RANDOM THREAD - SAY WHAT YOU LIKE (WITHIN REASON)

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No death threats, no porn, and keep it tasteful. Colorful language is permitted. Put up music, historical or current events, or if you have a beef about something - make it interesting!


Oh yes - and try not to fucking fight - I really dislike that. A lot of good people used to be here but they couldn't put away their petty differences even for five goddamned minutes.


End diatribe - carry on. Illustrated below would be one of the loneliest places in the universe. Think about it, there are stars with planets - between galaxies, hundreds of thousands or even millions of light years away from the nearest star. Can you imagine an intelligent civilization on a planet circling such a star?


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