A tribute to the best and greatest thread in the world: Off Topic

[Psychosplodge]

Ah that one

[eldargal]

Right, what a lot of people don't seem to realise is that we think makes sense for a religion to discriminate against is shaped by what we see our religions discriminating against. The religions we have most exposure to are Abrahamic (Christianity, Judaism, Islam). By world religion standards these are unusually harsh in their treatment of homosexuals. The Emperor worship of the IoM is not Abrahamic, so what Abrahamic religions discriminate against is irrelevant. It would never dawn on most of us to assume the IoM bans the consumption of pork or beef, for example, but they are present in the two other Abrahamic religions.

In other words, we need to separate our own ethnocentric opinions on how a religion acts towards certain groups and focus on what is actually written, and there is nothing about homophobia. Well one person claims the 2nd edition SoB codex mentions it but I can't find any reference to it so not sure about that. Even then it is linked to the extremist Redemptionists (who look down on fornication in general) and the Imperialists.

[Mr Mystery]

Yet you still see people (men) claim drink spiking is a myth.:( It happened to me once, fortunately my escort stopped anything happening. Last thing I remember is the bartender delivering my drink, then waking up the next morning. I pay more attention to my drink now.

Indeed. Was not a pleasant evening on either occasion.

Especially as on hers, Nat came on to me. And no I didn't. Hadn't twigged about the possible Roofie at that point, but I wasn't as smashed as she was, and much as I would, it's not right to take advantage. Doubly glad now (didn't twig until the morning, and she couldn't remember a thing).

Makes me wonder if roofies are doing the rounds in town. Might have to send out a warning on FB.

[Mr Mystery]

Iron Maiden v Metallica(rse) on Scuzz.

Well, lets see!

One helped to define Heavy Metal, and the other are a bunch of posers, whose lead singer doesn't so much sing, as just add 'ah' to the end of most words.....

Maiden video. Hallowed be Thy Name, live. Featuring them mucking about on stage.

Metallica(rse) video? HURR AH DRIVE MAH CARR-AH! BECAUSE-AH IMMAH SO MASCULINE-AH!


Pffffrt. No contest. Maiden all day, every day.

[daboarder]

....those are BOTH my favourite bands.......

preference goes to however I'm feeling in the morning.

[Mr Mystery]

Guess Metallica(rse) are for when you wake up feeling like a wussy? :p

[Wolfshade]

One helped to define Heavy Metal, and the other are a bunch of posers, whose lead singer doesn't so much sing, as just add 'ah' to the end of most words.....

Reminded me of this:


http://youtu.be/3QqzDy0rloI

Well actually the one from MTV icon but I found the above first

[daboarder]

Guess Metallica(rse) are for when you wake up feeling like a wussy? :p

Nah its for when I wake up hating life, and want to make my ears bleed in some modern form of self flagellation....

Metallica does have the biggest selling album of all time to its name

[Mr Mystery]

Nah its for when I wake up hating life, and want to make my ears bleed in some modern form of self flagellation....

Metallica does have the biggest selling album of all time to its name

One of. They're not responsible for Thriller you know :p

Besides. That was them just buying their own album again and again and again :p

[daboarder]

Hmmmm......I coulda sworn "metallica" was listed as the largest release, maybe it was just the "most albums ever sold....while the album was on the charts" or something.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Who cares? They aren't Paramore. xD

[daboarder]

who cares? They aren't paramore. Xd

"shudder"

ewwww!

:p

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Best thing to come out of your country. :p

[Psychosplodge]

Daborder's not a yank TDA.

funny (http://randomyrandomthings.tumblr.com/post/58186775742) but NSFBOLS

[DrLove42]

Morning all. Wants sleep still.

This working week is going real slow

[Psychosplodge]

Sleep...
it's a glorious thing.

[DrLove42]

Also this happened....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23691146

[Psychosplodge]

yeah, think I've seen a youtube video where one of those instructors shoots himself in the foot.

[eldargal]

I have Europa Universalis IV. I shall see you all in a month. Maybe.

[DrLove42]

I have no idea what that is

Watch this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAbug3AhYmw

Makes everything so much bteer

[Psychosplodge]

I have Europa Universalis IV. I shall see you all in a month. Maybe.

You should probably get that treated.


I just BSOD windows7... O_O

[DrLove42]

Hard working. Bored

[Psychosplodge]

It'll do that.
When do we lose you to your new job?

[Wolfshade]

Huzzah I am not in work to supervise handy man...

[Psychosplodge]

and make tea and cake?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Daborder's not a yank TDA.

funny (http://randomyrandomthings.tumblr.com/post/58186775742) but NSFBOLS

I thought he was...

In that case, best thing to come out of America.


Also, you should all watch that Alan Partridge film, funny as hell.

[Psychosplodge]

I'm sure he's an ozzy...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Ozzy Osbourne?

[Mr Mystery]

Hide you Bats!

[daboarder]

I'm sure he's an ozzy...

Aussie?

Yeah born and bred

[DrLove42]

It'll do that.
When do we lose you to your new job?

Some time in October. No internet at work from then on!

[Psychosplodge]

Aussie?

Yeah born and bred


I have a feeling we've had this conversation before.

@doc at least so you think now... :D

[Mr Mystery]

Yay!

Not long until my (much, much needed) holiday. And Larp!

So looking forward to this!

[DrLove42]

This weekend I have our clubs first brithday on Friday evening, our clubs first 40k tournement (that i'm running) on Saturday, then Dark Heresy all day on Sunday!

