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by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Observing my own visage, when abruptly it undergoes a tumultuous transformation (oh dear). There exists no recourse at this juncture. You have stirred the infernal spirit within me. Rise, I implore you, descend into the grip of ailment.
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

No, but I added the opening lines which I originally skipped, and it altered the remainder slightly: Might you perceive the sensation? Oh dear, alas! Submerged within the depths of my profound disdain, as a fractured servant, I humbly prostrate myself. (Would you succumb to my bidding?) It appears t...
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Kyle wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 5:07 pm Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn't.

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia?
No, but that is a fabulous guess.
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

And I don't know if Meta AI does this, but I tried the same thing with ChatGPT, and it even reframed my request as part of its reply: Allow me to articulate those verses in a manner befitting a proper English gentleman: "In the depths of my despair, as a shattered servant, I humbly kneel. (May ...
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Lose Yourself -- Eminem
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Wind Beneath My Wings -- Bette Midler
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti
Replies: 4
Views: 10

Re: [CYOA] The Lost Jewels of Nabooti

I see where this is going: Peter? And Lucy? P and L? Peginald Lesmit? Aha! My old nemesis is at it again. But we'll head him off at the pass. To the plane!
by Mike
Sun May 12, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 156

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

I blame everyone but myself.
by Mike
Sat May 11, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

I'll let someone else play, but I'm loving this!
by Mike
Sat May 11, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric
Replies: 22
Views: 45

Re: Guess the Proper English Gentleman Lyric

Here Comes the Rain Again -- The Eurythmics

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by Mike
Fri May 10, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 156

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

Oh, I'm with you now. He's a prick
by Mike
Fri May 10, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E32] Watch Your Step
Replies: 5
Views: 28

Re: [GtGPL/S1E32] Watch Your Step

Not the lasagna! Why didn't anyone stop this?!
by Mike
Thu May 09, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Tracking ur Macros
Replies: 1
Views: 24

Re: Tracking ur Macros

I don't know what macro means here. I mean, I'm gathering from context that this is nutrition related... macro-nutrients?... macro-biotics? Either way, it's too much for me right now. I'm just happy when I feel like my portions aren't out of control.
by Mike
Wed May 08, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 156

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

Fine. Let's make amends.
by Mike
Wed May 08, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E31] Old and Unloved
Replies: 5
Views: 44

Re: [GtGPL/S1E31] Old and Unloved

Nermal: I have a gland condition.

Garfield: So sorry to hear that you can't stay longer.
by Mike
Tue May 07, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 156

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

I'm trusting you on this one. My gut says play it safe, but I certainly don't want to invite the BBEG in on our plans.

Go it alone!
by Mike
Tue May 07, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E30] Humble Abode
Replies: 4
Views: 31

Re: [GtGPL/S1E30] Humble Abode

I think Eli might have it, but I'll try:

They came with the house. I keep forgetting to call animal control.
by Mike
Tue May 07, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E29] Catdog
Replies: 6
Views: 41

Re: [GtGPL/S1E29] Catdog

I remember "I'll turn the heat up", but I didn't remember the first bit, so I kept changing it.
by Mike
Tue May 07, 2024 7:15 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Ceasefire Rejected
Replies: 2
Views: 21

Re: Ceasefire Rejected

According to the Israeli person who acted as the representative of the hostages in negotiations, Hamas offered a deal to release ALL civilian hostages as early as October 9 or 10 in exchange for the IDF not entering Gaza, which lines up with reporting of Palestinian journalists at the time.
by Mike
Mon May 06, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

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Last Wednesday, the protesters and the authorities had different accounts of what happened, and it turned out the protesters were much more accurate. I imagine the same will be true in this instance.
by Mike
Mon May 06, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Rap Beef: Drizzy vs K. Dot
Replies: 5
Views: 33

Re: Rap Beef: Drizzy vs K. Dot

That's part of it for me. I'm a middle-aged white guy who likes rap. I recognize most of the names involved, and Im familiar with their music. But I'm not immersed in it. I'm listening to Black creators and musicians breaking it all down for me and explaining references and such, and it feels like r...
by Mike
Mon May 06, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E29] Catdog
Replies: 6
Views: 41

Re: [GtGPL/S1E29] Catdog

Don't be so dramatic. I'll turn up the heat.
by Mike
Mon May 06, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 156

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

This isn't a choice. Gotta go yeti.
by Mike
Mon May 06, 2024 7:10 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Rap Beef: Drizzy vs K. Dot
Replies: 5
Views: 33

Re: Rap Beef: Drizzy vs K. Dot

Oh yeah, I forgot an extra bonus diss on Drake. Metro Boomin, a D.J. and producer renowned for his beats, also responded to Drake. He created a beat called BBL Drizzy, which samples a parody song of the same name about Drake's various plastic surgeries, one of which is rumored to be a Brazilian butt...
by Mike
Mon May 06, 2024 12:20 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Rap Beef: Drizzy vs K. Dot
Replies: 5
Views: 33

Rap Beef: Drizzy vs K. Dot

Apparently the Tik Tok algorithm thinks I'd be interested in the recent (and ongoing) rap Beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. And Tik Tok's algorithm is 100% right! For reference: Billboard's timeline of Drake and Kendrick. Here's the highlights: Drake and Kendrick have known each other over a de...
by Mike
Sun May 05, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

Sorry for so many posts, but it is ongoing and evolving. Remember how the IDF went into the bombed out hospital and showed us "evidence" of Hamas terrorists that justified their attacks? The showed a grid on the wall with the names of guards and their shifts for guarding hostages. But Arab...
by Mike
Sun May 05, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

FWIW, the New York Times gives a timeline of the confrontation at UCLA last Tuesday night (April 30) They say they reviewed over 100 videos taken of the events and essentially corroborate the story told by the UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment spokesperson in the press release I posted above. Th...
by Mike
Fri May 03, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman
Replies: 25
Views: 156

Re: [CYOA] The Abominable Snowman

Yeah, you know Carlos. I'm sure he's fine. Let's go keep that meeting. Being reckless won't help anyone.

