Mynxae's Maliciously Magnificent Random Banter #183

[Mynxae]

I've been waiting to do this for a while. :smallbiggrin: Hope everyone enjoys the thread. :smalltongue:

The Previous Random Banter can be found here:
Mercenary Pen's Meticulously Planned Machine of Prose Random Banter #182 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255754)

The Not-So-Random Rules of Random Banter:
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.



Ghosts of Banters Past:
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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[Astrella]

I should sleep, peeps, cause I have work, but this Wheel of Time commentary won't let me. D:

[Amidus Drexel]

Gotta love the new thread smell!

Man, I'm tired. I might be turning in early tonight. (so, before midnight). Driving all day wears you out.

[HalfTangible]

I have a ridiculous number of 1s in my wallet right now.

[Dimonite]

I have a ridiculous number of 1s in my wallet right now.

I have a ridiculous number of 0s in my wallet right now. Yay, college!

[Saithis Bladewing]

Poo, I didn't think far enough ahead to try and steal the next thread. :smalltongue:

[Mynxae]

Gotta love the new thread smell!

*waits patiently for Rawhide to comment and disapprove* :smalltongue:

How is everyone today? And also:

*hugs for anyone who needs them* :smallbiggrin:

@^ Mwahahahaha? :smallamused:

[LaZodiac]

I should sleep, peeps, cause I have work, but this Wheel of Time commentary won't let me. D:

Oh my! How IS the Wheel of Time anyway? I've heard it's good.


I have a ridiculous number of 1s in my wallet right now.

Heh. My mind instantly goes to the main perpose of single bills.

[Dimonite]

Heh. My mind instantly goes to the main perpose of single bills.

Yeah, vending machines are pretty cool. :smalltongue:

[Amidus Drexel]

Yeah, vending machines are pretty cool. :smalltongue:

They are also quite good for buying gum.

[MoonCat]

Yay, champagne makes me happy. Even if I constantly forget I'm supposed to be sipping

[LaZodiac]

Yay, champagne makes me happy. Even if I constantly forget I'm supposed to be sipping

I've never tried champagne before. Is it good?

[Mynxae]

I've never tried champagne before. Is it good?

Agreed. I've always wondered what it tastes like. Some people say yum, others say yuck. :smalleek:

[Rawhide]

Agreed. I've always wondered what it tastes like. Some people say yum, others say yuck. :smalleek:

That's because there are many varieties of champagne (aka sparkling white wine) which all taste different.

But, on the whole, it's very nice.

[AsteriskAmp]

Today I finally reached my savings goal for the pre-ordering of a Wii-U by virtue of betting on myself against a moderately sized group of people who didn't expect me to do something so insanely improbable of myself they actually paid happily when proven wrong.

And well, knowing one very particular song and letting my hair be horribly altered.

[Mutant Sheep]

Champagne is gooood. Beer bad. Vodka is amazing, tequila is the second coming of the alchohol god, and wine is for the french. :smallbiggrin:

*cant understand HIMSELF right now, is sorry if he makes no sense*

[MoonCat]

I've never tried champagne before. Is it good?

LALA GO OUTSIDE AND EXPLORE! NAOW!

You need more worldliness!


That's because there are many varieties of champagne (aka sparkling white wine) which all taste different.

But, on the whole, it's very nice.

Yeah. I certainly like white wine in general more than red, so I've never really come across a champagne I haven't been all for. Wit hthe exception of my first sip at nine or so for New Year's. Then I was all like "ugh. Wine is ucky!"

ION: So it turns out MoonCat is more tipsy after a glass and a half of sparkling white wine than she is after a large cup (tumbler?) of brandy. Interesting to know. :smallconfused:

IOON: My brother is coming over from California tomorrow! YAAAY!

[LaZodiac]

LALA GO OUTSIDE AND EXPLORE! NAOW!

You need more worldliness!

Yeah. I certainly like white wine in general more than red, so I've never really come across a champagne I haven't been all for. Wit hthe exception of my first sip at nine or so for New Year's. Then I was all like "ugh. Wine is ucky!"

ION: So it turns out MoonCat is more tipsy after a glass and a half of sparkling white wine than she is after a large cup (tumbler?) of brandy. Interesting to know. :smallconfused:

IOON: My brother is coming over from California tomorrow! YAAAY!

Yha, I guess I do. I just..don't really have the drive to go do anything :smallredface:

Sounds fun, the wine thing.

Have fun Moony :smallbiggrin:

[MoonCat]

Wine can be fun. it depends. Also, everyone should hop on chat, it's been ages!

And I plan to. Altohugh this time around there will be school, so his usual showings uo at one in the morning might prove disadvantageous.

[Elemental]

I, on the other hand, have decided to refrain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages such that I will remember what people get up to at parties such that I may blackmail them.

The real reason is of course that I just don't like the smell of alcohol, and my brain tells me that if something smells bad it probably tastes bad.

[enderlord99]

I once (read: last night) got slightly drunk on NyQuil:smallconfused:

I would think it was just tiredness and/or the virus I had, but I had been more tired before, and had been more sick before, and that was the first time I felt like that.

So, yeah...

I got drunk. ON NYQUIL.

edit: Just to clarify, I only took the standard dose.

[MoonCat]

I, on the other hand, have decided to refrain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages such that I will remember what people get up to at parties such that I may blackmail them.

The real reason is of course that I just don't like the smell of alcohol, and my brain tells me that if something smells bad it probably tastes bad.

Mm. I can probably blackmail people no matter what. I nfac,t I'm sorta blackmailin a dude right now.


I once (read: last night) got slightly drunk on NyQuil:smallconfused:

I would think it was just tiredness and/or the virus I had, but I had been more tired before, and had been more sick before, and that was the first time I felt like that.

So, yeah...

I got drunk. ON NYQUIL.

What is Nyquil?

ION: Amusingly, earlier today I was wearing a lampshade on my head. At the time, I was not aware that I would be consuming anything evenlsightly alcoholic later.

[enderlord99]

What is Nyquil?

A brand of over-the-counter nighttime cold medicine. It has trace amount of alcohol, but now that I think about it, it was probably the other ingredients that made me feel funny.

[Coidzor]

Essentially cough syrup and so, like cough syrup and its potential for abuse, a high dosage or sensitivity to the ingredients can cause a reaction other than an alleviation of cold and flu symptoms.

Nyquil is also supposed to make you drowsy so you just sleep through it/sleep it off, though on some people I believe it has the opposite effect, sort of like how benadryll will either make some people sleepy or some people pep up but rarely will they not have any reaction to it along that axis.

[Mynxae]

I, on the other hand, have decided to refrain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages such that I will remember what people get up to at parties such that I may blackmail them.

The real reason is of course that I just don't like the smell of alcohol, and my brain tells me that if something smells bad it probably tastes bad.

I think you've done that to me before. :smalltongue:


Essentially cough syrup and so, like cough syrup and its potential for abuse, a high dosage or sensitivity to the ingredients can cause a reaction other than an alleviation of cold and flu symptoms.

Nyquil is also supposed to make you drowsy so you just sleep through it/sleep it off, though on some people I believe it has the opposite effect, sort of like how benadryll will either make some people sleepy or some people pep up but rarely will they not have any reaction to it along that axis.

*chuckles* I only know of Nyquil being a cough medicine from The Big Bang Theory.

ION: I'm getting cuddles tonight! :smallbiggrin:

[Coidzor]

Have fun storming the castle of cuddles. :smallamused:


I've never tried champagne before. Is it good?

Yes. If you have any care for wine. The ~5-10 dollar bottles of non-champagne sparkling wine because of not being from that region of France you can acquire from liquor stores in the U.S., and I presume something analogous in Canadia, are actually usually fairly good as well.

Halftan. That image. That image. (http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/src/127726261872.png) :smalleek::smallfrown::smallsigh:

[Elemental]

Mm. I can probably blackmail people no matter what. I nfac,t I'm sorta blackmailin a dude right now.

I'd enquire into your blackmail operation, but that's considered rude.
Anyway... I too can blackmail people without alcohol being involved, but embarrassing moments are most readily observed when the person in question is intoxicated.



I think you've done that to me before. :smalltongue:

Though I'm sure I must have blackmailed you at least once... When was this?
Because I can't remember...

[Mynxae]

I'd enquire into your blackmail operation, but that's considered rude.
Anyway... I too can blackmail people without alcohol being involved, but embarrassing moments are most readily observed when the person in question is intoxicated.




Though I'm sure I must have blackmailed you at least once... When was this?
Because I can't remember...

Your eldest brother's engagement party I believe. Or something like that.. If you had a phone, then I would've texted you embarrassing things once or twice. If you actually had a mobile phone. :smallannoyed:

[Elemental]

Your eldest brother's engagement party I believe. Or something like that.. If you had a phone, then I would've texted you embarrassing things once or twice. If you actually had a mobile phone. :smallannoyed:

My eldest brother's engagement party was two years ago. You do so many embarrassing things I lose track.

[Mynxae]

My eldest brother's engagement party was two years ago. You do so many embarrassing things I lose track.

<.<
>.>
Maybe. :smallbiggrin:

[Cobra_Ikari]

Heh. My mind instantly goes to the main perpose of single bills.


I've never tried champagne before. Is it good?


LALA GO OUTSIDE AND EXPLORE! NAOW!

You need more worldliness!

...I love how you can talk about strippers and no one notices, but the fact that you've never had alcohol makes you somehow not worldly. :smallamused:

Also, champagne is...meh. Lightly bitter is how I'd describe the taste. It's almost more of a feel than a taste, though, it's not all that flavorful. I recommend good tequila instead. :smallwink:


Yha, I guess I do. I just..don't really have the drive to go do anything :smallredface:

Aww. *snuggles tight, gives you an adventurous hat, goes exploring with* :smallsmile:

[Devmaar]

Yay, champagne makes me happy. Even if I constantly forget I'm supposed to be sipping

:smallyuk:
I dislike wine of any breed


That's because there are many varieties of champagne (aka sparkling white wine) which all taste different.

But, on the whole, it's very nice.

Champagne is sparkling white wine but sparkling white wine is not necessarily champagne.


Champagne is gooood. Beer bad. Vodka is amazing, tequila is the second coming of the alchohol god, and wine is for the french. :smallbiggrin:

*cant understand HIMSELF right now, is sorry if he makes no sense*

Wrong, wrong, wrong, acceptable, correct. :smalltongue:
The best alcohol is rum, delicious rum.

[Rawhide]

Champagne is sparkling white wine but sparkling white wine is not necessarily champagne.

Champagne is a place in France. Officially, no one is supposed to call sparkling white wine champagne unless it comes from that place in France (at least where they can enforce it), but guess what? Nobody cares. For all intents and purposes, they are one and the same.


Also, champagne is...meh. Lightly bitter is how I'd describe the taste. It's almost more of a feel than a taste, though, it's not all that flavorful. I recommend good tequila instead. :smallwink:

Bitter? Not flavourful? What champagne have you been drinking?

[Elemental]

:smallyuk:
I dislike wine of any breed

Now I just had a weird thought... That's too strange to say...



Champagne is sparkling white wine but sparkling white wine is not necessarily champagne.


Champagne is a place in France. Officially, no one is supposed to call sparkling white wine champagne unless it comes from that place in France (at least where they can enforce it), but guess what? Nobody cares. For all intents and purposes, they are one and the same.

Rawhide is correct. Nobody cares except for wine makers in Champagne and the village of Champagne in Switzerland.
The name is protected by the 1891 Treaty of Madrid and was reaffirmed by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. As the United States was not signatory to the Treaty of Versailles, they were allowed to continue using the term until 2006 when a court ruling decreed that only wine producers who had approval prior to 2006 could continue doing so and that no new approvals would be given out.
But as I said... Only wine producers actually care. Everyone else just wants their imitation champagne to be sparkling despite where it was made.

[Cobra_Ikari]

Wrong, wrong, wrong, acceptable, correct. :smalltongue:
The best alcohol is rum, delicious rum.

Wrong. The best alcohol is good tequila. Followed closely by dark rum. But still followed.

I recommend Cuban rum. That has nothing at all to do with me being Cuban. Nope. :smalltongue:


Bitter? Not flavourful? What champagne have you been drinking?

Eh, those aren't the right words. It's not really bitter so much as...the flavor that stands out to me is...I suppose I'd call it slightly metallic, and that's the first word that came to mind to describe it. I mean, it's not really a sweet taste, and definitely not savory, salty, or sour, so... :smalltongue:

And it's definitely not bland, but my experiences with champagne have made me feel the flavor was best described as...light or subtle. It's late, language fails me. :smalltongue:



EDIT: Also, I was not recommending tequila to Zodi because I was trying to get her drunk, I was doing so because it's my favorite alcoholic...thingy. And yet I know so few of you will believe me. I really don't deserve this Lothario reputation I've somehow developed, I swear. >.<

[Astrella]

Oh my! How IS the Wheel of Time anyway? I've heard it's good.

I quite like them. The series draaaaagggggssss on a bit too much for my liking and there's some unfortunate gender related annoyances, but overall they're pretty good. The prose is very captivating; the imagery is very vivid, and I really like how myths and rumors are handled very organically in the universe.

[Aedilred]

Rawhide is correct. Nobody cares except for wine makers in Champagne and the village of Champagne in Switzerland.
The name is protected by the 1891 Treaty of Madrid and was reaffirmed by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. As the United States was not signatory to the Treaty of Versailles, they were allowed to continue using the term until 2006 when a court ruling decreed that only wine producers who had approval prior to 2006 could continue doing so and that no new approvals would be given out.
But as I said... Only wine producers actually care. Everyone else just wants their imitation champagne to be sparkling despite where it was made.
Well, wine buffs care. Champagne is often, though by no means always, of a higher quality than other sparkling wine. If it's produced just outside the region using the same method then it'll probably be pretty much the same, but it might equally just be some ghastly sparkling plonk in a bottle, from any old grape or terroir. There is a kind of minimum quality associated with the Champagne label, which is what gives it its cachet.

