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Title: 335 to go....
Post by: FastJack on <05-03-13/0755:07>
 ;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-03-13/1257:38>
Que?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: All4BigGuns on <05-03-13/1303:30>
Until what?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Warmachinez on <05-03-13/1447:23>
For Canray to get to 10000 posts?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Mournclaw on <05-03-13/1533:46>
Until... Release...?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Michael Chandra on <05-03-13/1628:53>
Go Canray! ^_^
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-03-13/1823:33>
Yep, 335 to go.  Hard to believe it.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: GiraffeShaman on <05-03-13/1949:37>
Damn, and at that moment SR Canada will secede from the UCAS.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: TheRedArmy on <05-04-13/0125:39>
Who gives a...

I mean, if you care about it Jack, then we all do! ;)
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-04-13/0250:49>
Who gives a...
Thanks for the support.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Mournclaw on <05-04-13/0654:08>
And then you got to do the same all over again when the shadowrun5.com pops up :D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Michael Chandra on <05-04-13/0725:59>
He already has Shadowrun Universe for that.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-04-13/0746:36>
And then you got to do the same all over again when the shadowrun5.com pops up :D
Don't joke about that...  The thought of my post count resetting makes me sad.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: FastJack on <05-04-13/0814:31>
For Canray to get to 10000 posts?
Yep. 325 now. ;)
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: PeterSmith on <05-04-13/0901:44>
Yep. 325 now.

So. Blanket party when he breaks 10k?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-04-13/0904:11>
Refresh my memory.  Isn't a blanket party where you throw a blanket over someone's head and then beat them senseless?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Michael Chandra on <05-04-13/0941:40>
Yes.

Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-04-13/1350:20>
Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
I'm never going to live the sheep down, am I?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Mirikon on <05-04-13/1540:01>
Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
I'm never going to live the sheep down, am I?
No.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: RHat on <05-04-13/1648:02>
Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
I'm never going to live the sheep down, am I?
See: Questions asked by Scotsmen.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-04-13/1912:48>
Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
I'm never going to live the sheep down, am I?
See: Questions asked by Scotsmen.
What about Welshmen, Kiwis, and Aussies?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Sichr on <05-04-13/1918:56>
Singularity is near...
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Hellion on <05-04-13/1920:18>
Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
I'm never going to live the sheep down, am I?
See: Questions asked by Scotsmen.
What about Welshmen, Kiwis, and Aussies?

We Aussies don't ask questions anymore we have seen what the scots,welsh, and kiwis do....
It's completely killing the live trade sector coz the farmers feel bad about exporting the damn things to a fate like that
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: PeterSmith on <05-04-13/1930:44>
Refresh my memory.  Isn't a blanket party where you throw a blanket over someone's head and then beat them senseless?

The best example of a blanket party is in Full Metal Jacket.

And you know you've been watching too much anime when you had to take out "Panic!" and put in "Jacket".
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-04-13/1953:59>
Please keep the threats of beating me to a minimum.  I'm still recovering from my surgery and remember my bruises from the various areas the doctors beat me due to being such a major pain to operate on.

Only explanation I have for having a bruise THERE.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Mirikon on <05-04-13/2044:11>
Please keep the threats of beating me to a minimum.  I'm still recovering from my surgery and remember my bruises from the various areas the doctors beat me due to being such a major pain to operate on.

Only explanation I have for having a bruise THERE.
But weren't you saying how much good work you did with a broken arm? You're practically begging us to hurt you so you can do your best work!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Sichr on <05-05-13/0514:45>
Please keep the threats of beating me to a minimum.  I'm still recovering from my surgery and remember my bruises from the various areas the doctors beat me due to being such a major pain to operate on.

Only explanation I have for having a bruise THERE.
But weren't you saying how much good work you did with a broken arm? You're practically begging us to hurt you so you can do your best work!
Pain is really good motivator indeed
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-07-13/1456:18>
273 with this post.  ;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: JoeNapalm on <05-11-13/1909:00>
Did the sheep get a blanket party by TurboBunny? Is that how it died?
I'm never going to live the sheep down, am I?

