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Glenn Quebec posted:Next time my wife and I have a bad argument or an ongoing lowkey one that explodes, I'll take away her phone from her and then physically restrain her after blocking her attempts to leave. As she's being whipped into a frenzy because I'm robbing her of any physical agency, I'll whisper at her (cool, calm and collected) "Lohli says there is more than one bad actor in this scenario. You might harm yourself."
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Zahgaegun posted:You're telling me this is about that loving game you're always playing, the Legend of Zool or whatever? Holy poo poo, are you being serious right now? Imagine being addicted to a series that tops out at 20 hours per game, with a finite number of sequels that aren't all worth playing.
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Glenn Quebec posted:Next time my wife and I have a bad argument or an ongoing lowkey one that explodes, I'll take away her phone from her and then physically restrain her after blocking her attempts to leave. As she's being whipped into a frenzy because I'm robbing her of any physical agency, I'll whisper at her (cool, calm and collected) "Lohli says there is more than one bad actor in this scenario. You might harm yourself."
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LethalGeek posted:thank you Glenn Quebec posted:Next time my wife and I have a bad argument or an ongoing lowkey one that explodes, I'll take away her phone from her and then physically restrain her after blocking her attempts to leave. As she's being whipped into a frenzy because I'm robbing her of any physical agency, I'll whisper at her (cool, calm and collected) "Lohli says there is more than one bad actor in this scenario. You might harm yourself." 
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This thread is trapped in a circular argument, where do we keep the razors around here?
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Nov 15, 2016 07:02
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I'm sorry that I participated, please stop now, the jury will go into deliberations on tuesday.
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Zahgaegun posted:You're telling me this is about that loving game you're always playing, the Legend of Zool or whatever? Holy poo poo, are you being serious right now?  
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Nov 15, 2016 07:36
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Holy poo poo I loved that game on my gameboy.
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I loved chupachups
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r/relationships 3.0 - my race is irrelevant because I don't poo poo in the shower Regulation Size posted:my boyfriend sold my mtg beta black lotus card Gasped out loud at the title
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Nov 15, 2016 14:48
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Thanks for reminding me that high school me could have bought a black lotus at the local hobby shop for $300 but I decided to be responsible and save money for college instead.
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Nov 15, 2016 14:50
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P-Mack posted:Thanks for reminding me that high school me could have bought a black lotus at the local hobby shop for $300 but I decided to be responsible and save money for college instead. It's not like the card is the actual equivalent of $20k. Like any high-end collector item you'd likely be hard-pressed to find someone who'll pay that much unless they are really dumb and don't understand the nature of collector's markets. Even the girl in the story doesn't say how much that card was actually sold for, just how much it's "worth."
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Nov 15, 2016 15:22
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People like to talk about what a great scam diamonds are since their market value has been so wildly inflated by clever marketing, but at least they are somewhat scarce and sometimes have physical uses. I think a playing card worth thousands of dollars beats that as far as 'dumbest poo poo people will dig into their pockets for'. It's not even something that anyone invested much time in, the way a rare artwork would be, because it rolled off the same factory line that every other card did but in a smaller print run.
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Nov 15, 2016 16:00
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Is bottle gnomes worth $20 000? I never played magic cards but one of my friends did and I liked the bottle gnomes artwork so they gave me their card. This was over a decade ago but I still have it so it must surely have appreciated in value by now.
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Nov 15, 2016 16:04
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Shame Wagon posted:Is bottle gnomes worth $20 000? I never played magic cards but one of my friends did and I liked the bottle gnomes artwork so they gave me their card. This was over a decade ago but I still have it so it must surely have appreciated in value by now. I googled it and it's worth a few cents.
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Nov 15, 2016 16:06
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Zahgaegun posted:Imagine someone breaking up with you because you didn't like The Legend of Zelda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXvsxNhoRw
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Nov 15, 2016 16:13
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Basically the valuable cards are ones from the earliest runs because a) they're rare and b) they are extremely overpowered because the game balance and potential for broken combos hadn't been figured out by the designers yet. But yeah it's going to be an extremely small number of potential buyers who actually play unrestricted rules, can afford a black lotus, and don't already have one.
