Random Banter #196

[Amidus Drexel]

Aw, darn it. I was going to ask for your opinion on muffins!

Not bad. Some are better than others. Best eaten at 10:30am or later.

Chocolaaaate....

Oh, I WILL.
I've also managed to live a life where I've learned how to deal with dodgings...

Pfffpfpfpft.

Mmm....

So you say. I think you'll find that somewhat difficult.
PARRY! RIPOSTE! *taps on shoulder*

Not sure what you're laughing at.

HEY. You're the one being silly!

Why! WHY!

This is no laughing matter, butthead.

But I need you! Coidz, fix him! He needs to take care of the chilies when I'm gone!

I'm always silly.

Just an assumption; my dad and his dad both have thin hair, and my mom's dad started losing hair in his mid-20's.



Sure, sure. I promise I won't eat too many of them.

I am better at cooking fried eggs then scrambled. No milk to use anyway!

...How? But... scrambled eggs are pathetically easy to make! Even I can make them! (normally from a failed attempt at making an omelette)

-snip; @Coidzor-

Heheheheheh

Silly manimus. Don't skip lunch! Actually... I think I might have. whoops! x.x Oh well, I guess it's time to defrost some more chicken soup for dinner. I had tea at least.

Oh, sisters. I have none.

How's the Ur-Quan Masters coming along anyway? You bring them to their knee-equivalents yet?

I got up at 1pm, I think I'm entirely excused from lunch.

Technically I have either 1 or 4, depending on which ones you count.

I haven't had the time to play it, sadly.

Isn't she just? I want chilies now though.

Heh, how old was she at the time?

I feel you there, my bro-idus.

Indubitably.

...17.

*nods sagely, then thymely*

Sounds like a plan. But only if I get to see you with my own eyes.

In a way, I suppose, but such pleasant striking and budgie kisses can't be all bad, surely.

Least you can make purty music, ah reckon.

Awww, that's unfortunate. My bro is balding and my oldest bro and I just seem to have had our hairlines recede slightly so far... fingers crossed we're more like my dad's dad than my mom's dad....

But... but then you'll die!

I suppose not.

So people tell me.

Aye, and see (far) above. I'm just hoping I take after my father's side instead of my mother's side.

"Oh I brokeded it Vegeta. It must have been made of something weak like paper–maché, or Raditz."

All right-thinking Americans love muffins. That's all the answer you need.

I dunno, he seems pretty spot on to me.

Hmm. Well, I guess I can pop the hood off and take a gander... *whistles while he goes to retrieve his tools and some grease*

Heheheh

Indeed.

I'm always spot on. Except when I'm horribly inaccurate, or don't remember what I'm arguing.

Hey, none of that now.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Awesome. I had to do a paper on Egyptian medicine once. It was excellent, since I knew most things I could write on that subject about already, so I just had to hunt them down to cite them properly. That, and, the few things I didn't know were really interesting.

QI was the one that informed me about the antiquity of trepanning. Also that it was performed in Papua New Guinea in the C19^th and their general surgery over there had a higher success rate that several of the more famous London teaching hospitals (and elsewhere) at the time because their tool were chipped from river-washed stone or something, and this (amongst other thigns) meant their 'operating theatres' and aftercare was more hygienic than the modern world's equivalents.
QI: got to love it.
And what class lad you to write on (Ancient?) Egyptian medicine? An AP one presumably.

[TaiLiu]

Mhm. But still. Her bird flew into a candle. That's...

That takes a special kind of bird.

It was an accident! It happens to the best of us.

Not bad. Some are better than others. Best eaten at 10:30am or later.

Mm-hm. Interesting.

[MoonCat]

QI was the one that informed me about the antiquity of trepanning. Also that it was performed in Papua New Guinea in the C19^th and their general surgery over there had a higher success rate that several of the more famous London teaching hospitals (and elsewhere) at the time because their tool were chipped from river-washed stone or something, and this (amongst other thigns) meant their 'operating theatres' and aftercare was more hygienic than the modern world's equivalents.
QI: got to love it.
And what class lad you to write on (Ancient?) Egyptian medicine? An AP one presumably.

QI is truly excellent.

