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DraPrime

2011-12-17, 11:57 AM

Welcome all to another thread of Random Banter, the best kind of thread on this forum! First, let's go over the rules to make sure that we all can have fun.

Rules and such:
1. Spam. For the purposes of RB, one word posts are generally considered spam. Likewise, posts that are nothing but *actions like this* are also be considered spam. Remember that the quality of the post's content is much better than the speed of your response.

2. This isn't the Play by Post or Town forum, nor is it the Silly Message Board Games or Structured Games forum. Please avoid continuous roleplay or mock battles and fights such as the "competition for control of the universe".

3. If it's already a thread, don't bring it to RB. RB has such a huge range of subject matter even restricted to the little snippets that probably don't warrant their own thread, it doesn't need legitimate thread topics cluttering it up as well. The exception to this is to bring something that is off-topic from one thread, but on-topic for RB and the subject doesn't warrant a thread of its own.

4. Don't advertise other threads in RB. Just because these new threads move at speeds more appropriate to a message board than an IM session doesn't mean you need to come over to RB and brow beat people into posting in your latest brainchild.

5. Please don't post single line posts alerting us to your current status -- as in "I'm back." This is Random Banter, not "How to stalk Random GitP forum members."

6. Don't poke, kick or bump the thread. It will move at whatever pace it wants to. Also, please refrain from Captain Obvious comments akin to "My, the thread is fast today."

7. Random Banter can only be as good, or as entertaining, as you make it. Demands to be entertained will fall on deaf ears unless you can add something more meaningful to the conversation.

8. As this is a public forum, where the current topic is nicely recorded for you, and not a conversation where you could have missed the beginning, please refrain from asking something to the effect of "What's the topic?". Please take the time to read up a bit first.

9. Thread Creator must include the words "Random" and "Banter" as well as the thread #. Try to be concise as well.

10. Every post should contain two visible, legible complete sentences, Subject and Predicate. C'mon, make your old English teachers proud.

11. Remember, Random Banter is not your IM client. If you want to have a back and forth discussion with just one person, look in their contact information for IM details.

12. Whenever a new thread is created, all "first post", "first page", and all posts of that nature will be deleted by the administrators. Please avoid doing this, as it is frustrating for them to deal with one-lined posts like this.

13. Double-posting is not your friend. We have edit buttons for a reason.

14. Once you have made a Random Banter thread, you must wait 50 threads before making another one.

15. If you can avoid dibs calling on making the next thread, that will avoid people needing to wait if the thread hits 50 pages while the dibs-caller is asleep.

Past Random Banters
Amotis' Random Banter #1 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13484)
Dhavaer's Random Banter #2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13401)
PhoeKun's Random Banter #3 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13319)
Rei Jin's Random Banter #4 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13205)
Toxic Avenger's Random Banter #5 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13146)
Jibar's Random Banter #6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13026)
Ego Slayer's Surrogate Random Banter #7 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12939)
Sneak's Random Barroom Brawl #8 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12918)
Sophistemon's Solemnly Random Banter #9 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12855)
Vaynor's Very Random Banter #10 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12834)
Bookman's Blathering Random Banter #11 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12809)
Gralamin's Glorious Random Banter #12 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12785)
Rilik's Resplendently Random Raillery #13 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12766)
Gezina's Growling Grazing Random Banter #14 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12747)
The Zerglings Utterly And Geeky Random Banter #15 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12740)
jaqueses Truthfully Randomly Fireside Banter # 16 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12735)
Jack Squat’s Jubilantly Quixotic Random Banter #17 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12693)
Cardel's Banter of Cookie Jubilation #18 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12668)
Archonic's Chaotically Random Banter of Rods #19 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12657)
The Rod's Inanimate Temple of RANDOM banter #20 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12638)
Lucky’s Loquaciously Loud-Mouthed Random Banter#21 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12630)
Deckmaster's Divinely Delightful Random Banter #22 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12614)
Saithis' Soliloquy of Random Banter #23 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12598)
Loveable Lianae's Ludicrous Lampooning Lottery #24 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12578)
NEO|Phyte's Neolithic Nest of Weasel Banter #25 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12544)
Target's Random Banter of "non-violence" #26 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12533)
Tarnag40k's Random banter of "grammar errors" #27 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12515)
Kyrian's Random Banter of ADHDness #28 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12507)
El Jaspero's Random Drunken Ramblings #29 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12503)
Boss Smiley's Eloquently Eggy Banter #30 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12494)
Lykan's Looney Explosionarama & Random Banter #31 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12482)
Iames's Iambic Yarn of Yammering #32 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12468)
Dispozition's Deviously Distressed Banter #33 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12458)
CP's Copiously Combusting Banter of Carnage #34 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12445)
Alarra's Altar of Random Banter #35 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12432)
Eloquent Rune's Electrifying Rambling Banter #36 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12423)
E_P's Very Own Quite Popular Random Banter #37 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12419)
Hydrogelic's Foolish Mortal Random Banter #38 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12413)
Ink's Smudgy Splotchy Random Banter #39 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12405)
Azrael's Big Black Book of Banter #40 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12397)
The Logic Vampire's Rational Random Banter #41 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12387)
Shiny's Shimmering Space-hitchin Random Banter #42 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12376)
ZombieRockStar's Random Banter #43 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12360)
Nostrabel's Realm of Cookies and Random Banter #44 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12342)
Charity's Cheery Chatter Circle #45 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12328)
Samiam's Spontaneous Scintillating Soliloquy #46 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12310)
LLama's Masked Mysterious Random Banter #47 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26599)
Ravishing Rydia's Recumbentibus ^_^ Random Banter #48 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27622)
Penguinizers Perilous Random Banter #49 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28083)
Death's delightfully morbid surrogate random banter #50 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28444)
Wayril's wonderfully weird surrogate random banter #51 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28990)
Rawhide's Deck of Random Banter (52 Cards) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29697)
Korith's Sorrogate Random Banter of Zombie Killing #53 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30353)
Surrogate thread of random Bor-dom #54 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31109)
Rex Idiotarum's Painfully Pogoing Thread #55 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31512)
The Wrath of KHAAAAAANtalas’s William Shatner Flavored Random Banter # 56 (Surrogate) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32080)
EmeraldRose's Random Banter of Lashing Wit #57 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32494)
Captain van der Decken's Surrogate Ship of Random Loot (Banter) #58 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32847)
SDF's Neverending I-Don't-Have-an-OotS-Avatar-Yet Story Banter #59 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33465)
Mauril's Surrogate Dwelf Banter of Fantasy Race Confusion 60th Edition (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34165)
Rockphed's Dice Rolling Toga Party of 61 Drunken CIA Analysts (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34568)
var Lord_Magtok = Random(Banter*62) + Surrogate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34801)
Jibar's Retro Random Banter #63 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35014)
Malina's Random Spanish Banter #64 of morphical annoyance (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35256)
Mr. E's Random Banter #65 of Cane Toting and Hat Tipping (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35418)
Ego Slayer's Hellishly Random Banter #66.6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35596)
Purple Gelatinous Cube o' Doom's bowl of bantery j-e-ll-o randomness #67 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35859)
Zephra's Random Banter of Ghostly Wailings, and Howling Fun#68 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36317)
Cobra Ikari's Random Banter #69 of Rampant Hugging, Guttermindedness, and ;-) Kinky. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36977)
Scorpina's Random Banter #70 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37480)
Raistlin1040's Super Special Awesome Random Banter #71(Now with 20% more tacos) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37824)
Uberblah's Random Banter #72 Of Caffeine And Sleep Deprivation Induced Randomness (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38225)
Lucky’s Random Banter #73 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38987)
Castaras's Random Banter #74 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37836)
D'anna Biers RB #75 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39495)
Zeb The Troll's RB#76 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39801)
Egdpollard's RB #77 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40128)
Gezina's and Calamity's Random banter #78 of double entendre and doom (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40410)
Random Banter #79 In Loving Memory of Hexa_Regina (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40909)
Zeratul's random banter #80 of throwing puppies off bridges (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41778)
Vespe's Random Banter #81 of singing dolphins and mostly harmless planets. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43254)
CSK's Giant in the Playground Forums Addicted Anonymous, Random Banter #82 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44919)
Iames's Ramblingly Erratic Belldandy-Charged Random Banter #83 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47592)
Serpentine's Scintillating Sensually and Sinuously Seductive Stochastic Satire #84 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49048)
Radikalskippy's Random Banter #85 of lost ideas and where to find them... (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50658)
Moon Called's Random Banter #86 of Sexy Anime Boys and Fangirl Squeals (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51825)
Lilly's Lovely Random Banter #87 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52783)
FdL's Fuzzbox-Fueled Random Banter #88 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54612)
SweetRein's Sugary Restrained Random Banter #89 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59668)
Midnight's Mutant Motorcycle Madness Random Banter #90 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62430)
Em's Extremely Extraordinarily Epic Random Banter #91 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65645)
Dragonrider's Random Banter in Conjunction with the Weighted Cube #92 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67629)
Bushranger's Bodaciously Buffed Random Banter-y Rooster #93 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69425)
Haruki's Historically Hilarious Honey-covered Random Banter #94 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71161)
North's Maple Syrup Flavored Non-Alliterative Random Banter #95 Eh? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73464)
Wadledo's Weirdly Warbling Watercress Watching Washing Machine Only Random Banter #96 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75946)
SMEE's Random Banter #97 of gender bending and closet bursting (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78694)
Raiser's Rambunctiously Rambling Random Banter #98 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81626)
Dr. Bath's Random Banter, dripping with daring deeds of dastardly deipnosophists #99 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84068)
VOTE, the Democracy Demon's Devilishly Devious and Decidedly Diabolical Desultory Derision (Random Banter) #100 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84914)
Jack Squat's Justlessly Juxtaposed Random Banter #101 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87577)
Dallas-Dakota's Dundering Dandelion's Devilish Damsel's Distress Random Banter #102 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4790602#post4790602)
Destro Yersul's Dangerously Distracting and Doubtlessly Disturbing Random Banter #103 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4903962#post4903962)
Aziraphiles Actually Alliterative and Awesomely Affluent Random Banter #104 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92718)
Cristo's Consistently Confusing and Constantly Casual Random Banter #105 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94491)
Dish's Delightfully Deranged and Deliciously Deliquent Random Banter # 106 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95905)
Slayer's Seemingly Sweet and Socially Silly Random Banter # 107 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97703)
Zero's ambrosial and aberrantly adventitious, abstemiously erudite Random Banter #108 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99100)
Coplantor's Completely Creative Cautious and Contemplative Random Banter #109 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100414)
Rutskarn's Roly-Poly Rebellious and Rejected Random Banter #110 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101156)
TwoBitWriter's Tubular Tracts of Thought-Talking Random Banter #111 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5600540#post5600540)
Phase's Phully Phormed, Phalangeal, and Phantasmagorical Random Banter #112 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101988)
Wolfbane's Wonderfully Wacky and Wildly Wandom Random Banter #113 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102865)
The Kiwi's Kinkily Knotted and Kookily Kickass Random Banter #114 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103674)
Jude's Judgmental Jugular Jab and Jibber Jabbery Random Banter #115 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104480)
The Throne of Thufir's Thoroughly Theoretical and Therapeutic Random Banter #116 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105584)
Random Banter #117 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106698)
Dragonprime's Dynamically Dangerous Dextrous and Destructive Random Banter #118 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107882)
Farmer Felix's Fantastic FRandom FBanter #119 (may contain traces of fnuts) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109007)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part one) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110963&page=50)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part two) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113197)
Mrmud's Mixed-Up and Minimally Mechanized Random Banter #121 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114623)
Dogmantra's Dastardly, Despotic and Dangerous Random Banter #122 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116660)
Alteran's Amazingly Anachronistic, Altruistic, and Antagonistic Random Banter #123
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118380)Admiral Euphoria's Random Banter Thread of Delusional Grandeur #124 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6614894)
Fred's Flying Fishy, Fighting, Fiery, Fantastic Face Off Random Banter #125 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121385)
Cyrano’s Non-Alliterative Inaugurational Random Banter #126 To Usher In The Future (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122977)
Thanatos's Tharmturges Present: Tropical, Tipsy, and Typically Random Banter #127
loopy's Legendary and Long-Awaited Lollipop Fuelled Random Banter #128 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123816)
Shadow's Shady Shop of Sharks, Shingles, Shammies, Shiny and Random Banter #129 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125667)
KataraAltinaII's Premature Not So Short & To-The-Point Random Banter #130 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126557)
Supagoof's Supa-Sensational Silly Symphonies Set Sizzingly On Fire Random Banter #131 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128570)
Pyrian's Pyrotechnic Pyre of Pyrrhic Pyros with Pyrotic Pythics Random Banter #132! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130459)
Perenelle's Pleasantly Playful and Passionately Peculiar Random Banter #133 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131814)
Rpgsr4me's Ravenous, Roaring, Raging Rampage of Random Banter #134 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7373844#post7373844)
Il'deav Ilah'naie's Indiscreet Intimacies on Indigo Iceboats Random Banter #135 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134438)
Recaiden's Resplendent and Rotating Realistic Random Banter #136 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136879)
Jibar's Random Banter #137: Return of the Cat-muffin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138879)
Edge's Effluence of Extravagant and Effulgent Random Banter #138 (”http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7876065”)
Zeb The Troll's Zecond Go At Ze Random Banter #139 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8061505&postcount=1)
Curly's Rambunctious and Erudite Random Banter #140 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148462)
Deth Muncher's Destructive and Meandering Random Banter #141 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150904)
A Thread in Which Banter Most Random is Expulsed Into Existence, By Ravens_cry #142 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8722755)
Several Silly Sealions Stuffed Seaweed Southward Swiftly (Or, Random Banter #143) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159998)
The thread that changed name one last time, with style. (Random Banter #144) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161407)
Banjo’s Bodacious & Boosted Bumper Bulletproof Box of Banter Most Random #145 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162819)
Masa's Massively Masterful Message Medium - Random Banter #146 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164224)
KuReshtin's Vociferously Ruminating Harbinger of Random Banter - #147 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166664)
Archonic's Archaic Acronymical Antidisestablishmentarianism Random Banter - #148 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169890)
Skeppio's Splendidly Strange & Superbly Scintillating Random Banter - #149 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173056)
Teddy's Turbulent and Topicless Random Banter #150 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175338)
Fifty-Eyed Fred's Ferociously Fanatical and Fabulously Fascinating Random Banter #151 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178205)
Rae's Really Rascally and Ridiculously Rowdy Random Banter #152 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181296)
Haruki's Hot n' Holy Random Banter #153 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10176275#post10176275)
MoonCat's Magnificently Mythopoeic Random Banter #154
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187576)Eadin's Exchange of Extraterrestrial Excuses AKA Random Banter #155 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190034)
Happy HalfTangible's Horrific Hail of Random Banter #156 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10629167#post10629167)
AtlanteanTroll's Atrocious and Terrific Arcade of Terror - RB #157 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196302)
LaLa’s Laughably Silly Random Banter Thread – RB #158 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198767)
Zaydos's Zany Zooetic Random Banter - RB #159 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200208)
Blue's Blessed and Blissful Random Banter - RB #160 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201653)
Absolmorph's Azoic Arete of Adventitious and Aimless Random Banter - RB 161 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202546)
Gwyn's Gloriously Green Garrumphing Garter of Garrulous Gabble! Random Banter #162 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203954)
Eruantion's Euphoric, Elephant-filled Elevated Epoch of Eurhythmic Random Banter #163 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205487)
ATW's Awesome Androgynous Avaricious Azure Ardent Adamant Alluvial Random Banter #164 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207269)
Cynical Avocado's Absolutely Admirable Accumulation of Random Bantering #165 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209860)
August's Pink Plushy and Phantasmagorically Random Banter Thread #166 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212011)
Heliomance's Everchanging Thread Title Random Banter #167 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213053)
Tragic_Comedian's Tremendously Tropical Random Banter #168 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215180)
Qwertystop's Quickly Quilted, Quip-filled Random Banter #169 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217326)
Thufir's Thupremely Thatithfying Thecond Random Banter With a Lithp #170
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219654)
eytalist's Fantastically Freakish First Random Banter #171 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222713)

