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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 13, 07:36:16

I know a good way to deal with a Brony basher.

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I found that funny but maybe not really a good idea. Still funny though! 
It's usually my brother makes fun of me about it, if someone else rants about me
watching MLP I just tell them "If guys can't watch MLP then why can girls play Modern Warfare 3?"
and a lot of people claim that to be a 'good point.' I don't intend to be sexist or anything but it's the only way I get myself out of it.
At other times, I just ignore people in their opinions.
Nice comic though

[I talk to myself a lot of time, pretending to have conversations and acting out stuff]

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 12, 20:23:04

Remember, bullies only bully you because you let them. You have to stand up for yourself otherwise you'll be picked on for the rest of your life!

If a bully knows you are bothered when they pick on you, they WILL continue to do it. The best thing you can do is stand tall, be brave, and feel proud about yourself. If they make fun of you, ignore it. If they start pushing you around, then stick up for yourself!  Don't let them see your true feelings, like being upset or scared.

People will like you more if you like yourself! People love to be around people who are confident in themselves. You such need to learn how to love yourself and be cool. Practice with friends or at home. I talk to myself a lot of time, pretending to have conversations and acting out stuff, but that might not work with everybody.

That's what i do sometimes! 
Thanks!   

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 12, 09:09:03

But I.....don't like fighting back physically....but...I guess I'll try....?     

Just fight defensively. Don't just throw your punches - wait for the right moment. And just do it to detain them.

I'm not persuading you to fight. But if they get physical, fight back. You can't keep letting them drag you around. Once you show them they'll have a tough time with you, they'll start leaving you alone. For good. Find out their weaknesses. If they're jealous of you, use what they're jealous about to get popular. Gain allies, even if not friends.

Rise above them. Don't let them keep trampling over you.

Stop hesitating.

Alright alright.

I wish you the best in your endeavors ^^

Thank you! 

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 12, 04:13:49

But I.....don't like fighting back physically....but...I guess I'll try....?     

Just fight defensively. Don't just throw your punches - wait for the right moment. And just do it to detain them.

I'm not persuading you to fight. But if they get physical, fight back. You can't keep letting them drag you around. Once you show them they'll have a tough time with you, they'll start leaving you alone. For good. Find out their weaknesses. If they're jealous of you, use what they're jealous about to get popular. Gain allies, even if not friends.

Rise above them. Don't let them keep trampling over you.

Stop hesitating.

Alright alright. 

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 12, 00:16:11

But I.....don't like fighting back physically....but...I guess I'll try....?     

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 11, 23:54:00

I just try to walk away.

Don't remember where but I've heard this before and I still go by it:

"If you let a bully steal your lunch now, they'll steal your wife later."

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 11, 23:30:19

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Well, the thing I found out is that bullies will bully you because you let them. If they find you to be weak and a pushover, they know they won't get any crap from you and will torment you to make them feel better. Bullies actually have insecurities, which is why they seek to find others to pick on to feel superior.
The best thing to do is not let them get to you. If ignoring doesn't work, try to find what they are insecure about and point it out. If they make fun of you, make fun of them back. If they start to physically harm you, don't look like a wimp! Try to make yourself look more tough than you really are. Just like animals in the wild, a predictor will not pick a fight with another animal if they think they won't win or get out unscathed, even if the prey is only acting like it's tougher.
Don't try to hit them back though because then they can use that against you. Fighting back should be the last resort. If you act tough and proud, then bullies will not target you so easily because they know it will be too much of a bother for them.

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Fighting has nothing to do with being kind, just with being weak. Weak on the INSIDE. When you fight FOR something you attain more power than someone that just wants to cause pain to others. Violence isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if you do it like I do:
Whenever I fight people, I read their movements. I avoid their throws then grab them in a way that I can detain them. I normally do it the way police do and just put their hands behind their back and put my weight on them. This way you don't actually hurt them, you just show them you mean business. Trust me, this will scare them off.
At the end of my Junior year of high school some guy in my club was having a REALLY bad day (life, actually) and he thought I said something about him though I didn't. He overreacted, grabbed me from behind, and started choking me. All I did was play it cool. I showed no sign of suffering, I didn't freak out, or anything. I just played it calm and was like "please let me go". I waited then without saying anything. Some other people in the club got him to stop and I just left.
I handled that situation the same way I do fighting - I am sure of myself, what I desire to do, and with a calm and collected manner I handle the situation. However, if I was not sure of myself I would not have been able to do it. You have to believe that everything will work out. Once you have that much faith in yourself you'll be able to conquer anyone that comes your way. It all depends on how YOU handle the situation.
And if you fall down, get back up and try try again.

