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glad to see this one remained funny as hell...
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Next to Foggy: What's the thing you are most proud of? What's the biggest achievement in your life?
My greatest accomplishment was writing a musical based on the life of Ulrich Von Lichtenstein.
Who?
Ulrich Von Lichtenstein first caught my attention in the “The Big Book of Losers”, a graphic novel type collection of cartoons by Paul Kirchner. Since I can’t do a better summary then “Big Book of Losers” I’ll reprint it here:
Ulrich Von Lichtenstein, What a Knight!
In the age of chivalry it was customary for knights to fixate on married noblewomen, and to dedicate exploits to their glory. The ladies often delighted in keeping their knights in a state of nervous agitation, forever escalating the deeds they deemed necessary to honour them sufficiently! The most put-upon knight of all time was Lord Ulrich Von Lichtenstein of Germany, who devoted himself to a noblewoman with a mile-long sadistic streak. Ulrich wrote her love poems. She accepted them but responded that she didn’t need the services of a knight…particularly one with an ugly protruding upper lip!
The noblewoman finally agreed to meet Ulrich, but only to inspect the lip. He was so ecstatic he was unable to speak! Things were going well until Ulrich helped his object of devotion from her horse. She responded by ripping his hair and calling him a coward.
He jousted endlessly for his lady, and always emerged victorious! In one, his pinkie was nearly severed! Though it healed, he thought his lady would be touched by his suffering and wrote her a letter about it. Her response was unexpected: since he still had his little finger she was disgusted that he claimed to have sacrificed it for her! So Ulrich had his finger cut off, and sent it to her gift-wrapped, attached to a book of poetry. She sent him a response:
Tell ye Noble Knight that I shall keep the book in my drawer and look daily at his little finger- but let him not believe that he has approached his goal by a hair’s breadth for even if he served me a thousand years, it would be a wasted effort.
Far from discouraged, Ulrich then conceived of the most daring, the most original, and the most idiotic plan in the history of knight-errantry! He would joust the length and breadth of christendom, taking on all comers for the glory of his lady...Not as Ulrich Von Lichtenstein…but as Queen Venus- Goddess of Love!
Ulrich in drag knocked challenger after challenger from their mounts, and forced them to bow to the four corners of the earth in honour of his lady. It is a testament to the odd mores of the Age of Chivalry that Ulrich was not confined to a nuthouse, but became a popular hero.
At last his lady approved his mission and accepted his service as a knight. She sent him a ring as a token. Of course, a few days later she accused him of dallying with other women, and demanded the return of her ring. After deluging her with love poems, Ulrich managed to soften her heart.
Here’s where my musical breaks with the “historical” Ulrich. I switch gears and go into a fantasy mode. In my second act the Lady sends Ulrich on a quest to retrieve her cousin from an evil man-eating giant. The giant (who is way bigger than the Lady described) makes a deal with Ulrich he will release the captive cousin if Ulrich retrieves some of the special mustard sauce formulated by none other than Baba Yaga, the famous witch. Baba Yaga though will only give him the mustard if he goes and gets a fingernail clipping from the famous Groburgen dragon (who, although he is able to vaporize an entire mountain lake with one breath, is only about a half a meter long).
So Ulrich tromps up to the top of the mountain to meet the dragon, and finds out of course that the dragon has something that it wants too. To make a long story short, Ulrich and his faithfull squire take a 3 year nap and then wake up and decide to take things into their own hands. They end up capturing the dragon, giving Baba Yaga a really bad day, eating roasted man-eating giant with mustard sauce, and then finally leading the princess cousin back to the Lady, where they are received to popular acclaim.
Now once again we rejoin the “historical” text.
Finally he was in the presence of his lady, and her maidservants.
“Lord Ulrich, I praise your devotion, your loyalty, and your constancy.”
In response, Ulrich requests that they bundle.
And here is where the musical concludes, in a completely chaste anti-climactic bundling. The music is zippy though and just for tradition’s sake everybody comes out in the end and does the “Venus- God of Love dance” at the end.
