Elemental's Excitingly Excellent Random Banter: No.CLXXVII (177)

[AtlanteanTroll]

In other news, it's been a long time since I used this avatar, hasn't it?

Up until recently it's been a while since you've done anything ITP.

[LaZodiac]

I second this notion. I once shook all about throughout my whole job interview at the asylum, and it got me the job. They even gave me an office with these cool padded walls that I could bounce off of if I wanted to. Good times.

In other news, it's been a long time since I used this avatar, hasn't it?

Delicious!

[Qwertystop]

I second this notion. I once shook all about throughout my whole job interview at the asylum, and it got me the job. They even gave me an office with these cool padded walls that I could bounce off of if I wanted to. Good times.

In other news, it's been a long time since I used this avatar, hasn't it?

Wow... At first I thought that avatar was a slice of watermelon.

[DraPrime]

Up until recently it's been a while since you've done anything ITP.

True, but I think it's been a while even when you just count my brief appearances. I do find it funny though that this is the avatar that many consider to be the "classic" one for me, even though I used the silver angel one for a good year or two before this one. Ah well.

Delicious!

Don't eat me!

Wow... At first I thought that avatar was a slice of watermelon.

For some reason I couldn't stop chuckling when I read this.

[Elemental]

Hmm... Dragon steak...
I'll pass. I'm against eating intelligent creatures.

[DraPrime]

Hmm... Dragon steak...
I'll pass. I'm against eating intelligent creatures.

Dragons are intelligent?

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

All you youngsters are acting as if you've never seen DP's avatar before. It was all so very confusing for a little bit there...

[DraPrime]

All you youngsters are acting as if you've never seen DP's avatar before. It was all so very confusing for a little bit there...

Aye. Those young whippersnappers. Kids don't learn anything today.

*shakes head pityingly*

[AtlanteanTroll]

True, but I think it's been a while even when you just count my brief appearances. I do find it funny though that this is the avatar that many consider to be the "classic" one for me, even though I used the silver angel one for a good year or two before this one. Ah well.

Maybe because it's more representative of your nickname than the angel. A lot of people have angelesqe avatars. They all sort of blend together in my mind.

[DraPrime]

Maybe because it's more representative of your nickname than the angel. A lot of people have angelesqe avatars. They all sort of blend together in my mind.

Indeed. It's just funny that when I get my angel avatar back out, I always get a few people who are surprised by my "new avatar".

[Elemental]

Dragons are intelligent?

I suppose it depends on the dragon in question.
But in this situation, I can't eat it because you're clearly a very intelligent creature.

[Rawhide]

I suppose it depends on the dragon in question.
But in this situation, I can't eat it because you're clearly a very intelligent creature.

It's green. Green dragons are evil. You can eat evil dragons.

Dragons, colour coded for your convenience.

[DraPrime]

I suppose it depends on the dragon in question.
But in this situation, I can't eat it because you're clearly a very intelligent creature.

Ah, but I am the metaphysical ideal of dragon meat, not an actual dragon. Granted, you can't eat me anyways because I'm an abstraction, but that's life for you.

Or maybe it's just a forum avatar. Who knows?

*disappears in a cloud of mystery*

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Indeed. It's just funny that when I get my angel avatar back out, I always get a few people who are surprised by my "new avatar".

I admit, I do this. I prefer this avatar anyways! The angel-one is all well and nice, but this is the avatar that I remember you by.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Making a presentation on Walden while listening to Sum 41. I have to deconstruct a passage. I have a feeling Thoreau wouldn't approve of my musical accompaniment. Serves him right.

Not that I dislike the passage. I got to choose it. But still. Transcendentalism. Beurk .

[DraPrime]

Making a presentation on Walden while listening to Sum 41. I have to deconstruct a passage. I have a feeling Thoreau wouldn't approve of my musical accompaniment. Serves him right.

Not that I dislike the passage. I got to choose it. But still. Transcendentalism. Beurk .

Fun fact: I live just one town over from Walden Pond. Also, if I'm remembering what I learned about Thoreau in high school properly, transcendentalists were kind of like 19th century hippies, no?

[LaZodiac]

Don't eat me!

Nom!

All you youngsters are acting as if you've never seen DP's avatar before. It was all so very confusing for a little bit there...

I technicaly haven't seen it.

Dragons are intelligent?

Of course they are inteligent, silly

It's green. Green dragons are evil. You can eat evil dragons.

Dragons, colour coded for your convenience.

Buck those sterotypes man! Archibald the Green Dragon disagrees!

*this is where I would insert a picture of a green dragon with a monocle, if I had one.

[Rawhide]

Buck those sterotypes man! Archibald the Green Dragon disagrees!

*this is where I would insert a picture of a green dragon with a monocle, if I had one.

Dragons, colour coded for your convenience.

[LaZodiac]

Dragons, colour coded for your convenience.