I can't find any secrets or weak spots about bullies, all I find is their jealousy and when I say their jealous, it just fires them up more and they keep persisting with the trash that flows out of their mouth.
About the physical abuse, I already know self-defense techniques and even if I act tough, heaps of people at school already know I'm weak on the inside, which is why they keep persisting.
I have tried my self defense sometimes, but they try again the next day or week, they just don't stop.
Fortunately for me though, physical bullying happens rarely now.
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I'm bi-polar and I do have thoughts to end my life sometimes but this the first time said this to anyone.

Don't kill yourself, okay? Keep living!
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I was in a depression for 3 years... I know how a depression feel. I even think it's coming back but I look up at the rp and imagine if it was the real world... That always give me a smile... You have to find what makes you happy and use it to overcome any obstacles in life.

I was close to leaving depression, I actually attempted to leave depression a week ago but it failed badly. Just too much hate against me now.
Some things make me happy for a while, but then I'm sad again. I'm only going to be happy if I make friends at school and if the bullies actually stop.
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Bullies seem to be a HUGE reason why teenagers choose to commit suicide. It's really sad. Don't let them win by killing yourself. 

It's really sad and it's more common these days, but I'll try to overcome these horrid people.
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depression hurts in more ways then one

Absolutely. It's the biggest pain ever.
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This world apples. The people apple. Everything here apples.
But hey, just because this world is horrid that doesn't mean there isn't one out there that is paradisical like Equestria.
If you want the world to get better, do something about it yourself.
A nice quote: "Your identity makes up your reality."
While most Symphonic Metal is depressing - atleast in a way for people to relate to the words within - Lunatica is extremely inspirational and uplifting. This is just one of the many reasons why it's my favorite band.
"Feel free to speak. Don't deny yourself, the rights you have got... Unleash these words and LIVE!"

Thanks for that, I'll have a look at that band.
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You know, I used to be picked on in elementary and junior high. But high school I wasn't really picked on. Maybe because people were more mature, or that I was too scary for people to bother me. I wore a trench coat, a lot of black, and gave people an intense evil eye if they looked like they wanted to mess with me. I had a lot of people backing away slowly. XD

Dress Cybergoth, get personal space.

A lot of people at MY school are all childish, they only talk about how much they hate teachers and their stupid games they play.
Also I can't where a black trench coat to my school, we have to wear uniforms.   
I also can't seem to scare off bullies with an evil stare either.
I just try to walk away.

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The Retirement Home / Re: I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 11, 21:08:16

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Well I don't think there is much I could say to make you feel any better aside from the obvious solution to your problem.
So if you need friends I'd be more than happy to be one; the more the merrier 
If you have anything like Skype and such then give me a PM mate and then we can talk ponies 

Sure!
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I've been on this boat before, just with the lack of suicidal thoughts. My suggestion, don't let them know it's bothering you. That's what they want in the first place. Whenever I got bullied, I just smiled after anything they did to me. I'm not going to let a bunch of punks torture me. So instead, I torture them by not showing any weaknesses such as sadness or hurt because I know they want to see it.
Then there is the obvious method, tell an adult.
I'm hoping I was a bit of help.

Telling an adult is simple, but I'm always silent and I'm not comfortable telling teachers I'm depressed or I'm bullied.
The Smile song works, but I don't smile for so long after that.
Thanks for the help though. 
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I am sorry that you didn't find some true friends in your schools. But know this...everypony in this forum will gladly be your friend even though we are far apart.

I'm happy to know that! Thanks!
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Not sure if the age in your profile is accurate, but if it is... Rest assured, it will get better.
I hated my Grade School days. They were absolutely terrible. The only good thing about it is I met my two best friends in the 5th grade (and we're still close, and just as awesome as ever, to this day). High School, at least the first two years, were absolutely horrible as well, but Junior and Senior Year started to pick things up once I got into classes I liked and found people I liked hanging out with.
If it doesn't get better right away, it will eventually. Life may go down, but it will come back up.
Suicide is the dumbest thing anyone can ever do, because it's choosing to give up. To not allow life to get any better. Life WILL get better if you give it a chance, and this just takes it all away.
(P.S. Tell an adult about the bullies. If they give you the whole 'sticks and stones' argument, call them some very nasty names then throw the argument right back at them. )

