Random Banter #196

[TaiLiu]

Yeah, but it's the first one that popped into my head.

Honestly, there aren't a whole lot of "socially unacceptable" jobs that I can think of. Mob boss, maybe? Hitman?

Keep trying.

[Taet]

At least it is a sword which can hold an edge, I hope. The sword I have is a very cheap one that looks like a car part. It looks like it would detach from the handle if I hit anything with it. I would not have paid for it if it were not very cheap at a garage sale. Also I had to bring it home on the bike strapped in where the pump was supposed to go so maybe I got a discount out of pity. It is just a good decoration because the outside is covered in fabric. I had other oriental fabric to rest the display on but the cats kept attacking the edge of that fabric.

[Mutant Sheep]

Wal Mart greeter? Australian Wildlife Forest Ranger? Professional dog walker?

[TaiLiu]

Wal Mart greeter? Australian Wildlife Forest Ranger? Professional dog walker?

Nay on three counts.

[enderlord99]

Nay on three counts.

Lawyer? Used car salesman?

[Teddy]

Just out of the blue, I think my summer course has introduced an interesting dilemma to my life. Normally, summer means two things to me: being outside (especially picking blueberries) and doing nothing (hanging around here counts as "nothing"), which works really well because you can pick blueberries for four hours and still have more than enough hours to do nothing at all.

But now with my summer course, I must do programming as well, so now I need to program, pick blueberries and do nothing at all, and it doesn't add up. So whenever I'm programming, I get a bad conscience because I should be outside, and whenever I'm outside, I get a bad conscience because I should do programming. And whenever I do nothing, I get a really bad conscience because I should do both, but my nothing time is sacred and can't be encroached upon. Who thought I'd bring this upon myself when I enrolled this spring? Stupid dilemmas...

[TaiLiu]

Lawyer? Used car salesman?

Nope!

Just out of the blue, I think my summer course has introduced an interesting dilemma to my life. Normally, summer means two things to me: being outside (especially picking blueberries) and doing nothing (hanging around here counts as "nothing"), which works really well because you can pick blueberries for four hours and still have more than enough hours to do nothing at all.

But now with my summer course, I must do programming as well, so now I need to program, pick blueberries and do nothing at all, and it doesn't add up. So whenever I'm programming, I get a bad conscience because I should be outside, and whenever I'm outside, I get a bad conscience because I should do programming. And whenever I do nothing, I get a really bad conscience because I should do both, but my nothing time is sacred and can't be encroached upon. Who thought I'd bring this upon myself when I enrolled this spring? Stupid dilemmas...

Oh, no!

[LaZodiac]

Just out of the blue, I think my summer course has introduced an interesting dilemma to my life. Normally, summer means two things to me: being outside (especially picking blueberries) and doing nothing (hanging around here counts as "nothing"), which works really well because you can pick blueberries for four hours and still have more than enough hours to do nothing at all.

But now with my summer course, I must do programming as well, so now I need to program, pick blueberries and do nothing at all, and it doesn't add up. So whenever I'm programming, I get a bad conscience because I should be outside, and whenever I'm outside, I get a bad conscience because I should do programming. And whenever I do nothing, I get a really bad conscience because I should do both, but my nothing time is sacred and can't be encroached upon. Who thought I'd bring this upon myself when I enrolled this spring? Stupid dilemmas...

Program outside. The End.

Presumably, at least.

[Teddy]

Program outside. The End.

Presumably, at least.

Say, have you ever tried bringing any form of computer outside and using it in broad daylight? I can tell you that programming depends quite heavily on being able to see what it is you're doing.

Also, my power cord wouldn't get me within range of any blueberries...

[Hattish Thing]

Have blueberries grow on your computer!

[Teddy]

Have blueberries grow on your computer!

That's a kind of awesome idea, but we need a lesser forest to cook jam from, and I don't think my tiny computer is going to cut it.

