WarKitty's Feline Frenzy Random Banter #216

[LaZodiac]

Ooh, another name I recognise! It has indeed, I've mostly been hanging out in the LGBT thread. I'm pretty good - finally moved out of my parents' house, getting on with my life at last. How about you?

Oh, good for you! I'm a little jealous

That's 11 hours. Are the 10 hours not consecutive?
A 4 10's schedule does sound kinda nice. I'm not sure I would prefer it to my regular schedule, but maybe I'd be tempted to try it out if I had the chance.

And I am remembering that the reason I don't show up here much anymore is that I usually have nothing to say. So, um... *goes back to lurking*

I'll play a game for the internet that you're interested in discussing and then you can post a bunch!

and buying absinthe.

Playin' a game/reading a book where a character buys Absinthe and now imagining you saying all his lines.

[Thufir]

I'm shipping her and Mutant, but that's mostly because he keeps denying it.

As I recall that was a large part of the basis for the BlueMoon ship as well.

And I am remembering that the reason I don't show up here much anymore is that I usually have nothing to say. So, um... *goes back to lurking*

I periodically think about de-lurking to say something, then get distracted and by the time I come back I've either forgotten what it was I was going to say or the conversation has moved on from whatever I was going to respond to...

[Eldariel]

I need a second opinion. Would you consider the following sentence grammatical:
"The going prices of these items are like if the whole problem had never been solved."

Basically "like if" instead of "as if" is the crux of the matter.

[FinnLassie]

It's been a very busy couple of days, I promise I'll respond to people tomorrow when I'm finally free from all of the hectic crap that's been going on. :/

I need a second opinion. Would you consider the following sentence grammatical:
"The going prices of these items are like if the whole problem had never been solved."

Basically "like if" instead of "as if" is the crux of the matter.

It's as if. If you want to use the word like, then leave the if out altogether. ... or then the latter is not correct at all. But as if is correct in this situation.

[Eldariel]

It's as if. If you want to use the word like, then leave the if out altogether. ... or then the latter is not correct at all. But as if is correct in this situation.

I'm aware of "as if" being correct but I'm specifically wondering about whether "like if" could also be used in this scenario in some less formal context. It doesn't ring wrong in my ear; slightly unnatural and certainly vernacular - is this just my ear playing tricks on me?

[Rawhide]

It's been a very busy couple of days, I promise I'll respond to people tomorrow when I'm finally free from all of the hectic crap that's been going on. :/

It's as if. If you want to use the word like, then leave the if out altogether. ... or then the latter is not correct at all. But as if is correct in this situation.

I'm with FinnLassie. While "like if" can be understood, it's not grammatically correct (and sounds awkward).

[FinnLassie]

Yes, didn't come to mind to say that like if sounds awkward. I can only think of like and if being after each other in casual speak such as "And like, if I was like gonna be like this and that you know like" etc etc.




..... damn it I need to wake up in 7 hours why am I like this before travelling, always. Can't sleep. I don't feel anxious in the slightest but I just can't sleep.

[Cuthalion]

And like, if I was like gonna be like this and that you know like

I know, right?!

[Eldariel]

Aight Raw, Finn, thanks. That about answers my question.

[Amidus Drexel]

Playin' a game/reading a book where a character buys Absinthe and now imagining you saying all his lines.

Heheheh

Absinthe is delicious. Goes straight to my head, though (unsurprising, for liquor as strong as it is), so I don't drink it very often. What book/game?

As I recall that was a large part of the basis for the BlueMoon ship as well.

It's one of the more important parts of any successful ship.

[LaZodiac]

Heheheh

Absinthe is delicious. Goes straight to my head, though (unsurprising, for liquor as strong as it is), so I don't drink it very often. What book/game?



It's one of the more important parts of any successful ship.

Umineko: When they cry.

[Lethologica]

I need a second opinion. Would you consider the following sentence grammatical:
"The going prices of these items are like if the whole problem had never been solved."