It was an Honors Ancient World History class. Basically, we had a selection of historical fiction novels, which we had to read/do a project about, and then we had to come up with two research questions related to the book and pick one to write a paper on.

Naturally, I waited until nine o'clock the night before the book/project/questions were due to start reading to book. Awesomely, I didn't even pull an all-night to do it, and I got over a hundred percent.

The paper I also started the night before, but I do not count it as I technically did research on two days beforehand.

[FinnLassie]

So you say. I think you'll find that somewhat difficult.
PARRY! RIPOSTE! *taps on shoulder*

I'm always silly.

Just an assumption; my dad and his dad both have thin hair, and my mom's dad started losing hair in his mid-20's.

*suckerpunch*

I don't think I have failed to notice this, Amisilly.

Well, I'll break the news then: baldness gene is inherited from your mother.

Sure, sure. I promise I won't eat too many of them.

Heheheheheh

Better not, or I can't cook you anything nice with it!

*flower drawing on your acid wash jeans*

[Coidzor]

Amigumbie actually deserved his cake, you know...

I've told you to stop calling me with those annoying nicknames.

Then go get some food. You're a grown man!

No.

Eejits. Plain eejits.

Stop touching him like that! Eww!

Deserved, right...

Not a nickname, a reference. Though I suppose I should be more glad you missed the reference...

How cruel, even as I make myself my own damn sammich, too.

Hmm, no grappling, no striking, but they're dodging... Nuke the site from orbit?

That is what makes us so endearing, after all.

Eww? I'm just examining his headcase. *pops Amidoodle's head back on*

The taste is in the egg, no?

If you think that's all that there is to cooking, you're sorely missing out on the value and importance of what oils one chooses to use.

[Mynxae]

Mhm. But still. Her bird flew into a candle. That's...

That takes a special kind of bird.

How... How does a bird exactly fly into a flame? I mean, I've had birds fly into the window/s of the room I'm in but a candle?

[TaiLiu]

If you think that's all that there is to cooking, you're sorely missing out on the value and importance of what oils one chooses to use.

I am a novice at oil selection, unfortunately.

[Amidus Drexel]

*suckerpunch*

I don't think I have failed to notice this, Amisilly.

Well, I'll break the news then: baldness gene is inherited from your mother.

Better not, or I can't cook you anything nice with it!

*flower drawing on your acid wash jeans*

*winces* Uff, my gut.

I'd have to start calling you blind if you hadn't.

Yes, this I am aware of. It's what makes me believe that I'll lose my hair someday.

Mmm.... okaaaaay.

Now they'll even look like proper hippie jeans. That, and I can always wash some of my other pairs with bleach or something and get the same effect.

Deserved, right...

Hmm, no grappling, no striking, but they're dodging... Nuke the site from orbit?

Eww? I'm just examining his headcase. *pops Amidoodle's head back on*

If you think that's all that there is to cooking, you're sorely missing out on the value and importance of what oils one chooses to use.

Always a good option.

That is a barrel of monkeys best not delved into.

Also @Tails: Like bacon grease!

[TaiLiu]

Also @Tails: Like bacon grease!

Ah? I'm not sure what I should say...

[Coidzor]

That kind of goes without saying though.

Not when the oldest member of the house is in her mid-nineties, is being looked after by her daughter - a late fifty-something-year-old, and her adult children live up-country.

Papazor sounds like a villain from Power Rangers. Coidpapa sounds a bit better.

It is one of our more famous qualities, along with our stoicism, wot wot.

Call it my immense naivete, but I do find things worthy of reverence fairly often. Then I sometimes follow up with a cheeky remark. Don't know what that says about me though.

I suppose so, aye.

Mmm, that does sound depressingly like Rural 'Murica, yeah. Aside from grandparents being the primary guardians of children, anyway...

Hmm, point.

eh, wot-wot, indeed.

I think it's part of why we all love you.

I'm always silly.

Just an assumption; my dad and his dad both have thin hair, and my mom's dad started losing hair in his mid-20's.

Sure, sure. I promise I won't eat too many of them.

He's right, you know.

Well, good luck regardless.

That's our Amidus!

...How? But... scrambled eggs are pathetically easy to make! Even I can make them! (normally from a failed attempt at making an omelette)

I got up at 1pm, I think I'm entirely excused from lunch.

