Random Stuff IX: Rogue Admins

[Orlion Blight he/him]

30 minutes ago, Oversleep said:

I just read through the posts of my friend that Facebook did not show me earlier (unfortunately). Said friend hitchhiked from Poland to Amsterdam and for nine days he had told about his day. His prose is good (I can see influence from The Name of The Wind) and he's done fun things...

And now I'm sitting here and feeling the call of wild. Again. And can't do anything about it :|

That reminds me of a chapter from The Winds in the Willow. The relevant passage I've set up in the spoilers, though the entire chapter is great and I've linked to it. 

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'And now,' he was softly saying, 'I take to the road again, holding on southwestwards for many a long and dusty day; till at last I reach the little grey sea town I know so well, that clings along one steep side of the harbour. There through dark doorways you look down flights of stone steps, overhung by great pink tufts of valerian and ending in a patch of sparkling blue water. The little boats that lie tethered to the rings and stanchions of the old sea-wall are gaily painted as those I clambered in and out of in my own childhood; the salmon leap on the flood tide, schools of mackerel flash and play past quay-sides and foreshores, and by the windows the great vessels glide, night and day, up to their moorings or forth to the open sea. There, sooner or later, the ships of all seafaring nations arrive; and there, at its destined hour, the ship of my choice will let go its anchor. I shall take my time, I shall tarry and bide, till at last the right one lies waiting for me, warped out into midstream, loaded low, her bowsprit pointing down harbour. I shall slip on board, by boat or along hawser; and then one morning I shall wake to the song and tramp of the sailors, the clink of the capstan, and the rattle of the anchor-chain coming merrily in. We shall break out the jib and the foresail, the white houses on the harbour side will glide slowly past us as she gathers steering-way, and the voyage will have begun! As she forges towards the headland she will clothe herself with canvas; and then, once outside, the sounding slap of great green seas as she heels to the wind, pointing South!

'And you, you will come too, young brother; for the days pass, and never return, and the South still waits for you. Take the Adventure, heed the call, now ere the irrevocable moment passes!' 'Tis but a banging of the door behind you, a blithesome step forward, and you are out of the old life and into the new! Then some day, some day long hence, jog home here if you will, when the cup has been drained and the play has been played, and sit down by your quiet river with a store of goodly memories for company.

http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/grol/grahame/wind09.htm

[Oversleep]

16 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said:

That reminds me of a chapter from The Winds in the Willow. The relevant passage I've set up in the spoilers, though the entire chapter is great and I've linked to it. 

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'And now,' he was softly saying, 'I take to the road again, holding on southwestwards for many a long and dusty day; till at last I reach the little grey sea town I know so well, that clings along one steep side of the harbour. There through dark doorways you look down flights of stone steps, overhung by great pink tufts of valerian and ending in a patch of sparkling blue water. The little boats that lie tethered to the rings and stanchions of the old sea-wall are gaily painted as those I clambered in and out of in my own childhood; the salmon leap on the flood tide, schools of mackerel flash and play past quay-sides and foreshores, and by the windows the great vessels glide, night and day, up to their moorings or forth to the open sea. There, sooner or later, the ships of all seafaring nations arrive; and there, at its destined hour, the ship of my choice will let go its anchor. I shall take my time, I shall tarry and bide, till at last the right one lies waiting for me, warped out into midstream, loaded low, her bowsprit pointing down harbour. I shall slip on board, by boat or along hawser; and then one morning I shall wake to the song and tramp of the sailors, the clink of the capstan, and the rattle of the anchor-chain coming merrily in. We shall break out the jib and the foresail, the white houses on the harbour side will glide slowly past us as she gathers steering-way, and the voyage will have begun! As she forges towards the headland she will clothe herself with canvas; and then, once outside, the sounding slap of great green seas as she heels to the wind, pointing South!

