Lounge random thoughts/stories thread -- CURRENT
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Hey, @Yagisama? I couldn't resist, the post above and the song I've been listening to, well...now I have this image in my head, you and your wife walking along the back alleys overseas, every evening a new restaurant, every meal a new adventure, and just how good that life sounds, and how beautiful those nights must be, the two of you, alone in the quiet crowds, a reflection of each other, and so...well, 
. If that life is anything like reality, I'm really happy for you, you know?
. If that life is anything like reality, I'm really happy for you, you know?
Boring is good., the last thing I want with my retirement fund is excitement. Slow and steady wins the race!
For non-seeing-eye dogs.
A friend found out that there are pet opthalmologists, when his senior cat got sent to one. Apparently that particular one was quite expensive.
Though that did lead to a good joke.
"One, or two? One, or two?"
"Meow?"
"Three or four?"
I've seen them before, and yes, there is a weird history with there use. But, I will still Spock-eyebrow and chortle at the notion of a "tactical umbrella". (I mean, I still kinda want one) one example
If it doesn't have a hidden sword/knife, it's not tactical. Might be shillelagh actually, with that knobby head.
Hey, @Yagisama? I couldn't resist, the post above and the song I've been listening to, well...now I have this image in my head, you and your wife walking along the back alleys overseas, every evening a new restaurant, every meal a new adventure, and just how good that life sounds, and how beautiful those nights must be, the two of you, alone in the quiet crowds, a reflection of each other, and so...well,
Thank you!
Recent years have been somewhat of a tribulation. I don't want to dwell on these much, but I just want to mention it because so much of others' experiences we read online just focuses on the positives and it feels like everyone else is having such a grand old time. This included a couple of years of self injections daily and enormous amounts of money in a failed attempt to spawn a mini-Yagi. I accidentally hit a nerve once during injection and ended up dreading each injection. One of the few times I mentioned this here, it was easier for me to talk about the money side of it just to vent. Someone ended up complaining that I shouldn't be venting about it because the costs were minimal compared to the grand scheme of things.Then November 2024 came and I was overcome with anxiety. After a bout of pneumonia, I decided to take a trip to Scandinavian in the hope of at least being in a peaceful area. I mentioned that here and someone complained about it. The lounge was apparently not suited for venting angst anymore, especially as a reason for taking a trip
Now I've found peace once again and I'm back to my "walk the earth" ways. I'd probably have a LOT more anxiety now if things had gone differently in the first part. And I was previously getting ready to say goodbye to the Vagabond life, so there's that bonus too.
The "Konditorei tours" are full steam ahead and mission parameters are being set!
July 19-21 - Part of the "Seven
December - My old stomping around in Hamburg, Altona. Exact dates depends on whether the initial insertion is in Hamburg, Munich, or Copenhagen. Patisseries and bakeries have been identified.
If you want to vagabond some of the South West/SoCal, would be happy to camp out at some places with you, or have you join some fun camp out gathering/events.Now I've found peace once again and I'm back to my "walk the earth" ways. I'd probably have a LOT more anxiety now if things had gone differently in the first part. And I was previously getting ready to say goodbye to the Vagabond life, so there's that bonus too.
That sounds great! And if there's ever another "Ars Meat" I shall demonstrate the Yagi Uchi Do Dojo method of ordering, which involves holding up a similar badge as the one pictured below to the server.
"Dana, Scully F.B.I. !!"
(A couple of weeks ago)
Nice joke! Though there are automatic optometry machines that can measure all of your eye's lens aberrations including including high order ones – up to 20 Zernike polynomials the last time I had a measurement done with a Zeiss machine – and even a 2D map of your diopters both wide open (in dark) and stopped down.
So if one really wanted to make the perfect (and expensive) custom‑moulded or custom‑ground aspheric glasses for their beloved aging pet, it's certainly easier to just stick them into the machine than guessing how many meows mean two or four mice on the poster ;-)
I've been binging X-Files all the past week. Early in Season 4 now.That sounds great! And if there's ever another "Ars Meat" I shall demonstrate the Yagi Uchi Do Dojo method of ordering, which involves holding up a similar badge as the one pictured below to the server.
"Dana, Scully F.B.I. !!"
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(A couple of weeks ago)
I bet their target market didn't see it either.
Oh, lord and lady...a random memory from when I was just a feral kid in the 1970s, watching early morning TV....
