Kneenibble's Knack for Knightly Knickers: a Knell for Random Banter #184

[Kneenibble]

Originally Posted by Rawhide

These are the birds you want.

I am a gooey puddle of squee right now. I will kidnap all Rainbow Lorikeets from Australia to kiss their fluffy bellies and feed them raspberries. You have been warned.

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

That sounds like an interesting story and I would like you to share.

The fellow in question entered the room I was sitting, and I was momentarily overwhelmed by a feeling of warmth and a bright saffron-yellow light. This was very shortly after he had finished his pilgrimage, too. After that first flash I didn't see it again, but he was a lovely sweet man with kind eyes.

He did not give it to me himself -- another monk gave it to him, who gave it to me. The shawl/blanket is very soft but quite plain and kind of ugly, in contrast to the other luxurious & gaudy textiles I collect. But it is more special than they.

Originally Posted by randman22222

Nobile? Since when?

Your global peregrinations, and the privileged family that permits them; your refined pastimes; your retinue of artisanal friends; your aristocratic features: nobile, sir.

Originally Posted by Dimonite

Bah! I drink only distilled, de-ionized water. There are no molecules in it aside from hydrogen and oxygen. I don't even BREATHE on it. Well, that's what I would do if I was filthy rich, anyway. As is, I can barely afford tap water.

Drinking distilled water is actually bad for you. The water sweeps up minerals from your body and takes them with it on the way out.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

My parents came home today after a week-long vacation in Florida, just the two of them, to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. After catching up with each other and going out to dinner, I started playing this "Alter-Ego" game I found where you play as someone right from birth and make decisions that affect their personality and life. Going through it made me think about my life, all my parents have done for me, and all the places they kept me from harm, and it just makes me cry with happiness that they're home and safe. I love them so much. Don't know where to find an emoticon indicating that you're crying but happy.

[Coidzor]

^: This is the closest I could find after a cursory search.

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Hey guys, Homecoming starts in 10 minutes, should I go?

If you have to ask, and violence is unlikely at worst, then the answer is yes.

Even if you don't enjoy it, it is a life experience and can come in handy somehow if you play it right.

[Mutant Sheep]

Homecoming and school dances lack fun without A. The best group ever to happen ever or B. You iz futbal

However, they are fun. If'n you has fwends. Or is a futbal.

[Coidzor]

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

Homecoming and school dances lack fun without A. The best group ever to happen ever or B. You iz futbal

Ah, but learning to make your own fun, or, failing that, mischief, is all part of the process.

Though, yes, it is easier with a group of like-minded confederates. Though malcontents eager to be lead are not always so hard to find for the persuasive. Or that hard to persuade if one comes up with a good plan.

[Kneenibble]

Originally Posted by Archpaladin Zousha

My parents came home today after a week-long vacation in Florida, just the two of them, to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. After catching up with each other and going out to dinner, I started playing this "Alter-Ego" game I found where you play as someone right from birth and make decisions that affect their personality and life. Going through it made me think about my life, all my parents have done for me, and all the places they kept me from harm, and it just makes me cry with happiness that they're home and safe. I love them so much. Don't know where to find an emoticon indicating that you're crying but happy.

*hugs* I'm happy that you can appreciate your family in this way.

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

Homecoming and school dances lack fun without A. The best group ever to happen ever or B. You iz futbal

It took me a while to figure out how this works grammatically. At first I thought the periods after the letters denoted the end of sentences, trying to figure out what you meant by "A", going cross-eyed at the second part, and laughing at the random insult at the end.

[Dimonite]

Originally Posted by Coidzor

Ah, but learning to make your own fun, or, failing that, mischief, is all part of the process.

Though, yes, it is easier with a group of like-minded confederates. Though malcontents eager to be lead are not always so hard to find for the persuasive. Or that hard to persuade if one comes up with a good plan.

Well I certainly wouldn't want to be lead. I'm heavy and toxic enough as is!

But I've never actually been to a school dance. I can't dance and people are annoying, especially when they're doing inappropriate things with each other under the guise of "dance" to music best described as a sheet of tin falling off a cliff while the world's angriest man gets a root canal with no anesthesia. (I REALLY don't enjoy most modern music)

[Coidzor]

Originally Posted by Dimonite

Well I certainly wouldn't want to be lead. I'm heavy and toxic enough as is!

