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1. Why do you play magic?

2. What is your favorite form of magic to play?

3. What are your goals in life?

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posted June 07, 2011 09:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for yakusoku   Click Here to Email yakusoku     
1. What one piece of advice would you like to share with others to help them be more successful or be happier?

2. What failure in your life have you experienced that you feel is important to have lived through to help you grow?

3. What would you like to do right now that is just outside of your reach because of one thing (money, people, other resources)?

4. Aside from server/forum/site changes, what is one thing that you would like to see changed about MOTL?

5. What is something that you feel that you are better than most other people at doing?


Sovarius
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posted June 07, 2011 10:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sovarius   Click Here to Email Sovarius     
Why did you (presumably) leave MOTL?


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posted June 08, 2011 03:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AlmostGrown   Click Here to Email AlmostGrown     
Where have you been all this time and why did you suddenly reappear to start (Make first post on) the PFS and PFMS, recently?


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posted June 08, 2011 05:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ronandaggy     
Do you still collect bolts? Still going for a global set?
What's the hardest decision you've had to make as a mod?


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posted June 08, 2011 06:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for JoshSherman   Click Here to Email JoshSherman     
Are you still working 100+ hours a week? How do/did you do that?

Do you think new Bon Jovi music is as lame as I think it is? Do you buy it anyway too?

How have you been? Your family?

Is there a specific reason you chose now to come back, and are you here again to stay?

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posted June 08, 2011 07:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Bugger   Click Here to Email Bugger     
1) Top three favorite artists/musicians/bands, and why?

2) Top three favorite films, and why?

3) Top three favorite television shows, and why?

4) Top three favorite books, and why?

5) Is there a specific card your username refers to, and if so is there a story behind it (by specific card I mean a card referred to as "bolt bait", not Lightning Bolt itself)?

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posted June 08, 2011 11:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
What the... who signed me up for this?!

quote:
Originally posted by joz:
1. Why do you play magic?

2. What is your favorite form of magic to play?

3. What are your goals in life?



1. I play (rarely anymore) because it is the second best card game ever invented.

2. My favorite way to play is V3CB. Second, would be casual at lunch. Third, would be at the prerelease.

3. Short term goals: to finish my latest game development project. Long term goals: pay off my debts, retire (ha!), have fun, watch my kids grow up, etc.

quote:
Originally posted by yakusoku:
1. What one piece of advice would you like to share with others to help them be more successful or be happier?

2. What failure in your life have you experienced that you feel is important to have lived through to help you grow?

3. What would you like to do right now that is just outside of your reach because of one thing (money, people, other resources)?

4. Aside from server/forum/site changes, what is one thing that you would like to see changed about MOTL?

5. What is something that you feel that you are better than most other people at doing?



1. Take stock of everything in your life. The things that do not make you happy, get rid of them to make room for things that DO make you happy.

2. Relationships. Past girlfriends helped me grow into the person I am today.

3. My family is bigger now, so I would love to buy a bigger house. And, that is going to happen once I get my debts paid off and save up some money. It would have happened sooner, however the housing market crash made it impossible for me to sell my current house.

4. You don't leave me much to change! Anyway, I'd add a few features to the site itself such as more smilies, better text entry box, more UBB codes, etc.

5. Being me.

quote:
Originally posted by Sovarius:
Why did you (presumably) leave MOTL?


I'm super busy with other web sites and work. I'm a mod over at http://forums.getpaint.net/ and for fun I develop games. Some you can play at my site http://boltbait.com/

quote:
Originally posted by AlmostGrown:
Where have you been all this time and why did you suddenly reappear to start (Make first post on) the PFS and PFMS, recently?


See above. I just happened to stop by and saw that both PFS and PFMS were above 300 posts and no other mods were around. So, I took care of it.

quote:
Originally posted by ronandaggy:
1. Do you still collect bolts? Still going for a global set?
2. What's the hardest decision you've had to make as a mod?


1. Sure. I have not sold my collection. I'm missing all the new bolts. When I come back full-time (everyone does) I'll start by trying to pick up those first. Then, I'll try to finish my unlimited set.

