Saturday, May 28, 2011

Day 22 - Forget "Dungeons & Dragons"; the most popular game is "Morons & Monsters"

Mr. Silver
"I have a gizmo set to show what time it is down in Florida while I'm up here.”
"So...same time as in Ohio then..."
10:00 AM Mr. Blue
incredible!



Mr. Blue
watched Troll 2 again last night
it'd be a fun movie to watch if it didn't make me so nauseous
10:20 AM Mr. Silver
"Filmed in Stomach-Cramp-O-Rama!"
10:21 AM Mr. Blue
extreme close-ups on very unattractive people
and the whole premise is that the goblins force these people to eat this greenish icing stuff for them to turn into plants
so everything is covered in this nasty green stuff and everyone is eating it and smearing themselves with it
and there's tons of shots/references of curdled milk.. for no reason that i can tell
10:24 AM Mr. Silver
"They're EATING HER.  And then they're going to EAT ME!"
                (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drfnCSkng-A enjoy – Mr. Silver)
10:25 AM Mr. Blue
that dude.. he sees a girl running through the woods, so what does he do? he tackles her
then stays on top of her
whoever wrote the script is not of this world
10:25 AM Mr. Silver
Its goblin humor



Mr. Blue
Caller wanted to know if “The Tamarack” still sells John Deere riding lawnmowers
I wouldn't have any idea.”
Then she wanted to know the # of a local tractor dealer.
Again, I wouldn't have any idea.”
So she called me an "old Jew" and told me to have a good day.



Mr. Silver
Speaking of inane and pointless:  http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/27/republican-jobs-plan-pushes-tax-cuts-and-deregulation/
1:22 PM Mr. Blue
I think both parties are just trying to get THEIR stuff passed so that, when the economy inevitably rebounds on its own, they can claim credit for it
lowering taxes, reducing federal regulations, increasing domestic energy production, boosting trade and discouraging frivolous lawsuits.
got nothin' wrong with any of that, but it won't do squat for the economy
1:23 PM Mr. Silver
"We're trying to package this in a way where the American people believe it'll work, since historically every proposal in it has been debunked by unbiased economists, utter past failure, and simple logic."
"We must take definitive action to get more money to rich people before the economy collapses to middle ages levels"
1:24 PM Mr. Blue
heheh
1:26 PM Mr. Silver
"Just because we proposed it in the past doesn't mean it's not a good idea," House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner told a Capitol Hill news conference. "Because it's never been a good idea.  It just means it worked in our friends' favor every time we've succeeded."
1:27 PM Mr. Silver
"Holy COW has it worked!"  The representative then gave a thumbs-up and then a peace sign, shouting "Free money coming guys!  Peace out!"
1:28 PM Mr. Blue
"We’ve also prepared a full takeover of the private food industry so that we can begin to transition to a porridge-and-stew based diet."
"With caviar, truffles and dolphin meat for the richest 1%."
they should propose a serfdom
and just say god told them to do it
1:29 PM Mr. Silver
Stew would imply being able to afford meat, sir. You mean vegetable stew?

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Day 21 - "I Speak 'Foreign'" also Hot, Hot, Really Hot, Primal Universe Hot, and some Jokes

8:30 AM Mr. Brown
It is hot in here
8:30 AM Mr. Blue
yep
8:31 AM Mr. Silver
It's just me
(flips ponytail)
Seriously though...supposed to get to 83F, AC doesn't seem to be working so well again, and I had to wear a long sleeved shirt today.
8:33 AM Mr. Brown
I’m glad i said F it and wore just this Penguins t-shirt
8:33 AM Mr. Blue
you rebel
8:33 AM Mr. Brown
but i really wish we was allowed to wear shorts right now
8:33 AM Mr. Silver
Not til tomorrow.
how nice
8:34 AM Mr. Blue
hope it rains today
8:35 AM Mr. Silver
Hope it rains IN HERE today



