Not-So-Mith'd Opportunity: Random Banter # 222

[Tvtyrant]

I honestly thought that this was an euphemism for you flinging it out a window until you clarified.

To be frank, I think I'll headcanon my original reading of it.

Grey Wolf

I like that ending better to. I am invoking death of the author and insisting that was what Tvtyrant meant the whole time.

[DataNinja]

Been going to the hospital fairly frequently over the last few months (not for myself, before anyone gets worried). Once they had a band playing in the north pavilion lobby. Now in one of the clinic lobbies they have a full orchestra. Not something I ever thought I'd experience in a hospital.

...that seems, uh, a liiiiittle extravagant, to say the least. Also maybe the wrong place to try and stuff in an orchestra.



In other news, Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians in the forum. And happy Monday to everyone everywhere else, I guess.

[Honest Tiefling]

...that seems, uh, a liiiiittle extravagant, to say the least. Also maybe the wrong place to try and stuff in an orchestra.

Could very well be charity on behalf of the orchestra, or someone hired them. Or if the orchestra was a tad youngish, students getting some experience in performing in front of a group in.

I'm more wondering how they fit everyone into such a space. Was the hospital huge?

[SZbNAhL]

Been going to the hospital fairly frequently over the last few months (not for myself, before anyone gets worried). Once they had a band playing in the north pavilion lobby. Now in one of the clinic lobbies they have a full orchestra. Not something I ever thought I'd experience in a hospital.

Bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase "getting an op. at the hospital".

[Fyraltari]

Gay Pride was great yesterday. I went with my job for the parade. It was very frustrating to wait for a few hours to start marching but it was worth it.

Wait, do you mean you went with some co-workers friends or do you mean that your job involved going there?

EDIT:

Canada Day

I was going to make a joke about how unoriginal a name this is for a National Day, but then I remembered we couldn't vcome up with any name for the 14th of July, so joke's on me.

[DataNinja]

Could very well be charity on behalf of the orchestra, or someone hired them. Or if the orchestra was a tad youngish, students getting some experience in performing in front of a group in.

I'm more wondering how they fit everyone into such a space. Was the hospital huge?

That's fair. I do forget that there are charity events and whatnot sometimes. But the question of space is one I had, too. I don't think a hospital is gonna have a dedicated orchestra pit, after all.

I was going to make a joke about how unoriginal a name this is for a National Day, but then I remembered we couldn't vcome up with any name for the 14th of July, so joke's on me.

Hey, I mean, it's entirely unambiguous as to what country it's for... and it rolls off the tongue better than "'Country of Maple Leaves, Syrup, Beavers, Meese and Hockey' Day."

[SZbNAhL]

I was going to make a joke about how unoriginal a name this is for a National Day, but then I remembered we couldn't vcome up with any name for the 14th of July, so joke's on me.

Wait, the French don't call Bastille Day Bastille Day (or Jour de Bastille)? Why do we have a name for your national day if you don't?

[Fyraltari]

Wait, the French don't call Bastille Day Bastille Day (or Jour de Bastille)? Why do we have a name for your national day if you don't?

No we don't. In fact there is slight historical debate on wether we are celebrating the 14th of July 1789 (storming of the Bastille) or 1790 (the day of Federation) though pretty much evry non-historian (and most historians) would say 1789.

I guess you do it to be clear what you are tlaking about and because you can't expect non-French people to give any meaning to "July 14".

Funnily, nobody remembers September 22nd and the creation of the First Republic.

Edit: Also "Bastille Day" would be better translated as "Fête de la Bastille" if it was what we called it.

[Anonymouswizard]

Wait, the French don't call Bastille Day Bastille Day (or Jour de Bastille)? Why do we have a name for your national day if you don't?

Is there anything we don't have a name for?

Like everybody a dating site matches you with being white. That's called 'being in rural England'.

[LaZodiac]

Meese

Moosen! I SAW A FLOCK OF MOOSEN! MANY MUCH MOOSEN, IN THE WOODSEN!

Also Happy Canada Day, I suppose. Quite enjoying my day off~

[Peelee]

...that seems, uh, a liiiiittle extravagant, to say the least. Also maybe the wrong place to try and stuff in an orchestra.

You vastly underestimate the Birmingham medical district. The UAB complex is busier (and larger) than most international airports I've been in.

Could very well be charity on behalf of the orchestra, or someone hired them. Or if the orchestra was a tad youngish, students getting some experience in performing in front of a group in.

I'm more wondering how they fit everyone into such a space. Was the hospital huge?

"Huge" would be an understatement. I mixed up which building we were going to and parked in the wrong deck, so we had to go through Concourse A to the North Pavilion to Concourse C which led to Kirklin Clinic. I think four skywalks (so at least we got a scenic route), coming in at a third of a mile. I know that because I forgot a folder in the car and had to go back and get it, and when I returned my watch congratulated me on a miles worth of walking in the last half hour. And you'd think I was being over descriptive about my whereabouts but oh, you would be so, so mistaken.

Birmingham's medical research is top ranked globally, and let me tell you, if you go to any of the UAB facilities or Children's it shows.

[FinnLassie]

Reminds me of my first dog, Rex. What did everyone else call their first pets? Don't actually answer that, or my joke will become an actual phishing post and I'll get banned.

