Archonic's Archaic Acronymical Antidisestablishmentarianism Random banter 148

[Archonic Energy]

Ok so you know why you are here, so start being random... within reason.

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In memory of the Inanimate Carbon Rod, gone but not forgotten.

[KuReshtin]

New, Shiny thread.

The title could use some work, though.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Needs more asymetric apollyptic afro affects.

[TwoBitWriter]

It looks good to me. You must be going crazy. :smallbiggrin:

Also, Civ V... I will lose my soul to it.

But I'm perfectly willing to auction it off now. 26 years old, slightly tarnished with regret... >.>

[Archonic Energy]

It looks good to me. You must be going crazy. :smallbiggrin:

Also, Civ V... I will lose my soul to it.

But I'm perfectly willing to auction it off now. 26 years old, slightly tarnished with regret... >.>

heh, i'll just have one more turn...
what do you mean it's 4am and i've got work in 3 hrs...
just one more turn.

there. the title is done. :smallcool:


I respectfully disagree. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X-PG-1HVjo)
sorry, through a speaker that sounds very good, but standing in a small room with him, that would just hurt!

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

I am ready for someone to make the BOOGIE!


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/wolfshonor/llamas/disco.gif

[Jibar]

What's that?

You want a

*BOOGIE!*

Today's Boogie is accompanied by A 99 Problem Drive, (http://www.mashup-charts.com/jay-z-vs-incubus-a-99-problem-drive/) because I am now convinced that 99 Problems can go with any other music perfectly and sound great.
It's the ketchup of sound.

[Deth Muncher]

Good heavens lads, a new thread? And only a few people have boogied to welcome it?

WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN

~*BOOGIE*~

[SMEE]

I am pure, chaste and innocent!

[Starfols]

Have an additional

*BOOGIE*

So I slept through class again. :smallsigh: At least I'm caught up on my sleep.

[CurlyKitGirl]

From the last thread:


Well, I'm speaking from a differed perspective. I imagine a little sister would be great if you were a sister yourself.

I never had a biological brother, only the two younger sisters... and they were nightmares and a half. That is to say, they were three nightmares combines...

Speaking as a Big Sister and Eldest, they're all annoying. I'm not exactly much of a girl either, so Little Sister's the 'girliest' girl in the house (she has two cute posters and once wore a skirt of her own free will to a non-formal event).
Little Sisters are shrill and annoying.
Especially when they're the baby of the family.
The only people younger than her on the maternal side of the family are great-grandchildren! The oldest of which is . . . eight.
Baby Sisters get away with everything. And it's the Bigger Sister that gets all the blame.

At least we don't get into physical altercations more than five or six times a year.


Blanket statement is hurtful. I wasn't that bad... Well, at least I knew when to stop being annoying...

You have any Little Siblings?
If yes, then you know how annoying they always are.
If no, Little Siblings are always annoying. Sometimes they can be endearingly so, or simply annoying as a catchy song can be annoying.

From this thread:


Heh, I'll just have one more turn...
What do you mean it's 4am and I've got work in 3 hrs...
Just one more turn.


College Husband is a Civ lover and I know he's been looking forward to Civ V. A lot.
And he'll have got it maybe a day or two ago. Iust in time to go back to uni. I predict many a sleepless night.
Not to mention that I got to play Civ IV for a few weeks back in March or so. I lost ten hours to that game in my first sitting.
In my case it was a "Well, it must be dinner time now, I've probably been playing for a couple of hours." *looks at clock* "Four in the morning?! I have a lecture at nine and I haven't done any reading for tomorrow's class!"
Fantastic game, but it steals time.

EDIT:
And a

*BOOGIE!*
for the thread.

[TwoBitWriter]

College Husband is a Civ lover and I know he's been looking forward to Civ V. A lot.
And he'll have got it maybe a day or two ago. Iust in time to go back to uni. I predict many a sleepless night.
Not to mention that I got to play Civ IV for a few weeks back in March or so. I lost ten hours to that game in my first sitting.
In my case it was a "Well, it must be dinner time now, I've probably been playing for a couple of hours." *looks at clock* "Four in the morning?! I have a lecture at nine and I haven't done any reading for tomorrow's class!"
Fantastic game, but it steals time.


What saddens me is that my perennial Civ favorite, Germany, is likely to NOT be my favorite in this game... :smallfrown:

[Castaras]

I go on to check facebook, and what do I find?

"Is so counting down to christmas, gonna be soon!!! =)"



:smallfurious: IT IS SEP-FREAKING-TEMBER. NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! RAAAAAGHHHHHHHH! *goes on the rampage*

[TwoBitWriter]

:smallfurious: IT IS SEP-FREAKING-TEMBER. NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! RAAAAAGHHHHHHHH! *goes on the rampage*

...Kiddo... I'm so sorry... I couldn't help it... :smallbiggrin:

[Dr. Bath]

I'm counting down to Easter.

YEAH!

[Trobby]

Fools! That is not how you Boogie!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b244/Introbulus/BoogietrobulusDelux.png

THAT is how you boogie. :smallamused:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Fools! That is not how you Boogie!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b244/Introbulus/BoogietrobulusDelux.png

THAT is how you boogie. :smallamused:

Trob, have I ever told you that you're awesome? Yeah. Well, consider that problem fixed.

[Castaras]

...Kiddo... I'm so sorry... I couldn't help it... :smallbiggrin:

Right. This Friday, there will be a TGIF on your wall. :smallbiggrin:

[TwoBitWriter]

Right. This Friday, there will be a TGIF on your wall. :smallbiggrin:

Oooh... You actually ready my facebook? :smallredface:

[Teddy]

Ahh, New thread.

And, ahh, Civ V. I got it the same day it was released (last Friday), but I still haven't played it especially much (I blame little brother for hogging it, despite it being my game and mine alone. However, I'm not going to shove him away like he does to littlest brother, because I really don't want to sink to his level).

And for you fellow Civ addicts out there, there is still hope (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03g5nzM6tTI).


What saddens me is that my perennial Civ favorite, Germany, is likely to NOT be my favorite in this game... :smallfrown:

Oh? How so?

What saddens me is that it's not as lucid as it used to be, that the automated citizen allocation only seems to focus on food production and nothing else, and that the AI can be plain stupid at times, despite your chosen difficulty.


ION: I've picked up my game of Riven which has been on rest in at least half a year (can't really remember, it's probably more). I've made some progress, but some of these puzzles are hard as hell, and the running around is more time-consuming than Pokémon pre-Fly.

[Snares]

I go on to check facebook, and what do I find?

"Is so counting down to christmas, gonna be soon!!! =)"



:smallfurious: IT IS SEP-FREAKING-TEMBER. NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! RAAAAAGHHHHHHHH! *goes on the rampage*

A few years ago, I saw a Christmas tree up on the second of September in one of the houses on my street.

:smallconfused:.

[Trobby]

Trob, have I ever told you that you're awesome? Yeah. Well, consider that problem fixed.

Proper boogie etiquette is my specialty. :smallwink:

[Haruki-kun]

A few years ago, I saw a Christmas tree up on the second of September in one of the houses on my street.

:smallconfused:.

I knew some people who never took it down. Roughly around June they said "So we ever taking the Christmas tree down?" "Nah... we're almost halfway through to the next year. Let's just leave it there."

It's like.... 5 levels past the people who don't take the lights down and just stop lighting them all year round.

[Snares]

I knew some people who never took it down. Roughly around June they said "So we ever taking the Christmas tree down?" "Nah... we're almost halfway through to the next year. Let's just leave it there."

It's like.... 5 levels past the people who don't take the lights down and just stop lighting them all year round.

That's just laziness though. Putting up a Christmas tree at the beginning of September is plain weird, because I was sure it hadn't been there before...

[TwoBitWriter]

Oh? How so?

What saddens me is that it's not as lucid as it used to be, that the automated citizen allocation only seems to focus on food production and nothing else, and that the AI can be plain stupid at times, despite your chosen difficulty.

I don't find the AI particularly dull on the higher difficulties, and the automation will favor food over any other, but you are free to toggle to a different city focus, and the city will adjuster their workers to fit that. Also, manual allocation is still allowed.

Also... Germany's ability, Furor Teutonicus, is only useful in the early stage of the game, and then it's debatable. I cleared well over a dozen barbarian encampments, defeating a barbarian unit that was stationed on a camp, and only got 2 units to join me despite the 50% rate... very disappointing.

@V: I hope you were amused by the non giant-friendly posts? :smallcool:

[Castaras]

Oooh... You actually ready my facebook? :smallredface:

I remember amusing things, and yes I do read the things in my newsfeed. :smalltongue:

[Teddy]

I don't find the AI particularly dull on the higher difficulties, and the automation will favor food over any other, but you are free to toggle to a different city focus, and the city will adjuster their workers to fit that. Also, manual allocation is still allowed.

Well, I haven't gotten into any war yet in my game (Prince difficulty), and my little brother is only playing on Warlord difficulty, but there, it's happened multiple times that the AI ignores exposed Cannons next to their units in favour of fully functional Riflemen, and I've read that it's the same way in the higher difficulties. Yeah, I really should play a bit more before passing a judgement.

And I know that I can toggle the focus, but I'm pretty averse to using them thanks to Civ IV being a bit too focused when one is picked (practically stopping growth for production, for example), and the standard focus is supposed to be balanced. There is should be a reason to there being a growth focus too, after all


Also... Germany's ability, Furor Teutonicus, is only useful in the early stage of the game, and then it's debatable. I cleared well over a dozen barbarian encampments, defeating a barbarian unit that was stationed on a camp, and only got 2 units to join me despite the 50% rate... very disappointing.

Well, the special ability might not be the best, but the Landsknecht is really fast to build, and the Panzer is a good late-game unit. Some of the other nations doesn't really have that amazing powers either.


On Christmas comming early, I haven't seen any Christmas decorations yet, but I can bet all I own on the first comming up before the first snowfall here in my town. Now, it would actually be possible to bet on wether there has been any snowfall at all before Christmas itself... and I won't be so stupid as to bet everything I own either. :P

[TwoBitWriter]

Now, admittedly, the Landsknecht won me two seperate wars (one involving the allied antagonists) and I haven't played with the pikemen of another Civ just yet so I have no comparison.

As for the Panzer... my first game is on the Marathon speed, so I just researched them last night before going to bed... And I've already conquered my entire continent... :smallfrown:

[Rae Artemi]

Proper boogie etiquette is my specialty. :smallwink:

I challenge you to a boogie battle!

Level 3 boogietech: Triple Raenir Rave!
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/4058/raeboogie.png



This took me way too long to make :/

[Etcetera]

A few years ago, I saw a Christmas tree up on the second of September in one of the houses on my street.

:smallconfused:.

'tis the season.

Specifically, the season for eating mince pies. In large amounts. And then regretting it during dinner.

[Coidzor]

Um. Wat? Why would you spoil your dinner like that?

You know you can't have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat!

[Thufir]

You have any Little Siblings?
If yes, then you know how annoying they always are.
If no, Little Siblings are always annoying. Sometimes they can be endearingly so, or simply annoying as a catchy song can be annoying.

Nope. Only two in the family, and I was the small, annoying one. :smallsmug:
However I was also cute (Not at the same time as being annoying)


In my case it was a "Well, it must be dinner time now, I've probably been playing for a couple of hours." *looks at clock* "Four in the morning?! I have a lecture at nine and I haven't done any reading for tomorrow's class!"
Fantastic game, but it steals time.