[Devmaar]

Pretty much that.
I may not like champagne but it's in the same category as a cornish pasty, Melton Mowbray pork pie or stilton. That's a specific thing, with a certain level of quality guaranteed.

I know what those things taste like like and if I was expecting a stilton and got some other blue cheese packaged as stilton, I'd be pretty cheesed off.

damn right pun intended

[Elemental]

Pretty much that.
I may not like champagne but it's in the same category as a cornish pasty, Melton Mowbray pork pie or stilton. That's a specific thing, with a certain level of quality guaranteed.

I know what those things taste like like and if I was expecting a stilton and got some other blue cheese packaged as stilton, I'd be pretty cheesed off.

damn right pun intended

Your pun may have been intended, but it was downright terrible. Worthy of execution if I do say so myself.

True, I do admit that there would be a certain quality associated in order for them to have the right to deny the name to every other country on the planet by international treaty...
But still, most people don't care. They want food and drink made to a high quality that is what it says it is, preferably without added salt.

Anyway, I'm going to bed because it's almost eleven here in Australia. Good night everyone!

[Dimonite]

...I love how you can talk about strippers and no one notices, but the fact that you've never had alcohol makes you somehow not worldly. :smallamused:

We noticed, I just claimed she was talking about vending machines.

As for the rest of the discussion: I've never had alcohol at all, and I don't really plan to when I am of legal drinking age.

[LaZodiac]

I quite like them. The series draaaaagggggssss on a bit too much for my liking and there's some unfortunate gender related annoyances, but overall they're pretty good. The prose is very captivating; the imagery is very vivid, and I really like how myths and rumors are handled very organically in the universe.

All I know is that there is this thing called the Tapestry, and there are people who are trained to literally burn people from it, effectively unmaking them. And that this is amazing and I love it.

Ok, minor lie, I also knew it dragged on for quite a bit (and with the author dead, it's kinda hanging in the aether, so to speak).

All I know about Tequila is that there's a really annoying harlot named after it, and it's got a funny rhyme. One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor~

[Rawhide]

Tequila is disgusting. 'Nuff said.

[Mutant Sheep]

Wrong, wrong, wrong, acceptable, correct. :smalltongue:
The best alcohol is rum, delicious rum.:smallbiggrin: Knew I forgot something.



I know what those things taste like like and if I was expecting a stilton and got some other blue cheese packaged as stilton, I'd be pretty cheesed off.

damn right pun intended...:smallbiggrin:SILLLLLLLLY.


We noticed, I just claimed she was talking about vending machines.

As for the rest of the discussion: I've never had alcohol at all, and I don't really plan to when I am of legal drinking age.
SHAME. GET WASTED ON THE LIFE ESSENCES OF HOPS. :smalltongue:

[Qwertystop]

Today I finally reached my savings goal for the pre-ordering of a Wii-U by virtue of betting on myself against a moderately sized group of people who didn't expect me to do something so insanely improbable of myself they actually paid happily when proven wrong.

And well, knowing one very particular song and letting my hair be horribly altered.

What sort of bet? At first, it seemed like you were saying they were betting that you wouldn't preorder a Wii U, but that makes no sense.

[LaZodiac]

What sort of bet? At first, it seemed like you were saying they were betting that you wouldn't preorder a Wii U, but that makes no sense.

I know. I won't say it, but I know. And let's just say that it's...well, no, it's not out of character, but it's something one would assume is out of character.

[Qwertystop]

...I love how you can talk about strippers and no one notices, but the fact that you've never had alcohol makes you somehow not worldly. :smallamused:


Um, what...
*click*
Ooooohhh. That's what she meant.
Oh.
I honestly thought she was talking about vending machines for a second.
:smallredface:

[LaZodiac]

Um, what...
*click*
Ooooohhh. That's what she meant.
Oh.
I honestly thought she was talking about vending machines for a second.
:smallredface:

Totally understandable. You americans and your one dollar bills. OUR vending machines are powered by COINS.

Incidently, this means the lowest you can, ahem, tip, is 5 bucks.

[Mercenary Pen]

Totally understandable. You americans and your one dollar bills. OUR vending machines are powered by COINS.

Incidently, this means the lowest you can, ahem, tip, is 5 bucks.

Same is true here in the UK, but £5 rather than dollars.

[Qwertystop]

Totally understandable. You americans and your one dollar bills. OUR vending machines are powered by COINS.

Incidently, this means the lowest you can, ahem, tip, is 5 bucks.

That reminds me - Once, I saw a vending machine that took 1s, 2s, and 5s. Yes, it took 2s.

It also gave change in dollar coins.

What.

[LaZodiac]

That reminds me - Once, I saw a vending machine that took 1s, 2s, and 5s. Yes, it took 2s.

It also gave change in dollar coins.

What.

Well, we have the Toonie. It's a Loonie but different.

The loonie is what we call our dollar coin, since it has a loon on it. Toonie is a two dollar coin, and though it has no loon on it, it's related enough that we give it a nickname regardless.

[Dimonite]

Um, what...
*click*
Ooooohhh. That's what she meant.
Oh.
I honestly thought she was talking about vending machines for a second.
:smallredface:

VICTORY!



SHAME. GET WASTED ON THE LIFE ESSENCES OF HOPS. :smalltongue:

Wait, aren't you like 15 or something? Should you be drinking? And I will drink at least once. For science! (I have a chart)

[AtlanteanTroll]

Why must there be a 5 hour time difference between Ohio and the UK? And why must I have school? It makes it so hard to catch my British friends on Skype.

[Aedilred]

Why must there be a 5 hour time difference between Ohio and the UK? And why must I have school? It makes it so hard to catch my British friends on Skype.
Blame Messrs. Jefferson, Washington et al. If it weren't for them, all your friends in Ohio would be British.

[Kneenibble]

Well, wine buffs care. Champagne is often, though by no means always, of a higher quality than other sparkling wine. If it's produced just outside the region using the same method then it'll probably be pretty much the same, but it might equally just be some ghastly sparkling plonk in a bottle, from any old grape or terroir. There is a kind of minimum quality associated with the Champagne label, which is what gives it its cachet.

Yes: also, wine-growing is an eminently fickle undertaking; small differences in the climates [number of sunlight hours, rainfall, temperature of days and nights during ripening] and soils of wine-growing regions makes a huge difference in the character of the wine. Champagne has a region uniquely suited for growing the grapes for champagne. France -- given its proximities to two seas, its funky topography, and Europe's weird variety of soil types -- has a lot of microclimates.

The regional right to use the appellation also carries with it a number of rather strict standards of production, to which imitators are not bound: so yes, indeed, bona fide Champagne is far far less likely to be ghastly sparkling plonk [love that phrase].

To say that nobody cares is foolish.


There's a few things from the last thread I'm going to reply to as soon as I figure out the best way to quote from a locked thread

[Riverdance]

Totally understandable. You americans and your one dollar bills. OUR vending machines are powered by COINS.

Incidently, this means the lowest you can, ahem, tip, is 5 bucks.

Does this mean you have no bills lower than a 5? Strange. I like it thought. I often wish the US used more coins. They're just so fun.


That reminds me - Once, I saw a vending machine that took 1s, 2s, and 5s. Yes, it took 2s.

It also gave change in dollar coins.

What.

There's an ice cream stand in my area that gives change only in half-dollar coins and two dollar bills.

[Aedilred]

Does this mean you have no bills lower than a 5? Strange. I like it thought. I often wish the US used more coins. They're just so fun.
In the UK there's no note lower than a fiver, which is about $8(US). We used to have pound notes, but they were phased out long ago. We have an extensive range of coins below that value, though.

[Riverdance]

In the UK there's no note lower than a fiver, which is about $8(US). We used to have pound notes, but they were phased out long ago. We have an extensive range of coins below that value, though.

Oh man, I have got to get over there. I love coins. I also just want to go to Europe in general. Are Euros accepted in the UK as well as Pounds or just Pounds?

[AtlanteanTroll]

Blame Messrs. Jefferson, Washington et al. If it weren't for them, all your friends in Ohio would be British.

Pfft. I don't care about that. I care about the distance. I miss my German and Palestinian friends too.

[Astrella]

Oh man, I have got to get over there. I love coins. I also just want to go to Europe in general. Are Euros accepted in the UK as well as Pounds or just Pounds?

As far as I know, no. Euros are pretty great though. Uhm, we have 1,2,5,10,20 and 50 cent pieces and then pieces of 1 and 2 euros. The best part is that each country has a whole array of own versions of the coins, there's quite a few people trying collect all the different versions and there's already a ton of them.

[AsteriskAmp]

As for the rest of the discussion: I've never had alcohol at all, and I don't really plan to when I am of legal drinking age.
Welcome to the abstemious club!

What sort of bet? At first, it seemed like you were saying they were betting that you wouldn't preorder a Wii U, but that makes no sense.No, I manage to make enough people bet that I couldn't play a particularly (in)famous Korean song, which me being myself seemed extremely unlikely. The result was enough funds for me to reach my savings goal. Well, that bet and one relating to hair dying.

[Aedilred]

Oh man, I have got to get over there. I love coins. I also just want to go to Europe in general. Are Euros accepted in the UK as well as Pounds or just Pounds?
There are a few places that will take Euros, but they are very much the exception. Most places only accept sterling.

[Mutant Sheep]

Welcome to the abstemious club!
No, I manage to make enough people bet that I couldn't play a particularly (in)famous Korean song, which me being myself seemed extremely unlikely. The result was enough funds for me to reach my savings goal. Well, that bet and one relating to hair dying.

You are BAD PERSON. Jar-Jar Style is bad song. :smalltongue:

[Dimonite]

You are BAD PERSON. Jar-Jar Style is bad song. :smalltongue:

*hits with rolled-up newspaper*
No! Bad sheep! Be nice! :smalltongue:

[LaZodiac]

You are BAD PERSON. Jar-Jar Style is bad song. :smalltongue:

I've never seen you be more wrong then you are just now.

[Mutant Sheep]

I've never seen you be more wrong then you are just now.
You don't see me much, do you? :smallwink: (Its too ANNOYING AND CATCHY.:smallmad: And the silly paradies/Oregon duck... so silllyyyyy )

Its just the meme-machine working out its Friday-muscles anyway. That is MY excuse, at least.:smalltongue: And my excuses are often poor. :smallamused:

*hits with rolled-up newspaper*
No! Bad sheep! Be nice! :smalltongue:
Baaaaaaah! *backs up and snarls in the corner*

[LaZodiac]

You don't see me much, do you? :smallwink: (Its too ANNOYING AND CATCHY.:smallmad: And the silly paradies/Oregon duck... so silllyyyyy )

Its just the meme-machine working out its Friday-muscles anyway. That is MY excuse, at least.:smalltongue: And my excuses are often poor. :smallamused:

Baaaaaaah! *backs up and snarls in the corner*

You can't parody a parody, which is what Gangnam Style is, so I haven't even bothered watching "parodies" of it.

The meme machine is a harsh mistress. You excuses aren't that poor though, I can understand not liking something because it's popular. I think that's fundamentally stupid, but I don't have any right to say your point is invalid (except in jest).

But hey, sulking's fun right (http://imageshack.us/a/img685/8893/sulk.png)

[Aedilred]

You can't parody a parody, which is what Gangnam Style is, so I haven't even bothered watching "parodies" of it.
Hmm, I disagree. It is possible for things to become a bit overly cannibalistic, but parodying parody is certainly possible.


The meme machine is a harsh mistress. You excuses aren't that poor though, I can understand not liking something because it's popular. I think that's fundamentally stupid, but I don't have any right to say your point is invalid (except in jest).
Something's popularity should be largely irrelevant to how much one likes it. However, things which are more popular will have a greater exposure, which reduces the time before you get sick of it. It also has a wider fanbase, which means it's less judiciously distributed and modified. Things which are less popular are more likely to remain unspoiled. They're also more likely to attract exclusively people who share your opinion on <whatever it is>.

There's the similar "exclusivity effect", too. Take classical music, for instance. Pretty much everyone is in agreement that Mozart and Beethoven are awesome. However, they're so awesome that their names have transcended their genre and are known universally. So if you ask someone who really knows what they're talking about who their favourite composer is, they'll almost never name either of those two, because there'd be nothing in that answer to give you an insight into their expertise.

At least M&B, though, are dead, so their material can't change. Those things which are still in production can, and unless they're particularly stubborn it's difficult to resist the call of many fans. So things which become popular tend to move towards the middle ground and lose a lot of what made them good in the first place. That's in addition to any quality the thing loses in having been around for a long time in the first place. Quite often a thing needs to have been around for some time and is already at its peak of quality when it becomes popular. Then the popular drive towards mediocrity becomes confused with an inevitable decline in quality anyway.

So, I think there is valid reason for disliking something "because it's popular", even if it's slightly more complex than it first appears.

[LaZodiac]

Exactly, which is why I say I can't just dismiss his reasoning. Not only is everyone entitled to their own opinion, they may have a really good reason for their opinion.

[AtlanteanTroll]

You can't parody a parody, which is what Gangnam Style is, so I haven't even bothered watching "parodies" of it.
Oh. Oh yes you can. And you can do it well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxfJxGChyU).

[Coidzor]

...I love how you can talk about strippers and no one notices, but the fact that you've never had alcohol makes you somehow not worldly. :smallamused:

Bah, I can't be expected to do everything when I'm about to go to bed. :smalltongue:

[AtlanteanTroll]

Bah, I can't be expected to do everything when I'm about to go to bed. :smalltongue:

At the latest it's not even past 3:30 in the US. Not really drinking or sleeping hours. :smalltongue:

[Coidzor]

You can't parody a parody, which is what Gangnam Style is, so I haven't even bothered watching "parodies" of it.

No, you can parody a parody, but if you try to parody a parody of a parody, then you start to get a bit niche. :smallwink: Eventually you wind up playing it completely and utterly straight though, IIRC.