8:51 AM Mr. Silver
"The Great Race" is one of those movies with so many "things" in it that I'm still catching stuff I didn't after a couple dozen viewings
Example:
The villains, Professor Fate and Maximilian, are in their Gothic, lushly decorated mansion
The dining room has a moose head on the wall
There's a disturbance...they run for the garage to check the alarm. 
I'd never noticed – as they leave the dining room and run though the next room, the ENTIRE MOOSE is standing on the other side of the wall with it's head stuck through to the dining room.
8:59 AM Mr. Blue
heheh
9:02 AM Mr. Blue
any others?
9:25 AM Mr. Silver
Well...another catch that took me a long time to spot and prove (years ago) was during the ballroom scene.  The drunkard prince swoops through the crowd, dancing with a man. 
If you aren't looking at the right place, you'd never know, and with Tony Curtis's character in such pure white clothing though the whole movie, the eye is usually dragged to him.



Mr. Brown
A skeleton walks into a bar. bartender says “Hey you're the first skeleton we have had in here. What can i get ya?”
Well its a hot day, I’ll take a beer and a mop.”
11:02 AM Mr. Blue
i think i told this one already but I’ll re-tell it for Mr. Silver:
11:02 AM Mr. Blue
A guy walks into a bar with a big, bright orange head. The bartender looks at him and says "Jesus, what happened to you?"
"Well, i met this genie, and he gave me three wishes.  The first wish, i wished for a Lamborghini." 
and the guy pointed to a car parked out along the street. 
"The second wish, I wished for a young, beautiful wife."
and he pointed to the woman standing next to his car outside.
"well, what happened with the third wish?" the bartender asked. 
"That's where I think I mighta went wrong.  See, I wished for a giant, bright orange head."



Mr. Brown
Reading about the Leather Man
         (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherman_%28vagabond%29 – Mr. Silver)
11:46 AM Mr. Silver
From "The Village People"?



Mr. Blue
Mr. Silver
"when the universe was still in its relative infancy, less than 4% of its current age, said Schmidt, who likened the finding to a "baby picture" of the universe. "
Dr. Schmidt offered to show the press these baby pictures. Some of us politely looked and others made ourselves scarce."
"Several of the women reporters crowded in with cooing noises, and one stated the gamma ray burst had its father's energy signature."



Ms. Amethyst
i went fishing yesterday from 9 am to 8:30 pm, out all day on the lake, and got fried like a lobster. I'm fire engine red with the exception of my bathing suit tan lines
Mr. Silver
I learned the hard way from the Pennsic War to fear the sun.
3:06 PM Ms. Amethyst
yup
3:06 PM Mr. Silver
I'd get a bit of burn every year and deal with it...until...
I was asked to be the standard bearer for a bunch of knights and crew.
3:09 PM Ms. Amethyst
lol
3:09 PM Mr. Silver
That was a big deal in the middle ages
That was your colors...you kept that UP no matter what
3:10 PM Ms. Amethyst
yeah
3:10 PM Mr. Silver
So I stood out in the sun for hours
in sandals...everything exposed on my feet was deep purple
I could barely walk
3:12 PM Ms. Amethyst
yup
sun poisoning
and it hurts
3:12 PM Mr. Silver
yup
cold shower water burned them
3:14 PM Ms. Amethyst
ohh I'm sure
3:16 PM Mr. Silver
Since then, Mrs. Silver and I, if we have no sunscreen and are going to be out, declare "Pennsic Rules today" 
3:23 PM Ms. Amethyst
nice
lol
3:31 PM Mr. Silver
Shadow-to-shadow.   Doesn't work in a boat.  Bleh
Sorry



8:25 AM Mr. Yellow
I hate not having admin rights on this computer
8:25 AM Mr. Silver
"Down, peasant!"



(admiring a co-worker's gothy purse with it's very non-Japanese-looking geisha)
Mr. Silver “A geisha on a skull...interesting.”
Coworker “Yeah! I like skulls.”
Mr. Silver “Well, skulls are cool things. I have one myself.”
Coworker “Really? Tattoo?”
Mr. Silver “No. In my head.”
Coworker “... Oh! Hehe!”



(free lunch at work for Memorial Day)
Mr. Silver
Lunch ratings: hotdog 7, burger 2
"Hamburger made with real "Meet" brand food product."



