Gynis

!!! I wanna play this weekend! /cry

I thought Blanco was type of wine... O.o LOL Esteban is drunko.

My computer already overheats. I'm sure it'd only get worse if I painted flames on the side.

that's hilarious!

I didn't know you had a fury outfit, stanger.

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That's not charity, that's a scam. The FP fund isn't Charity Either. It's way for people named "Krotas" to prove their value. I think some of Ghalleon's friends refer to this as "safety insurance."

http://www.fullervoice.com/cluck/bells/play.html

I just wanted to say thanks to those who have taken the time to donate! It's much appreciated. Just so you guys know, vent costs $30 per month, and our web hosting is normally around $15 (plus domain re-registration fees once per year.) That is of course unless Bentley goes on a wild posting spree and our bandwidth shoots up! The point being, every little bit helps, and we've always had very kind members! Thanks again!

I finished off two mages in arena yesterday with four quick moonfires. I could have probably saved each the humilation of the second one with an extra 10% damage.

/wrists @ Ben

It's okay. You're both lovable AND rich, Nef.

Don't worry if you can't donate! It's not a big deal. This is for the high rollers, like Bramas. If you can gift to FP, awesome! If not, don't worry! Just be your awesome self. If you're not awesome, then you should pay, really.

Check with your parents. I think that's a felony.

Well, as another year draws to a close and Hallmark tells us that we need to be in the spirit of giving because Jesus SAID so, I'm taking the opportunity to hit you people up! Thanks to donations around this time last year, FP had a massive vent server (and extremely popular, too) and quasi-functional forums! And we've pretty much taken the well dry! =D So, if this year you have a few extra bucks you'd like to throw toward FP for Vent fees, bandwidth charges, my Xanax, then click the Donate button on the main page! It's always appreciated. Happy Holidays!

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And I still get weirded out thinking about it, Krotas. Thanks for the extra year of Therapy.

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Finally decided to take these public, eh? My favorite is Invisible Parachute Cat.

I do! mikeya1@gmail.com

Take a break from the game. Walk away. Breathe. And come back. You're one of my favorite people in FP. It's going to be quiet without. /pours one out for teh 9

T3 for life.

bad cluster. replace the hamster.

Stang also caused a hurricane in the south pacific.

Even then, you'd have to argue that the character is "property" rather than "intellectual property." The distinction is somewhat pedantic, but an important one. It's the difference between paying taxes on physical property such as a house or a car, or intellectual property such as an idea or a concept (or even the NUMBER of files on your computer.) While intellectual property IS to some degree taxable (and certainly covered by a LARGE stack of legislation) it's only taxable once it is utilized to make a concrete sale or transaction. Company's aren't assessed a special tax for having a logo, which I *think* is part of their intellectual property assets. Even Microsoft isn't taxed for having programs. They're only taxed once they sell them. The sale of a character is essentially the sale of a service, so that income IS taxable and (yes miro) the subscription fee that you pay would be tax-deductable (although 180 for the year, not the month). As would the computer that you play on, the depreciation of that computer, the desk that you sit in, your internet service, a portion of your electricity, the sales tax that you paid to buy the game, the snacks that you eat (within reason) while you play, and any fees that you pay to Ebay or Paypal to accept the funds, not to mention your repair bills from raids to get those items as well as any in-game consumables you use to secure them. You also only need to claim it as income if you sell it for more than $599, I think. While it's certainly an interesting idea and DEFINITELY fodder for conspiracy theorists, in practicality, it's not feasible. Something as large and inefficient as the IRS has no reliable way to assess the real world value of something like a [item]Stormrage Cover[/item]. Tracking the existance of these items, which in fiscal terms is brief at best, would cost more money than they'd ever make off taxing the property itself. I KNOW that we have some guildies that work in an accounting office. They may be able to speak to the specifics of this a little more accurately. The only reason I know this is through business dealings I've had with software and publishing companies and setting up companies in order to shelter assets vs. sellable items.