That or you divide by zero.


At the latest it's not even past 3:30 in the US. Not really drinking or sleeping hours. :smalltongue:

You underestimate me, sir. :smallcool: Also I apparently hit send on that last night, passed out, went to work, and then it ended up getting sent while I was unfreezing my computer when I logged back in.


But hey, sulking's fun right (http://imageshack.us/a/img685/8893/sulk.png)

Well, it's cute when someone who is cute is doing it... for about maybe 12 seconds. Then it gets tedious again. And it's less cute than other cute things that a cute person could do. Like moonsneezes, I imagine, are cuter than moonsulks, just going by the laws of moonnature.

ZodiSheep: Some voice actors are wonderful. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbBMTK8sXw)

[Mutant Sheep]

You can't parody a parody, which is what Gangnam Style is, so I haven't even bothered watching "parodies" of it.

The meme machine is a harsh mistress. You excuses aren't that poor though, I can understand not liking something because it's popular. I think that's fundamentally stupid, but I don't have any right to say your point is invalid (except in jest).

But hey, sulking's fun right (http://imageshack.us/a/img685/8893/sulk.png)

I'm a hipster hating hipster with indie-hating music tastes and extreme dislike of modern music.:smallconfused: That SENTENCE is fundamentally stupid. :smallbiggrin:

*sulks and listens to his Southern and Scandanavian Metals. Because "everyday I'm shuffling" makes me CRRRRRRY.*:smalltongue:

[Heliomance]

Oh. Oh yes you can. And you can do it well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxfJxGChyU).

My reaction to that is the same as to the other Gangnam Style parodies I've seen, and indeed the original video.

...the smeg did I just watch?

[LaZodiac]

Well, it's cute when someone who is cute is doing it... for about maybe 12 seconds. Then it gets tedious again. And it's less cute than other cute things that a cute person could do. Like moonsneezes, I imagine, are cuter than moonsulks, just going by the laws of moonnature.

ZodiSheep: Some voice actors are wonderful. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbBMTK8sXw)

True.

So true. Zoidberge is great and people should like him more.

(V) OwO (V)

[Teddy]

Phew, I'm back home again. I must say that my involuntary absence from here was starting to get a bit on my nerves. I don't like leaving loose threads behind me. And I haven't slept good either, despite the fact that I fixed both the brightness and the temperature problem, and I'm probably catching a cold. Way to wind down after a stressfull week... :smallsigh:

Oh well, at least I'm back to my own bed and all my plushies again. That should hopefully alleviate the worst of the insomnia. :smallfeeblesmile:

These last two days were pretty eventless. We burned down a huge pile of branches and I admired some clouds. There probably happened some other stuff as well, but I'm a bit too tired to remember right now. I would've slept in the car hadn't I been physically incapable of doing such a thing. There just has to be some drawback to my love of eventless car rides, doesn't there...?

[LaZodiac]

Phew, I'm back home again. I must say that my involuntary absence from here was starting to get a bit on my nerves. I don't like leaving loose threads behind me. And I haven't slept good either, despite the fact that I fixed both the brightness and the temperature problem, and I'm probably catching a cold. Way to wind down after a stressfull week... :smallsigh:

Oh well, at least I'm back to my own bed and all my plushies again. That should hopefully alleviate the worst of the insomnia. :smallfeeblesmile:

These last two days were pretty eventless. We burned down a huge pile of branches and I admired some clouds. There probably happened some other stuff as well, but I'm a bit too tired to remember right now. I would've slept in the car hadn't I been physically incapable of doing such a thing. There just has to be some drawback to my love of eventless car rides, doesn't there...?

Unfortunately, yes. But to be fair, it's interesting seeing the world pass by so fast.

[Coidzor]

True.

Well, that was interesting. :smallamused:


So true. Zoidberge is great and people should like him more.

(V) OwO (V)

Ah, but then people would like him and then his character would be ruined and then you wouldn't like him.

I know a swedish chef from a swede.

Or maybe it should have been MutantZodi? LaLaSheep?

[Riverdance]

Phew, I'm back home again. I must say that my involuntary absence from here was starting to get a bit on my nerves. I don't like leaving loose threads behind me. And I haven't slept good either, despite the fact that I fixed both the brightness and the temperature problem, and I'm probably catching a cold. Way to wind down after a stressfull week... :smallsigh:

Oh well, at least I'm back to my own bed and all my plushies again. That should hopefully alleviate the worst of the insomnia. :smallfeeblesmile:

These last two days were pretty eventless. We burned down a huge pile of branches and I admired some clouds. There probably happened some other stuff as well, but I'm a bit too tired to remember right now. I would've slept in the car hadn't I been physically incapable of doing such a thing. There just has to be some drawback to my love of eventless car rides, doesn't there...?
Try installing flux (http://stereopsis.com/flux/) on your computer. It dims the light and changes the color temperature when night falls. It makes the computer much more conducive to sleeping instead of staying up on the computer all night. There's a lot of good research behind it supposedly but I haven't read it so all I can tell you is that I really like it.

[LaZodiac]

Well, that was interesting. :smallamused:

Ah, but then people would like him and then his character would be ruined and then you wouldn't like him.

I know a swedish chef from a swede.

Or maybe it should have been MutantZodi? LaLaSheep?

Well, I'm agreeing with you is all. Even in the manga, that "sulk" scene only lasts two pages, and then it's back to adorable old Yotsubato.

Good point there.

[Dimonite]

Phew, I'm back home again. I must say that my involuntary absence from here was starting to get a bit on my nerves. I don't like leaving loose threads behind me. And I haven't slept good either, despite the fact that I fixed both the brightness and the temperature problem, and I'm probably catching a cold. Way to wind down after a stressfull week... :smallsigh:

I see what you did there. :smallbiggrin:

[Teddy]

Unfortunately, yes. But to be fair, it's interesting seeing the world pass by so fast.

I mostly focus on the parts that don't fly past that fast, but yeah. The constantly changing landscape combined with the small sphere of reference (especially at night) is probably what makes it for me.

Also, I remembered some more. We dug up a few potatoes mum had planted in the garden, and two were red as rubies. Very pretty and very tasty. Then mum picked blackcurrant and cooked cordial (or whatever I should call a drink that's basically cooked fruit/berry juice and sugar. We call it "saft" in Swedish) from it. Deepest red and very very tasty! :smallbiggrin:

EDIT:

Try installing flux (http://stereopsis.com/flux/) on your computer. It dims the light and changes the color temperature when night falls. It makes the computer much more conducive to sleeping instead of staying up on the computer all night. There's a lot of good research behind it supposedly but I haven't read it so all I can tell you is that I really like it.

Trust me, computers were the slightest of my problems up there. The room lacked enough curtains to keep out the morning light, which in turn woke me up all to early and prevented me from going back to sleep, so I had to craft makeshift cardboard curtains to block the windows with. And the whole house is quite old and poorly insulated, and the blanket was too thin, so I had to get myself a second blanket to keep myself warm. What still messed up my sleep, however, was the distinct lack of a certain pink toy hippo going by the (quite unimaginative) name Flodhäst.


I see what you did there. :smallbiggrin:

Entirely coincidential, actually (I should have said "loose ends", but I confused it with the Swedish expression). I can't even bother myself with reading the last few pages of the last thread. Actually, I should probably wrap this up as soon as possible, get myself a warm shower and go to bed. I've got school tomorrow...

[AtlanteanTroll]

You underestimate me, sir. :smallcool:
Apparently. :smalltongue:


My reaction to that is the same as to the other Gangnam Style parodies I've seen, and indeed the original video.

...the smeg did I just watch?
Search your heart, there lies your answer.


(V) OwO (V)
YOU FOOL! That's not the proper Zoidberg emoticon. This is. (V) ;,,,; (V)

[Rawhide]

You can parody a parody, and you can do it really well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-tWlETq8w).

[HalfTangible]

Apparently. :smalltongue:


Search your heart, there lies your answer.


YOU FOOL! That's not the proper Zoidberg emoticon. This is. (V) ;,,,; (V)

No, Zoiderg's tentacles definitely stop BEFOR the outer edge of his eyes.

Besides, semicolons don't look wide enough

[LaZodiac]

Apparently. :smalltongue:


Search your heart, there lies your answer.


YOU FOOL! That's not the proper Zoidberg emoticon. This is. (V) ;,,,; (V)

I've never actually seen or done it before, so I wouldn't know.


No, Zoiderg's tentacles definitely stop BEFOR the outer edge of his eyes.

Besides, semicolons don't look wide enough

Fairly sure those are meant to be tears.

[Rawhide]

I must be tired. I didn't see this before. Deadpool is also a parody. They are using a parody to parody a parody.

[LaZodiac]

I must be tired. I didn't see this before. Deadpool is also a parody. They are using a parody to parody a parody.

True, but in this case I think that's ok, since the parody is so far away from the other parody that it cancels out the fact that they are parodying a parody.

Pair of de.

[Rawhide]

True, but in this case I think that's ok, since the parody is so far away from the other parody that it cancels out the fact that they are parodying a parody.

Pair of de.

I don't think it cancels it out, I think it makes it more awesome.

When I read that in one of the games, Deadpool can attack his opponents with his own life bar, he instantly became my favourite character.

[LaZodiac]

I don't think it cancels it out, I think it makes it more awesome.

When I read that in one of the games, Deadpool can attack his opponents with his own life bar, he instantly became my favourite character.

I'm not saying it makes it unawesome, I'm actually saying what you're saying, just more confusingly.

This little picture is why I, personaly, love Deadpool.

http://api.ning.com/files/*ihNS8fHdheLSpccL3HL7Pj2tVsvm6yUbFhzf3qHDOEogRMgdc GIwGx3XhoQBVJmr9Ad*jEw-bxsSIvOCOkCqvKEYh9Xs30b/117437010167.jpg

[wadledo]

Brian Stokes Mitchell (http://youtu.be/3g-T46ja95s) is always relevant!

I love this guy so much.

[Riverdance]

Trust me, computers were the slightest of my problems up there. The room lacked enough curtains to keep out the morning light, which in turn woke me up all to early and prevented me from going back to sleep, so I had to craft makeshift cardboard curtains to block the windows with. And the whole house is quite old and poorly insulated, and the blanket was too thin, so I had to get myself a second blanket to keep myself warm. What still messed up my sleep, however, was the distinct lack of a certain pink toy hippo going by the (quite unimaginative) name Flodhäst.


Oh yeah, I remember Flodhäst. I saw his picture in the picture thread, which I can not remember the name of. I can see why not having him would make it hard to sleep. :smallsmile:

[Mynxae]

You can parody a parody, and you can do it really well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-tWlETq8w).

Am I the only person who thinks a parody isn't actually a parody unless they actually change the lyrics, but keep the tune/beat? :smallconfused:

ION: My boyfriend is so cuddly. And still asleep. :smallbiggrin:

[Coidzor]

You just might be, Mynxae.

Mmm, dat don quixote. :smallcool: Thank you Wadledo. :smallsmile:


This little picture is why I, personaly, love Deadpool.

http://api.ning.com/files/*ihNS8fHdheLSpccL3HL7Pj2tVsvm6yUbFhzf3qHDOEogRMgdc GIwGx3XhoQBVJmr9Ad*jEw-bxsSIvOCOkCqvKEYh9Xs30b/117437010167.jpg

Deadpool. The internet's champion. :smallamused:

[Mutant Sheep]

Guys. Guys. Majesty music. It overloading my nostalgia gland. But brother is on computer that it's installed onnnnnnn.
#0.5 world problems

[AtlanteanTroll]

What. #0.5 world? Majesty?

[Amidus Drexel]

What. #0.5 world? Majesty?

I'm pretty sure that's reserved for people who own private space stations.

[AsteriskAmp]

You are BAD PERSON. Jar-Jar Style is bad song. :smalltongue:It can be as bad as it is and have no value whatsoever, it still made me 100$ on basically no effort of my part and it makes people happy (I also consider it damn catchy and revolutionising modern philosophy with some neo-dialetics). They could have betted against me playing the Can-Can and I'd still would have played it considering the amount of money to effort proportion.

Guys. Guys. Majesty music. It overloading my nostalgia gland. But brother is on computer that it's installed onnnnnnn.
#0.5 world problemsDidn't Majesty change it's name years ago to Metal Force?

[Kneenibble]

I am now drinking wine made by my tailor. I promised him not to drink it all at once, but I may have to break that promise: it's really good.


AtlanteanTroll, I noticed you did not acknowledge the suggestion that we be shipped. *wiiiiiiiink*


araveugnitsuga, I am still mustering my reply on the topic of music leftover from last thread. I have had a crapulent couple of days inhospitable to sitting and writing.
I really liked what you said and wish to give it a worthy reply

[AtlanteanTroll]

AtlanteanTroll, I noticed you did not acknowledge the suggestion that we be shipped. *wiiiiiiiink*.

That never happened. :smalltongue:

[Mynxae]

I am now drinking wine made by my tailor. I promised him not to drink it all at once, but I may have to break that promise: it's really good.


AtlanteanTroll, I noticed you did not acknowledge the suggestion that we be shipped. *wiiiiiiiink*


araveugnitsuga, I am still mustering my reply on the topic of music leftover from last thread. I have had a crapulent couple of days inhospitable to sitting and writing.

AtlanteanNibble or KneeTroll.. Okay, someone needs to come up with a good name >.>

[Amidus Drexel]

AtlanteanNibble or KneeTroll.. Okay, someone needs to come up with a good name >.>

Just combine the letters in a sequence; you get names like "Aktnleaee Nntibebalne" or "Aknanealo".

[Coidzor]

AtlanteanNibble or KneeTroll.. Okay, someone needs to come up with a good name >.>

Trollnibbles. Much better than trollkibble.

Majesty? Metal Force? Some kind of German Metal?