Basically "like if" instead of "as if" is the crux of the matter.

"It's like when" works. I think even "it's like if" works. "It is like if" would be weird, and "they're like if" doesn't really work either. But "<thing> is like <when/if>" can work.

Even so, I don't think "<things> are like if" works that well.

[Cuthalion]

"It's like when" works. I think even "it's like if" works. "It is like if" would be weird, and "they're like if" doesn't really work either. But "<thing> is like <when/if>" can work.

Even so, I don't think "<things> are like if" works that well.

ah yes that's it

i often say something along the lines of

this situation is like if amidus drove a very large, heavy train over my pet balloon oranguatan

but plural doesn't work as well, for who knows what reason

edit: often

[Amidus Drexel]

ah yes that's it

i often say something along the lines of

this situation is like if amidus drove a very large, heavy train over my pet balloon oranguatan

but plural doesn't work as well, for who knows what reason

edit: often

No, as is still definitely the right word there.

[Lethologica]

No, as is still definitely the right word there.

"As" is the right formal word, but "like" is a reasonably common colloquialism.

For that matter, I'm not sure "are as if" is a common construction either. I think those phrases work better with the singular because they suggest a single scenario, no matter how many objects exist in that scenario.

[Cuthalion]

No, as is still definitely the right word there.

i agree, it is the correct word

but this argument is like if i threw a twig at a mountain shaped like a candy cane

[Comrade]

I'm going to be visiting Denmark, Sweden, and Norway early next year. Super excited to be returning to Denmark and definitely looking forward to visiting the other two for the first time! Maybe in Sweden people will actually understand me when I try to speak Danish.

[DraPrime]

I thought I was going home. I am not, at least, not yet. Complications arose that made me miss my flight, so here I am in Las Vegas waiting another five hours before I even begin to head home.

All I want is to not be in a desert anymore.

[Heliomance]

I thought I was going home. I am not, at least, not yet. Complications arose that made me miss my flight, so here I am in Las Vegas waiting another five hours before I even begin to head home.

All I want is to not be in a desert anymore.

Hang on a moment - wasn't it you that was at seminary school? How do you go from that to being a marine?

[Rawhide]

Hang on a moment - wasn't it you that was at seminary school? How do you go from that to being a marine?

He wasn't able to keep the faith, so he thought he'd keep the peace instead.

[FinnLassie]

Uhhh that's the other part of the problem. I think I hosted them on imageshack. TOO BAD YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET ME MAKE NEW ONES

Indubitably.

Or am I....
I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D It seemed like the kind of thing :P
that said i probably check there less often than here

Cuth. What. You don't have them saved on your computer? Cuth, what, what are you? A MONSTER?! How dare you!
WELL THEN GIVE ME YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND I WILL SEND YOU ALL OF THE LETTERS

It WAS, but I don't have enough days before christmas to put all of those up! I might do a few, though.

Mmm, probably not. I'm gonna be living with a couple grad students, and they seem to be pretty quiet folk.

Ha! Get a hold of yourself, young man! How dare you to forget drowning in snow!

AMIDUS PARTY HOUSE INTENSIFIES

ION: I'll just explain my trip to my grandparents' place in like speak.

I know, right?!

Like, gosh, I mean like, I was like, you know like in the bus and like I had reserved a seat and like, omg, like some lady was sitting there but she was like "oh I can switch seats since this is yours" and I was like WHAAAT a nice person like how dare they. But like she was like super nice, like, you know what I mean? And like the bus was like almost like completely full. And like guess what, there were like two buses that left at like the same time. Likely because like this connection that I take is like super popular during holidays and now like everyone fit in the bus. Was a bummer though that I couldn't eat my pick&mix sweets because like, I couldn't like properly reach my bag and like omg like it would have been too cramped anyways cause like the bus was super cramped. Usually they have like much more leg space and stuff.

IOON: This is stupid.

