Thread of Positivity and General 'Oh Yeah!'

[Ryan Hayward]

Which part of your pc?

[sausage]

The big metal bit.

[Serenity]

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt133/breakfastrats/temp.jpg

[Readman]

Also: Found my stash of Pokémon cards. Some of them would be worth a bit of money, I'd say. Though I could kill my brother for trading my holographic Pidgeot for something really shit, I forget what. :(

Negative: you have a collection of Pokemon trading cards.

[Azzaman]

lmao, I think readman just lost wood

[Serenity]

Sif anyone'd get wood over me. Also it's a prerequisite for anyone born between say 1988 to 1992, 1993 to own Pokemon cards.

[Dunkurtin]

YuGiOh cards were where it was at yo. (H)

[Silverwolf]

Limited edition meowth **** yea

[Silverwolf]

YuGiOh cards were where it was at yo. (H)

Holy shit Dunk is the biggest gay ever.

[AranchineD]

Everyone can suck my sick, Birthday Pikachu right here :cool:

[Banjo Tooie]

Yu-Gi-Oh! is for flaming Ho-mos!

[Dunkurtin]

Harry Potter Trading Cards?

[Second]

Sif anyone'd get wood over me. Also it's a prerequisite for anyone born between say 1988 to 1992, 1993 to own Pokemon cards.

I was born in 1985 and had pokémon cards. I've also had wood over you.

[Serenity]

But you're impressed by practically anything, doesn't count.

Super Mario: See above.

[AranchineD]

He's not impressed by blue cars thoughs.

















He doesn't even know they're blue



(1)

[Dunkurtin]

Post nudes and i'll tell you if i get wood.

[Second]

Post nudes and i'll tell you if i get wood.

The nudes killed my wood.

[Dunkurtin]

Post striptease and i'll tell you how the bar rises and falls.

[AranchineD]

Doctor's Daugher on AB2.

Man I want to bone her bad.

[Slippery]

Also it's a prerequisite for anyone born between say 1988 to 1992, 1993 to own Pokemon cards.

1990, didn't.

[Serenity]

1990, did, obviously. Someone mustn't have been popular on the playground!

[Second]

I totally got some bonds camo undies. I FEEL LIKE A MAN! WOO!

[Serenity]

I totally found out my Clerks DVD isn't completely sun-damaged. It's only the last 15 minutes that's effed.

Woo.

But I still need to get a new copy, I think. :(

[TAT]

I totally got some bonds camo undies. I FEEL LIKE A MAN! WOO!
Welcome to the club

[TAT]

Hot in Perth today. My computer temps were 48c System, 46c cpus , 48c hard drive and 55c Geforce 250gts

Took the sidepanel off and turned on my IXL Typhoon Fan ( 46cm blades) and directing air inside the pc.
Now the temps are 34c System 25c cpus 29c hard drive and 45c Geforce 250gts

Shit, I may as well disconnect all my computer fans and just use the typhoon for cooling :-)
Or you could manage your cables and airflow better you utter failure

[SOX]

Went rock climbing and got a girl I'm keen in to come along. Wasn't sure how well it went, but I realise now that I'm seeing her again Wednesday, Saturday and next Monday - so it didn't go too bad :D

[AranchineD]

a girl I'm keen in

[faceless]

imagine if it was his mum

[AranchineD]

imagine if it was his mum

Maybe it was your Mum.

[faceless]

could've been.

[AranchineD]

I'd rock climb on her stones UP HIGH

[BB2K]

I'm in love.
With 30 Rock

[Ryan Hayward]

I'm in the middle of love.

[BB2K]

Also with The Book Depository.

[jawsy]

Also it's a prerequisite for anyone born between say 1988 to 1992, 1993 to own Pokemon cards.

'82, and I have the complete set of the first series and Jungle.

Kill me now.

[Clockw0rk]

Roast Turkey is in the oven! :D

[jawsy]

Death by turkey. Smart. I wouldn't have seen it coming.

[Serenity]

'82, and I have the complete set of the first series and Jungle.

Kill me now.

If I do what you want and kill you, where might I find your loot?

[Clockw0rk]

Roast Turkey is perfect! Veges in the oven now, we'll eat in an hour :D

[Serenity]

I read that as vages. You sick bastard.

[Clockw0rk]

I've got nothing against eating vages.

[Serenity]

Good. This mantra will do you well in life.

Do others well, too.

[Clockw0rk]

Seriously though, that turkey is cooked to perfection. I'm pretty damn proud of it. That's the third roast I've done, and they've all been excellent so far. :D
I kinda want to continue the chef thing and do something with strawberries for dessert, but I'm not sure what.

