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baklava
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posted June 16, 2009 10:52 AM |
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The Righteous Monocle
A rare and unusual feeling that may be regarded as a sort of refined wish to tell an individual that his or her momma is fat.
The above-mentioned person will, when this feeling is activated, unlock the secrets of his mind which allow him to take a glimpse through time and transform himself into a 19th century gentleman, in order to teach someone a lesson. That "someone" is, in most cases, an irritating and/or arrogant know-it-all who believes that arguments are won by trying to sound incredibly intelligent or making the other side unable to quite understand what he's saying.
The Righteous Monocle, thus, encompasses vengeful calmness intended to, through words as complicated as humanely possible, explain someone the error of their ways; sometimes with rational argumentation, sometimes as a senseless parody of other people's quasi-rational argumentation.
Not inherent to all human beings, as some would much rather simply punch a know-it-all in his face (which is the easiest but the riskiest route), the Righteous Monocle allows a person to strike the enemy where he thinks he's most powerful - intelligence; and thus achieve much greater moral victory and satisfaction of the mind.
Also see: Yo momma.
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is. When you ain't got no
money,
you got the blues."
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Fauch
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posted June 16, 2009 01:12 PM |
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Edited by Fauch at 13:15, 16 Jun 2009.
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that makes me think of some people here 
btw, I thought the purpose of the thread was to say what you feel, not to write definitions (?)
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posted June 16, 2009 01:23 PM |
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Edited by Mytical at 13:24, 16 Jun 2009.
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Hmm missed that part. Thought it was a poetic/descriptive thing for ALL the emotions. Will have to keep this in mind. 
Edit : Though the only emotion I have never felt is Pride. Or not as I described it
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posted June 16, 2009 02:27 PM |
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Edited by Elvin at 00:40, 19 Jun 2009.
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I should have known Good ones bak and mysty.
A few from torment before I start writing any more 
Unavoidable pain.
The experience was a short and violent one: struggling with another, slightly stronger man on the edge of a blazing-hot stream of molten lava, my weapon-hand was slowly, inexorably forced ever closer to the magma. Beads of sweat evaporated the instant they appeared; the hair on the back of my hand blackened and smoldered above the awesome heat. Finally, my howls of suffering echoing from the canyon walls around me, my hand and the axe it held plunged into the lava and charred to ash in a few, agonizing seconds.
I don't even want to think about it. Kinda reminds me that scene is saving private Ryan as the soldiers in the end are trying to kill each other..
Grim Determination
The entire hall was in ruins and still in the process of being destroyed, as dozens of combatants hurled weapons, deadly, arcane magicks and themselves at one another in a desperate struggle to be the last one standing. Plumes of acrid green smoke rose from the pile of limp bodies I dragged myself out of, having barely escaped the wrath of some fiendish spell. There it was - across the way, through the battling throng, through the bloodthirsty battle ahead of me, sitting untouched on a miraculously upright table - my pint of mead! And I'd get it back, if I had to kill every last one of the brawling tavern patrons to do it!
Priceless
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Elvin
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posted June 21, 2009 07:01 PM |
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Hope
The world around you is shrouded in darkness, things are falling apart and the specter of grim future looms in the distance. Yet nothing is lost, this is but a dark moment before the sun shines again to dispel your worries and fears. You feel the stirring of an inner strength, optimism and calmness you did not know you possessed, it's all going to be alright. You will weather this storm.
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Fauch
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posted June 22, 2009 01:25 AM |
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a mix of fear and excitement, is it hope? I might soon be enlightened about something important...
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Elvin
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posted June 22, 2009 01:35 AM |
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Edited by Elvin at 01:40, 22 Jun 2009.
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I wouldn't necessarily think so, you may be sure that things will get better because you may feel you have no other option just like you may feel the tingling anticipation - please let it be, please let it be! I had a friend that had some terrible accidents one after another, he will never walk again as he used to. And that just before he had joined a basketball team to play professionally, it was his dream. After that he believed that everything that happens is meant to be, it is for the best. Because he could not believe that life had just thrown him aside..
Edit: This is more about faith but you understand my point. Sometimes things feel like they are one way, they HAVE to get better.
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Fauch
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posted June 22, 2009 01:49 AM |
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it's not as tragic as the story of your friend  good that it didn't destroy him.
actually, the 2 outcomes I see are things will get better or stay as they are now.
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Elvin
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posted June 22, 2009 01:53 AM |
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Hope is not always within the realm of reality Can never guess how things will turn out, for better or worse. But hope that things will get better has saved a lot of people from going crazy or giving up. Of course the more you expect the easier it is to be disappointed.
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Fauch
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posted June 22, 2009 02:13 AM |
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I'm not gonna give up soon I think. but the task is very hard. probably can't do it without help.
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Elvin
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posted June 22, 2009 07:33 AM |
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Edited by Elvin at 07:34, 22 Jun 2009.
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What's your story? We'd understand better if you told us a few things. We might be able to help a little.
No giving up!
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Mytical
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posted June 22, 2009 07:36 AM |
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Loss - You have put everything you are into something, just to see it lost for all eternity. Your hopes, your dreams, your worst fears. Then in an instant gone, maybe never to come back. It rips a part of you away, and leaves a hole in it's place.