[Cuthalion]

Cuth. What. You don't have them saved on your computer? Cuth, what, what are you? A MONSTER?! How dare you!

I did, but then all the things I did before, like, last year got deleted. And yes, yes I am.
sending a pigeon straight away *salutes*

Like, gosh, I mean like, I was like, you know like in the bus and like I had reserved a seat and like, omg, like some lady was sitting there but she was like "oh I can switch seats since this is yours" and I was like WHAAAT a nice person like how dare they. But like she was like super nice, like, you know what I mean? And like the bus was like almost like completely full. And like guess what, there were like two buses that left at like the same time. Likely because like this connection that I take is like super popular during holidays and now like everyone fit in the bus. Was a bummer though that I couldn't eat my pick&mix sweets because like, I couldn't like properly reach my bag and like omg like it would have been too cramped anyways cause like the bus was super cramped. Usually they have like much more leg space and stuff.

That lady sounds totally legit. I wish I could, like, meet people like that more often, you know? For reals. I mean, people are nice here and everything, but like, literally half of the population doesn't really care about you. It's not like they're, like, rude or bad, it's just that they're chill and, like, doing their own thing. And that's alright. But I always get stoked when I meet people who are, like, totes rad and cool.

[DraPrime]

Hang on a moment - wasn't it you that was at seminary school? How do you go from that to being a marine?

I was in seminary. To make a long story short, I came to the conclusion that priesthood wasn't my calling. I tried being a normal person for a year, got tired of that, and so here I am in the Marine Corps. Or as some sergeant put it, I found a job that makes people meet God, but in a very different way. The military loves dark humor.

Also, I'm finally home. Yaaaaaaaaaay!

[LaZodiac]

I was in seminary. To make a long story short, I came to the conclusion that priesthood wasn't my calling. I tried being a normal person for a year, got tired of that, and so here I am in the Marine Corps. Or as some sergeant put it, I found a job that makes people meet God, but in a very different way. The military loves dark humor.

Also, I'm finally home. Yaaaaaaaaaay!

That's supremely ****ed up in every single possible way. Happy Christmas.

[FinnLassie]

Merry Christmas to Everyone! Enjoy This Tacky and Self Centred Christmas Card

And May Your New Year Be Fruitful

[LaZodiac]

That's adorable. Merry Christmas! I'm sending your gift now!

[The Succubus]

All I want for Christmas....is for Carrie Fisher to be okay. 2016 has been absolutely brutal to a lot of my favourite celebrities and it's already claimed 1 Star Wars character. :(

[Thufir]

I like the Christmas card, Finn. The top right picture is my favourite.

[FinnLassie]

I also must mention that the flags have maaany long gone countries on them. Like the Soviet Union. I think that's my favourite.

Anyways, I'm off of social media for the rest of the day! About to get my stomach filled with ham, fish, taters and all sorts of yummy traditional casseroles

[Mutant Sheep]

So, on the insistence of le Lunar Feline, I am making a post. It's gonna be a posty post, with pictures! All the pictures, you say? No! Only some! I am a lazy and malovolent god.

There have been things. We saw Rogue One. I enjoyed it a loooooooooooot. Moonie tolerated it. She brought me to what I would call "ocean". There was also a touristy-kiddie learning center there, and we went in it, and I learned about named whales, naming whales, and dead whales. Whale bones, whale guts, many things! I learned about mollusks and sea anemenemenmimimies, and why Patrick Star is anatomically incorrect.

Spoiler: SWINGIES

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I look good in this one. Lookit tha'. Look at my pretty.

I laugh, in a photogenic manner. This swing was actually loads of fun, if hard to really get on.


One more pictures to inflict, then I will actually go sleep. In my normal timezone, I'd almost be waking up.
You may notice things on my face. These are additions that Moonie felt were complimentory. I mind them not.

Serious funloads are being had, but I lack the exhileration at 3:30 in the AM to really do it justice. Do wish a Merry Festivasiful Christmas to all though!