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The swastika can be found on Indian coins going back almost 2000 years:

But it's also found on Greek coins going back about 2500 years:

Just as a point of interest.

@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I want these things. So I keep reaching out and I hope someday they'll be able to do so in return. Maybe.

You've reached out but have you ever actually said as much to your mother? Explicitly? From the sound of it, he's a lost cause but she might be persuadable.

I eat meat frequently. Usually pork or chick, sometimes beef. I don't like to think about where it comes from. I'd happily eat vat grown meat if it tasted the same and was affordable.

@Tyche said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

Why the hell is American insulin being sold at 700% higher than it was 10 years ago?!!

Because they can.

@Sparks Get a cheap chair on wheels and just wheel yourself around without needing to put your foot down. A used one should be cheap.

@Runescryer said in Good or New Movies Review:

There were also previous successes like Vulture in Homecoming, Zemo in Civil War, Kingpin in Netflix' Daredevil series, and Loki overall.

Okay, point. I'll grant you that Zemo was a sympathetic villain. Killmonger just stood out more for me as someone who could have been a hero had he just gone in a slightly different direction. Zemo, not so much. Or at all.

I still haven't seen Homecoming or Daredevil so don't know Vulture or Kingpin and Loki... Well, I don't find him at all sympathetic.

@Runescryer said in Good or New Movies Review:

But, somewhere, someone got the idea in their heads that Thanos had to be 'relatable' to the general audience...

One word: Killmonger.

Wearing a yarmulke is a sign of respect to those who do. If one attends an Orthodox wedding, for instance, yarmulkes are in a box by the door of the synagogue for those who don't normally wear one. I don't see having Trump in one as a dog whistle, merely a sign of Netanyahu's influence over him and no more significant than if it were Putin and he was wearing a cossack's hat.

ETA: The Star of David identifies who it is. I'd have had a hard time guessing without the symbols.

@Warma-Sheen I'm not seeing it myself. I'm guessing that it's the usual 'any criticism of Israel is automatically anti-semitic'.

Fosse/Verdon. I really loved the first episode. Man, Fosse was such a dick.

@Vixanic Meske. Ethiopian restaurant. Some hot dishes, some not. And they do serve lamb. If you love sourdough bread, you'll love injera. 468 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036

Also, Broadway shows. Lion King. Book of Mormon. Wicked. Avenue Q. Chicago.

Oh, also the Creperie NYC. Sweet or savory crepes. Wonderful place. 112 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012

Turkuaz. Very good Turkish food. 310 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

Big Gay Ice Cream Shop. Just so you can say you've been there. 61 Grove St, New York City, NY 10014-3418

It's right near the Stonewall Inn and Marie's Crisis, a piano bar that plays lots of show tunes.

Update:

Dreamhost is still down. But because we like you guys, Clock reinstalled on a new host. It'll take a little bit for the DNS to propagate but the numeric address is: 104.248.55.135 : 7000.

We're open for business once again.

Update: Dreamhost broke their own server. Which is to say, there's nothing we can do about it and the game will be up as soon as the hosting company fixes whatever it is they broke.

We're down. Will post when we're back up.

We've now been open one month. We have 66 approved characters, 23 of which are original characters. In 15 hours, the limit of 1 media character goes away so the approved character count should increase a fair amount as people add another alt, thus increasing the diversity of characters and RP opportunities.

If you're interested in a superhero game that uses traits, check out http://empirestateheroes.wikidot.com/

We have a number of west coast players including on plot staff.

@surreality said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

• "IF THAT BEEPS ONE MORE TIME-" (I never get to the threat. Apparently the tone is enough that it doesn't beep again. This is good because I'm usually too addled to come up with one.)

And it did. So I took the shotgun off the wall and I fired two warning shots. Into his head.

@Tinuviel said in Random links:

@Auspice Dicksucking is dex, deep throating is con.

And this guy failed his wisdom roll.

Texas sucks. When I applied for SNAP assistance after I was let go, it was 'Here's some money to tide you over while we process your application. Once it's done, we'll add the extra.'