Never played Civ. And when I've played games until so late it's early, I've generally noticed myself doing it.


*goes on the rampage*

I'm on a rampage!


Fools! That is not how you Boogie!

You question Iibar and Curly's *boogie*ing?
HERETIC! FETCH THE LYNCH-MOB!


'tis the season.

Specifically, the season for eating mince pies. In large amounts. And then regretting it during dinner.

'Tis the season to play Twister, fa la la la la, la la la la.
And in our house the regretting is always of having eaten too much chocolate, and not being done by me.

ION: We finally ran through Ruddigore. Allowing for chorus issues, it's going to be good! Though Dame Hannah somehow managed to break the sword during the Melodrame.

[Trobby]

You question Iibar and Curly's *boogie*ing?
HERETIC! FETCH THE LYNCH-MOB!


THUFIR'S THE BEAST!

*Hides while the lynch mob goes after him*

Oh, and I was mostly questioning Deth Muncher and Starfol's Boogies. And making excuses to throw a disco party.

[Thufir]

THUFIR'S THE BEAST!

*Hides while the lynch mob goes after him*

You seem to be forgetting that I'm the High Priest. And this is the church lynch mob. We keep it on hand in case we come across heretics.
It may not be composed of actual people so much as generic fictional characters extracted from their books for this purpose.

[Phase]

I'm counting down to Easter.

YEAH!

I'm counting down to the Jewish New Year.

Yeah.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I'm counting down to the Jewish New Year.

Yeah.

I'm counting down to Thanksgiving. Sooo close! I love me a nice big turkey, though everyone knows that it's really the stuffing and the pie that steals the show.

Edit: Mostly, I'm counting down to Thanksgiving cause it's the closest holiday to now. Eh, shoot me, the holiday I can't wait for most is the one that is next, at all moments. Unless it's Family Day. I make a point of seeing as little of my family as possible on Family Day *grumbles about politics*

[Trobby]

You seem to be forgetting that I'm the High Priest. And this is the church lynch mob. We keep it on hand in case we come across heretics.
It may not be composed of actual people so much as generic fictional characters extracted from their books for this purpose.

Oh. ;-; But I'm on good terms with Koorly. Sorta kinda in a way.

[Rae Artemi]

Oh, and I was mostly questioning Deth Muncher and Starfol's Boogies. And making excuses to throw a disco party.

I am so in. Three times. You know, Rae from KQfH, Rae from FFF:R, and Rae From ABR Coprs

[Starfols]

THUFIR'S THE BEAST!

*Hides while the lynch mob goes after him*

Oh, and I was mostly questioning Deth Muncher and Starfol's Boogies. And making excuses to throw a disco party.

Admittedly, arial black isn't the hippest font, but meh. Trying to make the best of Apathycorp's biweekly fun ration.

[Rawhide]

This looked awesome (http://www.datahand.com/products/proii.htm), until I saw the price.

[KuReshtin]

I just requested a whole two weeks of holiday leave from work in eary December. Apart from the UKitP meetup the first weekend of my free time, I have nothing planned.
I might just stay at home and not leave the flat for two weeks.

I predict StarCraft and/or CoD:Black Ops overload during those weeks.

[smellie_hippie]

I protest the new thread. Especialy rule #15!! :smallyuk:

*stabs Archie*

That is all.

@v Well played good sir. I would point out that everyone else has also ignored this rule... :smallamused:

[Archonic Energy]

heh, i knew you couldn't resist a spoiler...
:smallamused:

Especially one from me.

[Trobby]

This looked awesome (http://www.datahand.com/products/proii.htm), until I saw the price.

I thought it looked awesome until I saw it was not, in fact, a new type of NES Controller. :smallannoyed:

I mean, it has a series of D-pads at the top. What did you EXPECT me to think?

[KuReshtin]

Geography question of the day:

Name three countries whose flags does NOT contain either Red, White or Blue.

[Dogmantra]

Libya...

Okay that's one.

[Haruki-kun]

I thought it looked awesome until I saw it was not, in fact, a new type of NES Controller. :smallannoyed:

I mean, it has a series of D-pads at the top. What did you EXPECT me to think?


This looked awesome (http://www.datahand.com/products/proii.htm), until I saw the price.

I thought it was a NES controller, too.

Meh, just wait a couple of years. by then keyboards will be obsolete. We'll just telepathically tell the computer what to do.

Or else, the computer will tell US what to do.


Geography question of the day:

Name three countries whose flags does NOT contain either Red, White or Blue.

Er... CHI-

no.... ARGE-

....no..... SPA-

....Damn! That's a real tough one.

[KuReshtin]

Libya...

Okay that's one.

That's the most glaring one, considering it's green.
Like. Only green. And nothing else.



Er... CHI-

no.... ARGE-

....no..... SPA-

....Damn! That's a real tough one.

I know. It's a good one, isn't it?

[Jack Squat]

There's also Jamaica and Mauritania

[Rawhide]

I thought it looked awesome until I saw it was not, in fact, a new type of NES Controller. :smallannoyed:

I mean, it has a series of D-pads at the top. What did you EXPECT me to think?

Every single finger has a dpad. Think about it for a minute.

[Quincunx]

The website I was reading got hacked within two clicks of a link. Son of a. . .

[EDIT: A. Only one of my bookmarked sites is down. B. The proportion of folks hosting their own site, instead of cribbing off of a major service like the blog hosts, is down. C. Took down the entire domain, not just the forum.]

[KuReshtin]

There's also Jamaica and Mauritania

And those are the other two I was looking for.

I've had honest guesses from people today both here at work and on FaceBook giving me answers like Ireland, China (really!), Greece, Sweden, Brazil, Germany, Kenya and India.

At least when I posed the question here at work, a budding argument was swiftly diverted and defused. :smallcool:

[Haruki-kun]

Every single finger has a dpad. Think about it for a minute.

It's... the ultimate controler? Works on every console except Wii?

[Trobby]

I thought it was a NES controller, too.

Meh, just wait a couple of years. by then keyboards will be obsolete. We'll just telepathically tell the computer what to do.

Or else, the computer will tell US what to do.


You know, I don't think this will actually happen. There's something to be said for the manual feel of typing in every word.

Besides, can you imagine how many typographical errors will appear on the first stream-consciousness word processor?


Every single finger has a dpad. Think about it for a minute.


It's... the ultimate controler? Works on every console except Wii?

I was thinking "You can play ten games at once", actually. Which would be pretty cool if you can pull it off.

NEW TOPIC: Name ten games that, if you could play all at once, you would. GO!

[smellie_hippie]

NEW TOPIC: Name ten games that, if you could play all at once, you would. GO!

Mario-Cart Wii
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Bully
Sly Cooper 3

Last Night On Earth
Arkham Horror
A Touch of Evil

Twister

@v I was tempted to say naked co-ed twister... but refraied for some unknown reason. Oh, I need to have a motorcycle conversation with you at some point Zeb...

[Zeb The Troll]

TwisterThis must be included in all answers. :smallcool:

[CurlyKitGirl]

Oh hells yes!
Got a mostly-finalised lecture list today.

I have one thing to say:
A four week lecture series on I. R. R. Tolkien is being run this term.
Hell.
Yes.
:extremelylargesmug:

There's other stuff offered too like Introducing the English Bible; Aspects of Medieval Literary Theory; The Economies of Middle English Literature; Learn Old Norse in Eight Weeks; about a dozen Shakespeare classes and -

:smalleek:

One of my favourite lectures is running a lectures on The Representation of the Supernatural in Early Modern Drama.
!!
D:
:D
The downside is that it's technically an Mst class.
Should I see if I can sneak in?

But there's one lecture series I'm definitely going to attend.
I. R. R. Tolkien.

You may now be envious.

[Haruki-kun]

I was thinking "You can play ten games at once", actually. Which would be pretty cool if you can pull it off.

NEW TOPIC: Name ten games that, if you could play all at once, you would. GO!

I'd play I wanna be the guy in then different computers at once.

Hardcore!

[Trobby]

<- Envy mode activated.

D: Ack...all I have to look forward to this week is about 160 pages of long, drawn-out text on Qualitative Interviews. And then writing about the bits in-between.

On the positive side though, for my birthday today I hung out in a nice little deli-type luncheon place with my dad. They make nice sandwiches full of delicious meats and stuff. =3 Though they only had The New York Post for reading, which kind of sucked. <.<; Too much sensationalism, not enough news.

AND there's a new book store in town for used books. In it, I saw my absolute favorite children's book, "The Monster At The End Of This Book". Used to read that as a kid aaaaall the time. It's just such a fun little book. =3


I'd play I wanna be the guy in then different computers at once.

Hardcore!

If you could do that AND be effective in each game, I would bow down to your gaming prowess, sir.

For my part, I'd probably pick:

Cave Story
Super Mario Bros 3.
Kirby's Adventure
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Fusion
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Megaman 2
Ristar
Super Smash Bros. (Any)
Minecraft (Recent Bias)

[Haruki-kun]

On the positive side though, for my birthday today I......

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/Vaarsuvius89/teaspit.jpg

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :smallsmile:

I don't know that book.... I used to read a book about a puppy who always arrived later at home than his brothers. The brothers arrived late and were sent to bed with no dinner, but he got home later and snuck into the kitchen to eat.

Until one day..... SPOILER ALERT! His brothers arrived home early and ate everything. Poor puppy.

[CurlyKitGirl]

<- Envy mode activated.

D: Ack...all I have to look forward to this week is about 160 pages of long, drawn-out text on Qualitative Interviews. And then writing about the bits in-between.

Ouch.
But it is a master's degree, and an over-the-internet course, so it'd be harder and not have as many lectures.


On the positive side though, for my birthday today I hung out in a nice little deli-type luncheon place with my dad. They make nice sandwiches full of delicious meats and stuff. =3 Though they only had The New York Post for reading, which kind of sucked. <.<; Too much sensationalism, not enough news.

Ahem.


*HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLOMP HUG!!*

[Trobby]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/Vaarsuvius89/teaspit.jpg

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :smallsmile:

I don't know that book.... I used to read a book about a puppy who always arrived later at home than his brothers. The brothers arrived late and were sent to bed with no dinner, but he got home later and snuck into the kitchen to eat.

Until one day..... SPOILER ALERT! His brothers arrived home early and ate everything. Poor puppy.

Sounds...interesting, but I've never heard of that one. ^^;

The one I'm thinking of stars Loveable Furry Ol' Grover, and starting at the very first page, he's worried about the monster who will show up at the end of the book, doing things like begging the reader to not turn the page and building brick walls to keep you from being able to turn it.

At the end, the monster turns out to be Grover himself.

That book, along with "Hide and Seek with Grover" are among my favorite children' s books of all time.


Ouch.
But it is a master's degree, and an over-the-internet course, so it'd be harder and not have as many lectures.


True. <.<; I've managed to avoid massive reading assignments up 'til now though. D=

I'll manage though. Fortunately there isn't too much to do in any of the other classes I've got, so I can focus on this a little more.

I'll manage...it's just inconvenient.



Ahem.


*HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLOMP HUG!!*

And this is why I love the Playground.

*Glomps back* <3 Thanks, Koorly. And you too Haruki.