'And you, you will come too, young brother; for the days pass, and never return, and the South still waits for you. Take the Adventure, heed the call, now ere the irrevocable moment passes!' 'Tis but a banging of the door behind you, a blithesome step forward, and you are out of the old life and into the new! Then some day, some day long hence, jog home here if you will, when the cup has been drained and the play has been played, and sit down by your quiet river with a store of goodly memories for company.

http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/grol/grahame/wind09.htm

Now I also miss sailing. There are few things comparable to that feeling...

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

6 minutes ago, Cognizantastic said:

My journalism teacher has a plastic giraffe named "Paragraph" who he keeps around the classroom as some kind of mascot. He uses him to gesture at the board or just carries him around. It's kind of funny.

So, I did what any normal person would do.

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I bought a copy of the giraffe and put it near the original while he wasn't looking, because confusing people can be fun.  

Since its name is Paragraph, does that mean you just copy and pasted?

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Anyone have any ideas for my magazine....?

[Delightful]

1 hour ago, Cognizantastic said:

My journalism teacher has a plastic giraffe named "Paragraph" who he keeps around the classroom as some kind of mascot. He uses him to gesture at the board or just carries him around. It's kind of funny.

So, I did what any normal person would do.

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I bought a copy of the giraffe and put it near the original while he wasn't looking, because confusing people can be fun.  

This is just the beginning. BRACE YOURSELVES FOR THE GIRAFFE REVOLUTION! They're coming!

*hisses, dying* "They're comiiiiinnngg"

[Sunbird she/her]

I got a high five from one of my professors today for correctly guessing Firefly as the "greatest sci-fi ever." He had been talking about how these days, English is the dominant international language and mentioned the possibility of Chinese competing with English for that distinction, and that was clue enough for me to know he meant Firefly.

[Delightful]

1 minute ago, Cognizantastic said:

If I can find the same product on Amazon, I plan on purchasing them in bulk and doubling the amount of giraffes every month.  

They say that cells are the only ones that reproduce through mitosis... apparently, the scientists haven't yet studied plastic giraffes.  I'll keep you posted on this long-necked revolution, Delightful. When my journalism teacher has been yanked down from his chair by a thousand plastic necks, you'll be the first to know.

Please post updates. This promises to be highly amusing.  

[Edgedancer he/him]

2 hours ago, Cognizantastic said:

If I can find the same product on Amazon, I plan on purchasing them in bulk and doubling the amount of giraffes every month.  

They say that cells are the only ones that reproduce through mitosis... apparently, the scientists haven't yet studied plastic giraffes.  I'll keep you posted on this long-necked revolution, Delightful. When my journalism teacher has been yanked down from his chair by a thousand plastic necks, you'll be the first to know.

I reccomend Reddit. 17S is a small community, and you'll probably get a much more substantial response there.

Seems like pandas are out of fashion now. Giraffes are all the rage nowadays.

[WayneSpren he/him]

More Sandra and Woo:

I know some Reckoners RPGers who might enjoy this. 

Edited September 1, 2016 by WayneSpren

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

9 minutes ago, WayneSpren said:

More Sandra and Woo:

I know some Reckoners RPGers who might enjoy this. 

 

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Haha, I really need to get around to reading some of that XD 

[Zathoth]

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This kid gets it.

 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Episode 19B of Welcome to Night Vale:

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Wow. No wonder Cecil hates Desert Bluffs so much.  #tasteslikediabetes #so #somuchdiabetes

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Episode 19B of Welcome to Night Vale:

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Wow. No wonder Cecil hates Desert Bluffs so much.  #tasteslikediabetes #so #somuchdiabetes

 

Hah, I just listened to that as well. Now we only need to figure out what atrocity Steve Carlsberg suffered to become his loathesome self.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

15 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

Hah, I just listened to that as well. Now we only need to figure out what atrocity Steve Carlsberg suffered to become his loathesome self.

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So are Night Vale and Desert Bluffs doubles of each other? That's what I guessed from the episode. 

