Slayer's Seemingly Sweet and Socially Silly Random Banter # 107

Neko Toast · 11-25-2008, 04:23 PM

(New rule has been added! See the bottom of the rule list!)

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Please Read Them!

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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. People have set up an unofficial IRC chat thingy 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!

Be not unkind, and may enjoyment flow post-haste!

Neko Toast · 11-25-2008, 04:26 PM

@Cristo: I was just about to, but the thread closed before I could get to it.

Just saying this now: my apologies to anyone else who wanted to do it.

TwoBitWriter · 11-25-2008, 04:27 PM

I'm here! You can all stop holding your breath! TwoBit is in da house!

Cristo Meyers · 11-25-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Slayer Draco

@Cristo: I was just about to, but the thread closed before I could get to it.

Just saying this now: my apologies to anyone else who wanted to do it.

Shouldn't matter, you can still go into it.

Jibar · 11-25-2008, 04:28 PM

*power slide entry*

Woo woo wooo woo woo wooo woa woa woa woa bweeeeee beedle beedle beedle bweeeeeeeee dow dow dooowwwww...

*GUITAR SOLO BOOGIE BLESSING!*

This thread has been blessed, WITH ROCK!

...I'll stop playing Rock Band, I swear.

Cristo Meyers · 11-25-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jibar

...I'll stop playing Rock Band, I swear.

...I doubt the veracity of this statement...

Neko Toast · 11-25-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cristo Meyers

...I doubt the veracity of this statement...

I second this.

Player_Zero · 11-25-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Slayer Draco

Sorry, Player Zero. Guess I'm lame.

-_-

I shouldn't let anyone else do anything anymore. They'll only do it wrong.

Dirk Kris · 11-25-2008, 04:32 PM

I just noticed something...

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Originally Posted by Cristo Meyers

Hmm...I require a lot of things: worship, praise, the souls of a million psychics...but snuggles doesn't really rank...

...not even snuggles from me?
I'm hurt, really.
First you avoid me, then tell me my snuggles don't rank.
That stings, Cristo.
...I'm this close to ex-man-crushing you.

Coidzor · 11-25-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jibar

...I'll stop playing Rock Band, I swear.

I doubt the veracity of this statement as well. Also, I wonder who came up with the ideas behind the recent rock band commercials. And now I'm creeped out again by those skeezy commercials for one of the two where it makes the misogynistic claim that women are hollow-headed robots with no room in their minds for anything except for attractive musicians making music.

@^: *Wingpat* There, there. He's just a bit sore about his sons trying to kill him.

TwoBitWriter · 11-25-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirk Kris

I just noticed something...

...not even snuggles from me?
I'm hurt, really.
First you avoid me, then tell me my snuggles don't rank.
That stings, Cristo.
...I'm this close to ex-man-crushing you.

*snuggles Dirk*

I can give you enough for both of us!

Neko Toast · 11-25-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Player_Zero

-_-

I shouldn't let anyone else do anything anymore. They'll only do it wrong.

I'm a person of tradition. Apparently, it's a tradition to copy + paste the first post.

So there.

Rawhide · 11-25-2008, 04:36 PM

Please remember that any posts that proclaim "first post", "first page" or similar will get deleted. The verdict is still out on posts that just say something to the effect of "boogie", but that should be considered little more than spam. I know I personally don't want to take action against something that will spoil people's fun, but the number of junk posts at the start and end of RB threads is alarming. Please try to be reasonable and include more content with your posts.

Dallas-Dakota · 11-25-2008, 04:38 PM

No, you should all manually type it over.

It's good for A Getting in your mind how much spare time we have and B get to read the rules again and C don't forget to add the new link and D it's tradition! and E I had a E! Darnit! What's my E! Ok, we'l do the scene again tomorrow, I'm off in my trailer...This post should not be taken serious...As all of my posts should, except for posts in the Dep or RWA threads.

Ow, sorry Rawhide-san, won't do it again, promise.

Edit : What's it with me and calling people -san lately? I don't have anything with japanese titles...

Harukiiiiiiiiii!

Coidzor · 11-25-2008, 04:39 PM

One might even be able to develop some kind of response or analysis of the situation by drawing upon Information Theory and that whole thing about noise in a system.

A bell curve, where there are several smaller spikes of noise due to the inevitable tangents and repeated conversations/commentaries/statements, but with the peak at the beginning and ending of the time observed per thread.

Neko Toast · 11-25-2008, 04:40 PM

*salutes to the almighty admin*

I'll go stick that in the rules right now.

Player_Zero · 11-25-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Slayer Draco

I'm a person of tradition. Apparently, it's a tradition to copy + paste the first post.

So there.

Tis no tradition, they're just lazy. There is no beauty to it.

Also, traditions are stupid. Out-dated imperialist dogma.

SoD · 11-25-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Player_Zero

Also, traditions are stupid. Out-dated imperialist dogma.

Oh, I don't know about that. I think everyone should have their little traditions. I, for example, have a 20 percent chance (1-2 on a D10) of getting up without coffee, and an 80% chance of staying in bed for a bit longer. With coffee (sometimes supplied by my fond and doting parents) I've got a 95% (Anything but an 11 on a D20) chance of getting up.

And Christmas traditions, yes, I could go on at length about those.