[Serenity]

I just eat strawberries with freshly whipped cream. There's also strawberry tarts too.

[Clockw0rk]

Straight whipped cream isn't a favourite of ours, though I might just get some vanilla icecream and keep it simple.
There's an awful lot of food though, we might be too full anyway. Thankfully the supermarket is a walk away :)

[Serenity]

That's why you put maybe two tablespoons of icing sugar in whipped cream, it make it taste nicer. ;)

Also vanilla ice cream is fail. Everyone knows mint choc chip is where it's at, for general, non-strawberry-related purposes. Mmmm...Cold Rock...How I miss thou...

[Clockw0rk]

Mint Choc Chip in NZ > Mint Choc Chip in Australia
Fact.
It doesn't really go well with strawberries regardless.
You poor souls don't get Orange Choc Chip, do you?

[Serenity]

God no. Orange flavoured anything, other than oranges, tic tacs and jelly beans...*shudders*

[Silverwolf]

You poor souls don't get Orange Choc Chip, do you?

I hate you. =(

[Clockw0rk]

God no. Orange flavoured anything, other than oranges, tic tacs and jelly beans...*shudders*
I used to think you were cool.

[Serenity]

I hate you. =(

I love you. =)

[Silverwolf]

I love you. =)

Sorry, but you're no clockw0rk, he likes orange!

[Serenity]

I would have thought that obvious by his username and avatar.

[Clockw0rk]

Turkey was awesome. I'm the bestest chef evar.

[Serenity]

*opens mouth*

I can has some pweese?

[Second]

*unzip*

[Clockw0rk]

Dammit Second, beat me to it.
I've got next!

[Serenity]

Pillowpants will bite it off!

Actually, that's the pussy troll, but eh.

[Clockw0rk]

Listerfiend is her mouth troll :p

[Serenity]

But Lister Fiend doesn't bite anything!

...

Actually, that was kind of left ambiguous.

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

God no. Orange flavoured anything, other than oranges, tic tacs and jelly beans...*shudders*

I'm on your side with this.

Don't understand why people are so keen on orange choc-chip icecream. Queers (sorry Clocky)

[Serenity]

However, chocolates with orange flavouring....Mmmm. What would you define Jaffas as? Exactly that.

Gentleman! I present to you one of the most mouth watering sites ever!

http://www.coldrock.com.au/

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

Hmm, chocolate with an orange candy-coated shell or orange chocolate with blahblahblah?
One of them.
Duh.
Heh

[Clockw0rk]

However, chocolates with orange flavouring....Mmmm. What would you define Jaffas as? Exactly that.

Gentleman! I present to you one of the most mouth watering sites ever!

http://www.coldrock.com.au/
OMG want!

[Lazlow]

Cold Rock is still around?

I think both the Townsville and Cairns stores closed down after the novelty wore off. That or they just don't advertise anymore...

[Serenity]

Yeah, it's still around. Also it's a shitload cheaper than a lot of other ice cream places.

http://backend.ewock.com/ewocksql3/asp/index.asp?ID=900&Action=Standard&IDPage=4988&Secure=False

There, that'll tell you the locations but there's multiple ones in Cairns.

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

We need one of them places. Wendy's don't cut it

[Serenity]

The poor kids at Kenmore must be enormous.
http://backend.ewock.com/coldrock/images/kenmore3.jpg

[Araenel]

http://www.kevinvanaelst.com/cellularmitosisweb.jpg

[Serenity]

I realise it's supposed to be scientific or something but damn it, quit making me hungry. :(

[Silverwolf]

Its freaking mitosis in a bun!

[Serenity]

It looks to me like a Boston cream donut.

[Allick]

my god that's awesome

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

heh, looks like something off Sesame Street

[Clockw0rk]

Damn, I want a donut now.
Back at work today, had a bottle of wine waiting for me on my desk :)

I'm not a fan of wine, so it'll make a wonderfully thoughtful gift for someone else :D

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I got given a really nice Christmas package from one of my suppliers with a bottle of wine, shortbread biscuits, little tubs of jam and other stuff, but I wasn't allowed to keep it because apparently it could have been conceived as a conflict of interest. Stupid government rules.

[OldSkOoL]

Wow I'd feel pissed off if I got that.

[Slippery]

I made brownies, yummers.

