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Cloister Black (103 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Daily K-Pop
This thread isn't meant to provoke argument, but if it does, that's ok. It's just a place to come for a one music video dose of K-Pop. Today's video is BIGBANG's Fantastic Baby from their album Alive, in its original Korean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbokV76tkU
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jmo1121109 (3812 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Another annoying pointless parody of the (insert thread you don't like here)
Wittily redone message similar enough to (insert thread other people are debating about here) to make you feel other people will appreciate your supreme wit and intellect and give you +1's...
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Draugnar (0 DX)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Last Person To Post What They Read, Biblical or Otherwise, Thread
Cause, well, I wanted to be an asshole.
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dubmdell (556 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Muting Complaint
I muted Daily Bible Reading thread and now there's twice as many! It unmuted and multiplied! It's a hydra!
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 Apr 12 UTC
Wind farms may cause warming!
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=wind-farms-may-have-warming-effect

What a headline! But what does it mean?
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Conservative Man (100 D)
24 Apr 12 UTC
CM is back with another problem
I imagine that this problem will be hilarious to those of you who aren't me, so get ready to laugh. The story is inside.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 Apr 12 UTC
Inner city drug crime - with an irish twist
Derry with a population of about a quarter million is a majority republican city - thus it has a history of anti-establishment violence (well anti-british establishment at least) This is interesting: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0430/1224315363745.html
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 Apr 12 UTC
World ranking database!
Who else is ranked? http://world-diplomacy-database.com/php/ranking/ranking_player.php?id_ranking=13&id_player=10931
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Sargmacher (0 DX)
28 Apr 12 UTC
ABIC-G1 EOG
gameID=76750

Thanks everyone for an interesting, fun game, especially my long-term ally Mujus, and thanks to MadMarx for setting up this series of games!
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DiploMerlin (245 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Manchester City vs Manchester United
Biggest game of the century. C'mon City!
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Tommyfrank (212 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Question about retreat
in game 23 Skido, ALB has been dislogued. The unit hasn't been destroyed, and it has a region near without occupation (GRE). I don't know why the player can retreat the unit from ALB to GRE, in that case. Don't I know something? Can It be a bug?
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Mujus (1495 D(B))
24 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Bible Reading
Due to popular request, the daily Bible reading will be posted in this thread only so as not to clog up the Forum with similar posts.
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cteno4 (100 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Does anybody remember that troll...
It was way back when this site allowed you to bounce back up to 100 D available when you were defeated in any game (regardless of how many Diplopoints you had in play at the time). He would get over 100 D, then join games and lose while being the only player in a yet-to-start password-protected game. LOL. What a genius way to climb the rating ladder :)
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Mujus (1495 D(B))
28 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Bible Reading
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Jhn&c=7&v=1&t=NLT
Today's reading is John Chapter 7, in which people debate whether Jesus is the promised savior, the Messiah of Israel. Some key verses: On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'" [fn] (Verses 37-38)
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Secular Reading
WELL! I'm a bit late to the party...but screw it, why not--
If we're going to keep having these Bible Reading threads, it's only fair to get some other, non-Biblical (some would say "good") works of literature out there. So go ahead and comment below what you think of the quote given, and the book, the author, all that, who you might want (and in fairness, I'll try not to do Shakespeare for a while.) SO! As he has a (weird) movie coming out...Mr. Poe...
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
Poe's last poem, a great one, overshadowed by The Raven (that'd have been to cliche to start off with, I thought) but still pretty well known...

Our reading today, from "Annabel Lee"--

"It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
She was a child and I was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud by night,
Chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud, chilling
And killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the side of the sea."
semck83 (229 D(B))
29 Apr 12 UTC
A haunting poem, Obi. Thanks.

As for who I might want.... actually, for him, I'd want to choose the passage too, so maybe I'll do it on another thread at some point. But let's see... why not some Robert Browning?

