Jude's Judgmental Jugular Jab and Jibber Jabbery Random Banter #115

[Roland St. Jude]

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As stated above, this thread is for random discussion, not random chit chat. That is to say, this is a forum, not your IM client. People have set up an unofficial IRC chat thingy for that sort of thing. Not only will you not annoy the people here, you will also help increase the popularity of the IRC chat.

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[Jack Squat]

What's the (+2) for...I feel like I'm missing something.

EDIT: Nevermind...it's too late for me to be doing math.

[Groundhog]

Darnit! I missed my chance again!!!

I think the +2 is just to be unusual. How shocking.

[Rutskarn]

I have little to no idea what is going on, but blithely participate anyway.

As is my custom.

[bluewind95]

That's another thread that started just like... a few days ago. And here comes this new one. You people are terrifying.

[Jack Squat]

That's another thread that started just like... a few days ago. And here comes this new one. You people are terrifying.

Well, this one's actually a little early, but it's also not that bad. I remember when these threads were flying through in under a day.

[bluewind95]

Under a day?!

..... you are joking, right? Or just remembering incorrectly. Right? Right?

.... 50 pages under a day?

[Jack Squat]

Nope, 18 hours. IIRC, it was Gez's first Random Banter. Mine was the first one to have rules in it as an effort to slow them down.

[bluewind95]

That is truly terrifying. I have no idea how you people keep up with it. I can't... at least nor any further than the first few pages.

And it looks very intimidating later, too.

[Jack Squat]

We don't keep up. You just look at what's happening on the last page or two. You'd have to be insane to read through all of it

[Recaiden]

That's another thread that started just like... a few days ago. And here comes this new one. You people are terrifying.

You're one of us. And less than a day did happen. Over 1 post per minute, and it was probably more like 15 seconds. So, are we here, or Thufir's banter?
I don't know that I like people getting creative with the counting. Ah well.

[Recaiden]

I pronounce this Thufir's banter thread! Let us commence the skittle ritual and the catmuffin summoning. Are there echidnas in New Zealand? Reports seem to conflict, what does the playground know about it?

[Flabbicus]

*BOOGIES*

I figured I'd give the smaller of the two threads some good luck boogie.

[Ms.Malbolge]

I'm planting my flag firmly under Thufir's RB thread.

Since y'know... I can?

Anyway.

Hrm, a Wolf, Enchida(or whatever!), and a Cobra slash fiction. The trick would be to do it in a way that wont get me red carded simply for mentioning it.

[Recaiden]

Ahh! The thread has been merged. It's too late to support Thufir! I'm so sorry.
@^I feel like I should mention the idea of a fic where people are trying to eat me and Wolfbane being turned into a vampire.

[Cobra_Ikari]

...looks like they were merged. Makes it easier to figure out, I suppose.

*raises eyebrow at Mala, intrigued*

[UncleWolf]

I had something witty to say for one of the threads(I won't say which), but I have to say that I like this new one's title better.

@Ms. Malbolge: This is going to be interesting.

[Jack Squat]

You're one of us. And less than a day did happen. Over 1 post per minute, and it was probably more like 15 seconds. So, are we here, or Thufir's banter?
I don't know that I like people getting creative with the counting. Ah well.

I'm going to PM Rawhide about which one...won't be posting in either (any more) until it gets resolved. You're welcome to do the same.

Nevermind

[bluewind95]

You're one of us.

But... but.... you are scary!

[Cobra_Ikari]

Jude?

...

...*runs from the eternal Beatles soundtrack of the Nine Hells*... >.<

[Recaiden]

Name change?
Also, why am I disturbed to find that webcomic artists have accounts here?
@Bluewind:You scare me a little too. But in a good way.

[Jack Squat]

Name change?

Yep, both of them were being petty about it, so neither got it. About as 'fair' as Thurfir could have hoped for

[Ms.Malbolge]

:jams out to the Beatles soundtrack for the Nine hells.:

I like the new title, no one who wanted it got it in the end. How poetic.

Not sure if I'll actually write that slash fiction.

I still have to write the one where Reinholdt tries to convince Rabbit to help him create Cabbits ( FOR SCIENCE! ).

Hope no one steals that idea now that I posted it!

[bluewind95]

@Bluewind:You scare me a little too. But in a good way.

Really? How come?

[Roland St. Jude]

Sheriff of Moddingham: We like to promote equality of all posters and avoid the creation of an "in-group". That's part of the reason we don't allow discussions of post counts or "first post/first page" shout-outs. There's no magic power or special status that comes with those things. If who starts RB has become some kind of status symbol that people fight over, then we may have to find a way to undo that.

I'm not sure what that'd be but I suspect it would be unpopular. Hopefully, a standard means of determining a thread starter can be created and adhered to - and just as importantly, I hope that manner can be egalitarian.

[afroakuma]

And here was me wondering who the mysterious "Jude" was.

Now my inquisitiveness is satisfied.

[Ms.Malbolge]

Roland St. Jude has a sexy avatar. I guess being a Mod has some perks.

Also, I now know who the Jude in the title is.

I also can't believe I didn't realize it before.

[Jack Squat]

So, as far as making "dibs" rules...

My proposal (as stated before) is to be called on page 49. I'd like to add to that that you must wait 10 threads before claiming the next one. If it gets to page 50 with no claimers, it is the duty of the person who hit page 50 to start a new thread.

Any other ideas/modifications?

[Mauve Shirt]

Heh, I had to think about it too. I think Roland before I think Jude.

Recaiden, what webcomic artists? Besides the obvious of course?