[AsteriskAmp]

That's a kind of awesome idea, but we need a lesser forest to cook jam from, and I don't think my tiny computer is going to cut it.

You could make truth trees in LISP or Prolog; and pick Truthberries.

[Teddy]

You could make truth trees in LISP or Prolog; and pick Truthberries.

While I love the truth, I also love blueberries, and since the blueberries only are ripe this part of the year, I think blueberries are of my primary concern right now...

[FinnLassie]

Heh. I suppose having to learn the system may have its advantages.

I think some acetone will do the trick, but watch out so you don't contaminate the plant soil.

We Nords are very proud of our skills, yes. I always see Nordics correcting native speakers on the internet, haha.

Hmm, it might work...

Mmm... cake. Shelves, huh? *sigh* I'll get around to it eventually.

*pulls out sledgehammer* Anything can be removed with the proper application of force.

Good lad, good lad. I'll make sure the cake's very delicious.

NO. PUT THAT AWAY. NO. BAD AMIPOODLE. BAD. You don't want to end up having to do push ups as a punishment?

[Amidus Drexel]

Keep trying.

Er... musician?

Good lad, good lad. I'll make sure the cake's very delicious.

NO. PUT THAT AWAY. NO. BAD AMIPOODLE. BAD. You don't want to end up having to do push ups as a punishment?

Schweet.

Hahahahahahaha

Look, how else am I supposed to get your plants up?

[TaiLiu]

Er... musician?

[enderlord99]

...Are you Justin Bieber?

[FinnLassie]

Schweet.

Look, how else am I supposed to get your plants up?

You better enjoy it.

Not with a sledgehammer for heavens sake! I mean, we could try moving the plants into different pots and then put them on the shelves, and then you can use your wee sledgie to bash down the empty ones.

[Taet]

Sweep the plants away with this blunt sword. That is all it is good for.

[TaiLiu]

...Are you Justin Bieber?

Is this an obscure movie reference?

[FinnLassie]

Sweep the plants away with this blunt sword. That is all it is good for.

Hey! We want to keep the chilis alive, silly Taet!

[Amidus Drexel]

Worth a shot.

...Are you Justin Bieber?

Man, and here I'd thought everyone had forgotten about him.

You better enjoy it.

Not with a sledgehammer for heavens sake! I mean, we could try moving the plants into different pots and then put them on the shelves, and then you can use your wee sledgie to bash down the empty ones.

You take care of the plants, I'll take care of the mindless destruction. Easy enough.

Sweep the plants away with this blunt sword. That is all it is good for.

It's also good for sharpening pencils.

Technically I don't have any swords, though, blunt or not.

Hey! We want to keep the chilis alive, silly Taet!

Yus. Good stuff, chili peppers.

[Coidzor]

...Are you Justin Bieber?

Are you trying to get challenged to a duel, son? I mean, really now, them's fighting words in these parts. And by these parts I mean the internet.

[LaZodiac]

Say, have you ever tried bringing any form of computer outside and using it in broad daylight? I can tell you that programming depends quite heavily on being able to see what it is you're doing.

Also, my power cord wouldn't get me within range of any blueberries...

Understandable XP

[Coidzor]

Amigams, Amidams:

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Bah, you future-people. It's not even 11 yet. Well, it is now that I've posted. It wasn't when I started typing.

WOOHOOO CAKE!

Yes, but not very often. We all know the saying: give a man fire, and the gods will chain you to a rock and have a vulture eat your entrails for eternity.

You wear the dress this time, alright? If you must know; Going Through Your Purse is the song that popped into my head. Nothing to do with the yaoi at all.

Ah, the Square/Funky axis. I don't know if I'd call you completely a square. Neither of us are as funky as Sheep, though.

Well, I have yet to forget you. It's only a matter of time, though...

MOAR.

I pass my save. You can stand there babbling incoherently if you'd like, but I'd rather attack.