[/backslash]

Pos:

Got my new Billion 7800N ADSL2 Router modem today & set it up. God its huge! At least twice as big as my old router modem. Had a bit of a problem setting it up but that's because its been so long using my old modem so I never had to change the settings. Also got my ADSL2 line filter too so hopefully the signal will remain very stable

Still seems a bit warm though putting my hand on it - despite all the air vents, not spicy hot like my old one but I haven't had it turned on for long

[/backslash]

Pos:

Changed the address on my home contents insurance which I should've done months ago. ANZ's policy though says that all doors must have a key lock but my current house only has one for the front whereas the 2 backdoors can only be locked from the inside. Luckily I've been automatically transferred to QBE now and their policy says that's fine :D *phew*

Also I changed my filters to the new ones that support ADSL2 and the weird scratching noise I was getting on my cordless phone is now gone, yay!

[Super Mario]

I have tickets to see The Beach Boys at the end of the month!

[AranchineD]

I almost napped through dinner, but fortunately I was able to both smell the food and hear all the cutlery and plates clinking through three walls. My body is awesome.

[lucypie]

Sydney in four days for two weeks. I think it's pos.
So much music to learn before then.
Also, Sydney. Pft. It's no Melbourne.

[Silverwolf]

Still seems a bit warm though putting my hand on it - despite all the air vents, not spicy hot like my old one but I haven't had it turned on for long

All modems get warm, ITS WHAT THEY DO SLASHY.

[Super Mario]

Mine doesn't.

[Lazlow]

Sticking together is what good modems do.

[Serenity]

The modems that play together, stay together, etc, etc.

Meh, I got nothin'.

[buckstwits]

Modems the breaks

[Lazlow]

brilliant

[V²]

Going threw and watching 3rd Rock from the Sun. Just finished S2. It is still very funny.
What happened to the Lithgow photoshop thread?

[texta]

Mormons rang my bell to talk about Jeeezus. I said that I wasn't interested but thanks anyway. They left. MLIA

[sausage]

I love it when they bring their kids around with them; I call the cops on their ass for child abuse.

[texta]

Great moments in Tasmanian Politics:

[A Letter to Will Hodgmen, the leader of the Tasmanian Liberal Party, from Hobart City alderman and now former Liberal; Marti Zucco]

Dear Will

As you are well aware, a number of long term hard working committed Liberal party members wanted me to join the party with intent to win two seats in Denison

Before I joined the Liberal party my first point of call was to speak to the leader and leadership group.

I spoke to you in your office about this and our discussion was very positive to the point you wholeheartedly agreed that I would assist the party in winning two seats in Denison. In fact you made the point that I would outpoll Elise Archer. Hence the reasons why I joined the party, as you said I had your support.

What is also fact is the media was also suggesting that it was time the party looked outside the square, etc. etc.

Which brings me to the reason behind this email; the media is rife with accusations there is elitism and favoritism in the party. This not far off the mark, but the concern is why and how this happens and in particular how it creates the problems for you and that is the part which is most disturbing. The sad thing is it is at the expense of genuine hard working potential candidates and members who are genuinely interested in making a difference than those over ambitious, self interested candidates who would rather work against the team for their own interest.

I have been associated with many organisations in my time, played team sports for years, and even in the political world of Local government, I have never experienced the lack of team work in an organization such as the Tasmanian Liberal party. I have seen it and witnessed it and felt the brunt of it.

The question I ask is WHY? Well today I have finally found that reason - lack of backbone and lack of real leadership! What is it that you afraid of Will? That if you show some real backbone and leadership you will be criticised from “others" in the party? Well those same very people may just cast you aside should you not win the election and you will be the blame!

Either you have your head in the sand or just don’t want to listen; but the world I live in and the many people I see every day have one common comment - you’re a very poor leader. If you are not aware of this then you definitely do have your head in the sand!

You had an opportunity to have two very hard working committed candidates in Marti Zucco and Sue Hickey.

As to me you failed to show any support even though the whole unfortunate situation was initiated by another potential candidate.

With Sue Hickey you could have assisted her in her situation but failed to do so.


But when it comes to others you also show poor leadership and don’t act. The incident at the Taste Festival was totally uncalled for and you should have acted and shown leadership with the immediate sacking of that candidate. Irrespective of what was said and who did or said what. The mere fact that a Liberal Party candidate made an approach to a former candidate was enough. But you failed - again I ask the question why?

On the basis that you have shown me that you favor certain people in the party for whatever reason I am appalled.

You made an unwarranted and unjustified reference to me having an association with a biker group. Irrespective of how we all perceive a biker group or other groups they do have one thing that is a code of ethics and support each other through its leaders. The Liberal party philosophy is a farce and the party has no ethics and no real leadership. I would go and fight behind John Freeman any day but cannot and will not with you.

In closing I attach a copy of how I best describe The “Bad Taste debacle” and also an incident that happened to me at pre-selection that I have not mentioned before. Why? As most likely I would not have been believed. Now maybe I will be.