3:33 PM Mr. Silver
Right...fleeing soon
Got a blog hit from Denmark, BTW
3:36 PM Mr. Blue
Jutland savages!
3:37 PM Mr. Silver
Do they eat danish in Denmark?
3:37 PM Mr. Brown
Dem marks are crazy”
3:38 PM Mr. Silver
... ...You want me to put these comments about our Dane brothers in the blog, don't you?
3:40 PM Mr. Blue
yes
3:43 PM Mr. Silver
(sigh)
Mr. Brown
Ehh
3:44 PM Mr. Silver
I guess I'll explain that game**...couldn't hurt for the future.  No telling when we'll start goofing on "the old country" again
3:44 PM Mr. Brown
as long as they can take a joke
3:47 PM Mr. Silver
Don't be ridiculous...of course they can...they're from Denmark.
3:48 PM Mr. Brown
Lol




** The "I Speak 'Foreign'" Game
Mr. Blue and I indulge in a number of “Games”. This one in particular is the “I Speak 'Foreign'” game (which itself is an obnoxious sub-game of a post-apocalyptic roleplaying setting I wrote. [which was added after seeing that line and the inspired awful behavior in a 'Discworld' novel.]). It largely involves the pair of us pretending to be prejudiced American louts and riffing on both commonly believed (and outright made up) cultural stereotypes, our own personal genealogies, and a variety of historical nonsense. Rest assured, both Mr. Blue and I are avidly interested and respectful of other cultures (I went to college to study them, myself) and are merely mocking the dim bulbs, uneducated twerps, and “loutish Americans” we meet and speak to, some of the co-workers we have to overhear (Oooo! I said it!) and goobers we see on TV. So if any of you wonderful readers run across a new person throwing a fit over some comment about...oh, I dunno - ”The Portuguese”...point them to Day 21.
P.S. Fair warning to Germany since I've seen you peeking: Mr. Blue's family is only a couple generations American, and straight German before that.  My uncle has lived there about 50 years and my dad loved the place.  So, you might come up.  A lot.  Don't hate us, we like you.
                                                                                                                    Mr. Silver

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Day 20 - Solid Holes, Political Stress, Alien Time Travel ... oh, just loads of goodies today.

9:14 AM Mr. Silver (extended factory reset attempt - Mr. Silver)
"I can't push the paperclip in it...it's a solid hole."
"I see...and does it have the mass of numerous suns and an event horizon?"
9:19 AM Mr. Blue
lol
9:31 AM Mr. Blue
"Oh my God, it's full of stars!"




9:59 AM Mr. Blue
i wonder how medicated the last few presidents have been in order to deal with the stress and anxiety without having massive stomach ulcers or heart attacks
i feel like puking if i have to talk in front of 10-12 people
if i had to speak in front of congress, and on TV, the amount of sweat/poop/pee/vomit that would exit my body would be astronomical
10:06 AM Mr. Brown
i would just shake a lot then have to go to the bathroom
lol
10:17 AM Mr. Silver
This is why none of us are politicians.
10:18 AM Mr. Blue
probably
10:33 AM Mr. Silver
lunch
10:33 AM Mr. Blue
glad i brought up sweat/poop/pee/vomit then
        (later)
10:59 AM Mr. Silver
yes, lunch was delish




Mr. Brown
On something Mr. Blue and i talked about yesterday after you left Mr. Silver
8:35 AM Mr. Brown
Mr. Blue said he thinks the types of aliens is us in different points of the future, just coming back to visit the past
So i told him how I read somewhere that people also think that they are aliens that are reincarnated as humans.
8:35 AM Mr. Blue
well, I don't think that, but it's more plausible to me that they are time traveling humans rather than interplanetary visiting aliens
8:36 AM Mr. Brown
well yeah
i was trying to think of a good way to word that
lol
Its one of your thoughts
8:36 AM Mr. Blue
yes
11:10 AM Mr. Brown
i was wondering if maybe the aliens are us coming back in time to fix us
11:18 AM Mr. Brown
Then maybe there are two futures
one is the Greys'
other is the Nordics'
11:19 AM Mr. Blue
maybe
one is with a nuclear holocaust, the other is without
11:20 AM Mr. Brown
Nordics is we start working together and heal the planet
Greys is we destroy everything
lol
11:22 AM Mr. Blue
perhaps they are in a war together
through the past
because they each like their own futures
11:26 AM Mr. Blue
so one goes back in time, alters something slightly. And then the other group is suddenly like – "Um, what just happened?" and then it's up to them to go back in time and find what was changed and fixed it, without being obviously spotted or changing the future drastically
11:28 AM Mr. Brown
Time Cop
11:28 AM Mr. Blue
so the Greys go back in time and float an object over state college that looks like a jet, only its stationary. Some guy called "Mr. Silver" notices it and it bugs him.. he ends up staring at it for a while and asking his friends about it. One of his friends sees it and looks so long that he misses a test. He fails the class. He drops out of school. He doesn't grow up to be the politician and future president of the United Nations that he would have been without this stationary jet object. The world is doomed. Now the Nordics have to go back and fix it




