Girl Blinded In Acid Attack
demands that her attacker is blinded with acid. Iranian courts agree.
Horrific story. And a real ethical dilemma for me. Part of me says: "Fuck yeah. Blind the bastard. Look what he did to her"
But most of me thinks that, no matter how evil his crime, society cannot stoop to his level or society becomes as bad as he is....
Cheers
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Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 1:26,
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I'll probably get flamed relentlessly for this ...
But, I say let her have her retribution!
In a part of the world where men feel that they can act in such a way against a woman for the mere 'crime' of being rebuked, then they need to know that their actions wont go unpunished!
I really wish I wasn't an athiest, I wish that I could believe in a heaven and a hell... but I realy dont, so therefore let him be punished in this world for the horrible crime that he has committed!
Before anyone starts throwing excrement at me please consider how you would feel if you had been the person who had acid thrown in their face, or if your daughter/sister/friend ... etc had been the victim...
I hope that girl can find some sort of peace in her life whatever the outcome!
Sometimes this world just makes me do a sad face!
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catweasle neither a cat nor a weasle, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 1:45,
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i agree but also think fuck the news it's all shit
*returns to fluffy bubble*
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I wish I had a fluffy bubble too.
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catweasle neither a cat nor a weasle, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:14,
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I know how you feel, and i'm pretty sure i would feel the same way
but i think if as a society we resort to meeting violence with violence then we just set ourselves up for it to continue.
If we grow up in a society were violence is not organised, not condoned as punishment then, eventually, we live in a soceity where we don't want to be violent to others.
That's not a whimsical view, its based on the fact that people do what other people are doing. And is why certain cultures have a much stronger incident of a certain crime than other comparable cultures. The example i use here is north america and gun crime. As an economic and political society it is on a par with Canada, yet Canada has more Guns per capita but significantly less gun crime.
I'm sure there are statistics that would prove my argument simplistic, but that is my stance. Take the higher ground, and eventually your culture will take the higher ground with you.
having said that, I guess if that person who was blinded and disfigured was my sister, i would weigh up if prison term for blinding him is worth it, and then decide... I'd like to think i'd chose not to, but i don't know.
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KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:05,
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I used to think along those lines too, unfortunately society doesn't always conform to what (most ordinary peeps) would deem appropriate.
We always have to go down the 'politically correct' route, or whatever ridiculous punishment those out of touch judges in our law courts deem acceptable these days - which inevitably is just laughable!
What incentive to people like that have, (i.e. to not throw acid in an innocent girls face)?
My feelings are, if a few of them get a really nasty sentence then that may (just possibly) make the next few potential perps think twice about committing a similar crime.
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catweasle neither a cat nor a weasle, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:22,
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Obviously!
(here are a few more 'reasons' for you to throw your metaphorical acid at my post) : !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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catweasle neither a cat nor a weasle, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:25,
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I'm not flaming,
but I don't totally agree. The lesson learned is that the culture is messed up. Women are 'guilty' for refusing men's demands. That is what has to be addressed. I hope the guy rots in a prison cell for the rest of his life (like you, as an atheist i can't hope for a higher power to make good). If they could take his eyes and give them to her, I'd approve. But blinding him does little. Like the death penalty, people who commit these sick crimes don't consider the consequences as they think they are right/immune/in such a rage they don't think at all. So nasty retribution might give some satisfaction, but won't stop it happening again.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:08,
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Thanks for not flaming :)
again, I once used to think along the same lines, but how long do we have to wait? how many years do we have to say "we'll take the high road" and wait for philisteins (sp?) to fall into line with us?
We acn be as moral as we like but some people will just never learn without a clear red light - an eye for an eye (if you'll excuse the religious conotations)
Some people need to know catagorically that if they do AB or C then AB or C will be returned to them!!!
I just know that at a decent hour and without the help (or hinderance) of 14 vodkas that I would be able to defend my corner more eloquently, however as it is you are all stuck with an enebriated angry me! (apologies) xx
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catweasle neither a cat nor a weasle, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:32,
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...
actually as an addendum and after considering your post, maybe the courts 'should harvest his eyes and donate his corneas to a blind recipient? Would that not serve both as a punishment and a deterrent?
Maybe the girl in question would then have her need for revenge and justice quelled if she knew that the perp was being punished but also someone else was being served?
Who knows what the answer is, I for one hope that the twunt who threw the acid rots away in a hell of his own making!
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catweasle neither a cat nor a weasle, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 3:06,
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This seriously tests my moral fibre.
Part of me agrees with her stance, part is horrified by the whole 'get what you give'law. However, if Sharia law exists, then those that defy it know what is likely to happen.