But I've never actually been to a school dance. I can't dance and people are annoying, especially when they're doing inappropriate things with each other under the guise of "dance" to music best described as a sheet of tin falling off a cliff while the world's angriest man gets a root canal with no anesthesia. (I REALLY don't enjoy most modern music)

Capital! With that much of a hands-off, not wanting to touch it with a ten foot pole attitude, they're positively ripe with [opportunity].

Though, really, you should do something about that toxicity, I hear you can find someone to help in your local city. Once I just got a bit of bleach on my tongue and it's only just now starting to grow those pieces back.

[Dimonite]

Originally Posted by Coidzor

Capital! With that much of a hands-off, not wanting to touch it with a ten foot pole attitude, they're positively ripe with [opportunity].

Though, really, you should do something about that toxicity, I hear you can find someone to help in your local city. Once I just got a bit of bleach on my tongue and it's only just now starting to grow those pieces back.

Oh, no bleach on my tongue, good sir; I simply store copious amounts of venom there. Reserved, of course, for those who are fool enough to wrong me.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Hey guys, Homecoming starts in 10 minutes, should I go?

Maybe I don't know! If you don't go come online at the very least

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

The fellow in question entered the room I was sitting, and I was momentarily overwhelmed by a feeling of warmth and a bright saffron-yellow light. This was very shortly after he had finished his pilgrimage, too. After that first flash I didn't see it again, but he was a lovely sweet man with kind eyes.

He did not give it to me himself -- another monk gave it to him, who gave it to me. The shawl/blanket is very soft but quite plain and kind of ugly, in contrast to the other luxurious & gaudy textiles I collect. But it is more special than they.

That sounds really awesome Knee. It's cool that you got to have such an expierance

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

It took me a while to figure out how this works grammatically. At first I thought the periods after the letters denoted the end of sentences, trying to figure out what you meant by "A", going cross-eyed at the second part, and laughing at the random insult at the end.

Yeah, I don't know how the "reason A and reason B" thing works. Sorry. (Yeah, thats one of my top insults I use. It is futbal. )

Also, a Canadian Conteniental traversing monk sounds epic and deserving of a cool-ass musical and/or killer movie.

[MoonCat]

Skipped Homecoming in favor of watching Doctor Who for the first time.

High-fives?

[Mutant Sheep]

HIGH FIVES FOR THE MOONCAT. *high fives, then low five AND in the middle away we go or however that rhyme went I cant remember*

Turnabout is a better dance anyway.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Skipped Homecoming in favor of watching Doctor Who for the first time.

High-fives?

High fives! Woo!

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

HIGH FIVES FOR THE MOONCAT. *high fives, then low five AND in the middle away we go or however that rhyme went I cant remember*

Turnabout is a better dance anyway.

There's a rhyme? Anyway, the dance is over in 21 minutes and I didn't even know if anyone I knew would be there.

The heck's that?

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

High fives! Woo!

Woooo.

ION: Due to roleplaying my DnD character drunk right now, I keep on accidentally typing my normal posts in drunk speak as well. This is proving to be slightly annoying.

IOON: My mom just walked in to see a paused image of Christopher Eccleston. She immediately said. "Oh look, a Brit.' Then she correctly guessed approximately what area. I can attest to her lack of knowledge on this beforehand.

I think my mom is magic.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

There's a rhyme? Anyway, the dance is over in 21 minutes and I didn't even know if anyone I knew would be there.

The heck's that?



Woooo.

ION: Due to roleplaying my DnD character drunk right now, I keep on accidentally typing my normal posts in drunk speak as well. This is proving to be slightly annoying.

IOON: My mom just walked in to see a paused image of Christopher Eccleston. She immediately said. "Oh look, a Brit.' Then she correctly guessed approximately what area. I can attest to her lack of knowledge on this beforehand.

I think my mom is magic.

Magic, ooor she just is good at hiding that she knows how to identify british people. Either or could work, honestly.

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

Magic, ooor she just is good at hiding that she knows how to identify british people. Either or could work, honestly.

What kind of magic power is that?

ION: My History teacher played us A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum because she didn't want to try and fail to make us study on Homecoming Week. I love that class.

But now I've got Comedy Tonight stuck in my head for a whole week. <grumbles>

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

What kind of magic power is that?

ION: My History teacher played us A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum because she didn't want to try and fail to make us study on Homecoming Week. I love that class.

But now I've got Comedy Tonight stuck in my head for a whole week. <grumbles>

A fairly useless but interesting magic power.

I'm unsure if that's good or not.