Banter away!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 12:02 PM

Eruantion

2011-12-17, 12:03 PM

DraPrime

2011-12-17, 12:05 PM

*doesn't boogie*

Man, I'm totally bummed. My dad's been showing me his yearbook from 1966.

"Oh, let's see this is my friend X. He was such a smart kid. Very nerdy, went to OU and they just gave him a degree. Real shame he killed himself. Oh, and look, here's Y. Yeah, he was way into Biology. Had an aneurism at 25 and his wife left him. And he was the sweetest guy too. And ... Z. Poor Z. Died in a canoeing accident saving some kids. Had a free ride to Harvard too."

:smallsigh:

:smallfrown:

Still, at least none of them were evil. I recall that my dad went to a high school reunion and said "Oh yeah, one of us was out on bail. He embezzled people out of something like 5 million dollars."

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-17, 12:05 PM

Woo, new thread! *Boogies*

Anyway, Trag, guards will tell you of how their adventuring ended with an arrow to the knee, and it's become a great joke on the internet.

Has anyone here actually played Skyrim yet? I'm not getting it til Christmas

I took an arrow to the knee, and then I decided that Skyrim jokes got old in November.:smalltongue:

*boogies* (I want the 175th thread. Bi-centinial something-something of non-alliteration!)

DraPrime

2011-12-17, 12:07 PM

I took an arrow to the knee. My knee won. :smalltongue:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 12:09 PM

:smallfrown:

Still, at least one of them were evil. I recall that my dad went to a high school reunion and said "Oh yeah, one of us was out on bail. He embezzled people out of something like 5 million dollars."
Well yeah, there are bad people all time. Though, I sort of doubt our dads went to High School together ... :smalltongue:

My dad did go to school with David Graf though, which is pretty cool, I guess.

*boogies*

How can you boogie with a wounded knee?

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-17, 12:21 PM

*boogies*

I don't even have an Xbox.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-17, 12:25 PM

My mother went to high school with the most famous news reporter we have in my country.
The funny thing is, she remembered my mom, but my mom didn't remember her.

*boogies*

I don't even have an Xbox.

I believe there's a PC version.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 12:26 PM

The funny thing is, she remembered my mom, but my mom didn't remember her.

That's actually really funny.

Cobalt

2011-12-17, 01:42 PM

*relaxes*
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah~

Two week vacation now, with my best friend getting back from the last of his training in Marines yesterday and dropping in on school unexpected. Man-hugs were had. He's even stationed in the next town over, as reserves, which makes it awesomer.

Now to play hours and hours of video games before I realize there is still a massive stack of books I wanted to read in my down time plus a school assignment of reading four chapters out of my actual US AP history book. But bah to that, for it's Saturday!

EDIT: Also:

Dragonprime's Dashing Delightfu Dazzling Dualistic Random Banter #172

Delight-FU!

Castaras

2011-12-17, 01:52 PM

Delight-FU!

Hwaaaaaaaaaaaa-HA!

*waves arms about*

Your pitiful Delight-fu can never hope to be effective against my Tie Corn Doo! *unleashes tie*

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 02:07 PM

Neither of you can beat my Carro-TEA! *drinks tea*

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-17, 02:45 PM

Are you home and song or gone and song acceptable rhymes?

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-17, 02:57 PM

Anything is an acceptable rhyme if your accent is ridiculous enough.

Edit: also, considering buying a longboard from a friend.

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-17, 04:00 PM

Delight-FU!

Dang it, I wanted to point that out.

ION: So apparently my sister thinks that standing behind someone is considered stalking them :smallconfused: (note: she was referring to me standing behind her as she was sitting at the computer)

She also thinks that posting things on Facebook is private (and I'm therefore not allowed to look at it). It's... kind of the exact opposite.

DraPrime

2011-12-17, 04:14 PM

*inspects thread title*

Why yes, Delight-fu is indeed there. :smalltongue:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-17, 04:16 PM

She also thinks that posting things on Facebook is private (and I'm therefore not allowed to look at it). It's... kind of the exact opposite.

Well, to an extent. In that she chooses who can see what. I'd get pissed off if someone in my family was looking over my shoulder when I was on facebook. There's a reason I don't add family on facebook. It's because I have things there that are not for their eyes.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 04:25 PM

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-17, 05:01 PM

Well, to an extent. In that she chooses who can see what. I'd get pissed off if someone in my family was looking over my shoulder when I was on facebook. There's a reason I don't add family on facebook. It's because I have things there that are not for their eyes.

This. You can hide posts from certain groups of people - My family sees less then half the things I post of Facebook. And you might not have been a stalker just standing behind her, but if she didn't know you were there ... That is sort of creeper-mode.

