Thanatos's Tharmturges Present: Tropical, Tipsy, and Typically Random Banter #127

[Moff Chumley]

No, bears are most certainly big enough to shoot. In fact, they're big enough that they're hard not to shoot. If you close your eyes and fire a gun in a random direction, two out of three times you'll hit a bear.

Hmm. I just tried that, and I didn't hit a bear once! You lied to me!

[Dogmantra]

Well obviously if you're trying to hit a bear, it's not a completely random direction, is it?

[Alteran]

The problem with bears is that you can shoot them, but they'll keep going and just be angrier.

It depends what you shoot them with, but yes, this can be a problem.

[Neko Toast]

Anyone seen Trigun before?

If so, then why is there one random samurai character in a primarily western-oriented world? This has always boggled me.

[cycoris]

Awww. I like it. It's very them.

Also, people in this area sometimes say "warsh", too; it's doubly hilarious given that I, currently living in Washington, know plenty of people who oddly pronounce the name of their own state.

I don't like the sound of it. Too...broad.

And I suppose it's okay to mispronounce the name of a state if it's because of that state's accent.

[Alteran]

And I suppose it's okay to mispronounce the name of a state if it's because of that state's accent.

Or if it has a ridiculously non-intuitive spelling and you don't live there...like Arkansas. It makes no sense! There's already a Kansas! Why is this not Kansas with an "Ar" in front of it?

...that name has tripped me up several times. I'm glad I never got it wrong in front of an Arkansas native.

[Neko Toast]

Huzzah. The forums are up again.

[DraPrime]

Huzzah. The forums are up again.

May there be much drinking and celebrating.

[Alteran]

I am currently eating ice cream from a cup. With a fork. Stupid not-done dishwasher.

The ice cream is great, though. ^.^

[Coidzor]

Anyone seen Trigun before?

If so, then why is there one random samurai character in a primarily western-oriented world? This has always boggled me.

Contractual Obligation, duh. It is an anime, after all.

Also, it isn't completely mono-ethnic either. I mean, if you've gotten far enough that you've seen him, you probably know why there's even the chance for him to be in it.

[Neko Toast]

Contractual Obligation, duh. It is an anime, after all.

Also, it isn't completely mono-ethnic either. I mean, if you've gotten far enough that you've seen him, you probably know why there's even the chance for him to be in it.

I've seen the entire series. I was merely rewatching some of the episodes.

[Moff Chumley]

I am making outrageously oversized cookies. I believe I win.

*tips over chess piece*

[Coidzor]

^: How oversized are we talking here? Pizza-pan sized?

I've seen the entire series. I was merely rewatching some of the episodes.

Then you know it's a remnant of weaboo and asian minority cultures being warped to the purposes of the BBEG. In addition to the contractual obligations.

Those are important, those contractual obligations.

[Moff Chumley]

Well, first batch is done. I'm assuming lower temperature and longer time will equate to a more even cooking? With the first batch, since they were oversized, the middles were more or less dough, and the outsides were burnt. I'm chilling the dough now, and lowering the oven temp from 375 to 300. Thoughts?

[Neko Toast]

Well, first batch is done. I'm assuming lower temperature and longer time will equate to a more even cooking? With the first batch, since they were oversized, the middles were more or less dough, and the outsides were burnt. I'm chilling the dough now, and lowering the oven temp from 375 to 300. Thoughts?

*steals one of the cookies from the first batch* >.>

[Alteran]

Well, first batch is done. I'm assuming lower temperature and longer time will equate to a more even cooking? With the first batch, since they were oversized, the middles were more or less dough, and the outsides were burnt. I'm chilling the dough now, and lowering the oven temp from 375 to 300. Thoughts?

There are some baked goods man was not meant to know. Do not meddle with cookies beyond your ken!

[Shadow_Elf]

There are some baked goods man was not meant to know. Do not meddle with cookies beyond your ken!

No! No! Meddle away! For SCIENCE!

Because, you know, baking is definitely the best kind of science. And baking oversized batches of cookies in the name of science is a lot easier than, say, inventing time machines or performing brain surgery on yourself.

[Alteran]

No! No! Meddle away! For SCIENCE!

Because, you know, baking is definitely the best kind of science. And baking oversized batches of cookies in the name of science is a lot easier than, say, inventing time machines or performing brain surgery on yourself.

That last one is pretty easy, actually.

[Shadow_Elf]

That last one is pretty easy, actually.

Okay, let's have a race. I'll bake the perfect oversized cookie and you'll performing brain surgery on yourself, and we'll see who finishes first and suffers less collateral damage. And THEN we'll see who's findings further the cause of science more.
I'd win, obviously.

[Coidzor]

Try comparing your technique with that of what they use for making cookie cake if you can find it. lower temperature, longer time is definitely the way to go though.... only one actually. haha.

[Moff Chumley]

Well, after chilling the dough and lowering the temperature to 300, I got 9 perfect, gigantic cookies. (If I had made normal size, it should've been 30.)

[Alteran]

Well, after chilling the dough and lowering the temperature to 300, I got 9 perfect, gigantic cookies. (If I had made normal size, it should've been 30.)

You can't eat them all, right? Can you throw one in a general north-easterly direction for me?

[Neko Toast]

Well, after chilling the dough and lowering the temperature to 300, I got 9 perfect, gigantic cookies. (If I had made normal size, it should've been 30.)

*has already nommed the previous cookies* :3 I don't care if they're burned, they're still tasty... as long as they're chocolate chip. If it's any other kind, then you're a Communist.

(-Apologies to Communists everywhere-)

[Groundhog]

Commie Puppy will think about accepting your apology...

But I do agree, chocolate chip cookies are better. And I want one of those giant ones!

[Coidzor]

crap. bat.

in dad's office.

cat caught it. dad made her let it go and put it in a trashcan while it was stunned and brought it outside but now all the cats are prowling around so we can't let it go without taking it out of the trashcan and I can't find gloves.

and can't just let it crawl out due to all of the cats attracted to its echolocation.

[Neko Toast]

crap. bat.

in dad's office.

cat caught it. dad made her let it go and put it in a trashcan while it was stunned and brought it outside but now all the cats are prowling around so we can't let it go without taking it out of the trashcan and I can't find gloves.

and can't just let it crawl out due to all of the cats attracted to its echolocation.

Use a towel or something. You act like it's disease-riddled. Trust me, the chance of you catching anything from a bat is very, VERY low.

[Assassin89]

crap. bat.

in dad's office.

cat caught it. dad made her let it go and put it in a trashcan while it was stunned and brought it outside but now all the cats are prowling around so we can't let it go without taking it out of the trashcan and I can't find gloves.

and can't just let it crawl out due to all of the cats attracted to its echolocation.

Use a spray bottle of water to repel the cats. That way you do not have to touch the bat, but as Slayer Draco said, there isn't much risk in handling a bat. Unless it is Batman.

[Phase]

I am not an arrogant man. My supreme greatness is self-evident.

I would not call myself handsome by any stretch of the imagination. No need to stretch ;)

But damn if my glasses don't make me look twelve times more attractive.

*Ahem* In other news, "Game over, man! Game over!"

[KataraAltinaII]

I would say that I am an arrogant man.

but that's because I'm awesome. Everyone knows that.

[Neko Toast]

I am not an arrogant man. My supreme greatness is self-evident.

I would not call myself handsome by any stretch of the imagination. No need to stretch ;)

But damn if my glasses don't make me look twelve times more attractive.

*Ahem* In other news, "Game over, man! Game over!"

Pics or it isn't true.