Oh, well in that case, I'll use them to stuff a pillow or something.

A lot of it seem to be so impractical. I've had this conversation with some girls I know, and the consensus seems to be that girl's clothing is just plain uncomfortable in comparison to guy's clothing.

That doesn't answer the question.
I only guessed that because of where you put it in the conversation.

Hrm... "that was a joke, ha ha"

Look, I can't help being pointlessly pedantic. It's how I fit in on the 3.5 section of the forums.

I remember one of the songs I like being based partially on a Yiddish nursery rhyme... Hrm...

*raises eyebrows*

African bird's eye chilies. They're the best.

Huh. Odd. That's downright tame for me.

Future-people are adorable with how they live in tomorrow. Today!

Cake tastes good.

No good deed goes unpunished, aye.

Tch, fine. It's not like I didn't wear the dress last time either. Keep this up and people will just be used to seeing me in a dress. And where's the fun in that? yubtubbing now. Kinda... raw? Rough? Hoarse?

Well, he is Chaotic Funky. It's just a congenital fatal disease that was passed onto me from my mother. I think she's not actually so much human as Square-touched.

Rather curious that, I must admit. I'm sure Rafiki will help with that, though.

Yay!

I prefer to BREAK DANCE IN MY CONFUSION! *coidzor hurt himself in his confusion*

Yay, pillows.

Generally, yes. Certain dresses in certain contexts on the other hand...

Heh, well, I thought that I might have accidentally mentioned it, I was kinda tired last night, but yes, that's where I applied yesterday, amongst other places.

And quite applicable to that period of last night.

Oh, 3.5 and pedantry. c'est la guerre, I suppose.

Yiddish Nursery Rhymes, you say? Interesting. Never heard any of those, I must admit.

*waggles eyebrows*

Hm, never had those. Hottest I've gone is habaneros and I don't think I've actually eaten those straight yet.

Well, you have to take into account her delicate Canadian sensibilities and Hockey-inspired Bloodlust.

And now there is a ferret trying to crawl up my pant leg. XD

[TaiLiu]

And now there is a ferret trying to crawl up my pant leg. XD

There's a ferret crawling up your leg! Why aren't you more concerned?

[Amidus Drexel]

Future-people are adorable with how they live in tomorrow. Today!

Cake tastes good.

No good deed goes unpunished, aye.

Silly little people, they are.

Indubitably.

Aye. That's why I endeavor to be as evil as possible.

Tch, fine. It's not like I didn't wear the dress last time either. Keep this up and people will just be used to seeing me in a dress. And where's the fun in that? yubtubbing now. Kinda... raw? Rough? Hoarse?

Well, he is Chaotic Funky. It's just a congenital fatal disease that was passed onto me from my mother. I think she's not actually so much human as Square-touched.

Rather curious that, I must admit. I'm sure Rafiki will help with that, though.

Well, perhaps. Maybe not. I'm certainly not wearing it again, is all. It's one of the trashiest things I can think of from the 80's. Funny stuff, though, and pretty decent music.

Och, well, there's no helping that, I suppose.

I prefer to BREAK DANCE IN MY CONFUSION! *coidzor hurt himself in his confusion*

Generally, yes. Certain dresses in certain contexts on the other hand...

Heh, well, I thought that I might have accidentally mentioned it, I was kinda tired last night, but yes, that's where I applied yesterday, amongst other places.

Ah, I see. All of my pokemon are like you, then.



Heheheheh

Oh, 3.5 and pedantry. c'est la guerre, I suppose.

Yiddish Nursery Rhymes, you say? Interesting. Never heard any of those, I must admit.

*waggles eyebrows*

The best part of it, too.

It might have just been the title; it's an instrumental. Either that, or I'm thinking of the wrong song.

Hm, never had those. Hottest I've gone is habaneros and I don't think I've actually eaten those straight yet.

Well, you have to take into account her delicate Canadian sensibilities and Hockey-inspired Bloodlust.