Technically I have either 1 or 4, depending on which ones you count.

I haven't had the time to play it, sadly.

Do you know the trick where you lift up the lip of the omelette and let more egg-liquid down onto the pan?

Nah, not until 3 PM. Once you hit about 3:30-4:00ish, you get Low Tea, then I think 4:30-5:00 is Mid Tea, and then 5:30-6:00 is High Tea.

Based upon taste?

A shame, that.

Indubitably.

...17.

*nods sagely, then thymely*

Quite so, just so.

HAH!

*goes to listen to some simon and garfunkel.

But... but then you'll die!

I suppose not.

So people tell me.

Aye, and see (far) above. I'm just hoping I take after my father's side instead of my mother's side.

Honestly I'd probably welcome it. I hear it's a grand adventure.



I mean, not that I'd know...

*grunt* Good luck, yeah.

I'm always spot on. Except when I'm horribly inaccurate, or don't remember what I'm arguing.

Hey, none of that now.

But are you cool spot?

But your decoy has to work properly for the homecoming game!

Well, I'll break the news then: baldness gene is inherited from your mother.

Better not, or I can't cook you anything nice with it!

*flower drawing on your acid wash jeans*

And yet only one of my brothers seems to be balding...

Mmm, cookin'. Good stuff.

Yay, flores!

I am a novice at oil selection, unfortunately.

Sesame, Olive, Peanut, Canola, Safflower, Truffle, Butter, Lard. Return when you have mastered all these and you will be ready to challenge the Elite 4.

[TaiLiu]

]Sesame, Olive, Peanut, Canola, Safflower, Truffle, Butter, Lard. Return when you have mastered all these and you will be ready to challenge the Elite 4.

But... But my culinary skills aren't powerful enough. It looks like I'll have to level grind...

[Amidus Drexel]

He's right, you know.

Well, good luck regardless.

That's our Amidus!

I always am.

Here's hoping I don't need it. *raises glass*

Heheheh

Do you know the trick where you lift up the lip of the omelette and let more egg-liquid down onto the pan?

Nah, not until 3 PM. Once you hit about 3:30-4:00ish, you get Low Tea, then I think 4:30-5:00 is Mid Tea, and then 5:30-6:00 is High Tea.

Based upon taste?

A shame, that.

I had not, although that makes sense.

Well, I normally eat between 11 and 1, so it's a bit out of my normal lunch.

The other three are step-sisters. Now, if we're going on which ones I actually like, there's 2 either way...

Indeed. I'm uncharacteristically busy lately.

HAH!

*goes to listen to some simon and garfunkel.

Honestly I'd probably welcome it. I hear it's a grand adventure.

It was glorious. I probably could have fooled her for longer, too, if no one else had said anything...

Off to the fair, are we?

So they say. I much prefer living, though.

I mean, not that I'd know...

*grunt* Good luck, yeah.

But are you cool spot?

But your decoy has to work properly for the homecoming game!

Mwahahahahaha

Aye, indeed.

NO ONE PLAYED THAT GAME, COID!

Just set the music, D&D, and dark humor switches to ON, and you'll be fine.

Sesame, Olive, Peanut, Canola, Safflower, Truffle, Butter, Lard. Return when you have mastered all these and you will be ready to challenge the Elite 4.

You left off vegetable, although I don't really blame you.

[Teddy]

Dunno. You could ask for a cake.

Well, I'm not much for inviting myself to a party. I aways fear I won't be welcome unless I receive a proper invitation...

Still not entirely sure what kind of a cake I'll make... Sort of torn between a mud cake and a sachertorte. Has to be something chocolatey.

I really like Schwarzwald, but it's probably not chocolatey enough for your tastes...

Mhm. But still. Her bird flew into a candle. That's...

That takes a special kind of bird.

This is the reason to why they stopped releasing doves at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, if my sources are correct. For some reason, people weren't happy when the symbols of peace and understanding decided to commit mass suicide by flying straight into the Olympic fire...

Also, this hardly comes close to the sheer stupidity of the common pheasant, who needs to watch one of it's own peers fly straight into the side of a barn just to learn that it probably should dodge away at the last second if the barn doesn't move out of the way when you fly straight at it. Seriously.