[Pyrian]

I. R. R. Tolkien.No U. R. R. Not :smallcool:

[Haruki-kun]

Sounds...interesting, but I've never heard of that one. ^^;

The one I'm thinking of stars Loveable Furry Ol' Grover, and starting at the very first page, he's worried about the monster who will show up at the end of the book, doing things like begging the reader to not turn the page and building brick walls to keep you from being able to turn it.

At the end, the monster turns out to be Grover himself.

WHAT A TWEEST! :smallbiggrin:

So guess what? I have a cold. :smallfrown: No fever or anything, but school has been a real pain all day with a runny nose.

[Trobby]

WHAT A TWEEST! :smallbiggrin:

So guess what? I have a cold. :smallfrown: No fever or anything, but school has been a real pain all day with a runny nose.

Do they allow you to carry water? If they do, carry a bottle of water with you wherever you go and keep drinking from it during the day. Staying hydrated is an important part of getting over a cold.

[AtlanteanTroll]

So, I was checking out my grade on the school website and the teacher put in a 7 out of 20 instead of 17 out of 20.

I think my heart stopped for a bit.

[Haruki-kun]

Do they allow you to carry water? If they do, carry a bottle of water with you wherever you go and keep drinking from it during the day. Staying hydrated is an important part of getting over a cold.

They do. I guess I should start with that. I've already got medicine, anyway, but I hate that this happens every year.

[Thufir]

Oh hells yes!
Got a mostly-finalised lecture list today.

I have one thing to say:
A four week lecture series on I. R. R. Tolkien is being run this term.
Hell.
Yes.
:extremelylargesmug:

*snip*

But there's one lecture series I'm definitely going to attend.
I. R. R. Tolkien.

You may now be envious.

And to think it was not so long ago you still didn't like LotR.


One of my favourite lecturers is running a lecture series on The Representation of the Supernatural in Early Modern Drama.
!!
D:
:D
The downside is that it's technically an Mst class.
Should I see if I can sneak in?

Absolutely. I would, if I wasn't lazy, and also not in Oxford.

Happy birthday, Trobman.

ION: So, it turns out the first NUGSS rehearsal was this evening. I discovered this about an hour before it started, with my dinner not going to be ready for another 20 minutes. Managed to get there only 10-15 minutes late, but for some reason the Union had been shut until 7:30, so I had to wait around. But then, I got in and all was well. Saw a bunch of people I haven't seen for months, sang some G&S, ate some muffins (There were muffins to help entice the freshers).
Good numbers of new people, hopefully they'll stick around. It should be a good show this one.

[CynicalAvocado]

am i the only person who finds pretty girls with cockney accents attractive

[Teddy]

SortofbelatedhappybirthdayTrobby!

ION: I've spent the entire evening listening through my TheRadioDept. playlist. I got kind of stubborn towards the end, refusing to stop and go to bed. Also, I will post this before 0:00. I will.

IOON: My thoughts and purposes don't always make an awful lot of sense...

[CurlyKitGirl]

And to think it was not so long ago you still didn't like LotR.

I'm still not really all that keen on him. But it's a lecture series on Tolkien.
Besides, three of the lectures are on Tolkien's Mythmaking (and therefore worldmaking), and as an aspiring writer, knowing how to build such a well-built world is important.
THen Tolkien's Reuse of Medieval Literature. Also know as How To Reuse Really Good Plots.
Then there's Tolkien's Languages aka: how to conlang.

These three are all the reason I need.

Knife is dug in deeper . . .


Absolutely. I would, if I wasn't lazy, and also not in Oxford.

There is some Marlowe.
Of course, there's also a six week lecture series solely on Christopher Marlowe as well.

I'm iust twisting the knife here aren't I?



ION: So, it turns out the first NUGSS rehearsal was this evening. I discovered this about an hour before it started, with my dinner not going to be ready for another 20 minutes. Managed to get there only 10-15 minutes late, but for some reason the Union had been shut until 7:30, so I had to wait around. But then, I got in and all was well. Saw a bunch of people I haven't seen for months, sang some G&S, ate some muffins (There were muffins to help entice the freshers).
Good numbers of new people, hopefully they'll stick around. It should be a good show this one.

At least you made it, and managed to eat dinner as well. Not to mention you got some muffins as well!
That's always good.

[Pyrian]

am i the only person who finds pretty girls with cockney accents attractive*blink, blink* I find pretty girls attractive regardless of their accent. :smallconfused: I mean, it's kind of built in to being pretty.

[Trobby]

*blink, blink* I find pretty girls attractive regardless of their accent. :smallconfused: I mean, it's kind of built in to being pretty.

Was going to say this, but then Pyrian beat me to it. Damn you and your future psychic powers. :smallamused:

[Thufir]

I'm still not really all that keen on him. But it's a lecture series on Tolkien.
Besides, three of the lectures are on Tolkien's Mythmaking (and therefore worldmaking), and as an aspiring writer, knowing how to build such a well-built world is important.
THen Tolkien's Reuse of Medieval Literature. Also know as How To Reuse Really Good Plots.
Then there's Tolkien's Languages aka: how to conlang.

These three are all the reason I need.

Knife is dug in deeper . . .



There is some Marlowe.
Of course, there's also a six week lecture series solely on Christopher Marlowe as well.

I'm iust twisting the knife here aren't I?

Iust a little bit.
*Bleeds*
*Metaphorically*
Maybe I should go back to uni and do an English degree or something. Alternatively, maybe that would be impractical.

Oh yeah, and I agree with Pyrian and Interryobobob.
Some accents might make me find someone less attractive, maybe. Due to me associating them with the kind of people I really don't like. But I can't think of a case where an accent would cause me to find someone more attractive than otherwise.

[CynicalAvocado]

*blink, blink* I find pretty girls attractive regardless of their accent. :smallconfused: I mean, it's kind of built in to being pretty.

i have a terrible way of wording things:smallsigh:

what i meant was if there were two girls of equal prettyness and one had a cockney accent and one had a texan accent i would be attracted more to the cockney accented one

[Coidzor]

am i the only person who finds pretty girls with cockney accents attractive
Well, I imagine people who already have cockney accents don't mind them in their women, that being how they've perpetuated themselves.

what i meant was if there were two girls of equal prettyness and one had a cockney accent and one had a texan accent i would be attracted more to the cockney accented one

But gah... That's like choosing between a rabid pit bull and a rabid rottweiler. Either one of which can kill you easily.

[CynicalAvocado]

But gah... That's like choosing between a rabid pit bull and a rabid rottweiler. Either one of which can kill you easily.

i am confuse:smallconfused:

[Coidzor]

i am confuse:smallconfused:

Texans and Cockneys scare me, basically. Though I guess that's sort of tangential to their voices.

I guess as long as their mouths were busy with something other than talking it wouldn't be too, too bad... :smallconfused: But then I imagine them eating me for some reason. :smalleek:

[CynicalAvocado]

Texans and Cockneys scare me, basically. Though I guess that's sort of tangential to their voices.

I guess as long as their mouths were busy with something other than talking it wouldn't be too, too bad... :smallconfused: But then I imagine them eating me for some reason. :smalleek:

i'm full blooded texan....

i scare you?

[Pyrian]

But then I imagine them eating me for some reason. :smalleek:I thought that was what you were hoping for. :smallamused:

[Coidzor]

I thought that was what you were hoping for. :smallamused:

:smallbiggrin: That's our Pyrian!

[Quincunx]

Under the constraints of PG-13. . .I got nothin'.

So! How 'bout them baseball players--whattaya mean it's the last week of the season? :smallsigh: Suppose that means it's almost time for hockey then.

[Gullara]

I leave for one second (longer than one second) and what happens? A new thread springs up out of nowhere. I always get left out of the boogieing.
*boogies alone in corner*

I just got back my first university paper. It was a small one and we had to do it with someone else. We ended up getting a 64%:smallyuk:

We were really unorganized so we just split it up into sections for each of us to do. When we got it back the marks were broken down for each section. In the sections I wrote it said it was well done, good description, etc etc. Under my partner's section it was the exact opposite:smallsigh:

I suppose we should have got organized and did it together and this all could have been avoided, but it still bothers me.

Because we're all first year students and he was feeling kind (pitying us) my prof gave the entire class a chance to fix our essays and resubmit them. My partner doesn't want to bother, but I think I'm just going to fix it myself. I really want to get a good grade.

[Trobby]

i have a terrible way of wording things:smallsigh:

what i meant was if there were two girls of equal prettyness and one had a cockney accent and one had a texan accent i would be attracted more to the cockney accented one

Given that choice, I would pick a girl from Maryland instead. :smalltongue: Sorry, she got to me first. <3

...not to put down all the cute girls from around the world with different accents, mind you.

Accents are really disassociated with cuteness as far as I'm concerned. The real cuteness factor is not the region from which their speech is associated, but the way in which they speak.

Also,

*Boogies with RPGsr4me*

Never to late to boogie. :smallwink:

[CynicalAvocado]

we're boogieing now?*
*boogies awkwardly*

[Stadge]

what i meant was if there were two girls of equal prettyness and one had a cockney accent and one had a texan accent i would be attracted more to the cockney accented one

Hmm, that could be a 'she's-abit-different' kind of attraction if you yourself are texan, the accent may not seem as interesting as it's more common in your area, and thus the cockney girl seems more interesting and therefore attractive?

Though of course that could just be nonsense inspired by a tired brain on my part.

And people are boggieing still?
*attempts to boogie*

[Gullara]

Also,

*Boogies with RPGsr4me*

Never to late to boogie. :smallwink:


we're boogieing now?*
*boogies awkwardly*



And people are boggieing still?
*attempts to boogie*

I maintain my right to boogie at any time.
*boogies*

[Rae Artemi]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :smallsmile:

I don't know that book.... I used to read a book about a puppy who always arrived later at home than his brothers. The brothers arrived late and were sent to bed with no dinner, but he got home later and snuck into the kitchen to eat.

Until one day..... SPOILER ALERT! His brothers arrived home early and ate everything. Poor puppy.

The book, by the way, was called the Pokey Little Puppy. I used to read it to my sister.

[Haruki-kun]

The book, by the way, was called the Pokey Little Puppy. I used to read it to my sister.

Thank you! I'd forgotten the title!

I wonder if my mom kept it....

[Trobby]

The book, by the way, was called the Pokey Little Puppy. I used to read it to my sister.

OH! My girlfriend would've recognized that book. It's from her childhood too. o.o; Must be a regional thing, because I'd never heard of it before. ^^;

[Rae Artemi]

OH! My girlfriend would've recognized that book. It's from her childhood too. o.o; Must be a regional thing, because I'd never heard of it before. ^^;

But Maryland and Ohio are different. Almost everyone hates Ohio, and almost no one cares about Maryland.

[Thufir]

What I meant was if there were two girls of equal prettiness and one had a cockney accent and one had a texan accent I would be attracted more to the cockney accented one.

Phrasing still not the best. I have a slight urge to rewrite your post before responding to it.

If I had to pick an attractive accent, neither cockney nor texan would be ones I'd remotely consider.
TBH, I think my preferred accent would be a fairly generic British accent, like my own.

[CynicalAvocado]

Phrasing still not the best. I have a slight urge to rewrite your post before responding to it.