"Try something once, and you're branded for life!"
-- Bob the Cannibal



-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-11-13/1917:47>
I love memorable quotes!  Here are my favorites.

"99% of internet statistics are made up." - Abraham Lincoln, 1863
and
"Don't trust every quote you read on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln, 1863

He was such a wise man...  Those Gettysburg people must've been awed by him.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: FastJack on <05-14-13/0757:30>
202 to go.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-14-13/1223:27>
I'm padding my posts as fast as I can!  ;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-14-13/1929:46>
Incorrect.  You could've typed that one sentence as a series of 10 or 11 posts, each consisting of a single word or smiley.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Michael Chandra on <05-14-13/1943:20>
CanRay oughta make a sheep-joke compilation topic.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: JoeNapalm on <05-14-13/2017:14>

I've read too much Lovecraft.

I pretty much assume when he hits critical mass, he'll be messily devoured by a soul-shattering horror from a perpendicular dimension.

(No, I don't mean parallel. How would it even get here?)


-Jn-
City of Brass Expatriate
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Reaver on <05-14-13/2035:22>
Right, so just to make sure I am absolutely clear on the master plan here:

 1)CanRay hits 10k posts.

2) All Canuck players drive to CanRay's house, break his legs, put him in front of his computer.

3) Wait for CanRay's masterpiece of SR work to be finished in 6 weeks.

Repeat steps 2 and 3.


Good. Glad we got that sorted out. I'll be in car waiting on the magic number to show up.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: All4BigGuns on <05-14-13/2105:04>
Right, so just to make sure I am absolutely clear on the master plan here:

 1)CanRay hits 10k posts.

2) All Canuck players drive to CanRay's house, break his legs, put him in front of his computer.

3) Wait for CanRay's masterpiece of SR work to be finished in 6 weeks.

Repeat steps 2 and 3.


Good. Glad we got that sorted out. I'll be in car waiting on the magic number to show up.

Don't forget the heavy duty chains to make sure he can't leave his chair. Oh and for a little compassion, a bed pan for...bodily functions.  :P
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-14-13/2249:11>
I'm pretty sure I read that book/saw that  movie...  Wasn't it from Stephen King?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-15-13/0426:33>
I'm pretty sure I read that book/saw that  movie...  Wasn't it from Stephen King?
I thought it was about Stephen King after his car accident.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-15-13/0438:08>
Misery?  Is that it?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-15-13/0441:07>
Misery?  Is that it?
No, that would be my Biography.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-15-13/0516:37>
Is it on A&E?  If not, I don't think you can call it a biography.  They copyrighted that word back in the Documenta-Wars of the 2020s.
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Post by: Sichr on <05-15-13/0608:27>
CanRayleaks!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-15-13/0624:02>
Only if he drinks a SUPER MEGA DUPER GULP of Jolt cola.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-17-13/2028:43>
146 to go.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-17-13/2353:23>
145 as of this posting.  ;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Reaver on <05-18-13/0122:26>
145 as of this posting.  ;D

<checks tires....>
<checks windshield fluid...>
<checks oil level...>
<polishes baseball bat>

Only 145 you say?????    Hmmmm better make sure I got road snacks and a timmies party pack of coffee... It's going to be a long drive! But lots of fun reading your next book in 6 weeks after the trip!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-18-13/0226:09>
Damnit, I want timmies now!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Michael Chandra on <05-21-13/0626:09>
 ♫ Another 100 posts to go ♫
 ♫ Another 100 posts before he's home ♫
Title: Re: 9027 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-21-13/0649:31>
9027 to go....
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-21-13/0845:52>
♫ Another 100 posts to go ♫
 ♫ Another 100 posts before he's home ♫
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-21-13/0903:45>
Creepy. What is it about?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: FastJack on <05-21-13/1115:10>
Creepy. What is it about?
There are entire college courses dedicated to that one poem.
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Post by: Sichr on <05-21-13/1123:00>
Canrays legacy. I wonder if he had an idea that his post-counter would be used as 5th ed. countdown.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-21-13/1349:55>
*Sings "95 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" in the key of off*
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Reaver on <05-21-13/1415:21>
<puts 3rd coat of wax on baseball bat>
<stops and thinks....>

"So Canray, do you prefer wood or aluminum for knee capping?"

