Proof that I live under a rock

[TheRollingStoner]

I just got Sonic and Knuckles today, I have truly lived a sheltered life. That game is HARD. Now I need Sonic 2 and 3, as I only have Sonic Classics.

I suck at life.

[17daysolderthannes]

I was never very fond of Sonic and Knuckles, or anything past the first level of Sonic 3. Sonic 2 will always be by far the best IMO, and Sega CD is probably second, even though it always had a buggy beta feel to me.

[TheRollingStoner]

I try not to play favorites, again, it is what it is.

[j_factor]

I thought Sonic & Knuckles was fairly easy, except for Death Egg Zone and Doomsday Zone.

[Christuserloeser]

S&K itself isn't meant to be played alone. You need to play it with Sonic 3.


I try not to play favorites, again, it is what it is.

Yeah. And it's good. :)

[TheRollingStoner]

S&K itself isn't meant to be played alone. You need to play it with Sonic 3.



Yeah. And it's good. :)
I'm gonna get Sonic 3 soon.

[David J.]

Good luck, since it is RARE AS HELL.

I wanted to play Sonic so badly when I was in tech school, and I bought the Sega Genesis Collection for the PSP at the Gamestop off base, but it wasn't the same. It was killed for me. :(

[Joe Redifer]

You know what else is rare? EA Sports games.

[Rusty Venture]

Madden games = hardest to find.

[Mr Smith]

S&K itself isn't meant to be played alone. You need to play it with Sonic 3.
^This. Don't bother playing Sonic 3 without Knuckles or visa versa. Both games are average individually, but are beefed up to a new level when combined.

[TmEE]

Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic 3 on top of it = ultimate MD gaming experience... I know what Mr. smith is gonna say, don't listen to him :) Both games are nice alone too, either is better than Sonic2 IMO.

On another note, I'm also a proud owner of few EA sports games, man these were hard to find !

[Zebbe]

Get Elitserien 95 and 96... They are ultr@ r@re!

[Dirt Ball Gamer]

sonic n knuckles + sonic 3 plus hyper-super-sonic+marijuana=awesome brain melting blast processing experience. Might give u a seizure

[Joe Redifer]

Sounds like you've already had a few.

[Zebbe]

I say no to drugs. I don't need it when I have the Mega Drive and its Blast Processing.

[Christuserloeser]

I still do smoke (about five cigarettes a day), but otherwise I avoid any drugs. All they do is keeping you down.

[Rusty Venture]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Winners_Dont_Use_Drugs.png

[TheRollingStoner]

You probably won't agree with this, but drugs do have a place in society. If they didn't, they would not exist. If our brains were not designed the way they are, drugs wouldn't do anything to us. We have cannabinoid receptors in our brains which are for the sole use of smoking marijuana. I don't smoke pot that much anymore, I do enjoy being sober.

I believe that drugs are sacraments, but they become drugs once you start abusing them. Moderation is key, to each his own.

[VinnyT]

If I hadn't seen your picture I'd swear we graduated High School together. You sound so much like this kid from my bus stop who pretty much had all these arguments ready whenever someone tried to tell him his cannabis-friendly ways were wrong.

You can't ban a plant man!

[TheRollingStoner]

If I hadn't seen your picture I'd swear we graduated High School together. You sound so much like this kid from my bus stop who pretty much had all these arguments ready whenever someone tried to tell him his cannabis-friendly ways were wrong.

You can't ban a plant man!
Doesn't the idea of making nature illegal seem a bit.. unnatural?

[Christuserloeser]

I agree with that (most) drugs should be legal as they have their place in society but yeah, moderation is the key and like yourself I enjoy feeling sober a lot.

[TheRollingStoner]

Yeah, it really doesn't matter if they're legal or not, there's always going to be people who do them and people who don't. I do NOT advocate the use of drugs, but they're never going to disappear.