[Coidzor]

I always am.

Here's hoping I don't need it. *raises glass*

Heheheh

Indeed. *toasts*

I had not, although that makes sense.

Well, I normally eat between 11 and 1, so it's a bit out of my normal lunch.

The other three are step-sisters. Now, if we're going on which ones I actually like, there's 2 either way...

Indeed. I'm uncharacteristically busy lately.

Learned that my first day on the job. I'd thought my dad's omelettes were always a bit thick. Turns out he was doing fritatas instead.

Mmm, my lunch goes till about 2, I must admit, usually. I'll go as late as 3 though, but that's usually when I eat breakfast at 10 or 11.

Hehe. Oh, step-sisters. Usually sources of endless awkward jokes and ribbing.

Well, always good practice for university life, I suppose?

It was glorious. I probably could have fooled her for longer, too, if no one else had said anything...

Off to the fair, are we?

So they say. I much prefer living, though.

XD

Something like that

Living is also a grand adventure.

Aye, indeed.

NO ONE PLAYED THAT GAME, COID!

Just set the music, D&D, and dark humor switches to ON, and you'll be fine.

You left off vegetable, although I don't really blame you.

*evil hug with bear arms*

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GAME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, NO SUCH GAME AS COOL SPOT EXISTS FOR THE SNES OR SEGA GENESIS, AMIDUS!

That accounts for everyone but the cheerleaders, sure, but what are we going to do with them?

SPEAK NOT OF SUCH BLASPHEMIES TO ME! Vegetable! Pah! Soy! Pah! Those belong in those BS regions they make up for the movies.

But... But my culinary skills aren't powerful enough. It looks like I'll have to level grind...

That's the idea. It's not the pokemon badges that matter. It's the pokemon journey.

[Thufir]

I'm going to call BS on that one. I routinely waste time here.

"Time that you enjoyed wasting was not wasted." - Some dude.

Can, can I get in on that?

...can I join you?

Tell us, FinnLassoo. Is Randmillions the handsomely superbitudinous snake-charmer I imagine him to be?

I can tell you he looks pretty good in a waistcoat, unless he's somehow lost that trait since that one meetup.

ION: Meetup. Meetup meetup meetup. Meetup.

[Drakeburn]

Well, today my family just tried some calzones I picked up at the supermarket, and everyone loves it now.

And what was amusing was that my mother told me that calzone means "underwear". At first I thought it was in Italian, but after a bit of research I realized that calzone means "underwear" in Spanish.

Believe me, these calzones taste better than any underwear I've ever tasted!

[Amidus Drexel]

Mmm, my lunch goes till about 2, I must admit, usually. I'll go as late as 3 though, but that's usually when I eat breakfast at 10 or 11.

Hehe. Oh, step-sisters. Usually sources of endless awkward jokes and ribbing.

Well, always good practice for university life, I suppose?

It's not lunch if I eat it after 2; it's a sandwich in the afternoon.

I like my stepsisters... well, except for the one I've only met once. I can't say I know her well enough to like or dislike her. The two that I've met recently (including the one I occasionally live in the same house as) are cool, though.

That's more like eating lots of pizza and doing schoolwork... I suppose you could call that "busy". Busier than I have been, anyway.

XD

Something like that

Living is also a grand adventure.

I still get a good chuckle out of it, and that was a while back.



Sometimes, for sure. Sometimes it's just a pain in the ass.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GAME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, NO SUCH GAME AS COOL SPOT EXISTS FOR THE SNES OR SEGA GENESIS, AMIDUS!

That accounts for everyone but the cheerleaders, sure, but what are we going to do with them?

SPEAK NOT OF SUCH BLASPHEMIES TO ME! Vegetable! Pah! Soy! Pah! Those belong in those BS regions they make up for the movies.

I'm sure that's the attitude Sega took towards the game after they published it, too.

Oh, turn on the innuendo and sarcasm/sardonics switch too. The ones that don't get the first jokes we can make fun of with the next ones.

I did say I didn't blame you for leaving it off.

"Time that you enjoyed wasting was not wasted." - Some dude.

