Random Banter #117

[Lyesmith]

Are you a benevolent goddess, or should I start looking for goats to sacrifice and the like? Because it's harder to find goats than you'd think.

Do you see any goats around? No! 'Cause I sacrificed them!

Oh dark prince, come fill me with your black, naughty evil!
All hail Willow!

They had to be said.
'm on a buffy binge.
And midway through Nightwatch.

ALSO.
Where Do We Go From Here? Stuck in my head.

[Phase]

I'm guessing this post ends up on top of the next page.

Anyway, reading Macbeth The Scottish Play. Pretty good so far, I've learned to analyze themes and symbolism from my English Lit teacher who happens to be good enough to make it fun.

[Sneak]

I'm reading Moby Dick.

Surprisingly, I'm actually enjoying it, once I get past the random cetology chapters.

[Rawhide]

Do you see any goats around? No! 'Cause I sacrificed them!

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[Phaedra]

Do you see any goats around? No! 'Cause I sacrificed them!

So that's why I can't find any goats. I blame this for my lack of ultimate cosmic power. Not enough goats. It's always the way.

[Thufir]

Which book? I haven't read them all yet.

What? You're 15. How have you not read them all? FAIL.

Carpet Juggulum

MORE FAIL.

Also, I'm interested to know: are there any general impressions that you British people have of us Americans?

I kind of think the majority of your fellow countrymen are morons.

ION: I went to see the NUTS (Newcastle University Theatre Society) production of Men At Arms this evening. And I saw that it was good.
However I am in agreement with a friend who I went with: Theatre etiquette should be enforced at gonnepoint. Those people are all totally going to the special hell...

[A Rainy Knight]

@Thufir: It just seems to be the ones who start on the tobacco, alcohol, and drugs at my age that are morons. (I'm sixteen) We've got a lot of redneck-type people around here, big on underage beer and chewing tobacco, and I just saw one of the administrators haul one off to the office last week. Probably had tobacco in his backpack. Moron, taking tobacco to school.

I do not involve myself with any of these things.

Also, the apathetic sorts who are "too cool to care." They frustrate me to no end.

[Jack Squat]

@Thufir: It just seems to be the ones who start on the tobacco, alcohol, and drugs at my age that are morons. (I'm sixteen) We've got a lot of redneck-type people around here, big on underage beer and chewing tobacco, and I just saw one of the administrators haul one off to the office last week. Probably had tobacco in his backpack. Moron, taking tobacco to school.

I do not involve myself with any of these things.

We had a big problem with people at my high school using chewing tobacco and dip. This was mostly in the vocational building, and they weren't really dealt with. Most of the time because they would keep it inbetween class changes, in the bathroom. You could also clearly see the worn outline of a can in their back pocket.

I remember one guy getting caught by a teacher, him saying that his spit bottle contained Dr. Pepper (mind you, you could see the tobacco floating around in it). The teacher said if that's true, finish it off or get sent to the office. The guy drank it

But yeah, most people aren't like that. Most of our morons are the people who religiously follow American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, or whatever else is on TV now, as well as celebrities. They're still a minority, just an all too boisterous one.

[Sneak]

Yuck. I find tobacco absolutely disgusting.

There's drinking and drug use at my school, but really the only drug used is marijuana, so eh. And no one chews tobacco, thank goodness.

And people don't usually do either of those at school.

I go to private school, though, so that may be different...

EDIT: Mein Gott, this is a slow day in the playground!

[A Rainy Knight]

We've apparently got marijuana around our school, giving us quite a colorful nickname. Thankfully, most of the troublemaking is concerning things other than kids getting beaten up in the halls. I do feel safe at school, as the only fights that break out are usually between people who violently hate each other. And no one hates me.

So, yeah, I'm glad that most of our problems involve people going and getting high/drunk/oral cancer nice and far away from me.

[Assassin89]

I'm currently in Wisconsin, and there although there is no marijuana use (I think), there is drinking, but then again several are 21 or older. Smoking does bother me, as currently the are no smoking laws around Chicago, but there are some designated smoking area around the college I am attending.

