Happy HalfTangible's Horrific Hail of Random Banter #156

[HalfTangible]

Random Banter

Hello there, and welcome to the new Random Banter thread! Let's see if we can break the current thread-killing record! I don't know what it is but i'll bet it's pretty low

Read the rules so you don't break 'em by accident.

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LIST OF PAST RANDOM BANTER THREADS:

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Amotis' Random Banter #1
Dhavaer's Random Banter #2
PhoeKun's Random Banter #3
Rei Jin's Random Banter #4
Toxic Avenger's Random Banter #5
Jibar's Random Banter #6
Ego Slayer's Surrogate Random Banter #7
Sneak's Random Barroom Brawl #8
Sophistemon's Solemnly Random Banter #9
Vaynor's Very Random Banter #10
Bookman's Blathering Random Banter #11
Gralamin's Glorious Random Banter #12
Rilik's Resplendently Random Raillery #13
Gezina's Growling Grazing Random Banter #14
The Zerglings Utterly And Geeky Random Banter #15
jaqueses Truthfully Randomly Fireside Banter # 16
Jack Squat’s Jubilantly Quixotic Random Banter #17
Cardel's Banter of Cookie Jubilation #18
Archonic's Chaotically Random Banter of Rods #19
The Rod's Inanimate Temple of RANDOM banter #20
Lucky’s Loquaciously Loud-Mouthed Random Banter#21
Deckmaster's Divinely Delightful Random Banter #22
Saithis' Soliloquy of Random Banter #23
Loveable Lianae's Ludicrous Lampooning Lottery #24
NEO|Phyte's Neolithic Nest of Weasel Banter #25
Target's Random Banter of "non-violence" #26
Tarnag40k's Random banter of "grammar errors" #27
Kyrian's Random Banter of ADHDness #28
El Jaspero's Random Drunken Ramblings #29
Boss Smiley's Eloquently Eggy Banter #30
Lykan's Looney Explosionarama & Random Banter #31
Iames's Iambic Yarn of Yammering #32
Dispozition's Deviously Distressed Banter #33
CP's Copiously Combusting Banter of Carnage #34
Alarra's Altar of Random Banter #35
Eloquent Rune's Electrifying Rambling Banter #36
E_P's Very Own Quite Popular Random Banter #37
Hydrogelic's Foolish Mortal Random Banter #38
Ink's Smudgy Splotchy Random Banter #39
Azrael's Big Black Book of Banter #40
The Logic Vampire's Rational Random Banter #41
Shiny's Shimmering Space-hitchin Random Banter #42
ZombieRockStar's Random Banter #43
Nostrabel's Realm of Cookies and Random Banter #44
Charity's Cheery Chatter Circle #45
Samiam's Spontaneous Scintillating Soliloquy #46
LLama's Masked Mysterious Random Banter #47
Ravishing Rydia's Recumbentibus ^_^ Random Banter #48
Penguinizers Perilous Random Banter #49
Death's delightfully morbid surrogate random banter #50
Wayril's wonderfully weird surrogate random banter #51
Rawhide's Deck of Random Banter (52 Cards)
Korith's Sorrogate Random Banter of Zombie Killing #53
Surrogate thread of random Bor-dom #54
Rex Idiotarum's Painfully Pogoing Thread #55
The Wrath of KHAAAAAANtalas’s William Shatner Flavored Random Banter # 56 (Surrogate)
EmeraldRose's Random Banter of Lashing Wit #57
Captain van der Decken's Surrogate Ship of Random Loot (Banter) #58
SDF's Neverending I-Don't-Have-an-OotS-Avatar-Yet Story Banter #59
Mauril's Surrogate Dwelf Banter of Fantasy Race Confusion 60th Edition
Rockphed's Dice Rolling Toga Party of 61 Drunken CIA Analysts
var Lord_Magtok = Random(Banter*62) + Surrogate
Jibar's Retro Random Banter #63
Malina's Random Spanish Banter #64 of morphical annoyance
Mr. E's Random Banter #65 of Cane Toting and Hat Tipping
Ego Slayer's Hellishly Random Banter #66.6
Purple Gelatinous Cube o' Doom's bowl of bantery j-e-ll-o randomness #67
Zephra's Random Banter of Ghostly Wailings, and Howling Fun#68
Cobra Ikari's Random Banter #69 of Rampant Hugging, Guttermindedness, and ;-) Kinky.
Scorpina's Random Banter #70
Raistlin1040's Super Special Awesome Random Banter #71(Now with 20% more tacos)
Uberblah's Random Banter #72 Of Caffeine And Sleep Deprivation Induced Randomness
Lucky’s Random Banter #73
Castaras's Random Banter #74
D'anna Biers RB #75
Zeb The Troll's RB#76
Eldpollard's RB #77
Gezina's and Calamity's Random banter #78 of double entendre and doom
Random Banter #79 In Loving Memory of Hexa_Regina
Zeratul's random banter #80 of throwing puppies off bridges
Vespe's Random Banter #81 of singing dolphins and mostly harmless planets.
CSK's Giant in the Playground Forums Addicted Anonymous, Random Banter #82
Iames's Ramblingly Erratic Belldandy-Charged Random Banter #83
Serpentine's Scintillating Sensually and Sinuously Seductive Stochastic Satire #84
Radikalskippy's Random Banter #85 of lost ideas and where to find them...
Moon Called's Random Banter #86 of Sexy Anime Boys and Fangirl Squeals
Lilly's Lovely Random Banter #87
FdL's Fuzzbox-Fueled Random Banter #88
SweetRein's Sugary Restrained Random Banter #89