Ah. I want to say I knew that, but I can't, seeing as I don't have a Facebook account.

On a similar note, I have a pet peeve: people saying I should "get a Facebook". They don't have a Facebook either. Only Mark Zuckerburg and the rest of the actual company actually "have a Facebook". Seriously, it's like saying "get a YouTube" or "get a Giant in the Playground". So annoying.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-17, 05:15 PM

Well, personally, I don't know where'd I'd be without a Facebook account. I mean, 99% of all event planning happens on there, I get whatever homework I missed, I get to chat with random people I'd only have met once and forgotten otherwise, so useful!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 05:30 PM

I ... I just found the oddest band. It's like Salsa, Jazz, and Punk together, and ... Just what were they thinking? *head asplode from awesome*

Rawhide

2011-12-17, 05:39 PM

Ah. I want to say I knew that, but I can't, seeing as I don't have a Facebook account.

On a similar note, I have a pet peeve: people saying I should "get a Facebook". They don't have a Facebook either. Only Mark Zuckerburg and the rest of the actual company actually "have a Facebook". Seriously, it's like saying "get a YouTube" or "get a Giant in the Playground". So annoying.

You totally need to get the internet. My internet ran out the other month and boy did I feel it.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-17, 05:47 PM

As for the pet peeve, it's one of those things that I doubt will go away until Social networking sites drastically change. Get used to it.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 06:23 PM

Who was complaining about anything?

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-17, 06:34 PM

You totally need to get the internet. My internet ran out the other month and boy did I feel it.

My mom refers to everything that deals with computers as "the internet". Pull up a new tab/window? "Bring up a new internet". Switch user? "Go to my internet". Mouse got disconnected? "the internet's down".

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-17, 06:36 PM

On the "sibling staring over your shoulder at whatever you do online" thing, it isnt stalking, but it is VERY VERY annoying. :smallannoyed: (very very very very annoying.)

Ok, the mouse is NOT the internet. Thats just specifically confusing.:smallamused::smalltongue:

Howler Dagger

2011-12-17, 07:15 PM

My mom refers to everything that deals with computers as "the internet". Pull up a new tab/window? "Bring up a new internet". Switch user? "Go to my internet". Mouse got disconnected? "the internet's down".

Now THAT is stupid.

Mattos, sometimes you just have to remember the Social Media Venn Diagram
http://realneo.us/system/files/socialmediavenndiagramVenn.jpg
Apoogies to ADHD people who are offended by being compared to social media

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 07:30 PM

Mutant Sheep. Sheep in Disguise. Sheep in disguise as a mutant? Mutant in disguise as a sheep?

:smalleek:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-17, 07:42 PM

On a similar note, I have a pet peeve: people saying I should "get a Facebook". They don't have a Facebook either. Only Mark Zuckerburg and the rest of the actual company actually "have a Facebook". Seriously, it's like saying "get a YouTube" or "get a Giant in the Playground". So annoying.
Come on, man. Surely you realize people just say that because it's quicker that saying 'Facebook profile'. Don't let it get to you.

Hannes

2011-12-17, 08:00 PM

Mutant Sheep. Sheep in Disguise. Sheep in disguise as a mutant? Mutant in disguise as a sheep?

:smalleek:

Sheep in disguise as a mutant sheep? Mutant sheep in disguise as a water troll?! The confuzzlement!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 08:02 PM

Sheep in disguise as a mutant sheep? Mutant sheep in disguise as a water troll?! The confuzzlement!

MASTER SPLINTER!! :smalleek:

:smalltongue:

enderlord99

2011-12-17, 08:28 PM

Also:

Delight-FU!

Hwaaaaaaaaaaaa-HA!

*waves arms about*

Your pitiful Delight-fu can never hope to be effective against my Tie Corn Doo! *unleashes tie*

Neither of you can beat my Carro-TEA! *drinks tea*

But I have Jew-Doe *points at a female deer, which is quite clearly of an Abrahamic faith other than Christianity or Islam*

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 08:37 PM

Oh?

http://500motivators.com/plog-content/thumbs/motivate/me/large/212-jew-jitsu-they-will-win.jpg

Heliomance

2011-12-17, 10:10 PM

I took an arrow to the knee, and then I decided that Skyrim jokes got old in November.:smalltongue:

*boogies* (I want the 175th thread. Bi-centinial something-something of non-alliteration!)

Um... 175 isn't bicentennial anything. That would be 200.

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-17, 10:13 PM

Um... 175 isn't bicentennial anything. That would be 200.

Yeah, there's some word for bi-bicentinenial or whatever, but I'm not gonna look it up yet. Too lazy.:smallbiggrin: (Semibicentinial? Or should I just say 175th.:smallwink:)

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-17, 10:28 PM

Gosh darn it, I'm all the way caught up on Blue Exorcist ... Now what do I read? That's the best manga I've read in ages.

Howler Dagger

2011-12-17, 11:01 PM

Yeah, there's some word for bi-bicentinenial or whatever, but I'm not gonna look it up yet. Too lazy.:smallbiggrin: (Semibicentinial? Or should I just say 175th.:smallwink:)

going of latin roots, it would be septuagesimquinticentinial.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 12:48 AM

Back from wooork.

I've discovered that $10 is the minimum in my home town a well.

I has also discovered that random middle eastern/eastern indian men will just hug you if you say billiards is free.

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-18, 01:32 AM

going of latin roots, it would be septuagesimquinticentinial.

Ok, that is just ASKING for squidification.:smallbiggrin: Time to brainstorm some titles. Mutant Sheep's Free Kalamari septuagesimquinticentinial anniversary Random Banter #175?:smallyuk:

DraPrime

2011-12-18, 02:13 AM

Back from wooork.

I've discovered that $10 is the minimum in my home town a well.

I has also discovered that random middle eastern/eastern indian men will just hug you if you say billiards is free.

Hey, billiards is pretty awesome. If you told me it was free I'd also hug. Though I suspect that one day the billiard balls will not move in a way that I expect.[/David Hume]

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 02:21 AM

Ok, that is just ASKING for squidification.:smallbiggrin: Time to brainstorm some titles. Mutant Sheep's Free Kalamari septuagesimquinticentinial anniversary Random Banter #175?:smallyuk:
Never assume you will get the Random banter. #151 was MINE and we all know how well that turned out. :smalltongue:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-18, 02:45 AM

I get up and go to bed at the most ungodly hours.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 03:03 AM

I get up and go to bed at the most ungodly hours.

I'm going to assume my sister does worse.

Rawhide

2011-12-18, 05:29 AM

Back from wooork.

I've discovered that $10 is the minimum in my home town a well.

I has also discovered that random middle eastern/eastern indian men will just hug you if you say billiards is free.

The minimum wage in Australia is $15.51/hr. But, depending on job requirements and level, there are minimum wage levels for different jobs that are higher than that.

Casual loading is 20%. This means that if you are employed on a casual rather than temporary/permanent (they can call you in whenever you both like and you don't accrue sick or annual leave) you will get, at a minimum, $18.612/hr. This loading is to offset the loss of income when you are sick or take time off.

Your work sounds like it would be casual, you should check to see if it is classified as such and if you get casual loading because of it.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 05:47 AM

The minimum wage in Australia is $15.51/hr. But, depending on job requirements and level, there are minimum wage levels for different jobs that are higher than that.

Casual loading is 20%. This means that if you are employed on a casual rather than temporary/permanent (they can call you in whenever you both like and you don't accrue sick or annual leave) you will get, at a minimum, $18.612/hr. This loading is to offset the loss of income when you are sick or take time off.

Your work sounds like it would be casual, you should check to see if it is classified as such and if you get casual loading because of it.

I'm...not actually sure if it goes by any rules that would fit the standard set, because my Mom is the boss.

Zeb The Troll

2011-12-18, 05:50 AM

Casual loading is 20%. This means that if you are employed on a casual rather than temporary/permanent (they can call you in whenever you both like and you don't accrue sick or annual leave) you will get, at a minimum, $18.612/hr. This loading is to offset the loss of income when you are sick or take time off.I obviously can't speak for Canada, but I'm not aware of anything like this in the US. Minimum wage is minimum wage. Some locales have legislated higher wages because the national minimum is insufficient for the cost of living in a given area, but I've never heard of any place requiring casual workers to get paid at a higher rate than non-casual workers.

EDIT:

I'm...not actually sure if it goes by any rules that would fit the standard set, because my Mom is the boss.We also have some built in exemptions for this sort of situation. I'm not sure what they all are, but one example is that the minimum age to work is lower if you're working for the family business.

Rawhide

2011-12-18, 06:11 AM

Actually, I was slightly wrong with my 20%, the rules changed last year. The exact casual loading percentage is determined by your award (a government set terms and conditions of employment for your field) or your workplace agreement (which applies to everyone employed at that employer, or at least everyone employed there in your field, and can set some provisions at less than the award as long as, on the whole, individual employees are better off). The usual amount is 15-25%.

Serpentine

2011-12-18, 06:58 AM

Mine is was 1.5 times :smallbiggrin:

Rawhide

2011-12-18, 07:06 AM

Mine is was 1.5 times :smallbiggrin:

50% casual loading? Nice.

We're not talking about overtime or penalty rates here though, are we? Penalty rates for working outside your normal working range (e.g. 7am to 7pm) and on weekends/public holidays is usually 1.5 to 2.0 times your base rate (this can be cumulitive, e.g. working overtime on a public holiday).

Serpentine

2011-12-18, 07:15 AM

Nope. My overtime was double-time.
We had a good union...

Heliomance

2011-12-18, 08:02 AM

Ok, that is just ASKING for squidification.:smallbiggrin: Time to brainstorm some titles. Mutant Sheep's Free Kalamari septuagesimquinticentinial anniversary Random Banter #175?:smallyuk:

That would imply the 175th year of Random Banter. You need to lose the anniversary in there.

Also, it's not alliterative enough.

Teddy

2011-12-18, 08:22 AM

I have a friend who works as a doctor, which in itself grants him a quite acceptable pay. However, because he lives so close to the hospital, they usually settel on calling him in whenever they need an extra hand at night instead of calling someone who lives further away. This, IIRC, effectively quadruples his pay for those hours, as it's both "jour" ("duty", or work outside his normal work hours) and inconvenient working hours.

His problem is that he works too much according to our laws, and each year he manages to save up an insane amount of compensatory time, which I can't remember if he's actually forced to utilise or not...

