LaLa's Laughably Silly Random Banter Thread - RB #158

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Look at it this way: We know that nuclear weapons exist. However, if one single reporter says that, say, The Balkan Republic of Bessarabia has nukes... well, he's not going to be taken at face value.

[DraPrime]

Look at it this way: We know that nuclear weapons exist. However, if one single reporter says that, say, The Balkan Republic of Bessarabia has nukes... well, he's not going to be taken at face value.

Especially if his only source is two small unknown mythical beings.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Especially if his only source is two small unknown mythical beings.

Haha, good point!

"The Nuke fairies told me so!"

[Eruantion]

Anyone up for laughing their ass off?

It's such a happy song! :D

*chuckles without relent*

Poor Cucumber.


No kidding. Except now my dear old papa is starting to hound me, so I better get to it.

Meh, he deserved it

Haha, you and I are in that boat with so many others

[Blue Ghost]

Anyone up for laughing their ass off?

Beyeautiful.

[LaZodiac]

But..we can totally SEE the twins. We can see them, on the table. And considering how..not good the effect was at the time, it would be LOADS more believabl to see them on TV. They'd look completly real, in a time when you couldn't modify stufflike that so well.

I'm not shocked no one said "why should we believe the fairies, monsters have attacked us before, this is just anothr monster!".

[Zaydos]

Point 1) You can see the giant egg. So it's not Balkan Republic has nukes it's "there was a nuclear explosion in the Balkan Republic; the nuke fairies say it was a rogue faction of their military". Still something to be suspicious of, but that's more of the nuke fairies. They know there's a giant egg.

Point 2) There's not just one monster, but dozens (I forget which continuity Gojira vs Mothra was in so the exact number might vary), it's a decent bet that the weird giant egg has something in it. And biologically speaking where there's an egg, there's a mother, and that mother is usually several times the size of that egg (unless it's a kiwi).

Point 3) Nuke fairies Gwyn that was awesome.

[DraPrime]

But..we can totally SEE the twins. We can see them, on the table. And considering how..not good the effect was at the time, it would be LOADS more believabl to see them on TV. They'd look completly real, in a time when you couldn't modify stufflike that so well.

I'm not shocked no one said "why should we believe the fairies, monsters have attacked us before, this is just anothr monster!".

But the problem is that the twins are never shown speaking to anyone else! As far as we know only the reporter, his friends, and the audience see them, and everyone else takes his word on it. Just because bizarre things happen doesn't mean you can say any fantastical thing and have people believe you. I couldn't go into the Godzilla universe and report to the police that a giant banana had just mugged me. While it's certainly not impossible in that weird world, unless I have witnesses or it happens to somebody else there's no reason to believe that I'm not a raving lunatic. That's the problem with the twins. They appear to five people, and all of Japan just buys it somehow.

[Pentachoron]

Just spent the afternoon planting ~300 lettuce plants. Something very rewarding about working in the dirt. I then made fish and grilled some potatoes while discussing film with the farm intern from France my grandparents have visiting. It was a great day.

[LaZodiac]

But the problem is that the twins are never shown speaking to anyone else! As far as we know only the reporter, his friends, and the audience see them, and everyone else takes his word on it. Just because bizarre things happen doesn't mean you can say any fantastical thing and have people believe you. I couldn't go into the Godzilla universe and report to the police that a giant banana had just mugged me. While it's certainly not impossible in that weird world, unless I have witnesses or it happens to somebody else there's no reason to believe that I'm not a raving lunatic. That's the problem with the twins. They appear to five people, and all of Japan just buys it somehow.

Ohh, could of sworn they were on the news. Maybe I'm thinking Final Wars, or something.

[DraPrime]

Ohh, could of sworn they were on the news. Maybe I'm thinking Final Wars, or something.

I think that was either in the next movie, or some later on point in Godzilla vs. Mothra. Either way, it seems that for some time everyone just takes some reporters word for it.

[Vonriel]

Huh, still on godzilla. Or possibly on godzilla again, who knows. I just know I can't contribute, since my experience with it as a whole is limited to a marathon they showed on sci-fi that one day while I was sick in bed and needed something to watch. Surprisingly helpful, when it comes down to it.

Also, had to take a moment to respond to this, from waaay back on page 22 (I should totally come around here more often...)

Heh. Reminds me of last year when we were sitting out Mods. We're allowed to take out exam papers with us, so I had a shufty at his. I played a game with it actually.
How Many Words Into A Question Can I Get Before I'm Lost?
Anywhere between two words and an entire sentence. not that I ever actually comprehend the sentence I just read, but still.
And at least he could read and understand every question in my paper. And even have a few vague ideas about how to answer as well.
Long story short, and way too late, the sciencey things are extremely exclusive, whereas at least you can stab wildly in the late afternoon sun at my subject. Usually.
Getting back in track though; that sounds like fun actually. That paper you wrote. I don't know he'll have to do that though, he's a Physics student. Probably some project work though. From scratch.

