xkcd

by **Felstaff** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:24 am UTC

Well, the results of last year's ModMadness resulted in F/R/T becoming Screechings of the Great Unwashed permanently, so there's the occasional GoodThing that arises out of such mischievousness.

250k FireShot:

Sweeet.

by **M1k3_Nix** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:11 pm UTC

Angua wrote:HULK thinking of starting a 'interesting medical news thread' in N&A. Would anyone else other than me be interested in it? At the moment I generally put them in the other news thread.

If your thinking along the lines of breakthorughs, preferably with journal articles to support, I'd read that.

Maybe won't post often though, I appear to have 'Lurking Syndrome' :/

by **bigglesworth** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:12 pm UTC

If they're all in one place I'd be more likely to comment. I'm lazy and end up using egosearch almost exclusively.

by **Angua** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:15 pm UTC

We'll see then. Maybe once the madness is over.

by **Plasma Man** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:52 pm UTC

It probably wouldn't be very helpful while names of body parts are being changed to names of other body parts.

by **existential_elevator** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:54 pm UTC

roband wrote:

Exactly my reaction.

by **Xeio** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:37 pm UTC

If I could go back in time, I'd add a 3rd person gender neutral pronouns for people to English.

I would then make these pronouns break as many rules of pronunciation/spelling as possible.

by **dhokarena56** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:15 pm UTC

I am quite sure that what you all have been really itching to read is this 45,000-word Thomas the Tank Engine erotic fanfiction.
You may also enjoy this much shorter but unfinished story about a man's Pokémon? I can promise there's no sex, or perhaps "An Unexpected Courtship". Because when a fic has over 62,000 words and includes in its blurb the statement "Dominant Draco/Submissive Harry. Pregnant Harry," you know you're in for a treat.

Finally, and much shorter: "The hat continued his grinding motions atop her head, groaning softly with each thrust."

by **ameretrifle** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:22 pm UTC

Pfft. This is XKCD.

Surely Windows/Linux hatesex is more apropos.

Arrr.

by **Van** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:23 pm UTC

Saw today's comic, went "wait, what?", so I braved ICT in hopes of an explanation.

With all of the filters in place, things are hilariously hard to decipher right now.

by **Menacing Spike** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:06 am UTC

ameretrifle wrote:Pfft. This be XKCD.

Surely Windows/Linux hatesex be more apropos.

Arrr.

man yes wrote: yes outputs expletive, or, by default, ``y'', forever.

TIL

Also

It was Mac who talked first.
"That was hot,"

Is that a poke at overheating MBPs?

by **PhoenixEnigma** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:15 am UTC

I'm not sure if it's a good thing I'm at work and dare not click those links. I am curious, but will probably regret it.

Also, of all the things to be Baader-Meinhof'd by, Thomas the Tank Engine erotic fanfiction is one of the odder ones I've encountered.

by **Van** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:35 pm UTC

Awesome. My story now makes absolutely no sense

by **wst** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:59 pm UTC

So I was listening to D'yer Mak'er and it struck me that the punchline to that joke ("My wife went to holiday on a Caribbean Island?" "Jamaica" "No, she left of her own accord.") is also the meaning of the song. I already knew the title was a play off of the joke and the reggae beat, so for it to round off so pleasantly is quite nice.

by **eSOANEM** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:47 pm UTC

I also noticed that this week. I can't believe it took me so long seeing as I've been listening to/hearing Led Zep (initially put on by my dad, now by me) and that joke for the best part of my life. I'm glad I'm not alone in my obliviousness.

by **The Cat** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:11 pm UTC

Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth.

by **Amie** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:34 pm UTC

wst wrote:So I was listening to D'yer Mak'er and it struck me that the punchline to that joke ("My wife went to holiday on a Caribbean Island?" "Jamaica" "No, she left of her own accord.") is also the meaning of the song. I already knew the title was a play off of the joke and the reggae beat, so for it to round off so pleasantly is quite nice.

eSOANEM wrote:I also noticed that this week. I can't believe it took me so long seeing as I've been listening to/hearing Led Zep (initially put on by my dad, now by me) and that joke for the best part of my life. I'm glad I'm not alone in my obliviousness.

The hell? Me too! O.o Wow.

by **Shro** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:43 pm UTC

On the other hand, I heard the Led Zeppelin song first, WTF'd, wiki'd and then learn'd of the joke.

by **eSOANEM** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:36 pm UTC

Amie wrote:
wst wrote:So I was listening to D'yer Mak'er and it struck me that the punchline to that joke ("My wife went to holiday on a Caribbean Island?" "Jamaica" "No, she left of her own accord.") is also the meaning of the song. I already knew the title was a play off of the joke and the reggae beat, so for it to round off so pleasantly is quite nice.

eSOANEM wrote:I also noticed that this week. I can't believe it took me so long seeing as I've been listening to/hearing Led Zep (initially put on by my dad, now by me) and that joke for the best part of my life. I'm glad I'm not alone in my obliviousness.

The hell? Me too! O.o Wow.

Get out of my head people on the other end of my internet!

by **Giant Speck** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:20 pm UTC

I'm thinking of doing the Tour de Cure again this year. It turns out that the one in Vegas is in April (makes sense; I wouldn't want to do it in June here). I'm just wondering if I can handle the 100 mile ride, or if I should just settle for the 65 mile ride instead. I've never done more than 75 miles in one ride before.

by **You, sir, name?** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:24 pm UTC

eSOANEM wrote:
Amie wrote:
wst wrote:So I was listening to D'yer Mak'er and it struck me that the punchline to that joke ("My wife went to holiday on a Caribbean Island?" "Jamaica" "No, she left of her own accord.") is also the meaning of the song. I already knew the title was a play off of the joke and the reggae beat, so for it to round off so pleasantly is quite nice.

eSOANEM wrote:I also noticed that this week. I can't believe it took me so long seeing as I've been listening to/hearing Led Zep (initially put on by my dad, now by me) and that joke for the best part of my life. I'm glad I'm not alone in my obliviousness.

