The Throne of Thufir's Thoroughly Theoretical and Therapeutic Random Banter #116

[Dragonrider]

I've spent a large portion of today tie-dying. My hands are now blue and after rinsing two shirts, I'm out of hot water and I have to wait to finish the last shirt and do the sweatshirt. But...I'm delighted with them. So yay!

I love tie-dye.

[Coplantor]

Well, my computer has problems with youtube, sometimes he audio works, but I risk making the compuer crash so... can I answer you next saturday?

[Jack Squat]

Well, my computer has problems with youtube, sometimes he audio works, but I risk making the compuer crash so... can I answer you next saturday?

No, the vid is in English' it's a monty python skit.

I was wanting a translation on your joke; I should've been more clear.

[Coplantor]

Sorry, silly me. Well, my joke would be like this:

One day, socrates was walking down the street carrying a huge spoon, so someone asked him: "Hey, where are you going?" "Eating at Plato's"

Now, Plato's name in spanish is "Platón" wich also means "really big dish"

Wich monty python's video is it?

[Rutskarn]

Descartes walks into a bar and orders a gin and tonic.

He finishes it quickly, then pays the bartender.

"Want another one?" asks the bartender.

Descartes says, "I think not", and disappears.

[Coplantor]

Hahahahaha! Oh god, my belly hurts from laughing. You won the category of philosophers.

[A Rainy Knight]

A father tells his son the magic trick to dating: "Always ask about food, family, and philosophy. Works like a charm."

The son goes on a date, and the conversation ensues:
"So... do you like cabbage?"
"Not really."
"Do you have a brother?"
No."
"If you had a brother, would he like cabbage?"

[Collin152]

Well, but you are right in time for philosopher's jokes in spanish!

Socrates iba caminando por la calle con una cuchara gigante y le preguntaron: "¿A donde vás?" A lo que el respondió: "A comer a lo de Platón".

Hahahaha, hilarious.

I activate my Trap Card: Poorly Executed Japanese joke!
十二時間テレビを見る日本人は、どんな日本人ですか？

アメリカ人だよ！
Appotamox Transration: What kind of Japanese person watches TV for 12 hours? An American, you know it!

[Coplantor]

Ha! You fool! You just did what I expected! Now I can use my catapult turtle to... well, you know the rest. Care for translation?

Also, ARK, that was funny because it's true.

[Coidzor]

If you were a cannibal, what part of a person would you eat first?

How is it that an uneventful, but otherwise okay day can be so easily ruined because of one small thing? It baffles me.

You seem to be very easily irritated. Like something or some things are constantly stressing you out, leaving you with a short fuse to deal with the rest of the world. Is a bit concerning.

Burr? Noise-maker + Macaroons = Dr. McNinja?

V: So German + Yiddish = Irish-Japanese?

[Rutskarn]

Correction: Gragger + Hamantaschen = Dr. McNinja.

[wadledo]

This is one of those cases where I'm exceedingly glad I don't have a clue as to what you're trying to say.

[Neko Toast]

Well, I feel slightly better now. My good friend from Madison invited me over to his dorm to play Mafia with a group of people. That game is quite entertaining. It brings back memories.

[Phase]

Okay, y'know what? Here. Puzzles take too long. Rutskarn got it, at least.

In summary, it's a holiday where you dress up.

[Coidzor]

Ahh. Jewish Halloween + Esther. Fun times. Good luck with that costume. And remember. Pics. ASAP.

Slayer_Draco Shox: Glad you're feeling better, Mademoiselle.

Edit: So, everyone having a good early morning?

[Phase]

Yeah, okay, I'm tired. Sleepy-time. Goodnight, moon and all that. I hope I can sleep...

[SMEE]

The solution is crystal clear.

I need new sets of sexy underwear.

[Felixaar]

I've spent a large portion of today tie-dying. My hands are now blue and after rinsing two shirts, I'm out of hot water and I have to wait to finish the last shirt and do the sweatshirt. But...I'm delighted with them. So yay!

I love tie-dye.

The solution is crystal clear.

I need new sets of sexy underwear.

I can reply to both these posts with one sentence.

I DEMAND PICTURES!

Though I'm only joking towards SMEE, of course how could she need sexy underwear?

[SMEE]

I need them FOR SCIENCE!!!

>.>
<.<

Yup... no naughty thoughts behind buying sexy underwear... nope... none at all...

[wadledo]

I need them FOR SCIENCE!!!

Hey, you stole my idea!
Though everything is better when it's for science.
.....I should get a dog named Science, that way I can steal peoples food and say(correctly) that it is alright, because it's for science.

[Felixaar]

I need them FOR SCIENCE!!!

>.>
<.<

Yup... no naughty thoughts behind buying sexy underwear... nope... none at all...

This is why people sign up to be scientific test subjects.

Also, Wadledo, I am totally stealing that idea.

[Rawhide]

[Felixaar]

Rawhide: Bringing new meaning to the term "Linksman".

[Player_Zero]

Guess how I did on my probability test today.

I'll give you a hint: unless the answer to "Derive the probability generating function of a geometric( p ) random variable." Is a picture of a cat, I reckon I got zero.

Funnily enough, he told us exactly what the test was on and the example sheet had these questions at the top. Easy stuff really. I just couldn't do it.

[Dragonrider]

I got a 78 percent on a psychology quiz Monday.
Sucks.
Fortunately the class I actually care about...Spanish...is going great.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Isn´t 78% good?
Isn´t that almost 4/5th good?

Or is my knowledge of the USA schooling system failing me again?

And now off to the dentist, or mouth hygenist, I cannay remember which of the two.

Wish me luck, and hopefully I´l see you all again.

[Player_Zero]

I got a 78 percent on a psychology quiz Monday.
Sucks.
Fortunately the class I actually care about...Spanish...is going great.

Protip: 0% =/= 78%

[Neko Toast]

So, in my (fethin' required) Communications class, our next speech is "Speech to Enhance Understanding." I want my topic to be on Eastern Animation, and the common assumptions people have about it based off of typical Western Animation. In short, I'm telling people why anime is awesome. I already have over half of the speech in my head, but there's one issue I have. We need to cite sources... three, to be exact. One book source, one Internet source, and one more of your choosing.

How am I going to find sources for a topic like this?

[Coidzor]

The solution is crystal clear.

I need new sets of sexy underwear.

This is a constant Secondary Objective that is impossible to take off the big list of quests in the sky for everyone.

Slayer_Draco: The Internet source should be simple enough to come across. As far as books go, I'm certain with delving you could find one or two that dealt with eastern animation and had at least a section on the comparison between it and western animation... As far as whether you would be able to find it before your speech/paper is due....

[Quincunx]

Books--check the non-fiction arts section for books from movie-making companies, the sociology section for books on how media influences culture, or any book which supports the assumption that anime is an offshoot of Western animation, given that in the Internet circles in which I travel, such an assumption is unheard-of?

Websites--blogs from the writers of anime scripts, professional websites of the studios which produce them, universities hosting students' papers on previous research into the history of anime. NO FANSUB SITES unless they're included as "for more info, look here".

Are there documentaries on the evolution of anime?

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My writing has been edging towards the obtuse again. I've been called on it four times since Sunday. Please point me towards lessons in cutting out my particular brand of obscurity or diagnose what I'm doing wrong?