And now there is a ferret trying to crawl up my pant leg. XD

Hrm... I'd say they're slightly less hot than habaneros. The flavor is much better, though.

Ay, yes. Can't forget the importance of bloodlust.

Heheheheh

Also, you should have separated that out. T'was difficult to remember what went to what.

[Coidzor]

Finn:

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I like how we Nords know better grammar than Mr. 'Murricah.

Hey, Finland hasn't done any mistakes! Like, at all! *hides cold war documents under the rug*

Well, I might be making a cake earlier. Maybe I'll let you have some of that if you behave in the corner, and perhaps install some shelves so we don't have to keep all the plants on the ground. And find a way to get the plants off the ground. I mean, I superglued them there...

You're just determined to never let me live it down that my family emigrated, aren't you? T_T Actually, speaking of Scotland and my family, we found the fabric that had been set aside over 20 years ago for a child's kilt just in time for us to be able to make one for Coalzor once he gets bigger. Also, enough plaid for me to potentially make another kilt for myself as well.

Well, they moved up to the Frigid North in the first place, so who knows what they were thinking back in the day. I can't really say much though, my ancestors thought that the isles off the coast of Scotland seemed like good places to settle down and raise a family.

Any excuse is a good excuse for making a cake. *nods sagely*

But, haha! I am confused no more! This thread is yet to succeed in making me confused for a whole day.

Oomph. Two teas? That sounds rather heavy... then again, I can barely eat a whole meal nowadays.

Well we're not explicitly trying to confuse you all the time. Gotta lull you into a false sense of security. Let ya lie back nice and relaxed, get all warm and comfy... Then, at that moment, we pounce!

That's no good. Just from being sick, or....?

Amidus:

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I credit my typing speed to RB and the Pony v. Non-Pony counting thread. My fingers are supposed to be fast anyway; it's part of my job description as a bassist.

Nooooooo, liiiiiiiiinksies. Fine.

I never have to type all that fast for RB, it's more just going through and formatting that's the issue I have with replying in a timely manner.

Sorry, there's a few seconds of boob right at the end as I had feared there might be.

Hrm... now, if only I had a way to fast-forward time so that I didn't have to wait for cake...

Time Machines mean never having to wait for breakfast, after all...

Emprah Teddy:

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Thanks!

Agreed. Although one of the girls in my class has made such an excellent cop-out of it even the boys should envy her. Whenever it gets cold, she puts on a way oversized hoodie which goes all the way down to her thighs. Very comfy, she says, and I'm willing to believe her.

Also, it's indeed "women's". "Women" is the plural form, so you don't need to push another 's' in front of the apostrophe.

And now you're up again. Don't you sleep at all, girl? *blatantly ignores the weeks he's gone through with an average of 5 hours per night*

Understandable. On the positive, your ending was quite priceless.

You've more than earned my praise. But you're welcome.

Ah, girls in hoodies. How snuggly. My exes did always love snagging my hoodies though, aye. Hell, my housemates like borrowing my oversized-on-them man jackets. Though I don't have any hoodies anymore since my ex-fiance stole my last one. I should rectify this, but I don't know if I can find one that doesn't make me look like a putz at my age. :/

That's what I had thought. Just one of those things that throws me off. Like femininininininininininininininity. I can never resist sticking it in there. :/

I think that she's transforming into some kind of Sleep-Deprivation Lich.

Although I might if I ever try to cosplay Vlad Taltos. Which if I could get my hands on a decent looking cloak I totally would.

Nice...

The following is a question for those with great skill at the subject that is grammar.

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Suppose you knock on someone's door, and they ask "who is it?"

Suppose, further, that you are about to respond "it is me," but then realize that to do so would be to use poor grammar.

In such a situation, what would phrase you instead use?

I AM.

I has a stache!

Was it cut by lasers?

Muahaha! I've captured Moony!

What? How? Where? Why? Huh? Innapropriate?

