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I'd slate the girls who feel the answer is always yes to that dilemma... And rate the girls who have an active, sharp mind behind a pretty face and kind nature. They seem to constitute about 5% of the total population. :(
Yep, insecurity, shallowness, and stupidity are all traits that are glorified in our culture, especially for women. The sad thing is that most of the women that conform to those expectations can rise quite far above it, but because of social pressures they have dumbed themselves down so they seem appealing to what modern society has told them their ideal husband will want, because they can't possibly have a life outside of that.
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rating - myself, I'm just that awesome slating - people that don't think I'm awesome, still alive? then you think I'm awesome lol
Seems you hit the bourbon pretty hard tonight, bru. :D Rating: OH GOOD SWEET HEAVENS ABOVE MYSTIC PROPHECY IS SPECTACULARLY AWESOME YAY YAY YAY :mrgreen: Slating: That I haven't got any snacks.
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nope Iceni I'm entirely sober' date=' it's only 3:17pm, far too early to hit the drink[/quote'] Blast, I thought there'd be a polite way to tell you you're being egotistical. You know, like implying you're drunk. :D Rating this Pepsi. Slating the absence of snacks to go with it.
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Re: Rate and Slate I wasn't being egotistical I was trying to be funny, seems I failed rating - power metal songs about dragons, steel and freedom (see power metal rules I can't stress this enough) slating - that no band that isn't from Europe, Japan or South America can be called power metal and so must sing about tanks

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I wasn't being egotistical I was trying to be funny' date=' seems I failed[/quote'] I gather you were trying to be funny. I was jabbing in return. Rating that I've come up with a new nice riff. Slating the fact that because it's cold, my fingers don't really touch the strings properly/
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cold weather is very doomy' date=' the Nevertanezrans would approve[/quote'] Actually, I specifically put on Novembers Doom or My Silent Wake when it's cold outside. It is an awesome feeling. Rating that I got accepted to one of the universities I applied to. Slating that I still need to print out a mid-term evaluation to send to these colleges.
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Congratulations Iceni' date=' best of luck to you with that 8-)8-)8-)8-)8-) ![/quote'] Thanks. Rating the fact that the exam seems to have gone well. Slating that there wasn't anything nice in the cafeteria.
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Doom and black metal make the best autumn/winter music, and I love that you guys are noticing this. I tend to focus my listening based on the atmosphere I'm in, as certain albums sound better at night, in a snow storm, in the rain, or in the blazing heat. I think springtime fits power, folk, and viking metal best, and in the heat of the summer it's all about death, thrash, and grindcore. Rating - That today isn't falling apart as I initially thought it might Slating - That I still have stuff to do
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Doom and black metal make the best autumn/winter music, and I love that you guys are noticing this. I tend to focus my listening based on the atmosphere I'm in, as certain albums sound better at night, in a snow storm, in the rain, or in the blazing heat. I think springtime fits power, folk, and viking metal best, and in the heat of the summer it's all about death, thrash, and grindcore.
Not sure I agree on black metal. I like prog in the snow. Rating the fact that I now have lots of songs I want to get. Slating that only Europe gets Metalfest, another FORTY-BAND show, which performs in seven different countries.
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rating - warm weather today (32 degrees celsius) slating - that Europe and the US have awesome metal festivals and Australia doesn't
Europe still gets most of them, we only get a handful compared to them. But we do have Maryland Deathfest, which has over the last few years had some of the finest extreme metal lineups I have ever seen.
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Re: Rate and Slate not to mention Gigantour, ProgPower and Denver Doomfest, there are probably others as well but those are the ones that immediatly spring to mind anyway rating - that I've finished work on some new lyrics slating - that I may well have ruined them but you can judge that for yourselves by looking at the your lyrics thread

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not to mention Gigantour, ProgPower and Denver Doomfest, there are probably others as well but those are the ones that immediatly spring to mind anyway rating - that I've finished work on some new lyrics slating - that I may well have ruined them but you can judge that for yourselves by looking at the your lyrics thread
With the exception of ProgPower, those are all smaller festivals, while Europe has Roadburn, WOA, Hellfest, and many others that feature tons of bands.
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