12:37 PM Mr. Blue
Mr. Brown, you seem to have lost weight
12:55 PM Mr. Brown
What ?
12:55 PM Mr. Blue
you look slimmer
12:55 PM Mr. Brown
only if i stand up straight
lol
12:56 PM Mr. Blue
you've lost weight
you dying?
12:56 PM Mr. Brown
i have not been drinking as much beer
and i did a lot of work outside recently
sweated my balls off
12:56 PM Mr. Blue
well there you go
balls weigh a lot



2:17 PM Mr. Silver (6 hours into an issue – Mr. Silver)
      9:11 AM Mr. Blue
      I think it's gonna be ok. I have a feeling this is going to be fixed very swiftly
The sarcasm is still drippy.
2:17 PM Mr. Brown
lol



2:39 PM Mr. Silver
(Aspiring Novice Nun at Highschool graduation)  "Well, we graduated! Then summer vacation, and then off to the monastery!" 
(A.N. #2) "Yeah! Where were you accepted?" 
(A.N.) "Santa Croce, Gerusalemme." 
(A.N.#2)  "Cool!  Total party cloister!" 
2:40 PM Mr. Blue
heh, just read that



(I usually correct spelling and grammar for this blog...however in this case... - Mr. Silver)
2:49 PM Mr. Brown
i swear they created a monster with the internet barly ever going out in town.
because now that its been down for as long as most areas are, these people are bitchy
2:57 PM Mr. Silver
"Well, it accidentally picked up craving for human flesh (my bad on that one), extraordinary strength, and a tendency to panic and rampage when surprised by loud noises...but on the upside, his internet connection is rock solid."
2:58 PM Mr. Blue
just add internet barley
3:00 PM Mr. Silver
maybe it was "barFly"
i swear they created a monster with the internet barfly ever going out in town.”
3:10 PM Mr. Silver
Her spawn is unstoppable
3:11 PM Mr. Brown
lives for short periods of time but there is always another .
3:12 PM Mr. Silver
Load her up with drinks and she goes down. 
(I actually wrote that...)



Mr. Green
8:05 AM Mr. Silver
"bubble butt" indeed.
8:06 AM Mr. Green
LOL
Mr. Gray
I wonder if he made that sound balloons make when they pulled the hose out LOL
10:16 AM Mr. Silver
Mr. Whoopie Cushion
"May I sit down?" 
"No!"



Mr. Brown
we should come up with a tasty drink that hurts really badly but tastes soooo good. Can call it a “Bullet Ant” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera - Mr. Silver)
3:24 PM Mr. Blue
hurts bad but tastes good?
how about a sugary margarita that, when you're finished, there's a message at the bottom of your glass that says the bartender had sex with your wife?
3:25 PM Mr. Brown
Bullet Ant: For the Masochist in You!”
3:25 PM Mr. Silver
Perhaps formic acid as a mixer?
3:26 PM Mr. Blue
doesn't antifreeze taste sweet? how about that
3:34 PM Mr. Silver
"So good you go blind."


