Random randomness

gilraen · Post by **gilraen** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:11 am

hepcat wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:40 am The BTK killer just broke the internet.

...sorry...that's BTS. I get them confused.

I never heard them before, but I watched this video - it sounds better to me than almost everything that passes for "Top 40" these days.

Paradroid · Post by **Paradroid** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:15 am

The song is utter shite, of course, but that didn't stop my k-pop obsessed daughter contributing to those statistics.

"Dynamite" marks BTS's first single sung completely in English

Even my daughter didn't realise all the lyrics were in English, such was the ridiculously obnoxious overuse of auto-tune.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:24 pm

For the record and for the upcoming time of the year....I hate pumpkin spice.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:15 pm

Well there goes my idea for a COVID-19 Pumpkin Spice flavor test.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:20 pm

I hate what comes after... stuff with crunched up candy cane in it. That stuff ain't designed for chewing.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:27 pm

peppermint bark is awesome

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:29 pm

pumpkin spice beer is great. i look forward to it every year.

everyone may now hurl stones at my head.

gilraen · Post by **gilraen** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:47 pm

I'll take pumpkin spice over peppermint any day...

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:06 pm

gilraen wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:47 pm I'll take pumpkin spice over peppermint any day...

Booooo! Heathen!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:30 pm

gilraen wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:47 pm I'll take pumpkin spice over peppermint any day...

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:32 pm

I'm fine with peppermint as a flavour, I'd just rather not have TINY ROCKS in my food.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:42 pm

I've never quite grokked the appeal of "pumpkin pie spice". Firstly, it seems like a bit of a misnomer. Because pumpkin really has bugger all to do with it. The only reason it does is precisely because pumpkin pies would otherwise be totally bland and stodgy 'scuse-me pies without said spices. And it's not as if it's the be-all and end-all of spice combos anyway. Meh.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:44 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:15 pm Well there goes my idea for a COVID-19 Pumpkin Spice flavor test.

If you pull that off, people would be lining up for tests. You might have just saved the world.

When you're done, start working on pumpkin spice vaccines.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:45 pm

i don't understand it. pumpkin is like baby-food texture and the flavor is slightly less inspiring than 'meh'

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:12 pm

Pumpkin spice was actually the inspiration for Spice in the Dune books. Not a lot of people know that after I just made it up.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:26 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:12 pm Pumpkin spice was actually the inspiration for Spice in the Dune books. Not a lot of people know that after I just made it up.

I heard Herbert's opening narration by Irulan was originally "Tell me what you want, what you really really want"

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:12 pm

In the original Klingon, the sandworms were PENISES.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:28 pm

i thought i knew all there was to know about hi-fi setups, but i just learned you can use a three-way composite cable (yellow video, red/white audio) as a component video cable (YPbPr).

...of course you can. thinking about it, why _would_ one need a special component cable...

this would have been very useful knowledge to have 10+ years ago.

also just got back from the dentist for a second opinion. in addition to the tooth damage from acid (GERD) that i need to monitor, i'm going to have to undergo an at-home sleep study to determine the level of sleep apnea i have - partially brought on by the dark ages braces/orthodontia i had to undergo as a 12-13 year old! the 'headgear' appliance is the main culprit here - aside from being a nightmare thing to have to endure wearing - i have a small mouth to begin with, and the appliance pulled my upper palate too far back. the dentist said that this isn't done anymore, and i may have to get a new appliance that basically undoes what that torture device accomplished.

Madmarcus · Post by **Madmarcus** » Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:53 pm

Funny story. My brother and I were an experiment to our orthodontist. We both have mouths that were too small. I got headgear. He got a device to expand the roof of his mouth. At the time we both though I was the lucky one. Headgear wasn't that bad while his device was seriously painful. 40 years later I have permanent retainers because otherwise my teeth move back because of crowding. His teeth stay put and seemingly are fine.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:11 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:28 pm tooth damage from acid (GERD) that i need to monitor,

Ouch. Wife ended up with a whole mouth full of crowns to fix that, at a cost approaching $40k spread over three years (to maximize the small fraction that insurance would pay).

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:22 am

Sean Connery is 90!