If I had to pick an attractive accent, neither cockney nor texan would be ones I'd remotely consider.
TBH, I think my preferred accent would be a fairly generic British accent, like my own.

yeah, i'm not so great at "talking" i'm more of the silent person.

also, the little voice in my head is reading all your posts with a british accent now

[AtlanteanTroll]

But Maryland and Ohio are different. Almost everyone hates Ohio, and almost no one cares about Maryland.


We do? I've been missing out on the hating. DIE BUCKEYES!!! (jk)

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

So, apparently I've been slipping back into a generic british accent again recently. That means my speech impediment is becoming more prominent again. That is not a good thing. :smallsigh:

[Trobby]

But Maryland and Ohio are different. Almost everyone hates Ohio, and almost no one cares about Maryland.

<.<; Hey, I don't hate Ohio. And I certainly have nothing against Maryland.

In fact, I'm pretty sure my favorite LPer is from Ohio...or was it Tennessee? D: Ack, I can't remember anymore.

[Rae Artemi]

We do? I've been missing out on the hating. DIE BUCKEYES!!! (jk)

Apparently. I've always loved living in Ohio, but apparently a lot of people think that Ohio isn't a good place to live. Really, it probably just depends where in Ohio you live, like everywhere else. Coshocton (only one in the world :P) is pretty nice.

[Gullara]

Apparently. I've always loved living in Ohio, but apparently a lot of people think that Ohio isn't a good place to live. Really, it probably just depends where in Ohio you live, like everywhere else. Coshocton (only one in the world :P) is pretty nice.

Your right there's lots of great places to live in Ohio. Like... well, you know that... place... in Ohio.

[Phase]

Phrasing still not the best. I have a slight urge to rewrite your post before responding to it.

If I had to pick an attractive accent, neither cockney nor texan would be ones I'd remotely consider.
TBH, I think my preferred accent would be a fairly generic British accent, like my own.

I stick to my own accent as well. Although Irish is a close second.

I have an alarmingly prevalent attraction to Irish women. Maybe it's the redhead thing, I dunno.

[Coidzor]

People hate Ohio? I thought it was supposed to be considered thoroughly humdrum and unremarkable when it was thought about.

Y'know, like most of the Midwest.

Except for maybe U of Ohio's Fooseball team or sommat, I think that's supposed to be a good team for those who care about college fooseball.

Mostly I just don't like what they did to chili. :smallannoyed:

[KuReshtin]

GAH!!
I just had a call from a guy at work (he's working from home today) complaining about the fact that our team's mail server size has been exceeded again, only a day after they archived a whole load of e-mails.

Turns out that he's the main cause of the mail server exceeding the 250MB limit we have because he's been engaging as a go-between between two guys that seemingly can't speak to each other directly, and they're sending mails with over 9MB worth of attachments that no longer are important to the mail conversation because they both have the attachments.
These attachments take up over 9MB per e-mail, and when I went through the sent folder and this guy's personal folder on the mail server I found seven (yes, 7!) e-mails from this conversation all sitting there, happily containing the attachments all having been sent either on Monday or yesterday.

No bloody wonder the mail server size is exceeded.

GAAH!!

[TwoBitWriter]

Any Playgrounder in the States a fan of College Football (American)?

I'm getting pumped for OU/Texas this weekend, maybe the biggest rivalry in the sport (Of course I am majorly biased...) :smallamused:

[KuReshtin]

Any Playgrounder in the States a fan of College Football (American)?

I'm getting pumped for OU/Texas this weekend, maybe the biggest rivalry in the sport (Of course I am majorly biased...) :smallamused:

I think you're looking for this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167253) thread. It was buried on page 3 of the board, but it's still there. :smallsmile:

Personally, although I officiate football according to the NCAA rules (slightly amended for the UK market) I can't seem to get into college football in the US.
Too many teams to keep track of, and too many 'power house' schools playing what can only be described as sacrificial lambs to pad their standings.

I'm also not a fan of the BCS ranking system, where racking up points against a hapless opponent is generally seen as a good thing.

Edit: That being said, I'll probably try to remember to watch the Sooners/Longhorns game this weekend.

[TwoBitWriter]

I think you're looking for this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167253) thread. It was buried on page 3 of the board, but it's still there. :smallsmile:

Personally, although I officiate football according to the NCAA rules (slightly amended for the UK market) I can't seem to get into college football in the US.
Too many teams to keep track of, and too many 'power house' schools playing what can only be described as sacrificial lambs to pad their standings.

I'm also not a fan of the BCS ranking system, where racking up points against a hapless opponent is generally seen as a good thing.

Edit: That being said, I'll probably try to remember to watch the Sooners/Longhorns game this weekend.

Funny enough, I had searched for that very thread, but I must have missed it.

But yeah, I'm a Sooner born and a Sooner bred, and when I die I'll be a Sooner dead. :smallbiggrin:

[Thufir]

Yeah, I'm not so great at "talking" I'm more of a silent person.

Well, so am I, doesn't compromise my phrasing when I do open my mouth. Or type, as the case may be.


Also, the little voice in my head is reading all your posts with a British accent now.

Good.
So long as it's an actual generic British accent, rather than one of the more distinctive region-specific ones.

[The Rose Dragon]

I'm bald now!

I feel sad, as I went to the barber's to trim my beard and thought I'd make my hair a bit more manageable while there, but he went and made me bald. Never gonna go to the hairdresser's in the campus ever again.

Also, for future barbers everywhere: 2-3 centimeters is not the same thing as 2-3 millimeters. Get it right.

[banjo1985]

Ouch, surprise crewcuts aren't good. Mourn the hair until it grows back. :smalleek:

Last time I went to have my hair tidied up it made the woman doing it cry. Apparently lopping about 12 inches of flowing dark locks from my head was somehow upsetting for her. She should have thought about how I felt, as a man of a certain age I had no guarantees that I was ever going to be able to grow that hair back! :smalltongue:

[Haruki-kun]

I'm bald now!

I feel sad, as I went to the barber's to trim my beard and thought I'd make my hair a bit more manageable while there, but he went and made me bald. Never gonna go to the hairdresser's in the campus ever again.

Also, for future barbers everywhere: 2-3 centimeters is not the same thing as 2-3 millimeters. Get it right.

:smalleek:

I panic every time I go get a haircut. I'm always afraid of one tiny slip and bye-bye hair.

[The Rose Dragon]

On the plus side, I can now join the Marine Corps.

[KuReshtin]

I just cut my own hair.

I usually leave it for about 3 months and then choose a suitable extension for my clippers, and then go to town.
Couple of weeks ago I used the 5mm extension.
Not a lot of hair left after that. I'd say that probably the next time I'll cut my hair is somewhere around Christmas or New Year.

[Haruki-kun]

I have long hair. Cutting it myself is not an option.

[randman22222]

I have long, rebellious hair. Well, depending on the climate. Fortunately, it has a mind of its own, which isn't unintelligent, so its uprisings are fine with me. :smalltongue:

Also, I just rocked socks at archery, and will have fencing later. Wednesdays are the days I step away from modern day a bit.

ION: Trying out last.fm for the first time today. Must say, I'm impressed so far.

[Haruki-kun]

I have long, rebellious hair. Well, depending on the climate. Fortunately, it has a mind of its own, which isn't unintelligent, so its uprisings are fine with me. :smalltongue:

Also, I just rocked socks at archery, and will have fencing later. Wednesdays are the days I step away from modern day a bit.

So you posted this from your typewriter?

[randman22222]

So you posted this from your typewriter?

Exactly STOP I went to the post office to have them telegraph my messages to the server STOP

[Trobby]

Bleh...>.<; Feeling headache-ey today. Hope it goes away soon...

At least the text I'm reading turns out to be incredibly simple, so I can skip past roughly half the paragraphs per chapter and still know what they're talking about.

Though I still have to stop every five minutes or so to keep my brain from melting away. D= Blargh.


ION: Birthday Times were super fantastic. :smallbiggrin: I got three new games and tickets to this weekend's Beatles Tribute Band performance, plus cake.

Only gotten around to one of the games though, and considering the mass of text I have ahead of me, probably won't get very far until next week or later. D;

I can say this though. Miles Edgeworth is very quickly becoming even more awesome in my eyes. :3

[Haruki-kun]

. -..- .- -.-. - .-.. -.-- / ... - --- .--. / .. / .-- . -. - / - --- / - .... . / .--. --- ... - / --- ..-. ..-. .. -.-. . / - --- / .... .- ...- . / - .... . -- / - . .-.. . --. .-. .- .--. .... / -- -.-- / -- . ... ... .- --. . ... / - --- / - .... . / ... . .-. ...- . .-. / ... - --- .--.

Oh, hey! Look what I found! (http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html)

Too bad you can't translate back from Morse. :smalltongue:

[Castaras]

I have long hair. Cutting it myself is not an option.

I have long hair and currently, I get a hair cut every ...5 years? 6 years? :smalltongue:

[Trobby]

Oh, hey! Look what I found! (http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html)

Too bad you can't translate back from Morse. :smalltongue:

:smallconfused: Yes you can. I just did.


EXACTLY STOP I WENT TO THE POST OFFICE TO HAVE THEM TELEGRAPH MY MESSAGES TO THE SERVER STOP

[Haruki-kun]

:smallconfused: Yes you can. I just did.

Oh. Looks like I missed that.


I have long hair and currently, I get a hair cut every ...5 years? 6 years? :smalltongue:

:smalleek:

Awesome! I wish I could! Except with me, it's always parents and relatives going "OK, Ruki, your hair is too long and damaged now, you need to cut it." I hate getting a haircut. If it were up to me, my hair would reach my knees. Or at least the middle of my back.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

...

*descends from the clouds*


OI! FRED! We need to double-check meet-up dates. Start posting here again.
Crazy Fresher. :smallamused:
I have been summoned back! By the power of this ethernet cable, I HAVE THE POWEEEEERRRRR!!!

Oh, and PMing you. :smalltongue:



But there's one lecture series I'm definitely going to attend.
I. R. R. Tolkien.

You may now be envious.
No, I may not, considering that in my 2nd year I'll have the chance to do pretty much the exact same thing if I choose a certain option, since one of the lecturers is a Tolkien expert. :smallamused:



Maybe I should go back to uni and do an English degree or something. Alternatively, maybe that would be impractical.
English degrees are never impractical!
In fact, my timetable seems quite suited for me. Lots of time for reading and such.


So long as it's an actual generic British accent, rather than one of the more distinctive region-specific ones.
Funnily enough, I read everything in RP. Perhaps it's something to do with it being my accent? :smallamused:
I often have occasions, whilst reading something written by someone speaking a different form of English (America, Australia, Canada, etc), in which a particular turn of phrase suddenly jolts me out of it and reminds me that the writer isn't an Englishman. I probably give other forumites those moments, come to think of it.

[Thufir]

I'm bald now!

I feel sad, as I went to the barber's to trim my beard and thought I'd make my hair a bit more manageable while there, but he went and made me bald. Never gonna go to the hairdresser's in the campus ever again.

Also, for future barbers everywhere: 2-3 centimeters is not the same thing as 2-3 millimeters. Get it right.

:frown::frown::frown::frown::frown:


I have long hair. Cutting it myself is not an option.

Why not? I cut mine.


English degrees are never impractical!
In fact, my timetable seems quite suited for me. Lots of time for reading and such.