[Mr Mystery]

Nice! Rogue Trader for me on Friday.

We need to do something with the Magos. Been stripped of her ships, and her crew, and her toys, and got so badly mangled, she's currently a head in a vase.....

[DrLove42]

Eeep. We're starting a 2nd new campaign on Sunday. I'm playing y Verispex Adept...basically a CSI adept, because the campaign is going to focus on the corruption in humans within the Imperium

Its interesting...our first session we're all very combat characters...although my guy is going more support with every advance. Our second campaign, bar one assassin everyones going in a more supporting role

[Psychosplodge]

Well this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-23697138) is interesting, and no current legal thread to dump it in...

[eldargal]

Nice! Rogue Trader for me on Friday.

We need to do something with the Magos. Been stripped of her ships, and her crew, and her toys, and got so badly mangled, she's currently a head in a vase.....
Daring attempt to kidnap haemonculus to grow her a new body.;)

[Mr Mystery]

Daring attempt to kidnap haemonculus to grow her a new body.;)

Nah. Gronk (my Ogryn Seneschal....short and amusing story!) is going to get to wear her as a bonnet for a bit.

That'll learn her player!

[eldargal]

Grow her a new body after bonnet punishment.

[Mr Mystery]

Maybe.

Still tempted to just put her on a servoskull afterwards. That way she can't get into too much trouble, or indeed, be too much trouble....

And yay for Gronk! He's awesome! He hugged someone to death for me!

[Psychosplodge]

Sounds friendly.

[Mr Mystery]

He's ace! Looked after my rogue trader when on a deathworld.

Then a few weeks later, having nobly saved several thousand imperial citizens, the ruling class demanded a say in the running of the fleet (my fleet mark you), further demanding their voices be heard.

So I agreed, made Gronk my seneschal, and let them air their grievances to him directly, as my appointed representatives.

Sadly, the silly buggers didn't get the hint. So I void walked the lot of them. Whilst we were in warp transit.....

[Kyban]

I have Europa Universalis IV. I shall see you all in a month. Maybe.

I'm really interested in it but haven't played any of them, do you know how it compares to something like Civ V?

[Psychosplodge]

Did you know apparently Australia had horse size ducks 50,000 years ago?
It was on the internet so must be true...

[DrLove42]

Morning all.

Guess what? Still sleepy.

Reading all the new Space Marine rmours make me feel the Eldar codex was even more underpowered.

[eldargal]

I'm really interested in it but haven't played any of them, do you know how it compares to something like Civ V?
It's very different, more in common with total war but without the focus on directing battles.:)

[Psychosplodge]

That's not like you doc. Plus the Marine rumours sound a bit wishlisty.


So how does warfare work EG?

[eldargal]

It's quite complicated really. Theres a dev diary about it here (gamespot.com/europa-universalis-iv/videos/europa-universalis-iv-developer-diary-warfare-6412067/).

[Psychosplodge]

Ah video. Put that on the to watch pile :D

What are your initial thoughts? good?

[Kirsten]

and people think GW trademark claims are bad

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-23697138

[Psychosplodge]

*cough*
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?32812-A-tribute-to-the-best-and-greatest-thread-in-the-world-Off-Topic&p=337968&viewfull=1#post337968

*cough*

[Kirsten]

well you should give some indication of what the link is then people might click on them :p

[Psychosplodge]

It said and no legal thread I never realised it was so subtle :p

:rolleyes:

:D

I'll forgive you this time. Did you click the NSFBoLS one before it? :confused:

[Kirsten]

yes

[Psychosplodge]

:D

Exxxxxxxcelent.... I found the juxtaposition of the subjects to be a profound statement on the inclusiveness of festivals.

[DrLove42]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23693460

WTF is actualy wrong with some people?

I know, I'll hack a nanny webcam and use it to shout abuse at children!

[Kirsten]

it is pretty sick to want to hack into a baby monitor

[Psychosplodge]

Indeed.
The apparent lists of hacked cameras is disturbing.
On the other hand the one time having a faulty child paid off, suppose you really need to be looking to find that silver lining...

[Cap'nSmurfs]

Just as a PSA: Space Hulk is available on Steam in about six hours. :)

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah but the next steam sale isn't till xmas...

[DrLove42]

If only I had the monies

[DrLove42]

Just seen a stupid youtube advert

Did you know if you saved £3 a day, you could save a 1000 a year!

Well yeah....I can do Maths.

[Psychosplodge]

Did you know if you gave up socialising, beer, and wargaming you could save thousands, but you'd be very very very bored...

[eldargal]

Random topic change:

Listening to the soundtrack to Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm gives me some fantastically violent 40k dreams.

[DrLove42]

I dreamt last night I went to a castle for a tour and walked into a medieval re-enactment/LARP, cept the armies court wizards kept summoning deamon squirrels, and only sunlight would kill them.

So inbetween reenacter doing awesome sword and axe stunts we were chased by purple squirrels...

[DrLove42]

So....after remebering my dream its reminded me of a film that should be out this year


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyougFDZ7zU

I think everyone should see it

[Psychosplodge]

Daemonic squirrels? heresy!

[Wolfshade]

Did you know:

1 When customers visited the UK’s first supermarkets they were afraid to pick up goods in case they were told off.

2 Women buy 80% of everything that is for sale.

3 Nelson Mandela was not removed from the US terror watch list until 2008.

4 The founder of match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.

5 The proud owner of the first silicone breast implant was a dog called Esmeralda.

6 In 1915, the lock millionaire Cecil Chubb bought his wife Stonehenge. She didn’t like it, so in 1918 he gave it to the nation.

