Old Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread

Posts: 868 · Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:31 pm

I found these amusing: http://badgods.com/series-monstermanual.html

I think Rakshasa is the best one.

Posts: 1924 · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:58 am

Would anyone know how to make ebay purchases/feedback private? I've seen a few people with their feedback marked as private (it was 100%) and wondered how thats possible.

Might be handy for some purchases of items that I wouldn't want the wife to see! Cool

(gifts!!!

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Posts: 4569 · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:19 am

It is possible. Can't remember how to do it, but if you use the eBay Help system it'll tell you how. Gotta say 'Private Feedback', even when it's 100% is often a red flag and would make me nervouse about buying from a buyer. Particularly if the cost I was paying was more than I'd be willing to write off (£20). You'd be better signing up for another eBay account and keeping your RPG eBay account open and transparent.

Posts: 1587 · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:41 am

I've decided I don't want to wear ordinary clothes anymore - just one of these:

http://www.morphsuits.com.au/

Posts: 3667 · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:52 pm

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816601-man-marries-pillow

ROFLMAO!!! Laughing

Posts: 4023 · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:01 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816601-man-marries-pillow

ROFLMAO!!! Laughing

ShaneG.

Posts: 5163 · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:16 pm

I don't even want to think about whether or not he consummated the marriage. What would he do after, fall asleep ON her?

Posts: 4023 · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:47 pm

What if they end up fighting, suppose the feathers will fly then Wink

ShaneG.

Posts: 4569 · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:24 pm

Wonder if he sleeps on the couch when they have an argument?
Wonder if she has a problem with him sleeping with other pillows on holiday?

Posts: 112 · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:04 am

Hmmm..... He never has to get in a arguement. She never says not tonight, I have a headache. She doesn't go out and spend a lot of money. Maybe he's on to something, guys.
scratch

Posts: 1924 · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:02 am

It'd be an open and shut case for the police if the guy was found smothered in his sleep with a pillow....

Posts: 1924 · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:54 am

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100312/tsc-pit-victims-were-beheaded-vik ings-4b158bc.html

I love the project managers enthusiasm in his final comments! Laughing

Posts: 5194 · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:46 pm

I don't blame him for his glee. It's a pretty cool find.

Something gruesome like this can make an academic's career.

The fact that they were decapitated Vikings is an academic career bullseye. It means this guy is going to be interviewed for television and will appear as an expert in documentaries about the Viking Age. For the next twenty years he's going to be quoted in everything and the graduate students working with him just had major boosts to all of their doctoral theses.

If the skulls had belonged to Saxons or Picts or someone else less sexy than Vikings, it would have been an interesting find, but no one would do a television interview about it.

Posts: 1924 · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:41 am

I fully agree. As a studied archaeologist myself, this is a huge find. Thats what I find fascinating, in that there is such enthusiasm for finding ancient bodies, (see TimeTeam) that many none archaeologists and historians argue that it is macabre and they should be left undisturbed. Sound argument on years old burial finds, but centuries/millenia?
Plus its only about a 90 minute drive from me! Smile

Posts: 2518 · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:56 am

Lost power Saturday evening. Family board game night would not be denied. Though we usually break out Scattergories or some other such game, I made an exectuive decision. Gaming by candle light.
Note: wife and oldest daughter abstained.

Posts: 1021 · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:38 am

Nicely done, Bill. Looks like two well-adjusted kids.

Martin

Posts: 4023 · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:23 pm

Odd request, but am looking for the "How to Train your Dragon" toys from McDonalds (next week I believe they start to be released). Might be able to do so myself, but if I can not (or not all of them) I am wondering if anyone here might help by procuring some. Won't know what I need of course till the promotion ends.

Thanks,
ShaneG.

Posts: 2196 · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:29 pm

Interesting self-supporting "why we should rip off copyright and get everything onto free .pdf whether the author wants it or not" (paraphr. Wink

) discussion ongoing on Fin's board; http://odd74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thre ad=3331

Feel free to read or join in but please be sensitive of the "collectors hyping the market and taking gaming materials away from the gamers" p.o.v. "ventings". Smile

Posts: 3258 · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:37 pm

Plaag wrote:

Odd request, but am looking for the "How to Train your Dragon" toys from McDonalds (next week I believe they start to be released). Might be able to do so myself, but if I can not (or not all of them) I am wondering if anyone here might help by procuring some. Won't know what I need of course till the promotion ends.

Thanks,
ShaneG.

I was planning on grabbing them too. Laughing

Not so odd.

Posts: 4023 · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:14 pm

http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/fr/lairs.htm

Anyone else have this but with 1167XXX1904 on back cover and credits page. I take it mine is a 2nd print because it has copyright 1994, 1996.

ShaneG.