Processed sugars like in the juice (or post-sweeteners) Beth specifically mentioned? Go to Starbucks (or most other commercial smoothie outlets) and tell me they don't slip in some sweeteners.

You have a point; it’s a fine story. That said, the point of discussion is to, well, discuss it. Nobody here is defending transphobia — people are concerned about the knee-jerk reaction to it when it doesn’t outwardly represent anything to do with transgender (except that a would-be ladies-man was duped, probably in a…

Honestly, I’m with a ton of other posters on the subject; there’s simply nothing to imply there’s transgender here. It’s a guy in a dress that someone drunk mistook as a woman (who was likely also incredibly drunk, or otherwise paid to do the prank by others to humiliate the would-be ladies-man). The whole…

Wasn’t sure if serious. Carry on!

Methinks you misunderstand. Let’s forget this is a joke, let’s play super-serious for a second (stupid, given it’s limerick, but let’s ignore logic since you clearly are and we’ll humour you for a second).

Probably because you are. A jest is a jest. If you want to read more into it, have at it. Nobody cares. People are too goddamn sensitive.

The only people who _actually_ believe this are typically the sort to play games or get enjoyment in the torment of others in what they often refer to as “the dating game,” or otherwise derive some sort of gain (monetary or otherwise) out of the process. What, lonely people aren’t allowed to get enjoyment? It’s only…

Wait, what? Is skewing a conversation into weirdo-land a thing? I didn't say men were oppressed nor did I imply as much. Seriously, go re-read the conversation without your odd agenda.

Sorry. I'm Canadian (eh), it was never my attention to draw lines in the sand or anything. Re-casting is a way of injecting a new spin on an old idea, we all know this. I, for one, thought Katee Sackhoff was a brilliant Starbuck (partly because she had Dirk Benedict's charm and insouciance) and I enjoyed that reboot.…

Funny, that's my impression of the all-female cast.

A reboot, with an all-female cast of nobodies. That's not how sequels or faithful reboots work; that's not how any of this works.

You probably didn't realise how much you were missing. There's a difference between environmental/area triggers and actual banter. The actual banter is set on an internal clock, which is reset whenever you hit an area trigger or combat. Which is pretty much most of the time.

No, I will not use a joystick on my PC. If I wanted a joystick, I'd use a console.

It looks heavily influenced by Wildstar's art design.

But you can't play ESO with friends. At least, not well.

Oh, United States, you so crazy.

I hadn't realised that Otherland was a "thing." Great novelisation, if a little overwrought, but I had no idea there was a movement to create a game out of the milieu; gone now before I had a chance to know you.

I've used a variety of keyboards, mechanical and otherwise. I have both a Black Widow Ultimate and a Black Widow Ultimate Stealth (softer keys, less noise, at a small cost of tactile sense) and I enjoy both. I loved the tactile feel of the BWU, but my roommate thanked me for switching to the Stealth - heh.

Off the top of my head, Mass Effect had an animated movie after ME3 released — and it was *terrible*. Not only were the characters not voiced by the original cast (well, except Vega), but the character continuities were completely maligned and none of their interactions made any sense (not represented in the games),…

He's incorrect on the pronunciation of forte. It's perfectly acceptable as either. Americanising it doesn't make it the only way to pronounce it. (Although I'm perfectly fine with ignoring the Americanisation of it altogether.)