7 Thomas Edison’s last breath is held in a vial at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit.

8 A pumping human heart can squirt blood 30ft.

9 In ancient Greek the word “idiot” meant anyone who wasn’t a politician.

10 Jimmy Carter once sent a jacket to the cleaner’s with the nuclear detonation codes still in the pocket.

11 The second man to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, Bobby Leach, survived the fall but later died as a result of slipping on a piece of orange peel.

12 Just like humans, British cows moo in regional accents.

13 Every year, 4 million cats are eaten in Asia.

14 Under Chairman Mao, every Chinese family was obliged to kill a sparrow a week to stop them eating all the rice. The project was ineffective because sparrows don’t eat rice.

15 John Cleese’s father’s surname was Cheese. Cleese grew up 10miles from Cheddar and his best friend at school was called Barney Butter.

16 The last private resident of 10 Downing Street was a Mr Chicken.

17 The shortest war ever fought was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

18 The sun’s core is so hot that a piece of it the size of a pinhead would give off enough heat to kill a person 160 kilometres away.

19 Liechtenstein, the world’s sixth smallest country, is the largest exporter of false teeth.

20 Michael J Fox’s middle name is Andrew.

21 In 1811, nearly a quarter of all the women in Britain were named Mary.

22 In 1881, there were only six men in Britain called Derek.

23 Only 4 Clives and 13 Trevors were born in the UK in 2011.

24 It’s unsafe for travellers to rely on St Christopher any more: he lost his sainthood in 1969.

25 Until 1913, children in America could legally be sent by parcel post.

26 China is the world’s largest supplier of Bibles: one factory in Nanjing prints a million a month.

27 Ants can survive in a microwave: they are small enough to dodge the rays.

28 Heroin was originally marketed as cough medicine.

29 The ****s made it illegal on pain of death for apes to give the Heil Hitler salute.

30 When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, one of the suspects was Picasso.

31 The Dyslexia Research Centre is in Reading.

32 The United States of America maintains a military presence in 148 of the 192 United Nations countries.

33 If you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you exactly 42 minutes and 12 seconds to get to the other side.

34 Beyonce Knowles is an 8th cousin, four times removed, of Gustav Mahler.

35 All but one of the ravens at the Tower of London died from stress during the Blitz.

36 George W Bush and Saddam Hussein had their shoes hand-made by the same Italian cobbler.

37 In his first year at Harrow, Winston Churchill was bottom of the whole school.

38 The Irish poet Brendan Behan became an alcoholic at the age of eight.

39 In Afghanistan and Iraq it takes 250,000 bullets (three tons of ammunition) to kill each insurgent.

40 Baseball legend Babe Ruth always wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep his head cool. In South Korea, this is considered unsporting, unless the player has a doctor’s note.

41 Under extreme high pressure, diamonds can be made from peanut butter.

42 The citizens of Kuwait celebrated the end of the first Gulf War by firing weapons into the air. 20 Kuwaitis died as a result of bullets falling from the sky.

43 The Sami people of northern Finland use a measure called Poronkusema: the distance a reindeer can walk before needing to urinate.

44 In 2009, a retired policeman called Geraint Woolford was admitted to Abergale Hospital in north Wales and ended up next to another retired policeman called Geraint Woolford. The men weren’t related, had never met and were the only two people in the UK called Geraint Woolford.

45 In 1999, Darlington FC acquired 50,000 worms to irrigate their waterlogged pitch. They all drowned.

46 Edmund Hillary, right, the first man to climb Everest, was a professional beekeeper. When filling in forms, he always gave his occupation as “apiarist”.

47 Tintin is called Tantan in Japanese because TinTinis pronounced ‘Chin chin’ and means penis.

48 The water in the mouth of ablue whale weighs more thanits body.

49 Saddam’s bunker was designed by the grandson of the woman who built Hitler’s bunker.

50 The first-ever edition of the Daily Mirror came with a free mirror.

[DrLove42]

I don't believe 27 39 or 49.

[Wolfshade]

Fortunately I do not require you to do so.

Also, GW copyright team made to look like amatuers after Premier League smashes RadioTimes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23699681

[Psychosplodge]

I find 41 hard to believe too.

[eldargal]

I don't believe 50, like they would give anything away for free.

[DrLove42]

I find 41 hard to believe too.

It probably would, peanuts are very high in carbon (like everything really). They just wouldn't be very pure

[Wolfshade]

These are from a QI book quoted by a newspaper (the mirror)

[DrLove42]

Well QI isn't correct a lot of the time (as much as it pains me to say)

With all the networks redoing old TV shows how long til Netflix or Xbox pick up Firefly for Season 2?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23712001

[Psychosplodge]

I wouldn't believe the mirror if it told the sun would rise tomorrow, till I saw it with my own eyes.

[Wolfshade]

I wouldn't believe the mirror if it told the sun would rise tomorrow, till I saw it with my own eyes.

The sun doesn't rise, the earth does...

[Psychosplodge]

It's a POV thing.
You know what I meant :p

[Wolfshade]

It's a POV thing.
You know what I meant :p

Yes but I am a pedant :p

[Psychosplodge]

In other news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-23707977

I think he's mistaken, and it is in fact because Stoke really is a bit of a ****hole.

[DrLove42]

If that was truely the case Swindon would be a far greater hole in the ground.

