I'm sure most of us recall the "Enemies of All Mankind" listing of anime figures.  I just thought I should let everyone know I created a new entry for Yuuki Rito of To LOVE-ru (and isn't it about time someone created one for Ezekiel Darkwood?):
To-LOVE-ru
Yuuki Rito
Slept with the Princess of the Galaxy, one of her younger sisters, and his own little sister.  Has repeatedly groped no less than seven schoolmates, including a shape-shifting transsexual, as well as the school doctor, the princess's other sister, and one of the universe's deadliest assassins.  Sometimes turns into a girl.  Approach with great caution, the assassin is now his bodyguard, the princess is even more powerful, and her father approves of this pervert and can personally destroy worlds.
Bounty:  US$30,000,000
Threat Level:  Medium
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world- ... sow,246068

While viewing the "serenading unicorn" video linked today in the "Today's Music Moment" thread, I stumbled across this... and I do say, it looks like it has potential.
(I've tried through several edits to get these to appear on separate lines, with some text after, but Yuku seems intent on forcing this layout. Just know that the left hand player is the short teaser trailer, and the right hand one is the full-length second trailer.)


-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I've been following Slacktivist's Left Behind analysis blog. It's a good tearing apart of bad writing and worse theology. One thing I have noticed, though is that he's an absolutest and regards any political opposition as illegitimate. He doesn't seem to grasp that someone can disagree with your political positions for good reasons. He's also mentioned that he was brought up an evangelical Christian. I suspect that although he has changed his personal views, he still has the same intellectual framework. Does anyone else here follow his blog? Can anyone comment on my theory?

The Revolutionary Girl Utena movie is up on rightstuf's daily deals page today, and I was wondering if it was worth it. I've heard good things about Utena, but I think that was the tv series, not the movie. Any suggestions?
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...;feature=player_embedded

Lost interest in soccer since high school. But this is probably one of the great ads to come out.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

Allright, I read the Vodka song and had to bring up Alcohol by Bare Naked ladies, then thought, Ya know, they have other songs too, ...
4 songs included here. 3 Power, 4 indeterminate
I'll post You-tube links as well, since that seems to be the thing to do now. No promises on them being any good, they won't play right for me.



Alcohol by the
Bare Naked Ladies

Alcohol, my permanent accessory

Alcohol, a party-time necessity

Alchool, alternative to feeling like yourself

O Alcohol, I still drink to your health

I love you more than I did the week before

I discovered alcohol

Forget the caffe latte,

screw the raspberry iced tea

A Malibu and Coke for you, a G&T for me

Alcohol, Your songs resolve like

my life never will

When someone else is picking up the bill

I love you more than I did the week before

I discovered alcohol

O Alcohol, would you please forgive me?

For while I cannot love myself

I'll use something else

I thought that Alcohol was just for those with

nothing else to do

I thought that drinking just to get drunk

was a waste of precious booze

But now I know that there's a time

and there's a place where I can choose

To walk the fine line between

self-control and self-abuse

I love you more than I did the week before

I discovered alcohol

Would you please ignore that you

found me on the floor

Trying on your camisole?

O Alcohol, would you please forgive me?

For while I cannot love myself

I'll use something else

Would you please forgive me?

Would you please forgive me?





I really have no idea what this one would do, Save maybe summon a whole
freaking bar.

Actually, scratch that, I know what it'll do. It'll get his mage-gift
Drunk. Not Doug, just the mage-gift. What potentially delightful havock.

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Be my Yoko Ono  by the Bare Naked Ladies
If there's someone you can live without,

then do so.

And if there's someone you can just shove out;

do so.

[Chorus]

You can be my Yoko Ono

You can follow me wherever I go

Be my, be my,

Be my Yoko Ono.

Isn't it beautiful to see two people so much in love?

Barenaked as two virgins hand in hand and hand and hand in glove.

Now that I'm far away it doesn't seem to me to be such a pain.

To have you hanging off my ankle like some kind of ball and chain.

[Chorus]

Oh no, here we go, our life is just one big pun.