"what? Don't look at me like that! I also got you a nice new stick to bite down on and a fancy new ergonomic wireless keyboard and mouse along with two packs of batteries. All you need to write up a storm!"

:P
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-21-13/1536:22>
Another hospital stay, and dose of morphine, would not do me well at all.

Everyone, please stop joking about hurting me.  I hurt enough as is.   :'(
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Reaver on <05-21-13/1620:20>
Another hospital stay, and dose of morphine, would not do me well at all.

Everyone, please stop joking about hurting me.  I hurt enough as is.   :'(

Fair enough.

Now when is your next book out??? I really did enjoy the last couple
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-21-13/1632:09>
Fair enough.

Now when is your next book out??? I really did enjoy the last couple
When it's out.  Hell, considering the sales (Not even gold!) for Sim Dreams and Nightmares (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/112345/Shadowrun%3A-Sim-Dreams-%26-Nightmares), I'd be surprised they want me to write for them again.  :P
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Reaver on <05-21-13/1818:36>
Fair enough.

Now when is your next book out??? I really did enjoy the last couple
When it's out.  Hell, considering the sales (Not even gold!) for Sim Dreams and Nightmares (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/112345/Shadowrun%3A-Sim-Dreams-%26-Nightmares), I'd be surprised they want me to write for them again.  :P

HEY!!!!

I like that book!!!
What is probably hurting the sales is the announcement of 5E... Will it still be useful with the new system is probably what people are thinking
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-21-13/1907:31>
That's pretty accurate.  I'm terrified that my book collection will become useless soon.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Hellion on <05-21-13/2015:06>
I have to say that i agree with Reaver, it seems the most logical explanation for why there would be a slowing of sales with most of the books, that being said i'm sure i will be broke for a long while when the new edition comes out (will have to get my stuff as downloadable pdf,being on the worlds biggest island means everything takes longer and costs more to get).

@Canray
Mate i think they will look at overall sales not just one book, must say that i really enjoyed reading it but won't be using much besides the qualities in the back, while my players seem to like using drugs in game, they tend to chemical drugs rather than BTL chips.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: All4BigGuns on <05-21-13/2026:11>
Fair enough.

Now when is your next book out??? I really did enjoy the last couple
When it's out.  Hell, considering the sales (Not even gold!) for Sim Dreams and Nightmares (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/112345/Shadowrun%3A-Sim-Dreams-%26-Nightmares), I'd be surprised they want me to write for them again.  :P

Yeah, I haven't gotten it for two reasons. Number one, I'm broke and I need to save up to be able to pick up SR5 when it comes out and number two, I just can't bring myself to get another 4th ed. book with the new edition so close to release.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-21-13/2029:31>
Fluff is editionless.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Hellion on <05-21-13/2059:42>
Fluff is editionless.
your mostly right with that but sometimes things don't translate too well and things like qualities might end up not making it accross, (D&D being a good example).

Fair enough.

Now when is your next book out??? I really did enjoy the last couple
When it's out.  Hell, considering the sales (Not even gold!) for Sim Dreams and Nightmares (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/112345/Shadowrun%3A-Sim-Dreams-%26-Nightmares), I'd be surprised they want me to write for them again.  :P

Yeah, I haven't gotten it for two reasons. Number one, I'm broke and I need to save up to be able to pick up SR5 when it comes out and number two, I just can't bring myself to get another 4th ed. book with the new edition so close to release.
i picked it up with my last paycheck but yeah i'm gonna have to safe because i tend to buy books in bulk lots to make sure i can give my players the most bang for their characters
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-21-13/2326:25>
How many more posts to go?

