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Jan 09, 2011 11:27AM
Me: A seven year old with tatoos?
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Whimsicality wrote: "Silverfur- (I love Edward!!!!!!) wrote: "Me: she's had tattoos.... I've mentioned it a couple times. Sam: *smirk* she's screwed."
Me: I've never heard you mention it. I remember you mentioning th..."
Me: she didn't then, no. But a couple weeks ago I said that I edited her. You might not have been on...
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Diona: No I don't.
I wish. *fumms*
Me: FUMMING!!
*DOMO Kat* wrote: "Me: Oooh.Diona: No I don't.
I wish. *fumms*
Me: FUMMING!!"
Me: Don't you mean FUMING & *fumes*?
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It's not a reall word.
Gtg, c ya.
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Hi, Jo, Alex.
Me: Ohhhh... Bai Kat. Hai Jo.
Me: meep. HAI JO!!!!
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Myra: Get over it.
Me: *twitch* No...
Anthony: All right, going.Me: I'm making a diary entry for Realistic Louisa.
nd for Daydreamy Freesia.
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Est vagabond
Ce n'est qu'un dirigeable
Vers l'horizon
L'amour bohème
S'en fout au fond
De ces impondérables
Désillusions
Déçues
Des pactes scellés
Qu'on croyait rompus
Des idées qu'on croyait reçues ...
Me: AMAZING! I loved it. Hey, I've thought that making Alex both Agamenon and Menelaus kind of dumb, so I think Meleager...should be Menelaus and Alex, Agamenon.
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message 16767:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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Erm.
*runs to google translate*
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message 16769:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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Me: JO!!! Wanna RP Dylan with Ellie?
Dylan: 'bout time.
Sam: *rolls eyes*
Me: Then switch that. Meleager be Agamenon and Alex, Menealus. Alex and Meleager: What?
Me: Could you guys comment on my Character Diaries until there's a new page. Guess what happened. Again.
Curse you, Net Nanny.
Silverfur- (I love Edward!!!!!!) wrote: "Me: JO!!! Wanna RP Dylan with Ellie?
Dylan: 'bout time.
Sam: *rolls eyes*"
Ellie: Going, Monsieur.
Me: At the Archery range.
Me: DONE!http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Now you can easily see what cabins are the largest, how many females to males there are and so on. I was gonna do a breakdown by age but my brain is slowly dying. I need a breakfast.
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<3
Me: THAT'S AWESOME, TANJA!!!Dylan: *poof*
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Me: There's nothing that would block a Net Nanny there.
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Me: Yes...just because of the stupid axe! *curses*
message 16780:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Now you can easily see what cabins are the largest, how many females to males there are and so on. I was gon..."
Me: I iz your slaveth.
Me: ... Why, what's wrong with your computer, Jo?
Me: Tanja, you are my master. *bows* Anyways,....... My mom just bought a 60 pound bag of rice.
Me: I WANT RICE BALLS! Mmm. But time to hunt for waffles.And you're welcome!
message 16784:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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... My mom just bought a 60 pound bag of rice."
Me: don't worry. It depends how often you eat rice.
Me: Also it's fun to see the popular names - Alex variants, Anne/Anna variants. Same name by same player used for multiple cabins.
Me: Net Nanny is blocking my Character Diaries page for my entry on Bea, which talks a little on her axe (it says, "Weapons"). And please comment until my character diaries has two, not one, pages, so I can insert Freesia's and Louisa's entries.
Me: Btw, I was the one who had to carry that bag. My fingers hurt now. e______o
Me: okay...?
Me: Btw, Whim, have you found models for Freesia and Bea?
message 16791:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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Me: OH. I HAVE TO DO THAT. Then I pour it into the dispenser. :D
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Me: ... I told you I'd tell you when I did. I'm finishing my English Speech, please don't pester me.
Me: Moon and Jo, can you please count with me on counting under games?!!!!?
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I EDITED.
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. We fall under the assumption that nothing can harm us. However, there exists a character that hunts us one by one, roaming behind the masked lines of today’s society; they prowl, constantly in wait for a new target. They are killing machines that harbour no guilt or conscience, no regret or remorse. This is the serial killer. What propels one to such extent that they will deliberately target, hunt down, and murder one innocent member of their own race after another? How do they not feel disgusted at their own 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.
Modern times have constructed a terrifying facade of this character. He is ruthless, cold. His elusiveness is astounding. He is gifted, talented—he can even be charming. Paul Bernando is one of our very own, a Canadian serial killer who targeted young women and raped them. His wife, Karla Homolka, videotaped the tortures. He was described as being a very charming, handsome young man. He was intelligent, worked hard in school and held a series of responsible after-school jobs. He had a good head for figures and the makings of a good future businessman. Serial killers tend to be intelligent, with high IQ’s. Usually, 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. Bernando was raised by such a mother. During an argument with her at age 16, he discovered that her husband was not his real father. His view on women changed dramatically for the worse. Whether this was the breakthrough for his future crimes or merely a trigger is uncertain.
Jack the Ripper, the most notorious serial killer of all time, was most active in 1888. His identity remains unknown, but he killed at least five prostitutes. More bodies were found but whether this was the work of the same killer is undiscovered. He earned his nickname from the deep slashes and cuts found on the women, sometimes inflicted after death. He is an excellent example of a killer whose victims share certain traits—in this case, occupation. Yet what motive do serial killers have for killing innocents? The FBI states that some motives include: anger, financial gain, attention seeking, fun, pleasure, and thrill. The last three motives may sound ridiculous, but it is the chilling truth. The Zodiac Killer, another unidentified serial killer, operated in Northern California from the late 1960’s to early 1970’s. He sent four nearly identical coded letters to three different newspapers, each one confessing to 37 killings. Only one’s cryptogram has been broken. Heavily misspelled, it 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.”
Although most serial killers have been male, an incredibly devoted killer lived far before our time, before our fascination with the killer began. 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, so she merely stayed locked in her room until her death three years later. The true figure may have been from 80 to 650 innocents. The Countess, now labelled as the most prolific female serial killer in history, targeted teenage girls from around the countryside, luring them to her castle with the promise of a salary as a maid. She tortured them and drained them of their blood, in which she bathed, believing that it had beauty-preserving properties. The Countess serves as an example of how fixated our culture is on the horror of serial killers and their apparent lack of remorse or guilt. Children now play a game called ‘Bloody E’, a form of tag based on the Countess. It’s interesting to see how her bloody legacy lives out through the innocent games of children.
Cases like Bathory’s show us that serial killers are not a modern - or even post-modern – phenomenon. Movies like "Born Killers", "Man Bites Dog", "Copycat", and the Hannibal Lecter series are made to thrill and to horrify viewers as psychological thrillers. Modern culture is intrigued by the dark recesses of the human mind: horror movies become increasingly popular, beginning with the alluring title of ‘based on a true story’. All we need to do is turn on the television or open the newspaper to see how true this fact is—we lunge on anything that is dark and twisted, and the media is only too glad to oblige. 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. 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 by bringing up their children with stable minds.
As a well-known serial killer, Albert deSalvo, said:
"It wasn't as dark and scary as it sounds. I had a lot of fun... killing somebody's a funny experience."
message 16795:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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Brilliant.
Me: *Claps* That was very
message 16797:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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There has to be more... >_<
message 16799:
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Iviana (The Sign Painter), The Goddess of indecisiveness
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BBC produced a TV show (going into its second series) based on serial killers. The first is the famed Jack the Ripper copycat set in modern times. This copycat is replicating the Ripper kills down to the dates, locations and female profiles. You follow the police detective unit chasing down this killer.The second series is based on the Kray Twins.
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