[Rutskarn]

and there although there is no marijuana use (I think)

There is. Go ahead and trust me on this one.

As for where I live, I'm in California. Do the damn math.

(Almost no cigarettes, though, incidentally. I myself do not smoke or drink.)

[Phase]

Yuck. I find tobacco absolutely disgusting.

There's drinking and drug use at my school, but really the only drug used is marijuana, so eh. And no one chews tobacco, thank goodness.

And people don't usually do either of those at school.

I go to private school, though, so that may be different...

Pretty much all of this applies to me as well. I've only heard of it, nothing seen first-hand. I tend to hang out with a different crowd. No smoke, no drink, etc.

[Felixaar]

This is why homeschoolers live longer.

[Dragonrider]

Meth is a huge problem here because we're a rural town, so the ingredients are really easy to find (in fertilizers used by the farmers).

EDIT: Mein Gott, this is a slow day in the playground!

It is...I get tired of clicking "resend" 239074093582750 times before my message goes through. At that point, it's not even worth the effort.

[Rutskarn]

It's been working fine for me. But then, you know.

Bribery.

[Sneak]

Pretty much all of this applies to me as well. I've only heard of it, nothing seen first-hand. I tend to hang out with a different crowd. No smoke, no drink, etc.

Are you...me?

It is...I get tired of clicking "resend" 239074093582750 times before my message goes through. At that point, it's not even worth the effort.

Is it really that bad?

Sometimes it does take a little refreshing for me, but it's not THAT slow...

[Dragonrider]

Are you...me?

Yeah, same with me...I pretty much hang out with "good kids", and I'm not ashamed of it.

Sometimes it does take a little refreshing for me, but it's not THAT slow...

It's been pretty bad today.

[Rutskarn]

I'm white shoes goody-two-bread all the way, pretty much.

So, I started a new series tonight. That makes two current fiction series.

Two series to write for at once.

The evidence would suggest I hate myself.

[Haruki-kun]

Well... it's happened. Apparently I've become addicted to caffeine at last. After so many all-nighters in which coffee was a must, now I'm craving a huge cup of cheap supermarket coffee, the only one I can afford. Problem is tonight's not gonna be an all-nighter.

Must be strong! Must resist urge to...... GAAAAAHHH!!!!

[Phase]

Are you...me?

Not at all...

Now scratch your nose, it itches.

[Kneenibble]

I'm reading Moby Dick.

Surprisingly, I'm actually enjoying it, once I get past the random cetology chapters.

You make it sound like you're enjoying the book in spite of its cetological interludes! Aren't they awesome? Whales are awesome. That book is awesome. One of my favourites (and I use the word awesome with its full weight, in spite of its ubiquity). Do you really find them detracting, or are you just being cute?

Also,
Much like coffee, there is a lot of really bad tobacco in the world that leads people to believe the thing itself is a nasty experience. Bad coffee tastes like rancid and probably watery **** and tends to bestow painful gutrot. Many people who have never experienced good coffee either wonder how anyone drinks it, numb themselves to the disgust, or mask it with creamy sweetness. Good coffee, however, is another creature entirely. The difference is fully palpable to sense and digestion. Or, say, compare a Tetley "Orange Pekoe" (read: Dust) teabag in a mug with a single estate Darjeeling perfectly brewed in a covered china cup.

Tobacco is the same. Commerical cigarettes are truly disgusting, made with low-quality and adulterated shake. Most people understand tobacco only through the miasma enjoyed by those who have been fooled or who have fooled themselves to believe that this is what the experience of tobacco ought to be. Fresh, moist, good quality tobacco, whether smoked in a clean pipe, rolled in a cigar, or very rarely rolled in a cigarette recently, smells freaking delicious and burns with a sweet, agreeable smoke. Ever smelt sweetgrass burning? It's wonderful. There's a reason tobacco sat alongside cedar, sweetgrass and sage as a sacred herb before the New World was New.

This is not an attempt at snobbery; I just want to advocate that tobacco is not evil -- only its cheap shadow usurping the name.

