User talk:Hytmal
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A major research institution has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest chemical element yet known to science. The new element has been tentatively named "Ibmentium ". Ibmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Ibmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Ibmentium causes one reaction to take over 4 days to complete when it would normally take less than a second.
Ibmentium has a normal half-life of 3 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Ibmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause some morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Ibmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass". You will know it when you see it.
-Hytmal
So I was playing this game of Go against a Japanese exchange student. I was modest, and proclaimed myself an amateur, not very good. He said that in order to play well you must take a position, be confident in your actions. He made the first move, a standard modern move, on the 4-4 point, on my left, closest to me. A boring move. A test.
Pause.
I told him that he had much to learn if this was the best move that he could muster. I would teach him the way to play. This move was for an amatuer, a rookie.
Pause.
He was stunned.
I laughed and told him that it was a joke, his move was normal.
And so we played a game.
It is like this with David. The master, he has much to learn. His throws are weak, his moves request education. In time, he will learn to be the student. For now, he will be the master.
--Iain 02:28, 1 Jul 2005 (EDT)
Hey, Dave, what exactly do you mean by Verbal Punctuation? --Iain 01:42, 6 Nov 2005 (EST)