Despite all the antics of these people the emails and the “complaint” in which I have as yet NOT received a copy (and as you are a lawyer and also know the Liberal Party constitution), then this must be the worst case of injustice I know and for “others” to cry foul with the Lord Mayor carrying out his duty under the act (with the taste incident) is hypocrisy, especially considering I have never received a copy of the complaint to the Liberal party some 13 months on.
Sorry Will, I cannot support you and nor the Party. I will not wish you well in the election as you have been given enough opportunity to show me leadership and you have failed time and time again. The Sue Hickey incident was the last straw.

In saying that I am informing you that I am resigning from the party and the reasons are you have not shown to me you are a person worthy to lead the party nor the State

Regards

Marti Zucco

[Clockw0rk]

Got two flats to look at tomorrow. Woo!
Both in the same neighbourhood for similar prices.

[adam_91vn]

The weekend http://smiliesftw.com/x/bowdown.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

[sausage]

Finally finished the first enamel coat in The Amazing Kitchen Transformation, starring sausage as 'The Painter'.


and now off to the neg thread with my paint-headache.

[TAT]

Dude. When I left Tassie Marti Zucco just owned an Italian Restaurant :/

[texta]

Dude. When I left Tassie Marti Zucco just owned an Italian Restaurant :/That's pretty much still the case.

[Vindik8or]

You think he'd have at least run that by some intern who has passed senior english before sending something like that off.

[Dunkurtin]

I have been listening to a lot of Art vs Science lately. Quite a lot actually. I think i might make it my new amping up music before i head out on the weekends.

[Clockw0rk]

Woo! Date went very well :D

[AranchineD]

Would you even say your date went like...Clockw0rk?

[AranchineD]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU'RE TERRIBLEl

[Jay]

You even respond to yourself now? I coulda done that for you!

[AranchineD]

NEED MOAR POSTSl

[Dunkurtin]

Soon we wont be able to post without someone claiming "Aran posted it".

[AranchineD]

September 7, 2008

Positivity Thread

Soon we wont be able to post without someone claiming "Artemis posted it".

[Dunkurtin]

D=

It begins!

[/backslash]

Pos:

- My voice came back, still not perfect but I now know I need to cut back on caffeine & get more sleep

- Finally got a powerpoint installed in the bathroom, no more extension cords running past the shower just so I can charge up my shaver/toothbrush

- Got around to replacing the lightbulb in the computer room, for the past week I've been using my bedside table lamp

[fleshtea]

My face is completely fixed ^^ On the downside, my tough manly image is gone.

[Cerebral]

Pos I;'m not dead tonight woo yeah all right.

[Gnomey_g]

Just discovered Vikki Blows. Best Page 3 girl evar.

[AranchineD]

Just discovered Vikki Blows. Best Page 3 girl evar.

Oh my, could you possibly be ANY later to the party, really now this is just plain ridiculous.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a Vikki Blows folder to fap to.

[Serenity]

Googled her, she looks funny. :/

http://www.manofest.com/content/images/joomgallery/img_originals/super_mega_females_1/vikki_blows_135/vikki_blows_2_20090728_1389507208.jpg
Can't ban me, no boobs! ^_^

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Why can't we have page 3 girls?

[AranchineD]

Can't ban me, no boobs! ^_^

Yes, but you dissed Vikki Blows. Ban.

[Serenity]

So nobody else thinks she looks weird?

[/backslash]

I don't want to get banned but I think she looks a bit weird too <_< Not my preference

[JimmyKane]

Look at her nose!

It's weird!

[Serenity]

Her eyes are what gets me. And because I don't think she's Asian, I don't get how they can be that way.

[Dunkurtin]

So nobody else thinks she looks weird?

If by wierd you mean extremely sexy, then yes. Otherwise no stfu.

[JimmyKane]

The eyes don't look that weird.

[Serenity]

Iunno, can't pinpoint it exactly.

Ah well.

Did the Would You Hit It thread die a slow, painful death? :(

[Dunkurtin]

Was rather abrupt and peaceful actually.

[AranchineD]

Well here's the last post from the thread

I'd rather fill them in with my penis.

And that's that mystery solved.

[JimmyKane]

We should make a new one.

We could call it "Who do you want to consent to have intercourse with you?"

[AranchineD]

Can we replace 'intercourse' with 'inter-gender physical relations', 'intercourse' is such a dirty word.

[JimmyKane]

Only if we get consent first.

[JimmyKane]

POS: I'm finally gonna play Brutal Legend.

<3 the intro.