The hell? Me too! O.o Wow.

Get out of my head people on the other end of my internet!

I did not notice this this week.

by **|Erasmus|** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:51 pm UTC

FT: It's been a long time since I posted in this thread...

EDIT: what'd you bastards do to my avatar when I wasn't looking.

by **The Cat** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:54 pm UTC

Kudos!

by **darknut** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:27 am UTC

Giant Speck wrote:I'm thinking of doing the Tour de Cure again this year. It turns out that the one in Vegas is in April (makes sense; I wouldn't want to do it in June here). I'm just wondering if I can handle the 100 mile ride, or if I should just settle for the 65 mile ride instead. I've never done more than 75 miles in one ride before.

could not you go for 100 but stop 65 if too much it seems
do they abandon you out where ever you are till you finish 100
or will they yell at you till you finish "what, this is too hard for you, do you not want a cure, people are dying beacuse of you"

by **suffer-cait** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:22 am UTC

|Erasmus| wrote:FT: It's been a long time since I posted in this thread...

EDIT: what'd you bastards do to my avatar when I wasn't looking.

i remember many going missing (mine included) but that was a year ago, i think. you haven't been gone that long?

by **PhoenixEnigma** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:36 am UTC

|Erasmus| wrote:FT: It's been a long time since I posted in this thread...

EDIT: what'd you bastards do to my avatar when I wasn't looking.

Were you a friend of FF00BF? If so, it got eaten by mod madness.

by **|Erasmus|** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:29 am UTC

PhoenixEnigma wrote:
|Erasmus| wrote:FT: It's been a long time since I posted in this thread...

EDIT: what'd you bastards do to my avatar when I wasn't looking.

Were you a friend of FF00BF? If so, it got eaten by mod madness.

I remember it disappeared as part of that a few years ago. As did titles. But it was put back, and I kept my pink avatar.

I have not been on regularly for a long time, and certainly not in general. Posted once or twice in faid a couple of months ago i think.

by **Giant Speck** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:31 am UTC

darknut wrote:
Giant Speck wrote:I'm thinking of doing the Tour de Cure again this year. It turns out that the one in Vegas is in April (makes sense; I wouldn't want to do it in June here). I'm just wondering if I can handle the 100 mile ride, or if I should just settle for the 65 mile ride instead. I've never done more than 75 miles in one ride before.

could not you go for 100 but stop 65 if too much it seems
do they abandon you out where ever you are till you finish 100
or will they yell at you till you finish "what, this is too hard for you, do you not want a cure, people are dying beacuse of you"

I don't think there's any pressure to complete the entire 100 miles. The actual problem would be getting back to my car if I were to fall out. The rest stops are spaced pretty far apart.

by **OBrien** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:28 pm UTC

You, sir, name? wrote:
eSOANEM wrote:
Amie wrote:
wst wrote:So I was listening to D'yer Mak'er and it struck me that the punchline to that joke ("My wife went to holiday on a Caribbean Island?" "Jamaica" "No, she left of her own accord.") is also the meaning of the song. I already knew the title was a play off of the joke and the reggae beat, so for it to round off so pleasantly is quite nice.

eSOANEM wrote:I also noticed that this week. I can't believe it took me so long seeing as I've been listening to/hearing Led Zep (initially put on by my dad, now by me) and that joke for the best part of my life. I'm glad I'm not alone in my obliviousness.

The hell? Me too! O.o Wow.

Get out of my head people on the other end of my internet!

I did not notice this this week.

*facpalm*
HHINNTB?

by **bigglesworth** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:36 pm UTC

HHUDSITB?

by **Plasma Man** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:04 pm UTC

HUD BFF TTFN

by **pseudoidiot** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:08 pm UTC

WHARGLBARGL

by **Whelan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:11 pm UTC

ROTFLSOMSFOAIDMT

by **The Scyphozoa** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:46 pm UTC

WIDWIDRICSAS

by **ArgonV** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:50 pm UTC

Does anyone here know which two easy to acquire/mix substances I can use to get polyurethane foam? I remember a chemistry demo at high school where the teacher mixed two substances, which then expanded to about 15-20x their original volume. The stuff you can get at the DIY store is pretty tame (~4-5x at best) and a friend of mine wants to use it for an art project, but it needs to expand at least 10 times. Can anyone help?

by **UniqueScreenname** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:12 pm UTC

ArgonV wrote:Does anyone here know which two easy to acquire/mix substances I can use to get polyurethane foam? I remember a chemistry demo at high school where the teacher mixed two substances, which then expanded to about 15-20x their original volume. The stuff you can get at the DIY store is pretty tame (~4-5x at best) and a friend of mine wants to use it for an art project, but it needs to expand at least 10 times. Can anyone help?

Any alkali metal and water, but make sure you're standing kinda far away.

Please don't tell him I'm pranking him.

by **ArgonV** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:19 pm UTC

I'm not stupid :wink:

Teacher showed us that one as well, outside on the athletic fields, after telling us never to combine the two. We also made thermite once

by **UniqueScreenname** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:25 pm UTC

Go into work. No boss, no tasks.

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by **Panonadin** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:51 pm UTC

UniqueScreenname wrote:Go into work. No boss, no tasks.

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Basically this for the next, 4 and a half hours. I drank coffee and thats not helping.

Gee Willikers - WHAT - TO - DO.

by **bigglesworth** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:01 pm UTC

Learn things.

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