I'm a pretty anti-commercial guy. Not in the sense that I boycott mass-products products and make all my own clothing out of hemp. But I hate being sold to. I hate intrusive ads ( Read more... )

Andy Griffith, 86, has reportedly died. (Source: Executive Office of the President of the United States)

--- Caption of a photo on a TV news website.

I've been reading a forum where flamewars erupt every couple of threads. And in one, Guy A complained about a bunch of crap, and Guy B referred to him as "Ironic Butthurt Dude". And IBD responded with a bunch of stuff, then said, "does that make you feel butthurt?"

And then Guy C swoops in with "I'm afraid you've taken so much of the butthurt that ( Read more... )

People who play D&D and post about it on forums or blogs really, REALLY need to learn how to spell "rogue".

Just saw someone write that "rouge mastery seems a bit too powerful."

In memory of Mut Arspunremzu Turostro Tospas
Born 235
Struck down by the yak cow Savagelabor in
The Rampage of the minotaur Mut Slaughtersrouted the Red Cut of Strife
in Quietflame in the year 279
Slayer of the Human Ozo Bunnyspice.
I was terrified when he showed up, but I guess he wasn't so tough.

Over at Language Log, there's one blogger (Geoffrey Pullum) who almost never allows open comments on his posts. And occasionally, he explains why, as he has today:
I think our deal should be this. I'll write what I like, purely for pleasure, and you should read it only if you want to. If it doesn't appeal, don't read it. If you have things to say, ( Read more... )

Well, what do you know? I got another email like the one from a couple days ago with similar wording: different email address, different name given in the message, a couple unique words, but mostly says the same thing, asks for the same quantity of grilled chicken (150 chickens,) specifies the same date for the dad's birthday party, asks for some ( Read more... )

I just got an email from some guy who wants me to cook 150 chickens for his dad's birthday. He asked what my hours are, and what kind of credit cards I will accept. I figure it's got to be some really obscure spammer trick, but I was tempted to reply with either "I am not a restaurant! I am a human being!" OR "You can thank me in tens and twenties ( Read more... )

I was skimming through a web page and accidentally isolated the phrase "fantasy hate clothes" in my brain. What would "fantasy hate clothes" be? Clothes that hate? Clothes that induce hate in others? And how does fantasy fit into all of this?

I generated a new world and saw that one region, where elves live, is called "The Forest of Stroking".

*Ahem*.