[AranchineD]

Once again, we need pep back.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

She has sharp knees

[JimmyKane]

lolin'

[Super Sleuth]

Hot Freakin Dog. (http://www.runleiarun.com/lebowski/)

[Lazlow]

I should probably see the movie first.

[AranchineD]

me too

But I won't.

[JimmyKane]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't seen it...

[Super Sleuth]

I pray thee, speak not of delay, for a play of most excellent wealth awaits thy company.

[Super Sleuth]

You're all fools.

[JimmyKane]

I'm taking bets as to how long Sleuth talks in Shakespearisms.

[JimmyKane]

Ohshi double Sleuth

[Super Sleuth]

I bet 1 post.

[JimmyKane]

Yeah **** you and your double posting getting me off guard.

[Super Sleuth]

http://www.tv-intros.com/b/banzai.jpg

Betting ends.

[JimmyKane]

Leonard Nimoy released 5 albums.

What is this I don't even

[Super Sleuth]

Photo albums I presume.

[JimmyKane]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/The_Touch_of_Leonard_Nimoy.jpg

AW YEAH

[AranchineD]

Into my top ten album covers of all time list. Definitely.

[Super Sleuth]

That does it, ima off to look at porn.

[JimmyKane]

you've got the touch!

of Leonard Nimoy!

[JimmyKane]

POS: my mp3 player is working again!

I can finally listen to all the prog i got recently!

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

POS: my mp3 player is working again!

I can finally listen to all the prog i got recently!

dude if you want to listen to bands jacking themselves off Ive got plenty of material to help you out there

[JimmyKane]

Tool?

[Silverwolf]

Tool are amateurs at self wanking.

[JimmyKane]

ftr Tool are pretty much the only relatively popular prog band that I despise.

[Dunkurtin]

Isn't despise a bit of a strong word? =[

[Silverwolf]

Not for JimmyKane!

[JimmyKane]

I despise Tool.

They have one decent song, everything else bores me completely.

I can accept wank if it sounds good.

[Dunkurtin]

Tbh you either haven't heard much wank or have a very broad definition of it. Tool flies well under my wank radar.

[JimmyKane]

I don't care about the wank, but it's there.

[AranchineD]

Parabola is a pretty cool song

[JimmyKane]

That's the one I like, actually.

[Super Sleuth]

Nanna's Apple Pie + Bulla Blue Label Vanilla Ice Cream


These are indeed good times.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Speaking of overrated bands
karnivool

[Dunkurtin]

Speaking of baiting Dunkurtin
**** YOU BEINKE! ;_;

[BB2K]

I like Tool.

[JimmyKane]

That's why you're fifteen.

Wait

[SOX]

I was hard for Tool when I was 15, now - not so much.
Might listen for a bit of nostalgia but keep in mind I do the same for Blink 182...

[Lazlow]

Just an interesting link with nowhere to post it.

Losing it - Tony Kaye falls out with Hollywood (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2002/oct/25/artsfeatures.advertising)

Tony Kaye directed American History X, and it recounts how he essentially spiralled out of control when the project was taken from his control and how he proceded to alienate the entire industry.

He's only made a second feature since, Black Water Transit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Water_Transit) which was filmed in 2007 and is still yet to see the light of day.

[Lex]

I despise Tool.

They have one decent song, everything else bores me completely.

I can accept wank if it sounds good.

Stop saying the word wank. We get it, you like prog, you'll grow out of it.

[AranchineD]

Just out of interest how does one grow out of prog

[Jay]

Just out of interest how does one grow out of prog

My understand is that we grow out of sprog, not prog. :p

[AranchineD]

Sprog - someone who either has grown up in, or is currently residing, in the New Zealand city of Nelson, particularly known for its inbreeding problem

Makes sense!

[Dunkurtin]

Logged onto facebook and this girl i met on the weekend has actually tried to talk to me in the IM. Bit unexpected as i didn't think i made that good of an impression. We only ended up hanging out because my mate dragged me into capitol then over to the couches and sat down and started talking to her, introduced me then promptly bailed. His other mate then kept carrying on about how he'd left which quickly made things awkward. By the time he finally bailed too my mood was pretty well ruined so i was definitely not my most charming. At some point during the night though she'd made a note in my phone with her name telling me to add her on facebook so i did not expecting anything. Now i'm going to have to leave her a wall comment or something and try not to sound like an idiot.


Bah convoluted rant

[AranchineD]

Just copy and paste that post on her wall

It will be a smashing good time

[Sytadel]

I've been listening to Tool for about 7 years and I still enjoy it, musically and lyrically. I know I've had this discussion about a dozen times on these forums, but I think their lyrics are straightforward if you're proficient with the english language and have a small university background in philosophy, morality, and politics. There's nothing in Tool's music that hasn't regularly been employed by authors for centuries.

