Jibar's Random Banter #137: Return of the Cat-Muffin

[Dragonrider]

Any time DeeRee. I just enjoyed the sound of the topic and got to thinking about problems or interesting ways one could slant the discussion.

Yeah.

Now I have to go see my professor about it . . . in like half an hour. I *hate* going to see professors. I always feel like I'm imposing (by this I mean "taking up too much of his time", not "intimidating") or something.

[Dr. Bath]

Who likes short films about creepy dolls? Everyone that is who.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Yeah.

Now I have to go see my professor about it . . . in like half an hour. I *hate* going to see professors. I always feel like I'm imposing (by this I mean "taking up too much of his time", not "intimidating") or something.

Try having a weekly hour long tutorial with someone who is a certified expert in their field, and you're talking about essays which you wrote. On topics he/she holds dear to his/her heart.

Who likes short films about creepy dolls? Everyone that is who.

*cries*
Oh godsmummynononononononononomummy.
Gods.
*cries*
Frell.
Oh gods below.
Frell.
The clicking and the music and the eyes and the faces and the eyes and the clicking and the shop and the gods.
WHY DID I CLICK ON THE CLICK WHEN I HATE DOLLS?!? WHY DID I CLICK ON THE LINK WHEN I AM PETRIFIED OF DOLLS?!
Gods Above and Sideways I can't stop shaking.
No.

I. I, no.

[Dallas-Dakota]

But you aren't as much of a metalhead as Nameless and me.

Bah, just because I don't listen to as much mainstreammetal(though I'm pretty sure no such thing exists) as you guys.... I'm just specified, refined and so on as to what metal I listen to.

[DraPrime]

Bah, just because I don't listen to as much mainstreammetal(though I'm pretty sure no such thing exists) as you guys.... I'm just specified, refined and so on as to what metal I listen to.

Did you just say I listen to mainstream metal? I take that as an insult!

[Trobby]

Try having a weekly hour long tutorial with someone who is a certified expert in their field, and you're talking about essays which you wrote. On topics he/she holds dear to his/her heart.

Actually, I would love that. Even if I'm not particularly good at the subject, I would be interested to hear what a certified and deeply interested professor has to say on whatever I happen to be studying. Far more interesting than the dispassionate and unmotivated kind. <.<;

*cries*
Oh godsmummynononononononononomummy.
Gods.
*cries*
Frell.
Oh gods below.
Frell.
The clicking and the music and the eyes and the faces and the eyes and the clicking and the shop and the gods.
WHY DID I CLICK ON THE CLICK WHEN I HATE DOLLS?!? WHY DID I CLICK ON THE LINK WHEN I AM PETRIFIED OF DOLLS?!
Gods Above and Sideways I can't stop shaking.
No.

I. I, no.

O.O Um...um...Look! Kitten! Don't you like kittens? Don't you want to play with the kitten?

[Jibar]

STORY TIME

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'What a lovely day to be a horrible monster, ey Mr Crab?'
*click click click*



'Hey look, horrible monsters.'



'I hate horrible monsters! Also it's dark!'



'Don't worry friends, I'll just kill them with this giant drill claw thing.'



'Well hi Mr Shark!'



'AAAAHHHH I'mma SHAAAAAAAAAARK'



'AHHHHouch'



'Die horrible monsters!'



'Oh no! I'm telling uncle Cycromanis on you!'



'Ha! What can Cycrosowhat do to me and my drill!'



'D:'







'BBBBLLLLAAAARRRRGGGG'
'AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH'



'OH GOD IT'S SO BLURRY WHAT IS GOING ON'



'OM NOM NOM'
'Oh what a horrible fate!'



'BBBBLLLLAAAARRRRGGGG!'
'Aaaahhh! Run for it!'



'Don't worry lads, I'll save you once I get all this bloom out of my eyes.'







'BLURRY'



'OM NOM NOM'



*thumbs up*
'Eyyyyy'

THE END

[DraPrime]

STORY TIME

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'What a lovely day to be a horrible monster, ey Mr Crab?'
*click click click*



'Hey look, horrible monsters.'



'I hate horrible monsters! Also it's dark!'



'Don't worry friends, I'll just kill them with this giant drill claw thing.'



'Well hi Mr Shark!'



'AAAAHHHH I'mma SHAAAAAAAAAARK'



'AHHHHouch'



'Die horrible monsters!'



'Oh no! I'm telling uncle Cycromanis on you!'



