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  • Lounge, The Re: how big is your book collection?

    250....I got rid of all my childrens books other than artemis fowl, harry potter, narnia and the series of unfortunate events...I had hundred of those. But yeah 250.

    Aug 14, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    Volant And, really, anything can be considered abuse. Anything. That instance I talked about earlier where the dad accidentally killed his son by putting him in time out is definately ...

    Aug 14, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Bible: Literal or Allegory?

    In other words, why have the bible, just create your own morals? No. In other words, why have the bible if you only fit it within your own moral code ...

    Aug 13, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    Yes Thunderdude, they have authority; but why? Surely authority is derived from a reason, a root moral or intellectual point that you can brandish at me in victory? Parents have ...

    Aug 11, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Love, Hate, vampire

    Hey there, I'm Rubric. I'd like to say that I'd be your reviewer today, but it appears I can't. The rule here at YWS is that for every piece you ...

    Aug 11, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Bible: Literal or Allegory?

    Within the dichotomy of allegorical or literal translation, then yes that does make sense. Of course the very idea that you know which is the better course between the two ...

    Aug 11, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    *sigh* I think I understand why sarcasm is banned on the debate threads; if nothing else it isn't worth the censure. (No offence intended, this is purely self-recriminatory). And no ...

    Aug 11, 2008
  • Archive Re: Ink and Tongue

    *I haven't read the book, so if I go out of line, please tell.* Name: Raven Tanner Age: 23 Gender: Male Race: Peasant (by descent. more of a rover these ...

    Aug 10, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Last stand during the Warsaw Uprising

    You're right about the Vistula, as the uprising went from August until October, the Vistula's state would have been common knowledge. I kind of imagined it being the scout taking ...

    Aug 10, 2008
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Last stand during the Warsaw Uprising

    I'm kind of proud of this, but finished too late by 15 minutes to enter it in the competition. Is it any good? Each line of dialogue begins with the ...

    Aug 10, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: A Dolls House By Ibsen

    I enjoyed it a bit (I read it two years ago, so I'm a bit hazy). The hypocrisy of the husband was a fun read, and I enjoyed the abandoning ...

    Aug 10, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    Entschuldigung Volant for the breach of etiquette. I would maintain that sarcasm would be only as inappropriate so far as it is a straw-man argument; which I don't believe to ...

    Aug 10, 2008
  • Archive Re: Dragon Riders

    Garrel Garrel leapt onto Alexander's back at a sprint. Where's Roslyn? he asked, quickly snapping the buckles into place around his legs as Alexander took to the air. She was ...

    Aug 9, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    Hmmm I'm starting to agree with all of these advocates for the odd smack. Honestly I can't see why we limit this to children. I mean, There's this friend of ...

    Aug 9, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Evil, are we born with it?

    Yay another point of view I can disagree with! Genetecists have identified markers for genes that create a predisposition toward certain modes of behaviour, e.g the "evil gene". While social ...

    Aug 8, 2008


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