I really hope things get better, I would agree suicide is ironic and the 'tell an adult thing' isn't easy for me anymore, I'm almost always silent now and calling them nasty names is well, just isn't what I do, I'm too soft on people these days, even on bullies, I just ignore them and suck it all in.
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I understand how you feel. But I wasn't bully until 8th grad. I was mad fun alot for the way I talk and people calling my retarded and stuff. However I would just say this don't do anything stupid. Life gets better after high school. Well I think so anyway. Just please don't do anything stupid. I did something something really stupid and it cause me hell though the 8th grad year.

Okay, I won't do anything stupid!   
It's just sad how people insult you like that though.
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Everyone thinks suicide is bad. I don't for this reason:
I believe in Reincarnation. I don't want my other lives to remember this one being a trainwreck so it would be best to get out ASAP.
The problem with that is that I believe everyone has a purpose. Once they find their path, they'll find out what role they are meant to play. I don't want to leave life without making this life mean something.
The one thing you have to do more than anything else is start moving forward. Be OFFENSIVE. Learn boxing, smack talk, or even study some Law.
For FaceBook you can just call the company and have them investigate. They can get the guy for impersonating you since that is against the law.
Bullies normally have issues themselves. Find out what that is and exploit it.
It may seem mean, but remember this: The first thing you need to do is move forward and you won't be able to move forward unless you deal with the obstacles currently in your way.

I study law in my spare time, my dad is a lawyer! 
About the Facebook issue, the impersonator got away with what he did, Facebook company didn't even ban him from Facebook.
My parents also don't have time to get police involved about this issue, they're busy people.
I would like to learn self defense but I'm not a kind of person who would fight back physically, I'm too soft on people.   
I always try to see what issue is going on with the bully, but all I see is that the bullies are always jealous or competitive against me.
Thanks for the advice.
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I know how it feels to go through bulling and depression. In elementary school I had two real friends.
One was physically abusive, and the other was a genuinely good friend. Unfortunately the abusive friend did everything in his power to split the good friend and I apart. Eventually we all went our separate ways come middle school, and now I'm lucky if I see the good friend once every month or so.
Middle school is where the bulling and depression started. There was the name calling, pushing, threats, all that stuff directed at me from the "cool" kids of the school. There was one kid who sat behind me, that would grab the hood of my jacket and choke me until I gagged for air when the teacher wasn't in the room. A few kids laughed, but most pretended it didn't happen. My mom was going through a very hard time, so all of her pent up stress was released on me, making my home life terrible as well. I went through the depression, suicidal thoughts, etc. I had no friends and I lost interest in literally everything I would do for any shred of enjoyment.
However when high school came along, everything seemed to get better. The kids grew up and matured and bulling stopped for the most part. I found friends despite being the quietest kid in the school and things truly got better for me.
As you grow up things will get better, but for the time being the best you can do is trudge through it.

I'd like you to know that I'd gladly be your friend, and if you ever want to talk to someone about anything at all, shoot me a PM and we can talk over Skype if you'd like.

It's good things got better for you. Although, I'll try to make it through these issues.
I would be happy to add you on skype!
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Thanks everypony! 

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The Retirement Home / I don't mean to rant or anything but...

2012 May 11, 08:07:43

I'm depressed.
I've been in a state of depression for 7 years now (about half my lifetime) and
because of these bullying issues and such I'm left with no friends except my
friends on the internet (that's if you are my friends) but unfortunately for safety
reasons, I don't really trust the internet. I wish I actually met a generous,
caring friend because it seems to be hard to find a good friend now.

This story is ridiculously wrong, but I need you to understand my situation.
different schools and friends will be coded like this:
school 1
school 2
etc.

Friend 1
Friend 2
etc.

Here's how my depression started off, I'll try my best to shorten it:

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Grade 1: I was really excited to start primary school, I made about 5 friends, they were really nice people.
Later in the year, someone else joined the group but unfortunately he decided to bully me.
The bully pretty much said bad things about me then I found myself kicked from the group.
I was a loner for the rest of the year.

Grade 2: I was moved to school 2 because the teachers and the principal from school 1 didn't
do anything about the bully but bludge around sipping their coffee.
I was only at school 2 for half the year, I was temporarily moved here until my parents found another school.
After moving from school 2 into school 3 I was toured around school but for the rest of the year I was still lonely.