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-18, 09:21 AM

The minimum wage in Australia is $15.51/hr. But, depending on job requirements and level, there are minimum wage levels for different jobs that are higher than that.

Casual loading is 20%. This means that if you are employed on a casual rather than temporary/permanent (they can call you in whenever you both like and you don't accrue sick or annual leave) you will get, at a minimum, $18.612/hr. This loading is to offset the loss of income when you are sick or take time off.

Your work sounds like it would be casual, you should check to see if it is classified as such and if you get casual loading because of it.

Lucky. Here in Wisconsinland it's $7.50/hr. And I won't be able to get any higher than that for at least a couple years.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-18, 10:45 AM

Anyone watched the socced game earlier today? Barcelona kicked Santos' ass! That's to be expected, their team is one of the best ever. But Neymar is the best active soccer player in the world, no questions asked.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 11:11 AM

Lucky. Here in Wisconsinland it's $7.50/hr. And I won't be able to get any higher than that for at least a couple years.
WOO YEAH! $7.50!! My dad was talking about earning a $1.10/hr. back when he was in High School. Ugggh. The 60s.

Actually, I was slightly wrong with my 20%, the rules changed last year. The exact casual loading percentage is determined by your award (a government set terms and conditions of employment for your field) or your workplace agreement (which applies to everyone employed at that employer, or at least everyone employed there in your field, and can set some provisions at less than the award as long as, on the whole, individual employees are better off). The usual amount is 15-25%.
Except this doesn't remotely apply to LaZ (from what I can gather), so do it even really matter?

Rawhide

2011-12-18, 11:50 AM

Except this doesn't remotely apply to LaZ (from what I can gather), so do it even really matter?

Why would it even matter whether it applied to LaZ or not? :smallconfused:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 11:52 AM

Why would it even matter whether it applied to LaZ or not? :smallconfused:

Because we were talking about LaZ? :smalltongue:

Rawhide

2011-12-18, 11:54 AM

Because we were talking about LaZ? :smalltongue:

We were? I thought I was talking about casual loading in Australia.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 11:57 AM

We were? I thought I was talking about casual loading in Australia.

Yeah, we were. Then you just sort of brought up casual loading and how LaZ should have it. :smalltongue:

Rawhide

2011-12-18, 12:04 PM

Yeah, we were. Then you just sort of brought up casual loading and how LaZ should have it. :smalltongue:

No, I was comparing minumum wages. Casual loading needed to be taken into account. I have no idea if casual loading exists anywhere else.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 12:31 PM

Oh, yes, well ... Uhh.

*coughs*

Why is the complete series of both TTGL and Rocky and Bullwinkle on iTunes? Do they want me to have no money?

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-18, 12:33 PM

I'm actually probably gonna go to work after New Year's. If I can get a job at the new grocery store, I'll make eight dollars an hour. But I'll probably end up quitting because they'll make me work on Sunday or tell me I can't sing in the store or something like that.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 12:37 PM

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-18, 12:40 PM

This is more likely, I think.
You think? Maybe. Well, I wouldn't wanna work in a place like that anyhow. I really don't even wanna work at a place that'd operate on Sunday's, but it's the only job in town.

ION: Christmas party today! W00t w00t!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 12:41 PM

You think? Maybe. Well, I wouldn't wanna work in a place like that anyhow. I really don't even wanna work at a place that'd operate on Sunday's, but it's the only job in town.
Who know, you may end up just working weekdays.

Teddy

2011-12-18, 01:21 PM

WOO YEAH! $7.50!! My dad was talking about earning a $1.10/hr. back when he was in High School. Ugggh. The 60s.

Given that the value of the dollar has decreased quite a lot since then, you'd definitely come a lot further on that amount back then than you'd do today. I don't know any numbers for the dollar, but I do know that the Swedish crown has decreased in value by a factor somewhere close to one hundred in the last 50 years. We even got rid of the last fraction coin ("öre") not all too long ago.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 01:35 PM

Given that the value of the dollar has decreased quite a lot since then, you'd definitely come a lot further on that amount back then than you'd do today. I don't know any numbers for the dollar, but I do know that the Swedish crown has decreased in value by a factor somewhere close to one hundred in the last 50 years. We even got rid of the last fraction coin ("öre") not all too long ago.
Oh, I realize. $1.10/hr. back then is like $7.70 today. But still...

EDIT: Panty Raid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panty_Raid_%28album%29) is such a great album. Or, at least in concept. Some bad songs, some good ones.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 02:21 PM

JadePhoenix

2011-12-18, 02:37 PM

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 02:40 PM

Hmmm, can you get Hitmonlee in HeartGold?

Not at that point in the game.

Hey, just a quick question for you guys. I'm playing Heartgold and need another pokemon to round out my team. Who should I get? My current team is..

Quilava, Spearow, Ghastly, Magikarp, and Magnemite.

LaZ, go to the Pokemon thread. We're nice, I swear.

HalfTangible

2011-12-18, 02:53 PM

Remember the ultra-creepy very weird 'I am your grandma' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfY1lfFu8j8) video?

Well... somebody did this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpIcx2y0A6s) in response.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 03:11 PM

LaZ, go to the Pokemon thread. We're nice, I swear.

No thanks. I just want some suggestions for my last Pokemon, don't want to get involved in big discussions about the Pokemon meta game.

HalfTangible

2011-12-18, 03:19 PM

Hey, just a quick question for you guys. I'm playing Heartgold and need another pokemon to round out my team. Who should I get? My current team is..

Quilava, Spearow, Ghastly, Magikarp, and Magnemite.Going by pokemon types (since it would really depend on moves and strategies)

Weaknesses are water, electric, ghost, electric again, fire, ground, rock...

Strengths are grass, fighting, ghost, ground, rock, water... Then cross out the weaknesses that strengths cover...

I recommend a dragon type. Cuz dragon types are incredibly awesome. But also because they resist most everything (including all of your current weaknesses) and as far as i remember are only really vulnerable to other dragon type attacks.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 03:39 PM

Going by pokemon types (since it would really depend on moves and strategies)

Weaknesses are water, electric, ghost, electric again, fire, ground, rock...

Strengths are grass, fighting, ghost, ground, rock, water... Then cross out the weaknesses that strengths cover...

I recommend a dragon type. Cuz dragon types are incredibly awesome. But also because they resist most everything (including all of your current weaknesses) and as far as i remember are only really vulnerable to other dragon type attacks.

Dragon's are also weak to ice, and seeing how this is Heartgold, I don't think I can get any dragons other then Dratini, which would be alllll the way after the last gym. So good suggestion, but nope, not gonna work.

Unless this is wrong, of course, and I could get other dragons.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 03:57 PM

Because dragons are readily available in Gen IV. It really doesn't matter what you use as your 6th if you don't care about the Meta. You could chooses Hoppip and win.

HalfTangible

2011-12-18, 04:00 PM

Dragon's are also weak to ice, and seeing how this is Heartgold, I don't think I can get any dragons other then Dratini, which would be alllll the way after the last gym. So good suggestion, but nope, not gonna work.

Unless this is wrong, of course, and I could get other dragons.

... dang... glad i'm still at Ruby then =/

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 04:04 PM

Because dragons are readily available in Gen IV. It really doesn't matter what you use as your 6th if you don't care about the Meta. You could chooses Hoppip and win.

Well see, I'm trying to have fun in my way, and I want to pick a pokemon I haven't used before who will also compliment my team for in game purposes, that's all.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 04:18 PM

Well see, I'm trying to have fun in my way, and I want to pick a pokemon I haven't used before who will also compliment my team for in game purposes, that's all.

Then just choose whatever you like when you come across it.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-18, 04:22 PM

Remember the ultra-creepy very weird 'I am your grandma' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfY1lfFu8j8) video?

Well... somebody did this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpIcx2y0A6s) in response.

The "I Am Your Grandma" video was definitely better.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 04:23 PM

Then just choose whatever you like when you come across it.

Yes, but the problem is I don't know which one I want. I like all of them.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 04:40 PM

Yes, but the problem is I don't know which one I want. I like all of them.

You'll figure it out. It's silly for us to make recommendations if you like them all.

HalfTangible

2011-12-18, 05:58 PM

The "I Am Your Grandma" video was definitely better.

Yes. But the father one was clever.

Teddy

2011-12-18, 07:11 PM

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 10:26 PM

Important political happenings going on. *goes mum*

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-18, 10:33 PM

Important political happenings going on. *goes mum*
Why in the world would you even bring that up?

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-18, 10:37 PM

Really no point in even bringing up anything political, considering there can't be any discussion...

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 10:41 PM

Why in the world would you even bring that up?

Just to let people check their local news, even if it can't be discussed.

Eruantion

2011-12-18, 10:59 PM

Just to let people check their local news, even if it can't be discussed.

Something that big is kind of hard to miss. I couldn't get on anywhere in the internet without seeing it.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-18, 11:08 PM

So, y'know how one of those stereotypes about Canadians is that we put Maple Syrup on everything?

We really don't.
BUT.
If we wanted to?
We could.

And it would be delicious.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-18, 11:20 PM

Something that big is kind of hard to miss. I couldn't get on anywhere in the internet without seeing it.

I dunno' it seems to be going by unnoticed 'round here. I was the 1st to catch it...

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-18, 11:22 PM

Really no point in even bringing up anything political, considering there can't be any discussion...
This.

I dunno' it seems to be going by unnoticed 'round here. I was the 1st to catch it...
See above.

ION: Making out Christmas cards! I'm such a sentimental fellow...

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-18, 11:24 PM

ION: Making out Christmas cards! I'm such a sentimental fellow...

... do they make disgustingly blatant kissy noises? Does this make you sentimental?
Oooook then...

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-18, 11:25 PM

... do they make disgustingly blatant kissy noises? Does this make you sentimental?
Oooook then...
Nah, I'm just writing perhaps overly-detailed notes in each of them describing my friendship with the recipient.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 11:25 PM

Looks like you could use one that knows Ground type moves. Or Fighting. Or Dark. Or Ice if you're anywhere close to Clair.

Good suggestions. I just beaty Whitney, going to get a Mankey. Never used one before, will be fun.

Something that big is kind of hard to miss. I couldn't get on anywhere in the internet without seeing it.

No idea what the situation is though. Could you maybe PM or Email me about it or something? I like knowing about t- oh, wait, no, I got it. Never mind.

HalfTangible

2011-12-18, 11:51 PM

I dunno' it seems to be going by unnoticed 'round here. I was the 1st to catch it...

