KuReshtin's Kallously Konfusing Konsternations - Random Banter #208

[Cuthalion]

Yay, Dahlia laid her first egg!

Imperfect, yes.

Calcium deposits, yes.

But first egg.

[LaZodiac]

Yay, Dahlia laid her first egg!

Imperfect, yes.

Calcium deposits, yes.

But first egg.

Hooray for eggs! Is this an eating egg or a baby egg?

Also, I'm roasting some cauliflower oooh man. Is extra virgin olive oil the correct oil to use?

[HalfTangible]

Hooray for eggs! Is this an eating egg or a baby egg?

Edible eggs still hatch baby egg-layers, Lala

[FinnLassie]

I met half of my cousins and their families today. A funny 5 hours of sleep didn't bother me anymore when I realised I get to see everyone in one go.

[Asta Kask]

I met half of my cousins and their families today. A funny 5 hours of sleep didn't bother me anymore when I realised I get to see everyone in one go.

The upper or the lower half?

[Cuthalion]

Hooray for eggs! Is this an eating egg or a baby egg?

Also, I'm roasting some cauliflower oooh man. Is extra virgin olive oil the correct oil to use?

An eating egg. Don't have a rooster.

Extra virgin sounds delicious with some pepper and, oh, butter, and more butter, and some salt. Mmph.

Edible eggs still hatch baby egg-layers, Lala

Only for the first few days. I count an egg inedible when it has a baby inside.

[LaZodiac]

I met half of my cousins and their families today. A funny 5 hours of sleep didn't bother me anymore when I realised I get to see everyone in one go.

Oh, cool! Glad you had fun. All my family is up where I live so I get to see em all the time, so I can understand the desire of wanting to see them all

An eating egg. Don't have a rooster.

Extra virgin sounds delicious with some pepper and, oh, butter, and more butter, and some salt. Mmph.

Only for the first few days. I count an egg inedible when it has a baby inside.

Aaah, okay.

It is. I used garlic salt and pepper for mine, with some butter. For some reason I wrote Betty instead of butter when first writing this so for a brief instant my mind went "I'm going to eat this cauliflower with some Betty White on the side" and immediately felt like hanging myself.

[Asta Kask]

Is there an "extra slutty" olive oil?

[enderlord99]

An eating egg. Don't have a rooster.

I thought you were a rooster...

Is there an "extra slutty" olive oil?

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No, but canola oil could be described similarly. It doesn't even wait for permission!

[Archonic Energy]

Right. I love that show!

It's also intensely political, so yeah, no posting.

... that is also true. *facepalm*

I miss Howard, and Frankie, though i'll admit that without him it's slightly safer for work.

[FinnLassie]

Archie, you're so cruel. So, very cruel. Don't remind me I'm not able to turn on British tv or BBC's radio players, missing out on good shows and my favourite radio plays... *sighs for she has missed likely the ending of Revolting People*

[DraPrime]

Is there an "extra slutty" olive oil?

Oh yes, it's more common than you'd think. It usually masquerades around as extra virgin, which is why you don't think you've seen it.

[Coidzor]

Hooray for eggs! Is this an eating egg or a baby egg?

Also, I'm roasting some cauliflower oooh man. Is extra virgin olive oil the correct oil to use?

If it's imperfect, it ain't gonna hatch a chick even if it were fertilized.

There are many oils that could be used. EVOO is usually a good one for that sort of thing.

Oh yes, it's more common than you'd think. It usually masquerades around as extra virgin, which is why you don't think you've seen it.

Well, yeah, just think about all of the pressures put on the poor olives. If they're not super chaste they're told they're worthless, but, well, natural urges are natural.

[Razanir]

Does anyone here speak Spanish, and if so, do you have any advice for tapped R? I can figure out rolled R, Ñ, and LL. But that one sound continues to elude me.

(More accurately, I'm learning Italian. I can figure out R, GN, and GLI, but I can't figure out how to pronounce intervocalic R)

[Grytorm]

Learning to drive is fun. My driving instructor has only had to grab the wheel once!

[Coidzor]

Does anyone here speak Spanish, and if so, do you have any advice for tapped R? I can figure out rolled R, Ñ, and LL. But that one sound continues to elude me.

(More accurately, I'm learning Italian. I can figure out R, GN, and GLI, but I can't figure out how to pronounce intervocalic R)

Tapped R? You mean R when it's a single R rather than an RR? That's basically like it is in English as far as I was taught, though I'm not fluent in Spanish and it's been a while.

I've only learned Italian pronunciation for singing and that was from Vaccai. Can't remember R's treatment for the life of me there, though.

Learning to drive is fun. My driving instructor has only had to grab the wheel once!

It's quite liberating, aye. The fun part is parking. And driving where wildlife jumps out into the road. And harsh weather conditions. XD

[Razanir]

Tapped R? You mean R when it's a single R rather than an RR? That's basically like it is in English as far as I was taught, though I'm not fluent in Spanish and it's been a while.

Tapped is the technical linguistic term. Yeah, I mean single R as opposed to the trilled RR.

I've only learned Italian pronunciation for singing and that was from Vaccai. Can't remember R's treatment for the life of me there, though.

