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Oooh, I'm a girl i think so I'll comment on your girly one.Not enough pink!!! It's fine otherwise, but a bit lacking, in my opinion. Could use some brush or blend effects. But I think its really cute!

Tom Felton looks incredibly evil/sexy in that render

Alright so it was an ordinary day at school, and I was going to my locker in between fifth and sixth hour for the school-wide locker clean-out. I didn't have much to clean, I just emptied my locker of a few homework assignments that seemed to be hiding in the back. So I was done cleaning and I went to my sixth hour class, which really isn't much of a class as it is independent study. Its just me and these two kids from New Delhi who are in seventh grade and take pre-calculus. Well, the room I go to for sixth hour is a science room, so there are a few safety apparatuses to use, just in case: There is an eye wash station if you get chemicals in your eye and a ventilation whood if you're working with things that give off fumes. The last safety device is the safety shower, which is nothing more than a slight depression in the floor where there is a drain, a showerhead overhead, and this metal rod thing that you pull which releases an enormous gush of water. I think you use it if your clothes get on fire or if you accidentally spill chemicals on yourself. Anyhoo, I was walking around the room, reading some science comics that were plastered to the wall. Well, I happened to slip on a rogue piece of cardboard that was lying on the floor, and I was spiralling out of control right towards the safety shower. I had no other choice, and plus I was a bit disoriented because I was spinning, so I grabbed on to the metal rod to stop myself from falling and WOOOOOSH A hundred gallons of cold water come down all over me! I'm standing their soaking wet, not knowing what to do, and finally the teacher walks into the room and nearly drops his coffee. I was sent to the nurse and she gave me a big towel to wrap myself in. The nurse called my mom to let her know what happened, and she picked me up from school about twenty minutes later. The worst part wasn't me getting wet, oh no. When I activated the safety shower, the door to the classroom was open, and you could see me directly from the doorway! There was a whole crowd of people outside the adjacent classroom, and they started laughing! Now, I am totally embarrassed to go to school tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What am I going to do?

The content of your site is undeniably good, however, the design is something you should work on. It looks very disjointed and displaced. Too much scrolling text, and no graphics. Also, are the ads absolutely necessary?

Alright so today I went to my absolute FAVORITE restaurant in the whole entire world, and it's called Jerusalem's. They serve really delicious Middle Eastern food at great prices. So I walked in there all happy, and I sat down and ordered the usual (chicken sandwich pita, falafel, split pea & lentil soup, and some apple cinnamon tea). My food came in about ten minutes and I was sitting all happy and cool, chomping on my monstrous chicken sandwich, when the owner of the restaurant (he is Arab) gives me the dirtiest look that anyone has every given me. His face looked like he was about to pull out a shotgun and blast my freakin head off with it, mingled with a look of fury and retching. He came over to my table and he gives me the check (at this point, I haven't even finished my chicken sandwich pita yet) and I was like "sir, I didn't ask for my check yet" and then he says something in arabic which sounded like "Yehuda" which means "Jew". So basically the point of my rant is to say, why do most muslim people have to be so ignorant about religion? Why is it that you can't just see past our differences? I have never ever met a muslim person who has not hated my instantly. I'm so sick of it! They are basing their prejudices on age old myths about Jews, and they don't bother to actually get to know a Jew personally. It really pisses me off.

I think Saga would've won if he somehow incorporated the text into his sig. I think the text is the only reason why Albus Dumbledore won, because honestly, the grey DID make it look a bit bland...if he would've used a different color, like say blue or something, it would've been better. But otherwise, congrats on winning your sig battle! I'm very happy for you, AD!P.S. I love those Harry Potter renders that you made a few days back!

Size: 350 x 150 Theme: dream-like Render: yes Render Theme: israeli flag, Mordechai Jefferson Carver from "The Hebrew Hammer" (pic) Color: Blue and silver and white Text: Yes: "Bad, Bold, Big-Nosed Biblical Brother" (without quotes) Other effects: diagonal scanlines, some nice blending with some cool brushes

I'm half Belarussian, half Middle Eastern (mizrahi to be exact), and all Jew.

Nemesis in Resident Evil 3

It actually says in the Quran that "until muslims kill all the jews, there will be no redemption". ^ Actual quoteSo yeah, I might sound biased and immature when I say this, but they started it!

Current Score: Albus, 1. Saga, 0. My vote: Albus Dumbledore

I have Paintshop Pro 10.01.STOP LAUGHING AT ME!!!!!!!Now my problem is, how do I get those cool diagonal lines that are on so many sigs?! Does anyone know how to do it on PSP?

Actually, to defend myself, I was having a private conversation with my best friend, and i think everyone knows that teenage girls like to gossip. Its not like i was shouting at someone ten feet away from me. Maria was sitting in the seat in front of me, and she was obviously eavesdropping on me. She has no right to do that! I can talk smack about people if I want, especially if I'm having a quiet and private conversation with my best friend about a guy that I can't stand. So Tyssen, I believe you are wrong.