[Dimonite]

AtlanteanNibble or KneeTroll.. Okay, someone needs to come up with a good name >.>

We already figured this out guys. It's Knoll.

[Amidus Drexel]

Seconding Knoll. (although Trollnibbles is good)

[AsteriskAmp]

Trollnibbles. Much better than trollkibble.

Majesty? Metal Force? Some kind of German Metal?
I'm reiterating Knoll.

Yes, it's the same band, German Metal; I remember they changed their name and faded into obscurity.

I am now drinking wine made by my tailor. I promised him not to drink it all at once, but I may have to break that promise: it's really good.By tailor you refer to the man who outfits you, or a man who makes wines specifically brewed for thou?

araveugnitsuga, I am still mustering my reply on the topic of music leftover from last thread. I have had a crapulent couple of days inhospitable to sitting and writing.
I really liked what you said and wish to give it a worthy replyDo not worry on promptness, the banter has seen longer back quoted replies. I also hope the reason for the inhospitality for sitting and writing is not based on negative circumstances but fast paced series of energy draining joyful events.
I feel honoured that my half-developed spiel on composing is worthy of a through reply.

[Mynxae]

We already figured this out guys. It's Knoll.

Good idea!

How are Knoll going today? :smallwink:

ION: If people were to ship my boyfriend and I, I wonder what it'd be called.. /rollseyes I'm Max, he's Blake. Hmm..

[Mutant Sheep]

Seconding Knoll. (although Trollnibbles is good)Trollnibbles is my name for this birdationship.:smalltongue:


Trollnibbles. Much better than trollkibble.

Majesty? Metal Force? Some kind of German Metal?

Majesty. PC game. 90's. "Your Majesty, the castle is under seige!". "I'm melllllllltiiiiiiiiing":smallbiggrin: (but yeah, I like the band too. xD)

[Dimonite]

Good idea!

How are Knoll going today? :smallwink:

ION: If people were to ship my boyfriend and I, I wonder what it'd be called.. /rollseyes I'm Max, he's Blake. Hmm..

Oh, but that one's incredibly easy! "Make Love".

[Kneenibble]

That never happened. :smalltongue:

If you observe the above posts, I think you will come to perceive that it is happening harder than you have the power to control.

*sits on a high perch and chirps with mad laughter*

I like TrollKnibble. :smalltongue:


I'm reiterating Knoll.

Yes, it's the same band, German Metal; I remember they changed their name and faded into obscurity.
By tailor you refer to the man who outfits you, or a man who makes wines specifically brewed for thou?
Do not worry on promptness, the banter has seen longer back quoted replies. I also hope the reason for the inhospitality for sitting and writing is not based on negative circumstances but fast paced series of energy draining joyful events.
I feel honoured that my half-developed spiel on composing is worthy of a through reply.

Indeed, by tailor I mean the man who makes my clothes. I stopped by on Saturday to pick something up just as he was closing, and he invited me to the back for a drink. We got to talking for a while, and he showed me his brewing equipment and gave me a bottle.

This weekend has been just wonderful. Yes -- a fast-paced series of energy-draining joyful events. I couldn't have said it better myself. But indeed, your words particularly on interpretation of the old masters as more than an echo were really helpful, and changed my thinking. I still would like to compose at some point, but I feel less useless about only ever wanting to play Bach now.

There is more to say than that, however

In the mean time, do you have any recommended listening for the Toho video game you mentioned?


ION: If people were to ship my boyfriend and I, I wonder what it'd be called.. /rollseyes I'm Max, he's Blake. Hmm..

I'd call it wonderful. :smallwink:

[MoonCat]

Do not worry on promptness, the banter has seen longer back quoted replies.

Which reminds me:


P.S. The Mayans built wonderful pyramids in Mexico. (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/topics/pyramids.html)

What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.

[Dimonite]

Brian Stokes Mitchell (http://youtu.be/3g-T46ja95s) is always relevant!

I love this guy so much.

Oh hey, just noticed this. Have to say, I much prefer the original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xStXix7VDCU).

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.

Absolute bollocks. That's the theories of people trying to show all native americans to be useless and uncivilized. They're dated to what, the 1000 AD at the very latest? I think some of the Mississippi cultures may be from a little before.

[enderlord99]

Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:

[LaZodiac]

Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:

It's just joking around fun, is all. It's like saying "Oh, you and that girl should totally date!"

[Mutant Sheep]

Absolute bollocks. That's the theories of people trying to show all native americans to be useless and uncivilized. They're dated to what, the 1000 AD at the very latest? I think some of the Mississippi cultures may be from a little before.

But... the Egyptians who sailed to America were fleeing from the trannical rule of the aliens! They were... THE EGYPTIAN PILGRIMS, most civilized of all ancient peoples.:smallbiggrin: /needed to make an alien joke.

[Dimonite]

Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:

Have you met the internet? Shipping is just the practice of pretending two people either are in a relationship or want to be in one, regardless of all evidence to the contrary. It's mostly done with fictional characters, but IRL shipping is more fun because you get the reactions of those being shipped.

EDIT:Ninja'd with a simpler explanation. I really need to be less wordy. Seriously, my pleonasms are becoming increasingly redundant.

[Kneenibble]

Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:

Probably the warm melty part of you deep inside that you deny wants to know.

[Coidzor]

What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.

I think we can find people descended from the Mayans. Now finding people actually descended from the Egyptians of Antiquity, I don't recall how tricky that is, but I imagine it's not a huge obstacle, considering that apparently despite the best efforts of the Angles and Saxons and Jutes and Danes and Swedes and Norwegians and Scottia, most ethnic-English are still predominantly Brythonic Celt, IIRC.

So I'm pretty sure that we could actually check to a certain extent. Indeed, if I could find a source to back it up, I'd actually go so far as to swear that they'd already checked.

As it is... I sincerely doubt it.

[Elemental]

What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.

Complete nonsense. The only reason they both used pyramids is because it's the easiest way to build a tall building.
With enough blocks, you can build anything to any height using that technique.

And on the Mayans, they still exist. There's a couple million of them I think...

[MoonCat]

I know, guy,s I was joking, with the first post I saw by someone I knew from that thread. I jsut made it up on the spot. :smalltongue:

Sorry if I freaked y'alls out, I wasn't serious :smallbiggrin:

[Kneenibble]

I know, guy,s I was joking, with the first post I saw by someone I knew from that thread. I jsut made it up on the spot. :smalltongue:

Sorry if I freaked y'alls out, I wasn't serious :smallbiggrin:

You'd be surprised at how plausible it is that somebody, somewhere, believes that kind of thing, though.

There's an Africanist superiority movement that believes the Olmecs were black, based purely on a couple of head statues with big lips.

[Mutant Sheep]

I know, guy,s I was joking, with the first post I saw by someone I knew from that thread. I jsut made it up on the spot. :smalltongue:

Sorry if I freaked y'alls out, I wasn't serious :smallbiggrin:

... Da pilgrims still unique specials! YaaaaAaay. :smalltongue: No egyptian hipsters on the "take a boat from the evil government" thang. :smallamused:

[AsteriskAmp]

Indeed, by tailor I mean the man who makes my clothes. I stopped by on Saturday to pick something up just as he was closing, and he invited me to the back for a drink. We got to talking for a while, and he showed me his brewing equipment and gave me a bottle.That's quite interesting. On the other hand I've only known one tailor and he is considerably older than me, having tailored for my mother before and probably my grandfather as well, so I wouldn't know about tailor expected behaviours.

This weekend has been just wonderful. Yes -- a fast-paced series of energy-draining joyful events. I couldn't have said it better myself. But indeed, your words particularly on interpretation of the old masters as more than an echo were really helpful, and changed my thinking. I still would like to compose at some point, but I feel less useless about only ever wanting to play Bach now.

There is more to say than that, however
Never feel bad for playing Bach because everything IS Bach, there is no escape, every single piece in a minor key comes from his fuges, major keyed come either from his other compositions or his contemporaries. No matter what, a Bach expert will point you to Bach, even in modern pop, metal or jazz, everything is Bach. As my teacher used to say, "the only music I've ever heard that wasn't Bach was Cage's 4'33'' and I think I heard snippets of Bach in it at times". Everyone plays Bach, just a different one in a different way in a different time.

In the mean time, do you have any recommended listening for the Toho video game you mentioned?That I do have.

The game music is in midi, so I'm linking to both the originals as arrangements, the only original where the arrangement is heavily recommended over the original (and perhaps exclusively so) is the last one due to being boss music and somewhat aggressive in its primal form.

Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofuPQIPotn0)
[Arr] Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0W0KNDTCHQ)
Prismriver Sister's Theme - Phantom Ensemble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdnIdRPJtpo)
[Arr] Prismriver Sister's Theme - Phantom Ensemble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBcG3t1tmOk)
U.N. Owen was Her (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIop055eJhU)
[Arr] U.N. Owen was Her (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vQvY3I1Cio)

Which reminds me:

What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.Even when one factors the fact that the Mayan pyramids are a lot later historically than the Egyptians, it still is insane. They had very different functions and apart from the idea of stacking blocks with less on each further level and with square base (which is one of the easiest way to stack stuff) there is no other linking that I know of.

[HalfTangible]

Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:

Eh, it's not that bad. 'Shipping' is when two characters/people are declared a couple by someone, whether seriously or in jest. Most of the time it's all in good fun - Lix ships everyone she can, Moonie's been shipped with blue ghost a lot...

[Rawhide]

Am I the only person who thinks a parody isn't actually a parody unless they actually change the lyrics, but keep the tune/beat? :smallconfused:

Yes, you are. The use of the word parody essentially boils down to mean a "humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation" of the original. The padory happens there in the video, even though the music is not altered.

Another way to parody it, would be to leave the video unaltered, and change the song around, a la the "literal music videos".


What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.

You quoted a post of mine from 2008? The link doesn't even work anymore. Here, have a new one (http://web.archive.org/web/20100531200049/http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/topics/pyramids.html).

[Mutant Sheep]

Eh, it's not that bad. 'Shipping' is when two characters/people are declared a couple by someone, whether seriously or in jest. Most of the time it's all in good fun - Lix ships everyone she can, Moonie's been shipped with blue ghost a lot...

I never get shipped... :smallfrown: I once got jokingly shipped with Atlantean by Moonie, and then AT and I stared at each other worridly. :smalltongue:

[LaZodiac]

Give in to the bromance.

[Dimonite]

Oh, insomnia. You bring me strange revelations, like the fact that there is no good portmanteau name for Adam and Eve.

[AsteriskAmp]

Oh, insomnia. You bring me strange revelations, like the fact that there is no good portmanteau name for Adam and Eve.A-dame? Ave? E-Vam? M-Adam?

[Dimonite]

A-dame? Ave? E-Vam? M-Adam?

Ave is the best of those, but none of them seem to get it quite right.

[Elemental]

Even when one factors the fact that the Mayan pyramids are a lot later historically than the Egyptians, it still is insane. They had very different functions and apart from the idea of stacking blocks with less on each further level and with square base (which is one of the easiest way to stack stuff) there is no other linking that I know of.

That's what I said! The history of stone architecture is simply the evolution of different ways to stack blocks on top of each other. That's all there is to it.

[Coidzor]

Ave is the best of those, but none of them seem to get it quite right.

Except it makes me think of Kneenibble and Rome Total War. :smallamused:

...And now I've got the strangest craving for chicken wings. :smallconfused:

[AsteriskAmp]

That's what I said! The history of stone architecture is simply the evolution of different ways to stack blocks on top of each other. That's all there is to it.

Until Newton that is. Where it became the science of calculating how to prevent said blocks from falling when the earth shook a bit, or a strong wind came.
Or so physics teachers claim...

[MoonCat]

You'd be surprised at how plausible it is that somebody, somewhere, believes that kind of thing, though.

There's an Africanist superiority movement that believes the Olmecs were black, based purely on a couple of head statues with big lips.

Well, I tried to make it at least sound like something where you'd have to read a few (three, four?) words in before you went "well, that's obviously bull****". Not like a certain sheep 'round these parts. :smalltongue:


... Da pilgrims still unique specials! YaaaaAaay. :smalltongue: No egyptian hipsters on the "take a boat from the evil government" thang. :smallamused:

One word in. :smallwink::smallamused::smalltongue:


Eh, it's not that bad. 'Shipping' is when two characters/people are declared a couple by someone, whether seriously or in jest. Most of the time it's all in good fun - Lix ships everyone she can, Moonie's been shipped with blue ghost a lot...

And LaLa, and a bunch of other people from before I left, so far bakc tha tI don't even remember.


You quoted a post of mine from 2008? The link doesn't even work anymore. Here, have a new one (http://web.archive.org/web/20100531200049/http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/topics/pyramids.html).

I actually clicked the link, nerd that I am, and then decided that it didn't matter if the link wouldn't work. But thanks, now I can read it!


I never get shipped... :smallfrown: I once got jokingly shipped with Atlantean by Moonie, and then AT and I stared at each other worridly. :smalltongue:

Just kiss you two, everyone can see it. :smalltongue::smallwink::smallbiggrin:


Oh, insomnia. You bring me strange revelations, like the fact that there is no good portmanteau name for Adam and Eve.

Deva? Evam sounds more like a household cleaner to be a good name...

[Elemental]

Until Newton that is. Where it became the science of calculating how to prevent said blocks from falling when the earth shook a bit, or a strong wind came.
Or so physics teachers claim...

Which is something architects were doing millennia before Newton came around.
After all, the ancient temples of the Greeks are built in an earthquake zone. The cathedrals of medieval Europe reached great heights despite wind and rain, and Angkor Wat is a monumental structure that stands, correction... Floats on the ground water.

[AsteriskAmp]

Which is something architects were doing millennia before Newton came around.
After all, the ancient temples of the Greeks are built in an earthquake zone. The cathedrals of medieval Europe reached great heights despite wind and rain, and Angkor Wat is a monumental structure that stands, correction... Floats on the ground water.
The temples of the greek of which few stand and were mainly just columns roofs and statues. The Cathedrals which had to be frequently patched and were built due to masonry principle passed down from generations without explanation of the logic behind and which are still having to be regularly patched up. The Angkor Wat is just awesome though.