Given I've already done one degree, I don't know if the government would give me another student loan. Hence impractical.


Funnily enough, I read everything in RP. Perhaps it's something to do with it being my accent? :smallamused:
I often have occasions, whilst reading something written by someone speaking a different form of English (America, Australia, Canada, etc), in which a particular turn of phrase suddenly jolts me out of it and reminds me that the writer isn't an Englishman. I probably give other forumites those moments, come to think of it.

Well, yeah, by default you read something in roughly your own accent, unless you have a particular voice mentally tagged for that person.
And in some cases, you forget the mental tagging until partway through and then go "Oh wait, accent."

[Haruki-kun]

Why not? I cut mine.

I... don't know how to? I dunno, it sounds impossibly dificult.

[Castaras]

:smalleek:

Awesome! I wish I could! Except with me, it's always parents and relatives going "OK, Ruki, your hair is too long and damaged now, you need to cut it." I hate getting a haircut. If it were up to me, my hair would reach my knees. Or at least the middle of my back.

My parents have given up on making me do anything with my hair. :smalltongue:

[Dallas-Dakota]

Atleast yours looks decent.:smalltongue:

[Teddy]

I used to like to have my hair short, and got annoyed when it grew too long. Now, my hair is pretty fast growing, so I had to get it cut pretty often to keep it from getting in my eyes. Now I'm too lazy getting it cut, but I'm pretty content with my hair as it is, so I don't really see it as a problem. I'm actually pretty curious about how I look with a long hair.

[Dallas-Dakota]

I just saw the first ever Dutch horror movie.

It's about a elevator.

[Teddy]

I just saw the first ever Dutch horror movie.

It's about a elevator.

Is this "first" as in the first Dutch horror movie ever made, or just the first one you've seen? If it was the first case, then I'm really interested what the plot was like and how it looked. If not, then I'm guessing that it was a fairly unoriginal horror movie beside practically every horror movie ever made. Am I right? :smallamused:

[averagejoe]

I just saw the first ever Dutch horror movie.

It's about a elevator.

Was it an evil elevator? Or was it misunderstood and trying to save everyone from the real threat? Or was the elevator just some mundane set piece?

[CurlyKitGirl]

...

*descends from the clouds*


I have been summoned back! By the power of this ethernet cable, I HAVE THE POWEEEEERRRRR!!!

Oh, and PMing you. :smalltongue:

Replied.
My internet has been down for the entire day. Only been up for the last half hour.
I ended up doing eighty odd lines of translation today. Productive day is productive.
And I got a sore throat because Littlest Brother threw an hour long shouting hissy fit, while I, the incompetent computer girl, did her best to fix everything.
He stopped screaming when I iust gave up and screeched in his face.
His face was a picture.
His reaction: "No need to shout."
Mum heard that and burst out laughing.


No, I may not, considering that in my 2nd year I'll have the chance to do pretty much the exact same thing if I choose a certain option, since one of the lecturers is a Tolkien expert. :smallamused:

*hi-fives*


English degrees are never impractical!
In fact, my timetable seems quite suited for me. Lots of time for reading and such.

Except for that stupid presentation tomorrow. :smalltongue:
And yet I still have more free time.

I really need a new fountain pen. My fingers are black as pitch. Except where they're silvery graphite coloured.
And I've a lingering cramp.
Working sucks.

[Malfunctioned]

Malfunctioned has today discovered that he has a magical ability known as 'The Smile' which is now recorded as having the ability to, when used on a completely straight man, 'turn his legs to complete jelly'.

I can't wait to try this out in college. :smallcool::smallamused:

[randman22222]

Malfunctioned has today discovered that he has a magical ability known as 'The Smile' which is now recorded as having the ability to, when used on a completely straight man, 'turn his legs to complete jelly'.

I can't wait to try this out in college. :smallcool::smallamused:

I'm sorry, is this a smile that informs the person receiving said smile that their life and soul are forfeit? Or the type that makes good guys go bad? :smalltongue::smallamused:

[Coidzor]

What's it do to women and non-heteronormative guys?

WE MUST DO SCIENCE!

[Dallas-Dakota]

Is this "first" as in the first Dutch horror movie ever made, or just the first one you've seen? If it was the first case, then I'm really interested what the plot was like and how it looked. If not, then I'm guessing that it was a fairly unoriginal horror movie beside practically every horror movie ever made. Am I right? :smallamused:
It was the first, otherwise I would not have mentioned it.

Was it an evil elevator? Or was it misunderstood and trying to save everyone from the real threat? Or was the elevator just some mundane set piece?
Well it was a bad film...But...Com'on, it's hobbies were squeezing people's heads off and tricking blind people to walk into the elevator shaft at 7 floors high. So, yeah, evil.

[Rawhide]

So you posted this from your typewriter?

http://www.usbtypewriter.com/

[averagejoe]

Well it was a bad film...But...Com'on, it's hobbies were squeezing people's heads off and tricking blind people to walk into the elevator shaft at 7 floors high. So, yeah, evil.

That actually sounds kind of awesome. For the record, that was an actual serious question.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

Except for that stupid presentation tomorrow. :smalltongue:
And yet I still have more free time.
Well, that's Fresher's for you. Or rather, for me. :smalltongue:


Well it was a bad film...But...Com'on, it's hobbies were squeezing people's heads off and tricking blind people to walk into the elevator shaft at 7 floors high. So, yeah, evil.

That sounds like some fantastic sort of Dutch black comedy.
Personally, if I wanted to make a Dutch horror movie it would involve tulips, windmills, clogs, and plenty of dope brownies and whips in Amsterdam. :smallamused:

[Malfunctioned]

I'm sorry, is this a smile that informs the person receiving said smile that their life and soul are forfeit? Or the type that makes good guys go bad? :smalltongue::smallamused:

The kind that makes my adorkability rating go through the roof and overwhelms any kind of defenses. It reduces people to babbling wrecks. Somehow.


What's it do to women and non-heteronormative guys?

WE MUST DO SCIENCE!

Considering the girl I'm after is in college tomorrow.....

Purely for SCIENCE! of course. :smallamused:

[Dallas-Dakota]

That's what I ment, it was badly produced, the plot was meh, but the idea was very cool.

Fred:....I think if you add in general greedyness/cheapness and our mad trading skillz, you've got most major dutch stereotypes. Also the main character has to be blond and in a blue jumpsuit.:smalltongue:

[The Rose Dragon]

Well it was a bad film...But...Com'on, it's hobbies were squeezing people's heads off and tricking blind people to walk into the elevator shaft at 7 floors high. So, yeah, evil.

Was the blind guy given a horrible dye job right before?

If so, I watched that movie.

[Snares]

Malfunctioned has today discovered that he has a magical ability known as 'The Smile' which is now recorded as having the ability to, when used on a completely straight man, 'turn his legs to complete jelly'.

I can't wait to try this out in college. :smallcool::smallamused:

To be fair, you do have an epic mouth. But have you had two guys have a fight over you? I bet you haven't. :smallcool:

By the way, this 'adorkability' thing, I think I have unintentionally acquired it. :smallconfused: Of the three girls at my college who I am absolutely sure liked me at some point (in one case, I'm sure she still does), it's a perfect 3/3 on the 'I like nerdy guys' thing. Which is strange, because I'm not that big of a nerd... well, apart from internets, and being a music/drum nerd. Start me talking about The Mars Volta's discography or 2.3mm power hoops and there's a fair chance I will never stop.

[Malfunctioned]

To be fair, you do have an epic mouth. But have you had two guys have a fight over you? I bet you haven't. :smallcool:
Does you and Nameless count?
If not then I have had several guys after me, but not fighting over me. :smalltongue:


By the way, this 'adorkability' thing, I think I have unintentionally acquired it. :smallconfused: Of the three girls at my college who I am absolutely sure liked me at some point (in one case, I'm sure she still does), it's a perfect 3/3 on the 'I like nerdy guys' thing. Which is strange, because I'm not that big of a nerd... well, apart from internets, and being a music/drum nerd. Start me talking about The Mars Volta's discography or 2.3mm power hoops and there's a fair chance I will never stop.

You are learning young pupil.
*bows*

[Snares]

Does you and Nameless count?
If not then I have had several guys after me, but not fighting over me. :smalltongue:

I don't remember having any fights with Nameless. :smallconfused: I may have had some sort of comedic girl-fight with him at some point, but my memory is either photographic or horrible, and it's deciding to be horrible.

And I've had guys after me as well, which, when you consider the area I live in (really rather intolerant sadly, there were some lesbians across the road who ended up having to move away :smallfrown:) is an achievement.


You are learning young pupil.
*bows*

I'm learning... albeit unintentionally. Which seems to be the way of things with me. :smallbiggrin:

[Thufir]

WE MUST DO SCIENCE!

FOR SCIENCE!!!!!

[Trobby]

FOR SCIENCE!!!!!


http://acandidworld.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/stand_back_square_0.png

[CynicalAvocado]

WE MUST DO SCIENCE!


is it mad science?

*puts on goggles and lab coat*

[TwoBitWriter]

...Can we try literature instead?

It's much more non-zombification friendly...

[Snares]

Surely, we need some science (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsMLP3cheuc) tunes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7zTsn4sXfk) (both are required listening, they go together. And yes, the first one is about the Large Hadron Collider).

[averagejoe]

is it mad science?

*puts on goggles and lab coat*

Actually, most so-called mad scientists are actually mad engineers. (http://cowbirdsinlove.com/46)

[CynicalAvocado]

Actually, most so-called mad scientists are actually mad engineers. (http://cowbirdsinlove.com/46)

not THIS mad scientist :smallbiggrin:
okay, maybe a little bit

look, i made a comic
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac28/CynicalAvocado/avyrock.png?t=1285806510
it's not that great, because it's paint...

[averagejoe]

it's not that great, because it's paint..

Yet it's a sentiment that I wholeheartedly agree with.

I mean, I don't actually know whether you can dance or rock out. But the general message of the comic, and what it says about rocking out, I agree with.

[CurlyKitGirl]

My soul has been tainted by my latest review!
I need something wholesome and happy. Stat!

But first, strawberry yoghurt. That makes everything better.

[CynicalAvocado]

My soul has been tainted by my latest review!
I need something wholesome and happy. Stat!

But first, strawberry yoghurt. That makes everything better.

will this suffice?
http://28.media.tumblr.com/pU1p3ehaPmwkg5dwPCu4fb5oo1_400.jpg

[Thufir]

Actually, most so-called mad scientists are actually mad engineers. (http://cowbirdsinlove.com/46)

The proper attitude is to do it iust to find out what happens. Including whether or not the death ray actually works.


My soul has been tainted by my latest review!
I need something wholesome and happy. Stat!

But first, strawberry yoghurt. That makes everything better.

Strawberry yoghurt isn't wholesome and happy enough?
Um, the only things springing immediately to mind are this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkobH1sr0cs) and The Clangers*.

*This may say something about the way I think which a mad scientist would find fascinating.

[CynicalAvocado]

The proper attitude is to do it iust to find out what happens. Including whether or not the death ray actually works.


haha, what death ray?

*quickly hides plans to create a giant magnifying glass and place it in orbit between the sun and the earth*

[AtlanteanTroll]

My dearest childhood friend just called me a furry on Facebook.

I'm ruined.

[Coidzor]

My dearest childhood friend just called me a furry on Facebook.

