Wadledo's Weirdly Warbling Watercress Watching Washing Machine Only Random Banter #96

wadledo · 03-25-2008, 04:22 PM

The Rules.
You Read Them!

In order to try and keep these threads from becoming unmanageable, some rules have been created, and they accent the forum rules. Please read those first.

1. Spam. For the purposes of RB one word posts should be spam everywhere. Likewise, posts that are nothing but *actions like this* should also be considered spam. Quality of content trumps speed of response.
2. Ditch the "competition for control of the universe" eh. It has ceased to be funny, and often branches out into little mock battles that fall into the spam definition laid out above. We've got a PbP section for fights, and even the Town has an arena, I believe.
3. If it's already a thread, don't bring it to RB. RB has such a huge range of subject matter even restricted to the little snippets that probably don't warrant their own thread, it doesn't need legitimate thread topics cluttering it up as well.
4. Stop advertising other threads in RB. Just because these new threads move at speeds more appropriate to a message board than an IM session doesn't mean you need to come over to RB and brow beat people into posting in your latest brainchild.
5. Please stop with single line posts alerting us to your current status -- as in "I'm back." This is Random Banter, not "How to stalk Random GitP forum members."
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Previous Threads:
(We all have far too much spare time.)

Spoiler

This thread is for random discussion, not random chit chat. There is an IRC chat thingy set up for that sort of thing. Not only will you not annoy the people here, you will also help increase the popularity of the IRC chat. It's win/win/win!

Now start with the Random Banter, ya interweb peoples!

Thanatos 51-50 · 03-25-2008, 04:27 PM

*licks the new, delectable thread*

yummy, Alliterative-a-riffic!

Cobra_Ikari · 03-25-2008, 04:28 PM

...it tastes of W. *nods*

...*waits patiently for boogie blessing*...

Alarra · 03-25-2008, 04:33 PM

*Wanders in and picks up her complimentary free washing machine* Thanks! I needed one of these!

Who washed Washington's white woolen underwear when Washington's washerwoman went west? *looks around* Where did that come from?

Aaaaaanyway...

Quote:

Originally Posted by CurlyKitGirl

All I wanted to do was complain about itchy piercings due to heavy metal (10g each) and ask for advice.
Now I've gone all existential.
*sigh*

*commiserates* I have 2 piercings in each ear and I can never even wear earrings cause whenever I do they get all red and sore.

CurlyKitGirl · 03-25-2008, 04:34 PM

*obligatory boogie*

So, wht happens if you dry it on the line?

YPU · 03-25-2008, 04:35 PM

I present the first GiantITP Rorschach test

Thanatos 51-50 · 03-25-2008, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YPU

I present the first GiantITP Rorschach test

first thought: Wadledo
second thought: PENGUIN!
third though: A penguin-shaped Unkown (or however you spell that pokemon's name)

Alarra · 03-25-2008, 04:38 PM

First thought - target
Next -dart board
*starts throwing darts and shooting arrows*

Lairship · 03-25-2008, 04:38 PM

I see only a plane. As I often do.

PLANES

AAAAH!

Zar Peter · 03-25-2008, 04:40 PM

I know it!

It's a turtle from above!

Am I normal, doctor?

Lairship · 03-25-2008, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zar Peter

I know it!

It's a turtle from above!

Am I normal, doctor?

Yes. Sadly I am not a normal doctor. Remove your pants.

Semidi · 03-25-2008, 04:42 PM

It's kirby with his mouth open and eyes closed.

YPU · 03-25-2008, 04:42 PM

any sugestions on how i could make decent inkblotches without (literaly) spilling the ink? i can think of a few things but i am sure there are bether idea's. I wont use the real once's, yust, because you know...

Flickerdart · 03-25-2008, 04:51 PM

Well, I went on the IRC as per the OP suggestion. It's...small. 30,000 members, and only 13 in the chat? I go to a forum of mere 8,500, and we average second biggest channel on the server! For shame, you people. Tsk tsk tsk.

Alarra · 03-25-2008, 04:52 PM

Most inkblot tests are made by dripping ink on one side of a piece of paper and then folding it in half. Another interesting way to make them is to dip string in ink, let it fall onto the paper, fold the paper in half on top of it and then pull the string out.