So here’s what happened to my musical. Nobody was interested. Am I bitter about that? you betcha. I decided to give it a break though and do other things, like make an ICTC faction. My next step prolly is to hire some professional singers and make a high quality demo. Stay tuned.
My next question is for RSF.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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posted August 02, 2006 06:49 AM |
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I would be more confident socially, which I am working on and I think improving greatly. 
My question goes to anyone...
What is your most prized possession? (open to many interpretations)
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I'll take this one, if no one one minds a little bit of spiritual musing. 
My most prized possession is my sense of self. It might not seem like much, since almost everyone has one, but I like to think that it is the ONLY THING that I truly possess in this world.
Any other thing can be taken away from me at any moment (whether it be my house, my jewellery, or even my health) so when I was determining what was my most prized possession, I had to first determine what it is that makes me WHO I AM!
I surely wasn't going to say that objects define me as a person and I sure-as-certain wasn't going to say that something as fragile as my body is my "measure of self". So, to determine WHO I AM, I had to rise above the issues of the real world and look within myself. Once I did that, it was easy to find my most prized possession, as what I found was neither an idea, an opinion, nor a concept...it was ME! 
When I looked within my Mind, Body, and Soul; I found MYSELF; and that is the only thing that no one will ever be able to take away from me! 
I might sound absurb to all of you and you might even tell me that "to find yourself is easy and anyone can do it"...And you would be partially correct in your statement, as is it possible for EVERYONE to find themselves and I'm sure that some people could do it EASILY...But, if you allow other people, objects, institutions, or the media to define you as a person or classify you in any way, then have you really found yourself at all?!
Should the answer to "WHO AM I?" come from your friends, your parents, the car you drive, the suit you wear, your government, your school, the television you watch, or the music you listen to???
NO!!! 
The person best suited to determine who you are, is YOU! And the only way to get a clear idea of what that is, is to search within yourself. As was written in "Conversations with God":Quote:
If you don't go within, you go without.
If you go straight to the source or "get to the heart of the matter"...literally meaning: Using your Mind to explore your Soul(which some people call their heart), through your Body (Which is made of matter)...then you will find your sense of self. And once you are in possession of that, there is no way that it can be taken away from you. Actually, if you reflect on this for a moment, you will realize that it is only possible for you to possess your "sense of self". Some people might be able to claim knowing who you are, but they could never own who you are. Only you can do that!
And the beautiful part about OWNING YOURSELF, is that you are then in control of yourself. You will not only KNOW who you are, you will also have FOUND & CLAIMED yourself...regardless of what anyone tells you. So, if ever there comes a time that you want to change something about yourself, it will be much easier to do!
If you find within yourself that you are unhappy, then claim ownership over that part of yourself and you will now have the power to change it. You will have the ability, knowledge, and opportunity to BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE! If you allow other people, your surroundings, or uncontrolable events to determine WHO YOU ARE, then you are simply giving them power over you. I don't know about all of you, but I don't want anyone or anything having control over me but me, myself, and I!
Well, I think I've mused long enough and I feel very confident that I chose my prized possession wisely. I might also have explained that choice with enough detail to possibly put you all to sleep, so WAKE UP!
+++My question is for Iris:
If you could ever apply "Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas", would you? And if so, what is it that would happen? 
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*Take care, Leo
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posted August 17, 2006 08:43 AM |
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Hehehe, well, if I told you, then the "stays in Vegas" wouldn't apply anymore, would it? 
OOHHH SNEAKY!!! 
Seriously though, I'm not that adventurous. Probably wouldn't do anything out of the ordinary.
Question for angelito
Have you ever spied on your daughter (read her diary or email or listened to her phone calls) because you were worried about something?
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posted August 17, 2006 06:38 PM |
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Iris?! 
If you're not going to give an interesting answer to such a chalk-full-of-potential question then you should at least tell us what is the most adventurous thing you have ever done in your ordinary lifetime...unless it is so boring, safe, and uneventful that nothing worth mentioning besides your birth has happened to you!