[Joe Redifer]

You may not agree with this, but murder has its place in society. If it didn't, it would not exist. Our brains have special receptors for the sole use of having the capability to murder someone. I believe murder is a sacrament and helps keep the population in check. Murder in moderation is key, but when it comes to genocide then you are abusing it. I don't murder much anymore, I enjoy being out of jail.

No, I am not saying pot is akin to murder, I'm just throwing your argument on its face)

[TheRollingStoner]

You may not agree with this, but murder has its place in society. If it didn't, it would not exist. Our brains have special receptors for the sole use of having the capability to murder someone. I believe murder is a sacrament and helps keep the population in check. Murder in moderation is key, but when it comes to genocide then you are abusing it. I don't murder much anymore, I enjoy being out of jail.

No, I am not saying pot is akin to murder, I'm just throwing your argument on its face)

True. If we didn't need murder, we wouldn't have it. We need murder just as much as we need war, without murder and war, the earth would be overpopulated and we wouldn't have enough resources to live. It's the same reason why we hunt. Take that, you CANNOT stump me.

[Patrick_]

Doesn't the idea of making nature illegal seem a bit.. unnatural?

No, not if people who use it become impaired. If you don't like it, move to another region, but here in America, marijuana is illegal. I think in certain cases it should be able to be used -- medical cases. But that's it. If you're depressed or something, you need to figure out the core of the issue and not use a psychoactive drug to mask it. I feel the same way about prescription drugs.

However, I do feel that if marijuana is banned, then certainly alcohol should be banned as well. Beats me as to why the heck it's not. Either there's money involved for the government, they think it's too dangerous to enforce it (we tried it once before), or they feel you can drink in moderation but you can't do drugs in moderation. Whatever the case, alcohol kills more people. Ban it, please!

[Iron Lizard]

I don't do drugs myself but I think they all should be legal. Then it would be much easier for me to get a job as stumble over all of the messed up people in the streets blocking my way into the building. :)

[TheRollingStoner]

No, not if people who use it become impaired. If you don't like it, move to another region, but here in America, marijuana is illegal. I think in certain cases it should be able to be used -- medical cases. But that's it. If you're depressed or something, you need to figure out the core of the issue and not use a psychoactive drug to mask it. I feel the same way about prescription drugs.

However, I do feel that if marijuana is banned, then certainly alcohol should be banned as well. Beats me as to why the heck it's not. Either there's money involved for the government, they think it's too dangerous to enforce it (we tried it once before), or they feel you can drink in moderation but you can't do drugs in moderation. Whatever the case, alcohol kills more people. Ban it, please!
You're right, alcohol is far more dangerous than marijuana. Every year about 40,000 Americans die from alcohol related events. In over ten-thousand years of people smoking marijuana, there has not been one document death from an overdose. People need to be responsible when drinking or using drugs. The drugs themselves are not bad, but some people take it too far and end up hurting themselves or others. It's your choice to use them, it's another decision to use them wisley. Abusing drugs is different than using them responsibly. There is a time and place for everything.

[Joe Redifer]

Drugs can be neither bad or good. They simply exist. It's the effect they have on the human body that is bad or good. Personally I don't find decreased mental abilities good, but I guess it might be fun if my mental abilities were already pretty low to begin with. Seriously, I have yet to meet a stoner who wasn't slow, stupid and very hazy. Is marijuana addictive? Probably not, but then again most pot users seem absolutely obsessed with the stuff, talking about it all the time, bragging about it and basically making it their way of life. Seems a bit excessive to me.

[TheRollingStoner]

Drugs can be neither bad or good. They simply exist. It's the effect they have on the human body that is bad or good. Personally I don't find decreased mental abilities good, but I guess it might be fun if my mental abilities were already pretty low to begin with. Seriously, I have yet to meet a stoner who wasn't slow, stupid and very hazy. Is marijuana addictive? Probably not, but then again most pot users seem absolutely obsessed with the stuff, talking about it all the time, bragging about it and basically making it their way of life. Seems a bit excessive to me.
I barely smoke anymore, and I enjoy it very much. You are correct, people who smoke all the time become lazy and stupid, I've seen it too. Pot isn't going to solve your problems. You don't realize what it does to you until you stop smoking it. It is not my way of life, and it certainly isn't harmless. I don't hang around people who are obsessed with it anymore, there's so much more in life that can make you feel good. That's why I write poetry, songs and philosophy. To quote Socrates, "The unexamined life is not worth living."