SIXTY-NINE!!!

;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: All4BigGuns on <05-21-13/2355:49>
Fluff is editionless.

And that is a third problem for me. I generally need there to be at least 50/50 split between "fluff" and mechanics for a source book to be worth getting--to me. If one side is going to be more present, it needs to be the mechanic side, IMO.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-22-13/0055:36>
Fluff is editionless.
And that is a third problem for me. I generally need there to be at least 50/50 split between "fluff" and mechanics for a source book to be worth getting--to me. If one side is going to be more present, it needs to be the mechanic side, IMO.
Yeah, well, I did better in Safehouses.  Sim Dreams and Nightmares didn't need much in the way of rules.  The fluff was the reason for it.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Hellion on <05-22-13/0058:06>
Fluff is editionless.

And that is a third problem for me. I generally need there to be at least 50/50 split between "fluff" and mechanics for a source book to be worth getting--to me. If one side is going to be more present, it needs to be the mechanic side, IMO.

See for me the fluff is as important as mechanics but that being said i think the first few books in any edition have to be slanted more towards mechanics and basic concepts that allow you to bring new players into the game, ( in my group 3 out of the six players are new to shadowrun, but not new to roleplaying) and they found that getting the details of the world with the rules made it easier to learn the capabilities of their characters, (why having a smartgun system is such a common mod to the meta human body for example) and so i really hope that while the new edition has lots of the game mechanics and examples for those mechanics that there is a fair bit of fluff too
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Reaver on <05-22-13/0210:29>
Rules are rules. They are important!

But fluff is epic! It is the gravy of the meal while the rules are the meat and potatoes. you need the fluff to help you visualize the setting and the world.

