Stand Up For What Is Right.

Not quite the great escape

Bluebottle: "How are we going to get out of here!?"

Seagoon: "Don't worry lad - this evening I received a cake from a friend, and guess what was inside it?"

Bluebottle: "You mean...?"

Seagoon: "Yes! Raisins!"

Philosophy cut to the bone

All right, I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need ... fantasies to make life bearable.

No. Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meet the rising ape.

Tooth fairies? Hogfathers?

Yes. As practice. You have to start out learning to believe the little lies.

So we can believe the big ones?

Yes. Justice. Duty. Mercy. That sort of thing.

They're not the same at all!

Really? Then take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder and sieve it through the finest sieve and then show me one atom of justice, one molecule of mercy. And yet you act, like there was some sort of rightness in the universe by which it may be judged

Yes. But people have got to believe that or what's the point?

My point exactly.

it was only a matter of time before this happened...

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Nerdy Joke of the Day (NSFW)

Again, courtesy of /tg/, it contains rudeness, so it's snipped to hide the nsfw material

A dropship of veteran Sisters of Battle is shot down, and all aboard die. There is a bright white light, and the Sisters find themselves atop a white marble tower with a small fountain in the middle. Blue sky and white clouds surround the tower, but all immediately recognise the Emperor standing before the fountain, arms open wide.

"My faithful servants, you have served me well in countless battles. However, I cannot yet grant you peace, as I sense the taint of men on more than one of you."

The Sisters murmur and look around their number in shock, before the Emperor raises his golden gauntlet and gestures to a young sister, the unit's medicae Sister Velum. 

"You. Have you had any congress with a man?" he asks, voice commanding yet gentle. She nods, ashamed. 

"Yes. I was treating a wounded Guardsman and... well, I pleasured him with my hand."

The other Sisters are outraged. The accused tries to defend herself, telling of the extra penance she forced upon herself and the countless hours she prayed for forgiveness, but eventually she stops talking, expecting the Emperor's divine wrath. But the Emperor merely gestures to the fountain. 

"Fear not, my servant. Your service in life was far greater than your transgression. If you wash your hands in my fountain, your soul will become purified."

The medicae meekly walks to the fountain, all eyes upon her, and washes her hands in the cool water. As she does, white light bathes her and before she can turn to bid farewell to her friends Sister Velum disappears to her reward.

The Emperor looks around the remaining Sisters. "I still sense the taint of men upon this unit." Again, he raises his great golden gauntlet and singles out a Sister, this time the Heavy Flamer wielder Sister Areale. 

"And you? Have you had any congress with a man?" the Emperor asks, eyes looking into hers. As before, the sister nods. 

"Y-yes, o Divine Emperor... I... I once pleasured a member of your Inquisition... with my breasts..."

The unit once again erupts at this, although not as loud as it had the last time. Sister Areale averts her gaze to the white marble floor before she weeps in shame. 

"I... I did not perform as much penance as Sister Velum, a-and my transgression is greater... I am not worthy to stand by your side...” she sobs before awaiting judgement. But once more, the Emperor merely smiles and gestures her forth to the fountain. 

“Fear not, child. I know what happened, and the sin is his, not yours. Please stay your tears, for I will not damn you. You have earned my reward. Please, bathe in my fountain and I will give you your reward.”

Sister Areale is humbled by the Emperor’s compassion. Just as meekly as Sister Velum before her, she steps forward and strips of her armour and robes to stand naked before the small fountain. She starts to wash her breasts with the water silently when a commotion breaks out at the back of the unit. All eyes turn to Sister Daphene who is pushing her way through the ranks to stand at the front. The Emperor looks to her with a puzzled expression. 

“What is the meaning of this?” he asks her gently. The sister replies huffily. 

“If I have to gargle this water, I would rather do it before Sister Lavisa has to wash her arse with it!”

  Nik.

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Nik's Birthday Wishlist (12 Days to go! ^^)

As requested by many many people, I am now making a birthday list... 

PC Games:

Portal 2

Dwarfs!? (Steam)

Magicka (Steam)

Dawn of War II - Retribution

WoW 60 day game time card

XBAWKS 360:

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

Dynasty Warriors 7

Burnout Paradise (my copy is borked :( )

Books: (hardback please!)

The Rincewind Trilogy: A Discworld Omnibus: Sourcery, Eric, Interesting Times

The Death Trilogy: Mort, Reaper Man, Soul Music

The Gods Trilogy: A Discworld Omnibus: Pyramids, Small Gods, Hogfather

Any other Discworld books that I haven't already got :P

Roleplaying Stuffs:

d10's, lots of d10's!

Dark Heresy - Radical's Handbook

Dark Heresy - Blood of Martyrs

Death Watch - Rites of Battle

Warhammer Stuffs:

Grey Knights Dread-Knight - must be Orkified.

Ork Battleforce / Boyz Squads - let the green tide commence!

Huge things that I probably won't get but it's worth hoping for anyway

Novatech N-Tablet (With Win7 home premium)

iheartchaos:

Not even a hurricane can turn away the sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Every single day since April 1948 without fail, there’s been a sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. And Hurricane Irene was no excuse to call in sick yesterday. 

Via

Can't fault the dedication to duty there, I'm very impressed

Such an awesome cosplay, inspiration for the expo next year perhaps?