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#12294 amphibian

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 03:16 AM

One of the strangest moments of my life was seeing a king cobra go swimming by in the road and my cousins not even caring one bit.

That's a huge snake and nobody cared. Something about the excess water calms everybody down and the snakes go about their business. In the dry season though, people freaked out about any and all snakes nearby.

I survived the Permian and all I got was this t-shirt.

#12295 Andorion

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 04:28 AM

amphibian, on 15 July 2015 - 03:16 AM, said:

In the area where my girlfriend lives they are incredibly nonchalant about snakes. We had a date once and she called to say she was going to be late as a "10 foot snake has coiled itself around the gate". In the early phase of our relationship I was a bit freaked out about this but she assured me it was ok. Apparently when they bought the house, back when she was 6, the garden was totally overgrown and her father had to kill an average 10 snakes a day. She said "We used to wake up in the night to find 4 or so snakes hanging from the mosquito net." Compared to that the situation is way better now.

I realised right back then that she was special. I would have had a heart attack if I woke up to find a snake hanging over my face.

#12296 Tarthenal Theloman Toblakai

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 07:24 AM

Smashed an interview for Senior Engineer at a well known Agricultural Engineering company local to me and now I am awaiting a call from the Managing Director to talk money, experience, doing a Masters in engineering, why I am suitable to be a Senior Engineer at 27 and all that Jazz. Will be the most important and scary phone conversation of my life to date! Apprehensive!!!

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#12297 DeadHedge

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 10:52 AM

Macros, on 12 July 2015 - 04:17 PM, said:

just back from legoland. awesome

Who enjoyed it more Macros you or the kids?

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#12298 Arthur Dayne

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 05:34 PM

Working at my own pace. No fucks given. Tomorrow I start getting paid time and 1/2 halfway through my day while maintaining the same workload. Never have so many been paid so much for doing so little.

If your cat wasn't meant to fly, why wouldn't they make them bigger?

#12299 Slow Ben

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 06:35 PM

Andorion, on 15 July 2015 - 01:56 AM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 14 July 2015 - 05:08 PM, said:

Chocolate also works (though I dunno what the chocolate situation is like where you are...)

This. This will actually work, I think. She loves chocolate, after I persuade her it wont make her fat.

My wife loves to get cards, especially for no reason.

Get her a funny/goofy one and write something sweet, about how you'll try not to take her for granted or how lucky you are, she'll love it.

This post has been edited by Slow Ben: 15 July 2015 - 06:35 PM

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

#12300 Illuyankas

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 07:20 PM

Also checking out those custom card companies that'll print you off a card with, for example, a picture of your partner wearing a Pikachu onesie and making a silly face, can get you a card they'll really enjoy. And then presumably they'll never speak to you again after.

Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.

#12301 Macros

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Posted 15 July 2015 - 07:34 PM

DeadHedge, on 15 July 2015 - 10:52 AM, said:

Macros, on 12 July 2015 - 04:17 PM, said:

just back from legoland. awesome

Who enjoyed it more Macros you or the kids?

I honestly think I was the happiest and most excited person there.
legoland fucking rocks

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#12302 Loki

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Posted 16 July 2015 - 04:13 AM

I was able to successfully transfer from my current course to a new one without any penalties or cost.

The new course is already looking far more in-line with what I want.

Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

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#12303 worry

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Posted 16 July 2015 - 10:57 PM

Yesterday I did the in-person audition for Jeopardy. I only did okay, but I did get some swag (that blue thing holds earbuds).

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Plus I got to experience rush hour L.A. traffic. Who doesn't love that?

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#12304 Obdigore

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Posted 16 July 2015 - 11:12 PM

Holy shit really?

Dude if you get on Jeopardy you have to let me know.

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#12305 worry

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Posted 16 July 2015 - 11:25 PM

If I get on Jeopardy and do well, I will tell the board. If I get on Jeopardy and flame out, I will pretend I was someone else. If I don't get on at all, crisis averted.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#12306 The Hust Legion

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Posted 17 July 2015 - 12:28 AM

fasting is over. yay.

#12307 Slow Ben

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Posted 17 July 2015 - 01:02 AM

The Hust Legion, on 17 July 2015 - 12:28 AM, said:

fasting is over. yay.

I have a love/hate relationship with fasting.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

#12308 Maark Abbott

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Posted 17 July 2015 - 04:35 PM

The only fasting I do is fast tings, like death metal blasts.

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#12309 Macros

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Posted 18 July 2015 - 12:44 PM

Sir Ian McKellen is awesome

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#12310 Abyss

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 01:05 AM

This...
http://oglaf.com/archive/
Just marathoned the entire thing to date... It's hysterical and brilliant and wrong so very very wrong on so many levels....

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER THAT THERE IS A
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#12311 Andorion

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 02:02 AM

Abyss, on 21 July 2015 - 01:05 AM, said:

This...
http://oglaf.com/archive/
Just marathoned the entire thing to date... It's hysterical and brilliant and wrong so very very wrong on so many levels....

Thank you for brightening up my day.

#12312 Obdigore

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 02:14 AM

You guys have never read oglaf before?

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#12313 Abyss

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 01:41 PM

Andorion, on 21 July 2015 - 02:02 AM, said:

Abyss, on 21 July 2015 - 01:05 AM, said:

This...
http://oglaf.com/archive/
Just marathoned the entire thing to date... It's hysterical and brilliant and wrong so very very wrong on so many levels....

Thank you for brightening up my day.

Obdigore, on 21 July 2015 - 02:14 AM, said:

You guys have never read oglaf before?

Was wholly new to me. Could not have gone this long without dropping random cumsprite references otherwise.

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