Cynical Avocado's Absolutely Admirable Accumulation of Random Bantering #165

[CynicalAvocado]

Welcome, one and all to the one hundred and sixty-fifth version of our beloved random banter thread. here we can gather and banter randomly about whatever strikes our fancy... except for certain things

before we get started, let's lay down a few ground rules
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Bookman's Blathering Random Banter #11
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The Zerglings Utterly And Geeky Random Banter #15
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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
Egdpollard'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
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8722755
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
Happy HalfTangible's Horrific Hail of Random Banter #156
AtlanteanTroll's Atrocious and Terrific Arcade of Terror - RB #157
LaLa’s Laughably Silly Random Banter Thread – RB #158
Zaydos's Zany Zooetic Random Banter - RB #159
Blue's Blessed and Blissful Random Banter - RB #160
Absolmorph's Azoic Arete of Adventitious and Aimless Random Banter - RB 161
Gwyn's Gloriously Green Garrumphing Garter of Garrulous Gabble! Random Banter #162
Eruantion's Euphoric, Elephant-filled Elevated Epoch of Eurhythmic Random Banter #163
ATW's Awesome Androgynous Avaricious Azure Ardent Adamant Alluvial Random Banter #164

Now, with all that said and done.... let the bantering begin

[MoonCat]

So, how's everyone doing today? Sorry about the confusion yesterday.

[LaZodiac]

It's ok MoonCat, it was quite amusing.

Anyway, I'm doing fine. Kinda EH, but it's mostly just a bemused gray feeling.

[Qaera]

Hello, new Banter, goodbye, old Banter.

~ ♅

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

3 posts and no boogie-ing? THIS IS A TRAVESTY.
I love the smell of a new random banter thread. It make me want to dance...
*BOOGIES*
Indeed.
ION, I am apparently getting my wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow. I would have liked to know about this a little earlier, actually.

[DraPrime]

I am in awe. Not only has French food lived up to all the hype that's around it, it has actually surpassed it. France, you have put me in a state of awe.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I am in awe. Not only has French food lived up to all the hype that's around it, it has actually surpassed it. France, you have put me in a state of awe.

I've been twice. Once, I was like, 9, once I was 13. I must go again, and fully appreciate all that is French cuisine! I have gone to several incredibly expensive French restaurants in Toronto, though, and DAMN is the food good there!

[Blue Ghost]

I've heard that all the food in France is ridiculously expensive. Is this true?

[super dark33]

I love summer.

the only thing i hate about summer is that THERE ARE NO ORENGES!

[Pheehelm]

I am in awe. Not only has French food lived up to all the hype that's around it, it has actually surpassed it. France, you have put me in a state of awe.

Any recommendations in case any of us ever end up eating there?

[Mutant Sheep]

I've heard that all the food in France is ridiculously expensive. Is this true?

I don't know the conversion rate, but when I went to France 3 years ago (to the day actually), nothing seemed insanely expensive and no one I went with complained. France is wonderful if you have food allergies though. I finally got to try a croissant!

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Y'know they always say that about Europe. First of all, if you eat at restaurants the whole time, of course it's going to be expensive! Street-food and small grocery stores are the way to go, to really feel French life. Buy your bread, your cheese, and maybe your meat, and that's your lunch.
Same in England. Pubs and indian restaurants in London are a way better way to experience the city, and cheaper too! Not to mention the lower beer prices makes a SAVING. Same with wine in Italy.

[CynicalAvocado]

Y'know they always say that about Europe. First of all, if you eat at restaurants the whole time, of course it's going to be expensive! Street-food and small grocery stores are the way to go, to really feel French life. Buy your bread, your cheese, and maybe your meat, and that's your lunch.
Same in England. Pubs and indian restaurants in London are a way better way to experience the city, and cheaper too! Not to mention the lower beer prices makes a SAVING. Same with wine in Italy.

dude, street food ftw

[Teddy]

FfH is amazingly compliant for me on this computer. I've managed to beat two of the three main scenario sequences, and beaten three out of four stray scenarios as well. Normally, I'd have come to a grinding halt at this point due to all the bugs that usually make some of these scenarios unplayable (the fourth stray scenario still seems buggy, but it's not important anyway). Now I'll try the last sequence of scenarios, so that I finally can get to play the grand finale.

Also, new thread, I see...

[Tragic_Comedian]

I am in awe. Not only has French food lived up to all the hype that's around it, it has actually surpassed it. France, you have put me in a state of awe.

Food day in French class was always a joy. I can only imagine what the authentic stuff is like.

[Perenelle]

I love summer.

the only thing i hate about summer is that THERE ARE NO ORENGES!

Wut? *checks refrigerator* uh, I'm pretty sure there are oranges..


ION, Marching band camp has started. Yay for spending eight hours a day outside in upper 90 degree weather. We've been spending a massive amount of time on basic marching skills lately, which is good, but it's incredibly boring. And I have sunburn. But I have come across this AMAZING green sludgy stuff called Aloe, and it helps significantly. =3

[Teddy]

Wut? *checks refrigerator* uh, I'm pretty sure there are oranges..

