XenophiliusLovegood

I knew it! It is the Matrix here! Xeno

Scenes from "Four weddings and a funeral" (1994) Gareth: I've got a new theory about marriage. Two people are in love, they live together, and then suddenly one day, they run out of conversation. Charles: Uh-huh. Gareth: Totally. I mean they can't think of a single thing to say to each other. That's it: panic! Then suddenly it-it occurs to the chap that there is a way out of the deadlock. Charles: Which is? Gareth: He'll ask her to marry him. Charles: Brilliant! Brilliant! Gareth: Suddenly they've got something to talk about for the rest of their lives. Charles: Basically you're saying marriage is just a way of getting out of an embarrassing pause in conversation. Gareth: The definitive icebreaker. .... [at second wedding] Mrs. Beaumont: Are you married? Fiona: No. Mrs. Beaumont: Are you a lesbian? Fiona: Good lord! What makes you ask that? Mrs. Beaumont: Well, it is one of the possibilites for unmarried girls nowadays, and it's rather more interesting than saying, "Oh dear, never met the right chap," eh? Fiona: Quite right. Why be dull? Mrs. Beaumont: Thank you. [pause] Fiona: The truth is... well, the truth is, I have met the right person, and he's not in love with me, and until I stop loving him, no one else really has a chance. Mrs. Beaumont: Oh, what a shame. Fiona: Yes, isn't it? [another pause] Fiona: I was a lesbian once at school, but only for about fifteen minutes. .... [Charles comes running after Carrie] Charles: Ehm, look. Sorry, sorry. I just, ehm, well, this is a very stupid question and... , particularly in view of our recent shopping excursion, but I just wondered, by any chance, ehm, eh, I mean obviously not because I guess I've only slept with 9 people, but-but I-I just wondered... ehh. I really feel, ehh, in short, to recap it slightly in a clearer version, eh, the words of David Cassidy in fact, eh, while he was still with the Partridge family, eh, "I think I love you," and eh, I-I just wondered by any chance you wouldn't like to... Eh... Eh... No, no, no of course not... I'm an idiot, he's not... Excellent, excellent, fantastic, eh, I was gonna say lovely to see you, sorry to disturb... Better get on... Carrie: That was very romantic. Charles: Well, I thought it over a lot, you know, I wanted to get it just right. .... Carrie: Just before I go, when were you thinking of announcing the engagement? Charles: Uhh... I'm sorry, whose engagement? Carrie: Ours. I assumed, since we slept together, that we would be getting married. What did you think? Charles: [looks surprised] What? I'm... gosh, you know, that's, umm... It takes a lot of thinking, that kind of thing, I mean, uhh... Obviously, I'm... [chuckles and relaxes] Charles: You're joking. [Carrie chuckles as well] Charles: God... For a moment there, I thought I was in "Fatal Attraction". I though you were... Glenn Close, and I was gonna get home and find my pet rabbit in the stove. Carrie: No... But I think we both missed a great opportunity here. .... Father Gerald: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, & the Holy Spirit, Amen. Let us pray. Father, you have made the bond of marriage a mystery. A symbol of Christ's love for his children. Hear our prayers for Bernard and Lydia through your son Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and wraiths with you and the Holy Ghoat. Eh *Ghost.* One God, forever and ever, Amen. Matthew: This is his first time. He's a friend of the family. Charles: Ahhh, Excellent! Father Gerald: Bernard and Lydia, I shall now ask if you freely undertake the obligations of marriage. Bernard, repeat after me. I do solemnly declare that I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawfully impediment... Bernard: I do solemnly declare that I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawfully impediment... Father Gerald: ...why I, Lydia... Bernard: ...why I, Bernard... Father Gerald: Whoop, sorry! Why I, Bernard Godfrey St. John Delainey... Bernard: Why I, Bernard Geoffrey Sinjin Delainey... Father Gerald: May not be joined in matrimony to Lydia John Herbert. Bernard: May not be joined in matrimony to Lydia Jane Herbert. Father Gerald: Lydia, repeat after me. I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawfully impediment why I, Lydia Jane Herbert... Lydia: I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawfully impediment why I, Lydia Jane Herbert... Father Gerald: May not be Johned in matrimony... Lydia: May not be *joined* in matrimony... Father Gerald: to Bernard Geoffrey Siddle... Siddle Delainey. Lydia: to Bernard Geoffrey *Sinjin* Delainey. Father Gerald: I call upon those persons here present to witness... that I, Bernard... Delainey... Bernard: I call upon those persons here present to witness... that I, Bernard Delainey... Father Gerald: take thee Lydia Jane Herbert... to be my awful wedded wife. Bernard: take thee Lydia Jane Herbert... to be my *lawful* wedded wife. Father Gerald: *That's right*... *That's right*. May Almighty God bless you all in the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spigot... *Spirit*. Congregation: Amen! Gareth: Bravo! Bravo! [Everyone cheers] Enjoy it, Xeno

@OliU The game was tied after 8 minutes and ended with Elfmeter shooting 4:1 for Germany... (it was more like a rehearsed theater play) .. no red and yellow cards ... some fouls ... and tricot exchange sure.. the girls wore sports bra... Regards Xeno

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The team lineups are now announced.

