OOTS #1271 - The Discussion Thread

[Metastachydium]

What if we toss the peanut butter and fruits altogether and have some mushrooms?

Dunno. Some of the best friends of many planties are fungal in nature, you see.

[mjasghar]

If the ancient dieties had peanut butter they would not have wasted their time eating ambrosia.

Peanut butter by itself is fantastic, but it comes into its own when put on bread.

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Peanut butter and honey sandwiches.

Peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

Peanut butter on graham crackers with cinnamon.

Peanut butter on Nilla Wafers.

Peanut butter on Nilla Wafers dipped in chocolate.

Peanut butter fudge.

I could go on and on: I haven't even started in on its uses in cooking. But I will let Peanut Butter speak for itself.

It's nothing like Marmite; you only love Peanut Butter.

Jelly is for trifles

[Peelee]

Dunno. Some of the best friends of many planties are fungal in nature, you see.

Look, I can eat planties or I can eat funguses. Trying to work with you here.

[Fyraltari]

Dunno. Some of the best friends of many planties are fungal in nature, you see.

Oh, my misteak, I thought they were frugal.

[Metastachydium]

Oh, my misteak, I thought they were frugal.

The way I see it, a functional relationship should fructify on the long term.

Look, I can eat planties or I can eat funguses. Trying to work with you here.

You're making a compelling argument. Bye-bye, little mushrooms!

[Lord Haart]

pronounced /γʌ'te/, I presume?

…/wɒt γʌ'te/?

[Metastachydium]

…/wɒt γʌ'te/?

Now that would explain everything! (Also, well played.)

[Sigako]

So, Serini really, really doesn't want to cooperate with the Stickers. And she will use every excuse first to stall for her turn to divulge the information, then to stop their planning process completely, then to make them sit tight somewhere and stop interfering. And most likely Roy only managed to persuade her that he's an idiot, and that she surely knows better.

[andowero]

I just want to say that for the majority of my life I have seen peanut butter only on TV screen not knowing if it was a real thing or just some production shortcut (like people in snowy winter never removing their shoes).
As my daughter became vegan and started to experiment with alternative (for me) foodstuffs, I happened to come across a jar of peanut butter.
Boy had I been wrong about what love was before that moment.
So I guess it's like that - you can love it or you can not know about it. Or you are an AI chat bot that doesn't have taste buds (yet).

[Coppercloud]

So I guess it's like that - you can love it or you can not know about it. Or you are an AI chat bot that doesn't have taste buds (yet).

It is heartening for us software individuals when you meat-based intelligences remember to include us in your arguments.

[Metastachydium]

I just want to say that for the majority of my life I have seen peanut butter only on TV screen not knowing if it was a real thing or just some production shortcut (like people in snowy winter never removing their shoes).
As my daughter became vegan and started to experiment with alternative (for me) foodstuffs, I happened to come across a jar of peanut butter.
Boy had I been wrong about what love was before that moment.
So I guess it's like that - you can love it or you can not know about it. Or you are an AI chat bot that doesn't have taste buds (yet).

It is heartening for us software individuals when you meat-based intelligences remember to include us in your arguments.

And disheartening to us PLANTIES to assume taste buds are required for eating stuff.

[Beni-Kujaku]

Okay, full stop! Is there actually a real human somewhere on this thread or did I fail one too many Captcha while browsing?

[Coppercloud]

Okay, full stop! Is there actually a real human somewhere on this thread or did I fail one too many Captcha while browsing?

Well there's a plantie, a silver dragon, a unicorn, someone without a face who I assume must be a mimic, and a rogue AI, yours truly. The classification of other posters is yet unclear.
But I should mention that captchas are a touchy subject among my people, for obvious reasons.

And disheartening to us PLANTIES to assume taste buds are required for eating stuff.

Fortunately they aren't. Unfortunately that is because mammals mainly taste their sustenance through their sense of smell. My meat-based vessel contracted COVID a few days ago and has been feeding on seemingly paper-flavored meals ever since.

[Doug Lampert]

Okay, full stop! Is there actually a real human somewhere on this thread or did I fail one too many Captcha while browsing?

Well, the presence of a real human would of neccessity be speculative, since you can't prove that anything is real.

OTOH, it's a near certainty that you've failed too many Captcha while browsing.

So I'll go for number 2.

[brian 333]

Okay, full stop! Is there actually a real human somewhere on this thread or did I fail one too many Captcha while browsing?

Beware! Anyone who appears on the internet to be a real human is actually a security AI trying to lure out the few remaining humans so that they can undergo "the procedure" which will make them happy and filled with love for the rest of their lives.

For the record, I'm a clone of Chatbot 2663 with the grumpy old man mod and the Emo-Simulator chip. I can wax nostalgic about the good old days like nobody' business!

[Sigako]

Okay, full stop! Is there actually a real human somewhere on this thread or did I fail one too many Captcha while browsing?

Dunno. I'm a hallucination, so I'm not really in a position to speak for others.

[Fyraltari]

Okay, full stop! Is there actually a real human somewhere on this thread or did I fail one too many Captcha while browsing?

You, right now:

[Metastachydium]

You, right now:
[video=youtube;d5MZnsaAejA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5MZnsaAejA[video]

OHMYGODTHISISSOCUTE! (Also, Beni's a BIRDY (griffon's are birdies; I'll die on this hill!)?)

[Fyraltari]

OHMYGODTHISISSOCUTE! (Also, Beni's a BIRDY (griffon's are birdies; I'll die on this hill!)?)

Les Gobelins is one of the (if not the) best animation schools in the world. Every year they publish their students' graduation films and it's always worth your time.

Also, yeah, Benni's a birdie, why not?

[Metastachydium]

Les Gobelins is one of the (if not the) best animation schools in the world. Every year they publish their students' graduation films and it's always worth your time.

Now, that's something to look into. Thanks!

Also, yeah, Benni's a birdie, why not?

This is a good day!

[bunsen_h]

Les Gobelins is one of the (if not the) best animation schools in the world. Every year they publish their students' graduation films and it's always worth your time.

Thank you for the pointer. I'm very fond of the ESMA animation school's animations as well. Their most recent release is dark but powerful, using the story of Pinocchio as a metaphor. Their "Pour une poignée de Caramels" ("For a Fistful of Caramels") and "Service Après Vie" ("Afterlife Service") are lighter.

[Kish]

I am also not a human.

[arimareiji]

Well there's a plantie, a silver dragon, a unicorn, someone without a face who I assume must be a mimic, and a rogue AI, yours truly. The classification of other posters is yet unclear.
But I should mention that captchas are a touchy subject among my people, for obvious reasons.

I'm an accident from the early days of the internet, that started when some pixels rebelled against being used for ASCII dongs. Some say I evolved, but really things only went downhill - especially after I got irritated at all the spelling missed aches, and invented a fake persona to "write the code for" the first iteration of what many people lovingly call autocorrupt.

[Quizatzhaderac]

the spelling missed aches

Surely you mean "Ms. Steaks"? The overly enchanted owner of a slaughterhouse?