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:01 am

Someone's house brand Frosted Flakes should be named Frosted Fakes.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:42 am

Walt Simonson, legendary Thor writer and artist, septuagenarian, and Kylie stan:

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:48 am

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:39 am

Kylie was hot. I liked her version of The Locomotion. I also like Grandfunk's version. Heck the original too. Last hot video I saw of her must have been 2001's Cant Get You Out of My Head. I liked it ok.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:59 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:48 am

Something about the visuals in this reminded me heavily of your average MySpace page.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:25 pm

Everything old is new again.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:30 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:25 pm Everything old is new again.

Not everything... *grunts as he leverages himself out of his chair after sitting for too long*

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:42 pm

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:10 pm

Asshole....still like him

Fixed the lawn mower. The place only had one of them and I really wanted two. The mower is OLD and if that side broke then the other side cant be far behind. He said he reordered one to have on hand if I need it

..He checked his records and the last time one of those was sold was 4 years ago. At least it should be there when I need it.

“If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.”

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:17 pm

I can tell I weigh too much because my belly is like a big titty with an innie nipple for a belly button.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:01 pm

And you have manboobs.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:48 pm

So, I'm having trouble remembering to take my medicine. So I get me a pillbox. No, not the kind with machine guns. It has all the days of the week printed on it.
It lasts me two weeks. One week to take my pills every day and another week before I fill it back up again.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:28 pm

Nope no moobs. Im not that overweight hehe. I should weigh about 185 - 190 and I think I weigh about 210. I miss being 188. My bad knee and bad back liked me better in those days....which was last year.

I got my wife some of those pill holders off Ebay years ago. Not very helpful. They only have 4 compartments and are not labeled with the days. I still use the one she gave me these days. Again not super helpful at times.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:17 am

I've finally started listening to audio books on my drive to work, and one thing was very clear to me yesterday. Gildor was a dick. I've read it before, but for some reason the audio book ensured I didn't get distracted by anything else and it really annoyed me.

He casually tells Frodo about danger on every side, has some insight on what "the Enemy" is up to, understands the severity of the Black Riders, and knows that Hobbits are far removed from anything worthy of attention - so something big must be up in the Shire. He knows of Gandalf and his commitments and is deeply troubled by him not arriving on time. He even goes on to name Frodo a friend of the elves, which I doubt is done lightly.

How many headaches would have been avoided if he had been like "It looks like you're in some pretty deep shit and it's impressively pungent. I've been around for a few thousand years and me and the boys are just faffing around with some trees. I suppose I can take a week and walk you up to Rivendell just to make sure whatever it is the Enemy wants he doesn't get."

Nope. He pats Frodo on the back and says "Hey, good luck with that" and disappears before anyone wakes up the next morning.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:19 am

SyFy Channel is showing some horrible movie called Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda. That is way way below laughable. I dont get it. When the channel started as The Sci-Fi Channel it was pretty great. Then as time went on they become dumber and dumber. They really dont do scifi any longer just stupid. Its the was the Science Channel and The History Channel and The Military Channel all started off amazing and then degenerated into bullshit...most of it not even relating to their channels name.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:10 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:19 am SyFy Channel is showing some horrible movie called Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda. That is way way below laughable. I dont get it. When the channel started as The Sci-Fi Channel it was pretty great. Then as time went on they become dumber and dumber. They really dont do scifi any longer just stupid. Its the was the Science Channel and The History Channel and The Military Channel all started off amazing and then degenerated into bullshit...most of it not even relating to their channels name.

My guess is all the quality content has been gobbled up by the big boys leaving the lower tiers to scramble for crumbs.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:13 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:19 am...most of it not even relating to their channels name.

...which started in 2009 when the name changed. Did you find a secret source of time juice and get lost again?

They did a reboot of sorts in 2017 trying to get more actual science fiction programming on the air. There have been really enjoyable shows (The Expanse, Deadly Class, Wynonna Earp, 12 Monkeys, Z-Nation, Defiance, Alphas, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Lost Girl, The Magicians) over the last decade but I still think they make their biggest bank slinging schlock and old movies.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:35 pm

As an additional bonus they have the most time in commercials every hour.

I watch it about once a year now, altho I did watch the Deadly Class series.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:27 pm

Remember: most of the viewing population is Homer Simpson.