(Some background: As a birthday present for Mr. Gray, I offered to run a Dungeons & Dragons game, in the 3.5 edition, of an Arabian setting (Al Qadim) which was never officially translated from 2nd edition, and I'm not thoroughly versed in 3.5...there's a possibility I've bitten off more than I can chew. Regardless, some good “bits” have come from chatting about it and I decided to put some in here – Mr. Silver)

Mr. Gray
But yeah Mr. Silver, I'd just do what i said for (game rules)
11:02 AM Mr. Silver
nod
11:03 AM Mr. Gray
Anything like that comes up, feel free to ask so we're consistent
11:04 AM Mr. Silver
Consistency is the leveled hobgoblin warrior of little minds” - R.W. Emerson
11:04 AM Mr. Gray
LMAO
That comment is exactly why I laugh when someone says "Its just a goblin!"
Yeah...a level 14 goblin, and with more spells than you have dipsh*t LOL
11:05 AM Mr. Silver
lol
yes



Mr. Gray
I hope Scott breaks his sword......good luck on finding a Greatsword in Al-Qadim LOL
I warned him. That’s why I only take weapon TYPES, not anything specific
or at least take a weapon you can find anywhere. Though i suppose there might be something close enough
Great Scimitar maybe
Mr. Silver
Great Scimitar doesn't work like Greatsword at all, by the way
1:02 PM Mr. Gray
I didn’t think it did
weighted differently
1:02 PM Mr. Silver
nod
Mass toward front
single edge
full blade
and curve
1:03 PM Mr. Gray
Could always try to find someone to try "Craft exotic foreign weapon" like the Greatsword...but wouldn't be cheap....and there's a chance the person may not make it right if they've never made one before heh
1:05 PM Mr. Silver
"WTF?  This isn't the design I gave you!" 
"It is better, honorable foreigner.  See the beautiful curves and the pointed tip?"
"You IDIOT!" 
1:06 PM Mr. Gray
LMAO
I'd howl



Mr. Silver
think I'll have to stay sharp Friday...sigh...martini free...bummer
1:42 PM Mr. Gray
bah...ya can have one or two I'm sure
help the nerves
1:43 PM Mr. Silver
"Potion of Glibness" with 2 olives, please.
(next day) "Well...by Martini #4 you'd given us each a genie lamp."
1:45 PM Mr. Gray
LMAO
I wouldn’t take it
no friggin way LOL
Wish? no thanks
Or waste it on something like "I wish for the baddest pirate's best haul to be placed into my hold"
Oh...."and leave this note saying 'thanks!'. Yes, I signed it"
LOL
1:48 PM Mr. Silver
"The baddest pirate's best haul would appear to be a hold full of trophy body parts."
1:49 PM Mr. Gray
LMAO
"guess I should have reworded that.....see why I said no wishes!!"
"I want the BEST pirate's best haul instead please.....last wish"
Nothing happens.”
"Hey! Nothing changed?!?"
"Well, you are the best."
"Hmm...can't even be mad with you over that statement, damn you"

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Day 19 - Ohhhh..."Raptor", Fancy things, Troll 2, and SEP UFOs

Mr. Brown
Well the end of the world is in October now
lol
8:02 AM Mr. Blue
that was the original prediction
Rapture May 21st, end of the world October
8:03 AM Mr. Brown
Yeah well he is using the October for the Rapture, then the end, now
saying he was off by months
lol
8:03 AM Mr. Blue
i wish he was breaking some kind of law
8:03 AM Mr. Brown
He was also sorry for messing it up
lol
9:06 AM Mr. Silver
Turns out the translation was off by a phoneme and the world will be filled with 144000 raptors
9:10 AM Mr. Blue
raptors are tiny little things IRL, we can defeat them easily
9:18 AM Mr. Silver
well...it was a classification.  there were tiny and large ones
9:25 AM Mr. Blue
mostly tiny
9:26 AM Mr. Silver
Not much of an apocalypse if they were the tiny ones. 
Unless it was the 2 million count bonus Raptor Rapture
9:27 AM Mr. Blue
i think 6 billion people could wipe out 2 million tiny raptors pretty easily
how many buffalo were there?
9:27 AM Mr. Silver
Well yes, but that's why the real end of the world is 6 months later
The Raptor is just the opening act



8:18 AM Mr. Brown
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/5048704/Toy-tiger-causes-UK-police-alert
That story is funny




8:48 AM Mr. Silver
(co-worker) "Windows Live Mail is just a fancy name for the new version of Outlook Express."
Really?  Fancy”?
"Well, 'Bubbly' is just a fancy name for 1964 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon"
9:03 AM Mr. Silver
"It's fancy...like ketchup."