[Wolfshade]

Stoke requires two statues, one to Lemmy on to Slash.

[DrLove42]

Oh dear...

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7734629888/h54966079/

[Psychosplodge]

If that was truely the case Swindon would be a far greater hole in the ground.

I think I've never been, or it's so unmemorable I can't remember.


Stoke requires two statues, one to Lemmy on to Slash.

Or one, featuring both, in an epic pose.


Oh dear...

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7734629888/h54966079/

That's brilliant.

In other news. Can anyone recommend a decent hotel for a couple of nights in Norfolk?

[DrLove42]

Initial reviews and first impressions are not coming back favourably

[Kirsten]

17 The shortest war ever fought was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

I remember reading about that, a british ship sailed to the coast line, shelled the city for half an hour then the people surrendered and the british charged them for each shell fired.

[Gotthammer]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/2360723e3c1dfa16fc5778f969b37ca0/tumblr_mrgv9jdz0w1rq9l6wo1_500.jpg

[DrLove42]

Ignore my last.

First impressions of Space Hulk are not coming back favourably

[Gotthammer]

I thought that might've been the case. Or more disparaging of Swindon...


So I work at a supermarket, and this is a good summary of it:


http://youtu.be/Co61xOPLNaw


Got to be ridiculously sarcastic to a customer today as he was trying to do a dodgy putting everything through as carrots, and I was standing there next to him but out of uniform as I was on break. Thing is they're set to trigger if you have three of the same thing, so the alert popped up and I took off my jacket and was all "Hi, how's it going?" and rifling through his stuff and being super over-polite "Oh, it says carrots, but these bananas aren't carrots, and neither are these prawns... and this meat has a barcode for a 200ml platic tub stuck to it... why, there are no carrots in here at all but it says three lots on here!?"
He of course went "oh, yeah, I don't know how that happened..." so I super psycho-happily beamed at him "yeah, it's a real mystery all right" ^_^ then scanned through all his stuff and stood next to him and made him pay ($40 vs the $20 he almost got away with).
A-hole.

[Wolfshade]

Swindon has two things of note:
1. BMW plant
2. Magic Round-a-bout
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Magic_Roundabout_Schild_db.jpg/800px-Magic_Roundabout_Schild_db.jpg

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

There we go, finally hit 10k

[Psychosplodge]

I remember reading about that, a british ship sailed to the coast line, shelled the city for half an hour then the people surrendered and the british charged them for each shell fired.

And rightly so, bloody natives thinking they know best.


There we go, finally hit 10k

Congratulations.

[DrLove42]

Swindon has two things of note:
1. BMW plant
2. Magic Round-a-bout
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Magic_Roundabout_Schild_db.jpg/800px-Magic_Roundabout_Schild_db.jpg

You forgot the Honda Factory, the Mini Factory, the Motorola Factory and the Great Western Railway Line.

Also that road sign doesn't do it justice

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63126000/jpg/_63126500_msn_magic_roundabout_470x350.jpg

[Psychosplodge]

Whoever designed that wants a slap. One big roundabout would have worked fine.

[Mr Mystery]

Whoever designed that wants a slap. One big roundabout would have worked fine.

Apparently, it's actually highly efficient!

[Wolfshade]

On traffic flow simulators it is very good.

It is just people that befoul the system and try and go the wrong way round.

[Psychosplodge]

Exactly, theory and reality...

[Wolfshade]

The theory is sound it is people that are the problem and they are easily fixed.

It is like in fire simulators you have one person that runs around in circles that is able to block people from leaving if they are in the right place, indeed they can even end up creating a circle pit dragigng easily influenced near by people.

[DrLove42]

It is fairly efficient. Its just horrible to drive across.

[Psychosplodge]

A circle pit in a burning building? That's the most metal thing since the bloke crowdsurfing in a wheelchair?


Don't people in fire simulators have a tendency to head towards labelled fire exits even if the actual normal exit is nearer/clear?

[Wolfshade]

The majority do, but in (nearly) all sims there is a person that panics and runs in circles and depending on where they spawn can actually keep everyone blocked in a burning building/vehicle

[Psychosplodge]

Someone just needs to give them a tap and carry them out over the shoulder. FTFY.

Next problem.

[Wolfshade]

China Zoo: Lion really a dog

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23714896

[Psychosplodge]

A good horse whipping should solve that one.

Next.

[DrLove42]

I'm suprised they haven't just forced political prisoners to wear costumes...

[Wolfshade]

I'm suprised they haven't just forced political prisoners to wear costumes...

lol I'd pay to see that

[Psychosplodge]

It would make it easier to choreograph the lions that way...

[Wolfshade]

It could be like madagascar 3

[DrLove42]

Not seen 3. Should....the penguins are genius

[DrLove42]

People need to post stuff! I'm very bored at work without much to do, so keep posting or i may die of boredom

[Psychosplodge]

