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    Theory: That One Guy Isn't Nohadon

    in Stormlight Archive

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    I am inclined to believe Dalinar's conclusion that it is a young Nohadon, before the title, before the kingdom and before the book. It makes the most sense with the available evidence.

    I feel like both Derethil and the Sunmaker were more recent than Nohadon. I don't have anything to cite about Derethil's timeframe. But, if I am remembering correctly and the Sunmaker was the guy who reformed the Vorin church, then he was alive a very long time after the last Desolation.

    Although I do agree, Zenous, that Derethil is probably important.

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    Origin of Usernames

    in General Discussion

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    http://www.behindthename.com/

    Names have meaning. You might not consider that meaning when naming a child, but it's still there. My real name, for instance, means "crooked nose." Well, the original form. My mom changed the spelling to make it more girly.

    And I've met people who didn't fit their names. Specifically, just about every Sean (or variation thereof) that I've ever met.

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    Origin of Usernames

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I am really glad that you did this, dude. See, everyone thinks I named myself after the Jimmy Eat World song.

    But, not so.

    Actually, I named myself for the main character in Ian MacDonald's Ares Express, whose full name is Sweetness Octave Glorious Honey-bun Asiim Engineer 12th.

    Tell me that's not the best name ever.

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    I would like to announce Part 2

    in General Discussion

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    I would like to announce that I have, for the second time in my life, managed to injure myself with food. (Not seriously. Minor burn on my arm. Full story to come.)

    And also, my internet is out again for about a week. Just until the move is done. Sorry chatroom friends. I miss you!

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    Q&A with Brandon Sanderson

    in Cosmere Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Sweetness

    Hey!

    It's so cool that you're doing this, Mr. Sanderson. Thanks so much! I know this will fuel discussions for at least the rest of the year.

    (For the record, you should totally check out the chatroom.)

    1. So, those things on the inside cover of WoK. Crabwasps, or crabdragons?

    (These guys, for clarification.)

    2. Just after the Shattering (but before they started created humans or something), did all Shards have roughly the same amount of raw power?

    3. Can Demoux burn malatium?

    4. Does Forgery use the Dor?

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    Rant Here!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I love this thread. This thread is awesome.

    So, my car broke down a few weeks ago. Or rather, my parents' car, a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Remember this fact, it comes into play later in this rant.

    I was driving, the Check Engine Light started blinking at me, and I pulled over and called my dad. This was my first mistake.

    Dad says "It needs oil." No REDACTED? It's last oil change was six months ago. How do I know this? I'm the one that paid for it! My parents don't do things like "oil changes" or "standard maintenance." They wait for the car to die and then call "Reginald," the "mechanic" who worked on my beloved Explorer before it died tragically last year.

    The thing about Reginald is, he came to fix the Explorer. Two weeks later, it had a completely unrelated problem. So, Reginald came to fix it again. This happened about five times before the engine seized and in order to fix it, we would have had to pay as much as we still owed on the loan for the thing.

    So, I am sitting in a random parking lot, and I go buy oil from a gas station. Now, I don't know how to do this, so I call my friend's step-dad for back-up. We dump two quarts of oil into it and try to start it up. The car is shaking like an epileptic chihuahua. And it shuts off when I throw it in reverse.

    This is not good.

    Long story short, we manage to get it home. After, mind, finding out the hard way that our roadside assistance plan expired. I've got my friend's truck, so it's not too big a deal.

    Next day, my wonderful, intelligent, responsible father decides he's going to drive the PT to a car part store to get a diagnostic run. Half an hour later, I get a call to come pick him up from the random neighborhood the car died in.

    And what does my dad do to remedy the situation?

    HE CALLS REGINALD!!!!!!! *headdesk*

    Reginald comes and tows the car to his shop. He tells us, at first, that the problem is the fuel pump. About $300 to fix. That's a lot, but not devastating.

    Then, we don't hear anything from Reginald for a week. And then another week.

    Now, apparently, two of it's four cylinders are broken. (Gee, I wonder how that happened?) And it's not the fuel pump at all!

    So now, we get it back, and we get to pay $1000 to get it fixed.

    My parents took out a loan for it. Because they are smart.

    It's just. Just. *ragespren* I'm like 87% certain that a standard oil change ($30, for the record) would have prevented all of this. But we "can't afford" oil changes. We can afford sushi restaurants, and trips to see "Spiritual healers" who stare at you for five minutes. But not oil changes! Oh no! That's far too much money! Seriously! Take preventative measures. They may not seem like a big deal, but they save trouble down the road. My parents do not seem to understand this. That's why the truck died. That's why we keep getting kicked out of houses. That's why our credit sucks and why we never have any money!

    Just, REDACTEDing use your REDACTED brains. I know you have them. If I can figure this stuff out, you should be able to, too.

    I'm twenty-one. You're pushing sixty. This is not how the parent-child relationship is supposed to work.

    Okay?

    Okay.

    I'm done now.

    Thanks, guys. <3

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