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    What games would you make your children play?

    Any of the games in the Civilization series. Maybe then he'll shut up and I'll have a few moments of quiet.
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    Poll: What's your blood type?

    O+. They love my blood at Red Cross, and I've donated over 40 times. Right now I can't because of a trip to Africa, so I'll be deferred until next January. I tried to make up for it before the trip with a pheresis donation, but the silly machine wasn't working so my donation was spoiled...
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    Who did you most enjoy killing in a game?

    David in The Last of Us. Stalking a little girl with a machete? Looking to kill and eat her? Fuck that noise. You die slowly.
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    To Orwell/1984 fans, explain how "malevolent" the government Ingsoc is?

    If your college library doesn't have a copy, find a new college.
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    Turns out we all have accounts on teen.com

    Funny, I always thought that was "on fleek". I've also NEVER heard a single person say that in real life, and I work with teenagers every day.
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    Actors you adore

    I follow a good rule of thumb...Paul Giamatti and/or Laura Linney make everything better. Even if the movie sucks, it will suck less because of one of them. Needless to say, I enjoyed John Adams very much. I also love Jennifer Lawrence, and not just because I find her so beautiful that my...
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    Your favourite RPG class

    Guy With Bow and Arrow, whether you decide to call it archer, or bowman, or ranger, or whatever. If it's Guy With Bow and Arrow who Also Sometimes Casts Spells, great. Alternately, Guy Who Messes With Time. At the moment I'm digging the Temporal Warden in the roguelike TOME.
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    So, about those Stress Test/Destruction videos of phones etc. everyone seems to love....

    We feel pain to identify damage to our bodies. A sentient machine would need a similar capability.
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    GOT: That Sansa scene (spoilers)

    "The Red Bedding"?
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    Magic the Gathering because Magic

    It's been many years since I played (around the time of Fallen Empires), but I did very much enjoy the mono-black forced discard deck I had in college, similar to what ihateregistering had. Hypnotics, Mindstabs, the ridiculously OP Mind Twist, and a few copies of Megrim, that sort of thing. It...
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    Poll: Do you know the words to your national anthem?

    Like most Americans, I know the first verse and that's it. It's also a fairly awful song, and I find the entire concept of national anthems rather silly, but I'd really prefer "America The Beautiful." Very specifically performed by Ray Charles.
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    Play Town of Salem? Give me your tips/strategies and stories!

    I don't know if this is logistically possible, but it would be neat to have an option to select something like "simple role" or "complex role" when you sign up for a game. Maybe only for the first few games for each player. Simple roles would be things like doctor, anyone can figure out how to...
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    Play Town of Salem? Give me your tips/strategies and stories!

    The Framer does this: pick a person at night. The next day, that person will appear to be a Mafia member if someone investigates him or her. Specifically, the Sheriff will see that person as suspicious, and the Investigator will see that person as the Framer. Hopefully, the town will end up...
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    Play Town of Salem? Give me your tips/strategies and stories!

    As Jester, I will usually whisper to one or two people, selected largely at random unless I can find the Investigator or Sheriff early, something like "Help me get lynched and I promise not to kill you." That way I accomplish several things...I look suspicious, so the town might decide I'm...
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    Play Town of Salem? Give me your tips/strategies and stories!

    ToS is a fun game absolutely infested by horrible, horrible people. Do your best to ignore the childish, racist, homophobic, misogynistic character names and chat messages. I have to jump on the "use the Will" bandwagon. Write down everything that is useful. Document who you contact, who...