I'll say that I didn't know about it until you mentioned it.

Did you know that somebody stole two lightsabers from a Toys 'R Us, attacked some of the customers*, then left and fought off police officers, blocking one of the tazers with his lightsaber LIKE A BOSS?

*Don't worry, nobody was hurt.

LaZodiac

2011-12-18, 11:52 PM

HalfTangible

2011-12-18, 11:54 PM

YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. GET ME A LINK TO A NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS.

Please.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114828-Sith-Lord-Attacks-Customers-in-Toys-R-Us

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-world/2011/12/15/lightsaber-attack-in-toys-r-us-man-arrested-after-trying-to-bat-off-taser-with-star-wars-replica-toy-115875-23637661/

There's two. Not sure how reputable either of them are.

enderlord99

2011-12-18, 11:57 PM

So, y'know how one of those stereotypes about Canadians is that we put Maple SyrupKetchup on everything and call it Catsup?

That's the stereotype I heard about you guys, at least. The first part applies to my brother, even though he's American.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-19, 12:03 AM

That's the stereotype I heard about you guys, at least. The first part applies to my brother, even though he's American.

Nobody I know calls it Catsup, and we put it on... burgers, hotdogs, sausages, meatloafs, meat pies, and french fries. pretty much it.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 01:16 AM

Did you know that somebody stole two lightsabers from a Toys 'R Us, attacked some of the customers*, then left and fought off police officers, blocking one of the tazers with his lightsaber LIKE A BOSS?

*Don't worry, nobody was hurt.

That is amazing. The internet has been won.

Nix Nihila

2011-12-19, 01:57 AM

So, y'know how one of those stereotypes about Canadians is that we put Maple Syrup on everything?

We really don't.
BUT.
If we wanted to?
We could.

And it would be delicious.

On the other hand, I think that may actually be true about Vermonters. I have gotten so sick of maple syrup flavoured desserts since living here (and it by no means stops at desserts).

ION: I have been procrastinating. Which is rather unlike me, and during finals too. :smallsigh: *slaps self on wrist*

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 02:00 AM

ION: I have been procrastinating. Which is rather unlike me, and during finals too. :smallsigh: *slaps self on wrist*
Welcome to the party. I have 2 APUSH Essays to write over the course of 2 hours in about, oh, 6 hours. I only just started going over the prompt which we were given ahead of time half an hour ago. :smallcool:

Nix Nihila

2011-12-19, 02:10 AM

Welcome to the party. I have 2 APUSH Essays to write over the course of 2 hours in about, oh, 6 hours. I only just started going over the prompt which we were given ahead of time half an hour ago. :smallcool:

At least I'm in good company. I've got an essay on threats to small-scale societies to finish, and an ethnography (fortunately only 21 pages) to edit. Bleh. Good luck with your essays!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 02:12 AM

At least I'm in good company. I've got an essay on threats to small-scale societies to finish, and an ethnography (fortunately only 21 pages) to edit. Bleh. Good luck with your essays!

Back at you. And 21 pages ... *dies* I've never written anything more then 10 pages, and that was technically three essays all together.

Nix Nihila

2011-12-19, 02:21 AM

Back at you. And 21 pages ... *dies* I've never written anything more then 10 pages, and that was technically three essays all together.

Well, it was a semester long project, so it was only about 2 pages per week. But the research was a pain. What have I learned from this class? Lots about globalization and capitalism. And also that I really, really do not want to be an anthropologist.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 02:22 AM

What have I learned from this class? Lots about globalization and capitalism. And also that I really, really do not want to be an anthropologist.

You're only saying that because you don't want to be an anthropologist. (Don't question my tired logic.)

Nix Nihila

2011-12-19, 02:25 AM

You're only saying that because you don't want to be an anthropologist. (Don't question my tired logic.)

That would be true. :smalltongue:

I'm sure some of my classmates found the research very fascinating, which it was, but I'm not very good at participant observation. And it's really awkward to take notes on people's behavior in front of them, which led to me taking bathroom breaks very often so that I could write down direct quotes from members of the group I was studying without alienating myself from them.

DraPrime

2011-12-19, 03:12 AM

Feytalist

2011-12-19, 04:19 AM

So I'm only gone for a long weekend and already my thread has been done and dusted. Curses! :smalltongue:

What a blustery day over here. And now I want to go play World of Goo again.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-19, 04:56 AM

One would think that a person armed with a couple of toy lightsabers would not need to be defeated with a tazer. :smallconfused:

So what should they do, shoot him?!

Feytalist

2011-12-19, 05:07 AM

So what should they do, shoot him?!

Just go up to him and cuff him, I should think. It's not as if he's wielding an elegant weapon for a more civilised age, after all.

...oh.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-19, 05:41 AM

Just go up to him and cuff him, I should think. It's not as if he's wielding an elegant weapon for a more civilised age, after all.

...oh.

Well, physically restraining him could have proved difficult. They could end up breaking his arm or something.
A taser looks more civilized.

Serpentine

2011-12-19, 06:10 AM

A taser can kill you and is only the second-last resort before bullets...

Rawhide

2011-12-19, 06:13 AM

A taser can kill you and is only the second-last resort before bullets...

Not to mention that if the person is high on certain drugs, it will only serve to make them angry.

Feytalist

2011-12-19, 07:08 AM

JadePhoenix

2011-12-19, 07:16 AM

Most police forces use a system called the escalation of force, a series of guidelines that measures escalating acceptable use of force. As far as I'm aware (but don't quote me on this) police officers are allowed to use up to one higher step of force than their opponent to subdue him, if justifiable. So if a person makes verbal threats, an officer can tackle him. If he draws a knife, they can draw a gun. And so on.

I'm not sure where toy swords would fall on such a list. Or a taser, for that matter. And each country has its own set of guidelines, of course.

That's actually pretty interesting information. You heard that from a police officer or something?

Feytalist

2011-12-19, 07:53 AM

That's actually pretty interesting information. You heard that from a police officer or something?

Firefighter, actually. He has a few friends in our local police department, and they have a fair bit of cooperation between the two departments. As I said, it's not direct information, but I have read about it in other sources as well.

Serpentine

2011-12-19, 07:57 AM

If he draws a knife, they can draw a gun. And so on.What's next, a grenade launcher? o.O

I'm not sure where toy swords would fall on such a list. Or a taser, for that matter. And each country has its own set of guidelines, of course.I believe that, at least in Australia, tasers are meant to be, as I said, the last resort before guns. Because, again, they can be deadly. In my opinion, their use must be used with extremely strict education and rules, because it's too easy to get trigger-happy with them. That doesn't mean I'm against them as a rule, though - at least one life in my town would've been saved if they'd made it into regular usage here by then.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-19, 07:59 AM

Firefighter, actually. He has a few friends in our local police department, and they have a fair bit of cooperation between the two departments. As I said, it's not direct information, but I have read about it in other sources as well.

Hm, I know a few firefighters, I'll ask them. But I don't know if those forces cooperate that much in my country.

DraPrime

2011-12-19, 09:54 AM

Most police forces use a system called the escalation of force, a series of guidelines that measures escalating acceptable use of force. As far as I'm aware (but don't quote me on this) police officers are allowed to use up to one higher step of force than their opponent to subdue him, if justifiable. So if a person makes verbal threats, an officer can tackle him. If he draws a knife, they can draw a gun. And so on.

I'm not sure where toy swords would fall on such a list. Or a taser, for that matter. And each country has its own set of guidelines, of course.

Maybe a nightstick would be one step above the toy sword? Both are bludgeoning instruments, only one is far more effective than the other.

Still, it can't be that hard to physically restrain a man with toy lightsabers. Yeah, you might hurt him, but then again tazers aren't really that much fun either.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 10:16 AM

APUSH exam out of the way. Talked about the causes of the Revolutionary War and the lead up to the Civil War. All inherently political of course, so no going into detail about it here, but I'm feeling pretty good about it. Now I need to read up on the difference between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms for my Biology II final. Party time, WOO!

WarKitty

2011-12-19, 10:25 AM

So, playground peeps, I need some opinions.

I'm hoping to take myself out to a club tomorrow night. The planned top is a black fitted v-neck with sequins around the neckline. It's admittedly quite low-cut. The potential matching bottoms are either a pair of skinny silvery-black jeans, or a knee-length shimmery pencil skirt that laces up the back. Heels with the outfit either way, either pumps or boots. I know, I know, but I don't have anything else that matches and would actually stay on.

Question 1: Is "revealing" ok for going out at night, or would it be more advisable to put a cami in? By revealing, I mean we're at the doesn't-quite-show-the-bra-but-pretty-close stage.

Question 2: Pants or skirt? The skirt would of course have tights or leggings under it (it is december).

JadePhoenix

2011-12-19, 11:28 AM

Question 1: Is "revealing" ok for going out at night, or would it be more advisable to put a cami in? By revealing, I mean we're at the doesn't-quite-show-the-bra-but-pretty-close stage.
It's definitely OK.

Question 2: Pants or skirt? The skirt would of course have tights or leggings under it (it is december).
Skirt. No doubt about it.
You reminded me of my fishnets. Oh, well. Haven't used them much :(

WarKitty

2011-12-19, 11:33 AM

It's definitely OK.

Skirt. No doubt about it.
You reminded me of my fishnets. Oh, well. Haven't used them much :(

Now that I think about it...is a lace-up skirt, well, 'safe' for a club? Not to put too fine a point on it, there's some very easily accessible lacing in the back that is quite essential to holding the skirt up.

enderlord99

2011-12-19, 11:36 AM

Nobody I know calls it Catsup, and we put it on... burgers, hotdogs, sausages, meatloafs, meat pies, and french fries. pretty much it.

Do you also put gravy on french fries?

HalfTangible

2011-12-19, 11:43 AM

Now that I think about it...is a lace-up skirt, well, 'safe' for a club? Not to put too fine a point on it, there's some very easily accessible lacing in the back that is quite essential to holding the skirt up.

If it worries ya then no, it's probably not.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-19, 11:51 AM

LaZodiac

2011-12-19, 12:17 PM

One would think that a person armed with a couple of toy lightsabers would not need to be defeated with a tazer. :smallconfused:

Maybe a nightstick would be one step above the toy sword? Both are bludgeoning instruments, only one is far more effective than the other.

Still, it can't be that hard to physically restrain a man with toy lightsabers. Yeah, you might hurt him, but then again tazers aren't really that much fun either.

