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Title: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-23, 17:36:25
For all of us devotees of Opera's Random Chat thread...Pop and and share with the group!

First let me say many thanks to Frenzie for providing us with this space to continue meeting and chatting with all of the old friends from Opera, and maybe make some new ones.

I get the feeling we're going gain a whole new appreciation for the Hebrews of old wandering the desert...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ohme on 2013-11-23, 17:55:55
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.myopera.com%2FTamil%2FSmilies%2FCrazy2.gif&hash=d75cedef79e58503072418f27db98533" rel="cached" data-hash="d75cedef79e58503072418f27db98533" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Crazy2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-23, 18:05:41
Hope you can find a nice corner to fit your drinks cabinet into.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ohme on 2013-11-23, 18:16:29
Aha! found him (http://my.opera.com/leirom/about/)  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-23, 18:26:27
Too late I already figured it out.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-23, 19:59:12

Hope you can find a nice corner to fit your drinks cabinet into.  ;D

Plenty of room...I'll just stop wearing clothes and will leave the dresser and chest of drawers behind... ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-23, 20:24:42

Plenty of room...I'll just stop wearing clothes

Oh great, there was a vision in my mind I could have really done without.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-11-23, 21:44:23


Plenty of room...I'll just stop wearing clothes

Oh great, there was a vision in my mind I could have really done without.  :P



[glow=blue,2,300]Haha! And to think I would of missed y'alls conversations. [/glow]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-11-24, 00:05:35



Plenty of room...I'll just stop wearing clothes

Oh great, there was a vision in my mind I could have really done without.  :P

O-oh! Don't wanna see expatri hangin' around on this thread without his clothes on  :P

Ahh...good to see familiar faces here! Howdy everyone  :)


[glow=blue,2,300]Haha! And to think I would of missed y'alls conversations. [/glow]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-24, 00:14:22


Plenty of room...I'll just stop wearing clothes

Oh great, there was a vision in my mind I could have really done without.  :P

Consider it payback for that time you did it to me...hehehe...

Good to see folks finding their way in here... ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2013-11-24, 05:22:17
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-11-24, 05:26:35

Is that a dog or a rabbit on Mandi's avatar?


Those are/were my weiners. Err.....I mean weiner dogs (Dachshunds).  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2013-11-24, 05:43:24
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-11-24, 06:00:45
Lol. They were cuddling on my lap. The tan one's head was on the other one's head.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-24, 12:17:28

Consider it payback for that time you did it to me...hehehe...

I guess I'll have to as the cheque you promised never arrived.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-24, 15:25:21

Lol. They were cuddling on my lap. The tan one's head was on the other one's head.

Does that mean that you're Satan, Mandi? Because you know; Dachshunds are Satan's lap dogs... ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-24, 15:27:25


Consider it payback for that time you did it to me...hehehe...

I guess I'll have to as the cheque you promised never arrived.  :P

Pretty sure that payback is what was promised (since I don't say "cheque"). Promise kept!  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-24, 20:20:32

Pretty sure that payback is what was promised (since I don't say "cheque"). Promise kept!  ;D

Bet you do. Check or cheque sounds exactly the same. Unless you have a garlic stuffed olive in your mouth at the time of course, what that sounds like is anyone's guess.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-24, 21:02:29


Pretty sure that payback is what was promised (since I don't say "cheque"). Promise kept!  ;D

Bet you do. Check or cheque sounds exactly the same. Unless you have a garlic stuffed olive in your mouth at the time of course, what that sounds like is anyone's guess.  ;)

It's the sound of delicious... ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-11-25, 07:25:47

Does that mean that you're Satan, Mandi? Because you know; Dachshunds are Satan's lap dogs... ;D


Hmmmm....there's a thought. Maybe. Maybe not. What color are the devil's eyes?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-25, 12:27:24


Does that mean that you're Satan, Mandi? Because you know; Dachshunds are Satan's lap dogs... ;D


Hmmmm....there's a thought. Maybe. Maybe not. What color are the devil's eyes?

As red as the molten core of the bowels of the earth (apparently there's no Visine in hell)...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-25, 12:57:39


Bet you do. Check or cheque sounds exactly the same. Unless you have a garlic stuffed olive in your mouth at the time of course, what that sounds like is anyone's guess.  ;)

It's the sound of delicious... ;D

Should have really seen that answer coming shouldn't I.   ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-11-25, 13:05:09



Does that mean that you're Satan, Mandi? Because you know; Dachshunds are Satan's lap dogs... ;D


Hmmmm....there's a thought. Maybe. Maybe not. What color are the devil's eyes?

As red as the molten core of the bowels of the earth (apparently there's no Visine in hell)...


Then the answer to your question is no. Lol
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-25, 17:45:56



Bet you do. Check or cheque sounds exactly the same. Unless you have a garlic stuffed olive in your mouth at the time of course, what that sounds like is anyone's guess.  ;)

It's the sound of delicious... ;D

Should have really seen that answer coming shouldn't I.   ;D

Yes...you should have. Maybe you're still disoriented by the move to the new forum... ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-25, 17:47:39




Does that mean that you're Satan, Mandi? Because you know; Dachshunds are Satan's lap dogs... ;D


Hmmmm....there's a thought. Maybe. Maybe not. What color are the devil's eyes?

As red as the molten core of the bowels of the earth (apparently there's no Visine in hell)...


Then the answer to your question is no. Lol

Then you should perform and exorcism to banish the hell-hounds before they deliver you to their dark lord...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-25, 20:27:08

Yes...you should have. Maybe you're still disoriented by the move to the new forum... ;)


Trying to follow 2 places as the same time is bound to disorientate anybody.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-11-26, 03:48:31
* me confused and disorientated from trying to be in 2 Forums at the same time *
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ohme on 2013-11-27, 01:07:03
*me confused by seeing that green thingie.... then realised it's just a favicon* o_O


..... and finally got the clock right! :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-11-27, 03:00:15
What green thingie?? *me confused again*

I see that Luxor is a Moderator on this forum.  8)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-27, 12:34:47
Someones keeping an eye on you all from the top of the wardrobe.


(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8HCyWY3.jpg&hash=9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" rel="cached" data-hash="9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2013-11-27, 14:29:46
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-27, 14:49:16

I owe royalties to him now. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F88902520%2Fav%2Fmyp%2Fworried.png&hash=0b57e7e64ceb6bc978eb9c2760ae3ac6" rel="cached" data-hash="0b57e7e64ceb6bc978eb9c2760ae3ac6" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88902520/av/myp/worried.png)



Think he will let that one pass for free seeing as my wife just took it on her mobile.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ohme on 2013-11-27, 14:56:33
*gives Bailey cookies*

Quote
An international discussion forum for debating everything under the sun and then some.

No mention of conspiracy theories, can Bailey do something about it.... :D :P :BOO:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-11-27, 14:59:51
Blame Belfrager (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=23.msg530#msg530). But don't you think conspiracy theories are covered under "them some"? :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ohme on 2013-11-27, 15:13:35
*perfect*
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-29, 16:06:31
Apparently Nixie has gotten it into her head that there is some vast conspiracy surrounding the door between the kitchen and the garage. She has taken to parking herself in front of it, occasionily railing plaintively against it or just perching in front of it, casting the odd look of reproach my way when I come into the kitchen.

Discovering whole new shades of weird with this kitty... ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-29, 18:04:59

Discovering whole new shades of weird with this kitty... ::)

Maybe she can hear a mouse scuttling about in the garage, it's a possibility you know.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-29, 22:42:59


Discovering whole new shades of weird with this kitty... ::)

Maybe she can hear a mouse scuttling about in the garage, it's a possibility you know.  :D

Naw...all the mice are in the basement, where Clint rules over them with an iron paw... ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-30, 11:33:36

Naw...all the mice are in the basement, where Clint rules over them with an iron paw... ;D

So he thinks. Have you never seen the great escape?  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-11-30, 15:58:27


Naw...all the mice are in the basement, where Clint rules over them with an iron paw... ;D

So he thinks. Have you never seen the great escape?  :P

Yes I have, several times. Surprised you have though (or did you just hear about it from someone who saw it).
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-11-30, 17:07:19

Yes I have, several times. Surprised you have though (or did you just hear about it from someone who saw it).

It seems like it's on TV every Xmas over here and bank holiday weekends too so kind of hard to miss.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-03, 15:11:48
Thread renamed to "Random chat" so as not to put off any new members from joining in as " MyOpera Orphans Random Chat" possibly could.
Get chatting and introduce your games to the board.  :D

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2013-12-03, 16:05:55
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-03, 16:58:50

Is it just me or most mentions of "Opera" are getting eradicated from the board?



Cant say I noticed, but maybe it's just getting mentioned less as there's no point flogging a dead horse.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-03, 17:40:23
Is it just me or most mentions of "Opera" are getting eradicated from the board?
I doubt anything's being eradicated. But what do you want to say about Opera?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Macallan on 2013-12-03, 17:54:13

Is it just me or most mentions of "Opera" are getting eradicated from the board?
I doubt anything's being eradicated. But what do you want to say about Opera?

I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was 'That piece of halibut was good enough for Opera'!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-04, 10:47:29

I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was 'That piece of halibut was good enough for Opera'!



;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-06, 19:15:35
Where have you lounge chatters gone, cat got your tongue or something?  ???
Going to have to send out a search party (AKA Bailey) to round you all up.  ;D 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-06, 19:37:53
They're probably looking the cat out of the tree (Dutch idiom). :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2013-12-06, 19:39:30
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-06, 20:26:26
Thanksgiving? I thought your My Opera profile said you were from eastern Europe. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-07, 11:45:14

I've not had a cat for about 13 years, and wouldn't even know how to treat one anymore without advice.

With kindness, food and tickles. if the cat decides that you are good enough to be his/her slave that is.  ;D


I've litle to say on other topics than Opera, and I could never survive being opposed in a debate, without breaking up. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F88902520%2Fav%2Fmyp%2Fworried.png&hash=0b57e7e64ceb6bc978eb9c2760ae3ac6" rel="cached" data-hash="0b57e7e64ceb6bc978eb9c2760ae3ac6" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88902520/av/myp/worried.png) (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F88902520%2Fav%2Fmyp%2Fcoffee.png&hash=d863123c11bccf7873cef8dbbdc67624" rel="cached" data-hash="d863123c11bccf7873cef8dbbdc67624" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88902520/av/myp/coffee.png)



The random chat thread is not really a place for serious debate. Think of it more as a place like a pub where you meet the regulars and just have a brief chat as your passing someone on your way to the bar. Trivial and inane chat where you can have a laugh for a few minutes.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-07, 16:38:34

Where have you lounge chatters gone, cat got your tongue or something?  ???

I tend to be more of a responder than an initiator in the chats, and the halibut/Opera joke missed it's mark with me...>insert shrug emoticon here<
But hey...can always catch folks up and see where it takes us. Things are fine here now that I've replaced my wifi router. Stupid Belkin POS kept dropping its connection and all of the physical ports were dead. So replaced it with a nice new Linksys EA3500. Hopefully that will hold up better for all of my wifi devices in the house.

I ordered it when I ordered my holiday gift to myself; the complete Dark Shadow series... ;D Black Friday brought the price down to the reasonable range so I snatched it up. Gotta love Amazon!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-07, 17:27:52


I tend to be more of a responder than an initiator in the chats, and the halibut/Opera joke missed it's mark with me...>insert shrug emoticon here<



By heck I thought you would have known that one.  Here's a clue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hlMK7tCks).  ;)

But hey...can always catch folks up and see where it takes us.


That's the spirit.   :)


Things are fine here now that I've replaced my wifi router. Stupid Belkin POS kept dropping its connection and all of the physical ports were dead. So replaced it with a nice new Linksys EA3500. Hopefully that will hold up better for all of my wifi devices in the house.


Guess I've been lucky with my Belkin then, it replaced a Netgear POS that wouldn't hold a wireless signal for more than 5 minutes, ISP supplied of course so par for the course with them.  ::)


I ordered it when I ordered my holiday gift to myself; the complete Dark Shadow series... ;D Black Friday brought the price down to the reasonable range so I snatched it up. Gotta love Amazon!


Definitely, they even do Black Friday here now, unfortunately there was nothing I really wanted. Didn't stop me looking for something though.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-07, 19:15:24
Guess I've been lucky with my Belkin then, it replaced a Netgear POS that wouldn't hold a wireless signal for more than 5 minutes, ISP supplied of course so par for the course with them.

I have an ASUS RT-N16 on which I run TomatoUSB. It's significantly better than any commercial router software I ever saw. (Okay, technically if you get a real, proper router (http://routerboard.com/) I'm sure it's decent enough, but I'm talking about affordable stuff here.)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-07, 19:27:12

I have an ASUS RT-N16 on which I run TomatoUSB. It's significantly better than any commercial router software I ever saw. (Okay, technically if you get a real, proper router (http://routerboard.com/) I'm sure it's decent enough, but I'm talking about affordable stuff here.)



My definition of affordable = cheap.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-07, 19:48:15
Perhaps. I bought a relatively expensive PSU, but with 80+-rated efficiency and just the general expected longevity of the product (7 year warranty) it might well be cheaper and thus more affordable in the long run. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if I already made back most of the money compared to my previous, less efficient PSU.

That being said, for the most part I believe more in investing in quality peripherals, like a good (mechanical) keyboard. After all, my keyboard might last for decades yet, while my computer, or at least my motherboard, CPU, probably GPU, and RAM, will be replaced sometime in the next few years. Since my computer's from '07, I have to say it's not starting to feel slow yet. I should add, the SSD I stuck in last year certainly helped an awful lot with that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-07, 20:06:34

That being said, for the most part I believe more in investing in quality peripherals



Yes I know what you mean. I tend not to scrimp and save when it comes to computers and Hi-Fi as I'm a firm believer that in those two cases you get what you pay for. Other things though I'm not so fussy about.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-07, 20:28:00
For audio I have one of the cheaper but decent Yamaha systems. Incidentally, I also acquired it in '07. I got a fairly good deal on it because it was the older generation hardware, which was being replaced with a newer version. Of course it was mostly the exact same hardware but without a few silly new features added. It should serve me fine for many years to come.

My biggest bane right now is the 19" LCD monitor I bought with the computer in '07. The thing is, I'd want 1920x1200 or better, and with the 4k stuff* and Apple's "Retina" displays I'm thinking better might at some point in the not-too-far-off future even become affordable, so I'm waiting it out either until that moment comes or until this monitor breaks. Simply put, I want significantly higher PPI. I don't like Apple, but at least they seem to have halted the race for lower and lower resolutions the past few years.

* 3840 is not 4000, dammit!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-08, 12:55:57
Why the quest for a higher resolution Frenzie? Do you do much graphic work or are you a PC gamer?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-08, 14:12:03
Because a higher resolution means clearer and thus easier to read text. Most things I do on the computer are based around text. I call 10px text starting to get harder to read on my screen, also on a 1920*1200 screen, yet on paper text of a similar size and smaller is still easy to read. And I'm talking any distance, whether close to my eyes or with my arms stretched. Working in serif fonts on my monitor? Yuck, except on paper I think serifs improve readability. Basically, if you browse a bit on an iPad you can see why people like them, even though they're fairly useless: the screen is just so much better and clearer than your average computer monitor. It's better even compared to a pretty nice IPS desktop monitor, and most of that difference is in the PPI. A PDF document can be perfectly readable on an iPad, while on desktop monitors it'll look somewhat blurry.

What I want from my monitor is that it at least approach the readability of low-quality print. My phone does that, but it's way too small. A tablet might do it, but what use is a tablet when I'm actually trying to do something? I clearly need something like a decent tablet panel, except aimed at the desktop. And preferably, without paying a fortune for it because I'm not overly concerned about color accuracy. Sure, the more the better, but most panels today have better color accuracy than most panels 7 years ago.

Surely something like an iPad panel without all the excess hardware and without the size constraints could make a reasonably-priced desktop monitor? Heck, people even make them in their spare time (http://emerythacks.blogspot.ca/2013/04/connecting-ipad-retina-lcd-to-pc.html). And heck, I'd buy a new GPU to drive that thing if dual-link DVI weren't enough, although I think 2560*1600 on 24 inch would serve well enough.

In short, the monitor is the missing aspect of my computing experience. Before my current Core 2 Duo processor, I always wanted a faster CPU. That problem's been mostly eliminated. Before my SSD, I also always wanted a faster HDD. That too has been solved sufficiently. Far too low PPI has now also been more or less fixed, but only on useless devices.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-08, 16:01:13



I tend to be more of a responder than an initiator in the chats, and the halibut/Opera joke missed it's mark with me...>insert shrug emoticon here<



By heck I thought you would have known that one.  Here's a clue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hlMK7tCks).  ;)


Quite right; I should have known that one. Rather embarrassed with myself. For my penance, should I watch the complete TV series or all of the movies (all of which...of course...I have on DVD)?



...my holiday gift to myself; the complete Dark Shadow series... ;D Black Friday brought the price down to the reasonable range so I snatched it up. Gotta love Amazon!


Definitely, they even do Black Friday here now, unfortunately there was nothing I really wanted. Didn't stop me looking for something though.  ;D


I hope the Black Friday there isn't the horrible, barbaric spectacle it is here.

Sadly the collection has not yet arrived. Oddest thing, the notification that it has shipped gave an arrival date of between Dec. 6 - Dec 23! What the heck kind of arrival date range is that? Over 2 weeks?!?! What the fudge???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-08, 17:46:06


Quite right; I should have known that one. Rather embarrassed with myself. For my penance, should I watch the complete TV series or all of the movies (all of which...of course...I have on DVD)?


I could think of worse ways to serve a penance than watching a bit of Monty Python.  ;D


I hope the Black Friday there isn't the horrible, barbaric spectacle it is here.

Sadly the collection has not yet arrived. Oddest thing, the notification that it has shipped gave an arrival date of between Dec. 6 - Dec 23! What the heck kind of arrival date range is that? Over 2 weeks?!?! What the fudge???


I ordered something for Xmas from Amazon a couple of days ago and when I  received the email informing me it had been dispatched it said the expected delivery date is the 26th January. My reaction was much like yours a definitive WTF! but on checking the details of the seller I discovered that it's coming from Hong Kong.  ??? Should really have checked that little detail before I placed my order. :-[
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-08, 17:54:13
Stuff from Hong Kong usually gets here within 3-4 weeks, although on occasion it has taken up to 6.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-08, 18:07:44
I wouldn't be at all surprised if it arrives in plenty of time for Xmas. It's the stuff being delivered from elsewhere in the UK I should probably concern myself with.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-08, 23:20:50



Quite right; I should have known that one. Rather embarrassed with myself. For my penance, should I watch the complete TV series or all of the movies (all of which...of course...I have on DVD)?


I could think of worse ways to serve a penance than watching a bit of Monty Python.  ;D


Let the penance fit the crime, I say!  ;)



I hope the Black Friday there isn't the horrible, barbaric spectacle it is here.

Sadly the collection has not yet arrived. Oddest thing, the notification that it has shipped gave an arrival date of between Dec. 6 - Dec 23! What the heck kind of arrival date range is that? Over 2 weeks?!?! What the fudge???


I ordered something for Xmas from Amazon a couple of days ago and when I  received the email informing me it had been dispatched it said the expected delivery date is the 26th January. My reaction was much like yours a definitive WTF! but on checking the details of the seller I discovered that it's coming from Hong Kong.  ??? Should really have checked that little detail before I placed my order. :-[


At least you got a set date. Mine basically tells me "spend the next 2 weeks hovering over your mailbox." :(

But hey; at least I didn't have to go out and shop. People are animals here on Black Friday. Pepper spray, tasers...all sorts of assaults. All for the season of peace and love...>sheesh<... ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-09, 13:06:20

But hey; at least I didn't have to go out and shop. People are animals here on Black Friday. Pepper spray, tasers...all sorts of assaults. All for the season of peace and love...>sheesh<... ::)


There were a couple of incidents over here at Asda (same company as Walmart I believe) where police had to arrest people because of fighting over TV's in the sale, Morons!  ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-09, 22:50:29
Such events do make me despair for humanity...:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-10, 13:41:32

Such events do make me despair for humanity... :(



It would drive you to drink so it would.  ;D
Bet the TV's weren't even worth the price that they were selling for, I know I wouldn't buy a TV from the same place as I buy my groceries.  ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-10, 15:59:52


Such events do make me despair for humanity... :(



It would drive you to drink so it would.  ;D


Already got that covered...hehehe... ;)


Bet the TV's weren't even worth the price that they were selling for, I know I wouldn't buy a TV from the same place as I buy my groceries.  ::)


I would be ok buying a TV from the grocery store, depending on the make, model and price...but I would be leery of any groceries offered for sale at the electronics store... ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-10, 17:46:18


It would drive you to drink so it would.  ;D


Already got that covered...hehehe... ;)



Thought you might, wouldn't expect it any other way really.  :)



Bet the TV's weren't even worth the price that they were selling for, I know I wouldn't buy a TV from the same place as I buy my groceries.  ::)


I would be ok buying a TV from the grocery store, depending on the make, model and price...but I would be leery of any groceries offered for sale at the electronics store... ::)


Yeah that would be a bad idea.
As for buying electrical goods from them there's a good reason for it. Don't know if it's the same over there as it is here but I have a friend who worked at management level in one of the big supermarkets and he warned me off ever buying large electrical goods from them. He told me that they are delivered in the same refrigerated lorries as other items, which is not how they should be delivered to the stores. The return rate was unbelievable according to him, so much so that he really wondered why they bothered selling them.   ???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-11, 16:29:43
Also, be aware when buying groceries that are on sale. One time I almost bought a loaf of bread that was on sale. Then I decided to check the printed expiration date, and it expires the next day.

Winter madness today. Below
0°F all day.   :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-11, 17:14:18

Also, be aware when buying groceries that are on sale. One time I almost bought a loaf of bread that was on sale. Then I decided to check the printed expiration date, and it expires the next day.


Stick it in your freezer or make lots of toast or even better make a batch of bread pudding.  ;D


Winter madness today. Below
0°F all day.   :(


Is it the cold that bothers you or the fact that there are no young ladies sunbathing any more?  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-12, 07:59:10
I'll be lucky if there are any girls in tight shorts jogging on the sidewalk when it is below 0°F :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-12, 13:59:37
You should come here. there are always seems to be some young ladies wearing very little regardless of the weather. I've just never quite figured out if they are very hardy lasses or just absolutely nuts.  ??? ;D


Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-12, 17:13:17
Quote from: Luxor
You should come here.

Any donations for a flight ticket to Scotland is appreciated.  8)

Quote from: Luxor
I've just never quite figured out if they are very hardy lasses or just absolutely nuts.

I always think that they're trying to attract the guys. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-12, 17:42:44

Any donations for a flight ticket to Scotland is appreciated.  8)


If I ever win the lottery I'll keep you in mind.  ;D


I always think that they're trying to attract the guys. :D


Hope the guys know how to treat someone with hypothermia then.  ;)

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: SmileyFaze on 2013-12-13, 06:44:18
To his amazement the ugly gnome fell right into the bowl of bullion.

Did you see that? I heard the splash from all the way over there.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-13, 12:48:02
Why does that always happen to the ugly gnome? Damned careless if you ask me.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-13, 13:38:32
James Bond is an 'impotent drunk' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25349738)
Hmm! Must be a slow news day on the BBC.  ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-13, 16:56:33

James Bond is an 'impotent drunk' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25349738)
Hmm! Must be a slow news day on the BBC.  ::)

Oh good grief. Apparently the BBC is starting to adopt the American model of journalism... ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-13, 17:18:59

James Bond is an 'impotent drunk' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25349738)
Hmm! Must be a slow news day on the BBC.  ::)

If you think that's bad enough, I'm sure you've heard of this one:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/michael-douglas-oral-sex-gave-me-cancer/
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-13, 17:23:40

Oh good grief. Apparently the BBC is starting to adopt the American model of journalism... ::)



Dumbing down for the masses. It fit's right in with their current TV programs that they call entertainment.



If you think that's bad enough, I'm sure you've heard of this one:



Yeah I heard it mentioned at the time. Can't remember if it was on the BBC or a newspaper, probably both unfortunately.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-14, 15:06:34


Oh good grief. Apparently the BBC is starting to adopt the American model of journalism... ::)


Dumbing down for the masses. It fit's right in with their current TV programs that they call entertainment.


Actually, the TV programs are getting to be fairly intelligent and entertaining...and some of the better shows are coming from some unexpected places like Netflix and Amazon (ok...Amazon's still struggling out of the gate)...



If you think that's bad enough, I'm sure you've heard of this one:


Yeah I heard it mentioned at the time. Can't remember if it was on the BBC or a newspaper, probably both unfortunately.  ;)


Anything from FauxNews automatically comes under the category of "suspicious", to put it kindly.

Frankly, if they were a newspaper, every fish caught would have a wrapper and every bird in a cage would have a place to shit...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-14, 15:17:18

Actually, the TV programs are getting to be fairly intelligent and entertaining...and some of the better shows are coming from some unexpected places like Netflix and Amazon (ok...Amazon's still struggling out of the gate)...

I was talking about the BBC's program output though which is a steady stream of cookery shows, antique shows, reality shows and soaps.  >:(


Anything from FauxNews automatically comes under the category of "suspicious", to put it kindly.

Sounds a bit like SkyNews we have over here. Oh wait,  Rupert Murdoch is responsible for both of them so that figures.


Frankly, if they were a newspaper, every fish caught would have a wrapper and every bird in a cage would have a place to shit...


Eloquently put dear sir.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-14, 16:03:39
Sounds a bit like SkyNews we have over here. Oh wait,  Rupert Murdoch is responsible for both of them so that figures.

Luckily there's Jon Stewart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdkGA_rgHRY) to the rescue.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-14, 18:09:55

Luckily there's Jon Stewart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdkGA_rgHRY) to the rescue.



I quite enjoyed that.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-14, 20:44:24


Actually, the TV programs are getting to be fairly intelligent and entertaining...and some of the better shows are coming from some unexpected places like Netflix and Amazon (ok...Amazon's still struggling out of the gate)...

I was talking about the BBC's program output though which is a steady stream of cookery shows, antique shows, reality shows and soaps.  >:(


I thought you might be, but BBC does have some good shows out there, though not sure if they're aired in Scotland (seem to recall you mentioning that you get a somewhat limited selection from them). Sherlock, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey are much enjoyed here (ok...not the best defense of quality there, but they are rather enjoyable shows)...



Anything from FauxNews automatically comes under the category of "suspicious", to put it kindly.

Sounds a bit like SkyNews we have over here. Oh wait,  Rupert Murdoch is responsible for both of them so that figures.


Why...one might think that you're asserting that Mr. Murdoch has an agenda or something...;)



Frankly, if they were a newspaper, every fish caught would have a wrapper and every bird in a cage would have a place to shit...


Eloquently put dear sir.  ;D


Thank you sir. High praise indeed...:D

Yes; thank goodness for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. It is very telling that the more accurate news stories are coming from the satirists rather than the "journalists"...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-15, 11:19:57

I thought you might be, but BBC does have some good shows out there, though not sure if they're aired in Scotland (seem to recall you mentioning that you get a somewhat limited selection from them). Sherlock, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey are much enjoyed here (ok...not the best defense of quality there, but they are rather enjoyable shows)...


You're the first person that I've known to ever use the term "enjoyable" and Downton Abbey in the same sentence.  ;)



Sounds a bit like SkyNews we have over here. Oh wait,  Rupert Murdoch is responsible for both of them so that figures.


Why...one might think that you're asserting that Mr. Murdoch has an agenda or something... ;)


Perish the thought, he might be listening in. :-X




Eloquently put dear sir.  ;D


Thank you sir. High praise indeed... :D



Well it is Xmas.  :D  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-17, 17:18:02
I was replying to one of the game threads when a message appeared that said something like this: “a new post has been made while you're replying". That's a good thing because I won't get the 'you missed the last post' bug ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-17, 17:25:09
Yep! You're not the only one who has noticed it and likes that function. See here. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=34.msg2225#msg2225)
A definite improvement on the MyOpera way off doing things.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-17, 19:28:30
Another kudos to Franz for finding an efficient board ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-18, 04:00:17
I just found out that all my Files at MyOpera are gone. :eyes: Never had the chance to save those.  :-\
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-18, 11:36:34
I just found out that all my Files at MyOpera are gone.



Sure it's not a temporary bug? all mine are still there. If not you could post in the My Opera: Feedback, questions and discussions forum (http://my.opera.com/community/forums/forum.dml?id=35) and ask what's happened to them and if they could be recovered. It's a pretty poor show if they can't.


Frenzie has added a couple of enhancements to the forums. You should now see "My Bookmarks" in the top navigation and "Add Bookmark" alongside the "Notify" option on topics. Also for quoting you should now see "Quote (selected)" which makes things a bit better when you want to quote from other posts.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-18, 16:03:12
Thanks, Luxor. Yup it was a temporary bug. Yesterday I checked on two browsers including my phone and my opera file was empty. That was one weird bug.   :o
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-19, 12:14:59
Yup it was a temporary bug


Good. that probably means it was just the devs tinkering with things.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-19, 18:12:21

Yup it was a temporary bug


Good. that probably means it was just the devs tinkering with things.  ;D


Probably getting their ducks in a row before closing up shop...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-19, 18:54:54
Probably getting their ducks in a row before closing up shop...


Fattening them up to use for Xmas dinner more like.  ;) 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-19, 21:26:40
A woman on the phone in the tram was using some unusual vocabulary today. She was accusing a "French slut" (whose accent she at times malevolently imitated) of "giving head to homosexuals" and she informed this "French slut" that she should stick her phone in her "man-hating cunt". She got off at the Justice Palace, which might've meant an interesting experience for some clerk or perhaps even a judge. Until now I thought such people only existed on Judge Judy.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2013-12-19, 21:40:18
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: SmileyFaze on 2013-12-20, 00:08:47
When will the MyOpera Forums take their last gasp????
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-20, 11:43:04
Until now I thought such people only existed on Judge Judy.


They exist everywhere unfortunately.

Mandi Manners looks stunning today:


Down boy.  ;)


When will the MyOpera Forums take their last gasp? ???


It's going through it's death throes right now.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-12-20, 13:29:46
Lol. Thanks j7n.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-20, 16:04:45

Mandi Manners looks stunning today:

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F88902520%2Fav%2Famandamanners.png&hash=81c30a3e78976a50c729d58ef1c14fc2" rel="cached" data-hash="81c30a3e78976a50c729d58ef1c14fc2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88902520/av/amandamanners.png)

Mandi Manners is always stunning...:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-12-20, 17:15:33


Mandi Manners looks stunning today:

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F88902520%2Fav%2Famandamanners.png&hash=81c30a3e78976a50c729d58ef1c14fc2" rel="cached" data-hash="81c30a3e78976a50c729d58ef1c14fc2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88902520/av/amandamanners.png)

Mandi Manners is always stunning...:D



Must not be so. Look how exparti's cat is looking at me. Lol
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-20, 17:42:48
Look how exparti's cat is looking at me

That's actually how it was looking at exparti at the time of this comment (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=14.msg129#msg129).  ;) I think my facial expression was the same at the time.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-12-20, 18:00:32

Look how exparti's cat is looking at me

That's actually how it was looking at exparti at the time of this comment (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=14.msg129#msg129).  ;) I think my facial expression was the same at the time.  ;D


Lmao! That's great. Glad it's not I he took to looking at that way.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-21, 12:30:29
I just hope the cat recovers.  :o
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-21, 22:00:43


Look how exparti's cat is looking at me

That's actually how it was looking at exparti at the time of this comment (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=14.msg129#msg129).  ;) I think my facial expression was the same at the time.  ;D

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Lmao! That's great. Glad it's not I he took to looking at that way.  :P


Naw...that's and old pic from when my cat got into my stash of acid. He denied it of course but kept going on about the dragons in the kitchen...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-22, 11:38:17
Naw...that's and old pic from when my cat got into my stash of acid.


You should hide it more carefully then.  :P 

He denied it of course but kept going on about the dragons in the kitchen..


But everyone keeps dragons in their kitchen, don't they?  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-12-22, 12:46:27
Lolz.

Did his eyes ever go back to normal or are they stuck now?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-22, 17:21:21

Naw...that's and old pic from when my cat got into my stash of acid.


You should hide it more carefully then.  :P 


Well, it was only fair considering the amount of his catnip I've helped myself to...;)


He denied it of course but kept going on about the dragons in the kitchen..


But everyone keeps dragons in their kitchen, don't they?  ;D


Only counties with castles seem to have dragons, so I have no idea where they'd be kept...


Lolz.

Did his eyes ever go back to normal or are they stuck now?


Well, normal as anything can get with a cat...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-22, 18:05:54
Well, it was only fair considering the amount of his catnip I've helped myself to..


Shame on you stealing kitty's catnip.  :o


Only counties with castles seem to have dragons, so I have no idea where they'd be kept.


Go visit Las Vegas there's bound to be a castle there surely.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-24, 15:00:09

Well, it was only fair considering the amount of his catnip I've helped myself to..


Shame on you stealing kitty's catnip.  :o


Hey...for free room and board, I don't think it's unfair to enjoy the occasional indulgence. Why should they be the only ones allowed to get "'nipped", race around the house and climb the curtains?


Only counties with castles seem to have dragons, so I have no idea where they'd be kept.


Go visit Las Vegas there's bound to be a castle there surely.  :P


Any castle built after the Victorian period doesn't count...:P

Well Santa came early this year and brought me a nice respiratory infection for the holidays...first one I've had in years and of course it comes on the year that the folks stay local so I can go visit for the holidays...>:(

On the bright side though, my Dark Shadows Complete Collection arrived yesterday. 130+ discs of supernatural gothic soap opera love...:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-24, 19:15:26
Well Santa came early this year and brought me a nice respiratory infection for the holidays...first one I've had in years and of course it comes on the year that the folks stay local so I can go visit for the holidays...


That deserves a "Bah humbug" on your behalf. Hope it clears up soon so you can enjoy some of the holiday.  :)


On the bright side though, my Dark Shadows Complete Collection arrived yesterday. 130+ discs of supernatural gothic soap opera love..

130 disks!!!!!!!  :o  It would take me about a 100 years to watch them all.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-25, 03:56:56
Quote from: Luxor
It would take me about a 100 years to watch them all.
Lol! ;D I haven't seen  any of the Dark Shadows episodes to begin with. 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-25, 13:38:36

Well Santa came early this year and brought me a nice respiratory infection for the holidays...first one I've had in years and of course it comes on the year that the folks stay local so I can go visit for the holidays...


That deserves a "Bah humbug" on your behalf. Hope it clears up soon so you can enjoy some of the holiday.  :)


Sadly, with my luck it won't clear up sufficiently until it's about time for me to return to work...>sigh<...


On the bright side though, my Dark Shadows Complete Collection arrived yesterday. 130+ discs of supernatural gothic soap opera love..

130 disks!!!!!!!  :o  It would take me about a 100 years to watch them all.


What...you have other plans for the next 100 years? ;)


Quote from: Luxor
It would take me about a 100 years to watch them all.
Lol! ;D I haven't seen  any of the Dark Shadows episodes to begin with. 


Guessing it's before your time. I used watch it after school when I was a kid...good, spooky fun. Had never seen the whole series but Netflix streamed a couple of seasons recently and got me re-hooked.

Half the fun is seeing all the technical boo-boo's and line fumbling. Apparently back in '66 it was too expensive to edit and reshoot video recordings, so minor flubs were left in. It's a hoot...:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-25, 17:46:28
What...you have other plans for the next 100 years?

Well maybe not for a hundred of them, but  I have plans for some of them.  ;) 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-25, 19:15:46

What...you have other plans for the next 100 years?

Well maybe not for a hundred of them, but  I have plans for some of them.  ;) 

Ok...so take 120 or so to watch them...hehehe...:P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-26, 12:02:23
I think I'm sensing a flaw in that plan.   ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-27, 00:10:10
Somehow my e-cig slipped and hiding inside my winter coat and I can't grab it.  :o I mean my winter coat has two layers and somehow my e-cig is inside in between the two layers. I may have to cut a hole on my winter coat so that pesky e-cig can come out. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg837.imageshack.us%2Fimg837%2F1402%2Fflh.gif&hash=f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" rel="cached" data-hash="f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1402/flh.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-27, 11:35:03
Somehow my e-cig slipped and hiding inside my winter coat and I can't grab it.

How the heck did it manage to do that?  ???  Went through a hole in your pocket I presume.
Sounds like you may have to get a needle and thread ready, either for fixing a hole in your pocket or fixing the hole you're going to make trying to retrieve your e-cig. Maybe even two holes to stitch up if you're really unlucky.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-27, 15:34:38

Somehow my e-cig slipped and hiding inside my winter coat and I can't grab it.

How the heck did it manage to do that?  ???  Went through a hole in your pocket I presume.
Sounds like you may have to get a needle and thread ready, either for fixing a hole in your pocket or fixing the hole you're going to make trying to retrieve your e-cig. Maybe even two holes to stitch up if you're really unlucky.  ;)

Yeah...I hate when that happens, and it's not all that uncommon. The hole in pocket is usually the culprit. It's usually just a matter of finding the hole and slowly working the object back to there to retrieve it. Can be a tedious process, so a small slit at the objects current location can expedite things if you prefer...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-28, 02:56:06
Yup I found out there's a hole in my pocket. So I had to maneuver my e-cig to that hole and pull it out.  One of my dumb moments  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-28, 11:35:17
So I had to maneuver my e-cig to that hole and pull it out.

Well that would keep you out of mischief for a little while.  ;D 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-29, 05:06:46
Ahem...Mandi's new avatar is somewhat striking (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg837.imageshack.us%2Fimg837%2F1402%2Fflh.gif&hash=f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" rel="cached" data-hash="f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1402/flh.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-29, 13:32:48
Is it just me or is half this thread about Mandi's avatar(s)? :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2013-12-29, 23:58:07

Ahem...Mandi's new avatar is somewhat striking (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg837.imageshack.us%2Fimg837%2F1402%2Fflh.gif&hash=f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" rel="cached" data-hash="f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1402/flh.gif)


If by "striking" you mean "looks like the kind of crazy woman my mother warned me to never bring home" then yes, quite striking indeed...:D


Is it just me or is half this thread about Mandi's avatar(s)? :P

I think half might be a bit generous. Now half of the more recent posts might be more accurate...:)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2013-12-30, 00:46:15
Lol! That's the look you get when someone repeatedly takes pictures of me. I find this pic hilarious and scary all at the same time. I don't believe half of this thread as been about my avatars, however they've been the topic of conversation every time.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-30, 06:02:30
Quote from: expatri
If by "striking" you mean "looks like the kind of crazy woman my mother warned me to never bring home" then yes, quite striking indeed...

Yup that's what I was thinking, Lol ;D

Is it just me or is half this thread about Mandi's avatar(s)? :P

Are you sure it's not just you, Frenzie? ;D But I'd say 1/10 of this thread is about ohme giving away cookies if you're well-behaved although I haven't seen him for a while. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-30, 10:21:06
If by "striking" you mean "looks like the kind of crazy woman my mother warned me to never bring home" then yes, quite striking indeed...

It's probably got something to do with the hot/crazy scale (http://how-i-met-your-mother.wikia.com/wiki/Hot/Crazy_Scale).

Are you sure it's not just you, Frenzie?

At the time I posted there was only one post on this page. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-30, 11:48:56
I'd say 1/10 of this thread is about ohme giving away cookies if you're well-behaved although I haven't seen him for a while.


He just shows up as a "guest" next to his posts. I think he deleted his account the same day as he deleted his account over at My Opera.  :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-30, 17:02:30
A safety message for those who are about to celebrate the new year with alcohol.

When you drink vodka over ice, it can give you kidney failure.
When you drink rum over ice, it can give you liver failure.
When you drink whisky over ice, it can give you heart problems.
When you drink gin over ice it can give you brain problems.

Apparently, ice is really bad for you.
Take care out there.  ;D 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2013-12-31, 05:44:39
Quote from: Luxor
I think he deleted his account the same day as he deleted his account over at My Opera.

Why did he do that? I hope he is doing okay.

I don't even drink soda beverages with ice so I guess I'm doin' okay ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-31, 10:39:29
I don't understand what people like about ice-cold drinks. It hides the flavor of things that are otherwise unpalatable.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-31, 11:33:14
Why did he do that?


No Idea and I was quite surprised when I noticed it.   :(

I don't understand what people like about ice-cold drinks.



Neither do I especially where whisky is concerned. Sacrilege that is.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2013-12-31, 11:58:33
Neither do I especially where whisky is concerned.

Right. It also hides the flavor of things that are otherwise far more delicious.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2013-12-31, 17:23:49
I'm more concerned that it leaves less room to pour more whisky in.   ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-02, 18:38:59

I'm more concerned that it leaves less room to pour more whisky in.   ;D


That's why you keep the extra whisky in a bottle...;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-02, 19:16:53
That's why you keep the extra whisky in a bottle.


Could always just get rid of the glass of course and drink it straight from the bottle.  ;) 
Not that I have ever have done such a thing myself of course.  :-X
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-03, 16:47:37

That's why you keep the extra whisky in a bottle.


Could always just get rid of the glass of course and drink it straight from the bottle.  ;) 
Not that I have ever have done such a thing myself of course.  :-X


Of course...not ever...;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-03, 18:23:32
Did everyone have a quiet new year or did you overindulge? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-03, 20:11:16
Mine was your standard New Year's. Excessive consumption of adult beverages which led into being passed out shortly after midnight.  ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-03, 20:37:45

Excessive consumption of adult beverages which led into being passed out shortly after midnight.  ;)


That's the correct way to spend it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-03, 21:08:32
Did everyone have a quiet new year or did you overindulge? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers.gif)


Did everyone have a quiet new year or did you overindulge? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers.gif)

Actually, I had a belated holiday meal with the folks as I was sick as a dog during Christmas. We did have a wonderful time together...:)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-03, 22:43:11
'Tis the season to be sickly....falalalala lalalala!  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2014-01-03, 22:44:54

Did everyone have a quiet new year or did you overindulge? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers.gif)

Neither, I worked late on New Year's Eve and back to work on New Year's Day.  :-\
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-03, 22:54:06

'Tis the season to be sickly....falalalala lalalala!  :P


Was the first time in years. Respiratory infections used to be an annual event, but had been spared the past few years. This year though...:(
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-03, 23:00:25
Same here. I used to get bronchitis this time every year when I lived in WI. That's been 8 years. This year my sinus' are giving me fits. Since last Friday to be exact. I've seen a lot of flu cases at the hospital the past 3 weeks or so. Some with your standard flu symptoms and some with H1N1. One case with H1N1 passed at the age of 36. Mean little bug. Stay healthy folks!
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-04, 11:23:52
Actually, I had a belated holiday meal with the folks as I was sick as a dog during Christmas. We did have a wonderful time together


Ah good that you managed to salvage some of the festivities eventually.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Good.gif)

Neither, I worked late on New Year's Eve and back to work on New Year's Day.


That's a bummer, hasn't your work place heard of holidays or are they just a bunch of Scrooges.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbdown.gif)


One case with H1N1 passed at the age of 36. Mean little bug. Stay healthy folks!



Do you get vaccinated for that because of your job or are you just as much at risk as the rest of folk?
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-04, 14:35:07
I did get the flu vaccine this year simply because I didn't want to wear a mask the entire 12 hours of work for the duration of flu season. I'm probably just as much at risk as the next person but I take necessary precautions when I encounter such cases. Gowns, gloves, masks....etc. We see all kinds of nasty things which is why I double glove now.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-04, 14:57:04
I did get the flu vaccine this year simply because I didn't want to wear a mask the entire 12 hours of work for the duration of flu season.

Don't blame you. I had to wear the full mask, gloves and apron set-up on a recent visit to someone in hospital and I found the mask extremely annoying and that was only for an hour or so. Still it was for the patients benefit not mine.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-04, 15:11:18

I did get the flu vaccine this year simply because I didn't want to wear a mask the entire 12 hours of work for the duration of flu season.

Don't blame you. I had to wear the full mask, gloves and apron set-up on a recent visit to someone in hospital and I found the mask extremely annoying and that was only for an hour or so. Still it was for the patients benefit not mine.


Yea, we get patients on neutropenic precautions from time to time. Is the person you visited going to be ok? Most people we see on that is because they immuno compromised.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-04, 15:25:09
Is the person you visited going to be ok?


Afraid not, we cremated him the week before Xmas.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-04, 15:31:24

Is the person you visited going to be ok?


Afraid not, we cremated him the week before Xmas.


Aww. :( I'm sorry for your loss.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-04, 16:58:15
Thanks. He was a good age, must have been his time to go.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-01-06, 03:58:37
A low record of -23°F and wind chill at -55°F today in Minnesota. Heck, I could be living in the North Pole. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg837.imageshack.us%2Fimg837%2F1402%2Fflh.gif&hash=f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" rel="cached" data-hash="f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1402/flh.gif)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-06, 12:40:30
Heck, I could be living in the North Pole.

You didn't get drunk and take a wrong turning somewhere did you by any chance? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-06, 17:05:21

A low record of -23°F and wind chill at -55°F today in Minnesota. Heck, I could be living in the North Pole. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg837.imageshack.us%2Fimg837%2F1402%2Fflh.gif&hash=f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" rel="cached" data-hash="f68ed1b374b8d2cff7a9cd1c8bfb03b2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1402/flh.gif)

Isn't that pretty much the standard for Minnesota? I mean, guys generally don't see their testicles from December to June, right? ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-01-07, 04:20:34

Heck, I could be living in the North Pole.

You didn't get drunk and take a wrong turning somewhere did you by any chance? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

Lets see...penguins? I'm lookin' for penguins. What, you mean I made a wrong turn all the way to the North Pole and no penguins?! Drats! Ah well, at least I didn't end up in the middle of the Winter Gobi Desert somewhere between Mongolia and Siberia. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-01-07, 04:28:41
Quote from: expatri
I mean, guys generally don't see their testicles from December to June, right?

Isn't it more like from October to June? ;)  But I usually say it as 'guys generally don't see women's  *(censored)* from October to June.' ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-07, 11:53:58
Lets see...penguins? I'm lookin' for penguins.

Is that all? Heck we can fix that for you, here you go.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/penguin.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/penguin.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/penguin.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/penguin.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/penguin.gif)


You will just have to wrap up well Syav to keep yourself nice and cosy. That will be no good to you if you are getting all that snow we are being shown over here on the news channels though. I doubt anything would keep you warm in that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-07, 15:50:50


Heck, I could be living in the North Pole.

You didn't get drunk and take a wrong turning somewhere did you by any chance? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

Lets see...penguins? I'm lookin' for penguins. What, you mean I made a wrong turn all the way to the North Pole and no penguins?! Drats! Ah well, at least I didn't end up in the middle of the Winter Gobi Desert somewhere between Mongolia and Siberia. :P

If you're looking for penguins then you made a really wrong turn. Those are at the South Pole. Got quite the hike ahead of you...;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-08, 11:34:14
If you're looking for penguins then you made a really wrong turn. Those are at the South Pole. Got quite the hike ahead of you..



That's true right enough. I blame those movie makers in Hollywood for that you know. Especially that Happy Feet one that I had to suffer when we had a couple of youngsters visiting a couple of years ago.
Absolute torture that was. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/bangin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-01-09, 07:01:12
Quote from: expatri
If you're looking for penguins then you made a really wrong turn. Those are at the South Pole.

I haven't thought of that 'till you mention it. :D

Quote from: Luxor
I blame those movie makers in Hollywood for that you know.

I bet a lot of people are misinformed because of what they see from Hollywood movies. Obviously I'm one of 'em. :P

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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-09, 12:12:47
I bet a lot of people are misinformed because of what they see from Hollywood movies.

Ooh I think that's a certainty. The ones that rewrite history especially, I bet they've caused a few schoolchildren to fail their exams. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Writing.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-09, 16:06:13

I bet a lot of people are misinformed because of what they see from Hollywood movies.

Ooh I think that's a certainty. The ones that rewrite history especially, I bet they've caused a few schoolchildren to fail their exams. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Writing.gif)

What? Are you saying that what's up on the screen is not a true and wholly accurate depiction of actual historical events? Say it ain't so!
Although that would go a long way towards explaining why I've never heard back from Star Fleet regarding my application to join the academy.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-01-09, 16:42:19
Quote from: expatri
Although that would go a long way towards explaining why I've never heard back from Star Fleet regarding my application to join the academy.

Lol! ;D Try re-applying when Paramount plan to release another Star Trek movie. You'll also get a better chance if you pass the Star Fleet Manual (http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061204233719/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/8/81/Star_Trek_Star_Fleet_Technical_Manual_cover.jpg/292px-Star_Trek_Star_Fleet_Technical_Manual_cover.jpg) exam first. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-09, 17:38:39
Although that would go a long way towards explaining why I've never heard back from Star Fleet regarding my application to join the academy.
You've probably not heard back because it's not happened yet. I don't know much about the Star Fleet (OK nothing, zero, zilch) but it's way in the future isn't it? So you might have to hold off for a few centuries before they ever get your letter and then get back to you. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2014-01-09, 21:58:18
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-10, 12:00:27
I think I just saw Frenzie on the Interwebs in this person's avatar.

There's a man and a dog in that picture, just exactly which one are you implying is Frenzie? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-10, 13:13:47
Zefram Cochrane will make First Contact with the Vulcans in 2063. Starfleet will be operational within a century.

That aside, I don't wear glasses and my wife's not a dog. :lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-10, 13:39:43
That aside, I don't wear glasses and my wife's not a dog. :lol:

That's a relief. About your wife that is, not your glasses or lack of. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LookOverGlasses.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-10, 14:40:03
Oh, but the lack of glasses is a relief too. It wouldn't make me very happy if I suddenly had to wear 'em. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-10, 14:48:14
It wouldn't make me very happy if I suddenly had to wear 'em.

Give it time, that day will probably arrive sometime in the future. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif) 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-10, 14:58:18
I know very well that my eyes aren't nearly as good anymore as 10 years ago—which in a very real sense indicates how (frighteningly?) low "normal" visual acuity is.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-10, 15:13:28
The one thing you can be sure about is no matter how good your eyesight is, it will deteriorate the older you get. I doubt if our use of computer screens and mobile phones is helping things either. Maybe laser surgery is the answer for us all if we don't want to wear glasses.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-10, 16:34:03
I managed to hold off the inevitability of reading glasses (whole family has them) until I turned 50. But I finally have to admit that my arms are just too short to read smallish print. Time to get some readers...>sigh<...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-10, 17:15:50
I managed to hold off the inevitability of reading glasses (whole family has them) until I turned 50

That's not a bad age just for reading glasses.
I was 44 before I felt the need for them, felt my sight was fine but I was getting lots of headaches so I was advised to get my eyes checked. Optician said I needed reading glasses so that was me, still getting the bloody headaches though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-10, 17:17:44
(whole family has them)

Including the cat, judging by your avatar. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-10, 17:23:33
Including the cat, judging by your avatar.


(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-10, 21:58:54

Optician said I needed reading glasses so that was me, still getting the bloody headaches though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)

Try cutting back on the whisky when you read...;)
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Post by: j7n on 2014-01-11, 07:50:47
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-11, 11:27:12
Try cutting back on the whisky when you read.

I wish. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/sadsmiley.gif)
Funnily enough whisky never ever gave me a headache, no matter how much I consumed when I did drink alcohol. Gave other people headaches when I had one too many allegedly, but never suffered myself. A good red wine though almost always resulted in a throbbing head next morning.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/bangin.gif)


My Dropbox account has been disabled for a couple days due to too much traffic. I have no idea how this came about because there is few warez or large videos there for me. Unless they are counting the number of requests for small pictures.



Surely not just for small images? If it is then that's a really bad show and quite pathetic.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
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Post by: j7n on 2014-01-11, 11:36:47
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-11, 12:49:38
Just a thought here. One might be able to take other people's accounts down by leeching a practically achievable amount of data off some file associated with that account.

Highly possible I would imagine, something to be wary of if nothing else.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-11, 18:15:29
Apparently the issue was on Dropbox's end...

http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&ct2=us%2F3_0_s_2_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNEsYwcRhEXRjgLNUDMhINqfM_p9Sw&cid=43982288881367&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2F2014%2F01%2F10%2Fdropbox-down-hacker-group-claims-credit%2F4426715%2F&ei=qpXRUtiMDtTygge7pQE&sig2=gzv9d3rH4ijzPE_guNTGtQ&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=5340953201348253744&sid=en_us-tc&ssid=tc (http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&ct2=us%2F3_0_s_2_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNEsYwcRhEXRjgLNUDMhINqfM_p9Sw&cid=43982288881367&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2F2014%2F01%2F10%2Fdropbox-down-hacker-group-claims-credit%2F4426715%2F&ei=qpXRUtiMDtTygge7pQE&sig2=gzv9d3rH4ijzPE_guNTGtQ&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=5340953201348253744&sid=en_us-tc&ssid=tc)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-11, 18:26:09
Apparently the issue was on Dropbox's end..

That would explain it. Surprised I've not seen that mentioned anywhere else yet, or maybe the sites I go to are having a kip.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-01-12, 15:24:52

Apparently the issue was on Dropbox's end..

or maybe the sites I go to are having a kip.

???
Speak English, man! ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-01-12, 15:26:06
Quote from: Luxor
A good red wine though almost always resulted in a throbbing head next morning. 

No problems here with wine, but drinking beer usually gives me a bad headache and I have to drink a lot of coffee to get rid of it.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-12, 19:08:13
Speak English, man!

Having a kip = having a sleep.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)

but drinking beer usually gives me a bad headache

Blame the bubbles in the beer, not the beer itself. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers2.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-12, 20:31:49
No problems here with wine, but drinking beer usually gives me a bad headache and I have to drink a lot of coffee to get rid of it.

Just make sure to drink enough water—a glass or two before going to bed if nothing else. Will you have to get up to pee during the night? Possibly, but you won't have any headaches.

Blame the bubbles in the beer, not the beer itself.

Or blame the quality of the beer? Heck, I practically get a headache just smelling most über-cheap beer/wine.* :P

* And slightly less cheap stuff like Heineken that otherwise seems to be pretty much indistinguishable.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-01-13, 03:46:47
Quote from: Frenzie
Just make sure to drink enough water—a glass or two before going to bed if nothing else.

Kewl, thanks Frenzie! That's one remedy I need to remember. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-13, 11:53:58
Or blame the quality of the beer?

There's truth in that right enough, cheep beer is best avoided, ditto cheap wine. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Gonnabesick.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-13, 22:16:31
ditto cheap wine.

Eh, depends. The Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau wine tends to be fairly cheap and quite neat. There's also some great cheap Chablis wine, not to mention this terrific cheap Czech wine I brought along from Prague back in '04. Especially Chili and South Africa have some decent, affordable Chardonnays too imo.

That notwithstanding, now I want some Veuve Clicquot. You bastard. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-14, 11:21:46
Eh, depends. The Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau wine tends to be fairly cheap and quite neat.

Have to take your word for that seeing as I'm teetotal (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif), there were no good cheap ones available here when I did drink it though.
That notwithstanding, now I want some Veuve Clicquot. You bastard.


Then my work here is done. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-14, 11:53:49
Have to take your word for that seeing as I'm teetotal (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif), there were no good cheap ones available here when I did drink it though.

It may depend on your definition of cheap, or perhaps your tastes are simply different. Don't get me wrong though: most cheapish wines aren't great.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-14, 12:14:58
It may depend on your definition of cheap, or perhaps your tastes are simply different.

Probably a bit of both really.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-14, 16:09:28

It may depend on your definition of cheap, or perhaps your tastes are simply different.

Probably a bit of both really.

You probably don't want to dwell too much on the topic of taste with someone whose national dish is haggis...trust me; been there, done that...;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-14, 16:12:23
I'm not entirely sure about the lungs or the stomach part, but there's nothing wrong with heart & liver. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-14, 17:11:59
You probably don't want to dwell too much on the topic of taste with someone whose national dish is haggis...trust me; been there, done that..

Behave or I'll have Nixie and Clint hide your garlic stuffed olives. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif) Though saying that they should be easy to sniff out. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)
I'm not entirely sure about the lungs or the stomach part, but there's nothing wrong with heart & liver.

You can't really taste the lungs. The liver oatmeal and pepper is really all you can taste, depending on who makes it really. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/chef.gif) The stomach it's only used for the casing and most places use synthetic skins these days.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-14, 18:48:38
The stomach it's only used for the casing and most places use synthetic skins these days.

Intestines make for good sausages, so I see no reason to assume much else of stomachs. Synthetic, ew. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-15, 10:41:44
Intestines make for good sausages,

I know that for sure as I was a butcher for all my working days. Might be best if you don't try to guess what actually goes into some of those intestines though as you may never eat a sausage again. (only joking honest)   (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Synthetic, ew

The casing is only used for holding the contents together for cooking, you don't eat the haggis casing. Think of it as a very early version of boil-in-the-bag. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-15, 11:33:35
I know that for sure as I was a butcher for all my working days. Might be best if you don't try to guess what actually goes into some of those intestines though as you may never eat a sausage again. (only joking honest)

Eh, you taste if if they dump in all kinds of icky fat. That being said, I'm mostly a de facto vegetarian.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-15, 11:52:40
Eh, you taste if if they dump in all kinds of icky fat.

Well you need the fat in them otherwise they would be quite unappetizing, tasteless dry lumps of meat. It's all about getting the mix right. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
That being said, I'm mostly a de facto vegetarian.

I'm a committed  carnivore. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/chef.gif)  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-15, 12:09:24
In any case, what I dislike is primarily too much fat, too much salt, and too much sugar. That applies to pretty much all food.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-15, 13:33:46
In any case, what I dislike is primarily too much fat, too much salt, and too much sugar. That applies to pretty much all food.

We keep getting told that we should all cut down on them anyway (in the UK that is) like everything else e.g. alcohol so disliking too much of them is probably a good thing. I don't use much salt nor sugar so I think I do well there, a bit of fat on my meat though is needed for flavour but I don't overdo it, a little bit of what I like won't kill me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-15, 17:20:44
All things in moderation...

...including moderation.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-16, 11:30:08
All things in moderation...

That's how I see it and most sensible people probably.
That doesn't fit in with those interfering politicians that want us to be ran as a Nanny State though.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/nono.gif)

...including moderation


Indeed. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsupsmileyanim.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-01-17, 04:05:31
Almost slipped on an icy sidewalk today. But this time I got winter boots on, and I think it prevented me from slipping and fall.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-17, 10:39:58
You've got to be careful out there Syav you may break something and we wouldn't want that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-17, 21:33:40

Almost slipped on an icy sidewalk today. But this time I got winter boots on, and I think it prevented me from slipping and fall.


I've become a professional at falling. What I mean is when I do, I do a phenomenal job at hurting myself. One time I ran out to my car to roll the windows up because the sky decided it was a great time to piss all over the damn place. As I'm running back into the garage, I slip straight into the stairs with the first step I take. Shoes are definitely advisable during slick and wet conditions. I came out with a good size bruise on my leg and buttocks. No major injuries were sustained. Reportedly, the stairs and floor have made a full recovery. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-01-18, 01:58:14
Quote from: Mandi
I came out with a good size bruise on my leg and buttocks. No major injuries were sustained.

Good thing you didn't fracture any bones. A friend of mine slipped on ice and fractured all the bones on her left fingers.

Quote from: Mandi
Reportedly, the stairs and floor have made a full recovery.

Lol! Well, at least the stairs didn't collapse. That would've been bad news if they're wooden stairs and collapsed when you fell. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-18, 06:27:38

Quote from: Mandi
I came out with a good size bruise on my leg and buttocks. No major injuries were sustained.

Good thing you didn't fracture any bones. A friend of mine slipped on ice and fractured all the bones on her left fingers.


Ouch! I've only broken one bone. I couldn't imagine several. Not to mention the hand. Eek!

Quote from: Mandi
Reportedly, the stairs and floor have made a full recovery.

Lol! Well, at least the stairs didn't collapse. That would've been bad news if they're wooden stairs and collapsed when you fell. :P

They wouldn't have fallen on me becuase I slid into the bottom step. I was running towards the steps if that helps with a visual.

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-18, 11:18:55
One time I ran out to my car to roll the windows up because the sky decided it was a great time to piss all over the damn place. As I'm running back into the garage, I slip straight into the stairs with the first step I take.


Did anyone catch it on camera or were your blushes spared? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

A friend of mine slipped on ice and fractured all the bones on her left fingers.


That's a sore one, I broke 3 fingers once, hurt like hell that did. My Dr used ice lolly sticks for splints which amused me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/blinksmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-18, 16:59:46
The one and only time I forgot to wear my helmet is ironically the one and only time I took a spill on a motorcycle...and the one and only time I broke a bone. Surprisingly, it was not my head (I know some of you hoping that were the case in hopes of explaining how I am...:P ), but my little finger. Also chipped my elbow on the same arm.

The fun part was that I had driven to the strip pits where by friends were riding their dirt bikes (one of which I borrowed to break my finger with) in my step dad's truck. This truck had a manual transmission, so of course I banged up the hand and arm used for shifting. What a treat that was...NOT!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-18, 17:30:08
The one and only time I forgot to wear my helmet is ironically the one and only time I took a spill on a motorcycle..

Sod's law they call that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)
Surprisingly, it was not my head (I know some of you hoping that were the case in hopes of explaining how I am... :P  )

Probably requires more than that to crack your head if it's anything like mine anyway.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
but my little finger. Also chipped my elbow on the same arm.

Ooh! A chipped elbow sounds like it could be a sore one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Eek.gif) I managed to crack my ribs the one and only time I came of a motorbike, wasn't wearing a helmet so I'm probably lucky that's all I cracked. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SeeingStars.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-18, 17:59:11
This truck had a manual transmission, so of course I banged up the hand and arm used for shifting. What a treat that was...NOT!


Should of wore elbow pads. :P
That sounds awful. I don't trust myself on 2 wheels. Waaaaay too clumsy for that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-18, 18:04:00
Why did that ^^^^ just happen? I quoted the same way I always do.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-18, 18:05:47
Why did that ^^^^ just happen? I quoted the same way I always do.

I have no idea, you using your phone or computer to do it? Though that shouldn't really make any difference.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-18, 18:43:26

Why did that ^^^^ just happen? I quoted the same way I always do.

I have no idea, you using your phone or computer to do it? Though that shouldn't really make any difference.

I'm using my phone. As I was last night too. Perhaps I back spaced too much?

Edit: That is exactly what happened. I deleted a crucial bracket. :doh:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-18, 19:18:14
I'm using my phone. As I was last night too. Perhaps I back spaced too much?

Edit: That is exactly what happened. I deleted a crucial bracket. :doh:

Easy done, more-so if using a phone I would imagine. I've done that myself a few times but fortunately I make a point of previewing my posts before I post it. That way I'm the only one that notices when I muck it up.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-18, 19:34:08
Yea, I usually preview and did with that post. Unfortunately I didn't figure out where I went wrong until after I asked and re-assessed my error.  :( I have a habit of answering my own dumb questions. lol
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-19, 11:43:25
I have a habit of answering my own dumb questions. lol

You're not alone there I can assure you. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-20, 15:03:17

The one and only time I forgot to wear my helmet is ironically the one and only time I took a spill on a motorcycle..

Sod's law they call that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)

It's all about sod over there in Scotland, isn't it? ;)


Surprisingly, it was not my head (I know some of you hoping that were the case in hopes of explaining how I am... :P  )

Probably requires more than that to crack your head if it's anything like mine anyway.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)

Hmmm...yes, would probably inflict more damage on the ground than our noggins...hehehe...


but my little finger. Also chipped my elbow on the same arm.

Ooh! A chipped elbow sounds like it could be a sore one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Eek.gif) I managed to crack my ribs the one and only time I came of a motorbike, wasn't wearing a helmet so I'm probably lucky that's all I cracked. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SeeingStars.gif)

Yes, the elbow actually hurt more than the finger. When the folks too me to the ER, they were looking at my hand and I was going "Hey! Hand is fine, it's my elbow that hurts like hell!". Quite coincidental and ironic, our helmetless experiences. Both breaking something other than our heads...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-20, 15:24:39
It's all about sod over there in Scotland, isn't it?

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LOL.gif)

Quite coincidental and ironic, our helmetless experiences. Both breaking something other than our heads...hehehe..
Don't know about your one, but in my case I should have known better. It was snowing, there was black ice and it was a back road that had no chance of ever seeing a snowplough or a road gritter. Accident waiting to happen really. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-20, 15:48:58
Ouch. :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-21, 18:41:25
So what's the latest word on the latest version of the Opera browser? They're up to...what...18 now? Have they restored bookmarks? Is it less "twitchy" than 12.16 devolved into? Testify, peeps!!!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-21, 18:49:36
Twitchy?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-21, 19:51:18

Twitchy?

Reduced response...less access to site previously accessible (for version 12.16)...total suckage as the browser for a media server (Plex) for what came after 12.16. Bookmarks, speed dial sync capabilities are also in question...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-21, 21:13:16
No problems here, but I know there are plenty of people staying with Opera… 12.14 I believe? And also with 11.64. I don't know, 11.64 seems a tad too old by now for general use.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-22, 11:23:33
So what's the latest word on the latest version of the Opera browser?

Still sucks, no redeeming qualities whatever.  Need I go on? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Drumfingers.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-01-24, 04:40:34
Did you order a mouse online yet, Luxor? :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-24, 11:50:07
Did you order a mouse online yet, Luxor?

Not yet, can't make up my mind which one to get from the few I've selected. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thinking.gif)
Probably doesn't matter as they are all pretty much the same, so I'll most likely have one ordered by the end of the day.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-24, 18:04:14

Did you order a mouse online yet, Luxor?

Not yet, can't make up my mind which one to get from the few I've selected. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thinking.gif)
Probably doesn't matter as they are all pretty much the same, so I'll most likely have one ordered by the end of the day.


Have you considered a trackball? I prefer them over mouses...:)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-24, 18:11:54
Have you considered a trackball? I prefer them over mouses.

Frenzie suggested one of them too elsewhere but as I said to him, I had one years ago gave it away as I could never get used to it. Besides a mouse is more within my budget.
Yes I'm a cheapskate. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-24, 19:17:10
Those trackballs look pretty neat. What's the difference between them and your traditional mouse? (Aside from looks)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-24, 20:16:39
You can use your fingers (or thumbs if you prefer) to roll the ball. A mouse depending on what you are scrolling only goes so far before you have to adjust it's position to carry on scrolling. No such limitation with a trackball. I would suggest trying before you buy one if you like the sound of the idea. Plenty people prefer them (good if you have manual dexterity problems) to mice, but other folk like me just can't get used to them. Too many years of using a mouse most probably.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-24, 20:35:31
Thanks. I was just curious. I never heard of them before y'all mentioned it. Like you said, it sounds like something I'd have to play with first if I decided to purchase one.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-24, 21:46:16
Frenzie suggested one of them too elsewhere but as I said to him, I had one years ago gave it away as I could never get used to it. Besides a mouse is more within my budget.

Linkie (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=44.msg5994#msg5994).

The good thing about the ones I linked is the size of the ball. Although the ones with a smaller ball are fine too, the bigger ball makes a lot of difference. There are at least three major styles with trackballs, which you don't really have with mice as strongly:
- large ball in middle, i.e. what I'm using
- ball on side specifically for thumb use, usually for righties only (I'm a leftie who likes to switch mouse hands occasionally)
- small to medium ball in middle, basically a budget version of the larger variety

My wife used this one (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-910-002090-M570-Trackball-Cordless/dp/B0043A1F4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390602940&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+trackball) (or rather its predecessor) for over a decade and replaced it with the newer model a couple of years ago. It's quite a nice device. There are other cheaper options (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-Orbit-Optical-Trackball-metallic/dp/B000HEW0KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390603050&sr=8-1&keywords=kensington+trackball), but I have no experience with that one.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-24, 21:51:55
If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a perverted conversation. I've learned a lot about ball size and hand preference. Sry I need help! :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-01-25, 04:18:22
Quote from: Luxor
Yes I'm a cheapskate.

I've never tried trackball either. I'm using a basic Intellimouse hooked to my laptop and it only cost $14 :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-25, 11:32:50
If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a perverted conversation. I've learned a lot about ball size and hand preference. Sry I need help!

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)  You're such an innocent looking young lady too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
I'm using a basic Intellimouse hooked to my laptop and it only cost $14

That's my kind of budget. I've had mice that cost me less than £5.00 and ones that cost me over £30.00. Guess which ones lasted the longest? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-25, 13:13:46

If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a perverted conversation. I've learned a lot about ball size and hand preference. Sry I need help!

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)  You're such an innocent looking young lady too.


Haha! Judging by that pic? You have no idea. I'm as innocent as they come. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-25, 14:39:58

If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a perverted conversation. I've learned a lot about ball size and hand preference. Sry I need help! :P

So, have you got any preferences yourself? ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-25, 14:53:11


If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a perverted conversation. I've learned a lot about ball size and hand preference. Sry I need help! :P

So, have you got any preferences yourself? ;)


Not so much. Ball size? Pssshhh! :P I am naturally left handed with cross-dominance. There's no telling really which I'd prefer. If I had to guess, I figure it'd be the side that stimulates the left side of my brain. Hahaha
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-25, 15:07:03
Don't all us lefties have "cross-dominance" due to living in a right-handed world?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-25, 15:14:36
Not all. I have some lefty friends that are strictly that. They even do that weird thing with their hand when they write, where I don't.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-25, 16:23:31

Yes I'm a cheapskate. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)


No...just Scottish...:D

Thanks. I was just curious. I never heard of them before y'all mentioned it. Like you said, it sounds like something I'd have to play with first if I decided to purchase one.


They, like the Scottish, are an acquired taste...;)

If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a perverted conversation. I've learned a lot about ball size and hand preference. Sry I need help!  :P


You are a sick, sick girl. Keep up the good work... ;D

Don't all us lefties have "cross-dominance" due to living in a right-handed world?


