Cancer Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Pelicans are huge birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I just talked my way out of a job interview. Nice move Mr. Riley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings The Hydra is haunting me at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I was talking about Stargate: Universe and a topic related to my thoughts about the Lovecraft Mythos for my (hopefully actually upcoming) Post Apoc steam-punk game sparked a thought. Godhood is sign one has moved up the Kardashev scale. The ability to conceptualize something like the Kardashev scale is the first step towards recognizing that higher beings may not, in fact, be gods. The Elder Race were probably a K1.X civilization in decline. The Great Old Ones vary, but range from K1-K2 The Elder Gods are pretty much up in the K3-K4 range, as are the elusive "Outer Gods" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Horseflies are hard to kill. Popping them with a towel doesn't work very well. Neither does a spin-kick. But the combination of WD-40 and a cigarette lighter knocks them right out of the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings "Lady Gaga is proof that David Bowie raped Carol Burnett." -Christopher Titus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Lawnmower Boy will talk about himself in the third person for as long as the DC relaunch continues. Or until he gets bored of it. ... You know, I probably still lasted only three months less than the reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I really really really wish there were a way to check a record of what I've reputized recently.... Lucius Alexander The palindromedary doesn't keep track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss For the first time since the American invasion of Iraq, an entire month has passed without a single United States service member dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I received rep today for a 4 year old post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Vader screamed first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Just heard this today on my birthday present. I post it in honor of my friend Hermit. Even if he might not feel the same way The Fence By Tim Minchin Somewhere in your wardrobe I'd be willing to bet There's a t-shirt probably bearing the silhouette of Che Guevara He was revolutionary, yeah, he wore a cool hat But behind the design I think you might find it's not quite as simple as that Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe [Chorus] This is my song in defence of the fence A little sing along, a tribute to ambivalence The more you know the harder you will find it To make up your mind it doesn't really matter if you find You can't see which grass is greener Chances are it's neither and either way it's easier To see the difference when you're sitting on the fence Somewhere in your house I'd be willing to bet There's a picture of that grinning hippy from Tibet - the Dalai Llama He's a lovely, funny fella, he does good stuff galore But let's not forget that back in Tibet those funky monks used to **** the poor yeah And the bullsh*t line about future lives is the perfect way to stop the powerless rising up And he tells the poor they will live again, cos he's rich now so it's easy for him to say [Chrous] I'm taking a stand in defence of the fence I got a little band playing anthems to ambivalence We divide the world into terrorists and heroes Into normal folk and weirdos, into good people and pedos Into things that give you cancer and the things that cu-ure cancer And the things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened Into wrong and into right and into black and into white and Into real men and fairies, into status quo and scary Yeah we want the world binary, binary, but it's not that simple. And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive Yea your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive Well so does your baby, maybe you oughta trade HIM in for a Prius ROCK! [Chorus] I'm taking a stand in defence of the fence I got a little band playing tributes to ambivalence We divide the world into liberals and gun-freaks Into atheists and fundies, into tee-tot'lers and junkies Into chemical and natural, into fictional and factual Into science and supernatural, but it's actually naturally not that white and black You'll be Dividing us into terrorists and heroes Into normal folk and weirdos, into good people and paedos Into things that give you cancer and the things that cu-ure cancer And things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance that in the future We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened Into wrong and into right and into black and into white and Into real men and fairies, into status quo and scary Yeah we want the world binary, binary, 00 11 - 01! The more you know the harder you will find it To make up your mind it doesn't really matter if you find You can't see which grass is greener Chances are it's neither and either way it's easier To see the difference when you're sitting on the fence Cause it's not that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I occasionally wonder how many remnant populations of various otherwise extinct species have been encountered by mankind and slain as monsters in the thousands of years before we gained an appreciation for natural history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings so...after a summer in which July was mostly cloudy and rainy and August was in the 70's ....we hit September and it's supposed to be 95+ all week. I used to know the weather here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings By the time they're in their 30's, American Eagle and US Patriot Act will be married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings It's just so wrong that, now that I have a job, I am having to look for a second job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I met Ron in the computer lab my first year at the university. He may have been the first friend I made there. He