Who knows what the hell they do to make chewing tobacco, but it's probably an adulteration too.

I like things that are shiny.

[Dragonrider]

Problems with tobacco:

1) Highly addictive

2) Can give you lung cancer (and other nastiness)

3) Contains scary amounts of poisonous substances

4) The smell makes me puke.

[Sneak]

Yeah, same with me...I pretty much hang out with "good kids", and I'm not ashamed of it.




It's been pretty bad today.

Yeah, it does seem to be pretty bad right now, actually...

Not at all...

Now scratch your nose, it itches.

Yessir...

The funny part is that my nose actually just started to itch and I actually just scratched it.

You make it sound like you're enjoying the book in spite of its cetological interludes! Aren't they awesome? Whales are awesome. That book is awesome. One of my favourites (and I use the word awesome with its full weight, in spite of its ubiquity). Do you really find them detracting, or are you just being cute?

Also,
Much like coffee, there is a lot of really bad tobacco in the world that leads people to believe the thing itself is a nasty experience. Bad coffee tastes like rancid and probably watery **** and tends to bestow painful gutrot. Many people who have never experienced good coffee either wonder how anyone drinks it, numb themselves to the disgust, or mask it with creamy sweetness. Good coffee, however, is another creature entirely. The difference is fully palpable to sense and digestion. Or, say, compare a Tetley "Orange Pekoe" (read: Dust) teabag in a mug with a single estate Darjeeling perfectly brewed in a covered china cup.

Tobacco is the same. Commerical cigarettes are truly disgusting, made with low-quality and adulterated shake. Most people understand tobacco only through the miasma enjoyed by those who have been fooled or who have fooled themselves to believe that this is what the experience of tobacco ought to be. Fresh, moist, good quality tobacco, whether smoked in a clean pipe, rolled in a cigar, or very rarely rolled in a cigarette recently, smells freaking delicious and burns with a sweet, agreeable smoke. Ever smelt sweetgrass burning? It's wonderful. There's a reason tobacco sat alongside cedar, sweetgrass and sage as a sacred herb before the New World was New.

This is not an attempt at snobbery; I just want to advocate that tobacco is not evil -- only its cheap shadow usurping the name.

Who knows what the hell they do to make chewing tobacco, but it's probably an adulteration too.

I like things that are shiny.

I do tend to find them interesting, actually...however, I will say that I would probably enjoy them much more if I were reading the book simply for fun. Although our teacher told us not to read some of the chapters, and I'm pretty sure that some of those were the more cetological ones...I know for a fact that we skipped the chapter named "Cetology." :/

I also believe you about the tobacco...when I said that tobacco is disgusting, I meant chewing tobacco, not tobacco in general.

Anyway, I should probably go to bed soon...just waiting for my clothes to finish drying so I can fold them up and go to bed...

[Rutskarn]

Hey, Spike quote in Dragger's sig!

And...

Yeah, okay. That's all.

[Phase]

The funny part is that my nose actually just started to itch and I actually just scratched it.

Yeah, well whatever you do, don't think of white elephants.

Ugh, I should probably sleep too. it's 00:33 here. Not optimal time...

[Sneak]

Yeah, well whatever you do, don't think of white elephants.

Ugh, I should probably sleep too. it's 00:33 here. Not optimal time...

Or metal. Dammit!

And yeah, I'm in EST as well. So. Laundry is done. Sleep now. 'night.

[Phase]

Bwahaha!

Yeah, night everyone.

[Rutskarn]

Night, everyone.

[Coidzor]

So, apparently, it is possible to take yourself hostage.

I did not know that until last week when a local man shot some estranged friend or lover of his in a parking lot in broad daylight (trapping William Shatner there for several hours) and then fled via car, eventually being cornered at a local psychatric "Charter" facility's parking lot where he held himself hostage for the same several hours that William Shatner was trapped in the bookstore.

I am amazed at the idea, mostly due to how it was played in Blazing Saddles.

Now I want to see Blazing Saddles again.