[Make Us Laugh!]

10 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

This one has been going around FB. Most people see the word 'nowhere'. My husband, who is not a gambler at all, sees 'Reno' first.  Not sure what that should tell me.

 

 

 

Why exactly am I going to Reno in April?  I don't even LIKE Reno!

[Make Us Laugh!]

Would it make you laugh if I came out with a line of breedable genitals?

[Make Us Laugh!]

On 3/27/2020 at 2:53 PM, Fauve Aeon said:

Just remember, if your supplies don't include guns and ammo, you're just gathering supplies for someone else.

[Is the Universe a computer simulation?]

No, the universe is a particularly bad acid trip God has been on for 15 billion years.

[How are you feeling today?]

3 hours ago, Marigold Devin said:

And now I am going to p1ss on the Queen and say I have never been able to watch the entire first released film of Star Wars. It just has always bored the pants off me. I did, however, see Attack of the Clones at the cinema - oh such a long time ago now - and although it still bored the pants of me, there were some decent highlights; Yoda of course, and when that pompous robot got accidentally-on-purposed pushed. Fab stuff.

So, basically, if I want to get your pants off, watch a Star Wars flick with you.  Thanks for the tip 😛

[How are you feeling today?]

This bit of dark humour seemed oddly timely, and made me feel better: 

 

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

14 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

I might vote for Perot again. I know he's dead, but that looks like an advantage these days.

Me too, and I agree.  In fact, the GOP tried it in 2016...

 

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

2 minutes ago, Beth Macbain said:

... gasps ...

And I thought being a Republican was your worst quality!

No I have far worse qualities than generally voting GOP (although not always, I voted Nader in 2004, and I have yet to vote for anyone named Trump).  You just haven't gotten to know me very well yet 😛

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

15 minutes ago, Beth Macbain said:

I, too, am a disciple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, as well as ordination from the Universal Life Church AND the Church of Dudeism. 

The difference is that those churches don't demand millions of dollars in blackmail money to hide A-List actors sexual orientation to get rid of the tiny aliens inhabiting our bodies (ooooh... wonder what they're saying about COVID?) 

Gotta say, I was hugely disappointed in The Big Lebowski.  It had funny moments, but, all in all, just...dumb.  More gratuitous nudity would have helped.

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

1 minute ago, Seicher Rae said:

I only scanned the 10+ min. video, so maybe I missed it, but imho no one beats Sean Connery in this category. One of my characters favorites is Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez from Highlander... with the thick Scottish accent.  James Bond with a sword!

You left out the part where he is supposedly EGYPTIAN with that accent!  Highlander, definitely one of my all time faves.

I just got done going through the video and what struck me the most is the irony of him starting off by saying there's sooooo much talent in Hollywood and then basically saying that all these top name movies stars don't really act.  So, basically there isn't much actual talent in Hollywood, writers just create Denzel or Bruce Willis characters.

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

7 minutes ago, Beth Macbain said:

Only when Xenu gives him permission.

Don't make fun.  I only engage in coitus on days the Flying Spaghetti Monster declares propitious.

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

6 minutes ago, Seicher Rae said:

Thank you Tolya for consolidating the way too long/DR OP. At least there were paragraph breaks and white spaces. As to the topic, and based upon the replies (much more readable), "Meh." We all come to SL with different views, different agendas, different language abilities, different... hey... wait! I just hit upon a brilliant realization: We're people. We're all different! 

Talk to find common ground. Do not pronounce declarations to force common ground. ?

I should not pick on people for tl/dr - I'm way too verbose myself.

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

2 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

This is what I know as Butter Beans:

 

And this is what I know as Lima Beans:

 

Though googling does imply that they are the same bean.

 

hmmm come to think of it the "butter beans" look like a bean I use in chili (I use 4 different beans, chili is only made in huge quantities in the Ugajin household).  Perhaps it is the same bean, but picked at different times - sort of like with grapes for wine. 

Of course, in my chili, all you can really taste is the pain of your mouth being on fire...

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

2 hours ago, Selene Gregoire said:

 

You know, for the longest time this was always my knock on Tom Cruise - race car driver, secret agent, cocktail slinger, flyboy - all just Tom Cruise doing a different profession.  Then he did that samurai movie, and I was like, "Hey, Tom Cruise can actually play someone who is not Tom Cruise".

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

2 minutes ago, Beth Macbain said:

Bite your tongue! Lima beans are god's own legume!

When it comes to legumes, classify me as an atheist.

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

1 minute ago, janetosilio said:

Even succotash? Or just lima beans?

Never had succotash, and since it contains lima beans, it is classified as toxic waste. 

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

The only thing on your list that is a peeve of mine is the fancy fonts.  In addition to being an eye sore, they make searching for the person harder when I need to ban them.

