Recent content by Richard Steel

  1. Face Palm Battle Moments?

    I have a bad habit of automatically assuming every Salamence is a SpecsMence. Nothing sucks worse than switching Blissey into a Salamence just to have her get Earthquaked or Dragon Clawed. I always feel like a total douche when I do that.
  2. Looking for a great garchomp killer

    I'm surprised that no one brought up Milotic... used to be a common counter to DD Salamence, and when she's bold with maxed Defense, she can take a hell of a beating. And since Swords Dance Garchomp isn't as common as, say Scarfed Garchomp, Milotic has a fighting chance, and can OHKO with an Ice...
  3. The poetry topic

    Oh man, I adore poetry. I mainly write satire and comedy in an attempt to skewer the common forms of poetry you see these days, like Love/Romance and Angst/Emo, and all that good stuff. The following poem I wrote as a satire of love poetry and the entire concept of the "union of two souls"... I...
  4. Your Voice

    I don't think tonsils play any part in the sound of your voice. It's always the same story with someone's voice. Your own voice always sounds like a dying cat to you, bu rarely is it ever as bad as you really think. I apparently have a deep voice that's very unique. I once tried to trick my...
  5. Psychics

    I've always held the firm belief that all all psychics are bogus; every single case about a psychic being "right" with a prediction falls under the category of the "Barnum Effect", or the idea that people want to be fooled. Sure, a psychic said something would happen to her right leg, and she...
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