was easy to notice because he was always in there--and by always, I mean always, afternoon, after dinner, after midnight. He was certainly having more fun in the lab than I was. One day I leaned over and asked him what game he was playing. "Nethack," he grunted. After that, well, I found myself spending a lot of time in the computer lab too. Ron and I suffered through the computer science curriculum together, as well as Nethack and Conquer and many games of SFB and Car Wars. Through him I met most of the people that today are my best friends. He was always kind of a punk, prone to little practical jokes. He liked to get a rise out of people, including me. But he always knew when to break it off, too. I got in the habit of bumming rides from Ron on Friday afternoons, because otherwise I'd have to take a city bus that was full of private high school kids that were, frankly, awful. He always said it was on his way, but it really, realy wasn't. I never pressed the point, though, because I needed the ride. So we'd talk for half an hour about photon torpedoes and Nethack Random Dick Factor and whatever the plan was for that evening. I think, or hope, that Ron liked the company. But he also got a kick out of dropping me off, because the A/C in his car was set to "Arctic", and when I got out of his car, my glasses would fog up. He thought that was the funniest thing. Well, if that was the price of the ride, I thought, so be it. It was early on Friday morning when the civil defense sirens announced the approach of Hurricane Iniki. I froze up for a few minutes, wondering what to do. Then I glanced at the clock--Ron was due to end his graveyard shift in a few minutes. There weren't going to be any classes today. I got my stuff together and hurried up to the computer lab. I actually got there a couple of minutes late, but there he was, as always, as though nothing out of the ordinary was going on. He didn't even look up, and before I could say anything, he said, "I was wondering when you were going to get here. Give me five minutes to finish up and we'll go." That was Ron: I didn't even have to ask. So once again Ron drove way the hell out of his way to take me home, this time as a major storm was bearing down. I don't remember what we talked about other than that it wasn't the hurricane. But thanks to him I got home in 30 minutes rather than two hours, which was a big deal under the circumstances. It's hard to believe it's been over six years since Ron died. We had gradually drifted apart after he dropped out of school, and he spent an awful lot of time in bars. Hardly anyone knew he had high blood pressure, and I really don't think he told anyone just how bad it was. The resulting stroke and brain hemorrhage were devastating. I remember looking at his monitor in the ICU; his blood pressure was so high the line was transposed on the readout above it. I tried to be casual about leaving, shaking his hand and making some comment about seeing him later, but my voice cracked as I said it, because I knew he was already gone. I rushed out of the room, and that was the last I saw of him. Now and then something, or nothing, will remind me of Ron. I often wonder where he'd be now, and what games he'd be playing, if he hadn't been killed by Nethack Random Dick Factor. And I'll always remember the way he laughed when my glasses fogged up, that day when Iniki hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings 9/11/11 isn't even here yet, and already I'm sick of it. Don't get me wrong; it was a tragedy that changed my nation seemingly forever and not for the better. It was a time of heroes and I honor them. I'm delighted the new WTC seems to be looking nice as it (finally) goes up. Heck, I even wrote a 'draft' with 9-11 as a setting. Of couse, when that draft was going on I didn't realize the media would be beating the September 11th stuff near 24/7 on the news for two weeks before the date even rolled around. I feel a bit bad about this... it makes me feel like an insensitive jerk to say it, but good grief when september 11 DOES get here I'll probably put something in the DVD totally unrelated to it or go out to a movie if I can afford it. ANYTHING to get away from the media clumsy attempts to play my heart strings for the last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings death tribble: X-Files 3. Then GA would like to do a spoof of the X-Files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Love to read books, including non-fiction. It'll be one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself and anyone who learns from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I want a smaller apartment with no stairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Smart, witty, loves computers, awesome accent, hilarious...I'm not sure how to handle this. Stephen Fry might be my first man crush who could conceivably reciprocate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings One of the guys in my Tuesday night gaming group is a Star Wars re-enactor. As in, he has his own Stormtrooper armor and is in a club with several other guys who do appearances as a Stormtrooper unit for various SW-related things. Well, this weekend, Weird Al Yankovic came to Vegas for his Alpocalypse tour and one of the encore songs was "The Saga Begins" (the one where he does the story of The Phantom Menace to the tune of 'American Pie'). And they had the Stormtrooper unit on stage with him, at first standing at attention and then bobbing their heads with the music and finally putting on a choreographed dance. My friend had one of his friends record the thing on his iPhone so he could show it to me tonight, but I don't know if it's been made public. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I just left a rep commending someone's "acute observation". Acute? Really? I thought my fever was done with, why am I mixing up acute and astute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Advanced Fruit Science WTF do we teach at advertising school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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