'Ha! What can Cycrosowhat do to me and my drill!'



'D:'







'BBBBLLLLAAAARRRRGGGG'
'AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH'



'OH GOD IT'S SO BLURRY WHAT IS GOING ON'



'OM NOM NOM'
'Oh what a horrible fate!'



'BBBBLLLLAAAARRRRGGGG!'
'Aaaahhh! Run for it!'



'Don't worry lads, I'll save you once I get all this bloom out of my eyes.'







'BLURRY'



'OM NOM NOM'



*thumbs up*
'Eyyyyy'

THE END

Brilliant! No doubt someone's going to let Michael Bay do an awful adaptation of it in the near future.

[Dragonrider]

Try having a weekly hour long tutorial with someone who is a certified expert in their field, and you're talking about essays which you wrote. On topics he/she holds dear to his/her heart.

Yeah. He ended up thinking I was more interested in the Edward I aspect, and gave me a bunch of sources. I'm going to end up with a lot of political and military history in it, probably, which isn't necessarily what I was going for but he gave me a couple books to try and a website to look up journal articles, which is what counts.

Now allow me to collapse with exhaustion at the thought of the effort this is all going to take. I have to find primary sources that have been translated (most of what there is is still in French or Latin, which obviously I don't read). Still, my thesis is unformed and I can go where I want with it . . . plus my mum has this tome by J. Beverly Smith, this fusty old guy who's devoted his life to research on medieval Wales . . . so my chances may be pretty good.

Even though this is my favorite professor, I just always come out of my teachers' offices feeling like an idiot. Now I'll go drown my sorrows in St Augustine's confessions, thank you very much.

[Trobby]

Brilliant! No doubt someone's going to let Michael Bay do an awful adaptation of it in the near future.

Here's my Michael Bay style adaption of the story:

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*EndSPLOSION!*

[KuReshtin]

Who likes short films about creepy dolls? Everyone that is who.

What the hell...? Who'd think up something like that? That's just... Creepy.
Well, it's kind of cute as well, but mostly creepy. Like 95% creepy and 5% cute.

[DraPrime]

Here's my Michael Bay style adaption of the story:

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*EndSPLOSION!*

You forgot the gratuitous shots of Megan Fox's chest.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Actually, I would love that. Even if I'm not particularly good at the subject, I would be interested to hear what a certified and deeply interested professor has to say on whatever I happen to be studying. Far more interesting than the dispassionate and unmotivated kind. <.<;

Aaahhh, but 'tis still intimidating.

O.O Um...um...Look! Kitten! Don't you like kittens? Don't you want to play with the kitten?

. . .



. . .

OMG!
KYOOT! CUTE! SO CUTE!
*diabetic shock*
That kitten is too cute.

Yeah. He ended up thinking I was more interested in the Edward I aspect, and gave me a bunch of sources. I'm going to end up with a lot of political and military history in it, probably, which isn't necessarily what I was going for but he gave me a couple books to try and a website to look up journal articles, which is what counts.

Now allow me to collapse with exhaustion at the thought of the effort this is all going to take. I have to find primary sources that have been translated (most of what there is is still in French or Latin, which obviously I don't read). Still, my thesis is unformed and I can go where I want with it . . . plus my mum has this tome by J. Beverly Smith, this fusty old guy who's devoted his life to research on medieval Wales . . . so my chances may be pretty good.

Even though this is my favorite professor, I just always come out of my teachers' offices feeling like an idiot. Now I'll go drown my sorrows in St Augustine's confessions, thank you very much.

Tell him he's got it all wrong, and that you want to do something else. And DeeRee, as far as sources go, I wish you luck with the Latin and French. I'd offer my services, but I only know modern French.

@JIbbers: awesome.
@KuReshtin: exactly. Even thinking about . . . it makes me shiver. Never ever show it to a child. They will be traumatised for life.
By Io, that scene where she's sucked into the doll.
I knew dolls were after me.

[KuReshtin]

You forgot the gratuitous shots of Megan Fox's chest.

Wasn't that kind of covered by the girl in the bikini, driving the car through the explosion?

Edit:
Koorli: Agreed. Shouldn't be shown to kids. Same as this rendition of Twinkle Twinkle little star should never be played in the precense of children.

[Dragonrider]

Tell him he's got it all wrong, and that you want to do something else. And DeeRee, as far as sources go, I wish you luck with the Latin and French. I'd offer my services, but I only know modern French.