ION: Meetup. Meetup meetup meetup. Meetup.

True, perhaps, but I'll still argue that there are frequently better uses of my time than hovering on this thread.

You lucky people that live near enough to each other to have these "Meetups".

[Coidzor]

It's not lunch if I eat it after 2; it's a sandwich in the afternoon.

I like my stepsisters... well, except for the one I've only met once. I can't say I know her well enough to like or dislike her. The two that I've met recently (including the one I occasionally live in the same house as) are cool, though.

That's more like eating lots of pizza and doing schoolwork... I suppose you could call that "busy". Busier than I have been, anyway.

But what if it's not a sandwich?

Hard to like or dislike someone who is unknown to you. At least you don't find her hot, I suppose. Cool is good though. Blood sister a bit of a hellion then, I take it?

Sounds like the life of a college kid, yeah.

I still get a good chuckle out of it, and that was a while back.

Sometimes, for sure. Sometimes it's just a pain in the ass.

This is good.

Sometimes.

I'm sure that's the attitude Sega took towards the game after they published it, too.

Oh, turn on the innuendo and sarcasm/sardonics switch too. The ones that don't get the first jokes we can make fun of with the next ones.

I did say I didn't blame you for leaving it off.

True, perhaps, but I'll still argue that there are frequently better uses of my time than hovering on this thread.

You lucky people that live near enough to each other to have these "Meetups".

Who can say when it comes to Sega and attitude? Or teenagers for that matter.

Hmm. So you're saying we should try to leave some alive this time? I'm not sure if you're being merciful or cruel.

Fair enough.

Like making music or honing your skills.

Well, you're not that far from Myrtle? Then again I haven't the foggiest where you'll be in October.

Well, today my family just tried some calzones I picked up at the supermarket, and everyone loves it now.

And what was amusing was that my mother told me that calzone means "underwear". At first I thought it was in Italian, but after a bit of research I realized that calzone means "underwear" in Spanish.

Believe me, these calzones taste better than any underwear I've ever tasted!

Either you've not tasted enough underwear or you've been tasting the wrong kind of underwear or these are some pretty good calzones for store-bought.

[Amidus Drexel]

But what if it's not a sandwich?

Hard to like or dislike someone who is unknown to you. At least you don't find her hot, I suppose. Cool is good though. Blood sister a bit of a hellion then, I take it?

Sounds like the life of a college kid, yeah.

Blasphemy!

Truth. Also truth. More truth. Eh... not exactly, no. Just a general pain in the ass. She's okay to deal with when she doesn't want anything, or when she's mad at someone else and wants to complain (and sometimes she's good for a game or two of something), but otherwise she's not worth being around. I normally avoid her. I can't honestly say she has no redeeming qualities, but she makes it damn hard for me to give a **** about her, you know?

Forsooth. Let the gods of pizza rain blessings down upon me.

This is good.

Sometimes.


Who can say when it comes to Sega and attitude?

Everything is good.
Technically, at least 2/3 of things are non-good.

The cat's expression is priceless. It's very well arranged, and good music, to boot.

I wish that had still been a thing when I watched tv.

Hmm. So you're saying we should try to leave some alive this time? I'm not sure if you're being merciful or cruel.

Like making music or honing your skills.

Well, you're not that far from Myrtle? Then again I haven't the foggiest where you'll be in October.

Merciful!
Cruel!
Who says it can't be both?

Ah, skills. I think I still have some of those...

I'm 7 hours away from it now. I'll be roughly 5 and a half hours away in October, but I'll be at school... that'll be close to midterms... (although it might be after, depending on when the two things are). I could, but it's not likely.

[LaZodiac]

Oh yay, as it turns out the washing machine (bought brand new) is busted to death. So...no clean clothing! Hooray.

It's a good thing I'm good at that whole going commando things...

[TaiLiu]

Oh yay, as it turns out the washing machine (bought brand new) is busted to death. So...no clean clothing! Hooray.

It's a good thing I'm good at that whole going commando things...

Most unfortunate! It looks like you'll have to clean it manually, then.

[Amidus Drexel]

Oh yay, as it turns out the washing machine (bought brand new) is busted to death. So...no clean clothing! Hooray.

It's a good thing I'm good at that whole going commando things...