I've managed to maintain my "leftie-dominance" pretty much. Do have to make some accommodations for the right dominated world, but any time I can bend that world to my will...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-25, 16:51:22
They even do that weird thing with their hand when they write, where I don't.

I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about! :D

I've managed to maintain my "leftie-dominance" pretty much. Do have to make some accommodations for the right dominated world, but any time I can bend that world to my will...

Well, I'd be more inclined to call it ambidextrous. But there are some things I prefer to do with my right hand.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-25, 16:54:31

They even do that weird thing with their hand when they write, where I don't.

I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about! :D


When some lefties write, they hold their hand in a very awkward position. All the ink and lead end up on the outer part of their hand as a result.

What can I say, Expatri, I'm just a girl stuck in a man's world. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-25, 18:06:34
They even do that weird thing with their hand when they write, where I don't.


I'm not sure what to make of that. Half of me says it was an entirely innocent remark, the other half has me sniggering like a schoolboy.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Devil.gif)


No...just Scottish.

Just the remark I expected, thanks for not disappointing me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Tease.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-25, 18:56:12
Lol. Hate to ruin the fun but that was completely innocent. I usually make it known when I'm being a shithead.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-25, 19:29:02
Well, I'd be more inclined to call it ambidextrous. But there are some things I prefer to do with my right hand.


Even I am not going to go there...:P

No...just Scottish.

Just the remark I expected, thanks for not disappointing me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Tease.gif)
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Well, after you were good enough to set it up so nicely for me, how could I disappoint?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-25, 19:45:48
Well, after you were good enough to set it up so nicely for me, how could I disappoint?

I do make it a bit easy for you sometimes for sure. Must try and stop doing that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-25, 21:25:59
Even I am not going to go there...

That would just be one thing. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-27, 17:30:07
Incompetent, inadequate, incapable, bungling shower of useless idiots. My words of the day for my phone-line suppliers.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/furious.gif)
What a shower of stupid (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/censored.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/censored.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-27, 18:00:02
:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-27, 20:52:05

Incompetent, inadequate, incapable, bungling shower of useless idiots. My words of the day for my phone-line suppliers.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/furious.gif)
What a shower of stupid (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/censored.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/censored.gif)

There should be a land for the stupid. Remove all warning labels and let the issue sort itself out. :P

I get irked with people that can't speak a lick of English. When asked to speak to someone else, they replace that person with someone far worse. Or there's that automated crap. Ugh!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-27, 20:55:06
There should be a land for the stupid.

It's called Earth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_races_and_species_in_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Golgafrinchans). :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-27, 20:56:25
Lol. I mean like a zoned out section of Earth.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-27, 21:03:21
Well, we're all stupid at some time or other. I usually try not to hold it against people. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-01-27, 21:35:28
Suppose you're right. Although I don't know how some people find their way thru the birth canal. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-28, 12:00:14
There should be a land for the stupid.

If there was it would be full of British telecom engineers.
Can't make or receive a phone call, internet unstable and all because they have done something at the local telephone exchange. Best of all they admit it is something they have done but they don't know what or when it will be fixed.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm.gif)
Well, we're all stupid at some time or other. I usually try not to hold it against people

Neither do I usually.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
BT are an exception though as they keep doing things like this time and time again, so they deserve all criticism that is coming there way. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-28, 12:06:22
British Telecom? Is that a (former) state enterprise?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-28, 13:22:03
British Telecom? Is that a (former) state enterprise?

Yes and like everything else that was state owned it was privatised (sold off cheaply) and all they care about now is profit not the customer.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-28, 14:20:54

British Telecom? Is that a (former) state enterprise?

Yes and like everything else that was state owned it was privatised (sold off cheaply) and all they care about now is profit not the customer.


Ah yes...privatization. That always makes thing SO much better...

Oh, sorry, typo. Should read "SUCK much better"...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-28, 17:42:15
Ah yes...privatization. That always makes thing SO much better...

Oh, sorry, typo. Should read "SUCK much better"...

Hit the nail on the head there.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/hammer.gif)
They privatised our railways, now you can barely afford the fare for the train, that's if your lucky enough to be near one now. I'm not. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
They privatised the utility companies now gas & electricity are barely affordable. For some people it's heat or eat.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley.gif)
They just privatised the royal mail (sold it for pennies to be honest) watch the price of sending mail soar in the future.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-29, 18:17:51

Ah yes...privatization. That always makes thing SO much better...

Oh, sorry, typo. Should read "SUCK much better"...

Hit the nail on the head there.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/hammer.gif)
They privatised our railways, now you can barely afford the fare for the train, that's if your lucky enough to be near one now. I'm not. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
They privatised the utility companies now gas & electricity are barely affordable. For some people it's heat or eat.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley.gif)
They just privatised the royal mail (sold it for pennies to be honest) watch the price of sending mail soar in the future.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)


The current big privatization bug-a-boo on this side of the big water is prisons.
Yes...prisons.
Surely nothing can go wrong with THAT scenario...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-29, 18:30:25
The current big privatization bug-a-boo on this side of the big water is prisons.
Yes...prisons.
Surely nothing can go wrong with THAT scenario...

They are as good as privatised here too, still state controlled at the moment but private security contractors responsible for them in all but name.
Yeah nothing bad can possibly come from that scenario. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-29, 20:16:26
The current big privatization bug-a-boo on this side of the big water is prisons.
Yes...prisons.
Surely nothing can go wrong with THAT scenario...

Did you see the new Death Race movies?

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-30, 00:06:56

The current big privatization bug-a-boo on this side of the big water is prisons.
Yes...prisons.
Surely nothing can go wrong with THAT scenario...

Did you see the new Death Race movies?


NEW Death Race movies? The original wasn't bad enough???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-30, 10:07:00
Maybe, but they deal with the theme. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-30, 11:50:01
NEW Death Race movies? The original wasn't bad enough???

I can safely say I've never seen a Death Race movie, sounds like I'm the lucky one going by your response. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-30, 15:17:58
It stars Jason Statham. I tend to enjoy his performances ever since I saw The Transporter. (Or was it Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels?) Anyway, the new Death Race movies don't have particularly much to do with the old Death Race 2000.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-30, 17:21:13
It stars Jason Statham.

Names of actors go over my head usually,  as I'm not really into films so have no idea who stars in what.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Embarrased.gif)
A quick search on google though and I recognise his face from some TV interview somewhere.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-30, 17:33:31
Well, if you haven't, I definitely recommend watching Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-30, 17:55:08
Well, if you haven't, I definitely recommend watching Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

No thanks, just no interest in films at all, no matter how highly recommended they come. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-30, 19:12:56

Well, if you haven't, I definitely recommend watching Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.


Glad you stuck to "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". If you'd gone with "Transporter", my respect for you would have been quite diminished.
"Snatch" is another good one Luxor could ignore.
Jason just really needs to stick with Guy Ritchie if he wants to do good movies...:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-01-30, 19:52:16
Eh, The Transporter is decent enough if you like the genre (action junk exploitation films, or some such). But my weakness is movies like Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, The Night of the Hunter, Sunset Blvd., and that kind of thing.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-01-30, 20:15:48
"Snatch" is another good one Luxor could ignore.

Ah you know me too well. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-01-30, 23:08:57

Eh, The Transporter is decent enough if you like the genre (action junk exploitation films, or some such). But my weakness is movies like Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, The Night of the Hunter, Sunset Blvd., and that kind of thing.


So long as you're able to make such distinctions. It's frightening how many people will say how "great" a movie is with no qualifying...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-01, 12:37:24
It's frightening how many people will say how "great" a movie is with no qualifying...

You could say that about any medium really though couldn't you? Whether it's film, music, books etc.
I know I've been recommended some music by some artist and on listening to it thinking it was absolutely dire, even with recommendations from some folk who I would usually trust their judgement without question. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-03, 17:46:47
If you think you have things bad in this world, then take a minute to think it could be worse if you were a Lord or Lady in the UK. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)


Source (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/house-of-lords-is-no-longer-a-place-for-fine-dining-peers-gripe-9102580.html?origin=internalSearch)
Quote
he had been left “scarred” after his dinner booking was cancelled suddenly. He complained that his wife was “unable to lunch elsewhere” because she was wearing a tiara.

My heart bleeds for them.(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/crying.gif)


I really hope the people of Scotland make the right choice and rid ourselves of these people for good.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-03, 17:58:42
How does wearing a tiara make you unable to lunch elsewhere?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-03, 18:07:25
How does wearing a tiara make you unable to lunch elsewhere?

Beats me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
If I'm ever knighted I might have the answer for you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-02-03, 18:42:39

If you think you have things bad in this world, then take a minute to think it could be worse if you were a Lord or Lady in the UK. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)


Source (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/house-of-lords-is-no-longer-a-place-for-fine-dining-peers-gripe-9102580.html?origin=internalSearch)
Quote
he had been left “scarred” after his dinner booking was cancelled suddenly. He complained that his wife was “unable to lunch elsewhere” because she was wearing a tiara.

My heart bleeds for them.(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/crying.gif)


I really hope the people of Scotland make the right choice and rid ourselves of these people for good.


Well, if they do I'm sure the wealthy will be more than happy to supply all the vulgar behavior currently supplied by royalty...;)

Well, getting ready for the big snow storms to hit our area. Calling for 6-10 inches (15-24 cm) of snow. SOOOOOO glad I'm not working tomorrow so I don't have to take all those tech support calls for ppl remoting in...:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-03, 19:18:37
Well, if they do I'm sure the wealthy will be more than happy to supply all the vulgar behavior currently supplied by royalty.

Those Lords and Ladies aren't even royalty (maybe in ye olden days it was different) though that would be bad enough if they were.  They are mostly ex members of parliament , or party donors who have given lots of money to the political party of their choice. There are a few common people who have got there through charity work and such, but damned few of them.

Well, getting ready for the big snow storms to hit our area. Calling for 6-10 inches (15-24 cm) of snow.

Keep it over there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)

SOOOOOO glad I'm not working tomorrow so I don't have to take all those tech support calls for ppl remoting in...

Can't they call you at home? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Devil.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-02-04, 04:01:42
Is it just me or does this Forum now have a new look?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-04, 07:07:05

Is it just me or does this Forum now have a new look?



Lol. Something happened. I like it.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-04, 10:20:47

Is it just me or does this Forum now have a new look?

I'm playing around a bit.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-04, 11:46:20
Is it just me or does this Forum now have a new look?

Would have liked to have seen your reaction if everyone said "no it's just you"  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-02-04, 17:13:22
Quote from: expatri on 2014-02-03, 19:42:39 (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=14.msg7688#msg7688)Well, getting ready for the big snow storms to hit our area. Calling for 6-10 inches (15-24 cm) of snow.Keep it over there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)


But mom always encouraged me to share...hehehe...;)

Quote from: expatri on 2014-02-03, 19:42:39 (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=14.msg7688#msg7688)SOOOOOO glad I'm not working tomorrow so I don't have to take all those tech support calls for ppl remoting in...Can't they call you at home? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Devil.gif)


They can try, but gosh, haven't noticed until tomorrow that the battery on my phone died last night...hehehe.
But got no sympathy for them. They took back all of our work at home equipment (including the discounted business class internet service), so let the feel the pain...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-04, 17:32:11
But mom always encouraged me to share...hehehe.

And did you always do what your mum told you?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif) Bet you can't honestly say yes to that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
They can try, but gosh, haven't noticed until tomorrow that the battery on my phone died last night...hehehe

That's (ahem) convenient. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)

But got no sympathy for them. They took back all of our work at home equipment (including the discounted business class internet service), so let the feel the pain...

Poetic justice then.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-02-04, 21:23:48

But mom always encouraged me to share...hehehe.

And did you always do what your mum told you?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif) Bet you can't honestly say yes to that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


Anything she EXPLICITLY told me to do? For the most part. Implicitly...we may have some wiggle room on that...;)

They can try, but gosh, haven't noticed until tomorrow that the battery on my phone died last night...hehehe

That's (ahem) convenient. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)


Might not even notice until the day after tomorrow. Don't think about such things when enjoying cocktails in front of the fire while the snow piles up outside...:D

But got no sympathy for them. They took back all of our work at home equipment (including the discounted business class internet service), so let the feel the pain...

Poetic justice then.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)


Amen. Let them feel the pain they made for themselves, I say...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-04, 23:27:29
Wow! What a difference it makes viewing this site with a tablet opposed to my phone. The color shades are a bit different.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-05, 11:36:11
Don't think about such things when enjoying cocktails in front of the fire while the snow piles up outside...

Who would? I know I wouldn't that's for sure.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers.gif)


Wow! What a difference it makes viewing this site with a tablet opposed to my phone. The color shades are a bit different.

Different in a good way or a bad way? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LookOverGlasses.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-06, 22:33:31
Good :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-07, 11:23:08
Good

Good to know. Frenzie is doing his best to make everyone happy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-07, 11:53:40
Here's one for Syav
No Loch Ness Monster sightings for first time since 1925 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-26081992)
Quote
Mr Campbell said it was the first time since 1925 that there had been no confirmed reports of the monster.

He said: "It's very upsetting news and we don't know where she's gone.



Could it be Mr Campbell that Nessie doesn't exist at all and that's why you don't know where it's gone. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-07, 12:58:35

Good

Good to know. Frenzie is doing his best to make everyone happy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)


I believe it's working. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-07, 19:10:15
Grrr.... What was once a good phone is now a POS. An upgrade popped up and I declined it initially. A few hours later it pops up again but this time it doesn't give me an option. It was either not be able to use my phone or upgrade. Now, for the last few days anyways, it has been popping up ten million notifications and apps & texting haven't been working properly. Not to mention how slow it's running compared to how it was before. WHY? lol
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-07, 19:23:36
Grrr.... What was once a good phone is now a POS. An upgrade popped up and I declined it initially. A few hours later it pops up again but this time it doesn't give me an option. It was either not be able to use my phone or upgrade.

Jeez! whatever happened to user choice? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbdown.gif)
Surely it should be up to you if you upgrade your phone or not.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-07, 19:28:08
I meant update. Sorry. Haha. This is the first time it's ever done that to me. I even shut it off and turned it back on to see if it would clear it. Nope. Looks like I'll be purchasing a new phone soon.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-07, 19:31:15
I meant update.

Upgrade/update it doesn't really matter, it should still be your choice not theirs. If you have to buy a new one you should send them the bill. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-07, 20:09:35

I meant update.

Upgrade/update it doesn't really matter, it should still be your choice not theirs. If you have to buy a new one you should send them the bill. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)


There's an idea. Only, I don't think At&t will go for it.

Edit: My WiFi isn't working properly either. It states I have unstable connection in my house, where it didn't used to. Grrr!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Sanguinemoon on 2014-02-08, 07:16:40
There's an idea. Only, I don't think At&t will go for it.

Maybe they will. More exactly, they might replace it under warranty. Those sound like software/firmware problems, which are a manufacturer defect.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-08, 11:03:15
Edit: My WiFi isn't working properly either. It states I have unstable connection in my house, where it didn't used to. Grrr!

Sounds like technology is out to ruin your day.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/blinksmiley.gif)
Have you tried swearing at your router? That's what I do if it mine misbehaves. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/fit.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-08, 11:05:50
My router's been great since I replaced it with an ASUS RT-N16 running TomatoUSB.

The router I had (well, still have somewhere) before that was alright but for some reason would crash within half a minute or so if I tried to use the WiFi with my phone.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-08, 11:54:18
I'm using a Belkin one at the moment and not having any problems with it. It's a damn site better than my last one which was supplied by my ISP.
That was a Netgear model but it wouldn't hold it's wi-fi signal for more than ten minutes no matter what I tried . Shockingly bad piece of junk. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley.gif)  I know you can't expect to get the best router available from your ISP, but one that actually works isn't too much to ask for.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-08, 14:54:16

Edit: My WiFi isn't working properly either. It states I have unstable connection in my house, where it didn't used to. Grrr!

Sounds like technology is out to ruin your day.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/blinksmiley.gif)
Have you tried swearing at your router? That's what I do if it mine misbehaves. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/fit.gif)


No I haven't.  I know it's not the router's fault. I have cussed like a sailor at my phone for days now. Laptops and tablets connections to the router is perfect with a strong signal. I'm hoping it'd be covered under warranty. Although, I fear I've had my phone too long. Is there usually a time limit on a warranty? They'll take one look at my phone and throw it back at me. Screen is cracked and the casing is all beat up. 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-08, 14:56:10

I'm using a Belkin one at the moment and not having any problems with it.


That's what we have. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Sanguinemoon on 2014-02-08, 16:04:39
Although, I fear I've had my phone too long. Is there usually a time limit on a warranty? They'll take one look at my phone and throw it back at me. Screen is cracked and the casing is all beat up. 

The warranty is usually for one year, but yeah they won't take it back in that condition. It was just a thought.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-02-08, 17:03:27


I'm using a Belkin one at the moment and not having any problems with it.


That's what we have. :)


My last two wifi routers were Belkins. The first one worked fine but then I upgraded it for all of the streaming and devices I have at home. Well the second one turned out to be a POS. All the ethernet ports died. Fortunately my PC has a wifi card so I could still connect to the internet until I could replace the dying router.

Now I have a Linksys...seems to be working fine so far (fingers crossed)...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-08, 17:38:20
Now I have a Linksys...seems to be working fine so far (fingers crossed)...

Famous last words,  you have just given it the kiss of death now. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-08, 23:35:06

Now I have a Linksys...seems to be working fine so far (fingers crossed)...

Famous last words,  you have just given it the kiss of death now. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


I'm with Luxor. You might be shooting yourself in the foot with that statement. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: j7n on 2014-02-09, 01:01:23
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-02-09, 01:49:31


Now I have a Linksys...seems to be working fine so far (fingers crossed)...

Famous last words,  you have just given it the kiss of death now. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


I'm with Luxor. You might be shooting yourself in the foot with that statement. :P


Hence the crossed fingers...:P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Colonel Rebel on 2014-02-09, 05:33:45
You know what really grinds my gears?

Adoption laws throughout the US. How the actual hell can state's prevent an adoptee from seeing their original birth certificate in what is termed an "open" adoption?

Absolute load of nonsense, it is.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-09, 12:18:41
Adoption laws throughout the US. How the actual hell can state's prevent an adoptee from seeing their original birth certificate in what is termed an "open" adoption?


Don't know much about adoption or American laws to be honest, but isn't that against their human rights? If not it should be.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Colonel Rebel on 2014-02-10, 01:07:34

Adoption laws throughout the US. How the actual hell can state's prevent an adoptee from seeing their original birth certificate in what is termed an "open" adoption?


Don't know much about adoption or American laws to be honest, but isn't that against their human rights? If not it should be.

I agree. Don't think it violates our human rights, but it is damningly ridiculous, that's for sure.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-12, 04:38:26
Since Miley Cyrus' performance on the VMAs, I've seen an abundance of twerk videos on the internet. Call me old-fashioned but I believe this type of thing should be left behind closed doors. I understand that in today's world sex sells and can get you other things. Why though? What happened to morals, class, dignity and self-respect. Do guys really dig girl's like that? If I were a guy it'd be a turn off.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-12, 11:08:33
What happened to morals, class, dignity and self-respect.

Beats me, (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif) seems to be anything goes these days.

Do guys really dig girl's like that?

It's an age thing I guess. The majority wouldn't likely give a girl like that a second glance (probably tell her to go and put some clothes on most likely). But a teenage boy full of raging hormones??? Well they view things entirely differently altogether. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-12, 11:41:35

What happened to morals, class, dignity and self-respect.

Beats me, (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif) seems to be anything goes these days.

Do guys really dig girl's like that?

It's an age thing I guess. The majority wouldn't likely give a girl like that a second glance (probably tell her to go and put some clothes on most likely). But a teenage boy full of raging hormones??? Well they view things entirely differently altogether. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)



You have a point. I think they give the impression to youth that this acceptable behavior and this is how a lady should act. Let's hope it doesn't get worse.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-12, 11:54:41
I think they give the impression to youth that this acceptable behavior and this is how a lady should act.

How much of it is down to the individual or is it pressure from record company executives? I think the latter myself. You have to get your act noticed in the music business or they will sink without trace, if they have talent or not. No matter what you're selling be it fish fingers or music, you have to stand out from the rest of the competition. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LookOverGlasses.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-12, 18:39:58
True! That would be the end of my career then. No matter how bad I wanted to succeed. There's other ways of standing out and being noticeable. I'm not one for playing by the rules all the time. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-12, 18:50:50
True! That would be the end of my career then

You and me both, mind you I don't think I meet the requirements.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)
There's other ways of standing out and being noticeable. I'm not one for playing by the rules all the time.

Quite right, no fun playing by the rules all the time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-12, 20:29:38

True! That would be the end of my career then

You and me both, mind you I don't think I meet the requirements.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)
There's other ways of standing out and being noticeable. I'm not one for playing by the rules all the time.

Quite right, no fun playing by the rules all the time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)


lol. You have to entertain yourself somehow. Some rules are simply no fun. ;-)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-13, 12:13:32
Some rules are simply no fun. ;-)

Like my wife's rule of no passing wind in bed and pulling the sheets over her head. Yep! that one's no fun at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Farting.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-13, 20:33:03

Some rules are simply no fun. ;-)

Like my wife's rule of no passing wind in bed and pulling the sheets over her head. Yep! that one's no fun at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Farting.gif)


Haha haha!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-02-13, 21:20:14
Came across this article on Google+

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/07/opera_founder_its_all_gone_to_crap/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/07/opera_founder_its_all_gone_to_crap/)

Not much argument with von Tetzchner's appraisal. I miss my Opera!!!

Will check out the Vivaldi site and report back.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-02-14, 03:37:44
Quote from: expatri
I miss my Opera!!!

I miss my Opera Blog. But there's nothing we can do.

So yeah... local TV broadcasts the entire figure skating events but showed only score highlights for the hockey games.   >:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-14, 12:09:25
Came across this article on Google+

Saw it on theregister when it was published, it's a site I visit daily. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)

Will check out the Vivaldi site and report back.

You will find a few of us there already, well we signed up anyway.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
So yeah... local TV broadcasts the entire figure skating events but showed only score highlights for the hockey games.

You were looking forward to that too weren't you. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
If it's any consolation I don't recall hearing it even getting mentioned on the TV over here. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-14, 13:04:23
Received an assortment of gifts from my two sweet little boys. Was a pleasant surprise to return home to. They love me. They really love me. Lol :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-14, 13:37:49
Received an assortment of gifts from my two sweet little boys.

That's nice. Mind you, you're lucky you got anything after taking one of them's tablet away. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-14, 17:45:55

[uhh rse.quote author=Mandi link=topic=14.msg8762#msg8762 date=1392383063]Received an assortment of gifts from my two sweet little boys.

That's nice. Mind you, you're lucky you got anything after taking one of them's tablet away. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
[/quote]

Lol. He can't help but love his momma. It's probably some kind of curse. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-14, 18:56:28
Lol. He can't help but love his momma. It's probably some kind of curse.

It's an unwritten rule that all us males have to agree to just before birth. That's what my mum told me anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Colonel Rebel on 2014-02-14, 20:06:29

Came across this article on Google+

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/07/opera_founder_its_all_gone_to_crap/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/07/opera_founder_its_all_gone_to_crap/)

Not much argument with von Tetzchner's appraisal. I miss my Opera!!!

Will check out the Vivaldi site and report back.

Thanks for the link.

Screw Opera.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-14, 20:29:29

Lol. He can't help but love his momma. It's probably some kind of curse.

It's an unwritten rule that all us males have to agree to just before birth. That's what my mum told me anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


Good rule. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-14, 20:45:10
Good rule

I thought you might approve of that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-15, 03:23:52

I thought you might approve of that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)


But of course.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-15, 12:50:54
Anyone got anything exciting planned for the weekend?
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-15, 15:58:43

Anyone got anything exciting planned for the weekend?


Work...work and more work. Which, since it's a holiday weekend here, means a whole lot of sitting around doing nothing. Although, I may binge-watch season 2 of House of Cards on Netflix from work...:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-15, 17:17:38
Work...work and more work. Which, since it's a holiday weekend here, means a whole lot of sitting around doing nothing.

A normal working day for you then. <just kidding> (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)

Although, I may binge-watch season 2 of House of Cards on Netflix from work..

Sounds fair enough, if it's supposed to be a holiday anyway.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-15, 20:28:34

Anyone got anything exciting planned for the weekend?


Cleaning. Other than that I don't typically make plans. I like to surprise myself. lol
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-02-15, 21:48:53
Cleaning. Other than that I don't typically make plans. I like to surprise myself.


You'll make someone a good wife someday. :P
Surprises are nice.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-15, 22:05:16

Cleaning. Other than that I don't typically make plans. I like to surprise myself.


You'll make someone a good wife someday. :P
Surprises are nice.


Eh, doubtful. :P There are some that aren't tho. I could think of a few. Like, surprise I just took a bat to your car. Oh shit, that wasn't the right car. Looked like :insertname: car. My bad! lol
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-02-15, 22:41:49
Speaking of cars. I thought you had taste? What's your avatar now, a Chevelle? (hehehe)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-15, 22:52:03

Speaking of cars. I thought you had taste? What's your avatar now, a Chevelle? (hehehe)


Yes it is. 1968 Chevelle SS to be exact.  And I like it so :P
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-02-15, 23:52:39
A good year.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-BMLLdXOUwUs%2FUYnZZgZvFwI%2FAAAAAAACiNM%2FdbkZNlmIzQ8%2Fs640%2FDSC_0437.JPG&hash=419f13a420bbf9d7d6ad89bc566033ff" rel="cached" data-hash="419f13a420bbf9d7d6ad89bc566033ff" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BMLLdXOUwUs/UYnZZgZvFwI/AAAAAAACiNM/dbkZNlmIzQ8/s640/DSC_0437.JPG)
Here's what was leaving Chevelles at the line back then. '68 Super Bee.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-16, 00:05:09
Yea...yea! lol I like those too.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-16, 11:58:20
There are some that aren't tho. I could think of a few. Like, surprise I just took a bat to your car. Oh shit, that wasn't the right car. Looked like :insertname: car. My bad! lol

By heck remind me not to get on your wrong side. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-16, 20:19:09

There are some that aren't tho. I could think of a few. Like, surprise I just took a bat to your car. Oh shit, that wasn't the right car. Looked like :insertname: car. My bad! lol

By heck remind me not to get on your wrong side. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)


Haha. I'm not that type.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-17, 03:41:14

Anyone got anything exciting planned for the weekend?

Nope, overworked. By the time I got home I only had time to eat dinner, take a shower, and go to bed. I finally have time to come back here again. :)
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Post by: j7n on 2014-02-17, 10:56:12
ׂ
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-17, 11:38:18
Haha. I'm not that type.

Phew! Thank goodness for that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Nope, overworked. By the time I got home I only had time to eat dinner, take a shower, and go to bed.

Sounds like you won't have been watching much of the Winter Olympics then.

Where is the cookie cat Ohme?

He deleted his account the same day as he deleted his MyOpera one. No idea why though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-18, 04:14:00
Quote from: Luxor
Sounds like you won't have been watching much of the Winter Olympics then.

Didn't make that much of a difference...local TV didn't even broadcast USA vs Russia hockey match. I guess you need a premium channel to watch it.  ::)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-18, 11:39:53
I guess you need a premium channel to watch it.

Really! That's not entering into the spirit of the Olympics is it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/nono.gif)
I thought they were supposed to be kept away from paying channels so that everyone could view them.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-20, 18:31:47

I guess you need a premium channel to watch it.

Really! That's not entering into the spirit of the Olympics is it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/nono.gif)
I thought they were supposed to be kept away from paying channels so that everyone could view them.

I'll just be glad when it's all over and regular programming resumes. Been missing out on bunches of my shows...:(
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-20, 18:45:15
Been missing out on bunches of my shows.

Can't you catch them up on-line? I thought you would have had plenty box sets to keep you going during the Olympics anyway.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-21, 00:21:48

Been missing out on bunches of my shows.

Can't you catch them up on-line? I thought you would have had plenty box sets to keep you going during the Olympics anyway.

Well, I made the sad mistake of catching up on all the current shows airing so now I'm eager to see the latest. My own fault for not keeping myself a few episodes behind on a given show...>sigh<...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-21, 11:54:26
My own fault for not keeping myself a few episodes behind on a given show...>sigh<

Let that be a lesson to you then.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Look on the bright side, the Olympics will soon be over and your normal viewing will be resumed.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-21, 16:46:26
Quote from: Luxor
Look on the bright side, the Olympics will soon be over and your normal viewing will be resumed.

Yup, I think expatri will appreciate his upcoming shows  better once the Olympics is over. :D

I felt sick and had to call in this morning. The bad thing about calling in sick is that I don't get paid.  :-\  The good thing is...I get a Friday off. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-21, 17:10:25
I felt sick and had to call in this morning.

Hope you get over it quickly whatever it is. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/sick.gif)
The bad thing about calling in sick is that I don't get paid.

That sucks.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbdown.gif)
The good thing is...I get a Friday off.

What is it they say about clouds and silver linings. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Thinking2.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-21, 19:36:53
Quote from: Luxor
Hope you get over it quickly whatever it is.

Thanks. I felt nausea all night and couldn't sleep. But I'm feeling a bit better already. :)
Quote from: Luxor
What is it they say about clouds and silver linings.

Yup, I had to work every freakin' Friday. Kinda nice to have a Friday off for a change. :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-21, 19:56:47
I felt sick and had to call in this morning. The bad thing about calling in sick is that I don't get paid.

Are you from the US?
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-21, 20:19:46
Yup, I had to work every freakin' Friday. Kinda nice to have a Friday off for a change.

Just a pity you have to get sick just to get a Friday off though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sniffle.gif)

Are you from the US?

He sure is.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-21, 22:14:19

Quote from: Luxor
Hope you get over it quickly whatever it is.

Thanks. I felt nausea all night and couldn't sleep. But I'm feeling a bit better already. :)


Sorry you're tummy's under the weather, but glad that it's clearing up quickly. Sucks about no paid sick time.

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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-22, 05:59:46
@Syav- Hope you feel better soon. That sucks about not getting paid when you're sick. I'm fortunate enough to receive PTO when I'm out of work. I accrue so many hours per pay period, which is determined on how many years you've worked for the company. Comes in handy when I get put on call or called off for low census. And there's always getting paid while vacationing. ;)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-22, 21:48:07

@Syav- Hope you feel better soon. That sucks about not getting paid when you're sick. I'm fortunate enough to receive PTO when I'm out of work. I accrue so many hours per pay period, which is determined on how many years you've worked for the company. Comes in handy when I get put on call or called off for low census. And there's always getting paid while vacationing. ;)


PTO is nice. We get a lump sum at the start of each year. This year I have a little over 7 weeks to burn...:)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-23, 06:53:00

PTO is nice. We get a lump sum at the start of each year. This year I have a little over 7 weeks to burn...:)


That's nice. I accrue 7.something each pay period. We also get 2 days a year that we can cash it in for cash money as long as we keep 40 hours in the bank. I've done it a few times but since being one night shift I've used up a lot of it because of being put on call, vacation last year and when i was out after my surgery. I'm slowly building it back up.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-23, 11:06:39
PTO is nice.

What's PTO? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/what.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-23, 11:35:35

PTO is nice.

What's PTO? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/what.gif)


It is paid time off.  I don't know if it's the same everywhere but I use it for vacations, when I'm sick and/or when they put me on call for low census.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-23, 11:46:16
It is paid time off.

Ah! rather obvious now I come to think of it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)
We just call it holiday pay here.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-23, 13:34:26

It is paid time off.

Ah! rather obvious now I come to think of it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)
We just call it holiday pay here.


Interesting...... Our holiday pay consists of getting paid time and a half (major holidays only).
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-23, 14:07:31
Our holiday pay consists of getting paid time and a half (major holidays only).

No chance of getting that here, not unless you were very lucky and got it as a condition in your contract of employment.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-23, 16:13:31

Our holiday pay consists of getting paid time and a half (major holidays only).

No chance of getting that here, not unless you were very lucky and got it as a condition in your contract of employment.


Well, the paid time and a half is if you actually work on the holiday. Otherwise you just get your regular pay for the day, but take the day off.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-23, 17:27:32
Well, the paid time and a half is if you actually work on the holiday

Got you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
It's not a standard here, though it does happen, down to conditions of employment etc. Depends how desperate your employer is too, I managed to wangle time and a half payment and time in lieu a couple of times in the past. Didn't make me very popular with the management though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-24, 02:24:13
Thanks for the clarification Expatri. I tend to leave out details. Lol
The differences are odd to me. Guess life would be boring without them.  ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-24, 12:15:59
I tend to leave out details. Lol

Ah well you have your hands full being a mum so your excused. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Talking of which, how come you ended up in ER with the young lad?
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-24, 22:03:02

Talking of which, how come you ended up in ER with the young lain?


My step-dad brought him up to my work because he woke up from a dead sleep screaming. Mom and him were afraid that he had another inguinal hernia. I'll admit, I was a bit worried after we spoke.  When he arrived he seemed to be in less pain. I got him checked out anyway just to be safe. After tests we received confirmation that he is indeed full of poop. lol Miralax will be his friend for the next few days. Thanks for asking.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-02-24, 23:16:55
Quote
An international discussion forum for debating everything under the sun and then some.

As advertised, I guess. :whistles:
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-25, 05:00:53
Olympics 2014 is over. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sherv.net%2Fcm%2Femo%2Fsad%2Fdeep-sigh-smiley-emoticon.gif&hash=27e7d6af3857748faa05d339f4b3301a" rel="cached" data-hash="27e7d6af3857748faa05d339f4b3301a" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/sad/deep-sigh-smiley-emoticon.gif)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-25, 12:01:44
My step-dad brought him up to my work because he woke up from a dead sleep screaming. Mom and him were afraid that he had another inguinal hernia. I'll admit, I was a bit worried after we spoke.

Better safe than sorry.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif) 
After tests we received confirmation that he is indeed full of poop.

Too much information. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Stop.gif)    (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)

As advertised, I guess.

We aim to please. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup.gif)

Olympics 2014 is over.

The paralympics start in March, you'll have to satisfy yourself with them instead. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-25, 22:56:55
So I'm not one that gets a lot of TV time, however, when I do I usually stick to shows/movies I know. Do any of y'all recommend any TV series/movies?
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-26, 03:57:58
Quote from: Luxor
The paralympics start in March, you'll have to satisfy yourself with them instead.

Nope, not watching that. I'll have to wait for the next Summer Olympics. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg703%2F2618%2Fdsba.gif&hash=28b1a5fb222d3775e8db576be3d1ca8b" rel="cached" data-hash="28b1a5fb222d3775e8db576be3d1ca8b" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://imageshack.com/a/img703/2618/dsba.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-26, 04:02:24
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Do any of y'all recommend any TV series/movies?

Intelligence. Monday nights 7pm Central time. This guy has a computer chip implanted in his brain.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-26, 06:43:04

Quote from: Mandi
Do any of y'all recommend any TV series/movies?

Intelligence. Monday nights 7pm Central time. This guy has a computer chip implanted in his brain.


I've caught some of that one. It is pretty good. I have a lot of catching up to do on that one I'm afraid. I guess any really. lol Thanks for the suggestion. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-26, 11:21:20
Do any of y'all recommend any TV series/movies?

Not really. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

Nope, not watching that. I'll have to wait for the next Summer Olympics.

Not even for the Ice sledge hockey? I think even I might watch a bit of that, though more out of curiosity than anything else if I'm honest.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-26, 18:58:58

Not really. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

Bummer! :-(
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-26, 19:06:29
Bummer! :-(

My wife is the one who watches TV here. I know she raves about Breaking Bad but you've most likely seen it.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-26, 19:31:44

My wife is the one who watches TV here. I know she raves about Breaking Bad but you've most likely seen it.


I've heard of it but I don't believe I've ever seen it. I'm not really passionate about TV. I have a hard sitting still while I'm awake. If I'm still for too long I end up passed out. Lol
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-26, 19:51:09
I've heard of it but I don't believe I've ever seen it

Thank goodness for that, I was beginning to think that I was the only person that had never seen it.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Jumpwithjoy.gif)
I have a hard sitting still while I'm awake.

I'm frightened to ask, but a hard what? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-26, 20:57:34
Thank goodness for that, I was beginning to think that I was the only person that had never seen it.

*cough, cough*
Breaking Bad looked potentially interesting on Mythbusters, but I haven't seen it.

:P
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-02-26, 22:01:18

I have a hard sitting still while I'm awake.

I'm frightened to ask, but a hard what? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)


Oops..... I meant hard time. Filthy minds I tell ya. :P
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Post by: expatri on 2014-02-27, 02:57:06
It's official; I've been promoted to Technology Support Analyst - Senior! WOOT!!!
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-27, 03:00:37
Quote from: Mandi
I've caught some of that one. It is pretty good. I have a lot of catching up to do on that one I'm afraid.

Ya think? I've only seen the last 2 episodes, Lol. I haven't been watching TV for months and just started to watch TV again. :P

Quote from: Luxor
Not even for the Ice sledge hockey? I think even I might watch a bit of that, though more out of curiosity than anything else if I'm honest.

Nope, I don't even care about watching NHL (National Hockey League). I only like to watch the Olympics hockey games. ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-02-27, 03:02:31

It's official; I've been promoted to Technology Support Analyst - Senior! WOOT!!!

Congrats to you, expatri! :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-27, 11:44:05

*cough, cough*
Breaking Bad looked potentially interesting on Mythbusters, but I haven't seen it.

:P



I can't remember everything.  Especially stuff about TV shows. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)

Oops..... I meant hard time. Filthy minds I tell ya.

I don't know what you mean. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angel.gif)
It's official; I've been promoted to Technology Support Analyst - Senior! WOOT!!!

Congratulations buddy. That means the drinks are on you. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers.gif)

Nope, I don't even care about watching NHL (National Hockey League). I only like to watch the Olympics hockey games.

I thought hockey was hockey regardless of the competition. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-28, 17:50:41
Is it dressing up if your suit is cheaper than your shirt? :P

(Okay, I have a more expensive suit too… I just need to figure out which to wear. xD)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-28, 17:57:32
Is it dressing up if your suit is cheaper than your shirt?

As I'm someone who's normal attire is jeans and a T-shirt, I would say yes. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cool2.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-28, 19:09:48
I picked up this severely el cheapo suit in some English chain a few years ago. It cost me something like €35. The shirt I'd probably wear with it was €40 or €45. :P (For that matter I don't really have any proper shirts cheaper than that, although I do pick up most on sale when they're slightly less.)

It doesn't look horrible or anything, or I wouldn't have picked it up. Still, it was something of an impulse buy.

I probably need more suits. *grins* I would've bought a moderately nice linen suit (not expensive!) at C&A last summer, but they didn't have the right size.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-02-28, 19:24:49
I probably need more suits.

Unless it's required for your job then a man only needs two suits. One for weddings and one for funerals.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
Dress smart but casual for other social occasions.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-02-28, 20:43:41
:P
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Post by: Syav on 2014-03-02, 04:32:04
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/28/us/dead-man-comes-back-life/

I'm more interested to know if he had any 'life after death experience'. :P Y'know...some people claimed they saw Jesus while others said they met their loved ones who already died.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-02, 12:15:28
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/28/us/dead-man-comes-back-life/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/28/us/dead-man-comes-back-life/)

Read about that on the BBC, got to be pretty scary waking up in a body bag. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Scared.gif)

I'm more interested to know if he had any 'life after death experience'.

Think there seems to be a doubt if he was actually dead or not, if not then no after death experience for him. If there is such a thing of course.
Y'know...some people claimed they saw Jesus while others said they met their loved ones who already died.

Hmm!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lipsrsealed.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-02, 17:38:02
Well, everyone's getting the hatches battened down for yet another Snowpocolypsaggedon. What's that make...3 of those things for the midwest and eastern USA?

This business is getting SOOOOOOOOO old...:(
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-02, 17:54:12
Well, everyone's getting the hatches battened down for yet another Snowpocolypsaggedon.

You just made that word up didn't you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LookOverGlasses.gif)
What's that make...3 of those things for the midwest and eastern USA?

Does sound like you're getting more than your fair share that's for sure. What's the deepest you've had so far?

This business is getting SOOOOOOOOO old.

I have barely seen a snowflake at all this winter, nothing to shout about anyway. Rain on the other hand though...... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-02, 18:06:29
I have barely seen a snowflake at all this winter

Four score and seven years ago we used to see these things called "snowflakes" frequently…

PS Last year the snow showed up in a couple of weeks from now. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-02, 18:41:33
PS Last year the snow showed up in a couple of weeks from now.

Same here though only enough to lie on the ground for a couple of days. Year before that though we had our fair share.

We had about 3 or so weeks of cold this winter

It's been fairly cold here all winter, not as cold as in the past though I reckon.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-02, 20:43:46
Same here though only enough to lie on the ground for a couple of days. Year before that though we had our fair share.

We had more and longer snow than Scotland? Wowzers!
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-02, 20:59:10
We had more and longer snow than Scotland? Wowzers!

The only place that really gets prolonged snow here is up in the highlands, I think the the skiers demand it to be so. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-02, 21:02:36
Right, talking to people from Aberdeen probably colors one's perspective. :P
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-03, 00:24:38

Well, everyone's getting the hatches battened down for yet another Snowpocolypsaggedon.

You just made that word up didn't you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LookOverGlasses.gif)


But of course...:D It's my solution to the problem of calling it a snowmageddon or snowpocolypse. Either of those terms get tossed around in pretty much equal proportion, so this one word covers both.


What's that make...3 of those things for the midwest and eastern USA?

Does sound like you're getting more than your fair share that's for sure. What's the deepest you've had so far?


I believe the last one was the biggie of the year (so far, fingers crossed, knock on wood, sacrifice an infan...I mean...umm...fingers crossed on both hands). Got a solid foot of snow here...:(


This business is getting SOOOOOOOOO old.

I have barely seen a snowflake at all this winter, nothing to shout about anyway. Rain on the other hand though...... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


Rain? In Scotland?!? You're making that up!  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-03, 11:38:38
Right, talking to people from Aberdeen probably colors one's perspective.

It can be a harsh winter up there right enough.
But of course... :D  It's my solution to the problem of calling it a snowmageddon or snowpocolypse. Either of those terms get tossed around in pretty much equal proportion, so this one word covers both.

Well that's that cleared up then.
I believe the last one was the biggie of the year (so far, fingers crossed, knock on wood, sacrifice an infan...I mean...umm...fingers crossed on both hands). Got a solid foot of snow here..

A foot of snow isn't really much to grumble about, unless you're lying down in it in a drunken stupor of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)

Rain? In Scotland?!? You're making that up!

Yeah you're right, whoever was going to believe that one. Can't pull the wool over your eyes can I?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-03, 18:37:24
Well it's official......MyOpera's life has been stripped from all of our hands. They didn't waste any time shutting her down today. Does it really bother any of y'all since, thanks to Frenzie, we are all on the Sanctuary? 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-03-03, 18:45:33
I won't be shedding a tear.
Have we got a smiley representing utter indifference?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-03, 18:50:49
Speaking of My Opera, I might have a nice surprise tomorrow. [/tease]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-03, 18:56:52
Does it really bother any of y'all since, thanks to Frenzie, we are all on the Sanctuary?

Nope! Not bothered at all after the way they seem to have disregarded all their users of both the browser and MyOpera.
Feck 'em. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Have we got a smiley representing utter indifference?

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yawn.gif) is the best I can come up with.
Speaking of My Opera, I might have a nice surprise tomorrow. [/tease]

Smilies/Smileys?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-03, 18:59:22

I won't be shedding a tear.
Have we got a smiley representing utter indifference?


No tears gone to waste here either.  :)


Speaking of My Opera, I might have a nice surprise tomorrow. [/tease]


I like surprises although I can be a bit impatient. So with that being said, spill the beans Frenz. Lol :P



Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-03, 19:01:25
Hole in one, but the specifics are still being worked out.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-03, 19:05:48
Hmmmm.......then I will await your word.   :-\
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 11:49:04
Hmmmm.......then I will await your word.

Or you could go back a couple of posts.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Smilies/Smileys?
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)


Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-04, 11:53:31
No word yet. Fingers crossed! :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-04, 12:23:29
I just received word that I'm allowed to use the smilies using this license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/). Go Opera Software! :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 12:30:32
No word yet. Fingers crossed!

You've waited a while, a little longer won't make much difference. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)


I just received word that I'm allowed to use the smilies using this license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/). Go Opera Software! :up:

Excellent. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 12:35:14

Or you could go back a couple of posts.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


Luxor, you sir are a sneaky man. I seen tt92's and Frenzie's posts but not yours until you brought it to my attention. Thank you! :doh:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 12:44:28
Luxor, you sir are a sneaky man.

Oh yes blame me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
It's not enough that I get that at home. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 12:54:03

Luxor, you sir are a sneaky man.

Oh yes blame me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
It's not enough that I get that at home. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)


Well....... someone has to take the blame. :-P I get blamed for all kinds of things. Even things I wasn't around for.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 13:09:47
Well....... someone has to take the blame. :-P

True enough.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
I get blamed for all kinds of things. Even things I wasn't around for.

Hmm! That does sound familiar for some reason. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thinking.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-04, 13:36:16
Please have some patience while I work out the  :bug: :bug: :bug:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 13:47:59
Please have some patience while I work out the

You're getting there. I can see most of them now while earlier none were visible.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 16:45:08

Well....... someone has to take the blame. :-P

True enough.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
I get blamed for all kinds of things. Even things I wasn't around for.

Hmm! That does sound familiar for some reason. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thinking.gif)


I'm glad it's not just me. Maybe  :alien: are doing it?  :whistle:


Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 17:27:50
Maybe   :alien:  are doing it?

I thought they only did probing.  :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-04, 18:21:03
Btw Luxor, where'd you get all these moving smilies from?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 18:34:18
Btw Luxor, where'd you get all these moving smilies from?

I just gathered them up from forums over the years when I've seen them posted. That and stumbling upon places like Smiley Vault (http://www.smileyvault.com/).
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 18:35:19

Maybe   :alien:  are doing it?

I thought they only did probing.  :eyes:


Contrary to popular belief, these space beings do so much more than probing. Sure people get hung up on the probing, mainly because that's what they do most often. Lets face it, most people wouldn't find that enjoyable and I'm sure the only people to come out with that info probably liked it.  :whistle: There are so many things these beings are capable of such as, showing humanity the ways of technology, unleashing unexplainable beasts onto our lands, causing a newer phenomenon to occur across the globe (strange Sci-fi noises from the atomosphere),  curing celebrities of otherwise fatal illnesses without a cure, etc..... I could keep going but I think you got it.  ;) :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-04, 18:44:23
I could keep going but I think you got it.  ;) :P

I don't think I do. Please, do go on.  :yes: :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-04, 18:48:04
 :wizard: Woot! I'm back in the saddle!    :spock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 18:53:48

I could keep going but I think you got it.  ;) :P

I don't think I do. Please, do go on.  :yes: :whistle:


Ok..... There has been strange events regarding farm animals. Owner's have found them dead ( an unexplainable death) with an odd circle left on their corpse. Come on, they haven't found Holly Bobo yet?! It's obvious..... she liked the probing.  :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 18:57:43

:wizard: Woot! I'm back in the saddle!    :spock:


Did someone miss the smiley's?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-04, 19:01:19
 
Did someone miss the smiley's?


Well....... someone has to take the blame. :-P I get blamed for all kinds of things. Even things I wasn't around for.


I think we know where this is going..? :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 19:07:15

Did someone miss the smiley's?


Well....... someone has to take the blame. :-P I get blamed for all kinds of things. Even things I wasn't around for.


I think we know where this is going..? :P


Maybe......   ::)  :-X :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 19:15:48
Contrary to popular belief, these space beings do so much more than probing. Sure people get hung up on the probing, mainly because that's what they do most often. Lets face it, most people wouldn't find that enjoyable and I'm sure the only people to come out with that info probably liked it.

I'm sure I read somewhere that once probed there's no going back. Not very sure just what type of magazine I read that in though so it may be unrelated.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Embarrased.gif)
There are so many things these beings are capable of such as, showing humanity the ways of technology, unleashing unexplainable beasts onto our lands, causing a newer phenomenon to occur across the globe (strange Sci-fi noises from the atomosphere),  curing celebrities of otherwise fatal illnesses without a cure, etc..... I could keep going but I think you got it.   ;)

Aha! You seem to know a lot about them pesky  :alien: 's Do you a secretly work at Area 51? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-04, 19:21:34
Better watch out. If they think you know too much...(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.SmilieCenter.de%2Fsmilies%2Falien%2Falien_smilies_0022.gif&hash=3eaf649ba4feda4c8b66f8aac878a452" rel="cached" data-hash="3eaf649ba4feda4c8b66f8aac878a452" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.SmilieCenter.de/smilies/alien/alien_smilies_0022.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 19:22:05

Aha! You seem to know a lot about them pesky  :alien: 's Do you a secretly work at Area 51? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)


I'm not at liberty to comment on that. :exitsslowly:  :whistle:


Better watch out. If they think you know too much...(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.SmilieCenter.de%2Fsmilies%2Falien%2Falien_smilies_0022.gif&hash=3eaf649ba4feda4c8b66f8aac878a452" rel="cached" data-hash="3eaf649ba4feda4c8b66f8aac878a452" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.SmilieCenter.de/smilies/alien/alien_smilies_0022.gif)



The area has prepared me for such endeavors. Research shows that they only like to probe the living, so they will inject me with a medicine that temporarily puts me in a coma. The aliens will think I've gone to visit the gods and release me back into my natural habitat.  :lol: :doh: I've said too much. It wasn't the area that was to do that.....I seen that on TV.  :P

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 19:33:36
I'm not at liberty to comment on that. :exitsslowly:

Standard reply by Area 51 employees. Cover blown.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 19:37:14

I'm not at liberty to comment on that. :exitsslowly:

Standard reply by Area 51 employees. Cover blown.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


:doh: Great! Do you know what they do to people that blow covers?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-04, 19:38:22
Give them away as a present for some loving the :alien: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOaqDEjxQAU&feature=kp)?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 19:44:14

Give them away as a present for some loving the :alien: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOaqDEjxQAU&feature=kp)?


Haha. I really don't know. I'm afraid that may be the case...   :o
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-04, 20:16:40
Do you know what they do to people that blow covers?

I've heard rumours. Not nice, not nice at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif) 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 22:35:20

Do you know what they do to people that blow covers?

I've heard rumours. Not nice, not nice at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)


:cry:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-04, 23:20:18
http://www.examiner.com/article/owners-of-a-kentucky-haunted-hospital-plan-to-make-it-a-haunted-hotel

Just read where they plan on re- opening Waverly Hills Sanatorium as a haunted hotel. If you are not familiar with this establishment, it was built in the early 1900s to accommodate tuberculosis patients during the epidemic. Commonly known as the most haunted place in the world. Would you dare?

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-05, 04:27:19

I just received word that I'm allowed to use the smilies using this license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/). Go Opera Software! :up:

:yes:  :hat:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-05, 11:33:55
Commonly known as the most haunted place in the world. Would you dare?

No problem for two simple reasons.
1. I don't believe in ghosts. So do your worst ghosties.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
2. It's some of the living, not the dead that I'm scared of. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Scared.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-05, 11:46:21

Commonly known as the most haunted place in the world. Would you dare?

No problem for two simple reasons.
1. I don't believe in ghosts. So do your worst ghosties.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
2. It's some of the living, not the dead that I'm scared of. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Scared.gif)


You do have a point. There are a lot of crazies in this world.  :right:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-05, 12:12:50
You do have a point. There are a lot of crazies in this world.

You can say that again. I bet you've met more than your fair share in your line of work.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-05, 12:54:55

You do have a point. There are a lot of crazies in this world.

You can say that again. I bet you've met more than your fair share in your line of work.


Oh my, yes!  It's quite shocking. I've seen more and more cases of suicidal patients over the last year than in the 8 years I've been there. I'm not sure if it was due to implimenting new policies/guidelines that have to be carried out with those types or we just never screened for them in the past.  Just last year they opened the Geriatric psych unit. Primarily, it's used for the elderly with mental disorders such as, bipolar, depression, skitz,  dementia, etc... The doctor's focus is to try and straighten out medications so these people can function in public whether that be an assisted living, retirement village, nursing homes and in the general public. I'm not a fan of this floor. Every time I work GP I get hit and kicked. Last week I had a man that was in his 60s that was verbally/physically abusive toward anyone he encountered. I thought he was going to break my arm at one point. By morning it was apparent that this man knew exactly what he was doing, no confusion about it. He was just an arsehole. As I was trying to comb a little old ladies hair, out of nowhere, she smack me in the face. Also, while assisting another lady out of bed, all was fine and dandy until someone else walked into the room to help. I was then punched in the ribs. I could not handle that all the time.   (Oops sorry for the novel) 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-05, 13:20:01
Sounds like much the same stuff as my friend who is a psychiatric nurse tells me about.
He told me of one incident when a patient in his 80's attacked him with a walking stick, all he was doing was walking past him. Not the sort of thing you should have to put up with at your place of work, but I suppose it's to be expected in some cases though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-05, 19:44:42
You can pretty much pin point the crazies on admission. I had to help a nurse once that was getting hit with a cane. The funny part was my sister gave the patient the cane not knowing what was about to happen. We laugh about it now. Makes for some good stories. I have plenty of them.  :D

Side note: The kiddos have been out of school all week and I've had the luxury of watching my eldest niece the past few days.They have semi gotten on my nerves so I sent them out for a good ol' fashioned snowball fight. Who knew snow could be so therapeutic?! Hehe   ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-05, 20:10:36
I had to help a nurse once that was getting hit with a cane. The funny part was my sister gave the patient the cane not knowing what was about to happen.

I shouldn't laugh but..... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
The kiddos have been out of school all week and I've had the luxury of watching my eldest niece the past few days.


School holiday time I'm guessing.
They have semi gotten on my nerves so I sent them out for a good ol' fashioned snowball fight.


Good plan, that should tire them out for a while, if you're lucky anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)

Who knew snow could be so therapeutic?! Hehe

Therapeutic for who though, you or the kids?   :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-06, 02:03:56

The kiddos have been out of school all week and I've had the luxury of watching my eldest niece the past few days.


School holiday time I'm guessing.

Actually they've been out for a legit snow day. Not just because snow/ice was in the forecast.


Who knew snow could be so therapeutic?! Hehe

Therapeutic for who though, you or the kids?   :P


Maybe both?  :whistle: And I just had to open my mouth. The lady that smacked me across the face last week is now on my floor and has already attempted to hurt me. Poor thing doesn't stand a chance.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-06, 11:58:17
Actually they've been out for a legit snow day. Not just because snow/ice was in the forecast.

Never got snow days when I was at school. That was a privilege only the kids that lived more than 5 miles away in the countryside got. Those of us left in the class envied them.

And I just had to open my mouth. The lady that smacked me across the face last week is now on my floor and has already attempted to hurt me. Poor thing doesn't stand a chance.

:))  Won't be a fair fight as you've probably had training to deal with patients like that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-06, 19:32:02
Actually we are not trained to tolerate that type of behavior. Self-control is key there. I've seen some rather pissed off nursing staff while I'm just laughing. Don't get me wrong, I have had to set some people straight and it has helped with some unruly patients. One case in particular comes to mind.... a young man that comes in quite frequently always kicks nurses and other help out where he doesn't do me that way. I set him straight way back when I first started taking car of him. (Not in a mean way but stern) Since then he has no issues with me. Some people just need a reality check at times.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-07, 12:28:42
Actually we are not trained to tolerate that type of behavior.

Wow! I must say I'm surprised.
a young man that comes in quite frequently always kicks nurses and other help out where he doesn't do me that way. I set him straight way back when I first started taking car of him. (Not in a mean way but stern)

Seems like a better way to deal with it I must admit.  :up:
Some people just need a reality check at times.


Ain't that the truth.  :)


I think the problem over here is health and safety rules seem to override common sense. My friend who is the psych nurse has to go on regular health and safety courses the majority of which seems to involve how to restrain violent patients. There's not been any patient harmed as far as I know, but if your training people for that then surely the risk to patients is there. All it would take is a member of staff to be having a very bad day for whatever reason, then restraint could quickly turn into an assault.  :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-07, 14:53:33
Well we do have annual competencies that require us to prove that we know how to tie a slipknot for restraint purposes, proper body mechanics and how to keep the patient safe. I've never had a class to teach me reactions toward an unruly patient though, only when it is an apporpriate time to use a certain type of restraint. Contrary to what most people might think, restraints are last resort and are not for poor behavior unless it directly interferes with treatment. For example, I would have to get a doctors consent to place restraints on a patient that might potentially pull out an IV, peg tube, NG tube or catheters...etc. No doctor would restrain a violent patient. Those types get security called, get sent home or medicated for agitation. Mentally unstable patient's become the exception if they are of the '6404' status, in which they are deemed crazy (for the lack of a better term) and lose their rights all together. They have to be closely monitor by one staff member around the clock until a sheriff arrives to have them transported to a psych facility. Wow! Health-care can be complicated.  Phew!  :lol:

Edit: As a healthcare worker, you have to learn to look past some people's behavior because emotions, pain and drug reactions can change any given person's tune. I've had many patients that become verbally abusive/just agitated from pain or drugs. Many have apologized for their behaviors after the fact.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-07, 15:08:00
I'd be a good case for sedation. I would go nuts if someone tied me down.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-07, 15:10:57

I'd be a good case for sedation. I would go nuts if someone tied me down.


As would many. I included. You'd have to give them a legit reason to do so.  ;)
I'm sure that would also depend on who/why you would be getting tied down. You might like it at times. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-07, 17:12:20
I'm sure that would also depend on who/why you would be getting tied down. You might like it at times.

I'm sure you would be able to find people willing to pay for the privilege too, if you looked in the right places that is. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angel.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-07, 18:41:44
I once spoke to a 16-year-old (or maybe it was 17… not 18, anyway) who claimed to be working in such a place. :right:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-07, 19:01:11
I once spoke to a 16-year-old (or maybe it was 17… not 18, anyway) who claimed to be working in such a place.

Did you quickly change the subject or did you get the address? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-07, 19:01:24
Really?! Wouldn't catch me dead in one.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-07, 19:40:46
Really?! Wouldn't catch me dead in one.

I think your safe, if you were dead you probably wouldn't get in.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-07, 20:02:16

I think your safe, if you were dead you probably wouldn't get in.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Some people like being tied up, others like— :rip: :insane:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-07, 20:19:17

Really?! Wouldn't catch me dead in one.

I think your safe, if you were dead you probably wouldn't get in.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)


:lol: I just fell over laughing. Thanks.



I think your safe, if you were dead you probably wouldn't get in.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Some people like being tied up, others like— :rip: :insane:


So true. Some people have odd fetishes.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-07, 20:38:14
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Some people like being tied up, others like—  :rip:

Allegedly so, though it doesn't bear thinking about. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)

I just fell over laughing. Thanks.

Your most welcome.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-08, 12:31:35
I thought I had seen everything then these come along (http://www.firebox.com/product/6437/Flatulence-Underwear?via=whatsnew). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)
So who needs a pair? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-08, 17:23:10
Oh joy...we here in the US will be going on to Daylight Saving Time this weekend... :irked:

Honestly, I do not know why we continue this silly ritual. I could really use that hour of sleep we'll be losing... :'(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-08, 18:21:21
Oh joy...we here in the US will be going on to Daylight Saving Time this weekend...

Oh joy, that means it will be here soon to.  Oh indeed it is, it's the 30th of the month here.  ::)
Honestly, I do not know why we continue this silly ritual.

It does seem pointless nowadays, if there ever was a point in the first place.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)
I could really use that hour of sleep we'll be losing...

Sounds like somebody could be working in the morning. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-09, 01:48:59

Honestly, I do not know why we continue this silly ritual.

It does seem pointless nowadays, if there ever was a point in the first place. 
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThinkRolleyes.gif)


It's kind of come and gone over here before for a variety of reasons from increased farm production to energy and/or fuel savings (energy was the reason it was last brought back here in the '70's).


I could really use that hour of sleep we'll be losing...

Sounds like somebody could be working in the morning. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

You betcha. And when you're working 12 hour shifts, every hour of sleep is precious...:(
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-09, 11:32:58
Even the cats know it's too damn early. I'm up getting ready for work and they're still in bet. I can almost hear them snoring "wtf?".
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-09, 11:44:15
Even the cats know it's too damn early. I'm up getting ready for work and they're still in bet. I can almost hear them snoring "wtf?".

Sounds familiar. You can bet your bottom dollar too that when the clocks change back again and you have that chance of an extra hour in bed, they will be wide awake and wanting fed at the normal time. That's what Bailey does anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wahhh.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-09, 14:27:55

Even the cats know it's too damn early. I'm up getting ready for work and they're still in bed. I can almost hear them snoring "wtf?".

Sounds familiar. You can bet your bottom dollar too that when the clocks change back again and you have that chance of an extra hour in bed, they will be wide awake and wanting fed at the normal time. That's what Bailey does anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wahhh.gif)


"Normal" feeding time? That's another way of saying "when they're awake", right? ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-09, 18:14:54
"Normal" feeding time? That's another way of saying "when they're awake", right?

Of course and as you'll probably know with you being a cat slave, if your not awake then it's too bad, your awake now.  :P
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-10, 15:25:47

"Normal" feeding time? That's another way of saying "when they're awake", right?

Of course and as you'll probably know with you being a cat slave, if your not awake then it's too bad, your awake now.  :P


Actually, when I'm not awake is "pet me" time. And god forbid I should get up to use the loo and have the temerity to think I'll be allowed to go back to sleep...>sigh<...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-10, 17:30:14
And god forbid I should get up to use the loo and have the temerity to think I'll be allowed to go back to sleep...>sigh<...

I'm surprised you even attempt it, surely you knew the rules when they adopted you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-10, 18:25:30

And god forbid I should get up to use the loo and have the temerity to think I'll be allowed to go back to sleep...>sigh<...

I'm surprised you even attempt it, surely you knew the rules when they adopted you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)


Didn't used to be that way. Tonka appreciated the benefits of a good nights sleep for her servants, including Clint. But now that Clint's the top cat, he's feeling like it's time to impose his "new world order".

I'll be so happy when Nixie figures out what a wuss Clint is and puts him in his place like Tonka used to do...
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-10, 18:59:37
My sister adopted a 3 year old (might have been abused) cat from Petco. Grayson is surprisingly chill and sweet. Although, he doesn't like everyone but he loves me. :-)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-10, 19:03:57
Hit me up on Google hangouts, princess. I bricked my phone last night. :-\
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-10, 19:05:04

Hit me up on Google hangouts, princess. I bricked my phone last night. :-\


:-( Yessir!
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-10, 20:16:19
I'll be so happy when Nixie figures out what a wuss Clint is and puts him in his place like Tonka used to do...

Nixie is most likely just being tolerant so far just to keep the peace. Then one day....... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
My sister adopted 3 years (might have been abused) cat from Petco. Grayson is surprisingly chill and sweet. Although, he doesn't like everyone but he loves me. :-)

Hope the poor thing wasn't abused. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley.gif) Sounds like he is contented in his new home though so all good in the end. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-10, 21:03:47

Hope the poor thing wasn't abused. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley.gif) Sounds like he is contented in his new home though so all good in the end. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)


For the most part he seems to be. Occasionally, he beats up the 80lb boxer. He's still a little apprehensive towards her two year old. For good reason I imagine. Lol
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-11, 12:02:08
Occasionally, he beats up the 80lb boxer.

That sounds like normal cat behaviour to be honest. Bailey terrorises our next door neighbours Alsatian constantly. Our previous cat did the same with any dog he encountered. The bigger the dog the less fearless he was.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

He's still a little apprehensive towards her two year old. For good reason I imagine. Lol

They're not daft, toddlers pull tails, ears and whiskers.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-11, 18:14:43

Occasionally, he beats up the 80lb boxer.

That sounds like normal cat behaviour to be honest. Bailey terrorises our next door neighbours Alsatian constantly. Our previous cat did the same with any dog he encountered. The bigger the dog the less fearless he was.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)


Cat perspective on dogs: "dogs are wusses and convenient punching bags"...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixvBFzG0kc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixvBFzG0kc)


He's still a little apprehensive towards her two year old. For good reason I imagine. Lol

They're not daft, toddlers pull tails, ears and whiskers.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)


Have no idea why toddlers and cats wouldn't get along...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88UO5SccNrs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88UO5SccNrs)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-11, 18:50:23
I can't have a cat. Owl trumps cat. Lost two cats before I decided to quit feeding it.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-12, 11:42:47
Cat perspective on dogs: "dogs are wusses and convenient punching bags"

Who's noses can bleed profusely, as witnessed here once when our old cat had a swipe at my sisters black Labrador. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)

I can't have a cat. Owl trumps cat. Lost two cats before I decided to quit feeding it.

I can't decide if you're serious or making that up  ensbb3. Worryingly I think your serious. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
Buy mice for owls, not kittens. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-12, 17:50:47

Cat perspective on dogs: "dogs are wusses and convenient punching bags"

Who's noses can bleed profusely, as witnessed here once when our old cat had a swipe at my sisters black Labrador. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


One of the numerous reasons my family has always de-clawed our cats; makes life easier on the dogs and furniture...;)


I can't have a cat. Owl trumps cat. Lost two cats before I decided to quit feeding it.

I can't decide if you're serious or making that up  ensbb3. Worryingly I think your serious. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
Buy mice for owls, not kittens. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)


Yes, owl/cat co-habitation is problematic at best... ::)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-12, 18:09:07
One of the numerous reasons my family has always de-clawed our cats;

Good idea for a house cat, not such a good idea when kitty goes outdoors though. They get into lots of scraps with other cats out there in the big bad world and a good set of claws is a must if they want to survive out there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-12, 22:07:35

One of the numerous reasons my family has always de-clawed our cats;

Good idea for a house cat, not such a good idea when kitty goes outdoors though. They get into lots of scraps with other cats out there in the big bad world and a good set of claws is a must if they want to survive out there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)


Yes...very good point. Family cats were always indoor cats. Although, I did have one cat...declawed per norm...who got out into that "big bad world" and ended up becoming the dominant cat of the neighborhood (according to the friend I left him to who let him get out)...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-13, 11:54:41
Although, I did have one cat...declawed per norm...who got out into that "big bad world" and ended up becoming the dominant cat of the neighborhood (according to the friend I left him to who let him get out)..

The cats in that neighbourhood must have been a right bunch of <ahem!> pussy's. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-13, 12:52:26

Although, I did have one cat...declawed per norm...who got out into that "big bad world" and ended up becoming the dominant cat of the neighborhood (according to the friend I left him to who let him get out)..

The cats in that neighbourhood must have been a right bunch of <ahem!> pussy's. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)


>groan<... ::)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-13, 13:05:16
>groan<

What do you expect for free? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-13, 18:16:48


I can't have a cat. Owl trumps cat. Lost two cats before I decided to quit feeding it.

I can't decide if you're serious or making that up  ensbb3. Worryingly I think your serious. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
Buy mice for owls, not kittens. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)


Sadly that's for real. Normally I'd shoot predators that threatened my animals... most birds of prey are protected tho. Owls are pretty anyway, but this one is huge. The field mice must just be a snack.
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Post by: Jimbro3738 on 2014-03-13, 18:24:32
Recipe for Owl Soup

Put a prepared owl in a big pot with a granite boulder.
Boil the pot for several hours.
When the stone gets soft, throw away the owl and eat the stone.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-13, 18:27:35
I can't have a cat. Owl trumps cat. Lost two cats before I decided to quit feeding it.

You're only familiar with meneer de Uil's dark side. When he's not killing cats, he reads the Fable Times to little children:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c84T7KT-xs[/video]
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-13, 18:28:00
Normally I'd shoot predators that threatened my animals... most birds of prey are protected tho

They are indeed, for good reason mostly.
Owls are pretty anyway,

Couldn't agree more, I love Owls. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-13, 18:39:03

I can't have a cat. Owl trumps cat. Lost two cats before I decided to quit feeding it.

You're only familiar with meneer de Uil's dark side. When he's not killing cats, he reads the Fable Times to little children:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c84T7KT-xs[/video]


Wow. That's kinda freaky when you don't understand what he's saying. Twitchy little thing. Lol.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-13, 18:49:09
According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Fabeltjeskrant) there's a British dub called The Daily Fable, but I can't seem to find any videos of that.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-13, 19:50:42


Although, I did have one cat...declawed per norm...who got out into that "big bad world" and ended up becoming the dominant cat of the neighborhood (according to the friend I left him to who let him get out)..

The cats in that neighbourhood must have been a right bunch of <ahem!> pussy's. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tonguesmiley.gif)


>groan<... ::)


Joke's on you; I'd have paid for you NOT to make that pun...

On an quasi-related note; think you're having a bad day?

Took my buddy Clint in for his regular shots and a long overdue dental visit to the vet. By the end of it, not only is he short a few teeth, but turns out he has developed diabetes to boot.

Some days it just doesn't pay to get scooped up, stuffed in a carrier, poked, prodded, injected, knocked out, operated on and wake up to a future of regular injections and soft food...

But I'm sure Luxor's missus will do just fine when it's his time for all that...hehehe...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-13, 20:12:58
Took my buddy Clint in for his regular shots and a long overdue dental visit to the vet. By the end of it, not only is he short a few teeth, but turns out he has developed diabetes to boot.

Poor Clint. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif) Is he going to be put on a special diet now that he's diabetic?

Some days it just doesn't pay to get scooped up, stuffed in a carrier, poked, prodded, injected, knocked out, operated on and wake up to a future of regular injections and soft food...

At least he doesn't get the bill. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

But I'm sure Luxor's missus will do just fine when it's his time for all that...hehehe..