(Just a thought/request, obviously, implement at your own timing).
Draugnar (0 DX)
29 Apr 12 UTC
Ah yes... Anabelle Lee. My third favorite next to Fall of the House of Usher and Cask of Amontillado.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
Browning would be cool (actually, that'd be fun if we could find two shorter poems to put side by side by Robert and wife Elizabeth Barrett Browning...one of the great writing couples of all-time, up there with the Shelleys.)

I actually used this poem when trying to teach the "P is a Vowel" tutoring client I had his vowel sounds, because the rhyme scheme really lends itself to recognizing the same vowel sounds over and over (and I was tired just watching him write random sentences for hours practicing, so, being in Barnes and Noble...I enlisted Poe's help.) :)

I wonder how much of this Poe based off his own life and his own tragic--and rather messed-up--love affairs...he died shortly after this poem, 1849, so...definitely a great autobiographical emphasis on that here, I think.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
@Draug:

For me:

The Raven (it just has to be #1)...
Cask of Amontillado...
Masque of the Red Death...
Annabel Lee...
House of Usher...
Tell-Tale Heart...

And then the Auguste Dupin stories, the pro-Sherlock Holmes that inspired Conan Doyle to create our favorite detective...The Purloined Letter's the most famous, I think.
Draugnar (0 DX)
29 Apr 12 UTC
The Gold Bug is in the Dupine's right? Tell Tale Heart is 4 and Raven 5 for me. Then The Gold Bug.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
No, apparently Gold Bug is something else...

Dupin's are "The Purloined Letter," "The Mystery of Marie Roget," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," which wa published in 1841 and was the first-ever detective story.
Draugnar (0 DX)
29 Apr 12 UTC
I wasn't sure if the Gold Bug counted because it is effectively a mystery, not horror as it is all about solving a cryptogram.
semck83 (229 D(B))
29 Apr 12 UTC
Gold Bug is pretty great.

And let us not forget the Pit and the Pendulum, or the underrated "Premature Burial," "M. Valdemar," "The Imp of the Perverse" (which was influential on both Robert Louis Stevenson -- Markheim -- and arguably on Dostoevsky). And finally, "William Wilson," one of his true classics. I actually only just remembered WW. I think it might be one of my three favorites.

Of his poems, my favorites are

The Raven
Annabel Lee
The Conqueror Worm
Alone (definitely very autobiographical I think).
Zmaj (215 D(B))
29 Apr 12 UTC
The Antarctic ending of "Arthur Gordon Pym". As a high school student, I was amazed by the white hell and the mysterious symbols. It was many years later that I learned about yet another aspect of that story: the Hollow Earth theory.
I am glad I opened this thread! "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" is my favorite book after "War and Peace". <3 Poe <3
mapleleaf (0 DX)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Here is a great lyric poem....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3IMTJjzfo
fiedler (1293 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Yay! Maple is contributing again :))))))
smcbride1983 (517 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
As lame as this might sound, this thread makes me want to start a book club with Diplomacy guys. Generally speaking you guys are very intelligent and I am usually impressed by the quality of discussion. If anyone on here thinks it is a good idea, I might post a thread to the forum to check out overall interest.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
I somehow have no doubt that IS taught as a great lyrical work in Arizona...

I heard shortly afterward he wrote another work for the Arizonans entitled "Throw the Mexican Over the Wall"
General Cool (178 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
So, this is the intelligent (secular) thread as opposed to the dumb (bible) thread?
Draugnar (0 DX)
30 Apr 12 UTC
For the most part, yeah, it is intelligent. We are talking about one of the greatest of American authors: Edgar Allan Poe.
fiedler (1293 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
smbcbride - if you want to talk about a book just post a new thread.... shocking as it may seem you don't need a license to do so.
Draugnar (0 DX)
30 Apr 12 UTC
As long as the book is fictional, I'm up for it smcbride.
smcbride1983 (517 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Thanks for letting me know the light is always green, Fiedler. Draugnar, I will be starting Satanic Verses on Tuesday.
Putin33 (111 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Satanic Verses is probably one of the top 5 worst books I've read. Right up there with Ulysses & 1984.
greysoni (160 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
The Satanic Verses...like anyone needs instruction on being selfish
Draugnar (0 DX)
30 Apr 12 UTC
@greysoni - You clearly don't know what the Satanic Verse are. What they *aren't* is the Satanic Bible which you are confusing it with. You should really do a modicum of research before opening your mouth and proving your idiocy.
greysoni (160 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
hehehe......But yes you are correct. Terribly sorry I offended so oh wise one....
largeham (149 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Putin and anyone else who read through the Satanic Verses, you have my sympathy and admiration. I couldn't get through 6 pages of that piece of shit.


