Random Thought Thread

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Justin Phillips, Apr 10, 2016.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2015
    Messages:
    18,851
    Likes Received:
    35,471
    Location:
    Face down in the dirt
    Currently Reading::
    Telemachus Sneezed
    Absence of evidence is proof of conspiracy.
     
  2. Rzero

    Rzero Reluctant voice of his generation Contributor

    Joined:
    Oct 29, 2018
    Messages:
    1,747
    Likes Received:
    3,103
    Location:
    Texas
    Flat Earthers are just trolling everyone. It's like that spaghetti monster thing. No one actually believes it. No one even moderately sane could. The majority of them are saying it to piss people off. It's the only possible explanation, and I refuse to engage with them.
     
  3. Xoic

    Xoic Prognosticator of Arcana Ridiculosum Contributor Blogerator

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2019
    Messages:
    12,589
    Likes Received:
    13,655
    Location:
    Way, way out there
    You're probably right, at least most of them. Though some are probably deluded by it, maybe some kids and IQ-deficient peeps.
     
    Rzero and Cave Troll like this.
  4. Aaron Smith

    Aaron Smith Banned Contributor

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2013
    Messages:
    1,508
    Likes Received:
    1,641
    If I dressed up in tinfoil and grounded myself, would a tazer have any effect on me?
     
    Cave Troll likes this.
  5. Friedrich Kugelschreiber

    Friedrich Kugelschreiber marshmallow Contributor

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    4,746
    Likes Received:
    5,942
    Given that the dart would puncture the foil anyway, yes.
     
    Cave Troll and Rzero like this.
  6. Cave Troll

    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2015
    Messages:
    17,922
    Likes Received:
    27,173
    Location:
    Where cushions are comfy, and straps hold firm.
    Alone in woods.jpg
     
    Dogberry's Watch, Hammer and Some Guy like this.
  7. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2015
    Messages:
    18,851
    Likes Received:
    35,471
    Location:
    Face down in the dirt
    Currently Reading::
    Telemachus Sneezed
    Well, our European insomniacs are just about to close down their computers and try again, the North Americans are somewhere between maybe thinking about dinner and maybe thinking about bed, and the Australasian bit of the world is waking up slightly hungover on Sunday.

    Have fun kids!

     
    Rzero, Malisky, Cave Troll and 2 others like this.
  8. Cave Troll

    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2015
    Messages:
    17,922
    Likes Received:
    27,173
    Location:
    Where cushions are comfy, and straps hold firm.
    [​IMG]
     
    Larro, Some Guy, Malisky and 2 others like this.
  9. Friedrich Kugelschreiber

    Friedrich Kugelschreiber marshmallow Contributor

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    4,746
    Likes Received:
    5,942
    It's worse when you find soap in your bacon.
     
  10. Mumble Bee

    Mumble Bee Keep writing. Contributor

    Joined:
    May 18, 2015
    Messages:
    1,256
    Likes Received:
    2,111
    Pro tip: Save money by buying bacon in bulk, use for both eating and soap.
     
  11. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2015
    Messages:
    18,851
    Likes Received:
    35,471
    Location:
    Face down in the dirt
    Currently Reading::
    Telemachus Sneezed
    Save more by making it at home!
     
    Cave Troll and Mumble Bee like this.
  12. Mumble Bee

    Mumble Bee Keep writing. Contributor

    Joined:
    May 18, 2015
    Messages:
    1,256
    Likes Received:
    2,111
    Are we talking regular or long pig here? I'm down either way, just need to know how careful to be.
     
    Steve Rivers and Iain Aschendale like this.
  13. Friedrich Kugelschreiber

    Friedrich Kugelschreiber marshmallow Contributor

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    4,746
    Likes Received:
    5,942
    If I got one, I would name him Hamhock.
    [​IMG]

    Edit: he would be my best friend, and I would love him very much, and feed him cake and ice cream every day, and... and... I would take care of him for ever and ever.
     
    Last edited: May 31, 2020
    Rzero, Some Guy, J.T. Woody and 3 others like this.
  14. Dogberry's Watch

    Dogberry's Watch Contributor Contributor Contest Winner 2022 Contest Winner 2023

    Joined:
    Nov 26, 2019
    Messages:
    2,463
    Likes Received:
    5,871
    I'd call mine Mr. Pig. Or Puumba.
     