:))  Though I saw that line coming a mile off.
I draw the line at getting stuffed in a carrier by the way. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-13, 21:57:58

Took my buddy Clint in for his regular shots and a long overdue dental visit to the vet. By the end of it, not only is he short a few teeth, but turns out he has developed diabetes to boot.

Poor Clint. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif) Is he going to be put on a special diet now that he's diabetic?


Well, combined with his oral situation and the diabetes, his evening treat of canned food will become his regular meal twice a day now. Apparently the dry food is high carb and thus bad for the diabetes.


Some days it just doesn't pay to get scooped up, stuffed in a carrier, poked, prodded, injected, knocked out, operated on and wake up to a future of regular injections and soft food...

At least he doesn't get the bill. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


Yeah...little over $500, what a deadbeat. Free room, board and medical care. Had no idea cats were socialists...hehehe...


But I'm sure Luxor's missus will do just fine when it's his time for all that...hehehe..

:))  Though I saw that line coming a mile off.
I draw the line at getting stuffed in a carrier by the way. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)


Hey...whatever floats your boat, just so long as I'm spared the details...;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-14, 13:11:04
Apparently the dry food is high carb and thus bad for the diabetes.

That's interesting to know,especially as Bailey mostly gets dried food all the time.

Yeah...little over $500, what a deadbeat.

It's a lot to find when you're not expecting it. But what can you do, all part of ownership I  guess. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
Had no idea cats were socialists...hehehe...

Thought that would have been obvious with their manner. It's all me, me, me, with them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Hey...whatever floats your boat, just so long as I'm spared the details.

What goes on in the boudoir stays in the boudoir. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-14, 15:01:38

Apparently the dry food is high carb and thus bad for the diabetes.

That's interesting to know,especially as Bailey mostly gets dried food all the time.

This is a handy little article that covers feline diabetes and what to look for.
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/brochure_diabetes.cfm (http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/brochure_diabetes.cfm)
I've had cats on dry food for ages so it's really not an issue per se, but once they've developed diabetes, it is something to think about.

Had no idea cats were socialists...hehehe...

Thought that would have been obvious with their manner. It's all me, me, me, with them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)

I had always thought of them as more imperialist. Or deistic (you know, "humans feed me, clean up after me, shower me with adoration. I must be god!).

Interesting little side note; apparently eau de vet's office is NOT Nixie's scent of choice.
Even after a year of living here, she still has to give a sniff-verification of anyone she encounters. So when Clint got home yesterday, he apparently failed the sniff test and is now the recipient of much hissing and growling when he gets too close. Otherwise, he is scrutinized from across the room (just to make sure he doesn't do anything shifty, I suppose).

And just when she seemed to be warming up to him...>sigh<...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-14, 18:37:50
I've had cats on dry food for ages so it's really not an issue per se, but once they've developed diabetes, it is something to think about.

Bailey has been on dry food since he arrived here, though he gets a small amount of wet food around midday each day as a treat.

I had always thought of them as more imperialist. Or deistic (you know, "humans feed me, clean up after me, shower me with adoration. I must be god!).

You could have a point, that does seem to sum up a certain furry thing around here.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yes2.gif)

Interesting little side note; apparently eau de vet's office is NOT Nixie's scent of choice.
Even after a year of living here, she still has to give a sniff-verification of anyone she encounters. So when Clint got home yesterday, he apparently failed the sniff test and is now the recipient of much hissing and growling when he gets too close. Otherwise, he is scrutinized from across the room (just to make sure he doesn't do anything shifty, I suppose).

Well vets usually mean prodding of things in a rather undignified manner, so no doubt vet aroma is not one of their favourite things.
Quite understandable really. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-17, 17:58:06
Happy St Patrick's day to those of you who celebrate Guinness.

My favourite headline of the day. Irish banned from St Patrick's Day (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/irish-banned-from-st-patricks-day-2014031784664) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-18, 14:32:36

My favourite headline of the day. Irish banned from St Patrick's Day (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/irish-banned-from-st-patricks-day-2014031784664) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)


Gotta love the irony...:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-18, 14:46:11
All tongue in cheek, but it amused me when I saw it.
My favourite line was:-
Quote
My customers want a couple of pints of the black stuff with wonky shamrocks in the froth before switching to something drinkable.

Brave souls, I wouldn't even have a mouthful of it let alone 2 pints worth. Absolutely vile stuff as far as I'm concerned. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-18, 17:31:43

My favourite line was:-
Quote
My customers want a couple of pints of the black stuff with wonky shamrocks in the froth before switching to something drinkable.

Brave souls, I wouldn't even have a mouthful of it let alone 2 pints worth. Absolutely vile stuff as far as I'm concerned. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)


:yuck: I agree.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-18, 17:55:52
I agree.

Were you like me and had to taste it before you came to that conclusion, or was the look of it enough for you?
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-18, 22:02:31


My favourite line was:-
Quote
My customers want a couple of pints of the black stuff with wonky shamrocks in the froth before switching to something drinkable.

Brave souls, I wouldn't even have a mouthful of it let alone 2 pints worth. Absolutely vile stuff as far as I'm concerned. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)


:yuck: I agree.


"The black stuff"?

Well, Clint had his first glucose check since his diagnosis. Blood sugar a little low, so dropping him to 1 unit of insulin twice a day. Fingers crossed...(say; didn't there used to be a fingers crossed emoticon??)...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-19, 11:22:04
"The black stuff"?

A common term for Guinness. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/smiling.gif)

Well, Clint had his first glucose check since his diagnosis. Blood sugar a little low, so dropping him to 1 unit of insulin twice a day.

Something that has to be kept an eye on. How often do you have to check that?

Fingers crossed...(say; didn't there used to be a fingers crossed emoticon??)...

I don't remember one to be honest, mind you I don't remember a lot of things so no surprise there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-19, 12:02:28

Well, Clint had his first glucose check since his diagnosis. Blood sugar a little low, so dropping him to 1 unit of insulin twice a day.

Something that has to be kept an eye on. How often do you have to check that?


How does one check a cat's blood sugar? Do you have to take them to the vet every time?
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-19, 12:17:32
How does one check a cat's blood sugar? Do you have to take them to the vet every time?

Good question I'd like to know that myself.
I don't suppose it's like with a human where you can prick the end of a thumb to do it.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-19, 14:11:38

How does one check a cat's blood sugar? Do you have to take them to the vet every time?

Good question I'd like to know that myself.
I don't suppose it's like with a human where you can prick the end of a thumb to do it.


That's where it's throwing me off. Several NY firefighters spoke at my school post 9/11.  They told us that a lot of search and rescue dogs lost their lives due to the hot metal burning the pad off their feet. End result of that is they put shoes on them. This leads me to believe that any kind of cut/puncture could be a doorway for infection. I think of the way they use the pot. The yard is a breeding ground for parasites as would be the liter box. I'm just curious and you know what happens to the cat.... lol
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-19, 14:43:01
I'm just curious and you know what happens to the cat.... lol

Yes I do. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
I can't imagine a cat will be happy with wherever a needle is used to be honest, In fact I would be very wary of attempting it on a certain moggy that's close by. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-03-19, 16:31:07

How does one check a cat's blood sugar? Do you have to take them to the vet every time?

Good question I'd like to know that myself.
I don't suppose it's like with a human where you can prick the end of a thumb to do it.


Not yet sure how the test is administered (will have to grill the vet on that at the next visit on Friday). Right now just trying to educate myself on the condition. Lots of advocacy for regular (daily) checks. For now though...while determining his dosage...I take him into the vet for his checks.


I'm just curious and you know what happens to the cat.... lol

Yes I do. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
I can't imagine a cat will be happy with wherever a needle is used to be honest, In fact I would be very wary of attempting it on a certain moggy that's close by. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)



"Moggy"?
Well, he's been a real trooper about his insulin shots, so hopefully he would be bear up as well for the blood tests. Alls I know is that I can't be running him to the vet every week or so for this. Sure, the check is free, but Clint and I have to put up with 2 or 3 days for Nixie hissing at him because of the new smell he's picked up...>sigh<...

So Luxor, been seeing some headlines about Scottish independence online. How are things looking on that topic from the inside?

Mod edit: Fixed quotes.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-19, 17:51:19
"Moggy"?

Mongrel cat.
Well, he's been a real trooper about his insulin shots, so hopefully he would be bear up as well for the blood tests. Alls I know is that I can't be running him to the vet every week or so for this. Sure, the check is free, but Clint and I have to put up with 2 or 3 days for Nixie hissing at him because of the new smell he's picked up...>sigh<..

I don't envy you.

So Luxor, been seeing some headlines about Scottish independence online. How are things looking on that topic from the inside?

I'll have to get back to you about that, just got a house full of unexpected visitors. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-19, 18:34:51
A good  :cat: owner will always get educated on such a serious health condition.  :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-20, 01:07:35

A good  :cat: owner will always get educated on such a serious health condition.  :up:


Well, I try. Found a feline diabetes message board with all sorts of useful information, so ready to fill up my brain with all sorts of helpful info for treating my buddy...:)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-20, 12:01:27
Well that was a nice evening with my visitors, pity 2 of them brought their laptops with them.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Drumfingers.gif)
Now where was I?
So Luxor, been seeing some headlines about Scottish independence online. How are things looking on that topic from the inside?

Ah yes.
How well it's looking depends on where you get your news from. Surprise, surprise. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)
I've notice a change locally. Many people that were in the no camp have changed their mind and are now in the yes camp. You see it with the amount of "yes" stickers in car windows etc. There's still a lot of undecided folk as far as I can tell and I think it is them that will swing the vote one way or the other. Other folk with opposing views to mine will tell you differently though.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)

Found a feline diabetes message board with all sorts of useful information, so ready to fill up my brain with all sorts of helpful info for treating my buddy.

You can never have too much information. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-03-21, 12:38:51
 :left: :right:
Looks like I'm the only one here...

*Strips naked and runs thru the lounge*
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-21, 15:22:56

:left: :right:
Looks like I'm the only one here...

*Strips naked and runs thru the lounge*

>takes out eyeballs and soaks them in bleach<
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-21, 15:24:26
>takes out eyeballs and soaks them in bleach<

Yum, I love bleach-soaked eyeballs.  :chef:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-21, 17:20:26
>takes out eyeballs and soaks them in bleach<

You missed a trick there, you could have stuffed them with garlic and popped them in your Martini, couldn't be worse than your olives. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Yum, I love bleach-soaked eyeballs.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Gonnabesick.gif) I'm glad I had already eaten before I arrived here.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-21, 17:46:57
:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-21, 19:03:56

>takes out eyeballs and soaks them in bleach<

You missed a trick there, you could have stuffed them with garlic and popped them in your Martini, couldn't be worse than your olives. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

Bleach soaked, garlic-stuffed eyeballs? Isn't that the traditional side dish served with haggis? People with glass palates shouldn't cast stones... :P

Yum, I love bleach-soaked eyeballs.
I'm glad I had already eaten before I arrived here.


I'm glad you didn't tell what you had eaten before you arrived... ;)

BOOM! Double zinger! Two for the price of one... :jester:


Edit: Fixed quotes
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-21, 19:27:15
Bleach soaked, garlic-stuffed eyeballs? Isn't that the traditional side dish served with haggis?

Nah! Even we have our limits. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

I'm glad you didn't tell what you had eaten before you arrived...  ;)

It was pretty plain and boring really, no appetite.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif)
BOOM! Double zinger! Two for the price of one...  :jester:

Must try harder.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-21, 19:59:17

:left: :right:
Looks like I'm the only one here...

*Strips naked and runs thru the lounge*


Seems like I'm the only one here that would appreciate such behavior.  :whistle: :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-22, 00:34:44
 :D

Great to see DND forum back online.  :yes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Jimbro3738 on 2014-03-22, 12:36:49
Then strip naked and run thru DnD like these Russians did elsewhere.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceMbNwrqAU[/video]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-22, 12:44:57

Then strip naked and run thru DnD like these Russians did elsewhere.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceMbNwrqAU[/video]


What's with the helmets? Is that in case they get dick smacked? :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Jimbro3738 on 2014-03-22, 13:14:53


Then strip naked and run thru DnD like these Russians did elsewhere.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceMbNwrqAU[/video]


What's with the helmets? Is that in case they get dick smacked? :lol:

It's Russia...what can I say. Putin might be behind them with a pitchfork and Pussy Riot.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-22, 13:45:33



Then strip naked and run thru DnD like these Russians did elsewhere.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceMbNwrqAU[/video]


What's with the helmets? Is that in case they get dick smacked? :lol:

It's Russia...what can I say. Putin might be behind them with a pitchfork and Pussy Riot.


:lol: Point taken. Ummm....I mean I understand.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-22, 18:00:40
Great to see DND forum back online.

Were you suffering withdrawal symptoms like the rest of us?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-23, 02:57:40

Great to see DND forum back online.

Were you suffering withdrawal symptoms like the rest of us?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)

Ahem...I don't think so. :D  *Denies withdrawal symptoms*. But I was continuosly puffin' on my E-cig more than usual. :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-23, 13:49:01
But I was continuosly puffin' on my E-cig more than usual.

;D What's the flavour of choice this month?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-24, 02:48:56
Quote from: Luxor
What's the flavour of choice this month?

I'm actually tryin’ out 'French Pipe Tobacco' flavor. :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Jimbro3738 on 2014-03-24, 08:09:41

Quote from: Luxor
What's the flavour of choice this month?

I'm actually tryin’ out 'French Pipe Tobacco' flavor. :sherlock:

Anybody tried the new peanut butter flavor?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-24, 13:54:42
I'm actually tryin’ out 'French Pipe Tobacco' flavor

What flavours that? Garlic flavour? Frenchman flavour?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Anybody tried the new peanut butter flavor?
I couldn't think of anything worse, nasty stuff. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Gonnabesick.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-24, 18:12:43

I'm actually tryin’ out 'French Pipe Tobacco' flavor

Flavor of unshaved armpit... :yuck:

What flavours that? Garlic flavour? Frenchman flavour?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Anybody tried the new peanut butter flavor?
I couldn't think of anything worse, nasty stuff. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Gonnabesick.gif)

I second that revulsion. You know it must be bad when Luxor and I agree that it's bad... :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-24, 18:34:43


Anybody tried the new peanut butter flavor?
I couldn't think of anything worse, nasty stuff. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Gonnabesick.gif)

I second that revulsion. You know it must be bad when Luxor and I agree that it's bad... :))

That has to be a first, surely. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-25, 01:16:46
Quote from: Luxor
I couldn't think of anything worse, nasty stuff.

Jimbro should know by now that Luxor would never try anything that has peanut butter in it. :D

I've tried peanut butter flavor once, but it tasted like hot melted butter. A tobacco flavor with a hint of roasted peanuts on the exhale is more to my liking. :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-25, 13:48:01
I've tried peanut butter flavor once, but it tasted like hot melted butter.

I tried a caramel flavour once, it tasted like hot melted butter too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)
It smelled nice oddly enough but I wasn't very impressed with the flavour. Never bought it again, lesson learned as they say. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Jimbro3738 on 2014-03-25, 13:54:42
Since I don't smoke, chew or sniff, I'd like to suggest another flavor for your consideration.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41RLFYAxKtL._SX342_.jpg&hash=114ba7379e3be32d72ef4c3752d00165" rel="cached" data-hash="114ba7379e3be32d72ef4c3752d00165" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RLFYAxKtL._SX342_.jpg)
That ain't peanut butter, boys.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-25, 14:08:40
That ain't peanut butter, boys.

I hope they're not yours. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-25, 14:59:01


I second that revulsion. You know it must be bad when Luxor and I agree that it's bad... :))

That has to be a first, surely. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)

Double checked my calendar; no apocalypse scheduled, and weather report indicates hell hasn't frozen over, so I think we're safe... :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-25, 15:03:29
Double checked my calendar; no apocalypse scheduled,

I gotta get me one of those calendars. I just have a boring, normal one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-25, 21:44:46

Double checked my calendar; no apocalypse scheduled,

I gotta get me one of those calendars. I just have a boring, normal one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

They're easy to come by. Every day just check the news for any religious whack-job predicting the end of the earth, laugh, and then proceed as normal. Only equipment required is a device that receives news reports, and a standard calendar (myself, I prefer the Wayside Waifs pet adoption calendar) on which you can check off the days that said catastrophic events don't occur...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-26, 03:56:43
Quote from: Jimbro3738
Since I don't smoke, chew or sniff, I'd like to suggest another flavor for your consideration.

I should've known Jimbro had some twisted ideas. :whistle:

Quote from: Luxor
I tried a caramel flavour once, it tasted like hot melted butter too.

Yup. Same thing with butterscotch flavor. Melted butter tastes good when cooked on vegetables, but when you smoke on something that tastes or smells like hot melted butter it's just nasty.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-26, 11:48:46
They're easy to come by. Every day just check the news for any religious whack-job predicting the end of the earth, laugh, and then proceed as normal.

Is there enough days on the calendar for that?   (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

Yup. Same thing with butterscotch flavor. Melted butter tastes good when cooked on vegetables, but when you smoke on something that tastes or smells like hot melted butter it's just nasty.

Talking of nasty flavours. I was given a tin of tobacco at Xmas, not much aroma came from the tin so I didn't know what to expect from it. On lighting it up the best description of it would be that it smelled and tasted like pencil shavings left over after sharpening a pencil. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)
I ended up mixing it with another tobacco just to use it up. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/sherlock.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-03-26, 21:43:29
It was God warning you.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-26, 21:45:03

They're easy to come by. Every day just check the news for any religious whack-job predicting the end of the earth, laugh, and then proceed as normal.

Is there enough days on the calendar for that?   (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

I think most like to predict the end of the world around "meaningful" dates like the end of the year, the beginning of spring, midsummer, etc. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-27, 12:45:59
It was God warning you.

Might have known that dark forces were involved.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Interfering with a man's tobacco is bang out of order, pesky sky fairy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-03-27, 17:23:15
Quote from: Luxor
I ended up mixing it with another tobacco just to use it up.

I've done something similar with my e-cig flavors. Wasn't worth it, I think. I rather not smoke something that tastes like pencil sharpener left over and get a sore throat from it. :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-27, 17:38:34
I think. I rather not smoke something that tastes like pencil sharpener left over and get a sore throat from it.

Ah but it was mixed with a nice cinnamon and clove flavour, (another Xmas gift) which itself  was a bit overpowering in all honesty. It worked very well and there was no hint of pencil shavings after mixing it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-03-27, 18:28:40

I think. I rather not smoke something that tastes like pencil sharpener left over and get a sore throat from it.

Ah but it was mixed with a nice cinnamon and clove flavour, (another Xmas gift) which itself  was a bit overpowering in all honesty. It worked very well and there was no hint of pencil shavings after mixing it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)

Well it's fortunate you had a nice blend to "cut" the pencil shavings batch. That pencil shaving taste sounds like it was a dried out batch. Certainly my cigars can taste like that if I haven't kept up on my humidor maintenance...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-27, 18:47:18
That pencil shaving taste sounds like it was a dried out batch.

Well that would be about the only reasonable  excuse it could have for it's taste. Unfortunately it was an airtight sealed tin and was fresh and moist. So I think that it was exactly as it was supposed to smell and taste like. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)
There must be a market out there for it, among pipe smokers with no sense of taste nor smell probably. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-03-27, 19:55:26
My grandfather used to smoke tobacco called "Baby's Bottom". Would I lie to you?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-27, 20:03:54
My grandfather used to smoke tobacco called "Baby's Bottom". Would I lie to you?

Why would I doubt you? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif) Tastes like dark chocolate apparently. Linky (http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/450/dunhill-babys-bottom) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-27, 21:07:48

My grandfather used to smoke tobacco called "Baby's Bottom". Would I lie to you?
Shag tobacco is the best tobacco. :devil:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-03-27, 21:45:30
Sixty years ago I mixed pencil shavings with tobacco and told an acquaintance it was marijuana.
He manfully smoked it but was disappointed he got no buzz from it.
I did it because I read about somebody who did the same thing except that  his victim was convinced he  got high.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-28, 13:37:18
Shag tobacco is the best tobacco.

For a roll-up yep! Not much good for a pipe though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I did it because I read about somebody who did the same thing except that  his victim was convinced he  got high.

Think that could be an urban myth, but who knows, there's some strange people out there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)
Some folk used to believe you could get high if you smoked banana skins. The word gullible springs to mind.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-29, 14:29:32
A heart warming story that has been hitting the news here. Deaf woman hears for first time after cochlear implant.
Difficult to watch without it bringing a lump to your throat.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7LcNUxcQ8Y[/video]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-03-29, 15:11:29
I didn't realize speech therapy for deaf people worked so well.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-29, 18:20:00
didn't realize speech therapy for deaf people worked so well.

Neither did I, amazing isn't it?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
There was a follow up story on the BBC this morning, apparently it's not suitable for all deaf people. If it gives hearing to just one deaf person though, then it's worth all the effort that it must take to achieve results like that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-29, 18:41:03
Seen one with a child once. That was amazing! After watching these types of videos, I am thankful I don't have any limitations/disabilities.  Hope I didn't jinx my future.  :zip:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-29, 20:40:11
I am thankful I don't have any limitations/disabilities.  Hope I didn't jinx my future.

You never know what's ahead, but maybe that's a good thing. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-30, 12:56:08

I am thankful I don't have any limitations/disabilities.  Hope I didn't jinx my future.

You never know what's ahead, but maybe that's a good thing. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)


Yea, knowing the future takes all the suspense and excitement away. Have I ever mentioned I love surprises? (Not the kind where you open your door to a burning pile of poo either)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-30, 13:14:08
Have I ever mentioned I love surprises? (Not the kind where you open your door to a burning pile of poo either)


(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) I think you have mentioned it before. Who doesn't like a nice surprise though? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-03-30, 13:29:05

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) I think you have mentioned it before. Who doesn't like a nice surprise though? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)


I've heard random people tell me they don't like surprises. Some say that it makes them uncomfortable to the point they can't stand it. As for me, I like the random visits most. I'm a terrible gift taker. I grew up a giver.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-03-30, 13:59:29
I've heard random people tell me they don't like surprises. Some say that it makes them uncomfortable to the point they can't stand it

I could believe that of some folk, I'm not one of them though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

As for me, I like the random visits most. I'm a terrible gift taker.

Surprise visits are the best, unless it's from someone you can't be doing with. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif) All gifts are welcome. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
I grew up a giver.
I'd like to think I did too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-01, 14:52:52
How the heck did it go from 60°F and sunny yesterday to 25°F with a blowing snow today? :eyes:

Because of the temp drop I decided to stop by at a coffee shop. But the coffee shop has a big sign that says "Only decaff available today!" So I asked them why? And the guy working at the coffee said, "It's April Fool's Day." :lol:  :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-01, 15:52:20
How the heck did it go from 60°F and sunny yesterday to 25°F with a blowing snow today?

You're lucky you had 60°F to start off with, nit had anything remotely near that yet. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/cold.gif)

Because of the temp drop I decided to stop by at a coffee shop. But the coffee shop has a big sign that says "Only decaff available today!" So I asked them why? And the guy working at the coffee said, "It's April Fool's Day."  :))


You should have known... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-02, 03:16:26
Quote from: Luxor
You should have known...

That coffee shop really got me that time. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-02, 10:43:28
That coffee shop really got me that time.

You better have your wits about you next April. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Better still you get your revenge, you have a whole year to come up with something. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-02, 12:23:58
If I was Syav, I'd walk back in the coffee shop next year and order something that they possibly can't fulfill. Insist that they had it a week ago and not let up until someone gets frustrated. Then, say April fools.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-02, 12:29:21
If I was Syav, I'd walk back in the coffee shop next year and order something that they possibly can't fulfill. Insist that they had it a week ago and not let up until someone gets frustrated. Then, say April fools.

Could backfire on him if he was too insistent that he had it a week previously. They might think he was a nutter and call for the men in white coats to come for him. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Crazy2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-02, 18:39:36


Could backfire on him if he was too insistent that he had it a week previously. They might think he was a nutter and call for the men in white coats to come for him. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Crazy2.gif)


:lol: If they did call them white coat fellas they'd be able to tell at some point he's not crazy. Unless he is....  :right:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-02, 19:02:09
If they did call them white coat fellas they'd be able to tell at some point he's not crazy. Unless he is....

Ooh! I never thought of that possibility. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-02, 23:37:52
The possibilities are endless.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-03, 02:24:48
Lol! :D Or I could give the coffee shop a list of coffee orders for a 'group meeting' and tell them that it is already prepaid by the company that I work for. :P

So I went to the grocery store to get some milk. Bought a bunch of other stuff. By the time I got home, I found out that I didn't get any milk.  :irked:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-03, 10:53:57
So I went to the grocery store to get some milk. Bought a bunch of other stuff. By the time I got home, I found out that I didn't get any milk.

If it's any consolation, my wife does that all the time.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-03, 16:23:42

Lol! :D Or I could give the coffee shop a list of coffee orders for a 'group meeting' and tell them that it is already prepaid by the company that I work for. :P

So I went to the grocery store to get some milk. Bought a bunch of other stuff. By the time I got home, I found out that I didn't get any milk.  :irked:


:lol: That could work except when it comes time to pay. You might get reprimanded by your employer.

There have been countless times I have gone to the store for something or several items and forgot one thing or another. I usually make a list now. 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-03, 16:26:00
Quote from: Luxor
If it's any consolation, my wife does that all the time. 

Your wife and myself and can work as a team for grocery shopping. Then I can always ask your wife, "Did we miss anything...?" and she'll say "Nope!" :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-03, 16:35:10
Quote from: Mandi
I usually make a list now.

Oh yes, good idea! I didn't have a list yesterday, because all I really wanted to get was some milk. :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-03, 16:47:59
There have been countless times I have gone to the store for something or several items and forgot one thing or another. I usually make a list now.

My wife makes a list too, I'll even ask her if she has put whatever on her list and she'll say yes. Still comes back without it though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Your wife and myself and can work as a team for grocery shopping. Then I can always ask your wife, "Did we miss anything...?" and she'll say "Nope!"

Don't believe her if she does tell you that Syav. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-04-03, 21:49:15


Lol! :D Or I could give the coffee shop a list of coffee orders for a 'group meeting' and tell them that it is already prepaid by the company that I work for. :P

So I went to the grocery store to get some milk. Bought a bunch of other stuff. By the time I got home, I found out that I didn't get any milk.  :irked:


:lol: That could work except when it comes time to pay. You might get reprimanded by your employer.

There have been countless times I have gone to the store for something or several items and forgot one thing or another. I usually make a list now.

I have started making lists.
I wonder when I will start to remember to bring the list with me.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-04, 03:06:29
Quote from: tt92
I have started making lists.
I wonder when I will start to remember to bring the list with me.

Lol :D. I suppose it doesn't help if you forget to bring the list with you.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-04, 11:02:14
I've found OneNote and Evernote apps to be invaluable list-keepers. Just have to remember to take my smartphone with me when I go shopping. Seems to go better having to remember that one thing rather than any number of other things... :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-04, 11:23:30
I've found OneNote and Evernote apps to be invaluable list-keepers. Just have to remember to take my smartphone with me when I go shopping. Seems to go better having to remember that one thing rather than any number of other things..

What happens if you lose your phone on your way to the shops though? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-04, 12:11:12

Quote from: tt92
I have started making lists.
I wonder when I will start to remember to bring the list with me.

Lol :D. I suppose it doesn't help if you forget to bring the list with you.


:lol: I make a list on my phone. I very rarely forget it so it works out. Then there are those times I won't bother to look to see what I need and end up with too little/much of things. :doh:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-04, 14:27:27

I've found OneNote and Evernote apps to be invaluable list-keepers. Just have to remember to take my smartphone with me when I go shopping. Seems to go better having to remember that one thing rather than any number of other things..

What happens if you lose your phone on your way to the shops though? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)

The world stops spinning on its axis and is hurled into the abyss, obviously... :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-04, 15:14:09
Well, my progress in getting the kitties switched over to a lower carb food may have hit a snag... :'(

Trying to get them from the meaty bits swimming in gravy to a paté that retains the shape of the can. And quite frankly, the smell of the paté is not making a great sales pitch. Especially when compared to the meat and gravy, which had me tempted to take a taste on more than one occasion.

Been mixing half a can of the new stuff in with a full can of their old for the past few days to help them adjust. Today I flipped the ratio (1 can new, 1/2 can old). Nixie seemed to take to it alright, but once he'd sucked up what little of the highly addictive gravy there was, Clint turned and looked up at me as if I were playing some cruel hoax on him. When the truth dawned on him, he headed to the basement, possibly to see if there were any mice down there that he may have missed.

This may be a long...long process... :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-04, 17:02:46
Trying to get them from the meaty bits swimming in gravy to a paté that retains the shape of the can. And quite frankly, the smell of the paté is not making a great sales pitch.

Sounds delicious.   Not! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck.gif)
Today I flipped the ratio (1 can new, 1/2 can old). Nixie seemed to take to it alright, but once he'd sucked up what little of the highly addictive gravy there was, Clint turned and looked up at me as if I were playing some cruel hoax on him. When the truth dawned on him, he headed to the basement


Had the same problem here once with the dog we used to have. He was put on a very bland diet by the vet, the stuff was a solid lump of white stuff that also retained the shape of the tin. No matter how much we persisted with it, he point blank refused to eat it. Ended up with us having to come to a compromise with the vet, to feed him home made food. Still a bland diet but at least it looked and smelled like food.


This may be a long...long process...

Indeed. You have my sympathy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-10, 03:03:03
Been quite here for a while...

I think it's a mystery that the Malaysian airplane turned around to the Indian Ocean when it was supposed to go to Beijing.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-10, 11:43:32
Been quite here for a while...

It has been, I was about to muster a search party.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I think it's a mystery that the Malaysian airplane turned around to the Indian Ocean when it was supposed to go to Beijing.

Yes, that's a real mystery that one. They seem to think they are looking in the right area now at least, with pings from the black box. Whether that is the case or not remains to be seen. Even if they do eventually find it, I think it will be a long, long, time before they figure out what exactly happened to it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-10, 15:12:56
The plane could've attempted and emergency landing in Vietnam or Thailand. But it kept going and supposedly crashed on the Indian ocean, which puzzles me. Maybe the plane's landing gear wasn't working? And why did the plane made an opposite turn to begin with?  :confused:

You probably already heard that Michael Schumacer had a moment of consciousness from coma. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/04/michael-schumacher-moments-awakening-coma-formula-one-skiing-accident
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-10, 16:43:57
The plane could've attempted and emergency landing in Vietnam or Thailand.

Depends on the circumstances. The pilots could have been unconscious for all we know. so that wouldn't be possible. Of course if they were unconscious there's another mystery. How did they become unconscious in the first place. I hope they discover what happened for all the families sakes, but I feel there is going to be a lot of unanswered questions.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)

You probably already heard that Michael Schumacer had a moment of consciousness from coma.

Caught it on the news at the end of last week. You think of all the risks he took in his F1 career and then something like that happens. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)


So after that cheery lot, anything good happening?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/LookOverGlasses.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-10, 17:28:57
The only good thing that is happening here in Minnesota is that it's been sunny with temp in the 60s°F, and I see a lot of girls jogging in shorts on the sidewalk.   :cool: :yes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-10, 17:47:28
I see a lot of girls jogging in shorts on the sidewalk.    8)

Watch where you're going then, remember lampposts hurt if you walk into them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-10, 18:34:01

I see a lot of girls jogging in shorts on the sidewalk.    8)

Watch where you're going then, remember lampposts hurt if you walk into them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)

I knew you're going to say something like that. :D A friend of mine actually hit a lamp post once when  we're on a bicycle ride. I'm pretty sure he was looking at this girl jogging with only her shorts and bra. We were going pretty fast on our bikes so he was totally thrown off from his bike. :eyes: Luckily it was just his bicyle that hit the lamp post and not his head. :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-10, 18:56:59
I knew you're going to say something like that.  ;D

It was a bit predictable, but I couldn't resist. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)

A friend of mine actually hit a lamp post once when  we're on a bicycle ride. I'm pretty sure he was looking at this girl jogging with only her shorts and bra.

See I told you it was dangerous. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-13, 02:00:05
300 riot police in my neighborhood tonight. :eyes: It is now 9:50pm and I can hear a police helicopter continuosly patroling around the area. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/04/12/nearly-300-police-patrol-dinkytown-during-ncaa-championship/
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-13, 11:53:36
300 riot police in my neighborhood tonight.  :eyes:  It is now 9:50pm and I can hear a police helicopter continuosly patroling around the area.

I didn't think you had to take precautions like that, at sporting events over there. Learn something new every day right enough.
It's a fairly normal thing here with the football hooligans, as these idiots go on the rampage.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-14, 02:44:36
LoL, yeah. Not much happened this time. A few years ago the riot got out of hand and they flipped cars and smashed window stores in the area. :whistle: This year the riot police warned that they may have to use tear gas against the riot. Good thing none of that happened. :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-14, 12:50:46
This year the riot police warned that they may have to use tear gas against the riot. Good thing none of that happened.

Good thing indeed. Maybe the warning from the police was enough to keep them at bay.
The last thing you want over there is football hooligan behaviour getting into your sports.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-14, 14:13:49
Ok...I wake up on this fine spring morning, look out the window and...

...it's snowing. SNOWING!!!

I am so sick of this crap.

And so is Clint apparently, as he has just abandoned his quiet nature and issued a loud "meow!" about the whole business.
Or maybe he's just saying "Thanks!" for the treat he just got after his insulin shot. Who can say?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-14, 16:31:19
Ok...I wake up on this fine spring morning, look out the window and...

...it's snowing. SNOWING!!!

I am so sick of this crap.

I thought you liked snow?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
And so is Clint apparently, as he has just abandoned his quiet nature and issued a loud "meow!" about the whole business.
Or maybe he's just saying "Thanks!" for the treat he just got after his insulin shot. Who can say?

Depends, was the meow accompanied by a grumpy face or a contented face? That's usually a dead give away (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-14, 17:56:07

Ok...I wake up on this fine spring morning, look out the window and...

...it's snowing. SNOWING!!!

I am so sick of this crap.

I thought you liked snow?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)

Snow is one of those things that I like in moderation...moderation being about one or two snowfalls of 6 or more inches. You know, just enough to be a hassle for everyone else but not so much that I can't get out and act all superior in my AWD vehicle and excellent driving skills.

Oh, and said snowfalls must occur during the WINTER! Not in the spring and not on my recently reseeded lawn... :doh:


And so is Clint apparently, as he has just abandoned his quiet nature and issued a loud "meow!" about the whole business.
Or maybe he's just saying "Thanks!" for the treat he just got after his insulin shot. Who can say?

Depends, was the meow accompanied by a grumpy face or a contented face? That's usually a dead give away (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Couldn't see his face at the time of the utterance. He just walked up and sat in my office doorway, sounded off, and by the time I came from behind my desk he was just sitting there looking up at me like "yeah, what?". Inscrutable little bugger, that one.

Heck, for all I know he does that every Monday morning. I'm normally at work so wouldn't know...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-14, 18:40:01


Ok...I wake up on this fine spring morning, look out the window and...

...it's snowing. SNOWING!!!

I am so sick of this crap.

I thought you liked snow?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)

Snow is one of those things that I like in moderation...moderation being about one or two snowfalls of 6 or more inches. You know, just enough to be a hassle for everyone else but not so much that I can't get out and act all superior in my AWD vehicle and excellent driving skills.

Oh, and said snowfalls must occur during the WINTER! Not in the spring and not on my recently reseeded lawn... :doh:


You could always move a little south. Not as far as I am because your desired snowfall doesn't always occur here.

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-14, 18:53:41



Ok...I wake up on this fine spring morning, look out the window and...

...it's snowing. SNOWING!!!

I am so sick of this crap.

I thought you liked snow?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)

Snow is one of those things that I like in moderation...moderation being about one or two snowfalls of 6 or more inches. You know, just enough to be a hassle for everyone else but not so much that I can't get out and act all superior in my AWD vehicle and excellent driving skills.

Oh, and said snowfalls must occur during the WINTER! Not in the spring and not on my recently reseeded lawn... :doh:


You could always move a little south. Not as far as I am because your desired snowfall doesn't always occur here.

Hmm...not so sure about that. Southern US makes me a bit nervous for a variety of reasons...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: 1 on 2014-04-14, 19:01:09
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-14, 19:08:18
Couldn't see his face at the time of the utterance. He just walked up and sat in my office doorway, sounded off, and by the time I came from behind my desk he was just sitting there looking up at me like "yeah, what?". Inscrutable little bugger, that one.

He was probably just telling you that you were late for work. Cats can be very bossy when the mood takes them you know.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-14, 23:24:53

Couldn't see his face at the time of the utterance. He just walked up and sat in my office doorway, sounded off, and by the time I came from behind my desk he was just sitting there looking up at me like "yeah, what?". Inscrutable little bugger, that one.

He was probably just telling you that you were late for work. Cats can be very bossy when the mood takes them you know.

Do tell...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-15, 11:50:04
Do tell...

Have you never experienced the bossy cat? I must send Bailey over to you so you can experience it.

Example: It's late at night and he decides he's going out, so meowing and wailing starts as he sits behind the front door. You get up from your comfy chair and tell him it's not happening at this late hour, but that's not good enough for him, no, no. no. You sit back down in your comfy chair and in he comes, sits in front of you and places a paw on your knee. (sounds cute so far, right?)

He puts on his best face and then he proceeds to go through his whole repertoire of meowing and purring, accompanied with the claws digging further into your knee, If your lucky he will pull himself up and give you a nice cuddle, or perchance a headbutt or two, just so you know he's there of course. A gentle word from you that you know, but it's not happening at this time of night sees him sloping off in disgust.


Then you hear it... This, this, thing, trundling down the hallway, you freeze because you know what's about to happen. And then you see it... This ginger and white thing pretending to be a Tasmanian devil, comes hurtling through the door and launches itself at you. Teeth and claws start ripping your arm to shreds, he wants out and he wants out right now.

So umm, yeah, he get's out.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-15, 21:52:50
Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?  :P (Pardon my french)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-16, 11:00:00
Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?   :P  (Pardon my french)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) That's as good a term as any. Though at the time of those kitty cat tantrums I could think of a few other words to use. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-16, 14:53:53

Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?   :P  (Pardon my french)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) That's as good a term as any. Though at the time of those kitty cat tantrums I could think of a few other words to use. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


I'm sure you could. Might even come close to what I said to my dog last night when he decided it was a good idea to urinate on my foot, while I was relaxing on the couch.  :irked:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-16, 16:11:04
Might even come close to what I said to my dog last night when he decided it was a good idea to urinate on my foot, while I was relaxing on the couch.

They pick their moments do those pets of ours. Spent the night cleaning up cat-sick, just after I got settled into a nice cosy bed.  :irked:
:cat:  must have eaten something outside that he shouldn't have. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-17, 00:11:50


Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?   :P  (Pardon my french)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) That's as good a term as any. Though at the time of those kitty cat tantrums I could think of a few other words to use. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


I'm sure you could. Might even come close to what I said to my dog last night when he decided it was a good idea to urinate on my foot, while I was relaxing on the couch.  :irked:


Geez...sounds like we need to form a support group for abused pet owners...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-17, 11:56:56
Geez...sounds like we need to form a support group for abused pet owners...hehehe...

Will you be joining us? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wait2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-17, 16:21:12

Geez...sounds like we need to form a support group for abused pet owners...hehehe...

Will you be joining us? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wait2.gif)

Hmmm...not sure. Don't know that constantly waking me up in the wee hours of the morning for some attention constitutes abuse per se, and Clint has learned that trying to puke on daddy while he's in bed will get him more airborne than sympathy in the end so, he's stopped those attempts...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-17, 17:12:47
Don't know that constantly waking me up in the wee hours of the morning for some attention constitutes abuse per se,

That's mental abuse. You're in. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-04-17, 19:08:51



Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?   :P  (Pardon my french)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) That's as good a term as any. Though at the time of those kitty cat tantrums I could think of a few other words to use. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


I'm sure you could. Might even come close to what I said to my dog last night when he decided it was a good idea to urinate on my foot, while I was relaxing on the couch.  :irked:


Geez...sounds like we need to form a support group for abused pet owners...hehehe...

I think that you first have to establish who is the owner and who is the owned.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-17, 22:15:06




Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?   :P  (Pardon my french)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) That's as good a term as any. Though at the time of those kitty cat tantrums I could think of a few other words to use. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


I'm sure you could. Might even come close to what I said to my dog last night when he decided it was a good idea to urinate on my foot, while I was relaxing on the couch.  :irked:


Geez...sounds like we need to form a support group for abused pet owners...hehehe...

I think that you first have to establish who is the owner and who is the owned.

Good point. How about a support group for abused pet servants?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-18, 00:13:33





Is that the equivalent of being pussy whipped?   :P  (Pardon my french)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) That's as good a term as any. Though at the time of those kitty cat tantrums I could think of a few other words to use. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


I'm sure you could. Might even come close to what I said to my dog last night when he decided it was a good idea to urinate on my foot, while I was relaxing on the couch.  :irked:


Geez...sounds like we need to form a support group for abused pet owners...hehehe...


I think that you first have to establish who is the owner and who is the owned.

Good point. How about a support group for abused pet servants?


Count me in. My wiener dog is a true dick. :lol: On top of urinating on my foot, he also likes to attack my ankles/legs/feet when I'm walking through the house. His constant licking is torture.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-18, 11:01:34
Count me in. My wiener dog is a true dick.  :))  On top of urinating on my foot, he also likes to attack my ankles/legs/feet when I'm walking through the house. His constant licking is torture.

I've heard it said that dogs take after their owners. Just saying. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angel.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-18, 12:22:25

Count me in. My wiener dog is a true dick.  :))  On top of urinating on my foot, he also likes to attack my ankles/legs/feet when I'm walking through the house. His constant licking is torture.

I've heard it said that dogs take after their owners. Just saying. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angel.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)


I plead the fifth!  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-18, 13:30:19


Count me in. My wiener dog is a true dick.  :))  On top of urinating on my foot, he also likes to attack my ankles/legs/feet when I'm walking through the house. His constant licking is torture.

I've heard it said that dogs take after their owners. Just saying. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angel.gif) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)


I plead the fifth!  ;)

I determined long ago that dachshunds are Satan's lap dog. Never had a good experience with any of them. One friend of mine had one that was pure evil, and of course she had him wrapped around her little paw... ::)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-18, 13:57:58
I determined long ago that dachshunds are Satan's lap dog.

Somehow I just can't imagine Beelzebub sitting on his throne in hell with a dachshund on his lap. And I have a very vivid imagination when required. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-18, 17:55:29
I determined long ago that dachshunds are Satan's lap dog.


I just might have to agree with you.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-18, 18:48:00
I'm gonna send everyone in this club a horse. After a week of real abuse I'll get my horses back and y'alls rehabilitation will be complete. Lol.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-19, 00:39:52

I'm gonna send everyone in this club a horse. After a week of real abuse I'll get my horses back and y'alls rehabilitation will be complete. Lol.


Not fair! That's to be expected from horses. Luckily, I'm the horse whisperer. :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-19, 02:53:51
 


I'm gonna send everyone in this club a horse. After a week of real abuse I'll get my horses back and y'alls rehabilitation will be complete. Lol.


Not fair! That's to be expected from horses. Luckily, I'm the horse whisperer. :lol:

And a donkey for you, ma'am. :-P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-19, 10:55:50
I'm gonna send everyone in this club a horse

Where the heck am I supposed to keep a horse? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scratch_head.gif)
Can it be a foal? I might be able to fit that in somewhere. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-19, 11:33:53
Quote from: ensbb3 link=topic=14[color=red
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I'm gonna send everyone in this club a horse. After a week of real abuse I'll get my horses back and y'alls rehabilitation will be complete. Lol.


Not fair! That's to be expected from horses. Luckily, I'm the horse whisperer. :lol:

And a donkey for you, ma'am. :-P


8) Maybe I could become an ass whisperer.  :right:

            Have an unruly ass??
            Call Mandi @ 555.5555 to straighten that ass up!

Sorry, that's the best I could do at the present time. I will work on my advertisement. :lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-19, 12:55:29
8)  Maybe I could become an ass whisperer.   :right:

            Have an unruly ass??
            Call Mandi @ 555.5555 to straighten that ass up!

Sorry, that's the best I could do at the present time. I will work on my advertisement.

It needs a picture. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-19, 13:46:25

8)  Maybe I could become an ass whisperer.   :right:

            Have an unruly ass??
            Call Mandi @ 555.5555 to straighten that ass up!

Sorry, that's the best I could do at the present time. I will work on my advertisement.

It needs a picture. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


I will work on that.  ;)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-19, 15:00:18

I'm gonna send everyone in this club a horse

Where the heck am I supposed to keep a horse? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scratch_head.gif)
Can it be a foal? I might be able to fit that in somewhere. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup.gif)


Actually, yes. I've got two due in a little over a month. I'm making two a year as it is. They're miniature horses I treat more like pets. Aside from one incident involving three squad cars and a romp thru a subdivision at 1am, they ain't that bad. :-\
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-19, 16:34:45
They're miniature horses I treat more like pets.

My wife thinks miniature horses look cute, so you would have no chance of getting it back if she clapped her eyes on it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-19, 23:24:41

They're miniature horses I treat more like pets.

My wife thinks miniature horses look cute, so you would have no chance of getting it back if she clapped her eyes on it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)

Easy now. I'm already wondering how much it would cost to send a few to Scotland... She'd sure love an Easter pony.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-19, 23:47:45


8)  Maybe I could become an ass whisperer.   :right:

            Have an unruly ass??
            Call Mandi @ 555.5555 to straighten that ass up!

Sorry, that's the best I could do at the present time. I will work on my advertisement.

It needs a picture. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


I will work on that.  ;)

Get the pic with you sitting on one. Call it:
ASSonASS

Stubborn ass? Need someone to ride that ass?

Call Mandi. The ass specialist. <number>

She'll work with your ass so hard it'll do tricks.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-20, 02:04:31



8)  Maybe I could become an ass whisperer.   :right:

            Have an unruly ass??
            Call Mandi @ 555.5555 to straighten that ass up!

Sorry, that's the best I could do at the present time. I will work on my advertisement.

It needs a picture. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


I will work on that.  ;)

Get the pic with you sitting on one. Call it:
ASSonASS

Stubborn ass? Need someone to ride that ass?

Call Mandi. The ass specialist. <number>

She'll work with your ass so hard it'll do tricks.



:lol: :lol: I can always count on you to make things sound better and become funnier. Thanks!
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-04-20, 13:47:19
I was just reading about the Scunthorpe problem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem), which states that if you automatically replace words like ass you get results like buttbuttin (assassin).

BUTTonBUTT? Hmm…
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-20, 16:29:09

BUTTonBUTT? Hmm…

Guess that would work for the PG crowd...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-20, 17:23:57
Guess that would work for the PG crowd...

The PG crowd?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-04-20, 18:09:09
Oh, you know, those Proto-Germanics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Germanic). They like 'em runes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CodexRunicus.jpeg). Fuþark, baby!  :headbang:

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F7%2F7a%2FCodexRunicus.jpeg&hash=3bd3f71f9a3358244a13768b4ed9648f" rel="cached" data-hash="3bd3f71f9a3358244a13768b4ed9648f" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/CodexRunicus.jpeg) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CodexRunicus.jpeg)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-20, 18:43:28
Oh, you know, those Proto-Germanics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Germanic).

Well it's that or parental guidance. That's the only other thing I could think of. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-04-20, 18:49:13
Parents are supposed to guide their children toward responsible ass use, which is not the same thing as avoidance. Prohibition and abstinence are proven not to work. So no, it can't be that. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-21, 03:39:36
And yet twerking is a thing. One should never turn an ass upside down and shake it. (he-haw!)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-21, 10:56:38
One should never turn an ass upside down and shake it.

That sounds blindingly obvious to me.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-22, 16:19:47

One should never turn an ass upside down and shake it.

That sounds blindingly obvious to me.  :P

Sadly though, "blindingly obvious" and Americans generally don't mix...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-22, 16:30:23
Sadly though, "blindingly obvious" and Americans generally don't mix...

Well you live there and you are an American, so who am I to argue. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-22, 20:55:56

Sadly though, "blindingly obvious" and Americans generally don't mix...

Well you live there and you are an American, so who am I to argue. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)

As an American, I am required to answer "No one! You are not an American, so you have no argument!!!"
If Scotland gains its independence, will they have friendly immigration laws? 'Cause I'm feeling more and more like making a significant change in locales...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-23, 10:27:25
If Scotland gains its independence, will they have friendly immigration laws?

They say they will, if not I'll have a friendly word with my mate Eck and your in. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)

Note: Eck = Alex Salmond
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-23, 18:26:08

If Scotland gains its independence, will they have friendly immigration laws?

They say they will, if not I'll have a friendly word with my mate Eck and your in. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)

Note: Eck = Alex Salmond

Good to know. Always nice to have options. Had no idea you were so well connected... ;)
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Post by: j7n on 2014-04-23, 18:30:19
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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-23, 18:46:32
Had no idea you were so well connected..

I'm not really, but some folk seem to think I am. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif) His sister lives in my area though so I could hunt her down if need be. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)


How is Bailey?

Bailey is currently busy celebrating his 5th birthday with a plate of prawns. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/birthday.gif)
He should be friends with him too.

Don't think Bailey is interested in politicians, unless they come with a plate of prawns obviously. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-04-23, 23:15:39

Bailey is currently busy celebrating his 5th birthday with a plate of prawns. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/birthday.gif)

A plate of prawns? I'd better not let Clint or Nixie see that. They're liable to get jealous...


Don't think Bailey is interested in politicians, unless they come with a plate of prawns obviously. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)

As would be the case with most cats...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-24, 05:00:49
Quote from: Luxor
Bailey is currently busy celebrating his 5th birthday with a plate of prawns.

Really? :) Happy Birthday to Bailey :hat:

Just got done watching the movie S.W.A.T. Hmm...if you're a police officer and that billionare criminal offers you $66 million for his escape, do you keep driving and send him to federal prison or do you turn your car around and let him escape? :devil:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-04-24, 06:40:06
Bailey is currently busy celebrating his 5th birthday with a plate of prawns.

Lucky cat. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-24, 11:25:24
A plate of prawns? I'd better not let Clint or Nixie see that. They're liable to get jealous...

That's understandable.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

Hmm...if you're a police officer and that billionare criminal offers you $66 million for his escape, do you keep driving and send him to federal prison or do you turn your car around and let him escape?

Silly question, take the money every time. Then leave the country and live somewhere with no extradition treaty.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Lucky cat.

Definitely, they were supposed to be my prawns. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 11:58:44
Is prawn a type of shrimp or another name for it? I've never heard of such. Probably because I don't like seafood.  :yuck:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-24, 12:08:05
Is prawn a type of shrimp or another name for it?

Another name for it. Prawn here, shrimp over there
Probably because I don't like seafood.

I don't like fish, but I love shellfish. Weird huh? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scratch_head.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 12:27:12

Is prawn a type of shrimp or another name for it?

Another name for it. Prawn here, shrimp over there

Thank you! I had a feeling that was the case.

Probably because I don't like seafood.

I don't like fish, but I love shellfish. Weird huh? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scratch_head.gif)
Not so weird. I know of other people that are the same way.  :)


Mod edit: Fixed quotes.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-24, 12:36:03
Not so weird. I know of other people that are the same way.

Good to know I'm not alone. My wife is the exact opposite, she loves fish but can't stand shellfish. Makes meal planning interesting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-24, 12:39:21
Not so big on seafood but freshwater fish are yum! Love me some catfish.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 12:40:32

Not so weird. I know of other people that are the same way.

Good to know I'm not alone. My wife is the exact opposite, she loves fish but can't stand shellfish. Makes meal planning interesting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)


I bet. I know the feeling when it comes to preparing a meal. My kids, or my youngest, is much pickier than I am. He would rather go to bed hungry, sometimes, than eat something he didn't want. He is slowly learning that I'm ok with that. One missed meal won't harm him.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 12:42:50

Not so big on seafood but freshwater fish are yum! Love me some catfish.


Never had catfish. I can't get passed the smell of fish though. Salmon smells the worst.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-04-24, 12:49:21


Not so big on seafood but freshwater fish are yum! Love me some catfish.


Never had catfish.


That's the yankee blood in ya talkin'.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 12:53:13



Not so big on seafood but freshwater fish are yum! Love me some catfish.


Never had catfish.


That's the yankee blood in ya talkin'.  :P


You are so gonna get it! On the contrary, my mother whom is a true yank, loves some catfish.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-24, 12:56:45
My kids, or my youngest, is much pickier than I am. He would rather go to bed hungry, sometimes, than eat something he didn't want. He is slowly learning that I'm ok with that. One missed meal won't harm him.

He's a lucky boy.
When I was young if I didn't want to eat something because I didn't like it, that was fine with my mum. Unfortunately I got it put down in front of me the following day. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif) That was a battle I was never going to win. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
Love me some catfish.

I think I've only had catfish the once. Can't say I enjoyed it though.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 13:07:02

My kids, or my youngest, is much pickier than I am. He would rather go to bed hungry, sometimes, than eat something he didn't want. He is slowly learning that I'm ok with that. One missed meal won't harm him.

He's a lucky boy.
When I was young if I didn't want to eat something because I didn't like it, that was fine with my mum. Unfortunately I got it put down in front of me the following day. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif) That was a battle I was never going to win. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)


Eh, then he ain't so lucky. I do the same to him. The oldest is easier to introduce new food to but that's more than likely a difference in age. My youngest has my stubbornness.   :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-24, 13:12:14
Eh, then he ain't so lucky. I do the same to him.

Ah I see. Seems some things never change then. Mothers can be so cruel.  :P 
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-24, 15:14:18

Eh, then he ain't so lucky. I do the same to him.

Ah I see. Seems some things never change then. Mothers can be so cruel.  :P


Only because we love them so much. It has worked in my favor, so why not?!  :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-25, 12:48:47
As good a reason as any. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-29, 13:55:26
Think we have a contender for this years Darwin award. What a waste of a life, I'm astounded by some peoples stupidity. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif) 
Driver dies after taking selfie behind the wheel before crashing into a truck (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/driver-dies-after-taking-selfie-3469774)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-04-29, 17:30:40
I felt sorry for her...she was all happy taking a self-pic for her FB and then wham! Her life is taken away from her so suddenly.  :( A good reason most States in U.S. now reinforced the law againt phone texting while driving.

I felt nausea all day today and my boss gave me the day off. Anyone know a good remedy for nausea?
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-29, 17:51:40
A good reason most States in U.S. now reinforced the law againt phone texting while driving.

It's against the law here too, still see idiots who think the law doesn't apply to them, doing it though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)

Anyone know a good remedy for nausea?

Wish I knew, suffer from that often myself. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
Some folk reckon ginger is good for it, so maybe a ginger tea or something like that may help you. Can't say I have had any success with it though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-04-29, 18:12:01
Thanks Luxor! Maybe I'll try tea with a slice of ginger. I don't suppose artificial flavored herbal ginger tea will do the trick. :P

Yup some of those people get drunk, smoke weed and probably sniff cocaine while driving. It's just sad that an innocent woman can get killed because she was trying to take a pic of herself with her phone.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-29, 18:24:12
Thanks Luxor! Maybe I'll try tea with a slice of ginger.

You've got nothing to lose by trying it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-04-29, 19:09:11
Couldn't find ginger root at the grocery store so I bought some ginger powder instead. I had to cheat and add sugar in my tea, but I'm surprised my sweet ginger tea actually taste decent :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-29, 19:13:08
I'm surprised my sweet ginger tea actually taste decent

Oh well, if it doesn't have it's desired effect on your nausea, at least you've found something new to drink. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-29, 20:26:41
@ Syav, you could also try Saltine crackers and Sprite/Ginger Ale. Stay away from water though. It will make the nausea worse.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-04-29, 23:11:30

@ Syav, you could also try Saltine crackers and Sprite/Ginger Ale. Stay away from water though. It will make the nausea worse.

Really? :) Thanks Mandi, I'll keep that in mind. :up:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-30, 10:21:31
Stay away from water though. It will make the nausea worse.

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that and I usually sip water when I'm feeling nauseas. Must try and remember that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-04-30, 15:35:35


@ Syav, you could also try Saltine crackers and Sprite/Ginger Ale. Stay away from water though. It will make the nausea worse.

Really? :) Thanks Mandi, I'll keep that in mind. :up:

Plain white rice is also a good remedy for nausea...
Cooked, of course...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-04-30, 17:06:01
Plain white rice is also a good remedy for nausea...

Not a fan of rice myself, once in a blue moon if the fancy takes me is about it. Even then I wouldn't have it plain, it would have to be spicy or flavoured with something just to get me to eat it. Which is probably not the recommended way to eat it when you have nausea.  :faint: 
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-04-30, 18:43:41

Stay away from water though. It will make the nausea worse.

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that and I usually sip water when I'm feeling nauseas. Must try and remember that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)


I was unaware of it myself until I started working at the hospital. Makes sense. Most people that are on the verge of getting sick from too much consumption of alcohol might drink water to speed up the process. Lol
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Post by: Syav on 2014-05-01, 03:19:22
Quote from: expatri
Plain white rice is also a good remedy for nausea...

I never knew that either. Thanks, expatri!

Well, I had several cups of tea with ginger yestarday, and I think it worked :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-01, 11:10:49
Makes sense. Most people that are on the verge of getting sick from too much consumption of alcohol might drink water to speed up the process. Lol

Ah! that's where I was going wrong in my youth. If I felt sick from too much alcohol I had some more. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/drinking_beerfunnel.gif)   :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-01, 18:15:12

Plain white rice is also a good remedy for nausea...

Not a fan of rice myself, once in a blue moon if the fancy takes me is about it. Even then I wouldn't have it plain, it would have to be spicy or flavoured with something just to get me to eat it. Which is probably not the recommended way to eat it when you have nausea.  :faint:

Clearly the only way you and I will ever share a meal is if we go to an establishment with an extensive buffet... :lol:
But yes, the seasoning would sort of defeat the purpose of relieving nausea. I do cheat a bit and add a little butter. But point is, it's good for nausea; enjoying it is secondary...


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Post by: expatri on 2014-05-01, 18:29:53

Makes sense. Most people that are on the verge of getting sick from too much consumption of alcohol might drink water to speed up the process. Lol

Ah! that's where I was going wrong in my youth. If I felt sick from too much alcohol I had some more. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/drinking_beerfunnel.gif)   :P

Actually, I always drank water to help re-hydrate, since alcohol stops the pituitary gland from producing vasopressin (an anti-diarrhetic hormone). That's why, when you're out drinking, your output can be up to 4 times your intake.

And just so I don't come off like a big smarty-pants, this little knugget of knowledge was acquired courtesy of http://testtube.com/brainstuff/hangovers/ (http://testtube.com/brainstuff/hangovers/)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-01, 19:39:28


Makes sense. Most people that are on the verge of getting sick from too much consumption of alcohol might drink water to speed up the process. Lol

Ah! that's where I was going wrong in my youth. If I felt sick from too much alcohol I had some more. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/drinking_beerfunnel.gif)   :P

Actually, I always drank water to help re-hydrate, since alcohol stops the pituitary gland from producing vasopressin (an anti-diarrhetic hormone). That's why, when you're out drinking, your output can be up to 4 times your intake.

And just so I don't come off like a big smarty-pants, this little knugget of knowledge was acquired courtesy of http://testtube.com/brainstuff/hangovers/ (http://testtube.com/brainstuff/hangovers/)


Quite right. Alcohol does dehydrate you. I was given water when I was t-totally trashed on numerous occasions and it got me even sicker. Push all those toxins out fairly quickly. :whistle: Some people will drink water right before or during their consumption of alcoholic beverages to keep from getting a hangover. If you ever go to a hospital with nausea and vomiting they'll strongly suggest staying away from water though. Not everyone's body reacts the same to substances, whether it be  alcohol, water, meds....etc. Water sometimes isn't enough to re-hydrate. Depends on the degree of the illness. Increasing the amount of electrolytes in your body is important to sustain hydration. Water just isn't enough sometimes.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-01, 20:02:23
Clearly the only way you and I will ever share a meal is if we go to an establishment with an extensive buffet...

Fine by me if you're paying.  :P  Just let me know the time and place and I'll see if I'm free. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-02, 23:44:57
Why do kids insist on watching the same movie repeatedly? I mean, does it ever get old?  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-03, 04:34:15

Why do kids insist on watching the same movie repeatedly? I mean, does it ever get old?  :rolleyes:

I've seen the first X-Men movie at least 5 times, and since I bought 3 of the X-Men movie series I'm planning to watch at least one of 'em again tomorrow. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-03, 11:02:48
Why do kids insist on watching the same movie repeatedly? I mean, does it ever get old?

It's not just kids. I've lost count of the number of times I've walked into the room and my wife is sitting there watching some film, where she more than likely knows the dialogue off by heart, as she's watched it so often. I just can't get my head around that at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
I've seen the first X-Men movie at least 5 times, and since I bought 3 of the X-Men movie series I'm planning to watch at least one of 'em again tomorrow.

We've gotta find you a girlfriend.  :P 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-03, 12:58:30

Why do kids insist on watching the same movie repeatedly? I mean, does it ever get old?

It's not just kids. I've lost count of the number of times I've walked into the room and my wife is sitting there watching some film, where she more than likely knows the dialogue off by heart, as she's watched it so often. I just can't get my head around that at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
I've seen the first X-Men movie at least 5 times, and since I bought 3 of the X-Men movie series I'm planning to watch at least one of 'em again tomorrow.

We've gotta find you a girlfriend.  :P


I have watched the same movie multiple times too, however, they will watch the same movie everyday several times a day if you let them. After two days of that I wouldn't want to watch that particular movie for years, if at all. lol
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-03, 13:18:00
I have watched the same movie multiple times too, however, they will watch the same movie everyday several times a day if you let them.

They are just being normal kids. My friends went through the same with theirs and now they are going through it all again with their grandchildren.
History repeating itself, you have that to look forward to. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-03, 15:26:52
Oh grand!  :lol: Good thing that's YEARS down the road. Let's hope anyways.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-03, 16:37:48
Quote from: Luxor
We've gotta find you a girlfriend.

:D :whistle:

Quote from: Mandi
I have watched the same movie multiple times too, however, they will watch the same movie everyday several times a day if you let them.

Don't think I can watch the same movie everyday. Although I probably have done that when I was a kid :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-03, 17:49:06
Oh grand!   :))  Good thing that's YEARS down the road. Let's hope anyways.

Maybe you'll be lucky and this film fascination might skip a generation. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-07, 11:11:26
Nooo! I broke the stem on one of my pipes.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)
Good excuse to buy a churchwarden pipe though, as I've always fancied one of them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-07, 17:20:33

Nooo! I broke the stem on one of my pipes.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)
Good excuse to buy a churchwarden pipe though, as I've always fancied one of them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

How did you manage to break a pipe stem?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-07, 17:46:16
How did you manage to break a pipe stem?

Pure carelessness on my part.
I was cleaning my pipe and didn't notice that it had fallen onto the floor, couldn't see it so I stood up. Think you can guess the rest...  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Embarrased.gif)

Fortunately it was an old and fairly cheap one, so not a great loss, still a decent pipe though. It would have been much worse if it had been one of my other 2, then I would have been really crying. 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-08, 02:46:47

Nooo! I broke the stem on one of my pipes.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)
Good excuse to buy a churchwarden pipe though, as I've always fancied one of them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

Something like this? I'm pretty sure this is a churchwarden pipe used in the movie Lord of the Rings. :sherlock:
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tecon-gmbh.de%2Fimages%2FVAUEN%2520Aragorn%25201.jpg&hash=3335b06babcee5b4d28939397eaab47e" rel="cached" data-hash="3335b06babcee5b4d28939397eaab47e" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.tecon-gmbh.de/images/VAUEN%20Aragorn%201.jpg)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-05-08, 04:15:39
When I smoked, I wanted one of these.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkBS5IFjLPnuvhG31GsMaYZg2MjLHTlqmWnR6yAQMGLUAv4ttnFQ)
Finally I bought one and it was a huge let-down.
Serves me right for smoking in the first place
.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-08, 12:04:29
Something like this? I'm pretty sure this is a churchwarden pipe used in the movie Lord of the Rings.

Yep! That's the sort of thing Syav.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
When I smoked, I wanted one of these.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkBS5IFjLPnuvhG31GsMaYZg2MjLHTlqmWnR6yAQMGLUAv4ttnFQ)
Finally I bought one and it was a huge let-down.

In what way was it a let-down? I fancied something similar once, but never got round to it. Think it was the price that put me off. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-08, 17:53:07

How did you manage to break a pipe stem?

Pure carelessness on my part.
I was cleaning my pipe and didn't notice that it had fallen onto the floor, couldn't see it so I stood up. Think you can guess the rest...  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Embarrased.gif)

Fortunately it was an old and fairly cheap one, so not a great loss, still a decent pipe though. It would have been much worse if it had been one of my other 2, then I would have been really crying.

Have you considered/tried clay? http://www.dawnmist.org/pipesale.htm (http://www.dawnmist.org/pipesale.htm)
And here's a nice selection of traditional wood...http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipes/churchwarden-pipes/ (http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipes/churchwarden-pipes/)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-08, 18:10:15
Have you considered/tried clay? http://www.dawnmist.org/pipesale.htm (http://www.dawnmist.org/pipesale.htm)

Fragile things them. I could guarantee a clay pipe would last me about 5 minutes before I managed to break it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
My grandmother used to smoke one I believe, though I never saw her smoking it. But there was a few old black and white family photographs and there she was with her pipe, puffing away like a steam train. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
And here's a nice selection of traditional wood...http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipes/churchwarden-pipes/ (http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipes/churchwarden-pipes/)

Fortunately there's a good selection available over here too. It's the tobacco itself that takes some searching for here, especially if you're looking for something different.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-05-08, 18:53:13

Something like this? I'm pretty sure this is a churchwarden pipe used in the movie Lord of the Rings.

Yep! That's the sort of thing Syav.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
When I smoked, I wanted one of these.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkBS5IFjLPnuvhG31GsMaYZg2MjLHTlqmWnR6yAQMGLUAv4ttnFQ)
Finally I bought one and it was a huge let-down.

In what way was it a let-down? I fancied something similar once, but never got round to it. Think it was the price that put me off. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)

The meerschaum pipe seemed to be always wet. I can't really explain it.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-08, 23:49:04
I think I've discovered why Luxor married and English woman...https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxvn8jieqxgovu1/scottish%20women.jpg (https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxvn8jieqxgovu1/scottish%20women.jpg)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-09, 02:56:55
Quote from: tt92
The meerschaum pipe seemed to be always wet. I can't really explain it.

I've only had 3 months experience with smoking pipe, so I wouldn't know either. My guess is that your pipe somehow became condense when in use, but perhaps Luxor would know better. :)

Quote from: Luxor
Yep! That's the sort of thing Syav.

That's a classy! :yes: Does it take a little bit to get used to, because of it's length? :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-09, 02:59:45

I think I've discovered why Luxor married and English woman...https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxvn8jieqxgovu1/scottish%20women.jpg (https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxvn8jieqxgovu1/scottish%20women.jpg)

I ain't makin' no comment on that one :D :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-09, 10:32:43
I think I've discovered why Luxor married and English woman..

I've never encountered the third example in that picture, not even a Welsh one, so I doubt they exist. A mythical being like the Yeti. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Tease.gif)
The meerschaum pipe seemed to be always wet. I can't really explain it.

Know what you mean, I've had a pipe in the past that was like that. It was a bit unpleasant when smoking it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)

That's a classy!  :yes:  Does it take a little bit to get used to, because of it's length?

When it arrives I'll let you know. The postman didn't have it when he delivered the mail today. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif)


I ain't makin' no comment on that one  ;D

Wise man. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-09, 23:38:28
Good news today! Took Clint to the vet for a follow up glucose check after taking him off of the juice, and his numbers are still good!
So no more having to shoot the cat twice a day. I think he's happy with that notion...:)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/xqzkmllca7823v1/very_happy_kitty1.jpg)

Ok...so how do I drop a picture in here? :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-10, 01:50:56

Good news today! Took Clint to the vet for a follow up glucose check after taking him off of the juice, and his numbers are still good!
So no more having to shoot the cat twice a day. I think he's happy with that notion...:)


That's great!  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-10, 11:09:35
Good news today! Took Clint to the vet for a follow up glucose check after taking him off of the juice, and his numbers are still good!
So no more having to shoot the cat twice a day. I think he's happy with that notion...

That's great. I bet Clint is more than happy with that.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Ok...so how do I drop a picture in here?

You are spoilt for choices buddy.
First off, of course you will have to host the image somewhere like imgur (http://imgur.com/) but you probably already knew that.
When it's hosted at imgur you have a choice of links to use. The Linked BBCode is the quickest, which you just copy and paste into your post.
Picture and link code below.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8HCyWY3.jpg&hash=9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" rel="cached" data-hash="9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg) (http://imgur.com/8HCyWY3)
Code: [Select]
[URL=http://imgur.com/8HCyWY3][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg[/IMG][/URL]



Or you may prefer using the insert image option when replying to a post here. So you would just use the direct link and it's put into the image tag like so.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8HCyWY3.jpg&hash=9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" rel="cached" data-hash="9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg)
Code: [Select]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg[/img]



If your image is hosted at dropbox, you would have to make the image public and you copy the public link and use insert image when replying to the post, like so.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Kissfriend.gif)
Code: [Select]
[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Kissfriend.gif[/img]



Hope that helps.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-11, 16:59:09

Good news today! Took Clint to the vet for a follow up glucose check after taking him off of the juice, and his numbers are still good!
So no more having to shoot the cat twice a day. I think he's happy with that notion...

That's great. I bet Clint is more than happy with that.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Ok...so how do I drop a picture in here?

