Originally Posted by Antagonist

Yeah. I keep telling myself to do that, but I keep forgetting!

Yeah, his name basically means 'flight of/from death' in French.

Oh yeah, didn't he look everywhere for a means of immortality? It was also the storyline for the Mummy 3...

Thanks! I'll probably take it off later again to go back to my nakedness.

He's the first emperor of China, the one who made regulations about how wide a cart should be, and unified China through the use of a single written language.

Oh goodie.

However the moment you change into something less cold, I will then abduct your soul! Muahahahaha!

Originally Posted by Beautiful Disaster

That reminds me...where the hell is fading!?

I've been here all this time!

Originally Posted by Wrenji-chan

I would equate "geek" to someone like that yes. Though... in America we use the term "Otaku" specifically to mean someone that is obsessed with manga/anime/Japan in general.

Ahh. Yeah, I can see that.

Originally Posted by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa

Ooh okay! That makes sense. 8D

... You guys had a person like Voldemort?!

lol Yeah, the guy was a tyrant in some ways and terrified of dying.

Originally Posted by xuvrette

Well, he is.
One of the emperor rumoured to find the elixir of immortality.

Nah, he obviously hadn't, or he wouldn't be dead for the past few thousand years.

Is there other written language of China? XD

@Nim: Ooh tyrants!

Originally Posted by dragonjake

However the moment you change into something less cold, I will then abduct your soul! Muahahahaha!

Good thing I intend to stay freezing cold for quite a while.

Originally Posted by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa

Sounds like a decent enough guy though. Unifying and all.

He did some good stuff, but was also a tyrant. He killed a load of scholars and burned a shit ton of books and destroyed a lot of history with that.

wow this place is hopping again! we all really want that shirt!

Originally Posted by Antagonist

Nah, he obviously hadn't, or he wouldn't be dead for the past few thousand years.

I meant to find, not found. XD

Originally Posted by xuvrette

Is there other written language of China? XD

Back in the ancient times before 秦始皇 came along, yeah. China was basically a scatter of tribes and colonies, much like Europe.

ping fading, Beaut!

Originally Posted by xuvrette

I meant to find, not found. XD

Oh, yeah. That makes a lot more sense.

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Originally Posted by hummy

ping fading, Beaut!

No don't ping me! I'm right here!!

Originally Posted by Antagonist

Good thing I intend to stay freezing cold for quite a while.

He did some good stuff, but was also a tyrant. He killed a load of scholars and burned a shit ton of books and destroyed a lot of history with that.

Hrmmmmmm... I will just have to stalk you around Mene. Your soul shall be mine!

@Nim: Dayum! Yeah, sounds like a tyrant.

Originally Posted by Antagonist

Back in the ancient times before 秦始皇 came along, yeah. China was basically a scatter of tribes and colonies, much like Europe.

I know we scattered... but... do they have their own writing system?
each tribe.

Originally Posted by Linnea

wow this place is hopping again! we all really want that shirt!

oh the bunny hop

Originally Posted by dragonjake

Hrmmmmmm... I will just have to stalk you around Mene. Your soul shall be mine!

Nevarrr!!

Originally Posted by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa

@Nim: Dayum! Yeah, sounds like a tyrant.

Most of the emperors were notorious in not wanting to see any slander on their name, even if it's true. XD It got to the point where people weren't even allowed to use the emperor's name in text anymore, hence why they all have a whole bunch of different names and stuff and giving us descendants a shit of a time trying to memorize them all for our history and Chinese classes. -____-

Originally Posted by Antagonist

Oh, yeah. That makes a lot more sense.

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No don't ping me! I'm right here!!

ping ping ping
i thought you left

Originally Posted by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa

@Nim: Dayum! Yeah, sounds like a tyrant.

But he burnt the BOOKS!
... Why don't he burnt it now... x.x

and by the way, Hitler did the same too.

Oooh yeah. I bet history classes for you guys is extra tedious!

Hmm, time for lunch for me!

Originally Posted by xuvrette

I know we scattered... but... do they have their own writing system?
each tribe.

Some do. My history's too crappy to know which ones, but they totally had their own written language. 秦始皇 stamped them all out and replaced it with one language which helped unify his kingdom.

i read about him searching for the elixir of immortality in college. very interesting story indeed.

I think I learn more about other cultures on this site that I ever did in school.

i love hearing about everyone's clutures

What a smart guy. I kind of like him.
嬴政. XD

Originally Posted by hummy

oh the bunny hop

LOL hummy brought the bunny hop back! weee

Originally Posted by hummy

ping ping ping
i thought you left

I never left. Aside from when I'm at work or asleep or eating, etc.

Originally Posted by xuvrette

But he burnt the BOOKS!
... Why don't he burnt it now... x.x

and by the way, Hitler did the same too.

Ooh. Never knew Hitler burnt books/killed scholars too, I guess tyrants all have their things in common.

Originally Posted by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa

Oooh yeah. I bet history classes for you guys is extra tedious!

Hmm, time for lunch for me!

Yeah. Just about everyone who managed to make their way into a history book of some sort has like a minimum of three different names; their given name from their parents, the name that they picked themselves, and the name that other people gave them. -.-