Trilled almost all the time, unless it's a single R between two vowels.

[Grytorm]

It's quite liberating, aye. The fun part is parking. And driving where wildlife jumps out into the road. And harsh weather conditions. XD

Perhaps. But my pessimism suggests very little will change. Change requires me to take action to change. Also my Dauschund is cuddly.

[HalfTangible]

So, I watched the Animated Atrocity episode for One Coarse Meal earlier.

Next thing I know I'm staring at a synopsis for an episode in a superhero cartoon in one of my word documents. The main character can turn into a raccoon, and the episode in particular has themes and a storyline dark enough that I'm genuinely unsure I should bring up here.

It's amazing what you write when you have an idea and just run with it. I just made myself cry over an outline with only one named character.

[Asta Kask]

My computer screen is about to give up the ghost. I may be absent for a while.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

So, I watched the Animated Atrocity episode for One Coarse Meal earlier.

Next thing I know I'm staring at a synopsis for an episode in a superhero cartoon in one of my word documents. The main character can turn into a raccoon, and the episode in particular has themes and a storyline dark enough that I'm genuinely unsure I should bring up here.

It's amazing what you write when you have an idea and just run with it. I just made myself cry over an outline with only one named character.

Well count me interested!

[Gnomvid]

Has anybody else ever toyed with the idea of opening a new bank account with the minimum amount of money possible, just to answer one of those Nigeria letters, "You have won on the random lottery please submit your bank details and pin to receive your winnings" from the lottery you never entered letters or "This is a random bank you may or may not be banking with and we need you to confirm your details" letters with all your bank details and see if they steal your tenner or pity you and deposit some money instead?

[Solse]

Does anyone here speak Spanish, and if so, do you have any advice for tapped R? I can figure out rolled R, Ñ, and LL. But that one sound continues to elude me.

(More accurately, I'm learning Italian. I can figure out R, GN, and GLI, but I can't figure out how to pronounce intervocalic R)

I have the exact opposite problem as you, for I can tap my Rs with ease, but you don't want to see me attempt to roll an R.

The trick to tapping an R is to start slightly behind the palate and quickly move it to directly behind your teeth. Voicing this will give you a tapped R. Congrats!

[Somensjev]

I have the exact opposite problem as you, for I can tap my Rs with ease, but you don't want to see me attempt to roll an R.

The trick to tapping an R is to start slightly behind the palate and quickly move it to directly behind your teeth. Voicing this will give you a tapped R. Congrats!

i had so much trouble rolling/trilling R's that i posted a thread about it a while ago. i can now kind of do a uvular trill, and i can get my tongue to move correctly for an alveolar trill, but i can't make it sound like an R

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

Has anybody else ever toyed with the idea of opening a new bank account with the minimum amount of money possible, just to answer one of those Nigeria letters?

I spent a lot of time reading the 419 Eater, my favourite was Busted (not just for the word play). However the site does come with the warning that they are not people you particularly wish to mess with.

[Archonic Energy]

@^ Hi! *Bats with cricket bat*

Been a while.

[Razanir]

I have the exact opposite problem as you, for I can tap my Rs with ease, but you don't want to see me attempt to roll an R.

The trick to tapping an R is to start slightly behind the palate and quickly move it to directly behind your teeth. Voicing this will give you a tapped R. Congrats!

i had so much trouble rolling/trilling R's that i posted a thread about it a while ago. i can now kind of do a uvular trill, and i can get my tongue to move correctly for an alveolar trill, but i can't make it sound like an R

Well hey, at least I figured out the LL sound (IPA: /ʎ/)

My explanation: Make an English R sound. Now make an L sound. Notice that your tongue's in about the same place, just curved differently. (Concave up/down) That's the same as the difference between LL and Y.

[Somensjev]

I spent a lot of time reading the 419 Eater, my favourite was Busted (not just for the word play). However the site does come with the warning that they are not people you particularly wish to mess with.

@^ Hi! *Bats with cricket bat*

Been a while.

@^ hi! who are you two

Make an English R sound. Now make an L sound. Notice that your tongue's in about the same place, just curved differently. (Concave up/down)

how did i never notice this i mean, english is the only language i'm fluent in

[KuReshtin]

*gasp* Death? Whoa.. That was definitely a while ago.

ION: Just found out today that the football game I was supposed to officiate on Sunday has been called off. The home team has now cancelled 4 (I think) games this season, and only played in their first game of the season, where they forfeited at half time, because they were getting soundly beaten and they didn't want to keep playing.
The reason for the cancellation this week? their head coach had forgot that he had a holiday booked, so he won't be there. So they forfeited the game. *sigh*

it's their first season in the league, so you'd expect them to get beat up a lot by the other, more established teams, but apparently their head coach hadn't told them that, and so the team wasn't ready to lose. It's one thing to face your own team in practice and do well, but when you step up and face other teams, that's when you find out how good you are.how you cope with the result of finding out how good you are also lets you know if you're suited to play the game or not.

[EmeraldRose]

I spent a lot of time reading the 419 Eater, my favourite was Busted (not just for the word play). However the site does come with the warning that they are not people you particularly wish to mess with.

Death!! *glomps*

Where've you been hiding out? And are you back back or just back?