You are spoilt for choices buddy.
First off, of course you will have to host the image somewhere like imgur (http://imgur.com/) but you probably already knew that.
When it's hosted at imgur you have a choice of links to use. The Linked BBCode is the quickest, which you just copy and paste into your post.
Picture and link code below.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8HCyWY3.jpg&hash=9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" rel="cached" data-hash="9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg) (http://imgur.com/8HCyWY3)
Code: [Select]
[URL=http://imgur.com/8HCyWY3][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg[/IMG][/URL]



Or you may prefer using the insert image option when replying to a post here. So you would just use the direct link and it's put into the image tag like so.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8HCyWY3.jpg&hash=9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" rel="cached" data-hash="9284d0c47e78fe235c55526e1b8b7176" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg)
Code: [Select]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/8HCyWY3.jpg[/img]



If your image is hosted at dropbox, you would have to make the image public and you copy the public link and use insert image when replying to the post, like so.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Kissfriend.gif)
Code: [Select]
[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Kissfriend.gif[/img]


Hope that helps.

Ok...the picture is at Dropbox. I right-clicked on it and selected "Share Dropbox Link" clicked on the "Insert Image" button here and pasted the link in.
What step did I miss in this dance? Do
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-11, 17:33:48
Ok...the picture is at Dropbox. I right-clicked on it and selected "Share Dropbox Link" clicked on the "Insert Image" button here and pasted the link in.
What step did I miss in this dance? Do

I have "Copy public link" when I right click on mine, not "Share Dropbox Link".  ???
Do you have your image in a public folder? If not create a public folder and put them in there.
See "Creating a Public folder" about a third of the way down this page. Linky (https://www.dropbox.com/help/16/en). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)
I think (though I may be wrong) that  "Share Dropbox Link" is all that does, gives you a link to share with folk and they click on it and view it in their browser, I don't think you can use it to embed images, could be wrong though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-11, 18:01:25
There does appear to be another way to do it. If you don't wish to use a public folder. But it takes a few more steps.
Get your  "Share Dropbox Link" and paste it into your reply. Like so:-
Code: [Select]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3r0n5o52q1anaa/angrycat.gif

Remove the "www" part and replace it with "dl" Like so:-
Code: [Select]
 https://dl.dropbox.com/s/x3r0n5o52q1anaa/angrycat.gif 



Now you can copy that link and use it when you use "insert image"
Just like this.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/x3r0n5o52q1anaa/angrycat.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-11, 21:32:47

There does appear to be another way to do it. If you don't wish to use a public folder. But it takes a few more steps.
Get your  "Share Dropbox Link" and paste it into your reply. Like so:-
Code: [Select]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3r0n5o52q1anaa/angrycat.gif

Remove the "www" part and replace it with "dl" Like so:-
Code: [Select]
 https://dl.dropbox.com/s/x3r0n5o52q1anaa/angrycat.gif 



Now you can copy that link and use it when you use "insert image"
Just like this.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/x3r0n5o52q1anaa/angrycat.gif)

I did notice that difference between what I had put out and what you were displaying. Let's try it out...

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/xqzkmllca7823v1/very_happy_kitty1.jpg)

VICTORY!!!!
Now I know about enough to become dangerous...hehehe...
Thanks Luxor!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-12, 11:53:32
VICTORY!!!!
Now I know about enough to become dangerous...hehehe...
Thanks Luxor!

Then my work here is done.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
I don't think that's an officially supported way of using your dropbox links though, so don't blame me if it suddenly stops working. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-05-13, 22:11:36
When I grow up I want to be able to use cornflour to thicken a stew without getting lumps.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-14, 03:31:29

When I grow up I want to be able to use cornflour to thicken a stew without getting lumps.

Why in the world would you want to grow up???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-05-14, 04:38:55
Beats dying.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-14, 11:20:55
When I grow up I want to be able to use cornflour to thicken a stew without getting lumps.

Only alchemists have that power. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Chemistryset.gif)
The rest of us have to make do with lumpy gravy.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-14, 18:09:59
Anyone fancy a Volvo?

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0nkStZnWo[/video]

When I grow up I want to be able to use cornflour to thicken a stew without getting lumps.

Just don't add it in all at once. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-15, 11:50:22
Anyone fancy a Volvo?

No thanks, never liked them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
I think that video is the guys best chance of getting rid of it though, as he may be able to convince some poor fool with it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-15, 13:19:05
Have you received your new pipe yet, Luxor? :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-15, 13:33:07
Have you received your new pipe yet, Luxor?

Yes I have. Verdict is, it's excellent. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
You get a really cool smoke with it, compared to the usual length pipes. Wish I'd bought one a long time ago.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-15, 16:10:05

Have you received your new pipe yet, Luxor?

Yes I have. Verdict is, it's excellent. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
You get a really cool smoke with it, compared to the usual length pipes. Wish I'd bought one a long time ago.

Pics...PICS!!!!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-15, 16:43:15
Pics...PICS!!!!

Hope you're not expecting me to go and try and find my camera just to take a picture of a pipe. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
But here's a picture of it anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRcS5S01.jpg&hash=e46b226505001c1bb27d94f83d852de3" rel="cached" data-hash="e46b226505001c1bb27d94f83d852de3" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/RcS5S01.jpg)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-15, 17:07:34

Have you received your new pipe yet, Luxor?

Yes I have. Verdict is, it's excellent. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
You get a really cool smoke with it, compared to the usual length pipes. Wish I'd bought one a long time ago.

Good to know, and your money definitely well spent. :yes: If I ever switch to pipe I'm getting that one :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-15, 17:15:56
If I ever switch to pipe I'm getting that one

It's a nice sized bowl too, holds a bit more tobacco than my other pipes. It's rapidly becoming my favourite pipe. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-15, 17:40:09

No thanks, never liked them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
Aww, why not? :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-15, 18:22:57
Aww, why not?

Like you need to ask.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-15, 23:51:17

Pics...PICS!!!!

Hope you're not expecting me to go and try and find my camera just to take a picture of a pipe. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
But here's a picture of it anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRcS5S01.jpg&hash=e46b226505001c1bb27d94f83d852de3" rel="cached" data-hash="e46b226505001c1bb27d94f83d852de3" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/RcS5S01.jpg)

A handsome pipe...:) I have been thinking of re-visiting pipes as a smoking option. Just seems like a lot of work for a good smoke. Or have I just been doing something wrong?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-16, 10:44:53
I have been thinking of re-visiting pipes as a smoking option. Just seems like a lot of work for a good smoke.

It's a bit more work than taking the wrapper of a cigar, right enough.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Or have I just been doing something wrong?

Only if you were trying to fill the pipe by pushing the tobacco into the bowl via the stem. But I doubt that's the case. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
It's just one of those things that the more you do it, the less you think about it.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-05-18, 03:02:32
I can say that cleaning a pipe is a lot less of a hassle than cleaning/mainting the smaller parts of an e-cig.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-18, 11:01:34
I can say that cleaning a pipe is a lot less of a hassle than cleaning/mainting the smaller parts of an e-cig.

A friend of mine who smokes one has told me the same, I thought he was exaggerating. I guess not. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-18, 20:37:49

Aww, why not?

Like you need to ask.  :P

I've had mostly good experiences with Volvos. ;)

A handsome pipe... :)  I have been thinking of re-visiting pipes as a smoking option. Just seems like a lot of work for a good smoke. Or have I just been doing something wrong?

I know nothing about pipes, but it sounds like less work than e.g. rolling a cigarette.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-18, 21:35:41


Aww, why not?

Like you need to ask.  :P

I've had mostly good experiences with Volvos. ;)

I've heard nothing but good things about them as well. Granted, they're rather boxy, but good, solid transportation by all accounts.
Did a Volvo touch you in "the bad place" when you were a child? ;)


A handsome pipe... :)  I have been thinking of re-visiting pipes as a smoking option. Just seems like a lot of work for a good smoke. Or have I just been doing something wrong?

I know nothing about pipes, but it sounds like less work than e.g. rolling a cigarette.

Actually, there are some handy little cigarette rollers out there. Even ones for filter cigarettes. I went about a year rolling my own when they started taxing them out of existence...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-19, 10:57:40
I've had mostly good experiences with Volvos.

Oh they are reliable cars I'll give you that and if you drive one and were involved in a crash with another car, I would rate your chance of survival better than the other guy in his car. They're just so ugly, a box on wheels is the best way you could describe them. Maybe I'm just remembering the things from the 70's. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I've no idea if the modern Volvo has improved in looks or not, in all honesty. Don't drive, so lack of interest in cars in general.

Actually, there are some handy little cigarette rollers out there.

There is indeed, though I tended to go through my tobacco a whole lot  quicker when I used to use one, prefer to roll them by hand. There are some folk out there who just can't get the hang of them for some reason. I know a couple of them, even after me showing them how to use it they still couldn't master the things. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-05-19, 17:44:22

I've had mostly good experiences with Volvos.

Oh they are reliable cars I'll give you that and if you drive one and were involved in a crash with another car, I would rate your chance of survival better than the other guy in his car. They're just so ugly, a box on wheels is the best way you could describe them. Maybe I'm just remembering the things from the 70's. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I've no idea if the modern Volvo has improved in looks or not, in all honesty. Don't drive, so lack of interest in cars in general.

The newer ones are much more stylish...especially their sedans. The wagons are nice also, but you can only do so much with a station wagon when it comes to style...


Actually, there are some handy little cigarette rollers out there.

There is indeed, though I tended to go through my tobacco a whole lot  quicker when I used to use one, prefer to roll them by hand. There are some folk out there who just can't get the hang of them for some reason. I know a couple of them, even after me showing them how to use it they still couldn't master the things. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

I would be one of those folks who could never get the hang of hand rolling. Tear the paper, roll it too loose, etc. Plus, with the rolling device, I could do up several "packs" at a time to get me through the week...:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-19, 18:00:09
with the rolling device, I could do up several "packs" at a time to get me through the week...

That would just encourage me to smoke more I think. At least rolling them when needed, I might just put myself off for half an hour or so before I could be bothered to roll one. But if they were there ready rolled and all I had to do was light one, well...  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-19, 19:05:52
The newer ones are much more stylish...especially their sedans. The wagons are nice also, but you can only do so much with a station wagon when it comes to style...

The newer Volvos are also more expensive though. I personally think they had pretty much the right idea in the '80s and '90s.

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F19%2FVolvo_440_red.JPG%2F280px-Volvo_440_red.JPG&hash=d5fed6b3d9a1a6a1b95506c553b1e1e2" rel="cached" data-hash="d5fed6b3d9a1a6a1b95506c553b1e1e2" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Volvo_440_red.JPG/280px-Volvo_440_red.JPG)
1987

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F0%2F08%2FVolvo_440_st..jpg%2F220px-Volvo_440_st..jpg&hash=59023831467477231ae14a30c1998c6e" rel="cached" data-hash="59023831467477231ae14a30c1998c6e" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Volvo_440_st..jpg/220px-Volvo_440_st..jpg)
1994

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F4%2F4a%2FVolvo_V40_Cross_Country_in_Gwalior%252C_Oct_2013.jpg%2F220px-Volvo_V40_Cross_Country_in_Gwalior%252C_Oct_2013.jpg&hash=312f68e01415de95174647e26b31cb1b" rel="cached" data-hash="312f68e01415de95174647e26b31cb1b" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Volvo_V40_Cross_Country_in_Gwalior%2C_Oct_2013.jpg/220px-Volvo_V40_Cross_Country_in_Gwalior%2C_Oct_2013.jpg)
Today


Now the '70s… yeah, those were pretty ugly.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F0%2F07%2FVolvo343DL1980.jpg%2F250px-Volvo343DL1980.jpg&hash=d19d9a23a92842454e47949ccc6567b6" rel="cached" data-hash="d19d9a23a92842454e47949ccc6567b6" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Volvo343DL1980.jpg/250px-Volvo343DL1980.jpg)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-19, 19:22:11

Now the '70s… yeah, those were pretty ugly.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F0%2F07%2FVolvo343DL1980.jpg%2F250px-Volvo343DL1980.jpg&hash=d19d9a23a92842454e47949ccc6567b6" rel="cached" data-hash="d19d9a23a92842454e47949ccc6567b6" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Volvo343DL1980.jpg/250px-Volvo343DL1980.jpg)



That looks like the horrible thing one of our neighbours had way back then. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-05-21, 17:11:08


Now the '70s… yeah, those were pretty ugly.
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F0%2F07%2FVolvo343DL1980.jpg%2F250px-Volvo343DL1980.jpg&hash=d19d9a23a92842454e47949ccc6567b6" rel="cached" data-hash="d19d9a23a92842454e47949ccc6567b6" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Volvo343DL1980.jpg/250px-Volvo343DL1980.jpg)



That looks like the horrible thing one of our neighbours had way back then. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)

With the exception of sports cars, style didn't exactly "rule" on either side of the pond back in the 70's...

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrenches.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F05%2FAMC-Pacer-X.jpg&hash=66793f937ce27a60447a5f184507a9ed" rel="cached" data-hash="66793f937ce27a60447a5f184507a9ed" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.wrenches.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AMC-Pacer-X.jpg)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-21, 17:24:05


With the exception of sports cars, style didn't exactly "rule" on either side of the pond back in the 70's...

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrenches.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F05%2FAMC-Pacer-X.jpg&hash=66793f937ce27a60447a5f184507a9ed" rel="cached" data-hash="66793f937ce27a60447a5f184507a9ed" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.wrenches.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AMC-Pacer-X.jpg)



That is one ugly looking car. I would even go as far as to say it makes the volvo look like a beautiful piece of design.   :P
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Post by: Syav on 2014-05-21, 18:43:52
Lol :D  I bet those cars were considered stylish back in the 70's though.  Some people actually admire 'classic' cars from back in the 50's, and willing to spend an amount of money that they could get  from a brand new sports car.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-21, 19:06:09
Some people actually admire 'classic' cars from back in the 50's

With good reason, there's some fine specimens of classic cars out there. Not just from the 50's though, even farther back than that. There used to be a vintage car show that was an annual event near here (always seemed to be raining though) and you could spend all day just walking around them and admiring them. Lots of them had been restored from absolute wrecks. You couldn't help but admire the work that some of the owners had put in to them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-21, 21:10:58
I love me some car shows. The older the better.  ;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-21, 21:21:00
Don't forget about vintage tractors. :)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-05-22, 03:32:45
Yup I've seen one of those vintage car shows,  quite entertaining to watch :cool:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-22, 11:31:29
I love me some car shows. The older the better.

Ah yes the older the better. Though I must admit to being a bit wary of standing next to the ones that had steam engines sometimes. Some of them looked and sounded like they were seconds away from exploding.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)
Don't forget about vintage tractors.

Traction engines and tractors were always on show at that local event too, not forgetting the old motorbikes. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Yup I've seen one of those vintage car shows,  quite entertaining to watch

I wish that the show would return here, but it's unlikely. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-22, 17:37:18
Some of them looked and sounded like they were seconds away from exploding.

I dunno; it might be the ones that don't make any noise that are the most dangerous. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-22, 17:50:00
I dunno; it might be the ones that don't make any noise that are the most dangerous.

That thought never crossed my mind. Probably just as well or I would never have went near any of them.  :P
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-22, 19:23:32

I love me some car shows. The older the better.

Ah yes the older the better. Though I must admit to being a bit wary of standing next to the ones that had steam engines sometimes. Some of them looked and sounded like they were seconds away from exploding.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)


Fair enough reason. No one wants to explode.  ;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-22, 19:32:47
Somewhere near the end (http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla_model_s) there's a graph showing level of happiness plotted against distance of crotch from explosions. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-22, 20:06:32
Fair enough reason. No one wants to explode

Not unintentionally anyway. 
Somewhere near the end (http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla_model_s) there's a graph showing level of happiness plotted against distance of crotch from explosions.

Ha-ha. 3ft = :(
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-27, 19:19:08
 The paintings 'made better with cats' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27507950)
I'll never look at some art with the same eyes, ever again. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-05-27, 21:02:32
Venus sure has a big…














…bed, you dirty minds!  :angel:
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-28, 01:11:29

The paintings 'made better with cats' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27507950)
I'll never look at some art with the same eyes, ever again. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)


Wow! Looks like that cat lived a long life. Lol
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-28, 12:49:01
Wow! Looks like that cat lived a long life. Lol


(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) Maybe it's immortal. Yes that must be it, that's the only logical explanation. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-05-28, 17:50:57

Wow! Looks like that cat lived a long life. Lol


(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) Maybe it's immortal. Yes that must be it, that's the only logical explanation. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)

You know, there are lots of dictionary websites where one can look up the definition of "logical"...;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-28, 18:17:10
You know, there are lots of dictionary websites where one can look up the definition of "logical"...

But you need an internet connection to do that. Oh wait.... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-28, 22:41:07

Wow! Looks like that cat lived a long life. Lol


(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) Maybe it's immortal. Yes that must be it, that's the only logical explanation. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


You're probably right. You seem like a logical guy.  :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-29, 11:18:09
You seem like a logical guy.

You say the sweetest things. I'm filling up. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-30, 01:06:52

You say the sweetest things. I'm filling up. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CryingHankie.gif)


Lol. I enjoy making people cry out of joy.  ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-30, 11:34:33
Lol. I enjoy making people cry out of joy.

Ah well, the world could probably do with more folk like you then. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-30, 17:31:39

Lol. I enjoy making people cry out of joy.

Ah well, the world could probably do with more folk like you then. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


My mother would agree with you. I think she expects sappy/gooshy crap from me now.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-30, 18:38:14
My mother would agree with you. I think she expects sappy/gooshy crap from me now.

Mother knows best.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Are you still going back to school? I remember you mentioned it in some other thread.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-05-31, 13:30:41

Are you still going back to school? I remember you mentioned it in some other thread.


Yes sir. I start prerequisites in the fall toward a nursing degree. This time I'm not going to quit. I've put this off long enough, I believe. One of my friends has already been taking classes, so we are going to be taking some classes together. I have a lot of work ahead of me. I just hope I sustain enough drive to keep going.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-05-31, 13:50:18
I start prerequisites in the fall toward a nursing degree. This time I'm not going to quit. I've put this off long enough, I believe.

Good luck! with it.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
I would imagine that a lot of studying will be required. I know my friend who is the psych nurse had a lot to do and I wouldn't imagine it's any different over there in the USA. 
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Post by: tt92 on 2014-05-31, 21:22:25



Yes sir. I start prerequisites in the fall toward a nursing degree. This time I'm not going to quit. I've put this off long enough, I believe. One of my friends has already been taking classes, so we are going to be taking some classes together. I have a lot of work ahead of me. I just hope I sustain enough drive to keep going.

:up:
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-01, 18:05:06

I start prerequisites in the fall toward a nursing degree. This time I'm not going to quit. I've put this off long enough, I believe.

Good luck! with it.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
I would imagine that a lot of studying will be required. I know my friend who is the psych nurse had a lot to do and I wouldn't imagine it's any different over there in the USA.


Thank you! I appreciate that. It might be slightly different considering it's a different country. 
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-01, 19:13:44
It might be slightly different considering it's a different country.

There's bound to be some differences for sure.  Make sure you take a break from the studying, now and again. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-02, 06:17:47
Make sure you take a break from the studying, now and again. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


I hope to. I also hope that these 4 years of schooling will be quick. Thank you for the support.  :)

Side note: I really dislike a particular vending machine at my work. Put the money in. Made a selection. The chips started moving but they got stuck at the very end. Can't a girl just get some dang chips?  :down:

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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-02, 12:14:33
Side note: I really dislike a particular vending machine at my work. Put the money in. Made a selection. The chips started moving but they got stuck at the very end. Can't a girl just get some dang chips?

It may be to late to reply, but have you tried kicking it?  You've paid for your chips, so you should be able to get them by fair means or foul.
I know that kicking a vending machine is disallowed in most places, but sometimes the end justifies the means. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-02, 12:20:04

It may be to late to reply, but have you tried kicking it?  You've paid for your chips, so you should be able to get them by fair means or foul.
I know that kicking a vending machine is disallowed in most places, but sometimes the end justifies the means. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


No sir! I unsuccessfully tried to shake it out. Resorting to violence toward objects has never ended in my favor. I'd probably have pins and screws in my tibia/fibia after such endeavors.  :lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-02, 12:35:54
Resorting to violence toward objects has never ended in my favor. I'd probably have pins and screws in my tibia/fibia after such endeavors.

Well if you're a danger to yourself, you done well to avoid confrontation with the vending machine. Can't have you getting physically harmed over a bag of chips, can we. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-02, 19:14:33
Did you ever read The Tommyknockers? (Don't listen to the bad reviews. Just don't read it as scifi.) One of the scenes that gives it a bad name is, um, let's call it the revenge of a vending machine. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-02, 19:47:12
Did you ever read The Tommyknockers?

I have read many of Stephen Kings books, but that's not one I've read. I seem to recall a TV series called  Tommyknockers that was heavily advertised on the TV here, never watched it though.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-02, 22:03:39

Did you ever read The Tommyknockers?(Don't listen to the bad reviews. Just don't read it as scifi.) One of the scenes that gives it a bad name is, um, let's call it the revenge of a vending machine. :P


Count my out on that book. There are WAY too many vending machines at my work. I'd prolly never go near one again.  :no:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-02, 22:05:05

Resorting to violence toward objects has never ended in my favor. I'd probably have pins and screws in my tibia/fibia after such endeavors.

Well if you're a danger to yourself, you done well to avoid confrontation with the vending machine. Can't have you getting physically harmed over a bag of chips, can we. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)


Never over food of any kind.  ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-03, 10:56:59
Never over food of any kind.

Even chocolate? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif) I couldn't imagine anything getting in the way between a woman and her chocolate. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-03, 13:31:19

Never over food of any kind.

Even chocolate? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif) I couldn't imagine anything getting in the way between a woman and her chocolate. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


:lol: Maybe when I was a teen but I don't eat a lot of chocolate anymore. It's an occassional thing now along with snacking in general. I used to eat everything in my sights. Nom nom....no more.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-06-03, 13:40:31
Even chocolate? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif) I couldn't imagine anything getting in the way between a woman and her chocolate. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


Ain't no way in hell that thing would keep my Reese's Cups.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-03, 20:27:15

Thick.

Corned beef or spam?

So… I don't think I can answer that. I guess the question is heavily processed and salted beef or heavily processed and salted pork. My answer's neither. :P
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-04, 03:02:05


Thick.

Corned beef or spam?

So… I don't think I can answer that. I guess the question is heavily processed and salted beef or heavily processed and salted pork. My answer's neither. :P

I choose corned beef. ..just because I haven't eaten any in years :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-04, 11:21:34
So… I don't think I can answer that. I guess the question is heavily processed and salted beef or heavily processed and salted pork. My answer's neither.

Just wait until you ever find yourself shipwrecked and the only provisions you have left are a tin of each. Then you'll change your tune.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)

I choose corned beef. ..just because I haven't eaten any in years

So that's 3 of us that don't buy it. So who the heck does?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-04, 12:24:15
Just wait until you ever find yourself shipwrecked and the only provisions you have left are a tin of each. Then you'll change your tune.

If I prepared the ship before it wrecked it'll have loads of tins containing somewhat more palatable stuff like fish (e.g., salmon, mackerel, sardines), green beans, kidney beans, carrots, etc. Any corned beef would be something of a stowaway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-04, 12:42:27
If I prepared the ship before it wrecked

Haven't you seen the movies, that's not how it works. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-04, 14:12:12
Depends on what I was doing on the ship. :P
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Post by: tt92 on 2014-06-04, 19:26:32
I ate some spam once. It wasn't as bad as I had been led to believe.
I never did it again.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-05, 00:24:29

I ate some spam once. It wasn't as bad as I had been led to believe.
I never did it again.


I have never tried it. It never looked appetizing to me.
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Post by: tt92 on 2014-06-05, 01:05:16
Re-reading the posts about corned beef and spam makes me wonder what Northern Hemisphere corned beef actually is.
What I call corned beef could hardly be described as heavily  processed. Makes a first-rate sandwich, with or without sliced tomato.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-05, 11:34:37
I have never tried it. It never looked appetizing to me.

Wise decision, you'd probably get more enjoyment from eating a lump of lard.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
Re-reading the posts about corned beef and spam makes me wonder what Northern Hemisphere corned beef actually is.

There's two kinds of corned beef available here. One that a butcher will make himself, a nice bit of brisket cured in brine  with additional flavour added by the butcher in his own "secret" recipe. It's good, slices well and still looks like beef, it's ideal for a sandwich.

Then you have the off the shelf stuff in a tin. Which is a sort of compressed mash full of salt and fat and I doubt that there's very much actual beef content. It's cheap and OK in an emergency I suppose, but that's about it.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-05, 16:25:44
Quote from: Luxor link=topic=14.msme31#msg21231 date=1401968077

I have never tried it. It never looked appetizing to me.

Wise decision, you'd probably get more enjoyment from eating a lump of lard.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)


:yuck: I hate fat! Also, I think I never tried spam because my kid's father loved it. There wasn't much I liked about him.  :lol:

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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-05, 17:02:43
I hate fat!

Meat needs fat for the taste though and to keep it moist. A beefburger with no fat in it would be like eating a lump of cardboard.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I never tried spam because my kid's father loved it. There wasn't much I liked about him.

Not much I can say to that.  :)) 
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-05, 17:26:53
There's two kinds of corned beef available here. One that a butcher will make himself, a nice bit of brisket cured in brine  with additional flavour added by the butcher in his own "secret" recipe. It's good, slices well and still looks like beef, it's ideal for a sandwich.

Then you have the off the shelf stuff in a tin. Which is a sort of compressed mash full of salt and fat and I doubt that there's very much actual beef content. It's cheap and OK in an emergency I suppose, but that's about it.

In Dutch the loanword cornedbeef refers exclusively to the latter kind, and I actually wasn't aware the original English term could also refer to "real" meat. Does something similar apply to spam? Btw, I'm pretty sure "regular" (um, canned) corned beef also contains gelatin to keep the mush together. Then again, these days "real" cuts of meat are apparently also glued together.

The first kind, the real meat, is probably some variety of pekelvlees. I'm sure you can recognize a cognate of pickle in there, but pekel refers only to brine.

Meat needs fat for the taste though and to keep it moist. A beefburger with no fat in it would be like eating a lump of cardboard.

Eh, it needs some fat. I've always cut off the fat from e.g. karbonade (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbonade) (cutlet),* and cheaper sausages as well as corned beef somehow seem to have way more fat than you would expect from even the worst cuts of meat.

* NB After cooking; it's important for flavor while cooking.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-05, 17:42:31
Does something similar apply to spam?

Don't think so, in all my years as a butcher I never came across it if it does exist. 
Eh, it needs some fat. I've always cut off the fat from e.g. karbonade (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbonade) (cutlet),*

It naturally tenderises the meat so I would always leave the fat on it for cooking. Of course after it's cooked, if you don't like it then you can cut it off.
Cut it off mine though and I'll chop your hands off.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/nono.gif)
cheaper sausages as well as corned beef somehow seem to have way more fat than you would expect from even the worst cuts of meat.

Yes, sausages are the worst. Fat, rusks and water is about all you'll find in the very cheap sausages. There will be some meat in them, but probably best if you didn't ask what part of the animal the meat the meat came from. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
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Post by: tt92 on 2014-06-05, 19:28:15

I have never tried it. It never looked appetizing to me.

Wise decision, you'd probably get more enjoyment from eating a lump of lard.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
Re-reading the posts about corned beef and spam makes me wonder what Northern Hemisphere corned beef actually is.

There's two kinds of corned beef available here. One that a butcher will make himself, a nice bit of brisket cured in brine  with additional flavour added by the butcher in his own "secret" recipe. It's good, slices well and still looks like beef, it's ideal for a sandwich.

Then you have the off the shelf stuff in a tin. Which is a sort of compressed mash full of salt and fat and I doubt that there's very much actual beef content. It's cheap and OK in an emergency I suppose, but that's about it.

Bingo. The former is what an Antipodean would call corned beef and the latter sounds like the bovine analogue of Spam.
I have never seen it but I will look today and see if it exists.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-05, 19:47:27
There will be some meat in them, but probably best if you didn't ask what part of the animal the meat the meat came from.

That part I probably wouldn't mind. Well, unless you mean it includes something like ground up bones.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-05, 22:15:39

Does something similar apply to spam?

Don't think so, in all my years as a butcher I never came across it if it does exist. 

I do recall my grandfather telling me about the days when the mid-western plains here in the US used to be covered with the wild spamelopes. Their herds would cover the plains as far as the eye could see.
But course, once they were nearly canned out of existence, the EPA stepped in and now there's only the farm-raised variety left. Sad, sad tale...
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-05, 22:19:08

There will be some meat in them, but probably best if you didn't ask what part of the animal the meat the meat came from.

That part I probably wouldn't mind. Well, unless you mean it includes something like ground up bones.

Ground up bones?
Hehehe...ok, tell yourself that's the worst that could end up in them. There's a reason for that old adage "don't ask how the sausage is made". The reason is that someone may answer...
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-06, 07:27:31
Hehehe...ok, tell yourself that's the worst that could end up in them. There's a reason for that old adage "don't ask how the sausage is made". The reason is that someone may answer...

If you're referring to things like brain, eyes, offal, testicles, meat extracted by centrifuging the carcass or the fact that a proper sausage is made with intestines… really, I don't mind. But even though I'd be fine with it, I'm quite sure none of those except the centrifuged meat parts are actually present.

What that leaves of animal origin that I'd have a problem with is extraneous fat, the skin, the original contents of the intestines, the original contents of the stomach, and the bones (excluding bone marrow, obviously).
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-06, 11:19:32
the latter sounds like the bovine analogue of Spam.
I have never seen it but I will look today and see if it exists.

It was a staple ration given to the army in WWII, so my father told me. Bully beef was what they called it.
I do recall my grandfather telling me about the days when the mid-western plains here in the US used to be covered with the wild spamelopes. Their herds would cover the plains as far as the eye could see.
But course, once they were nearly canned out of existence, the EPA stepped in and now there's only the farm-raised variety left. Sad, sad tale...

Very good. You put some thought into that one.(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Nurse!!! He's forgotten to take take his medication again. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)

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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-07, 07:04:28
I can always count on the ER for some late night entertainment. I was sent to the ER to help out for a bit. Just in time to see the aftermath of a stupid idea. Sometimes I wish I could climb into other's brains and see what they see. Will I still want to smh?
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-07, 12:05:00
I can always count on the ER for some late night entertainment.

I bet you could tell us a few tales.  But that would be unethical so you can't. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
I was sent to the ER to help out for a bit. Just in time to see the aftermath of a stupid idea.

That's not fair, you lure us in but don't supply the juicy bits. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)

Sometimes I wish I could climb into other's brains and see what they see.

Probably for the best that you can't do that. It could be scary in there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

Will I still want to smh?

SMH? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/what.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-07, 15:37:16

I can always count on the ER for some late night entertainment. I was sent to the ER to help out for a bit. Just in time to see the aftermath of a stupid idea. Sometimes I wish I could climb into other's brains and see what they see. Will I still want to smh?

Well, if you're in their head, don't smh, sth (smack their head)...hehehe...
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-07, 18:01:24

I bet you could tell us a few tales.  But that would be unethical so you can't. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)

As long as names are not involved it's ok.

That's not fair, you lure us in but don't supply the juicy bits. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)

:lol: Since I like to be fair....... A man presented himself in the ER with a laceration on top of his head, two swollen eyes and blood everywhere. Come to find out, this man was standing on top of a barn with a, cooler size, container of water. When he went to pour it on his wife's head, who was down on the ground, he fell off the roof landing on the container and hit his head on the ground. Pretty much head first all the way. The container broke his fall to where he didn't land directly on his head. What made him believe this would be a good idea?

[SMH? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/what.gif)

Shaking my head.

Well, if you're in their head, don't smh, sth (smack their head)...hehehe...

:lol: Oh yes! Right!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-07, 19:30:20
A man presented himself in the ER with a laceration on top of his head, two swollen eyes and blood everywhere. Come to find out, this man was standing on top of a barn with a, cooler size, container of water. When he went to pour it on his wife's head, who was down on the ground, he fell off the roof landing on the container and hit his head on the ground. Pretty much head first all the way. The container broke his fall to where he didn't land directly on his head.

Shouldn't laugh at others misfortune but sometimes some people deserve it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
What made him believe this would be a good idea?

Must have been a little voice in his head told him to do it. There's just no other reason possible.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-08, 00:47:49

A man presented himself in the ER with a laceration on top of his head, two swollen eyes and blood everywhere. Come to find out, this man was standing on top of a barn with a, cooler size, container of water. When he went to pour it on his wife's head, who was down on the ground, he fell off the roof landing on the container and hit his head on the ground. Pretty much head first all the way. The container broke his fall to where he didn't land directly on his head.

Shouldn't laugh at others misfortune but sometimes some people deserve it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
What made him believe this would be a good idea?

Must have been a little voice in his head told him to do it. There's just no other reason possible.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)

:lol: :lol: I'm glad I'm not the only one laughing. It makes me feel less of a terrible person.  :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-08, 11:02:15
'm glad I'm not the only one laughing. It makes me feel less of a terrible person.

I don't know how you can stop yourself from laughing out loud when you see patients like that in the hospital. I know I would, which probably means I was wise not to pursue a career in medicine when I left school, as I would have been kicked out after about 5 minutes.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-08, 13:44:50

'm glad I'm not the only one laughing. It makes me feel less of a terrible person.

I don't know how you can stop yourself from laughing out loud when you see patients like that in the hospital. I know I would, which probably means I was wise not to pursue a career in medicine when I left school, as I would have been kicked out after about 5 minutes.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


It's very difficult at times. I've come to learn never to laugh at a confused patient. Their aggitation level escalates and they tend to start talking with their hands. You'd be surprised at how strong some elderly people are.  :ninja:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-08, 13:59:55
I've come to learn never to laugh at a confused patient.

That would be wrong of course. I'm sure you can judge very quickly the difference between a confused person and a damned idiot though.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

Their aggitation level escalates and they tend to start talking with their hands. You'd be surprised at how strong some elderly people are.

Doesn't surprise me, as my friend who has them in his care has told me frequently that this is the case. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-06-08, 16:30:21

That would be wrong of course. I'm sure you can judge very quickly the difference between a confused person and a damned idiot though.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

You are correct! If you are stuffing yourself into a mattress, you might be confused. :lol:

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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-08, 19:37:07
If you are stuffing yourself into a mattress, you might be confused.

I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever caught stuffing myself into my mattress.  :P
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-09, 15:57:59

If you are stuffing yourself into a mattress, you might be confused.

I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever caught stuffing myself into my mattress.  :P

Let's just hope Luxor doesn't sleep on a water bed. That could end very badly...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-09, 16:19:39
Let's just hope Luxor doesn't sleep on a water bed. That could end very badly...

Couldn't have one of them, Bailey has very, very sharp claws. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-12, 03:17:58
Testing...

edit:  Hmm...if I switch my phone browser settings from ' Android' to 'Desktop', my profile says my OS is Mac.  But I've never used Mac OS in my entire life :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-12, 10:58:30
Hmm...if I switch my phone browser settings from ' Android' to 'Desktop', my profile says my OS is Mac.  But I've never used Mac OS in my entire life

Frenzie can explain it to you, he's experimenting.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

Oh by the way Syav. Plum and vanilla tobacco is very pleasant if a bit on the sweet side.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-13, 03:20:22
Good for you Luxor! :up:  I tried plum tobacco e-juice once and it taste sour and awful :whistle: 
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-13, 08:43:29

Hmm...if I switch my phone browser settings from ' Android' to 'Desktop', my profile says my OS is Mac.  But I've never used Mac OS in my entire life

Frenzie can explain it to you, he's experimenting.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

Well, not exactly. I suppose you could say the experiment is gathering some data, but I'm not actively doing anything with it, and I won't for another week. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-13, 11:15:10
I tried plum tobacco e-juice once and it taste sour and awful

That's kinda what I was wary about when I ordered that tobacco, as plum can be a bit sour sometimes. But the vanilla really sweetens it, so any sourness from the plum if it was there, has just disappeared. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

I suppose you could say the experiment is gathering some data, but I'm not actively doing anything with it, and I won't for another week.

If you know what your doing, then it can't be called an experiment I suppose. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-06-15, 02:34:38
I was going to pick Spain for World Cup 2014 but they got beat up by Netherlands 5-1 :eyes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-15, 11:17:04
They didn't only get beat, they got totally humiliated. It could and maybe should, have been 8-1 not 5-1.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-16, 03:23:57
Sounds like they overestimated themselves  from their previous World Cup victory.  :whistle:  So, now I'm going for Argentina and Netherlands for the finals.  :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-16, 13:22:49
Sounds like they overestimated themselves  from their previous World Cup victory.

I doubt any team could have handled the Netherlands the way they played, everything just clicked and they could do no wrong.  Nothing could have stopped them, unless you built a brick wall in front of the goals that is.
So, now I'm going for Argentina and Netherlands for the finals.

Think Argentina will have to play better than they did in their first match, though I have only seen the highlights. I was tucked up in bed at the time it was shown live here.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-06-16, 13:44:50
I doubt any team could have handled the Netherlands the way they played, everything just clicked and they could do no wrong.  Nothing could have stopped them, unless you built a brick wall in front of the goals that is.

What little I saw on a few YouTube videos reminded me of Brazil a decade or so ago. I'll have to watch a match or two when I'm less busy to see what Brazil is up to these days, and if the Netherlands can out-Brazil Brazil. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-16, 14:06:46
I'll have to watch a match or two when I'm less busy to see what Brazil is up to these days, and if the Netherlands can out-Brazil Brazil.

Brazil in the first match were pretty poor in my opinion, let's just say the referee helped them a bit. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Watching the Netherlands though, brought back memories of the total football (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Football) they played in the 70's. If Brazil meet them in that kind of form, then Brazil are doomed.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-17, 01:53:15
I don't think Argentina is good enough to win the cup.  It's just a soft spot that I have for Argentina and I‘ll be happy if they make it to semi-finals :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-17, 12:38:06
I don't think Argentina is good enough to win the cup.

I would never rule them out. If Lionel Messi is at the top of his game, they are capable of winning anything.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-22, 16:55:34
Why does decorating require so much upheaval?
We had our lounge decorated over the weekend and it's taken 4 days in all to get back to some normality.
First you have to remove all the bits and pieces, like ornaments, pictures and the other things you've accumulated over the years. Who knew that a woman (my dear wife) could collect so many cat ornaments over 27 years. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif) Then the furniture has to be moved out of course. Decorating took 2 days, not bad to be fair. But today everything has to be moved back in, which obviously requires all the electrical stuff to be hooked up, Hi-Fi, computer, TV etc. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
I'm knackered. In my next life as far as my lounge is concerned, I'm going for the minimalist look.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Still, at least it looks nice when it's done. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-23, 03:44:25
I‘ve heard stories where witches and wizards summon demons to do all their housework.  And if you're interested Luxor,  those demons will appear to look exactly like yourself.  That way your neighbours will think that it is you who is doing all the cleaning and moving furnitures around the house.  :P :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-23, 17:15:09
I‘ve heard stories where witches and wizards summon demons to do all their housework.

Pity that it's only in stories that you've heard of them, as I could really, really, do with one if they did exist. If you ever actually see one of these demons, try catching it and send it to me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif) Heck I'll even pay the postage. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-24, 04:18:50
Heck I could use one of those demons as well to clean up my apt :D But from what I heard,  sometimes  there's a catch or payback when possesing a demon :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-24, 11:40:14
But from what I heard,  sometimes  there's a catch or payback when possesing a demon

That's just typical isn't it, there always has to be a catch, knew it was too good to be true. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif) Probably down to some government intervention most likely, Just like everything else these days, Interfering busybodies, bah!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-28, 03:57:15
I'm puffin` on my new 'extra-flavor' & 'high nicotine' tobacco e-juice.  After about 20 puffs it almost knocked me out. (https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sherv.net%2Fcm%2Femoticons%2Fsick%2Fdizzy-smiley-emoticon.gif&hash=dd48b7f1ec97a71bb166fc7c72aa835c" rel="cached" data-hash="dd48b7f1ec97a71bb166fc7c72aa835c" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/sick/dizzy-smiley-emoticon.gif)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-28, 10:54:09
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) You'll have to watch what your doing with the strong stuff. Don't smoke it too quickly, you might knock yourself out.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-28, 17:15:25

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) You'll have to watch what your doing with the strong stuff. Don't smoke it too quickly, you might knock yourself out.

It's the same way with cigars. Go to hard on some of those maduro (or if you're lucky enough to be in a country that allows trade with Cuba, a Cuban cigar) and it might just put you on your butt...hehehe... :faint:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-28, 17:25:59
Ah yes you can't beat a nice Cuban cigar, they are meant to be savoured though, so you shouldn't be puffing away at them like a steam train in the first place. That just won't do at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/big_boss.gif)
Can't they be purchased on the black market over there expatri? Or is that something you would rather not say out loud. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-29, 02:45:46

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif) You'll have to watch what your doing with the strong stuff. Don't smoke it too quickly, you might knock yourself out.

Yup I have a habit of smoking quickly and continuously. But I limit myself to 30 drags/puffs per session...which is what I would roughly get from a regular cigarrete.  If I don't set a limit,  I could chain smoke my e-cig for an hour or so and then I get dizzy or heaviness/stuffy on my chess :whistle:  :sherlock:

By the way Luxor,  Mexico play against Netherland tomorrow :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-29, 11:08:37
By the way Luxor,  Mexico play against Netherland tomorrow

Today on this side of the world. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I'm torn about this game as I want both of them to go further in the competition. That can't be of course, which is a pity. I think Holland will win it as they are playing well, but at the same time I wouldn't be surprised if Mexico nicked it by a goal. I just hope it's a good game whoever wins it.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-29, 18:25:17

Ah yes you can't beat a nice Cuban cigar, they are meant to be savoured though, so you shouldn't be puffing away at them like a steam train in the first place. That just won't do at all. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/big_boss.gif)
Can't they be purchased on the black market over there expatri? Or is that something you would rather not say out loud. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Oh, I'm sure there's some sort of cigar black market here. Heck, sharing a border with Mexico and Canada would make it pretty easy, actually. It's just nothing I've pursued.
Now when my brother was travelling internationally, he was able to bring some in...even shared a box with yours truly...:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-30, 11:42:53
Now when my brother was travelling internationally, he was able to bring some in...even shared a box with yours truly..

He most likely knew that if he didn't, you would kick his backside. Which of course is acceptable when it comes to brothers. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-06-30, 15:30:29
Quote from: Luxor
I'm torn about this game as I want both of them to go further in the competition.

Yah,  it would've been more enjoyable to watch if Mexico didn't meet Netherland 'till semifinals. They also had to play against Brazil in the early rounds.

I watched a documentary once on how Cuban cigars are hand made in Cuba. It's unfortunate that Cuban cigars are banned in U.S.
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Post by: expatri on 2014-06-30, 16:22:34

Now when my brother was travelling internationally, he was able to bring some in...even shared a box with yours truly..

He most likely knew that if he didn't, you would kick his backside. Which of course is acceptable when it comes to brothers. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

Acceptable, perhaps, but not very intelligent. Bro's former special forces... :ninja:
Due to that line of work, he's gotten cigars from some very interesting places...and former owners...over the years... :zip:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-06-30, 17:37:14
Yah,  it would've been more enjoyable to watch if Mexico didn't meet Netherland 'till semifinals.

Well Mexico got beat, but I now hope Holland go out in the next round as Arjen Robben is a cheating git. He was looking for a penalty all through that game, diving in the box all the time. I hate that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/furious.gif)

Acceptable, perhaps, but not very intelligent. Bro's former special forces...

What's the worst he could do... he can only kill you the once. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-07-01, 02:40:47
I went to a tobacco shop today and saw a couple of churchwarden pipes.  My reaction was,  holy cow I could never smoke a pipe that huge LoL :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-01, 11:28:58
I went to a tobacco shop today and saw a couple of churchwarden pipes.  My reaction was,  holy cow I could never smoke a pipe that huge LoL

I'm sure you would manage if it was full of your favourite tobacco. It might be a bit awkward if you didn't have any arms, but I think that wouldn't apply to you. Other than that, there's nothing difficult about it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-07-02, 22:29:55

Acceptable, perhaps, but not very intelligent. Bro's former special forces...

What's the worst he could do... he can only kill you the once. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

True, but that whole "death" thing; kind of a permanent thing...
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-03, 11:44:13
True, but that whole "death" thing; kind of a permanent thing...

You could become a Buddhist, then that's that problem solved. You could come back as a cat and live as a pampered kitty for a while.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-07-03, 21:09:20

True, but that whole "death" thing; kind of a permanent thing...

You could become a Buddhist, then that's that problem solved. You could come back as a cat and live as a pampered kitty for a while.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

If becoming one could make it so, I'd be on board for that sort of return trip... :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-04, 11:30:39
If becoming one could make it so, I'd be on board for that sort of return trip..

You and me both, of course there is a risk that you could come back as a cockroach instead though.
Don't think that would be as much fun somehow.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
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Post by: expatri on 2014-07-04, 21:42:15
Speaking of lives of cats...is Baily well versed in his cat etiquette?
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/f6ptz0nfslz1afg/funny-cute-cat-kitten-clipart-1.jpg)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-05, 12:23:40
Speaking of lives of cats...is Baily well versed in his cat etiquette?


Let's just say he has cat etiquette down to a fine art.
The only difference with him is the barfing on the rug, he will usually only proceed to the rug after the bed has been barfed on.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

How is Clints diabetes treatment going by the way?
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Post by: expatri on 2014-07-05, 16:26:08

Speaking of lives of cats...is Baily well versed in his cat etiquette?


Let's just say he has cat etiquette down to a fine art.
The only difference with him is the barfing on the rug, he will usually only proceed to the rug after the bed has been barfed on.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

How is Clints diabetes treatment going by the way?

Clint did the barfing on the bed bit a couple of times, but he made the mistake of doing it once while I was in the bed. After that, any retching sounds while in bed will prompt a swift and undignified launching off of said bed. Granted, that will land him on the rug, but I'm opting for the lesser of two evils (and the first thing my feet touch when I get out of bed are my flip-flops, not the floor).

Fortunately he's not vindictive enough to barf on my flip-flops.

Changing his diet did wonders for his diabetes and he has been off of insulin for several weeks now with no symptoms. Luckily he is a 100% indoor cat. Not sure I'd be able to manage the disease so well if he were indoor/outdoor.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-05, 16:44:10
Fortunately he's not vindictive enough to barf on my flip-flops.

Maybe he just hasn't thought of it yet. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)

Changing his diet did wonders for his diabetes and he has been off of insulin for several weeks now with no symptoms.

Excellent! Long may it continue that way.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)

Not sure I'd be able to manage the disease so well if he were indoor/outdoor.

Yes that would be more difficult I would imagine. You just don't know what they are eating when they are off adventuring the great outdoors.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-07-09, 07:43:21
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/03/can-reprogram-dna-heal-frequency-vibration-energy.html (http://themindunleashed.org/2014/03/can-reprogram-dna-heal-frequency-vibration-energy.html)
l've told patients in the past, when they ask to feel better or ask for a new body part, that I wish people had a reset button. I stumbled upon this interesting article...... Could scientist actually find that button?


Mod edit: Fixed link.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-09, 11:55:22
I stumbled upon this interesting article.

Page not found. Ah fixed it.

Could scientist actually find that button?

It would be great if they could. Wouldn't that put you out of a job though if it did exist? We cant have that.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-07-09, 12:15:18

I stumbled upon this interesting article.

Page not found. Ah fixed it.

Could scientist actually find that button?

It would be great if they could. Wouldn't that put you out of a job though if it did exist? We cant have that.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)


Oops.... sorry.  :doh: Maybe it will still require some medical attention.  ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-09, 12:57:15
Maybe it will still require some medical attention.

Maybe, though I was thinking if it were a "reset button" it would be more akin to IT support than medical support. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Interesting article though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-07-09, 20:05:45
I'm watching live Argentina vs Netherlands on a giant theatrical screen outdoor,  sponsored by Minnesota United FC  :cheers:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-10, 11:31:28
I'm watching live Argentina vs Netherlands on a giant theatrical screen outdoor,

Hope it wasn't raining.

I missed the match (didn't miss much I believe) due to having visitors, only caught some of the extra time and penalties. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2014-07-16, 03:36:14
World Cup is over.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-16, 13:56:18
World Cup is over.

I know, there's nothing to watch on TV now, back to the usual rubbish programs. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/crying.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-07-19, 01:50:22
My cellphone called one of my co-workers on its own. How the heck is that possible...since the phone screen has to be turned on/unlocked before I can make a phone call or do anything with it?  :confused: :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-19, 10:43:38
My cellphone called one of my co-workers on its own. How the heck is that possible..

Sorcery!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/wizard2.gif)

I've had a call from a friends mobile in the past, when he thought it was switched off and in his pocket.
Quite amusing as he and his wife were having a conversation while on holiday. Tried shouting loud enough down the phone so that he could here me, no luck though. It went off after a few minutes and thankfully they weren't discussing some dark secret. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-07-20, 02:33:19
Quote from: Luxor
Sorcery!

:lol:  I was think more like a haunted cellphone. 

Quote from: Luxor
It went off after a few minutes and thankfully they weren't discussing some dark secret.

Ahem...good thing they weren't having a bed scene and you could hear everything :D :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-20, 11:27:19
Ahem...good thing they weren't having a bed scene and you could hear everything  ;D   :whistle:

Yeah! That could have been very embarrassing indeed.
Especially for them, as I would no doubt remind them about it frequently in front of their children.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-07-21, 13:52:53
My cellphone called one of my co-workers on its own. How the heck is that possible.


Glitches happen. A couple phones back of mine took to sending texts to random people they weren't meant for along with spontaneous calls. Clearing the history helped but I got rid of it soon after.

Depending on how you lock it, you can still pocket-dial from the lock screen... Especially if you have quick launch icons on it. But even if not there's a sequence to open the dialer for emergency calls. (usually hold some button.) ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-07-26, 16:52:40
Speaking of cell phones, finally retired my old Droid X and upgraded to the LG G2. WOW! What a difference. I may even retire my tablet with this...;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-26, 17:41:53
What a difference. I may even retire my tablet with this..

That says a lot about where smart phones are going.
I know my Mrs is well impressed with her new one, it's probably being used as much as a tablet than a phone at the moment. Thought the novelty would have worn off after a couple of weeks but no.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)


Where have you been hiding by the way, not seen you for a while. Have you been on holiday?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-07-27, 07:50:59

What a difference. I may even retire my tablet with this..

That says a lot about where smart phones are going.
I know my Mrs is well impressed with her new one, it's probably being used as much as a tablet than a phone at the moment. Thought the novelty would have worn off after a couple of weeks but no.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)

They are becoming quite impressive...


Where have you been hiding by the way, not seen you for a while. Have you been on holiday?

In a word, FIFA.
I bring nothing to the table during such events and the subsequent discussions of said events...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-07-27, 09:53:04

Speaking of cell phones, finally retired my old Droid X and upgraded to the LG G2. WOW! What a difference. I may even retire my tablet with this...;)

Finally? I say phones deserve to live five years. :P

(I hope to get to five with mine. It's currently 2.5 years old.)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-27, 13:50:12
In a word, FIFA.
I bring nothing to the table during such events and the subsequent discussions of said events..

Of course, should have remembered your lack of interest during the last EURO Finals. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Only 2 years till the next one.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)


Finally? I say phones deserve to live five years.  :P

(I hope to get to five with mine. It's currently 2.5 years old.)



That's the least I would expect from mine if I owned one, mind you that's how I feel about anything I buy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-07-27, 14:25:36
That's the least I would expect from mine if I owned one, mind you that's how I feel about anything I buy.

Yup, me too.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-07-27, 18:19:54

In a word, FIFA.
I bring nothing to the table during such events and the subsequent discussions of said events..

Of course, should have remembered your lack of interest during the last EURO Finals. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Only 2 years till the next one.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

Which makes it twice as bad as the Olympics...hehehe...


Finally? I say phones deserve to live five years.  :P

(I hope to get to five with mine. It's currently 2.5 years old.)


That's the least I would expect from mine if I owned one, mind you that's how I feel about anything I buy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Remember the old Startac phones? Those things were built to last forever. Unfortunately, advances in the technology left such things behind.
Actually, the Droid still works alright (and would probably do better if I unloaded some apps), but I finally just lost my patience with it's older tech quirks and took the plunge. And since the upgrade was "free", all the better...:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-27, 18:31:19
Which makes it twice as bad as the Olympics...hehehe...

We have the commonwealth games here too (going on right now actually). and that falls in between the Olympics. Think yourself lucky that you don't have to suffer them too. Cant abide athletics myself but it's wall-to-wall coverage here and nearly impossible to avoid as they are in Scotland this time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-07-28, 18:10:15

Which makes it twice as bad as the Olympics...hehehe...

We have the commonwealth games here too (going on right now actually). and that falls in between the Olympics. Think yourself lucky that you don't have to suffer them too. Cant abide athletics myself but it's wall-to-wall coverage here and nearly impossible to avoid as they are in Scotland this time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)

So-o-o-o-o...another reason to vote for Scottish independence?  :cheers:
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-28, 18:29:40
So-o-o-o-o...another reason to vote for Scottish independence?

We will still be in the commonwealth (so still eligible to compete in the games) if we keep the monarchy, which is the plan for the time being. Not my preference I can assure you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif)

But we could have a referendum in the future to get rid of them. One step at a time as they say. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-07-29, 03:01:54

So-o-o-o-o...another reason to vote for Scottish independence?

We will still be in the commonwealth (so still eligible to compete in the games) if we keep the monarchy, which is the plan for the time being. Not my preference I can assure you.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Sad.gif)

But we could have a referendum in the future to get rid of them. One step at a time as they say. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)

I thought that you all were going to be voting on that this September? Are things not looking good for the independence side?
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-07-29, 11:07:09
I thought that you all were going to be voting on that this September?

The powers that be decided that we will keep the monarchy for the time being. Just like Canada, Australia etc. There's a lot of royalists in certain areas, so it makes sense I suppose if you don't want to alienate them.  It doesn't please folk like myself though.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Are things not looking good for the independence side?

Looks fine from where I'm sitting, not taking it for granted though.
But as I've said before it will be the people who are as yet undecided that will turn the result either way.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-08-01, 23:58:25

That's the least I would expect from mine if I owned one, mind you that's how I feel about anything I buy.

Yup, me too.


I've had a run of bad luck with phones this year. I bricked my upgrade and just dropped it's replacement today. I cracked both screens so looks like a third phone, in six months, is on order. :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-08-02, 07:21:06
I've had a run of bad luck with phones this year. I bricked my upgrade and just dropped it's replacement today. I cracked both screens so looks like a third phone, in six months, is on order.  :(

I've heard that some models are basically too flexible for their screens, so be careful. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-02, 12:11:58
I've had a run of bad luck with phones this year. I bricked my upgrade and just dropped it's replacement today. I cracked both screens so looks like a third phone, in six months, is on order.

That is bad luck. I guess when things like that happen you wish to heck you had accidental damage cover for them. Of course when you do pay for accidental damage cover, you can almost guarantee that nothing bad will ever happen to it.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/crying.gif)


I've heard that some models are basically too flexible for their screens, so be careful.

Because they are cheaply made or just a design fault?
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-08-02, 13:52:11
Because they are cheaply made or just a design fault?

Something like the Xperia Z (http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/Xperia-z-glass-back-cracked-on-it-s-own/td-p/321733) is a high-end model. But perhaps such explanations are wrong and it's really e.g. spontaneous glass breakage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_glass_breakage).
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-08-02, 19:31:09
I've heard that some models are basically too flexible for their screens, so be careful.


I'm not sure any of them could take a seven ft. drop impacting their edge on to concrete. "Shattered" may be a better word.

I have cracked a screen in my pocket kneeling down so what you heard is probably true.

I guess when things like that happen you wish to heck you had accidental damage cover for them. Of course when you do pay for accidental damage cover, you can almost guarantee that nothing bad will ever happen to it.


I used to. Economically it doesn't make much sense here, to me. You take your chances with a refurbished phone and usually my phones are in breach of contract anyway. So I can't just return them so easily. I can buy A generation older but fully modifiable (don't have to worry about an unresolvable soft-brick again) for 50 or more dollars less than the replacement cost and monthly fee of an insured phone.

The odd thing is, I ordered the same phone I dropped for less than the cost of just the digitizer and outer screen. (The parts I broke)
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-06, 17:18:38
The odd thing is, I ordered the same phone I dropped for less than the cost of just the digitizer and outer screen. (The parts I broke)

That doesn't surprise me in the least. Seems to be the way with most things these days, it's just not worth repairing them. It's madness. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-08-07, 17:37:41
True. It wouldn't be peanut butter otherwise, though that wouldn't be a bad thing. Horrible stuff.

In my opinion the nasty stuff is what doesn't have sufficient peanuts, or other additives like sugar. For instance, there's this English/American product called Skippy which has 90% peanuts (that's not too bad, but still…), sugar and palm oil.

Of course, if you don't like peanuts either then that changes the picture. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-07, 17:52:26
I love peanuts, but peanut butter I just can't stand. Weird I know, it's one of life's mysteries.  :P 
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Post by: expatri on 2014-08-07, 18:42:41

I love peanuts, but peanut butter I just can't stand. Weird I know, it's one of life's mysteries.  :P

One of my best friends is the same way. Or is it the other way around; likes peanut butter, hates peanuts?
Either way, your particular weirdness...vis-a-vis peanuts...is not unique...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-07, 18:58:01
Either way, your particular weirdness...vis-a-vis peanuts...is not unique.

Well that's reassuring to know. Knew it couldn't just be me.  ;) 
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-08-07, 21:00:09
Eh, peanut butter can be different in many ways, related not only to the additives but obviously also the peanuts. Just for fun you could try making your own peanut butter out of some peanuts you like to see what you think of that. :P

Personally I think the "regular" peanut butter tastes kinda meh at best. But the organic peanut butter is great. However, I'm also fairly sure that it's not so much the organic part as the 99.99999% peanut (and a little salt) part that matters.* I say that based on the fact that I used to like Calvé when it had 97% peanuts, and when I thought it started tasting worse I checked the ingredients and it turned out they upped the palm oil content so that it was only 85% peanuts! The cheap Aldo peanut butter was also good at like 95% peanuts, but they seem to have stopped selling it. Or maybe they just never had it in Belgium.

* Incidentally, that's a theme with many organic things.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-08, 11:41:28
Just for fun you could try making your own peanut butter out of some peanuts you like to see what you think of that.

That would be a waste of good peanuts I imagine, as it would probably end up in the bin. I'll stick to my nice packets of salted peanuts, much more enjoyable. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
There was only one brand available here back in the day, called sun-pat and it was available smooth or crunchy. Don't know if it's the only brand these days, I guess the supermarkets will be pushing their own-brand like most things now. I can't imagine it will taste any better.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-08, 19:06:39
Someone has just crashed into the wall of our house. Now there's something I never thought I would hear myself saying.
House undamaged, car a bit dented with a limping driver.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-08-08, 20:43:18

Someone has just crashed into the wall of our house. Now there's something I never thought I would hear myself saying.
House undamaged, car a bit dented with a limping driver.


Wow! What caused the person to run into it?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-08-08, 21:11:40
Someone has just crashed into the wall of our house. Now there's something I never thought I would hear myself saying.

I thought that only happened in comic books. :O
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-09, 13:05:32
Wow! What caused the person to run into it?

I wasn't very sure at first. We had heavy rain and thunderstorms yesterday and I thought that might have somehow been the cause. Cars tend to speed down the hill I live on, so wouldn't have been surprised. The driver, a young lass was taken into a neighbours house while the ambulance and police were here, so we didn't really know.

However the lass came to our door this morning and spoke to my wife. Apparently she was coming up the hill and was pulling in to park at the other side of the road and all of a sudden her steering went and she shot across the road, right into our wall. No idea why, I guess the police will be checking that out. She only had a sprained ankle and a sore head this morning, she's lucky as it's a busy road, if another car had been coming down the hill at the time it could have been worse for her. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif) At least she knows that her airbags work. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)

I thought that only happened in comic books. :O

I've seen a few reports of the same on the news a few times, usually the car and the house is wrecked though.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-08-09, 21:26:20
Oooooh lovely. Nixie has discovered...and now lost...a mouse.

Another notable difference between Nixie and Clint; Nixie sees a mouse and thinks "What a cool TOY!". Whereas Clint sees a mouse and thinks "What a cool SNACK!"

Sorry Nixie, I fear you'll never be in the same mouser league as Clint...

To her credit though, she is dutifully camped in front of the spot where she lost it. With any luck, the mouse is foolish enough to think it's safe to leave and this time I'll succeed in performing a catch-and-release...

LATER THAT NIGHT:--------------------------------------------------------------------
Well, mouse didn't know when he had it good and ventured out from its hiding place. Unfortunately for it, Clint was back on duty...and dutifully made sure to consume his "cool SNACK" in front of me.

Honestly, I don't know which form of his bragging I prefer; leaving me the "trophy" on the floor, or his "Watch me make it disappear!" approach.

Regardless, his reputation as a first-class mouser is secure...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-08-10, 05:07:49

Wow! What caused the person to run into it?

I wasn't very sure at first. We had heavy rain and thunderstorms yesterday and I thought that might have somehow been the cause. Cars tend to speed down the hill I live on, so wouldn't have been surprised. The driver, a young lass was taken into a neighbours house while the ambulance and police were here, so we didn't really know.

However the lass came to our door this morning and spoke to my wife. Apparently she was coming up the hill and was pulling in to park at the other side of the road and all of a sudden her steering went and she shot across the road, right into our wall. No idea why, I guess the police will be checking that out. She only had a sprained ankle and a sore head this morning, she's lucky as it's a busy road, if another car had been coming down the hill at the time it could have been worse for her. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif) At least she knows that her airbags work. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)


Sounds like both parties involved were lucky.  :D

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-08-10, 11:52:05
Oooooh lovely. Nixie has discovered...and now lost...a mouse.

Ahh! Cats at play, what could be more fun. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

Another notable difference between Nixie and Clint; Nixie sees a mouse and thinks "What a cool TOY!". Whereas Clint sees a mouse and thinks "What a cool SNACK!"

It would be boring if they both behaved the same way, you get the best of both worlds. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Honestly, I don't know which form of his bragging I prefer; leaving me the "trophy" on the floor, or his "Watch me make it disappear!" approach.

Well either is preferable to the creature being critically wounded and you having to finish it off. Which is the situation that Bailey kindly leaves us in. His favourite is birds, which he brings into the house very much alive. Which he promptly lets go so he can chase them around the house, before subjecting them to cruel treatment. You wouldn't believe the sounds that a tortured bird can make. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif) After his torture and torment, he suddenly gets bored and goes outside, leaving us to put the poor thing out of it's misery. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif) I would prefer Clint's way of dealing with things. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

Sounds like both parties involved were lucky.

Definitely, doubt her car is going to be back on the road though. Seems it took more damage than it looked.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-02, 16:17:05
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-independence/scottish-independence-no-vote-collapses-to-six-point-lead-in-latest-poll-9706905.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-independence/scottish-independence-no-vote-collapses-to-six-point-lead-in-latest-poll-9706905.html)

Perhaps Scotland will have that vote after all, Luxor? Have you been out there ringing doorbells? ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-02, 17:10:40
Have you been out there ringing doorbells?

Let's just say I've been doing my bit to help the cause. I can even claim to have turned a couple of no voters into yes voters.
There is a local yes hub that my wife has been to a few times and they can't keep up with the demands for yes merchandise, like window posters, badges, flags etc. Something's happening and it's beginning to get very exciting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-02, 23:34:06

Have you been out there ringing doorbells?

Let's just say I've been doing my bit to help the cause. I can even claim to have turned a couple of no voters into yes voters.
There is a local yes hub that my wife has been to a few times and they can't keep up with the demands for yes merchandise, like window posters, badges, flags etc. Something's happening and it's beginning to get very exciting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
ey

"Merchandise"? Did someone say "merchandise"??? They online? Do they ship?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-03, 11:38:29
"Merchandise"? Did someone say "merchandise" ???  They online? Do they ship?

No afraid not, it's entirely a local thing for the town and surrounding region, most towns have them now.
The only official place to get stuff is at yesscotland (http://shop.yesscotland.net/) and the choice of stuff seems to be getting pretty low on there now.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-03, 17:28:37

"Merchandise"? Did someone say "merchandise" ???  They online? Do they ship?

No afraid not, it's entirely a local thing for the town and surrounding region, most towns have them now.
The only official place to get stuff is at yesscotland (http://shop.yesscotland.net/) and the choice of stuff seems to be getting pretty low on there now.

Bummer...would have loved to get some of the local versions of stuff. If you're up to it, could post a pic or two...:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-04, 11:57:10
Bummer...would have loved to get some of the local versions of stuff. If you're up to it, could post a pic or two.

Ah you've misunderstood me. It's not local versions of the merchandise, everywhere is using the same stuff. What I meant is that it's only for distribution locally, unless there is a desperate call for some of it from another town. All I have is a badge and one of these....

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F0tE7zBQ.jpg&hash=747b3108a23244e9c3266969ae5ca5ac" rel="cached" data-hash="747b3108a23244e9c3266969ae5ca5ac" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/0tE7zBQ.jpg)


There's a lot of them flying around the town. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
My wife has gone daft though. She has pens, badges, wrist bands, stickers on her car, a shopping trolley (don't ask) and god knows what else I haven't discovered yet. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-04, 22:34:06

Bummer...would have loved to get some of the local versions of stuff. If you're up to it, could post a pic or two.

Ah you've misunderstood me. It's not local versions of the merchandise, everywhere is using the same stuff. What I meant is that it's only for distribution locally, unless there is a desperate call for some of it from another town. All I have is a badge and one of these....
(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F0tE7zBQ.jpg&hash=747b3108a23244e9c3266969ae5ca5ac" rel="cached" data-hash="747b3108a23244e9c3266969ae5ca5ac" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/0tE7zBQ.jpg)
There's a lot of them flying around the town. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
My wife has gone daft though. She has pens, badges, wrist bands, stickers on her car, a shopping trolley (don't ask) and god knows what else I haven't discovered yet. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

And isn't Mrs. Luxor English originally? Well, they say that converts are often the greatest zealots... :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-05, 12:00:19
And isn't Mrs. Luxor English originally?

Yes indeedy, English born and bred. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
A fact I make well known whenever I see accusations that we only want independence because we hate the English. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Well, they say that converts are often the greatest zealots...


There may be some truth in that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-09-07, 04:02:53
I think there is a sale going on in the hospital that is attracting the crazies.   :o. 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-09-07, 10:11:19
What do they do? :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-07, 11:52:39
I think there is a sale going on in the hospital that is attracting the crazies.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) Guess it's a hazard of your job, you're bound to get more than your fair share of them. Life would be boring if you got normal people all the time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-09, 16:57:32

I think there is a sale going on in the hospital that is attracting the crazies.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif) Guess it's a hazard of your job, you're bound to get more than your fair share of them. Life would be boring if you got normal people all the time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Well gee, just kinda left us hanging there, didn't she? Disappointing...:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-09, 17:12:09
Well gee, just kinda left us hanging there, didn't she? Disappointing..

She's a hard working mum, it's quite possible that she maybe has other more important things to attend to. I would imagine sleep is pretty high on the list of things to do, before she posts in here. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


That's a long sleep though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-10, 21:11:45

Well gee, just kinda left us hanging there, didn't she? Disappointing..

She's a hard working mum, it's quite possible that she maybe has other more important things to attend to. I would imagine sleep is pretty high on the list of things to do, before she posts in here. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


That's a long sleep though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

True enough...though I think we may have crossed over from sleeping to hibernating... :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-11, 13:52:14
You wouldn't believe the amount of scares and threats we are getting here from the English owned press, the BBC and Westminster MP's.
No surprise though as we knew it would happen. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
I think tomorrow we will be getting warned about plagues of locusts and fire falling from the sky. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-09-11, 15:08:35
fire falling from the sky. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)

I did hear there's a volcano in Iceland about to erupt... ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-09-11, 16:59:12


Well gee, just kinda left us hanging there, didn't she? Disappointing..

She's a hard working mum, it's quite possible that she maybe has other more important things to attend to. I would imagine sleep is pretty high on the list of things to do, before she posts in here. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


That's a long sleep though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

True enough...though I think we may have crossed over from sleeping to hibernating... :lol:

I have become a bear. lol  :P Yes, I have been a little busy lately with work, kids and school. I've had some computer issues but that's all better now. Back to that night: We had a drunk lady that was brought in by the police, after she was caught fighting some other chick. Long story short, she was nuts. They make some nights entertaining.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-11, 17:15:28
I did hear there's a volcano in Iceland about to erupt...

Iceland can't control their volcanoes, because they are an independent country. (an MP will probably say sometime in the next couple of days). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/bangin.gif)


I have become a bear.

What kind of bear? I think we have a right to know. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-09-11, 17:53:52

I have become a bear.

What kind of bear? I think we have a right to know. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

A Mandibear. Somewhere between a Kodak and Koala. Where Kodak is a unique subspecies of the Grizzly, I am a unique subspecies of Kodak. Now, you may not have heard of them before but that's simply because they are so rare. A lot smaller than the Kodak but a bit bigger than the Koala. They are great cuddlers but will burn you up if too close during the hibernation period. They make great pets. haha There is something wrong with me. :right:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-11, 18:21:53
A Mandibear. Somewhere between a Kodak and Koala. Where Kodak is a unique subspecies of the Grizzly, I am a unique subspecies of Kodak. Now, you may not have heard of them before but that's simply because they are so rare. A lot smaller than the Kodak but a bit bigger than the Koala. They are great cuddlers but will burn you up if too close during the hibernation period.

That is a satisfactory and quite comprehensive answer, Wouldn't have expected less from you of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/AOK.gif)

They make great pets.

Do they get on well with cats? and if so, where can I buy one? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

haha There is something wrong with me.

