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Post by jesse on Nov 7, 2012 19:41:28 GMT -6
MN: Not even remotely. MN: For one, Savate exclusively uses the legs. MN: And requires that you wear shoes. MN: And generally has an entirely different philosophy based around brutalizing anyone who crosses your path with only your feet.
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Post by whimsy on Nov 7, 2012 19:46:49 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: Yeah, so it's like karate with your feet RR: Is it pronounced the same? RR: Sav-ought-eh RR: Like car-ought-eh
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Post by jesse on Nov 7, 2012 19:50:56 GMT -6
MN: No. MN: No. MN: The last E is silent. MN: And all the vowels are short. MN: Sa-vaht. MN: /savat/.
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Post by whimsy on Nov 7, 2012 19:52:12 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: Here I am struggling to even pronounce that RR: And you're like RR: A black belt or something, I'm sure RR: Or is it like shoe laces instead of belts RR: Are you a black lace?
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Post by jesse on Nov 7, 2012 19:55:26 GMT -6
MN: Yellow glove. MN: Roughly analogous to the brown belt with black stripe or black belt first Dan, yes. MN: I started practicing it when I turned eleven.
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Post by whimsy on Nov 7, 2012 19:57:32 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: See RR: You even know more about karate than I do RR: You must spend so much time reading RR: How do you find all that time?
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Post by jesse on Nov 7, 2012 20:02:20 GMT -6
MN: There are 168 hours in the week, darling. MN: It's not that hard.
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Post by whimsy on Nov 7, 2012 20:04:01 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: You used a calculator for that RR: There's no way you knew that off the top of your head! RR: Besides, by the time you fit a few hours of sleep RR: A couple hours a day for preparing and eating food RR: Throw in school RR: And I like to get nice long baths RR: I mean I read in the bath so I guess that doesn't count RR: But like there's so much stuff!
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Post by jesse on Nov 7, 2012 20:52:32 GMT -6
MN: I manage. MN: I'm a very fast reader.
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Post by whimsy on Nov 7, 2012 21:19:44 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: Aww, I wish I was a fast reader RR: I love reading RR: But the books always make me sleepy.
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Post by jesse on Nov 8, 2012 3:37:30 GMT -6
MN: Practice makes perfect, I guess. MN: Like with anything.
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Post by whimsy on Nov 8, 2012 11:06:49 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: I think I missed the window to be come wise and knowledgeable RR: Now that just sounds like a lot of work RR: So I'll leave that as your thing!
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Post by jesse on Nov 8, 2012 12:16:02 GMT -6
MN: Don't say that. MN: It is never too late to practice effort, mindfulness and concentration. MN: Have you ever tried meditation?
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Post by whimsy on Nov 8, 2012 12:18:29 GMT -6
[style=width: 450px; padding: 10 25; background: white; border: 1px dashed black; font-size: 11px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: FF44CC; text-align: left;]RR: I tried it once RR: Kind of RR: My mom tried to get me to do it RR: But I ended up falling asleep RR: And then the other me took over RR: And I don't think she has the patience for meditation
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Post by jesse on Nov 8, 2012 12:22:13 GMT -6
MN: Ah. MN: Perhaps therapy might be a better option, then.
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