Okay before I go any further with my rant, I'd just like to say that I am NOT in ANY way prejudice against handicapped people in ANY way.Alright so there is this girl named Maria who goes on my bus. She's just like any normal seventh grade girl. Only she has some deformity in her spine curvature which renders her unable to stand up straight, but she can still walk and she is other wise normal in every single way.So my rant is about this: one day I was talking with my friend about this one guy who really pisses me off, and then Maria overheard us and was like , "Michelle you're such a biatch" only she used the real word. So then I'm like, "okay whatever" and i resume talking. Me and Maria have been a good terms, we've never had any beefs but lately she's been kind of mean to me, like calling me "stupid" or "retarded". And she only says that because she knows I can't say anything back to her because she's disabled. So one day she called me stupid and then I was like "shut up, maria".Now she told everyone and now everyone hates me because I said "shut up" to a disabled person. People are so ignorant! If handicapped people want to be treated like normally abled people so badly, then this situation should be no different. This other girl was like "how could you say that to a cripple?!"Now that is more insulting to Maria than what I said. People are just so stupid.

Harry Potter Spoilers Read spoiler at your own risk Alright now here is MY theory on the whole "Snape is innocent, no shut up, he's guilty" thing: I was reading a transcript of an interview that J.K. Rowling gave to some newspaper or magazine, I'm not sure which, but it was about the guy asking her if she liked Harry Potter : Prisoner of Azkaban, the movie. According to Rowling, she got "goosebumps" after watching it because it revealed a major spoiler for later in the series (i.e., book seven). Today, I was watching Prisoner of Azkaban and I figured out that part. Remember near the end when Lupin is transforming into a werewolf, and he is about to attack Ron, Harry, and Hermione? Well, at this point the book, Snape was still unconscious from the disarming spell that Harry had used against him in the Shrieking Shack. However, at this point in the movie, when Lupin is about to pounce on the Trio, Snape suddenly runs in front of them and blocks them from Lupin. Why would Snape do this? Why would he show any compassion for Harry Potter or his friends in the face of terrible danger? The answer? Because he was under orders from Dumbledore to do so. He could've easily let Lupin devour them and run off for himself, but he didn't. Arguments: But what if he was just saving Harry so that Voldemort could use him in his revival at the end of Goblet of Fire? Answer: Because even if Snape was on the Death Eaters' side, he would not have known about the plan. Voldemort started planning his revival at the beginning of Goblet of Fire, and the only person he told was Peter Pettigrew (aka wormtail). I might be wrong, but I'd like to hear your opinion on my theory! P.S. This also supports another theory / spoiler that I read on the Xisto Forum, the theory of Snape being in love with Lily Potter and protecting Harry Potter as owing her a favor. Notice from BuffaloHELP: Please use proper English for topic title. We have dedicated Book discussion section. Moving from General Talk to Books.

Alright, so in case you didn't know, Minnesota (where I live) is one of the coldest, if not THE coldest state in the continental United States. Yesterday, we got hit by a massive blizzard which brought fifteen plus inches of snow during the night. I woke up the next morning and turned on the news channel to see if my school district would be closed. It turns out that our district was one of TWO that didn't declare a snow day, and our city was one of the hardest hit areas. I would've just stayed home if that day wasn't the beginning of a new trimester! So I went outside to wait for my bus, where the windchill was well below minus fifteen (already official criteria to close the school for the day). My bus is scheduled to come at seven thirty three. Ten minutes later. Fifteen minutes later. Our bus still hasn't come, and we are on the street corner freezing our butts off and protecting our selves against the harsh wind. Finally our bus came at about eight o'clock, and we were all sopping wet and frozen. So, what's the result of this? Right now, instead of being at school, I am in bed. Why? Because I am ill from standing out in the cold for a half hour yesterday.

Wow, OCAC, how many credits did you get for that post?!

Alright so in case you didn't know, starting at sundown tonight to sundown tomorrow is the Jewish festival slash holiday of PURIM (pronounced POO-rim). Now, like almost every other Jewish holiday, Purim can best be summarized in these nine words: "They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat". It is documented in the Book of Esther and tells about how Esther and her cousin mordechai saved the Persian Jews from extermination by the evil Haman. What you are expected to do on Purim: *Dress up in costumes depicting characters from the Story of Purim *Eat until your gut ruptures *Drink alcohol (it actually says in the torah that you have to do this; to "lift thy spirits" or something like that) *Gamble *Party *Sing *Use those annoying noise-maker things *Eat a crapload of candy, cakes, other sweets, and hamantaschen (little pastries filled with poppyseeds; literally means "Haman's ears" in Hebrew) In Israel, I think you have the day off (you get a day off to party, eat, and get wasted). There are parades, and you get to just generally frolic and have a good freakin' time. It's good to be Jewish.

