The Syndicate

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:37 pm

colonialbob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 3:40 pm Also, this is our dog on a snowy day(sorry, I can't figure out how to resize the picture):

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There's a few more pictures here... The second and third are very typical Jake poses.

ok Jake is an absolute cuteyyyy! How old is he?

also, wow, you have a lot of snow there! is that recent? We are still snowed in here.

No, that's from a while ago, although we actually did get snow this morning. We're not sure exactly how old he is, when we adopted him they thought he was 4-5, and that was 4 years ago this summer.

Also, this is our dog on a snowy day(sorry, I can't figure out how to resize the picture):
There's a few more pictures here... The second and third are very typical Jake poses.

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I don't remember what I made for dinner... shame on me. I was too focused on the upcoming question to remember much else apparently.

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 2:03 pm [mention]colonialbob[/mention], do you think prostitution should be legalized?

what was your dream childhood job?

what kind of music do you like listening to?

Mmm tough question. Yes but it's a tough answer because you run into exploitation problems. If somebody is doing it because they actually want to, that's fine with me. But if they're being coerced by a significant other / acquaintance / family member it's obviously problematic.

I don't know that I really had one? I did the standard "pretend to be a sports star" stuff as a kid, but I'm not sure if I ever thought I would actually be one when I grew up. For a while I wanted to be an editor, I guess.

I listen to a lot of different stuff. My go-to Pandora stations are Childish Gambino and Blackstar, but I also have a Dead South station to switch it up. I don't mind pop on the radio while driving, although there's certain artists/types I don't care for (Drake, for example). Sometimes I'll go back to 90s alt rock for a bit too, as a change of pace.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:47 am you missed my 3 wishes question!

I didn't miss it, I'm just having trouble coming up with 3 whole wishes! (That aren't of the "world peace" variety, because those are boring.)

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:48 am how did you propose to your wife, or how did your wife propose to you?

We were living in separate states at the time, so she came in to visit for our anniversary. I made her dinner, then put up a video of the night sky on the TV (she likes stargazing) and we slow danced to a couple of her favorite songs, then I proposed.

Then (after we called parents and stuff) we watched like 3 hours of say yes to the dress.

colonialbob wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:36 pm

G-Man wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:56 pm What do you hope your grandchildren will remember you for and tell their grandchildren about you?

That I loved them and taught them about all kinds of cool stuff.

What will they actually remember you for and tell their grandchildren about you?

That I had a weird sense of humor and was always cracking jokes that mostly just made myself laugh.

hah I totally thought the first answer to this disappeared somehow but it was just on the next page.

G-Man wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:56 pm What do you hope your grandchildren will remember you for and tell their grandchildren about you?

That I loved them and taught them about all kinds of cool stuff.

What will they actually remember you for and tell their grandchildren about you?

That I had a weird sense of humor and was always cracking jokes that mostly just made myself laugh.

G-Man wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:56 pm What do you hope your grandchildren will remember you for and tell their grandchildren about you?

That I loved them, and that I taught them about all kinds of cool stuff.

(Is that weird? My last grandparent died when I was like 4 so I've never really known life with grandparents)

What will they actually remember you for and tell their grandchildren about you?

"Grampa sure loved to tell us super corny jokes."

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:14 am what's your greatest fear, colonialbob

Ooh.

Honestly, probably that I'm not actually smart. That I know random trivia but when it comes to actually being intelligent and solving problems etc I'm actually not intelligent and can't do it and I'm just kinda floating along doing just enough to get by but not to excel.

It's more one of those "background existential dread" tyoe fears, not like "AAH SPIDER", but it's the first thing I thought of.

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:28 pm colonialbob, let's talk ASOIAF theories!

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Who wrote the Pink Letter?

Is Young Griff the real deal, or a pretender to the throne?

And do you think the Winds of Winter will ever actually come out?

Yay!

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:20 am Omg Bohnanza. The bean game. I've played it with my boyfriend's family and we have a house mechanic of "future beans" where you give someone a jelly bean as a promissory note for some future trade-off. Really changes how the trades work lol

I think I've played Innovation as well but don't really remember how it works

Hah nice! I like the idea of a future trade concrete promise. Got to play another game of Bohnanza this weekend... two of us tied for first, and the other two tied for third (or last). Enjoyed it though!