Socialism: You have 2 cows and you give one to your neighbor.
Communism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk.
Fascism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk.
****sm: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and shoots you.
Bureaucratism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and throws the milk away..
Traditional Capitalism: You have 2 cows. You sell one and buy a bull. You herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
An American Corporation: You have 2 cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow dropped dead.
A French Corporation: You have 2 cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
Japanese Corporation: You have 2 cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market them Worldwide.
An Italian Corporation: You have 2 cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
A Swiss Corporation: You have 5000 cows. None of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.
Chinese Corporation: You have 2 cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
An Iraqi Corporation: Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No one believes you and they bomb your arse. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy.......
Counter Culture: 'Wow, dig it, like there's these 2 cows, man, grazing in the hemp field. You gotta have some of this milk!'
Surrealism: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
Apathyologism: You have 2 cows. You do not care.
Fatalist: You have 2 doomed cows...
Atheism: You have 2 cows. There is no God.
A West-Country Corporation: You have 2 cows. That one on the left is kinda cute.
A Brazilian Corporation: You have 2 cows. You pay taxes for 6 cows. You have to sell one cow in order to pay the taxes. Your remaining cow gets sick and dies while waiting for availability in the public vet hospital.
Russia: You have two cows. Since they are both female, if you happen to keep them in the same stable you will pay a 5,000 rouble fine for homosexual propaganda.
PETA: You have two cows. You kill them both. You then use naked women to convince other people that killing cows is wrong.
Moffat: You have two cows. Both of them are your daughters time traveling from the past where they had a brief love affair with Da Vinci making you the rightful Queen of England. As you assume the throne, you throw them off a building.
Hussie: You have 2 cows. You ask for another one. Instead of getting just 1 cow, you get 2,485,506 cows.
Romney: You have 2 cows. You are not the president of the united states.
Once-ler: You have 1 cow. Everyone decides to make 5 different versions of that cow.
Old Spice: You have 2 cows. The cows are now diamonds. I'm on a horse.
An Irish Corporation: You have a million cows because they're everywhere
Tumblr: You have 2 cows. You ship them together and make GIF posts screaming about how much you love your cows, but they should stop existing because they are so perfect.
Also Tumblr: I give you a hamburger.
Cows: The **** you go through.
This post: Started off as a post that explained different goverments but then everything changed when the fire nation attacked




stuff...

The formatting (http://randomyrandomthings.tumblr.com/post/58409207706/socialism-you-have-2-cows-and-you-give-one-to) was much clearer pre cut and paste

[DrLove42]

I like the Moffat way of life

[Psychosplodge]

I prefer the Also tumblr, but that could because it's nearly dinner time...

[DrLove42]

I haven't had a good burger in ages

[Psychosplodge]

I had a couple of good ones last weekend, but I think the herbs in them might be whats wrecked my guts, I don't get on with heavy seasoning...

[DrLove42]

To me, the ASDA Butchers Choice are the best store bought BBQ burgers you can buy. They don't shrink down like most burgers and are just nom

[Psychosplodge]

I like the Aberdeen angus ones you get off the counter at sainsburys. They shrink a bit, but if they didn't they wouldn't fit on the burger buns sainsburys sell...

[DrLove42]

Good soft white bun, bit of cheese, JD Original BBQ sauce....

God damn i want a BBQ now. Shame its raining this weekend

[Wolfshade]

You'll like this one:

A lorry's blind spot:
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/IMG_1587_tcm21-182331.jpg
The black mat area in the photo above, to the left and front of the lorry, shows where the driver's blind spots are - don't go there!

An advanced Stop Line:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EgjqcFjqW4o/Tymn5Ih0ViI/AAAAAAAAAHU/55HJYuzk_Kg/s320/cyclestreets31947.jpg
The green mat area in the photo abopve, to the left and front, shows where cyclists should go to be safe.

There is a remarkable similiarity between the two shapes...

[Psychosplodge]

Nah. Meat, bread and if you really need garnish a lettuce leaf.

I still hate them things Wolfie, especially when they forget to move the chuffing induction loop.

[DrLove42]

Why would you pollute a tasty wholesome meat celebration in a bun with salad?

Same goes to people who put veg on a pizza.

[Wolfshade]

One very important thing

The weather has nothing to do with if you BBQ or no.


Recent burgers have been White Bap with Bacon, Sausage, Cheese, Beef burger, Steak

[Psychosplodge]

I know right?
But some people insist on adding stuff beyond meat and bread...

[DrLove42]

I've BBQed in the rain before. With and without an umbrella.

Had a pork steak in a bun the other week...just no burgers

[Psychosplodge]

Need a roofed open sided BBQing area for when its wet but warm enough for fire cooked food...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I have a BBQ on Sunday. :D

[Wolfshade]

I have a BBQ on Sunday. :D

I have a BBQ every sunday

[Psychosplodge]

Now that's not a sunday roast is it?

[DrLove42]

My brother in law is planning a christmas BBQ on Christmas Day.

Turkey on the BBQ, even if its snowing

[Psychosplodge]

Some people are really crazy.

[DrLove42]

Yeah well he is :P

[scadugenga]

I've been grilling about every third day since getting the new grill. Which means I should be grilling tonight. Burgers this time, I think.

[Wolfshade]

I have found, much to my chargrin that maple syrup works very well with red meat.

[Psychosplodge]

That's all well and good, but how cool is this?

http://i41.tinypic.com/14j3iv4.jpg

The top bar changes! ^_^

[DrLove42]

I've now recieved 2 interview offers for awesome local jobs since getting a much higher paid job that involves moving secured. Urgh

[Psychosplodge]

Think of the money...
Then you can do this (http://www.derpyhoovesnews.com/fluttershy-plush-sells-for-2500/).

[DrLove42]

Or I could just burn the money. Far more enjoyable

On the subject of money - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23714549

This Kickstarter has broken the record for the highest amount ever pledged. Yet is only 33% of their way to target.

Who decided that a reasonable target was 3x the highest record ever!