Jibar · 11-25-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rawhide

Please remember that any posts that proclaim "first post", "first page" or similar will get deleted. The verdict is still out on posts that just say something to the effect of "boogie", but that should be considered little more than spam. I know I personally don't want to take action against something that will spoil people's fun, but the number of junk posts at the start and end of RB threads is alarming. Please try to be reasonable and include more content with your posts.

Sorry. I usually will include more when I Boogie but... yeah, not much to say tonight.
More to keep the tradition really.

Hmmm...
Well, Rock Band then?
More specifically Rock Band 2?
Shiny.
Really shiny.
I know it's old news for most of ya'll in the states but it was only released Friday here in Europe, and so I'm only now really getting into the brunt of it.
But yes, shiny. It wasn't until I got into the singing that I realised they had really glammed stuff up. The lyrics came in a font that didn't look like someone had hastily typed it out on a broken typewriter. Actually made things rather difficult when I had to suddenly adapt to this new font and deal with the white text messing with my eyes. Then I 100% the song. Because I'm a Rage fan.
I'm still infuriated though that I cannot play Hard. On anything. I can't hit the notes on the vocals, I can't match the speed on drums and I simply cannot slide on the guitar. I can do everything else there, I can match their speed and their complicated chords and fancy hammer ons and what not but for the life of me that 5th button is a doozy and a half. I'm apparantly not dextorous enough to shift my hand just a little lower down.
It is my great shame.

...I named my band Pornography Philosophy. Because MacGuyver Built Us Out Of Sticks And Stones was too difficult and too long.

Content, I haz it?

Player_Zero · 11-25-2008, 05:14 PM

Keeping traditions when they get in the way of things is stupid then. You can wear the same pair of socks every tuesday if you want to, but ritalistic sacrifice is not an amazing idea.

In this case, it's getting in the way of my amusement. The gravest of sins.

bosssmiley · 11-25-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Player_Zero

Also, traditions are stupid. Out-dated imperialist dogma.

What wrongheaded trollery is this that awakens me from my slumber?

Lyesmith · 11-25-2008, 05:34 PM

I despise christmas.
All that happiness and joy.
There's something wrong there, you mark my words.

CurlyKitGirl · 11-25-2008, 05:39 PM

I have this unsettling conviction that YouTube has made all their videos wider and now it looks really, really odd. It's such an awkwardly sized rectangle, I can't help but be suspicious of it.
*glances aside at the wide YouTube vids*

Coidzor · 11-25-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CurlyKitGirl

I have this unsettling conviction that YouTube has made all their videos wider and now it looks really, really odd. It's such an awkwardly sized rectangle, I can't help but be suspicious of it.
*glances aside at the wide YouTube vids*

They're widening their maws... But for what purpose? Devouring our souls, perhaps?

Lyesmith · 11-25-2008, 05:43 PM

Perhaps its a conspiracy.
On a sidenote, daaamn i need a guy. I'm starting to ogle random dudes on the street now, which is just not healthy. Not at all.

...What are the ethics on getting a (really, really hot) straight (But probably a little bit Bi) drunk and then doing whatever?

Player_Zero · 11-25-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Aziraphale

Perhaps its a conspiracy.
On a sidenote, daaamn i need a guy. I'm starting to ogle random dudes on the street now, which is just not healthy. Not at all.

...What are the ethics on getting a (really, really hot) straight (But probably a little bit Bi) drunk and then doing whatever?

Highly immoral.

What are the ethics of trying to turn a gay guy straight? Or a better analogy may just be getting a girl drunk in a sort of pseudo-rape only with the added extent of inflicting emotional uncertainty and/or distress upon someone through sexual confusion.

Also, believe in you who believes in yourself. You do not need someone as long as you are happy with yourself. Tis but a bonus.

CurlyKitGirl · 11-25-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Coidzor

They're widening their maws... But for what purpose? Devouring our souls, perhaps?

I knew it! And it's all the freakier when it loads the video area first and it looks like it's come through the other tabs and it's out to get you.
You dare not turn your back on the screen lest it lunges out of the world of cybernetics, plunges through your back and rips out your heart and soul.

>.>
And now I've made myself paranoid over YouTube videos of all types.
Thank you the Playground for removing my remaining shards of sanity.

Lyesmith · 11-25-2008, 05:51 PM

Okay Curly, thanks. I'm now afraid of Youtube.
*shudders in fear*

Also, at ethics, Curses!. I guess it's time to put the Id back its box and let out the Super-ego again.
Bye bye Id

Player_Zero · 11-25-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aziraphale

Okay Curly, thanks. I'm now afraid of Youtube.
*shudders in fear*
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I searched for 'scary youtube video' and came up with this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bBRkep8hVzc

CurlyKitGirl · 11-25-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aziraphale

Okay Curly, thanks. I'm now afraid of Youtube.
*shudders in fear*

No problem my bird, I'm just going around destroying peoples joy in the website. And it's far worse if you're listening to creepy music and especially emo/goth metal.
Or surprisingly loud jolts

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Originally Posted by Aziraphale

Also, at ethics, Curses!. I guess it's time to put the Id back its box and let out the Super-ego again.
Bye bye Id

Do not get me started on Freud. D. H. Lawrence takes it way too far and I shudder every time I think about studying that travesty of a book of his. At least Gibbons made its style funny as. Actually, 'zira, I beg you to read that book and read it knowing that it's a parody. It's so much funnier that way.

EDIT:
@^: that actually disappointed me PZ, I was expecting something less cliche. Seen a dozen variations.