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Nov 15, 2016 16:16
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Bottle gnomes are cute and I really want to drink one. The fact that they are not considered valuable is proof that the free market is destined to fail.
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+1 on not understanding how you could have a hard time finding a girl who likes Zelda in 2016, he's just using it as an excuse "I don't have a girlfriend because I simply refuse to date anyone who doesn't have an appreciation for the obscure Japanese anime and video game series Pocket Monsters, or Pokémon in the original nihongo. That's a hard rule I refuse to compromise on. I'm sorry but I stick to my principles."
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Nov 15, 2016 16:20
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P-Mack posted:Basically the valuable cards are ones from the earliest runs because a) they're rare and b) they are extremely overpowered because the game balance and potential for broken combos hadn't been figured out by the designers yet. Nobody is actually paying real money for these bullshit cards because they're "overpowered".
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Nov 15, 2016 16:24
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Helsing posted:Nobody is actually paying real money for these bullshit cards because they're "overpowered". What do you know about it? People will pay staggering amounts of money for all kinds of garbage. I doubt it would be worth so much if it was terrible in the game. People spent more than that on virtual ships in Star Citizen. Building competitive decks in Magic already costs hundreds to thousands of dollars, so that is the kind of market we're talking about.
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Nov 15, 2016 16:31
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Jeza posted:What do you know about it? People will pay staggering amounts of money for all kinds of garbage. I doubt it would be worth so much if it was terrible in the game. People spent more than that on virtual ships in Star Citizen. Building competitive decks in Magic already costs hundreds to thousands of dollars, so that is the kind of market we're talking about. Cards of famous baseball or hockey players can also be sold for tens of thousands of dollars even though they aren't used to play any kind of competitive game so I think the explanation for why people pay these huge amounts of money has to be something other than a genuine desire to win games of Magic The Gathering. In the case of Star Citizen I think the buyers are probably depressed, anxious and socially isolated nerds whose lack of real lives leaves them with a huge surplus of income which they spend on imaginary spaceships because they want to be part of a community bigger than themselves but they're too intimidated by real socialization to leave their homes.
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My [27F] husband [35M] forgot our son [9 months old] at his work. Everyone is telling me I am overreactingquote:Yesterday my son was being watched by the MIL for a couple of hours. I had to help my sister move apartments after her divorce. My MIL was more than happy to look after him for a while. My husband was to pick him up and come home with him. And as always, the gold is in the comments REDDIT USER: I think you're overacting. I get why your upset, but saying you want to leave him over it seems a little out there. Is this the only reason why you want to leave him, or is it a combination of things? Because of it's just because of this, then yes I believe your overacting. Yes what he did isn't great, but it does happen. Luckily it happened in a place where his coworkers are. I would voice your concern to him, and tell him to be more careful next time, and that you aren't impressed by it. Leaving him over it isn't the answer. OP: There's no point "voicing my concerns to him" because he never loving listens REDDIT USER: Overreacting. Leaving him over this? Get a grip, geez. Plus, "making him sleep on the couch"? If you don't want him to sleep next to you it means YOU are sleeping on the couch or in the guestroom. OP: UYh, this is my house. I own it. He does not have a penny invested in this house. It's mine.
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Helsing posted:Nobody is actually paying real money for these bullshit cards because they're "overpowered". There are cards from the same print run that suck and they aren't nearly as valuable as the ones that are mandatory for competive play. It's like how a baseball card for a hall of famer is worth more than the guy who was backup infielder for Cleveland for half a season in 1947, even if they are equally rare. It's all irrational speculation and market manipulation past a certain point, but there needs to be something to push it to that point in the first place.
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I saw that one. it's I'm assuming their first and only kid so sure be surprised but baby was clearly left somewhere at least relatively safe for a relatively minor amount of time. After overreacting like that she better pray she never messes up.
