The other awesome thing about going for a place that will let you help with the design process is that you can create something that can be passed down to future generations.

Agreed. I went through a local shop that let me help with the design process as well. Granted, it helped that my now-wife is a good artist, and had given me some sketches of things that she liked, but we ended up with a beautiful ring that will always be unique to us.

Screamer staff: UGH, this North London Derby is too much for us. I know, let's write something about the family of a player watching a completely different game. *phew.*

Well-done, I say! I imagine this was a fun and interesting challenge for the people involved, and also a lot of fun for the rest of the public!

Depends on the country. England, for instance, has some pretty strict work permit requirements for players outside of the EU. To qualify, players must have appeared in a certain percentage of national team matches for a top-50 FIFA nation.

The whole "the league is losing money" argument could also come from the fact that, while some clubs are making good money (LA, Seattle, SKC, etc.), there are still others that are abject failures that have suffered some pretty bad financial hardships, whether due to on-field issues, or off-field financial…

In the immortal words of Henchman 24: "A beard is no substitute for a jawline, NO MATTER HOW YOU TRIM IT!"

I guess the question is: Are you a Rog, or a Davo? Personally, I like to think I'm a Rog who listens to Other Rog.

This is why you outfit your worldship with an espresso machine (plus hydroponically-grown coffee plants).

I disagree on the first one. You could probably teach Data to make a mean espresso without too much difficulty.

And two beautiful children named Nathaniel and Superfly.

I think this is the general convention-goer's experience, whether it's Bronycon or some other convention.

It's a future where no one ever RSVPs, and when they do, it's always with a "maybe."

I fail to see how middle-aged German men are anything less than dope.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's without emotional intimacy, but it isn't the romantic intimacy that one typically associates with "twue wuv."

I think you've hit on something, though I would argue that listening to one's fans is different from acquiescing to their demands.

It occurs to me that Sisko's ending and foretold return is basically the Seattle "We should hang out some time." THE WORMHOLE LEADS TO SEATTLE!

I'm going to miss those heady days.

I'm not gonna' lie. There was a little tear streaming down my cheek when Duke Silver took the stage. But I swear it is because I live next to an onion-processing plant.

It's the game design equivalent of forcing a disobedient child to go out back and pick out a switch. Not that my parents ever did that, but they told stories.