I'm ruined.

Well, that's definitely a pretty serious allegation. The kind of accusation that causes a man to stop and take stock of everything that led him up to that point.

So, how long did it take for your life to flash before your eyes?

[Trobby]

My soul has been tainted by my latest review!
I need something wholesome and happy. Stat!

But first, strawberry yoghurt. That makes everything better.

Oh! I have just the thing!

http://www.bootsandsabers.com/images/uploads/awesome_thumb.jpg


Always makes me smile. *Hugs Koorly*

[CynicalAvocado]

My dearest childhood friend just called me a furry on Facebook.

I'm ruined.

there is only one thing to do in a situation like that...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Yevgeny_Onegin_by_Repin.jpg/797px-Yevgeny_Onegin_by_Repin.jpg

[Thufir]

Oh! I have just the thing!

http://www.bootsandsabers.com/images/uploads/awesome_thumb.jpg


Always makes me smile. *Hugs Koorly*

There is nothing smile-worthy about bad grammar, Trobulousness.

[Coidzor]

But, but, look at the puppy!

...*charges his lasers*

*casts PUPPYARA*


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/cartermn/PuppyPile_thumb.jpg

Taste Cuteness and Purity and Truth, sourpuss!

*Insert ridiculously flamboyant shounen anime poses here.*

[Rae Artemi]

My soul has been tainted by my latest review!
I need something wholesome and happy. Stat!

But first, strawberry yoghurt. That makes everything better.

Happy you say?

Who's up for a Kirby bomb?

I AM!

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6476/kirbr.png

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4572/bluekirb1.png

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7576/avakirbo.png

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5223/bluekirb2.png

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2208/hiiq.png

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7101/lixby.png

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8012/kirblueghost.png

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6905/daww.png

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/343/kirbystorm.png

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9153/image2838.png

[Haruki-kun]

My dearest childhood friend just called me a furry on Facebook.

I'm ruined.

Can you just laugh it off and play it as a joke? =/

[CynicalAvocado]

Happy you say?

Who's up for a Kirby bomb?

I AM!

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6476/kirbr.png

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4572/bluekirb1.png

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7576/avakirbo.png

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5223/bluekirb2.png

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2208/hiiq.png

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7101/lixby.png

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8012/kirblueghost.png

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6905/daww.png

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/343/kirbystorm.png

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9153/image2838.png

too... much.... cute....

[Thufir]

But, but, look at the puppy!

...*charges his lasers*

*casts PUPPYARA*


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/cartermn/PuppyPile_thumb.jpg

Taste Cuteness and Purity and Truth, sourpuss!

*Insert ridiculously flamboyant shounen anime poses here.*

Cuteness does not make a person or animal exempt from using proper English.
Also, I'm much more of a cat person.

[Rae Artemi]

too... much.... cute....

Oh, I didn't even include any of my Non-Kirby Cute images. I even forgot one or two of the Kirby ones. And if I could upload images from my cell phone, hoo boy...

[Trobby]

There is nothing smile-worthy about bad grammar, Trobulousness.

You know, I said that the first time I saw it. But...I really don't care anymore. It's too adorable to be mad at.


But, but, look at the puppy!

...*charges his lasers*

*casts PUPPYARA*


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/cartermn/PuppyPile_thumb.jpg

Taste Cuteness and Purity and Truth, sourpuss!

*Insert ridiculously flamboyant shounen anime poses here.*

...This is the best post ever.

[Rae Artemi]

...This is the best post ever.

But, Kirbybomb... :smallfrown:

[Thufir]

You know, I said that the first time I saw it. But...I really don't care anymore. It's too adorable to be mad at.

Nothing is too adorable to be mad at... Except maybe Curly.

The thing is also, I'm pretty sure when I first saw that image it didn't have the apostrophe. It's not iust that it's wrong, it started out even more wrong, then someone tried to correct it and only partially succeeded. So, A) Fail, and B) Why can't someone finish the iob?

[Trobby]

@Thufir: Fine. -_-; I'll fix it.

http://h1.ripway.com/Introbulus/YouAreAwesome.png

:smallsigh: The cuteness industry is getting fierce with the competition.


But, Kirbybomb... :smallfrown:

Aww...sorry Rae. Kirbybomb was good, but I think Puppy-based spell casting is the wave of the future.

[Gullara]

So, how long did it take for your life to flash before your eyes?

My life has flashed before my eyes before. It happened when I was five years old. The annoying part was that it happened in real time. That's five years of my life I'll never get back. :smalltongue:

[Rae Artemi]

Aww...sorry Rae. Kirbybomb was good, but I think Puppy-based spell casting is the wave of the future.

Meh, I'm a cat person.

[CynicalAvocado]

Aww...sorry Rae. Kirbybomb was good, but I think Puppy-based spell casting is the wave of the future.

i have the solution!

*takes off glasses*

how about a kirby puppy that casts spells of puppies and kittens

[Coidzor]

...This is the best post ever.

Why thank you. Sadly, I'm not that accomplished of a magic user, since I am not quite up to casting Puppyaga yet.

...Especially since I can't find the full image for it that they were throwing around the gameFAQs forums back when I was active there.

[Gullara]

You know what is more annoying than someone setting a really high maximum bid on something you want on ebay? NOTHING!!:smallfurious:!!

Here I thought I was going to get a Korean Sylvan Library (Magic: The Gathering card for the uninformed), but no, someone had to come and put a maximum bid at something I can't afford.

Simply frustrating.

[CynicalAvocado]

You know what is more annoying than someone setting a really high maximum bid on something you want on ebay? NOTHING!!:smallfurious:!!

Here I thought I was going to get a Korean Sylvan Library (Magic: The Gathering card for the uninformed), but no, someone had to come and put a maximum bid at something I can't afford.

Simply frustrating.

>>you bid: $100.00
>>time left 00.01 minutes
>> someone else bid: $100.01
>>bidding closed

[Gullara]

>>you bid: $100.00
>>time left 00.01 minutes
>> someone else bid: $100.01
>>bidding closed

Actually I went as high as $6 (with $5 shipping),. The auction is still on, but I could just buy the card in english for $4.

I really wanted a Korean one:smallfrown:

[Haruki-kun]

>>you bid: $100.00
>>time left 00.01 minutes
>> someone else bid: $100.01
>>bidding closed

That sounds.... rage-worthy.


Actually I went as high as $6 (with $5 shipping),. The auction is still on, but I could just buy the card in english for $4.

I really wanted a Korean one:smallfrown:

Awww... it's OK... :smallfrown:

[Gullara]

Awww... it's OK... :smallfrown:

I just went to $7.50:smallsigh:

If he out bids me again its over.

Wish me luck:smallbiggrin:

EDIT: I'm gunna be up all night worrying about this:smalltongue:

[CynicalAvocado]

Actually I went as high as $6 (with $5 shipping),. The auction is still on, but I could just buy the card in english for $4.


that happened to me once. i was trying to buy a new trombone case....


That sounds.... rage-worthy.

yeah. here's a relative description to the outcome

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FWz3FoidNoE/S2e-iT5tsBI/AAAAAAAAAgk/jq3TYmlnsrI/s320/RAAAAGE.png

[Bhu]

@Thufir: Fine. -_-; I'll fix it.

http://h1.ripway.com/Introbulus/YouAreAwesome.png

:smallsigh: The cuteness industry is getting fierce with the competition.



Aww...sorry Rae. Kirbybomb was good, but I think Puppy-based spell casting is the wave of the future.

LIES!!!!!!

[Coidzor]

For some reason even fewer people are capable of casting more advanced versions of KITTY!~<3 than than can cast the upgraded versions of PUPPEH! This lead some to initially theorize that, like FLARE and METEO, KITTY had no upgraded form.

Internet auctions confuse and mystify me. Much like regular auctions...

[Gullara]

For some reason even fewer people are capable of casting more advanced versions of KITTY!~<3 than than can cast the upgraded versions of PUPPEH! This lead some to initially theorize that, like FLARE and METEO, KITTY had no upgraded form.

Internet auctions confuse and mystify me. Much like regular auctions...

Me too. I usually just buy the "buy it now" items. Of course this seems to be the only Korean Sylvan Library (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=159317) on the internet and I want it.

Also
KITTY powers go!
http://blogs.westword.com/demver/kitten.JPG
Beat that puppies:smallamused:

[Coidzor]

Say, can anyone think of any famous/notable mythological/fictional sisters, more specifically older female sisters to male characters? I'm drawing a bit of a blank.

...Ok, now how about nanny/surrogate mother type figures? All I can think of offhand for this one is the Capitoline Wolf which nursed Romulus and Remus.

One of my friends has been mistaken for or called the girlfriend, nanny, sister, and most recently (as of yesterday) mom of this kid of a neighbor of hers who she picks up from school and drops off at home.

I managed to hit Jocasta immediately, followed by Ophelia, but petered out when I couldn't think of anything for sister and the best I could do for nanny was the wolf.

[Quincunx]

The name you want is in Hindu myth but I can't recall it at the moment, a foster-mother of Krishna (www.pantheon.org has her name as Yasoda but that doesn't ring a bell for me). She caught the child-god chewing on something he shouldn't and when he wouldn't spit it out, pried open his mouth in an efficient motherly manner. . .and found the universe inside.


not THIS mad scientist :smallbiggrin:
okay, maybe a little bit

look, i made a comic
http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac28/CynicalAvocado/avyrock.png?t=1285806510
it's not that great, because it's paint...

Words to live by! I give it the stamp of approval!
*stamp* Property of the Gnomish Empire
. . .wrong stamp.

A gnomish friend of mine has sent me many post-it notes pre-stamped with this message. I stuck them all to various light switches in the house. Now my husband is afraid of what he might be activating any time he reaches for one of the marked switches. :smallbiggrin:

[Pyrian]

Actually, most so-called mad scientists are actually mad engineers. (http://cowbirdsinlove.com/46)That's probably why comic-book land differs so dramatically in this respect from real-life land. In real-life, the mad scientists want to take over the world but aren't engineers, while the mad engineers just like blowing stuff up.

[Trobby]

Why thank you. Sadly, I'm not that accomplished of a magic user, since I am not quite up to casting Puppyaga yet.

...Especially since I can't find the full image for it that they were throwing around the gameFAQs forums back when I was active there.

Puppyaga is an epic level spell. Only the truly adorable can cast it.

Which means we would have to either be mascots or children in order to do so. :smallsigh: And I just turned 23...


LIES!!!!!!

D= Fine. Cat-based spell time.

~KIT 3!~

http://www.themoggy.com/olympics/kittenpile-lea.jpg

[KuReshtin]

..... while the mad engineers just like blowing stuff up.

Who doesn't? :smallbiggrin:

To quote the great philosopher of our time:

You ready for it?
You know what's coming?


Jamie wants big BOOM!

[Gullara]

Puppyaga is an epic level spell. Only the truly adorable can cast it.

Which means we would have to either be mascots or children in order to do so. :smallsigh: And I just turned 23...


I like how we're mixing DnD and Final Fantasy here.

Also *cough* *cough*
Kittyaga
http://ftp.tear.org.au/blogs/ben/wp-images/kitten.jpg

[Trobby]

I like how we're mixing DnD and Final Fantasy here.

