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07 Aug 2012, 10:44 pm

Strategic
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The acronym has changed twice (once in 1991 and once again for the Marvel movie-verse) since the organization was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tails #135 in 1965. Run by Nick Fury, Maria Hill and even Tony Stark -S.H.E.I.L.D became H.A.M.M.E.R under the watch of Norman Osborn during the Dark Reign.

I like Marvel comics...



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08 Aug 2012, 12:45 am

The Webcomic Megatokyo



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08 Aug 2012, 6:52 pm

From the anime/manga series Revolutionary Girl Utena. I've always admired the main character Utena. I want to be like her when I grow up,which is weird, because I'm 24 and she's supposed to be 14 :lol:



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09 Aug 2012, 3:41 pm

:lol: :lol: Mine is pretty boring. But, I got mine after operating a backhoe loader for 2 days. You can probably just about guess where mine came from. :lol: :lol:



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09 Aug 2012, 4:04 pm

Someone who loved me gave me the nickname.



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09 Aug 2012, 8:02 pm

Sininen means blue in Finnish. I could say blue is my "favourite colour" but it is more to me than that. :)



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10 Aug 2012, 6:39 am

sininen wrote:
Sininen means blue in Finnish. I could say blue is my "favourite colour" but it is more to me than that. :)


How does a Finnish speaker end up living in Egypt?

Just out of curiosity.



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10 Aug 2012, 6:52 am

Descartes wrote:
elderwanda wrote:
Descartes wrote:
I wanted to give myself a username that made me sound intelligent and philosophical, so I was pondering over people who have made scientific/philosophical breakthroughs in the past. Isaac Newton and Einstein both came to my mind, but then Rene Descartes all of a sudden popped into my head. I then thought that Descartes had a nice ring to it, so I made it my username. :)


I'm sorry, but I can't hear "Rene Descartes" without getting a certain Monty Python song stuck in my head, part of which goes :

"...Rene Descartes was a drunken fart. I drink therefore I am!...."

:wink:


Well, I've never heard of that song, nor anything else from Monty Python for that matter. I certainly hope this does not give you preconceived notions about who I am personally. :roll:



Thats the trouble with media. Young folks hear the spoof before they learn about the thing being spoofed.

If you have even a superficial aquaintence with Decarte ( who said "i think therefore I am"- a blow against silopcism) then the Python song is hilarious.

But if you see the Python thing first in your growing up you dont get the sketch ( or laugh it for the wrong reasons) and it sabotages your view of Decarte when you do encounter him in school.



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10 Aug 2012, 9:52 am

naturalplastic wrote:
sininen wrote:
Sininen means blue in Finnish. I could say blue is my "favourite colour" but it is more to me than that. :)


How does a Finnish speaker end up living in Egypt?

Just out of curiosity.


I'm an Egyptian and I'm learning Finnish, as weird as that could sound.



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11 Aug 2012, 4:14 am

Autistic, because thats what I am, and Belle because everyone says I look like my Oma, who was a southern belle. And also, Belle means beauty. If I can't claim it in real life, I'll pretend I am here.