Midnight's Mutant Motorcycle Madness Random Banter #90
Em's Extremely Extraordinarily Epic Random Banter #91
Dragonrider's Random Banter in Conjunction with the Weighted Cube #92
Bushranger's Bodaciously Buffed Random Banter-y Rooster #93
Haruki's Historically Hilarious Honey-covered Random Banter #94
North's Maple Syrup Flavored Non-Alliterative Random Banter #95 Eh?
Wadledo's Weirdly Warbling Watercress Watching Washing Machine Only Random Banter #96
SMEE's Random Banter #97 of gender bending and closet bursting
Raiser's Rambunctiously Rambling Random Banter #98
Dr. Bath's Random Banter, dripping with daring deeds of dastardly deipnosophists #99
VOTE, the Democracy Demon's Devilishly Devious and Decidedly Diabolical Desultory Derision (Random Banter) #100
Jack Squat's Justlessly Juxtaposed Random Banter #101
Dallas-Dakota's Dundering Dandelion's Devilish Damsel's Distress Random Banter #102
Destro Yersul's Dangerously Distracting and Doubtlessly Disturbing Random Banter #103
Aziraphiles Actually Alliterative and Awesomely Affluent Random Banter #104
Cristo's Consistently Confusing and Constantly Casual Random Banter #105
Dish's Delightfully Deranged and Deliciously Deliquent Random Banter # 106
Slayer's Seemingly Sweet and Socially Silly Random Banter # 107
Zero's ambrosial and aberrantly adventitious, abstemiously erudite Random Banter #108
Coplantor's Completely Creative Cautious and Contemplative Random Banter #109
Rutskarn's Roly-Poly Rebellious and Rejected Random Banter #110
TwoBitWriter's Tubular Tracts of Thought-Talking Random Banter #111
Phase's Phully Phormed, Phalangeal, and Phantasmagorical Random Banter #112
Wolfbane's Wonderfully Wacky and Wildly Wandom Random Banter #113
The Kiwi's Kinkily Knotted and Kookily Kickass Random Banter #114
Jude's Judgmental Jugular Jab and Jibber Jabbery Random Banter #115
The Throne of Thufir's Thoroughly Theoretical and Therapeutic Random Banter #116
Random Banter #117
Dragonprime's Dynamically Dangerous Dextrous and Destructive Random Banter #118
Farmer Felix's Fantastic FRandom FBanter #119 (may contain traces of fnuts)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part one)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part two)
Mrmud's Mixed-Up and Minimally Mechanized Random Banter #121
Dogmantra's Dastardly, Despotic and Dangerous Random Banter #122
Alteran's Amazingly Anachronistic, Altruistic, and Antagonistic Random Banter #123
Admiral Euphoria's Random Banter Thread of Delusional Grandeur #124
Fred's Flying Fishy, Fighting, Fiery, Fantastic Face Off Random Banter #125
Cyrano’s Non-Alliterative Inaugurational Random Banter #126 To Usher In The Future
Thanatos's Tharmturges Present: Tropical, Tipsy, and Typically Random Banter #127
loopy's Legendary and Long-Awaited Lollipop Fuelled Random Banter #128
Shadow's Shady Shop of Sharks, Shingles, Shammies, Shiny and Random Banter #129
KataraAltinaII's Premature Not So Short & To-The-Point Random Banter #130
Supagoof's Supa-Sensational Silly Symphonies Set Sizzingly On Fire Random Banter #131
Pyrian's Pyrotechnic Pyre of Pyrrhic Pyros with Pyrotic Pythics Random Banter #132!
Perenelle's Pleasantly Playful and Passionately Peculiar Random Banter #133
Rpgsr4me's Ravenous, Roaring, Raging Rampage of Random Banter #134
Il'deav Ilah'naie's Indiscreet Intimacies on Indigo Iceboats Random Banter #135
Recaiden's Resplendent and Rotating Realistic Random Banter #136
Jibar's Random Banter #137: Return of the Cat-muffin
Edge's Effluence of Extravagant and Effulgent Random Banter #138
Zeb The Troll's Zecond Go At Ze Random Banter #139
Curly's Rambunctious and Erudite Random Banter #140
Deth Muncher's Destructive and Meandering Random Banter #141
A Thread in Which Banter Most Random is Expulsed Into Existence, By Ravens_cry #142
Several Silly Sealions Stuffed Seaweed Southward Swiftly (Or, Random Banter #143)
The thread that changed name one last time, with style. (Random Banter #144)
Banjo’s Bodacious & Boosted Bumper Bulletproof Box of Banter Most Random #145
Masa's Massively Masterful Message Medium - Random Banter #146
KuReshtin's Vociferously Ruminating Harbinger of Random Banter - #147
Archonic's Archaic Acronymical Antidisestablishmentarianism Random Banter - #148
Skeppio's Splendidly Strange & Superbly Scintillating Random Banter - #149
Teddy's Turbulent and Topicless Random Banter #150
Fifty-Eyed Fred's Ferociously Fanatical and Fabulously Fascinating Random Banter #151
Rae's Really Rascally and Ridiculously Rowdy Random Banter #152
Haruki's Hot n' Holy Random Banter #153
MoonCat's Magnificently Mythopoeic Random Banter #154
Eadin's Exchange of Extraterrestrial Excuses AKA Random Banter #155