Believe it or not, it actually REALLY hurts to get hit with a large plastic object. Taser's are a, more often then not, non fatal way of taking a dude who made be crazy and powered with retard/drug super strength.

HalfTangible

2011-12-19, 12:39 PM

Maybe a nightstick would be one step above the toy sword? Both are bludgeoning instruments, only one is far more effective than the other.

Still, it can't be that hard to physically restrain a man with toy lightsabers. Yeah, you might hurt him, but then again tazers aren't really that much fun either.

When somebody is trying to kill you - even when they can't - restraint is ALWAYS difficult. (I assume he was trying to kill them if he was attacking with lightsabers)

Cobalt

2011-12-19, 02:22 PM

I assume he was out of his mind.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 03:13 PM

I assume he was having a good time.

HalfTangible

2011-12-19, 03:15 PM

I assume that saying 'i assume' is going to become a thing.

enderlord99

2011-12-19, 03:27 PM

I assume that his name was Ume, and he was an ***

:smalltongue:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-19, 03:31 PM

Do you also put gravy on french fries?
Poutine is groovy.

Believe it or not, it actually REALLY hurts to get hit with a large plastic object.
I've been hit with a toy lightsaber, with force behind it, many times, and I'm about the biggest candy on the planet. But it doesn't hurt enough to matter.

Tazing people is just fun. 'nuf said.

HalfTangible

2011-12-19, 04:06 PM

Poutine is groovy.

I've been hit with a toy lightsaber, with force behind it, many times, and I'm about the biggest candy on the planet. But it doesn't hurt enough to matter.

Tazing people is just fun. 'nuf said.

Under constant, unrelenting assault by a crazy guy who thinks he's a sith trying to hack you apart?

Besides, if they hadn't tried to taze him, he wouldn't have gotten to block it LIKE A BOSS

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-19, 04:24 PM

Do you also put gravy on french fries?

Only if there are also cheese curds on it. Man, I've been having poutine at least one a week for the last 3 months. It is glorious.

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-19, 05:24 PM

I'll say that I didn't know about it until you mentioned it.

Did you know that somebody stole two lightsabers from a Toys 'R Us, attacked some of the customers*, then left and fought off police officers, blocking one of the tazers with his lightsaber LIKE A BOSS?

*Don't worry, nobody was hurt.

Amazing.

Back at you. And 21 pages ... *dies* I've never written anything more then 10 pages, and that was technically three essays all together.

I've written several papers longer than 10 pages, but to be fair, they were all lab reports, not real essays.

APUSH exam out of the way. Talked about the causes of the Revolutionary War and the lead up to the Civil War. All inherently political of course, so no going into detail about it here, but I'm feeling pretty good about it. Now I need to read up on the difference between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms for my Biology II final. Party time, WOO!

You're already having finals? Mine are next month.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 05:36 PM

I've written several papers longer than 10 pages, but to be fair, they were all lab reports, not real essays.
Writing for a science class? I only do that if I want extra-credit.

You're already having finals? Mine are next month.
Yeah I do. We used to have finals after Winter Break, but they changed the schedule and moved the forward. I would have been out by now last year. So far I've got APUSH and Bio II out of the way. Got a 91% in APUSH and a 94% in Bio II, so I'm pretty pleased.

EDIT: And now I have to study for my French IV final ... Which would be horrible, but he's letting us bring in all our notes from this year. KA-CHING. :smallwink:

Totally Guy

2011-12-19, 05:52 PM

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-19, 05:58 PM

Writing for a science class? I only do that if I want extra-credit.

Yeah, in Biology last year we had to do a long writeup for every lab we did, which was a major part of the score we got for the lab. Our longest paper was for our Anatomy unit, the lab was rat dissection. My paper was a little over 20 pages, I think, but I know that in the past it has been over 100 pages :smalleek:

Yeah I do. We used to have finals after Winter Break, but they changed the schedule and moved the forward. I would have been out by now last year. So far I've got APUSH and Bio II out of the way. Got a 91% in APUSH and a 94% in Bio II, so I'm pretty pleased.

EDIT: And now I have to study for my French IV final ... Which would be horrible, but he's letting us bring in all our notes from this year. KA-CHING. :smallwink:

You already know your final result?

Qwertystop

2011-12-19, 06:19 PM

I've just baked a cake for my friend. She's not able to have certain ingredients so she's not had cake in a long time. So I was really pleased with myself when I found one that was free from all the things she can't have.

But now I've just realised that I've got to store it until christmas. How do I do that? It's a plain chocolate cake (wheat and milk free).

Some cakes will keep very well in the fridge.

Alternately, if the ingredients are not crazy-expensive, treat this one as a test run: Eat it and make another closer to the right time.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 06:42 PM

Yeah, in Biology last year we had to do a long writeup for every lab we did, which was a major part of the score we got for the lab. Our longest paper was for our Anatomy unit, the lab was rat dissection. My paper was a little over 20 pages, I think, but I know that in the past it has been over 100 pages :smalleek:
Dude. That sucks.

You already know your final result?
Yeah. Most teacher grade over lunch or during other classes so that they don't have to work on it over break.

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-19, 06:53 PM

Dude. That sucks.

Yes. Yes it did.

Yeah. Most teacher grade over lunch or during other classes so that they don't have to work on it over break.

Seriously? I usually don't get my results back for days.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 07:01 PM

Seriously? I usually don't get my results back for days.

I hate teachers like that. I had my APUSH exam from 8-10 and he had it graded by the end of lunch and the Bio II exam was graded in class.

Qwertystop

2011-12-19, 07:14 PM

Just got my PSAT scores! Here's what I see:
Lets see, what did I get...
80-74-64!
And that other score?
Selection index 218*!
Wait, what's the asterisk mean?

*The asterisk (*) next to your Selection Index means you do not meet entry requirements for NMSC's 2013 programs.

STUPID NOT-ACCEPTING-SOPHMORES-RULE!!!

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-19, 07:17 PM

Just got my PSAT scores! Here's what I see:
Lets see, what did I get...
80-74-64!
And that other score?
Selection index 218*!
Wait, what's the asterisk mean?

STUPID NOT-ACCEPTING-SOPHMORES-RULE!!!

Dang sophmore, being better than me. Now I gotta beat your score when I'm a sophmore.:smallamused::smalltongue: /overeager freshman time... dang MATH scores.:P

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 07:31 PM

Hah. Standardized testing. *laughs* I need to work on that... But my actual grades are good, so meh.

Qwertystop

2011-12-19, 07:46 PM

Dang sophmore, being better than me. Now I gotta beat your score when I'm a sophmore.:smallamused::smalltongue: /overeager freshman time... dang MATH scores.:P

Ooh, sorry... Didn't think ahead of time how someone else might think about seeing I got high grades...
:smallfrown:

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-19, 08:02 PM

Ooh, sorry... Didn't think ahead of time how someone else might think about seeing I got high grades...
:smallfrown:

Nah. Freshman just sad because he sees how much freshman must improve for next years PSAT. Freshman speak in third person now. See Thog as intellectual counterpart and fellow. :smallbiggrin:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 08:05 PM

Nah. Freshman just sad because he sees how much freshman must improve for next years PSAT. Freshman speak in third person now. See Thog as intellectual counterpart and fellow. :smallbiggrin:

Good luck with that. I, somehow, did worse on my PSAT this year. Not sure how that happened exactly ...

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-19, 08:40 PM

Good luck with that. I, somehow, did worse on my PSAT this year. Not sure how that happened exactly ...

I've never taken the PSATs. Is it all that important?

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 08:44 PM

I've never taken the PSATs. Is it all that important?

Not really. You can get some cheap scholarships and recognition out of it though. The most important part (in my mind) is that you get to see what you missed so you know what you need to brush up on before taking the actual SAT.

EDIT: It also isn't actually hard. I just ... did really poorly this time around. As stated, somehow I did better as a Sophmore.

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-19, 08:49 PM

Not really. You can get some cheap scholarships and recognition out of it though. The most important part (in my mind) is that you get to see what you missed so you know what you need to brush up on before taking the actual SAT.

Ah. Well I recently took the PLAN test, which is apparently to the ACTs what the PSATS is to the SATs. I haven't gotten my scores back yet though.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-19, 08:52 PM

meh, all you silly American standardized tests made me not really be able to go to any American universities. Sure, I could take the SAT's, but what would be the point, really? I mean, no preparation, and have to pay a whole pile of money...

DraPrime

2011-12-19, 08:53 PM

PSAT's? SAT's? Bah, done with that.

*kicks back and relaxes*

It's good to be done with high school.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 08:56 PM

PSAT's? SAT's? Bah, done with that.

*kicks back and relaxes*

It's good to be done with high school.

Sure, sure. But it's also good to not have any real worries. Financial stability? Screw that, man. My dad can take care of that. :smalltongue:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-19, 09:31 PM

Sure, sure. But it's also good to not have any real worries. Financial stability? Screw that, man. My dad can take care of that. :smalltongue:
Do you have any idea how condescending that sounded?

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 09:32 PM

Do you have any idea how condescending that sounded?

No. And I still don't. I'm saying I have nothing. Which is nice, because I have no real worries, but at the same time, I have no real power. It's a tradeoff.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-19, 09:42 PM

P'raps I misread. Anyhow, I've got you beat: I have no worries real or imaginary, most of the time.

ION: Making out more Christmas cards! And taking the bunch their presents tomorrow! I love Christmas.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 09:42 PM

P'raps I misread. Anyhow, I've got you beat: I have no worries real or imaginary, most of the time.
None that you see. :P

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-19, 09:43 PM

Man, now you're making out WITH the christmas cards! That's a... slightly odd fetish, but y'know what? You're allowed your fetishes. s'all good.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 09:53 PM

Man, now you're making out WITH the christmas cards! That's a... slightly odd fetish, but y'know what? You're allowed your fetishes. s'all good.