[Mynxae]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

Magic, ooor she just is good at hiding that she knows how to identify british people. Either or could work, honestly.

Wouldn't it be by either accent or sexiness?

ION: My Lords of Creation game is falling around my ears 'cause everyone is fighting and at least one person has quit already. <- That face barely contains my sadness and tears about this. I had such high hopes for it..

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

A fairly useless but interesting magic power.

I'm unsure if that's good or not.

It's good. Me loves the Sondheim.

[Elemental]

Originally Posted by Rawhide

Try not to confuse the butcherbird with the magpie. The latter will swoop down and bombdive you with its beak.

Australia, where even the birds will attack you.

Hmm... I've never been attacked by one. In fact, they don't seem to be concerned when I walk near them.

Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga

Elsewhere you list the things that attack you, in Haustralia you list those that don't.

I do not want to work for the Department of Tourism. At least not without getting paid.

Originally Posted by Serpentine

I've been led to believe that distilled water tastes weird.

Merely because people aren't used to drinking it.

Anyway... On the topic of birds, I know magpies can be tamed by offering them food. My Great Aunt does that and they show up every afternoon.
But I wouldn't put them in the cuddly category.

Originally Posted by Sir Reingo

You think I'd use Haddocks? No! We shall duel with Herrings, at midnight, and it shall be a Lumberjacking contest!

*ahem* Challenged gets first choice of weapon. Therefore, if Heliomance wants Haddocks, then Heliomance gets Haddocks.

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

They are, root to leaf, fantastically poisonous, aren’t they? I shall be careful with them, certaignly. But on the other hand they are so, so beautiful, and I have a perfect spot for them to unfurl their stalks of fingertip blooms.

Not only are shade gardens cooling and refreshing, but the garden plants that thrive in shade are usually very pretty and unusual. A thriving hosta with its graceful probisces of pale purple flowers; the bunched blue-green fronds of a bleeding heart, with its arched boughs of candy-like blossoms; dainty lacy ferns; others more exotic whose name I know not.

As to bleeding hearts, are we talking about the same plant? For some reason I thought it was a pretty exclusively cold-weather perennial which would not be able to grow in your kind of climate. This? --

Spoiler

Indeed. And they retain their poison even when dried. Let me see... Poisonous leaves, poisonous roots, poisonous pollen. Even the water in the vases that they are placed in becomes poisonous.

And I agree. There are so many beautiful and exotic plants that would wither away before direct sunlight. Down the side of the house we mainly have orchids, a few ferns placed on purpose, and several opportunistic ferns, including a tree fern under the back stairs.

And no, that's not what I meant by Bleeding Heart. I'm not sure of the exact variety, but it's a climbing vine...
Let's see if I can find a picture...

Spoiler

That's as close as I could find. Clerodendrum I think it is...

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Elemental, you will hurt her feelings… you must let her preen you wherever she wishes, even be it the very edge of your eyelid

But I like my eyes...

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

I am a gooey puddle of squee right now. I will kidnap all Rainbow Lorikeets from Australia to kiss their fluffy bellies and feed them raspberries. You have been warned.

I don't know if they'd eat raspberries... And indeed, it may be too cold for them in Canada.
As such, I can't allow you take them all, only some.

Originally Posted by Mynxae

ION: My Lords of Creation game is falling around my ears 'cause everyone is fighting and at least one person has quit already. <- That face barely contains my sadness and tears about this. I had such high hopes for it..

Maybe if you had spelt discord correctly...
Anyway... What happened to it?

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by Dimonite

Bah! I drink only distilled, de-ionized water. There are no molecules in it aside from hydrogen and oxygen. I don't even BREATHE on it. Well, that's what I would do if I was filthy rich, anyway. As is, I can barely afford tap water.

In that state, I think breathing it is your only option. I mean, its drinkability is actually unfavourably compared to its flammability.

Originally Posted by Mynxae

ION: My Lords of Creation game is falling around my ears 'cause everyone is fighting and at least one person has quit already. <- That face barely contains my sadness and tears about this. I had such high hopes for it..

Ahh, the glory of intra-party conflict. Is it the players or just their characters who are fighting?

[Mynxae]

Originally Posted by Elemental

Maybe if you had spelt discord correctly...
Anyway... What happened to it?

Originally Posted by Teddy

Ahh, the glory of intra-party conflict. Is it the players or just their characters who are fighting?

