Thufir's Third Random Banter #224

[Bartmanhomer]

Decades to centuries. It's still quicker than millennia,



True, we might have to get the desert and marshland hitched quickly.



That's fine, I was hoping the snark about the chickens being 'totally carbon based'.

WRT organic farming, I just don't care about it. I'm not exactly against it, more I just think we're starting to get tools that make it obsolete.



Considering that over here I'm partially indigenous (I'm somewhere up to half celtic, somewhere up to half germanic), go Indigenous People!

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[Solamnicknight]

Hi everyone! Long time since I was on the forum. I got a new job in May and have been working on getting rid of my low self-esteem. I’m a library page now and am really enjoying it! I’m still working on my college degree, doing well in 3 out of 4 classes but am failing remedial algebra. I’m an online student. I’m horrible at math which is odd for a d&d player, but I comprehend the written word quite a bit better than complex numeric rules. Hope everyone is doing well, and hopefully I can find some time to post tomorrow. Going to get some sleep now!

[Comrade]

Hi everyone! Long time since I was on the forum. I got a new job in May and have been working on getting rid of my low self-esteem. I’m a library page now and am really enjoying it! I’m still working on my college degree, doing well in 3 out of 4 classes but am failing remedial algebra. I’m an online student. I’m horrible at math which is odd for a d&d player, but I comprehend the written word quite a bit better than complex numeric rules. Hope everyone is doing well, and hopefully I can find some time to post tomorrow. Going to get some sleep now!

I don't think I know you but welcome back!

So I did karaoke for the first time tonight, 'cause well, when a friend's feelin' low, you do what you've got to do to get them out of the house. All I can say is when your singing lexicon is limited to Georgian/Persian folk songs and outlaw country, karaoke is a struggle.

[Anonymouswizard]

So I did karaoke for the first time tonight, 'cause well, when a friend's feelin' low, you do what you've got to do to get them out of the house. All I can say is when your singing lexicon is limited to Georgian/Persian folk songs and outlaw country, karaoke is a struggle.

I have a love-hate relationship with karaoke. On the one hand I have a good singing voice, on the o other hand I have an untrained singing voice so while I can hold a tune I tend to revert to monotone (and I'm aware of the fact). The end result is that despite loving to sing I won't do karaoke without being drunk (and I rarely drink these days).

But yeah, a good range of musical knowledge is fairly important. Knowing some of the more popular songs from the eighties through noughties has saved my life when there's no metal or youtube singers on offer.


Well I've started shaving my body hair, didn't get all the way through it this morning but I'm planning on going the 'no hair below the neckline' route because I think it looks better.

[LaZodiac]

Bah, it's like this 'organic' nonsense, I just had some organic eggs, they were from some totally carbon based chickens. I say we treat the artificial stuff like what it is, chemicals, and the natural stuff like what it is, chemicals.

And darn, a bit of milk in your omelette really does increase the fluffiness. I'm going to try to go and study French cooking now.

I return from the void! Blue is still here and says hi.

I'm glad you tried the milk in omelettes thing. It makes for some damn good egg-cake.

[DataNinja]

I return from the void! Blue is still here and says hi.

Welcome back from the Void. How was Gilgamesh?
(People still being where you expect them to be is much preferable to the alternative. )

[Iruka]

I don't think I know you but welcome back!

So I did karaoke for the first time tonight, 'cause well, when a friend's feelin' low, you do what you've got to do to get them out of the house. All I can say is when your singing lexicon is limited to Georgian/Persian folk songs and outlaw country, karaoke is a struggle.

What is your favourite georgian or persian folk song?

Spoiler: Mandatory Archer reference

Show

[LaZodiac]

Welcome back from the Void. How was Gilgamesh?
(People still being where you expect them to be is much preferable to the alternative. )

Greg is good, as ever and always. It snowed today and it's the "gonna stick around" snow.

Things are good though, yeah. Blue's gonna be going home today, came to work with me and such.

[Solamnicknight]

I don't think I know you but welcome back!

So I did karaoke for the first time tonight, 'cause well, when a friend's feelin' low, you do what you've got to do to get them out of the house. All I can say is when your singing lexicon is limited to Georgian/Persian folk songs and outlaw country, karaoke is a struggle.

That’s good of you that you got your friend to go out. Also that’s cool you decided to go up and do some karaoke, that takes some confidence. Sounds like you had a good time!

[DataNinja]

It snowed today and it's the "gonna stick around" snow.

Oh, oh fun. It's that season already. I wish you strength in getting through. Your're gonna need it to lift that shovel at this rate.

[LaZodiac]

Oh, oh fun. It's that season already. I wish you strength in getting through. Your're gonna need it to lift that shovel at this rate.

Foolish land dweller, I live in the sky (in the 7th floor of an apartment. I don't have to shovel~).

[DataNinja]

Foolish land dweller, I live in the sky (in the 7th floor of an apartment. I don't have to shovel~).

Oh, lucky you.
(Except I'm not actually that foolish, because of the low amount of snow we get here at least.)

[Peelee]

Why y'all talking about shovels, do you dig a hole to put all that snow in? Is that how snow works?