2. None, really. If you break the rules, you get a smack. If you're helpful, I give positive karma. I'm pretty unemotional about it.

quote:
Originally posted by JoshSherman:
1. Are you still working 100+ hours a week? How do/did you do that?

2. Do you think new Bon Jovi music is as lame as I think it is? Do you buy it anyway too?

3. How have you been? Your family?

4. Is there a specific reason you chose now to come back, and are you here again to stay?



1. I work full-time at Intel and I own a small business. So, yes, I work a lot! However, my business has slowed down somewhat due to the economy, so I'm not working as much as I used to. But I've got a wife and 4 kids...

2. Bon Jovi is dead to me. Country and Western music is the worst music on the planet.

3. I'm good. The family's good. Thanks for asking.

4. See above.

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BoltBait
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posted June 08, 2011 11:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
quote:
Originally posted by Bugger:
1) Top three favorite artists/musicians/bands, and why?

2) Top three favorite films, and why?

3) Top three favorite television shows, and why?

4) Top three favorite books, and why?

5) Is there a specific card your username refers to, and if so is there a story behind it (by specific card I mean a card referred to as "bolt bait", not Lightning Bolt itself)?


1. Here's the music I listen to:

Stevie Ray Vaughan - blues
Godsmack - heavy metal
Parliament - funk

2. Here's what I watch: (BTW, I post a lot on the imdb boards)

Leon: The Professional
The Shawshank Redemption
The Big Lebowski

3. Here's what's on my TV:

Older
Firefly
Monk
Stargate: SG-1

Current
Castle
Psych
The Mentalist

4. Here's what I've read:

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

5. Being a new player, I started by playing green. So, you can imagine my horror to go up against a deck with Royal Assassin! That guy is pure "bolt bait". I switched to Red using bolts and chain lightnings and burnt that black deck to the ground. Anyway, I can be as annoying as Royal Assassin (just ask my wife) so I took the nickname BoltBait.

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MasterWolf
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posted June 08, 2011 12:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MasterWolf   Click Here to Email MasterWolf     
What's the first best card game ever invented?


BoltBait
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posted June 08, 2011 12:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
quote:
Originally posted by MasterWolf:
What's the first best card game ever invented?

Cribbage.

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Volcanon
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posted June 08, 2011 12:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon   Click Here to Email Volcanon     
Do you like eating fermented beef?

Do you put lard on your toast?

Do you collect ersatz magic cards?

Why not?

Pears. Discuss.

LA3
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posted June 08, 2011 12:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LA3   Click Here to Email LA3     
1. Name one legend from magic that you can associate with?
2. What do you think of EDH format?
3. Name one mechanic old or new in magic that you would have left out of the game?


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Philip papas
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posted June 08, 2011 01:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip papas   Click Here to Email Philip papas     
quote:
Originally posted by BoltBait:
Cribbage.


when was the last time you got double skunked ? lol its a great game.

mmm do you watch topgear? everyone should =)

Edit: there this one episode where as a sort of a challenge the have the main guys drive through the great state of Alabama and spray paint different saying to evoke strong feelings within the indigenous people. One of them in hot paint had sprayed

"Country and Western is Rubbish."

your bonjovi remark just made me think of that^^

[Edited 1 times, lastly by Philip papas on June 08, 2011]


BoltBait
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posted June 08, 2011 01:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
1. Do you like eating fermented beef?

2. Do you put lard on your toast?

3. Do you collect ersatz magic cards?

4. Why not?

5. Pears. Discuss.


1. Beef that has gone bad? Um... no?

2. No. But I've been known to put butter + peanut butter, butter + sugar + cinnamon.

3. Nope.

4. I only collect old sets and Lightning Bolts.

5. I enjoy a good pear if it is fresh and chilled. I don't really care for the canned ones as they are too sweet and the dried ones because, well, they're dried. Seriously, why dry fruit? You're taking out all the best part and turning them into leather. Who wants that?!

quote:
Originally posted by LA3:
1. Name one legend from magic that you can associate with?
2. What do you think of EDH format?
3. Name one mechanic old or new in magic that you would have left out of the game?