[Psychosplodge]

That's mean. Though my very similar ones are far cheaper...

http://i39.tinypic.com/2m30ajo.jpg

[DrLove42]

I'm not gonna be mean to Bronies, but who would spend that kinda money on a plushie

[Psychosplodge]

A mad person :D

Nah it's certainly outside my price bracket. especially as it's just an accessorised version of the one I already have...

[DrLove42]

This is the kinda Bronyism I can understand and appreciate (:P)

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7734972928/h62758A05/

[Psychosplodge]

Can't argue with that.

[DrLove42]

One thing that crosses all boundaries of all fandoms. Beautiful ladies in incredible cosplay

[Wolfshade]

Do you reckon that is dyed hair? or a wig?

[Psychosplodge]

Well fandom does have to have a positive side. It can't all be like arguing on the internet.

That looks like dyed hair.

[eldargal]

This is the kinda Bronyism I can understand and appreciate (:P)

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7734972928/h62758A05/

Wouldn't she be a Hony rather than a Brony?

[Wildeybeast]

Bah, it's one step away from furries and that's just weird.

[Psychosplodge]

Wouldn't she be a Hony rather than a Brony?

No, Brony is a gender neutral term apparently. Pegasister was trialled but anecdotally most female older fans prefer Brony from what I've read.


Bah, it's one step away from furries and that's just weird.

Furries are fun, and they have to put in at least as much effort as a dedicated cosplayer. I love seeing them at cons :D

[Wildeybeast]

I say again, furries are weird. (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/499065/20130814/idaho-man-ryan-havens-tannenholz-arrested-having.htm)

[DrLove42]

Well I'm sure some people in every fandom are a bit wierd.

I bet somewhere someone once tried to screw a Leman Russ. Or put a Space Marine up their bum

[Psychosplodge]

I didn't deny it, just said they're fun as well :D

That sounds more like an actual nutter though, rather than an accurate representation of any fandom.

I can't wait for that xray to appear on the internet.

[Mr Mystery]

Expect sentence review in 3....2....1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-23724806)

[Wolfshade]

I think it needs it.

[DrLove42]

Seriously, the judges in a lot of cases need their heads checking. Or are they just so far removed from reality they believe it?

[Psychosplodge]

Well when you have a six figure income and live somewhere practically crime free how close to reality are you going to be?

[DrLove42]

Same comes from politicians. The people in charge are so removed from reality it hurts

[eldargal]

My mother just tabled my brothers Praetorian IG army in turn 4.

[DrLove42]

Shes off to a flying start as a natural

[Psychosplodge]

Using?
Was he going easy on her as a noob?

[Wolfshade]

There are commonly two seperate issues with these. The first is whether or not the CPS has brought the case against the person for the right thing, i.e. manslaughter not murder and then the other issue is what is the sentencing guidelines.

Now I am not saying that this happened here but if it did it might go some way to explain it.

[eldargal]

Well it's not her first game, but it's one of the first without it being considered a practice match.

Using?
Was he going easy on her as a noob?
Nope.

Quote of the match:
"That's your Wraithknight dead"
"Your mothers a wh*re"

[Wolfshade]

So the EG house hold will soon be running it's own campaign, loosers have to cook/wash-up?

[DrLove42]

Thats the dream of every nerdy family....

[Psychosplodge]

Quote of the match:
"That's your Wraithknight dead"
"Your mothers a wh*re"

O_o

[DrLove42]

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/odyssey-singing-to-stay-alive-in-eve-online/

This is pretty impressive...and funny

EVE sounds like a cool game, but I know i'd lose my life to it

[eldargal]

I played it for a month or two, it was fun but it didn't really grab me.

[DrLove42]

Friend of my wife's keep trying to get me to play it with him.

I've just got an addictive personality. I know if I started i'd find it hard to stop.

[eldargal]

Oh I forgot, my mother also got first place in one of our ME3 MP matches for the first time, bumping me down to second place>< Only once mind, I was back on top (hur...eww) next game.

Yeah I think it is the sort of game where you need to really love micro-managing stuff and enjoy immense learning curves. The chap who was introduced me to the game said it takes about a year of playing it quite a bit to get to grips with it.

[Kirsten]

This is the kinda Bronyism I can understand and appreciate (:P)

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7734972928/h62758A05/

that is amazing, I love her hair. hmmmmmmmmmm


Well it's not her first game, but it's one of the first without it being considered a practice match.

Nope.

Quote of the match:
"That's your Wraithknight dead"
"Your mothers a wh*re"

genius

[eldargal]

Tempted to dye my hair like that, trouble is I'm too narcissistic when it comes to my hair these days. Can't improve on perfection even by making it rainbow coloured.:rolleyes:

Yep, wish I'd been there to watch, wasn't aware they were playing. Heard it about it after from my mother and another brother. My brothers are legion...

[Kirsten]

I may have to do it some time, maybe for christmas...

sounds like a fun game

[eldargal]

Hurt soulder, on painkillers, yay.:(

[Wildeybeast]

Doing what?

[eldargal]

Using oak beam inappopriately.

[Wildeybeast]

Not sure whether to be sympathetic or make a crude innuendo.

In other news, this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23727229) is why GW has nothing to worry about from 3D printing any time soon.

[eldargal]

Nope was a proper oak beam thing, very happy, not supposed to to move them around on ones own.

Hur. 7 hours to print half a wraithknight sized model which ended in failure.

[Mr Mystery]

Nonsense I say!