Grade 3: I attempted to make some new friends, I had troubles because people called me "fat and ugly" and
I started developing depression that year. I tried making friends with a group of kids but it wasn't easy, they
disagreed with my beliefs but I soon just went with their flow and became friends with them.

Grade 4: This was the most happiest year of my life, I made 4 new friends and I'm not bullied here.
I was bullied for a few weeks but i managed to negotiate with the bullies and that was it.
Suddenly toward the end of the year my parents wanted me to move out of this school, they said that
"the education wasn't good" so they signed me out and moved me into school 4. The people here were nice which is why it annoyed me,
I made so many good friends.

Grade 5: It wasn't a bad start to the year at school 4, I met one friend who toured me around the school, he was Greek and I was Turkish.
(Just some background info: Greeks and Turks were in conflict hundreds of years ago and some Greeks and Turks hate each other to this day).
I didn't mind anyway, I wanted a friend.

I was suddenly bullied by someone else, he physically abused me (push, punch, kick) and then at this point I had suicidal thoughts, I cried everyday.

Grade 6: Just as I predicted it, this guy just turned against me, now he's throwing insults at me "as a joke", I was used by him, he was being racist to me and insulting me everyday. Fortunately the other bully left school.
I then discovered he was bullying someone else, so I decided to become friends with the person he was bullying.
I made good friends with this person, he seemed lonely as well. I avoided the bully after that.
Everyday, the bully would approach us and bother us, every minute and we couldn't avoid him, he just kept following us.
I made another friend later this year (friend 2) and I started hanging around friend 2 now.
All because of the bully, I lost my reputation and now I was annoyed by everyone at school.
During this year, I attempted suicide about 5 times.

Grade 7: I was glad to be away from the bully with friend 2, friend 1 was with his other friends.
I told friend 2 about the bully:

Me: There's this kid that keeps bullying me all the time, he said (Insert insults here).
Friend 2: Yeah, he does it as a joke. He;s my friend too you know.
Me: But it's really annoying, can you help me out? He IS your friend.
Friend 2: I don't have to, it's none of my business. I don't want to lose him, he's my best friend.
(bully steps in)
Bully: Hey Turkey! Gobble gobble!
Me: Stop it.
Bully: What's the matter Turkey? I can speak your language! Gobble gobble gobble! (pushes me)
Come on, speak Turkey! gobble gobble gobble! (pushes me again)
(I look at my friend)
Friend 2: What? I'm not involved. (walks away)
Bully: Your friend is an idiot, hah, guess I can bully you whenever I want huh?

So in a nutshell, every time I was bullied, friend 2 left me to suffer, friend 1 was elsewhere and if someone else
witnessed me getting bullied, I was left to suffer. I attempted suicide a further 6 more times that year.

Grade 8: I'm glad that bully was gone, I could start my new life at high school!
Friend 1 was at another school so I only had friend 2.
Suddenly, a group of 5 people approach and swear at me.

Me: What's going on?
Someguy: Why are you insulting us on Facebook?
Me: What?
Somegirl: You posted a paragraph of insults on our Facebook walls!
Me: what is this profile name?
Somegirl: (Insert my full name here)
Me: okay I'll check it out.

I saw the profile and I was appalled. Someone made a fraud Facebook account under MY NAME and posted trash on peoples walls as well as his own wall. I took screenshots and took down the account. The next thing "I need" is completely losing my reputation at high school.
I noted the principal and he told me to keep an eye out to see if it happened again.
So just as I predicted, I've already lost all my respect at this school and now I can't make new friends.
Also, Friend 2 grew jealous because my dad had a good car and a good job which is why he was acting like an idiot to me.

Me: You know your "good friend?" He made an FB fraud account under MY NAME.
Friend 2: So? How do you know anyway?
Me: He was the only person who asked me which school I was going to for high school. (the bully from grade 7 did the fraud account)
Friend 2: He wouldn't though, he actually wanted to be your friend you know.
Me: No, he was bullying me, don't be stubborn now. Please.
Friend 2: I'm not being stubborn and if you think he made the FB fraud account and if you hate him then you can go to hell.
(Friend 2 walks away)
Me: What am I going to do now?

So that left me a loner for a while.
I tried to join a group of 3 girls and 2 guys, the 2 guys got jealous and kicked me out, they bullied me for the rest of the year.

