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You man whore...I thought we had something special :D

I have been posting with that group for about 7-8 years. I was surfing on Amazon at work while I was bored at work and discovered that they had discussion forums. There was a lot of knowledge in that place and I started learning just how large the metal world was. Ryan Henry of Reclusiam was one such veteran there that used to post these epic lists of essentials to check out in various genres. More users came along, more insane recommendations followed, and then one of the core members was banned for language (fucking Amazon). We were getting sick of that format anyway, so we broke away and started our own forum, Metal Valhalla, that lasted for some time. I was getting burned out over there and had kind of a falling out with a guy there, so I left. I wanted to be away altogether, but I missed being on forums. I found this place called Metal Music Online that was pretty cool, but it folded up a few months after I found it. NTNR was on Metal Valhalla, and had found this place after it folded up, and told me about it, which is why I'm here. I ended up getting back with that original group after seeing one of the users at Denver Doomfest, and I've been pulling double duty ever since. I do miss some of the core people over there that have left over the years, but everyone over there is awesome, and we've all become even better friends after MDF. It's more of a family atmosphere there because there are so few of us and it's not open to the public, but we've all been a group for so long. The two fulfill different roles for me, as I think I've mentioned, so I like having both. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Is there some kind of in-joke here I'm not getting?

Not actually, it's an SJW joke. I was saying that your principled complaint ran contrary to my own truth, formulated through my lived experience. In other words, I'm saying that your reasonable argument is irrelevant and doesn't apply to me, because it doesn't gel with my feelings. At least I think that's how it works.

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Not actually, it's an SJW joke. I was saying that your principled complaint ran contrary to my own truth, formulated through my lived experience. In other words, I'm saying that your reasonable argument is irrelevant and doesn't apply to me, because it doesn't gel with my feelings. At least I think that's how it works.

Er, you really need to work on your timing and relevance.................;3
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On 05/11/2015 at 9:29 PM, True Belief said:

Mainly they just shit in my garden and eat my grass.

That's what the neighbours say about me. 

By the way, nice neck tattoo hahaha. I'm sure your wife would have been very impressed. How did your employer take it?

Also I have a couple of kids too - girls aged 3 and 5. 

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