The first Football Worldcup in 3DXChat... Come and get your tickets now, and have a seat in the VIP Lounge of Hogwarts Quidditch Stadium designed by Danery!! Location: Hogwarts Quidditch Stadium Date: Saturday; June, 16th, 2018 Opening: 7:30 PM CEST Heat up of teams beginning: 8:15 PM CEST Kicking off: 8:30 PM CEST Team Germany: Toni Schumacher (manuachtzwei), Andreas Brehme (KarenRose), Lothar Matthäus (MiaShy), Pierre Littbarski (YenneferShy) Team Mexico: Pablos Larios (SamDE), Manuel Negrete Arias (Eriksolo), Fernando Quirate (TonixxxK), Raul Servin (Baerchen), Hugo Sanchez (gerwernde) Join this unique event seeing the teams warm up, line-up for the National anthems, exchange of Team pennants and the kick off for a short but interesting football game without a football. After the game (Duration: 5 - 10 min.) there will be party in front of the large Public Viewing Area Video Screen. Join this event in the Fan Clothing of your Country! Don't miss it! Xeno

First a big thanks to Perimede for your support! I do not understand the excitement in some posts and I will not comment or rate anything that has been said. You are free to express your opinion. Again: No one has to participate in this survey!! It's all on a voluntary basis! And the purpose of this survey is not to change anything in the game either. This survey is not intended to do so. It's just about getting a picture about the answers related to the questions I've asked. Of course, this is not representative for the game for the given reasons, but gives an impression. And .. it is not possible to consider every sex / gender constellation. To make it easy, avatars and players are only distinguished between female and male. I already said that in my second post. In conclusion, I will not send any further comments here. Join the survey or just leave it. Regards Xeno

I changed the poll question to "How is the temporal use of your avatars distributed?" and the text to "This survey is NOT about in which way for which purpose avatars are used!" to make the difference more clear. Edit: And by the way, it is impossible to cover all possibilities in the survey. That would make it even more complicated. And sure, the survey is on a voluntary basis. No one is forced to participated. But as Perimede already said, it's worth a try and maybe the results could give answers on questions which are not already asked.

Dear all, I just want to make a quote here from Albert Einstein, which describes very good the controversy in discussion and the points some of you made, that even if some troublemakers find their way, to do nothing is the wrong way. "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." (Albert Einstein) and... everybody should be allowed to have his own opinion. Respect is everything! Regards, Xeno

Dear friends, after all discussions about avatars, alternates etc. I would like to start a more general survey about the distribution of avatars per account and the gender of operation. The aim is to get an overview about: - How many avatars people usually hold in their account? - How is the gender distribution of avatars per account? - What sex has the account operator? -How is the usage of avatars? (e.g., one main avi etc.) Edit: This survey is NOT about in which way for which purpose avatars are used! It does not matter here. I am just curious about the distribution. Also comments or stories in this thread are welcome. But keep in mind, it is just to get a picture about avatar distribution in the game. Best regards, Xeno

Hi everybody, just a short interjection from me: I am fascinated how the topic lived up again ... It was quiet for a week or so when Niblette started the discussion again, by recognizing what I meant with "common parent nickname". I am really happy, that there is a lively discussion here in progress - I have really problems to read all posts contemporary, because so many posts arrive in such a short a time. But one thing makes me really happy, and Jessica and Perimede stated this before: Although there are controversial opinions, all of those members posting in this thread are respectful with each other, factual and also respect the other opinions. Even if they disagree, they argue with their examples to support their opinions. And this is great! Just want to say a BIG THANK YOU !!! to all of you!!! I really like you, Xeno

There are so many possibilities, like e.g., being married to the same person more than one time. It's difficult to consider every occasion which could happen in the poll and in addition, would make it confusing. So in your case, it would count as "2 - 5 marriages / divorces". Whatever the reasons were, could be discussed in the thread. As I already stated in starting this topic and poll, I would be also interested in accompanying stories and not only the votes in the poll. The votes give an impression, but the posts could deliver the reasons. So I would be happy about any post here. Regards, Xeno

I have added an "Not applicable" option to the last question for those, who were never married. Regards, Xeno

Dear all, I saw that this topic has been discussed long ago in 2015 before marriages for 10.000 XGold and divorces for 5.000 XGold were possible. A lot has changed in the game since then. My experience showed me that marriages are used and discussed very controversial inside the game. In addition, I am very curious, how many players are married, how often they have been married / divorced and the opinion of players about marriages, weddings and divorces. For this reason I added a poll with three questions accompanying the discussion topic. What is your opinion about marriages, weddings and divorces in 3DXChat? Do you like that? Do you find it silly? Do you take that very serious or more the other way round? What are your experiences with married people or with your marriage? Many more questions could arise. These few ones should serve just as a conversation starter. Any opinion is welcome. Best regards, Xeno

@Niblette Yes, that was the original I had. All alts have the same ID number for one account .. this is how "Pandora" gets all Alts belonging to one account. If there would be an account nickname which all Alts share in addition with their character name, everybody could make the connections without using the "Pandora" system. The disadvantages of this system were also already discussed above in this topic thread. Regards, Xeno