Yea, I know how the rules work for a technomancer hacking the matrix... Yea I know the rules for a Mage summoning a spirit.... But the fluff is what brings it to life and gives it flavor!!!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Lacynth40 on <05-24-13/0745:15>
Actually, I'd say "fluff" is a hell of a lot more important than game mechanics or rules. The d20 System pretty much drove that point home, as the main difference between an excellent d20 System Setting and a crap one was all fluff, since the d20System had already set down all the mechanics and rules and what not. Everything else was fluff. The difference between a post-apoc zombie hunting game and a fantasy duneon-crawler was just settings, weapons sets, and a few feats and whatnot. You know, fluff.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-24-13/0809:29>
That... is some seriously flawed logic.  Just because you can name a successful system that has variants with different fluff, that doesn't mean that all fluff is the ruling factor for games.  I have personally played 20+ game systems over the years.  I always picked my game system by what seemed to have an interesting setting.  Many times, this was a huge mistake because the awesome setting was attached to an awful game system.  In the end, I started taking good settings and putting them on top of other game systems to create a tolerable game.  You can make the fluff whatever you want, but an awful game system is an awful game system, and when it comes down to it...  The game mechanic is what makes the game exciting or not.  You can use the exact same explanation and setting on top of different games, and the excitement and fun level will vary.  Hell, you could just have it be a storytelling game.  Would that have tons of great fluff?  Yep.  Would it be a fun game?  Not really.  Superhero posing/emoting is dull as hell.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Lacynth40 on <05-24-13/0840:14>
Actually, there are a lot of great storytelling games out there with minimal rules. Of course, I go for story over shoot 'em up or hack n' slash type things. The best stories are the ones in which the rules were flubbed a little in order to do something truly epic in the story. And almost every game system has the Golden Rule, where in rules take a back seat to story, every time.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-24-13/0853:06>
A storytelling game?  That sounds awful.  If I wanted to play a storytelling game, I would do it.  It's called writing a story.  I play a game to play a game.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Black on <05-24-13/0907:25>
A storytelling game?  That sounds awful.  If I wanted to play a storytelling game, I would do it.  It's called writing a story.  I play a game to play a game.
Its how I game.  My games are, on a good day, really cool stories.  They ain't competitions, but the GM and players working together to create a great rip-roaring story and have  a great time doing it.
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Post by: Sichr on <05-24-13/0914:10>
Now you realy don't know what are you talking. Storytellig games are lots of fun. No need for GM in many such systems, and simple rules means you can start instant game almost anywhere and even with players with no previous experiences. On the other side, this games are demanding on communication skills and readiness, as quite often situations have to be solved without rolling huge dicepools. Also it is amazing "consensus making" training.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Mirikon on <05-24-13/1005:58>
I've never been fond of such games. In my experience, they tend to break down into 'cowboys and indians' matches the moment conflict arises. A system allows you to all be on the same page.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Sichr on <05-24-13/1031:53>
and there are no dicepools to max ;)
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Mirikon on <05-24-13/1447:04>
Eh, that's not really an issue for me. But I've been in freeform or 'rules light' games before, and found that without a system to regulate things, it tends to either go downhill fast, or I end up writing 500-1000 word essays on my character's abilities, just so me, the DM, and the other players are on the same page. Especially in superhero games, where there's been times where I list 'cold control', and then have to explicitly say that I can freeze things other than water, or that I can lower the temperature to X degrees, and so on. A system eliminates that confusion, so everyone knows what is going on.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Aryeonos on <05-24-13/1529:46>
25 to go CanRay
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-24-13/1810:40>
The singularity approaches.
Title: Re:
Post by: Sichr on <05-25-13/0023:43>
Right :) Ray Kurzweil would be proud of CanRay. i bet he never predicted it will happen in Canada :)
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: All4BigGuns on <05-25-13/0119:56>
19 to go CanRay. You're in the home stretch. Let's see if you can hit the mark in the next couple of hours :P
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-25-13/0156:08>
Not in my current frame of mind.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-25-13/0626:50>
What sort of frame is that? A bowling frame?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Sichr on <05-25-13/0800:45>
Nope. He dreams of electronic sheep... :D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-25-13/1700:15>
Ten to go as of this post.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-25-13/1908:52>
Hey, CanRay?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-25-13/2017:11>
Hey, CanRay?
What?  (BTW, five to go from this post.).
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-26-13/0036:12>
Listen!  Do you smell something?
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-26-13/0049:23>
And this is the 10,000th post people!  Time to celebrate!

< Fluttershy >yay.< /Fluttershy >
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Prodigy on <05-26-13/0057:36>
WOOT WOOT!!!!!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Black on <05-26-13/0059:44>
And this is the 10,000th post people!  Time to celebrate!

< Fluttershy >yay.< /Fluttershy >
Congrats Mr Johnson!
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-26-13/0102:09>
Great, now no one is going to trust me here.

...

Not that it changes much.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: mtfeeney = Baron on <05-26-13/0258:31>
It's ok, they don't need to trust you.  The world already imploded.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: FastJack on <05-26-13/0552:12>
And this is the 10,000th post people!  Time to celebrate!

< Fluttershy >yay.< /Fluttershy >
Congratulations!

And, they don't need to trust you, just do as you say... ;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Boomstick on <05-26-13/0629:02>
Congratulations.
You're over 9000! (someone had to do it, I'll endure the shame)
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: CanRay on <05-26-13/1336:30>
Congratulations!

And, they don't need to trust you, just do as you say... ;D
Thanks.  It was hard work, dedication, and the ability to talk about nothing while padding my post count that got me to this point.
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Sichr on <05-26-13/1355:26>
So the next goal: Her Majesty's Government ???  ;D
Title: Re: 335 to go....
Post by: Aryeonos on <05-27-13/0311:22>
Its speaches like that that give me hope for my future, just wish I could have been there for it personally.