[Mutant Sheep]

Well, I tried to make it at least sound like something where you'd have to read a few (three, four?) words in before you went "well, that's obviously bull****". Not like a certain sheep 'round these parts. :smalltongue:Hey, you still have to read the first word of my name. :smalltongue: (Or a thousand, if you want the extra work. :smallwink:)


One word in. :smallwink::smallamused::smalltongue::smallconfuse d:VUT ZU SPEEKING 'BOOT?


Just kiss you two, everyone can see it. :smalltongue::smallwink::smallbiggrin:...:smalleek : *leaps in AT's arms* AT, save me from the crazy woman!:smalltongue:


Deva? Evam sounds more like a household cleaner to be a good name...Adam & Eve. Simple, really. Eva-dam sounds like a beauty line, so... best name. (Edenic skin and perfection! :smallbiggrin: THINK OF THE SALES!)

[AtlanteanTroll]

If you observe the above posts, I think you will come to perceive that it is happening harder than you have the power to control.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU. :smalltongue:


*sits on a high perch and chirps with mad laughter*
*chucks stones*


I like TrollKnibble. :smalltongue:
I don't know which one I prefer. Dilemma.


Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:

Its how you get cooties. Us big kids are being naught-ers.


Just kiss you two, everyone can see it. :smalltongue::smallwink::smallbiggrin:
My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening. :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

The temples of the greek of which few stand and were mainly just columns roofs and statues. The Cathedrals which had to be frequently patched and were built due to masonry principle passed down from generations without explanation of the logic behind and which are still having to be regularly patched up. The Angkor Wat is just awesome though.

The Greek temples were mostly destroyed by religious strife. A true testament to their strength is that the ruins of them still stand despite a thousand years of mistreatment, abandonment and earthquakes.

And I'll concede the point on the Cathedrals. But they were hardly built to be permanent static structures. However, a lot of them weren't done very well in the first place. But still, those that were built properly need a minimum of maintenance.

And yes. Angkor Wat is just awesome.

[Tragic_Comedian]

Do I want to know what "shipping" is?:smallannoyed:

:yuk:
The transportation of freight by boat.

[Mutant Sheep]

*chucks stones*

My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening. :smalltongue:
STONES! *hides in warm birdflesh and steals your feathers*

40%? You're giving your straightnessness a bit high for the summer, aren't you? :smalltongue:

The transportation of freight by boat.THAT IS SILLY. :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

The transportation of freight by boat.

Or by truck, or train, or courier, or plane...

[Rawhide]

I actually clicked the link, nerd that I am, and then decided that it didn't matter if the link wouldn't work. But thanks, now I can read it!

The question still remains though, why are you reading posts from that far back?

[AtlanteanTroll]

STONES! *hides in warm birdflesh and steals your feathers*
I ... What.


40%? You're giving your straightnessness a bit high for the summer, aren't you? :smalltongue:
40% was my low for the summer. I think I hit 80% once. 60% was my average.

...

For those wondering, I have a girl friend who ranks my current straightness. Yeah. I don't know why either.

[AsteriskAmp]

My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening. :smalltongue:I have a solution for both of your considerations, however it requires some more testing seeing how the last subject ended up....

The Greek temples were mostly destroyed by religious strife. A true testament to their strength is that the ruins of them still stand despite a thousand years of mistreatment, abandonment and earthquakes.

And I'll concede the point on the Cathedrals. But they were hardly built to be permanent static structures. However, a lot of them weren't done very well in the first place. But still, those that were built properly need a minimum of maintenance.

And yes. Angkor Wat is just awesome.They were rather simple though, roof over excessively thick columns placed all around. And the ruins are prove of materials being resistant in most cases, not necessarily design, at least for the Greeks.

[Elemental]

They were rather simple though, roof over excessively thick columns placed all around. And the ruins are prove of materials being resistant in most cases, not necessarily design, at least for the Greeks.

Oh no doubt, the materials are superior.
But so was the construction. The Parthenon in Athens is a particularly fine example consisting of stones fitted so close together that cracks run across the divide as if they were one. Furthermore, the basic design may be simple, yes.
But that's an optical illusion.
The Greeks were primarily concerned not with achieving perfection in construction but achieving what looked perfect, so they subtly altered their structures. The floor of the Parthenon is curved upwards to prevent the illusion that it sags. The columns bulge outwards with a curve with a radius of over a mile in order to prevent the appearance that they narrow towards the middle. Each part of each column is unique.
And they did all of us with a workforce that used three different systems of measurement and were mostly illiterate.

It's kind of the same with the medieval cathedrals, but a lot of them were rushed and/or too ambitious so they can't make the same claim.

[MoonCat]

Hey, you still have to read the first word of my name. :smalltongue: (Or a thousand, if you want the extra work. :smallwink:)
:smallconfused:VUT ZU SPEEKING 'BOOT?
...:smalleek: *leaps in AT's arms* AT, save me from the crazy woman!:smalltongue:

A thousand what?
First letter.
Is he holding you bridal-style?


My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening. :smalltongue:

How... does it change?

Me, I dunno, I probably am a lot straighter than I seem. :smallredface::smallbiggrin::smallconfused:


The question still remains though, why are you reading posts from that far back?

I wasn't, for the purposes of a joke I went back to find some ridiculously long-ago post to respond to. I picked a thread that seemed late enough it wouldn't have been deleted yet, but hadn't been locked, and I picked the first post that came from a person I knew was still around.

[AsteriskAmp]

Oh no doubt, the materials are superior.
But so was the construction. The Parthenon in Athens is a particularly fine example consisting of stones fitted so close together that cracks run across the divide as if they were one. Furthermore, the basic design may be simple, yes.
But that's an optical illusion.
The Greeks were primarily concerned not with achieving perfection in construction but achieving what looked perfect, so they subtly altered their structures. The floor of the Parthenon is curved upwards to prevent the illusion that it sags. The columns bulge outwards with a curve with a radius of over a mile in order to prevent the appearance that they narrow towards the middle. Each part of each column is unique.
And they did all of us with a workforce that used three different systems of measurement and were mostly illiterate.

It's kind of the same with the medieval cathedrals, but a lot of them were rushed and/or too ambitious so they can't make the same claim.
A workforce directed by someone who did knew what he was doing. In regards to workforce you don't really need the guys working to know anything but placing stuff on its place, only the one directing and the one or another supervising.

But I'll concede that the Parthenon wasn't just luck and massive columns since some of the design elements do work as seismic resistant and the optical aspect is rather impressive for the time.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Is he holding you bridal-style?
More "Scoobie Jumped Into Shaggy's Arms Because He Saw A Spider" Style



How... does it change?
Well. According to my girl friends. "I am so confident in my straightness that I come off as gay." I'm still not quite sure how that works myself, but I guess sometimes I'm just more confident. :smalltongue:

[AsteriskAmp]

Well. According to my girl friends. "I am so confident in my straightness that I come off as gay." I'm still not quite sure how that works myself, but I guess sometimes I'm just more confident. :smalltongue:Isn't this why japan concept of menly men is bishie?

[Elemental]

A workforce directed by someone who did knew what he was doing. In regards to workforce you don't really need the guys working to know anything but placing stuff on its place, only the one directing and the one or another supervising.

But I'll concede that the Parthenon wasn't just luck and massive columns since some of the design elements do work as seismic resistant and the optical aspect is rather impressive for the time.

Actually, you need the stone masons to know what they're doing. Otherwise the supervisors going to have to do it all in order to get it right.
However, most of the labourers were unskilled, but there were more than enough skilled stone masons and carpenters on sight. Not to mention the artists and sculptors who did all the finishing touches.

[Rawhide]

I wasn't, for the purposes of a joke I went back to find some ridiculously long-ago post to respond to. I picked a thread that seemed late enough it wouldn't have been deleted yet, but hadn't been locked, and I picked the first post that came from a person I knew was still around.

So, you quoted it without reading it??? :smallconfused::smallwink::smalltongue:

[MoonCat]

More "Scoobie Jumped Into Shaggy's Arms Because He Saw A Spider" Style

Well. According to my girl friends. "I am so confident in my straightness that I come off as gay." I'm still not quite sure how that works myself, but I guess sometimes I'm just more confident. :smalltongue:

Isn't that the same one anyway?

Yeah, that's me too, but your behavior has no actual effect on your sexuality measure, true?


So, you quoted it without reading it??? :smallconfused::smallwink::smalltongue:

I read it, clicked the link, and I tried to come up with a random response that would at least sound reasonable until you started reading. I most coitainly did not quote it without reading it. :smallbiggrin:

[AsteriskAmp]

Actually, you need the stone masons to know what they're doing. Otherwise the supervisors going to have to do it all in order to get it right.
However, most of the labourers were unskilled, but there were more than enough skilled stone masons and carpenters on sight. Not to mention the artists and sculptors who did all the finishing touches.The thing is the stone mason just needs to know how it works, not why, so he doesn't need to be literate, just experienced.

[Tragic_Comedian]

You know, before I left home, my grandmother gave me a little silver bullet, and said, "Son, wear this bullet always in rememberence of me," and I did. Then, close to two months later, I was walking down High Street when a beserk evangelist flung a Bible from the top of a nearby building. That Bible fell 20 stories and struck me in the chest, and friends, I have to tell you, if it weren't for that bullet, the Bible would have killed me on the spot.

:smalltongue:

[Elemental]

The thing is the stone mason just needs to know how it works, not why, so he doesn't need to be literate, just experienced.

Never said they were literate. Just skilled. And their skill is a lot greater than simply placing things in place.
And the architects don't need to know why it works either. Just that it does and always has. It is amazing the accomplishments that can be made without knowing the secrets of the Universe.

[Mynxae]

Well. According to my girl friends. "I am so confident in my straightness that I come off as gay." I'm still not quite sure how that works myself, but I guess sometimes I'm just more confident. :smalltongue:

How does that work? :smallconfused:

I'm as gay as they come. Though if you talked to me through any means, you wouldn't be able to spot it. Apparently I sound really straight and manly. Hmm, maybe this height (6ft 2") gives me one of those booming deep voices? :smalltongue:

And pfft, why hasn't anyone mentioned LaLaSheep?! :smallbiggrin:

[Elemental]

How does that work? :smallconfused:

I wasn't going to bother explaining this...
It means that AtlanteanTroll feels no need to continually prove that he is straight. Thus, he's straight and can be in the same room as a girl without determining whether or not they're suitable for marriage. As we say in the old speech and you know what I actually mean.

[Heliomance]

Brian Stokes Mitchell (http://youtu.be/3g-T46ja95s) is always relevant!

I love this guy so much.
I adore that song. It is amazing.


Probably the warm melty part of you deep inside that you deny wants to know.

I cannot like this enough.

[Heliomance]

Am I the only person who thinks a parody isn't actually a parody unless they actually change the lyrics, but keep the tune/beat? :smallconfused:

Yes. This is most definitely a parody. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoDCCDWWkk&feature=player_embedded#!)

[Rawhide]

I read it, clicked the link, and I tried to come up with a random response that would at least sound reasonable until you started reading. I most coitainly did not quote it without reading it. :smallbiggrin:

And it didn't occur to you that a link which has been dead for over a year would give the game away immediately? :smallwink:

[Elemental]

I just jumped on it as an excuse to discuss architecture and/or history.

[LaZodiac]

You know, before I left home, my grandmother gave me a little silver bullet, and said, "Son, wear this bullet always in rememberence of me," and I did. Then, close to two months later, I was walking down High Street when a beserk evangelist flung a Bible from the top of a nearby building. That Bible fell 20 stories and struck me in the chest, and friends, I have to tell you, if it weren't for that bullet, the Bible would have killed me on the spot.

:smalltongue:

....is this true or not? I can't tell.

[Devmaar]

....is this true or not? I can't tell.

I don't think a bullet would give much protection from falling objects.

In fact, it would probably make things worse...

[LaZodiac]

You never know. It could happen. Probably exagerated, but it could still happen. I'm less asking if he actually has some kind of special bullet charm and more asking if a bible was really thrown at him.

[Rawhide]

....is this true or not? I can't tell.

This you ask of the tragic commedian...

[Dimonite]

You never know. It could happen. Probably exagerated, but it could still happen. I'm less asking if he actually has some kind of special bullet charm and more asking if a bible was really thrown at him.

Well, I know I've accidentally dropped a Bible off a building before. Hasn't everyone? (I was gesturing with it, and I had recently eaten bacon so my hands were greasy and it slipped. Don't even ask why I was on top of a building at this point.)

[LaZodiac]

This you ask of the tragic commedian...

He's not ALWAYS joking, so I can't be sure. Also I just woke up and may not have my brain turned on yet.


Well, I know I've accidentally dropped a Bible off a building before. Hasn't everyone? (I was gesturing with it, and I had recently eaten bacon so my hands were greasy and it slipped. Don't even ask why I was on top of a building at this point.)

I'm going to assume THIS is a joke though.

[Dimonite]

I'm going to assume THIS is a joke though.

Actually, it's not. I see I'll have to explain this one. So my church occasionally has a pancake breakfast/Bible study, and immediately afterwards one of my friends wanted to go BASE jumping. So I went with him to see him do it, but then I had to try and talk him out of it because the building he was going to try to BASE jump off wasn't tall enough for the parachute to slow him down to the point where he wouldn't hurt himself. I still had my Bible with me when I gestured at the ground, and it slipped out of my hands. It didn't land on anyone, though. (and I realize as I say this that if I hadn't been there, I wouldn't believe this story at all).