Wow Gwyn. Wow.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-19, 10:20 PM

My mind is a strange thing. that's the first thing I thought of when he wrote that. :smallsigh:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 10:22 PM

My mind is a strange thing. that's the first thing I thought of when he wrote that. :smallsigh:

Welcome to the club. :smallbiggrin:

DraPrime

2011-12-19, 10:40 PM

Sure, sure. But it's also good to not have any real worries. Financial stability? Screw that, man. My dad can take care of that. :smalltongue:

Me, worried with financial stability? Stuff like that must happen at different seminaries. :smalltongue:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 10:44 PM

Me, worried with financial stability? Stuff like that must happen at different seminaries. :smalltongue:

Well, in general, that's an adult concern. :smalltongue:

101jir

2011-12-19, 10:45 PM

None that you see. :P

I would like to emphasize the word "see," as it is all a matter of which you feel more. That's why being an optimist is always the best position. That way, you can imagine the power, or desensatize yourself to the stress of the responsibilities. Anything works, it just depends on which one you deal with better. Best solution is to be able to deal with everything as well as possible:smallsmile:.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-19, 10:56 PM

I would like to emphasize the word "see," as it is all a matter of which you feel more. That's why being an optimist is always the best position. That way, you can imagine the power, or desensatize yourself to the stress of the responsibilities. Anything works, it just depends on which one you deal with better. Best solution is to be able to deal with everything as well as possible:smallsmile:.

I don't think it works that way. Just because you can't see your issues (for whatever reason) doesn't mean they don't exist.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-19, 10:56 PM

Zeb The Troll

2011-12-20, 12:19 AM

But now I've just realised that I've got to store it until christmas. How do I do that? It's a plain chocolate cake (wheat and milk free).Do this ...

Alternately, if the ingredients are not crazy-expensive, treat this one as a test run: Eat it and make another closer to the right time.

Yeah, in Biology last year we had to do a long writeup for every lab we did, which was a major part of the score we got for the lab. Our longest paper was for our Anatomy unit, the lab was rat dissection. My paper was a little over 20 pages, I think, but I know that in the past it has been over 100 pages :smalleek:That's madness. Alarra's master's thesis was only ~50 pages.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 12:37 AM

That's madness. Alarra's master's thesis was only ~50 pages.
Well, she was doing research, making conjectures, and stuff ... Mattos was just putting down information that he had been given.

Right?

I wonder how long my mom's doctoral dissertation was...

factotum

2011-12-20, 02:24 AM

But now I've just realised that I've got to store it until christmas. How do I do that? It's a plain chocolate cake (wheat and milk free).

Best way to store any cake is, IMHO, an airtight tin--old biscuit tin or large chocolate tin works well for that.

Coidzor

2011-12-20, 03:18 AM

I have made a monstrosity.

Some kind of heavily violated jambalaya.

Specifically I took 2 cups of rice, a package of those knorr-lipton rice in the buffalo chicken flavor variety, brought it to a boil, added in 3/4 of a medium sweet onion diced middling fine, 1/8th or so of a block of velveeta, a can of diced tomatoes and green chiles, and two middling thick slices of ham that I diced(or was it cubed?), and then dumped in creole seasoning and hot sauce while simmering it.

It was surprisingly delicious.

ION: I have discovered a package of hotdogs that was left out of the refridgerator all last night and today after being out in the 30 degree weather the night and day before. The house didn't get much above 55-60 during that time period. I'm wondering whether to risk opening the package to see if they smell like death.

Room mates kind of suck, as they're never very observant.

Heliomance

2011-12-20, 05:23 AM

Arg project >_<

I have the following abstract to work to:
The basic version of a timetabling problem requires a set of classes to be assigned to time slots. Classes with a common student or a common teacher should not be in the same time slot. There are often additional constraints such as associating classes to rooms such that capacity contstraints are respected. A common goal is to minimize the number of time slots used.
The project requires the various different types of timetabling problems to be discussed, and a variety of solution methods to be reviewed. A useful starting point is the following review paper.
R. Lewis, A survey of metaheuristic-based techniques for university timetabling problems, OR Spektrum 30 (2008) 167-190.

I have no idea what to do. I can't see myself writing a review better than the Lewis paper, and the last project for this course I got penalised for not having enough original content, for staying too close to the literature and not injecting my own thoughts. I did have one idea, of taking half a dozen existing timeabling algorithms and testing them all on the same set of data, but the lecturer in charge shot it down as far too much work for a three week project, more suitable for a master's thesis. Gah!

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 05:48 AM

I'm bored... and extremely dangerous. :smallamused:

Rawhide

2011-12-20, 08:02 AM

I'm bored... and extremely dangerous. :smallamused:

Where is everybody? It seems that your boredom is going to waste.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 08:45 AM

Where is everybody? It seems that your boredom is going to waste.

It really does seem that way, yeah.
On a completely unrelated note, they don't sell Skittles in my country anymore.

Castaras

2011-12-20, 08:49 AM

It really does seem that way, yeah.
On a completely unrelated note, they don't sell Skittles in my country anymore.

:smalleek: How will you survive?

Actually... if there's chocolate, you should be fine. :smalltongue:

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 09:01 AM

:smalleek: How will you survive?

Actually... if there's chocolate, you should be fine. :smalltongue:

Plenty of chocolate around here.
I've just realized I'm not that much of a chocolate fan, though. Interesting.
I mean, I might eat chocolate like... once every three months or so. If you include chocolate cakes. If not... even less.

Rawhide

2011-12-20, 09:01 AM

It really does seem that way, yeah.
On a completely unrelated note, they don't sell Skittles in my country anymore.

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/2/24/128799670295549170.jpg

I don't like Skittles. Smarties (different to American Smarties) and M&Ms are great, but I never liked Skittles.

Feytalist

2011-12-20, 09:27 AM

I just realised I have a stabbing pain right in the middle of my brain.

I also just realised I haven't had any coffee yet today. I wonder if the two are linked?

Also not a huge fan of chocolate. Unless maybe dark chocolate. As in, very dark. As in, almost pure cocoa. Then, yes.

Rawhide

2011-12-20, 09:30 AM

I just realised I have a stabbing pain right in the middle of my brain.

No, you don't. Your brain doesn't have any pain receptors. The pain from headaches comes from the muscles and skin around your skull.

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 09:38 AM

No, you don't. Your brain doesn't have any pain receptors. The pain from headaches comes from the muscles and skin around your skull.

And now you know.
GI Joe!

Feytalist

2011-12-20, 09:46 AM

No, you don't. Your brain doesn't have any pain receptors. The pain from headaches comes from the muscles and skin around your skull.

Tell that to my brain, please.

Rawhide

2011-12-20, 09:48 AM

Tell that to my brain, please.

Pretty difficult. It is possible for people to feel pain on limbs that they no longer have!

Teddy

2011-12-20, 10:52 AM

I'm tired, and somewhat bummed. Blood sugar levels are back to non-critical levels, but damage is already done. Oh, and gypsum has bad material properties. Further research into it as well as other materials required. Possible replacement candidates:

Clay
Rubber

I'm a scientist, and an engineer, and I'm not going to give up until that Linkin Park song can't be applied to me. Good luck trying to interpret these ramblings.

Rawhide

2011-12-20, 11:15 AM

enderlord99

2011-12-20, 11:45 AM

http://www.demotination.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/link-in-park.jpg

Do silly-but-awesome puns give people special priveleges and/or duties? Or is the Admin thing unrelated to the humor?

Heliomance

2011-12-20, 11:51 AM

No, you don't. Your brain doesn't have any pain receptors. The pain from headaches comes from the muscles and skin around your skull.

On the other hand, pain is all processed in the brain, no matter where in the bod it originates. Pain is essentially an illusion created by your brain, and it can create it wherever the hell it feels like.

Rawhide

2011-12-20, 11:56 AM

Do silly-but-awesome puns give people special priveleges and/or duties? Or is the Admin thing unrelated to the humor?

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/103/d/a/admin__by_koker111111111111111-d3dxb19.jpg

On the other hand, pain is all processed in the brain, no matter where in the bod it originates. Pain is essentially an illusion created by your brain, and it can create it wherever the hell it feels like.

See:

It is possible for people to feel pain on limbs that they no longer have!

Dark Elf Bard

2011-12-20, 12:02 PM

I'm back, after a long break! Good to see everybody!

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 12:21 PM

I'm back, after a long break! Good to see everybody!

Nice to meet you, Warlock.

LaZodiac

2011-12-20, 12:36 PM

Aaaaagh why is there so much SNOW! Snow snow snooooow! It's snow good!

Dark Elf Bard

2011-12-20, 12:38 PM

Nice to meet you, Warlock.

Hi! I've seen you around, I like the way you think!

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 12:45 PM

Aaaaagh why is there so much SNOW! Snow snow snooooow! It's snow good!

I miss snow :(

DraPrime

2011-12-20, 01:22 PM

Aaaaagh why is there so much SNOW! Snow snow snooooow! It's snow good!

*points at your location*

Just sayin'

Teddy

2011-12-20, 01:31 PM

It snowed an respectable amount of snow yesterday, and we still have more than 90% snow cover even though nature seems to do a halfhearted atempt at not making it remain like that. Good thing it's colder further north.

HalfTangible

2011-12-20, 02:02 PM

<My city> never gets snow... *sniff* My location probably says why

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 02:12 PM

<My city> never gets snow... *sniff* My location probably says why

*hugs* I don't get snow here as well. I feel your pain.

HalfTangible

2011-12-20, 02:37 PM

*hugs* I don't get snow here as well. I feel your pain.

Thanks. But please don't touch me.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 02:43 PM

enderlord99

2011-12-20, 02:47 PM

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/103/d/a/admin__by_koker111111111111111-d3dxb19.jpg

Dawww... It's such a cute kitty ca- umm... I mean... I haz a even kyooter wun. (Sry bout no pics).

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 02:54 PM

Thanks. But please don't touch me.

*poke* Hm, what did you mean?
*hugs* What, like this?
*poke* Really?

HalfTangible

2011-12-20, 02:56 PM

*poke* Hm, what did you mean?
*hugs* What, like this?
*poke* Really?
*Force Choke*

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 02:58 PM

Thanks. But please don't touch me.

Someone else who hates being hugged? We should make a club. :smallcool:

Teddy

2011-12-20, 03:04 PM

Which Linkin Park song? :smallconfused:

In The End. I've already fullfilled the "tried so hard" and "got so far" points, but I'm determined to make it all matter in the end, or at least die trying (by which I mean that I will keep trying until I die, and not that I'm going on some insane suicide quest).

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 03:05 PM

In The End. I've already fullfilled the "tried so hard" and "got so far" points, but I'm determined to make it all matter in the end, or at least die trying (by which I mean that I will keep trying until I die, and not that I'm going on some insane suicide quest).

Man, that's such a good one. I remember singing that in 3rd grade, but I got confused and said "tried so far" and ... Uhh ... Yeah.

