Deth Muncher's Destructive and Meandering Random Banter #141

[Player_Zero]

My husband found another one in-game.

I choose to believe that your husband just found another magic lightning in game since no explanation of the subject here was forthcoming.

[Mando Knight]

And on a completely unrelated note, as I am like to do, Stan Lee cameos in EVERYTHING, huh? Absolutely everything.

'Nuff said!

[Thufir]

Just noticed, Deth Muncher, the link to the last thread is broken. It's got a xn--http-fb7a// between the http:// and the rest of the URL.

[absolmorph]

To be fair, that was magic. This was real lightning.

You got some Shocklate Powerthirst?!
I'm jealous.

[Amiel]

Stan "Faux Hefner" Lee's best cameo was in Iron Man.


Also, I are old, 25...halfway to 50; I took the scenic route.

[Cleverdan22]

Bwahahaha, we have a sub in Web Page Design today, so its Halo Trial all day.

[Rutskarn]

Hell is a place where Ranchero music is played directly outside ones room at full volume, all day.

Right now, the difference between Dante and me is that Dante had the option of leaving.

[randman22222]

Question: Are they any playgrounders from Kuala Lumpur?

I'd really rather not go back this summer, and not know anyone there.

Hmm, do you think it'd be wise to start a thread about this, if no one knows any here?

@V: That made me laugh, and was discouraging at the same time. *shrug*

[Jibar]

Question: Are they any playgrounders from Kuala Lumpur?

Sounds like where Oompa Loompas come from...
Just sayin'.
Sometimes I forget how silly sounding real places are.

[Je dit Viola]

So, my younger brother was messing around with genealogy charts, following my family's records, then crossing them with the internet records. Eventually, a Ship Captain who brought hundreds of people over to the New World from England. I totally expected it to end soon enough because of the difficulty of keeping records in the medieval time period.

However, to my surprise, it didn't end. Rather, it ran aground with a king. Because kings are famous and most of their lineage was recorded, it was rather easy to follow. Many of them, I looked up on Wikipedia.

And so, following along, the largest line went from English and Scottish kings, down to French kings. It continued along through kings, princesses, and emperors on both sides (father and mother of them), to the Holy Roman Empire and through several 'heathen' leaders, and to the emperors of the Roman Empire.

I continued (following three different strands of ancestors, some stopping and some splitting up so that there was a maximum of four known who were alive at the same time), down to many Eastern Europe/Middle Eastern place (the strongest line at that point was the founders and royalty of Troy). Slightly amused, I continued following until I recognized some biblical names, such as Ruth, Judah, and some others. I did not know that I was a direct descendant of Judah on my paternal side. Wow. Then, after that, as I followed it, it just went along with the Biblical record.

So my brother and I started looking, hoping we could just get into the triple digit years. I was really surprised to see it went way past the AD years!

How far has everyone else traced their ancestory (regardless of how certain you are about its correctness)?

[Rutskarn]

Lucas Tales:

6:02 "What if I convinced everyone that you were from New York?"
6:04 "What if I convinced everyone that (x) played with Tonka trucks?"
6:05 (strange, high-pitched cartoon voice from inside the shower, event hough he's not showering) "I'm trying to get laid!"
6:12 (following me out the front door) "What if you were a dog? What kind of dog would you be?"
6:31 (directly after I come back) "What if you shot a german shepherd?"
6:31 "What if you hit a dog with your car?"

He didn't receive a straight answer to any of these, although I've tried to address his strangeness in the past. I've since found that ignoring him does not increase or decrease the volume of queries.

[Phase]

Rutskarn, you should just patent this guy and get it over with. You can then sell him to a TV comedy primetime series, where he will quickly become the ensemble darkhorse.

[Player_Zero]

You'd think so. But he probably does just have mental problems.

[Mando Knight]

Lucas Tales:

6:02 "What if I convinced everyone that you were from New York?"
6:04 "What if I convinced everyone that (x) played with Tonka trucks?"
6:05 (strange, high-pitched cartoon voice from inside the shower, event hough he's not showering) "I'm trying to get laid!"
6:12 (following me out the front door) "What if you were a dog? What kind of dog would you be?"
6:31 (directly after I come back) "What if you shot a german shepherd?"
6:31 "What if you hit a dog with your car?"

Y'see, Keith an' I were talkin' about this the other day...

Not now, Ellis.

[Rutskarn]

You'd think so. But he probably does just have mental problems.

Oh, he probably does, but not in the way you think. See, the theory is, his hyperactivity is caused by medication. He's pretty normal around his parents, and in class.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

stuff

It's actually not that difficult to be related to famous people of the past; for example, most people in Europe are descended from Charlemagne. The further back you go, the more likely you are to find a famous ancestor.