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G1 (92 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
NHL Playoffs thread
I don't know if there's already a thread re the NHL playoffs' second round. If so and you know where it is please post the link, if not and I'm not the only hockey fan on the site, I'm interested to hear other people's takes on what will happen/what has happened so far.
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G1 (92 D)
30 Apr 12 UTC
Gunboat and live clubs
So it seems there are several live game/gunboat clubs on the site (reference the 150 cc club or the perpetual string of "never having to say you're sorry" games). I like gunboats and live games. I also hate CD's and NMR's. How does one go about getting into one of these clubs?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 Apr 12 UTC
Daily (lolcat) bibel reading

Ezikial 23: 19-20
Buts she just maks teh notty danse mors and mores becuz is how she useded to play as chiled. An she wuz rly gudz at it. She liekd teh guys with teh big dixxxes... teh RLY big uns, like donkeys LOL... and massiv cumbuckits like horse!
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SDSUPinoy (552 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
Purposely Delaying?
Is purposely delaying the game when already losing allowed?
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trip (696 D(B))
29 Apr 12 UTC
Gunboat Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry
101pts/36hrs/WTA/Semi-Anon
Sign up within...
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thatwasawkward (4790 D(B))
28 Apr 12 UTC
Fast, high pot gunboat.
I am putting together a gunboat. The idea is to have it be fast paced with high stakes.
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
29 Apr 12 UTC
DAILY BASED THREAD
i aint no killa for realla, but if you play with me im a kill for realla, bitch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MSQcU6LxBTQ
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President Eden (2750 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
ADVERTISE YOUR DAILY POSTS HERE
Utilize this thread by posting new daily posts here and only here.
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F4shark (490 D)
28 Apr 12 UTC
Question on convoys
In the Diplomacy Adjudicator Test Cases there are a few examples on convoys.
in example 6F5 the convoy is not disrupted but the convoy in 6F9 is dislodged. Why is the convoy dislodged in example 6F9 and not in 6F5?? Would it make any difference if the Army was in Wales and was moving to Holland via the Channel and North sea?
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Mujus (1495 D(B))
23 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Bible Reading--John 2
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?t=NLT&x=0&y=0&b=Jhn&c=2&v=1
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MadMarx (36299 D(G))
26 Apr 12 UTC
The inaugural ABI Champion has been crowned...
Congrats to MrcsAurelius!!
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brainbomb (295 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
Why would you...
Why vote for a draw, and then begin acting out revenge games on the only people able to hold the line against Turkey. In a winner take all you get NOTHING france, NOTHING. If its a personal fued, you should have settled it and not been sittin there hoping for a draw. If you want a draw, play for a draw, if you want to lose and get nothing for the hours you spent playing, then attack the only people with a chance to stop the super power. gameID=87585
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thatwasawkward (4790 D(B))
29 Apr 12 UTC
Daily Greek Mythology
Today's topic: The greatest god of all, Zeus.
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Alderian (2425 D(S))
29 Apr 12 UTC
I warned you...
...but you mocked me. Someone else that is concerned about how aliens will view our treatment of plant life:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2594#comic
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Valentine (107 D)
29 Apr 12 UTC
First Game
Please join my game called The Diplobowl. 24 hour turns. PPSC.
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