This is an independent project, so he was just giving me stuff to start with. I'm just a pessimist.

I'm gonna ask my mum where she gets *her* stuff on the subject.

[Zocelot]

Did you just say I listen to mainstream metal? I take that as an insult!

It's popular therefore it's bad isn't really a good case. Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden is some of the most mainstream metal I've heard, but being called a fan of them is nothing to be ashamed of.

Mainstream is only an insult when it's something that is both very popular and very bad.

[Dr. Bath]

Why not just say bad then? DUMB DUMB DUMB.

And that video should totally be shown to children. To teach them not to graffiti. (I thought it was a boy, but realise that Alma probably is a girl's name)

Also: kukukuku, mental scarring.

Also also: Teeheehee, my curled forelock has grown back meaning I can go back to flicking it.

Also also also: Argh exams.

[DraPrime]

It's popular therefore it's bad isn't really a good case. Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden is some of the most mainstream metal I've heard, but being called a fan of them is nothing to be ashamed of.

Mainstream is only an insult when it's something that is both very popular and very bad.

I was more insulted by the implication that I don't listen to more underground metal, which is pretty much what I mostly listen to. I do however, enjoy some mainstream bands. Iron Maiden, who you named, is my favorite band ever.

[Dr. Bath]

Man, you crazy Dragonprime. You just don't like that DD insinuated that he likes obscurer metal. Obviously a knock to your 'cred' on the 'street' with the 'droogs'.

[DraPrime]

Man, you crazy Dragonprime. You just don't like that DD insinuated that he likes obscurer metal. Obviously a knock to your 'cred' on the 'street' with the 'droogs'.

*sigh*

Look, given how frequently people make inaccurate statements about me and the music I love, I get annoyed when someone says something incorrect about my musical tastes. It has nothing to do with "cred." It has everything to do with it being a simple pet peeve. Now stop being condescending.

[Thufir]

That kitten is too cute.

Says you who has the Baby Curly avatar which makes me d'awww like, every time I see it.
It is a very cute kitten though.

So, G&S rehearsal was a bit weird, as there were only two of us there plus the director and pianist.
Intentional, as it was a principal rehearsal only working on Josephine's solos, the Josephine/Ralph duet and accompanying dialogue, but still. Bit weird.

[Dr. Bath]

Coo' coo'. I can dig that I guess, daddio.

My use of intentionally incorrect slang terms was not intentionally condescending, I apologise if it came across that way.

[DraPrime]

Coo' coo'. I can dig that I guess, daddio.

My use of intentionally incorrect slang terms was not intentionally condescending, I apologize if it came across that way.

Ah, that's ok then. I apologize for the incorrect accusations.

[Dr. Bath]

Apologies all round. What fun and japes we had.

Since when do metalheads get dissed or whatever? They are normally huge here, or tiny and made of spikes and drugs of some kind. Not normally the kind of people you readily insult. I mean I do it, but that because most of my friends like metal and their annoyance amuses me (admittedly, mocking music is not limited to a single genre), but other than that seems silly.

I have just listened to every readily available Sigur Ros song in a row. Time for bed perhaps.

[Anuan]

Everybody seems to get overly touchy about their musical tastes.

I, like Dr. Bath, enjoy making people twitch about it. Because it's fun.

[Neko Toast]

Is it odd that, when I try to call someone, I sit and stare at my phone for at least 10 minutes before I actually call them?

Sometimes I get nervous when calling people over the phone. I can't really explain why without sounding a little crazy.

[Thufir]

Is it odd that, when I try to call someone, I sit and stare at my phone for at least 10 minutes before I actually call them?

Sometimes I get nervous when calling people over the phone. I can't really explain why without sounding a little crazy.

Me too. Phoning people is a terrifying prospect. At least, if they're people I like.

[Neko Toast]

Me too. Phoning people is a terrifying prospect. At least, if they're people I like.

Exactly! It's only with my friends. If I have to call the doctor or order pizza or something, I'm fine.

[Alteran]

Exactly! It's only with my friends. If I have to call the doctor or order pizza or something, I'm fine.

I am exactly the same way. I've never been able to determine exactly why I feel that way, it's kind of puzzling.

[Trobby]

:p Bleh. I prefer making people squee with delight. Especially ladies. ^w^ Because if there is one thing I love more than anything else, it's cute stuff. And nothing is cuter than a girl going "d'aww" over another adorable thing.

Speaking of which, BEAGLE PUPPIES!