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:10 pm what's the best beer and the best futurama episode?

Best beer? I don't believe there is such a thing. Maybe my favorite is Velvet Hammer, from Peticolas in Dallas... but I have plenty of favorites.

Best Futurama episode is War is the H Word. (Hah you thought I'd say Jurassic Bark didn't you)

is your name actually bob? do you have a special affinity for the colonial period?

Already answered - no! And actually not especially.

Lunalee wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:36 pm colonialbob , I see you enjoy boardgames. What are some of your favorites?

Of the ones I own, I really like Scythe, Roll for the Galaxy, Bohnanza, and Innovation. One of my friends has Star Trek: Ascendancy, and despite not caring much about Trek I love the game. I also like legacy games: I have a group that's playing through Charterstone, and I loved Pandemic Legacy. I also have several games I own that want to play more, and hopefully I'll get a chance soon!

I also saw your regret was joining Tau Beta Pi... I agree! I also joined for my resume, and also felt like I got zero out of it.

G-Man wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:30 pm Are you content in your life right now?

If no, when was the last time you felt content?

I'm a pretty laid back person in general, so my default mode is kind of content. Right now I'd say I'm somewhat less content than I've been in the past, but hopefully moving into a bigger place this summer will help (we moved from a rental house in Texas to a one-bedroom apartment here two years ago... and we're paying more in rent. )

If you had to choose one, would you rather be a politician, manual laborer, or clergy? Why?

I think politician, because I have some strong opinions on how things should be done and think we could do a lot of things better. Unfortunately I think I'd be very frustrated by that career.

Are there any other favorite things no one has asked you about yet?

Just like, my favorite things? Or things about myself I think are maybe interesting? I'll give you one of each for now:
Favorite TV show: Futurama (all-time), The Good Place (current)
I'm a big beer connoisseur, although I wouldn't characterize myself as a snob. I tend to like darker styles more than hoppy IPAs.

dunya wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:07 pm

colonialbob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:53 am Nope!

follow up question: why colonialbob?

It was a middle school nickname, actually, and I ended up adopting it as my internet pseudonym for reasons unknown even to me.

I just checked, and I joined HCRealms (the original site I come from) on March 28, 2015... so almost exactly 3 years!

wow! I would have imagined a lot longer. How did you get into online mafia? do you play it in real life too?

HCRealms is a website for a game called Heroclix, which I briefly played a few years ago. I saw the mafia section and it intrigued me, so I signed up, joined a game, and ended up loving it. I've never played in real life, though.

My current main hobby is the Game of Thrones Card Game

I have no idea what that is. What is that?

also: fav character from GoT?

It's a collectible card game, sort of like Magic only way less popular. Way better community though.

And hmm... I like the show's Tormund, and Jaime in the books is turning into a really interesting character, but overall I'm on team Arya.

Yep! This year will be our 5th anniversary. No kids yet, but we have a dog named Jake who sometimes demands our attention like a child. He can be very dramatic.

ohhh any pics of Jake?

are you in your late 20s or early-mid 30s? I'd guess the latter.

Late 20s! And I'll see if I can figure out how to upload pics of him.

Oh boy, here we go!

(Word of warning, I'm traveling this weekend, so I may not respond much until Sunday. But I promise I will get to all the questions!)

is your name really Bob?

Nope!

what do you do for a living?

I'm an engineer. My degree is in aeronautical/aeronautical engineering, but my job is really more just mechanical engineering. I do work on things that go onto planes, though.

where in the states do you live? are you originally from there? do you like living there?

I currently live in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. I'm originally from Texas, and living here is... ok.

how long have you been playing mafia?

I just checked, and I joined HCRealms (the original site I come from) on March 28, 2015... so almost exactly 3 years!

apart from mafia, what are some things you do for fun?

My current main hobby is the Game of Thrones Card Game - I'm very involved in the online community there, and am actually the main community rules expert at the moment (doing things like FAQs for every new pack). I'm actually travelling to play that this weekend.

Other than that, I enjoy boardgames and video games, currently mostly Stellaris. I also like pretty much any sport, although I don't play any nearly as much as I would like anymore.

are you married? do you have kids? any pets?

Yep! This year will be our 5th anniversary. No kids yet, but we have a dog named Jake who sometimes demands our attention like a child. He can be very dramatic.