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12! Doo-doo-doodoo-doo-doo-doo-doo doo doo!
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12! Doo-doo-doodoo-doo-doo-doo-doo doo doo!
Oh, also, does anyone know what a fair pay scale might be for a faceless, numbered minion in an unmatched planetary takeover army? And should I invest in some sort of evil Minion Resources department?
One of my kids' friends was in a school sponsored game of assassins- everyone is assigned a target to spray with a squirt gun, and the last one standing gets $2000. The attacker hid behind a car seat, waited for the car to get on the highway at speed, and startled the driver screaming and shooting a water gun. The car was totaled, the attacker broke lots of bones, and the driver had only minor injuries thanks to seatbelts and air bags.
It sounds like a very bad idea.
Participants in a similar game broke my son's window trying to sneak up on his roommate.
I played those games as a youth, but I think "Don't do anything illegal or dangerous" was considered more important than the game.
It sounds like a very bad idea.
Participants in a similar game broke my son's window trying to sneak up on his roommate.
I played those games as a youth, but I think "Don't do anything illegal or dangerous" was considered more important than the game.
3 bowls of gruel a day and a cot. They should be happy that you let them work for you and spare their lives.
Basically, you just treat them like interns.
And you only need an MR department if you want to subcontract your punishments.
I already have a walking stick I carved, effectively a shillelagh. "Tactical" doesn't require a blade, to my mind. (though, I do like a good sword cane) There is some historical precedent to the umbrella as a means to do self-defence with a thing that will go wholly unnoniced in general: Bartitsu
My minions are like family! I'd like to be like Gru from Despicable Me, knowing every faceless drone by name and/or number.
Back when I was in that line of work it was the benefits that really sold it for me. The occasional weekend and holiday off, opportunities for 2nd wave rotations during invasion week, bingo night, etc.
Love Schoolhouse Rock. And that was a classic song. Also loved the bluesy Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hookin' up words and phrases and clauses.
View: https://youtu.be/4AyjKgz9tKg?si=AV83ekSon1_bMU--
Hmm...I can offer three weeks vacation, four-twelve hour shifts a week, family suites, on-island schooling and daycare, one-year parental leave for all minions past basic training and an extra six months for any soldier-become-mother, and while I can't offer pay, as such, I can offer a personal energy shield to protect against any and all projectiles, suitable for any occasion, from the reduction of a major metropolis to a minor domestic dispute?
I liked that one, too! Schoolhouse Rock and Electric Company were the best! Interplanet Janet was my favourite from Schoolhouse Rock, though; I wanted to be her when I was little.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGgajx1pGPU
Alright, I am going down the rabbit hole. The vocal harmonies on The Preamble kick ass. That is one I have not heard in a long time. I had forgotten how good it is.
View: https://youtu.be/w349Q8T8i00?si=o-pbPRxwp1v9KZSs
View: https://youtu.be/w349Q8T8i00?si=o-pbPRxwp1v9KZSs
Uniforms are one reason to join an armed force, for the looks as well as the other attraction - look smart!
"I love the idea of living on an exotic, volcanic tropical island - but what really sold me was the Hugo Boss uniforms. I mean, an evil plot is an evil plot, but I appreciate looking sharp in paradise while doing it, eh?"
- Henchman #31
and I just remembered the Pinball animation song was Sesame Street, not Schoolhouse Rock.
View: https://youtu.be/mTr_HS_O4Ek?si=ZmLJKz-eOoJE8IIa
Speaking of minion job benefits, was it "burn, pillage and rape" or "burn, rape and pillage"? I could never get that one right...
That's the surefire way to get killed by the first random hero. No, you want your minions to be happy, sharp and not wearing full‑face helmets…
I mean, haven't you ever read "Evil overlord for dummies"?
I remember The Evil Overlord List from a while back, but the version I found was a lot more Narnia-centric than I recalled.
https://www.thelionscall.com/humor/evil-overlord-list/
https://www.thelionscall.com/humor/evil-overlord-list/
18 year old faces two years of jail time for licking a straw and putting it back on a vending machine in Singapore. At least he was considerate enough to put a video of it on Instagram making life easier for law enforcement.
I used these "iJooz" machines in japan but there were no straws there!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw8w849g6go
I used these "iJooz" machines in japan but there were no straws there!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw8w849g6go
It's missing Erik reminding his crew: "This time you better fucking remember, it's rape, pillage, THEN burn…"