Did you use your mustache?

Thufir:

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Thing is, the instances to which I was referring were in places where I have previously had good cheeseburgers. Somehow, in the space of a month or two, they went from pretty good cheeseburgers to really bland ones.
I did break that trend today though. Damn good cheeseburger in a pub.

What kind of cinema doesn't open until 6pm? You live in a crazy place.

Well, the degree of it varies from person to person of course, but I feel like you're using the term 'attracted' differently than how most people would understand it. I can definitely be attracted to someone for their body alone, but not to the point where I'd actually try to pursue it or even really think about doing so - that requires something more. And it seems to me like that's at least close to your feelings on the matter, but you're not counting it as being attracted to them unless the attraction is more significant than simply acknowledging "this person is attractive in my opinion".

ION: I've kind of had dinner twice today. Well, I'm in the middle of having what is essentially a second dinner, at least.
However, this thing. Chinese takeaway - something or other with ginger and pineapple. Nice combination of flavours. Why is the ginger in big lumps? Ginger's a good flavour to include in something, but I don't want it all concentrated into one small area so I just get all the ginger all at once rather than having it spread across the meal...

Huzzah! Good cheeseburgers are a pleasure that should not be denied to the world.

Zodi does live on top of the world, after all. I guess there's just not enough people, even with it being the only theater for days...

That's about what I was thinking, if I recall correctly, but I figured there were too many pitfalls. Like her misunderstanding and attempting to surgically remove my head with that sword that's getting tossed around.

Are you turning into a Hobbit, Thufir? I definitely prefer my ginger in a finer form unless it's candied ginger though, strips I can deal with in chinese/thai food though. Chunks seem a bit much though, but worth a shot at least once.

Oh, man. tom ka kai/gai soup... That is good stuff.

Nope, I turned fifteen three months ago. And I'm not even lying!

Well, I always intend to use my teeth in fights, but that's because I like biting things, like, all the time. Also, how is womb-punching supposed to be painful? If you're going for gender-specific pain for females, hit them in the boobs.

True dat, but I have n idea how you got to that conclusion from that earlier paragraph.

It utterly fails to cause mesplosions. Who's Andrew?

Ah, but can I trust you?

Think about what would be in the womb for it to be worth punching. Yeah. Not pleasant in the slightest. A very special kind of bloody-mindedness, even. I mean, sure, there's boob-slapping/biting/gouging/stabbing/stomping/clawing and groin-kneeing/kicking/punching/clawing, but, well... Sorta pale in comparison, I guess you could say.

*shrug* Non sequitur or the sexism of discussing girl fighting as something separate from regular old fighting, take your pick.

Well that's good. If you had listened to the song you'd know who Andrew was by now.

You guys are all insane.

That's what you like about us, isn't it? I mean, aside from finding some of us to be dead sexy.

Gah! Put that away before you hurt yourself!

'Stripper' is not the only socially unacceptable job!

I'd be more worried about myself, if I were you, bucko.

Come now, Proctologists aren't that looked down upon.

There's a ferret crawling up your leg! Why aren't you more concerned?

It's a pet, and it can't really get more than half of itself up my leg at any one time because it's not really very determined and I think it got enough salt from around my ankles.

[enderlord99]

Is this an obscure movie reference?

Justin Beiber has "singer" as an occupation. Society doesn't consider that an acceptable job when J.B. does it (due to being really really bad at it.) J.B. is also of ambiguous gender, according to the internet (although, he usually claims to be male.)

Now that I think about it, though, you don't like any form of music, so I suppose you wouldn't make "music" as a job.

[Amidus Drexel]

I never have to type all that fast for RB, it's more just going through and formatting that's the issue I have with replying in a timely manner.

Sorry, there's a few seconds of boob right at the end as I had feared there might be.

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The ninja train advances.

Now you're just taunting me.

Well, I don't eat breakfast, so that's not really an issue.