Bartmanhomer's Ultimate Random Banter Thread #219

[Anonymouswizard]

I remember at my old childhood school basketball team. My team was facing high school team which was one block to my school for scrimmage. I made my video first shot and after that I start dancing at the court. The assistant coach in my team told me to stop dancing so I did. My team won the scrimmage of course. My dancing cause so much attention to the other team cheerleaders. They asked me to dance with them so I did. Their boyfriends (players from the other team) got really jealous at me for dancing with the cheerleaders. And this was my cue to leave. That was the most funniest moments that I did at my childhood school basketball team.

Well sounds like you're a hit with the ladies at least more than I ever was in school, I can tell you that much

[Bartmanhomer]

Well sounds like you're a hit with the ladies at least more than I ever was in school, I can tell you that much

Yes. It's a good thing that I didn't asked for their phone number. Their boyfriends will kill me if I did.

[Anonymouswizard]

Yes. It's a good thing that I didn't asked for their phone number. Their boyfriends will kill me if I did.

One of my friends was once shocked that I didn't ask a couple of Korean ladies for their phone numbers. I quite honestly hadn't noticed they were flirting with me*. In fact I'm still trying to work out if the girl I like is a) single and b) interested in me, although I'm strongly suspecting the answer is no for both.

* Apparently it's not that unusual, especially when I'm thinner. I'm apparently considered handsome, fairly sociable, and occasionally funny.

[Peelee]

One of my friends was once shocked that I didn't ask a couple of Korean ladies for their phone numbers. I quite honestly hadn't noticed they were flirting with me. In fact I'm still trying to work out if the girl I like is a) single and b) interested in me, although I'm strongly suspecting the answer is no for both.

I bet there's a way to find out.

Also, from-Korea Korean or from-elsewhere Korean? I only ask because traditionally Koreans date by having all her friends come along with. I don't know if it's getting less common or not, but I do know it's significantly less common if they're not from Korea.

[Anonymouswizard]

I bet there's a way to find out.

Also, from-Korea Korean or from-elsewhere Korean? I only ask because traditionally Koreans date by having all her friends come along with. I don't know if it's getting less common or not, but I do know it's significantly less common if they're not from Korea.

I believe Korean Korean, my university had a lot of international students and this was at a society event (honestly I mainly went along to keep a friend company).

Also, sure, I could ask her, but that's like taking the easy way out

[Teddy]

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ION:
I don't think my project lead has realised yet that everytime they ask "Are you sure?" after I send them a detailed problem report, I'm going to spend yet another half an hour down the lab with my notebook and thick booklets of hardware documentation making absolutly sure I didn't overlook some detail or get something the wrong way around. Today I was made an embassador of the internal cabling of the test object. Have I mentioned that I was supposed to be the software guy on this team?

[Bartmanhomer]

One of my friends was once shocked that I didn't ask a couple of Korean ladies for their phone numbers. I quite honestly hadn't noticed they were flirting with me*. In fact I'm still trying to work out if the girl I like is a) single and b) interested in me, although I'm strongly suspecting the answer is no for both.

* Apparently it's not that unusual, especially when I'm thinner. I'm apparently considered handsome, fairly sociable, and occasionally funny.

You should have asked them if they're single. I don't blame you for not asking them.

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ION:
I don't think my project lead has realised yet that everytime they ask "Are you sure?" after I send them a detailed problem report, I'm going to spend yet another half an hour down the lab with my notebook and thick booklets of hardware documentation making absolutly sure I didn't overlook some detail or get something the wrong way around. Today I was made an embassador of the internal cabling of the test object. Have I mentioned that I was supposed to be the software guy on this team?

On the one hand, you are making yourself indispensable to the team, thus securing job security.

On the other hand, you are locking yourself in 1 job. This might not be what you want.

[factotum]

* Apparently it's not that unusual, especially when I'm thinner. I'm apparently considered handsome, fairly sociable, and occasionally funny.