Oh no, here we go as Yoko sings

Aieee!

I know that when I say this,

I may be stepping on pins and needles;

But I don't like all these people

slagging her for breaking up the Beatles.

(Don't blame it on Yokey)

if I was John and you were Yoko,

I would gladly give up musical genius,

just to have you as my very own, personal Venus.

(Hit it)

[Chorus]
Power would as a side effect render poor Doug into a look-alike of John Lennon, and someone else into Yoko Ono.
To be honest, I can't see any truly good effect to this one, other than as a fanatic's wet dream made real.
However, it just might let Doug write his own songs, or the Yoko alike to write them.
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If I had 10,000,000 Dollars by the Bare Naked Ladies
If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000)
I'd
buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I Had $1000000 (If I
Had $1000000)
I'd buy you furniture for your house
(Maybe a nice
chesterfield or an ottoman)
If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000)
I'd
buy you a K-Car (a nice Reliant automobile)
If I Had $1000000 I'd
buy your love.
If I Had $1000000 I'd build a tree fort in our
yard.
If I Had $1000000 You could help, it wouldn't be that hard.
If
I Had $1000000 (Maybe we could put a little tiny fridge in there
somwhere.)
We could just go up and hang out. (Open the fridge and
stuff. There would be
food laid out for us, little pre-wrapped
sausages and things.) Mmmm. (They have
pre-wrapped sausages but they
don't have pre-wrapped bacon.) Can you blame
them? (Well, yeah!)
If
I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000)
I'd buy you a fur coat (but not a
real fur coat that's cruel)
If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000)
I'd
buy you an exotic pet (Like a llama or an emu)
If I Had $1000000 (If
I Had $1000000)
I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (ooh all them
crazy elephant bones)
If I Had $1000000 I'd buy your love
If I
Had $1000000 We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I Had $1000000
We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more
If I Had $1000000 We
wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner.
But we would eat Kraft Dinner.
Well of course we would we'd just eat more. And
buy all the fanciest
ketchups for it...dijon ketchup! Mmmm..
If I Had $1000000 (If I
Had $1000000)
I'd buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress
that's cruel)
If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000)
I'd buy you
some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I Had $1000000 (If I Had
$1000000)
I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If
I Had $1000000 I'd buy your love
If I Had $1000000, If I Had
$1000000
If I Had $1000000, If I Had $1000000
If I Had $1000000
I'd
be rich.

Possibly a song that normally backfires, from, say, not enough mana. He gets Monopoly money. Or, the stated 10 million Dollars in, oh, Australian or Canadian rather than the (I think) usually stronger USA. (I'm not good with money, so forgive me if I was just insulting)
Most assuredly not 10 million worth of Local currency, which, depending on where he's at, could be livestock.
Or, for giggles, it makes a simulacra of Nabiki Tendo

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The Ninjas by the Bare Naked Ladies
I woke up this morning and everything was
different

Something was strange in the air

I woke up this morning and everything was different

I knew that the ninjas had been there

I looked all around my bedroom, underneath the dresser

Behind the bed, but nothing could be found

There was nothing left behind them, nowhere that I could find them

No fingerprints or crumbs on the ground

The ninjas are deadly and silent

They're also unspeakably violent

They speak Japanese, they do whatever they please

And sometimes they vacation in Ireland

The ninjas are deadly and silent

They're also unspeakably violent

They speak Japanese, they do whatever they please

And if you tear off their masks they'll be smiling

No Clue here, as the song implies the Ninja have allready vacated the premisis.
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Funimation, BioWare Work on Animated Dragon Age Film
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... anime-film

And they've cast all four Beatles.
I can't decide if this is going to be a soulless rape of one of my favorite childhood experiences, or too awesome for words.
(The first person to say "both" gets whapped.)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I've got what's turned into the first part of a four-part arc written.  I've done a test run-through by myself, but I'd like to get a full group in to stress it and see if it works the way I want it to.  Let's say 9 PM EDT on June 7 -- please give me a hand.
Thanks!
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.