oh boy, I can tell this is going to be bad:
was I just supposed to put the ones that said missing, or the others too?
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_ADDRESS
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_COLLATE
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_CTYPE
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_IDENTIFICATION
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_MEASUREMENT
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_MESSAGES
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_MONETARY
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_NAME
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_NUMERIC
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_PAPER
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_TELEPHONE
missing /usr/lib/locale/af_ZA/LC_TIME
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_MESSAGES
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_MONETARY
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_TIME
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_ADDRESS
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_COLLATE
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_CTYPE
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_IDENTIFICATION
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_MEASUREMENT
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_MESSAGES
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_MONETARY
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_NAME
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_NUMERIC
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_PAPER
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_TELEPHONE
missing /usr/lib/locale/ar_AE/LC_TIME
missing /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
missing /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1
missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2
missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.a
missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so

I had no Idea that's what recursive did; I thought it just deleted what you told it to and all subdirectories within that. I didn't know it would search through my whole /usr folder and remove any directory with "lib" in it.
By the way: I have a feeling I shouldn't close X if I want to get it back. Linuxquestions.org can be used from Lynx, right? Just in worst case scenario, like a power flash or something?