Deluge Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 The one thing that really irks me about them is the quote they always use.. "those foreigners are coming over here and taking our jobs". I feel like shaking them whilst shouting. "They are only coming in and getting these jobs because people like you who sit on your arse all day and scrounge off the system are not doing them. if you got up off your backside and did the job, then there wouldn't be a job for one of the 'foreigners' to take!" While drinking Tennants Super strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 The one thing that really irks me about them is the quote they always use.. "those foreigners are coming over here and taking our jobs". I feel like shaking them whilst shouting. "They are only coming in and getting these jobs because people like you who sit on your arse all day and scrounge off the system are not doing them. if you got up off your backside and did the job, then there wouldn't be a job for one of the 'foreigners' to take!" heh true. Our goverment tried to force benefit receivers to do certain jobs, but the iniative failed because those people did not want to do those jobs, and the job providers didn't want complaining people that didn't want to do their job and preferred foreigners that did the job. So yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 heh true. Our goverment tried to force benefit receivers to do certain jobs, but the iniative failed because those people did not want to do those jobs, and the job providers didn't want complaining people that didn't want to do their job and preferred foreigners that did the job. So yeah That sounds strangely similar to here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 That sounds strangely similar to here Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 anyway, we should get onto a better subject that doesn't get us all riled up..... so, Politics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 anyway, we should get onto a better subject that doesn't get us all riled up..... so, Politics? This pretty much is politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 It's the paradox of our time No but why am I being branded here for saying what other people do? I didn't say it was an opinion I share or relish. Fuck it change the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well that's what Finnish people do. How am I supposed to tell you that without actually saying how it is? I don't think you are racist. It's culture of racism I don't like. Basically, read through he soap box again. I won't annoy you all by repeating the arguments. The one thing that really irks me about them is the quote they always use.. "those foreigners are coming over here and taking our jobs". I feel like shaking them whilst shouting. "They are only coming in and getting these jobs because people like you who sit on your arse all day and scrounge off the system are not doing them. if you got up off your backside and did the job, then there wouldn't be a job for one of the 'foreigners' to take!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 anyway, we should get onto a better subject that doesn't get us all riled up..... so, Politics? Anybody read stories with magic systems they did like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I like some of Louis C.K. Like his bit about god and jobs. That is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Anybody read stories with magic systems they did like? You asked this already before and I didn't understand it then, hell if I understand it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 You asked this already before and I didn't understand it then, hell if I understand it now. How magic is used, how spells are casted. Basically, if you use a staff and do an incantation or something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 @zFiend... not calling you racist, after all you are only repeating what a culture generalises, not personal opinion. @ Dirial..can't see the jpeg....probably something crap at my end..filters and the like! @ PD.... I am not overly a fan of magic in stories as such....well, not the wave your hands around and pretty lights type anyway! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 And why does buttered toast ALWAYS land on the floor butter side down? Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not sure if I have seen/read this somewhere or not but what I'd like to see is a magic system something like this: If you use it, it withers your soul / age, so if you wanna keep doing it you'd need to somehow gain some of that back, maybe like taking a life of another user or something like that.. It would kinda turn the magic into a dark twisted drug like substance and even the heroes wouldn't be that good in the end.. Kinda like an antihero story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Ah I see the jpeg now..and it is very apt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 And why does buttered toast ALWAYS land on the floor butter side down? Incredible. There's more weight on that side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not really magic as she is part supernatural, but in my Absolution Black stories (shameless plug), My lead female role Lydia is able to siphon life force from anything nearby to use for telekinetic purposes. I haven't decided whether, in future stories, she develops other abilities as a result of this siphon... It isn't without drawbacks for her though as it is gradually changing her into the Neverborn side of her being..her hair has already turned white and her eyes now have purple irises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Anybody read stories with magic systems they did like? Sword of Truth series, there was another one that I read that was based around the need for something to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Anybody read stories with magic systems they did like? Mage the Awakening. Get your fix HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. Hey, Fiend: That reminds me: I heard that while there was a Finnish translation for "I love you", but in practice it was never used. Any truth to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 @zfiend.. I did think that but I think some experimentation will be called for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not sure if I have seen/read this somewhere or not but what I'd like to see is a magic system something like this: If you use it, it withers your soul / age, so if you wanna keep doing it you'd need to somehow gain some of that back, maybe like taking a life of another user or something like that.. It would kinda turn the magic into a dark twisted drug like substance and even the heroes wouldn't be that good in the end.. Kinda like an antihero story. Ah, I know this. Magic drains away the soul/life force, but some cheat and use other people's life force for it. Nifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 And why does buttered toast ALWAYS land on the floor butter side down? Incredible. There's more weight on that side? It's actually just the height of our tables. They only have time for half a spin. If tables were double the height, they'd always land on the other side. Did you know that the probability that a cat will die from a fall increases until a certain height, and then decreases again? If you let it fall from over 7 m, the chances that it will survive go up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well, its abit convoluted, sort of a mutation from her mother's side. her mother is a true Neverborn, a succubus. They steal life force through seduction....Lydia has mutated this into draining life force to fuel her powers. She isn't completely happy with this either... She accidentally killed her stepmother as a young child... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Ah, I know this. Magic drains away the soul/life force, but some cheat and use other people's life force for it. Nifty. Where is it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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