Useless Conversation

[Signe]

Are you sure they're wrestling and not... umm... you know... (doing it, human style) ?

[Lantyssa]

Yes.  It is clearer in the full picture.

[Sky]

I haven't seen wrestling since the early 80s, thus my avatar(s).

[Llava]

I don't know what started the trend, but how could I miss a chance to pay homage to The Brood?

[Yegolev]

Chicago is nice unless you are sick and it is snowing.

[Signe]

I love clams.  Years and years ago I got a bad clam.  Nothing tastes worse than a bad clam.  I've not eaten a clam since then.  Lately, I've had a craving for steamed clams.  I don't know what to do.  I'll get really stressed while I'm eating them.  I'm horrible when I'm overly stressed out.  What should I do?  I'll be cranky if I don't get some and I'll be stressy if I do. 

Help!

[Miasma]

Yes.  It is clearer in the full picture.

Normal pandas are making a counter attack in animal photos.  They will bury your red pandas!

[Lantyssa]

I prefer to be niche.

[WayAbvPar]

Red pandas look like Irish raccoons.

[Lantyssa]

Then it works well with my middle name!

[voodoolily]

I'm gonna try my hand at homemade aquavit. I'm calling it Söß (not as in "fap fap" but in phoenetic German it sounds like "sauce"). I'm gonna do one traditional with caraway, coriander and fennel seed, and I'm gonna 'speriment with a lemon peel and bay leaf one. To go with our eventual Scandinavian-themed homewarming shindig.

[Azazel]

I've almost finished overpainting the average paintjob of blood on Marv. It looks much better now with the Tamiya clear red, as it's got a realistic blood-like gloss to it. I've only got the left arm to go, though I already did his left hand and Frodo's neck-stump.

I'm wondering if I should put a wash and fine drybrush on some of their faces to really bring out the details.

[Signe]

At Christmas my grandfather's house smelled like Akevitt.  He made his own, too.  I used to love it and sneak sips when no one was looking.

[Yegolev]

Today the EepyBird people are going to be in the courtyard shooting Diet Coke and Mentos everywhere.  Apparently they are partners with coca-cola.com, which seems rather strange if you ask me, but whatever.

[sinij]

[WayAbvPar]

Today the EepyBird people are going to be in the courtyard shooting Diet Coke and Mentos everywhere.  Apparently they are partners with coca-cola.com, which seems rather strange if you ask me, but whatever.

Coca-Cola knows that this is a much better use for Diet Coke than ingesting it.

[Yegolev]

Maybe too related for the UC thread, but McDonald's is replacing Sprite with Sprite Zero in all New Zealand locations.

[schild]

comic

[Raging Turtle]

Is Curt S. really posting here now?

Because that's awesome.

[Trippy]

Is Curt S. really posting here now?

Because that's awesome.

Yes he is, if we didn't manage to chase him away.

[sinij]

comic

comic

[Furiously]

It's not like you can hold a rational discussion with a baby about the merits of their crying all night.

[Yegolev]

You know what else you don't want to do is show your boy the "pull my finger" trick.

[Sky]

You know what else you don't want to do is show your boy the "pull my finger" trick.

Please refrain from promoting irresponsible parenthood. The finger trick is a father's responsibility to pass on.

[Yegolev]

You know what else you don't want to do is show your boy the "pull my finger" trick.

Please refrain from promoting irresponsible parenthood. The finger trick is a father's responsibility to pass on.

This is true, however my mistake was not waiting long enough.  In the hands of a three-year-old, this trick is quite dangerous.  So far I have been lucky in that he only comes up to me, grabs my finger and says "I pull your finger and your booty makes that sound."  Also: the wife has not been around to see it.  Still, it's a ticking time bomb.

[Sky]

See, you're looking at it the wrong way. This is your own personal evil minion. He can get away with all kinds of stuff, and you can laugh it off with a 'kids say the darndest things!'

Use your power, man! (then blame it on the wife)

[Yegolev]

Well, you see, the wife is the one that I am afraid of.  Anyone else, I'll just shrug dumbly.  She won't buy it, plus he will probably rat me out if she asks.  It will also likely weaken my position in the household political arena, it's just a question of how much.

[Signe]

You're smart like Righ, Yeg.  He doesn't try and mess with my head.  He might wear the trousers in the family, but I wear the teeth.

[Sky]

Only need to worry about the teeth when you're not wearing trousers, though.

[Yegolev]

It's just easier to give in most of the time, and I'd get tired of securing my balls 24x7.  Life is too short to live it in fear.

[WayAbvPar]

Only need to worry about the teeth when you're not wearing trousers, though.

 :-D :-D :-D :-D

[Yegolev]

[Miasma]

Speaking of Colbert, new ice cream announced.

[Strazos]

That...is fucking awesome. He may not have gotten a bridge named after him, but he got his own damn ice cream flavor.

I sure as hell will buy it the next time I see it.

[Yegolev]

Lotus Notes is far and away the most horrible software on the planet. Sure, people grumble about Microsoft products. But that's nothing compared to how people feel about Notes. People hate Notes. As in, they want to change jobs just so they can stop using it. I'm pretty sure there are shrinks who have built practices around it. I get desperate e-mails from people whose companies have been acquired by IBM, saying that of all the bad things about having to work for IBM, by far the worst is having to use Notes.

As an eleven-year Notes veteran, I say: KEKEKEKE YEEEAH!  I LIKE COCAINE!