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It sounds like her real problem is that she doesn't like that he owns a bar, honestly. It's not exactly like a drunk is gonna stumble into the owner's office and knock over a baby or whatever she was implying there, but the way she phrased it makes it sound like she wouldn't be this mad if he accidentally left the kid at his insurance agency or law firm or whatever. My verdict is that she doesn't respect what he does for work and is also mad at the concept of husbands due to her sister's extremely recent divorce, case closed *gavel bang*
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loquacius posted:It sounds like her real problem is that she doesn't like that he owns a bar, honestly. It's not exactly like a drunk is gonna stumble into the owner's office and knock over a baby or whatever she was implying there, but the way she phrased it makes it sound like she wouldn't be this mad if he accidentally left the kid at his insurance agency or law firm or whatever. Pretty much beat me on both points. I am imagining him just leaving the baby at Paddy's pub with Danny DeVito the way she describes it. Still, forgetting a baby is super terrifying to me and I don't even have any. He made a mistake, but every year dozens of parents make the same one and end up losing a lot more than their spot in bed.
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WAY TO GO WAMPA!! posted:From the comments- jesus christ i went down to one monitor and a smaller desk instantly when i moved to a smaller place. obviously the dude is nuts for more than just this reason but maybe it would've been easier gaming in separate rooms.
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David Cameron, Former Prime Minister of the UK and actual, factual pig fucker, left his small child in a pub and went home - and he went on to win another election!
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Quote-Unquote posted:David Cameron, Former Prime Minister of the UK and actual, factual pig fucker, left his small child in a pub and went home - and he went on to win another election! And then he lost everything.
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Trevor Hale posted:And then he lost everything. He quit voluntarily after Brexit, I thought A guy who the public had recently found out once hosed a pig to get into an old-boys club decided that Britain leaving the EU was so embarrassing he couldn't possibly carry on his career in public life with that on his record.
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Trevor Hale posted:And then he lost everything. I know all he has now is his millions of pounds (admittedly they're worth less than before he hosed the country like it was a dead pig, but still fairly valuable) and his giant mansion while he collects six figure fees for talking at dinner parties for idiots 
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quote:My girlfriend [28F] of 3 years wants to announce her pregnancy at my [28M] family's Thanksgiving. I hate the idea but am having a hard time convincing her to wait. Lol just lol if you actually care about Thanksgiving. I feel bad for this kid that isn't even born. They shouldn't do it because she's only 8 weeks and that's just a shade early since you aren't out of the largest risk of miscarriage zone but holy cow, this guy suuuuuuuuucks.
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loquacius posted:He quit voluntarily after Brexit, I thought
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Re: MtG card worth chat. I dunno how many people are geriatric like me and enjoy Antiques Roadshow when not reading SA on their Consumer Cellular Jitterbug phone but they tend to break down "actual" worth versus "what you should insure it for" which is typically much higher because the insurance company will fight you tooth and nail for every cent so going into the negotiation if it's god forbid lost or stolen, if you lose any ground you'll still have the value of what you could have sold it for. I also mistakenly gave away to my ex an apparently rare RPG my dad gave me as a present back when he worked for a company that got absorbed into Square Enix. I told my husband about it when we first met and when he looked it up, an opened copy was selling for like $10K. I forget the name of it, something from Square back during the early Final Fantasy days. I still kick myself for giving my ex that game since he undoubtedly probably sold it for heroin money. Sigh. loquacius posted:+1 on not understanding how you could have a hard time finding a girl who likes Zelda in 2016, he's just using it as an excuse I dunno, it kind of reminds me of that bit in Family Guy (I know) where Meg is being forced to watch the b-roll of Monty Python's Flying Circus "I'm a girl! I don't even like GOOD Monty Python skits!" Source: me as a girl who never "got" the Zelda games but knows all the lore due to having obsessively nerdy male friends. But then again that Zelda wedding is a point against my argument.
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Do people actually find Monty Python funny or is it one of those things everyone says they find funny and are just pretending
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unpopular opinion: zelda is boring Monty python is good sometimes....but not worth the hype. Meaning of life is a lot funnier than holy grail. There are individual sketches I like but I can't really just sit down and watch it.
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