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[Spectre]

You could always consider Vegas.

Edited by Spectre, 07 July 2009 - 06:28 PM.

[Puppeteer]

Registry office ftw!

[Rattuskid]

Well, I'd guess they have their own term which would roughly translate into English as 'marriage'. Go fuck yourself.

I never realized faith was tied to language, but the point is, people got married before the Christian faith, after it, and outside of it. It has no claim of sole-legitimacy over the concept, no claim to invention of it, or monopoly on it. I think the Christian faith, being in the minority of the marriage situation (most people who marry aren't Christians) should, if so hung up on the use of the damn word, find a new word. Why conform the rest of the world to your diction if you can just call it 'Jesusbonding' or somesuch.

Matias is right. Marriage may at one time have been solely religious, back when being born out of wedlock was akin to being a leper... but times have changed, and it's a state institution now.

[Vortigern]

Well, that's fair, I guess. It is more a matter of finance and convenience for a lot of people these days. Like, my neighbours were together for twenty-two years before they got married. Their life changed in no way. Although, yes, marriage was originally a solely Christian term. Language and faith are tied together very deeply, far more so than most people realise. There are hundreds of words in English which wouldn't exist if England were a Muslim nation, or still pagan, or anything but Christian. It's actually a pretty fascinating thing to study.

[Mathijs]

The word maybe, but not the concept.

[Pasidon]

That would bring awkward meanings to spoken conversations:
You're a merry guy Vortigern. Does that mean you like to marry people by means of Christian ceremonies?

[Vortigern]

No. I am a merry man because I figured out long ago that everyone will hate you if you're a sour angry bastard, and you gain nothing and make yourself feel like shit. And I don't really believe in marriage. I like the concept of finding someone to spend your life with and I can see why people would like to make their love official, but I don't see why you need a fancy white dress and months of stressful planning and a big excuse to make people give you stuff.

[Allathar]

I like the concept of finding someone to spend your life with and I can see why people would like to make their love official, but I don't see why you need a fancy white dress and months of stressful planning and a big excuse to make people give you stuff.

Ah, but that's because you're a guy. Only the opposite sex really knows why we do it.

[{IRS}Athos]

Watch out, here comes BRIDEZILLA!

If I ever get married, I'm going to regret all the money that goes into that...

[Ring o' Fate]

Armageddon, the event that would mean End of the World. Any thoughts and opinions?

Edited by Ring of Fate, 12 July 2009 - 03:03 AM.

[Allathar]

Bring it on!

[Vortigern]

Depends what form it takes. If it's a giant solar flare that will annihilate us all, then I'd rather avoid that one. But if it's zombies, awesome. Bring that shit, universe!

[Ring o' Fate]

(Cocks shotgun)
Bring it God, we can take it.
(10 billion meteors come out of no where and go on a collision course with Earth)
Me: Oh Fuck.

[Rafv Nin IV]

The United States doesn't need Armageddon. We're already going to shit in a hand basket. Armageddon is when we finally get a government that wants to fix our national debt.

[Pasidon]

No, I am to become death, the destroyer of worlds. Oppenheimer rules you.

My theory is that Metal Gear Arsenal will be taken over by a recreated JD and GW and by itself use the Philosopher's Legacy to fund Russian, China, and the US to create a whole new breed of more maneuverable Metal Gears (upgraded version of a unmanned Metal Gear RAY) and attack the counties, sending the world into chaos. In this time, Metal Gear Arsenal can submerge and wait for The Philosopher's Legacy to extricate the entire world in massive amounts of currency, throwing the economy out and staring nuclear war along side of the Metal Gear RAY assaults.

Just a theory...

[Ring o' Fate]

Lol, I love that one.

[Vortigern]

I am of the opinion that the Earth will somehow rid itself of us. Or maybe the sun, with a colossal solar flare which will destroy all life and leave our planet looking like Mars. Supervolcano, giant earthquake, rising sea levels, plague, something cataclysmic. We'll all die in a spectacular fashion.

[Rattuskid]

Not with a bang... but with a whimper.

[{IRS}Athos]

I am of the opinion that the Earth will somehow rid itself of us. Or maybe the sun, with a colossal solar flare which will destroy all life and leave our planet looking like Mars. Supervolcano, giant earthquake, rising sea levels, plague, something cataclysmic. We'll all die in a spectacular fashion.

And then the sun will turn black like sackcloth made of goat hair, and the whole moon will turn blood red, and the stars in the sky will fall to earth...

[Copaman]

I'd like to think that the Vikings were right, and the Earth will end in a colossal battle in a giant snowstorm.

Although, an invasion of the Flood (and/or Covenant) would be OK with me too.