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Elvin
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posted June 22, 2009 11:26 AM |
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Quite right. Loss does leave a mark on you and it can't always heal. But like pain it can build your character, make you stronger. Or have you fall apart completely if you can't take it 
Judgement Time
You feel Destiny's gaze upon you intently, probing you, looking for weakness, ready to pass its judgment with cold finality. You stand on the highest pedestal alone, surrounded by blinding light and the feeling is unbearable. You feel so small and helpless, consumed by guilt and fear, this is the time of reckoning. Let it be over soon, you cannot take this anymore.
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posted June 22, 2009 11:54 AM |
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Edited by VokialBG at 13:03, 22 Jun 2009.
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Going to try. I don't feel like this now, but I like the creations of the bulgarian poet Pencho Slaveykov, and this feeling is very stong in his poems. Here I'll use own words only:
Stoicism
Something cut off your possibilities and dreams. You don't feel the joyness of live anymore... and the sun is always in eclipse, the clouds are always gray, but they can't rain, there is no wind, there is no light... Now you feel dead... like a STONE! Motionless? No. You won't be taken down! Because the stone is perfect, unlike the man you were! The stone can't be moved like the normal you! You feel stronger, because you have no hope, you don't have anything more left... then yourself and your ideal, and you'll use your new existence as a shield! You will stay! You won't move even a millimetre! The stone is perfect! You are a stone! NOOOO! You are more then it, you are man turned into a stone! The pain is dead like you now, you can't feel it, it's here, but doesn't matter for you, because YOU ARE GOING TO STAY! Even if the Moon fall from the foggy firmament on your shoulders - you will catch it like Atlas and stay on your place!
(one thing, thats the opposite of Elvin's Judgement Time)
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Elvin
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posted June 22, 2009 12:31 PM |
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That was pretty damn good, thoughtful. Though I wouldn't want to leave like that, you are talking about absence of emotions.
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VokialBG
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posted June 22, 2009 01:00 PM |
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Edited by VokialBG at 13:03, 22 Jun 2009.
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No it's not an absence, just one of all emotions is sooooo strong that it's going to "outweigh" all others and take their place for a while, and this emotion, feeling, etc, is what is turning you into a stoic, it makes you stand everything in order to reach your goal. At least thats my theory.
Also thaks that you liked it
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Elvin
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posted June 22, 2009 01:25 PM |
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Edited by Elvin at 01:54, 20 Jul 2009.
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Stoicism is a way of life, you are talking about steely determination when the circumstances call for it. Alright it's not exactly total lack of emotions, just control over them but the whole thing feels like they consider them a liability. Can't numb yourself to them.
Tranquility
You lay on the sandy beach, part of you submerged beneath the cool waters, a refreshing breeze caressing your body. The motion of the sea is soothing for your soul, worries melt away, the world is your oyster. The time flow is reduced to one single fulfilling moment.
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Mytical
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posted July 20, 2009 07:36 AM |
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Lonelyness - A void that seems never to be filled, no matter how many people are around. An ache, deep in your soul that gnaws at you from the inside.
Despair - When the last dredges of hope have hidden away, leaving nothing to cling to. A crushing weight that presses down on you, never letting up.
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posted August 06, 2009 11:56 AM |
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Awakening
A new day dawns, a day of renewal and soaring optimism. The dark veil has lifted, the past casts its shadow no more and the faraway shores shine brightly, beckon to you. A brave new world is out there waiting for you.
By the way I have this song stuck in my head lately, a recent favourite. Beautiful lyrics, they convey emotion nicely and the song itself has a good feel about it.
Above and Beyond Pres OceanLabs - On A Good Day
Little bit lost and...
A little bit lonely
Little bit cold here
A little bit feared
But I hold on, And I
Feel strong, And I
Know that I can
Getting used to it
Lit the fuse to it
Like to know who I am
Been talking to myself forever, yeah
And how I wish I knew me better, yeah
Still sitting on a shelf and never
Never seen the sun shine brighter
And it feels like me
On a good day
And it feels like me
On a good day
I'm a little bit hemmed in
A little bit isolated
A little bit hopeful
A little bit cold
But I hold on, And I
Feel strong, And I
Know that I can
Getting used to it
Lit the fuse to it
Like to know who I am
Been talking to myself forever, yeah
And how I wish I knew me better, yeah
Still sitting on a shelf and never
Never seen the sun shine brighter...
And it feels like me
On a good day
Been talking to myself forever, yeah
And how I wish I knew me better, yeah
Still sitting on a shelf and never
Never seen the sun shine brighter
And it feels līke me
On a good day
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posted August 06, 2009 12:13 PM |
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Dreaming
Nights gentle embrace wraps around you, calming and protecting you. Gently you drift wrapped in the warmth of its embrace, your mind wandering. Shadows and memories come forth, forming the images in your head. Gentle whispers carress your ears, as a smile forms on your lips. Your own world, peaceful and serene. Sometimes the images can frighten, but not tonight. Tonight .. you dream of them, the ones you love. Tonight is perfect, and you never want it to end.
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