Slips of the tongue are fun. :smallredface:

JadePhoenix

2011-12-20, 03:06 PM

*Force Choke*

Oh, c'mon. It's working for both of us. :smallwink:
OK, I'll stop. :smalltongue:

LaZodiac

2011-12-20, 03:46 PM

I miss snow :(

You can have ours. Please

*points at your location*

Just sayin'

I knooow, but still. Snoooow!

In The End. I've already fullfilled the "tried so hard" and "got so far" points, but I'm determined to make it all matter in the end, or at least die trying (by which I mean that I will keep trying until I die, and not that I'm going on some insane suicide quest).

That's...actually pretty awesome. I wish you luck Teddy (and continue to prod you to do work when possible).

HalfTangible

2011-12-20, 04:07 PM

Oh, c'mon. It's working for both of us. :smallwink:
OK, I'll stop. :smalltongue:

...ok that's creepy. :smalleek:
Kthx

Coidzor

2011-12-20, 05:51 PM

Aaaaagh why is there so much SNOW! Snow snow snooooow! It's snow good!

So people can sing "Baby it's cold outside" to the person they're trying to seduce. :smallwink:

Congratulations Teddy, I'm so confused. Also, good luck? :smallconfused:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 05:55 PM

Hmmm. Earlier I mentioned I've never written a paper more then 10 pages long. I wrote a 17 page paper on manga last year. My poor English teacher. That's what you get when you let people do a quarter long project on whatever they want though.

Howler Dagger

2011-12-20, 06:05 PM

<My city> never gets snow... *sniff* My location probably says why

No snow Texas buddies! *high fives HalfTangible*

Of course, they dont have white Christmas's in Houston. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhei5sUY3I4)

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-20, 06:08 PM

It's probably just gonna rain.

ION: I think I'm gonna be the only one from my school at the college I'm goin' to.

Cobalt

2011-12-20, 06:22 PM

Wow, it's almost Christmas.

Wow, it's also almost next year already. That's crazy, yo. I remember last New Year's Day like it was only a month ago, or something. Time's freaky.

Coidzor

2011-12-20, 06:24 PM

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 06:29 PM

Wow, it's almost Christmas.

Wow, it's also almost next year already. That's crazy, yo. I remember last New Year's Day like it was only a month ago, or something. Time's freaky.

That it is. And depressing. Lousy lack of sunlight.
Woo getting older. Wooo. :smallannoyed:

It's probably just gonna rain.
Everyone thought it was going to snow today, but it was just killer fog. :smallsigh:

ION: I think I'm gonna be the only one from my school at the college I'm goin' to.
:smallconfused:

That's not surprising ... Or it shouldn't be.

Dark Elf Bard

2011-12-20, 06:29 PM

I remember last New Year's Day like it was only a month ago.Time's freaky.

Me too! WE ARE BEING MIND CONTROLLED.

BTW, has anyone ever played Castle Crashers? It rocks!

Tragic_Comedian

2011-12-20, 06:31 PM

Man, I love Christmas.

enderlord99

2011-12-20, 06:42 PM

WE ARE BEING MIND CONTROLLED.

NO WE AREN'T, CITIZEN. PLEASE GO BACK TO YOUR FUN

:smalltongue:

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-20, 06:48 PM

Well, I DO like fun.:smallbiggrin:

If you are the only person from *insert noun* going to *insert noun*, that is generally not a *insert adjective* or *insert adjective* thing, since people *insert verb* going to different *insert noun*than what other people *insert verb*. For example, *insert person* went to University of *Insert Place*, and *insert verb* it very much, even though *insert previous person* is from *insert place*. You might *insert verb* many *insert adjective* places, or *insert verb and noun* instead.

What? I've been doing too many adlibs? Nahhhh.:smallcool:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 06:55 PM

Qwertystop

2011-12-20, 07:59 PM

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-20, 08:33 PM

Gah.

A little while ago (~20 minutes), I was peeling potatoes. Now a tiny bit of the side of the tip of my finger is not there.

Apparently, the correct solution is ice and a bandage.

First thing I thought of was when someone on here thought I had my finger removed to remove a wart.

Ewww blood everywhere eww *pukes*:smalleek:. Ewwww. BANDAID FOR GAPING WOUNDS IN THE PLACE TO THE SIDE OF THE FINGERNAIL EWWW.:smallyuk::smalleek:*pukes on wound because puking*

That is what MY reaction to that would be. :smalltongue::smallredface:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 08:37 PM

Afraid of blood, Choff? :smalltongue:

Ranger Mattos

2011-12-20, 09:03 PM

Well, she was doing research, making conjectures, and stuff ... Mattos was just putting down information that he had been given.

Right?

I wonder how long my mom's doctoral dissertation was...

Well, it was a combination of information we had been given and our own observations on the dissection.

Aaaaagh why is there so much SNOW! Snow snow snooooow! It's snow good!

I have the exact opposite problem. It's nearly Christmas and there has been almost no snow at all.

Join the Chat before you drive the sane population ITP nuts. :smalltongue:

We have a sane population?

Coidzor

2011-12-20, 09:21 PM

Ewww blood everywhere eww *pukes*:smalleek:. Ewwww. BANDAID FOR GAPING WOUNDS IN THE PLACE TO THE SIDE OF THE FINGERNAIL EWWW.:smallyuk::smalleek:*pukes on wound because puking*

That is what MY reaction to that would be. :smalltongue::smallredface:

You're going to just adore shaving, I can tell. :smallamused:

To be honest, I scraped my knees and got bloody noses so often as a kid that the sight of blood just bores me.

Although I'm also so inured to it that the people who get aroused (*shudder*) by it are, like, doubly creepy to me than most people from what I can tell.

Of course, then I learned that there was something wrong with the cartilage in my nose making me a mutant or something, which makes the fact that I'm accustomed to waking up in my own blood even more of an awkward relationship hurdle. Being as most women don't really like to wake up in their own blood and they have every month since they turned 9 to get used to it.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 09:27 PM

You're going to just adore shaving, I can tell. :smallamused:
*snickers*

It's going to be horrible.

Qwertystop

2011-12-20, 09:38 PM

Ewww blood everywhere eww *pukes*:smalleek:. Ewwww. BANDAID FOR GAPING WOUNDS IN THE PLACE TO THE SIDE OF THE FINGERNAIL EWWW.:smallyuk::smalleek:*pukes on wound because puking*

That is what MY reaction to that would be. :smalltongue::smallredface:

Gaping? No.

And actually, it was the second thing I thought. First was AAAGH BLOOD GET BANDAGE.

Cobalt

2011-12-20, 09:59 PM

*snickers*

It's going to be horrible.

I shave every morning, and I always bleed.
Everywhere.
Always.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-20, 10:02 PM

Guys. I feel so accomplished. I'm drawing something.

and it's actually looking ok

Skeppio

2011-12-20, 10:11 PM

Guys. I feel so accomplished. I'm drawing something.

and it's actually looking ok

Awesome! You'll have to show us the end result when it's finished! :smallsmile:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-20, 10:24 PM

Awesome! You'll have to show us the end result when it's finished! :smallsmile:

Ahah, we'll see. It's just a series of sketches for a Theatre project.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 10:40 PM

I shave every morning, and I always bleed.
Everywhere.
Always.

Stop shaving?

HalfTangible

2011-12-20, 10:49 PM

Stop shaving?

Alternatively, shave better?

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 11:07 PM

Alternatively, shave better?

One or the other. Try an electric razor perhaps?

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-20, 11:41 PM

Electric is easy and so much nicer than those damnable razors, but I STILL feel nervous with them. Though I ask you now, why shave at all?:smallamused:

Cobalt

2011-12-20, 11:42 PM

Well, I don't exactly maim my face. It's more like a sort of 'bleeding from the root' when the hairs get cut off. Which is easily fixed by a thorough wash-clothing and a stern talking-to.

And I do use an electric razor.

EDIT:

Though I ask you now, why shave at all?:smallamused:

Society demands it?

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-20, 11:46 PM

Society demands it?

News to me.:smallconfused: Tons of people wander around with beards. As long as you take half a minute to make sure it isn't the scraggliest pile of unattended hair ever, it seems to be perfectly fine with the sane people I know.:smallbiggrin:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-20, 11:58 PM

Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with having facial hair. At least half of the male teachers at my school do. And probably about 1% of the eligible student body have more then stubble. :smalltongue: (I'm a minority now! :smallcool:)

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-21, 12:00 AM

I can hardly even grow stubble.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-21, 12:05 AM

You listen to too much dubstep. That's why.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-12-21, 12:08 AM

You listen to too much dubstep. That's why.

Which would explain my dad's manly stubble... how? :smallconfused:

And yes, my dad listens to WAY more dubstep than I do.

I just go through what he gets. He weeds out the... less tasteful stuff for me.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-21, 12:09 AM

Which would explain my dad's manly stubble... how? :smallconfused:
He wasn't corrupted during his youth. :smalltongue:

ION:

What's it called when you hear something that sounds painful and then that body part hurts? I though it was phantom pain, but that's when a body part you no longer have hurts...

Mutant Sheep

2011-12-21, 12:19 AM

He wasn't corrupted during his youth. :smalltongue:

ION:

What's it called when you hear something that sounds painful and then that body part hurts? I though it was phantom pain, but that's when a body part you no longer have hurts...

Hmmn.. "sympathy"? How about "empathy"? Sharing the pain? Phantom pain CAN be used for this too, though it isn't the medical term for it. I think. :smallconfused:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-12-21, 12:29 AM

Hmmn.. "sympathy"? How about "empathy"? Sharing the pain? Phantom pain CAN be used for this too, though it isn't the medical term for it. I think. :smallconfused:

No, I mean, like, let's say someone described their lip being brutally mauled and your lip started hurting. Googl-fu has revealed that is not Phantom Pain. Though ... It's what I've always called it.

factotum

2011-12-21, 02:34 AM

I'd call that a somewhat weird variant of synaesthesia (where particular sensations in one of your senses causes odd effects in another--e.g. you hear a particular noise and see the colour blue).

Feytalist

2011-12-21, 02:39 AM

Sympathic pain, I think. Or empathic pain, depending on the severity. Same reason every guy around you cringes when you describe a groin shot.

Teddy

2011-12-21, 04:47 AM

Congratulations Teddy, I'm so confused. Also, good luck? :smallconfused:

Teddy withdraws from society... Teddy has begun a mysterious construction.

Metalcrafting is serious business, even if you're just a dabbler. Seeing how things are going right now, I'll probably have gone through half of the human metalcrafting history before I'm done. Good thing I'm not possessed. It would be such a shame if I didn't get any XP out of this...