You should try being ugly, fat and old, it's much simpler.

[Anonymouswizard]

You should have asked them if they're single. I don't blame you for not asking them.

Oh, I assume they were single, seeing as quite a few people had their partners with them I honestly would have asked one of them out or for her number if I realised they were flirting, they were cute. But eh, that was like half a decade ago.

You should try being ugly, fat and old, it's much simpler.

I think I've got the first one down, and definitely have the second one. Now it's just a matter of time

[Bartmanhomer]

The real reason why I started dancing at the court is because that I made my very first shot and I was happy that I made the shot. I wasn't expecting that the cheerleaders wanted to see me danced but they did like my dancing. So I guess that huge props for me then.

[LaZodiac]

This is my favorite Pearls before Swine strip, because of Rat implying "you're lucky I chose this professional, and not the other one" in the last panel. I don't know if he was supposed to imply that, but he did. At least in my mind.

Not for nothing but wow, that's an incredibly elaborate set up for this style of joke.

also, controversial opinion: Coffee ****ing sucks.

[Peelee]

Not for nothing but wow, that's an incredibly elaborate set up for this style of joke.

He does that pretty frequently. Well, frequently for a syndicated cartoonist, at least.

[Insane Jeenyus]

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thank you for this

[Peelee]

thank you for this

Love the avatar, btw.

[Insane Jeenyus]

Love the avatar, btw.

Why thank you very much! I finally figured out what I needed to do: save image location.

[Dimonite]

Not for nothing but wow, that's an incredibly elaborate set up for this style of joke.

Did I ever tell y'all about my first D&D campaign? My siblings were my party, and my dad was the DM, and since we were all kids he did a lot of our character background.

My character was a sorcerer, part of a magicians' guild. This guild had a ranking system based on the idea that knowledge was power - so the highest-ranking member was called "University," lower ranks were called "books," and the lowest were "paper." Being the lowest, newest member, I was paper suitable only for restroom use - or, since this is a medieval setting, the "Garderobe"

My oldest sister was in a fighters' guild with a similar system, where the highest rank was the "Ballista" and the lowest rank was "Club." Being the lowest, newest member, she wasn't even a good club - more of a "Switch"

My other sister was a rogue in an engineers' guild - again, similar ranking system. I don't remember what the higher ranks were, but the lowest was a plumb-line - and as the lowest, newest member, her rank was just "Line," not even having a useful weight.

So we were the Line, the Switch, and the Garderobe.

That's a The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe pun if you didn't get it.

also, controversial opinion: Coffee ****ing sucks.

Agreed

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My character was a sorcerer, part of a magicians' guild. This guild had a ranking system based on the idea that knowledge was power - so the highest-ranking member was called "University," lower ranks were called "books," and the lowest were "paper." Being the lowest, newest member, I was paper suitable only for restroom use - or, since this is a medieval setting, the "Garderobe"

My oldest sister was in a fighters' guild with a similar system, where the highest rank was the "Ballista" and the lowest rank was "Club." Being the lowest, newest member, she wasn't even a good club - more of a "Switch"

My other sister was a rogue in an engineers' guild - again, similar ranking system. I don't remember what the higher ranks were, but the lowest was a plumb-line - and as the lowest, newest member, her rank was just "Line," not even having a useful weight.

So we were the Line, the Switch, and the Garderobe.

That's a The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe pun if you didn't get it.

I have thrown carrots at people for less. That was horrible.

[enderlord99]

The ribs are a bad place to be jabbed. Not the worst, but still bad.

[SZbNAhL]

It might just be my upbringing being saturated with Radio 4* comedy panel shows, but I've always quite liked wordplay with ridiculously lengthy lead-ups to the punchline. Wkipedia informs me that his is known as a Feghoot.

*For the non-brits, that's the BBC radio station that plays host to non-music content, mostly comedy, current events programmes and audio dramas.