[Tvtyrant]

Why y'all talking about shovels, do you dig a hole to put all that snow in? Is that how snow works?

In Portland we hope it melts on its own. It isn't a great strategy :p

[Peelee]

In Portland we hope it melts on its own. It isn't a great strategy :p

It's better than Birmingham's strategy of panic, hoard milk and bread, and close the whole damn state.

[Anonymouswizard]

It's better than Birmingham's strategy of panic, hoard milk and bread, and close the whole damn state.

Funny, that's the of the other Birmingham as well If only because the entire shuts down at the first hint of snow, or even worse leaves on the line.

[Peelee]

Funny, that's the of the other Birmingham as well If only because the entire shuts down at the first hint of snow, or even worse leaves on the line.

It's a bonding moment!

[Bartmanhomer]

I love pit bulls (dog). I don't understand why some people think that pit bulls are evil. It's just how people who train pit bulls.

[LaZodiac]

Why y'all talking about shovels, do you dig a hole to put all that snow in? Is that how snow works?

We use the shovel and we throw it Somewhere Else, so it's no longer in our way. Somewhere Else is usually a backyard or the road.

I love pit bulls (dog). I don't understand why some people think that pit bulls are evil. It's just how people who train pit bulls.

A lot of pit bull breeds can look scary. That's basically it.

[Anonymouswizard]

I love pit bulls (dog). I don't understand why some people think that pit bulls are evil. It's just how people who train pit bulls.

Pitbulls=dogs
Dogs=scary
Pitbulls!=scary
Therefore scary!=scary

I'm confused?

[Comrade]

I have a love-hate relationship with karaoke. On the one hand I have a good singing voice, on the o other hand I have an untrained singing voice so while I can hold a tune I tend to revert to monotone (and I'm aware of the fact).

Well I've started shaving my body hair, didn't get all the way through it this morning but I'm planning on going the 'no hair below the neckline' route because I think it looks better.

I've contemplated springing for vocal lessons myself, since I do love singing and I wouldn't mind being able to do it without shattering windows and killing parties. Also, I've tried shaving body hair before, mainly out of curiosity, and boy is it a hassle. The itching is an absolute terror too. Would not recommend.

What is your favourite georgian or persian folk song?

My favorite Georgian folk song to sing is probably Tu Ase Turpa Iqavi, which puzzlingly enough this Irish pub didn't have on their karaoke machine. So I settled for a less-than-spectacular rendition of Merle Haggard's 'Someday We'll Look Back'. My voice is pretty low and I struggle with some of Merle's higher-register stuff, but they didn't have the country artists I usually find better suited to my voice, so I had to work with what I had.

[enderlord99]

Pitbulls=dogs
Dogs=scary
Pitbulls!=scary
Therefore scary!=scary

I'm confused?

...Where'd you get the second line from? Dogs aren't scary; they're cute!

[Peelee]

Dogs aren't scary; they're cute!

Ehhhhhhhhh...

I wouldn't use "cute" any more than I'd use "scary."

[Tvtyrant]

I love pit bulls (dog). I don't understand why some people think that pit bulls are evil. It's just how people who train pit bulls.

The conflict is a proxy for nature vs. nurture arguments. People who don't buy into nurture arguments see the higher rates of attacks as indicative of the breed, people who don't but into nature arguments blame the training. There really isn't a point to arguing about it, because the axioms involved are fairly fundamental and the same data can be used to make either argument.

[Bartmanhomer]

The conflict is a proxy for nature vs. nurture arguments. People who don't buy into nurture arguments see the higher rates of attacks as indicative of the breed, people who don't but into nature arguments blame the training. There really isn't a point to arguing about it, because the axioms involved are fairly fundamental and the same data can be used to make either argument.

And is this based on facts or opinions? Because I know that some people buy pit bulls and take great care of them turn out to be wonderful pets.

[Peelee]

And is this based on facts or opinions?

Well, if you can make the nature vs nurture debate factual, there's probably a Nobel Prize or two waiting for you.

[enderlord99]

Ehhhhhhhhh...

I wouldn't use "cute" any more than I'd use "scary."

Depends on the dog, I guess.

Pugs and bulldogs are gross. Most others are cute.

[Peelee]

Depends on the dog, I guess.

Pugs and bulldogs are gross. Most others are cute.

British bulldogs? Those are one of the few I would call cute.

[Tvtyrant]

And is this based on facts or opinions? Because I know that some people buy pit bulls and take great care of them turn out to be wonderful pets.

Which is great, but statistically they are involved in more attacks then other breeds.

The conflict is about how we interpret those statistics. Is it that pit bulls are more violent, or are bad owners more likely to get pit bulls?

For instance, some people raise tigers. Of those people, some have done so without getting attacked, but owning a tiger is still exponentially more dangerous then a dog.

Well, if you can make the nature vs nurture debate factual, there's probably a Nobel Prize or two waiting for you.

Exactly.

[LaZodiac]

Depends on the dog, I guess.

Pugs and bulldogs are gross. Most others are cute.

Pugs are only ugly because we selectively bred them until their noses stopped being functional.