[gamevet]

I was once a regular pot smoker. I'd come home, get stoned and play videogames. It's alright in moderation, but I've seen it ruin job careers of people I've known. It does take away some of your motivation, when you're not stoned or have come down.

I don't dance with Mary Jane anymore, but I'll take a puff with a friend now and then. My lungs feel better without it.

[Rusty Venture]

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[gamevet]

She grew up long and she grew up tall. ;)

[Christuserloeser]

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GREAT song! Always loved as a kid when I saw the video on MTV. :D



Is marijuana addictive? Probably not, but then again most pot users seem absolutely obsessed with the stuff, talking about it all the time, bragging about it and basically making it their way of life. Seems a bit excessive to me.

Of course it is addictive. There's absolutely no doubt about it. - But things like sugar, work or video games can be addictive too.

ctually most things seem to be highly addictive drugs that can cause death if not used in moderation.



If you don't like it, move to another region, but here in America, marijuana is illegal.

I never understood this point in discussions. Isn't it fact that the people who are fighting for a change actually do love their region/country/people more than those who are happy with things as they are ?

[Patrick_]

Isn't it fact that the people who are fighting for a change actually do love their region/country/people more than those who are happy with things as they are ?

No. To me, marijuana is a petty desire that masks your troubles. It's not necessary, and it alters the mind. It's dangerous. Maybe it can be used in moderation without harmful effects, as you say.

I'm not happy with a lot of things in America. Just because I'm happy with some things doesn't mean I don't love my country less. Legalizing wouldn't make America better, it'd give us a lot more trouble. Banning alcohol would be even better...

But things like sugar, work or video games can be addictive too.

Ha! That's like comparing apples to oranges... or marijuana to sugar. ;)

BTW, when you purchase marijuana, do you consider the source?

[gamevet]

Drugs are related to over 50% of crime activity. Legalize it all and let the junkies kill themselves; at least a drug dealer won't be profiting from their downfall.

[Christuserloeser]

BTW, when you purchase marijuana, do you consider the source?

In those rare cases that I do buy Marijuana, I drive to Roermond where I do buy it legally (only 45min via car), so its source hopefully is not located in Afghanistan or something like that.


I'm not happy with a lot of things in America. Just because I'm happy with some things doesn't mean I don't love my country less. Legalizing wouldn't make America better, it'd give us a lot more trouble. Banning alcohol would be even better...

My point wasn't really tied to drugs. (It is debatable whether or not it would change anything, but personally I am for legalizing almost all drugs.)

- I meant it more generally. In the past people active in communist or democratic movements were considered less patriotic than those working within the system.

While it might be true that those communists or democrats were or are less patriotic than certain nationalists, simply because they are internationalists in mind, they actually do "fight" (work) for change in their regions.

[Joe Redifer]

I really don't care if drugs are legalized or not. What I would be concerned with is people taking "pot breaks" at work like they currently take smoke breaks. Should be instant termination if an employee did this. For the record I don't think cigarette smokers should get special breaks, either.

[TheRollingStoner]

I was once a regular pot smoker. I'd come home, get stoned and play videogames. It's alright in moderation, but I've seen it ruin job careers of people I've known. It does take away some of your motivation, when you're not stoned or have come down.

I don't dance with Mary Jane anymore, but I'll take a puff with a friend now and then. My lungs feel better without it.

The trick is not to let it rule your life, easier said than done. My lungs feel better too. The only thing drugs laws do is create criminals.

Oh no, I've created a MONSTER, IT'S ALIVE

FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN

[Rusty Venture]

"Wayne's World" is awesome.

[TheRollingStoner]

"Wayne's World" is awesome.
Indeed.