Also *cough* *cough*
Kittyaga
http://ftp.tear.org.au/blogs/ben/wp-images/kitten.jpg

"FOOL! I AM A CUTE MAGE! I AM POWERED BY THE ESSENCE OF CUTENESS!

NOW, TAKE THIS!"


~*SUMMON BUNHAMUT!*~
http://cute-n-tiny.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bunny11.jpg

[Castaras]

I see your rabbit...

http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/5/50140/03_2009/image_0.jpg
And raise you a spider. :smallbiggrin:

[KuReshtin]

I see your rabbit...

http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/5/50140/03_2009/image_0.jpg
And raise you a spider. :smallbiggrin:

Squeee! Cuddly!

[Trobby]

I see your rabbit...

http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/5/50140/03_2009/image_0.jpg
And raise you a spider. :smallbiggrin:

;o An interesting counter-attack, but can it stand up against the power of...

http://mfrost.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/25/2213390929a6434088898o1.jpg

~*FLOPPY EARS!*~

[Gullara]

"FOOL! I AM A CUTE MAGE! I AM POWERED BY THE ESSENCE OF CUTENESS!

NOW, TAKE THIS!"


~*SUMMON BUNHAMUT!*~
*snip*


*staggers* The cuteness... its too much... must fight back!

*starts glowing and floats into the air*

Take this

*Dragon Ball Z style charge up of glowy ball of energy*

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://home.blarg.net/~wayule/graphics/cute_kitten.jpg

[Trobby]

*staggers* The cuteness... its too much... must fight back!

*starts glowing and floats into the air*

Take this

*Dragon Ball Z style charge up of glowy ball of energy*

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Snip*

"Your powers are weak, foolish man. I mock you, with my OTTER!"

http://cuteotters.com/uploads/Cute_Otter_065a.jpg

[Pyrian]

Bunhamut's still winning. :smallcool:

[Gullara]

Bunhamut's still winning. :smallcool:

Oh ya?

Kittanima
http://blogs.westword.com/demver/kitten.JPG

None can stand before my power

[Trobby]

Oh ya?

Kittanima*Snip*
None can stand before my power

"Bah, you think I would be so easily thwarted? Take this!"


~*OTTER BITE!*~
http://cuteotters.com/uploads/otter2.jpg

[an_alien]

Mini Hamster super attack!

http://www.marcofolio.net/images/stories/fun/imagedump/aawh/aawh_51.jpg

[averagejoe]

That's probably why comic-book land differs so dramatically in this respect from real-life land. In real-life, the mad scientists want to take over the world but aren't engineers, while the mad engineers just like blowing stuff up.


Who doesn't? :smallbiggrin:

I've always preferred freezing things myself. Blowing stuff up is so loud and messy. There's an artistic beauty to freezing things. It's the gentleman's using-science-to-destroy-things.


None can stand before my power

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1a7bqpSRP1qb9tpto1_400.jpg

[Trobby]

...

You know, at this point, I think we're all winners here.

*pulls out a peace treaty*

How about a truce, in the name of all things cute and cuddly?

[CurlyKitGirl]

Oh! I have just the thing!

*snip*


Typo. :smallannoyed:
But it's cute and happy inducing!

Always makes me smile. *Hugs Koorly*


Happy you say?

Who's up for a Kirby bomb?

I AM!

*snip*

I guess they're cute.


I like how we're mixing DnD and Final Fantasy here.

Also *cough* *cough*
Kittyaga*snip*


"FOOL! I AM A CUTE MAGE! I AM POWERED BY THE ESSENCE OF CUTENESS!

NOW, TAKE THIS!"


~*SUMMON BUNHAMUT!*~
*snip*


oO
I have started a cuteness war.
ENDORSED!

^.^
I'm happy now.

ION:
So I got to meet Fred today. He's a cool frood.

We saw a naked mummy, some old stuff, and got to mock the terrible computer games in Smith's.
Like the Titanic Mysteries. The protagonist has to solve all the puzzles before the ship sinks. OR SHE DIES!! :smalleek:
Or Murder She Wrote the computer game. Or a Vampire! ship with a curse.
Or a How To Write A Novel software programme. I kid you not.

Oh, and we read some comments about some paintings.

HORSE LAND!
*snerk*

[Gullara]

...

You know, at this point, I think we're all winners here.

*pulls out a peace treaty*

How about a truce, in the name of all things cute and cuddly?

*signs* Agreed, unified cuteness shall reign over all.

I really think I should have made my Dragonball Z reference span over several posts:smalltongue:

I miss that show, I grew up on it:smallbiggrin:

[Trobby]

I guess they're cute.

oO
I have started a cuteness war.
ENDORSED!

^.^
I'm happy now.


Best results from a war ever. <3 *Hugs Koorly*



ION:
So I got to meet Fred today. He's a cool frood.


Sadly, I do not know who Fred is, but if he is as froody as you say, he gets my stamp of approval.



We saw a naked mummy, some old stuff, and got to mock the terrible computer games in Smith's.
Like the Titanic Mysteries. The protagonist has to solve all the puzzles before the ship sinks. OR SHE DIES!! :smalleek:
Or Murder She Wrote the computer game. Or a Vampire! ship with a curse.
Or a How To Write A Novel software programme. I kid you not.


D= The things they try to sell these days, it is wretched. <.<; One of these days I should buy one of these horrible games and LP them, just to show people how bad they are compared to actual GOOD games.



Oh, and we read some comments about some paintings.

HORSE LAND!
*snerk*

...>w<; I have no idea what this means, but it sounds hilarious already.

Please explain. I must know.


*signs* Agreed, unified cuteness shall reign over all.

I really think I should have made my Dragonball Z reference span over several posts:smalltongue:

I miss that show, I grew up on it:smallbiggrin:

;o Have you watched the Abridged Series from Team Four Star? Please tell me you have.

[Gullara]

;o Have you watched the Abridged Series from Team Four Star? Please tell me you have.

There's an abridges series? I'll have seen it by tomorrow.:smallbiggrin:

[Trobby]

There's an abridges series? I'll have seen it by tomorrow.:smallbiggrin:

Search google for Team Four Star. You will not be disappointed. :smallbiggrin:

Edit: Better yet, have a link. (http://www.teamfourstar.com/page-episodes)

[CurlyKitGirl]

Best results from a war ever. <3 *Hugs Koorly*

:smallsmile:


Sadly, I do not know who Fred is, but if he is as froody as you say, he gets my stamp of approval.

Fifty-Eyed Fred.
Remember him? You chat with him sometimes.


D= The things they try to sell these days, it is wretched. <.<; One of these days I should buy one of these horrible games and LP them, just to show people how bad they are compared to actual GOOD games.

There were worse and weirder games. They were going for about £7 or so in the shop.


...>w<; I have no idea what this means, but it sounds hilarious already.

Please explain. I must know.

There was an exhibit of paintings at the museum we went to, and each painting had a little box that people put comments on about the painting in question.
There was a painting called something like Eastern Coast of Scotland and it was a mother and daughter standing on a coastal path looking at flowers.
And one person had written HORSE LAND!! on one of the comments. It was so innappropriate and wrong that it was hilarious.
We probably spent over an hour in that gallery after we discovered that every painting had at least a dozen little cards of comments.
We kept giggling and laughing in a predominantly quiet museum.

For such a dinky city I'm told that museum is fairly good. Not fantastic, but fairly good.

[Thufir]

Mini Hamster super attack!

http://www.marcofolio.net/images/stories/fun/imagedump/aawh/aawh_51.jpg

:smalld'awwwwwwww:
This is possibly my favourite.


^.^
I'm happy now.

Good good.


ION:
So I got to meet Fred today. He's a cool frood.

Hoopy? Knows where his towel is?


We saw a naked mummy, some old stuff, and got to mock the terrible computer games in Smith's.
Like the Titanic Mysteries. The protagonist has to solve all the puzzles before the ship sinks. OR SHE DIES!! :smalleek:
Or Murder She Wrote the computer game. Or a Vampire! ship with a curse.
Or a How To Write A Novel software programme. I kid you not.

Those are... we need a new word for how bad those are.


HORSE LAND!
*snerk*

Presumably the most evil place in Britain?


Sadly, I do not know who Fred is,

:smallconfused: This guy. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/member.php?u=37419) Pay more attention.

ION: We finally get our costumes for Ruddigore this evening.

[Trobby]

:smallsmile:

:smallredface:



Fifty-Eyed Fred.
Remember him? You chat with him sometimes.


OH! Yes, I do. ^^; Silly me. I hadn't connected which Fred you were talking about. <.<; I mean, my dad's name is Fred, and today is Fred Flintstone's "Birthday".



There were worse and weirder games. They were going for about £7 or so in the shop.

I believe you, sadly. :smallsigh: I've seen the shelves lined with awful games before. Usually I just ignore them though.

I'm willing to bet there were at least one or two "Barbie *Blank* Adventure* games as well, or whatever equivalent insipid pop icon gets more coverage then they deserve. <.<;



There was an exhibit of paintings at the museum we went to, and each painting had a little box that people put comments on about the painting in question.


That's...actually an interesting idea that I've never seen implemented in a Trogland museum. o.o



There was a painting called something like Eastern Coast of Scotland and it was a mother and daughter standing on a coastal path looking at flowers.
And one person had written HORSE LAND!! on one of the comments. It was so innappropriate and wrong that it was hilarious.
We probably spent over an hour in that gallery after we discovered that every painting had at least a dozen little cards of comments.
We kept giggling and laughing in a predominantly quiet museum.


...But...horse...

Seahorse maybe? :smallconfused:

All I can think of now is someone trying to invade Scotland with a lot of horses, literally rising out of the water and charging at the shore.

Or...just...I don't know. I am far too tired to try to figure this out. <.<;


:smalld'awwwwwwww:
This is possibly my favourite.


Then you will love this one.

http://cute-n-tiny.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cute-tiny-hamster-eating-400x288.jpg

[Gullara]

I believe you, sadly. :smallsigh: I've seen the shelves lined with awful games before. Usually I just ignore them though.

I'm willing to bet there were at least one or two "Barbie *Blank* Adventure* games as well, or whatever equivalent insipid pop icon gets more coverage then they deserve. <.<;


It seems that computers get the worst of these. It's a sad state that computer gaming is in in big stores. To find a good selection of PC games you have to go to EB Games or something.

[an_alien]

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Behold the mighty roach army!

[Trobby]

It seems that computers get the worst of these. It's a sad state that computer gaming is in in big stores. To find a good selection of PC games you have to go to EB Games or something.

I've seen things just as bad on console shelves, just not ever in the same quantity as with PC games. <.<; Personally I think it's just because computer games are easier to program and marketers figure it is more likely to attract people who have no idea what gaming is about.

:smallsigh: They're right too. But this is the same logic that led us to the Great Gaming Crash of 1980. So it worries me every time I see layers of worthless games lining the shelves. :smallfrown:

@an alien: Heya. ^^; Um, that's nice, but just so you know, even though we are a bit less topic-oriented here, we do try to stay at least a little on topic when we post. Just saying.

Welcome to the playground though. ^^

[Gullara]

I've seen things just as bad on console shelves, just not ever in the same quantity as with PC games. <.<; Personally I think it's just because computer games are easier to program and marketers figure it is more likely to attract people who have no idea what gaming is about.