I'm quite aware of this

I'm just saying, throw away those shackles of sterotypes, my dragon brethern! White Dragon, be forgiving! Red Dragon, don't be so high and mighty all the time! Green Dragon, enjoy fine litrature!

[Rawhide]

*this is where I would insert a picture of a green dragon with a monocle, if I had one.

It's not a dragon, buuuut...

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[Amiel]

I've seen someone do that with a throwing knife. I don't know whether that is better or crappier than with a playing card. Heh.

The Sandman comics truly are great.

Better in some instances and crappier in others, thus making a net difference of 0 ; I would imagine, though, that a playing card is more difficult to control, the flick of the wrist must be performed at a certain angle, power and control. And there's a temporal aspect to it as well.

The Sandman comics are indeed truly great. Which brings me to a certain conclusion and possibly unpopular opinion. Neil Gaiman should not write long novels (I'm looking at you American Gods), but should instead stick to short stories (I really liked Fragile Things) or graphic novels, and creating mythologies.
I also have Anansi Boys, so I may need to re-evaluate my opinion once I've devoured that.

The recent one by Tim Burton? Yes, it really is so bad. The bits of it which are actually Alice are pretty good, but they're only there as background to the terrible, boring, plot.

I liked the Spectacle of it all; even though ofttimes, the CGI was very uneven. But it isn't terrible.

You know Burton's movie that I really, really enjoyed?
Big Fish. It was an amazing movie.

Somewhat, but nothing serious. My hand took the worst hit, and it hurts, but not especially bad, and I've got other places that hurt more right now...

Hope your hand is better now, bro.

Or just act all surprised.

"What, you mean you can't read that?"

Heh, this definitely needs to be done then.

[LaZodiac]

It's not a dragon, buuuut...

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All of those are quantifiable as "the best thing ever" in my books.

Also, I should note, Archibald the Green Dragon has not just a monocle, but a monocle made from a chunk of astral diamond.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Fun fact: I live just one town over from Walden Pond. Also, if I'm remembering what I learned about Thoreau in high school properly, transcendentalists were kind of like 19th century hippies, no?

In a way I suppose, yeah. My dad was an actual hippie and I know he enjoyed Emerson to some extent.

[Feytalist]

The Sandman comics are indeed truly great. Which brings me to a certain conclusion and possibly unpopular opinion. Neil Gaiman should not write long novels (I'm looking at you American Gods), but should instead stick to short stories (I really liked Fragile Things) or graphic novels, and creating mythologies.
I also have Anansi Boys, so I may need to re-evaluate my opinion once I've devoured that.

I'm kinda-sorta with you there. Fragile Things is great, Smoke and Mirrors is apparently even better.

I actually enjoyed Anansi Boys more than American Gods. But to each his own, as they say.

But Sandman wins.

I liked the Spectacle of it all; even though ofttimes, the CGI was very uneven. But it isn't terrible.

I liked Cheshire Fry. His voice makes me happy.

[factotum]

Zodi, you've presumably had your interview by now...how'd it go?

[The Succubus]

Dragons are intelligent?

Dragons are delicious. Dragon steaks, dragon ribs....I'd probably draw the line at dragon sausages though, given the sort of things that a dragon eats....

[LaZodiac]

Zodi, you've presumably had your interview by now...how'd it go?

Ah, right. It went well! No word on if I have the job yet or not, mind.

[Rawhide]

Ah, right. It went well! No word on if I have the job yet or not, mind.

Did you tell them to "Kneel before Zod"?

[Mutant Sheep]

You want to play D3 and hope it doesn't crash?

Ha. Ha ha. >.>

...don't get me wrong, I love the game, I've got 30something hours played already, but this launch is godawful. =3

Well, yeah. Blizz decided offline games is only for the Lost Vikings. I COULD NAY PLAY WOW!

Wow... At first I thought that avatar was a slice of watermelon.

I still do. The sign is merely to mislead the vegetarians.

I suppose it depends on the dragon in question.
But in this situation, I can't eat it because you're clearly a very intelligent creature.

...pfffft. Drag is a cemetarian, he's just dead meat.

Did you tell them to "Kneel before Zod"?

U SHOLD hAS DIDED THIS!

[Teddy]

Hmm... Dragon steak...
I'll pass. I'm against eating intelligent creatures.

Define "intelligent". Right now, you could be anything between a partial vegetarian and a restrained cannibal

Hope your hand is better now, bro.

Don't worry, it's mostly healed now. I was afraid that my wrist had taken a hit and would get all swollen, but it seems to have been spared, and I can without any problems use it for quite heavy tasks, like wielding an oversized saw.

ION:
I'm back up north again, playing lumberjack in the somewhat reduced mess, but this time around I've also got a swarm of younger cousines climbing all over my back. We managed to take down a pine tree that had fallen down onto and gotten stuck in another pine. The forces were astronomous, so cutting the stem and the various branches was done in record time. One branch, ca 10 cm wide, snapped right off when I only had gotten 1,5 cm into it with the saw!