No offense to anyone, but homeschooling is complete and utter bullcrap. First of all being homeschooled results in not only faulty social skills and some times socials phobias and disorders, but you are being taught by your mom or dad, who most of the time, are not liscensed teachers. There is just no reason for homeschooling to exist. Now, I understand if you have some highly contagious disease or a debilitating illness that would make it difficult or impossible to get to school, but if you are an able-bodied child, then homeschooling should be outlawed. It's just stupid.

Just had to add this one: Russophobia - fear of Russian people Wow, if you have that, than stay away from me. Blegh!!! Hehe, lol.

Okay so today I was at this Middle Eastern restaurant in Minneapolis, and it is called Jerusalem's. First, let me start with the decor. The outside looks sort of like a mosque, only without those turret things, and when you open the door, you go through a curtain of beads and are greeted by arabic pop music and the pungent smell of falafel. Inside, it looks like a Bedouin tent, and there are lanterns hanging from the ceiling. There are about ten tables and a patio outside for during the summer. The walls and shelves are adorned with various paintings, tapestries, sculptures, pictures, plates, and portraits that depict the middle east, along with some nice looking amulets of the Evil Eye (go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_eye if you are curious). It is a small restaurant, so it only employs one waitress during the weekends (her name is Annie and she's really nice). She sits you down at a table next to a window if possible, and gives a you a menu. The menu has some of the best Middle Eastern food ever! Falafel, kibbe, shwayrma, pitas, curry chicken, tahini, split pea & lentil soup, you name it! The service is impeccable, and the food comes to you in about ten minutes, if not less. There is also a great selection of wines, both Middle Eastern and Greek. The desserts are even better! The baclava is quite delicious, and they also have conventional American desserts like ice cream and cake, if you are too afraid (or uncultured lol) to try something out of the ordinary. The only thing that was absolutely crappy about this restaurant was the bathrooms. YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! You have to go through the kitchen to get to the restrooms, and they are pretty bad. Eww. I won't even talk about them, it makes me queazzy. Oh yeah, about the restaurant. They offer several beverage selections, including water, various sodas and pops, iced tea, hot tea, coffee, beer, wine, and hard liquor. But the best part about this restaurant is that every Saturday night, they have a live belly dancer come in, and wow, it is fantastic. If you live in Minnesota, you have GOT to go to Jerusalem's!!!! It's on Nicollet Avenue, the part where all the restaurtants are (Eat Street). Notice from BuffaloHELP: Topic title and description modified.

I think the original age of empires was the best. But the Conquerers expansions is soooo cool!!! What I do is I make a random map game and I have like 7 allies and my enemy has none and then I use a cheat code to get more resources and I build an enourmous wall around my fortress. I know that's practically cheating, but come on, cheating is fun.

So right now I am watching a reality show called "Trading Spouses" on the FOX Network, which is a show where there a two drastically different families, and they each trade their wife for a week. So this particular episode that I'm watching is where this stuck-up blonde super duper ultra upper class hoity-toity materialistic biatch with an enourmous mansion is trading spaces with an outdoorsy, land-loving earth hippie lady who lives in Licking, MO. It is so funny because the blond one (Traci) is trying to sugar-coat the fact that she hates everything about the other family, and she always *BLEEP*es and moans about how they are so "different" and stuff. If you've seen it, tell me what you think about it!

The last boss I defeated in any video game (with help from my brother, of course) was Nemesis in Resident Evil 3. It was the part when Jill is at the top of the clock tower waiting for the rescue chopper to come, but then Nemesis comes and basically turns the chopper into scrap metal. Then I think you have that live selection thing where you are given two choices of what to do, and I chose to turn on the lights, which blinded Nemesis and gave me time to escape. I don't know if you could call that a defeat, but yeah, it was pretty cool. Nemesis is scary.

I was at my friend's house yesterday, and we were really bored and looking for a movie to watch on in-demand. So we saw this movie called "elephant" and I told her it was really good so we watched it. It's basically about a day in the life of ten high-school teenagers, and it is based on the Columbine High School Massacre. The movie was really boring up until the last thirty minutes, when the two killers started shooting and killing everyone. At first, the movie is just bits and pieces and throughout the whole movie, me and my friend were like "what the hell?" because of the lack of cohesion in the beginning, but it was like a puzzle and all the pieces fit together. We almost cried because it was really sad. You should really see this movie!!!! If you have in-demand from Comcast, go under "free movies" or something, and you'll find "Elephant". If you see it, tell me what you think about it. It really opened my eyes. It shows that you shoudn't be mean to like goths or outcasts because you never know, they could be plotting something and you don't want to end up lying on the floor, in a pool of your own blood. If you don't know about Columbine that much, I suggest you look at this outstanding Wikipedia article about it: Columbine shooting