I guess there isn't much difference to American murderers getting lethal injections.
I have no point.This is one of those cases where it is easy to get reactionary and anger-filled.Thank god i never studied law.I am still battling with myself.
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if we did live free
I'd dispatch him and dump the body in the wild for things to eat, then have a nice cup of tea.
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war3n3xt < I'm with stupid, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 8:17,
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A lot of this goes on in certain parts of the world
almost always a spurned man against a woman, the idea being to disfigure her so no one else would want her.
I would propose as it's done as a form of re-masculisation on the man's part then something de-masculising acted upon him would be an appropriate deterrent.
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..wil, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 9:20,
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I Know
in some parts of the world, acid in the face is almost a cultural thing. Acid attacks in Britain are incredibly rare yet, in some cultures, they're of almost epidemic proportions. Ignorant bastards.
And it is ignorance. We too used to be guilty of disfiguring women. A slit nose for persistent prostitution (although in the body modification set, that would be looked on as an actual reward these days). But we grew up and grew out of such barbarity. Eventually, so will these benighted bastards.
Cheers
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Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 9:52,
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Threat of the unknown
Whilst what I'm about to say all falls under the murky capital/corporal-punishment shadow of "what if he isn't guilty" etc, I think it would be better to have an alternative sentence of a box with a ? on it. The condemned would be taken from the room and given his punishment and no-one knows what it might be. It could be acid in the eyes, eaten by rats or sat in front of Michael McIntyre for 30 years non-stop. Surely the unknown is a way worse fate to would-be perpetrators. OK, maybe the Michael McIntyre things was taking it a little far...
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 9:42,
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Totally self-contained homebrew set
Trust me, it's a whole lot more awesome than it sounds.
The WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery
WANTS!!!!!
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Needs a breakthrough price
but a fun bit of kit.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 1:18,
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Kind of takes the fun out of homebrewing
The waiting, the weeks and weeks of waiting, the smell of it fermenting, the knowledge that your careful and patient care for the big tub in the corner of your kitchen will garner a tasty and manly brew you can call your own, stronger than the piss you usually drink down the pub. Then the drinking, enjoying a few days of the best ale you'v ever had, until it finally turns on you, that moment a couple of weeks after cracking that rotakeg tap to open for the first time, when you wake up at 5pm two days after a sesh feeling like there's a Tasmanian Devil trying to escape your skull. Then you simply pour away the remains of the beautiful monster you created, and start again, skrubbing the inside of that opaque scratched plastic womb of a brewbin a little harder this time, remembering to let it settle a bit longer maybe next time.
Yup you can stick your stainless steel automated characterless brewing techniques, may as well just go buy a keg from a brewery at those prices :)
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Jorvic, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 1:40,
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I don't know.
I just would rather the whole brewing process be easier and more accessible.
/edit: Also I misread 5pm as 5am, if that's not blatantly obvious by now. Meaning I sort of misunderstood a lot of your post. Anyway, carry on.
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Ah sorry I get you now,
I dunno, sure 7 day brew is great, and it will be a lot nicer than what I make, the hangovers are not fun... But at that price it kind of defeats the point of homebrewing for me? Its supposed to be cheap, haphazard, hobby type of affair. Then again, "press button and beer comes out" is probably every man's dream.
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Jorvic, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:10,
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Sorry if it sounded like I was being a twunt.
Anyway I've never tried homebrewing.
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I saw this on fark
And the conclusion of the thread was that the beer probably tastes a bit shit due to the pre-made mix. Also probably more expensive than just buying beer.
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No, you can put your own ingredients into it.
You can even brew beers that have never been invented yet. Says so on the vid.
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Homebrew is for when you are a poor broke student
5+k? Fuck that, I'm off down the pub
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 2:26,
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Mike Flowers Pops
don't fight it, just go with it...
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Clay hopes this bit is long enough to promote my websi, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 0:46,
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The 5 seconds of this I watched
added nothing to my life. But I did once meet an Austrian guy that genuinely believed that Oasis covered this song. He was destroyed when I told him the whole truth.
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Bob Downe fucks Mike Flowers sideways
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDBz3WKIvY
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spagaroony, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 8:19,
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Have this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0JNfql4oCA
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redazril I LIKE DRUGS!, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 10:35,
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Wank to win!
NSFW
Surely 99.9% of the internet would be unbeatable with this?
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B.T., Thu 2 Jun 2011, 0:07,
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Me on t' keys
I made this!