Everyone's just been fighting and whinging about things not going their way, when those things are meant to happen in a Lords of Creation game. Happens to me all the time but do I rant about it? No.

Essentially everyone ganged up on one person first, then after that person was forced to quit because of that (I think they did anyhow, they've been posting in other places yet not a word in the OOC), and now they're all attacking someone else who is now wanting to leave. Part of me wants to just close down the whole game because of it.

EDIT: And it's both the players and characters in-game who're fighting.

[Elemental]

Originally Posted by Mynxae

Everyone's just been fighting and whinging about things not going their way, when those things are meant to happen in a Lords of Creation game. Happens to me all the time but do I rant about it? No.

Essentially everyone ganged up on one person first, then after that person was forced to quit because of that (I think they did anyhow, they've been posting in other places yet not a word in the OOC), and now they're all attacking someone else who is now wanting to leave. Part of me wants to just close down the whole game because of it.

EDIT: And it's both the players and characters in-game who're fighting.

Tell me a bit about the characters who the others ganged up on.
After all, if someone's playing the God of Devouring Souls and Killing Things, and everyone else is playing a kind deity, then conflict is inevitable.

[Mynxae]

Originally Posted by Elemental

Tell me a bit about the characters who the others ganged up on.
After all, if someone's playing the God of Devouring Souls and Killing Things, and everyone else is playing a kind deity, then conflict is inevitable.

He's playing essentially the God of Justice. The first one who left (I think) is the God of Magic I think..

[Elemental]

Originally Posted by Mynxae

He's playing essentially the God of Justice. The first one who left (I think) is the God of Magic I think..

Justice can be an annoying one to have properly mesh in.

[Mynxae]

Originally Posted by Elemental

Justice can be an annoying one to have properly mesh in.

He's trying to lock up a God of Murder and a God of.. I dunno actually, a big wolf dude who's played by HalfTangible, so anything happens (evil though).

And the pantheon of eleven people, are on the bad guys side, not the God of Justice's side.

[randman22222]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Skipped Homecoming in favor of watching Doctor Who for the first time.

High-fives?

Normally I'd say just try out a dance with your friends; even if you don't like it, it'll be an... interesting experience, I guess. (I myself have a dancing quota. I only feel like dancing about once every three or four years.)

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Snip.
The fellow in question entered the room I was sitting, and I was momentarily overwhelmed by a feeling of warmth and a bright saffron-yellow light. This was very shortly after he had finished his pilgrimage, too. After that first flash I didn't see it again, but he was a lovely sweet man with kind eyes.

He did not give it to me himself -- another monk gave it to him, who gave it to me. The shawl/blanket is very soft but quite plain and kind of ugly, in contrast to the other luxurious & gaudy textiles I collect. But it is more special than they.



Your global peregrinations, and the privileged family that permits them; your refined pastimes; your retinue of artisanal friends; your aristocratic features: nobile, sir.
Snip.

What an extraordinary experience...
And HAHAHA at the bolded bit. My friends are great people, but that's not how I'd describe the vast majority of them.

Originally Posted by Mynxae

Snip.
ION: My Lords of Creation game is falling around my ears 'cause everyone is fighting and at least one person has quit already. <- That face barely contains my sadness and tears about this. I had such high hopes for it..

Originally Posted by Mynxae

Everyone's just been fighting and whinging about things not going their way, when those things are meant to happen in a Lords of Creation game. Happens to me all the time but do I rant about it? No.

Essentially everyone ganged up on one person first, then after that person was forced to quit because of that (I think they did anyhow, they've been posting in other places yet not a word in the OOC), and now they're all attacking someone else who is now wanting to leave. Part of me wants to just close down the whole game because of it.

EDIT: And it's both the players and characters in-game who're fighting.

Try PMing them all and telling them that this type of game usually goes like that... Though, to be honest, eleven players could just be too much to handle. It could also just be the wrong group of players.

[Elemental]

Originally Posted by randman22222

Try PMing them all and telling them that this type of game usually goes like that... Though, to be honest, eleven players could just be too much to handle. It could also just be the wrong group of players.

I'd read through Mynxae's game, but it's reached the point where I can't be bothered to.
But, I have played in a couple Lords of Creations before, and eleven isn't too many.

@Mynxae: Have you placed alignment restrictions to keep the balance of good and evil in check?
Law and chaos aren't as important, but it still needs watching.

[Mauve Shirt]

When will hotel internet be cheaper and automatically included in the bill like water and TV and getting your room cleaned every morning?