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just now, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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So are Night Vale and Desert Bluffs doubles of each other? That's what I guessed from the episode. 

 

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Probably, Kevin does straight up refer to Cecil as his double. If so they appear to be very different growings of each other, seeing how the lovecraftian doesn't even try to hide itself in Night Vale, while In Desert Buff Strex Corp seems to be pulling the strings much subtle but also tighter.

 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Just now, Edgedancer said:

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Probably, Kevin does straight up refer to Cecil as his double. If so they appear to be very different growings of each other, seeing how the lovecraftian doesn't even try to hide itself in Night Vale, while In Desert Buff Strex Corp seems to be pulling the strings much subtle but also tighter.

 

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Right, they seem like mirrorverse doubles. Night Vale is a straight-up Crapsack World, Desert Bluffs seems more like a Crapsaccharine World. The sandstorm caused similar anomalies in each city, with similar outcomes despite the fact that Kevin tried to make it sound like a happy happy lovefest while Cecil just embraced the horror of it. 

Wonder if Cecil's description of the Desert Bluffs radio station was accurate, or the product of an unreliable narrator who was also scared out of his mind already.  

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just now, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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Right, they seem like mirrorverse doubles. Night Vale is a straight-up Crapsack World, Desert Bluffs seems more like a Crapsaccharine World. The sandstorm caused similar anomalies in each city, with similar outcomes despite the fact that Kevin tried to make it sound like a happy happy lovefest while Cecil just embraced the horror of it. 

Wonder if Cecil's description of the Desert Bluffs radio station was accurate, or the product of an unreliable narrator who was also scared out of his mind already.  

 

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Desert Bluffs is apperently ruled by a mega cooperation that conects itself to some kind of god figure, I have no trouble seeing the town actually being utterly nightmarish.... or maybe Cecil just isn't used to modern tecnology, that could also be it.

 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

1 minute ago, Edgedancer said:

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Desert Bluffs is apperently ruled by a mega cooperation that conects itself to some kind of god figure, I have no trouble seeing the town actually being utterly nightmarish.... or maybe Cecil just isn't used to modern tecnology, that could also be it.

 

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I'm not aware of any modern technology that can be mistaken for blood, animal viscera, or most of the other things he claims he saw.  

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just now, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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I'm not aware of any modern technology that can be mistaken for blood, animal viscera, or most of the other things he claims he saw.  

 

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I'm having trouble with the blood as well but the animal viscera could have been those LED bars that raise and drop with the sound.

 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

2 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

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I'm having trouble with the blood as well but the animal viscera could have been those LED bars that raise and drop with the sound.

 

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It's possible, but 1) he didn't mention anything glowing, 2) with all the Lovecraftian horror that calls Night Vale home, he's probably seen animal viscera before, and 3) if Desert Bluffs' display really is state of the art, then it seems odd that the buttons would only be red. 

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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It's possible, but 1) he didn't mention anything glowing, 2) with all the Lovecraftian horror that calls Night Vale home, he's probably seen animal viscera before, and 3) if Desert Bluffs' display really is state of the art, then it seems odd that the buttons would only be red. 

 

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Well, if you put it like that, I'm totally on board with the satanistic Desert Bluff radio station.

 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

1 minute ago, Edgedancer said:

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Well, if you put it like that, I'm totally on board with the satanistic Desert Bluff radio station.

 

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Kevin was too storming cheerful for it to be anything else.  

 

[Oversleep]

1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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Kevin was too storming cheerful for it to be anything else.  

 

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I don't know what you're all talking about, but I figured that by that point nobody not interested is no longer opening the spoiler tags. Let it be a secret joke

 

[Straw he/him]

Here in the wilds of the 17th shard we have a excellent example of the spoiler tag conversation!

[Mestiv he/him]

5 minutes ago, Straw said:

Here in the wilds of the 17th shard we have a excellent example of the spoiler tag conversation!

I've read that in the voice of David Attenborough