[Dimonite]

I have thrown carrots at people for less. That was horrible.

I've had broken fencing equipment thrown at me for less, too, but here we are

[Resileaf]

Random, silly thought I just had. What is your favorite word? In any language, not just english.

Mine is 'Righteous'. It feels awesome to say. It can be used as an expression of approval, it can be used as an expression of excitement. It's triumphant and enthusiastic. It doesn't sound weird when you say it multiple times in a row.

It's Righteous!

[Anonymouswizard]

It might just be my upbringing being saturated with Radio 4* comedy panel shows, but I've always quite liked wordplay with ridiculously lengthy lead-ups to the punchline. Wkipedia informs me that his is known as a Feghoot.

*For the non-brits, that's the BBC radio station that plays host to non-music content, mostly comedy, current events programmes and audio dramas.

Wait, there are other BBC radio channels?

[Mith]

Random, silly thought I just had. What is your favorite word? In any language, not just english.

Mine is 'Righteous'. It feels awesome to say. It can be used as an expression of approval, it can be used as an expression of excitement. It's triumphant and enthusiastic. It doesn't sound weird when you say it multiple times in a row.

It's Righteous!

Shennanigans. It's practically an otomatapia. It just feels like a goofy word when you say it.

[Durkoala]

It might just be my upbringing being saturated with Radio 4* comedy panel shows, but I've always quite liked wordplay with ridiculously lengthy lead-ups to the punchline. Wkipedia informs me that his is known as a Feghoot.

*For the non-brits, that's the BBC radio station that plays host to non-music content, mostly comedy, current events programmes and audio dramas.

It's not the pun I object to as much as that the final panel just being Rat saying 'this man is going to hit you really hard'. It's really weak and predictable.

[SZbNAhL]

Random, silly thought I just had. What is your favorite word? In any language, not just english.

I've always quite liked the words "defenestration" and "cthonic", just because they're fun to say. I also have a degree of sympathy for "*****rd", due to it being so often confused with a certain other word of completely unrelated etymology (this one comes from the Old Norse "nigla", meaning "concerned with small matters" while the *ahem* other one comes from Latin) and thus having to fall out of use to avoid confusion.

Edit: My third choice appears to be suffering from S****horpe Syndrome, but I suppose that does rather serve to illustrate why I feel so sorry for it.

[Peelee]

I've always quite liked the words "defenestration" and "cthonic", just because they're fun to say. I also have a degree of sympathy for "*****rd", due to it being so often confused with a certain other word of completely unrelated etymology (this one comes from the Old Norse "nigla", meaning "concerned with small matters" while the *ahem* other one comes from Latin) and thus having to fall out of use to avoid confusion.

Edit: My third choice appears to be suffering from S****horpe Syndrome, but I suppose that does rather serve to illustrate why I feel so sorry for it.

If that word is what I think it is, it's spelled with an A, not an E, which should eliminate the S****horpe problem. Also I've never heard that word without an - ly at the end, so I may be thinking of another one.

Does it mean cheap?

[factotum]

Wait, there are other BBC radio channels?

Yes, there's Radio 2, you heathen!

[Thufir]

It might just be my upbringing being saturated with Radio 4* comedy panel shows, but I've always quite liked wordplay with ridiculously lengthy lead-ups to the punchline. Wkipedia informs me that his is known as a Feghoot.

Huh. I only ever knew those as shaggy dog stories, didn't know the subset had its own name.

Random, silly thought I just had. What is your favorite word? In any language, not just english.

'Zerschniferschnuck', from the german translation of Jabberwocky.

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'Zerschniferschnuck', from the german translation of Jabberwocky.

Okay, so the Jaberwocky is nonsense, so its translation will still be nonsense, but what is 'Zerschniferschnuck' a translation of? I assume it is the onomatopoeia that the vorpal sword makes when it slices off the Jaberwock's head.