Stupidity, willful ignorance, and arrogance are my main pet peeves, especially in combination.  Superficial things tend to not bother me.

And lima beans.  Definitely lima beans.

[Help me understand Character Centrism vs Player Centrism]

So, what you are saying in far more words than necessary and which we all already know, is that people approach and view life differently, whether it be first or second life, and it is hard to have a productive relationship with someone with a very different world view.  Thank you for the insight.

[Do you have "real" friendships in Second Life?]

Well, I'm marrying (RL) my SL partner, whom I met here, and 2 of our SL friends were scheduled to attend the wedding (matron of honor and bridesmaid) before Covid crashed the party.

So, yeah, I'd say I do.

[Sometimes Work is Fun]

26 minutes ago, Syo Emerald said:

I would crumble and desintigrate, if I had no coffee in the morning. I'm part of a group of people at work, who organized a "coffee circle". Everyone participates in bringing a pack of coffee or filters to work, so we never run low. 

I'm working from home for at least 3 more weeks.  I got a call from one of our factories at 6:45 AM about someone saying they didn't want to work because Covid.  Answered it in bed.  Grabbed the laptop to look at a document the call was about.  Next thing you know, it's 8:45, I'm in the living room with my first cup of coffee, on the phone with my boss about a different location, and casually mention I'm not even dressed yet it's been so many calls and emails.  He says, "that's nothing, I haven't even had my first cup of coffee yet."

I told him to call me back after he had coffee and hung up on him.

I'm pretty sure working without coffee is against the Geneva Convention.

[Sometimes Work is Fun]

11 hours ago, Gadget Portal said:

Generally speaking, admin staff is useless anyway. Clearly they didn't need it or it'd have been used up. 

lol try cashing your paycheck without the admin staff.

Accounting:  We count it all and tell you we can't afford to spend any of it.

Sales:  We spend it all and blame marketing when we don't sell anything.

Marketing:  We could sell more if only we had a bigger budget.

Legal:  YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

IT:  I'm sorry, the system won't do that.

Customer Service:  I'm sorry, I don't do that, let me transfer you.

Production:  Sorry, I'm on my break.

Service:  Sorry, we'll need to order a part.

Maintenance:  Sorry, we can't fix that in-house.

HR:  We're only here because the rest of the children can't behave.

Management:  We're at an off-site meeting.

[HEY GRANDPA! WHAT'S FOR SUPPER?]

Tonight was a can of Campbells soup (canned soup is a great option for emergency food supplies) with half of one of those small loaves of French bread (slices about 1" thick, buttered, garlic salt, oregano, pepperjack cheese, heated at 350 for about 5-6 minutes, then broiled for about 2) with milk.  One of my favorite meals, actually.

[Please do not delete this]

23 hours ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

I've mentioned this before, and I think I've linked to the page, too.

I've been following the UN World Happiness Report for years. It's a look into that thing which freedom loving Americans are guaranteed the right, but not the ability, to pursue. There's a ranking chart 2/3rd's down the following webpage. It shows overall happiness and several of the components that make up that metric. Click on the "Freedom to make life choices" column until it's in descending order. Then go find China and the US.

No freedom = 0, full freedom = 1. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report

For those who're too busy to look:

• China 0.521 (33rd)
• US      0.454 (63rd)

I'm not sure what to make of that, but I find it interesting.

Problem 1: Don't believe any data out of China.  It's well known that they falsify pretty much anything they say about their country.

Problem 2:  Don't believe anything from the UN.  After all, some of the biggest human rights abusers are on...their Human Rights Commission.

[The Self Care Thread]

37 minutes ago, Tarina Sewell said:

 I hope Netflix gets some more movies soon as I am going through them pretty quickly.

Binge watch every Star Trek Series.  At 8-9 hours per day, it'll take about 3 weeks

[Are you scared? : (]

On 3/20/2020 at 6:04 PM, LittleMzChilliHead said:

I am terrified 😨 I don't want to die, or my nana 😭

Too down to go on SL...

Fear is normal.  Fear in proportion to the risk is healthy.  Unreasoned fear is dangerous.  Take control of you emotions and your situation, do not let them control you.

Unless you are in a high risk group, the chance of dying if you get it is about the same as a moderately dangerous hobby, such as sky diving.  You'll be fine.

If you are in a high risk group, and catch it, you still have a fairly low chance of death - roughly the same as surviving a moderate car accident while wearing your seat belt and your airbag working.  And, you have MANY things you can do to avoid the accident, or the virus.  Wash your hands frequently and stop licking things, for instance.

I'm more fearful for my mom (77, just got over cancer for the second time a year ago) and grandma (106).  All I (or you) can do is to keep away from them until this is over, and help make sure they are taking precautions.