Based on his/her location, I would venture the guess that the oranges s/he's accustomed to are the sweeter, jucier and generally tastier oranges that don't grow in the summer, and not those large, dry, tasteless, thick-peeled balls that I would get if I tried to buy one this time of the year.

[Ranger Mattos]

So, how's everyone doing today? Sorry about the confusion yesterday.

What was that all about, anyways?

[LaZodiac]

FfH is amazingly compliant for me on this computer. I've managed to beat two of the three main scenario sequences, and beaten three out of four stray scenarios as well. Normally, I'd have come to a grinding halt at this point due to all the bugs that usually make some of these scenarios unplayable (the fourth stray scenario still seems buggy, but it's not important anyway). Now I'll try the last sequence of scenarios, so that I finally can get to play the grand finale.

Also, new thread, I see...

Hooray for having beaten a bunch of missions!

And yup, new thread

Anyway, I forget. Are you home yet? Also, how are you doing Teddy?

[MoonCat]

What was that all about, anyways?

Eon kept changing the names on the quotes, so I decided, completely on my own, to take his avatar, sig, and profile details to help add to the general amusing hullabaloo.

[Eruantion]

Wut? *checks refrigerator* uh, I'm pretty sure there are oranges..


ION, Marching band camp has started. Yay for spending eight hours a day outside in upper 90 degree weather. We've been spending a massive amount of time on basic marching skills lately, which is good, but it's incredibly boring. And I have sunburn. But I have come across this AMAZING green sludgy stuff called Aloe, and it helps significantly. =3

Yes, oranges are a summer fruit I don't know why there would be a problem with getting them...

Have you seriously been spending that long outside? O.o Because that is a very long time to be out there...

[Perenelle]

Yes, oranges are a summer fruit I don't know why there would be a problem with getting them...

Have you seriously been spending that long outside? O.o Because that is a very long time to be out there...

I just saw his location and Teddy's post, maybe they don't have oranges in Israel this time of year, or they aren't very good.


Mhmm, roughly. 8-12 in the morning, and then we go back outside in the afternoon for another three-four hours if it isn't too hot.

[Eruantion]

I just saw his location and Teddy's post, maybe they don't have oranges in Israel this time of year, or they aren't very good.


Mhmm, roughly. 8-12 in the morning, and then we go back outside in the afternoon for another three-four hours if it isn't too hot.

No, but they have... pomegranates.

That is completely ridiculous.

[Perenelle]

No, but they have... pomegranates.

That is completely ridiculous.

Really?

Nah, 'tis not so bad.

[PJ the Epic]

Marching band camp has started. Yay for spending eight hours a day outside in upper 90 degree weather. We've been spending a massive amount of time on basic marching skills lately, which is good, but it's incredibly boring. And I have sunburn. But I have come across this AMAZING green sludgy stuff called Aloe, and it helps significantly. =3

Welcome to my life the last week and a half. We haven't been doing as much basics as it sounds like you have, but man oh man is it HOT. We've already had a couple kids pass out.

[Perenelle]

Welcome to my life the last week and a half. We haven't been doing as much basics as it sounds like you have, but man oh man is it HOT. We've already had a couple kids pass out.

we had pre-camp-ish stuff for half the day last week, full camp started this week. We're taking forever to set drill this year because we're spending lots of time making out marching perfect before hand, and it's rather frustrating and I'm not really sure if it'll really work to our advantage or not.
We haven't had anyone pass out yet, but that might be due to the fact that we have to wear nifty Camelbak water things so we can drink water any time we want to without having to wait for a break.

[PJ the Epic]

we had pre-camp-ish stuff for half the day last week, full camp started this week. We're taking forever to set drill this year because we're spending lots of time making out marching perfect before hand, and it's rather frustrating and I'm not really sure if it'll really work to our advantage or not.
We haven't had anyone pass out yet, but that might be due to the fact that we have to wear nifty Camelbak water things so we can drink water any time we want to without having to wait for a break.

Ah, we don't have that luxury. No we don't really worry about getting marching perfect until like October, since that's when State competitions are. I'm a little disappointed in the fact that I didn't get any new members to my section this year, though

[Perenelle]

Ah, we don't have that luxury. No we don't really worry about getting marching perfect until like October, since that's when State competitions are. I'm a little disappointed in the fact that I didn't get any new members to my section this year, though

We have competitions coming up soon-ish, but it's still worrying that we're taking so long.

We have one new piccolo to my section, she's alright. We have some other freshman that I actually like this year (last year's were awful) though, which is good.

[Eruantion]

Really?

I think? They're a Mediterranean fruit, primarily.

[Eon]

Eon kept changing the names on the quotes, so I decided, completely on my own, to take his avatar, sig, and profile details to help add to the general amusing hullabaloo.

I don't know what you are talking about.