Lyrically, Tool's music is straightforward if you come from an educated/read background; it's only "wank" if you're a derivative prog-head buried in a pair of headphones who never reads or engages with anything. Since when are lyrical devices like "metaphor", "reference", and "analogy" so terrifying?

A few examples. "The Grudge" is quite simply a song about clinging to old ideas, and the humbling but difficult release of a grudge. It's a very simple, very human message; nothing metaphysical there. The references to "scarlet letterman" just refers to a book on the same subject matter, and "saturn" refers to greek mythology. "Vicarious" and "Stinkfist" refer to desensitisation to humanity through the spoils of culture, a theme you can pick out of any high school english textbook. "Parabol(a)" are generic frameworks for growing through experience.

If you think it's wank musically, I'm not even sure where to begin addressing that.

[Jay]

I find it almost unlistenable. But each to their own. :)

[Silverwolf]

Syt's Positive: He loves Tool.

[Sytadel]

I find it almost unlistenable. But each to their own. :)

You said you can't listen to it because it's "wank". I explained why it's not "wank". Either you disagree, or you can't listen to it for some other reason. Elaborate?

[Silverwolf]

You said you can't listen to it because it's "wank". I explained why it's not "wank". Either you disagree, or you can't listen to it for some other reason. Elaborate?

Hes too used to the poppy beats of Britney Spears to enjoy something as complex and deep as Tool :~)

[Readman]

I've been listening to Tool for about 7 years

I stopped reading here.

[AranchineD]

Tool isn't filled with wank









BUT ITS FANS SURE ARE

[Jay]

You said you can't listen to it because it's "wank". I explained why it's not "wank". Either you disagree, or you can't listen to it for some other reason. Elaborate?

I never said anything of the sort. Or if I did I can't seem to find it.

[Readman]

Thinking about doing some French, just to see what it's like in comparison to learning Chinese.

Anyone here know any French? What was it like to learn?

[Jay]

I studied both in High School (Chinese for 8 years (no i wasn't in high school for 8 years :p ) and French for 2), and French is considerably easier to get your head around. If you've been doing well with chinese, particularly with its grammatical constructs, you'll really enjoy French. Plus it's great fun to converse in. Makes you feel hella cool. :)

[AranchineD]

Romance languages, a hell of a lot easier to learn than Chinese, for sure.

French is pretentious as f*** though, learn Spanish instead.

[dinopoke]

French is great and pretty easy to learn. I really should pick up classes again.

[Readman]

I studied both in High School (Chinese for 8 years (no i wasn't in high school for 8 years :p ) and French for 2), and French is considerably easier to get your head around. If you've been doing well with chinese, particularly with its grammatical constructs, you'll really enjoy French. Plus it's great fun to converse in. Makes you feel hella cool. :)

I assume you studied Chinese in primary school, then high school? I'm not sure how you studied it for eight years ... :p

I didn't find Chinese grammar that hard, though? It's a lot simpler than European languages, because of lack of conjugations. But I suppose that verb complements and its grammatical delicacy make it a bit harder.

French is pretentious as f*** though, learn Spanish instead.

Give me the pros and cons of both.

[AranchineD]

If you speak French then I will punch you in the face if I ever meet you.

[Readman]

Well I'm into that sort of stuff, so I'll study it.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I assume you studied Chinese in primary school, then high school?

I studied Italian for 7 years, every year in primary school, except we got a different teacher each year who came back and taught the same thing, so I didn't really learn much, but I can count to 10 really well.

[Ryan Hayward]

Haven't had a drink in 13 days now.

[Stevorooni]

I studied Italian for 7 years, every year in primary school, except we got a different teacher each year who came back and taught the same thing, so I didn't really learn much, but I can count to 10 really well.

haha I did German for 4 years (1 of those was in high school) and I can remember how to count, Good Morning/Day/Night and a couple of swear words.

I also know how to say "arsehole" in Chinese

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

haha I did German for 4 years (1 of those was in high school) and I can remember how to count, Good Morning/Day/Night and a couple of swear words.

I also know how to say "arsehole" in Chinese

I learnt more about other languages in a year of living in London than I did in 7 years of Italian classes. Now I can say 'hello', 'goodbye', 'thank you' and can you speak english' in German, French and Italian, which helps you in pretty much every western European country.

[Readman]

A good rule of thumb is that if someone can't speak English, they're probably not worth talking to.

[AranchineD]

I know 47 different insults in Arabic.

[Almighty Beanchild]

I know 47 different insults in Arabic.

