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    I'm not so much 'offended' by it as I merely enjoy poking fun at social convention (and rules in general) and pointing out its flaws and contradictions. Especially if it gets people's knickers in a twist. Having a significant other certainly does create certain situations in which it would be bad to act on certain desires. Whilst one would expect that both parties in a relationship wherein the participants are older than twelve understand that attraction and appreciation of beauty from other parties is a thing, one should of course not flaunt it before each other, unless the dynamic of the relationship is built to accommodate such.
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    My comment was more of a prod towards the duality of how objectifying men's bodies is entirely fine for a G-rating, but were a man to do the same thing with a woman's body, it'd be a whole 'nother story wherein a lot of people would get their knickers in a twist. Also how it's a 'guilty' pleasure. Having a functional libido isn't something anyone should be ashamed of.
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    Or that you want to tempt people and watch them squirm as they are driven insane by desire. Teasing is fun!
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    Why did the mailman die? Because everyone dies.
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    Can't decide whether I ought to post a topless girl. To be fair, I don't feel particularly 'guilty' about being attracted to them though. Shrugs.
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    Pose balls generally turn invisible when you sit on them, to show invisible objects press Ctrl + Alt + T, find the ball (it may well be inside of your avatar, you may need to cam around a bit for it), right-click it, edit, hold down Ctrl to go into rotation mode and use the rotation 'ball' to change its orientation.
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    Heterocera is really fun to drive around, especially in the south end where there's a fair few stores to browse (and I found a good parking spot thereabouts). Found an interesting hair store there that had some very cool hair - alas not in any size that fit my avis. But yeah, that bridge ... My lorry handles it occasionally at 10% speed, any faster than that and it turns into a rocket ship. My cars handles it okay, as long as I drive somewhat slowly, but dang I wish they'd just rebuild it in a proper fashion. There's another bridge over at ... Is it Satori or Jeogeot? I noticed a road sign as I approached, then another one, but I couldn't read them because I was going a bit too fast, and they were a bit too small. Suddenly the bridge just isn't there anymore. My car flies a short bit before dropping into the river. I hop out and walk back to check the signs. The bridge was apparently constructed that way years ago. Would it have been something temporary, that would have been a bit fun - but with it being permanently unfinished, it just means that route is a no-go. What a waste.
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    The image is rendered in DAZ. The avatars are not from SL. The clothes may well not appear as pictured. A fair few stores make these sort of adverts, it's always best to demo the clothes beforehand to see what they'll look like in-world with your own settings before you decide whether you wish to buy them.
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    Most people in SL don't go to clubs to socialise, but to listen to music (often whilst semi-afk, using it a bit like a radio), to earn money (from sploders and raffles, also often whilst afk), or to pick up people (which is generally done in IMs). This isn't always the case, but if you go by venue traffic those sort of clubs tend to be at the top. Back when I used SL as a means to explore music (before I had Spotify!) I'd go by DJ rather than venue as I quickly found that a good DJ is a lot more important than high venue traffic, especially as many DJs spin the same playlist over and over, containing 80% of the music the DJ before and after them will play (i.e. all-time rock/pretends-to-be-metal classics with some of the more 'popular' songs of recent years - if I hear a DJ play Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence, or Despacito, I'm out!). In addition to playing more interesting music, putting some thought into what's on the playlist, a good DJ and host will engage with their audience. Most hosts out there greet people with a macro, and use macros for asking for donations, tipping the DJ, or making requests on repeat, or whether anyone wants a group tag, and say little else. If anything, it prohibits any actual conversation by killing the atmosphere. Besides most of the 'conversation' in many clubs seems to be spamming gestures. Any half-decent venue should have gestures banned.
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    Disagreed. It may be a pet peeve of mine, but if a venue owner takes the liberty to shove me around before I've rendered their poorly optimised carp, I'm likely to just Ctrl + Shift + H and not return.
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    It is considered a bit rude, but it depends on context and company. If you're at an event or standing at the landing point or entrance of a busy club, it's generally unavoidable - especially since people tend to try to move out of the way to avoid being bumped themselves, and bump into others doing so before they can see them, or worse, get shoved aside by a landing point pusher. If you're charging around a store or venue pushing people about, or ploughing your path onto the dance floor, that may well upset people a bit. Second Life certainly has a social convention of sorts, wherein pushing other people is addressed (seeing as both region settings, avatar position locks, and there being bumpers on the market, it's something that there are people who find important), but as with any other part of that convention, it's by no means indisputable. To intentionally push people around is largely regarded as a form of griefing.
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    Then as now, I can't speak for 'short men' as it isn't really an organised congregation of people (unless my invite got lost in the mail!). My avatar is, by SL standards, short - enough so to warrant repetitive comments about it from various people. According to my shape, my avi is 182 cm, which is just slightly shorter than my RL height; I picked it because I found it easier to produce a more proportionate avatar, especially using the Gianni body without ending up a muscle-mountain (since it's the one that has most support - as much as I'd love to use Geralt, I haven't found much clothes for it). For me, my go-to hangout places are my skybox or my photo platform. Except when I get dragged out of there by friends, or when I go to work, or occasionally for shopping (though I tend to browse event galleries before bothering to actually visit them - too many laggy people, textures, and weirdos at events!). Though I hardly qualify as 'cute'.
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    Hello Jordan does a creepy clown-y smile.
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    Peeve: when you can't chose which outfit you want from a store that's rather pricey, and end up buying both because they look too darn cool not to. Also when the fantasy theme of said outfits make you think about fantasy stuffs and remember that you wanted to have a shot at making a mer-avi ... ... I should go make a post in the relationship boards to look for a sugar mum.
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    Signature. Not going to pretend I'm even slightly objective. Even if I were, I'd go with Signature. Especially if I were, I'd go with Signature.
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    Nomad has tons of very Swedish stuff, including houses and furniture. This feels fitting, as it could well be shot in one of the neighbouring villages here right now ...
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    Ah, Valentine's. The gunshot that sets off the season of suicide. I largely agree with Scylla's OP (!), although I do think that it's something anyone with the IQ to twist a door knob should resent aggressively. It's a modern event, started off by stores to sell off leftover candy from the Christmas season that has just spun out of control - I'm not miffed with it because it's a 'capitalist ploy', but I do abhor how wholeheartedly (tehe) the mainstream media has swallowed it and how aggressively it is advertised, and how that in turn has created a social convention wherein people are expected to show their affections through materialistic means. Chocolate, flowers, and shoddy cards does not mean 'I love you', it means 'I'm expected to buy you these, else you may get upset because society tells you to expect that I do'. And people proposing on Valentine's? That's probably the least romantic thing you'll find outside of a medieval cesspit. But I'm not kidding about the season of suicide. For anyone who's unhappily single, Valentine's is a slap in the face - enough to create a spike in the statistics over people who choose put themselves out of their miseries. Valentine's should be banned. If you want to make a gesture of affection to someone you're in love with, there are 363 other days each year that are perfectly fine for doing so.
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    Mr Ice

    Orwar replied to albatros Arun's topic in Your Avatar

    Sounds complicated.
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