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2021-09-13, 07:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
I concur, Hawaiian pizza is pretty good. Sweetness of the pineapple goes well with the saltiness of the ham. Not my favorite type (probably mushroom) but it’s nice once in a while.
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2021-09-14, 05:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Pineapple pizza is good. Not my favorite, but pretty decent for variation.
I also tend to add some pineapple when preparing something with sweet and sour sauce. It's a decent combo. I tried adding mandarin instead once, but it shriveled in the pan, so I'd have to add it afterwards.
Sweet, delicious sin.
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2021-09-14, 10:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
My mom makes a dish sometimes that has kielbasa with pineapple and a mustard sauce and it’s pretty delicious even though you wouldn’t think those foods go together at first glance.
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2021-09-15, 05:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
They say pineapple's a good combo with any meat because it contains enzymes that break down proteins (hence the joke that it's the only food that eats you back). I've never heard of it being used for sausage, though (sweetened mustard sauce sounds amazing, though!).
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2021-09-15, 03:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
I just saw a thing that says who you sympathize with in Tom & Jerry depends on whether you're an older sibling or a younger sibling.
And then I realized that most episodes of the show, at least in the old days, are Tom suffering negative consequences for something Jerry did, Jerry antagonizing Tom for really no reason, or Tom trying and failing to do his job and suffering for it.
I can never see the show the same way again now.I also answer to Bookmark and Shadow Claw.
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2021-09-15, 03:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2021-09-15, 03:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2021-09-15, 03:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Tom stars it becuase it's his job t start it: More or less every episode has him not be a pet, but a cat specifically to catch mice.
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2021-09-15, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 2
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2021-09-15, 03:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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No, but if Bob's a security guard and his job is to catch the guy squatting on the property and stealing from the owners. I mean, in most episodes where tom starts it that's the most apt comparison.
In fact, in it's the future and they're fighting each other with RC robots" short I'm pretty sure that's literally the case.
they're both clearly as smart as people, so if we treat them like people, Jerry's a trespasser on the property who supports himself by burglarizing the property.
If you filter out those episodes, then most of the remainder are of Jerry antagonizing Tom for no reason and getting away with it—sometimes Tom gets in trouble for retaliating even—or one-shot episodes that shake up the formula. And those are the episodes where the "big sibling/little sibling" dynamic comes in.I also answer to Bookmark and Shadow Claw.
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2021-09-15, 03:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2021-09-15, 05:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thing from Elementary school.
In the third or fourth grade(the rooms were right next to each other) someone came into the school in the middle of the night and vandalized the boy's bathroom in the part of the hallway our class was in.
so the school removed the door from the boy's bathroom, figuring that that would stop further vandalism.
While there was no further vandalism, the vandals to my knowledge were never caught and the door was not reinstalled during my time there.
At the time I didn't think anything of it... But 1: The removed door meant that anyone in the hallway had a clear line of sight to the urinals, which... Kind of a big deal and 2: I don't understand what they were... The vandalism happened out of school hours. There was no evidence whatsoever that it was even a student so in hindsight, what purpose did violating the privacy of the boys' in that school during school hours serve?
Does anybody else have a story like that? A "okay, how does A solve/justify the problems that come from B?" story?I also answer to Bookmark and Shadow Claw.
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2021-09-15, 05:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Typically, though i suppose not universally, bathrooms are constructed with various interior screenings specifically to retain privacy when the door is open. Someone, somewhere, had the brilliant realization that because doors open (and also because other people might be in the bathroom with you), they shouldnt be counted on to be the sole or even the main source of privacy.
Which is not to say that i understand the logic of taking it down to prevent vandalism, but if the bathroom was properly designed, then nothing should actually be exposed that shouldnt be.“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2021-09-15, 06:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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I also answer to Bookmark and Shadow Claw.
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2021-09-15, 06:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
My older brother got his first vaccination. I'm so proud of him.
It's time to get my Magikarp on!
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2021-09-15, 07:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2021-09-16, 12:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Not sure if anyone might have some insights on this question, but figured I'd pose it anyway (and do it here because it's been damn near two years since I posted in a random banter thread)...