Well, that sucks. :\

Granted, no clean clothing is something I've done before. Good ol' broken washing machines...

*raises eyebrows*

Most unfortunate! It looks like you'll have to clean it manually, then.

Er... that's much easier said than done, madam.

[LaZodiac]

Most unfortunate! It looks like you'll have to clean it manually, then.

Yha I'm not doing that xP

Well, that sucks. :\

Granted, no clean clothing is something I've done before. Good ol' broken washing machines...

*raises eyebrows*

Indeed it does.

Hehehe

[TaiLiu]

Er... that's much easier said than done, madam.

Unfortunately true.

[Taet]

I like to buy calzones at the store. The pizza store.

There's a firetruck idling outside the house. It's blocking the street and there are no firefighters nearby. I know they like to use this road as a shortcut to the supermarket for dinner while on duty, but this is new.

[Coidzor]

Oh yay, as it turns out the washing machine (bought brand new) is busted to death. So...no clean clothing! Hooray.

It's a good thing I'm good at that whole going commando things...

Time to master the art of washing your clothes in the sink and/or tub, then.

Blasphemy!

Truth. Also truth. More truth. Eh... not exactly, no. Just a general pain in the ass. She's okay to deal with when she doesn't want anything, or when she's mad at someone else and wants to complain (and sometimes she's good for a game or two of something), but otherwise she's not worth being around. I normally avoid her. I can't honestly say she has no redeeming qualities, but she makes it damn hard for me to give a **** about her, you know?

Forsooth. Let the gods of pizza rain blessings down upon me.

Mmm, commitment, eh? I like that.

Wuff. Sounds like a real piece of work. I'm sorry.

Aye!

Everything is good.
Technically, at least 2/3 of things are non-good.

The cat's expression is priceless. It's very well arranged, and good music, to boot.

I wish that had still been a thing when I watched tv.

Oh, you.



I somehow managed to consistently missed it.

Merciful!
Cruel!
Who says it can't be both?

Ah, skills. I think I still have some of those...

I'm 7 hours away from it now. I'll be roughly 5 and a half hours away in October, but I'll be at school... that'll be close to midterms... (although it might be after, depending on when the two things are). I could, but it's not likely.

I suppose so.

I need to remember what mine are, I must admit.

Ah, well.

[Amidus Drexel]

Mmm, commitment, eh? I like that.

Wuff. Sounds like a real piece of work. I'm sorry.

Aye!

I eat sandwiches and sandwich components for lunch, unless something better presents itself. (pizza, for example). Granted, when left to my own devices for food, I all but starve. I just can't be bothered to go get anything unless I'm incredibly hungry.

Well... I probably should feel bad, but I'm just overwhelmed by indifference.

Oh, you.

Doesn't beat this, though.

I suppose so.

I need to remember what mine are, I must admit.

Ah, well.

Naysayers. Naysayers say it can't be both. DOWN WITH THE NAYSAYERS!

I'd go for cooking, were I you. Mine appear to be memorizing trivial details.

Some later time, perhaps. Maybe if there's one in TN during the school year.

[Drakeburn]

Either you've not tasted enough underwear or you've been tasting the wrong kind of underwear or these are some pretty good calzones for store-bought.

They were pretty good calzones, even for store-brought ones. But then again, these are the first calzones I have ever tried.

I actually managed taste a moth once when the stupid thing flew right into my mouth. I've had medicine taste better than that pesky bug.

[Taet]

An ambulance came right after I posted and went to the house next door. I did not want to look any more. That is the job of only one neighbor at a time. I will ask her about it tomorrow.

They were pretty good calzones, even for store-brought ones. But then again, these are the first calzones I have ever tried.

I actually managed taste a moth once when the stupid thing flew right into my mouth. I've had medicine taste better than that pesky bug.

The dust they leave on my fingers smells bad but it can't taste worse than catching fireflies and then forgetting to wash my hands before going for candy. And ladybugs leave a bad smell behind too. You know that some people are trying to tell us bugs are tasty and we should eat more of them? Like crickets in honey and locusts on pizza? I think they don't have any taste buds.

At least those chickens should be doing the job of eating all the bugs around you now. And not the garden.