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This month we bring you two simple articles, but they do say great things come in small packages. Po22 comes to us with From Beyonce To Sasha Fierce: Famous Peope Acting Stupid, a clever insight into the sometimes baffling minds of the rich and famous. Enjoy this humorous entry. Our second article is Toribash by dawesbr. A look at one of the great free games on the internet. This unique article about a unique game is definitely worth a read.
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From Beyonce To Sasha Fierce: Famous Peope Acting Stupid - By: Po22
I was browsing through the Entertainment of the forum when I came across a topic that ensnared my interest. Beyonce Knowles has changed her name to Sasha Fierce. No, this isn't a prank or a joke I am serious. Sasha Fierce. Her reason is that Sasha Fierce is who she really is, fun, sensual, agressive, outspoken and glamorous. This act of stupidity on Beyonce's part leaves me speechless. Fun, sensual and agressive with the name Sasha Fierce conjure up an image of an extremely cheap stripper. Not only will this confuse the mass of people who listen to "Sasha Fierce's" music, it will also give off the impression that Beyonce is so confident in her music and her image that she believes no one will be confused by the unnecessary and cosmetic change.
Let's look at this logically. Beyonce will still be Beyonce and her music will stay the same regardless of her name. Another reason for her name change is to create a stage personality she can meld into and become more confident. But let's face it. Beyonce is Beyonce. A name will not change the fact that she is extremely beautiful. Furthermore, she has been performing for a good chunk of time. If she hasn't built up stage presence by now and created a stage personality then I have seriously misjudged her. Not to mention that the name Sasha Fierce could headline at the local gentlemans club with Cinnamon, Cherry Daqueri and Porsche. Assuming that Beyonce and the lucky Jay-Z will be having kids soon, I doubt Kevin and Jaime Fierce won't be getting a lot of trash talk at the super elite private school they will be attending. Beyonce, Sasha, whatever your calling yourself at this moment, if your somehow reading this, please, for the sake of your image and your career, rip up the name change papers. You'll thank me later.
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Toribash - By: dawesbr
Toribash is a 3D game in which you control the muscles and joints of two ragdoll players, ‘Uke’ and ‘Tori’. Each muscle and joint has four settings, relaxed, holding, contracted, and extended. When relaxed the muscles and joints will flop about and react to momentum in a very realistic way. When a muscle or joints is holding, it stays stiff. For instance, if the left knee is set to holding, when the player jumps the leg will stay in that position at the knee. A contracting muscle will close a joint in, whereas an extending muscle opens the joint up.
Points are scored by force of blow upon the opponent. Extremely powerful hits can decapitate or remove limbs, however you can change the force required to detach joints. You can also change the distance that the players start from each other, the duration of the match, and how high up from the floor they start. You have to react to what the other player does - drop your abs if they do low, push them away before they punch you, and so on. The opening move is essential - you do not know what the other player will do, so you have to be prepared.
Two of the final additions to Toribash that make this amazing for a free game are replays and mods. Replays are saved after a match is over so you can replay that roundhouse kick, and the game also comes with a catalogue of replays that show incredible manoeuvres made by other players. Mods are modifications to the game that can change things like the models of the players, adding a sword, lightsaber, armour, or making them miniscule. There are over 250 of these to make the game extremely varying.
However none of this amounts to the final part of this game, the amazing multiplayer features. Just sign-up for free at the Toribash website, log-in in-game, and choose your server, and you can play against others worldwide, and it saves all the replays and you can use all modifications in multiplayer as well. But that is not all that comes with the multiplayer features. For each win you gain, you will gain ranking and possibly increase a belt size, even reaching black-belt. You will also earn Tori Credits, which you can use to buy special items in the store on Toribash, such as new blood colours, and textures for your head, and even a “Demon Left Foot”. Some items require special points attained by “bashin’”, called Qi. You can also buy points with credit cards. All of this and completely free, makes this an amazingly good game!