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Urwen · 05-05-2010, 08:43 AM

Come on.Lalaith in realm of Sauron?!

Have a little pity on poor child,for God's sake!

Nerwen · 05-05-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Come on.Lalaith in realm of Sauron?!

Have a little pity on poor child,for God's sake!

Oh, I don't know, Urwen, perhaps she feels at home there now.

Andsigil · 05-07-2010, 08:30 AM

I assign political correctness to Mordor, having seen some rather repulsive examples of it recently where I live.

Loslote · 05-07-2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Andsigil

I assign political correctness to Mordor, having seen some rather repulsive examples of it recently where I live.

I'll second this one. Political correctness has always bothered me.

Lastande Took · 05-28-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Andsigil

I assign political correctness to Mordor, having seen some rather repulsive examples of it recently where I live.

I third that. I also assign to Mordor: complicated regulations about getting a driver's license, bureaucracy, dirty politicking from any member of any political party, severe thunderstorms, heavy metal 'music', people who constantly use bad language for no good reason, and having to stop reading a book because you didn't see the bedroom scenes when flipping through in the library.

Nogrod · 06-12-2010, 07:54 PM

I will assign to Mordor US car rental companies and the competing websites trying to lure people to their pages chasing for the advertiser's favour with totally false promises...

Why can't they just say what is the real and final total cost?

Why can't they say what car are you getting in the end (how many people, how much luggage, what's the mileage)?

On site A they say you can rent a car at price X. They even give you a list of surcharges the price covers (like ten different ones) - but they don't tell you they have omitted the most costly ones...

Or on a site B they say X is the full cost you have to pay... but then there is the small print which says taxes b & c are not included and it's said nowhere how much they are (you need to find them out yourself).

In hopes of getting a possible six-seater Ford Escape with promised 28mpg on highway (to take Brinn with us to Geneva), you could end up with any random gas-devouring SUV (even less than 20mpg) with only five seats. And actually one search gave the mileage of Ford Escape as 22mpg! So who to believe? We'll be driving for 6000+ miles so the mileage is not an insignificant factor.

In hopes of getting a full-size car with comfort (like Chevy Impala) you either get a car with 28mpg or 21mpg; or you get a car with ample room to four big baggages or just for two... a premium car would have more or less assured extra-room for the luggage but the price would be accordingly high (at about 300$ more) - and the mileage would be accordingly bad... or how could you know?

Couldn't they get just real saying what they're selling to people?

PS: I'm "fourthing" the PC to Mordor!

Lindale · 06-13-2010, 08:53 AM

Twelve-year-old kids who try to mug you.

As I was waiting for a taxi this evening, a twelve-year-old boy tried to snatch my bag away. It was dark and rainy, but I caught up with him. Sad to say, with my PMS and my terrible toothache, emotion dictated me... I beat him before I took him to the police station. Since he's a juvie, the police didn't want anything to do with him... they couldn't even get his name without bypassing legal stuff. Worst thing was that there was nobody I could turn to at that moment!

Inziladun · 06-13-2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindale

Twelve-year-old kids who try to mug you.

As I was waiting for a taxi this evening, a twelve-year-old boy tried to snatch my bag away. It was dark and rainy, but I caught up with him. Sad to say, with my PMS and my terrible toothache, emotion dictated me... I beat him before I took him to the police station. Since he's a juvie, the police didn't want anything to do with him... they couldn't even get his name without bypassing legal stuff. Worst thing was that there was nobody I could turn to at that moment!

How terrible! At least you weren't hurt. It's unbelievable that the police were so hamstrung they couldn't even demand his name.

05-05-2010, 08:43 AM	#1
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Come on.Lalaith in realm of Sauron?! Have a little pity on poor child,for God's sake! __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-07-2010, 08:30 AM	#3
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	I assign political correctness to Mordor, having seen some rather repulsive examples of it recently where I live. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

06-12-2010, 07:54 PM	#6
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	I will assign to Mordor US car rental companies and the competing websites trying to lure people to their pages chasing for the advertiser's favour with totally false promises... Why can't they just say what is the real and final total cost? Why can't they say what car are you getting in the end (how many people, how much luggage, what's the mileage)? On site A they say you can rent a car at price X. They even give you a list of surcharges the price covers (like ten different ones) - but they don't tell you they have omitted the most costly ones... Or on a site B they say X is the full cost you have to pay... but then there is the small print which says taxes b & c are not included and it's said nowhere how much they are (you need to find them out yourself). In hopes of getting a possible six-seater Ford Escape with promised 28mpg on highway (to take Brinn with us to Geneva), you could end up with any random gas-devouring SUV (even less than 20mpg) with only five seats. And actually one search gave the mileage of Ford Escape as 22mpg! So who to believe? We'll be driving for 6000+ miles so the mileage is not an insignificant factor. In hopes of getting a full-size car with comfort (like Chevy Impala) you either get a car with 28mpg or 21mpg; or you get a car with ample room to four big baggages or just for two... a premium car would have more or less assured extra-room for the luggage but the price would be accordingly high (at about 300$ more) - and the mileage would be accordingly bad... or how could you know? Couldn't they get just real saying what they're selling to people? PS: I'm "fourthing" the PC to Mordor! __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

06-13-2010, 08:53 AM	#7
Lindale Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: midway upon... in a forest dark Posts: 975	Twelve-year-old kids who try to mug you. As I was waiting for a taxi this evening, a twelve-year-old boy tried to snatch my bag away. It was dark and rainy, but I caught up with him. Sad to say, with my PMS and my terrible toothache, emotion dictated me... I beat him before I took him to the police station. Since he's a juvie, the police didn't want anything to do with him... they couldn't even get his name without bypassing legal stuff. Worst thing was that there was nobody I could turn to at that moment! __________________ The heart does things for reasons Reason itself cannot comprehend. - Blaise Pascal Legal Madness.