If you are unnoticed (and I'm not saying that you are), it's because you are one of the few here who never makes a fool of themselves.

Though I'm not sure I fully agree, in that I've some commitment to pursuing 'social justice' issues, I like what you've said here. Maybe something about accepting imperfection, incompleteness, unknowability.

Awwww beautiful thank you! ((((Zethariel))))

{If this is a repeat, please excuse: my computer just had an NDE--Near Death Experience}.
Discworld is still on my 2Do list since I'm somewhere circa 1977 in drilling thru all the Must Read Now! titles. I wanted a slightly more abstract avatar, but all the ones that appealed were already taken *OH, Boo-Hoo!*
Plus the Rincewind persona seems a little too close to my own, i.e., solving minor problems by turning them into major disasters, apparently bringing out the worst in humans so that they want [and sometime try] to kill me, etc. But enough of the TMI file...
Being from Gdynia, would it be too terrilble a pun to wish you a G'Day? [Just Gdansking... ]

Thanks! You know, there are some people here who find it unappealing because they think it looks like a booger with a face.

Good luck with the game design though, this seems like a great job

Plus constant pressure from the publisher to "conform" to his views and plans and to write a different book than what you really want to write, unless you're a very successful writer and can impose your views I guess.

Yes I guess. Though I have friends who are writers or translators, and these are not dream jobs... But still probably among the best jobs you can get

you're right of course

My pleasure

hugs

Nah Zeth, I'd wanted to disclaim this beforehand but didn't think it necessary until now. I'm not projecting - not the unfortunate recipient of ass spanking from my own folks (thank fuck) in case if that's what you're assuming when you took the high road by apologizing. TBH it's not my emotional or moral cause towards spanking that keeps me here, but rather the ignorance about child discipline in general.

A good ass-smacking would bring the ballance of power back.

Is there a reason why you're repeating your "intrigue" about the definition of ass and sexual organ? If you're not keen on addressing your own statement above, then there hardly is a point in continuing this exchange IMO.

P.S. IE 8 is bad, I'm on Chrome and occasionally Firefox.

Cheers. No reply needed unless you see fit.

Back on topic, what I don’t understand is, even if there is a need for physical punishment, which I’ve already stated I have nothing against in aforementioned VM to you, why the ass specifically? Why not a smack on the palm? Why is the ass specifically more effective at all in physical punishment?

There are sexual dangers connected to this act and well documented negative repercussions.

The First Real-Time Study of Parents Spanking Their Kids

Long Term Effects of Spanking

Plain Talk About Spanking

I ask this question in all sincerity, why would you think otherwise? Simply by reference to your own experience in childhood? Is that even enough to prove a lack of danger in the case of so many other children?

There was an ongoing argument regarding its classification in the United States (albeit for different reasons), but on the account that definitions are not the crux of my post, and since I’ve addressed this in #21, what’s the point in making an argument about semantics now? Sarcasm at this point is an ego trip I have no interest in, you’re free to continue though - fine by me. Zzz

Appreciate your gesture at clarifying the definition of both terms, Zeth. I was responding to your post on how “A good ass-smacking would bring the balance of power back.”

Is there a the difference between ass-smacking and spanking?

Oxford definition: an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children. IMO there isn’t.

I have nothing against physical discipline (I grew up with the cane). My point is punishment by way of striking a sexual organ has well documented negative repercussions in children. It goes a lot deeper than a mere lesson from parent to child.

But where will you find a copy of PE online? I had a hard time installing the PS emulator on Windows XP. Hahaha... good luck. The game play is pretty good, easily completed in a week or so but graphics will not stand up to the latest ones out on the market. Have fun.

Yeah I had to download a PC emulator for PS in order for the game disk to work. If you’re on PSP, save the trouble and just get Parasite Eve 3.

I would check it in case it provides solo playing option. Gotta love that monkey. Thanks.