[arguskos]

Oh, he probably does, but not in the way you think. See, the theory is, his hyperactivity is caused by medication. He's pretty normal around his parents, and in class.

That's what you kids are calling it these days? Medicine? No wonder everything is all jacked up.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Rand: GOooo tooooo Europe. England or The Netherlands! Or you could go to Denmark and stalk Give him my regards meet-up with him.

*snip*
How far has everyone else traced their ancestory (regardless of how certain you are about its correctness)?

Somewhere into 700 AD I think.
I'm descened from King Radbout, a great frysian leader who kept powning the **** out of the romans.

[Zeb The Troll]

How far has everyone else traced their ancestory (regardless of how certain you are about its correctness)?

We have some gaps in the middle, but my daughter is pretty sure we're direct decendants of Adam. And Moses.

[Dallas-Dakota]

I'm the descendent of King Radbout, a great Frysian king who kicked the **** out of the romans in his spare time.

[Quincunx]

Note to self: When visiting Rutskarn, punch his dormmate in the face in lieu of an introduction. Gain one (1) worshipper. If naked at the time, gain one (1) acolyte.

On ancestry: Father's side been tracked back 16 generations, then hops back across the Atlantic and disappears in a muddle of excess Dutch letters. Mother's side terminates at my mother, in a mass of lies, claims, and counter-claims. I have the likely surname of my grandmother now, but as for which of the liars it was, noooooooo idea.

My birthday's soon and I have no material desires. Good for me and life in general. Proving to be very vexing for my poor dear husband looking for a gift. WTB ability to better fake interest in gifts.

[Amiel]

Most people in Europe may actually be descended from Genghis Khan.

There was a study conducted over here on lineage, descendants and genetics. It was found that everyone is related in some distant manner.


I'm actually descended from Manchurian emperors.

[Kobold-Bard]

Just listened to Rhianna's Unfaithful. Basically she's a girl having an affair then complaining about how she feels bad about cheating on her boyfriend because she knows it's killing him.

I don't know about the rest of you but I can see a very simple solution to this: don't cheat on him. If it's making him miserable and you miserable then just stop doing it. It's not like this is something that's out of your control, only a very stupid person would keep doing this when it's making them miserable.

If there's supposed to be some deep meaning behind this song then obviously I'm missing it, if not then this is just a very stupid song that shouldn't exist

[Dallas-Dakota]

On ancestry: Father's side been tracked back 16 generations, then hops back across the Atlantic and disappears in a muddle of excess Dutch letters.

I could probably translate them, if you typed them over and sent them to me via E-mail.

Maybe, if I have time and am bored.

[Ranna]

Most people in Europe may actually be descended from Genghis Khan.

There was a study conducted over here on lineage, descendants and genetics. It was found that everyone is related in some distant manner.


I'm actually descended from Manchurian emperors.

I've heard that, the evidence has something to do with blood groups too

I honestly have no real care about where my roots come from I suppose i'd care if there was some terrible genetic illness but thankfully all my family have died from over indulgence in difference vices. (not quite sure of the thankfully part of that sentence but it is better than knowing I am going to get some hideous illness)

My mum is dead into family tree stuff though maybe its something only certain people really care about.

[Deth Muncher]

Question: I know a lot of older Playgrounders are changing their names from their long, well known names to abbreviations. For example, BolddyRedCommie has been BRC for a while now, and Face of Evil is now FoE...why? Why not just leave it?

[Kobold-Bard]

Question: I know a lot of older Playgrounders are changing their names from their long, well known names to abbreviations. For example, BolddyRedCommie has been BRC for a while now, and Face of Evil is now FoE...why? Why not just leave it?

They're trying to fit in with the kids by using their new shorthand lingo

[Dogmantra]

Question: I know a lot of older Playgrounders are changing their names from their long, well known names to abbreviations. For example, BolddyRedCommie has been BRC for a while now, and Face of Evil is now FoE...why? Why not just leave it?

Tell you what, when I become well known I will change my name.

I will change it to Dogmantra!, which ties in with the fact I want to legally add an exclamation mark a bang (tee hee) to my name.

[Eldpollard]

I think I'm supposed to be distantly related to Robbie Burns. Or Walter Scott. It was a famous Scottish guy anyway.

[Kneenibble]

Some of my ancestors grew onions by the Black Sea.

Others stole cows and sheep from the English.

I'm trying to coax a pun out of this, but I haven't put on enough jewelry yet today.