Durka durka mohammed jihad?

[Lex]

Haven't had a drink in 13 days now.

So you'll just be another boring, sober derro? Shame, it was fun while lasted.

[Azzaman]

Durka durka mohammed jihad?

I'm sure that would offend the entire region ;)

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I feel like I'm accomplishing things at work again. It was slow there for a bit, but I got a couple of reasonably hard jobs to work through and the I remembered how much I love working things out and challenges, so it's all good.

[TAT]

Haven't had a drink in 13 days now.
I'm actually curious to know how you came to the realisation that you were an alcoholic.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

He must have gone to a meeting.

[Stevorooni]

I read in the news yesterday that people are depressed after seeing Avatar because they cannot live in the magical CGI world depicted in the movie, I even looked at some Avatar forums where people have threads discussing how to deal with such depression.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[SOX]

Link?

[Stevorooni]

Link?

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/feature/avatar-perfection-causing-depression/story-e6frfnv0-1225819063598

[Sir_Psycho]

The real world isn't three dimensional enough.

[Stevorooni]

I wanna live in Hyrule but you don't see me sooking about it publically

[Sir_Psycho]

Too low res for life.

[AranchineD]

Too low res for life.

Life would be so much simpler if beauty was an objective thing


Clearly she's hotter, she has twice as many polygons!

[Sir_Psycho]

I would never have been born. My dad hates "jaggies" in his games.

I remember when we got Oblivion and he would always get annoyed that I played it with HDR instead of anti-aliasing.

[Spazzola]

Life would be so much simpler if beauty was an objective thing


Clearly she's hotter, she has twice as many polygons!

But then we'd be strangely attracted to Snake's moustache. Having 'Snake Eater' under his belt is probably a bad thing.

[Big Kev]

Got a kilo of emu and a 1/2 kilo of croc today. :D

[[m]averick]

Just saw the best victim story on ACA. Some morbidly obese woman cant afford lap-ban surgery because she's on a disability pension. Hopefully someone out there can help this poor woman. lol. Also am giving some major lols to her husband, who doesnt see her size or weight. C'mon mate, give it up, what's your angle?

Am now watching a story regarding a farmer who made a castle out of hay on TT. This is so awesome. Gotta love how the old farmer is taking about sinking heaps of piss in the castle. This comes straight after a story discussing the merits of banning full strength alcohol being bought on Australia Day.


(By the way, dont give me the whole 'you watch ACA/TT, you dumbarse, spiel, I love them, they're the best shows to watch).

[SOX]

averick;1164520']the merits of banning full strength alcohol being bought on Australia Day.

That idea can just **** right off.

[Spudzilla]

averick;1164520']

(By the way, dont give me the whole 'you watch ACA/TT, you dumbarse, spiel, I love them, they're the best shows to watch).

I've heard Chas Licciardello records every episode of TT and ACA

[texta]

Had a pretty great day at the cricket. We had the sign that had a list of what the real Aus Test XI should be (and another one that said "Katich's Got the Cream", but the guy who made it only arrived when Katich got out, so it didn't get a lot of use). Tomorrow should be a pretty great day too.

Also got a new job starting on Wednesday. Pretty excited! :D

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

Big Day Out tomorrow, ****in finally get to see the Mars Volta live, yay

[Super Sleuth]

Big Day Out tomorrow, ****in finally get to see the Mars Volta live, yay

Are they doing side shows in NZ and if so, are you going?

Festivals do not do them justice.

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

I honsetly don't know, would have been tonight or during the week if they were though.
Haha, foolish me should have been more proactive about that, been off work since Wednesday. Oh well, any chance is a good chance considering I've missed out the last 3 times to see them

[Super Sleuth]

Ok, well make sure you're close to the stage. Seeings as their songs often have no obvious direction and contain a fair bit of improv noodling, ambient noise from other stages really kills the experience. CLOSE.

[adam_91vn]

Big Day Out tomorrow, ****in finally get to see the Mars Volta live, yay

Seen them a few times. Some of the best live shows I have seen.

[Jay]

Had a pretty great day at the cricket. We had the sign that had a list of what the real Aus Test XI should be (and another one that said "Katich's Got the Cream", but the guy who made it only arrived when Katich got out, so it didn't get a lot of use). Tomorrow should be a pretty great day too.

Also got a new job starting on Wednesday. Pretty excited! :D

Ha ha I saw that sign on the telly - did you have Clarke at four and Hussey's name crossed out?

[/backslash]

Dang! I missed out on that sign :( By the time I woke up they were already 3/90

[Jay]

And 3/300 by the time you went to bed. They were exceptional today.