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posted August 17, 2006 08:08 PM |
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posted August 19, 2006 06:43 AM |
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*Smacks TnT* *Rubs chin for good luck*
Ooyy... I'm not getting off the hook that easily, huh?
Okay okay... >_< This is the best I can think of right now. Let me start off by saying that my parents think all boys are evil. Back in HS, the only time my (ex)bf and I could see each other was in school, which wasn't all that much. So at night, he used to sneak over to my house (we lived about 15 mins apart, walking distance) through the basement. My parents' room were on the ground floor and I was on the second floor, so that's 2 flights of stairs to climb. It's a heart attack every time a step creaks. x_X And... story stops here. ^_^
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posted August 19, 2006 11:02 AM |
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The truth is.
You are far more sexier then TNT & my hair is flowing in the fan
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posted August 19, 2006 04:15 PM |
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Question for angelito
Have you ever spied on your daughter (read her diary or email or listened to her phone calls) because you were worried about something?
Originally, I didn't want to participate in this thread, coz in my eyes, the internet (and everything which belongs to it like chatrooms or forums) shouldn't "walk" too far into your private life. But as long as the questions keep "harmless" like that, it's no problem.
I have never done anything like that to her, and would never do. Every child has its own part of life which belongs just to her/him and its her/hims decision to share it if needed. Especially when the time comes, a child is more time out of the house than at home, more and more "secrets" are there. But that's fine. No need to worry if u know a child has that much confidence in you to talk to you if help is needed. I would surely ask directly if I would be worried about something. And I know she would never lie. She learned pretty fast, telling the truth is the basic for confidence. And she wouldn't be scared to tell me if she did something bad, coz I have never beaten her in her whole life, nor did I even shout at her. When I was angry about something she did or said, she saw that right in my face, the way I looked at her.
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I didn't know about the rule i had to post the next question. Thx to Vlaad for reminding me.
Here it goes:
Question to Aculias:
Where would u want to live besides california and why?
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posted August 20, 2006 01:04 PM |
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Everyone that knows me know I love to Gamble.
So Vegas is for me.
If it comes to coins or Poker.
I am game.
I love the strip & I love the life in Vegas.
I was going to ask Leo a Question.
I even had it all written up but i said to myself "Forget that" lol.
Kookastar What is it about me that you wanted me back on HC so bad?
Be honest now, this is the truth thread ?
DOnt forget, guys like to hear compliments as much as women do .
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posted August 20, 2006 10:46 PM |
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Gah, you want more praise Pecu Weren't the petition and the painful words arranged in prose poetry enough?
I think the entry you made back here the other night showed exactly why I wanted you back - an expert display of tossing/spam whatever you like to label it This place was just about dead... And now not only you have returned, but you have brought others back as well So yeah, blahblah like k {just for you Miru}. You definately are a strong and entertaining part of our family, HC without you was like Gran's birthday without that wierd and zany cousin
Q for TNT:
It is your birthday Which foods, drinks, and entertainment do you want at your party?
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posted August 21, 2006 09:05 PM |
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Hehe you caught me right on time with that question Kooks, my birthday is only 3 weeks away on the 14th of september . But the war that we had here in the last month left its mark on my party plans and kind of set them straight for me without even asking me first...
I am going to be watching how sweaty, oiled up men grapple viciously and try to pin each other to the mat...
The thing is that the "Smackdown" wrestling superstars were so scared to come here 2 months ago that they pusponed the shows to 14-16 of september, the 100$ bucks that I've spent on the ticket says I going to watch it no matter what anyone says LoL.
Entertainment - Sweaty muscular men.
Drinks - Coke, beer if allowed (but probably at 300% of the original price)
Then I would probably go to a strip club with the guys and basicaly just talk to the gang. Who even looks at strippers at stripclubs...
I just like the atmosphere, the company and the shiny disco balls reflecting from the mirrors
Edit: My question back at Kookie, I think we all want to know how old is our mommy?