My only thought when I read this:

Spoiler

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[ZombyWoof]

Woooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Wow.

DA2 is so hideously unimpressive so far.

[Teutonic Knight]

That's why you watch gameplay footage and try demos (if they exist, which they did for DA2) before you actually get the game to know if you should get the game.

[ZombyWoof]

I'm going to finish it.

I'm just not going to like it

[Heliomance]

Okay, the MLP episode about the buffalo was slightly heavy-handed...

[KuReshtin]

Haha, good point!

"The Nuke fairies told me so!"

The Nuke Fairies will bring my wrath upon Cassie at the next UKitP meetup.
Mark my words!


ION: Sometimes, you just have to wonder if people who make up names for candy really thinks about what those names would look like to someone who doesn't speak that particular language...
Proof of serious language fail: Danish salt licorice candy.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Haha, you and I are in that boat with so many others

Aye. Except your dad probably isn't in his 60s and always complaining about how the quality of EVERYTHING has gone through the toilet.

[polity4life]

Woooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Wow.

DA2 is so hideously unimpressive so far.

It has some qualities of note but I walked away from it (after beating it once and only once, ever) feeling as though it was a hastily made expansion rather than a hastily made stand-alone second act in a triology. Hasty.

[Thufir]

Ohh, could of sworn they were on the news. Maybe I'm thinking Final Wars, or something.

There is no such verb as 'to of'.

@Ku: Foolish Swede! Cassie is the nuke fairies!

[KuReshtin]

There is no such verb as 'to of'.

You've only noticed LaLa's use of 'could/should/would of' as a replacement for 'could/should/would have' now? She's been doing that since forever.

@Ku: Foolish Swede! Cassie is the nuke fairies!

I reject this claim, and I will prove it's fallacy when next we engage in Nuke War.

[rakkoon]

Just spent the afternoon planting ~300 lettuce plants. Something very rewarding about working in the dirt. I then made fish and grilled some potatoes while discussing film with the farm intern from France my grandparents have visiting. It was a great day.

That's kind of like my day. Except that I was indoors. Behind a computer. And the great part. Apart from that we could be twins

Glad you enjoyed it

[Coidzor]

Oh man. I woke up shivering today and it's like, late May. Lousy weather being silly.

Even worse, I'm still shivering while wrapped up in three warm woolen blankets. I swear the weather has just een deciding to mess with me since I started working at the ballpark.

...And now one of my cats has decided to climb behind my tv and start licking it.

[LaZodiac]

There is no such verb as 'to of'.

You've only noticed LaLa's use of 'could/should/would of' as a replacement for 'could/should/would have' now? She's been doing that since forever.

Yha, Ku's got a point, I've been doing that since forever. Finally it's payed up and Thufir has payed attention to me *swoons*

In all seriousness, I tend to write what I say as if I was saying it, so things like "should of" tend to be added. And since I write like how I speak, it is as if I am writing dialoge, and the main rule of dialoge is that it doesn't always have to be right. That's if I recall correctly, at any rate.

Also, Coidzer, you might be sick.

[MoonCat]

Good morning everyone! How many people here don't like ants?

[LaZodiac]

I highly dislike ants, especialy winged ones.

[Fredaintdead]

Good morning everyone! How many people here don't like ants?

On one hand they are quite annoying, but I recognise them as a necessity of the ecosystem and therefore bear no ill will towards them providing they leave me well enough alone.

[KuReshtin]

Good morning everyone! How many people here don't like ants?

Depends on where those ants are, and what they're doing.
If they're somewhere else, and just minding their own business, I don't mind them.

If they're in my bed when I'm trying to sleep, I guess I'd be a bit annoyed about it.

Also, some of them have nasty, stingy bites.

[MoonCat]

On one hand they are quite annoying, but I recognise them as a necessity of the ecosystem and therefore bear no ill will towards them providing they leave me well enough alone.

Yes, but they don't! In my house there are ant trails everywhere, and they crawl on me. Our cats have their food filled with it often. They seem to disregard tea tree oil and Borax and chalk, so they're really getting on my nerves. And they smell terrible once they get squished.

[LaZodiac]

...wait, ants that resist stuff that normal ants don't, and they smell bad..

MoonCat, quick! Send some samples to your local super science lab. You've got mutants on your hands!