Now, i beseech thee, talk!

... I mean TEXT!

Or banter or... OH WHATEVER!!!!!!

[AtlanteanTroll]

Ah well, I seem to be cursed. Good luck then.

[HalfTangible]

Ah well, I seem to be cursed. Good luck then.

Dammit now i feel bad

[TechnoScrabble]

Like, seriously, I cannot overstate just how gorram delicious this Dinosaur Egg oatmeal is.
OHSTUFFILOVENOSTALGIA!

[AtlanteanTroll]

Dammit now i feel bad

Nah. I'll have my day. Enjoy yours.

[Eadin]

*obligatory boogie*

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

so would I... though that's probably no suprise to you

It's times like this when I remember that I'm half British and turn traitor and root for England

so what game are you going to mock us at now?
just so, you know We can practice

Oh, I don't know maybe something that'll put us on a even footing. Crocodile wrestling?

[AtlanteanTroll]

Oh, I don't know maybe something that'll put us on a even footing. Crocodile wrestling?

Too soon, and I'm not even from Australia.

[HalfTangible]

Too soon, and I'm not even from Australia.

What are you talking about? >.>

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

Too soon, and I'm not even from Australia.

I apologies if I offended you, I was not trying to imply anything? I was merely picking an activity that I often jokingly tell people from other country we participate on a regular basis?

So, again, apologies for offending you, however that way

[HalfTangible]

I apologies if I offended you, I was not trying to imply anything? I was merely picking an activity that I often jokingly tell people from other country we participate on a regular basis?

So, again, apologies for offending you, however that way

I think he's referring to the crocodile hunter... but he died 5 years ago, that's not 'soon' >.>

[AtlanteanTroll]

I think he's referring to the crocodile hunter... but he died 5 years ago, that's not 'soon' >.>

Yes it is.

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

Yes it is.

Ah, in that case the thought of the connection didn't spark in my brain. I've been telling people from other countries we wrestle crocodiles when he first came out and I was in juniour high. It was a sad day when he passed away

[Archonic Energy]

Oh, I don't know maybe something that'll put us on a even footing. Crocodile wrestling?

hmmmmm, i smell a rat on that one...
how about Alligator Wrestling?

[KuReshtin]

*steps in, looks around*

I call dibs on that comfortable looking chair over in the corner.


Death, I think I'd actually prefer Croc-wrestling to the workouts my team leader is putting me through at the moment.
My legs are still hurting from Wednesday's training session.

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

^ Oh? May I ask what you do? I'm rather interested in increasing my workout schedule. I'm fairly stable fitness at the moment (which isn't amazing, but in the "healthy range") as I go the gym every other day, yet still can't shake that "lanky" appearance

hmmmmm, i smell a rat on that one...
how about Alligator Wrestling?

I'll have to talk to my team, I don't want to make any snap decisions...

However if the second leg can be kangaroo racing I'm sure they'll hop to a decision and say yes!

We can have tea drinking for the last leg if you'd like. Sure it'd fit Englands personalitea

[Teddy]

I had a "Be My Guest" speech in my English class today. Basically, we're supposed to pick three guests we'd invite to a private dinner were there no complications whatsoever (including death and nonexistence, indeed, one guest had to be dead), and then talk for 15 minutes explaining why we choosed just them (as well as some random free stuff). My choice: J.R.R. Tolkien, Andrew Hussie and the person to the left of this text (my Internet alter-ego).