[Jickle]

Seen them a few times. Some of the best live shows I have seen.

The one time I went to one of their shows, I think there were maybe five of us in the audience who weren't stoned. :p They put on an amazing show. Their drummer is a maniac.

[Dunkurtin]

How long ago did you see them? They've fired their drummer. Again.

[Sytadel]

I never said anything of the sort. Or if I did I can't seem to find it.

Oh, that was JimmyKane. My bad!

[AranchineD]

HA, Syt confused Jay with JimmyKane.

Now opening betting on who felt the bigger burn in that exchange! $20 ON JK. $14 ON THE OLD ROUGHIE

[Jay]

I'm backing JimmyKane. Who'd want to be mistaken for me?

No worries, Syt, btw. :)

[AranchineD]

I don't think even you would want to be mistaken for you!

[Jay]

You know it. The worst thing about being me is that I have to hang out with myself 24/7. :p

[AranchineD]

Then again, whenever you ask yourself for some fun time, you're always willing to oblige, which is quite nice actually.

[Jay]

That's true. Being a wanker does have its advantages I suppose.

BTW, in genuine positivity thread news I made a Thai Green Chicken Curry tonight for some guests for dinner. A quite complicated recipe (I did the curry paste from scratch) and it turned out really well. Very happy. :)

[Araenel]

averick;1164520']Just saw the best victim story on ACA. Some morbidly obese woman cant afford lap-ban surgery because she's on a disability pension. Hopefully someone out there can help this poor woman. lol. Also am giving some major lols to her husband, who doesnt see her size or weight. C'mon mate, give it up, what's your angle?

Am now watching a story regarding a farmer who made a castle out of hay on TT. This is so awesome. Gotta love how the old farmer is taking about sinking heaps of piss in the castle. This comes straight after a story discussing the merits of banning full strength alcohol being bought on Australia Day.


(By the way, dont give me the whole 'you watch ACA/TT, you dumbarse, spiel, I love them, they're the best shows to watch).

I was trying to watch that at work out of the corner of my eye. Shame about those pesky customers, it looked like great entertainment.

The husband must be a feeder.

[dimorphic]

Four days off :D

[[m]averick]

I was trying to watch that at work out of the corner of my eye. Shame about those pesky customers, it looked like great entertainment.

The husband must be a feeder.



Haha, I'd been waiting out for that story all week, it certainly didnt disappoint.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/gale__92/Untitled.jpg


TERRIFYING.

[Readman]

Don't eat as much and go for a swim a couple of times a week.

You may now declare victory in the 'terrifying' battle.

[Queenie]

I got into my uni course.

[Stevorooni]

I got into my uni course.

Congrats man, what course is it?

[Araenel]

The most depressing thing about people that size is there's always 1 or more people enabling it. I don't mind behemoths who are on their own, because at least it's only themselves being destructive.

[[m]averick]

The most depressing thing about people that size is there's always 1 or more people enabling it. I don't mind behemoths who are on their own, because at least it's only themselves being destructive.


The worst thing was the interview they had with a surgeon, who was basically feathering his own cap, saying that lifestyle and exercise can only achieve so much weight loss, but not one hundred kilograms of weight loss. Therefore, he concluded that the only true answer for people of that size was surgery...

I was sitting there with a wtf look on my face. Like this one ---> :confused:

[Quatters]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/PimpZilla69/19833_1323963183047_1349881352_9257.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/PimpZilla69/2-3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/PimpZilla69/3-3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/PimpZilla69/4-3.jpg



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/PimpZilla69/milasoaso.gif

[Spazzola]

Congrats man, what course is it?

Ditto; grats and what course?

I managed to get my first preference, Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts at Uni Adelaide. So it looks like at least two uni based successes for these forums ;)

[fleshtea]

I just enrolled in my design course and it's totally finalised and I'm pumped.

You know what I'm going to need before course starts don't you. A new set of stationery.

>:3

[texta]

Facebook message I received and my response:



http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/641/facebookrandom.jpg

[Slippery]

I found that humorous, but what's with the Ron Burgundy esque picture?

[Lex]

phhh, ****en weeaboo, use your real last time well aware that it is

[Silverwolf]

Just made an awesome omelette, woo (h)

[Gnomey_g]

Found out I'm a total stud muffin today (H)

[FrozenSoul80]

I prefer chocolate chips in my muffins. Sorry, Gnomey.

[Sweating Bullets]

**** YEAH FOR MACBOOKS!
I need to format my PC it looks like but the wireless 3g broadband I got is working fine on the Macbook. At least I will have internet for the next few days until I get a phone line and find a net provider.