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Whimsicality wrote: "Me: *headdesk*"Me: I was talking about the beaver, Whim. :D
Whimsicality wrote: "Me: If any of your characters are involved in any way with hers, please say so."Moonstonesandbooks wrote: "Me: If you don't have any realtion to them ,but do want to, then you can feel free to post relations, and I shall add it in. Gracias!"
Moonstonesandbooks wrote: "Me: Because I am feeling lazy right now, but I want to add in the relationship status in all of my charries' cheat sheets, please tell me how, if you have any charries that apply, relate to them:
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Me: This is what I meant, Silver.
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Me: Hi favourite person.
Me: Raise hand if you hate Justin Beiber.
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I luv it.
Me: *raises hand halfway* Rose: O.o
Me: ...
Me: *Raises hand halfway too*
Me: *raises hand armed with water bottle*
Me: ironically, ten minutes ago I woukd raise my hand all the way.
Me: Why armed with a water bottle?
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Dear Justin Bieber,
DUCK.
Sincerely,
Water Bottle
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Whimsicality wrote: "Me: xD Dear Justin Bieber,
DUCK.
Sincerely,
Water Bottle"
Me: XD
BBS, my friend wants help with cheers.
Vanessa: ~offended~
Me: Because a water bottle is all I need to PWN GF.
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Me: yes. ^ like
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Me: I think I broke the laptop battery and I don't know how to fix it, so I'm on the Nook. o.o Edwin is gonna shoot me so I'll walk with 'swag' for the rest of my life.
Me: No :( I don't know that song. I should get the album out to listen to the entire thing!
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Me; I'm not. I'm drawing and talking to Isshyyyy.
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Me: XDDDD
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Me: :(
....Have you heard about the Zodiac Killer?
Letter he sent to a newspaper:
I like killing people because it is so much fun it is more fun than killing wild game in the forrest because man is the most dangeroue anamal of all to kill something gives me the most thrilling experence it is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl the best part of it is that when I die I will be reborn in paradice and all the (people) I have killed will become my slaves I will not give you my name because you will try to sloi down or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife
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Whimsicality wrote: "Vanster wrote: "Me: I think I broke the laptop battery and I don't know how to fix it, so I'm on the Nook. o.o Edwin is gonna shoot me so I'll walk with 'swag' for the rest of my life."Me: :(
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Me: Yep, I've heard about him. That man is a psycho.
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Me: MmhmmI'malittlescaredforJazznaowhatmmmm.
Jen: amen. Me: O.O
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Evander: -.-
Me: He's not a psychopath himself, it's how his fate turned against him. It's not in his genetic makeup. xD
HERE'S MY SPEECH. I NEED A THRILLING, SCARY SENTENCE TO END IT OFF. I NEED IDEAS.
The Psychology of a Serial Killer
We are the human race. We are untouchable. We are the masters of the world, the predator of all nature. Gifted with an extraordinarily large intelligence, we are always creating, innovating, idealizing. And yet this large intelligence brings forth irrevocable problems. We can also be the hunted, but not by any other race. Our predator roams behind the masked lines of today’s society; they prowl, constantly in wait for a new target. Modern times have constructed a terrifying facade of this character. He is ruthless, cold. His elusiveness is astounding. He is gifted, talented, even charming. He is a killing machine that harbours no guilt or conscience, no regret or remorse. He is the serial killer. What propels a man to such extent that they will deliberately hunt and horrifically murder one innocent member of their own race after another? How do they not feel disgusted at their appalling crimes? To explore the psyche of a serial killer is a dark and dangerous quest indeed, one that has stumped even the greatest thinkers over the centuries.
To begin with, many serial killers share the same bizarre traits. Serial killers tend to be intelligent, with high IQ’s, yet they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work as unskilled labourers. As children, most are abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers. They have high rates of suicide attempts. Serial killers also tend to be involved with sadistic activity—for example, tormenting younger children or small creatures, such as pets. The majority of serial killers reportedly wet their beds after the age of 12. And most all of them are interested in fetishism, voyeurism, and sado-masochistic pornography. Many of these traits can also be used to describe a psychopath or a sociopath— which all serial killers happen to be.
Although most serial killers have been male, the most infamous killer of all time lived before the modern history, before our culture became fascinated with its image. Her name was Countess Erszebet Bathory and she was a breathtakingly beautiful, unusually well-educated woman, married to a descendant of Vlad Dracula of Bram Stoker fame. In 1611, she was tried in Hungary for slaughtering 612 young girls. Her noble heritage prevented her from being convicted. The true figure may have been from 40 to 100 innocents, though the Countess recorded in her diary that more than 610 girls and 50 bodies were found in her estate when it was raided. She tortured them and drained them of their blood, in which she bathed, believing that it had beauty-preserving properties. This vanity is usual among serial killers.
And what motive do these characters have for killing innocents? The list goes something like this: sexual favours, sexual sadism, pedophilia, financial gains, racism, fun, pleasure, and thrill. The last three motives may sound ridiculous, but it is the chilling truth. What is arguable one of the most famous killers of all time, the criminal of an unsolved mystery, is the Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California for ten months in the late 1960s. His identity remains unknown.The Zodiac coined his name in a series of taunting letters he sent to the press until 1974. One reads:
“I like killing people because it is so much fun it is more fun than killing wild game in the forest because man is the most dangerous animal of all to kill.” He later continues to say: “The best part of it is that when I die I will be reborn in paradise and all the (people) I have killed will become my slaves. I will not give you my name because you will try to slow down or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife.”
Whether or not there is a motive, killing a person for any reason other than self defence, is a major criminal and moral offense.
Cases like Barothy's give the lie to the assumption that serial killers are a modern - or even post-modern - phenomenon, a cultural-societal construct, or a by-product of urban alienation, and media glamorization. Movies like "Born Killers", "Man Bites Dog", "Copycat", and the Hannibal Lecter series are made to thrill and to horrify viewers as psychological thrillers. Serial killers are, indeed, largely made, not born. But they are spawned by every culture and society, molded by the characteristics of society as well as by their personal pasts and genetic makeup. There is no reason to punish a serial killer by penalty of death. It will not stop the next one from emerging to brutally murder and kill more innocent souls. The solution to this probably lies in providing a healthy childhood to every child. However, providing such an ideal background for everyone is easier said than done. So it remains for us to hope that today’s adults fulfill their responsibilities properly and brings up their children with a stable and healthy mind.
Me: oh, wow... Rose: bravo
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I actually heard about that Countess, there's a game me and my old neighboor used to play when we were little about her. Except she was called Bloody E. It'd have to be dark, and you had to have at least 5 kids, and she'd hide and then when you past her she'd jump out. You'd have to run and touch the base before she touched you or else you dai.
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Me: Chilling.
Interesting, isn't it, how their legacy lives on through the innocent games of children...
^ZOMMFG IS THAT A GOOD END SENTENCE?!?!
Me: BAI!!!!! D:
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Me: Aw, bye.
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Me: baibai.
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Interesting, isn't it, how their legacy lives on through the innocent games of children...
^ZOMMFG IS THAT A GOOD END SENTENCE?!?!
Me: I think so. Why did everyone stop posting?!
Sam: because...
Me: shut up. I gotta go, soon!! D:
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Love that song.