Remember, the truth or death!
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posted August 22, 2006 08:21 AM |
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I thought I had already posted this somewhere...
Oh well, I am 32. I was born 1974, the year of the great floods here in Queensland
Yeah I am an old fart but NOT A MOMMY
Question to Leo_Lion
What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
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posted August 22, 2006 09:11 AM |
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Yeah I am an old fart but NOT A MOMMY
OK I will delete the M word out of my memmory... Meep meep MOMMY... There no more -----
Offtopic: This is the truth thread so I have a confession to make...
I for one liked Pecus dinosaur thread and thought that it was eh eh... Enlightening!
Thank you Pecu for sharing it with us
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posted August 22, 2006 10:18 AM |
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kookastar said:Quote:
What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
Well, this is going to be kind of a weird answer, but here goes.
A few months ago, I was sleeping peacefully & dreaming about my daughter (who was only 3-4 months old at the time). In my dream, which was ultra realistic, my wife was playing joyfully with Emma in the upstairs hallway. I was at the other end of the hallway and was surprisd to see my daughter start walking towards me! I couldn't believe that my little munchkin of 3-4 months had spontaneously learned to walk and I instantly felt pride beaming through every part of my being.
My wife seemed to feel the same way because we both started smiling with joy and loudly praising our daughter for her display of motor skills. Emma returned the feeling by looking back at us with happiness and love. Of course, this commotion attracted the attention of my mother, who was on the phone downstairs, and as she climbed a few steps and saw what was going on, she too joined in the special moment of seeing her grandaughter walk for the first time.
She was so proud of Emma that she wanted to hold her in her arms immediately and asked my wife to pass her over. Ya-Wen complied and picked up our daughter from under the arms and raised her proudly in the air. As my wife then leaned over the railing and offered Emma to my mother's outstretched arms, the phone that she had been holding against her ear (with the side of her head) slipped out of postion and started falling to the ground.
Instinctively, my mother reached for the phone with one hand, while trying to accept Emma with her other arm. Unfortunately, my mother's weak joints and arthritis allowed her to do neither...
As the phone hit the stairs and was pulled away by the extended cord, Emma crashed down fiercely on her head.
The exuberant pride that I had been feeling just seconds before was now replaced with undescribable horror and fear. I rushed to Emma's side and picked her up so quickly that she had not even started tumbling down the stairs. Oddly enough, she was not crying; so I hoped that she was not injured. But, that hope would evaporate as soon as I turned and looked at my daughter's face...for her head had caved in!
As I yelled a "Noooooo!" that seemed to leave my lips in slow-motion, I woke up screaming out loud.
Although I did not have this event take place in my "actual" life, I have never felt terror the way that I felt it in my dream. It was so powerful and disturbing that I pray every day that this event (or anything remotely close to it) never happens to me or anyone else.
Unfortunately, around 2 weeks after I had my dream, I was at work and took an emergency call from a mother, who's baby had just been dropped by the babysitter. And, believe it or not, her child was dropped on its head, while the sitter was going down some stairs. I don't know how to describe to you all the torment that I felt when this mother described her child's condition to me. She told me that her child's forehead was caved in!
I was instantly messed up and it took all that I had to finish that emergency call without vomitting & crying right there on the phone.
Reliving this has drained me to some extent, so I'll come back later to ask my question. In the meantime, I'm going to give my daughter the biggest hug ever!
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posted August 25, 2006 10:16 AM |
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Thanks to everyone for giving me time to settle down after my last Post and to Iris for reminding to ask my question.
+++My question is for Dragon_Slayer:
Have you ever fallen asleep at the wheel of a car or driven while drunk?
If not, where is the weirdest place that you have ever taken a nap?
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posted August 25, 2006 11:04 AM |
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Well lets see...
No i have not fallen asleep while drunk and driving, BUT i have struggled to keep my eyes open many a time.