Well partially - I forgot about this - think I'd been listening to some old eighties stuff (for I am that old) and had a mad Nik Kershaw inspiration, so decided to arrange the solo bit. Utterly pointless but I reckon it turned out sounding okay. Plus the Morph I made is clearly-shown in the video so surely that validates it. He's dead now. My dog ate him :(
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OMG, I have the same keyboard!
I love the way there's a little bulge above the Dell logo. Great keyboard.
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They don't deserve punishment.
They deserve GUNishment.
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Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 0:20,
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Scotland's Tesco Beer Rush!
Not at all stereotypical story about a pricing error at Tescos
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..wil, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 23:19,
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CURSE THESE LEMON WHORES
sfw porno film intro, but ever so wtf
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mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 22:25,
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my guess is
the directors were ill for the day so the pornstars had to come up with the story line
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there's no way pornstars are intelligent enough to improv at that level
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mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 22:46,
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There is slight boobage
But people need to know about lemon whores!!
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Damn you lemon whores!
I hope he teaches her good.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 0:27,
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lemon entry
my dear watson
*gigantic click*
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Paster of Muppets is an incredible screen name, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 0:55,
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Porn!?
What porn!? I see no porn here? Just some nice juicy lemons... Nothing here but nice juicy lemons...
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Wow...
I like how he kicks the lemon at 1:35, after they keep moaning about how precious they are.
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RarelyEvil, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 14:06,
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wtf indeed
that was most chucklesome
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charlie brown doesn't have a dog but still enjoys shitbagging, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 14:06,
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Insightful old guy.
Old man interrupts interview to share his 'insights'.
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PointlessCamel Last one on drugs is a queer., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 22:24,
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sexy losers - why are you killing yourself anyway?
quick 3 panel cartoon that made me larf. enjoy. or not.
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Avast is still alive!!!!, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 22:15,
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I loved those comics
Some really weird / funny / horrific stuff in there. Such a shame he stopped doing them. Worth a trawl though, for anybody with a spare few hours
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zacherynuk @echo off, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 22:25,
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KAMI RETRO lite is free : D
I made this!
free version came out last night, for those with apple devices anyhow : )
Wish I could give out copies here but I can't. This is better than nothing though.
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IF that is not in reverse, you know that suction will eventually be introduced to a willy.
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 23:52,
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Major Lazer educating us on "daggering"
NSFW
This was a new one on me. I suspect my wife may object to me trying some of these out
Edit: marking nsfw as while there is no nudity (and I believe he is discussing dance moves), it is quite suggestive.
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Taco-Man The Game Master 5: Broken Link
Very funny cartoon series about a character visiting various video games worlds.
I firmly recommend you check out the entire series: www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL4C0D034C3CD60AC1
But if you like Zelda, this one is for you. Also, as a bonus treat, my wife provides the voice of Princess Zelda, with me voicing Ganondorf.
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Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 21:14,
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Microsoft making money from Android device sales
I thought this was quite funny, considering the about of bitching and shoddy forecasting that's been going on regarding WP7.
That's if it's true of course.
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Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:53,
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Great find. CLICK
I love the comment - "he bags that first box like a glitch in the matrix".
Also love the stiffled laughter in the background.
Full of win.
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Super Grover Time machine..?I haven't invented any time machine, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:57,
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cool
..I wish I was cool like that. But I'm not. I fall over a lot and drop stuff.
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everything on this website
is now from reddit :(
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Christian Bale of Hay in a field, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 13:45,
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C'mon Internet, you know what to do here.
Vote
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Elvis of Nazareth This isn't a sig, it's a fucking liberty., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:24,
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For whom?
(only joking- voted!)
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:28,
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Popular page already
:/
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:39,
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what you said :)
I wanna see this guy on the door at Abercrombie & Finch
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Clay hopes this bit is long enough to promote my websi, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 21:40,
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What's more likely here...
that someone put his picture up for the lulz, or that NEXT have used the internet before and used his picture to get x1000 people to signup and look at the page.
I do hope the former.
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PointlessCamel Last one on drugs is a queer., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 22:32,
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Joust Adventure - A stuffed-toy video game based on Joust
I made this!
I made a game from pound-shop stuffed toys, HTML5 and Javascript. It's based on classic 8-biter "Joust".
Stuffed Toy Monkeys riding Stuffed Parrots jousting with Pens.
:)
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priestess I remember when this was all fields, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:06,
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That's delightfully old school
and bonkers. I thought the pens were hypodermics though. Nicely done! Didn't get past level 1; got pretty high, and then began a snakes and ladders journey back to the bottom; up 1, down 5. Bah!
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LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:30,
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I suspect I'm the only person to beat the level
I'm more practiced than almost anyone will ever be though.
At least I made it so you can't die.
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priestess I remember when this was all fields, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:32,
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