10:14 AM Mr. Blue
the father from Troll 2 sent ME a friend request on Facebook.. jealous?
10:22 AM Mr. Blue
the director of Troll 2 considers it a "masterpiece" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_2)
and said he'd like to make a sequel, and a fan poll chose the title "Troll II: Part II"
10:24 AM Mr. Silver
good title
10:34 AM Mr. Brown
Never saw Troll
nor Troll 2
(...some time later...)
10:37 AM Mr. Brown
Ok i just read about that movie
That’s funny
10:38 AM Mr. Blue
no trolls in Troll 2
10:38 AM Mr. Brown
Yeah
lol
10:38 AM Mr. Blue
just like The Room, it was written by a guy that doesn't speak English very well, but required his actors to read the script verbatim
never turns out good
10:40 AM Mr. Brown
LOL




3:06 PM Mr. Brown
I have seen UFOs
but I’m going off the actual description of a UFO
Not a space ship
i saw something flying that i could not make sense of
so it was unidentified
3:08 PM Mr. Blue
well, everyone has seen a UFO
a flying object we cannot identify... who hasn't seen something like that?
3:08 PM Mr. Silver
blind people
3:08 PM Mr. Brown
Yes if you go off the real description of what UFO is
A lot of people think “aliens” when you say UFO
3:09 PM Mr. Blue
yeah
but have i seen anything that looked other worldly? no
i once saw a beer-can shaped object that i assumed was in fact a hot-air balloon shaped like a beer can for advertising or whatever
3:10 PM Mr. Brown
i saw a orange ball that flew very fast in several directions, like it was flying
not just a shooting star
3:15 PM Mr. Brown
it was zigzag motion and disappeared very fast
so not sure what that was
my dad saw it tood
too
3:15 PM Mr. Silver
toooooood
3:16 PM Mr. Blue
drop the 'tood
3:16 PM Mr. Silver
There's an "airplane" in State College PA I used to watch
red light, blue light, white lights...standard jet configuration
except it just hangs there
Once i noticed it, I saw it all the time.  I timed it stationary for 20 minutes once
3:18 PM Mr. Brown
RC helicopter?
3:18 PM Mr. Silver
no...silent, immobile, and of obvious altitude based on all the points of observation I had over several encounters/years.
It's meant to look like airplane lights
3:25 PM Mr. Blue
sometimes airplanes can look stationary but they aren't
IE - if they're flying away from you
3:26 PM Mr. Silver
Which is why i set up observation, with a watch
3:27 PM Mr. Blue
the fact that you saw it several times would lead me to believe it was a common flight path from a nearby airport
3:27 PM Mr. Silver
hehe
An SEP built for someone just like you, Mr. Blue
3:36 PM Mr. Silver
I thought the same way you did. 
So I tested
It” failed
3:37 PM Mr. Blue
what failed?
3:37 PM Mr. Silver
The “airplane” disguise. Once you see the SEP, you see through the SEP.
3:38 PM Mr. Silver
What better disguise in the modern age to watch a target...night, high up...standardized aircraft light configuration and flashing? You look up, spot it, say 'plane" and move on
3:38 PM Mr. Blue
or rather.. no lights at all
I’d choose that over disguising yourself as a jet but remaining still
3:39 PM Mr. Silver
Well yes...I'd say the same every time
The only reason i can think of to not simply be invisible is to act as some sort of lure.
Assuming intelligence, perhaps the other end of my "test" was:
(alien crewman) "Got one sir...there, between the apartment building and the Burger King."
(alien captain) "How long has he been watching?" 
(alien crewman) "Good 2 or 3 minutes, and checking his watch."
(alien captain) "Excellent...put the scanners on him."
3:43 PM Mr. Blue
heheh
doesn't make much sense
3:44 PM Mr. Silver
No, but that'd be the nature of UFO reports.
But in the end...yes, I've seen a UFO.  Same style each time, same area, numerous times, several points of observation, with different witnesses, and tested the phenomenon.
But it's still "Unidentified" despite that.