Answering the other part of your question, the wierdest place i have ever taken a nap would be... In the middle of a street when my friend had a party on. I got so wasted i just lay down
The wierdest place i actually fell asleep was in my ex girlfriends mums bed... then her mum came home and found me there
My question goes back to Leo. How did you meet your wife?
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posted August 31, 2006 06:22 AM |
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I will certainly enjoy answering this question, D_S, as it is a good story...in my opinion.
On a sunny mid-August day, 9 years ago, my cousin and I were driving around Ottawa "scoping out" chicks. We would have fun by guessing their age and then pulling over to ask them how old they actually were. Although it initially seemed that my ability to estimate the age of young ladies was about as good as TNT's ability to woo a woman over the internet (yeah, it was THAT bad ), I was determined to make up for early blunders.
So, as we got hungry and went to the local Burger King to have something to eat, I was happy to see a petite oriental cashier waiting to take my order. Although she had braces and was wearing glasses and a loose purple uniform (that could not hide her well endowed chest, despite its best efforts ), I couldn't help but notice her warm and happy smile right away. So, after I ordered my food and made a few wimsical remarks to the cashier, I joined my cousin at our nearby table and began eating.
As we got deeper and deeper into another of our "intellectual conversations" about beer, booze, & boobs; we started disagreeing with each other and decided that the best way to resolve the situation was to throw fries at each other. Not long after, however, the cashier came out to sweep the floor in the dining area and noticed our shinanigans. Being upset at having to clean up our mess, she asked us with great annoyance: "How old are you guys?"
After we told her our age, we thought it only fair to guess her age...considering that we had been the same thing all day with other girls. I estimated that she was 19 and my cousin wagered that she was 16. As she laughed at me for being so far off the mark, she admitted to being 17. I then tried to save face by asking if her birthday was coming up soon, making her almost 18. She responded by saying that her birthday had just passed on August 10th.
"That's my birthday too!" I said. 
"Yeah, right? Prove it!" she replied.
So, I showed her my driver's license and we all shared a laugh about the strange coincedence. (P.S. There's no such thing as a coincedence...it's all meant to be! ) Anyways, the cashier went back to her duties and my cousin & I finished our meal.
As we got ready to leave and headed out the door, I had an urge to somehow stay in touch with this cute & "coincedental" cashier. Unfortunately, either my fear of rejection or my fear of the unknown kept me from acting on this impulse and I simply walked back to the car. As I sat down dejected, my cousin asked "What's wrong?" I told him that I felt something special had occured between the cashier and I, and that everything felt like it was happening for a reason...but that I was too afraid to do anything about it.
My cousin then simplified things for me by saying "What's the worse thing that could happen if you went back in there and gave her your phone number?" After giving his query some thought and determining that I had nothing to lose by performing this simple act, I went back inside the Burger King and asked for a piece of paper. As the cashier-in-question handed me a placemat and a wax-paper-marker (the kind they use to write stuff on the burger wrapper), I quickly jotted down my number and handed everything back to her.
Before she could even realise what was going on, I told her that I was giving her my phone number because I would like to get to know her better, and then left the restaurant with a smile on my face. And the rest is history!
Some of you might find this story cheesy, but when my sister told Burger King Corporate about how Ya-Wen & I met (a few years later...as we prepared our wedding), they were so impressed by the story that they gave us 100 coupons for Free Whoppers as a wedding gift!
+++My next question is for TNT:
Why do you live in Israel?
If you were born there and have simply not moved away yet; why have you not moved and what would it take for you to do so...what would have to happen?
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posted September 01, 2006 02:38 AM |
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I estimated that she was 19 and my cousin wagered that she was 16. As she laughed at me for being so far off the mark, she admitted to being 17.
I just wanted to comment that being 2 years off is not bad at all! (Especially when it comes to Asians)
Just earlier this month (while I was in China), I was guessed to be about 15.
And last year, when I was out shopping with my 10-year-old cousin, I was asked if I was her mother. 
And then about 2 years ago, when I was looking at cell phones with my dad, he was mistaken to be my brother. My dad is nearing 50.
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