[LaZodiac]

Actually, it's not. I see I'll have to explain this one. So my church occasionally has a pancake breakfast/Bible study, and immediately afterwards one of my friends wanted to go BASE jumping. So I went with him to see him do it, but then I had to try and talk him out of it because the building he was going to try to BASE jump off wasn't tall enough for the parachute to slow him down to the point where he wouldn't hurt himself. I still had my Bible with me when I gestured at the ground, and it slipped out of my hands. It didn't land on anyone, though. (and I realize as I say this that if I hadn't been there, I wouldn't believe this story at all).

Things like this are why I AM asking Trag is his story is real. Because this story too is real, and it sounds ridiculous.

[Dimonite]

Things like this are why I AM asking Trag is his story is real. Because this story too is real, and it sounds ridiculous.

Well, to be fair, this is the same friend who went streaking to see if he could get away with it, and mooned the bus driver on the school trip to Valley Fair. I just want to know who gave him a BASE jumping parachute.

[LaZodiac]

Well, to be fair, this is the same friend who went streaking to see if he could get away with it, and mooned the bus driver on the school trip to Valley Fair. I just want to know who gave him a BASE jumping parachute.

Clearly someone who didn't know him.

[MoonCat]

LaLa, it is a parody of a sort of American anecdote involving a Bible saving one's life from mad shooter's bullet. Mainly found in the more country areas of the US.

Also, nice one Trag, I giggled. :smallbiggrin:


And it didn't occur to you that a link which has been dead for over a year would give the game away immediately? :smallwink:

Was there an attempt at the pretense of seriousity? :smalltongue:

[LaZodiac]

LaLa, it is a parody of a sort of American anecdote involving a Bible saving one's life from mad shooter's bullet. Mainly found in the more country areas of the US.

Also, nice one Trag, I giggled. :smallbiggrin:

Was there an attempt at the pretense of seriousity? :smalltongue:

Aaah, see, I've neverheard that before :smalltongue:

[Tragic_Comedian]

Well, the question has been answered already now, but no, that didn't really happen. It's just a joke I'm thinking of including in my act that I'm testing out.


Also, nice one Trag, I giggled. :smallbiggrin:

Thank you, thank you. You're too kind. Tip your waitress.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Well.
My fifty-six year old aunt has bought herself a laptop. Rather, I bought it, then she bought it off me.
I did the basic set up a few hours ago, connected her to our internet, set her up an e-mail address - she didn't know what one was! I had to come up with an analogy to explain all the bits of an email address! - and then proceeded to:
uninstall her McAfee and install several different anti-virus/malware things and show her the basics of them
install Firefox ("because I've not used ie in years, so it's easier for me to show you how to use the internet with Firefox.")
install some add-ons
install Google toolbar because I have a visceral hatred for Bing
showed her this forum to demonstrate how most sites have a lon in/log out procedure
semi-organised her desktop and
shown her where DVDs go

Some time this week I have to:
go to hers and set up her internet because she's getting a new deal, show her how to do wireless, how to work the box, how to diagnose/fix internet connectivity problems
show her how to use basic software (and download OpenOffice)
walk her through setting up an amazon account

Anything else important I should teach her about laptops and the internet in general?

[Kneenibble]

That's quite interesting. On the other hand I've only known one tailor and he is considerably older than me, having tailored for my mother before and probably my grandfather as well, so I wouldn't know about tailor expected behaviours.

Does he work for you too? What kind of suits do you wear?

My own tailor is about 70, and he's very friendly. I only started going to him last summer but we get along splendidly. I think on Saturday, being an unseasonably gorgeous weekend, I caught him at just the right time and mood to be invited in.


Never feel bad for playing Bach because everything IS Bach, there is no escape, every single piece in a minor key comes from his fuges, major keyed come either from his other compositions or his contemporaries. No matter what, a Bach expert will point you to Bach, even in modern pop, metal or jazz, everything is Bach. As my teacher used to say, "the only music I've ever heard that wasn't Bach was Cage's 4'33'' and I think I heard snippets of Bach in it at times". Everyone plays Bach, just a different one in a different way in a different time.
That I do have.

The game music is in midi, so I'm linking to both the originals as arrangements, the only original where the arrangement is heavily recommended over the original (and perhaps exclusively so) is the last one due to being boss music and somewhat aggressive in its primal form.

Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofuPQIPotn0)
[Arr] Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0W0KNDTCHQ)
Prismriver Sister's Theme - Phantom Ensemble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdnIdRPJtpo)
[Arr] Prismriver Sister's Theme - Phantom Ensemble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBcG3t1tmOk)
U.N. Owen was Her (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIop055eJhU)
[Arr] U.N. Owen was Her (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vQvY3I1Cio)

I've only had the chance to listen to the first of your links, but I see already its style and its influence on your composition. It is harmonic madness and I like it. I will investigate the others this evening with a drink.

I like that crack about Cage. :smallwink: Do you play any Bach yourself?


Well, the question has been answered already now, but no, that didn't really happen. It's just a joke I'm thinking of including in my act that I'm testing out.

Thank you, thank you. You're too kind. Tip your waitress.

New ship: Tragic Comedian dressed in a Hooters-esque miniskirt and tank top, serving MoonCat his customer in her long coat putting a five pound note in his cleavage.
"Just the tip, my little Tragedy."

[Dimonite]

Well.
My fifty-six year old aunt has bought herself a laptop. Rather, I bought it, then she bought it off me.
I did the basic set up a few hours ago, connected her to our internet, set her up an e-mail address - she didn't know what one was! I had to come up with an analogy to explain all the bits of an email address! - and then proceeded to:
uninstall her McAfee and install several different anti-virus/malware things and show her the basics of them
install Firefox ("because I've not used ie in years, so it's easier for me to show you how to use the internet with Firefox.")
install some add-ons
install Google toolbar because I have a visceral hatred for Bing
showed her this forum to demonstrate how most sites have a lon in/log out procedure
semi-organised her desktop and
shown her where DVDs go

Some time this week I have to:
go to hers and set up her internet because she's getting a new deal, show her how to do wireless, how to work the box, how to diagnose/fix internet connectivity problems
show her how to use basic software (and download OpenOffice)
walk her through setting up an amazon account

Anything else important I should teach her about laptops and the internet in general?

*Thanks his lucky stars all his elderly relatives have been using computers longer than he's been alive*

You may want to tell her some sites to stay away from. As I'm sure you know, the internet can be a terrible place sometimes.

EDIT:
My own tailor is about 70, and he's very friendly. I only started going to him last summer but we get along splendidly. I think on Saturday, being an unseasonably gorgeous weekend, I caught him at just the right time and mood to be invited in.

I wish I could afford a tailor. Even if I have been told that my good jacket looks like it was tailored for me, it would be nice to have something made exclusively for me.

[HalfTangible]

Well.
My fifty-six year old aunt has bought herself a laptop. Rather, I bought it, then she bought it off me.
I did the basic set up a few hours ago, connected her to our internet, set her up an e-mail address - she didn't know what one was! I had to come up with an analogy to explain all the bits of an email address! - and then proceeded to:
uninstall her McAfee and install several different anti-virus/malware things and show her the basics of them
install Firefox ("because I've not used ie in years, so it's easier for me to show you how to use the internet with Firefox.")
install some add-ons
install Google toolbar because I have a visceral hatred for Bing
showed her this forum to demonstrate how most sites have a lon in/log out procedure
semi-organised her desktop and
shown her where DVDs go

Some time this week I have to:
go to hers and set up her internet because she's getting a new deal, show her how to do wireless, how to work the box, how to diagnose/fix internet connectivity problems
show her how to use basic software (and download OpenOffice)
walk her through setting up an amazon account

Anything else important I should teach her about laptops and the internet in general?

I'm reminded of a chart on xkcd...

[Kneenibble]

Hello Curlily! I have no comment to make on your Luddite relatives, but please accept a non-sequitur budgie hug.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb56hb39w51rq6n2co1_500.jpg


I wish I could afford a tailor. Even if I have been told that my good jacket looks like it was tailored for me, it would be nice to have something made exclusively for me.

It can be quite expensive -- although some tailors are far less so than others, and it depends a lot on the cloth too -- but yes. It feels unbelievably fabulous to wear tailored clothing.

[Teddy]

Phew, after half an hour of soap and intese scrubbings, I think my grease-to-hand ratio has gone back to something resembling normal. I really need to change my bicycle chain...

Oh well, it all boils down to organic compounds in the end anyway.
I'm so going to get cancer out of this, am I not? :smalltongue:


Well.
My fifty-six year old aunt has bought herself a laptop. Rather, I bought it, then she bought it off me.
[...]
Anything else important I should teach her about laptops and the internet in general?

Sounds like me and my grandma, except for the fact that dad did all the setup instead of me, and I only had to act tech support (I've found it to mostly be about making up analogies for all the complicated stuff). And to answer your question, that mostly depends on what she intends to do with it, but I think you've covered the most important bits already.

[LaZodiac]

Oh dear, I hope not! Don't get the cancer!

[Teddy]

Oh dear, I hope not! Don't get the cancer!

Don't worry, my body would be in a pitiable state if I got cancer just because of liberal application of grease to my hands (stupid jumping bicycle chain). I'm pretty sure a few generations would've gone extinct in the 19th-20th century had it been a problem. :smallwink:

[LaZodiac]

Don't worry, my body would be in a pitiable state if I got cancer just because of liberal application of grease to my hands (stupid jumping bicycle chain). I'm pretty sure a few generations would've gone extinct in the 19th-20th century had it been a problem. :smallwink:

Good point, yha. Meanwhile, noodles! *nom*

[Kneenibble]

Don't worry, my body would be in a pitiable state if I got cancer just because of liberal application of grease to my hands (stupid jumping bicycle chain). I'm pretty sure a few generations would've gone extinct in the 19th-20th century had it been a problem. :smallwink:

On the other HAND LOLZ, perhaps it is good for your skin! - both moisturizing and exfoliant.

[LaZodiac]

On the other HAND LOLZ, perhaps it is good for your skin! - both moisturizing and exfoliant.

This IS true, after all.

[AsteriskAmp]

Does he work for you too? What kind of suits do you wear?He does, though I have less of a pressing need for a tailor than my ancestors by virtue of being physically usual, mainly just visiting him for mending, small readjustments for bought suits or size adjustments.

I don't have a fixed style of wear for suits, from tuxedo to overcoats, with vests and waistcoats in between and less formal jackets on the way.

I have two bespoken, one is a three piece which includes a fantastic waistcoat which was made for opera going, including an inner holder designed to fit Galileans and the pants having a holster of sorts on which can be reversed outside the pants for holding a cane. The other being a two piece single breasted which is by far my favourite, made to allow both free arm mobility and full hand permanent exposure, while the unspoken objective for it was piano playing comfortably it works fantastically for everything by virtue of feeling like not being there. The first one is black with a dark grey waistcoat, the second one is a dark blue. The only other suit piece of note that I have apart from routine suits is my black winter overcoat which I very fondly love by virtue of being fantastical for everything, warm in winter but not sweat inducing during autumn. In terms of shirt I favour both white and burgundy, which combine fantastically with black and dark blue.

And thou?

My own tailor is about 70, and he's very friendly. I only started going to him last summer but we get along splendidly. I think on Saturday, being an unseasonably gorgeous weekend, I caught him at just the right time and mood to be invited in.
My tailor is probably around 5 to 10 years older than that, he doesn't talk much though. Lucky you though, not everyone gets to drink along with their tailor, or such a friendly one.

I've only had the chance to listen to the first of your links, but I see already its style and its influence on your composition. It is harmonic madness and I like it. I will investigate the others this evening with a drink.The composition style of it is wonderful in that it converts simple chord progressions into great melodies. Sometimes the coincidences are intentional, sometimes it is the effect of feeling a tinging of going towards one of the melodies while writing my own, and either going with it or by going on the opposite direction both resulting in a similarity.

I like that crack about Cage. :smallwink: Do you play any Bach yourself?My academic music repertoire is mainly shifted toward later periods, mainly from the romantic afterwards; but I do play Bach to a moderate degree, by heart the Tocatta and Fuge in D minor like any good organist has to, the Gavotte, the one shortened to Air and the Prelude in C Major. I can play a number of other ones by him with simplified basses by virtue of doing the chord decomposition of them and knowing the melody by ear but I do need my annotated sheets for them.

[Thufir]

Well, I have trimmed and shaved my facial hair in preparation for the part of **** Deadeye in HMS Pinafore this week. I think it looks suitably awful. It's fortunate that I don't have anything else to be doing this week.

[Coidzor]

For those wondering, I have a girl friend who ranks my current straightness. Yeah. I don't know why either.

That's kind of disturbing, I must admit. :smallconfused: Well, as long as she's not some kind of patently obvious yaoi fangirl who has fixated upon the idea of you and dudes getting it on.

[Teddy]

On the other HAND LOLZ, perhaps it is good for your skin! - both moisturizing and exfoliant.

I think all the soap (and by that I mean lots of soap) counteracted any eventual beneficial effect it may have had with great efficiency. Actually, know that you mention it, I probably get some moisturiser for my hands. The washing left them a bit dry...

[AsteriskAmp]

That's kind of disturbing, I must admit. :smallconfused: Well, as long as she's not some kind of patently obvious yaoi fangirl who has fixated upon the idea of you and dudes getting it on.
Those actually exist?

[LaZodiac]

Those actually exist?

Yaoi existed as far back as the sixties, so yha.

For instance, just look at, say, To Eroica With Love. It's main character is a gay art thief.

[AsteriskAmp]

Yaoi existed as far back as the sixties, so yha.

For instance, just look at, say, To Eroica With Love. It's main character is a gay art thief.I meant yaoi fangoggled people who do real life slash fic.

[LaZodiac]

I meant yaoi fangoggled people who do real life slash fic.

Ah. Well, yes. There are people who like GURO in real life, I'm ready to accept anything as real and true.

