks, he said fucks. (I used to stack fucks like you five feet high in Korea... Use you for sand bags.) I am not sure which is more vile and profane to hear.




"Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Save us!"... and I'll whisper "no."
I am so irritated that I can not block the person that causes 90% of my trouble, me.
Quote by Ghostreader
I know what kB is Mr. Roland :P I used them when I was in middle school back in the 90's


I did not mean that in a derogatory fashion, I am just amazed at the advancements made. No one in my day would have dreamed of a gigabyte. Hard drives were still a thing for super-computers and the ultra rich.
Quote by meredith
Dang you Roland......

I got a perfect score of 25 on that test.

Try these

26. 8-track tape players
27. Under the dash Record players
28. Duck tail haircuts
29. Poodle Skirts
30. Cloverine salve ointment
31. Henry J cars
32. Sock hop dances
33. Outhouses
34. Redball Jets
35. Shoe repair shops
36. Alleys behind houses
37. Waiting for a Radio to Warm-up
38. Cherry Cokes that had real bits of cherries in them
39. Black Cow floats
40. Car hops


Is #40 with or without roller skates?

There were a couple that were not as old but were more technical in nature; like a wooden mouse for the computer (all the earliest mice were wooden) and to save money we learned to use a sort of paper hole punch to cut a piece out of a floppy disk (the original 8" disks that were actually floppy) to double the storage space. the original (Memorex 650 had about 175 kB of formatted storage, using this trick we used both sides and basically doubled the storage) Yes young people, you read that right, 175 kB as in kilo-bits. that is almost 60 billion times smaller than most hard drives today.
Quote by Entangled_Fate
I am writing....finally?


So glad to see this. I have missed your work!
Quote by colowriter
Happy the Broncos are going to the Super Bowl


The Bears are going to kick their butt!!!... Oooopps we sucked. Sorry, never mind. But, I will see you next year, or maybe decade.
No. I do not celebrate Valentine's Day. It is commercialism pure and simple, which the average American spending more than $130 a year (as of 2013, have not seen data since then). I celebrate my love for the people in my life everyday. I regularly send 'flowers/chocolates' at random times, usually if the person is a little down. (Did that Monday with a beloved friend, Edible Arrangements is a great company and I use them often.) Most holidays have simply become commercial events that make corporations richer. I give from my heart, not based on a calendar.

Which is deeper; the love of romance, the love of friendship, or the love of family? I think this can be a very tough question or a very easy one based upon a person's convictions and beliefs.
If you look up nice in the dictionary, it has his picture. It lists Sunil as a synonym.
Banana

I have always liked this word, it is funny. With the help of Stuart, Kevin and Bob it has been making a comeback.








BTW I told Blue to send me a invoice for that fine!
Quote by meredith
Curmudgeon
An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.

Some say I might be one, but I haven't passed the final exam yet.....



You owe me $10.26. You did mention me without my consent. You did mention curmudgeon, did you not?


Quote by the_enchantress
Please start another thread for any input not related to a full site block. Thanks


Sorry
Quote by Rebellious_Soul
I am guessing until these are fixed or otherwise, it is on the honors system to not be a stalker.


You can stalk me if you like!
Older Than Dirt Quiz :

Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about. Ratings at the bottom.


1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with table side jukeboxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines on the telephone
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels... if you were fortunate)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H green stamps
16. Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19. Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers


If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You' re older than dirt!

I might be older than dirt but those memories are some of the best parts of my life.

I had 18!
Quote by Rebellious_Soul
Also I can see someone who I blocked post when someone else quotes them. So like, yeah. Also as much as I know how some other feel about the blocking system, it is necessary, if not to impose some sort of peace, but some self control at least.

However of anyone really wanted to, and someone will because there will always be someone who just wants all the attention, to just log off see what was said and then reply to it under the pretense that we can't see it.


Good point, I had not thought of that. You are way too smart maybe you need a frontal lobotomy; or is that a bottle in front of me? I get those two mixed up, sorry.
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Nods, you have a point hun. I shouldn't judge but I am only human and it sometimes can't helped. I do agree heartily.


We are all human and try not to judge, but it can be so hard. It happens. I have done it far more often than I like to admit, but thankfully there is I am sorry. One line I say a lot. And yes, I do mean it. I know how foolish I can be, but I keep trying. I know you try too and that is important.
It bothers me that we ever need to block someone. We are all adults here, but everyone here is intelligent and often opinionated. Some people have a hard time dealing with the conflict that may ensue and use blocking as a way to remove themselves from the intellectual fray. If it is someone's choice to do that, I will not criticize. I just am hopeful it is not me being blocked. I think as a site we should provide whatever service possible (Gav knows what is possible and practical) as long as it make a member more comfortable. I personally can not imagine blocking a fellow member myself, but that is just me and I would not judge other's actions just because they are different.

Thank you Andy and Justine for your input. I agree with you in many ways, but not all. That does not make me think less of you as friends or people. I find our differences to be a good thing. Knowing you both have made me a better person. You have both improved my life with your wonderful literary work and your friendship.
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I am writing and posting perhaps the most ambitious project I have ever undertaken - my 'Going Away series - yet it is getting very few views and even less comments. 'Disappointing' doesn't even begin to cover it...

One begins to wonder 'why bother?'...



This is such a huge problem on the site! We have so many outstanding writers, but so many of our members do very little reading. You know I am reading your series. (BTW everyone, it is pretty good. you should check it out.) Have you seen my new story. Give it a read and if you do not care for that type of story, then I would not expect you to continue. Swords & sorcery fantasy is not everyone's' cup of tea. I read all my friends work. Even if it is not necessarily my favorite genre, because on Stories Space we help each other improve. (At least I hope that is what everyone would like to do. Improve and help others improve in their writing also) To do that we read each others work and comment on the strengths and weaknesses. Constructive criticism can sometimes be hard to here, because we try so hard to get it right ourselves. But that criticism, if used, can make us better. I personally follow approximately 120 writers on here. Health permitting, I at least try everything they write. I vote about 90% of the time and comment about 50%. I read tons of poetry, but that is the genre I least understand, so often that is the type I will not vote or comment on, because I can not with any real confidence delve into it. If I start reading a long series and 3-5 chapters in I am not enjoying it, I will stop reading that series, but at least I give it a try.

Andy, this statement is not aimed at you unparticular, but I read many writers on here complain about the poor readership (for good reason), but they do not read or comment on other writers either. We as a collective should try to do better at this.

Andy, do not be discouraged. I will keep reading and hopefully others will realize that to make the a better site we need to be writers AND readers.

Let me ask this of every member of Stories Space. Do you read your friend's writings? I do. Almost all of them. If you do not, then what kind of friend are you really? Larry Nigh, a senior member of our site and good friend of mine, read, voted and commented on the 1st part of my new series even though I know he is not a fan of the genre at all. There is a true Stories Space friend. I have 76 'friends' on the site right now. The question is; how many will take the time to read my story, at least trying it? If recent history repeats itself, then about 1/4 will. It worries me what this says about our site. Do you think new writers will want to join a site that has almost no readers. I can tell you from 1st hand knowledge that they often pass us by because of it. We need more good new writers, because they we also be our new readers too.

Sorry to sound preachy, but this is probably the #1 problem on this site and that hurts me, because it is us doing to ourselves.
Quote by Rebellious_Soul
My victorian boots are in!


Let's see them in your photo album. =d>