Peelee's Chicken Fried Random Banter Thread #220

[Lake Huron]

Yes.

There's a word for it in certain circles.

What the heck kind of circle is this?

[enderlord99]

What the heck kind of circle is this?

The Homestuck fandom. Homestuck is a webcomic.

Yes, that aspect of it is messed up.

[Lake Huron]

The Homestuck fandom. Homestuck is a webcomic.

Yes, that aspect of it is messed up.

I've never heard of it, neither do I know which "aspect" you're referring to.

[enderlord99]

I've never heard of it, neither do I know which "aspect" you're referring to.

The shipping aspect.

I mean, lots of fandoms have that, but the quadrants thing I linked makes it weirder there.

[Lake Huron]

The shipping aspect.

I mean, lots of fandoms have that, but the quadrants thing I linked makes it weirder there.

I have no idea what you're talking about, sorry.

[enderlord99]

I have no idea what you're talking about, sorry.

That's fine.

OOH! Regarding the "enemies with benefits" thing, there was also that guy from the Bible with the superstrength and the long hair.

[Lake Huron]

That's fine.

OOH! Regarding the "enemies with benefits" thing, there was also that guy from the Bible with the superstrength and the long hair.

Samson?

I doubt he'd have called Delilah an enemy, at least not at the point he was having sex with her.

[Peelee]

So how about that local sports team?

[Lake Huron]

So how about that local sports team?

Which one? You'll need to be more specific.

[enderlord99]

Samson?

Yes.

I doubt he'd have called Delilah an enemy, at least not at the point he was having sex with her.

Culturally, they were enemies; personally, they weren't. At the time, anyway.

Discussing it further seems like a bad idea.

[Lake Huron]

I still don't know what "shipping" means in this context.

[DavidSh]

I still don't know what "shipping" means in this context.

It usually means "promoting the idea of a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters", as in the traditional "Kirk/Spock" fan fiction.

[DataNinja]

I still don't know what "shipping" means in this context.

"Shipping" is derived from "relationship", where people basically match up (or ship) people in any given work (well, saying that it's limited to just one work is a vast understatement) who they think would make a good pair/set/whatever. At the most basic definition, anyways.

[Lake Huron]

Can't say I see the appeal in that but whatever works for them, I suppose.

[2D8HP]

I still don't know what "shipping" means in this context.

Fans like to "ship fictional enemies.

"Despite being bitter enemies Roy could see that Xykon was a man as well as a monster and..."

[DataNinja]

Can't say I see the appeal in that but whatever works for them, I suppose.

Yes, I personally am not a particular advocate of the practice, but... ahem, whatever floats your boat, I guess.
(With the caveat, of course, of "no, I don't care about your ship, don't shove it down my throat".)

[Teddy]

Any chance you're ESL? "X with benefits" usually means, "we have sex but aren't in a formal relationship."

You know, if you have English as a second language and don't hang around in circles where the term "X with benefits" gets thrown around, chances are pretty good that you'll have no idea what the acronym "ESL" stands for. I mean, I'm near-native and hang around the right circles, and I still had to look it up.

[Mith]

Any chance you're ESL? "X with benefits" usually means, "we have sex but aren't in a formal relationship."

Not ESL, just wasn't getting "hot person I cannot stand, but want to sleep with from this description. I figured, but the elaboration didn't mention sex, so I assumed things being more figurative. The use of "frenemy" wasn't leading me to think that sex was a thing.

So the elaboration was to see if this was looking for "sleeping with someone I detest" was the angle we were going with. Personally, I think that sort of thing is a terrible idea on about every level. And from that elaboration, I don't really see sex entering this equation? Maybe I have mis read something, though.

[Peelee]

You know, if you have English as a second language and don't hang around in circles where the term "X with benefits" gets thrown around, chances are pretty good that you'll have no idea what the acronym "ESL" stands for. I mean, I'm near-native and hang around the right circles, and I still had to look it up.

Amusingly enough, the vast majority of my early experience with the term was from people who had English as a second (or third) language.

[Lake Huron]

Yes, I personally am not a particular advocate of the practice, but... ahem, whatever floats your boat, I guess.
(With the caveat, of course, of "no, I don't care about your ship, don't shove it down my throat".)

Can't say the latter has ever happened to me.

[DataNinja]

Can't say the latter has ever happened to me.

Thankfully it's been rare for me, but I have run into the odd person who is rather... overly enthusiastic. It really depends on the circles you go around in. A lot of people are all cool about it, but there's the occasional bad egg.

Though, to be fair, "don't shove your opinions down my throat" is a pretty good rule of thumb in general. I don't care if you hate a food I love, or love a food I hate, for instance. Just don't go railing against me because I don't share your opinion, is all.

[Peelee]

Thankfully it's been rare for me, but I have run into the odd person who is rather... overly enthusiastic. It really depends on the circles you go around in. A lot of people are all cool about it, but there's the occasional bad egg.

Though, to be fair, "don't shove your opinions down my throat" is a pretty good rule of thumb in general. I don't care if you hate a food I love, or love a food I hate, for instance. Just don't go railing against me because I don't share your opinion, is all.

Or, as I like to put it, other people are allowed to be wrong.

[Lake Huron]

I will say that I did have one reader who was a little too emphatic on the point that they'd like two of my characters to get together and gave me a pretty exhaustive list of why, in spite of my stated refusal to do so.

I guess that'd count?

[DataNinja]

Or, as I like to put it, other people are allowed to be wrong.

You can't say that on the internet, though.

I will say that I did have one reader who was a little too emphatic on the point that they'd like two of my characters to get together and gave me a pretty exhaustive list of why, in spite of my stated refusal to do so.

I guess that'd count?

Yeah, that'd probably count.

[Peelee]

You can't say that on the internet, though.

Eh, you're allowed to be wrong there.

[enderlord99]

Spoiler: The following venting session is about my family. DO NOT open if you think I might be passive-aggressively talking about you. I'm not. The people I am talking about do not use this forum.

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Why does acknowledging that an argument has occurred automatically imply that the person doing so is "trying to restart it" but only if that person is me?

[Insane Jeenyus]

"Marriage"

this works better:

[Insane Jeenyus]

Well I think he's awful. Condescending, elitist, mean-spirited, opinionated, rude, shallow.. .. .. .. ..
He's a massive jerk, a really unpleasant sonofabitch, but he's also my massive jerk.

Sure. Hate-sex is probably a thing.

It actually is, At least as far back as the '70's, probably much earlier then that.

OOH! Regarding the "enemies with benefits" thing, there was also that guy from the Bible with the superstrength and the long hair.

That would be Samson

[Tvtyrant]

Spoiler: The following venting session is about my family. DO NOT open if you think I might be passive-aggressively talking about you. I'm not. The people I am talking about do not use this forum.

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Why does acknowledging that an argument has occurred automatically imply that the person doing so is "trying to restart it" but only if that person is me?

Spoiler: I hear you

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My family does much the same thing, where they are all tantrum prone and I have acted as the mediator for so long if I get mad its treated like it violates social norms. If I bring up any previous discussion they claim I am instigating conflict, but they are free to use weapons from any point in our life against me.

[HalfTangible]

Speaking of marriage, one of my cousins just got engaged.

Good on him.