(now) Grade 9: I tried joining a group of Asians, but they said I had to be "Asian" so I lied to them that "I was Asian."
It didn't do any good though, they treated me like a dog for 6 months in a row and from all that I only made one friend. (He'll replace friend 2)
This year I became a brony then I discovered my friend was a brony so we were good friends.....for a few weeks.
After the few weeks, he started insulting me at random times, he shouted a lot, he had this "come at me bro attitude" and he swears too much, I wasn't friends with him after that. One of my teachers noticed I was sad, she asked me 'Are you depressed' and I said no. I lied and her question made me sad because I was depressed and it reminded me of my horrid life

Now I'm a complete loner and wreck, my own brother bullies me because I'm a brony, I have no friends, no one wants to be my friend, I'm bullied and there are bad rumors and gossips about me throughout school.

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Off-Topic / Re: FUNNY image Thread!!!

2012 May 11, 08:06:50

Right... Okay I get it now..

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Off-Topic / Re: FUNNY image Thread!!!

2012 May 11, 06:49:53

I don't see what you did there.

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: What's your special talent?

2012 May 11, 05:32:20

I haven't found my talent yet.       
I've tried drawing, book publishing, video making, hardcore gaming, painting, computer programming, cooking, wood and acrylic crafting, house designing, etc etc and it all failed...     

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The Retirement Home / Re: Confession Thread

2012 May 10, 09:45:05

(story of my life inc. enjoy this post, ill never write anything like it again)
Nah, they didn't take me seriously either. Now I do have a couple of friends that threat me like an equal but before that I never had anyone like that.

Think of it this way, as soon as I started school i was bullied. It made me badly tempered and i had problems talking to people because the bullying. Because of that and that fact that my parents never saw me as an equal or found the energy to listen to what i said i had some issues expressing myself as well. So the bullying went on for about 5-6 years and during this time nobody cared for me, i was one of those guys who never really mattered. When i said something the usual response was "yea, whatever" and then ignored me, even if i was right. The other grown ups used to scold me when i was fighting back when the bullies were on me as well, so all i could do was to sit back and take everything and never utter a word.

I could have endured everything in school if it wasn't for my parents. My mother is the kind of person that blames you for everything and told me terrible things like "i dont even understand how you can have any friends, jimmy." so when i was around 13 years old i stopped talking to her about my emotions and later about things in general. Even though she was so cold and mean my father still takes the price. Every time i tried speak to him about things he ignored it and when i was upset about it he told me that "I'm the man in the house, i'm in charge here." It was as if they had me as their child just because i happened to be there and their only job was to feed me and make sure i didn't die. It made me feel as if i was a dog.

It might not sound that bad but this cold and emotionless life i lived lead to a couple of years of self-harm which sucked really bad and i learned to never cry. Still haven't cried a single tear in four years. This might sound harsh but they are the reason a lot of sh­­it happened to me and at times i wish they could both die in a car accident or something so i could start a new life without them.

I know a lot of teenagers says this but i think i actually hate them.

I've had the same problems too and it's still happening to me except the parents bit.
For me, I'm actually too shy and quiet to tell my parents on what's happening as well as the people at school.
Every time someone asks me if I'm depressed or 'what's wrong' I just say everything's fine.

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: My Little Pony: Racing is Magic (Video Game Idea)

2012 May 09, 02:40:04

You know... Ponykart is opensource. Mod it 

*hack hack hack hack hack*        

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The Retirement Home / Re: Confession Thread

2012 May 09, 02:36:10

(I've kept this a secret for years. Probably 5-6 years)

I'm depressed.

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: Pony Image Thread

2012 Apr 30, 02:58:25

How does ice burn into flames?

Derp.

Okay then, makes sense now!   

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: Pony Image Thread

2012 Apr 30, 02:47:10

How does ice burn into flames?

[WAIT]

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Video Games Archive / Re: Skyrim

2012 Apr 17, 02:32:32

WAIT
Since when was 'Fus Ro Dah^tm' a trademark?

[FUS RO DAH !!!]

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Video Games Archive / Re: Skyrim

2012 Apr 16, 04:24:17

FUS RO DAH !!!

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Video Games Archive / Re: Pokemon anypony?

2012 Apr 16, 03:37:08

The only pokemon I have played was Pokemon Yellow, Red, crystal, silver, gold and Blue on GameBoy Colour.