Well you're in luck, I don't really know which one was my first pet so I never use the answer!

It was either Cookie the gerbil or Pipsa, our family dog. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel just like Pubby Nugget, though different colouring.

Cookie's story is a little sad. My sister got two gerbils, a pair of brothers called Leonardo and Fabio. Fun! Extremely cute and sociable.

One day, turns out Fabio wasn't a brother... but a sister. I don't ****ing know how, but we ended up having THREE litters, A, B and C before mum and dad were like... this needs to stop. then again my eldest sister is a narcissistic dumbo that always got her way as a kid/teen as well

Cookie died within a few months. Fabio ended up eating one of Cookie's littersiblings on 1st of May and I will never forget that sight when I went to check on the gerbils. Even though the gerbil was young, it was definitely waaaay past the pink hairless blob stage.

[Insane Jeenyus]

At the Nashville campus of the VA, they have bluegrass bands every now and then.

[DataNinja]

Moosen! I SAW A FLOCK OF MOOSEN! MANY MUCH MOOSEN, IN THE WOODSEN!

Also Happy Canada Day, I suppose. Quite enjoying my day off~

Pfffft. Hadn't heard that one before.

And I think it's a crime to stop someone from enjoying a day off.

You vastly underestimate the Birmingham medical district. The UAB complex is busier (and larger) than most international airports I've been in.

"Huge" would be an understatement. I mixed up which building we were going to and parked in the wrong deck, so we had to go through Concourse A to the North Pavilion to Concourse C which led to Kirklin Clinic. I think four skywalks (so at least we got a scenic route), coming in at a third of a mile. I know that because I forgot a folder in the car and had to go back and get it, and when I returned my watch congratulated me on a miles worth of walking in the last half hour. And you'd think I was being over descriptive about my whereabouts but oh, you would be so, so mistaken.

Birmingham's medical research is top ranked globally, and let me tell you, if you go to any of the UAB facilities or Children's it shows.

...geez. That's, uh, whoo boy. I get lost travelling in airports, yeah, so the scale of something that makes those pale is... something.

[2D8HP]

Reminds me of my first dog, Rex. What did everyone else call their first pets? .[/COLOR]

Trotsky, and Wizard (cats), Fang and Moonshine (Dogs).

I don't remember if it was my Mom or Dad who picked those names.

[Peelee]

...geez. That's, uh, whoo boy. I get lost travelling in airports, yeah, so the scale of something that makes those pale is... something.

If it makes you feel any better, it's still peanuts compared to the Atlanta airport, which has its own completely internal subway system.

I may be overselling the complex size a bit, but yeah, if you're used to normal hospitals and go into one of those buildings it can really be overwhelming.

[DataNinja]

If it makes you feel any better, it's still peanuts compared to the Atlanta airport, which has its own completely internal subway system.

Oh, I don't feel so bad then. Atlanta is one of the ones I've gotten lost in.

[Bartmanhomer]

Wait, do you mean you went with some co-workers friends or do you mean that your job involved going there?

EDIT:

I was going to make a joke about how unoriginal a name this is for a National Day, but then I remembered we couldn't vcome up with any name for the 14th of July, so joke's on me.

My job involved of going there. My job supports the LGBT community.

[Honest Tiefling]

Oh, I don't feel so bad then. Atlanta is one of the ones I've gotten lost in.

Got lost in Heathrow. Gotta say, the security was quite lacking given that I accidentally walked into a secured area on accident.

[Peelee]

I guess you do it to be clear what you are tlaking about and because you can't expect non-French people to give any meaning to "July 14".

Probably. Regardless, though, I try to celebrate Bastille Day as often as possible.

[Fyraltari]

Probably. Regardless, though, I try to celebrate Bastille Day as often as possible.

Okay, but why?

[Peelee]

Okay, but why?

It speaks to me thematically. Plus, I like the French. That's all the explanation you'll get, though.

[Honest Tiefling]

Probably for the same reason people in America celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Excuse for beer and snacks. I'm pretty sure a lot of people who celebrate it don't really know what that day actually is.

[Peelee]

Probably for the same reason people in America celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Excuse for beer and snacks. I'm pretty sure a lot of people who celebrate it don't really know what that day actually is.

Well, if I drank beer, maybe.

[enderlord99]

Probably for the same reason people in America celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Excuse for beer and snacks. I'm pretty sure a lot of people who celebrate it don't really know what that day actually is.

Something to do with Mexico?

[Honest Tiefling]

Well, if I drank beer, maybe.

Surely you must eat snacks at least.

Something to do with Mexico?

Close enough for most folks.

[SZbNAhL]

Probably for the same reason people in America celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Excuse for beer and snacks. I'm pretty sure a lot of people who celebrate it don't really know what that day actually is.

Not to mention St Patrick's Day, Chinese New Year and Oktoberfest.

[Honest Tiefling]

Not to mention St Patrick's Day, Chinese New Year and Oktoberfest.

I think most Americans are aware of what Chinese New Year is, at least.

[Bartmanhomer]

I noticed that in McDonalds, customers order food by machines instead of old fashioned ordering at the cashiers. Would you like to Super Size that?

[Honest Tiefling]

Yeah, if you don't like that, you probably shouldn't look at doordash or anything similar...I mean, I can order food without being presentable!