Humans and especially societies are normaly quite passive unless there are severe circumstances which forces them into action, the french revoultion didn't happen because the people wanted to be treated equally, it happend because the elites couldn't supply them with enough ressources to provide for their families. Well, it was more complex than that but in the end the people were hungry so they wanted change.

In most of Randland the pepole didn't starve or were particularly oppressed so there was no need to risk your life in going against the establishment. In some nations life was better than in others but overall bearable. And in many cases you could improve your life situation, become a rich merchant if you did it right.

They should have just eaten something else. Like, I dunno, cake, or something.

You asked for it!

Some reasons why I dislike our young Amyrlin, and some cons for balance:

I do not like the hypocrisy of flirting and giggling with Aram? (the mentally unstable tinker)and then being pissy with Rand. Con.: Stop complaining about a teenage girl having fun and being silly.

So you don't like realism? I mean every girl is perfectly rational all the time when it comes to boys right? Mmmhmm. Also, she WAS just having fun, it's not like she banged him, or was even necessarily interested. And she knows her own motivations, she can only guess at Rand's. And given his ultimate predicament of three girlfriends, I'm not sure she was far off the mark...

Where did he say he didn't like realism? Just because Egwene does something realistic doesn't mean it can't count as a reason to dislike her. If that were true, we'd have to like everybody in the real world because they're all acting realistic.

He basically she said in this circumstance she acted like a hypocrite which is one of the reasons he dislikes her. That can't just be written off as an unfair reason because the reason happens to be realistic. I don't hate Egwene, but there was the scene where Rand tells her he doesn't love her and she thinks to herself (paraphrasing) "Oh, how sweet, he's pretending he doesn't like me so I don't know how hurt he is at losing the most wonderful woman in the world--me." That's a realistic response someone might have, but it still made me want to bonk her on the head.

I'll take anywhere in the Age of Legends, maybe a good thousand years before the Bore is drilled...just to be safe.

I'm usually not too big on the running jokes...every time Rand/Mat/Perrin think how the other two are much better with women I think they need a good smack. But one exception to that is whenever Mat wonders about who's teaching Olver all his bad habits that he's undoubtedly picking up from Mat himself.

Don't feel bad, damandred...this is something I've racked my brains about as well.

In fact, I had a topic on the matter: Stalemates

Actually, I see you posted on it as well!

I still have yet to get a satisfactory answer, though.

Elayne and Nynaeve did know they couldn't use the Bowl without the help of the Windfinders. Elayne had seen their weather working first hand (and learned some too) and figured it would be essential to fixing the weather. Not just any group of channelers could achieve the affects they needed.

For some reason I really laughed out loud in book four when Lan storms in and sweeps Nynaeve off her feet, and her response is "I will not be MANHANDLED in this way!"

You know she loved it.

When you don't believe in Climate Change, you believe Lanfear's incarnate actually drilled a hole in the atmosphere and the "Global Warming" is actually the Dark One.

I think in this Age, Lanfear was incarnated as air conditioners, hair spray and car exhaust

...have spent hours pouring over d&d source material trying to figure out how best to recreate WoT characters in the game.

Do you have the WoT RPG? I think they have character sheets for all the main characters in there. Or do you just prefer using the D&D system over theirs?

Also, those are Alex Gray pictures in your signature and avatar picture, right? Pretty sweet, I love that guy.

... you cant help jumping into every discussion involving a particular character, even when its aaaaall been said before... and your excuse is "The Wheel of Time turns, and topics come and pass, leaving discussions that become debates."

Debates rage to arguments, but even arguments are forgotten when the topic that gave it birth comes again.

There's a Spine of the World mountain range in Forgotten Realms. One of Salvatore's books is even called the Spine of the World. I always took it for coincidence. Besides, Randland has a Spine AND an Eye.

It was hinted at my Moridin in aMoL, then nearly said straight out by Shaidar Haran, and finally it was stated in the glossary.

Wait...you read aMoL already?! That's totally not fair.

You call elephants s'redit

You live in a state with a town called Watch Hill (RI) and assume that means you're from the Two Rivers

You have actually done some of the things people are listing on this thread in real life

You named your daughter Elayne after a certain bath-taking Daughter Heir (I have a friend who did this)

You give your sept and clan when introducing yourself

You named your one-eyed fish Uno

Anyone ever see those Keystone Light commercials with "Keith Stone" (or as I call him, the most interesting redneck in the world)?

I saw a clip online of one where it begins with him sitting in a chair, reading a book out loud, and he says something about Aes Sedai.

I wouldn't put too much stock in the audio books. They pronounce the same word in different ways at times. Like "Tar-Vallen" vs "Tar Vuhlon"

I thought Murandians...or at least Lugarders, are supposed to have an Irish accent.