1. nderdog. He is the stuff legends are patterned after. Here is a picture of us associating:

2. Never played. Sounds like fun though.

3. Banding. While I personally don't find it confusing many people do.

EDIT: I've been gone so long I'm surprised anyone has any questions for me. That said... anyone else want to know something?
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If you were a hot dog, would you eat yourself?

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posted June 08, 2011 02:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
quote:
Originally posted by WCFmo:
If you were a hot dog, would you eat yourself?


I'd rather have my hot dog eaten by someone else, ifyouknowwhatimean.

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Philip papas
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posted June 08, 2011 02:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip papas   Click Here to Email Philip papas     
did you miss mine on purpose? it was post like a mintue before you gave you answer to the last bunch.. then one right before the picture answer ?

[Edited 1 times, lastly by Philip papas on June 08, 2011]


BoltBait
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posted June 08, 2011 03:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
quote:
Originally posted by Philip papas:
did you miss mine on purpose?


Yup. 'cause ur a scrub.

Just kidding. I simply missed it due to the timing.

quote:
Originally posted by Philip papas:
1. when was the last time you got double skunked ? lol its a great game.

2. mmm do you watch topgear? everyone should =)

Edit: there this one episode where as a sort of a challenge the have the main guys drive through the great state of Alabama and spray paint different saying to evoke strong feelings within the indigenous people. One of them in hot paint had sprayed

"Country and Western is Rubbish."

your bonjovi remark just made me think of that^^



1. Ha! It's been a while. The main guy I've been playing with recently moved to Oregon. I really miss our lunch games. I taught him the game and within a year we were trading games back and forth. I've double skunked him and he's double skunked me. It's pretty rare though. We're both pretty decent players.

And, I've never scored the perfect hand. But, I've had 6778 and caught a 7 or 8 on the cut a few times.

I remember one game where he threw an A7 into my cat. Funny thing was, I did too and I caught a 7 on the cut. That turned nothing into almost something.

2. Nope. I don't have too much time to watch TV. For what I do watch, see my previous post above.


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Any truth to the rumor that you only returned because you heard that MM had taken over the Logout Button?


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if you could own any car, which one, and what color?

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1) I've missed you soooo much! Have you missed me too?

2) If I send you my computer, will you fix it?

3) I love your dominoes game, how many others have you made?

4) Where the heck have you been for so long? How could you have stayed away from us!?

5) What was the last set you opened a booster for?

6) Can you send me free computer stuff?

7) Have you ever killed anyone? Wanted to?


Thanks,
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posted June 08, 2011 09:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BoltBait   Click Here to Email BoltBait     
quote:
Originally posted by pugowar:
Any truth to the rumor that you only returned because you heard that MM had taken over the Logout Button?


He WHAT!?

quote:
Originally posted by joz:
if you could own any car, which one, and what color?


If I was in the market for a car today, I'd buy a Prius. I owned one before and they are a great car.

Now, if we're talking about ANY car, it would probably be something exotic.
A Gumpert Apollo, a McLaren F1, a SSC Ultimate Aero, or a Bugatti Veyron, perhaps.

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quote:
Originally posted by Jazaray:
1) I've missed you soooo much! Have you missed me too?

2) If I send you my computer, will you fix it?

3) I love your dominoes game, how many others have you made?

4) Where the heck have you been for so long? How could you have stayed away from us!?

5) What was the last set you opened a booster for?

6) Can you send me free computer stuff?

7) Have you ever killed anyone? Wanted to?

Thanks,
Jazaray


1. Of course!

2. Sorry, no. I would probably make it worse!

3. Only the one dominoes game, but lots of other games.

4. Well, I got really busy at work plus I had started going to night school working on my Master's Degree. I barely had any time to play with my kids let alone anything else. But, I recently graduated (with honors) and things are easing up a little.

5. Wow. I have no idea. Probably Planeshift or Apocalypse.

6. Sure, I have a stack of old 5 1/4 inch floppies you can have.

7. No, I've never killed anyone. Sure, I've wanted to. But, I could never bring myself to do it. I could write about it though. People always end up dead in my short stories.

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