Topic: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread (Read 934810 times)

xolik · « **Reply #3500 on:** July 18, 2008, 06:03:47 PM »

The last two hours of the work day before you take a week long vacation are the LONGEST two hours ever.

I've never claimed to be the first to hop on a trend or even getting around to actually seeing what's currently popular in any reasonable amount of time. Hell, I just discovered Starbucks about a month ago. (That is, actually go in and order something) Now that I've found the place, enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate with a fruit muffin while reading in one of those REALLY comfy chairs, they go and close down a fuckton of stores.

I'd say I need to get out more if the thought of having to interact with society didn't just depress the ever lovin' fuck out of me.

INTERNET SHUT-IN ITT

sociald1077 · « **Reply #3501 on:** July 19, 2008, 09:14:47 PM »

Grilling up some halibut and some whole potatoes. Not often I make fish or grill (yet alone the both).

Can't wait for dinner

12AX7 · « **Reply #3502 on:** July 19, 2008, 09:24:58 PM »

Quote from: sociald1077 on July 19, 2008, 09:14:47 PM

Grilling up some halibut and some whole potatoes. Not often I make fish or grill (yet alone the both).

Can't wait for dinner

That sounds good. Now I'm hungreh...

violet34 · « **Reply #3503 on:** July 23, 2008, 02:04:38 PM »

I'm lonely

sociald1077 · « **Reply #3504 on:** July 23, 2008, 03:35:59 PM »

Quote from: violet34 on July 23, 2008, 02:04:38 PM

I'm lonely

/hug

Dark Lord Liznit · « **Reply #3505 on:** July 23, 2008, 05:09:20 PM »

Group hug!

violet34 · « **Reply #3506 on:** July 23, 2008, 10:43:06 PM »

ohh you guys don't know how much I needed that

thank you! I like you people, you're nice.

Novice · « **Reply #3507 on:** July 25, 2008, 10:35:19 AM »

Did anyone else have a dream about Acuvue contact lenses? I think they finally figured out how to advertise in our dreams.

I don't even wear corrective lenses. Still some bugs I guess.

xolik · « **Reply #3508 on:** July 25, 2008, 04:03:54 PM »

Quote from: Novice on July 25, 2008, 10:35:19 AM

Did anyone else have a dream about Acuvue contact lenses? I think they finally figured out how to advertise in our dreams.

I don't even wear corrective lenses. Still some bugs I guess.

I've been having nightmares regarding haunted locations, dead things that haven't figured out that they're supposed to be dead, and me generally being killed in one form or another.

These kinds of dreams can stop anytime now.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3509 on:** July 25, 2008, 04:07:34 PM »

Quote from: xolik on July 25, 2008, 04:03:54 PM

I've been having nightmares regarding haunted locations, dead things that haven't figured out that they're supposed to be dead, and me generally being killed in one form or another.

These kinds of dreams can stop anytime now.

Sounds like you need a copy of this. Just in case.

xolik · « **Reply #3510 on:** July 25, 2008, 04:11:58 PM »

Not a bad idea. It's odd because I normally dream in color, but the one I had the other night was in black in white. I was out alone in the dead of night by an abandoned farmhouse. There was a huge field with haystacks and either crows or ravens circling around up above. After a bit, they started to swoop down and scatter the the hay and underneath the stacks were mummified corpses. Then they started moving. Stupid dead things aren't supposed to be moving.

I woke up after they closed in on me and started ripping me apart.

FUN TIMES

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3511 on:** July 25, 2008, 04:22:42 PM »

So your job is a hostile work environment too, huh?

Scheherazade · « **Reply #3512 on:** July 28, 2008, 06:47:50 AM »

GIS for "tauren porn" ::

http://common.allakhazam.com/images/uf/Demea/avatar_retarded.jpg

BizB · « **Reply #3513 on:** July 28, 2008, 08:32:15 AM »

Oh the irony.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3514 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:15:57 AM »

Drink recipe I came up with last night:

Ingredients
1 part vodka
1 part Maker's Mark
1 part TripleSec
3 parts pineapple juice
1 orange slice, quartered

Pour the liquor and the pineapple juice into a shaker with some ice. Shake thoroughly. Pour into a tall glass over ice and the orange pieces.

Enjoy!

sociald1077 · « **Reply #3515 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:18:05 AM »

I'm gonna try that once I get some Makers Mark. Thanks!

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3516 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:27:05 AM »

I didn't have any on-hand to test it out, but I think it would also work garnished with a couple of Maraschino cherries.

Maybe I should start a cocktail recipe thread.

xolik · « **Reply #3517 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:16:48 PM »

I caught myself singing "Ham Jive" yesterday.

I'm just jetskiing towards insanity.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3518 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:23:14 PM »

Quote from: xolik on July 30, 2008, 05:16:48 PM

I caught myself singing "Ham Jive" yesterday.

I'm just jetskiing towards insanity.

Join the club. I'll save you a seat.

Though I prefer the term "Astro-glide coated stripper pole straight to hell", myself. YMMV.

xolik · « **Reply #3519 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:50:01 PM »

I'm sure I have no idea what sliding down an astro-glide coated pole is like.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3520 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:51:45 PM »

Wait.

What?

xolik · « **Reply #3521 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:57:44 PM »

You said it, not me.

And another thing: Dear Chris, plz increase number of karma points I can give the same poster in an hour. I owe Demo around three more + kthxbye.

VVVVV dammit, that's FOUR now.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3522 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:59:43 PM »

Right back atcha, man.

Min · « **Reply #3523 on:** July 31, 2008, 04:08:11 PM »

Forecast for next Saturday: 89 and scattered thunderstorms.

That temp is good. I hope I miss the storms though.

(PS. I'll only tell you guys the forecast about 1/10th of the time that I actually look at it.)

Demosthenes · « **Reply #3524 on:** July 31, 2008, 04:41:03 PM »

A Theory Regarding The Internal Workings Of Air Conditioning Units

Heat is caused by friction. Therefore, if you're in a hot room, the heat is due to friction.

But friction between what? Obviously there is a particle, invisible to the naked eye, which is responsible for this friction, which leads to a buildup of heat in any environment.

For clarity purposes, let's refer to this particle as a fricton.

Inside an air conditioner, a process exists to remove excess frictons from the environment. Frictons are heavier than normal air particles, so this is obviously done with a rotational centrifuge.

These "low velocity fricton colliders" as we have begun referring to them in my office, suck in air mixed with high concentrations of frictons, spin out the frictons and release the remaining air back into the environment, noticably cooler. The much heavier frictons, on the other hand, are collected in a distilled fluid form which is then discarded into the exterior environment in the case of outdoor units, or stored in an internal tank and manually disposed of down a common drain in the case of indoor units.

It occurred to us after much debate and discussion on the nature of frictons that these are in fact Helium nuclei.

One might be curious as to how we arrived at this rather startling conclusion. Understandable.

Consider the hottest location in our entire solar system. It is the Sun.

What is the largest reservoir of Helium atoms in the solar system? The Sun. As the energy levels on the sun tend to strip the electrons away from their nuclei, effectively ionizing them, what we're left with are high-energy frictons.

Another term for a Helium nucleus is an Alpha Particle. This is typically symbolized by the Greek letter "Alpha".

This is why low velocity fricton colliders are referred to as "AC Units"; "A", standing for "Alpha" and "C" standing for "Collider".

This concludes my explanation for how air conditioners work.

Any questions?

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