I'm saying nothing.... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-09-11, 20:05:01

A Mandibear. Somewhere between a Kodak and Koala. Where Kodak is a unique subspecies of the Grizzly, I am a unique subspecies of Kodak. Now, you may not have heard of them before but that's simply because they are so rare. A lot smaller than the Kodak but a bit bigger than the Koala. They are great cuddlers but will burn you up if too close during the hibernation period.

That is a satisfactory and quite comprehensive answer, Wouldn't have expected less from you of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/AOK.gif)

Of course not.  :D

They make great pets.

Do they get on well with cats? and if so, where can I buy one? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

Eh, sometimes? Really as long as the cat doesn't use it's claws. They really do love kitty massages.  ;)

haha There is something wrong with me.

I'm saying nothing.... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
  I don't blame ya for that, sir. And what started this? Oh, right! I was speaking of a crazy lady I took care of. Seems she was in the same league as me, only, I'm a friendly nutjob.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-12, 11:53:19


They make great pets.

Do they get on well with cats? and if so, where can I buy one? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

Eh, sometimes? Really as long as the cat doesn't use it's claws. They really do love kitty massages.  ;) 
Oh well, that's that idea scuppered, my kitty loves to use his claws. I could show you the scars but they're too horrific, even for a nurse. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)


haha There is something wrong with me.

I'm saying nothing.... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
  I don't blame ya for that, sir. And what started this? Oh, right! I was speaking of a crazy lady I took care of. Seems she was in the same league as me, only, I'm a friendly nutjob.  :P

Nothing wrong with nutjobs, most of my friends are one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-09-12, 19:34:05
Can I be your friend?  :jester:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-12, 19:59:07
Can I be your friend?

Sure why not. Just send me a current CV with the correct qualifications.  :P 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-12, 20:40:23

Can I be your friend?

Sure why not. Just send me a current CV with the correct qualifications.  :P

Careful tt92; people tend to judge a person by the company he keeps. Are you sure "Luxor" is the message you want to send?  :jester:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-09-12, 21:04:09

Nothing wrong with nutjobs, most of my friends are one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)


We can be quite fun!  :devil:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-13, 12:00:53
Careful tt92; people tend to judge a person by the company he keeps. Are you sure "Luxor" is the message you want to send?

Why wouldn't he? Think of the prestige and that warm fuzzy glow you get inside, while being my friend.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ToungueSmile.gif)

We can be quite fun!

Yep! That sums up the ones I know. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-15, 12:34:49
 Shocking news, Bailey is not impressed.
Independent Scotland to blame cats (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/independent-scotland-to-blame-cats-2013020658754) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-16, 15:45:17

Shocking news, Bailey is not impressed.
Independent Scotland to blame cats (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/independent-scotland-to-blame-cats-2013020658754) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)

Much as I dislike the notion, the article does make some valid supporting points. So, if I ever come to visit, the kitties stay at home!
Only 2 more days until the vote. Are the local networks running marathon showings of Braveheart to fire everyone up?  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-16, 17:05:01
Are the local networks running marathon showings of Braveheart to fire everyone up?

Not that I know of, not that I've been looking. Besides anyone that likes that rubbish probably has it on DVD already.  :P
All that seems to be on the TV is, the news (all about the referendum), extended news programs (all about the referendum). TV debates (all about the referendum), light hearted comedy (all about the referendum). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
Mix and repeat until the viewer is going crazy.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tease2.gif) Can't even escape it on the radio as it's all over that too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-17, 16:05:05

Are the local networks running marathon showings of Braveheart to fire everyone up?

Not that I know of, not that I've been looking. Besides anyone that likes that rubbish probably has it on DVD already.  :P
All that seems to be on the TV is, the news (all about the referendum), extended news programs (all about the referendum). TV debates (all about the referendum), light hearted comedy (all about the referendum). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
Mix and repeat until the viewer is going crazy.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/tease2.gif) Can't even escape it on the radio as it's all over that too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)

Must be an American company handling the advertising. We're big on saturation over here...:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-17, 17:02:36
Must be an American company handling the advertising. We're big on saturation over here...

Well someone is to blame for the TV saturation, so we might as well blame you Americans for it. Or the cats. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-17, 23:22:31

Must be an American company handling the advertising. We're big on saturation over here...

Well someone is to blame for the TV saturation, so we might as well blame you Americans for it. Or the cats. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)

I think cats engage in an entirely different sort of saturation. Especially if you fall into disfavor with them. Just ask my brother...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-18, 11:42:07
I think cats engage in an entirely different sort of saturation. Especially if you fall into disfavor with them. Just ask my brother...

I am almost frightened to ask (as I can probably guess), but I'm going to ask anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif) What happened?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-18, 12:40:39

I think cats engage in an entirely different sort of saturation. Especially if you fall into disfavor with them. Just ask my brother...

I am almost frightened to ask (as I can probably guess), but I'm going to ask anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif) What happened?

Well, my brother's wife's cat never seemed to get along with bro, and made this known by frequently treating my brother's closet as an alternative litter box.

So, today's the big day there in Scotland. As they say here in the states, vote early, vote often...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-18, 12:50:53
Well, my brother's wife's cat never seemed to get along with bro, and made this known by frequently treating my brother's closet as an alternative litter box.

Did you tell him that cats have impeccable taste.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)

So, today's the big day there in Scotland. As they say here in the states, vote early, vote often...hehehe..

Funny, that's what they say here too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-18, 18:24:02

Well, my brother's wife's cat never seemed to get along with bro, and made this known by frequently treating my brother's closet as an alternative litter box.

Did you tell him that cats have impeccable taste.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)

It was tempting, but remember, bro was a Navy sniper. I suspect the cat found out the hard way just what that can mean when it comes to being too much of an annoyance... :rolleyes:


So, today's the big day there in Scotland. As they say here in the states, vote early, vote often...hehehe..

Funny, that's what they say here too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)

Just so long as everyone votes...
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/xe6bxqos68cay4k/nessie%20vote.jpg?dl=0)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-18, 18:52:07
Just so long as everyone votes...

If I had a penny for every time I've seen that cartoon today, I'd be rich. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
That'll teach me to keep twitter open in a separate tab. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-19, 20:26:16

Just so long as everyone votes...

If I had a penny for every time I've seen that cartoon today, I'd be rich. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
That'll teach me to keep twitter open in a separate tab. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

Yeah...after I posted it occurred to me that that might be the case.
Sorry things didn't turn out the way you hoped, but with any luck this was a wake up call for the English government...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-20, 11:15:54
Sorry things didn't turn out the way you hoped,

I was gutted yesterday morning when the result came in. I don't think I've ever been so ashamed to be Scottish. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif) But 45% of the vote was better than a lot of folk expected, so some success I guess.
Reading the statistics of the vote, it appears to be the pensioners who swung the vote. Can't blame them as it was them that were targeted by Westminster, with threats to their pensions. Though pensions were safe, they are the people who most likely get their information from the press and the TV and believe what they tell them. It's fair to say the press and the BBC are guilty of spreading the fear and the lies.
The fight goes on... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-20, 16:06:30

Sorry things didn't turn out the way you hoped,

I was gutted yesterday morning when the result came in. I don't think I've ever been so ashamed to be Scottish. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif) But 45% of the vote was better than a lot of folk expected, so some success I guess.
Reading the statistics of the vote, it appears to be the pensioners who swung the vote. Can't blame them as it was them that were targeted by Westminster, with threats to their pensions. Though pensions were safe, they are the people who most likely get their information from the press and the TV and believe what they tell them. It's fair to say the press and the BBC are guilty of spreading the fear and the lies.
The fight goes on... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)

Wow...so you have Fox "News" over there too, huh? Bummer...:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-20, 16:24:22
Wow...so you have Fox "News" over there too, huh? Bummer..

The media here can at times, make Fox News seem balanced and fair. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-09-22, 17:57:11

Wow...so you have Fox "News" over there too, huh? Bummer..

The media here can at times, make Fox News seem balanced and fair. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

I truly believe that the 24 hour news cycle has destroyed the last vestiges of decent journalism. It's all about generating revenue now...:(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-22, 18:20:20
I truly believe that the 24 hour news cycle has destroyed the last vestiges of decent journalism. It's all about generating revenue now...

There's definitely some truth in that, 24 hour news has seriously dumbed down the news. Think I preferred it when we had 2 main new bulletins a day, mind you that was back in the black and white TV days. So some progress was inevitable I suppose.  ;D 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-09-23, 08:57:25
There's definitely some truth in that, 24 hour news has seriously dumbed down the news. Think I preferred it when we had 2 main new bulletins a day, mind you that was back in the black and white TV days.

Aren't they mostly just repeating the same stuff every hour though? Filled up with some talking heads? (Just like on the radio, except there they don't call it all "news".) I don't think in the end there's really anything more than the morning, afternoon, and evening news. Well, except on the Internet where stuff just trickles in more organically without being as streamlined.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-23, 11:11:09
Aren't they mostly just repeating the same stuff every hour though?

Repeating it every hour would be a blessing. I swear they are repeating the same stuff every 15 minutes, that's certainly what it feels like anyway. Oh! except when there's some big sports event, they throw that in for ten minutes or so here and there, just to break things up a bit.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-09-23, 17:38:34
Well, I guess I don't really watch those 24-hour news channels. That's just the impression I got. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-09-23, 18:59:34
Well, I guess I don't really watch those 24-hour news channels.

You're not missing much.  ;D 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-07, 12:16:49
Why do companies that trade online, never reply to emails? Is this a UK thing or does it go on everywhere. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Puzzled.gif)
It's damned annoying. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-10-07, 18:29:50
Not something I have come across. Successful companies seem to make a real effort to communicate.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-07, 18:52:57
Not something I have come across.

Probably typical British customer services then. They did finally reply 4 days after my inquiry, sorry for the delay but they get many emails. Well duh!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
Successful companies seem to make a real effort to communicate.

Thankfully that is my normal experience, oddly enough they are mostly not UK based.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-10-10, 16:30:05
Quote from: Luxor
Probably typical British customer services then.

I'm guessing a typical British customer is that if you're not a 'VIP' they just put you on their 'email reply list'. :whistle:

I felt like throwing up all morning and decided to call in sick. I could've gone to work,  but I'm sticking with one of my co-workers quote 'If you feel sick don't come to work and kill yourself.'
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-10, 17:05:13
I'm guessing a typical British customer is that if you're not a 'VIP' they just put you on their 'email reply list'.

It does feel that way some of the time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

I felt like throwing up all morning and decided to call in sick.

I did wonder why I could see you posting at this time of day. Thought maybe I had dozed off and lost a few hours. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
I could've gone to work,  but I'm sticking with one of my co-workers quote 'If you feel sick don't come to work and kill yourself.'

Sensible advice. Besides, you don't want to pass it on to your workmates as they wouldn't thank you for it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-10-11, 15:45:05

I could've gone to work,  but I'm sticking with one of my co-workers quote 'If you feel sick don't come to work and kill yourself.'

Sensible advice. Besides, you don't want to pass it on to your workmates as they wouldn't thank you for it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)

I wish more of the people I work with would adopt that attitude. We all work in one large, closed room, so basically it's a big petri dish! So it's lots of fun when someone who is sick comes in, starts coughing and filling that confined space with their germs. Worse still, the workstations are shared, so even staff who are not in the office at the same time as the sick person can get a dose from whoever was at a given workstation...

And for you fans of irony; I work for a health insurance company! And they won't even pay for sanitizing wipes to clean the workstations...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-10-11, 17:30:16
Quote from: expatri
So it's lots of fun when someone who is sick comes in, starts coughing and filling that confined space with their germs.

One of my co-workers came to work one day coughing and blowing his nose every few minutes. The next day he was still coughing and blowing his nose. Two days later a couple other workers became sick...go figure.  :whistle:

Well, I showed up at work today.  About an hour later I almost collapse and my Mgr sent me home.  I'm actually happy I got the day off work :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-11, 17:40:08
And for you fans of irony; I work for a health insurance company! And they won't even pay for sanitizing wipes to clean the workstations...

Sanitizing wipes cost money. You can't be eating into their profits, don't ya know.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Well, I showed up at work today.  About an hour later I almost collapse and my Mgr sent me home.

Blimey! Hope you are OK Syav. At least your manager had the sense to send you home.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-10-11, 18:32:58
Quote from: Luxor
Blimey! Hope you are OK Syav. At least your manager had the sense to send you home.

I actually felt better after she sent me home. Yah,  she could've told me to sit down but need me to work my entire shift afterwards :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-11, 19:25:02
I actually felt better after she sent me home

Good to hear. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)
Yah,  she could've told me to sit down but need me to work my entire shift afterwards


She probably didn't want you dying at work. There's too much paperwork involved if that happens. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-10-12, 01:03:08
'Tis the season to eat children and their candy. Hahahahaha haha ha ha.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-12, 11:11:43
Tasty!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yummy.gif)
The candy anyway. I'm not too sure about eating the children though.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-10-12, 13:48:18

Tasty!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yummy.gif)
The candy anyway. I'm not too sure about eating the children though.


I'll let ya know.   :P I'm just playing, incase anyone is to take me seriously.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-12, 13:58:02
I'll let ya know.

I suspect you will find them a bit chewy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

I'm just playing, incase anyone is to take me seriously.

You're in the wrong place to be taken seriously.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-10-12, 15:29:12
 :D
Oddly enough,  I've spent the morning going thru everything and have found quite a few kid's teeth in the top draw of my dresser.   :yikes: I think that tooth fairy is trying to sabotage me.   :sst:
I also found my youngest child's ID bracelet from when he was born.    :love:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-12, 16:55:20
I've spent the morning going thru everything and have found quite a few kid's teeth in the top draw of my dresser.

I keep mine in a glass.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-10-12, 17:16:55

I keep mine in a glass.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)


:lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-10-12, 18:47:47


Tasty!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yummy.gif)
The candy anyway. I'm not too sure about eating the children though.


I'll let ya know.   :P I'm just playing, incase anyone is to take me seriously.

The secret is in the right marinade...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-10-13, 10:38:28



Tasty!  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yummy.gif)
The candy anyway. I'm not too sure about eating the children though.


I'll let ya know.   :P I'm just playing, incase anyone is to take me seriously.

The secret is in the right marinade...;)


Mmmm.....marinade.  Any suggestions?  :chef:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-13, 11:21:27
Any suggestions?

No strong flavours, you don't need that with young meat. Some lemon juice, olive oil and garlic is probably sufficient.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/chef3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-10-13, 15:21:31

Any suggestions?

No strong flavours, you don't need that with young meat. Some lemon juice, olive oil and garlic is probably sufficient.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/chef3.gif)

And a little white wine...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-13, 16:42:48
And a little white wine...

For the chef of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-10-13, 18:01:47

I've spent the morning going thru everything and have found quite a few kid's teeth in the top draw of my dresser.

I keep mine in a glass.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

Damn you people, get a special little box! :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-10-13, 21:51:41

And a little white wine...

For the chef of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)

No...the chef usually gets whisky...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-14, 13:10:19
Damn you people, get a special little box!

:))  Any special kind of box?
No...the chef usually gets whisky..


Do any meals ever get finished if you start on the whisky? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-10-15, 22:35:01

No...the chef usually gets whisky..


Do any meals ever get finished if you start on the whisky? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Cheers2.gif)


Meals? What meals? Wait, what the hell am I doing in the kitchen? And who made this mess!?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-16, 11:32:21
Meals? What meals? Wait, what the hell am I doing in the kitchen? And who made this mess!?

:))  I'm not sure who you could blame for the mess in your kitchen, the cats maybe. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Personally I always blame my wife for any mess in ours. Though that can prove dangerous, it must be said.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-16, 11:57:07

Quote from: Luxor
Used to have a 6ft one, but not any more unfortunately.

What happened to it?

The fish tank became too much for me, when it came time to clean it out. It was nice and relaxing sitting watching the fishes swimming about all day long. Carrying gallons of water back and forward was not so relaxing though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
It was taking me a few days to recover from the effort of it. My health comes first I'm afraid, so it had to go. I didn't really have a choice in the matter, as both my wife and my Dr were nagging me about it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbdown3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-10-16, 22:49:53

Meals? What meals? Wait, what the hell am I doing in the kitchen? And who made this mess!?

:))  I'm not sure who you could blame for the mess in your kitchen, the cats maybe. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Personally I always blame my wife for any mess in ours. Though that can prove dangerous, it must be said.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


My my...you do like to live dangerously, don't you? ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-10-17, 03:37:54


Quote from: Luxor
Used to have a 6ft one, but not any more unfortunately.

What happened to it?

The fish tank became too much for me, when it came time to clean it out. It was nice and relaxing sitting watching the fishes swimming about all day long. Carrying gallons of water back and forward was not so relaxing though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
It was taking me a few days to recover from the effort of it. My health comes first I'm afraid, so it had to go. I didn't really have a choice in the matter, as both my wife and my Dr were nagging me about it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbdown3.gif)

Yah that's unfortunate. Hmm,  you could always try a small fish bowl instead.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-17, 11:05:14
My my...you do like to live dangerously, don't you?

Yep! It's a life of thrills and spills for me these days. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing.gif)

Hmm,  you could always try a small fish bowl instead.

No I couldn't do that, I don't think that fish bowls are the place for fish. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif) Can't be much fun for them just going round and round in a little bowl for the rest of their days. I would feel pretty bad about that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-10-18, 04:07:44
Quote from: Luxor
No I couldn't do that, I don't think that fish bowls are the place for fish.  Can't be much fun for them just going round and round in a little bowl for the rest of their days. I would feel pretty bad about that.

That's a good ethical reason for not having a fish bowl, Luxor :up:  It's like having a bird in a small cage, and the bird can only sit or crawl around the cage :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-10-18, 11:21:08
That's a good ethical reason for not having a fish bowl, Luxor

I like to think so. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
It's like having a bird in a small cage, and the bird can only sit or crawl around the cage


Yes, that's just as bad. If folk wish to keep a bird it should have a big cage. Or better still, be kept in an aviary.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-11-01, 03:47:28
Happy Halloween! To anyone who celebrates.

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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-01, 13:04:36
Happy Halloween to you Syav.

It's not really a big thing here to be honest, though the supermarkets are trying hard to make it so.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-11-03, 18:15:57
Well, Halloween's over.

Everyone have their Christmas decorations up yet?  :irked:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-03, 18:47:36
Everyone have their Christmas decorations up yet?

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif) Bah Humbug! is the correct response to that question I do believe. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
You do realise that just for mentioning the "C" word so early. I (or anyone else for that matter), can now quite legitimately and without fear of reprisal, hunt you down and kill you. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-11-04, 04:48:10
The only thing I look forward to is Christmas sale :whistle:  Ah yes...I haven't bought any new shoes since last Christmas :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-04, 12:57:16
The only thing I look forward to is Christmas sale  :whistle:

On-line or in store? I like a bargain, but I can't be bothered going round the shops during sale time. It's absolute mayhem. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
Sitting here clicking a button for bargains on-line, is a much better way to do it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Ah yes...I haven't bought any new shoes since last Christmas  ;D

That's what I could do with. Not bought a new pair of shoes for a long time.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-11-05, 12:46:30

The only thing I look forward to is Christmas sale  :whistle:

On-line or in store? I like a bargain, but I can't be bothered going round the shops during sale time. It's absolute mayhem. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
Sitting here clicking a button for bargains on-line, is a much better way to do it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

Online is the only way to go, especially for holiday shopping. People are absolutely nuts around the holidays.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-05, 13:33:02
People are absolutely nuts around the holidays.

Some of them are nuts all of the time, never mind round the holidays. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-11-05, 23:18:09

People are absolutely nuts around the holidays.

Some of them are nuts all of the time, never mind round the holidays. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

True. But we're all familiar with you, Luxor, so it's not so bad... :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-11-06, 00:27:31

On-line or in store? I like a bargain, but I can't be bothered going round the shops during sale time. It's absolute mayhem. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/frantic.gif)
Sitting here clicking a button for bargains on-line, is a much better way to do it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

Not to mention, you don't have to do any of the heavy lifting. Someone else gets to do that for you.  :P That is if you buy any big products, of course.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-06, 14:07:33
True. But we're all familiar with you, Luxor, so it's not so bad...  :))

I'm not nuts, I'm on medication.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Crazy2.gif)

Not to mention, you don't have to do any of the heavy lifting. Someone else gets to do that for you.   :P

Yep! That's definite plus. Mind you, a couple of deliveries have left me doubting if they were actually qualified to do that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

That is if you buy any big products, of course.

Oh! it has been known... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-11-09, 22:43:59

Yep! That's definite plus. Mind you, a couple of deliveries have left me doubting if they were actually qualified to do that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

I have had a few myself. Where do they get these people?  :P

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-10, 13:51:12
I have had a few myself. Where do they get these people?

I'm not very sure, but it must be a busy place. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)

@ Syav

Just tried my honey flavoured tobacco and it's a bit disappointing.
It has a nice aroma, but that's about all I can say about it. Don't think I will be making it a regular purchase. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-11-10, 17:27:38

True. But we're all familiar with you, Luxor, so it's not so bad...  :))

I'm not nuts, I'm on medication.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Crazy2.gif)

On medication? For being nuts, perhaps...;)


@ Syav

Just tried my honey flavoured tobacco and it's a bit disappointing.
It has a nice aroma, but that's about all I can say about it. Don't think I will be making it a regular purchase.

Honey flavored tobacco? I have to wonder what burning honey would taste and smell like...

Well, as an early Christmas present to myself, I bought a 40" Roku TV for my office. When I had first checked several weeks back, Amazon showed that delivery would take one to two months. When I checked back more recently, they couldn't give a delivery date as they were out of stock.

Got the notice yesterday that it will be arriving on Wednesday (coincidentally my birthday), so I guess it's my birthday present to myself!  :hat: Thought it was very nice and uncharacteristic of me to do that. I usually just ignore myself on my birthday... :whistle:

Now I need to figure out what I want for Christmas. What a pain, as I can be very difficult to shop for... :irked:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-10, 19:13:33
On medication? For being nuts, perhaps..

Not saying... (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lipsrsealed.gif)

Honey flavored tobacco? I have to wonder what burning honey would taste and smell like...

Surprisingly enough it's actually quite pleasant. It seems to intensify the sweet smell of it somehow. Pity that doesn't come across in the flavour though.


Well, as an early Christmas present to myself, I bought a 40" Roku TV for my office. When I had first checked several weeks back, Amazon showed that delivery would take one to two months. When I checked back more recently, they couldn't give a delivery date as they were out of stock.

Got the notice yesterday that it will be arriving on Wednesday (coincidentally my birthday), so I guess it's my birthday present to myself!   :hat:  Thought it was very nice and uncharacteristic of me to do that. I usually just ignore myself on my birthday...  :whistle:

21 again? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/birthday.gif)
Nothing wrong with treating yourself, at least it's a birthday present that you want. So much better than socks. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Now I need to figure out what I want for Christmas. What a pain, as I can be very difficult to shop for...  :irked:

Try buying something for my wife, then you can complain. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-11-11, 06:19:45
Quote from: Luxor

@ Syav

Just tried my honey flavoured tobacco and it's a bit disappointing.
It has a nice aroma, but that's about all I can say about it. Don't think I will be making it a regular purchase.

I've tried honey flavored e-juice but didn't quite like it either. It gives a mild sweet tone but doesn't have the 'kick' to it.  Vanilla mixed with caramel, or a little bit of lemon flavor is my best choice.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-11, 13:19:08
Vanilla mixed with caramel, or a little bit of lemon flavor is my best choice.

I've had vanilla and caramel pipe tobacco,  Nice for a change now and again, but too sickly sweet to make it a regular purchase.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-11-11, 19:15:03
My grandfather smoked "Baby's Bottom" tobacco.
I never asked him which part of the baby's bottom it was based on.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-11, 19:53:18
I never asked him which part of the baby's bottom it was based on.

Probably better to not know.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-11-11, 22:01:50

Well, as an early Christmas present to myself, I bought a 40" Roku TV for my office. When I had first checked several weeks back, Amazon showed that delivery would take one to two months. When I checked back more recently, they couldn't give a delivery date as they were out of stock.

Got the notice yesterday that it will be arriving on Wednesday (coincidentally my birthday), so I guess it's my birthday present to myself!   :hat:  Thought it was very nice and uncharacteristic of me to do that. I usually just ignore myself on my birthday...  :whistle:

21 again? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/birthday.gif)

That guess is not even half-way there...

Now I need to figure out what I want for Christmas. What a pain, as I can be very difficult to shop for...  :irked:

Try buying something for my wife, then you can complain. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

I don't think it would be appropriate for me to buy gifts for your wife...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-12, 13:44:03


Now I need to figure out what I want for Christmas. What a pain, as I can be very difficult to shop for...  :irked:

Try buying something for my wife, then you can complain. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

I don't think it would be appropriate for me to buy gifts for your wife... ;)


Depends on the gift. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/lol3.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-11-17, 01:52:31
I don't know if anyone noticed but DND gave a "bandwith limit exceeded" for over 24 hrs yesterday, so I couldn't get to the forum :right:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-11-17, 13:14:14
I don't know if anyone noticed

We noticed, it appears we were under attack. See Frenzies post here (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=548.msg29873#msg29873) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif) for an explanation.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-11-18, 01:54:17

I don't know if anyone noticed

We noticed, it appears we were under attack. See Frenzies post here (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=548.msg29873#msg29873) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif) for an explanation.

Ah ok. I haven't been to other sections of the forum for a long time :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-12-01, 17:20:05
Ah...the crazed consumerism season is in full swing here in the US. And the UK seems to be catching a bit of the bug as well. Yet another American export; you're welcome.

Now then, what shall I get for myself this year (since the Christmas gift I'd planned on turned out to be my birthday present to myself)? Thinking game console...PS4, to be precise...:)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-01, 18:43:23
Ah...the crazed consumerism season is in full swing here in the US. And the UK seems to be catching a bit of the bug as well. Yet another American export; you're welcome.

Yeah thanks for that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Saw all those bampots in the stores over here fighting over a cheap brand TV and shook my head in disbelief. They must have been so proud when they saw themselves on the news channel later at night. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
Now then, what shall I get for myself this year (since the Christmas gift I'd planned on turned out to be my birthday present to myself)? Thinking game console...PS4, to be precise...

Save your money and get a Nintendo WiiU. That and Mario Kart 8 and you wouldn't ever need to buy any other game. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/videogamer.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-01, 18:47:14
This video represents all I know about Mario Kart 8:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpxDuNFBVj8[/video]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-05, 23:45:55
 

This video represents all I know about Mario Kart 8:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpxDuNFBVj8[/video]


:lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-06, 13:02:16
Yay! Mandi lives. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Are you still studying hard?  
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-06, 14:05:46

Yay! Mandi lives. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Are you still studying hard?


But of course I'm alive and well. Ok, "well" could be debatable.   :P
And yes sir. I complete my first semester next Friday and will have roughly 4 weeks off.  :D
How's life over yonder?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-06, 14:30:32
But of course I'm alive and well. Ok, "well" could be debatable.   :P

Good to know. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
And yes sir. I complete my first semester next Friday and will have roughly 4 weeks off.   ;D

Bet you will be glad of the break, (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif) bet those 4 weeks fly past as well. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
How's life over yonder?

Mustn't grumble, keeping myself out of trouble anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
A very good fiend has just been diagnosed with cancer for the second time, but she has been told it's incurable this time. So not my usual happy self, if you know what I mean. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/sadsmiley.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-06, 21:41:18

Bet you will be glad of the break, (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif) bet those 4 weeks fly past as well. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/EvilGrin.gif)
How's life over yonder?

Mustn't grumble, keeping myself out of trouble anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
A very good fiend has just been diagnosed with cancer for the second time, but she has been told it's incurable this time. So not my usual happy self, if you know what I mean. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/sadsmiley.gif)


I will be very happy and it probably will. I can understand why you wouldn't be. I hope you get time to spend as much time with her. Sounds like it may have metastasized. I'm sorry.  :(
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Post by: expatri on 2014-12-06, 21:50:38

Ah...the crazed consumerism season is in full swing here in the US. And the UK seems to be catching a bit of the bug as well. Yet another American export; you're welcome.

Yeah thanks for that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Saw all those bampots in the stores over here fighting over a cheap brand TV and shook my head in disbelief. They must have been so proud when they saw themselves on the news channel later at night. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)

If folks there can still experience embarrassment and a bit of shame when they behave badly, then you're staying ahead of us over here...  :awww:


Now then, what shall I get for myself this year (since the Christmas gift I'd planned on turned out to be my birthday present to myself)? Thinking game console...PS4, to be precise...

Save your money and get a Nintendo WiiU. That and Mario Kart 8 and you wouldn't ever need to buy any other game. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/videogamer.gif)

I'll stick with my old Wii, thanks very much. Never really got into Mario Cart, though a friend of mine is a big fan and will probably get the U. He's played them all so he's not likely to miss out on the latest.
Did go ahead and order the PS4 Grand Theft Auto 5 bundle, though. Think I'll spend the day in true gamer fashion; playing on my PS2 and having pizza delivered. Life is good... :up:

Sorry to hear about your friend's cancer diagnosis. Another sucky thing about getting older; friends start dropping with increasing frequency...:(
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-07, 13:17:33
Sounds like it may have metastasized. I'm sorry.   :(

Yes, that's exactly what it has done.
I'll stick with my old Wii, thanks very much. Never really got into Mario Cart, though a friend of mine is a big fan and will probably get the U. He's played them all so he's not likely to miss out on the latest.

Ah well, if your old Wii ever dies on you the WiiU is backwards compatible. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
If your friend has played them all up to now, it would be a shame if he didn't get the new one, as it's the best yet.

Sorry to hear about your friend's cancer diagnosis. Another sucky thing about getting older; friends start dropping with increasing frequency... :(

Yes the curse of getting older, your friends get fewer. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
This lovely lass is only 41 years old though, so not old by any means. She's going to leave behind a 12 year old daughter too. How the heck she will have that conversation with her daughter is beyond me.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-12-08, 03:34:06
Quote from: Luxor
She's going to leave behind a 12 year old daughter too. How the heck she will have that conversation with her daughter is beyond me.

I shared this to a friend of mine and tears started running down her eyes. She had a somewhat similar experience. After she gave birth to her daughter, her cousin also gave birth to a daughter the very next day. They were both in the same hospital. Yup, they shared a moment of joy together at the hospital. 9 year later her cousin died from cancer. Her daughter was 9 yrs old at the time. Damn it, that just put tears in my eyes.

After I read your post, my mind went blank and I didn't know what to say. The best thing I could do is pray for these children well-being.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-08, 10:18:12
Ah well, if your old Wii ever dies on you the WiiU is backwards compatible. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
If your friend has played them all up to now, it would be a shame if he didn't get the new one, as it's the best yet.

Keep in mind that you may not be able to circumvent region lock on the Wii U.
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Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-08, 12:47:10

Yes the curse of getting older, your friends get fewer. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
This lovely lass is only 41 years old though, so not old by any means. She's going to leave behind a 12 year old daughter too. How the heck she will have that conversation with her daughter is beyond me.

Wow! So young. As I sit hear, I'm pondering what I would say to mine if I were in her shoes. It has brought tears to my eyes as well. I hope her 12 year old ends up ok.
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Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-08, 19:06:12
I shared this to a friend of mine and tears started running down her eyes. She had a somewhat similar experience. After she gave birth to her daughter, her cousin also gave birth to a daughter the very next day. They were both in the same hospital. Yup, they shared a moment of joy together at the hospital. 9 year later her cousin died from cancer. Her daughter was 9 yrs old at the time. Damn it, that just put tears in my eyes.

No wonder it brought a tear to your eye. You wouldn't be human if it didn't.
Wow! So young. As I sit hear, I'm pondering what I would say to mine if I were in her shoes.

Difficult isn't it? Thankfully it's something that most people will never have to think of.
I hope her 12 year old ends up ok.

I hope so too. Her dad will be there for her of course and he's a good man, who I know will do his best for her.
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Post by: Syav on 2014-12-09, 04:22:13
Quote from: Luxor
Her dad will be there for her of course and he's a good man, who I know will do his best for her.

That's good to know.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-09, 13:18:45

Ah well, if your old Wii ever dies on you the WiiU is backwards compatible. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
If your friend has played them all up to now, it would be a shame if he didn't get the new one, as it's the best yet.

Keep in mind that you may not be able to circumvent region lock on the Wii U.

That's the one thing I dislike about Nintendo, their region locking. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-12-12, 09:04:03
I sense a disturbance in The Force.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-12, 18:42:29
Which force? The police force, life force, task force or work force? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/worriedsmiley.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-12-13, 04:55:41

I sense a disturbance in The Force.

Quote from: Luxor
Which force? The police force, life force, task force or work force?


' At the end of the year the curtain that seals our world from the underworld may be open for a mere few seconds. A few of the gifted ones will be able to sense it as a disturbance in The Force. If it does happen, thousands of awaiting demons will pass through the curtain, creating havoc in the mundane world. Thor, with his father Odin, Ruler of Asgard, will have to unite with the Greek Gods and defeat these  countless numbers of malicious demons. After the battle is won, Poseidon will once again intervene and change the history of mankind, back to the moment before it all began, to ensure that the curtain shall never open, and no human will remember any of those events ever occured.' -Syav
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-13, 13:16:27
' At the end of the year the curtain that seals our world from the underworld may be open for a mere few seconds. A few of the gifted ones will be able to sense it as a disturbance in The Force. If it does happen, thousands of awaiting demons will pass through the curtain, creating havoc in the mundane world. Thor, with his father Odin, Ruler of Asgard, will have to unite with the Greek Gods and defeat these  countless numbers of malicious demons. After the battle is won, Poseidon will once again intervene and change the history of mankind, back to the moment before it all began, to ensure that the curtain shall never open, and no human will remember any of those events ever occured.' -Syav

Wait... what? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rubeyes.gif)That's made me none the wiser. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Puzzled.gif)
What the heck have you been smoking Syav (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/getting-stoned.gif) and more to the point, can I have some?  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-12-14, 03:46:39
Quote from: Luxor
That's made me none the wiser.

  'There was a glorious moment when the Greek Gods united with the Rulers of Asgard and defeated the demons in the mundane world. The story was kept hidden in Athena's (Greek Goddess) sanctuary,  since Poseidon went back in time before the battle ever began,  changing the history of our(human) existence. But the secret was revealed to the very few, and eventually passed on to Luxor himself, making him wiser and more knowledgeable in the present world.'

Quote from: Luxor
What the heck have you been smoking Syav  and more to the point, can I have some?


[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZpjWZRNAc&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2014-12-14, 05:07:59
When I learn something of value, I pass it on.
Never try to outsmart a front-loading washing machine.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-14, 10:31:20
But top-loading ones, they can be outsmarted?  :yikes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-14, 12:47:29
But the secret was revealed to the very few, and eventually passed on to Luxor himself, making him wiser and more knowledgeable in the present world.'

It didn't have it's desired effect  though. as Luxor is still confused. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)

But top-loading ones, they can be outsmarted?

Do they still make them? I haven't seen one of them anywhere since my mother had one in the early 70's.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-14, 20:58:28
But top-loading ones, they can be outsmarted?   :yikes:


Well, at least if you fail you don't get a floor full of water.

Despite the warning from the technician I still try to wash my entire bed set at the same time... with limited success. 
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-14, 22:53:28
Do they still make them? I haven't seen one of them anywhere since my mother had one in the early 70's.

We have one like this (http://www.lioncityco.com/product_info.php?products_id=42). Also in America most washing machines look like in Tom & Jerry cartoons, i.e. like this (http://languedoc.angloinfo.com/classifieds/index/all/6/classifieds/180/0/viewclassified/126757/large-american-washing-machine).

I like it much better than front-loading. Never eats socks or anything.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2014-12-15, 05:14:34
Also in America most washing machines look like in Tom & Jerry cartoons, i.e. like this (http://languedoc.angloinfo.com/classifieds/index/all/6/classifieds/180/0/viewclassified/126757/large-american-washing-machine).

Yup there are 4 washing machines in my building and all of them look exactly like that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-15, 13:31:30
We have one like this (http://www.lioncityco.com/product_info.php?products_id=42). Also in America most washing machines look like in Tom & Jerry cartoons, i.e. like this (http://languedoc.angloinfo.com/classifieds/index/all/6/classifieds/180/0/viewclassified/126757/large-american-washing-machine).

I can only guess that their demise over here has been due to most new houses being small and having fitted kitchens. Only a front loader is practical in that situation. A top loader would be better suited to a separate utility/wash room. Which very few houses here, have nowadays.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-15, 17:53:24
A top loader would be better suited to a separate utility/wash room. Which very few houses here, have nowadays.


It's getting to be the norm here too. Actually the only reason I have one is because I wanted them to be able to stack at my last place. More often the laundry room is a closet off the kitchen in new constructions.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-15, 19:57:35
I can only guess that their demise over here has been due to most new houses being small and having fitted kitchens. Only a front loader is practical in that situation. A top loader would be better suited to a separate utility/wash room. Which very few houses here, have nowadays.

A big advantage of front-loading is that you can put a washer and dryer on top of each other. But if you don't have a dryer (waste of electricity, no facilities for it, etc.) that doesn't really matter. A dehumidifier is much more energy-efficient when you need to keep the windows closed.

Anyway, a washer in the kitchen? That just sounds like a noise nightmare and besides that's where you might want a dishwasher. I'd hope it'd at least be in the bathroom or something. Also, whoever came up with the concept of windows without screens should be put on trial, as should whoever came up with those stupid completely useless freezers inside already small fridges. But at least we've finally got sensible insulation requirements now…
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-15, 21:04:54
Anyway, a washer in the kitchen?

Fairly normal here. So much so that if you go to buy a new fitted kitchen, the washing machine is usually included as they are built into the cupboards.
That just sounds like a noise nightmare

It sure is, especially when your washing machine is a few years old.  I swear it can feel like an earth tremor sometimes.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-16, 02:57:28
Anyway, a washer in the kitchen? That just sounds like a noise nightmare and besides that's where you might want a dishwasher.


Which also makes noise and fits neatly under the cabinet. ;) Most examples I know use things like bathrooms, closets, garages and pantries as noise buffers between those machines... Though now I'm kinda stuck with the idea of stacking them. They've served me well these years so I've built a space for them to be stacked in the bathroom, presently. Ideally I think their own room off in a corner of a house would be best. :beer: (Here's to always getting what you want.)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-16, 18:28:45
Which also makes noise and fits neatly under the cabinet.  ;)

Sure, dishwashers make a little noise, but it's nothing compared to centrifuging or even regular washer operation. Assuming you don't have some energy-wasting loudness monster from the 1980s, anyway. (Not that you'd ever get anywhere near the noise of centrifuging.)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-19, 00:33:46
Some other factors from a contractor's point of view, cost being one. We put the laundry room adjacent to a bathroom and kitchen so the drain line makes a straight shot and you aren't running plumbing and dedicated electrical all around the house. Breaker box in the utility room and it gives you an out of the way place for GFI plugs and such.

Though as a side note, such a noise complaint to mama would probably get me handed a washing board.

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-24, 12:42:05
You all ready for Xmas?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2014-12-24, 12:46:40
Some other factors from a contractor's point of view, cost being one. We put the laundry room adjacent to a bathroom and kitchen so the drain line makes a straight shot and you aren't running plumbing and dedicated electrical all around the house. Breaker box in the utility room and it gives you an out of the way place for GFI plugs and such.

Next to the kitchen and/or bathroom means there's at least one door in between, doesn't it? That's all I want. For this specific scenario I suppose the style of kitchen with a door is nicer so that with two doors you'd barely have any noise in the living room, but open kitchens are much friendlier and nicer all in all.

You all ready for Xmas?

Sure. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-24, 14:10:10

You all ready for Xmas?

Yep! Wrapped everything last night before work. Unfortunately,  the hospital doesn't shut down for the holidays so I won't arrive home until roughly 8 am tomorrow morning. Still debating whether I should stay up all day Xmas day.  ???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-24, 15:24:29
Still debating whether I should stay up all day Xmas day.

You might have to, as you will have so may presents it will take you all day to open them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-24, 22:15:56

Still debating whether I should stay up all day Xmas day.

You might have to, as you will have so may presents it will take you all day to open them. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)


True! There will be 4 kids here opening up presents. I'm sure all the excitement will keep me up if I tried. Lol. I'm just ready to eat.   :chef:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-25, 19:28:12
I'm just ready to eat.

I think I've eaten enough to keep me going for weeks. No room for my birthday cake.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-26, 02:55:58

I'm just ready to eat.

I think I've eaten enough to keep me going for weeks. No room for my birthday cake.


Well I never ate.  :( I have managed to stay up all day. 30 hours and counting.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-26, 13:02:25
Well I never ate.   :(

What? How come?

I have managed to stay up all day. 30 hours and counting.   :)

I'm impressed. You certainly have more stamina than I have. I would resemble a zombie if I tried that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-26, 15:30:46

Well I never ate.   :(

What? How come?

I have managed to stay up all day. 30 hours and counting.   :)

I'm impressed. You certainly have more stamina than I have. I would resemble a zombie if I tried that.

Still full from breakfast, I suppose.
I definitely resembled a zombie. Used it to my advantage though. Hide-n-seek is so much better when you look dead.  :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-26, 19:15:45
Hide-n-seek is so much better when you look dead.

That could potentially, scare the living daylights out of the one who finds you though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-26, 22:18:46

Hide-n-seek is so much better when you look dead.

That could potentially, scare the living daylights out of the one who finds you though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)


That's what I strive for.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-12-27, 17:23:02

Hide-n-seek is so much better when you look dead.

That could potentially, scare the living daylights out of the one who finds you though. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/scared2.gif)

Or, if one is the seeker, one could potentially catch a quick nap before seeking the hiders. Be interesting to see how long the hiders stay hidden before catching on...hehehe...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2014-12-27, 18:38:12
That's what I strive for.   ;)

You are a wicked woman. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Devil.gif) I like that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/laughing2.gif)

Or, if one is the seeker, one could potentially catch a quick nap before seeking the hiders. Be interesting to see how long the hiders stay hidden before catching on...hehehe... ;)

I get the feeling that your nap would be cut short somehow. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-29, 11:36:31
Next to the kitchen and/or bathroom means there's at least one door in between, doesn't it?

Yessir. An actual utility room is always a perk. No one has ever told me they wish the laundry area was a closet... But you then have to add to the structure. Usually 70 sq/ft or more has to be acquired from a competing house with the same living space. Bit of a trade off has to happen, sacrificing embellishments in finish work, vaulted ceilings and other niceties to keep from bumping it to another buyers market. Tricks like open kitchens or arched openings to present the illusion of more space are also favorable... they are nicer anyway with an actual reduction in cost.  
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-29, 11:46:34
Chrome 30.0.0.0

You have an odd version of Chrome, my dear.

Options>about google chrome>update chrome ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Macallan on 2014-12-29, 14:02:10

Chrome 30.0.0.0

You have an odd version of Chrome, my dear.

Actually it's an even version. Which is odd :left:

( sorry, couldn't resist )
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-29, 14:08:23

Chrome 30.0.0.0

You have an odd version of Chrome, my dear.

Options>about google chrome>update chrome ;)


That's odd bc it says I'm running the 39.0.2171.93 version. No update available. Interesting.... ???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-29, 14:10:06


Chrome 30.0.0.0

You have an odd version of Chrome, my dear.

Actually it's an even version. Which is odd :left:

( sorry, couldn't resist )


I'm an odd chick. I like it that way. Hehe
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-29, 14:33:17
Oh wait, you're using Boat or Chrome mobile?





Chrome 30.0.0.0

You have an odd version of Chrome, my dear.

Actually it's an even version. Which is odd :left:

( sorry, couldn't resist )

Just :P to you sir!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2014-12-29, 17:47:01



Chrome 30.0.0.0

You have an odd version of Chrome, my dear.

Actually it's an even version. Which is odd :left:

( sorry, couldn't resist )


I'm an odd chick. I like it that way. Hehe


Now see; the rest of us were just trying to be nice by not stating the obvious...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-29, 21:12:34

Now see; the rest of us were just trying to be nice by not stating the obvious...hehehe...


:lol: I'm not ashamed.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Macallan on 2014-12-29, 22:45:36

I'm an odd chick. I like it that way. Hehe

I never said there's anything wrong with that :right:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-30, 00:11:45

Oh wait, you're using Boat or Chrome mobile?

I see now....oops.

I never said there's anything wrong with that :right:

I don't think so either.  :)

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2014-12-30, 02:01:16
Boat Browser really is the best Android browser. Chrome or FF Mobile are good backups over stock or Dolphin if Boat ever has rendering trouble on a site. Clunkier but sacrificing speed to view the odd page is no biggie. (Since we're having this conversation in a couple of different places.)



I never said there's anything wrong with that :right:

I don't think so either.  :)


Nothing I can say.  :zip:



Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2014-12-30, 02:35:22

Boat Browser really is the best Android browser. Chrome or FF Mobile are good backups over stock or Dolphin if Boat ever has rendering trouble on a site. Clunkier but sacrificing speed to view the odd page is no biggie. (Since we're having this conversation in a couple of different places.)

I like it best. I do have Chrome as a substitute though. I never installed Dolphin to this phone. I wasn't a big fan of it.


Nothing I can say.  :zip:

:P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-01, 03:32:50


' At the end of the year the curtain that seals our world from the underworld may be open for a mere few seconds.....


'On this joyous day, humans happily indulge themselves with feasts, festivals, and vigorous fireworks that illuminate the dark skies. Posεiδοη returns to his Kingdom after successfully guarding the veil from being exposed to the Underworld. The Kingdom of The Goδs rejoice, as Mother Earth is celebrated on this New Year's Day.' ∼Syav
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-01, 18:01:34



' At the end of the year the curtain that seals our world from the underworld may be open for a mere few seconds.....


'On this joyous day, humans happily indulge themselves with feasts, festivals, and vigorous fireworks that illuminate the dark skies. Posεiδοη returns to his Kingdom after successfully guarding the veil from being exposed to the Underworld. The Kingdom of The Goδs rejoice, as Mother Earth is celebrated on this New Year's Day.' ∼Syav


I suspect Syav has gone off his meds again...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-02, 03:30:28
I suspect Syav has gone off his meds again... ;)


I was more likely overdosed with non-tobacco caramel flavored nicotine. :D This is what happens to someone like me when life becomes too boring. When I go to sleep, my imaginative mind began to create fantasy worlds filled with gods, demons, and magical creatures. :wizard:

I kinda miss my Opera Blog. Maybe I should create my own personal blogger and jot down all my imaginative world on it.  :idea:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-02, 12:33:12
I suspect Syav has gone off his meds again..

Or he's taken more than the required dosage. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I kinda miss my Opera Blog. Maybe I should create my own personal blogger and jot down all my imaginative world on it.   :idea:

Why not. If it's something that interests you, then you should. It's bound to be more interesting than some of the blogs out there, that's for sure. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-03, 02:29:16
It's bound to be more interesting than some of the blogs out there, that's for sure. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)

Thanks Luxor! :D A positive encouragement is definitely a plus :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-03, 12:12:48
Thanks Luxor!  ;D  A positive encouragement is definitely a plus  :up:

Creativity should always be encouraged. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-01-03, 14:14:42
I used to read your's on MyOpera, Syav. I see no reason I wouldn't read a new one if you started it. And if you link us to it, of course. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-01-03, 18:38:21
I vote yes. As I used to read it too.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-04, 02:55:42
Thanks ensbb3, and Mandi :D I'll post a link once I have it running :)

Did u ever get to restart your blog, Mandi?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-01-04, 03:22:49

Did u ever get to restart your blog, Mandi?


No sir. Don't really have the time with school and everything else.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-12, 01:05:32
Hmm...
Scottish independence doesn't pass, and in less than a year there's a Scottish Doctor Who.
Hmmmm...
Gotta wonder if there was back-channel dealings going on back then.
Just sayin'...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-12, 13:16:32
Not the first time there's been a Scottish Doctor Who you know. There was Sylvester McCoy first, he had a rather annoying voice I seem to remember though,. Not that I ever seen him in Dr Who.

Don't know if you can find any episodes of The Thick of It (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thick_of_It) on line or not. But Peter Capaldi starred in that and it would be quite amusing if his Dr Who was like his character in that program (he played a government spin doctor in that). Heck even I would watch that once, as I think it would be hilarious.

You've been very quiet of late sir. PS4 getting a lot of your attention is it?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-13, 05:44:02
There was Sylvester McCoy first, he had a rather annoying voice I seem to remember though,. Not that I ever seen him in Dr Who.

Sylvester McCoy was Doctor Who, seriously? :eyes: I bet he is now more popular as Radagas the Wizard (http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article8955499.ece/alternates/w460/mccoy.jpg) from the movie Hobbit. :D

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-13, 13:13:06
Sylvester McCoy was Doctor Who, seriously?  :eyes:

Afraid so. I have no idea if he was a popular choice or not though.
I bet he is now more popular as Radagas the Wizard (http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article8955499.ece/alternates/w460/mccoy.jpg) from the movie Hobbit.

Maybe. But then again, those Dr Who fans are a funny lot, so hard to tell. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I didn't know he was in the Hobbit, but as I've never watched it that's not really surprising. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-14, 04:57:56
I didn't know he was in the Hobbit, but as I've never watched it that's not really surprising. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)

If you liked Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit is worth watching. There's a second Hobbit movie but the story isn't over yet, so I'm hoping the 3rd continuation movie will be out soon. :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-14, 13:17:47
If you liked Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit is worth watching.

Never watched the Lord of the Rings neither, other than the opening credits, when my wife watched the DVD once.
I've read the books though. Does that count? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-01-14, 15:48:48
If you liked Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit is worth watching. There's a second Hobbit movie but the story isn't over yet, so I'm hoping the 3rd continuation movie will be out soon.

Although given how Legolas kills hundreds whenever he comes across any orcs, I wonder how fast those things breed…
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-15, 06:05:06
Although given how Legolas kills hundreds whenever he comes across any orcs, I wonder how fast those things breed…

I don't know...if the orcs are reptiles I guess they lay eggs by the dozens? :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-01-15, 11:06:44
Sounds about right. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-15, 17:09:28
I'm still trying to figure out how Peter Jackson managed to take a lengthy book trilogy and keep it a trilogy in movie form, but the prequel...the shortest of all the books...got stretched out into a movie trilogy. Methinks sir Jackson may wield some dark magicks... :wizard:

And Luxor, you may actually like the Lord of the Rings movies. Mr. Jackson did a very good job of recreating Tolkien's rich environment...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-15, 18:46:30
And Luxor, you may actually like the Lord of the Rings movies.

Highly unlikely, I can assure you.
Mr. Jackson did a very good job of recreating Tolkien's rich environment...

So many have told me the very same thing. Still never been tempted though.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-16, 17:34:58

And Luxor, you may actually like the Lord of the Rings movies.

Highly unlikely, I can assure you.
Mr. Jackson did a very good job of recreating Tolkien's rich environment...

So many have told me the very same thing. Still never been tempted though.

Well, so long as you're keeping an open mind about it... :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-16, 19:06:02
Well, so long as you're keeping an open mind about it...  ::)

Sorry bud. But watching movies will never be high on my list of priorities. Doubt it would even make it on my list of things to do. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-17, 04:59:20

Well, so long as you're keeping an open mind about it...  ::)

Sorry bud. But watching movies will never be high on my list of priorities. Doubt it would even make it on my list of things to do. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

I should know by now that Luxor prefer reading a book rather than watching a movie. :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-17, 15:48:39


Well, so long as you're keeping an open mind about it...  ::)

Sorry bud. But watching movies will never be high on my list of priorities. Doubt it would even make it on my list of things to do. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

I should know by now that Luxor prefer reading a book rather than watching a movie. :sherlock:

Hmmm...perhaps if he were to read the books while watching the movies...;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-17, 16:07:43
Hmmm...perhaps if he were to read the books while watching the movies... ;)

:)) Wouldn't that be much the same as watching a film with subtitles?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-18, 04:48:38
Hmmm...perhaps if he were to read the books while watching the movies... ;)

:lol: Can Luxor read an entire novel in 2 hours while watching a movie? That way by the time Luxor is finished reading the novel, the movie will end at the same time. :yes:



Wouldn't that be much the same as watching a film with subtitles?

Maybe not, but you definitely get all the sound effects from the movie while you're reading your book :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-18, 12:40:52
:))  Can Luxor read an entire novel in 2 hours while watching a movie? That way by the time Luxor is finished reading the novel, the movie will end at the same time.  :yes:

There's no chance of me reading them that quickly. I'm no speed-reader. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)

Maybe not, but you definitely get all the sound effects from the movie while you're reading your book  ;D

That would be far to distracting. I like to read my books in peace and quiet, no sound effects required. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-22, 15:47:35
Just change over to a new broadband provider today.
It should have gone smoothly, but they had the wrong details in the router they supplied. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
Fortunately it was the first thing I noticed, so all good now.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-22, 20:23:09

Just change over to a new broadband provider today.
It should have gone smoothly, but they had the wrong details in the router they supplied. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
Fortunately it was the first thing I noticed, so all good now.

You expected a smooth change-over?  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-22, 20:31:55
You expected a smooth change-over?   :lol:   :lol:   :lol:

Yeah, should have known better, shouldn't I.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-23, 21:33:25

You expected a smooth change-over?   :lol:   :lol:   :lol:

Yeah, should have known better, shouldn't I.

Maybe you're a latent optimist...:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-24, 12:55:49
Maybe you're a latent optimist... ;D

Well, I'm a glass half full type of guy normally. So maybe you're not far off the mark there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
But really, it shouldn't be difficult to actually get it right. Don't know how it works for you guys over there, but here you get a phone call or text message to notify you that your broadband order is now complete. So you plug in your router and off you go. That would have been the case for me, if only they had put in the correct user name. At least I noticed it and didn't have to give them a call to sort it out.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-25, 19:38:32

Maybe you're a latent optimist... ;D

Well, I'm a glass half full type of guy normally. So maybe you're not far off the mark there. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
But really, it shouldn't be difficult to actually get it right. Don't know how it works for you guys over there, but here you get a phone call or text message to notify you that your broadband order is now complete. So you plug in your router and off you go. That would have been the case for me, if only they had put in the correct user name. At least I noticed it and didn't have to give them a call to sort it out.

Yes...sounds fairly idiot-proof. But never underestimate the determination of idiots...hehehe...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-01-27, 17:36:24
Seems Vivaldi has launched their new browser. Anybody had the chance to take it out for a spin yet?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-01-27, 17:49:49
Yup, see https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=791.0 and also https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=237.msg33903#msg33903 :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-29, 05:47:32
I was in a bus this morning when the bus suddenly stopped, then I heard someone outside shouted "Put the gun down! " So I looked out the bus window and saw a cop pointing his gun and he was aiming 12inches away from my head. :eyes: My reaction was "Oh sh* t!!" and I dashed away to the front seats. Then another cop got into the bus and said, "Okay everybody hands up" and then he said,  "We need everyone to get off the bus, one person at a time. " When I got off bus, there was another cop pointing at the bus with his automatic rifle. Damm...it almost felt as if I was in an action movie except that the cop with his automatic rifle was real. :eyes:  :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-01-29, 09:09:31
…was there a dangerous criminal on the bus? Whereabout do you live? O_o
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-29, 12:58:42
My reaction was "Oh sh* t!!" and I dashed away to the front seats.

Was that wise? I think the last thing to do in that situation is to make a sudden movement. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)
That's easy for me to say of course, as I've never been in that sort of situation.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-29, 17:02:47
…was there a dangerous criminal on the bus? Whereabout do you live? O_o

Apparently the police squad held the wrong bus and the criminal was on another bus. :whistle: The cop that yelled "Put the gun down! " was pointing his gun at a wrong suspect. :whistle: I was on my way to work and the bus was going through a high crime area went it happened.

Was that wise? I think the last thing to do in that situation is to make a sudden movement. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)

The cop was pointing his gun at someone behind me. Heck, the last thing thing I need is bullets flying around 12 inches away from where I was sitting. So I guess it depends on the situation; you don't want to move around and get in the way, that's for sure.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-01-29, 18:24:02
I would of went straight for the floor.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-29, 18:37:44
The cop was pointing his gun at someone behind me. Heck, the last thing thing I need is bullets flying around 12 inches away from where I was sitting. So I guess it depends on the situation; you don't want to move around and get in the way, that's for sure.

Definitely not. Unless your name is Superman, of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I would of went straight for the floor.

That would probably be the best thing to do, even better if you could crawl under the seat. Though you might have to be fairly petite to manage that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-01-29, 20:14:37

That would probably be the best thing to do, even better if you could crawl under the seat. Though you might have to be fairly petite to manage that.

Non issue for me. :/
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-01-29, 21:02:47
Non issue for me. :/

That makes 2 of us.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2015-01-29, 21:55:30
. Heck, the last thing thing I need is bullets flying around 12 inches away from where I was sitting.

In the interest of accuracy, perhaps that is the SECOND last thing you want.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-01-30, 01:32:18

I was in a bus this morning when the bus suddenly stopped, then I heard someone outside shouted "Put the gun down! " So I looked out the bus window and saw a cop pointing his gun and he was aiming 12inches away from my head. :eyes: My reaction was "Oh sh* t!!" and I dashed away to the front seats. Then another cop got into the bus and said, "Okay everybody hands up" and then he said,  "We need everyone to get off the bus, one person at a time. " When I got off bus, there was another cop pointing at the bus with his automatic rifle. Damm...it almost felt as if I was in an action movie except that the cop with his automatic rifle was real. :eyes:  :whistle:


Holy crap. Glad you're alright. :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-30, 05:18:14
Holy crap. Glad you're alright.  :up:

Yah :up: There was nothing on the News so I guess nobody got hurt.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-01-30, 14:44:29
On Thanksgiving the boy and I went to get some sweets from a convenience store after dinner. On the way back I was the lead car in a line headed down a two-way highway when a city cruiser came pushing up thru the line of 4 or 5 cars behind me. My first thought was I was talking with my son & hadn't realized my speed or something but as a couple cars passed on the opposite side it became apparent he was pushing both sides of the road to the shoulders. I came to a stop quick as possible just before a side road to the right and the officer pulled just ahead and stopped as another cruiser joined from where he had came (the direction of town). No sooner did they setup side by side in the middle of the highway I saw blue lights top the hill ahead of us as two more cruisers were trailing an SUV coming at us. I believe from line to line a state hwy is 18 feet and this came to a head in the lane directly next to us. The officers adjusted their makeshift road block as the SUV approached. The driver had favored the opposing shoulder to get around some cars and the officer used a drop-off, the guy wasn't coming out of, off that side of the road to help corral him. When they set and the driver slowed the officers exited their cruisers, guns drawn, and order the man to stop. The driver seemed like he thought about it then chose to try and bust thru the blockade. The officer didn't take too kindly to attempting to run over him and put three round in the hood of the vehicle before diving onto the hood of his cruiser to get out of the way if the SUV continued... It takes you a second to realize that's what's going on. I remember watching this unfold out of my side window in disbelief before the thought occurred that if the cops are shooting at him what's the chances he shoots back now less than 18 feet away and directly across from us. The thought prompted as the SUV came to a not so graceful but slow rolling stop almost where the officer had been standing and the other two cruisers joined the blockade. I told the boy to get down, which he did faster than he's ever complied, and I eased on down the road that was to the right to put some distance between us. As we left I notice the other two cruisers had apparently already tangled up with him up the hwy somewhere as one was pretty banged up.

I had to explain this all to my son of course. Not knowing why or the outcome at the time I explained that we didn't know what had happened but the police was responsible for public safety and had chosen to stop that man there rather than letting him make it into town on a holiday where he could of ended up hurting or killing a family. He took the explanation and seemed to get the logic. Later we found out the driver of the SUV was drunk or on whatever and had run several cars off the road before tangling up with the first two cruisers. The cop that fired his weapon was the luckiest SOB on the planet because he stopped an SUV with a .45cal pistol. There's no way to be sure if that was his intent or if he was actually aiming for the driver but other than getting roughed up a bit during the cuffing process the news reported the driver was unharmed.

A Thanksgiving to remember for sure.      
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-01-31, 03:53:40
@ensbb3 Good thing the driver wasn't armed and shot back at the police, you never know which direction the bullets might fly. :whistle: I bet you must've been somewhat shocked when you heard the cop's gunshots were louder than the sound of 4th of July fireworks? :eyes: 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-01-31, 07:12:12
Glad I had a way out... I can't imagine if I were trapped on a bus. :insane:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-01, 04:30:16

Glad I had a way out... I can't imagine if I were trapped on a bus. :insane:

LoL, I can't imagine if a gun exploded on a bus. People screaming and panicking inside a crowded bus...it's a total chaos :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-01, 12:36:49
I can't imagine if a gun exploded on a bus.

Hopefully you will never find out what it's like,
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-02, 04:35:15
Hopefully you will never find out what it's like,

Yes hopefully it'll never happen when I'm on the bus.

Well, the other day a woman got on the bus and said, "Bus driver, can I get a courtesy ride? " The bus driver said, "Oh...okay." About 5 min later the woman got off the bus and said, "Thank you bus driver, I love you! " Then she grabbed the bus driver on the head and kissed his cheeks. :eyes: So this passenger sitting in front of me turned around and looked at me with his eyes wide opened as if he has just seen a ghost :lol: :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-02-02, 10:44:44
lol, you have weird things on buses and trams everywhere :P

Last month there was this woman checking her make-up in a little pocket mirror (whatever you call those things in English). Normally you keep the mirror steady and turn your head, or keep your head steady and move the mirror. But this woman was moving them in tandem, seemingly getting frustrated that she couldn't manage to look at anything other than one part of her face.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-02, 15:19:12
this woman checking her make-up in a little pocket mirror (whatever you call those things in English).

A compact. I think?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-02-02, 16:35:01
Right, that's it. I guess I'd rather call it a powder box. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-03, 05:29:13

lol, you have weird things on buses and trams everywhere :P

Last month there was this woman checking her make-up in a little pocket mirror (whatever you call those things in English). Normally you keep the mirror steady and turn your head, or keep your head steady and move the mirror. But this woman was moving them in tandem, seemingly getting frustrated that she couldn't manage to look at anything other than one part of her face.

:lol:  Either that, or she was trying to look at that one spot on her face from different angles.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-10, 13:58:53
Went to a dental appointment today, just to find out that my dentist was off sick. What a waste my time to go there. just to come back home again.
If only someone would invent something so that they could let me know beforehand. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-02-10, 17:20:01
They don't just send an e-mail in this day and age?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-10, 18:30:36
They don't just send an e-mail in this day and age?

Not here they don't. Not that I would give them an email address if they did.
They will send a text message (an appointment reminder), if you own a mobile though. So they're not completely unaware of technology.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-11, 06:22:56

Went to a dental appointment today, just to find out that my dentist was off sick. What a waste my time to go there. just to come back home again.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

Yah, your time and effort wasted.  :mad: Was the entire clinic closed? If there was an assistant or receptionist working I'm surprised your dentist didn't call and ask his receptionist to cancel all his appointments for that day.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-11, 13:00:07
Was the entire clinic closed? If there was an assistant or receptionist working I'm surprised your dentist didn't call and ask his receptionist to cancel all his appointments for that day.

Oh the clinic was open, plenty receptionists in the place too. Conversation went something like:-
# Did no one call you?
# No!
#Someone should have called you.
# You think!!! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: string on 2015-02-11, 14:08:22
Went to the Doctor's surgery this morning,

Made an appointment for next week

Forgot all about it when I got home - time, date and so on

Got a call from the receptionist who apologised but she had to change the time of the appointment

She gave me the new time

I wrote it down

Phew!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-11, 14:22:07
I wrote it down

Will you remember where you put it next week though.  >:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-02-11, 16:12:56

Was the entire clinic closed? If there was an assistant or receptionist working I'm surprised your dentist didn't call and ask his receptionist to cancel all his appointments for that day.

Oh the clinic was open, plenty receptionists in the place too. Conversation went something like:-
# Did no one call you?
# No!
#Someone should have called you.
# You think!!! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)

If they have a policy of charging patients for last minute cancellations, I'd say he owes you a freebie...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-11, 18:47:55
If they have a policy of charging patients for last minute cancellations, I'd say he owes you a freebie...

We have an NHS here, we don't pay for appointments, only for treatment. Used to be with a private dentist though and if the same had happened there, then that subject may have just propped up in conversation. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-02-11, 20:44:07

They don't just send an e-mail in this day and age?

Not here they don't. Not that I would give them an email address if they did.
They will send a text message (an appointment reminder), if you own a mobile though. So they're not completely unaware of technology.


If you have call them to let them know you can't  keep your appointment, they should show the same courtesy and call you if they won't  be there. That changes someone's entire day. I mean, that's time I could of spent sleeping. If it was me.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-12, 14:47:36
If you have call them to let them know you can't  keep your appointment, they should show the same courtesy and call you if they won't  be there.

Exactly! I'll  give them the benefit of the doubt and tell myself they must have been too busy this once.

I mean, that's time I could of spent sleeping. If it was me.   :P

:)) I try to make appointments for the afternoon  and not early morning ones. Just in case I sleep in. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/sleepalarm.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: expatri on 2015-02-12, 18:19:25

If they have a policy of charging patients for last minute cancellations, I'd say he owes you a freebie...

We have an NHS here, we don't pay for appointments, only for treatment. Used to be with a private dentist though and if the same had happened there, then that subject may have just propped up in conversation. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)


Ah, forgot you have that "horrible", "evil", "freedom destroying" socialized medicine...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-12, 19:14:17
Ah, forgot you have that "horrible", "evil", "freedom destroying" socialized medicine...

:)) That's one way to describe it I suppose. There's some politicians here that may just agree with you.  :o
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-16, 04:42:55
I don't know if it's just me, but all I got from Dnd forum was a blank page last night . :left:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-16, 13:25:39
I don't know if it's just me, but all I got from Dnd forum was a blank page last night .

Not just you Syav. See here (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?topic=214.msg35221#msg35221). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-17, 05:04:32
Thanks, Luxor! I was looking for some type of announcement on Dnd but couldn't find it :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-19, 19:04:12
A day to call in sick from nausea  :ko: What was it that helps...is it ginger & tea? :left:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-19, 19:17:09
What was it that helps...is it ginger & tea?  :left:

Ginger definitely, try ginger ale as that was what Mandi suggested. As she is the only one of us who is medically qualified, that's good enough for me. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-19, 19:32:10
You mean ginger ale beverage? Hmm I don't feel like going out shopping when the temp is -1°F/-18°C :eyes: Guess I'll stick with ginger & tea for now.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-19, 19:39:16
Hmm I don't feel like going out shopping when the temp is -1°F/-18°C  :eyes:

Can't say I blame you. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)
Guess I'll stick with ginger & tea for now.

It's the ginger that is supposed to help, so how you take it shouldn't make much difference. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-19, 19:54:36
Thanks Luxor! I'm wondering how it'll taste like if I put a dash of ginger in my coffee :whistle:
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Post by: tt92 on 2015-02-19, 22:02:56
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Post by: expatri on 2015-02-20, 00:42:46

A day to call in sick from nausea  :ko: What was it that helps...is it ginger & tea? :left:

Plain white rice can be helpful too. And if you're in Colorado or Washington, pot is legal and very good for nausea. Of course if you're not in either state that doesn't mean it's not attainable, but there varying levels of risk...
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-20, 04:21:58
Plain white rice can be helpful too

Really? I should try that :up:

And if you're in Colorado or Washington, pot is legal and very good for nausea. Of course if you're not in either state that doesn't mean it's not attainable, but there varying levels of risk...

:lol: Nope, I've seen people getting arrested while smoking pot at the bus stop. So that wouldn't be my choice :D
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-20, 04:24:09

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intrafood.net%2Ffoto%2Fjahewangi.png&hash=18657eba08259b94ccca26e8d4412d91" rel="cached" data-hash="18657eba08259b94ccca26e8d4412d91" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.intrafood.net/foto/jahewangi.png)

Ginger drink? I've never seen that before. Thanks for the tip, tt92 :up:
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Post by: expatri on 2015-02-20, 17:50:38

And if you're in Colorado or Washington, pot is legal and very good for nausea. Of course if you're not in either state that doesn't mean it's not attainable, but there varying levels of risk...

:lol: Nope, I've seen people getting arrested while smoking pot at the bus stop. So that wouldn't be my choice :D

Well, I certainly wouldn't recommend smoking it at the bus stop; doing that takes a special kind of stupid. They must have been on drugs or something... :lol: ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-21, 04:55:57
They must have been on drugs or something...  :lol:   ;)

Lol! Oh yeah, I guess in Colorado or Washington smoking pot may be called "prescription marijuana" rather than illegal drugs. ;)
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Post by: expatri on 2015-02-21, 17:06:09

They must have been on drugs or something...  :lol:   ;)

Lol! Oh yeah, I guess in Colorado or Washington smoking pot may be called "prescription marijuana" rather than illegal drugs. ;)

Actually, there are several states that allow medical marijuana, but Colorado and Washington have completely legalized it, like tobacco or liquor. No Dr.'s note needed...:D
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-22, 04:53:11
Actually, there are several states that allow medical marijuana, but Colorado and Washington have completely legalized it, like tobacco or liquor. No Dr.'s note needed... :D

Oh wow, really? Hmm...nope, I'm not a fan of smoking pot so I'll just stay here in Minnesota. :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-22, 12:58:05
Oh wow, really? Hmm...nope, I'm not a fan of smoking pot so I'll just stay here in Minnesota.  ;D

Are you worried that smoking pot would be compulsory Syav.  :))
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Post by: expatri on 2015-02-22, 15:58:13

Actually, there are several states that allow medical marijuana, but Colorado and Washington have completely legalized it, like tobacco or liquor. No Dr.'s note needed... :D

Oh wow, really? Hmm...nope, I'm not a fan of smoking pot so I'll just stay here in Minnesota. :D

And it so happens Minnesota is a medical marijuana state. Kinda strict about it though, so unless your nausea is cause by the conditions described in the law, I'd say contact your local dealer, make sure you have some incense and self medicate in the privacy of your own home (as opposed to a bus stop or some such silliness)...

