Random Stuff VI The Return of the Admins

[The Honor Spren she/her]

Yeah, I've heard BBC gets to our own news before we do . . . 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Yeah, I've heard BBC gets to our own news before we do . . .

I hadn't heard that, but for me it's the lack of accusations and wild speculation that's the draw. I heard about an hour of BBC Radio while I was in Iowa. They had two people debating over whether or not to scrub the sports world records list and start from scratch, and everyone was so polite and courteous. No shouting, no accusations, no insinuating....it was such a wonderful departure from American news programs.

I go elsewhere for news on Israel, though. They've proven to be pretty biased there.

Edited January 18, 2016 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Seonid he/him]

Biased in what way? The American news media tenda to have (at least historically) a strong pro-Israel bias, and Arab news outlets are obviously possessed of a strong pro-Palestinian bias. I've not studied the European tendencies though.

[Kaymyth she/her]

I recently learned that there is an interactive Leonardo da Vinci exhibit currently at Union Station for the next few months.  There is actually a chance that this might be the same traveling exhibit that James and I stumbled onto in Venice in 2011 when we were on our honeymoon.

 

Our 5th anniversary is coming up in April.  The exhibit will still be here. 

[Kobold King he/him]

"For the last time Pedro. We're not naming the new planet... whatever it was you just said."

 

"What, it's okay to name planets Persephone or Demeter, but not Huitzilopochtli? Is it because your ancestors were Greeks and mine were Aztec? If we're going to be fair, my culture has to be represented!"

 

"Pedro, people are going to be talking about this planet. Engineers with speech impediments are going to be booking flights to this place. Moms with a bunch of fussing kids will be struggling to spit out its name buying spaceport tickets."

 

"They can shorten it. You know, give it a nickname."

 

"You want people to name your planet 'Hugh'"?

Edited January 18, 2016 by Kobold King

[Mestiv he/him]

"For the last time Pedro. We're not naming the new planet... whatever it was you just said."

 

"What, it's okay to name planets Persephone or Demeter, but not Huitzilopochtli? Is it because your ancestors were Greeks and mine were Aztec? If we're going to be fair, my culture has to be represented!"

 

"Pedro, people are going to be talking about this planet. Engineers with speech impediments are going to be booking flights to this place. Moms with a bunch of fussing kids will be struggling to spit out its name buying spaceport tickets."

 

"They can shorten it. You know, give it a nickname."

 

"You want people to name your planet 'Hugh'"?

 

One business class to Huitzi please 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

"For the last time Pedro. We're not naming the new planet... whatever it was you just said."

"What, it's okay to name planets Persephone or Demeter, but not Huitzilopochtli? Is it because your ancestors were Greeks and mine were Aztec? If we're going to be fair, my culture has to be represented!"

"Pedro, people are going to be talking about this planet. Engineers with speech impediments are going to be booking flights to this place. Moms with a bunch of fussing kids all will be struggling to spit out its name buying spaceport tickets."

"They can shorten it. You know, give it a nickname."

"You want people to name your planet 'Hugh'"?

Headcanon: After Hugh becomes the planet's widely accepted nickname, a new species of manatee is discovered there. Whenever someone mentions marine life in space, the reference is followed with a question: "Oh, the Hugh manatees?"

[Kobold King he/him]

Headcanon: After Hugh becomes the planet's widely accepted nickname, a new species of manatee is discovered there. Whenever someone mentions marine life in space, the reference is followed with a question: "Oh, the Hugh manatees?"

 

 

Hark; let it be remembered now and forever that a new piece of Humaneria 'verse canon was hatched upon this day.

[Kaymyth she/her]

...and you people wonder why the rest of us consider KoboldSansSparkles to be a valid ship. 

[Kobold King he/him]

Headcanon: After Hugh becomes the planet's widely accepted nickname, a new species of manatee is discovered there. Whenever someone mentions marine life in space, the reference is followed with a question: "Oh, the Hugh manatees?"

 

 

Oh, and congratulations. I decided you'd become the first in-universe limerick of this setting.

 

 

There once was a planet called Hugh

Filled with large sea cows through and through

"Oh, the Hugh manatees!"

Giggled humanity

And the man who named them did rue.

[Kaymyth she/her]

Oh, and congratulations. I decided you'd become the first in-universe limerick of this setting.

 

 

There once was a planet called Hugh

Filled with large sea cows through and through

"Oh, the Hugh manatees!"

Giggled humanity

And the man who named them did rue.

 

Hmm.  The poetry rhythm works just the tiniest bit better if you write the last line as, "And the man who had named them did rue."

[Kobold King he/him]

Hmm.  The poetry rhythm works just the tiniest bit better if you write the last line as, "And the man who had named them did rue."

 

 

I wrote it that way the first time around but took out the "had" to keep the number of syllables equal on either end. You're right though, I think keeping the right rhythm is more important in the long run than syllable equality.

[Kaymyth she/her]

I wrote it that way the first time around but took out the "had" to keep the number of syllables equal on either end. You're right though, I think keeping the right rhythm is more important in the long run than syllable equality.

 

It probably helps me that whenever I see a limerick, it runs in my head to a tune that I learned when taking piano lessons as a kid (cross-thread synergistic talk!)  If it fits the musical rhythm, it works.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

"Thank you for calling Business. How may I help you?"

"Are you open today?"

"No, we're closed, but I love this job so much that I couldn't bear the thought of a holiday off, so my boss let me in here just so I could answer the phones and tell people we're closed."

[Edgedancer he/him]

"Thank you for calling Business. How may I help you?"

"Are you open today?"

"No, we're closed, but I love this job so much that I couldn't bear the thought of a holiday off, so my boss let me in here just so I could answer the phones and tell people we're closed."

The question "are you open" only really makes sense if it followed by "at this time that isn't now." Now stating that you wanted to confirm the opening hours of a place would at least make sense.

[Zathoth]

Dont be ridiculous, people dont make sense. We are humans we are above making sense. We invented sense so we can do what we want to it.

 

Or something like that I figure other people must think.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Dont be ridiculous, people dont make sense. We are humans we are above making sense. We invented sense so we can do what we want to it.

 

Or something like that I figure other people must think.

Nono that's only Mistborn... Twi, do you have a phone connection to Scadrial?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Nono that's only Mistborn... Twi, do you have a phone connection to Scadrial?

I wish.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

{Spoiler} Testing phone functionality for using spoilers! How random is that!{/spoiler}

Drat, it failed! Back to the drawing board...

Edited January 18, 2016 by Rime of the Ancient Orlion

[Edgedancer he/him]

{Spoiler} Testing phone functionality for using spoilers! How random is that!{/spoiler}

Drat, it failed! Back to the drawing board...

You used the wrong brackets, I think [].

[Kestrel she/her]

I don't think it should be legal to be this tired.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Yeah, wrong brackets. I use these [] and I've never had trouble.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Yeah, wrong brackets. I use these [] and I've never had trouble.

But of course... It's just a pain to use those brackets on my phone! Sob! Woe is me!

[Citadel16 he/him]

ALl is quiet in the shard... I think Im gonna noise it up a little.

 

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[DreamEternal]

I don't think it should be legal to be this tired.

Would you rather be tired and in prision?