Lately I've taken up kind of an informal research project that is very much not in my profession/field-- something I have no intention of ever publishing, but something I have a strong interest in and enjoy learning and writing about. In the course of that research I came across a series of lectures from a prominent professor (now retired) in this field of study that has been super helpful and interesting to me, but I have some questions either directly related to the content of the lectures or that haven't been addressed in them. How out of bounds or weird is it to email that professor and ask if they're willing to talk with me about the subject matter? I have a coworker who has done this and had fruitful conversations come out of it, but that was with academics/professors whose field of expertise related directly to what we were doing professionally.
If anyone here either is a professor or has tried doing this, I'd appreciate any insights.
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2021-09-16, 12:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
My dad was a professor who also ran a publishing company that published postgraduate level textbooks. Solely based on knowing him and being very vaguely involved in his work, I would say that it's almost certainly fine to ask. Results may vary, but I would be surprised if they had any issue (protocol or other) with the request itself.
Also, in my experience, professors love talking about their work to interested parties.Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2021-09-16, 02:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Doctors as well, you just don't get to that level of academia without the person to talk about your field for teen straight hours (and other things, my university GM once went on for fifteen minutes about the dwarven public transportation system before asking why we hadn't interrupted).
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2021-09-16, 03:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler: Anonymouswizard, do you find the implications of this image accurate?
I use braces (also known as "curly brackets") to indicate sarcasm. If there are none present, I probably believe what I am saying; should it turn out to be inaccurate trivia, please tell me rather than trying to play along with an apparent joke I don't know I'm making.
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2021-09-16, 04:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-09-16, 06:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Out of curiosity, for the participants in this thread who have rejected eternal youth/immortality...
What would it take to make such a thing "worth it" to you?I also answer to Bookmark and Shadow Claw.
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2021-09-16, 08:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
As far as I'm concerned, life's long enough (and longer than I'd like) as it is. Like I said, for me, illness and pain and growing old are part of the deal. I literally can't think of anything that would make it work for me. I just don't need it and I just don't want it.
Face it, Bookmark: not everyone has transhumanist (or transfloralist, as the cas may be) fantasies.
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2021-09-16, 08:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-09-16, 08:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Yeah, pretty much this.
Now I think I'm a bit closer to Rater than Missy people in this, but I think I'd still want the option to decay and die when I'm ready. Which might be in my 80s, might be in my 800s. I just don't know.
My issue is not with increased lifespan or healthspan, but with eternity. Sadly the universe we live in is anti-War hammer, eventually Charis will lose and unending perfect order will begin (due to everything being in it's lowest energy state). I'll take a punt at an afterlife over eternal boredom.
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2021-09-16, 08:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by Fyraltari; 2021-09-16 at 08:21 AM.
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2021-09-16, 08:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
This is an argument I never get.
For one, if you're talking immortality then being able to die means you're not talking immortality.
For two, people can do that now but it's heavily frowned on in most circumstances. If killing yourself becuase you're bored of living is unacceptable at 28, why would it be okay at 2800?Last edited by Rater202; 2021-09-16 at 08:32 AM.
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2021-09-16, 08:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2021-09-16, 08:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
That's great, except the right to die movement is about voluntary euthanasia of people who are terminally ill or suffering severe conditions that destroy their quality of life with no hope for recovery.
People wanting to opt-out of immortality are usually talking about sadness at outliving their friends or boredom from seeing everything. Suicidal ideation motivated by depression or boredom is usually considered a sign of mental illness.I also answer to Bookmark and Shadow Claw.
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2021-09-16, 08:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234
Under normal circumstances yes, but virtual immortality is something that does not exist today, so we don’t really have a baseline for what that would do to a person and how an otherwise mentally healthy individual would react to it. People asking for a way out so to speak is basically hedging against the negative consequences of living forever.
Especially given that with the eventual heat death of the universe and all, one could reasonably think that dying is a better option then, I don’t know, floating for all eternity in an empty void.Last edited by Beeftank; 2021-09-16 at 08:41 AM.