Minnesota
SF 2470  (200 KB) -- Signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton on May 29, 2014
Approved: By Senate 46-16, by House 89-40
Effective: May 30, 2014
Approved Conditions: cancer (if the underlying condition or treatment produces severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, or cachexia or severe wasting), glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Tourette's syndorme, ALS, seizures/epilepsy, severe and persistent muscle spasms/MS, Crohn's disease, terminal illness with a life expectancy of under one year.
The commissioner will consider adding intractable pain and other conditions, and must report findings no later than July 1, 2016.
Possession/Cultivation: The Commissioner of Health will register two in-state manufacturers for the production of all medical cannabis within the state. Manufacturers are required to ensure that the medical cannabis distributed contains a maximum of a 30-day supply of the dosage determined for that patient.

"Medical cannabis" is defined as any species of the genus cannabis plant delivered in the form of (1) liquid, including, but not limited to, oil; (2) pill; (3) vaporized delivery method that does not require the use of dried leaves or plant form. Smoking is not a method approved by the bill.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-23, 04:58:47

Oh wow, really? Hmm...nope, I'm not a fan of smoking pot so I'll just stay here in Minnesota.  ;D

Are you worried that smoking pot would be compulsory Syav.  :))

Not at all :D I tried smoking pot from a bong (hookah) at a party once, it knocked me out and I felt sick afterwards :whistle: Nope, no thanks. I'm happy with my e-cig :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2015-02-23, 05:00:27
And it so happens Minnesota is a medical marijuana state

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the info, expatri!
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-23, 14:03:12
Not at all  :D  I tried smoking pot from a bong (hookah) at a party once, it knocked me out and I felt sick afterwards  :whistle:  Nope, no thanks. I'm happy with my e-cig  :yes:

Sensible idea to be honest. I tried smoking pot a couple of times when I was younger and it did absolutely nothing for me. So I decided to stick to the normal vices of alcohol and tobacco.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-23, 18:51:12
I tried smoking pot a couple of times when I was younger and it did absolutely nothing for me.

Sounds like you got ripped off. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-02-23, 19:03:49
Sounds like you got ripped off.

If it hadn't been having the desired effect on the others I was with. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/getting-stoned.gif) I would probably have thought that myself. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-24, 21:27:13
If it hadn't been having the desired effect on the others I was with.

It affects people differently. Compared to other substances, like alcohol or even caffeine, the effects can be dismissed. Smoking it of course not being so healthy a choice.

    
a bong (hookah) at a party once,

Those aren't really the same, btw. I actually have a hookah. 'Better' used for tobacco, although, it still makes me sick. It vaporizes as you inhale where a bong is about filling a reservoir with condensed smoke. ;)   
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Post by: tt92 on 2015-02-24, 21:49:57
A long time ago, when we were all much younger, a workmate of mine was persuaded to try smoking pot. He was quite sure it wouldn't affect him, and said so loudly and repeatedly.
He giggled a lot and kept taking off his right shoe and doing complicated things with its lace. He winked knowingly, dozed a bit and got the munchies, quite comprehensively. The next day he was still convinced that he was immune to its effects and that anyone who was affected by it was a fool and somehow weak.
Come to think of it, he was an unpleasant character at the best of times and an obnoxious drunk.

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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-24, 22:13:24
The next day he was still convinced that he was immune to its effects and that anyone who was affected by it was a fool and somehow weak.


To people used to being drunk it can be underwhelming.

I used to have a party trick where I ran a little water over some shot glasses and froze them like a frosty mug. I could then flip a lit blunt around and blow smoke into the cold glass and it would condense in the glass like a liquid. People could then 'drink' it like a shot. it was more than enough to ring a few drunk heads. :devil:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-02-25, 06:14:11
Those aren't really the same, btw. I actually have a hookah. 'Better' used for tobacco, although, it still makes me sick. It vaporizes as you inhale where a bong is about filling a reservoir with condensed smoke.  ;)

Thanks for clearing that out :up: There are a lot of Egyptians here in Minnesota and they like using the hookah. It was on the local news one time where a bunch of Egyptians go to this one coffee shop smoking hookah, and the news broadcaster interviewed those Egyptians about smoking hookah.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-26, 00:49:04
There are a lot of Egyptians here in Minnesota and they like using the hookah.

It's a middle eastern cultural thing. I believe the hookah originates from around Arabia in ancient times.
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Post by: tt92 on 2015-02-26, 01:58:43
How far back in ancient times did a hookah first meet tobacco?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-26, 03:00:13
FIIK. I didn't look it up. :P

But since you asked... Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah) suggests the seventh century. Seems it's Persian.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-02-26, 16:58:04
It just occurred to me what you asked :doh:

1600 or so looks like when tobacco was introduced to the area (not ancient times, of course). I looked up when the waterpipe was invented.
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Post by: tt92 on 2015-02-26, 19:53:55
 :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2015-03-03, 06:57:20
Lots of men should not wear shorts.
Lots of men should not wear shorts and should never have worn shorts.
Lots of men should be prohibited from ever wearing shorts, by law, or by physical force, if necessary.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-03, 13:30:08
Lots of men should not wear shorts.
Lots of men should not wear shorts and should never have worn shorts.
Lots of men should be prohibited from ever wearing shorts, by law, or by physical force, if necessary.

Is there something about shorts that you're trying to tell us tt92?  :P
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Post by: tt92 on 2015-03-03, 19:32:08
I live in a seaside village inhabited by lots of old farts with weird-looking legs.
I am one of them, but have a sense of civic responsibility. My weird-looking legs and their concomitant weird-looking knees spend their days covered by Levis and don't  blight the natural beauty of the place.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-03-04, 06:30:20
Lets see...yup I think guys with very hairy legs should at least wear shorts that covers down to knee length :D
(https://openclipart.org/image/800px/svg_to_png/204451/Legs-With-Swimshorts.png)
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-04, 13:03:15
I'm hoping that's not a self-portrait Syav.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-03-05, 05:19:54
LoL nope, fortunately I have lean skinny legs :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-05, 13:31:24
LoL nope

That's a relief. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-03-06, 13:39:47
I'd like to step in and say....man or woman, some people should not wear them. There's some ladies with hairy legs too.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-06, 14:08:54
There's some ladies with hairy legs too.

They must be the ones that don't use my razor. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-03-06, 16:40:35

They must be the ones that don't use my razor. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)

You let ladies use your razor? :eek:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-03-06, 17:03:52
I strike back by using their shampoo.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-06, 18:32:51
You let ladies use your razor?

It has been known to be have been borrowed, without my knowledge. I only find out when I try to use it on my face.  :eek:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-03-09, 04:04:05
It is now 11pm...damm, should've been 10pm if it wasn't for that stupid Daylight Savings. Lost an hour for no good reason  :irked:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-09, 12:40:27
It is now 11pm...damm, should've been 10pm if it wasn't for that stupid Daylight Savings.

I didn't realise that it was that time of year for you already. I must check my calendar to see when ours changes.

Lost an hour for no good reason   :irked:

Yeah that sucks. You will gain an hour later in the year though.  :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-03-09, 19:47:34
I didn't realise that it was that time of year for you already. I must check my calendar to see when ours changes.

I'm pretty sure it's always the last Sunday of March, while for America it's the second. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-09, 20:10:32
I'm pretty sure it's always the last Sunday of March, while for America it's the second.  ;)

Yes, you are correct, it's the 29th of March for us apparently.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2015-03-09, 21:55:06
And down here in this end of the world it is the other way around.
Or something.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-03-10, 04:22:54
Yeah that sucks. You will gain an hour later in the year though.   :P


Yup, I remember back in November Daylight Savings when I get to sleep an extra hour before I had to get up and go to work :yes:

And down here in this end of the world it is the other way around.
Or something.

I'm guessing while we're wearing Winter clothes here, people in the Southern hemisphere are jogging in their shorts and wearing swimsuits to the beach.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-03-11, 14:02:50
True. The local supermarket.   :P  I'd never heard of the term "Dutched cocoa" before, so had to look it up.

Here it's just called cocoa. It's only when you look at the ingredients that you can spot the difference. Natural cocoa wouldn't have e.g. sodium carbonate in it, and I'm not sure such a thing can even be found in stores (except the extra expensive raw cocoa powder, which is yet a different thing).
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-11, 14:44:08
It may be available in one of those organic food shops, that seems to have popped up everywhere these days. As it sounds as if that would be just the thing they would sell.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-03-12, 18:56:06
Right, that's where you can definitely find raw cocoa powder. But in America they primarily sell natural cocoa powder, basically the same stuff around the same price as Dutched cocoa powder, just without the treatment.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-20, 12:37:08
We had a partial solar eclipse here today. Couldn't see a damned thing though, because it was dull, cloudy and overcast. If it hadn't got a bit darker it would have passed me by, totally unnoticed. I've got to wait 75 years for another one to pass by apparently. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-03-21, 04:41:59
We had a partial solar eclipse here today. Couldn't see a damned thing though, because it was dull, cloudy and overcast.

Damned...same here, all cloudy and overcast. Not to mention it was all sunny just a few days ago...where's the sun when you really need it :whistle:


I've got to wait 75 years for another one to pass by apparently. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)

Not in my lifetime, I guess. Now, if reincarnation is true then I may get a chance in my next life. ;)

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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-21, 12:53:57
Damned...same here, all cloudy and overcast. Not to mention it was all sunny just a few days ago..

Yep! Exactly the same here.

where's the sun when you really need it  :whistle:

It disappears for so long that I'm beginning to think that it emigrates.

Not in my lifetime, I guess. Now, if reincarnation is true then I may get a chance in my next life.  ;)

Clutching at straws methinks. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-03-22, 04:04:29
I saw a little girl at the cafeteria today and both her parents are blind. It makes me wonder how her parents feed and take care of her.  :worried:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-03-22, 13:20:12
I saw a little girl at the cafeteria today and both her parents are blind. It makes me wonder how her parents feed and take care of her.   :-\

If they are anything like a blind couple I used to know, then they probably feed and care for her a damned site better than some parents with perfect site do.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-03-23, 04:02:22
That's good to know. I hope that little girl is well taken care of.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-04-09, 04:16:08
I should never do any grocery shopping on an empty stomach because I end up buying all kinds of junk food that I don't need. ::whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-04-09, 12:14:28
I'm sure I remember some "expert" (expert in what I don't know) on TV, saying that you should only do your food shopping after eating for that very reason. Though I think they meant buying food you don't need at all, rather than just buying junk food.
But I wasn't giving it my full attention, so I could be wrong. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2015-04-09, 20:29:22
You weren't giving TV your full attention?
There must be a designated punishment for that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-04-10, 04:36:11
My problem has always been with buying junk food, which I'm trying to avoid. On my way out of the grocery store I kept hearing a voice saying "Pringles!", so I went back into the grocery store and bought some Pringles and cookies :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-04-10, 12:45:09
You weren't giving TV your full attention?
There must be a designated punishment for that.

I hope not or I will be permanently punished, as I never really pay attention to it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)

On my way out of the grocery store I kept hearing a voice saying "Pringles!", so I went back into the grocery store and bought some Pringles and cookies  :whistle:

The voice didn't say cookies though. No excuses for the inclusion of them along with the pringles. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-04-10, 16:45:07
The voice didn't say cookies though. No excuses for the inclusion of them along with the pringles. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)

:lol: Good thing I didn't have Doritos, candies, and brownies on my groceries :P At least I manage to refrain myself a little bit :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-04-10, 17:49:50
Good thing I didn't have Doritos, candies, and brownies on my groceries :P At least I manage to refrain myself a little bit ;D

Ah well, it's not as if you live on junk food. A little of what you fancy won't hurt you.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-04-11, 04:15:02
Ah well, it's not as if you live on junk food. A little of what you fancy won't hurt you.

That's true. Chocolate for instance can be good for you because it can elevate a more positive mood. :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-04-11, 12:01:22
Chocolate for instance can be good for you because it can elevate a more positive mood.  :up:

I know a few folk who should be in a perpetual positive state then.  :P
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-04-12, 12:36:43
Chocolate is good for other things than just a mood enhancer. In moderation, it can be beneficial to your cardiovascular system. It's said that the cocoa bean helps fight cardiac disease and aids in repairing some damage.  I've read dark chocolate is best.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-04-12, 15:34:00
Just eat raw cocoa beans. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-04-12, 16:54:54

Just eat raw cocoa beans. ;)

There's an idea. Have you ever had raw cocoa beans? If so, any good?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-04-12, 18:19:13
Yes, I bought some last year. A (sizable) bag is €7, so slightly cost prohibitive in the "let's just give it a try" sense. At first they seem rather strong and bitter, and I say that even though I was pretty much only eating 80+% cocoa chocolate, but after a few times you get used to it. I think a couple of cocoa beans are significantly more satisfying than a single-portion sizing of traditional dark chocolate.

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifornication.mtbguru.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F01%2FIMG_1403-1.jpg&hash=77dd1dddc7db726e9b16a09c1c5e223a" rel="cached" data-hash="77dd1dddc7db726e9b16a09c1c5e223a" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://californication.mtbguru.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/IMG_1403-1.jpg)
The picture shows milk chocolate, but the molds are the same.

I was never a big fan of (added) sugar, but I've now cut out the last remainders.

Actually I've come to realize this is the story of my food preferences. Probably about a decade ago now, my mother remarked that I was using an awful lot of salt. When I thought about it, it wasn't actually the salt I wanted, but the garlic powder in the garlic salt. I've since switched to garlic granules for seasoning.

With chocolate, it was really the cocoa I wanted. Not the added sugar or any such stuff.

So I finally came to the logical conclusion: I used to almost always eat at least some Nutella for breakfast, but I had to try hazelnut paste. What do you know? I like it much better than Nutella. Maybe with some cocoa powder to approach the Nutella flavor more closely. Want some sweetness after all? Just eat something like an apple or a banana with it.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-04-12, 18:35:23
Talking of Nutella. I received a leaflet from a local takeaway last week and was reading through their list of pizzas.
Half way down the list with *New* next to it, was a Nutella pizza. Think I'll give that one a miss. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-04-12, 19:23:01
Well, apparently the idea of hearty pancakes (like a cheese pancake) is odd to Americans. A pizza pancake works too, although that's a bit weirder. Conversely, a Nutella "pizza" could work just fine. Meaning a flatbread with Nutella and some fresh fruit or something. I doubt I could be convinced to call it a pizza.

Edit: yeah, this recipe basically says what I was thinking, except with I don't even want to know how much Nutella http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/Easy-recipes+15/Nutella-pizza-recipe+2374.htm

As for my own remaining Nutella, I've mixed it down with a whole bunch of pure hazelnut paste and I still think it's too sweet. :/ Which is unfortunate, because I still have two giant jars.

I always thought I couldn't stomach anything other than some fruit juice and some bread with chocolate sprinkles, jam or Nutella in the morning. But in fact the converse it true. Without the sweetness, my stomach is perfectly fine with heartier meals like cheese, eggs or fish. The English breakfast kipper? Heck, it's a pretty decent idea. And much healthier too.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-04-12, 19:34:44
Conversely, a Nutella "pizza" could work just fine. Meaning a flatbread with Nutella and some fresh fruit or something. I doubt I could be convinced to call it a pizza.

I don't think this one had any fruit on it, none was mentioned anyway. The only other ingredient I recall was a dusting of icing sugar.

The English breakfast kipper? Heck, it's a pretty decent idea. And much healthier too.

Stinks the house out though. Both my parents liked kippers for their breakfast. I couldn't get out of the house fast enough in the morning.  :))
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-04-12, 20:18:04
I don't think this one had any fruit on it, none was mentioned anyway. The only other ingredient I recall was a dusting of icing sugar.

Nutella is over 60% sugar. Adding extra sugar is just disturbing. One can only hope they didn't sweeten the dough to boot.  :insane:

Stinks the house out though. Both my parents liked kippers for their breakfast. I couldn't get out of the house fast enough in the morning.   :))

Well, kipper definitely isn't my preferred form of herring. The main point is that my morning juice was actually upsetting my stomach. It feels a little odd to get rid of a breakfast ritual after 28 years, but now it's just water for me. My only "problem" is that breakfast and lunch are now more similar than they once were.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2015-04-12, 22:23:30

Yes, I bought some last year. A (sizable) bag is €7, so slightly cost prohibitive in the "let's just give it a try" sense. At first they seem rather strong and bitter, and I say that even though I was pretty much only eating 80+% cocoa chocolate, but after a few times you get used to it. I think a couple of cocoa beans are significantly more satisfying than a single-portion sizing of traditional dark chocolate.

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifornication.mtbguru.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F01%2FIMG_1403-1.jpg&hash=77dd1dddc7db726e9b16a09c1c5e223a" rel="cached" data-hash="77dd1dddc7db726e9b16a09c1c5e223a" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://californication.mtbguru.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/IMG_1403-1.jpg)
The picture shows milk chocolate, but the molds are the same.

I was never a big fan of (added) sugar, but I've now cut out the last remainders.

Actually I've come to realize this is the story of my food preferences. Probably about a decade ago now, my mother remarked that I was using an awful lot of salt. When I thought about it, it wasn't actually the salt I wanted, but the garlic powder in the garlic salt. I've since switched to garlic granules for seasoning.

With chocolate, it was really the cocoa I wanted. Not the added sugar or any such stuff.

So I finally came to the logical conclusion: I used to almost always eat at least some Nutella for breakfast, but I had to try hazelnut paste. What do you know? I like it much better than Nutella. Maybe with some cocoa powder to approach the Nutella flavor more closely. Want some sweetness after all? Just eat something like an apple or a banana with it.

Thanks for the info. I'm not a fan of dark chocolate myself. As for Nutella, we have some in the cabinet but I've never tried it. My kids love it though.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-04-13, 08:20:14
As for Nutella, we have some in the cabinet but I've never tried it. My kids love it though.

It's 13% actual hazelnut (which btw is better than most of the competition), a little cocoa, a bunch of palm oil to keep it solid, and over 60% sugar. So it's the same as traditional jam, except it somehow tastes less sweet. More comparable to your 40% sugar fruit paste (with more fruit than regular jam), which I've always preferred. That being said, I now find both insufferably sweet. The sweetness of the juice I used to drink was a kind of a mouth stepping stone toward eating it. I'm quite sure that removing both from my diet was the right choice.
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-04-22, 00:13:13

It's 13% actual hazelnut (which btw is better than most of the competition), a little cocoa, a bunch of palm oil to keep it solid, and over 60% sugar. So it's the same as traditional jam, except it somehow tastes less sweet. More comparable to your 40% sugar fruit paste (with more fruit than regular jam), which I've always preferred. That being said, I now find both insufferably sweet. The sweetness of the juice I used to drink was a kind of a mouth stepping stone toward eating it. I'm quite sure that removing both from my diet was the right choice.

:up: Awesome! I don't think I'll ever be able remove jelly/jam from my youngest boy's diet. He would eat peanut butter and jelly ALL day if I let him. Although, I try to keep both of my kids sugar intake on the lower end. Their father has been a diabetic since he was four. Doctors have told me that they aren't sure if it genetic or if it skips generations. I feel like I'm doing my part to possibly prevent it even if it's not possible at all.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-04-26, 17:03:16
Awesome! I don't think I'll ever be able remove jelly/jam from my youngest boy's diet. He would eat peanut butter and jelly ALL day if I let him.

Then you basically already got the sugar down to 30% anyway. ;)

Me, I eat my peanut butter with apple and banana as standard stuff and e.g. starting about now and the next few months also spring and summer fruit like strawberries and whatnot. Another thing worth considering is fruit paste, which has more fruit and "only" about 40-43% sugar as opposed to the 60% in regular jam. I've personally always liked fruit paste better than jam anyway, but I think I already said that. :P

Do be wary of things you wouldn't expect to contain sugar though — as a European I found most American bread insufferably sweet.
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-05-02, 17:19:50
I've never heard of fruit paste. I will have to look into that now. Thanks. As for the sugar, I only buy whole grain bread because it contains less sugar. If I learned anything in my high school cooking class, it's that anything white like white bread, milk, etc... is higher in sugar. I also pay attention to dyes.  Particularly red dyes. It's said that red dye is the equivalent of giving a child coffee. Since, cutting out the red dye, my kiddos have been less hyper. They are still pretty active but not nearly as active as they used to be. It's said that yellow dye decreases a child's concentration. I have found it nearly impossible to cut out all dye out of their diet though. It's in everything. I'd pretty much have to buy all organic foods but I'm just not that healthy.   ;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-05-02, 22:21:57
If I learned anything in my high school cooking class, it's that anything white like white bread, milk, etc... is higher in sugar.

Higher in sugar than what? Regular ("European") white bread has no sugar. I suppose it has proportionally a few more carbohydrates. Milk has a few percent lactose, but that's definitely way less than all the fructose in fruit juices. Plus in milk you've actually got the milk fat that prevents the harmful effects of sugar.

It's said that red dye is the equivalent of giving a child coffee.

Do you mean the stuff they make from insects? I can't imagine iron oxide having such an effect. But yeah, food dyes must, ahem, die. :P
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-05-03, 03:12:04
I stand corrected. According to an article I just read, wheat bread has a higher glycemic index compared to white bread. So it's not how much sugar each contain but ultimately how your body digests or converts the carbs into glucose. That's not what my high school teacher said. Lol
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-05-03, 09:40:29
Quote from: Mandi
I've never heard of fruit paste. I will have to look into that now. Thanks.

Well, I have no idea if it exists on the other side of the Atlantic. One of the best-known brands is Effi, owned by Unilever. I don't know if you're familiar with (Dutch) Unilever because they mostly hide behind tons of brand names they've bought over the years. I think that happens especially in foreign markets like America. One of the brands they own I also saw in the States is Knorr. Anyhoo, the big three in food land are Kraft, Nestlé, and Unilever. Not that e.g. Mars and Coca-Cola aren't big, but they're just not quite as vast.

Anyway, Effi is a bit of a hit and miss brand. As a rule of thumb I despise "light" (Euro for "diet") products and that's their thing, but e.g. their lighter fruit jelly/jam products mean less sugar, not replaced with artificial sweetener, and more fruit.

Another thing to look out for, at least over here, is the compôte section. Traditionally it's to be eaten alongside your dinner or as a dessert, but you can just as well use it as a jam on your bread. The sugar content is kind of all over the place, but seldom higher than jam and often lower. Of course that depends on the person. If you like jam with fruit pieces (like me) then compôte is even better. If you like jelly without even so much as seed pieces (like my wife) then I suppose it's awful.

ultimately how your body digests or converts the carbs into glucose.

Very definitely. Added sugar is bad carbohydrates. Your intestine basically absorbs them immediately unless it's slowed down by fibers (like you find in whole fruit, but not in fruit juices) or fat.* Whereas the other type of carbohydrates need to be processed by your body first. And it's not just that it's empty calories, although they are. Besides feeding bacteria that kill your teeth (your teeth will probably be fine without brushing if you don't eat added sugars, although apparently traditional societies with grain do have a touch more caries than traditional societies without grain) but it also tells your body to store more fat. In fact I don't have any citations right now, but on top of the fat storage thing, glucose even made people eat more food in total, contrary to what you might intuitively expect because converting food to glucose for fuel is how our body can function in the first place.

That being said, your average whole wheat bread should have a (slightly) lower glycemic index than white bread. It has (a little) more fiber, after all.

* That also means that a dessert after dinner is the best way to consume sugar, if you do. As opposed to some sugary snack in between meals. However, while I've come to share the view that fruit juices aren't nearly as healthy as I previously believed I think the people who equate them to pop are still off the mark because of the vitamins and minerals you'd find in fruit juice but not in pop.

That's not what my high school teacher said. Lol

At some point, a century or so ago, someone came up with the bizarre idea that all carbohydrates are created equal. Even now it lingers. I mean, it's not completely bizarre because your body does in fact convert the carbs from corn and bread and potatoes etc. into the same sugars eventually, but it's the converting part of the equation that makes all the difference between what is effectively an overdose and a slower release of energy. Well, that and the fact that even the least nutritious potato or grain still bestows at least some minerals and vitamins.
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Post by: Jimbro3738 on 2015-05-12, 18:10:23
Well, I have no idea if it exists on the other side of the Atlantic. One of the best-known brands is Effi, owned by Unilever. I don't know if you're familiar with (Dutch) Unilever because they mostly hide behind tons of brand names they've bought over the years. I think that happens especially in foreign markets like America. One of the brands they own I also saw in the States is Knorr.

And many more. I had no idea.
http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in-action/view-brands.aspx (http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in-action/view-brands.aspx)

I worked for one of its companies when I was in high school...made a bundle selling ice cream.
(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxiST9Z5vxyRKnL14plsO7we4LaRbvMEEM4tfmoFIWxmwTbCn_)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-05-18, 04:34:04
It is disappointing when a computer game cheats :mad:
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Post by: tt92 on 2015-05-18, 05:34:46
Not really. Nothing those damn things do can ever surprise me.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-05-18, 12:47:21
It is disappointing when a computer game cheats  :mad:

Did it really cheat, or just outsmart you? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I always blame them for cheating when I lose too, I must confess. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-05-19, 01:51:32

Did it really cheat, or just outsmart you? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I always blame them for cheating when I lose too, I must confess. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)

I got outsmarted by the computer last night in a game of Starcraft. Unfortunately, I don't think it struggled to do so.  :lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2015-05-19, 04:23:18
Did it really cheat, or just outsmart you? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

Nope, the computer cheated :D While I was attacking the enemy ships, the computer cloaked all their ships and destroyed my attacking fleet. After playing so many times I already know that the cloaking technology was not available for another 150 turns. Now, the computer ships were already behind in their weapon tech so how the hell were they able to cloak? :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-05-19, 14:06:34
I got outsmarted by the computer last night in a game of Starcraft. Unfortunately, I don't think it struggled to do so.   :))

We've all been there. Well I know I have, many a time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)

Nope, the computer cheated  ;D

Yeah, yeah.  :P

While I was attacking the enemy ships, the computer cloaked all their ships and destroyed my attacking fleet. After playing so many times I already know that the cloaking technology was not available for another 150 turns. Now, the computer ships were already behind in their weapon tech so how the hell were they able to cloak?  :whistle:

Maybe the game you were playing just has very advanced AI and has learned how to outsmart you. You call it cheating, it calls it adapting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-05-20, 03:29:22
Maybe the game you were playing just has very advanced AI and has learned how to outsmart you.

You could say that the AI has learned how to outsmart, but the enemy ships that I attacked weren't advanced :D  Here's a brief comparison just to show you what I mean;

My weapons tech: Hard beam. (Achieved after 100 turns.)
Enemy weapons tech: Laser. ( I already achieved Laser weapons after 30 turns.)

So the enemy ships is 70 turns behind in their weapons tech. They haven't researched Hard beam, and it'll take them about 200 more turns before they can achieve Cloaking tech. Anyway, it doesn't really matter. Maybe there's a gliche/bug in the game. There's an update to that game that I haven't installed. :up:


Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-05-20, 12:16:02
There's an update to that game that I haven't installed.  :up:

Best get it installed then.  ;D
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Post by: Syav on 2015-05-21, 03:33:20
Yup hopefully the game gets better after the update.  :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-05-21, 09:23:36
And many more. I had no idea.
http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in-action/view-brands.aspx (http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in-action/view-brands.aspx)

I worked for one of its companies when I was in high school...made a bundle selling ice cream.

It's well possible that said company was still independent back then. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-06-26, 03:44:04
True. It was too sweet for my tastes.


I'm now drinking unsweetened coconut milk. I read several articles that coconut drink is a remedy to reduce body heat. I'll find out in a couple of days if it works for me :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-06-26, 12:00:01
I'm now drinking unsweetened coconut milk.

Don't you find it sweet tasting even though it is unsweetened?  Coconut has a natural sweetness I find, or maybe that's just my taste buds.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2015-06-27, 04:35:06
Don't you find it sweet tasting even though it is unsweetened?  Coconut has a natural sweetness I find, or maybe that's just my taste buds.   :P

Maybe it depends on the brand. I've tried coconut beverage that comes in a can and it was too sweet. But the one I'm drinking now is made with soy milk and doesn't have any taste, I'm actually adding a little sugar to it :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-06-27, 11:38:54
But the one I'm drinking now is made with soy milk and doesn't have any taste, I'm actually adding a little sugar to it  :whistle:

:))

Have to say it doesn't sound very appetizing, I don't think I'll try it and I'll just stick to water.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-06-28, 03:43:21
I think the soy milk makes it tastes like tofu rather than coconut. Although it does seem to cool me down a bit from the heat. Maybe I'll try a different brand that is mixed with real milk instead. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-06-28, 11:52:50
I think the soy milk makes it tastes like tofu rather than coconut.

Saying that it tastes more like tofu, just makes it sound even worse than I could imagine.
:beer: Can cool you down you know.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-06-29, 04:52:01
:beer:  Can cool you down you know.   ;)

:lol:
Unfortunately I'm trying to avoid beer, although I drink :wine: every now and then. But I don't think :wine: cools me down. :D

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Post by: Luxor on 2015-06-29, 11:58:57
Unfortunately I'm trying to avoid beer, although I drink  :wine:  every now and then. But I don't think  :wine:  cools me down.  ;D

Oh I don't know about that. Put a nice bottle of your favourite white wine in the fridge until it is chilled to the desired temperature, that should cool you down for a little while. Only problem is you might enjoy it a little bit too much.  :drunk:
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Post by: Syav on 2015-06-30, 03:14:08
Only problem is you might enjoy it a little bit too much.   :drunk:

That's the problem, I get all buzzed and tipsy before my wine has chance to cool me down :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-06-30, 11:30:38
You're supposed to pause between bottles.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-07-03, 04:16:38
:lol: Two glasses of :wine: is enough to get me buzzed :drunk:

No summer special tobacco flavor at your tobacco shop this year, Luxor?  :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-07-03, 12:09:17
No summer special tobacco flavor at your tobacco shop this year, Luxor?

There is, but all the description says, is that it is "Mild Summer Fruit". Which doesn't really tell me anything and isn't really helpful in trying to decide whether to purchase it or not. Might give it a miss this year.

Not a problem though, as I have been buying loose tobacco recently and have discovered a couple of new flavours I really like.  Two of them especially, Peach brandy and Cherry cream pie. Not as sweet as you would imagine and an excellent flavour. Has a nice aroma as well, so I don't get too much grief from my wife about the smell. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-07-04, 04:04:39
Well, good to know there are different pipe tobacco flavors, an advantage you won't get with cigarette tobacco. At one point there were mini cigars with fruit flavors but those are now banned.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-07-04, 11:55:33
At one point there were mini cigars with fruit flavors but those are now banned.

I can't remember fruit flavoured ones ever being on sale here. Of course, I've not bought a cigar for many a year, so maybe I just wasn't aware of them. I know we can buy chocolate flavoured ones, as a friend of mine smokes them often. If they can sell them here, I don't think selling fruit flavoured ones would be an issue. But as shops are not even allowed to display tobacco products here now, it's not as if I'll ever see them, even if they do sell them.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-07-05, 04:24:29
Oh yeah there are now chocolate and other flavored cigars available. It was in USA that fruit flavored was banned, but I don't know about UK and Europe. I'm not surprised if fruit flavored cigars are now legal again in USA.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-07-05, 12:21:51
It's kind of silly to ban something because it tastes of fruit. It's not as if the taste of the thing is going to harm you in any way.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-07-13, 05:30:50
This one article said, "If your kids complaint about catching the bus to school, show them this photo. "
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1210053.1354199768!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/article-bridge3-1129.jpg
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-07-13, 08:50:35
Don't you find it sweet tasting even though it is unsweetened?  Coconut has a natural sweetness I find, or maybe that's just my taste buds.   :P

It does, but it's fairly mild. Iirc it should be no more than about 3-5%, about a tenth of popular fruit juices and pop. But yeah, I'd just stick with plain old water and maybe the occasional bit of tea.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-08-04, 04:57:05
The last time I drank coke was about a year ago, last summer. So I decided to drink some today after work. By the time I got home, I wasn't tired and fully awake. Now I'm kinda worried that I'm going to drink coke again on a daily basis. :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-04, 09:56:46
Get more sleep or drink unsweetened tea or coffee instead. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-08-04, 12:32:17
Can't remember the last time I had a coke.
Now I'm kinda worried that I'm going to drink coke again on a daily basis.

Don't buy it, then you can't drink it.  ;D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-04, 15:56:59
Can't remember the last time I had a coke.

I don't comprehend what people (including my wife) like about the stuff. Regarding not buying it, precommitment is the key to loads of things, really.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-04, 19:05:32
I don't comprehend what people (including my wife) like about the stuff.

When I'm hot it's of course wise to drink water. And I do. But I can drink the whole bottle flat out. Nothing quite quenches my thirst like an ice cold Dr. Pepper. Slower to drink and even enjoy it. There's no way that's not all in my head though. A matter of what you grow up with, I suppose.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-04, 19:43:35
I prefer Dr Pepper to Coke, I think. But as far as sugary drinks go just about the only ones I actually like are grapefruit juice (and not from those super sweet grapefruits) and apple juice (unfiltered, not from those sickly sweet apples). But even so, I'd much rather just eat a grapefruit or an apple.

In any case, Coke and Fanta I find kind of revolting. Sprite does the opposite of quench thirst. Seven Up is okay, as far as these things go. Mountain Dew we don't have, but I tried it in the States and it was horrific ­— but then again, American pop tastes worse in America. Here in Europe American pop still has more or less the same recipe as in 1950. On a similar note, it's hilarious how McDonald's came out with a video of how their French fries have "only" 9[sorry, I meant 19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6RBtx4JU3c)] ingredients or some such, when in Europe they have 4 ingredients (icky vegetable oil, potato, salt, and dextrose — who knew fries needed dextrose, but that's McDonald's for you) — or rather 5 ingredients if you account for the fact that their vegetable oil is a sunflower/rapeseed mixture.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-08-04, 19:54:43
I would rather have a Dr Pepper than a coke any day, it has been known to appear in my fridge from time to time. Usually the only coke that is around is at the new year, for the few folk who insist on putting it in their rum. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-04, 20:54:59
but then again, American pop tastes worse in America.

Artificial sweetener. I prefer that, I think. I've only ever had a soda from Mexico once many years back. The flavor wasn't what I'm used to is all I can say. Wasn't "bad" per se. 


or the few folk who insist on putting it in their rum.

Only real use for the stuff is to mix it. A Coke Float is good (if you don't care for root beer).
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-08-05, 04:52:06
Dr Pepper is too heavy for my taste. I prefer Gatorade or juices without artificial flavoring. But I guess it's ok if I drink soda moderately every now and then.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-08-05, 12:15:14
A Coke Float is good (if you don't care for root beer).

I do like a nicely chilled root beer on a hot summers day. So that's about once a year here.  :P

I guess it's ok if I drink soda moderately every now and then.

Like everything really.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2015-08-07, 02:59:28
Today we threw out forty-odd VHS tapes.
Classics and masterpieces. Quite sad, but we will never watch them again.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-08-07, 04:54:25

Today we threw out forty-odd VHS tapes.
Classics and masterpieces. Quite sad, but we will never watch them again.

Why threw them away?  I have several VHS tapes lying around in a cabinet although I no longer have a VHS player.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-08-07, 11:50:07
Today we threw out forty-odd VHS tapes.
Classics and masterpieces. Quite sad, but we will never watch them again.

Look on the positive side, they were probably just gathering dust. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
I managed to convince my wife to get rid of all hers last year. No VHS player after the last one packed in, so no point in keeping them. Besides, she had replaced most of them with DVD's anyway.
I have several VHS tapes lying around in a cabinet although I no longer have a VHS player.

What are you going to do with them if you can't watch them? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-07, 12:58:37
Space is the primary reason for throwing things out or donating them away, isn't it? :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-08-07, 17:52:31
Space is the primary reason for throwing things out or donating them away, isn't it?  :)

Yes, or it should be anyway. I find the space is usually taken up by something else though.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-08-08, 03:59:53
What are you going to do with them if you can't watch them? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shrugs.gif)

Erh...keep 'em as an antic collection? :D I also have a couple of cassette tapes and a cassette Walkman that still works :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-08, 05:57:50
Lol, I have some old 5.25 floppy disks for an Apple II. I'll never have a use for those again. Quite a few VHS too. Last time I fired up the old VHS player it even worked!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2015-08-08, 12:17:39
Erh...keep 'em as an antic collection?  ;D

All the great antique collectors have to start somewhere I suppose.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2015-08-09, 04:45:03
Last time I fired up the old VHS player it even worked!

I think the last time I fired up the old VHS player it ate my VHS tape and the tape got all wrinkled and stuck inside the VHS player :lol: :whistle:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-09, 07:11:38
My upgrades of things like VHS players are almost entirely based on when they broke down. Although now that my DVD player seems to be starting to have issues playing DVDs I doubt I'll get a replacement. Heck, I don't even understand how it can be starting to have issues. Sure, it's 8 years old, but it was only used somewhat infrequently.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-10, 18:06:46
Heck, I don't even understand how it can be starting to have issues. Sure, it's 8 years old, but it was only used somewhat infrequently.


Yeah. They haven't lasted me neither. That VHS player has out lived two DVD players that I can remember. Probably more, there were combo players in there too but they never lasted long. Seems combo players are probably why the one I still have got shelved. I currently don't own a working DVD player. My PC does that work... Can't remember the last time I even watched a DVD tho. I used to burn movies for my parents to watch. That's the last use of the media I can remember. (Even mom can use on-demand these days, lol.)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-10, 18:34:38
Yeah, if the 11/12 year old DVD player in my PC ever dies (which btw was used much more frequently than the stand-alone, at least in its first half decade — now it's probably more like once every few months) I'll replace it. Actually I'll have to replace it when I upgrade my computer because new motherboards don't have IDE. I guess some still might, but it surely isn't going to affect my decision unless all else is equal.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-10, 20:11:39
I guess some still might,

Some still do - or did, lol. There's always controller cards for such. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: tt92 on 2015-08-12, 00:27:07
I have several pieces of china made in China but not a single piece of cutlery made in Cutlery.
I thought you should know.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-12, 07:27:16
There's always controller cards for such.

Yeah, but when it's between €20 for a controller card and €20-30 for a new SATA drive I don't really see the point in hoping my ancient DVD player will last another decade. Heck, plus I might even consider getting something that could read Blu-rays.

I'm potentially more worried about the lack of a floppy drive connector, but I guess I can probably pick up a USB one on Ebay for the cheap if I'm ever curious about what's hiding out on all of my old floppies. Then again, I should probably suck 'em dry and subsequently toss 'em out while I still have the chance. I know I did at least a little bit of that about a decade ago.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-12, 19:25:34
but when it's between €20 for a controller card

Sounds high even if that were dollars. Mines rather old but seems it was less than $10. 4x IDE - PCI (older port too though).

Some people are extra thrifty and I don't judge but for data use it really is worth just moving to SATA. Noticeably faster and I don't seem to have all the trouble when I connect an odd drive.
Then again, I should probably suck 'em dry and subsequently toss 'em out while I still have the chance.

Indeed. I had lost the contents on several when I did that. Nothing meaningful really. Old programs from college and stuff... Anyway this is the first I've built without floppy and IDE ports. I made sure to get one with PCI ports because I have a plethora of cards that can still be used if the need arises.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-08-14, 12:35:39
Sounds high even if that were dollars. Mines rather old but seems it was less than $10. 4x IDE - PCI (older port too though).

I don't see anything cheaper than about this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158084&cm_re=pci_express_ide-_-15-158-084-_-Product) ($19, American style without taxes so in reality it's more) with a quick look. It's no different on the usual Chinese sites either. PCI is a different matter (http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/PCI-to-IDE-Ultra-2-Ports-ATA-133-RAID-Controller-Card-/320895315160?hash=item4ab6d9ecd8), but that's from the same era as IDE itself. I may not have any such ports on my next motherboard either.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-08-14, 17:14:18
Appears you're right. $18 (before tax) is the best I can find on a 1x IDE / 2x [int] SATA - PCIe card.

Meh, anyway. It was easy to find a board with everything I wanted (PCI included). I should get several upgrades out of it... Until AM3+ falls too far behind at least. I'll probably build an Intel next time.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-10-28, 13:46:48
@ Syav What is the new hobby you have started? Just curious. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-10-29, 04:44:38

@ Syav What is the new hobby you have started? Just curious. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

Nothing special really, not like I'm painting or learning a new musical instrument :D . I'm buying nutritional supplements for my co-workers. In return my co-workers give me tips. I guess they like that idea because it save them time and gas car money. So my co-workers would give me $20 for a $17 vitamin supplement, for instance. It's kinda nice getting tips every now and then. And I consider getting supplements for them as a hobby :up:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-10-29, 13:13:41
I'm buying nutritional supplements for my co-workers.

I would have called that shopping, then I remembered it's my my wife's favourite hobby. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-10-30, 03:09:58

I'm buying nutritional supplements for my co-workers.

I would have called that shopping, then I remembered it's my my wife's favourite hobby. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Grinning.gif)

:lol: I better not consider shopping as my hobby, as I have a tendency to overspend  :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-10-30, 13:18:51
I better not consider shopping as my hobby, as I have a tendency to overspend   ;D

Don't take any money with you when you leave the house, problem solved. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)

I'm off to get my flu shot today. I wonder if the nurse can do it without nagging me about smoking again.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-10-31, 04:01:27
I'm off to get my flu shot today. I wonder if the nurse can do it without nagging me about smoking again.

You could tell the nurse,"What's my flu has anything to do with smoking?" :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-10-31, 12:57:04
You could tell the nurse,"What's my flu has anything to do with smoking?"  ;D

I've made that sort of comment before, more times than I should have to. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
Surprisingly the nurse didn't say anything yesterday, maybe they've taken the hint that they are wasting their time mentioning it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-01, 04:44:36
Surprisingly the nurse didn't say anything yesterday, maybe they've taken the hint that they are wasting their time mentioning it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)

Good to hear. :D

Daylight savings tomorrow. I get to sleep an extra hour tonight :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-01, 12:47:22
Daylight savings tomorrow. I get to sleep an extra hour tonight  :yes:

Or you will wake up at your usual time and the day will just feel longer. That's what always seems to happen to me when the clocks go back. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-02, 04:24:53
Well,  I. end up going to  bed an hour later and got up 1 hour later, so I didn't get that extra hour of sleep before going to work :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-02, 13:08:01
so I didn't get that extra hour of sleep before going to work  :whistle:

Did you have it at work instead? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-03, 04:22:40
:lol: Nope. But I noticed people complaining and saying; "It should've been 7pm and time to go home, but instead it is only 6pm and we have to work another hour. "
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-03, 14:05:54
It's the folk doing the night-shift that I feel sorry for. An extra hour of work and I bet there's damn few employers who pay them for the extra hour that they work. I only have a friends employer to base that finding on, but I bet he's not alone.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-11-03, 15:41:51
An extra hour of work and I bet there's damn few employers who pay them for the extra hour that they work.

Sounds illegal. :right:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-03, 15:54:03
Sounds illegal.  :right:

Not all employers worry about little technicalities like that. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadno.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-11-09, 00:33:55

It's the folk doing the night-shift that I feel sorry for. An extra hour of work and I bet there's damn few employers who pay them for the extra hour that they work. I only have a friends employer to base that finding on, but I bet he's not alone.


It was the first year in a long time I didn't have to work the extra hour.  :)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-09, 04:21:58
Good to hear that, Amanda. :) I remember you were always working graveyard shifts at the hospital.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-09, 14:13:14
It was the first year in a long time I didn't have to work the extra hour.   :)

Hope you didn't spend that extra hour just studying. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-11-09, 23:04:07

Good to hear that, Amanda. :) I remember you were always working graveyard shifts at the hospital.

I still work the graveyard shift, unfortunately. I was just off that night.


Hope you didn't spend that extra hour just studying. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif)

Nope. I had some much needed adult beverages with a special someone.  :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-10, 13:19:56
I had some much needed adult beverages with a special someone.   ;D

I can think of no better way to use an extra hour. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-18, 05:22:54
Just got done watching the movie Terminator Genisys. It was interesting to watch old Arnold Schwarzenegger fighting against a younger Arnold robot duplicate who looked at least 20 years younger. I wonder how they did that. Maybe it's a photo-animation visual effects :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-18, 12:44:14
I wonder how they did that. Maybe it's a photo-animation visual effects  :sherlock:

Computers would be heavily involved I would imagine, not that I would know of course. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/shakeheadsmile.gif) But everything else seems to be rendered on computers in movie land these days. So it's more than likely that they come in handy for just that type of situation when making a movie.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2015-11-18, 19:34:14
Schwarzenegger fighting against a younger Arnold robot duplicate who looked at least 20 years younger. I wonder how they did that. Maybe it's a photo-animation visual effects  :sherlock:

lol, younger Arnold looked fairly well done but also very clearly CGI and a bit weird and shiny the way CGI people are wont to do. I'm gonna go out on a limb and suppose you didn't see it in theater on a large screen like I did, if only because that was a while ago. :P
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-11-19, 01:08:18
I didn't even know of this movie's existence. I still think it's weird seeing him as a political figure. Does he use some of the lines from these movies in his speeches like, "I'll be back!" as closing remark?  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-19, 04:46:14
Yup he did say "I'll be back! " one time in Terminator Genisys and that famous remark just made me laugh. :D Here's a clip from Arnold vs Arnold. When old Arnold show up I think you'll notice that the 1st Arnold looked at least 20 years younger.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxiUx2lg4IQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-11-19, 09:07:46
seeing him as a political figure.

Then no one tell her what he did before acting... bahahaha
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-11-19, 13:46:39

Yup he did say "I'll be back! " one time in Terminator Genisys and that famous remark just made me laugh. :D Here's a clip from Arnold vs Arnold. When old Arnold show up I think you'll notice that the 1st Arnold looked at least 20 years younger.

He does look significantly younger. Almost weird tho.


Then no one tell her what he did before acting... bahahaha

To bad someone already told me.  :whistle:
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2015-11-19, 23:04:38
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ri1EF4UCOY[/video]
Coincidentally.  :)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-11-29, 04:37:10
Messi might transfer to Manchester City at $1.2 million per week.

http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2015/11/27/fridays-transfer-rumor-roundup-messi-to-man-city-for-1-2-million-per-week/
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-11-29, 12:35:37
Messi might transfer to Manchester City at $1.2 million per week.

That rumour has been doing the rounds for a while and I've no doubt Manchester City could afford him if they really wanted him.  But if I was Messi and I had the choice of nice, warm and sunny Barcelona, or wet, cold and grey Manchester. Then I would be staying where I was.  ;D
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Post by: Syav on 2015-12-01, 00:38:45
That rumour has been doing the rounds for a while and I've no doubt Manchester City could afford him if they really wanted him.

Soccer news is a little behind here. Forget about that news going on the front page newspaper, it doesn't even exist on the sports section. The only thing shown on the sports section newspaper are NFL, basketball or baseball. :whistle:

But if I was Messi and I had the choice of nice, warm and sunny Barcelona, or wet, cold and grey Manchester. Then I would be staying where I was.   ;D

I think I would've done the same :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-01, 13:53:56
Soccer news is a little behind here. Forget about that news going on the front page newspaper,

It goes on the back pages here mostly, the only time it makes the front pages is if some England player picks up a bad injury pre world cup or similar.
Then they go over the top, such is the tragedy. ◀ "sarcasm" (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-05, 12:47:58
It's very wet here today in my town, it has been heavy rain and 80mph winds all night and day.  Lot's of flooding and (if reports are to be believed) a thousand homes evacuated so far apparently. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif) I've heard nothing but sirens all day. Thank goodness I am far enough away from the river not to be affected.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-12-06, 04:06:56
Glad to hear your house in not affected, Luxor! It's a disaster if your home is flooded and you have to evacuate.
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-06, 12:49:18
It's a disaster if your home is flooded and you have to evacuate.

It sure is, thankfully nothing I've ever had to deal with.
The rain finally stopped about 7am this morning but the water level is still high. There's going to be a lot of damage once it subsides I think.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-12-13, 04:32:08
True. Because that's my birthday.   ;D


A-ha! Now I know when Luxor's birthday comes. :D Not many people celebrate their birthday on Christmas Day, I consider that a blessing :up:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-13, 13:11:27
Not many people celebrate their birthday on Christmas Day, I consider that a blessing  :up:

It has it's downsides. You lose out on the presents and you have extra cake to eat. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-12-13, 14:51:00

It's very wet here today in my town, it has been heavy rain and 80mph winds all night and day.  Lot's of flooding and (if reports are to be believed) a thousand homes evacuated so far apparently. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif) I've heard nothing but sirens all day. Thank goodness I am far enough away from the river not to be affected.

Glad you're not having to evacuate. Nashville flooded several years back. We were also lucky to live far enough away from the river. At the time, I was at a lake for my sister's wedding. One car almost got washed off the side of the foothill. After a few glasses of  :wine:, you tend to not worry about evacuating. Lol
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-13, 15:16:12
After a few glasses of   :wine: , you tend to not worry about evacuating. Lol

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif) It's amazing how a drop of  :wine: can make things easier to bear.
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Post by: Mandi on 2015-12-13, 15:37:07

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif) It's amazing how a drop of  :wine: can make things easier to bear.

Indeed sir! It makes me more susceptible to suggestion at times.  :worried:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-15, 15:21:27
It makes me more susceptible to suggestion at times.   :-\

I'll be a gentleman and not ask just exactly what suggestions you are susceptible to, when you have had a drop of  :wine: .  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-12-26, 04:24:43
Nobody else is here on Xmas Day except me and Luxor   :(
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-26, 12:29:35
Nobody else is here on Xmas Day except me and Luxor    :(

I only popped in between stuffing my face with food, to be honest. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/eating.gif)

Hope you had a nice Xmas.
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Post by: Syav on 2015-12-27, 03:24:06
I only popped in between stuffing my face with food, to be honest. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/eating.gif)

And I thought that I was the only one who does that :D


Hope you had a nice Xmas.

Yes, hope you had a nice Xmas as well :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-27, 12:35:59
Yes, hope you had a nice Xmas as well  :)

Yes I did. Good food and nice presents, what more could I ask for. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Jumpwithjoy.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2015-12-31, 17:54:10

Yes, hope you had a nice Xmas as well  :)

Yes I did. Good food and nice presents, what more could I ask for. (https://dl.dropboxusercountent.com/u/253164678/Jumpwithjoy.gif)

Good to hear :D

Quote from: Luxor
True. I'll try to anyway.

You only get to do it once a year on New Year's Eve. It is worth it :hat:
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Post by: Luxor on 2015-12-31, 18:39:00
You only get to do it once a year on New Year's Eve. It is worth it  :hat:

It may be worth it if you can see it in with a nice whisky. It's harder to stay awake in anticipation, just for a glass of Orange juice when the clock hits midnight.  ;)   We will have a full house tomorrow, so will most likely be getting things ready for that anyway.  ;D
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-01-01, 01:37:00

I'll be a gentleman and not ask just exactly what suggestions you are susceptible to, when you have had a drop of  :wine: .  ;)

Well it's not what you think. I'm more susceptible to singing and dancing.  ;)

Happy New Year to you all! :cheers:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-01-01, 05:20:00
It may be worth it if you can see it in with a nice whisky. It's harder to stay awake in anticipation, just for a glass of Orange juice when the clock hits midnight.   ;)

I'm actually drinking coffee just to make sure I don't fall asleep at midnight. :)

Happy New Year everyone! :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-01-01, 12:24:43
Well it's not what you think. I'm more susceptible to singing and dancing.   ;)

Exactly what I was thinking.  ;D

I'm actually drinking coffee just to make sure I don't fall asleep at midnight.  :)

I made it to midnight, just. then promptly fell asleep.

Happy New Year to all.  :cheers:
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-01-01, 18:42:38

Well it's not what you think. I'm more susceptible to singing and dancing.   ;)

Exactly what I was thinking.  ;D

Oh! The gentleman part made me think you thought something different. Lol
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-01-01, 19:06:16
Happy New Year! :)
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-01-05, 21:55:56
With it being a new year... does anyone have any new years resolutions? Or what are the most bizarre resolutions you've heard of?
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Post by: Syav on 2016-01-06, 03:32:43

With it being a new year... does anyone have any new years resolutions? Or what are the most bizarre resolutions you've heard of?

My new year resolution was to stay healthy and not getting sick in 2016, because I got sick so often last year. But as of right now I already have a slight fever. :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-01-06, 13:23:27
With it being a new year... does anyone have any new years resolutions?

I have none at all, never do. What about yourself?
Or what are the most bizarre resolutions you've heard of?

Can't say I've ever heard of any bizarre ones. It's usually the get fit, stop smoking, lose weight ones. that I hear about.
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-01-06, 21:29:25

With it being a new year... does anyone have any new years resolutions?

I have none at all, never do. What about yourself?

I usually don't either, however, this year I want to finish up my classes and apply to nursing school for spring 2017.  I do have one that's beyond my control and that's to make it another year without gray hair.  :lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-01-07, 13:23:01
this year I want to finish up my classes and apply to nursing school for spring 2017.

I'm sure you shall succeed with that one. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ThumbGood2.gif)

I do have one that's beyond my control and that's to make it another year without gray hair.   :))

That one could be trickier to achieve, they are inevitable. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-01-12, 05:05:53
I'd guess that you didn't find it.   :))

I was hoping to find a pot of gold, possibly guarded by a leprechaun at the end of the rainbow. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-01-12, 13:42:25
I think you have to drink 20 pints of Guinness before you can see a leprechaun.  :drunk:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-03-14, 04:04:10
I had to get up an hour early to go to work today because of the Daylight Savings  :irked:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-03-14, 14:06:59
I had to get up an hour early to go to work today because of the Daylight Savings   :irked:

Look on the bright side, it means Spring is on it's way.  ;D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-03-15, 04:22:46
Quote from: Luxor
Look on the bright side, it means Spring is on it's way. :D


True, I heard birds singing while I was waiting for the bus today :D I haven't heard any birds singing for 4months since last Nov. 
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-03-15, 09:08:46
Birds have been singing around here pretty much all winter. Weird stuff, 'cause although a tad warm, it was still freezing plenty.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-03-15, 13:37:49
I haven't heard any birds singing for 4months since last Nov.

Do you live underground?  :P

Birds have been singing around here pretty much all winter.

Same here. Not a lot of variety for sure, but enough to keep that daft cat of mine amused.  :doh:
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Post by: jusa on 2016-03-19, 20:33:50
Ten  :hat:

First "spring" birds have started singing on southern Finland also... which is nice. Usually too early me to notice.
Unless its been :beer: :beer: late...

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Post by: Luxor on 2016-03-19, 20:39:06
Usually too early me to notice.

Too early in the morning or too early in the year?
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Post by: jusa on 2016-03-19, 21:15:31

Usually too early me to notice.

Too early in the morning or too early in the year?


I usually hibernate till early february, so: too early in the morning   ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-03-21, 03:57:42
The Lounge is getting bombarded with some russian spam :yikes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-03-21, 11:07:38
Yeah, I just banned it.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-03-21, 13:53:37
The Lounge is getting bombarded with some russian spam  :o

They've been very busy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/angrysmiley2.gif)
Use the Report to moderator link if you see any, that way they might get dealt with quicker.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-03-22, 03:28:08
Good to see all the spam have been deleted. Okay then, I should use the Report to Moderater link the next time I see a spam :up:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-03-22, 10:20:31
Good to see all the spam have been deleted.

Luckily it's really easy to delete all posts by a single user. Like Russian spammer with 300+ posts. :right:

In other news, the prime minister just said no one in Belgium should leave their house if they don't have to.

Edit: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/regio/brussel/1.2607986
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-03-22, 13:42:58
In other news, the prime minister just said no one in Belgium should leave their house if they don't have to.

Wise advice in the circumstances.  :(
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Post by: Syav on 2016-04-05, 03:57:55
It went from 62°F heat wave 2 days ago to a 32°F and snowing today :eyes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-05, 12:43:59
The weather is much the same here. Warm one day, freezing the next, but that's fairly normal here to be honest.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-04-05, 14:28:01
Yeah, it's currently windy and stuff, while it was 19/20 the other day.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-04-13, 03:43:44
I see the Forum has a new Theme 8)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-04-13, 08:02:47
New software, too. ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-04-14, 04:04:12
New software, too. ;)
Nice! You did a great job and keeping all previous posts intact. I like the 'like' button, something we never had on Opera forum.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-14, 13:07:23
I like the 'like' button,
You better post something that we can like then.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2016-04-15, 02:47:58
I like the 'like' button,
You better post something that we can like then.  :P
:D Good thing there's no 'dislike' button like on Youtube :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-15, 13:16:28
Good thing there's no 'dislike' button
You're probably right. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-26, 13:49:35
@Syav  My new laptop has arrived, that came a lot faster than I was expecting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-04-26, 16:29:02
Sweet! Wanna share anything else about it? :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-26, 18:50:21
No problem.  :)

It's an HP ENVY 17-n110na.
Intel® Core™ i7 processor, 12GB Memory, 2TB SATA HD,  NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB),
Full-HD display (1920 x 1080, Bang & Olufsen with 4 speakers and 1 subwoofer.
4 USB 3.0 (1 HP USB Boost), 3D Camera.

Sexy as hell in it's aluminium case with a carbon liner.  :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-04-26, 19:52:07
Ah, basically a desktop replacement type laptop?

Btw, I had to look up this 3D Camera.

Quote from: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/realsense-shortrange.html
The Intel® RealSense™ Camera F200 is actually three cameras in one—a 1080p HD camera, an infrared camera, and an infrared laser projector—to measure depth and enable the computer to read facial expressions and gestures and swap out backgrounds. It’s integrated into select all-in-ones, 2-in-1s, and laptops.

So you can make Minority Report gestures at your laptop now? I have to admit I'm intrigued. It also reminds me of that Opera April's fools from a little while ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNxbyp6thM
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-26, 20:07:58
Ah, basically a desktop replacement type laptop?
Yes that's exactly what I was after. Felt I deserved it after sticking with my old laptop for so long.  :D

So you can make Minority Report gestures at your laptop now?
No idea. Sounds impressive if nothing else.
Don't think I ever used the camera in my old laptop and can't see it being any different with this one. Maybe I should actually watch Minority Report to give me ideas of the possibilities.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-04-27, 04:18:09
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with 4 speakers and 1 subwoofer

Sounds like a kick-ass music & computer gaming type of laptop :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-27, 13:09:12
Sounds like a kick-ass music & computer gaming type of laptop  :D
It's definitely capable of that, though I rarely ever do any gaming on my computer these days.
I got fed up of driver issues all the time in the past, so tend to keep my gaming to my gaming console. Insert disk then play, much less stressfull. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/videogamer.gif)

Just have to get round to installing everything now, oh the joys. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-04-28, 03:28:11
Similar issues here. My old games for Win95 is outdated and won't play on my laptop, and my laptop is outdated for newer games :whistle:
What are you installing, Luxor? Isn't the laptop ready to go when you turn it on?
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-04-28, 12:44:44
What are you installing, Luxor? Isn't the laptop ready to go when you turn it on?
Oh yes it was all ready to go, with a lot of added useless junk/trial stuff that is getting removed. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SadFace.gif)
But I have to install all the other programs that I use nearly every day. I didn't think is was all that many until I started to take note of them all.  (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-07, 00:02:22
Another semster under my belt.  :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-05-07, 02:54:29
Another semster under my belt.  :yes:
Nice to hear from you again, Amanda!  :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-07, 11:27:17
Another semster under my belt.   :yes:
I've lost track, is that two down and two to go now?
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-07, 13:00:32
I've lost track, is that two down and two to go now?
It was my fourth semester. I'm still working on my prerequisites. I would of been done with them a lot sooner had I taken more classes per semester, but I  didn't want to take on too much. The semester I just finished, I took 4 classes (Psychology, Theatre, History, and English). I have two more semester before nursing school. I hope to start that next spring.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-07, 13:40:34
I would of been done with them a lot sooner had I taken more classes per semester, but I  didn't want to take on too much.
Can't blame you for that. We all need some "me time", especially when you have a family to care for too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-05-12, 05:58:26
Well, after a couple months of trying to save some money I finally got the Samsung Galaxy Tab A that I've always  wanted :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-12, 14:13:21
Can't beat a nice new gadget to make you happy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
Hope you have fun with it.

I was off to hospital today and we were halfway there when there was a almighty clattering sound from under the car. Told my wife to pull over and I had a look under the car. Oh-oh! There's the exhaust hanging off, the car was going nowhere.

Can you guess which day my wife decided she wouldn't need to take her phone with her? (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)

So I didn't get to hospital, had to pay for a taxi home and now have an expensive breakdown and recovery to pay for. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/crying.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-05-12, 14:46:33
Oy! :(
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-12, 17:38:30
Oy!  :(
I was using different language than that at the time.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-05-13, 02:37:51
Argh, bad things happens to good people  :mad:

Can't beat a nice new gadget to make you happy. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup2.gif)
Hope you have fun with it.
Yes, it pretty much replaces my outdated laptop :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-13, 11:53:13
Argh, bad things happens to good people  :mad:
It could have been worse, it could have been raining. Fortunately it was a perfect sunny day for sitting on a roadside. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink2.gif)
Luckily for us it happened just as we exited a town and we weren't stuck in the middle of nowhere. That would have been a lot worse. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-05-13, 20:05:45
I hope it wasn't too warm though. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-13, 20:28:29
I hope it wasn't too warm though.  :)
:D
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-16, 21:02:45
So I didn't get to hospital, had to pay for a taxi home and now have an expensive breakdown and recovery to pay for. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/crying.gif)
That's no good. Ever make it to the hospital?
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-17, 12:59:37
That's no good. Ever make it to the hospital?
No I didn't, had to phone them and rearrange it, they were quite alright with it due to the circumstances though. Have a new appointment for next month to look forward to now, I'll be making sure my wife has her phone with her before we leave this time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-17, 21:18:02
Have a new appointment for next month to look forward to now
I hope all goes well.

I'll be making sure my wife has her phone with her before we leave this time. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Lol. Good idea.

Speaking of hospitals... I took care of an elderly lady from England last night. Just when I thought the elderly couldn't be any cuter. We tried talking like one another every chance we got. I loved her accent.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-18, 11:58:38
I hope all goes well.
Should do hopefully. Have an echogram, have a chat with the cardiologist, get the usual lecture about smoking then come home again.

Speaking of hospitals... I took care of an elderly lady from England last night. Just when I thought the elderly couldn't be any cuter. We tried talking like one another every chance we got. I loved her accent.

There are many and varied accents in England. You may have needed a translator if she had been Scottish. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-18, 13:18:03
Have an echogram, have a chat with the cardiologist, get the usual lecture about smoking then come home again.
That should be fun. I had the same test done years ago. I had the same talk about smoking since they discovered my tricuspid valve was leaking (aka heart murmur). Needless to say, I didn't listen.


There are many and varied accents in England. You may have needed a translator if she had been Scottish. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin.gif)
Lol. Good to know. I think I need a translator for some people here in the states. I encounter a lot of backwoods people or people with deep southern accents that sound like they are chewing their tongues when they speak. I tend to nod my head, as if I'm agreeing with them. I walk away not knowing if I agreed to commit murder. Haha!
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-18, 13:45:02
I didn't listen.
If we did what we were told all the time we might live longer, but it would be a pretty dull life. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Thumbdown2.gif)
I think I need a translator for some people here in the states. I encounter a lot of backwoods people or people with deep southern accents that sound like they are chew their tongues when they speak. I tend to nod my head, as if I'm agreeing with them. I walk away not knowing if I agreed to commit murder. Haha!
I know what you mean, I've had similar conversations. If you can call them conversations, anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/SmileySuicide.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-05-18, 16:02:56
Heh, reminds me of the time I was sitting to this old lady on the tram just nodding and saying yes while understanding about 70% of what she was saying. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-18, 17:23:15
Had one such conversation wit some bloke in my doctors waiting room one day, which was made worse by the fact that he was an aggressive drunk. I couldn't get out of there quick enough.
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-18, 22:13:36
 :lol: I'm glad I'm not the only one that has had this problem.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-19, 13:18:19
Why should you get to have all the fun.  :P
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-19, 15:39:21
 :lol:
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-25, 16:54:13
My eldest son graduated from elementary school today. My how time is flying.  :awww:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-05-25, 17:58:43
You're not starting to feel old are you?  ;)
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-25, 18:49:32
Nah. I feel younger than 31 still. My recent discovery of gray hairs say otherwise though.  :lol:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-05-25, 18:50:23
Huh, I thought you were older than me. I mean, you are, but not in a meaningful sense. :P

Edit: gray hairs? *goes to check mirror*

Edit 2: none that I can see, unless they're hiding on the back. ;)
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Post by: Mandi on 2016-05-25, 19:00:05
Huh, I thought you were older than me. I mean, you are, but not in a meaningful sense. :P

Edit: gray hairs? *goes to check mirror*

Edit 2: none that I can see, unless they're hiding on the back. ;)
Haha! Nope. I'm still a pup. My parents were the ones that noticed my grays, while waiting to attend my son's graduation. I'm doing better than my mom and sister, who had a lot of gray hairs in their mid 20s. Mine are blending like highlights. Might just let them be. Lol
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-08, 11:54:28
A kitchen, the whole thing including plumbing and electrics.  Ouch! ouch! ouch! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/ShockedFaint.gif)
And I thought she wasn't really that serious about remodeling the entire kitchen :yikes:

You don't know my wife very well. When she has made her mind up, then there ain't nothing stopping her. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
I think I've been had somewhere along the line, I thought I was only agreeing to decorating the kitchen originally. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-09, 03:10:45
I think I've been had somewhere along the line, I thought I was only agreeing to decorating the kitchen originally.
Lol. Sounds like if I ever get a wife I should be careful what to agree on. :sherlock: 
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-09, 12:15:51
Lol. Sounds like if I ever get a wife I should be careful what to agree on.  :sherlock:
That won't help you, as you'll just be accused of not listening to what she says.  :lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-10, 03:11:35
That won't help you, as you'll just be accused of not listening to what she says.
:D That makes things more complicated, I'll have to figure out how not to agree and not being accused of not listening at the same time :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-10, 11:42:40
I'll have to figure out how not to agree and not being accused of not listening at the same time  :sherlock:
I don't hold out much hope of you achieving that one. I've never figured it out in thirty years of marriage, so I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-11, 02:46:57
I don't hold out much hope of you achieving that one.
:lol:



I've never figured it out in thirty years of marriage, so I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible.
I don't think a novice like myself will be able to either :D
Hope your new kitchen will turn out nice :up:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-11, 11:41:57
Hope your new kitchen will turn out nice  :up:
So do I. It looked nice on their computer, so hopefully the finished build will look just as good. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigSmile.gif)
Don't know how long it will be until it gets done as I'm waiting for a phone call about that. Estimation was end of August - beginning of September and will probably take a week to do it all. Lot's of banging noises giving me a headache to look forward to. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/bangin.gif)

Will you be catching any of the Euro 2016 football that started yesterday?
France won their first match with a great late goal. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/soccer2.gif)

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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-12, 02:30:27
Will you be catching any of the Euro 2016 football that started yesterday?
France won their first match with a great late goal.
Nope, after my 2nd tv broke I decided that I just don't have extra time to watch any tv. But I'll most likely watch the Euro 2016 highlights on my tablet :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-12, 12:12:34
I'll most likely watch the Euro 2016 highlights on my tablet  :)
Well that means you will miss all the boring bits in-between if nothing else.   :yes:
I would imagine the matches are being played at the wrong time of day for you to watch them live anyway,
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-13, 02:47:06
I would imagine the matches are being played at the wrong time of day for you to watch them live anyway,
Yah, if a live match begins at 1 pm in France I'll have to watch it around 5am very early in the morning :lol:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-06-13, 07:39:37
All I can get is a super low quality stream via sporza.be. I mean, it's hardly like I'd get a stupid TV subscription just to watch one or two games half in the background.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-13, 12:23:55
Yah, if a live match begins at 1 pm in France I'll have to watch it around 5am very early in the morning  :lol:

Far too early in the morning for that and it would probably make you late for work too. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
I mean, it's hardly like I'd get a stupid TV subscription just to watch one or two games half in the background.
Don't blame you, I know I wouldn't be watching it if I had to pay for it. Our two main channels (BBC and ITV) share the broadcasts here and all for free. If you ignore the TV license anyway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Whistle.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-06-13, 13:16:34
Oh, I suppose I could get it for free if I got a digital antenna thing. A much better investment on the whole actually than a monthly money sink, but I'd still  much rather spend my money elsewhere.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-13, 13:54:49
I'd still  much rather spend my money elsewhere.
So would I.
Unfortunately I doubt my wife would be very happy with me if I made the choice of something else. :lol:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-06-15, 06:59:36
My wife doesn't care. She acquired a red "Belgium" tank top, 'cause she thought it looked good. Well, and also because she likes Belgium. But not because she likes football.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-15, 12:55:05
 
She acquired a red "Belgium" tank top, 'cause she thought it looked good. Well, and also because she likes Belgium. But not because she likes football.

That seems perfectly logical to me.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-16, 03:26:57
:
She acquired a red "Belgium" tank top, 'cause she thought it looked good. Well, and also because she likes Belgium. But not because she likes football.