CurlyKitGirl · 03-25-2008, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alarra

*commiserates* I have 2 piercings in each ear and I can never even wear earrings cause whenever I do they get all red and sore.

Then again; I am wearing 7g of 9ct gold (3.5 per ear); two studs weighing 1.5g each and two earrings weighing 10g each.
That's 30g of metal. 15g on each ear.

And *commiserates with Alarra* Because earrings rock and I know the perfect cyber pair for you.

YPU · 03-25-2008, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alarra

Most inkblot tests are made by dripping ink on one side of a piece of paper and then folding it in half. Another interesting way to make them is to dip string in ink, let it fall onto the paper, fold the paper in half on top of it and then pull the string out.

Yes, I actually have made a few for a school project, I however have no scanner at hand.
The net actually has quite a few blot generators, but non of them seems to easily convert to a sharable image type.

Now I can imagine the hilarity of a inkblot test topic where everybody is talking about a different blot I would prefer it to be the same. I probably should just get creative in paint and then copy and mirror the thing.

CurlyKitGirl · 03-25-2008, 05:26 PM

That test annoys me severely.
I can't explain why; but the ridiclousness of it makes me seethe.

Flickerdart · 03-25-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YPU

Yes, I actually have made a few for a school project, I however have no scanner at hand.
The net actually has quite a few blot generators, but non of them seems to easily convert to a sharable image type.

Now I can imagine the hilarity of a inkblot test topic where everybody is talking about a different blot I would prefer it to be the same. I probably should just get creative in paint and then copy and mirror the thing.

Print Screen solves all your problems.

Alarra · 03-25-2008, 05:43 PM

Ink blot tests are not necessarily ridiculous. There's a lot of information that can be gained from how people answer those. Granted, likely not as much from homemade tests, but from ones where different answers have been correlated with one another and have actually statistical and scientific findings...

Midnight Son · 03-25-2008, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YPU

I present the first GiantITP Rorschach test

Why is that penguin mooning us?

EmeraldRose · 03-25-2008, 05:46 PM

*is drug through the thread*

But I don't wanna do the laundry!! You can't make me! There's enough clothes left for tonight at least...

*is pulled into the laundry room*

Cobra_Ikari · 03-25-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmeraldRose

*is drug through the thread*

But I don't wanna do the laundry!! You can't make me! There's enough clothes left for tonight at least...

*is pulled into the laundry room*

...*puts his dirty clothes in the laundry*... >.>

*hugs*

Alarra · 03-25-2008, 05:50 PM

*feels guilty and plugs her new washing machine into the thread to help ER out*

Zakama · 03-25-2008, 05:53 PM

It's a forum, so this becomes possible:

*Does all laundry*

Ta-da!

Pyro · 03-25-2008, 06:07 PM

My science book is officially crazy. Today while I was flipping through I saw a picture of a moose with the caption: "A radio collar helps scientists track this handsome, brown-eyed moose's movements."

Me: "..."

Then in a section about elements mentioned, "Please note the element krypton bears so resemblance to the substance kryptonite, the only thing feared by Superman!"

Yes there was an exclamation point, not even kidding.

CurlyKitGirl · 03-25-2008, 06:15 PM

That's a cool; but admittedly bizarre book.

Glaivemaster · 03-25-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

My science book is officially crazy. Today while I was flipping through I saw a picture of a moose with the caption: "A radio collar helps scientists track this handsome, brown-eyed moose's movements."

Me: "..."

Then in a section about elements mentioned, "Please note the element krypton bears so resemblance to the substance kryptonite, the only thing feared by Superman!"

Yes there was an exclamation point, not even kidding.

Sounds like the sort of revision books we had in school. Can't remember who did ours. Cartoon drawings?

Skippy · 03-25-2008, 06:26 PM

Yay! New thread!

*Sigh*

I'm reading the most boring article ever. Stupid work...

Pyro · 03-25-2008, 06:28 PM

My science book from last year also had a weird moment. An exact quote from text on viruses:

"All viruses have two basic part: an outer coat that protects the virus and an inner core made for genetic material. A virus's genetic material contains the instructions for making new viruses. Figure 20 shows the basic structure of a virus. The structure may remind you of a chocolate covered candy. The outer coat of a virus is like the chocolate on the outside of the candy. The inner core is like the gooey filling on the inside of the candy."