For some reason I went pretty nervous, and my teacher had to go and bring me a glass of water because my throat went very dry. By the end of the speach, I was shaking quite a bit in my legs and arms, making it hard to handle the computer when I was to show my class the glory that is Homestuck flash animations (I thank the gods for tablets PCs and their pens).

ION:
I've noticed that I make a quite notable voice shift when I understand that I'm talking to a salesperson on the phone. I'm not sure about what I think of this. I mean, I don't want to sound rude, even to a salesperson...

[LaZodiac]

You're weird Teddy. You actually TALK to telemarketers? I hang up the instant the jig is up.

Also, aside from the presenting it to the class thing, that assignment sounds awesome.

[Thufir]

Yes it is.

No, it's really not.
Especially not for you. You're what, 16? 5 years is almost a third of your life so far, by no means is that 'soon'.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Ah, in that case the thought of the connection didn't spark in my brain. I've been telling people from other countries we wrestle crocodiles when he first came out and I was in juniour high. It was a sad day when he passed away

Mmmm. Coincidence had me at the Australian embassy to the UN about 2 weeks after it happened.

EDIT: Why do I remember it being told to me on April 1st? Huh.

[MoonCat]

I can't believe I missed the new thread! I *boogies* last time, so;

*BOOOOGIES*

ION: My brother is coming to my hometown! I haven't seen him since October!! I love him!!! I can't wait!!!! note that I have narrowly avoided the true sign of insanity, five exclamation points!!!!!

[HalfTangible]

I thought the first sign of insanity was talking to yourself

Which i never understood. I have so much in common with myself! I'm so nice to me =D

And what does ION stand for?

[LaZodiac]

It means in other news.

Also, hooray for MoonCat! Or should I say SunDog, considering the icon change XP

[Thufir]

note that I have narrowly avoided the true sign of insanity, five exclamation points!!!!!

Actually, just multiple exclamation points is generally considered to be sufficient indication.

And what does ION stand for?

In Other News.
(RB timeloop, even this sentence, etc, etc...)

[MoonCat]

I remember when I asked you guys what ION meant. Good times...

Also, I have found an Internet Etiquette book, written by a knitter who "wanted to encourage knitters to use the vast resources of the internet to better understand a knitting experience, while continuing appropriate behavior." Here are some choice rules she has made.


Never capitalize full words on the Internet to stress a point. It actually means you are yelling, which is still entirely inappropriate in a conversation.

Type your words fully and correctly, no one can understand 'JK', 'LOL', or 'LM*O'
[she actually starred the A in LMAO]

'Smilies' are atrocious methods of avoiding proper communication, if you intend to show your feelings, say "I am happy", not ':-)'


LOL. This was NOT a joke. >:-P

[AtlanteanTroll]

What!? I Cant Hear You Over My Internet Yelling!!!

[LaZodiac]

That sounds like a hilarious book to read.

[HalfTangible]

I remember when I asked you guys what ION meant. Good times...

Also, I have found an Internet Etiquette book, written by a knitter who "wanted to encourage knitters to use the vast resources of the internet to better understand a knitting experience, while continuing appropriate behavior." Here are some choice rules she has made.


Never capitalize full words on the Internet to stress a point. It actually means you are yelling, which is still entirely inappropriate in a conversation.

Type your words fully and correctly, no one can understand 'JK', 'LOL', or 'LM*O'
[she actually starred the A in LMAO]

'Smilies' are atrocious methods of avoiding proper communication, if you intend to show your feelings, say "I am happy", not ':-)'


LOL. This was NOT a joke. >:-P

lol. XD a COMPLETE load of bollocks.

[KuReshtin]

^ Oh? May I ask what you do? I'm rather interested in increasing my workout schedule. I'm fairly stable fitness at the moment (which isn't amazing, but in the "healthy range") as I go the gym every other day, yet still can't shake that "lanky" appearance

If you go to the Deth Muncher exercise thread, there's a link to the detailed workout program there.

Actually, I'll link them in here for you to have a look at, since you asked:
- 1st 6-week schedule
- 2nd 6-week schedule

[Teddy]

You're weird Teddy. You actually TALK to telemarketers? I hang up the instant the jig is up.

I could never do such a thing. I would feel extremely rude, and if there's anything I'm completely terrified of (apart from needles) then its others seing me as being rude. That'd be real confidence-breaker.
*shudder*

Also, aside from the presenting it to the class thing, that assignment sounds awesome.

Indeed it was. I got the possibility to talk for a quarter about one of the few topics that I can actually keep a conversation going on, namely myself.
I also got the chance to call myself a narcissist and express a want to become a god.

And I also got to say "It keeps happening!" without making it sound too strange in context.

In Other News.
(RB timeloop, even this sentence, etc, etc...)

Dare you to humble the noble time loop!