Between the lack of suitable resolution, sheer cost of the printer, and the long print time, GW is doomed as of last week! Doomed! DOOMED I TELLS YA!

And in other news, mate had a go at a girl I rather like last night, naming me in his rant. Without prior consultation, or even bothering to check if I actually had the hump with her. Which I don't. At all. It may not be where I want to be stood, but I'm perfectly aware of where I stand with her, and am quite happy with the overall status quo.

Though now of course it looks like I've been whining behind her back.

Man, I'm too old for this ****.

[Wildeybeast]

Sounds...confusing. Confusing and messy. Could you just tell her what you think of her?

[Mr Mystery]

Already knows.

Just seriously annoyed that I was used as ammo in a self pitying rant by a supposed friend.

[eldargal]

All my friends are to oscared of me to do things like that.

Pankiller happy fluffy feeling fading, now just sore and cranky.:(

[Mr Mystery]

And it gets worse!

He's now on at me about on Facebook, and she's asked me to keep schtum.

Bah.

[eldargal]

Does keeping schtum mean you can't tell him to shut the hell up?

[Mr Mystery]

Yup. Sadly. Then he'd know she's forewarned me, and things would get more confused.

So just ignoring him.

Man I hate it when other people intrude upon my personal serenity.

[Wildeybeast]

I'm not sure I have any friends who would do that to me. I'd be considering permanent removal from my social calendar if I were in your position.

[Mr Mystery]

Yup.

Really quite hacked off at him.

In other news, why not try reading 'The Daily Bale'. It's scary, and apparently, if you disagree with them or call them out, threaten to sue or otherwise arrest them for libel, then you're clearly a pawn of the communist elite who secretly run Britain.

[Psychosplodge]

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/odyssey-singing-to-stay-alive-in-eve-online/

This is pretty impressive...and funny

EVE sounds like a cool game, but I know i'd lose my life to it

I played the free trial, and decided I could get a similar micro management experience (without having to talk to people) and shot at less in the X series :D



Man I hate it when other people intrude upon my personal serenity.

Yeah that sucks.

[Wolfshade]

Brum has an international food festival had buffalo, springbok and all kinds of other good eating :)

[Deadlift]

Yup.

Really quite hacked off at him.

Give him both barrels. Friends like that, who needs enemy's.

[White Tiger88]

All my friends are to oscared of me to do things like that.

Pankiller happy fluffy feeling fading, now just sore and cranky.:(

So...back to normal eh? :D

*cough*

PLAY WORLD OF TANKS PEOPLE! We need more Bols players ;)

[Aenir]

So...back to normal eh? :D

*cough*

PLAY WORLD OF TANKS PEOPLE! We need more Bols players ;)

QUIT YELLING AT ME!!! I HAVE A BatChat 25t and T110E3 IM PLAYING IM PLAYING!! :D

[Psychosplodge]

Brum has an international food festival had buffalo, springbok and all kinds of other good eating :)

mmmm tasty tasty buffalo




PLAY WORLD OF TANKS PEOPLE! We need more Bols players ;)

Too busy playing planetside 2

[Wolfshade]

8th best time on a segment this morning, saving over a minute from my previous segment time.

Happy Monday all, how are we?

Also: There is an anagram of my name : http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?27132-Wolfshead

[DrLove42]

Tired. Unsuprisingly. Was up till 1 last night playing Dark Heresy

[Psychosplodge]

I'm ill.
Plus still suffering post festival blues :(
But I've already had as much time off sick this year as in the previous decade :(

[DrLove42]

Bugger. I need to eat something, barely eaten since lunch yesterday

[Psychosplodge]

Well gaming does take precedence...

[DrLove42]

Was good. Some people rolled SO badly

Our assassin jammed (on a 95+ on a D100) his weapon 5 times in a single session

Our Arbite fired into combat 4 times. Everytime he has 1 50% chance of hitting the enemy, 20% of hitting a friendly and 30% to miss. He hit every single one of us once. So in 4 shots, he caused nearly 50 damage to the party, nearly killiing our priest.

After combat I pistol whipped him....

[Wolfshade]

Maybe you are sick of life...

[Psychosplodge]

After combat I pistol whipped him....

Rightly so...


Maybe you are sick of life...

Possibly.

[DrLove42]

Theres a simple option for that....

[Psychosplodge]

True. But the SO might miss me.

anyway, how cool is this?

http://i42.tinypic.com/1zw0jzc.jpg

[DrLove42]

*sigh*

Sometimes Nerds are just cool.

[Psychosplodge]

You're just wishing you'd thought of it?

[Wolfshade]

I prefer this one:

http://i.imgur.com/S1mLm5M.jpg?1

[Psychosplodge]

That's totally unbelievable, running in heels? :rolleyes:

[DrLove42]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1170703_10100214409406492_493513195_n.jpg

[Wolfshade]

Looks a little Hoth in that picture...

[Psychosplodge]

There was no deathstar at Hoth, and a touch more snow...

But what's really cool is it's the bride with the lightsaber...

[Wolfshade]

But what's really cool is it's the bride with the lightsaber...



Yeah he is cool letting her hold it

[Psychosplodge]

Well it's always nice when they're enthusiastic about wanting to hold it...

[Wolfshade]

See how it grows in her hand, positively pulsating

[Psychosplodge]

Of course that's bound to happen after she's turned it on.

[Wolfshade]

Preparing one's house prior to miving is a headache

[DrLove42]

Preach.

Dealing with moving soon

[Psychosplodge]

you found a house then? or just getting yours ready for the market?