That seems perfectly logical to me.  :D
:lol:  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-30, 04:12:39
@Luxor, Here's the full match between Argentina vs Chile Finals on youtube if you're interested. You might want to watch it on YouTube so it won't kill the bandwidth on this forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxzvn8fBWQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-06-30, 11:28:05
You might want to watch it on YouTube so it won't kill the bandwidth on this forum.
Embedded YouTube videos aren't routed through the forum or anything; it's quite safe to watch them right here if you so desire. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-30, 13:04:46
Here's the full match between Argentina vs Chile Finals on youtube if you're interested
Ooh! Thanks a lot bud. It will give me something to watch while, my wife is watching the tennis. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-06-30, 16:34:12
Embedded YouTube videos aren't routed through the forum or anything; it's quite safe to watch them right here if you so desire.  ;)
Good to know :up:


Ooh! Thanks a lot bud. It will give me something to watch while, my wife is watching the tennis. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/thumbsup.gif)
Argh darn it, it's in Spanish! Sorry about that Luxor, I haven't watch that particular video so I couldn't tell it wasn't in English :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-06-30, 18:24:05
Argh darn it, it's in Spanish! Sorry about that Luxor, I haven't watch that particular video so I couldn't tell it wasn't in English  :whistle:
No worries, it was slightly less irritating than the commentators we get here. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/BigGrin2.gif)
Good enough game though, both teams had there chances to win it but didn't put the ball in the net. Tough to lose on penalties, but someone has to lose. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/soccer2.gif)

Oh and that was never a red card and sending off in my opinion. Maybe the result would have been different if not for that.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-01, 03:36:36
No worries, it was slightly less irritating than the commentators we get here.
I had watch a highlight on that game from Youtube, and the commentators from USA made the highlight sounds like it was some kind of a talent show :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-01, 12:56:11
I had watch a highlight on that game from Youtube, and the commentators from USA made the highlight sounds like it was some kind of a talent show  :whistle:
You should have watched the Spanish one then.  :P
Sometimes get league matches in Gaelic here, can't understand a single word of it but I still watch it.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-02, 03:12:43
You should have watched the Spanish one then.
Spanish commentators are probably better than Americans when it comes to soccer. I remember watching a game and the Spanish commentator shouted a long "!!goaalll!!" 'till he almost ran out of breath. :lol: :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-02, 13:01:07
I remember watching a game and the Spanish commentator shouted a long "!!goaalll!!" 'till he almost ran out of breath.  :lol:   :D
I think I have seen the same, can't remember what game it was though.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-03, 02:59:28
I think I have seen the same, can't remember what game it was though.
It must be common for Spanish commentators to shout a long "!!goal!!" especially when their national team scores :D I don't know how well Gaelic commentators are, but American soccer commentators are probably one of the worst. I was watching a soccer game once, the Forward player was about to score but the American commentators were having their own chit chat about NFL (American football league) :confused: :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-03, 12:35:07
I don't know how well Gaelic commentators are
I have no idea, they could be giving me a recipe for doughnuts for all I know.  :lol:

I was watching a soccer game once, the Forward player was about to score but the American commentators were having their own chit chat about NFL (American football league)  :confused:  :whistle:
Similar thing goes on with the English commentators at times. They manage to squeeze in chat about England winning the world cup in 1966, during matches that England aren't even involved in.  :doh:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-04, 02:55:12
I have no idea, they could be giving me a recipe for doughnuts for all I know.   :lol:
:lol: At least it's less annoying because you've no idea what they're saying :D I much rather listen to Gaelic or Spanish commentator and not knowing what they're saying, rather than listening to American commentators having a chit chat about NFL when a player is about to score during a soccer game :D


They manage to squeeze in chat about England winning the world cup in 1966, during matches that England aren't even involved in.
I wouldn't be surprised if they chat on something similar during rugby matches :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-04, 12:29:56
I wouldn't be surprised if they chat on something similar during rugby matches  :sherlock:
Thankfully most of the rugby commentators are a mixture of Scots. English, Welsh and Irish. So the chances of that happening are nil.  :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-05, 03:35:23
Thankfully most of the rugby commentators are a mixture of Scots. English, Welsh and Irish. So the chances of that happening are nil.
I recently watched a couple of rugby matches, not sure if the commentators are Scots or Irish but they were very focused into the games and did an excellent job as commentators :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-05, 12:40:30
not sure if the commentators are Scots or Irish but they were very focused into the games and did an excellent job as commentators  :yes:
They know their stuff and are very passionate about their rugby. Most of them have been playing the game since their schooldays, so it's probably all they know.  I knew one from my schooldays and it's definitely all he knows. ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-06, 03:05:00
Most of them have been playing the game since their schooldays, so it's probably all they know.
I can relate that with NFL commentators. I know one commentator who was a Quarterback before he retired, so he does an excellent job since he knows NFL inside out.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-06, 13:05:36
Talking of sports. I see Lionel Messi has just been handed jail term in Spain for tax fraud.  :o
Wonder if he will actually go to jail? I doubt it myself.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-07, 04:18:19
What the heck is a brilliant player like Messi would want to mess around with tax fraud? :confused: What will Barcelona and the entire Spanish football league are going to do with Messi in jail for almost 2 years? :eyes: Yup I wouldn't be surpised if Messi can get away from the jail term.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-07, 12:42:37
What the heck is a brilliant player like Messi would want to mess around with tax fraud?  :confused:
No idea. I guess for some people the more they have, the more they want.
He needs to get a better accountant.  :doh:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-08, 03:21:00
Messi intend to retire from Argentina national team. Not a good idea in my opinion. People in Argentina may criticize and say something like "He is playing for Barcelona but he won't play for his own National Argentina team. "
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-08, 12:36:48
Messi intend to retire from Argentina national team. Not a good idea in my opinion.
Well he is 29 years old and will be 31 come the next world cup. If he was a goalkeeper he could play at that level for a few more years, but in his position it is maybe better to step down now and make way for a younger player.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-09, 03:36:20
but in his position it is maybe better to step down now and make way for a younger player.
That's probably true. It could be too frustrating for Messi if he couldn't give Argentina the Cup a 3rd time when there is so much expectation on him.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-09, 12:11:29
It could be too frustrating for Messi if he couldn't give Argentina the Cup a 3rd time when there is so much expectation on him.
I think that's half the problem, everyone expects so much from him all the time. Heck! the man is only human.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-10, 02:53:09
everyone expects so much from him all the time. Heck! the man is only human.
Maybe he missed that penalty shot against Chile because there was too much pressure and expectation against him. I still couldn't believe he missed that penalty shot, but like you said he's only human. :)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-12, 03:17:18
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What a dull game that was.

I guess it wasn't so unfortunate that I missed that match because I was at work. Maybe I'll just watch the highlights on youtube. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-12, 12:31:30
Maybe I'll just watch the highlights on youtube.  ;)
I doubt there would be enough highlights to make more than a 10 second clip. It was that dull I almost switched the TV off.  :down:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-13, 04:10:02
I doubt there would be enough highlights to make more than a 10 second clip. It was that dull I almost switched the TV off.
Sounds like the game is not worth watching :sherlock: Maybe I'll &watch Barcelona and the Spanish football league instead. ⚽
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-13, 12:57:06
Sounds like the game is not worth watching  :sherlock:
That would be an understatement. Watch some paint drying, that would be much more exciting. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Wink.gif)
Safe to say that was probably the worst game of football I have ever seen.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-14, 04:19:47
I think the New Zealand haka should be removed from rugby matches. It's okay if the players stand up and sing their national anthem, but in my opinion the haka is a bit too much :eyes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PptTeyYShdw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Post by: ersi on 2016-07-14, 10:23:10
Iceland's football team is working on something similar, except after job well done.
[video]https://youtu.be/PVq0MrmezpI[/video]
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-14, 12:54:27
I think the New Zealand haka should be removed from rugby matches. It's okay if the players stand up and sing their national anthem, but in my opinion the haka is a bit too much  :eyes:
Why? I've seen it a few times and it is always a joy to watch, it usually gets a round of applause from the home fans here.  :)

Iceland's football team is working on something similar, except after job well done.
They were the highlight of the entire Euro 2016 for me.  :yes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-07-14, 13:13:34
I think the New Zealand haka should be removed from rugby matches. It's okay if the players stand up and sing their national anthem, but in my opinion the haka is a bit too much  :eyes:
I'd never seen it before. (To my knowledge rugby was never on TV when I had TV, except maybe if they play it during the Olympics.) I think I prefer it to the American practice of cheerleading. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-14, 13:31:01
I think I prefer it to the American practice of cheerleading.  :)
The cheerleaders are much better looking though.  ;)
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Post by: ersi on 2016-07-14, 13:43:59
I'd never seen [haka] before.
I saw Once Were Warriors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110729/) as soon as it came out. Only once, but never forgot it. The movie puts haka into the context of Maori identity.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-14, 17:00:45
Iceland's football team is working on something similar, except after job well done.
That's interesting! Maybe more teams will do something similar prior to a game or after winning a match :D


Why? I've seen it a few times and it is always a joy to watch, it usually gets a round of applause from the home fans here.   :)
I think it is more entertaining if the opposing team also perform something similar. The way it is right now, while New Zealand team do their haka the opposing team just stand there looking at them.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-14, 17:38:08
I think it is more entertaining if the opposing team also perform something similar.
Don't give them ideas, the Scotland team would probably resort to this.  :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRKhTvUUYMI
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-15, 02:22:26
I think it is more entertaining if the opposing team also perform something similar.
Don't give them ideas, the Scotland team would probably resort to this.  :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRKhTvUUYMI
:lol: :lol: That'll be awesome :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-15, 12:14:36
Thought you might like that one.  :D
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Post by: rjhowie on 2016-07-16, 02:14:21
Oh blinking dear. "Awesome" pops up again.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-16, 12:36:01
Oh blinking dear. "Awesome" pops up again.
Folk are free to use the word as they like rj, if it offends you then feel free to ignore it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rolleyes.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-17, 03:34:56
Thanks Luxor! :) I wouldn't want to start any silly argument on this decent forum :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-17, 13:29:56
Has the Pokemon Go craze taken off where you are? Everyone with a mobile seems to have become hooked on it round here, even folk who I thought were normal, sensible adults. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)

Just don't get it myself, but at least it is getting the kids outdoors, so it can't be all that bad. It has been good for Nintendo that's for sure as it was reported that their stock jumped by 70%, boosting its market value from £13bn to £19.6bn. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif)

Wish I had thought of it.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-17, 23:29:19


Has the Pokemon Go craze taken off where you are? Everyone with a mobile seems to have become hooked on it round here, even folk who I thought were normal, sensible adults. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/CheezyGrin.gif)
Yup. 2 of my coworkers asked me if I play the new Pokemon :eyes: Luckily I'm more into sci-fi or sports game so I have no interest in Pokemon.


Just don't get it myself, but at least it is getting the kids outdoors, so it can't be all that bad.
Agreed.When I was a kid we play soccer or other sports after school. Most kids nowadays stay home after school so they can play their video games.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-18, 12:38:27
Yup. 2 of my coworkers asked me if I play the new Pokemon  :eyes:
Saw my neighbour who is retired, coming back from his daily walk the other day, so I enquired as to where he had been. Turns out he had been out catching Pokemon with his granddaughter all day.  :eek:

Agreed.When I was a kid we play soccer or other sports after school.
Yep we were the same when we were kids. We would be outdoors until it got too dark to play, which was quite normal back then.
Most kids nowadays stay home after school so they can play their video games.
It's a different environment nowadays I suppose. Some parents would rather their kids were at home where they know they are safe.  :(
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Post by: Syav on 2016-07-24, 03:58:47
Quote from: Frenzie
Watching a vid of this guy eating WW2 rations that were never good even then.

Something tells me that guy is going to have a diarrhea problem after he's done eating those :lol:  :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-07-24, 12:16:09
Something tells me that guy is going to have a diarrhea problem after he's done eating those  :lol:    :whistle:
Imagine being shipwrecked during the war and having that as your only source of food. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/yuck2.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-07-24, 12:29:01
You should look at the rest of the channel. If there's any intestinal problems to be had, I'm sure he's had them long before eating this. :lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-06, 23:33:50
Quote from: Luxor
True. Way more than that.
That is a lot of CDs :sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-07, 08:44:20
I don't know; if you acquire, say, 10 CDs a year (which doesn't seem like that many[1]) then all having more than 100 means is that you're probably over 20.

I'm not sure how many I've got, but I wouldn't be surprised if I had more than a hundred, but I might have fewer too. My main interest was over a decade ago. Now books, on the other hand… I've got a lot more than a hundred books. On LibraryThing I've tagged 107 books as owned and the stuff I've entered on LT is only a tiny fraction of what I've actually got.
Unless you acquire 10 a year at full price. That'd be painful. It also depends on how you count. A couple years back we bought two 12-CD collections for something like €10. Did we acquire 24 or 2 CDs that year? :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 12:05:39
That is a lot of CDs  :sherlock:
I'm not going to count them to find the exact figure, but if I said roughly 600 of them I wouldn't be too far away with that guesstimate.

I'm not sure how many I've got, but I wouldn't be surprised if I had more than a hundred, but I might have fewer too.
It's amazing how easy it is for them to add up over the years. Mind you I think I most likely had an earlier start than you when it comes to buying them.  ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 12:13:49
False. This may sound odd but I always like the smell of silver polish.
It does make you sound a little bit odd.  :P
Never liked the smell of it myself, It always made me feel nauseas.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-07, 13:28:14
It's amazing how easy it is for them to add up over the years. Mind you I think I most likely had an earlier start than you when it comes to buying them.  ;)
I probably bought most of my CDs when I was in between about 14 to 21. When I was younger it was cassette tapes, like the Lion King soundtrack (ahem, Leeuwenkoning :) ), none of which I have digitally.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 13:40:08
I probably bought most of my CDs when I was in between about 14 to 21
They hadn't been invented when I was that age,  :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-07, 13:48:05
Incidentally, here are today's (2014) kids reacting to tapes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk_vV-JRZ6E

Me, I love 78 RPM records, except for how fragile they are. I'm terribly tempted by the new record players that don't just play 44 and 33 RPM. Incidentally, have you noticed how the CD sections on stores have been greatly reduced and largely replaced by (new) vinyl? I can only imagine stores might've looked like that back in the '80s.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 14:11:51
Me, I love 78 RPM records, except for how fragile they are.
I had a few of them that I inherited from my parents, I say inherited but truth is no one else wanted them. (Nothing rare in amongst them though). But yeah they are very fragile and you have to handle them carefully. I think you only needed to look at them funny and they would break.  :down:

Incidentally, have you noticed how the CD sections on stores have been greatly reduced and largely replaced by (new) vinyl?
Yep! They even have a special "Record store day" for them over here now, don't know if it's a worldwide thing or not.

I can only imagine stores might've looked like that back in the '80s.
They were great places that you could spend all day in if the owner would let you. I was never out of my local one in the 70's.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-07, 15:54:43
They were great places that you could spend all day in if the owner would let you. I was never out of my local one in the 70's.
Well, I mean the mixture of CDs and vinyl. To me a record store is a place of CDs, I suppose.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 18:19:38
Well, I mean the mixture of CDs and vinyl.
I think the record store lost something when CDs arrived on the scene. I'm tempted to say it lost it's soul, but a record store with no soul would be ignoring a large part of it's market.   :P

There was something deeply satisfying about browsing through row upon row of LP sleeves, hoping you would discover some unknown gem of an album that you hadn't come across before. Browsing through plastic cases of CDs just wasn't the same somehow.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-07, 19:37:17
Stop tempting me to go rebuy albums I already own plus an expensive record player. :P

(On vinyl, I'd get myself a whole lot of Bowie and if they had Eminem I'd get that too — I know I saw Eminem LPs 15 years ago.)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 20:05:36
 
Stop tempting me to go rebuy albums I already own plus an expensive record player.  :P
Oh go on, you know you want to.  :D
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Post by: ersi on 2016-08-07, 20:20:50
Stop tempting me to go rebuy albums I already own plus an expensive record player. :P
The record players are not expensive. They start at maybe 40 e. But I think it makes only sense to buy it when you already have a collection of vinyls. I don't. I have even distributed my CD's mostly away, after I copied them to harddrive.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-07, 20:35:01
I have even distributed my CD's mostly away, after I copied them to harddrive.
I don't think I could do that as I would constantly worry about HD failure and losing all my music. I would still keep hold of all my CDs just in case that ever happened.
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Post by: ersi on 2016-08-07, 21:07:11
External harddrive. Those don't fail, except at a nuclear catastrophe. But the music I used to own was basic commonly available top of the pops that gets overplayed anyway and can be regrabbed from YT or whatever anytime.

Ah, but there is one tiny point in owning some original CD's - the sleeves. For example the Motorhead remastered series that I still have, they have nice text and lots of photos, and some Metallica editions are also very good. The sleeves make it worth it. Compared to this, I don't see the value of hassling with vinyls.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-07, 23:21:53
Quote from: Luxor
Just watched the news and they showed a French gymnast breaking his leg when he landed. Not nice.
That was the most horrible gymnastic accident I have ever seen. I think I actually saw that French gymnast's calf broke and twisted sideways. I've a feeling he already had previous calf injuries and forced himself to compete for the Olympics.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-08, 08:27:17
The record players are not expensive. They start at maybe 40 e.
But are they any good? However my primary concern, 78 RPM, seems unfounded (https://www.amazon.de/Kenley-Retro-Plattenspieler-Schallplattenspieler-Lautsprecher/dp/B01BYQPXPK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1470643795&sr=8-3&keywords=record+player). Still, as far as it goes it makes more sense to find out if there are digitally remastered CDs available. I don't have a super special attachment to the act of putting a needle on a scratchy record.

I don't think I could do that as I would constantly worry about HD failure and losing all my music. I would still keep hold of all my CDs just in case that ever happened.
I've got all of my stuff duplicated with Unison. A less geeky alternative would be Syncthing. I don't have all of my CDs digitally and for the most part only in a sort of lossy iTunes-like quality (i.e., not as good as CD). In practice I sometimes even seem to just use YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScIkOBmuE0A&list=PLF563B9E97C603A82) even if that quality is slightly worse still. Incidentally I don't own the album I linked in any shape or form. No vinyl, no cassette, no (SA)CD, no DVD. Above all I just don't really listen to music that much anymore.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-08, 12:38:57
Ah, but there is one tiny point in owning some original CD's - the sleeves. For example the Motorhead remastered series that I still have,
Bonus kudos points given for enjoying a bit of Motorhead. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/punk.gif)
That was the most horrible gymnastic accident I have ever seen. I think I actually saw that French gymnast's calf broke and twisted sideways. I've a feeling he already had previous calf injuries and forced himself to compete for the Olympics.
It did seem to break far too easily, so you could be right that he had a previous injury.
And as if his day wasn't bad enough they then dropped him as he was loaded into the ambulance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fKLjpm4Vk
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Post by: ersi on 2016-08-08, 14:46:11
The record players are not expensive. They start at maybe 40 e.
But are they any good?
In terms of sound? If you are a sound connoisseur (which I am not and don't intend to be - I prefer silence in my spare private time over everything else), then you already have the speakers and other sound equipment and all you need is a compatible turntable.

I don't believe there are any differences between turntables, just like there are no differences between CD players. The player is always the same; the differences are in connectors, sockets, and extras.

Still, as far as it goes it makes more sense to find out if there are digitally remastered CDs available. I don't have a super special attachment to the act of putting a needle on a scratchy record.
Same here. And a good CD sleeve makes the price of a brand new CD seem worth it, occasionally. But now it appears to be a dying art, just like vinyls were upon the arrival of CD.

(Anttila declares bankruptcy (http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/business/14110-anttila-declares-bankruptcy.html). Their music department was the number 1 mainstream choice for the people of Finland for a very long time. Evidently CD's have become a fringe hobby.)

Bonus kudos points given for enjoying a bit of Motorhead. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/punk.gif)
My appreciation of heavy metal has always gone hand in hand with my appreciation of classics. I see them as sort of the same thing, and they sometimes are. For example, this piece (which I bought on CD the year it appeared) quotes at length from Mozart's symphony #25.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPhbrjx6QIE[/video]
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-08, 17:57:22
I prefer silence in my spare private time over everything else
Me too, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to my cellphone speaker whenever I do want to listen to something. :P

I don't believe there are any differences between turntables, just like there are no differences between CD players. The player is always the same; the differences are in connectors, sockets, and extras.
There is no difference in audio quality between CD players if they have S/PDIF output; that's the beauty of digital. For (digital to) analog there are definite differences. For turntables there are additional concerns still, like speed accuracy. I've heard an el cheapo turntable and it didn't sound at all "warm" (the distortion we like about records, which of course we could simply record and put on CD…) but "thin" and "metallic". See e.g. here (http://www.cnet.com/news/u-turn-orbit-an-audiophile-quality-turntable-for-179/) to read someone who presumably actually knows what they're talking about.

The most interesting thing about CDs is that 1980s CDs often sound better than 2000s CDs. I've learned that this is because of something called loudness war (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ

Even more interestingly, sometimes if today's LP audio were put on CD it'd sound just as good if not better because vinyl gets the better master:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EScPiP2QjXM

There is another addition to this in the 2010s: most people listen on portable devices. And those don't have as much dynamic range either. Remasters can sometimes account for that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjQc0dM4H4

My appreciation of heavy metal has always gone hand in hand with my appreciation of classics. I see them as sort of the same thing, and they sometimes are. For example, this piece (which I bought on CD the year it appeared) quotes at length from Mozart's symphony #25.
I prefer my Mozart more traditionally, but I was reminded of Hollenthon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtznUh8ZBgg

(Anttila declares bankruptcy (http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/business/14110-anttila-declares-bankruptcy.html). Their music department was the number 1 mainstream choice for the people of Finland for a very long time. Evidently CD's have become a fringe hobby.)
Probably not quite fringe yet, but yeah, what music I have bought (in e.g. special editions of games) has all been digital only.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-11, 20:22:39
Bought a 32gig microSD for my tablet. I was going to settle for a 16gig for $12 but I decided for $5 more I can get a 32gig twice the memory.  I remember a few years ago when I bought a microSD for my cellphone it cost $30 just for 2gig. Those memory chips were freakin' expensive back then :sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-12, 08:48:29
I figured I'd check. In '07 I paid €39,99 for a 2GB Sandisk MemoryStick (M2).

In '14 I paid €34,17 for a 64GB Samsung EVO MicroSDHC UHS-I Grade 1 Class 10.

Sadly, 64GB may not be sufficient anymore. Full Kiwix Wikipedia with pics has grown from 30ish GB to 54GB. Oh well, I guess I'll just switch back to Aard with pics on demand.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-12, 13:02:51
I remember a few years ago when I bought a microSD for my cellphone it cost $30 just for 2gig.
How times have changed. I remember paying nearly £150  for just 512k of memory for my first Amiga and more than £250 for a 100MB 40MB hard drive. Now I can buy a 64GB pen drive for about £14. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rubeyes.gif)

Don't know you're born you young'uns.  :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-12, 13:15:51
Eh, the first computer I owned had a 30MB HDD. And that was in the 2000s. :P

I stuck a 320 GB HDD into the first computer I built myself, back in '07. It's actually sitting next to me on the desk, awaiting secure erasing.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-12, 13:45:31
Eh, the first computer I owned had a 30MB HDD. And that was in the 2000s.  :P
When you said that, I started to wonder if I was correct in stating my one was 100MB. Turns out my memory is playing tricks on me and I was wrong  it was only 40MB. An ugly brute it was too as you can see at this linky (http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/36474/Reference%2040MB%20Amiga%20SCSI%20Hard%20Drive/). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Link.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-12, 23:37:10
How times have changed. I remember paying nearly £150  for just 512k of memory for my first Amiga and more than £250 for a 40MB hard drive. Now I can buy a 64GB pen drive for about £14. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/rubeyes.gif)
Yup, I think I spent  $200 just to add 8GB HD on my first computer. :whistle:


Eh, the first computer I owned had a 30MB HDD. And that was in the 2000s.  :P
My first computer was a IBM Aptiva with 2GB HD, 166Mhz, 2MB Graphic Card video memory. It was one of the best computer available at that time . Nowadays no one would want to buy a computer with a 166Mhz Processor :lol: :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-13, 08:39:43
My first computer was a IBM Aptiva with 2GB HD, 166Mhz, 2MB Graphic Card video memory. It was one of the best computer available at that time . Nowadays no one would want to buy a computer with a 166Mhz Processor  :lol:   :D
I said owned. ;) My first computer was a Pentium 100 in… probably '95. Maybe early '96? It came with a 1.2GB HDD, don't recall the graphics memory but it was an ATi Mach 64 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Mach#Mach_64). 8MB RAM initially, later extended to 40MB for Windows 98.

I don't even want to imagine how slow 166MHz would be. Although as long as you couple it with contemporary software I suppose it should be okay. Quite fast probably if you toss on Windows 3.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-13, 12:33:21
I don't even want to imagine how slow 166MHz would be. Although as long as you couple it with contemporary software I suppose it should be okay. Quite fast probably if you toss on Windows 3.
It should be fine for use as a text editor.  :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-13, 14:07:10
I'm pretty sure computers only kept getting slower until I acquired my first 128 GB SSD in 2012.

Right now I'm considering buying a 512 GB SSD of some sort to run next to my 256 GB SSD. It's like I'm reliving 10 years ago, only in SSDs instead of HDDs. I employ a 500 GB HDD and a 2 TB HDD for my data. The SSD is for OS and programs. I'm considering getting another because games load annoyingly slow from HDD, and because even plain Windows is just such a space hog.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-13, 23:23:36
Quite fast probably if you toss on Windows 3.
It should be pretty fast on Windows 3 :D Mine was Windows 95. Not too keen about the internet at that time with a slow phone dial-up, and I was more interested in playing computer games running on MS-DOS :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-15, 23:42:50
But what is a swirling table?
How about this one?
http://veneerartist.com/schurch-portfolio/32-swirling-table-and-seating/

Or perhaps a swirl table is better word :sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-16, 07:55:44
Does it turn around?
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-17, 02:44:17
Does it turn around?
:yes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-17, 11:08:06
Definitely rocking chair then. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-17, 12:31:57
Does it turn around?
:yes:
I would avoid that table then, too much danger of :beer:  spillage.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-18, 02:57:28
I would avoid that table then, too much danger of  :beer:  spillage. :D
:lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-27, 12:47:00
A big lorry arrived first thing this morning delivering all the parts for our kitchen. I looked in the back of it and presumed that they were making a couple of deliveries and we were their first drop off. Oh boy was I wrong, it was all for us. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/omg.gif) Can't move in my house for boxes. On the plus side, my cat thinks we have built him the ultimate adventure playground. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/FacePalm2.gif)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-27, 13:22:25
Haha. When are they coming to put it together?
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-27, 13:36:50
The builders arrive early on Wednesday morning. At which point the cat will run out the door not to be seen for the rest of the day.
He doesn't like strange men, which makes us think that he has ran into someone nasty in the past when he has been out adventuring.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-08-28, 02:41:54
He doesn't like strange men, which makes us think that he has ran into someone nasty in the past when he has been out adventuring.
Yup, sounds like he had a bad experience with strangers. Either that or strangers somehow scare him away :sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-28, 08:30:00
Two of our cats hate strangers and only one may have had a bad experience, so who knows.  :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-28, 11:45:39
Yup, sounds like he had a bad experience with strangers.
It's just men that he's scared of. If the stranger is a woman then he has no problem with them. Children he doesn't even mind until they pull his tail, or even worse in his view, try to cuddle him,  :D

only one may have had a bad experience, so who knows.
If only they could talk I'm sure they would tell us. My cat talks a lot but I can't understand a single word of it.  ;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-28, 12:09:12
Lexi talks a ton. There are four main categories:


Then there's also the sound effects while jumping down. Broomph! Humph!
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-08-28, 12:20:44
 :lol:

I think you forgot one.
Feed me, feed me now or I will kill you. Maybe that's just my Bailey.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-08-28, 15:42:59
Kuma has a "meow, please feed me", but I don't think there's any death threats involved except maybe implicitly. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-01, 13:21:29
Kitchen nearly finished, more importantly electricity now back on. Yesterday was a long day, I had to read books.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-02, 03:19:40
Kitchen nearly finished, more importantly electricity now back on. Yesterday was a long day, I had to read books.
The builders had to shut off electricity in your house? It sure sounded like you had a long day, I've never seen you skip any day at this forum :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-09-02, 07:23:06
Aldi used to be junk, but they have good produce and eggs nowadays. At least over here. I especially go there for bio eggs, herring, redcurrants and strawberries at an amazing price point. They even have some raw milk Comté. Also their asparagus is way cheaper than elsewhere in spring.
The other day I discovered why the radish tops at Aldi are usually (but not always) in a somewhat beat up shape. It's a blemish on their produce section. I was just about to grab some radishes when this old lady walked up next to me, carrying a bag of them. Apparently she changed her mind while roaming about elsewhere in the store, so she just tossed them into the shelf from almost a meter and a half away. I was impressed with her aim, but of course I made quite sure to pick up some radishes outside of the blast zone. And what do you know, today — I ate some for breakfast — they're still in great shape.

Kitchen nearly finished, more importantly electricity now back on. Yesterday was a long day, I had to read books.
Hooray! Nothing wrong with reading books though. Remind me to share some pictures of our little library. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-02, 12:41:37
The builders had to shut off electricity in your house?
Only to the wall sockets as there was bare wires everywhere. We still had ceiling lights and our neighbour kept us going with hot water for making coffee. Food was only a phone-call away to our local takeaway. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/eating.gif)

Hooray! Nothing wrong with reading books though.
I know. I should really have said, I had to read more books than normal. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Yes.gif)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-03, 03:19:56
We still had ceiling lights and our neighbour kept us going with hot water for making coffee.
That was nice of your neighbor. Could've been worse if you couldn't  get coffee anywhere all day :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-03, 12:59:20
Could've been worse if you couldn't  get coffee anywhere all day  :sherlock:
If I had to go without my coffee then I would have said no new kitchen. Some things just aren't worth it.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-04, 02:35:18
If I had to go without my coffee then I would have said no new kitchen. Some things just aren't worth it. :D
:lol: :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-04, 12:41:17
Kinda' hard to listen any music when the fireworks was on the football field across the street from my house  :D

I would have thought that was the best time for some music. Played nice and loud so you could drown out the noise of the fireworks.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-05, 02:43:00
I would have thought that was the best time for some music. Played nice and loud so you could drown out the noise of the fireworks. ;)
I haven't thought of that. :) Nope, not when the fireworks was so close I could feel the floor shaking :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-05, 12:26:03
Nope, not when the fireworks was so close I could feel the floor shaking  :sherlock:
Quite annoying if that was the case. What were the fireworks for, were they celebrating winning a trophy or something?
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Post by: Syav on 2016-09-06, 03:14:46
What were the fireworks for, were they celebrating winning a trophy or something?
It's the College beginning of the season for football and hockey tournaments. The football team is top 5 in the United States college football, and the hockey team always reach the Finals. So yeah, it's bigger than New Year celebration here around campus :eyes: :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-06, 12:57:09
It's the College beginning of the season for football and hockey tournaments. The football team is top 5 in the United States college football, and the hockey team always reach the Finals. So yeah, it's bigger than New Year celebration here around campus  :eyes:  :whistle:
You would have thought that the end of the season would be a more appropriate time for fireworks, especially if they had a great season.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-09-07, 02:44:36
You would have thought that the end of the season would be a more appropriate time for fireworks, especially if they had a great season.
Yup, agreed. And the football team beat Oregon State that opening season night, which was an upset win. So I guess that resulted with more fireworks :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-09-12, 09:14:21
China must love all the fireworks orders ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-13, 02:32:02
China must love all the fireworks orders ;)
The last time I checked all fireworks here in Minnesota were imported from China. Yah, I'm sure they love all the fireworks orders :D Didn't China invented fireworks over a thousand years ago? :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-22, 02:16:33
@Luxor,  so what video game did you recently buy?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-22, 12:29:10
Vektor Wars. An old school type of game, all vector graphics much like the days of yore on Commodore 64 and Amiga games.
Pure shoot-em-up, but a lot of fun if you have half an hour to kill.  :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqZ9Zof9USs

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-09-23, 02:30:41
Quote from: Luxor
An old school type of game, all vector graphics much like the days of yore on Commodore 64 and Amiga games.

Sometimes it's the game that really counts and not the graphics :D Despite all the stunning 3D animation games that I have, I play mostly Star Traders or Harbinger with simple 2D graphics.  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cov__t-SNkA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-09-23, 12:58:41
Sometimes it's the game that really counts and not the graphics  :D
Ain't that the truth.  :yes:  No matter how stunning the visuals, a bad game is a bad game.
Some of the best games I have ever played had the most basic graphics, but the gameplay was so good you could quite easily overlook that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-05, 12:32:56
Your wife play video games on her cellphone.

My wife doesn't play computer games at all, no matter what format they are on.

Back in the days when I first owned a ZX Spectrum she enjoyed a couple of plays on  Pac-man but her interest didn't remain for long. She also enjoyed a game called Viking Raiders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Raiders) again on the ZX Spectrum and would always insist I put it on if we had visitors as it was a multiplayer game . I think drunk Vikings appealed to her sense of humour.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-06, 02:55:32
I've never played Viking Raiders but turn-based strategy games are my fav :yes: I rather not play multiplayer turn-based strategy game though because it'll take twice as long. I've never played Pac-man on a computer, only at a Video Arcade :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-06, 11:45:16
I rather not play multiplayer turn-based strategy game though because it'll take twice as long.
Viking Raiders didn't take long to play even in a 4 player game, I think that was part of it's appeal. You could quite easily play a game in less than an hour as the maps weren't very big, I just found a video of it on YouTube.  :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eoAK-GgW5A
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-07, 02:58:14
Oh kewl, thanks for that YouTube video, now I have an idea how the game is played :D

Quote from: Luxor
True.  Galaxian too.  :D

I was never good at Galaxian :D But I was pretty good at Super Pac-man and Donkey Kong :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-07, 12:58:47
Oh kewl, thanks for that YouTube video, now I have an idea how the game is played  :D
Don't let the stunning graphics put you off.  :lol:
I was never good at Galaxian  :D
My local pub had a tabletop version of it, I dread to think how much money I put into it over the years.  :doh:
But I was pretty good at Super Pac-man and Donkey Kong  :)
Pac-man I was fairly good at, Donkey Kong not so much. Bloody barrels.  :down:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-08, 02:38:17
My local pub had a tabletop version of it, I dread to think how much money I put into it over the years.
Oh yeah, tabletop version is the best :yes: Donkey Kong is one of the hardest game I've ever played. Then I found a tabletop version at the University cafeteria :D
Yup, video games at the Arcade became more and more expensive and I gradually stop playing. But I think I spent more on computer games :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-08, 12:20:30
Oh yeah, tabletop version is the best  :yes:
Yep! It gave me somewhere to put my beer.  :cheers:

Donkey Kong is one of the hardest game I've ever played.
It took pixel perfect jumping to avoid those barrels, something that I could barely master for some reason. I found it very frustrating when I ever played it. I would probably have fared better if I'd controlled it with my feet and not my hands.   :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-08, 12:44:03
Is that the Super Nintendo game?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-08, 13:10:08
Is that the Super Nintendo game?
I never owned a Super Nintendo so I'm not 100% sure. It was developed by Nintendo though so I would guess it is one and the same. Not to be confused with Donkey Kong Country or any of the later games though.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-08, 14:14:17
Oh right, Donkey Kong is the original Mario thing. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-08, 14:19:37
Yes the game that introduced Mario to the world and has filled the coffers of Nintendo shareholders ever since.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-08, 23:17:27
Yep! It gave me somewhere to put my beer.  :cheers:
:lol:
It gave me somewhere to put an ashtray while I smoke a cigarette and play at the same time :D


It took pixel perfect jumping to avoid those barrels, something that I could barely master for some reason.
Somehow I figured out the 'timing' so jumping over the barrels was the basic and easy part. That is, if you haven't reached the level that has killer birds with fire breath. So you have to jump over the barrels, dodge other monsters and avoid those killer birds at the same time :lol: But I could never avoid those incoming missiles in Galaxian :whistle:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-08, 23:22:03
Oh right, Donkey Kong is the original Mario thing. :)
I think Mario is more popular than Donkey Kong. Fortunately I never got into playing Mario :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-09, 10:08:02
I played some Mario on an old NES at a friend's.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-09, 12:08:04
That is, if you haven't reached the level that has killer birds with fire breath.
Never ever got that far in the game, I was doing well if I got past level 2. That didn't stop me from trying though
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-18, 12:51:54
I've heard too many accidents related to pressure cooker.

I think they are much safer than they used to be these days, I certainly hope they are anyway.
My mother used to use one when we were kids, I always made sure I was nowhere near the kitchen when she used it, as it didn't ever look like a safe place to be  My youngest sister was absolutely terrified of it, which meant much teasing by me.   :devil:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-19, 01:45:21
I think they are much safer than they used to be these days, I certainly hope they are anyway.
At my local supermarket there's a variety of cooking pots and Slow Cooker, but I haven't seen any pressure cooker. I guess those aren't popular here, or the market consider Slow Cooker to be safer or more popular nowadays.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-19, 13:36:04
I haven't seen any pressure cooker.
That does surprise me. Maybe they are classed as dangerous things and they keep them under lock and key.   ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-20, 02:47:40
I haven't seen any pressure cooker.
That does surprise me. Maybe they are classed as dangerous things and they keep them under lock and key.   ;)
You're probably right :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-20, 02:52:52
Quote from: Luxor
The one we have is fine.

Do you like the Slow Cooker? I've thought of getting one, but I don't have several hours to spare waiting for it to cook unless it's my day off :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-20, 13:25:22
Do you like the Slow Cooker?
Yes, but we only really use it in the winter time as it is ideal for making casseroles and soup.

I've thought of getting one, but I don't have several hours to spare waiting for it to cook
You could prepare things the night before (always my preferred method), then chuck everything in the slow cooker just before you head off for work in the morning. You would have a nice hot casserole or soup ready for you when you get home.  :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-21, 03:09:28
Do you like the Slow Cooker?
Yes, but we only really use it in the winter time as it is ideal for making casseroles and soup.

I've thought of getting one, but I don't have several hours to spare waiting for it to cook
You could prepare things the night before (always my preferred method), then chuck everything in the slow cooker just before you head off for work in the morning. You would have a nice hot casserole or soup ready for you when you get home.  :yes:
That's a great idea :D Unfortunately I worry about leaving cooking stuff unattended because I live by myself. :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-21, 12:36:24
Unfortunately I worry about leaving cooking stuff unattended because I live by myself.  :whistle:
They are quite safe to leave unattended all day, I would even go as far to say that that's what they are intended for.
If it's on all day you would be cooking things for a long time on a very low heat, so it's not going to go on fire or anything. You would obviously follow any safety advice such as not below a cupboard or leaving cloths near it and have it properly filled. You probably leave your fridge  unattended all day, so i doubt that a slow cooker would be any more dangerous.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-22, 02:25:38
You probably leave your fridge  unattended all day, so i doubt that a slow cooker would be any more dangerous.
True, good to know :up: I might consider getting one in the winter :) I suppose you shouldn't cook raw meat or raw poultry in it since it cooks on low temperature :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-22, 12:32:44
I suppose you shouldn't cook raw meat or raw poultry in it since it cooks on low temperature  :sherlock:
I always brown the meat or poultry before I put it in the slow cooker, as that locks in the flavour and it just looks better. If your cooking things on a low heat then that can take 8 hours or more, If I do a casserole on low temperature it would be cooking for 10 or 12 hours, so raw meat or poultry isn't really a problem. But as I say, it looks better if you have browned it off first.

A lot of slow cookers now have an automatic setting (ours doesn't) which cooks things on high temperature to start with then reduces the heat once it's cooked (4 or 5 hours) to keep it warm until you are ready to eat it.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-22, 18:13:27
I suppose you shouldn't cook raw meat or raw poultry in it since it cooks on low temperature  :sherlock:
Actually the safe temperature for meat is something like 60°C, so provided that temperature is reached within a couple of hours (and it is) you'll be fine. The only problem with slow cookers I'm aware of is beans, as the lectins require higher temperature to break down (see e.g. here (http://www.livestrong.com/article/409651-danger-of-raw-red-kidney-beans/)). Apparently being cooked at 70-80°C can make beans even more poisonous than when eaten raw.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-23, 02:17:24
A lot of slow cookers now have an automatic setting (ours doesn't) which cooks things on high temperature to start with then reduces the heat once it's cooked (4 or 5 hours) to keep it warm until you are ready to eat it.
That's what I'm looking for :yes: So that I can make  homemade beef stew instead of heating up an instant beef stew that comes in cans/tins.
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-23, 02:24:23
Actually the safe temperature for meat is something like 60°C, so provided that temperature is reached within a couple of hours (and it is) you'll be fine.
Oh yeah, when I buy raw chicken at the supermarket it comes with a label that says the chicken should be cooked at 180°F (80°C) and the temperature after the chicken is cooked should be about 160°F (60°C). :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-23, 11:47:24
So that I can make  homemade beef stew instead of heating up an instant beef stew that comes in cans/tins.
You could do what I do and make a full pot of stew and freeze the rest. Then you will only need to heat it up when you fancy having it (you need to defrost it first though), much better than any tin of stew you will ever buy.  :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-24, 00:24:20
You could do what I do and make a full pot of stew and freeze the rest. Then you will only need to heat it up when you fancy having it (you need to defrost it first though), much better than any tin of stew you will ever buy. :yes:
That's right! :D But for some reason my leftovers in the fridge always taste weird the next day, so I prefer to cook fresh meal :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-24, 12:35:37
But for some reason my leftovers in the fridge always taste weird the next day,
Blame the chef.  :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-24, 17:53:26
Weird? What kind of containers do you put them in? Although I can't really think of anything that should taste weird… maybe copper or aluminum. :P
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-25, 02:29:51
Blame the chef. :P
:lol:
Ahem, nope. I blame that cheap refrigerator :P


Although I can't really think of anything that should taste weird... maybe copper or aluminum.
I put them back in the aluminum tin container that came with it :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-25, 10:21:18
Ahem, nope. I blame that cheap refrigerator  :P
I know, right. In the previous apartment we had some kind of el cheapo Turkish POS fridge. Although new, it was retro in all the wrong ways. Uneven temperature, ice formation at the back, etc. without any cool looks. In this apartment we had to get our own fridge, so we got one of the nicer Samsung refrigerators and even stuff like milk in the door lasts over two freaking weeks. It's amazing what a good refrigerator can do for you.

Also in the old fridge, cutting up some feta or something would go bad (i.e., start growing mold) within a few days. No such thing in this one. We'll have to see about durability yet (it's going on a year and a half), but as far as cooling and electricity use goes this thing is amazing.

I put them back in the aluminum tin container that came with it  :whistle:
If you're not kidding I'm pretty sure you should stick it in glass or plastic instead, 'cause aluminum might start reacting or giving off flavor or whatever. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-25, 13:09:12
Yeah! I would dump the aluminium and get yourself some plastic containers.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-26, 01:53:38
Uneven temperature, ice formation at the back, etc.
That's right! My refrigerator always create a massive ice formation at the back, and the only way to get rid of that ice is by turning off the refrigerator. :whistle:

Yup, I bought a couple of plastic microwaveable containers today so I'm good to go. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-26, 12:24:55
Only need to buy the slow cooker now and you can be living on stews all winter.  :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-10-27, 02:53:03
Only need to buy the slow cooker now and you can be living on stews all winter.  :up:
:D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-27, 16:21:59
I just noticed these bread sauce recipes… for those who think it sounds appealing. :P http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-features/features/how-to-make-bread-sauce/
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Post by: Syav on 2016-10-28, 02:07:13
I've never tried bread sauce :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-28, 12:12:22
I've never tried bread sauce  :)
Trust me on this, you don't ever want to.  :down:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2016-10-28, 15:23:42
I'd make toast or French toast (or possibly meatballs) out of stale bread, but I suppose making porridge out of it doesn't sound completely insane. That being said, I have no idea what to make of the link I shared. Bread… sauce with some onion & bay leaf flavor? Sounds boring at best.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-10-28, 18:01:22
I suppose making porridge out of it doesn't sound completely insane
Making it isn't insane, pouring it over your chicken then eating it is.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-11-07, 02:24:46
It's Daylight Saving again so I get to sleep an extra hour last night :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-11-07, 12:54:19
Our clocks changed a fortnight ago. No extra hour sleep for us though as our daft cats internally body clock didn't go back an hour, so he still wanted fed at the time that suits him and not us.  :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2016-11-08, 03:25:30
Our clocks changed a fortnight ago. No extra hour sleep for us though as our daft cats internally body clock didn't go back an hour, so he still wanted fed at the time that suits him and not us.  :(
I don't suppose your cat can tell the difference if you turn off all the lights an hour early at night :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-11-08, 14:03:12
I don't suppose your cat can tell the difference if you turn off all the lights an hour early at night  :sherlock:
No I guess not. If he does he's been keeping very quiet about it up to now.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-11-10, 02:59:27
I did not expect Trump to win the US Presidential election. :eyes: New York Times put it as a ‘stunning upset’ against Hilary. I had wanted to see a female president in USA when Hilary was running her campaign before Obama was elected, but I guess that may never happen.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-11-10, 14:24:26
It won't be Hilary that's for sure.
Surely there is another woman that would be capable of standing and winning, in the not too distant future?
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Post by: ersi on 2016-11-10, 15:39:12
Michelle Obama :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-11-10, 15:43:20
Michelle Obama  :D
That might not be such a bad idea.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-11-10, 15:53:01
I've heard that name an awful lot these past two days. I'm not in favor, but I suppose it could work. :P
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Post by: ersi on 2016-11-10, 17:30:27
Republicans found someone more surreal than Schwarzenegger and they won. Next they will find someone even worse (it's not like they are short of that kind of material, is it?) and beat Michelle too.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-11-10, 17:45:00
Palin's "I can see Russia from my backyard" is still fresh on my mind. But to me it seems that Trump beat the Republican party at least as much as he beat the Democratic party.
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Post by: ersi on 2016-11-10, 17:54:05
Beat them or bought them? That's the question.
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Post by: ensbb3 on 2016-11-10, 18:19:26
He beat both parties and proved himself wrong in the process. Odd situation really. It'll be interesting to see where it goes.

Michelle would of had a better chance to beat Trump, it seems. She's at least generally liked.

No Hillary fan and I can agree with some Trump ideas, plus he's reeled it in a bit so my faith remains - for now. I've been wrong so far so maybe he'll be the best President we've ever had..?
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Post by: Syav on 2016-11-30, 05:58:26
Quote from: Luxor
True. Many times

From camping, or were you in the military, Luxor?  :sherlock:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-11-30, 14:19:55
From camping.  :up:

I could never have joined the military as I don't like being told what to do.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-09, 13:50:43
Your wife has finished decorating a Xmas tree.

Nope far too early.  :no:
She always wants to put it up at the start of December, while Xmas eve is early enough for me. So we have to compromise and meet somewhere in the middle. We have the same conversation every year,  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-10, 03:39:41
Quote from: Luxor
She always wants to put it up at the start of December,

I brought up that topic because one of my co-workers was making a fuss about her Xmas tree :D Actually she was making a fuss because she thought $20 was too expensive for a Xmas tree and wanted her husband to return it and get a cheaper one :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-10, 12:39:44
she was making a fuss because she thought $20 was too expensive for a Xmas tree
She isn't called Scrooge by any chance, is she? I wouldn't say $20 is excessive for a Xmas tree. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/Shocked.gif)

I don't like to put up my tree too early, as that just means there's more of an opportunity for that daft cat of ours to destroy the thing. It's hard work having to stand guard for the entire time that it is up. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/fit.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-11, 03:48:23
She isn't called Scrooge by any chance, is she?
:lol: I'm hoping her husband ignores her fuss and keep that $20 Xmas tree.  :D

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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-11, 03:54:14
I don't like to put up my tree too early, as that just means there's more of an opportunity for that daft cat of ours to destroy the thing.
I guess your cat can hardly wait when your Xmas tree is up and fully decorated :sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-12-11, 10:09:13
I don't like to put up my tree too early, as that just means there's more of an opportunity for that daft cat of ours to destroy the thing. It's hard work having to stand guard for the entire time that it is up. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/253164678/fit.gif)
Huh, I've never given that any thought, but you're right, they'd do that. I never had any cats or dogs while growing up (mother's allergic) and I haven't had a Christmas tree as an adult (wife's Jewish, didn't have the space either until this last year).

A little Yuletide twig would probably be plenty to spread the scent, 'cause that's what you made me long for now. But where to get one… :left: :right:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-11, 13:39:54
I guess your cat can hardly wait when your Xmas tree is up and fully decorated
Yep! And it will be fully decorated for about 5 minutes.
Huh, I've never given that any thought, but you're right, they'd do that.
The first time he walks in the room when it is up, I swear his eyes light up and you can here his brain saying "Ooh! shiny things"  :eyes:
A little Yuletide twig would probably be plenty to spread the scent, 'cause that's what you made me long for now. But where to get one..
No woods or forests nearby?
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-13, 03:10:31
A little Yuletide twig would probably be plenty to spread the scent, 'cause that's what you made me long for now. But where to get one...
I hope your wife doesn't get fussy if you buy a Yuletide twig that costs more than $20 :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-12-13, 14:23:51
No woods or forests nearby?
Not exactly. If everyone in the city cut off a little twig in a nearby agglomeration of trees you quickly wouldn't have any trees left. It's not like I can just go out into my garden and cut off some laurel or pick some evergreen branches off the ground that were broken off by the latest fall storm. (Okay, that last one could actually be an option, but it would take a lot more predetermination and a lot less certainty.) My wife prefers life in the city; I'm somewhat undecided although I certainly appreciate being able to pop over by the spice store and things like that. Where I grew up there aren't enough people to support such a thing, so you're mostly stuck with whatever the big grocery store chains offer.

I hope your wife doesn't get fussy if you buy a Yuletide twig that costs more than $20  :D
She would and so would I, lol. Unless you mean something more like a puny Christmas tree.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-13, 18:49:26
Not exactly. If everyone in the city cut off a little twig in a nearby agglomeration of trees you quickly wouldn't have any trees left.
That would be a bit of a problem I guess.
Luckily it's not a problem where I live as there are thousands of acres of forest nearby. Just don't let them catch you when you help yourself to one.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-20, 03:23:20
Quote from: Luxor
I feel your pain.  :P

:lol: That color-ink for my printer will cost me $30. I much rather spend that extra money on Xmas gifts. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-20, 14:21:35
That color-ink for my printer will cost me $30. I much rather spend that extra money on Xmas gifts.  ;)
Have you noticed how it always seems to run out just as you really need it, or is that just me?  :whistle:
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-21, 04:05:43
Have you noticed how it always seems to run out just as you really need it, or is that just me? :whistle:

Yup. It's like, the printer does that on purpose. I still have black ink left, but it won't print and kept saying that it ran out of color-ink :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-21, 14:17:44
I still have black ink left, but it won't print and kept saying that it ran out of color-ink  :whistle:
That is really annoying. I can see the sense in it if it's a multicoloured cartridge, but for individual tanks it's ridiculous.
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-23, 13:31:35
I'm now all ready for Xmas, all presents finally bought and wrapped. Thank goodness for online shopping.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-24, 04:35:59
I'm now all ready for Xmas, all presents finally bought and wrapped. Thank goodness for online shopping.  :D
Ooh!! I see Luxor got a Xmas gift for me as well! I can hardly wait to open it.  :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-24, 15:12:03
Yeah, gave it to a fat guy in a red suit to pass on to you.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2016-12-25, 03:54:19
Yeah, gave it to a fat guy in a red suit to pass on to you.  :P
Oh darn it, the last time I heard that fat guy in red suit with long white beard fell asleep at the pub :drunk:

Merry Christmas, Luxor!  And Merry Christmas to Frenzie, and anyone else here on this forum :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-25, 19:22:15
Oh darn it, the last time I heard that fat guy in red suit with long white beard fell asleep at the pub  :drunk:
Oh that's unfortunate, better luck next year.  :P

Merry Xmas to you, hope you have had a good one.  :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-31, 13:21:32
You're not going to stay up 'till midnight on New Year's Eve.
I'll be in my bed well before midnight, probably will still be awake but in my bed no less.
Big day tomorrow with the usual houseful, so have to be prepared for that.  :)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2016-12-31, 14:52:44
I dunno, wouldn't it be kind of pointless to go to sleep only to be woken up by the fireworks soon after? (Not to mention the occasional too early blast.)
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Post by: Luxor on 2016-12-31, 16:01:48
I dunno, wouldn't it be kind of pointless to go to sleep only to be woken up by the fireworks soon after?
If I go to sleep a herd of Elephants could come rampaging through my room and I would probably never hear them, so doubt a few fireworks going off would waken me.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-01-01, 03:01:45
If I go to sleep a herd of Elephants could come rampaging through my room and I would probably never hear them, so doubt a few fireworks going off would waken me.
:lol:

Happy New Year 2017 everyone! :hat:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-01-01, 10:08:57
Happy new year!
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-01-01, 13:02:27
Happy New Year.
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Post by: Mandi on 2017-01-01, 14:28:49
Happy New Year y'all!  :cheers:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-16, 04:18:03
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Never saw them live unfortunately.

Me neither. Australian Pink Floyd came to my city twice but I didn't go to their concert. It's not the same, they're not the original Pink Floyd that I grew up listening to.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-16, 14:04:36
My wife has been to see them a couple of times, most recently last November. A couple of my friends and her think they are great and all go together.

I just don't see the point of paying to watch any tribute act, especially at the price that she paid for the tickets. I would want to see the real Pink Floyd for what it cost. I think she is bonkers but it's her money.  :rolleyes:

I'll stick to listening to the real Pink Floyd on my hi-fi.  :up:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-02-16, 16:55:43
I just don't see the point of paying to watch any tribute act
If they do it justice, why not? I've done it for a Mozart cover band. Except then it's called a symphony orchestra. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-16, 18:56:12
If they do it justice, why not?
If they were good enough they wouldn't have to pretend to be someone else, they would be stars in their own right.  :D

I've done it for a Mozart cover band. Except then it's called a symphony orchestra.  :P
:lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-17, 03:50:29
I'll stick to listening to the real Pink Floyd on my hi-fi. :up:
Same here :up:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-17, 14:30:47
What if the real Pink Floyd got back together one last time? (unlikely I know thanks to Roger Waters).
Would you go and see them even though the ticket prices would probably be far too expensive for most folk.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-18, 03:28:42
Would you go and see them even though the ticket prices would probably be far too expensive for most folk.
Depends on the ticket price. I would save a work's paycheck for their concert.  Heck, it's once in a lifetime experience and worth the spending :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-18, 13:30:10
Depends on the ticket price.
That's the problem. I don't know if you have the same problem over there as we have, but over here ticketing agency's seem to buy the bulk of the tickets then sell them via their website at overly inflated prices. Case in point Fleetwood Mac most recent tour saw tickets with a face value of £40 being sold for £2000.  :yikes:

Now I like Fleetwood Mac, but there would be no chance of me ever paying that sort of price to see them. If Pink Floyd were to do a one off concert I think that the ticket prices would be far much more than that.

Heck, it's once in a lifetime experience and worth the spending  :yes:

You may be interested in this then, but as it's over here you would have a fair way to travel just for a concert.

Could Pink Floyd reunite to play Glastonbury? (http://www.nme.com/news/music/pink-floyd-reunite-play-glastonbury-1978900)

Think I have a better chance of winning the lottery though and I've never ever bought a lottery ticket.  ;)

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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-18, 23:38:28
Case in point Fleetwood Mac most recent tour saw tickets with a face value of £40 being sold for £2000.   :yikes: 

Now I like Fleetwood Mac, but there would be no chance of me ever paying that sort of price to see them.
Yup I like Fleetwood Mac but £40 being sold for £2000 is a rip off :eyes:


You may be interested in this then, but as it's over here you would have a fair way to travel just for a concert.

Could Pink Floyd reunite to play Glastonbury? (http://www.nme.com/news/music/pink-floyd-reunite-play-glastonbury-1978900)
Damm, I would spend £2000 which I think is about  $1000, but then I'll have to think twice about spending another $1000 just for the travelling expenses.


Think I have a better chance of winning the lottery though and I've never ever bought a lottery ticket.   ;)
Wouldn't hurt to try the lottery ticket every now and then, you'll never know if you get lucky :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-19, 12:57:46
Yup I like Fleetwood Mac but £40 being sold for £2000 is a rip off  :eyes:
Some people will pay it or they would never be on sale at that price. More the fool them I say.

I'll have to think twice about spending another $1000 just for the travelling expenses.
Put yourself in a cardboard box and post yourself as cargo.  :P

Wouldn't hurt to try the lottery ticket every now and then, you'll never know if you get lucky  :)

I've never had an inclination to waste my money on it.
I know too many folk that have bought tickets every week for years and won absolutely nothing. If they had just saved the money instead, they could have had a few nice holidays abroad or a new car or similar.  :)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-20, 04:24:41
I know too many folk that have bought tickets every week for years and won absolutely nothing. If they had just saved the money instead, they could have had a few nice holidays abroad or a new car or similar.
:lol:
If you're not inclined to try, better stay away from it. It can get addictive, like gambling.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-20, 13:39:56
It can get addictive, like gambling.
The only winners at gambling are the bookies.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-21, 03:10:16
The only winners at gambling are the bookies.
If the bookies loose too much instead of winning, they will loose their job and the owner will have to close down his casino :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-02-21, 17:15:58
I dunno, there's also money to be made in drinks and food. :)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-22, 03:29:21
I dunno, there's also money to be made in drinks and food. :)
Oh yeah, true :D I wonder if a casino ever lose money instead of making profit. For instance, what if ten customers win and take home $5000 each in one day, that's $50,000 profit lost for that casino on that day :sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-02-22, 10:48:14
When I was 18 (or possibly 19?) I went to a casino with my friends, 'cause, well, you know — you have to try it out and it's finally legal. I won some €40-ish, but my all of my friends' losses more than made up for that.

Anyway, I see no problem with it in principle. If you say you've got X amount of money that you'll spend on a night out then it's no different than renting a pool table or going swimming or whatever. I consider it overly expensive in fun vs money spent and I haven't gone since.

The stringently regulated (to prevent addiction and whitewashing) Holland Casino nevertheless makes a profit so I don't think we have to worry about the poor casinos. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-22, 14:28:08
I don't think I've ever been in a casino. Was going to go in one when I was on holiday once, but was turned away at the door for not being dressed appropriately. A pair of jeans and a t-shirt was obviously below their required standards.   :whistle:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-24, 03:12:18
Anyway, I see no problem with it in principle. If you say you've got X amount of money that you'll spend on a night out then it's no different than renting a pool table or going swimming or whatever. I consider it overly expensive in fun vs money spent and I haven't gone since.
I think it is okay if you gamble moderately for entertainment. But I rather spend $50 playing bowling or eating at a nice expensive restaurant, instead of spending it on a jackpot slot machine. :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-24, 03:25:02
I don't think I've ever been in a casino. Was going to go in one when I was on holiday once, but was turned away at the door for not being dressed appropriately. A pair of jeans and a t-shirt was obviously below their required standards.   :whistle:
I`ve never been to a casino either. Think I˚ll stick with bowling or playing pool, at least I can wear a T-shirt anytime.:D
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-02-24, 13:50:23
I`ve never been to a casino either.
You're never going to get that job as James Bond are you.  :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-02-24, 15:36:17
I think it is okay if you gamble moderately for entertainment. But I rather spend $50 playing bowling or eating at a nice expensive restaurant, instead of spending it on a jackpot slot machine.  :D
Actually I had the most fun (and profit :P) with some Sega fake horse race machine but maybe that's just because I didn't know it until then. It's super corny. There are videos on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhoVXmfB4cg
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-25, 02:41:58
I`ve never been to a casino either.
You're never going to get that job as James Bond are you.  :P
:lol:  :lol:
Perhaps not, but if I get to continue Indiana Jone's archeological work that is even better :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-02-25, 02:44:51
Actually I had the most fun (and profit  :P ) with some Sega fake horse race machine but maybe that's just because I didn't know it until then. It's super corny.
That looks like fun, especially if you're into horse racing :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-04, 02:45:30
Quote from: Luxor

I now want hot dogs.  :P


Hope the grocery store isn't too far away from your house. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-04, 12:58:11
Not far at all really. Still didn't get my hot dogs though as my wife had other ideas.  :(
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-05, 03:07:11
Not far at all really. Still didn't get my hot dogs though as my wife had other ideas.  :(
Your wife wanted to eat something else?
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-05, 13:25:46
Afraid so, she wanted something healthier. If that's not grounds for divorce I don't know what is.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-06, 02:59:38
Afraid so, she wanted something healthier. If that's not grounds for divorce I don't know what is.  :D
 
Ah lets see, if I had a choice between a salad or hot dogs I definitely choose hot dogs. :yes:
But if I had a wife and she says no computer games in the house I suppose that's a good reason for my getting a divorce. :lol: :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-06, 14:31:52
Ah lets see, if I had a choice between a salad or hot dogs I definitely choose hot dogs.  :yes:
Thankfully it wasn't salad, it was lamb with couscous.

But if I had a wife and she says no computer games in the house I suppose that's a good reason for my getting a divorce.  :lol:  :D
Make sure the woman you marry knows you're a gamer beforehand.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-07, 02:41:54
Make sure the woman you marry knows you're a gamer beforehand.
I'm pretty sure that'll be one of the many things she will find out about me beforehand :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-07, 13:34:47
If you have any dirty habits you may want to keep them to yourself.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-08, 02:44:06
If you have any dirty habits you may want to keep them to yourself.  :P

:lol:
Lets see...oh, already then, advice taken :devil: :P
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-23, 02:47:07
I was at the grocery store and they have boxes of eggs cut in half for 0.99¢. So you can buy 6 eggs for 0.99¢ and don't have to buy a box of a dozen eggs for $1.87. But on the next shelf the same boxes of a dozen eggs are on sale for 0.79¢. So...you can either buy 6 eggs for 0.99¢ or spend 0.79¢ for a dozen eggs :lol: :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-23, 13:11:23
So...you can either buy 6 eggs for 0.99¢ or spend 0.79¢ for a dozen eggs  :lol:  :whistle:
That happens all the time here with many different product, it's absolutely bonkers.

So... which ones did you buy?  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-24, 01:57:43
So... which ones did you buy?
Maybe I should buy 2 half cut boxes next time so I'll have 12 eggs :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-24, 13:07:16
Maybe I should buy 2 half cut boxes next time so I'll have 12 eggs  :D
Nah! They would fall out and break, then you would have to go buy some more.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-26, 01:54:42
 
Quote from: Luxor

Version 7 that was on a magazine CD.

I can't remember what version I had, but it was definitely way better than IE 5. I also had an earlier version of Firefox but it was a little heavy on my 300Mhz computer. :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-26, 12:34:45
Version 7 stayed on my computer but I only used it occasionally, it was version 8 that got me totally hooked. It was my browser of choice after that.  :)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-27, 02:21:59
it was version 8 that got me totally hooked.
In my case, it was Opera Mini 3 on my flip-phone that got me hooked.  The browser that came with my flip-phone didn't have a scroll option. So if I press the arrow down button, it highlights from one link to the next one from top to bottom. If there are 20 links on my phone screen, I have to click 20 times before it reaches the bottom link and then it scrolls a tiny bit down. :whistle: Opera Mini solved that stupid issue with a one-click scroll down button. :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-03-27, 12:12:15
If there are 20 links on my phone screen, I have to click 20 times before it reaches the bottom link and then it scrolls a tiny bit down
That would have been enough to put me off using a phone for browsing the net.  :down:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-03-27, 14:01:46
Besides making it usable, Opera Mini also made if affordable to browse the web on the 2 MB data bundle I had over a decade ago.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-28, 02:14:02
That would have been enough to put me off using a phone for browsing the net.
Yup, I would've give up browsing the net on my flip-phone if it wasn't for Opera Mini. This was back before smartphones with touchscreen came about.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-28, 02:23:16
Besides making it usable, Opera Mini also made if affordable to browse the web on the 2 MB data bundle I had over a decade ago.
Only 2 MB? :eyes: That sounds pretty expensive.  I think my flip phone came with 50 MB, and then an additional $25 for another 50 MB after that. But yeah, with the default phone browser 50MB can get used up within a week but Opera Mini really extends the data usage :up:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-03-28, 11:02:13
Took my subscription from about €3 to €5 or so per month and it was sufficient. :)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-29, 02:52:40
Took my subscription from about €3 to €5 or so per month and it was sufficient. :)
Didn't sound like you browse the net on your phone that much. I watch a lot of YouTube or listen to a music channel on my phone a lot, especially when I'm on the bus :)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-03-29, 08:37:00
YouTube? That either didn't exist yet or just came out.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-30, 02:07:24
YouTube? That either didn't exist yet or just came out.
You must've got your phone a lot earlier than I did. ;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-03-30, 08:27:20
I think I've had a cell since '99, some Motorola model. Something similar in general principle to this (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115193702940711884/), with an antenna and that keyboard cover, but doubtless generations newer 'cause that seems to be early '90s. A while later I got a WAP-capable Nokia 3310 but I didn't really use that (too costly), then an SE T630 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_T610#Variants) (?), followed by an SE s500i (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_S500), an SE Xperia ray (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_ray) and now an ASUS Zenfone 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_ZenFone#ZenFone_2).

The T620/630/whatever roughly coincided with Opera Mini, and sometime after trying Opera Mini I decided to add the data bundle to my subscription. This is also around the time when I first encountered YouTube, probably a few months after it got started. But I had zero interest in watching that on my phone. Can you imagine the data usage, even at GPRS speeds? :P

I did watch videos on my s500i on occasion (mostly to try it out), but I converted those on my desktop and then loaded them onto the phone. A few 100 MB over the wireless network would've been absurdly costly besides being super-slow.

I did use Google Maps on my s500i. It was pretty neat. It triangulated your location so it was within a few tens of meters from your actual location within seconds. It went something like this if memory doesn't betray me:


I think the GPS location on newer phones is actually much worse in some ways. Before it figures out your exact location within a meter or two from GPS it's basically just hopelessly lost for sometimes annoyingly long.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-03-31, 03:00:13
I've seen those Motorolla with antenna, they were probably the earliest cellphone ever existed. :D My first flip phone was a Nokia, but I didn't get to watch YouTube 'till I got my 3rd phone a couple years later. :) 
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-03-31, 14:58:38
The first cell basically just looked like a cordless phone: http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/first-cellphone-on-sale/

Although I also remember seeing vids from the '70s or '80s (and possibly even early '90s?) of people carrying around these big boxes with basically a regular phone on top. I guess those are carphones but I'm not sure if everyone used them in cars. :P
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Post by: ersi on 2017-03-31, 17:35:59
I guess those are carphones but I'm not sure if everyone used them in cars. :P
Cars and yachts. They were not pocketphones they way modern mobile phones are. In this part of the world only govt officials had them. Bodyguards had to carry the phone.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-04, 11:55:03
A mixture of Almonds, dried cranberries, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and cashew nuts.
I'm sure that's what I used to feed my Guinea pigs on when I was a child.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-05-05, 01:57:27
I'm sure that's what I used to feed my Guinea pigs on when I was a child.
Those must've been happy Guinea pigs. :D Tasty and good source of protein.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-05, 12:16:21
Those must've been happy Guinea pigs.
If their breeding habits were anything to go by, I would say they were more than happy.
My parents thought that they had got me two male Guinea pigs. Oh boy were they wrong.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-05-06, 02:11:27
If their breeding habits were anything to go by, I would say they were more than happy.
My parents thought that they had got me two male Guinea pigs. Oh boy were they wrong.
:lol:
How many Guinea pig babies did you get?  :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-06, 12:21:14
I can't really remember, it was nearly 50 years ago after all.  I would say at least a dozen in one litter and five or six in another. Then Daddy Guinea pig was taken off to the vet for a small operation.   :o
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Post by: Syav on 2017-05-07, 02:25:40
I would say at least a dozen in one litter and five or six in another.
That's a lot of guinea pigs :lol:

Then Daddy Guinea pig was taken off to the vet for a small operation.
Did the Guinea pig had an accident? Did it survive the operation?
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-07, 12:39:21
Did the Guinea pig had an accident? Did it survive the operation?
No accident, just went to the vet for a quick snip so he couldn't produce more babies. He was fine after it.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-05-08, 02:23:28
Oh okay.  Now I get it why you had that :yikes: icon on your post.  I know nothing about Guinea pigs, never thought they can produce so many babies :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-08, 12:21:42
Oh okay.  Now I get it why you had that  :yikes:  icon on your post.
:D
I know nothing about Guinea pigs, never thought they can produce so many babies  :)
They are prolific breeders, well my two were anyway,  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-05-21, 02:12:02
Your Dropbox images have disappeared from your posts.   :irked:    :furious:

I noticed your icons on 'What is your mood' thread are empty/ blank tiny boxes now.Any ideas what happened?
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-21, 12:13:55
Any ideas what happened?
Yep! Dropbox killed off the use of public folders, thus making all links to them no longer work.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-05-22, 02:09:27
Yep! Dropbox killed off the use of public folders, thus making all links to them no longer work.
Sounds like no more 'Image hot- linking' allowed. I hope you're not paying a monthly or yearly premium membership to Dropbox?
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-05-22, 11:09:22
Probably just the default free 5 GB. ;)
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-05-22, 12:34:13
I hope you're not paying a monthly or yearly premium membership to Dropbox?
No chance. It's not that important to me.

Probably just the default free 5 GB.  ;)
Pro users lose the function on September 1st, 2017 I believe.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-06-18, 02:20:16
I'm thinking about adding a new game thread titled 'Category word game'. The next poster posts a synonym or a word that he thinks can be in the same category. For instance, "sky > cloud". Cloud is not a synonym but can be considered the same category with sky. The game will look something like this:
Poster 1:
Pen.
Poster 2:
Pen > pencil.
House.
Poster 3:
House > hut.
Lake.