Page 8!
by Mike
Fri May 03, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E28] Cat Box
Replies: 5
Views: 69

Re: [GtGPL/S1E28] Cat Box

I forgot it's Sunday.
by Mike
Fri May 03, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E27] Man of Mystery
Replies: 8
Views: 88

Re: [GtGPL/S1E27] Man of Mystery

Liz: Some people just can't pull off sunglasses.

Garfield: That's because I glued them to his face.
by Mike
Fri May 03, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

"However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic." Thank you! I hadn't seen that. I can safely back-burner that worry. On another note about the protest. I'm sick to my stomach that ALL THE NEWS COVERAGE of the protest treat...
by Mike
Fri May 03, 2024 7:20 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E27] Man of Mystery
Replies: 8
Views: 88

Re: [GtGPL/S1E27] Man of Mystery

Liz: That's the anatomy skeleton.

Garfield: What's mysterious is the human skeleton in a vet's office.
by Mike
Thu May 02, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

The U.S. House is so pro-Israel that they just passed house bill 6090 which defines anti-Semitism to include any criticism of Israel's government. Thus, publicly disagreeing with Israel's actions would now legally be hate speech. Allowing hate speech is grounds for withdrawal of federal funding... W...
by Mike
Thu May 02, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E27] Man of Mystery
Replies: 8
Views: 88

Re: [GtGPL/S1E27] Man of Mystery

Liz: Does he know he's talking to a jar of dog treats?

Garfield: It's part of his mystery.
by Mike
Thu May 02, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E26] Oh no!
Replies: 7
Views: 80

Re: [GtGPL/S1E26] Oh no!

I deserve no point. I was 100% sure I was right and I wasn't close.
by Mike
Wed May 01, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

I have several paragraphs typed up about this, because I'm very interested in what Akiva's take, but I can't get everything quite right, and in the meantime I found this about the clash last night: UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment Press Release by SJP at UCLA Wed, May 1, 2024 6:09AM April 30, 20...
by Mike
Wed May 01, 2024 7:16 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E26] Oh no!
Replies: 7
Views: 80

Re: [GtGPL/S1E26]

It's Monday the 13th.
by Mike
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E25] Emergency Napkin
Replies: 4
Views: 58

Re: [GtGPL/S1E25] Emergency Napkin

Gandhi-Cat is done fasting!
by Mike
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: The Gravel Pit
Replies: 9
Views: 110

Re: The Gravel Pit

According to Stephen Colbert, it's now more correctly called a dead animal pit, featuring some gravel.
by Mike
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

I hope they don't clear them out, and I also hope they don't cancel. I'm 100% with Kyle on this. Look back at the protest movements that we as Americans idolize now. Abolitionists, suffragettes, workers rights, civil rights, Vietnam protests, gay rights, BLM, all of these involved people exercising ...
by Mike
Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: [GtGPL/S1E24] Danger Man!
Replies: 5
Views: 68

Re: [GtGPL/S1E24] Danger Man!

Yeah, he definitely didn't get the joke.
by Mike
Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: The Gravel Pit
Replies: 9
Views: 110

Re: The Gravel Pit

The cruelty is the point, I think. I know this will appeal to the hardline MAGA fans, but they aren't the ones that need winning over.
by Mike
Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

Meanwhile if they just had normal protests on campus, they would be (and have been) fine. I don't know what is going on elsewhere because I've only followed this one case. So much to digest there, but this one I can respond to right away. Since you haven't been following the other protests, there a...
by Mike
Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Managing Police
Replies: 1
Views: 25

Re: Managing Police

100% agree.

Unfortunately, we named that initiative "Defund the Police", and most of America rejected it.
by Mike
Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: The Gravel Pit
Replies: 9
Views: 110

Re: The Gravel Pit

It is not normal for people from the country, from rural areas, to slaughter their inconvenient animals in a gravel pit. Kristi Noem is a horrible human being for all sorts of reasons, and I agree with you that what she did to this dog (and the goat) was disturbing, but I have to tell you that putt...
by Mike
Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Omaha Tornado
Replies: 5
Views: 62

Re: Omaha Tornado

Tornado was also spotted in Madison county (where I live), but we had nothing in our neighborhood except big rain and little hail. Radar show is in the clear in about 10 minutes.
by Mike
Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Omaha Tornado
Replies: 5
Views: 62

Omaha Tornado

Tornado touched down on the west (?) end of Omaha. Severe damage. People missing. Hoping everyone is okay.
by Mike
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

I've also seen videos of Cal Poly students putting to good use all those skills learned from a lifetime of active shooter drills in school, barricading the doors and preventing the cops from getting in. I'm sure that annoys the authorities as well. Cuz then I watch footage of man-on-the-street inter...
by Mike
Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

For comparison, on January 6th, when armed people were storming the capitol and literally calling for the deaths of Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi among others, causing $3 million worth of damage and attacking law enforcement officers with actual weapons, the cops arrested exactly 6 people that day. Un...
by Mike
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Protests
Replies: 31
Views: 291

Re: Protests

Okay, I've done a dozen searches for elements of your quote there, and I can't find that quote from Fenves. If you've still got the link, that would be awesome. And I've done a bunch of searches about the confrontation at Candler Seminary, and I have found where the protesters marched to the seminar...