[Aedilred]

I think all the soap (and by that I mean lots of soap) counteracted any eventual beneficial effect it may have had with great efficiency. Actually, know that you mention it, I probably get some moisturiser for my hands. The washing left them a bit dry...
That sort of grease is usually bad news. Make sure you clean your hands thoroughly and, yes, applying moisturiser is a good idea. I learned my lesson three years or so ago when it comes to that sort of thing. You don't want to get dermatitis.

[Kneenibble]

He does, though I have less of a pressing need for a tailor than my ancestors by virtue of being physically usual, mainly just visiting him for mending, small readjustments for bought suits or size adjustments.

I don't have a fixed style of wear for suits, from tuxedo to overcoats, with vests and waistcoats in between and less formal jackets on the way.

I have two bespoken, one is a three piece which includes a fantastic waistcoat which was made for opera going, including an inner holder designed to fit Galileans and the pants having a holster of sorts on which can be reversed outside the pants for holding a cane. The other being a two piece single breasted which is by far my favourite, made to allow both free arm mobility and full hand permanent exposure, while the unspoken objective for it was piano playing comfortably it works fantastically for everything by virtue of feeling like not being there. The first one is black with a dark grey waistcoat, the second one is a dark blue. The only other suit piece of note that I have apart from routine suits is my black winter overcoat which I very fondly love by virtue of being fantastical for everything, warm in winter but not sweat inducing during autumn. In terms of shirt I favour both white and burgundy, which combine fantastically with black and dark blue.

And thou?

It all sounds wonderful! I would love to have an overcoat tailored, too, but I have a nice wool one from a thrift store and I haven't been able to justify the expense. yet.

This budgie has three casual 3-piece suits of different cloths, and a blue velvet blazer [the object of last weekend] and is quite garish in his choice of accessories. I have never faced an occasion that requires the formality of a tuxedo or black tie, so I'll cross that financial bridge when I come to it.

I also have a linen blazer and a black 3-piece that I had made in India several years ago, but they no longer fit correctly through the shoulders and breast and I'm not sure if there's enough cloth in the seams to let it out.


The composition style of it is wonderful in that it converts simple chord progressions into great melodies. Sometimes the coincidences are intentional, sometimes it is the effect of feeling a tinging of going towards one of the melodies while writing my own, and either going with it or by going on the opposite direction both resulting in a similarity.
My academic music repertoire is mainly shifted toward later periods, mainly from the romantic afterwards; but I do play Bach to a moderate degree, by heart the Tocatta and Fuge in D minor like any good organist has to, the Gavotte, the one shortened to Air and the Prelude in C Major. I can play a number of other ones by him with simplified basses by virtue of doing the chord decomposition of them and knowing the melody by ear but I do need my annotated sheets for them.

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. I can play Tocatta and Fuge in d for the piano, and I've always wanted to play an organ [never have. :smallfrown:].


I think all the soap (and by that I mean lots of soap) counteracted any eventual beneficial effect it may have had with great efficiency. Actually, know that you mention it, I probably get some moisturiser for my hands. The washing left them a bit dry...

By the by, I find almond oil to be the most effective moisturizer [especially with a little rose essence]. Massage it in and wipe away the excess with a cloth, and your hands will be as smooth and white as lilies all day.

[LaZodiac]

That sort of grease is usually bad news. Make sure you clean your hands thoroughly and, yes, applying moisturiser is a good idea. I learned my lesson three years or so ago when it comes to that sort of thing. You don't want to get dermatitis.

Aaagh stop making me paranoid about my friends.

*plugs ears* Lalalala I'm not listening lalalala *is quite away how useless it is to plug your ears in a visual medium based forum*

[Aedilred]

Aaagh stop making me paranoid about my friends.

*plugs ears* Lalalala I'm not listening lalalala *is quite away how useless it is to plug your ears in a visual medium based forum*
It's nothing to get that worried about, especially if you don't handle grease or concrete dust or whatever regularly, it's just something you want to avoid if at all possible. The best way to avoid it is to use gloves when handling anything dodgy - obviously this isn't always possible if gloves aren't available or the items in question are fiddly - which is how I learned my lesson - in which case your best bet is just to clean your hands thoroughly at the earliest opportunity. And if you notice any change in the condition of your skin, consult a doctor.

[Coidzor]

Aaagh stop making me paranoid about my friends.

*plugs ears* Lalalala I'm not listening lalalala *is quite away how useless it is to plug your ears in a visual medium based forum*

I'm sure he's not going to get dermatitis, especially if he's taking care of himself. Though it is an interesting tidbit of information and really, we should all be moisturizing. And if you don't quite know how I'm sure there's tutorials that you could be directed to or even find with a minimum of fuss. :smallwink:


Those actually exist?

From what I've gathered, yes, unfortunately.

[AsteriskAmp]

It all sounds wonderful! I would love to have an overcoat tailored, too, but I have a nice wool one from a thrift store and I haven't been able to justify the expense. yet.My overcoat isn't tailor made though, it just fits me perfectly due to ways I'll only attribute to destiny.

This budgie has three casual 3-piece suits of different cloths, and a blue velvet blazer [the object of last weekend] and is quite garish in his choice of accessories. I have never faced an occasion that requires the formality of a tuxedo or black tie, so I'll cross that financial bridge when I come to it.In terms of tuxedo I'll recommend browsing through Brooks and Brothers first, mainly due to their fantastic selection of products and materials, and due to the fact that minor adjustments are less stressful on the pocket than a complete scratch made one.

I also have a linen blazer and a black 3-piece that I had made in India several years ago, but they no longer fit correctly through the shoulders and breast and I'm not sure if there's enough cloth in the seams to let it out.I cross my fingers for the possibility of them being expanded, no good piece of tailored clothing should fade to disuse.

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. I can play Tocatta and Fuge in d for the piano, and I've always wanted to play an organ [never have. :smallfrown:].I've played a pipe's organ a very reduced number of times, mostly at churches, the two most memorables for me where once officially so during mass and once while hidden (as hidden as a person playing a massive building sized instruments that makes the earth tremble under its notes can be). In terms of regular organs I've had more luck; there even used to be an organ shop nearby which I'd visit with relative frequency until it went out of business justifiably due to the excessive pricing.

The organ is not that different from the piano except for the number of pedals it has and the fact that there is no such thing as a minor mistake; once you get the hang that your roots are in the pedals, the harmony without root is in the left and the melody in the right, it all is smooth sailing. If you ever felt you needed more sound while playing and wanted some extra hands, the organ is glorious.

Nowadays I have to make due with a setting of a fake pedal arrangement linked to a synth bank to simulate the bass pedals, and a UltraNova mounted on top of a Clavinova

[Qwertystop]

Hello!
I just finished an Anthropology paper, and I'm actually feeling fairly good about how I did. I'm wondering the Playground's opinions. Please, don't put any commentary that says "put this in", or it won't be my own work if I do, but suggestions (as to something being unclear or overexplained) and commentary are what I'm looking for. It's not finished yet, due to leaving my notes at school, but I want to see if what I feel is very good is actually very good.
:
The question of what defines humanity is one pondered by anthropologists and science fiction authors alike. Definitions are varied, but tend to focus mostly on a combination of sapience, sentience, and body structure (though sci-fi authors may leave out body structure and say they’re defining “person” instead). I feel that humanness is best defined by the combination of two things: limbs capable of fine manipulation of objects and a brain capable of realizing just how much one can do with that ability.* In other words, I feel that the border between “sub-human hominid” and “human” was crossed at the point when those hominids realized that they could do something to the world.

The first part of this prerequisite developed long before the second. Hands with dexterous fingers developed far back in our evolutionary line, far enough that most apes have them as well, and those apes often also have feet with toes of equivalent function. Even if one restricts the qualification to only those with opposable thumbs (for the pincer-grip is undeniably and important part of much fine dexterity), the ability existed prior to Homo sapiens, in the species <SPECIES NAME>, all the way back in around <YEAR> BCE.

Thus, the more critical qualifier is the requirement that the species have sufficient mental capacity to realize that changing things that were not themselves or food was possible. Though mental epiphanies are not well-preserved in any fossil record, there are several things that, at the very least, may be taken as indicators. Firstly, any species which makes tools must intrinsically understand this. Note that this is not simply using tools – a chimp using a twig to dig for bugs in a rotting log would not count. To qualify, a species must make tools – if the aforementioned chimp had chipped a branch with a rock until it was something distinctly not a random branch picked off of the ground, they would qualify, though similar behaviors would have to be widespread through a species to qualify chimps for this. Secondly, if a species which would be physically and environmentally capable of making tools has a brain equal to or greater than the minimum brain size of any species known to make tools, it would not be too unreasonable to posit that they may have made tools which were not preserved for some reason – whether because the tools were wooden, because they were used until they were no longer usable (at which point most primitive tools would look the same as any other heavily worn but non-carved rock), or for some other reason.

*Of course, this applies to the species as a whole, and thus does not exclude disabled individuals as long as those individuals retain the concept of acting on the world instead of merely using what is found.

[Heliomance]

Hello!
I just finished an Anthropology paper, and I'm actually feeling fairly good about how I did. I'm wondering the Playground's opinions. Please, don't put any commentary that says "put this in", or it won't be my own work if I do, but suggestions (as to something being unclear or overexplained) and commentary are what I'm looking for. It's not finished yet, due to leaving my notes at school, but I want to see if what I feel is very good is actually very good.
:
The question of what defines humanity is one pondered by anthropologists and science fiction authors alike. Definitions are varied, but tend to focus mostly on a combination of sapience, sentience, and body structure (though sci-fi authors may leave out body structure and say they’re defining “person” instead). I feel that humanness is best defined by the combination of two things: limbs capable of fine manipulation of objects and a brain capable of realizing just how much one can do with that ability.* In other words, I feel that the border between “sub-human hominid” and “human” was crossed at the point when those hominids realized that they could do something to the world.
The first part of this prerequisite developed long before the second. Hands with dexterous fingers developed far back in our evolutionary line, far enough that most apes have them as well, and those apes often also have feet with toes of equivalent function. Even if one restricts the qualification to only those with opposable thumbs (for the pincer-grip is undeniably and important part of much fine dexterity), the ability existed prior to Homo sapiens, in the species <SPECIES NAME>, all the way back in around <YEAR> BCE.
Thus, the more critical qualifier is the requirement that the species have sufficient mental capacity to realize that changing things that were not themselves or food was possible. Though mental epiphanies are not well-preserved in any fossil record, there are several things that, at the very least, may be taken as indicators. Firstly, any species which makes tools must intrinsically understand this. Note that this is not simply using tools – a chimp using a twig to dig for bugs in a rotting log would not count. To qualify, a species must make tools – if the aforementioned chimp had chipped a branch with a rock until it was something distinctly not a random branch picked off of the ground, they would qualify, though similar behaviors would have to be widespread through a species to qualify chimps for this. Secondly, if a species which would be physically and environmentally capable of making tools has a brain equal to or greater than the minimum brain size of any species known to make tools, it would not be too unreasonable to posit that they may have made tools which were not preserved for some reason – whether because the tools were wooden, because they were used until they were no longer usable (at which point most primitive tools would look the same as any other heavily worn but non-carved rock), or for some other reason.

*Of course, this applies to the species as a whole, and thus does not exclude disabled individuals as long as those individuals retain the concept of acting on the world instead of merely using what is found.


Holy wall of text Batman! More line breaks, man!

[Teddy]

That sort of grease is usually bad news. Make sure you clean your hands thoroughly and, yes, applying moisturiser is a good idea. I learned my lesson three years or so ago when it comes to that sort of thing. You don't want to get dermatitis.

Yeah, as I said, lots of soap went into the cleaning process. And brushes. I'm not keen on leaving dirt on my hands if I can help it, as it might in turn leave spots on surfaces I wish to keep tidy.


Aaagh stop making me paranoid about my friends.

*plugs ears* Lalalala I'm not listening lalalala *is quite away how useless it is to plug your ears in a visual medium based forum*

Nothing to worry about, there's almost no grease left on my hands and the trace amounts that still remain hidden away in the deeper wrinkles will most certainly go away with a day or two's wear.


By the by, I find almond oil to be the most effective moisturizer [especially with a little rose essence]. Massage it in and wipe away the excess with a cloth, and your hands will be as smooth and white as lilies all day.

Well, we actually lack anything other than common skin cream here at home, but that works well enough for me. Liberal application, a thorough massage and then some soap to wash away the excess. Not especially refined, but it's quick and does its work...

Ahh, sometimes I'd just love to follow your every word of advice. Actually, I'd probably love to just follow you around for a day or two and let you guide me to how to enhance my quality of life. After all, I've always seen your style as somewhat opulent, but in a classy and refined and, not to forget, tasteful sort of way. You seem to have a good hang on the more luxurious ways of living, and even though I usually prefer the simple over the extravagant, I may sometimes dream of just a few days of living the other life.

[LaZodiac]

Nothing to worry about, there's almost no grease left on my hands and the trace amounts that still remain hidden away in the deeper wrinkles will most certainly go away with a day or two's wear.

Aaaah, ok. Sorry for freaking out, I'm just worried. Hand danger stuff freaks me out.

[MoonCat]

Aaah, see, I've neverheard that before :smalltongue:

Weeeeel, yer a no good Canadian, 'course you dun know our good-ol' homey Christian AMURCAN good ol' tale such as these.


Well, the question has been answered already now, but no, that didn't really happen. It's just a joke I'm thinking of including in my act that I'm testing out.

Thank you, thank you. You're too kind. Tip your waitress.

You're actually a comedian?

YO MOM! HERE'S A MONEY FOR YOU!

[LaZodiac]

Weeeeel, yer a no good Canadian, 'course you dun know our good-ol' homey Christian AMURCAN good ol' tale such as these.

You're actually a comedian?

YO MOM! HERE'S A MONEY FOR YOU!

Ah, yes, but since I'm Canadian, I know the story of No Hands McHook.

Hahaha, that's adorable.