[Wolfshade]

I've found a couple I want to look round, though I need to sell mine first, before I do any serious shopping.

A lot depends on a) how much I get for my house, and b) how much the bank will give me.

[Mr Mystery]

Roughly 4ish hours until Holiday....

WOOOOOO!!!! Got 6 cans of Red stripe in the fridge with my name on them for tonight's grand unwinding! Woop!

[DrLove42]

Working well has just begun.

Splinter Cell at the end of the week

[Mr Mystery]

Well, that was nice of him! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-23726963)

Support Clanranald Trust!

Charlie Allan isn't in fact a relative of mine (least not that I'm aware of), but is in a rather awesome Pipe band called Saor Patrol. Awesome fighting music!

[DrLove42]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/995782_616214735077116_1599751286_n.jpg

Someone let Matt Ward loose in the writting dept again.

Never figured him as a Brony

[Cap'nSmurfs]

2007 is a bit early for Ward on 40k stuff. ;)

[Mr Mystery]

I think I partially helped to birth the Rending Pony thing.

It was prior to an Eldar Codex release, and they were wanting Rending on everything. Couple of cool peeps on Warseer cottoned on, and one of the mock demands became Rending Ponies.

No idea if it was original at that point, but it's the first time I remember hearing about it.

[Psychosplodge]

I've found a couple I want to look round, though I need to sell mine first, before I do any serious shopping.

A lot depends on a) how much I get for my house, and b) how much the bank will give me.

Sounds stressful. I'm supposed to be looking, but it's too scary :D


Roughly 4ish hours until Holiday....

WOOOOOO!!!! Got 6 cans of Red stripe in the fridge with my name on them for tonight's grand unwinding! Woop!

That doesn't sound very in character


https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/995782_616214735077116_1599751286_n.jpg

Someone let Matt Ward loose in the writting dept again.

Never figured him as a Brony

But they've left off the unicorn/pegasus/alicorn options and where's it's cutie mark? ****ing Ward...

[Mr Mystery]

I've been enjoying Red Stripe recently.....

Plus, the Ale comes when I go Larping from Wednesday-Tuesday! HIC!

[Wolfshade]

But they've left off the unicorn/pegasus/alicorn options and where's it's cutie mark? ****ing Ward...

Wargear/Apoc formations

[DrLove42]

Friendship is Magic

Magic is Heresy

[Wolfshade]

Friendship is Magic

Magic is Heresy

Unless it is imperial sanctioned, in which case it is ok.

I heard a rather succint summary of the issue that "the west" has with the Egyptian situation. "The problem is that the liberals are not democratic and the democrats are not liberal".

[Psychosplodge]

See told you democracy doesn't work...

[DrLove42]

Needs some sleep. Hour and half to go

[eldargal]

Stupid shoulder, not so hurty but very stiff and it's surprisingly hard to paint things when one arm hurts all the time.

[Wolfshade]

Pain is an illusion of the senses

[DrLove42]

its weakness leaving the body :P

[eldargal]

It's not just the pain though, the muscles are so stiff I have limited movement and flexibility in my whole arm which makes it awkward to use.

[Psychosplodge]

Too easy...

Have you tried using the other hand?

[DrLove42]

LOL. Yeah making jokes on that one are a little too easy....

[eldargal]

Too easy...

Have you tried using the other hand?

Obviously.:p But I like to hold miniatures with one hand and paint with the other and it's hard to hold even a light miniature steady when your arm is very sore. I'm someqhat ambidextrous but not enough to paint proficiently.

[Psychosplodge]

Ah, I paint equally bad with either hand... :D

[Wolfshade]

I don't paint...

[Psychosplodge]

(neither do I hence why I'm equally bad)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

My Angron is looking awesome! :D

[DrLove42]

I haven't painted anything in a month. Just not had the desire to do anything for a while

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I've been painting a tonne of Marines recently.

Kinda waiting for more monies to dash out on some Tau stoof.

[magickbk]

Back in Spring of 2004, my last year working for GW, I used to play roller hockey nights and some weekend days. One day I went into the wall funny with an opposing player, put my forearm up to cushion the impact, and caught a metal pole right at the edge of my elbow pad. My arm around the elbow swelled up like crazy and turned almost black. It was weeks before I had full motion without pain again. The day after I hurt it, my manager at GW shows up with a box of sprues and we had to paint an entire army for a Games Day event. Every brush stroke was torture.

[Psychosplodge]

Sounds fun.

Anyway, my brother showed me an interesting quote last night.


Unless you are over sixty you were never promised flying cars, you were promised a cyberpunk dystopia. You're welcome.

[DarkLink]

We were promised hoverboards, though. Which is way cooler than a flying car anyways.

[Psychosplodge]

Not on these science programs guessing about the future...

[Wolfshade]

I think if we watch Tomorrow's World there would be all kinds of tech that we should have by now.

Indeed, I blame the resolution of the cold war for the lack of a proper permanent moon colony and manned trips to mars.

In other news a charity I setup had an anonmyous donation last night of £25k so it can start it's project, still with 3 years(ish) to fund so might even be able to reach it's stretch goals.

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah bloody peace :rolleyes:

So you can get your entire chapter then?

[Wolfshade]

Unfortunately it isn't my BA replacement fund it is the Bell restoration fund.

But exciting times, we haven't officially had our launch party yet. Though with about 50% of the funds needed already it makes it very much easier to get more donations as people don't like to be the initial backer and grants as the project is viable.