:smallsigh: They're right too. But this is the same logic that led us to the Great Gaming Crash of 1980. So it worries me every time I see layers of worthless games lining the shelves. :smallfrown:

@an alien: Heya. ^^; Um, that's nice, but just so you know, even though we are a bit less topic-oriented here, we do try to stay at least a little on topic when we post. Just saying.

Welcome to the playground though. ^^

I've never understood how people can look at that drivel let alone buy it. It's sad really.

[Thufir]

Then you will love this one.

http://cute-n-tiny.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cute-tiny-hamster-eating-400x288.jpg

Naaaaaaait's sao kyoooot!

ION: Finally got round to finishing series 2 of classic Doctor Who.
Now must go try on costume.
Sentences fragmented. Words missing.

[Rae Artemi]

I guess they're cute.


GUESS! How can Kirby be anything BUT cute? Kirby makes everything cuter! EVERYTHING!!!

[Trobby]

GUESS! How can Kirby be anything BUT cute? Kirby makes everything cuter! EVERYTHING!!!

I submit to you the following evidence.

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5800000/Cutie-kitty-kirby-kirby-5812445-300-300.jpg

...I'm not sure what this proves, but this evidence is very compelling, I assure you.

[Gullara]

I submit to you the following evidence.

*snippity*

...I'm not sure what this proves, but this evidence is very compelling, I assure you.

I don't know either, but I sure have been compelled.

[Thajocoth]

I submit to you the following evidence.

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5800000/Cutie-kitty-kirby-kirby-5812445-300-300.jpg

...I'm not sure what this proves, but this evidence is very compelling, I assure you.

It shows that Kirby likes this thread.

[Teddy]

Car ride through the night is almost heaven in itself. The traffic is gradually getting lighter, the lights fewer and further apart. To my right, a perfect half moon is slowly but majestetically rising above the horizon. I'm heading north.

ION: I see that you've been battling a war of cuteness in my absence (read: engrossment in Civ V), and I only want to say this:

They're all so KYOOOT!

Now I'm going to put away this phone and enjoy the night. Ahh...

[The Rose Dragon]

It shows that Kirby likes this thread.

Sorry, Pun Police. You are under arrest for making that terrible pun. You have the right to remain silent (and we wish you'd start exercising it). Any puns you make can and will be used against you in a court of law.

[averagejoe]

I've never understood how people can look at that drivel let alone buy it. It's sad really.

Well, you have to appreciate how little most people know about games, something easy to forget when you're involved in the culture. Games can be scary and confusing if you haven't grown up with them. 'S why those facebook games work as well as they do.

[KuReshtin]

Ugh.. Those facebook games of:
'Click here.'
'Now click on the same button again.'
'And again.'
'And again.'
'And again.'
'Wha-hey, you defeated the evil-doer. You get N amount of XP.'
'Now, click on this button.'
'And again.'

Ad nauseum.


ION: When I went to the shop this evening to get some groceries, I had to get some money from the ATM machine. When I got to it, it kept beeping incessantly, and on further inspection, there was a wad of cash just sitting there in the cash slot.
A £200 wad of cash.
With no one around looking to collect them, I figured I'd put the wad of cash out of it's misery and handed it in to the store's 'Lost and found' at the customer service station before I went about my shopping.

I found a DVD I wanted, while shopping, and after paying for my stuff, I had to go back to the customer service station to get the actual DVD, and when I got there, the woman that I handed the wad of cash in to said that someone had called and asked if anyone had handed them in, even if she figured no one would have done so.
She asked me to hang around for a few minutes until the woman that called arrived to get her money.

Got £20 from her for being honest enough to hand the money in instead of just taking it for myself.

[The Rose Dragon]

Ugh.. Those facebook games of:
'Click here.'
'Now click on the same button again.'
'And again.'
'And again.'
'And again.'
'Wha-hey, you defeated the evil-doer. You get N amount of XP.'
'Now, click on this button.'
'And again.'

Ad nauseum.

To be fair, that's only half the games on there. The other half are PopCap Games knockoffs.

[CurlyKitGirl]

ION: When I went to the shop this evening to get some groceries, I had to get some money from the ATM machine. When I got to it, it kept beeping incessantly, and on further inspection, there was a wad of cash just sitting there in the cash slot.
A £200 wad of cash.
With no one around looking to collect them, I figured I'd put the wad of cash out of it's misery and handed it in to the store's 'Lost and found' at the customer service station before I went about my shopping.

I found a DVD I wanted, while shopping, and after paying for my stuff, I had to go back to the customer service station to get the actual DVD, and when I got there, the woman that I handed the wad of cash in to said that someone had called and asked if anyone had handed them in, even if she figured no one would have done so.
She asked me to hang around for a few minutes until the woman that called arrived to get her money.

Got £20 from her for being honest enough to hand the money in instead of just taking it for myself.

HOoray for honesty! It was nice of her to give you a reward as well. PLus you didn't have to pay for your DVD after all.

[Gullara]

Well, you have to appreciate how little most people know about games, something easy to forget when you're involved in the culture. Games can be scary and confusing if you haven't grown up with them. 'S why those facebook games work as well as they do.

I guess so. I was playing games at a very young age. Four or five I believe.

[KuReshtin]

HOoray for honesty! It was nice of her to give you a reward as well. PLus you didn't have to pay for your DVD after all.

This is true.

To be totally honest, though, after I'd handed the money in, I spent most of the time while shopping beating myself up for being too honest for my own good and that I could really use £200.

Those thoughts were greatly lessened when the woman turned up tp collect her money, though.

[CynicalAvocado]

so i learned my nickname in my aircraft mechanic class.....

it's not nice at all:smallfrown:

on an unrelated note
http://blog.timesunion.com/mydogbandit/files/2009/06/2737579thb.jpg

[KuReshtin]

so i learned my nickname in my aircraft mechanic class.....

it's not nice at all:smallfrown:

on an unrelated note
http://blog.timesunion.com/mydogbandit/files/2009/06/2737579thb.jpg

That's completely nuts.

[CynicalAvocado]

That's completely nuts.

i love peanuts :smallbiggrin:

[Thufir]

OMGOMGOMG!
I love my costume for Ruddigore! I don't want to have to give it back next saturday. Also I spent the entire rehearsal wearing it unnecessarily. I iust didn't want to take it off.

Show's gonna be good... :smallbiggrin:

[Snares]

I HAVE FINISHED MY UCAS APPLICATION

AT LONG LAST

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO yeah!

Happy times. Now I just need to actually do the exams... :smallbiggrin:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Decided next year to apply for this one scholarship to Cambridge. I have a reasonable chance of winning.
ION: stupid amounts of homework mean stupid amounts of annoyance.
IOON: I'm heading to Stratford, Ontario tomorrow, to see a shakespeare play! Yay for getting out of school!
IOOON: After that, saturday is Nuit Blanche! That's, like, an awesome arts night across the entire city. I will be slightly drunk.
IOOOON: And then sunday is band practice, except this time with the fulll baaand! At no point, from the beginning to the month until now, have all 5 of us been together, so all is lookin' up!

[Trobby]

Sorry, Pun Police. You are under arrest for making that terrible pun. You have the right to remain silent (and we wish you'd start exercising it). Any puns you make can and will be used against you in a court of law.

Sorry, but your jurisdiction doesn't extend this far.

When it comes to the long arm of the law, we come up short. :smalltongue:

[Rae Artemi]

I submit to you the following evidence.

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5800000/Cutie-kitty-kirby-kirby-5812445-300-300.jpg

...I'm not sure what this proves, but this evidence is very compelling, I assure you.

I just realized that this is a Mew Kirby.

[Trobby]

I just realized that this is a Mew Kirby.

Nope. Tail isn't tapered enough at the end. Definitely a kitty kirby. That's even the name of the art, in fact. :smalltongue:

[Rae Artemi]

Nope. Tail isn't tapered enough at the end. Definitely a kitty kirby. That's even the name of the art, in fact. :smalltongue:

It could be a Mew Kirby though. Mew is a kitty Pokemon.

[CurlyKitGirl]

This song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9KtuRHXRc) has been stuck in my head for weeks.

So you wanna be a boxer
In the golden ring . . .

ANd then
You give a little love and it comes back to you
Na na na nanananana
You know you're gonna be remembered
For the things that you say and do
Na na na nanananana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA_0cvd1EUM&feature=related)

[KuReshtin]

I've had Tim Minchin's 'Confessions' in my head for the past week or so.

I won't link to it since it's definitely not PG-13, but it's easy to find on the YouTubes.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Ah, bu Bugsy is 1920s Prohibition gangsters. As a musical with children. :cool:
Curses.
I don't think we have that on DVD.

THat film's a good play. We put it on back when I was in Y5. It was fantastic. I kept skipping lessons to take photographs of the rehearsals. Legally.

[AtlanteanTroll]

*late*

Kirby isn't cute, he's the emobiment of gluttony. Which just happens to be cute.

[Rae Artemi]

*late*

Kirby isn't cute, he's the emobiment of gluttony. Which just happens to be cute.

No, Kirby is the embodiment of cuteness. Which just happens to be hungry.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Dude, he's totally cute, but at the same time, he definitely is an embodiment of gluttony. I mean, have you seen him lately?

[Thufir]

Ah, bu Bugsy is 1920s Prohibition gangsters. As a musical with children. :cool:

Never seen Bugsy Malone. Though characters from it were indicated as a guideline for my costume in the most recent NUGSS summer show.


*late*

Kirby isn't cute, he's the embodiment of gluttony. Which just happens to be cute.

Nah, that would be the Cookiemonster.

[Coidzor]

Kirby is the Id.

Just be glad he's only hungry right now.

Rather than... that... other... thing...:smalleek:

[Haruki-kun]

JigglyPuff is cuter than Kirby. At least in Smash Bros.

[Partof1]

Kirby is altogether pretty sweet. The cute, badass, embodiment of gluttony.

[Skeppio]

JigglyPuff is cuter than Kirby. At least in Smash Bros.

Jigglypuff is a gorram waste of space in Smash Bros. "Characters from the games, not the anime" my ass. We could've had Mega Man...

Kirby is all the pink-sphere-of-cute we need.

[AtlanteanTroll]

"Characters from the games, not the anime"

Which is why we need an English release of this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Stadium_D.O.N). I did manage to grab this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_Ultimate_Stars) in Japan though.

[Haruki-kun]

Jigglypuff is a gorram waste of space in Smash Bros. "Characters from the games, not the anime" my ass. We could've had Mega Man...

Kirby is all the pink-sphere-of-cute we need.

In Brawl, she's a waste of space. In Melee, she's like this unstoppable killing machine. I used her on 4 people free for all matches and wont by like 10 points. Considering she has an ability to knock you out of the stage when you only have like 30 damage.

EDIT: And we couldn't have had MegaMan. Search your feelings, you know it's true.

[Skeppio]

EDIT: And we couldn't have had MegaMan. Search your feelings, you know it's true.

Inafune said he'd let Sakurai add Megaman. Inafune CREATED Megaman. We could've, easily. Instead we got.....Sonic...and Jigglypuff....and another Fire Emblem swordsman....and a THIRD Fox McCloud.

I'd better stop before this turns into one big SSB war...
I'm licking my wounds and awaiting the announcement of SSB4.

[CynicalAvocado]

we're talking about smash brothers now?
http://kxn.paperwaspnest.com/smash/image/ness.png