Do you think this game will work? Any comments?
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-06-18, 12:30:26
Might work, you'll never know unless you try it.   :yes:
It either gets interest or it doesn't, you've got nothing to lose.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-06-19, 02:12:31
Alright the game is ready to roll :yes: 
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-05, 12:28:01
guess I'll have to choose sheep eyeballs
Wrong choice, believe me.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2017-07-06, 02:32:25
guess I'll
have to choose sheep eyeballs
Wrong choice, believe me.  :P
Really? :D Testicles didn't sound appetizing either :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-06, 12:13:54
Testicles didn't sound appetizing either  :P
Just tastes of Lamb. If they were covered in breadcrumbs, fried then put on your plate, you would never know unless someone told you.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-07-07, 03:41:40
People say if you eat at a French restaurant and it taste good don't bother asking the Chef what it is you're eating :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-07, 12:21:15
I've never heard that said before.
I guess every country has some dish that they make, that you are probably better off not knowing exactly what is in it.  ;)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-07-18, 14:08:45
guess I'll have to choose sheep eyeballs
Wrong choice, believe me.  :P
I like eyeballs, although I've never had sheep's.

People say if you eat at a French restaurant and it taste good don't bother asking the Chef what it is you're eating :D
Those people can't be French (or probably continental European in general). I'm fairly sure that the best parts are those that Americans act all weird about: tongue, udder, liver…
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-18, 14:52:35
I like eyeballs, although I've never had sheep's.
Eyeballs are where I drew the line. I'll try most things once, but I just couldn't force myself when it came to eyeballs.  :eyes:
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Post by: ersi on 2017-07-18, 14:59:50
Eyeballs are where I drew the line. I'll try most things once, but I just couldn't force myself when it came to eyeballs.  :eyes:
Pour ketchup over them and they should go down just fine.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-18, 15:03:58
Pour ketchup over them and they should go down just fine.
I doubt that ketchup would be enough to convince me.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-07-19, 02:23:40
I've eaten baked fish eyes but only the coating, not the entire eye ball. There's no way I would swallow an eye ball :eyes: 
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-19, 12:51:52
There's no way I would swallow an eye ball  :eyes:
Not even if you were stranded on a desert island and there was nothing else to eat?  :devil:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-07-19, 13:21:23
There's no way I would swallow an eye ball  :eyes:
I always suck out the fish eyes when they didn't remove 'em for some reason.  :yes: My (vegetarian) wife's also grossed out by the thought of sucking out bone marrow. Lucky for her I'm a de facto pescetarian. Life without soused herring (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soused_herring) or smoked mackerel would be a hard sell. Life without factory-farmed beef, chicken or pork is not. It just happens. Most of it is rather unappealing to me. A good, free-roaming self-caught chicken, on the other hand… tastes quite a bit like pheasant. :D

I suppose I eat less quite a bit less meat than some "vegetarians" because I'm kind of a snob about it. But really, why would I put bad food in my body? I've heard things like "I'm a vegetarian, except when I eat a turkey for Christmas." Or there are even people who say they're a vegetarian since they only eat chicken. No such nonsense for me. I went a few years as a vegetarian (i.e., I didn't eat any meat) entirely by accident. Those people make it sound like some kind of constant struggle.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-07-20, 01:38:57
There's no way I would swallow an eye ball  :eyes:
Not even if you were stranded on a desert island and there was nothing else to eat?  :devil:
 
Nope. But now that you've changed the subject, my answer is there's always leaves and grass available on a desert island. If you have had a survival training you can light a fire and those leaves and grass becomes edible ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-07-20, 01:53:12
Quote from: Frenzie
Or there are even people who say they're a vegetarian since they only eat chicken.

Yup that is nonsense in my opinion. You can't be a vegetarian if you're eating meat from turkey or chicken. Some people call it 'semi-vegetarian'. At least that makes more sense.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-07-20, 06:21:03
In the Netherlands and Germany those people have coined the term "flexitarian".
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-20, 11:36:17
my answer is there's always leaves and grass available on a desert island.
It could just be sand and rocks, no leaves or grass for you.  :P

In the Netherlands and Germany those people have coined the term "flexitarian".
Very apt.  :up:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-07-21, 03:22:32
It could just be sand and rocks, no leaves or grass for you.   :P
That would be unfortunate :P If that's the case, I may have to hunt for desert ants. Lets see, do I want to light up a fire and eat roasted ants or barbecued fish eye balls? :eyes:  Oh yeah, I could chew only the coating of the fish eyes without swallowing the entire eye ball :yes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-07-21, 09:33:53
I thought this Hebrew translation of The Merchant of Venice opened quite amusingly.

Khan, Lily (2017). The First Hebrew Shakespeare Translations. UCL Press, London. http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=632413
Quote from: p. 27
Today we get revenge on the British;
they have taken our Holy Scriptures and
treated them as one treats one’s own
property: they have translated them,
scattered them to all corners of the earth
as if they were their own, and so today
we repay them for their deed, for we are
taking the books which are as precious
to them as the Holy Scriptures, the plays
of Shakespeare, and we are bringing
them into the treasure- house of our holy
tongue; is this revenge not sweet?!
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-21, 11:52:40
Oh yeah, I could chew only the coating of the fish eyes without swallowing the entire eye ball  :yes:
I would phone for a takeaway.  :lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-07-21, 12:39:12
I thought this Hebrew translation of The Merchant of Venice opened quite amusingly.
I liked this part.
for we are
taking the books which are as precious
to them
Precious to the residents of Stratford-upon-Avon maybe. Everyone else... Not so much.  ;)

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Post by: Luxor on 2017-08-11, 18:02:58
That's some weird '90s UK series, isn't it?

I only remember watching the pilot, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom:_20_Minutes_into_the_Future). I'm not really sure if the TV series was shown here. I will have to ask some of my TV addict friends if they remember if it was broadcast here.

But yeah it was weird, but definitely different at the time. I recall most everyone was talking about it the following day after it's first broadcast.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-08-11, 18:39:11
Oh, I didn't even know that existed. I was thinking of the series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_(TV_series)). But it was from '87/'88, not early '90s.

What was properly from the (mid-)'90s is ReBoot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot).

(in presumably illegal Russian dub… but you can still hear the original English :P)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68c6KDYcGsk
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-08-11, 18:56:54
Oh, I didn't even know that existed. I was thinking of the series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_(TV_series)).
Yes, I guessed that.
What was properly from the (mid-)'90s is ReBoot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot).
I've never heard of that. It looks like something that would be on the kids TV channels here, so the fact I've never heard of it won't come as a surprise.  ;)

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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-08-12, 08:00:06
Well yes, I remember catching a few eps as a kid. :p didn't remember the name but it was reasonably easy to find with a few relevant keywords. I doubt "computer generated" will help anyone find a present-day show. xD
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-08-12, 12:20:32
I doubt "computer generated" will help anyone find a present-day show. xD
Very true. It would take a long time to find what you were looking for, if you ever did. We looked after a friends children one day and all they wanted to do was watch the kids TV channel. I would reckon roughly 75%  of all the stuff that was on it was computer generated.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-08-20, 09:20:04
I actually have never watched a live comedian on stage.
Whoa, what? Never as in never or never as in never by choice? How about something in high school, a college event or a company trip? :)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-08-21, 02:25:58
Quote from: Frenzie
I enjoyed it. Nothing spectacular but better than the recent Avengers/Captain America stuff.

I really enjoyed it although the ending wasn't that great. Never liked Captain America or the Avengers either. At the end of the movie there was a short scene of Thor asking Dr Strange for help. That would be interesting if Dr Strange show up on the next Thor movie sequel. :D
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Post by: Syav on 2017-08-22, 02:32:29
I wanted to witness the Solar Eclipse that occurred at 1pm today. But the freakin' overcast & rain got in the way.  :irked:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-08-22, 10:59:51
Aww. :( I hope you were in a partial area at least?

The funny thing is when I was little there was an eclipse every two or three years. There was also a partial back in 2015 apparently but it was completely overcast.
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Post by: ersi on 2017-08-22, 12:12:28
I wanted to witness the Solar Eclipse that occurred at 1pm today. But the freakin' overcast & rain got in the way.  :irked:
Were you on the right continent at least? Because from what I heard, the weather was exceptionally good over all North America yesterday.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-08-22, 22:38:49
Yup, on the front page newspaper it says "Ready, set, eclipse! " But that didn't happen...
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-weather-clouds-chances-of-seeing-solar-eclipse/441031953/
Oh well, too bad Dr Strange wasn't real...he could've reversed the time and make the eclipse repeat itself all over again :yes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-09-19, 20:07:30
Plastic bag.  Aarrr!  Paper bag easily damaged on a rainy day.
I think paper bags are mostly a thing in American movies. So the protagonist can tear them and embarrassingly have their groceries fall out in front of their love interest.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-09-21, 14:30:43
False. (Wtf? Who has?)
Saw someone frying an Ostrich egg on a TV program once, other than that no idea who has, or who would want to.  :no:
You need a big frying pan for a start.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2017-09-22, 02:08:10
I decided to google 'cooked ostrich egg' and I was surprised there are a bunch of articles on it. I guess some people like to eat those giant egg :sherlock:

Quote from: Luxor
You have a pack of tarot cards.

Make that 5 decks total. But only the latest one that I use, obviously :)
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-09-22, 11:30:10
You have an electric toothbrush that has Bluetooth.
Is that actually a thing? If so, why, how, what?
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Post by: ersi on 2017-09-22, 11:56:39
You have an electric toothbrush that has Bluetooth.
Is that actually a thing? If so, why, how, what?
Google turned up this https://oralb.com/en-us/product-collections/bluetooth but I'm still not sure if it's a thing.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-09-22, 12:43:36
I decided to google 'cooked ostrich egg' and I was surprised there are a bunch of articles on it. I guess some people like to eat those giant egg  :sherlock:
There's some strange folk out there.   :rolleyes:

Make that 5 decks total. But only the latest one that I use, obviously  :)
My wife used to have some but she got rid of them a while ago. Never saw the appeal in them myself. :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-09-22, 12:45:05
Is that actually a thing? If so, why, how, what?
Yes it is, which ersi has kindly included a link to.
My wife was looking to buy an electric toothbrush earlier in the year and she told me about it having Bluetooth. I really thought she was pulling my leg.  :doh:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-09-23, 02:39:59
So the electric Oral-B toothbrush connects to your phone and will send you a message if you're brushing too hard. :lol: :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-09-23, 12:18:27
That seems about it. If ever a product didn't need an extra function, it's that.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-09-23, 19:08:43
I'm sure it's very useful if you have leprosy. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-09-24, 02:51:29
I saw a lady reading her email from her wrist watch today. I think the reading screen on the watch is too tiny.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-09-24, 11:22:46
I think the reading screen on the watch is too tiny.
I wouldn't think it's good for your eyes if you were to do it regularly.  :eyes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-07, 12:43:36
You've never played a helicopter simulator on your computer.

This is the helicopter simulation I used to play. Doesn't look that great now, but it was state of the art in it's day.  :D

AMIGA Gunship 2000 by Microprose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMXL6rCltzY
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-10-07, 21:01:11
Back in '96 or so I played a bit of the demo for Apache Longbow (http://www.mobygames.com/game/apache).

(https://dndsanctuary.eu/imagecache.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobygames.com%2Fimages%2Fpromo%2Foriginal%2F1495729434-1460517106.gif&hash=cadaf5eb1a20f108b30499fda8dd4b81" rel="cached" data-hash="cadaf5eb1a20f108b30499fda8dd4b81" data-warn="External image, click here to view original" data-url="http://www.mobygames.com/images/promo/original/1495729434-1460517106.gif)
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Post by: Syav on 2017-10-08, 02:23:54
Quote from: Luxor
AMIGA Gunship 2000 by Microprose

I don't have that one, but I know Microprose was one of best during that time. I had one of the best F1 simulation by Microprose. :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-10-08, 02:31:44
Back in '96 or so I played a bit of the demo for Apache Longbow (http://www.mobygames.com/game/apache).

I have the full version of Apache Longbow and Longbow 2 :yes: The missions are long and not so much full of action like a common video game, but the flight training is very detailed with realistic controls :up:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-08, 12:05:22
I don't have that one, but I know Microprose was one of best during that time
They were the leading publisher of simulation games then, in the UK at least. Not sure if they were as big in the rest of the world.
Every game seemed to come on about a dozen floppies, totally unplayable unless you were lucky enough to own a hard drive, as you were forever swapping disks.  :no:

I had one of the best F1 simulation by Microprose.  :yes:
I had the first one "Formula One Grand Prix" (or "World Circuit" in the USA) and it was brilliant. Many hours spent playing that.  :yes:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-08, 12:06:59
Back in '96 or so I played a bit of the demo for Apache Longbow (http://www.mobygames.com/game/apache).
I played the demo of that too as it was included on a magazine disk. Never got round to buying it though.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-10-09, 03:37:02
Wow I didn't have any games in floppies. The F1 from Micropose that I have is called Grand Prix 2, for Win95. It is in 2D/3D but the gameplay is way better than a couple of 3D F1 racing that I bought several years later. Depending on the circuit, I have to adjust aerodynamics of my car for more speed or better traction in order to win.   I can also adjust the gear ratio for faster acceleration or higher top speed. Here's a clip of Grand Prix 2:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JS-MkKn-wo&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-09, 12:21:45
The F1 from Micropose that I have is called Grand Prix 2
That was the follow-up to "Formula One Grand Prix", programmed by the same guy. Better graphics than the Amiga original, but gameplay wise a carbon copy of the first one. Amiga owners were able to mod the original, so we had it looking much like that version after doing so.  :yes:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-10-10, 02:54:20
Quote from: Luxor
That was the follow-up to "Formula One Grand Prix", programmed by the same guy.
I noticed at the end of that Grand Prix 2 video clip it showed a McLaren, but McLaren didn't exist on my Grand Prx 2. :confused: Also, my Grand Prix had Michael Shcumacher driving a Benneton :lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-10, 12:33:38
I noticed at the end of that Grand Prix 2 video clip it showed a McLaren, but McLaren didn't exist on my Grand Prx 2.  :confused:
Someone used a mod on the original probably, as I think you could till do that in that version.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-10-11, 01:30:10
Quote from: Luxor
Someone used a mod on the original probably, as I think you could till do that in that version.
Oh yeah, probably. Microprose might've had an update that included Mclaren, that I didn't know about. 
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-11, 12:28:54
Oh yeah, probably. Microprose might've had an update that included Mclaren, that I didn't know about.
None of the mods came from Microprose, I don't think they even encouraged it. There was quite a community at the time though with some really dedicated folk doing it. They could change everything, from the car livery, to helmets and even the steering wheels.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-10-11, 18:32:45
I borrowed one of those F1 games from the library once out of idle curiosity and I could only get a playable framerate out of it by having it draw a more limited number of pixels on the screen. I forget what it was called.

A bit maybe like how television works theoretically (scan lines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scan_line)) except it was just there as black bars on the screen.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-11, 19:16:32
A bit maybe like how television works theoretically (scan lines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scan_line)) except it was just there as black bars on the screen.
Pretty much unplayable then?
I had a racing game once where It would only run in something roughly the size of a postage stamp on the screen.  :cry:
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Post by: Syav on 2017-10-12, 02:25:07
Quote from: Luxor
Pretty much unplayable then?
I used to be able to play Civilization 3 on my laptop. After my laptop was down and I had to reset it to factory default and reinstall Windows, my Civilization 3 no longer works and only shows a 'Font error' message. :confused:
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-12, 12:17:25
Civilization 3 no longer works and only shows a 'Font error' message.  :confused:
That's a really helpful error report isn't it.  :faint:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-10-12, 15:42:34
Pretty much unplayable then?
Actually if wasn't half as bad as it sounds. But it stuck out in my memory as an option I don't recall seeing anywhere else.

I had a racing game once where It would only run in something roughly the size of a postage stamp on the screen.   :cry:
Ah yes, mid-'90s games also sometimes came with sliders to adjust the size of the game.

Civilization 3 no longer works and only shows a 'Font error' message.  :confused:
That's a really helpful error report isn't it.  :faint:
Somewhat, but at least you know it's font-related! :D

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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-12, 17:34:20
Ah yes, mid-'90s games also sometimes came with sliders to adjust the size of the game.
That wasn't an option with that game unfortunately. I came to the conclusion that it just didn't like my graphic card for some reason.   :(
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-10-12, 21:07:19
Over in LA, they're going along with the whole Blade Runner thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIKsktVFRCk

(There are more.)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-13, 12:11:37
Weird video.  :eyes:
Never having seen Blade Runner I'm not sure what the relevance is though.  ???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-10-16, 11:36:05
In Blade Runner LA is all Japan-ified. Maybe there's no connection. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-16, 12:17:59
Maybe there's no connection.  :P
Fair enough.  :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-10-27, 16:09:08
First day of snow here.  Wet and blowing snow,  not a pleasant one.  :ko:

Got to work and my boss said, "Want the day off? " I said okay!  :D :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-10-27, 17:13:49
Snow? Whoa, it was nice and sunny here today. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-10-27, 17:38:18
Got to work and my boss said, "Want the day off? " I said okay!  :D  :P
It would have been rude to refuse.   :lol:

But keep the snow to yourself thanks.  :D
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Post by: ersi on 2017-10-27, 23:24:38
Got to work and my boss said, "Want the day off? " I said okay!  :D :P
My first reaction would be - is this a test? I would probably reply to the boss, "Depends." Always a good answer.

Wait, you are saying that you got a day off because of the snow? If this applied here, I should be free for about four months per year.
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-02, 13:48:48
Home made chicken soup but with missing ingredients  :rolleyes:

As long as chicken isn't the missing ingredient you can probably get away with calling it chicken soup.  :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-02, 15:59:58
As long as chicken isn't the missing ingredient you can probably get away with calling it chicken soup.   :P
All you need is chicken bouillon. But maybe that should be chicken flavor soup. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-02, 18:35:32
All you need is chicken bouillon. But maybe that should be chicken flavor soup.  :P
Well it would be chicken flavour at least, but calling it soup is a bit of a stretch. Chicken tea maybe.  :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-02, 22:47:17
Well, I mean if you have chicken stock with actual soup ingredients (leek, onion, carrot, etc.). :P
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Post by: Syav on 2017-11-02, 22:50:54
As long as chicken isn't the missing ingredient you can probably get away with calling it chicken soup.   :P
:lol:
I just didnt know what to add on my chicken soup.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-11-02, 22:52:37
Well, I mean if you have chicken stock with actual soup ingredients (leek, onion, carrot, etc.). :P
Oh yeah that would nice. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-03, 13:39:47
I just didnt know what to add on my chicken soup.   :P
Whatever you fancy, that's what I do when I make soup. Or just whatever is lying around in the vegetable rack.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-11-04, 02:38:04
Quote from: Luxor
Whatever you fancy, that's what I do when I make soup.

I wanted to add barley in my soup, but uncooked barley takes a couple hours to cook. By the time my soup is ready it will be close to bedtime. :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-04, 07:31:45
A couple of hours? Weird, it's "just" around an hour in my experience. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-04, 12:58:21
A couple of hours? Weird, it's "just" around an hour in my experience.  :P
Same here, shouldn't take a couple of hours that's for sure.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-11-04, 23:38:29
Weird, it's "just" around an hour in my experience.  :P

Same here, shouldn't take a couple of hours that's for sure.
Oh really?  In that case I'm definitely adding barley in my soup the next time :yes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-07, 11:36:00
Amazon offered me free expedited shipping so stuff would get here by Wednesday, instead of regular shipping which would get here by Thursday or Friday.

I opted to ignore their offer (even though it didn't come attached with a trial month of Prime and stuff like that) and the package, shipped from the warehouse in France yesterday, arrived a few hours ago.

Are they too efficient for their own good? Not exactly, because unless something has to be back-ordered every company has 24h-48h shipping. Usually it's 48h for Amazon due to coming from slightly more remote warehouses like southern France or southern Germany, but in this case it happened to be from northern France. But I think Amazon's the only one with this idea of charging extra for the norm. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-07, 13:46:35
The one thing that annoys me with Amazon is they always try to push Prime every time I place an order.
How many times do I need to decline it before they take the hint.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-07, 14:32:36
As a rule of thumb I try to avoid Amazon in favor of European businesses, but in cases where it's 10+% cheaper than the competition (like in this case) I tend to give in. I trust that European governments will protect Amazon's workers from its business practices even if Jeff Bezos walks away with the profits. Even then it's still very important to check different Amazonia, mainly .de and .fr[1], but occasionally also .co.uk, .it and .es.

It's not just Amazon doing that. For European companies you're also a thief of your own wallet if you don't at least quickly check out their Dutch, Belgian, German and French online presences. I assume the situation is similar across the EU.
12% cheaper in this case.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-07, 15:28:33
but in cases where it's 10+% cheaper than the competition (like in this case) I tend to give in.
That 10% is better in your pocket than anybody else's, so can't blame you for that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-08, 10:56:05
Yup, if nothing else that €35 ranges from a large chunk to the entirety of the weekly grocery bill. In this case it was just a special offer on French Amazon for Paris Games Week or something like that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-11-24, 03:04:57
Quote from: Luxor
Rubber soul.

I don't think I've ever seen that album :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-24, 13:24:32
I don't think I've ever seen that album  :)
I'm surprised at that, it's a popular album. It's where the Beatles started to experiment a bit I think, moving away from that pop music sound of previous albums.
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Post by: Syav on 2017-11-25, 03:50:43
Quote from: Luxor
I'm surprised at that, it's a popular album.

The only album that I've seen is Let It Be that my older brother bought when I was a kid. After that I've seen several documentary films about the Beatles when they were younger. 
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-25, 13:32:37
The only album that I've seen is Let It Be
:o

That's their worst album as far as I'm concerned. Horrible production, somewhat improved (but not greatly) when Let It Be... Naked (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be..._Naked) was released in 2003, Not much of an improvement, but nearer to the sound Paul McCartney wanted it to sound like. I'm still not overly keen on it though.  :(
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Post by: Syav on 2017-11-25, 23:55:18
That's their worst album as far as I'm concerned.
Wow that's a shock. :eyes: I'm sure that I've seen other Beatles albums in music stores but it's hard to remember.  I think Let It Be album was my 'Introductory' to the Beatles so I remember clearly how the album looks like. After that I started listening to older Beatles songs because I said to myself, "This Beatles are great! "
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-26, 14:11:44
Wow that's a shock.  :eyes:
I think it's universally acknowledged as a bit of a stinker, the Beatles were near to imploding at the time so that's bound to have had an affect on things.  :)

I'm sure that I've seen other Beatles albums in music stores but it's hard to remember.
I would have thought that if they don't stock Beatles albums, they can't really call themselves a music store.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-11-26, 14:57:47
I don't care much for the album as a whole, but I like Get Back. :P

Let It Be… Naked obviously sounds much better, but I think overall that has more to do with modern mastering technology and the technical superiority of CD than with the vision — although the songs I like the least (because they're just… what's the word, overwhelming?) indisputably profit immensely from the vision. The Long and Winding Road is like wtf skip in the original and pretty neat in the Naked version.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-11-26, 15:04:50
I don't care much for the album as a whole, but I like Get Back.
Get back is good right enough, pity you have to listen to the rest of the album before it comes on.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-12-06, 04:29:43
Quote from: Luxor
Neither of them, Brit Floyd are another Pink Floyd tribute act.

Wow,  I didn't know there's another tribute to Pink Floyd. I couldn't really tell because of all that visual effects on stage :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-12-06, 13:38:25
Wow,  I didn't know there's another tribute to Pink Floyd.
Search Google for "Pink Floyd tribute band" and you'll see there are quite a few of them.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-12-19, 12:35:39
Never noticed as I only buy CDs.
The only place I've bought some digital music from recently is Qobuz, where the quality isn't inferior to CD. (Except insofar as vinyl is inferior to CD.) But I noticed while looking at Eminem's new album that it said €15 for the CD and €10 for digital (inferior MP3). I wonder if you even get a PDF version of the booklet with that like on Qobuz. :P

Meanwhile, on Qobuz the CD quality-download costs one or two Euro… more than the physical CD. I could almost get behind the same price, although imo it should be one or two Euro cheaper if not even less. I mean for the same quality FLAC; that MP3 nonsense from elsewhere should be significantly cheaper. But anyway, why would I ever consider buying CD quality for more than the price of a CD? I'll just buy the CD, pop it in my CD drive and five minutes later I've got the same digital FLAC copy on my drive. I guess some people must really dislike CDs or something, but the proposition of paying more for less is beyond absurd to me.

Of course the record companies/book publishers/etc. say that the costs for the physical media and shipping pale in comparison to the costs of making things in the first place. But that would explain digital being only, say, 50 cents cheaper. It doesn't explain being several Euros more, does it?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-12-19, 13:47:10
Meanwhile, on Qobuz the CD quality-download costs one or two Euro... more than the physical CD.
That's the wrong way round surely. No sleeve. no liner notes and no lyrics and you're expected to pay more for it.  ???
That is totally bonkers!  :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-12-20, 11:28:40
That's the wrong way round surely. No sleeve. no liner notes and no lyrics and you're expected to pay more for it.   ???
You do get those on Qobuz as a high-quality PDF. It's not as bad as that. ;) Also, if you buy the high-quality audio you get the "mere" CD quality for "free" as well.

I'm quite satisfied with the few purchases I've made on Qobuz while they were on sale. A few digitized records from the 1950s in excellent fidelity. The records from the BNF (French national library) were deposited there back when they came out and basically sat around being well-preserved until they digitized them. You can also listen to most of them in not half-bad quality for free on YouTube in order to fully inform your purchase. (That's just about the BNF; not Qobuz in general.)

I also bought some modern recordings, like an interpretation of Chopin by Kotaro Fukuma and piano sonatas by Haydn interpreted by Hiroaki Takenouchi. Truly excellent.

Anyway, all that was on sale for a few Euros each. I definitely like their approach. No DRM, high quality audio with everything you expect (PDF booklet, etc.). But, presumably because of the record companies, the standard price is just too high to be of interest.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-12-20, 13:31:55
You do get those on Qobuz as a high-quality PDF. It's not as bad as that.
Not quite the same as having the real thing in your hands though.
Anyway, all that was on sale for a few Euros each. I definitely like their approach. No DRM
That is a plus point, free to use it on any device you want then I suppose. Still think I'll stick to CDs for the foreseeable future though.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-12-20, 14:14:24
Still think I'll stick to CDs for the foreseeable future though.   ;)
So do I. But Qobuz (and one or two competitors) is the only digital music that isn't hugely inferior to CD. You do have to treat your data more carefully of course. Anything that's only on Qobuz' servers if or when they go bankrupt is something you don't have. Fifteen years ago I used to copy my CDs on CD-R for actual listening; now I listen digitally. I pretty much missed the era where CDs were just what you had. They've always largely been storage to me. (I mean, I guess you could copy them on tapes but that'd sound worse…)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-12-20, 14:36:30
(I mean, I guess you could copy them on tapes but that'd sound worse...)
You would probably find it hard to find a cassette player nowadays, I know they are almost impossible to find here. Which is a pity as I still have a lot of them in a cupboard somewhere.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-12-20, 16:41:21
I actually bought a ~$20 USB cassette player (also usable as a walkman). :P

It was somewhat of a spurious decision and I haven't even tried it out yet. Problem is I only have tapes I'd rather not see destroyed and I want to try it on some old harmless tape first. :-D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: whiteneko21 on 2017-12-28, 13:18:59
Speaking of buying things, I decided to hop onto a Chinese wholesale and buy a basic MP3 player for not much money), hopefully it arrives by the end of January. I prefer using an actual MP3 player over my phone for listening to music, probably because I'm forced to use iPhone by my parents (they won't let me use Android because of bricking it being likely knowing me), and it's a pain to transfer music through iTunes...

I also bought a PS1/PS2 to USB adaptor for £2 there. Hopefully that works.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2017-12-28, 13:40:12
Welcome to the forum @whiteneko21  :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: whiteneko21 on 2017-12-28, 16:48:02
Thanks @Luxor! ^_^
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2017-12-28, 22:00:16
I'm forced to use iPhone by my parents (they won't let me use Android because of bricking it being likely knowing me
:lol:

Welcome!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2017-12-29, 03:02:00
Welcome to the forum @whiteneko21  :up:
Nice to have another member here at the Lounge :)
Welcome to the Lounge, whiteneko :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-01-01, 02:52:13
Happy New Year to everyone here in this forum!

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Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-01-01, 08:37:42
Happy New Year! :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-01, 13:00:04
Happy New Year!   :hat:  :hat:  :hat:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-02, 13:14:55
That was a most interesting New Year. Started having power cuts on New Years Eve, and all through the day yesterday. Electricity board digging up the road in front of the house, making a lovely racket.

House full of folk too, thank goodness for candles or it would have been a very different day.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-01-03, 03:37:32
That was a most interesting New Year. Started having power cuts on New Years Eve, and all through the day yesterday. Electricity board digging up the road in front of the house, making a lovely racket.

House full of folk too, thank goodness for candles or it would have been a very different day.
Hope your house doesn't rely on electric heater,  that would've been disastrous. I might buy a battery operated gas lamp, just in case of power shortage.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-03, 13:44:28
Hope your house doesn't rely on electric heater,  that would've been disastrous
Thankfully we have gas heating, so we were OK. Couldn't cook anything but we had a lot of stuff prepared that kept us all going. Could have done with a coffee though.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-01-03, 14:42:40
I don't think our gas furnace works without electricity.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-03, 14:56:53
I don't think our gas furnace works without electricity.
I was wondering why gas heating would need electricity to work, but I guess it has a thermostat that decides when it should come on.
Can't think of any other reason why it would require electricity.  ???
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-01-03, 17:33:12
Could have done with a coffee though.   ;)
No coffee on New Year's eve? :ko:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-01-03, 17:39:19
Can't think of any other reason why it would require electricity.   ???
Temperature control? Mine is a water radiator, which I guess is cheaper for apt buildings. But I also have a portable electric heater next to my bed that I turn on at night. It has a temperature control so it goes to standby when it reaches a certain temperature.

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-03, 18:51:23
No coffee on New Year's eve?  :ko:
The worst kind of disaster known to mankind.  :no:

I also have a portable electric heater next to my bed that I turn on at night. It has a temperature control so it goes to standby when it reaches a certain temperature.
We have one of them too as there's no other heating in the bedroom. A very handy thing to have.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-01-04, 02:58:58
Quote from: Luxor
The worst kind of disaster known to mankind. :no:
That's worst than not having a beer on New Year's eve. :yikes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-01-04, 10:31:52
I don't think our gas furnace works without electricity.
I was wondering why gas heating would need electricity to work, but I guess it has a thermostat that decides when it should come on.
Can't think of any other reason why it would require electricity.  ???
Everything except the flame requires electricity. On/off logic, pumping water around the radiators, etc. In theory I suppose you could light the flame yourself and generate steam to drive a pump or some such, but that sounds inconvenient at best. :P

Mine is a water radiator, which I guess is cheaper for apt buildings.
Gas or air has nothing (or at least little) to do with price. In America air is popular because it can be used for both kinds of climate control (i.e., heat in winter and cold in summer) whereas radiators only serve for heating.[1] Over here in my part of Europe we tend to prefer using radiators only because there is zero benefit to A/C for more than a week or maybe two in summer. Air ducts can potentially get infested with mold and stuff.[2]

Also we, or at least I, find it utterly stupid that in America you practically have to take a jacket to go into a store or a movie theater. It's not just a waste of energy, it's just uncomfortable. It's not like you're wasting energy but at least you're comfortable. No, you're wasting energy so that you're uncomfortable. It's ludicrous.  :faint:
I wonder if anyone's tried pumping cold water around 'em? It'd result in undesirable condensation of course, so even if someone did I imagine they quickly found it was no good.
There is far more to costs than installation costs. Or at least so anyone with half a braincell would hopefully take into consideration. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-04, 14:00:05
That's worst than not having a beer on New Year's eve.

It is if you don't drink beer.  ;)


Everything except the flame requires electricity. On/off logic, pumping water around the radiators, etc.

That makes it a bit clearer.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-01-05, 03:20:00
Quote from: Luxor
:confused:

Argh I was thinking of beer keg :lol: :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-05, 13:33:58
Argh I was thinking of beer keg
Thinking of or wishing for?  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-05, 14:21:55
I did get one of my front teeth knocked loose by a hockey stick.

You have to watch out for sports equipment. I had my front tooth broken by a golf club, that some yobbo decided to use as a weapon. :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-01-11, 20:48:26
our cans of beans come with their own opening... thingies.

Seems to depend on which brand we buy, some have them some don't.
I'm good at pulling the things off though and then having to look for a can opener, which kind of defeats the purpose.  :doh:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-01-12, 14:00:45
I'm good at pulling the things off though
me too ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-02, 15:00:50
I've decided to try out  Vivaldi for a few days to see what it's like now that it's stable version is at 1.14. It wasn't something I intended doing, but the latest firefox has annoyed so much.  :irked:

One site in particular has trouble loading the full page and it takes 3 or 4 refreshes before it displays properly and I finally got fed up of it, no problems with Vivaldi so far.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-02-02, 16:37:30
Huh, weird. I'm actually enjoying Firefox 57/58 a lot more than I anticipated. Firefox has finally bothered to implement some stuff like correct Ctrl+Tab behavior as a built-in option since at least Fx 52, so you don't need Tab Mix Plus anymore, and it's very fast and responsive. I still think they're stupid for killing the next Firebug before it has a chance to be born but it's overall better than the mainstream competition.

Vivaldi is okay, five years down the line Opera is somewhat catching up to Opera as it was around 2000, Otter is pretty great too… I mean, I miss Opera/Presto but I'm a lot more hopeful today than I was five years ago after Opera's death.

One site in particular has trouble loading the full page and it takes 3 or 4 refreshes before it displays properly and I finally got fed up of it, no problems with Vivaldi so far.
Some people are stupid and overly focused on Chrome. I'm generally more inclined to blame websites. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-02, 18:55:29
Some people are stupid and overly focused on Chrome. I'm generally more inclined to blame websites.  :P
I know what you mean, but checked it in all the browsers that I have including Opera 12.18 and IE 11 and only Fx has the problem, so something odd is going on and it's been happening since Fx 52 and I've just got fed up with it.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-02-09, 08:50:27
You can go to the zoo for free today.
But of course it's freezing out…
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-09, 13:48:13
Of course. That's the one drawback with winter, that and the snow of course.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-10, 13:01:01
That's a lot of CDs in one box  :D

It sure is and the good thing is there's not been one bad track in any of them that I have played so far.
It's not often you can say that about a bands output.  :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-02-14, 03:35:08
Quote from: Luxor
Fruit also. Falls on deaf ears of course. :whistle:
I much rather eat a burger than a salad anytime :lol: Just add some lettuce & tomatoes and my burger is good :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-14, 13:50:55
I much rather eat a burger than a salad anytime  :lol:  Just add some lettuce & tomatoes and my burger is good  :D
If you have it with fries, that should be enough vegetables for your daily quota.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-02-15, 03:21:15
Quote from: Luxor
If you have it with fries, that should be enough vegetables for your daily quota. ;)
:lol: Yeah I agree :yes:

Come to think of it, I haven't had any fries in months. If I eat more fries maybe that'll help me gain some weight.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-15, 14:18:37
If I eat more fries maybe that'll help me gain some weight.
Follow them up with some cream cakes and fizzy pop, that should make you gain weight. I wouldn't recommend it though.  :no:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-02-16, 02:49:16
Follow them up with some cream cakes and fizzy pop, that should make you gain weight. I wouldn't recommend it though.  :no:
Cream cakes sounds appetizing, wouldn't hurt if I eat those once a week. :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-16, 14:07:56
I'm sure one a week as a treat won't hurt you. You can always go to the gym to burn of the calories if need be.  :yes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-02-17, 03:13:33
I'm sure one a week as a treat won't hurt you. You can always go to the gym to burn of the calories if need be.  :yes:
And I already have 4 sets of dumbells and a workout bench at home so I don't have to spend any more money going to the gym :up:

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-17, 13:03:56
so I don't have to spend any more money going to the gym  :up:
That makes sense to me, as I've never really understood the need to pay a gym membership fee. When exercising is an activity that is  freely available in the home or outdoors. I guess some folk think it helps to motivate them perhaps.

I'm the wrong person to know really, as I've never been near a gym since the day I left school.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-02-17, 19:13:26
I think most gym things are just plain stupid, by which I mean they might improve you aesthetically but they don't actually do much of use for you because they isolate muscles. Besides something like a high-quality rowing machine (rowing on the water is much more fun but what are you going to do I guess…) there's preciously little of interest to me in a place like that.

I see the main problem of average gym-oriented people as thinking stuff like push-ups and "squats" (weird English word to me) are easy because, well, your basic push-up is easy. Doing a bunch is just boring, and (oh the horror) it also wouldn't really build visual muscle. Do the stuff with one arm, one leg, and some other variations like handstand pushup and that's enough for me. I wonder how your average big arms no legs type would fare… :P

I'm inclined to think adding a weighted vest to the basic so-called bodyweight principle would on the whole still be far more interesting than any gym machine.

I like swinging a couple of 6 kg clubbells (aka just clubs or Indian clubs) for grip and variety.[1] They're a semi-forgotten thing that used to be big a century ago but I love 'em. It's similar to kettlebells in principle but I think they're more challenging and much more fun.

/my two cents

(Also, even the cheapest gyms are like €15/month. I think I'd rather spend that money on eggs or a heavier pair of clubbells or something.)
6 kg sounds like nothing if you're thinking dumbbells and not much even if you're thinking kettlebells, but for clubbells it's a decent enough weight imo. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-02-18, 03:31:26
I bought my sets of dumbells and workout bench 5 years ago and it cost me $200. The average gym here costs &50/month. If I had spent money going to the gym each month for the last 5 years it would've cost me $3000. Nothing spectacular about going to a gym, except for a more variety of workout machines. Even those females at the gym in their workout t-shirts & shorts look muscular :yikes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-02-18, 13:14:43
I like swinging a couple of 6 kg clubbells (aka just clubs or Indian clubs
We used to have them in the school gym, never saw anyone using them. Not for their intended purpose anyway.  ;)
Even those females at the gym in their workout t-shirts & shorts look muscular
That's not a good look. It's great to be fit and healthy, but some folk take it too far.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-02-18, 19:56:22
I bought my sets of dumbells
I think something like clubbells or kettlebells are much much much more fun if you're willing to give 'em a go. ;)

Some decent-looking search results that share my philosophy:

https://www.marksdailyapple.com/kettlebellin-for-strength/
(more mainstream; easier so imo more dangerous and less versatile)

https://www.marksdailyapple.com/clubbells/
(my fave, like I said)

Or both. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-02-19, 03:20:02
Quote from: Frenzie
I think something like clubbells or kettlebells are much much much more fun if you're willing to give 'em a go. ;)
I haven't tried either one, but they don't look appealing to me. I can't imagine seeing myself with kettlebells, so I'm happy using dumbells :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-03-01, 03:09:21
Quote from: Luxor
We've just been informed that the town is likely to be cut off as the roads are all closed, nothing getting in or out.
Had a similar situation here a month ago. Roads completely covered with snow. Metro transit announced buses will stop running, but didn't give an exact time. I was able to catch my 1st bus home from work. While I was waiting for my 2nd bus that was supposed to run every 10 min, a few people at the bus stop said they've been waiting for the bus for 45 min. One guy said he's been waiting for the bus for over an hour. I figured the buses had stopped running so I decided to walk home through the blizzard.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-01, 13:47:31
It's still snowing and we are cut off. Anyone got a helicopter so that we can get some supplies in?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-03-01, 16:12:51
It's still snowing and we are cut off. Anyone got a helicopter so that we can get some supplies in?
Are you getting cut off from food/grocery supplies? :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-01, 19:15:01
Are you getting cut off from food/grocery supplies?  :eyes:
A lot of the shops are closed because the staff can't get there. Not that it matters as the customers can't get there either, except for the odd hardy soul who is determined to brave the elements and get there. No bread or milk available apparently, which is hardly a surprise as the roads into the town are still closed.

Not too worried though as we have enough stuff in our freezer and cupboards to keep us going. Situation may change to panic if I run out of  :coffee: though.  :no:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-03-01, 19:32:17
Hopefully no infra will freeze. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-01, 19:50:49
Hopefully not.  ;)

A snowplough has just passed my window, that has to be a good sign that they have the road into town cleared. Yay!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-03-02, 00:17:16
Situation may change to panic if I run out of   :coffee:  though.   :no:
:coffee: is a necessity don't run out! :no: I may have to send a large tin of coffee beans First Class shipping to your house if you get cut off from coffee :P


A snowplough has just passed my window, that has to be a good sign that they have the road into town cleared. Yay!
Good to hear :yes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-02, 13:41:57
I may have to send a large tin of coffee beans First Class shipping to your house if you get cut off from coffee  :P
How would I get it though if there's still no deliveries.  :yikes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-03-02, 23:33:46
How would I get it though if there's still no deliveries.   :yikes:
Err...I suppose Mr Postman will have to fly a helicopter to your house? :D :whistle:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-03, 12:57:12
Yes that will do. He could maybe jazz it up a bit and pretend he's 007 coming to the rescue.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-03-03, 18:50:33
True. I can do things that are apparently called walk the dog and rock the baby.
Or at least I could two decades ago. Who knows if I still can. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-03, 18:59:09
Two decades is a long time, don't be too disheartened if you find that you're Yo-yo mastery is now a bit stale.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-03-31, 03:20:14
Quote from: Luxor
True. Except it wasn't lost, it was a neighbours cat who quite often followed our cat into the house.
That cat must `ve liked your house that much. :P
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-03-31, 07:18:09
There was a program (on the BBC maybe?) about cats where one cat would just go sleep with some neighbor guy every day.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-31, 12:11:36
That cat must `ve liked your house that much.  :P
I think it liked my cats food bowl better.  :P


There was a program (on the BBC maybe?) about cats where one cat would just go sleep with some neighbor guy every day.
There's been a few of them on different channels, but I think the BBC did one which was a study of cats living in a certain area, (where did they disappear to in their adventures from home etc). I know my wife has watched them all.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-03-31, 19:16:41
Yes, that sounds like the one I mean. It was popular scientific about cats in a neighborhood (tracking all of their movements).
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-03-31, 19:36:27
There was one cat (don't know if it was that actual program) that kept bringing things home, kids toys, pets toys, socks and ladies underwear. A true cat burglar if ever there was one.  :D

The owner used to go to neighbours doors asking if the items were theirs. No one was willing to claim the ladies underwear.  :lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2018-04-02, 01:45:57
Lol :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-04-02, 16:43:29
No, I didn't see that one. :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-04-05, 22:56:19
The battery on my Tablet was dying. It goes from 90% at bedtime to 50% the next morning, with no application running in the background. If I use my Tablet for 10 min the battery goes from something like 70% to 20%. Yesterday after work, the battery went from 80% to 0%, completely drained even though I didn't use it. I decided to charge it one LAST time before I go shopping around and see if the battery for my Tablet is sold separately. The next morning, instead of going from 90% to 50% or less as usual, the battery remained at 90%. I've been using it for almost an hour and it has only dropped to 83%. Unusual, as if the battery fixed itself. Any ideas? :confused:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-04-06, 12:48:16
Unusual, as if the battery fixed itself. Any ideas?  :confused:
Not the faintest idea I'm afraid.
A calibration glitch maybe (I'm guessing here) and it going to 0% then getting a full charge sorted it out.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-04-06, 17:16:18
A calibration glitch maybe (I'm guessing here) and it going to 0% then getting a full charge sorted it out.
That could be it. Also, my Tablet turned off by itself when the battery was at 0% , and I turned it back on after it was fully charged.  Turning it off and turn it back on may have solved the glitch as well. I'm just really glad my Tablet is back to normal. :) it is almost unusable if the battery goes down to 20% each time after 10 min of using it.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-04-06, 17:32:34
it is almost unusable if the battery goes down to 20% each time after 10 min of using it.
Yeah I can see how that would be a problem. Would it be worth buying a power bank for the times it does that?
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Post by: Syav on 2018-04-07, 03:25:35
Quote from: Luxor
Would it be worth buying a power bank for the times it does that?
Oh yeah, that's a great idea! Thanks, Luxor :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-04-07, 07:39:36
Any ideas?  :confused:
If it's Android, did you check settings → battery usage (or whatever it's called)?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-04-07, 12:00:35
Oh yeah, that's a great idea!
Got one for my wife a couple of years ago for her mobile phone. Best thing ever apparently.  ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-04-08, 02:07:07
Quote from: Frenzie
If it's Android, did you check settings → battery usage (or whatever it's called)?
Yes. I also have a Battery Monitor on my Tablet that estimates how long the battery lasts before it goes to 0% and what applications are running that consumes the battery. So far the battery is back to  normal, no more glitch :D

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-05-15, 22:32:09
Thin walls or very loud snorer?    :o

The walls are supposed to be soundproof, so you can't really hear anything unless somebody yells out loud. So he must be a very loud scorer :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-05-16, 12:10:38
The walls are supposed to be soundproof,
Epic fail if that's the case.
So he must be a very loud scorer
Or a giant, they snore loudly I believe.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-05-17, 02:19:16
Quote from: Luxor
Or a giant, they snore loudly I believe. :P
:lol:
He must be a giant. Sometimes there's so much rumbling upstairs and my apartment started to shake. :eyes:
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Post by: Syav on 2018-05-19, 18:00:29
I accidentally entered women's restroom when I was at the supermarket this morning. :P :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-05-19, 18:08:10
Accidentally? Aye right.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-05-20, 00:54:33
Accidentally? Aye right.  :P
:lol: I must've been half awake. There were at least 3 females in the restroom, not sure if they noticed me since I entered and dashed out of the restroom very quickly :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-05-20, 11:53:05
not sure if they noticed me since I entered and dashed out of the restroom very quickly
That quick you probably broke the land speed record in the process.  :lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2018-05-21, 01:47:32
:lol:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-20, 12:44:49
You were trying to sit by the river but there were too many mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes aren't really a problem here, but we do have an annoying thing called midges. They swarm all over you and usually force you indoors as they are a damned nuisance. Spoiled many a days fishing when I was younger.

Quote from: Wikipedia
(also known colloquially in Scotland as "Wee Bastards")

Best description of them ever.  :D

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Post by: Syav on 2018-06-21, 02:53:59
I'm not sure if I have ever seen any midges here in Minnesota. I decided to read a couple articles about midges and I was surprised by the large number those midges exist in Scotland. I hope midges in your area doesn't cause serious illness?
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-21, 13:13:06
I hope midges in your area doesn't cause serious illness?
No danger of serious illness from them. They do bite though and that can make you itchy I suppose, which can be annoying and irritating perhaps, but not serious.  :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-06-23, 02:44:48
Changing subject, but I just wanted to share this link that makes me feel better about drinking coffee. :)

https://bgr.com/2018/06/22/coffee-good-for-you-caffeine-study/?app=browser_card&uc_param_str=dnfrpfbivesvmtsscpgimibtbmntniladsnwktch&opt=list_auto&entry=browser&entry1=card&entry2=list&reco_id=1db26160-55f9-4618-8afc-77330f3fa13e
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2018-06-23, 06:05:12
Tea too, I hope. :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-23, 12:20:05
Changing subject, but I just wanted to share this link that makes me feel better about drinking coffee.  :)

Next month they'll be telling you it's bad for you again.   :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-06-24, 01:42:21
Tea too, I hope. :P
I know there are numerous research showing the health benefits of Tea. :up:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-06-24, 01:47:27
Quote from: Luxor
Next month they'll be telling you it's bad for you again. :P
:lol:
I doubt that and I certainly hope not :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-24, 13:14:45
I doubt that and I certainly hope not  :D
It happens here all the time.

Wine, coffee and chocolate are the main ones that we get conflicting views on every few months. I don't think anyone pays any attention to these reports anymore.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-06-25, 01:58:20
Quote from: Luxor
Wine, coffee and chocolate are the main ones that we get conflicting views on every few months.
Some of those researchers get all excited to publish what they discover, and then a few months later they discover conflicting results. :whistle:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-25, 12:35:17
Exactly, which means people stop listening to them.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-06-28, 03:24:13
I didn't see any thread on World Cup 2018 at DND Central, so I just wanted to say that I totally did not expect Germany to lose to South Korea and got eliminated from World Cup so early.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-28, 13:21:52
Germany got what they deserved to be fair, to say they have been poor would be an understatement.
They didn't look like the world champions that they are that's for sure, they looked more like a bunch of players that had never played together before.

After seeing all the teams play now, I think Spain will most likely win it, though part of me want's mexico to triumph.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2018-06-28, 15:27:21
After seeing all the teams play now, I think Spain will most likely win it, though part of me want's mexico to triumph.   :D

I'm thinking Spain or Portugal in the Finals. I think Mexico can make it to Semi-finals if they do well. But I've lost my confidence with Argentina this year.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-06-28, 17:46:00
But I've lost my confidence with Argentina this year.
Don't blame you, each match they've played they don't look like half the team you would expect. Maybe the knockout stages will suit them better, they do tend to do better under pressure.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-01, 01:43:23
Quote from: Luxor
Maybe the knockout stages will suit them better, they do tend to do better under pressure.
Probably true. But it looks like they ran out of luck after losing to France. I'm not a big fan of France. But I'm now keeping my eye on Belgium, they could come up with big surprises.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-01, 13:05:31
But it looks like they ran out of luck after losing to France.
They did, but it was the best game in the tournament so far.  :yes:
Cracking goals from both teams, but France were the worthy winners in the end. Argentina can go home knowing that they played well in their final game, but were knocked out by the better team on the day.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-01, 18:13:51
Now Spain have gone too. So much for my prediction.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-01, 20:15:27
\m/
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-02, 02:04:00
Quote from: Luxor
Argentina can go home knowing that they played well in their final game, but were knocked out by the better team on the day.
True. At least they weren't kicked out by South Korea or Saudi Arabia :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-02, 02:09:10
Now Spain have gone too. So much for my prediction.
They were kicked out by Russia :yikes:. Now that most of the favorite teams are out, don't be surprised if you get to see Mexico in the Finals :D But they have to defeat Brazil first :sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-02, 17:41:21
don't be surprised if you get to see Mexico in the Finals  :D
You jinxed them.  :down:
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-03, 01:48:24
Quote from: Luxor
You jinxed them. :down:
Darn it, I spoke to soon.  Not making any comments on the next one :wait:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-03, 12:58:05
 :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-03, 18:02:53
I think we'll see France in the finals.

^ is that how we do it? :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-03, 18:19:57
I think we'll see France in the finals.

^ is that how we do it?  :D
Yep! They might as well pack their bags now.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-04, 01:42:48
I think we'll see France in the finals.

^ is that how we do it?  :D
Yep! They might as well pack their bags now.
:lol: :lol:
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-12, 02:17:35
France & Croatia in the Finals. Hmm...:sherlock:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-12, 06:14:29
Go Croatia! :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-12, 13:09:55
I would like Croatia to win, but I fear that the French have the individual players that could destroy them. But that hasn't helped any other team, so who knows,
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-13, 02:09:35
I remember watching France winning the World Cup many years ago. So it'll be nice to see...another* team win this year.

*tryin` to avoid jinx by not mentioning the other team :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-13, 12:53:01
Their last 3 games have all gone into extra time, that's practically one game extra that they have played compared to France. An energy sapping final may be just too much for them.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-14, 01:48:43
Their last 3 games have all gone into extra time, that's practically one game extra that they have played compared to France. An energy sapping final may be just too much for them.
It'll be a tough challenge for Croatia, so we'll see :up:
Well, I had to request a day off work for Sunday July 15 and I got it. So I won't miss the World Cup Finals and get to watch it live :yes:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-14, 05:37:05
Croatia
/gasp!
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-14, 12:20:54
Well, I had to request a day off work for Sunday July 15 and I got it. So I won't miss the World Cup Finals and get to watch it live  :yes:
I hope that it's a good game then, as a bad one would make it hardly worth taking a day off for.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-14, 14:51:14
A day off is still nice, but of course you'd want to spend it as nicely as possible. :D
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-15, 17:36:49
Well, it was a good game. Croatia had many chances but missed on their shots.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-15, 18:21:43
I'm still wondering what the heck the french goalie thought he was doing when he gifted Croatia their second goal.  :faint:
Lucky for him that wasn't the goal that won the match.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-15, 19:20:31
I'm still wondering what the heck the french goalie thought he was doing when he gifted Croatia their second goal.  :faint:
Lucky for him that wasn't the goal that won the match.
I bet the goalie didn't think the Croatia forward could get to the ball. That was the same Croatia player who headed the ball and scored his own goal that gave France a 1-0 lead. :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-15, 19:44:09
I bet the goalie didn't think the Croatia forward could get to the ball.
Well he knows now.  ;)
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-15, 19:54:53
Quote from: Luxor
Well he knows now. ;)
I'm pretty sure the french goalie was already daydreaming about a bottle of French champagne to celebrate and didn't pay attention on the Croatia player :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-15, 20:21:42
He was certainly daydreaming that's for sure. I bet his team mates will be reminding him of it when he gets back to his club.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-16, 01:49:45
It was a stupid and awkward mistake especially during a World Cup. Argentina goalie made a similar mistake. Can't remember who they played against but the Argentine goalie passed the ball to a defend, the ball was intercepted and the opposing forward player
scored. It looked really stupid for Argentina.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-16, 12:33:19
Argentina goalie made a similar mistake.
There were quite a few goalkeeper errors this world cup, I can't remember a world cup with so many of them. Still, it all adds to the entertainment value I suppose.  :D
Hard to believe they get paid for what they do sometimes. 
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-17, 02:07:40
Quote from: Luxor
Hard to believe they get paid for what they do sometimes.
I wonder how much that France goalie makes :lol: I think Ronaldo had a $200million 5year contract with Real Madrid. He"s in trouble if he makes stupid silly mistakes :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-17, 13:06:55
I wonder how much that France goalie makes  :lol:
Well he plays in England for Tottenham Hotspur, so I don't think it will be a lot compared to others.
Best info I could find is that he gets £120.000 p/w plus bonuses. He must struggle to get by on that.  :faint:
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-18, 01:57:36
Quote from: Luxor
Well he plays in England for Tottenham Hotspur, so I don't think it will be a lot compared to others.
Best info I could find is that he gets £120.000 p/w plus bonuses. He must struggle to get by on that.
Oh Cool! I've been playing as Tottenham on my soccer video game for a few months now and didn't even realize Hugo Lloris is the French goalie :D :whistle: Except that in my soccer video game Hugo is a goalie substitute, base on the year 2015. Yeah I think he should be making at least £1million.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-18, 12:38:10
Yeah I think he should be making at least £1million.
Really?  :eyes:
Got to say that I think footballers are overpaid for what they do. It's not exactly what you could call hard work.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-19, 02:43:57
No hard work, it is a profession but not like a regular job. A lot of people argue that professional sports players are overpaid.

Darn, now I have to wait 4 years for the next World Cup. I wish FIFA runs it every 2 years :)
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-19, 12:31:02
Darn, now I have to wait 4 years for the next World Cup.
Longer than that I'm afraid. It's four and a half years as it's being played in Qatar where it will be too hot to play in the summer. It runs from the 21 November to the 18 December when it will probably still be too hot to play football.  :doh:
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Post by: ersi on 2018-07-19, 17:22:59
Next is UEFA European Championship 2020. Same thing vibe-wise and not too distant.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-19, 17:59:16
Yes only two years away. Scotland will probably give it a miss though,  :(
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-20, 01:28:31
Yes only two years away. Scotland will probably give it a miss though,  :(
Why? :confused:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-20, 12:54:49
Why?  :confused:
Because our team is useless and rarely qualifies for it. 1996 was the last time we managed it and that was only the second time. If we carry on as we are, it could be 2096 before we are good enough to qualify again.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-07-21, 01:20:11
I remember the time when both Scotland and Ireland were in the World Cup...I think, not quite sure. Yeah that is frustrating when your national soccer team not making progress and not able to qualify for anything  :(
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-21, 12:25:05
I remember the time when both Scotland and Ireland were in the World Cup...
You must have a long memory, Scotland hasn't qualified for the World Cup since 1998.
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-21, 12:30:00
It's not that long ago. :D

(I'm pretty sure I remember more of the '94 and '98 WCs than of, say, 2012 or 2014 anyway.)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-21, 12:34:50
It's not that long ago.  :D
It is if your Scottish, if feels like an eternity.  :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-24, 19:02:24
I tried it like once, lol.

That's funny, that's exactly the same amount of times I've made fresh pasta. Came to the conclusion that life is far too short to be bothered with doing it ever again. Dried stuff from the grocery store is just as good and less hassle.  :D
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-25, 02:23:12
Over here one raw unpeeled potato costs 50¢. Or I can buy a whole piece of fully cooked, peeled & sliced potato in a tin for 50¢. Hmm...:sherlock:
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-25, 13:10:24
Over here one raw unpeeled potato costs 50¢. Or I can buy a whole piece of fully cooked, peeled & sliced potato in a tin for 50¢. Hmm... :sherlock:
I would still buy the raw unpeeled one. The ready prepared one has probably got salt and other additives in it.
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-26, 02:57:53
Yes the cooked potato in a tin has liquid in it and most likely salt and other additives. Although I would buy that one just because all I have to do is heat it up and it is ready to  be eaten :P
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-26, 13:17:05
Yes the cooked potato in a tin has liquid in it
I've had them myself a long time ago and if I remember correctly they had an odd taste. Not something I would choose to eat ever again, no matter how convenient they are.   :P
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Post by: Syav on 2018-07-27, 01:35:48
Yup I remember that odd taste. I ate it because by the time I got home from work I didn't have the extra time to cook fresh potatoes. Come to think of it I haven't eaten those processed potatoes in months, probably because of that odd taste :D
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-28, 18:47:42
Precooked potatoes in plastic taste fine.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-28, 19:13:31
Precooked potatoes in plastic taste fine.
I have seen mashed potato in the supermarket, couldn't tell you what they taste like though.
It always makes me wonder who's life is that busy, that they don't have the time to mash some potatoes.  :eyes:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-07-29, 01:56:40
Yup I've seen mashed potatoes and hash brown in plastics at the supermarket but I haven't tried those.

Quote from: Luxor
True. Not for lunch though, but for my evening meal yes indeed.
Sometimes after eating a burger at work during lunch break I feel tired and my stomach feels awkward. Lately I switched to eating a salad for lunch because it makes me feel healthier and I have more energy afterwards. :up:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-07-29, 06:09:24
I have seen mashed potato in the supermarket, couldn't tell you what they taste like though.
That'd depend on what else they toss in there. ;)

They actually have about a dozen different varieties of mashed potatoes with Jeroen Meus' face on it here. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeroen_Meus Never tried any of 'em.
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-29, 12:33:06
Sometimes after eating a burger at work during lunch break I feel tired and my stomach feels awkward.
It can be hard to avoid having a burger, as so many places sell them. But yeah a salad is probably better for you if you have to go back to work, a big burger might make you sleepy and having a snooze at work does tend to be frowned upon by bosses.  :P

I've been having a lot of salads lately as it's just too damn hot to be bothered with cooking. Which has surprised my wife as I'm not really a fan of salads.  ;)

That'd depend on what else they toss in there.  ;)
True enough, I've never been curious enough to look at the ingredients so it shall remain a mystery.  :P
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-07-30, 01:53:33
Quote from: Luxor
I've been having a lot of salads lately as it's just too damn hot to be bothered with cooking. Which has surprised my wife as I'm not really a fan of salads. 
Yes cooking heats up the entire kitchen. I wasn't a fan of salads either but now I'm eating a salad every day for lunch. But I'm sure your wife is glad that you did :D
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-07-30, 13:15:56
But I'm sure your wife is glad that you did  :D
Not sure, I think she's in a state of shock.  :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-07-31, 02:44:50
:lol: :D
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Syav on 2018-08-20, 01:18:39
About 2 years ago my favorite coffee shop closed down. So I moved on to another coffee shop for my favorite coffee hangout. Now this coffee shop is closing down permanently as of tomorrow.  :awww:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2018-08-20, 12:27:03
Other coffee shops in your area will be worried that you use them now, as you seem to be a bit of a jinx.  :P
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Post by: klingoncowboy4 on 2018-11-04, 01:12:19
Hey Everyone.

It's Kc4 here. Was just playing around with my repos in Fedora and discovered OtterBrowser and was pretty excited to try it out.

Will be nice to have the classic Opera feel again :lol:
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Post by: Frenzie on 2018-11-04, 09:09:32
Welcome @klingoncowboy4 !
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Post by: Luxor on 2018-11-04, 13:29:05
Hi and welcome. @klingoncowboy4
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Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 00:00:39
Howdy all! How's everyone been doing?
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Post by: Luxor on 2019-01-13, 13:06:13
Hello stranger, long time no see.  :)
I'm still surviving, how are you doing?
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Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 17:24:02
 I'm glad all is well. 😁 I am doing good. After 4 years, I finally finished school. Just waiting to take my state exam.

I know it's been awhile, what's new?
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Post by: Luxor on 2019-01-13, 19:15:21
After 4 years, I finally finished school. Just waiting to take my state exam.

Cor! Doesn't time fly. it only seems like yesterday that you mentioned that you were starting out for a nursing degree.
Hope it was a painless experience and didn't cause too many sleepless nights. Good luck with the exam when it comes. I'm sure you'll smash it.  :yes:


what's new?
Things have been very quiet around here lately, we've not heard from @Syav for a while for some reason.  :worried:

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Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 19:53:52
Hope it was a painless experience and didn't cause too many sleepless nights.
I'd be lying if I said it wasn't difficult at times and stress me out, but it wasn't as bad as a lot of people made it out to be.

Good luck with the exam when it comes. I'm sure you'll smash it.   :yes:
Thank you! I'm a bit nervous.

we've not heard from @Syav (https://dndsanctuary.eu/index.php?action=profile;u=19) for a while for some reason.   :worried:
Oh no! I hope he's okay.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2019-01-13, 20:32:28
I'd be lying if I said it wasn't difficult at times and stress me out, but it wasn't as bad as a lot of people made it out to be.
Some folk find these things a breeze, others not so much, You were confident enough to go for it and that's half the battle.

Thank you! I'm a bit nervous
When is the exam?

Oh no! I hope he's okay.
I do hope so.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 23:15:25
When is the exam?
I'm not sure yet. I have to wait on a number to test. I registered on the 2nd, and they said it would be 4-6 weeks before I get a number. I'm hoping for sometime in Feb, but it might not be until March; depending on availability.

Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2019-01-13, 23:39:05
Where it's gonna be at is my interest. I'm hoping for a mini road trip to East Tennessee. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 23:41:55
Where it's gonna be at is my interest. I'm hoping for a mini road trip to East Tennessee.  :)
The only other city I can test in is one you don't like. 😕
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2019-01-13, 23:42:47
Memphis?
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 23:45:58
Nope! Chattanooga.

I'll have to check locations once I get my number.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2019-01-13, 23:55:28
Call me crazy but I think you'd rather be there than a Memphis hospital during an evaluation.

Just an ugly boring city. Gorgeous lake tho. I might deep down just be jealous I'm not out on that lake.  
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-13, 23:59:38
😂 True!


So the truth comes out. 😋 I just checked. Testing center options are Nashville, Brentwood, or Chattanooga.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2019-01-14, 00:03:17
Damn, those are pretty good odds you'll be close to home. :(
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-14, 00:25:16
Unfortunately.  😕
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2019-01-14, 09:14:14
Good luck on the exam!

I just had a contract end, so I'm looking for another job now.

Btw, I have (part of) that slightly annoying song stuck in my head now. You people over in Tennessee probably don't suffer from that, but I rarely hear anything about Chattanooga. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2019-01-14, 10:24:48
Ha. Don't tell me. I don't wanna catch it.

Apparently I got homesick on our last excursion up north. We visited her old stomping grounds and stopped in Chicago for a few days on the way back. I got Rocky Top stuck in my head the last day or so and the whole way home. No one was amused.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPM-M79Lfrw[/video]
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Mandi on 2019-01-14, 23:48:07
Good luck on the exam!
Thank you!

I just had a contract end, so I'm looking for another job now.
Good luck job hunting.😉


No one was amused.
I was. 😉
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ersi on 2019-02-03, 07:08:41
I just had a contract end, so I'm looking for another job now.
On Friday I made the boldest career move in my life: I quit my longest-held job, indefinite full-time contract, on the spot. I have serious accusations (easily provable, I think) against the work environment at the company. We'll see how serious it gets.

On recovery and subsistence mode now.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2019-02-03, 08:13:51
Wow, good luck!
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2019-02-03, 13:59:17
On Friday I made the boldest career move in my life: I quit my longest-held job, indefinite full-time contract, on the spot. I have serious accusations (easily provable, I think) against the work environment at the company. We'll see how serious it gets.

That's quite a big decision to make even when it's the right one, which it sounds as if it is. Good luck with your future endeavours.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ersi on 2019-02-04, 09:23:04
Starting this morning, my work e-mail is blocked. So it looks like the case is about to explode.

The matter has been a-brewing at least for a year. All I wanted was to move to another department in the company, because I have a dispute concerning overwork with my immediate boss. Just let me go to another department where the immediate boss no longer can bother me and everything will be fine. A global company like ours should be able to handle a little transfer of an employee, right? So, after discussing about it for months with the higher bosses, I was faced with a test in writing to verify my competences for the other department. And next day we had a multilateral meeting to discuss the matter.

The first point on the agenda of the meeting: How did the test go? The new department's boss: Perfect. My immediate boss: We have a lot of work to do and we cannot change tasks just so on a whim when somebody gets an attitude. We cannot rearrange the schedules to place these tasks on anyone else. [So, nevermind that the issue has been in multilateral preparation for months, the test went fine, and "a lot of work" actually means unpaid overwork which is illegal? Naturally I did not say any of this out loud.] My turn: My workload is unsustainable, unfortunately I cannot continue with it. Higher boss: In our company, when there is work to do, then we have to do it, and we cannot just... [basically, the higher boss echoed my own immediate boss; but the worst was yet to come]

In mid-sentence, the higher boss's smartphone ringed, and she stepped outside the room to answer it. Yup, that's a she. The meeting fell apart, just me and the HR boss remained, and when the higher boss returned from the phone call, she said, "So, what did you decide?" Well, some thoughts rushed through my head at that moment. To put it mildly, it was her job to decide and she f'd it up majorly.

Since nothing else was decided, the higher boss summarised that we go on as usual. In my view, her unprofessional behaviour ruined the critical meeting (again, I did not say it out loud to her face). By the way, all the other bosses are females too. They are making it impossible for me to escape the impression that they are a club of angry women whose main enjoyment is to suppress men, even when the man has all the rights in a particular case.

On Friday, I wrote to them bosses a list of reasons why I must quit on the spot (because according to law, quitting on the spot must have good reasons). My reasons: Years of overwork have ruined my health (I was on an almost two months sickleave just before the last week), my immediate boss refuses to lighten the workload, my higher boss does not have the administrative capability to transfer an employee to another department, so I am now going on the spot.

And now my work e-mail is blocked. Something amazing is about to follow.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2019-02-04, 19:04:02
Looks like what we would call constructive dismissal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal#Types_of_constructive_dismissal) on reading all that.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ersi on 2019-02-04, 20:42:41
No. It's the employer gone paranoid for fear of harm that the situation might cause. My letter quite possibly revealed to them that I had been planning this for long, collecting the evidence, and biding my time to hit at the right moment.

On the first contact today they tried to renegotiate to get the situation under a more favourable point of law ("parting ways in mutual agreement" instead of "overwork ruined the health"). I stuck to my claims. I am very confident I can back up, to any third party, every little thing I said. The overwork part may send a certain state authority to investigate the company and I am fully ready for that too.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ersi on 2019-02-17, 17:41:45
Looking for a new job has gone pretty well. I will soon become a banker again.

And I got rid of the old one completely on my own terms. No "mutual agreement". I don't agree with any of their offers.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2019-02-17, 18:26:02
Looking for a new job has gone pretty well. I will soon become a banker again.
Congratulations!  :hat:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2019-02-17, 20:01:40
Hooray! Less success over here I'm afraid. You seemed great but the other candidate has more experience. Which is still nice to hear and all but it's not a job. :)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2019-02-17, 20:14:51
Less success over here I'm afraid. You seemed great but the other candidate has more experience. Which is still nice to hear and all but it's not a job.
Hopefully something will turn up for you soon. Just be in the right place at the right time. ;)
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ersi on 2019-02-18, 06:08:23
Less success over here I'm afraid. You seemed great but the other candidate has more experience. Which is still nice to hear and all but it's not a job. :)
At least you get explanations. Over here I usually get turned down without any explanation. I will never know if there were other candidates unless I get hired. The most common occurrence is that my applications to vacant job ads are entirely ignored. So I should not be offering tips, really.

However, this time something hit right in the market situation, as a bank was aiming to expand and recruited all sorts of weird people to its back-office, some of whom must still fall to the wayside during the introductory courses. My own chances to stay with the job are pretty good, because I have earlier similar experience, so understanding the courses is mostly a matter of recalling what I used to know some decade ago.

All I want is to sit at my desk and do the same familiar things day in day out. And get decently paid for it. This meant that at the job interview I had to seriously exert myself to show some ambition and excitement to learn "new" things, even when none of this is new or exciting for me. I think I (and some others) got hired because the bar was set pretty low by the interviewers. For salaries I did not get as much as I asked, but it is notably higher than at my previous job, so it's okay for now. Hopefully I will be able to maneuvre myself to more/other tasks later that will pay as much as I want so I will stay content longer. I hope this is not the kind of organisation that would collapse when an employee wants to move between departments...
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ensbb3 on 2023-01-13, 15:42:23
This place is dead too.  :rip:
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: ersi on 2023-01-13, 21:15:18
Well, not very lively. Also it is Friday 13th today.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Luxor on 2023-01-13, 21:21:33
A normal Friday then.
Title: Re: Random Chat
Post by: Frenzie on 2023-01-14, 09:22:52
Just a little bit.