[Mutant Sheep]

*supports the supporting of the Trag*

LALA THE CANADIAN, EXPLAIN THY STORY OF THE CANADIAN PIRATE. :smalltongue: WAS HE A POLITE PIRATE, OR A CANADIAN WHO HAD A LOGGING ACCIDENT? :smallbiggrin:

[LaZodiac]

He's just a dude in town. Got drunk in winter, passed out outside, lost a hand and replaced it with a hook. Literally did the same thing the next night. Now has two hooks.

[Mynxae]

Ah, yes, but since I'm Canadian, I know the story of No Hands McHook.

Hahaha, that's adorable.


*supports the supporting of the Trag*

LALA THE CANADIAN, EXPLAIN THY STORY OF THE CANADIAN PIRATE. :smalltongue: WAS HE A POLITE PIRATE, OR A CANADIAN WHO HAD A LOGGING ACCIDENT? :smallbiggrin:

And this, young girls and boys, is how LaLaSheep is possible! :smallbiggrin:

ION: Going to Ele's house today. But sadly, le boyfriend had to leave at 9am :/ Got lots of kisses before he left though :smalltongue:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I arrived home to find a bouncing puppy in the common room getting lots of love. Runaway, probably. Big dog. Doberman mix? Very thin, and no collar, but VERY well groomed, most gorgeous shiny coat EVER. We're keeping him for at least tonight, hopefully more? We call him Henry.

He's soooooo friendly. We're so good at this, within like an hour of him showing up at our door, we got him water, a bone, dog food... Not sure exactly where he's sleeping tonight, but I'm sure we'll find a place.

But there's nothing so happy-making as walking up the stairs after a long day to the front door, and pass someone who says "Oh there's a puppy in Gardner now. Common room. Go"
So.
Like.
AAAEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[Dimonite]

I arrived home to find a bouncing puppy in the common room getting lots of love. Runaway, probably. Big dog. Doberman mix? Very thin, and no collar, but VERY well groomed, most gorgeous shiny coat EVER. We're keeping him for at least tonight, hopefully more? We call him Henry.

He's soooooo friendly. We're so good at this, within like an hour of him showing up at our door, we got him water, a bone, dog food... Not sure exactly where he's sleeping tonight, but I'm sure we'll find a place.

But there's nothing so happy-making as walking up the stairs after a long day to the front door, and pass someone who says "Oh there's a puppy in Gardner now. Common room. Go"
So.
Like.
AAAEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! OMGPUPPYSQUEEEE!

*ahem*

*in most manly voice*:
"Oh, you found a dog? cool."

[Qwertystop]

Holy wall of text Batman! More line breaks, man!

Fixed that, they didn't translate from Word for some reason.

[Mutant Sheep]

And this, young girls and boys, is how LaLaSheep is possible! :smallbiggrin:

ION: Going to Ele's house today. But sadly, le boyfriend had to leave at 9am :/ Got lots of kisses before he left though :smalltongue:
Bu.. she's like, 20 or something. OOOOOLD. :smalltongue: OOOOOOOLD CAnAdiAns. :smallbiggrin:

ELEEEE! /got dropped from WOW BG and is all bored now, but no wanna homework

He's just a dude in town. Got drunk in winter, passed out outside, lost a hand and replaced it with a hook. Literally did the same thing the next night. Now has two hooks.
... I'm gonna pretend he's a Canadian with a 'logging accident'. :smallamused:

[Dimonite]

Hey, Freak-Fleece! You should get on chat, you woolly reprobate!

[LaZodiac]

Bu.. she's like, 20 or something. OOOOOLD. :smalltongue: OOOOOOOLD CAnAdiAns. :smallbiggrin:

ELEEEE! /got dropped from WOW BG and is all bored now, but no wanna homework

... I'm gonna pretend he's a Canadian with a 'logging accident'. :smallamused:

Hey, 20 isn't that old. Young fry! :smalltongue:

[AsteriskAmp]

Hey, 20 isn't that old. Young fry! :smalltongue:Well, it is in terms of romance for a 14 year old...

[Dimonite]

Well, it is in terms of romance for a 14 year old...

Oh, the woolly one is at least 15. Almost 16, I think.

[AsteriskAmp]

Oh, the woolly one is at least 15. Almost 16, I think.They grow so fast, almost two years at a time.

[Coidzor]

He's just a dude in town. Got drunk in winter, passed out outside, lost a hand and replaced it with a hook. Literally did the same thing the next night. Now has two hooks.

Well. Um. That's just awkward. :/

In other news it took me until just now to realize that those bags of flavored rice in the supermarket are just rice and some bouillon. :smallredface:

Then I sauteed up half an onion and three mushrooms and made like, 4 bowls worth of beefy rice and mixed it all together. Om nom nom.


Hey, 20 isn't that old. Young fry! :smalltongue:

Don't worry Zodi. You'll always be a whippersnapper to me. :smallwink:

Pretty sure you were looking for "small fry" there though.

[LaZodiac]

Well. Um. That's just awkward. :/

In other news it took me until just now to realize that those bags of flavored rice in the supermarket are just rice and some bouillon. :smallredface:

Then I sauteed up half an onion and three mushrooms and made like, 4 bowls worth of beefy rice and mixed it all together. Om nom nom.

Don't worry Zodi. You'll always be a whippersnapper to me. :smallwink:

Pretty sure you were looking for "small fry" there though.

This was a cautionary taaaale. (a boom box is a not a toooy)

Nom rice. I've recently started liking rice, we don't have it enough.

Heh, thanks. And yha, probably :smallredface:

[Tragic_Comedian]

New ship: Tragic Comedian dressed in a Hooters-esque miniskirt and tank top, serving MoonCat his customer in her long coat putting a five pound note in his cleavage.
"Just the tip, my little Tragedy."
Well, that's cool.



You're actually a comedian?
I'm actually a folk singer, but I tell a lot of jokes in my act between songs. Jokes, funny stories, stories about the songs.

[LaZodiac]

Well, that's cool.


I'm actually a folk singer, but I tell a lot of jokes in my act between songs. Jokes, funny stories, stories about the songs.

Trag, one day I hope you're the next Billy Ray Cyrus. Because you'd probably make a good one of those.

[Coidzor]

This was a cautionary taaaale. (a boom box is a not a toooy)

Nom rice. I've recently started liking rice, we don't have it enough.

Heh, thanks. And yha, probably :smallredface:

Well, Zodi, rice is the sort of thing you're supposed to get in a huge sack every few weeks to months depending upon the size of the sack and frequency of rice consumption. It's also so easy to cook that SMBC Theater can teach you how to do it in their spinoff Hand 2 Mouth: When All You Can Afford Is The Internet. You should go watch them. All of them. And then put a dent in SMBC Theater if you haven't already.

Also you're semi-welcome. :smallwink:


Trag, one day I hope you're the next Billy Ray Cyrus. Because you'd probably make a good one of those.

Honestly I'm not clear on what one of those is.

I remember a very Canadian folk singer from Kate Beaton comics though. Name was on the tip of my tongue until I had to type it out.


New ship: Tragic Comedian dressed in a Hooters-esque miniskirt and tank top, serving MoonCat his customer in her long coat putting a five pound note in his cleavage.
"Just the tip, my little Tragedy."
...
...
...

Oh myyy~

[Rawhide]

Well, Zodi, rice is the sort of thing you're supposed to get in a huge sack every few weeks to months depending upon the size of the sack and frequency of rice consumption. It's also so easy to cook that SMBC Theater can teach you how to do it in their spinoff Hand 2 Mouth: When All You Can Afford Is The Internet. You should go watch them. All of them. And then put a dent in SMBC Theater if you haven't already.

Also, it now comes in microwave packs. Put in, heat, serve. Simple.


Honestly I'm not clear on what one of those is.

I remember a very Canadian folk singer from Kate Beaton comics though. Name was on the tip of my tongue until I had to type it out.

Billy Ray Cyrus. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byQIPdHMpjc)

[Elemental]

ION: Going to Ele's house today. But sadly, le boyfriend had to leave at 9am :/ Got lots of kisses before he left though :smalltongue:

You said you'd be here around eleven or twelve. It's twelve twenty. You're late.
*prepares boiling oil to pour on you from atop the battlements*
*remembers I don't live in a castle*
Damn...

Anyway... Stop shipping real people! It's not nice.


And as for the Canadian folk singer... I have "Hark! A Vagrant!" bookmarked. Let me go check...

Edit: Stompin' Tom Conners is the name you're looking for.

[Tragic_Comedian]

Honestly I'm not clear on what one of those is.

I remember a very Canadian folk singer from Kate Beaton comics though. Name was on the tip of my tongue until I had to type it out.
Billy Ray Cyrus isn't a folk singer, which may have contributed to your confusion. He is most famous for his rendition of Achey Breaky Heart and being Miley Cyrus's daddy. I'm not so sure I'd make a good one of those, LaLa, but thank you for the compliment and well wishing. :smallsmile:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

And as for the Canadian folk singer... I have "Hark! A Vagrant!" bookmarked. Let me go check...

Edit: Stompin' Tom Conners is the name you're looking for.

Stan Rogers is also mentioned in Hark! A Vagrant!.

If Gordon Lightfoot isn't mentioned, he certainly should be!

[Tragic_Comedian]

Stan Rogers is fantastic. Lightfoot's a good songwriter, too.

[Mutant Sheep]

Oh, the woolly one is at least 15. Almost 16, I think.


Billy Ray Cyrus isn't a folk singer, which may have contributed to your confusion. He is most famous for his rendition of Achey Breaky Heart and being Miley Cyrus's daddy. I'm not so sure I'd make a good one of those, LaLa, but thank you for the compliment and well wishing. :smallsmile:

I knowed i knew that name. He wasn't half bad in tha show. Definitely better than... everything and everyone else. :smallbiggrin: Was bad show, when your waiting fr P&F. :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

Stan Rogers is also mentioned in Hark! A Vagrant!.

If Gordon Lightfoot isn't mentioned, he certainly should be!

My apologies. I'm not an expert on Canadian country singers.

[Mynxae]

You said you'd be here around eleven or twelve. It's twelve twenty. You're late.
*prepares boiling oil to pour on you from atop the battlements*
*remembers I don't live in a castle*
Damn...

Anyway... Stop shipping real people! It's not nice.


And as for the Canadian folk singer... I have "Hark! A Vagrant!" bookmarked. Let me go check...

Edit: Stompin' Tom Conners is the name you're looking for.

Derp. I thought I said afternoon or something. :smallannoyed: Sorry! :smallfrown:

I just need'a do the dishes, which may take a while.. Well, the thing that'll take a while is getting the motivation to do it. :smallbiggrin:

@Shipping, I could ship you with someone Ele. But then it'd be off with my head. :smalltongue:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

My apologies. I'm not an expert on Canadian country singers.

That's ok, that's why I'm here. :smallamused:

[Tragic_Comedian]

My apologies. I'm not an expert on Canadian country singers.
Folk singers.

[Rawhide]

Folk singers.

There's a lot of folks who will sing country, but not a lot of countries which will sing folk.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Freak-Fleece is 15 and won't be 16 for a while as I understand it.

[LaZodiac]

And in three months I'm going to become 21.

[Elemental]

Derp. I thought I said afternoon or something. :smallannoyed: Sorry! :smallfrown:

I just need'a do the dishes, which may take a while.. Well, the thing that'll take a while is getting the motivation to do it. :smallbiggrin:

@Shipping, I could ship you with someone Ele. But then it'd be off with my head. :smalltongue:

That's alright. I'm perfectly fine with waiting.
And here's your motivation to do the dishes: It's delaying you from getting here.

[Mynxae]

And in three months I'm going to become 21.

Gosh, my boyfriend is your age. See, not that old! :smallbiggrin:


That's alright. I'm perfectly fine with waiting.
And here's your motivation to do the dishes: It's delaying you from getting here.

Very true... :smalltongue:

[AtlanteanTroll]

And in three months I'm going to become 21.

I'd tell you to go celebrate, but you can already do that in Canada. :smalltongue:

[Amidus Drexel]

Gosh, my boyfriend is your age. See, not that old! :smallbiggrin:

Bah, you're only as old as you can trick other people into believing you are. :smallbiggrin:

[LaZodiac]

Gosh, my boyfriend is your age. See, not that old! :smallbiggrin:

Thanks. Yha, besides, you're only as old as you feel.

[Mutant Sheep]

I'd tell you to go celebrate, but you can already do that in Canada. :smalltongue:

... pffffffffffft.:smallbiggrin:

[AsteriskAmp]

I'd tell you to go celebrate, but you can already do that in Canada. :smalltongue:Most of the civilised world actually... (http://www.sloshspot.com/photos/blog/full/photo_1235095254.png)

[LaZodiac]

I'd tell you to go celebrate, but you can already do that in Canada. :smalltongue:

I've never had beer or anything like that before, and I'm not really sure I'd want to. I'd have to find the right moment.

[Amidus Drexel]

Most of the civilised world actually... (http://www.sloshspot.com/photos/blog/full/photo_1235095254.png)

Well, I'm moving to Greenland, then. :smalltongue:

[AtlanteanTroll]

... pffffffffffft.:smallbiggrin:
:smalltongue:


Most of the civilised world actually... (http://www.sloshspot.com/photos/blog/full/photo_1235095254.png)
I can actually do it where I'm at currently. Sadly all my dad buys is Bud. Rather terrible. Not so bad if you mix it with 7Up though.


I've never had beer or anything like that before, and I'm not really sure I'd want to. I'd have to find the right moment.
Aww.

[Dimonite]

Freak-Fleece is 15 and won't be 16 for a while as I understand it.

Yeah, I just knew his grade, and not that he was among the youngest in that grade. I made assumptions.

[HalfTangible]

And in three months I'm going to become 21.

7 days :smalltongue:

[Mutant Sheep]

Yeah, I just knew his grade, and not that he was among the youngest in that grade. I made assumptions.
More you know...:smallwink:

7 days :smalltongue:
Olddddddddd! OOOOOLLLLLD IN THE DUNGEON!!!one!!1