  15. Cave Troll

    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2015
    Messages:
    17,922
    Likes Received:
    27,173
    Location:
    Where cushions are comfy, and straps hold firm.
    :superlaugh:Knew it had to be out there. :superlaugh:
    [​IMG]
     
    Dogberry's Watch likes this.
  16. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,818
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    Duran Duran has apparently entered the Karen phase of its musical evolution.

    huge_avatar.png
     
    Cave Troll and Dogberry's Watch like this.
  17. Cdn Writer

    Cdn Writer Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2019
    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    626
    Location:
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America
    Currently Reading::
    TRYING (!!!) to read Eric Flint's "Ring of Fire" series.......it's soooo many books!!!!!

    I have a cousin who has a small hobby farm. I've never been but I have seen photos of his animals. He has two pigs. One pig is named "Kevin Bacon" and the other pig is named "Corona". Hadn't thought of it in a year or so til I saw your photo.
     
  18. Cave Troll

    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2015
    Messages:
    17,922
    Likes Received:
    27,173
    Location:
    Where cushions are comfy, and straps hold firm.
    :superlaugh:
     
    J.T. Woody likes this.
  19. J.T. Woody

    J.T. Woody Book Witch Contributor

    Joined:
    Feb 5, 2018
    Messages:
    4,167
    Likes Received:
    8,715
    According to my uncle, Gordy was my favorite movie as a kid, and id make him watch it with me whenever he came over. Now this could mean a couple of things, but im going to say that maybe i was hoping someone would get me a talking pig :supergrin:
     
  20. Cdn Writer

    Cdn Writer Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2019
    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    626
    Location:
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America
    Currently Reading::
    TRYING (!!!) to read Eric Flint's "Ring of Fire" series.......it's soooo many books!!!!!
    I'm very, very bored right now.

    I was wondering if anyone in here (on the creative writing forums) has ever written a wrestling script? It might be interesting to see how it's done.

    Mr. X locks up with the Matterhorn Monster!

    Matterhorn just shrugged and Mr. X goes flying!

    Mr. X ain't taking that lying down! There he goes into the ropes, he's gonna use the momentum to launch himself at the walking mountain!

    BAM!! Oh, man, what a flying drop kick....too bad the man mountain didn't even notice it.....


    And so on....? Like I wrote, bored and curious.

    Scott
     
    Cave Troll likes this.
  21. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,237
    Likes Received:
    19,868
    Location:
    Rhode Island
    I wonder if they even write it at all. I mean, I'm sure there's plenty that goes into the choreography, but I can't imagine the written version would be more than a handful of cues.

    Could be fun, though.
     
    Cdn Writer likes this.
  22. Xoic

    Xoic Prognosticator of Arcana Ridiculosum Contributor Blogerator

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2019
    Messages:
    12,589
    Likes Received:
    13,655
    Location:
    Way, way out there
    Probably it's more like Vince—I mean whoever's the top dog in charge, decides who wins each match, and then the wrestlers get together and go "Ok, I'll do this, and then you jump off the top rope and elbow slam me... "
     
    Cdn Writer likes this.
  23. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,237
    Likes Received:
    19,868
    Location:
    Rhode Island
    Yeah, I imagine a similar process to scripting porn. The porn "stars" I know tell me it's usually directed by cue cards... I won't repeat what's written on them, but it's fucking hilarious!
     
  24. Xoic

    Xoic Prognosticator of Arcana Ridiculosum Contributor Blogerator

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2019
    Messages:
    12,589
    Likes Received:
    13,655
    Location:
    Way, way out there
    Would be even funnier if the director sat off camera and pantomimed what he wanted them to do, like—ah crap. What's that game where you act stuff out: "One word, three syllables, sounds like Seda-give..."
     
    Last edited: Jun 1, 2020
  25. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,237
    Likes Received:
    19,868
    Location:
    Rhode Island
    You mean, "Charades?" Yeah, that would be hilarious. The regular process seems fairly silly, at least the parts that have been explained to me. We get a few "actors" in the restaurant from time to time. They do shows in town and whatnot. One of them was fairly well known... enough for me to feel the need to call my wife and say, "You'll never guess who's sitting at table 3."
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice